Everything you need to know about FaceTime
By Rene Ritchie Wednesday, Nov 30, two thousand sixteen at Trio:00 pm EST
How do you use FaceTime to make audio and movie calls to anyone with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Lightly!
FaceTime is Apple’s movie and audio calling service. Think of it as a phone that uses your Wi-Fi or cellular data connection instead of traditional phone lines. You can use it from any iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, to call anyone else using any one of those devices. That’s what makes FaceTime ideal for witnessing and hearing family during the holidays, when you’re on the road, keeping grandparents connected to grandkids, making international calls when you have no long-distance plan, getting a 2nd opinion on that jacket while you’re out shopping, sharing a display, making a meeting, and much, much more.
How to make a FaceTime call
Placing FaceTime movie or audio calls is ridiculously effortless to do. There’s a built-in FaceTime app on every iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac, and FaceTime is also integrated into the Phone app on iPhone, As long as you’re on Wi-Fi or cellular data, you can stay in touch with family and friends, even while traveling, connect with anyone in the world, even without a long distance plan, and not only hear but see the people you’re talking to.
FaceTime starts off using your iPhone phone number and Apple ID email address as the way for other people to reach you. You can add fresh addresses — for example, a work or school address —and eliminate them at any time, however, and set any active number or address as your Caller ID. That way, no matter which Apple device you’re using to make a FaceTime call, no one will ever be confused about who’s calling them.
How to block contacts on FaceTime
You can block a contact from attempting to FaceTime you — and phone you and iMessage you — at any time. Whether it’s a former significant other, friend, relative, or associate you’ve fallen out with, or a spammer or prank caller harshening your mellow, block them once and they’re muffled forever. (Or at least until you determine to unblock them.)
How to turn on, off, and restrict FaceTime
FaceTime is automatically activated as part of the overall setup process you go through the very first time you turn on a fresh iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Mac. If, for some reason, it isn’t activated, or if you want to restrict access for your children, or even turn it off entirely, you can do that too.
Any FaceTime questions?
Got any questions on FaceTime? Drop them in the comments below!