PS replug_facetime source code can be downloaded from here. A permanent workaround is to put it in the startup sequence, it does not harm trying to (re)plug the device if it is already connected. The fix has to be applied again after each reboot (when the camera does not start working). Mac users have long suffered from poor native support for games, and Parallels Desktop for Mac 12 aims to solve this problem by allowing the Windows 10 Xbox app so you can stream titles to your Mac. Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Parallels Software.
While Parallels KB insists on saying it is an interaction between their product and Sierra, I believe genuinely this is a MacOS bug.Īnd running it with the command: sudo ~/Downloads/replug_facetime Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Pro-Edition Parallels Software. While I have VMWare Fusion, and not Parallels the fix worked for me in the real machine. You should apply this fix each time you want to use the Facetime camera This is a widespread issue on macOS Sierraīy running this fix you are resetting the Facetime camera. This workaround works without having Parallels installed. I ended up finding a fix for a similar problem for people that have Parallels installed. There are some known issues at least with the late 13'' model, and this quirk might (or not) be due to that.