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IPAD
FACETIME
FaceTime is Apples built in Voice
and Video Chat app. FaceTime
allows you to use your iPads built
in cameras and microphone to
communicate with other iPhone
and iPad users over wifi. Let’s see
how.
Before we jump into looking at
the built in FaceTime app, there is
a little setup to do. First oﬀ you
will need to set up an Apple ID.
Watch the email and iCloud setup
lesson to learn how to do that.
You need to be connected to wifi
to make a FaceTime call, so
make sure you’re connected to a
wifi access point. Next we need
to set up some specifics for
FaceTime.
Tap Settings, then FaceTime in
the left column. Next you’ll need
to sign in to your iCloud account
using the email address and
password you used in the iCloud
setup. With the email and
password entered, tap on sign in.
Your iPad will now ask you which
email address other FaceTime
users will use to call you. Leave it
set to the iCloud email address.
You can turn FaceTime oﬀ at any
point by returning to this screen
and tapping the On button to
toggle it to Oﬀ. The iPad will
remember your Apple ID, so you
won’t need to type that all in
again if you switch it oﬀ while you
are in a meeting or similar.
You can actually have multiple
email addresses associated with
a single Apple ID, any of which
could then receive a FaceTime
call on this iPad. This is useful if
you have multiple email accounts
that diﬀerent people use to
contact you, like a work email
address. Tap on the Add Another
Email button, then enter the new
email address and tap the return
key. You’ll see the button change
to “verifying”. At this point you’ll
need to go check your email for
the account you just entered,
there will be an email from apple
asking you to “Please verify the
contact email address for your
Apple ID”. Tap or click on the
Verify Now link in the body of the
email, then enter your AppleID
username and password. Click
on the Blue verify Address button
to finish adding the email to
FaceTime. That’s the setup phase
complete and you won’t need to
go there again unless you wish to
add another email address at
some point. On to making a call!
Tap the Home button then tap on
the FaceTime App. The left
section of the screen will show
you the view from the font
camera. When you’re in a call you
can switch to the rear camera
too, but it will start the call using
the front camera. So probably
time to comb your hair before you
start.
The right side of the screen lets
you choose who to call. Tapping
on the Favourites button displays
a list of people from your
contacts that you’ve added to the
FaceTime favourites. You would
add people that you call a lot here
as a quick way to initiate a
FaceTime call. To add someone,
tap on the + button in the top
right. Tap and swipe up to scroll
through the list of contacts to find
the person you would like to add.
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Then, tap on the persons name at
which point you’ll see a list of
contact numbers and email
addresses for that person. It’s
important here to use the email
address or phone number for
iPhone users that the other
person used when they setup
FaceTime. You should see a blue
FaceTime icon next to the one
that they have enabled for
FaceTime. If you don’t see the
icon, chances are they haven’t
setup that email address or
number for FaceTime and it’s not
going to work. Tap on the contact
you wish to add. You will now see
their name added to the
favourites.
To remove someone from your
Favourites, tap on the Edit
button, then tap on the red Minus
button, then on the red Delete
button. Tap Done when you’re
finished removing favourites.
To initiate a call with someone in
your Favourites list, just tap on
their name. FaceTime will then try
to establish a connection with the
person. If the connection is
successful, the other persons
iPad or iPhone will display a
“slide to answer” button. Once
they swipe that button your
FaceTime call will start and both
parties should see and hear each
other.
The main part of your screen will
display the view from the other
persons camera, a tiny thumbnail
view from your camera is
displayed in the bottom right
corner. Useful to see how you are
looking to the other person. You
can mute your microphone by
tapping the Microphone button,
at which point the other person
will no longer be able to hear you.
To switch between your front and
back cameras, perhaps to show a
view of your new house or the
like, tap on the switch camera
button. You’ll see your preview
window update to the new
camera view. Switch back again
by tapping the button once more.
To end a FaceTime call, tap the
End button. Your call will end
immediately.
Tapping the Recents button
displays a list of all your recent
FaceTime calls. Missed called will
be displayed in red. Each entry
also shows the time that the
FaceTime call was made. You can
view just the missed calls by
tapping the missed button. You
can also see missed FaceTime
calls in the Notification centre.
Swipe from top to bottom to
display a list of notifications.
Tapping on a missed FaceTime
call entry will start a FaceTime
call with the missed caller.
Tapping the Contacts button
displays a list of your contacts,
allowing you to choose someone
to call via FaceTime. Tap on their
name in the list, then a contact in
the list that has a blue FaceTime
icon next to it. Just like in the
favourites example. If they don’t
have a blue FaceTime icon they
probably haven’t set up FaceTime
and it’s not likely to work. Tap on
the contact to start a FaceTime
call.
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If someone contacts you via
FaceTime, using the email
address or addresses we added
in the settings screen, your iPad
screen will display the name of
the contact and “would like
FaceTime”. At the bottom of the
screen are Accept and Decline
buttons. Tap on the Accept
button to answer the call. If you
do not wish to answer the call,
tap on the Decline button or
press the hold button twice. The
controls from this point on are the
same as our previous FaceTime
example call.