Facetime for tvOS17 works w iphone but not ipad

I was able to connect my iphone 12mini for Facetime, but when I tried my ipad (8th gen 11,6) I point the ipad's camera to the screen for the QR code, it recognizes it, then the tiny yellow words pop up on the ipad at the bottom saying, "Coonect to this appleTV", when I try to click it nothing happens. In fact, it refocuses the focus square at that point. So THAT's not working for me. Anyone else have this and a fix?

But I'll say, the iphone 12mini camera works great and people say my audio sounds good on it 15 ft away with a tiled floor room.

Facetime for tvOS17 works w iphone but not ipad
 
 
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