iPadOS is getting a highly requested feature with iPadOS 17, which will let users use the built-in camera on an external display when connected to their iPad. With iPadOS 17, users will be able to take FaceTime and conference calls using the built-in camera on external displays, such as Apple’s own Studio Display, instead of the iPad’s built-in camera.
The new feature comes an entire year after Apple demoed proper external display support for the iPad, letting users use Stage Manager with an external display for improved multitasking. Previously, users were forced to use the iPad’s built-in camera even when connected to an external display with a high-quality webcam. Even when paired with Apple’s own $1,599 Studio Display, the iPad still forced users to use the iPad’s camera instead of the monitor’s built-in one.
The ability to use an external display’s built-in camera will be available on the third-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro and later, the first-generation 11-inch iPad Pro 11-inch and later, the 10th-generation iPad, the fourth-generation iPad Air and later, and the latest iPad mini.
The first betas of iPadOS 17 alongside iOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma were released for develops following Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote on Monday and will be available to the general public this fall.
