There’s lost of ways to help your friends and family solve their tech problems.
It lets you request control of another person’s iPhone or Mac via FaceTime.
Start a video call.
The Share button’s logo looks like a person in front of a screen.
On your iPhone, selectShare My Screento begin screen sharing.
But first, a word of warning for the person handing over remote control.
Treat this like you’re handing an unlocked iPhone to someone else.
Apple has built some protections into FaceTime remote control to protect you.
Your input takes precedence over that of the person controlling the unit remotely.
Ask them to share their screen with you.
Once screen sharing has begun, click theRequest Controlbutton during the call.
On your iPhone, this button looks like a finger tapping a screen.
It’s only visible when you’re viewing the other person’s screen.
On your Mac, the same button looks like a cursor.
This button is in the toolbar in the screen sharing window.
The other person will have to accept your remote control request before you might proceed.
On iPhone, the other person needs to tapAllowto let you access their phone remotely.
Note that you cannot remotely control an iPhone from a Mac or vice-versa.
Remote control is only possible between two Macs or two iOS/iPadOS devices.
The simplest way to do this is to end the FaceTime call.
Ending the call automatically severs the connection and stops you from remotely accessing the other person’s gadget.
On an iPhone, tap the “finger-tapping-screen” icon when you’re controlling the other person’s screen.
On a Mac, smack the cursor icon in the screen sharing window’s toolbar.
This will end the remote control session.
Simply end the FaceTime call or tap/hit the screen sharing icon to stop sharing your screen.
This will also end screen sharing.
There’s a third way to stop a FaceTime remote control session that lets you continue sharing your screen.
Tap theStopbutton towards the bottom of the screen sharing window on your iPhone, and that’s it.
