Use FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad

With FaceTime, you can make and answer calls, translate different languages, share your screen, watch movies together, and more—all in real time.

Make a FaceTime call

  1. In Settings, turn on FaceTime.

  2. Then, in the FaceTime app (not Settings), tap the New Call button. If you have the person's phone number or email address saved in your Contacts,3 start typing their name and tap the name when it appears.

  3. Tap the Audio button or the FaceTime button to start the call.

    In FaceTime on iPhone, a name is entered in the To field for a new FaceTime call.

You can use FaceTime over Wi-Fi1 or over cellular on supported iOS or iPadOS devices.2 Data rates may apply. FaceTime, Group FaceTime, or FaceTime audio may not be available in all countries or regions.

Answer a FaceTime call

  • If you see an incoming FaceTime call, tap the Accept button to answer.

    iPhone home screen showing a FaceTime Video call with the option to accept or decline.

  • If you're already on FaceTime, and you get another incoming call, tap one of these options:

    • End & Accept (ends your current call and accepts the incoming call)

    • Hold & Accept (ends your current call and accepts the new call)

    • Decline (declines the new call)

Discover more ways to interact on a FaceTime call

  1. During a FaceTime call, tap the More button.

  2. Tap any of these options:

    • Add People (adds more people to the current call)

    • Contact Card (opens the other caller's Contact card)

    • Live Captions (shows real-time captions on the current call)

    • Live Translation (translates between languages in real-time)

    • Hold Assist (get notified to pick up when you're no longer on hold)

    • Screen Sharing (shares your screen with the other caller)

    • SharePlay (lets you share movies, workouts, and more on the current call)

Find your missed calls, voicemails, and more in FaceTime

  1. In FaceTime, tap the Filter button in the upper right corner.

    In FaceTime on iPhone, the Filter button is magnified, which can be tapped for in-call options.

  2. Tap any of the options from the list:

    • Calls (your recent FaceTime video and audio calls)

    • Missed (FaceTime video and audio calls that were not answered)

    • Video (video messages from other callers)

    • Voicemail (voicemails from other callers)

    • Unknown Callers (calls from unsaved Contacts)

    • Spam (calls identified as spam or fraud)

    • Manage Filtering (your settings to screen, silence, and filter calls)

Get more help

1. You can use FaceTime on these devices on Wi-Fi: iPhone 4 or later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad 2 or later, and iPad mini (all models).

2. With a cellular data plan, you can use FaceTime without Wi-Fi on these devices: iPhone 4s or later, iPad Pro (all models), and iPad (3rd generation or later).

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