Use FaceTime to keep in touch
Stay up to date with friends and family using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac
REQUIRES
FaceTime, an Apple ID, iOS 12.1.4 or macOS 10.14.1 for group chats
YOU WILL LEARN
How to make FaceTime calls
IT WILL TAKE
10 minutes
IF YOU’RE STAYING at home at the current time or just have friends and family who live a long way away, you can keep in touch with them easily through the magic of FaceTime. Built into iOS and macOS, FaceTime is a handy app that enables you to make internet–based audio and video calls. And since the arrival of iOS 12.1.4 and macOS 10.14.1 Mojave, you can now hold simultaneous conversations with up to 32 different people using Group FaceTime too.
Using FaceTime is easy as can be — all you need is an Apple ID to log in and for the person on the other end to also have a compatible Mac, iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. You will also need to be comfortable having someone see your face on screen — hand–holding your iPhone and giving your caller an HD quality shot of the inside of your nostrils isn’t for the fainthearted, so you might want to practice a bit before that first call!
You can also have fun with FaceTime effects in iOS 13. These appear at the bottom of the screen during chats and enable you to add Memoji and Animoji stickers, all kinds of text and shapes and even a full–face Animoji or Memoji — a feature that replaces your actual face with an animated version. You can even swap your (presumably) human head with a cat, dog or other creature instead. However, you’ll need to own an iPhone X or later, or an iPad Pro, to be able to do this.