Ballons and fireworks

[karagirsch]

Why are balloons, fireworks, explosions, and sparkles randomly appearing in my  frame when I'm in a meeting for a class. I haven't touched anything! It's also happening in my GoReact that I use for my class as well. I've tried to contact support, but I am being ignored. 

[bstrelko · Accepted solution]

Are you running MacOS Sonoma, by any chance? If so, these reactions are enabled by default on the camera before it is piped into Zoom or any other conferencing platform: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212950

To disable these, please reference the following steps: https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-17/tips/how-to-turn-off-facetime-video-reactions-in-ios-17-and-m...

[ReneL]

Thank you!  I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out how to turn this off. Your link provided the exact solution. Much appreciated. 

[Serpentor]

It is beyond exhausting that Apple somehow decided that this should just be universally applied. It started showing up on my iPad this week and I swear I want to throw the thing out the window. I hate it so much. 🫧👍

[bstrelko]

Yeah, Apple has never been known for respecting the intelligence or autonomy of its customers.