Apple is adding group FaceTime video calls to iOS 12

Apple  is adding the ability to FaceTime more people onto a video call, allowing up to 32 people to be on the call and tapping an increasing interest in group video calling stemming from apps like Houseparty.As far as features go, this was a pretty natural addition to the FaceTime App. Houseparty exposed a lot of interest in this area, allowing multiple friends to spin up a video chat. But it’s also a technically strenuous proposition running multiple livestreams, and Apple does seem uniquely positioned to absorb the technical overhead (and costs) of running multiple FaceTime streams all at once.