Manage phone calls in FaceTime on Mac
When you make or receive a phone call in FaceTime, you can manage the call in various ways, such as transferring the call to your iPhone or using call waiting. See FaceTime phone call requirements.
Note: Phone calls you make and receive on your Mac use cellular minutes—cellular charges may apply.
While you’re on a phone call in the FaceTime app on your Mac, do any of the following:
Switch to a FaceTime video call: Click
in the call window.Switch to an RTT call: Click
in the call window.Note: When you switch a phone call to an RTT call, the microphone remains active—click
to turn off audio for the call. See Set up and use RTT calling.Use call waiting: If you’re on a call and a new phone call notification appears, click Hold & Accept. Click
to switch between calls.Add an incoming caller to a current call: If you’re on a call and a new phone call notification appears, click Hold & Accept, wait for the incoming call to connect, then click Merge.
Transfer the call to your iPhone: When your Mac is near your iPhone, swipe up from the bottom to the middle of your iPhone screen and hold until you see the App Switcher. Tap the Phone app banner at the bottom of the screen.
Depending on how you set up Wi-Fi Calling, a green bar that says “Touch to return to call” might appear at the top of the screen on your iPhone when you unlock it. See the Apple Support article Continuity features and requirements on Apple devices.
Control the volume and other audio options: See Change audio options for FaceTime calls.