Get started with FaceTime on iPad
Learn how to use the FaceTime app to visit face-to-face with friends and family—over Wi-Fi or cellular. While on a FaceTime call, you can also watch TV shows and movies, listen to music, and even work out together.
![The FaceTime Settings screen, showing the control to turn FaceTime on or off and the Apple Account that is being used for FaceTime.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/49ba93602a77e0293b3d707fa615ef82.png)
Set up FaceTime
To get started with FaceTime, go to Settings > Apps > FaceTime, then sign in to your Apple Account or turn on FaceTime. If more than one contact method appears below “You can be reached by FaceTime at,” you can tap to select or deselect it.
![The screen for initiating a FaceTime call, showing the New FaceTime button for starting a FaceTime call.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/bb8cb018694ee72f241df7a7b93a7d05.png)
Make a FaceTime call
Open the FaceTime app, tap New FaceTime, then enter the name or phone number of the person (or people) you want to call. Tap to make a video call or
to make an audio call (not available in all countries or regions). You can talk with up to 32 people on a call.
To call someone who doesn’t have an Apple device, create and send a link to the call in Messages or Mail. To get started, open FaceTime, then tap Create Link.
![The FaceTime screen showing a call in progress. The caller’s image appears in a small rectangle in the lower right, and the image of the person being called fills the rest of the screen. Across the bottom of the screen are the FaceTime controls, including the Speaker, Camera, Mute, Share Content, and End buttons. At the top of the controls are the name or Apple Account of the person you’re talking to.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/72325313f25668474fe3065d04c381fe.png)
Use the FaceTime controls
While on a FaceTime call, use the FaceTime controls to turn your speaker, mic, or camera on or off, share your screen, and more. If you don’t see the controls, tap your screen.
![A FaceTime call with a SharePlay session, showing Apple TV+ video content being shared in the call. The FaceTime controls are shown at the top of the screen, the video is playing just below the controls, and the playback controls are at the bottom of the screen.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/8c3dcc6c8e7fc3a4d29ead30ea8ba890.png)
Share your screen in a FaceTime call
During a FaceTime call, you can share your screen with the other person (or people) on the call.
Tap in the FaceTime controls (if you don’t see
, tap the screen). Tap Share My Screen, go to your Home Screen, then open an app or document—a small image of your screen appears in the call. The others on the call can tap it to enlarge it and view your content.
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Note: Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions.