iPad User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in iOS 12
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- Wake and unlock
- Learn basic gestures
- Learn gestures for models with Face ID
- Explore the Home screen and apps
- Change the settings
- Take a screenshot
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off the sounds
- Search for content
- Use and customize Control Center
- View and organize Today View
- Access features from the Lock screen
- Travel with iPad
- Set screen time, allowances, and limits
- Sync iPad using iTunes
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
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- Accessories included with iPad
- Connect Bluetooth devices
- Stream audio and video to other devices
- Connect to a TV, projector, or monitor
- Control audio on multiple devices
- Apple Pencil
- Use Smart Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio
- Use Magic Keyboard
- AirPrint
- Handoff
- Use Universal Clipboard
- Make and receive Wi-Fi calls
- Instant Hotspot
- Personal Hotspot
- Transfer files with iTunes
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- Get started with accessibility features
- Accessibility shortcuts
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPad using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Control VoiceOver with Magic Keyboard
- Type onscreen braille using VoiceOver
- Use a braille display
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Speak selection, speak screen, typing feedback
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Display settings
- Face ID and attention
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- Guided Access
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Zoom an app to fill the screen
- Get information about your iPad
- View or change cellular settings
- Learn more about iPad software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Class 1 Laser information
- Apple and the environment
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
Make and answer FaceTime calls on iPad
In the FaceTime app 
, make video or audio calls to someone who’s also using an iOS device or a Mac. With the front-facing camera, you can talk face-to-face; switch to the rear camera to share what you see around you. To capture a moment from your conversation, take a Live Photo.
Note: FaceTime, or some FaceTime features, may not be available in all regions.
Set up FaceTime
Go to Settings
> FaceTime, then turn on FaceTime.If you want to be able to take Live Photos during FaceTime calls, turn on FaceTime Live Photos.
Enter your phone number, Apple ID, or email address to use with FaceTime, then set your caller ID.
Make a FaceTime call
With a Wi-Fi connection and an Apple ID, you can make and receive FaceTime calls (first sign in using your Apple ID, or create an Apple ID, if you don’t have one). See Manage Apple ID and iCloud settings on iPad.
On iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular models, you can also make FaceTime calls over a cellular data connection, which may incur additional charges. To turn this feature off, go to Settings > Cellular, then turn off FaceTime. See View or change cellular settings on iPad.
Ask Siri. Say something like: “Make a FaceTime call” or “Call Eliza’s mobile.” Learn how to ask Siri.
In FaceTime, tap
at the top of the screen.Type the name or number you want to call in the entry field at the top, then tap Video
to make a video call or tap Audio 
to make a FaceTime audio call.You can also tap
to open Contacts and start your call from there.
To call multiple people, see Make a Group FaceTime call on iPad.
Leave a message
If no one answers your FaceTime call, do one of the following:
Tap Leave a Message.
Tap Cancel to cancel the call.
Tap Call Back to try calling back.
Start a FaceTime call from a Messages conversation
In a Messages conversation, you can start a FaceTime call to the person you’re chatting with.
In the Messages conversation, tap the profile picture,
, or the name at the top of the conversation.Tap FaceTime.
Call again
In your call history, tap the name or number.
Tap 
to open the name or number in Contacts.
Receive a FaceTime call
When a FaceTime call comes in, tap any of the following:
Accept: Take the call.
Decline: Decline the call.
Remind Me: Set a reminder to call back.
Message: Send a text message to the caller.
If you’re on a regular call when a FaceTime call comes in, instead of Accept, you see the End & Accept option, which terminates the previous call and connects you to the incoming call.