the video conferencing software developed by Apple. Current clients are available for iOS and OSX.
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How do I call myself using Facetime?
I have Facetime on my MacBook and Facetime on my iPad. Of course I also have one Apple ID account. Sometimes the family uses the iPad while I'm away. I'd like to be able to call "myself", that is ...
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Using FaceTime without the video
I have a first generation MacBook Air that heats up a lot when playing videos, and almost grinds to a halt after a few minutes of playback.
Is there a way I could turn off the video during FaceTime ...
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Can you FaceTime over 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4?
Can you FaceTime over 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4?
If so, can you FaceTime in following situations?
A initiates FaceTime over 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4. B is also on 3G with jailbroken iPhone 4.
...
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How can one debug imagent issues?
I have just upgraded to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and am attempting to use Facetime and iMessage. Upon entering my Apple ID into the respective applications and attempting to sign in, I receive the ...
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iChat call forces in-call status bar in iOS simulator
Is there a way I can disassociate the iOS Simulator from my iChat calls, currently I am working on my app and I am using iChat for a video call and the in-call status bar comes and I can't toggle it ...
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Email-based FaceTime on iPhone 4?
The new iPod Touch and the Mac FaceTime app both allow the user to send and receive FaceTime calls with their email address/Apple ID as the identifier. Is it possible to set up an iPhone 4 to ...
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How does iPhone's facetime work even when the phone function is off?
It's a bit inconvenient that iPhone's FaceTime can only be used on WiFi. And yet you call people by using their numbers.
But my mom's iPad only has wifi and she has no number, and I call her iPad ...
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FaceTime: Connect Mac to iPhone
I just bought my first Mac, and I want to use FaceTime with someone who has an iPhone.
How can I do this?
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FaceTime added to Dock on Start Up
I've encountered an interesting issue, and I am wondering if anyone else has experience with it.
Every time I restart my Mac, FaceTime is added back to the Dock. If I remove it from the Dock, it ...
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Using applescript, how to move a window to my second display?
I have experimented with absolutely every possible scripting option I can find on the web, and no matter what I do I cannot move a FaceTime window to my secondary display.
This works...
tell ...
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Will FaceTime reveal my caller ID on an incoming call?
Obviously if I initiate a FaceTime call then the recipient will see the caller ID that I've selected in my FaceTime settings.
However, if someone calls me at one of my alternative addresses, is my ...
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How to pass the endless verifying status on iMessage or FaceTime activation when phone number is wrong?
My iMessage continues to show Verifing status on iPhone 4S (iOS 5.1).
The phone number displayed at iMessage verifing screen is wrong (old one)
The Settings > Phone displays the correct number
...
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My FaceTime cannot be activated
I got an iPad 2 running iOS 6.0.1. and I really have no idea why my FaceTime cannot be activated.
I always got an error while log in (username or password is incorrect)
But actually the Apple ID and ...
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Does FaceTime take up data or calling minutes when in a Wi-Fi area?
I am using FaceTime and calling my friend abroad. I am using an iPod touch, but my friend has an iPhone and is in an area where they have Wi-Fi access. My question is, does that "call" count toward ...
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FaceTime Failed: Person Not Available
Consider an iPad 2 using WiFi attepting to make FaceTime calls to users on an iPhone 4. Each contact has their phone number defined under the iPhone tag (as opposed to Mobile).
Whenever attempting a ...
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iMessage, FaceTime, Back to my Mac not working (Mountain Lion clean install)
After doing a clean install of Mountain Lion on my MacBook Pro (13" unibody, MacBookPro5,5) and upgrading to 10.8.3 I'm having trouble with iMessage, Facetime and Back to My Mac. I am running Little ...
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Add an iPhone number to other iOS devices to receive iMessages/Facetime calls via the phone number?
I bought an iPad for school and have been enjoying using iMessage and (especially) FaceTime, and I have recently acquired the new iPhone. So I'm wondering if there is a way I could add my iPhone's ...
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Does Facetime work over a cellular connection as well as Wifi
Does facetime work over Wifi only, or also over a cellular connection such as 3G?
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Using FaceTime and Skype (both open at the same time)
I would like to use both Skype and FaceTime at the same time (not while calling just having them both open).
When I start FaceTime it switches on the camera and keeps it on. If I hide the application ...
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Issue with FaceTime and iMessage (iPod touch 4)
My sister bought an iPod touch yesterday. Everything seems to work fine except for FaceTime and iMessage.
In both applications, after she signs in with her Apple ID, she can see the next screen for ...
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Auto-launch apps at iDevice startup
In another question I asked, Graeme suggested using alternatives like Skype instead of FaceTime for its support for audio-only calls.
Skype has the advantage of being cross-platform, but is there a ...
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Use FaceTime with the same Apple ID?
I and my wife own three Apple devices. MacBook Pro, iPad 2 (only Wi-Fi) and iPhone 4S. All of these are registered with the same Apple ID and Gmail account. With FaceTime I can call to IPhone, but I ...
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iPad 2 , iPod FaceTime
I just bought an iPad 2. My daughter has an iPod. We set up her iPod for FaceTime. How can I set up FaceTime on my iPad using a different email address. I don't want both devices to ring. Is this ...
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Updating to iOS 6.1 disables cellular FaceTime?
FaceTime over AT&T's 4G (you know, 3G) on my iPhone 4s (with a 2GB data plan) was enabled as of a few days ago. Haven't checked the settings since then, but I just updated to iOS 6.1 from 6.0.1, ...
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Determining which contacts use Facetime
In either the iOS app or the Mac app for Facetime, you are given the option of selecting any contact listed in the corresponding device's Contacts app, regardless of whether they are capable of using ...
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What are the consequences of changing my Apple ID password?
If I change my Apple ID password, will that disconnect or block all devices from accessing my FaceTime through my Apple ID?
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Does the MacBook show FaceTime missed calls?
I use my MacBook Air for FaceTime calls, while a friend calls me using an iPad 2.
Since I don't always keep my Air turned on all the time, my friend's calls often end up unanswered. However, it's ...
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Why can't I open FaceTime on my 4g iPod?
I don't know how to get my FaceTime to work. It says "turn on FaceTime" when I open the app, then I click on it and it says "FaceTime Activation: An error occurred during activation. Try again." How ...
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There is no connected camera message with built in FaceTime camera
Anyone run into "There is no connected camera" message while using any of the camera applications (Messages, PhotoBooth, Skype, etc.)? I tried force quitting all the applications that use the camera ...
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1answer
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Which cellular carriers worldwide allow FaceTime calls over 3G/4G Networks?
Do any carriers allow for FaceTime video and/or voice calls to pass over normal data channels directly from an iOS device? If not, what alternatives exist short of jail breaking or other gray ...
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iPod Touch 5th generation; iMessages and Facetime doesn't work
I recently got my iPod Touch, and a couple days ago, I was signed out of FaceTime and iMessage (not by my own doing) and I haven't been able to log back in.
I have already tryed changing my DNS to ...
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FaceTime Front Camera Image Flickers
I have an iPhone 4S 32 GB model. It is not jailbroken, and I do not have any camera-specific apps installed.
Sometimes when I switch between front and rear cameras during a FaceTime session, upon ...
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Bootcamp, Face Time HD camera image - How to “Flip Horizontal”
I am using the built in Face Time HD camera (iMac Mid 2011) via Bootcamp on Windows 7. It basically works great, but I need to switch the output image horizontally. The software I am using does not ...
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Removed Facetime - how to recover?
So I got this weird situation probably because of my own stupidity. But here goes: I am on Lion (10.7.3) and decided to install FaceTime from the App Store. When trying to install the App Store app ...
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What alternatives exist to FaceTime or iMessages to communicate with Android devices?
How can I contact my friends that have no Apple products (iOS or OS X)in similar manner to using FaceTime or iMessage?
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iMessage and FaceTime from complete stranger
I have had the same problem as the previous complainant. I received an iMessage from a jutan_da_kaka@yahoo.com saying "hi". I then asked who this was and the reason for the message and also how he ...
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FaceTime - How to direct communication to specific devices?
I have an iPhone and a MacBook. My wife the same. Is it possible (and how) to specify which devices should be called?
For example, when one of us travels, we want to be contacted on the phone, from ...
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Does FaceTime support 1-to-many connections (conference call) or only 1:1 video calls?
I want to do a video conference call. My understanding is that FaceTime is a 1:1 video chat, but wanted to confirm that.
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Could not login into Facetime and Message 10.8.2
I did a clean install of Mountain Lion 10.8.2 on my MacBook Pro. Now I am facing some problem while loggin into Facetime and Message (could not sign in please check your network connection and try ...
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Facetime with more than one apple device
Is it possible for four people to make a Facetime call with the following setup?
one using an iPhone 4,
one using an iPad 2 (both of which have the same email address)
another two people who have ...
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Is it possible to hack facetime call?
Me and my girlfriend are using facetime regularly for talking. I'm worried if anyone can hack our Facetime calls and record our videos? Is it possible? How safe is Facetime?
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How do I delete a phone number from iMessage or facetime on ipod 4th gen?
My son has an iPod touch 4th gen. My mother in-law has a new iPhone. He logged into his iTunes account with his grandmother's phone so he could download a song for her. After that, she began receiving ...
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facetime with same apple id and on different devices
I will be setting up one apple id to use for all the apps for all my three kids on their three ipads, will they be able to facetime each other using the same apple ids? Or do I have to create ...
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Facetime help, I want to facetime with my friend, don't know if I can [closed]
I want to facetime with my friend from Hawaii, but I have an iPod and he has an iPhone, would it work? Without any problem?
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Problem with FaceTime from iPhone to iPad
I have never used FaceTime, my friend just got an iPad and we were trying to make a FaceTime call.
I am on Wi-Fi and I have the iPhone. When he calls, I guess through his iPad (which is email), I ...
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Does Facetime on Mountain Lion allow you to share your screen?
I am trying to figure out a way to share my screen with someone else. I wanted to see if Facetime had that feature or if there is another recommendation for screen sharing on Mountain Lion.
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Apple ID /Facetime account hacked? [duplicate]
About a week ago, we received a Facetime call from our own email address and it was a complete stranger. Then a friend of ours got a Facetime call with from our email address and they missed the ...
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Receive FaceTime calls dialed to my iPhone number
Since iOs 6 and Mountain Lion I'm able to receive iMessages sent to my cellular number both on my iPhone and my Mac Book.
Is it possible to do the same with FaceTime? I would like to receive FaceTime ...
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Managing devices on iTunes Store
I have bought an iPad 2 a few days ago, have configured it but I am unable to use FaceTime or iMessages. After searching a while, I found this page (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627). It says how I ...
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No Facetime On My iPhone 4
My problem is that I can't enable Facetime on my iPhone 4. I've searched this problem on many forums and they all say Facetime needs to be turned on in the Phone app's settings, or enabled in some ...
