You recently bought an iPhone, one of your friends told you that now you too can finally use FaceTime but you didn't understand what he was talking about ? Suddenly, you are using your Mac and you find yourself in front of a window that tells you that you can start using FaceTime, but to avoid messing it up, you turn it off and now you want to know more? If the answer to at least one of these two questions is yes, you've come to the right place, or rather the right guide. However, before explaining in detail how it works, you need to understand what it is all about. FaceTime is a free service for video calls included in iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Mac computers and can also be used by Apple Watch. To use it, itis essential that the person you want to contact is also connected to the Internet, has a supported Apple device and has activated the service.
How doe FaceTime work on smartphones?
First, let's try to understand how FaceTimeworks on iOS. The first thing to do is to make sure that your device is connected to an active and working Wi-Fi network or that a data connection is enabled. To do this, simply look at the area at the top left of your device's screen and make sure there is a Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G keyboard icon. Then go to the settings, scroll down the screen that appears and stop on the FaceTime item. If you see a message about activation costs, press OK to finish. Once the activation is complete, you can choose which of your contact details will be made available to other users for communication.
Now that you have activated the service, then click the application icon on the home screen of your device and enter the name, email address, or phone number of the person you want to contact in the search field. Once you have found the contact you want to call, choose whether you want to make an audio-only call or an audio or video call. To make an audio-only call, tap the classic handset icon next to the person you want to call, and if you want to make both an audio and video call, tap the camera icon next to the name of the person you want to contact. When the call is launched, wait for the person you have decided to contact to answer.
How does FaceTime work on Mac?
You want to understand how FaceTime works and you have a Mac at your disposal? If so, the first thing you need to do is make sure your computer is connected to an active Wi-Fi network, then click the application icon in the Dock and then click Preferences. Now check the box next to "Activate this account" and select from the menu "You can receive FaceTime calls on:" all the contacts you want to have tracked by other users. As you don't have a 3G/4G connection on your Mac, activating the service is free.
Once you've completed all of the above configuration steps, making calls from your Mac via FaceTime is a breeze, and the application works almost identically on the Mac as itdoes on iOS.
How does FaceTime work on Apple Watch?
You can also use FaceTime via Apple Watch. However, you have to take into account that the way the service works on smart watch is slightly different from what you see on iOS and Mac. Apple Watch, in fact, does not have cameras but is only equipped with a speaker and a microphone that allow you to make and receive calls via the iPhone network. So by enabling phone features on Apple Watch, you can receive notifications of incoming calls on your iPhone, including FaceTime notifications. To take advantage of this, you must of course make sure that the phone feature is active on your Apple Watch. To do this, open the application on your iPhone, scroll down the screen that appears and select the Phone icon, then make sure thereis a check mark next to Duplicate iPhone.
From now on, when every oureceive regular calls on FaceTime and calls on your phone, your Apple Watch will also ring and you can answer directly from the watch by simply plugging in the button on the screen.