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My editor told me the other day that she had spent the weekend showing two people how to use an apparently little-known FaceTime feature: video messages. That got me wondering whether my husband or my parents knew how to leave one when someone doesn't answer a FaceTime video call. Spoiler alert: They didn't, so I showed them how it works.

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It's basically voicemail, but with video and only for FaceTime users. If you use FaceTime audio, there's a related feature called Live Voicemail. Confused yet? Don't worry. My family was, too, at first. Here's how to use both.