FaceTime
You can use FaceTime to make video calls (you can also make audio-only calls) to other Apple devices and Mac computers. You must have an Internet connection (Wi-Fi or devices with a cellular data connection) to make FaceTime calls.
FaceTime integrates with other apps on your device. You can share music, send money, or add a fun emoji while making your call.
Make sure you have FaceTime turned on in Settings 
> FaceTime, and add your contact email addresses. FaceTime is available on iPhone 4 and higher, 4th generation iPod touch and higher, iPad 2 and higher, and Mac computers with cameras.
When using FaceTime, you will see yourself in a small inset box and the person you’re talking to on the larger screen. You can drag your image to any corner. FaceTime works in either portrait or landscape orientation.
Making a FaceTime call
You can begin a FaceTime call from the FaceTime app, Contacts, or Siri.
- From FaceTime. Open FaceTime
and tap + to start a new call. Type in a name, email, or number. - From Contacts. Select a contact and tap Facetime
. Only contacts with Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac computer) will display the FaceTime option. - From Siri. Summon Siri and say something like “make a FaceTime call” or “call Frank on FaceTime.”
Create a FaceTime link
iOS15 allows you to FaceTime chat with people that do not have Apple devices.
- Open FaceTime and tap Create Link.
- Tap Add Name, then type in the name of the FaceTime meeting. Tap OK.
- Select the person you wish to invite from within the FaceTime app or send the link via email, Messages, or any supported app in the Share menu.
Non-Apple users can tap on the link and join within a browser window on Android and Windows devices.
SharePlay in FaceTime
You can use FaceTime to watch video together, listen to music together, or exercise together. If the content being shared is from a subscription service, all participants must have access to that service.
- Start a FaceTime call.
- Go to the home screen, then open a streaming app that supports SharePlay. All Apple apps like Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Fitness+ support SharePlay, as do most popular apps like Netflix, Paramount+, and SHOWTIME.
- Select the media you want to share, then select Play for Everyone (if it appears). Others on the call may have to tap Join SharePlay.
Everyone on the call must have access to the content shared. People who don’t have access will be given an opportunity to get access through a subscription, purchase, or free trial, if available.
Add effects and filters while on a FaceTime call
- Tap Effects
, scroll to the desired effect or filter, and tap to add. - Effects like stickers and emojis can be dragged around to reposition them. Pinch and zoom to resize. Some non-Apple apps like Domino’s Pizza and Reddit add even more stickers to play with.
- Filters change the look of your video broadcast.
Multitasking during FaceTime
Need to check your calendar while on a call? You can use other apps during a FaceTime call. Video transmission will stop until you return to FaceTime, but you can still talk. Go to your Home screen and tap an app, or use Search to find and start your app.
Add the whole gang
Tap + (plus sign) to add another person to an audio call.
Sorry, no call waiting
If another video call comes in while you are on a video call, you can decline it, answer with a text or hang up with the current caller and accept the new call. Call waiting will work with audio-only calls in FaceTime.
Show your surroundings
Tap the camera reverse button to change from the front to the rear camera to show your surroundings to your FaceTime caller.
Move yourself around
Touch and drag your thumbnail around on the screen if it’s covering something important.