In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Activate FaceTime
• Make a FaceTime call using the Contacts app
• Make a FaceTime call using the FaceTime app
• Respond to an incoming FaceTime call
• FaceTime options
Activate FaceTime
From the home screen, select the Settings app > scroll to and select FaceTime > select the FaceTime switch.
Note: FaceTime requires an applicable data plan and your call recipient must also have a FaceTime-activated iOS device. If you need additional help, view the Apple support article If you get an error when trying to activate FaceTime. With iOS 13 and later, FaceTime now supports up to 32 people at one time.
Make a FaceTime call using the Contacts app
1. From the home screen, navigate to and select the Contacts app.
2. Select the desired contact.
3. To make a FaceTime video or audio call, select the video or phone icon next to Facetime.
Make a FaceTime call using the FaceTime app
1. From the home screen, select the FaceTime app.
2. Select the desired contact from the call history or select the Add icon to create a new call and follow the prompts.
Respond to an incoming FaceTime call
Select the desired option:
• ACCEPT CALL: Select
Accept.
• DECLINE CALL: Select
Decline.
• DECLINE CALL WITH MESSAGE: Select
Message then select the desired
message or select
Custom... to send a custom message.
Note: If you need additional help, view the Apple support article If you can't make or receive FaceTime calls.
FaceTime options
Select the screen, then select desired option:
•
MUTE: Select the
Mute icon.
•
SWITCH CAMERAS: Select the
Flip icon.
•
END CALL: Select the
End icon.
•
HIDE CAMERA: Select the
Camera icon.
•
ACCESS MORE OPTIONS: Swipe
up from the
menu.
USE PICTURE-IN-PICTURE: From the FaceTime app, press the
Home button.
The call will appear in the
lower right corner of the screen.
• CHANGE SIZE: Drag two fingers from the middle of the screen toward the outer edges of the screen to make the window larger. Pinch two fingers from the outer edges of the screen to the middle of the screen to make the window smaller.