FaceTime Audio vs. Video

Media comparison

	FaceTime Video	FaceTime Audio
Avatar	Animated persona or participant video	No video track; voice only
Connecting experience	Branded holding screen for ~5–10 seconds	Silence during initialization; holding audio is planned
Assistant config	Same assistant; avatar is rendered	Same assistant; avatar_id is unused
Sessions	Caller and room video are bridged	Audio only in both directions
Call record	`media: "video"`	`media: "audio"`

For audio-heavy use cases, make the greeting early and concise. It is the caller’s first signal that the call connected.
Both media types follow the same answer policy and webhook flow.
During design-partner rollout, call.incoming includes media, allowing different accept or decline logic by call type.