While Messages is a great way to shoot off a quick text to your friends, sometimes you want to actually talk to people. This is where FaceTime comes in. FaceTime lets you make video and audio calls to people when your communication needs a more personal touch.
Turn the camera on: On your Mac, open an app that can use the camera, such as FaceTime, Messages, or Photo Booth. A green light beside the camera glows to indicate that the camera is on. Turn the camera off: On your Mac, close or quit all apps that can use the camera. The green light beside the camera turns off, showing that the camera is off. If you don't want to put tape over your FaceTime camera to disable webcam on your Mac, you may want to turn it off completely.
Follow this guide to learn your way around FaceTime for Mac.
Getting started with FaceTime is fairly simple and all you'll need is your Apple ID.
Enter your Apple ID email address and password and hit Sing In. If you have two-step or two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID, enter your verification code.
Uncheck the boxes next to the email address is you don't want to receive calls from.
Leave your phone in your pocket or on your desk, and make your next call with FaceTime instead.
Choose Video or Audio based on the type of call you want to make.
Click on a contact's name, number, or email, or enter a name, number, or email into the search bar.
Click on the Phone icon or Camera icon to initiate a call.
If you have a lot of email addresses or aliases, you can set FaceTime up to allow people to contact you using any of them.
Click on FaceTime in the Menu bar and select Preferences.
Click Add Email.
Enter new email address.
Firefox focus for mac. Select which phone number or email address people will see when you call them using FaceTime.
Click on FaceTime in the Menu bar and select Preferences.
Click the drop-down menu next to Start new calls from.
Choose which email address or phone number that you'll start new calls from.
Personalize your FaceTime experience with a new ringtone.
Click on FaceTime in the Menu bar and select Preferences.
Click the drop-down menu next to Ringtone.
Choose your preferred ringtone.
Click on FaceTime in the Menu bar and select Preferences.
Click the drop-down menu next to Location.
Choose your preferred location.
You can decide which app should be your primary solution for calls on your Mac, be it FaceTime, Skype, or something else.
Click on FaceTime in the Menu bar and select Preferences.
Click the drop-down menu next to Default for calls.
Choose from FaceTime, Skype, and any other apps on the list.
If you've got any other questions about getting started with FaceTime on your Mac, don't hesitate to ask in the comments.
Can you outrun killer dark shadows? Take leaps of faith into the unknown? Traverse a world where nothing is what it seems? STELA will test your mettle.