- Experiment ID
2026-08-virtual-backgrounds-ios- Experiment Type
- apex / user
- Analysis Summary
- Enables virtual backgrounds in video calls on supported iPhones and iPads.
- Why It Matters
- More mobile callers can hide their surroundings or choose a preferred background during video calls.
- Detailed Description
- On iOS, the default does not allow virtual backgrounds, while the comparison enables them when the device supports video background filtering and has a camera.
- Unsupported devices remain ineligible even in the comparison.
- Non-iOS platforms continue to use their existing device-capability result independently of this experiment.
- Focus Area
- Virtual backgrounds in iOS video calls
- Importance
- medium
- Default Config
{
"enabled": false
}- Variations
{
"1": {
"enabled": true
}
}