Communications and Internet 

Facetime review for iPhone

For the modern user, simply communicating on the phone or chatting is clearly no longer enough. After all, it is much more interesting to see the interlocutor during a conversation. This is especially true now, when there is often simply no time left to meet with friends. And video conferences are the only way to “see each other” without breaking out of a busy schedule.

"iPhone conferences"

On iPhones, the function of video (and audio) calls is performed by a special service – facetime. This is a pre-installed “native” application that allows you to play video along with voice.
At the same time, the faces of two subscribers are displayed on the smartphone screen - according to the “picture in picture” principle. You can move a small dialog box around the entire iPhone screen.
It is also possible to switch “broadcasting” from the face camera to the main one, right during a call. To do this, alternately press the virtual button with the camera located on the left.

You can activate a video conference at any time during the conversation. It’s also convenient that you can turn off the “picture” and continue communicating by voice without interrupting the current call. In addition, the sound is also turned off separately, but the picture remains active (click on the crossed out microphone on the right).

When talking on Facetime, you can, as usual, accept and reject incoming calls, put the subscriber on hold. It is also possible to block unwanted calls with offers to chat.

Facetime communication is supported by most devices with the Apple ecosystem - iPhone, iPad (including all mini models), iPodtouch - of recent years. Just activate and enjoy.

Activation

In order to set up FaceTime on your smartphone, find the icon with a green video camera in the settings. Select it and move the slider on the right to the “enable” state. But before that, to identify you as the owner of the iPhone in the system, you will need to enter your Apple ID.
Next, your phone number and the mailbox assigned to you in iCloud (essentially the same Apple ID) are activated in the service - the application is “connected” to them.

If you want to use this service on all your devices, enter any additional mailbox. Sometimes the activation process takes a long time, this happens due to network congestion - this is the norm. If you don’t have time to wait, try repeating the procedure later.

That’s basically all, at the end of the process you can use Facetime. The green camera launch tab will appear on the iOS desktop. Now, when calling a subscriber, the system will offer, among other things, making a video (or audio) call on FaceTime - the corresponding icon will also appear in the curtain. If you don't make video calls often, we recommend turning off facetime to avoid accidental clicks on each call. The icon will disappear from the screen and the quick access menu. After disabling the service, it is recommended to restart your smartphone. But you can always activate it again - if necessary, by following the algorithm described above.

Problems

There are often cases when it is not possible to enable or disable Facetime, or various types of failures occur, it is not clear why. We advise you to try several effective manipulations:

  • First, make sure there are no problems with your cellular connection (or Wi-Fi connection), check that facetime is enabled in your cellular data settings.
  • When the application does not launch in response to your command, try turning it off and reactivating it.
  • Also make sure that you do not have restrictions on the main and selfie cameras, with the help of which the video chat actually takes place. Without them, the service will not work.
  • In some cases, failures in Facetime are caused by incorrectly displayed time (for the time zone in which you are located). Therefore, if you move frequently, set your smartphone settings to automatically switch between zones. Reboot the device to take effect the changes.
  • When purchasing an iPhone in Arab countries, keep in mind that facetime may be blocked or not available at all.
  • It would also be a good idea to check for updates for the system - perhaps it’s time to upgrade the firmware version.
  • Well, as usual, with most types of problems, rebooting the phone helps. But this method should not be abused - after all, it is a significant blow to the system.
  • If you do not find the required tab to activate in the settings, enter the corresponding request in the spotlight. The system itself will show you the location of the service folder. Search doesn't find anything? Then you will have to restore the device. Create a backup and restore. All "lost" tabs should appear.

As you can see, there is no need to download third-party applications - the iPhone is capable of providing you with any type of communication using native services. Thanks to FaceTime, you get the opportunity to see your loved ones once again, no matter where you are - and this is worth a lot.