FaceTime User Guide
You can make a FaceTime call to one or more people who have a Mac, iOS device, or iPadOS device that meets these requirements. FaceTime calls use Wi-Fi or cellular data.
The 5.0 version of FaceTime for Mac is provided as a free download on our website. Our antivirus analysis shows that this Mac download is safe. The most popular versions among the application users are 3.0, 1.1 and 1.0. FaceTime is Apple’s built-in video and audio calling app. It pairs with your iPhone and allows you to make phone calls on macOS. You don’t need an iPhone to make FaceTime calls (or even use iMessage), but you will need one to make calls from a phone number.
Ask Siri. Say something like:
“FaceTime mom”
“FaceTime audio [phone number]”
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You can also make a phone call to anyone right from your Mac, using the cellular connection of your nearby iPhone. See Make and receive phone calls in FaceTime.
Make a FaceTime call
In the FaceTime app on your Mac, sign in and make sure FaceTime is turned on.
In the field at the top of the FaceTime window, enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to call. You may need to press Return.
If you have a card for the person in the Contacts app, you can just enter the person’s name. For information about adding contacts, see Add contacts while using FaceTime.
Note: If you’re restricted to calls with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t call.
To start the FaceTime call, click the Video button or the Audio button (or use the Touch Bar).
If you click the Audio button and you’re set up to make phone calls on your Mac, you can choose whether to make a FaceTime audio call or a phone call. When you’re in an audio call or a phone call, the camera is automatically off.
Once you’re on a call, you can change your view of the call, pause it, mute or change the volume for the call, or add more people to a FaceTime call.
If you make a video call that’s declined or unanswered, you can click the Message button to send the person an iMessage (both of you must be signed in to iMessage).
Make a Group FaceTime call
You can call up to 32 people at the same time in a Group FaceTime call. (See Group FaceTime requirements.)
In the FaceTime app on your Mac, sign in and make sure FaceTime is turned on.
In the field at the top of the FaceTime window, enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to call. You may need to press Return.
If you have a card for the person in the Contacts app, you can just enter the person’s name. For information about adding contacts, see Add contacts while using FaceTime.
Note: If you’re restricted to calls with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t call.
Repeat step 2 until all participants are listed.
To start the FaceTime call, click the Video button or the Audio button (or use the Touch Bar).
If you click the Audio button and you’re set up to make phone calls on your Mac, you can choose whether to make a FaceTime audio call or a phone call. When you’re on a FaceTime audio call or phone call, the camera is automatically off.
Each participant appears in a tile on the screen. When a participant speaks or you click a tile, that tile moves to the front and becomes more prominent. Tiles that can’t fit on the screen appear in a row at the bottom of the screen. To find a participant you don’t see, scroll through the row.
Tip: If you don’t want the tile of the person speaking to become larger, you can deselect the option in FaceTime preferences. Choose FaceTime > Preferences, click Settings, then deselect Speaking under Automatic Prominence.
To send an audible alert to a caller who hasn’t yet joined the call, click the Sidebar button , then click Ring.
Once you’re on a call, you can change your view of the call, pause it, or mute or change the volume for the call.
Add more people to a FaceTime call
When you’re on a FaceTime call, you can add more people to the call (up to a maximum of 32 other people) even if you didn’t start the call. (See Group FaceTime requirements.)
In the FaceTime app on your Mac, make or participate in a FaceTime call or a Group FaceTime call.
Click the Sidebar button .
Click the Add Person button , then enter the email address or phone number of the person you want to call. If you have a card for the person in the Contacts app, you can just enter the person’s name.
Note: If you’re restricted to calls with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t call.
Click Add.
Each participant appears in a tile on the screen. When a participant speaks or you click a tile, that tile moves to the front and becomes more prominent. Tiles that can’t fit on the screen appear in a row at the bottom of the screen. To find a participant you don’t see, scroll through the row.
Tip: If you don’t want the tile of the person speaking to become larger, you can deselect the option in FaceTime preferences. Choose FaceTime > Preferences, click Settings, then deselect Speaking under Automatic Prominence.
To send an audible alert to a caller who hasn’t yet joined the call, click the Sidebar button , then click Ring.
Once you’re on a call, you can change your view of the call, pause it, or mute or change the volume for the call.
End a call
In the FaceTime app on your Mac, do one of the following to end a call:
End an audio call: Click the End button in the notification.
End a video call: Move the pointer over the call window, then click the End Call button (or use the Touch Bar).
After you end a Group FaceTime call, it remains active until all participants leave the call. To rejoin it, click the Join Video button .
The MacBook Pro comes with a software bundle that includes OS X Lion, their newest operating system, and a suite of software for organizing, socializing, creating and editing media, and browsing the web.
Since Apple released its new Lion operating system earlier this year, all of the new MacBook Pros come with it. Lion has received mixed reviews. Critics complain that the software didn't make enough improvements over its predecessor, Snow Leopard, and some even compare it to Windows Vista, Microsoft's notoriously buggy OS. While others are saying that Lion doesn't offer as many big improvements as Apple's normally includes with upgraded operating systems, Lion is still worth the upgrade [source: Siracusa].
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The MacBook Pro also comes with the iLife suite of software, so media buffs can create music in GarageBand, do some simple video editing in iMovie, and organize and edit photos using iPhoto. With iTunes you can organize your music library and download music and podcasts easily.
The new MacBook Pro also includes FaceTime, a video chat software, that works with the built-in FaceTime HD Camera (more on the camera on the next page). You can use FaceTime to video chat with friends, family, and co-workers, provided they are also on a MacBook, iPhone, or iPad. Some users complain that this is a drawback to the software, since it limits who you can chat with [source: Perez].
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