How To FaceTime on Your iPhone and iPad

[@lindaomalley2817]

Love how you speak gently and slowly while explaining how to Face Time You are an excellent teacher. Thank you

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks so much Linda!

[@chungyuenyeung790]

@@EllensTipsForiOS you have been nice

[@elizabethshollenberger9158]

You did an awesome presentation. I have been a geriatric nurse for over 25 years. What a wonderful thing to do to help people stay connected to loved ones who are not close, in Assisted Living or LTC. Everyone needs facial contact. During Covid-19, this has been a Blessing. 😇

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks Elizabeth! I appreciate your thoughtful comments! Hope you’ll check out my other content to see if it could help your patients.

[@SJ-ev6by]

Yesterday I tried to FaceTime with my dad who is in a care center. I couldn’t get it to work-came home and watched your video and now I’m ready to go! Thank you!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Glad I could help! Best wishes to your Dad!

[@christinebalog7648]

This is the best tutorial yet. Explained so calming and relaxed. Thank you so much 😊

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks Christine for the kind words.

[@RussiaIsARiddle778]

Thank you. I am assuming that the steps you used on the phone at the end what else should be the steps for iPad?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

They should almost be interchangeable. There may be slight variations.

[@nadar1824]

Love your explanation. A real teacher.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

I appreciate it!!

[@Yourfavoriteemperor]

thanks ellen a real teacher 100% not clickbaiter :)

[@nancybarker1935]

Ellen is my new tech support guru!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks Nancy! Glad to have you onboard.

[@rodwinning9186]

Nice simple explanation Ellen. Great work !

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks so much Rod!

[@surfer103]

Thank you, Ellen. I am new to Ipad so this was very helpful.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for the comment! Glad it helps!

[@saywedesterhuizen2525]

Great videos especially for seniors.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for your kind words Saywed!

[@ChurchLady-g77]

Thank you for explaining how to add contacts to FaceTime on the iPad. You were very clear and easy to understand.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for sharing you comment Sherry! Glad the video helped!

[@lcook0825]

Hi Ellen. Hope all is well with you and family.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks Larry!! Hope you and yours are well too!

[@eling2330]

Very good lesson

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks Elin! Glad you found it useful.

[@philipclarke7920]

Thank you Ellen, as usual, very simple tutorial and very informative.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks so much Philip!

[@ishaananugu4413]

This was so helpful

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thank you Ishaan Anugu! Glad it helped!

[@michellecropsey516]

Thank you so much.....very helpful! I’ve subscribed

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

I appreciate that Michelle! If you have questions or comments you can check out my blog at ellenstipsforios.com

[@mjvv2909]

Ios newbie. I'm using my BF's ipad air 4 non cellular and we tried to facetime on his iphone, both devices have his apple ID so is it really not gonna work? Ty

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

FaceTime over Wi-Fi works great! Not sure you can FaceTime to the same Apple ID. I’ve never done that and I’m thinking it may not be possible.

[@mjvv2909]

Oh that's prolly why. Thanks for your input. 😊

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

You’re welcome!

[@mikldude9376]

Nice concise tutorial , thanks for your video !

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@kjsmith8442]

Thanks this really helped me

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

I’m glad it helped James!

[@robbrowe7941]

Thanks, Very well.done, Congrats 🇨🇦

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for watching Robb

[@jillbaczkowski1771]

How do I make a facetime call from my iPad to a contact on their iPad?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Jill, Open the FaceTime app on your iPad. You might see some contacts listed there. If not tap on New FaceTime. If the contact is in your contacts list just tap the + sign in the To: field us the search bar to find them. Now tap on their phone # or email address it should be the one associated with their Apple ID. Now the call should connect.

[@williamchong0131]

thanks for the video

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

You bet!

[@englishwithalissa832]

Hey 👋🏻 plz I have an iPad mini 2 and I want to use FaceTime but the only problem is that when I go to settings and to FaceTime I don’t have like you I have another thing could you help please

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

I'd love to help Alissa. Can you describe what you are seeing? I need more info to be able to help.

[@englishwithalissa832]

@@EllensTipsForiOS yep definitely and thank for fast response. When I go to settings FaceTime they give me my apple account under sign in and under it they give me new Apple ID that’s what they give me

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

@@englishwithalissa832 Are you signed into your Apple ID? If not you must be signed in to use FaceTime. Make sure you are on the main settings page to scroll down to the FaceTime App.

[@englishwithalissa832]

@@EllensTipsForiOS I can’t sign in 😭🔫💔👌🏻

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

@@englishwithalissa832 Try going to this site and look around. support.apple.com/apple-id

[@lauriecapps614]

thanks for posting this video, will certainly follow...

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks so much!!

[@bonnierohrbach3000]

Is it possible for a FaceTime group call to access both my iPhone and iPad in order to have two different screen views? My daughter and son-in-law play Yahtzee with me weekly. I always borrow my housemate’s phone because I need one screen for the die and one for my face.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Bonnie! What a great question! I don’t believe that’s possible because you’re signed into the same Apple ID on both. You could try adding the email address of the iPad and the phone number of the iPhone into the group call and then see if they both ring. I’m not sure it would work but worth a try.

[@muhammadsyahmi9199]

Hi this cecullar or wifi only?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Muhammad! If you're trying to use FaceTime over cellular, make sure that Use Cellular Data is on for FaceTime. Go to Settings and tap Cellular or tap Mobile Data, then turn on FaceTime. If you're using an iPad, you might see Settings > Cellular Data. Go to Settings > FaceTime and make sure that FaceTime is on. With an iPad you must have Cellular service.

[@preciousgirlgaming4407]

Thank u for the support help

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Happy to help! Thanks for watching.

[@preciousgirlgaming4407]

@@EllensTipsForiOS yay

[@fenixfrfr]

Even though my dang iPad Pro won’t freakin let me call the boys 💀💀

[@ahmo608]

My contacts are grey on groups plz help if u have solution

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Can you be a little more specific? Are all of your contacts in this group message greyed out? Have you FaceTimed with this group before and it worked fine? Are you using FaceTime over cellular or WiFi?

[@Yukai1111]

Ty!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

You’re welcome Mina! Thanks for watching.

[@gagansingh-ik7ul]

on my ipad i am calling my brother he lives internationally but phone icon also shows on my cell phone am i getting charge?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

If you are calling your brother over WiFI there should be no charge!

[@XavierTD12]

How do I add people to my contacts

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

The people that show up in your FaceTime contacts list come from your Contacts app. You would add them there, and as long as they have FaceTime toggled on in their device they should show up in yours.

[@XavierTD12]

@@EllensTipsForiOS thanks

[@furiousgaming8218]

How to call someone through FaceTime from iPad plz telll

[@beth60.62]

Thank you

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for watching Beth!

[@user-ox1el6rq4b]

Can I facetime people just with an iCloud?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

As long as you have an iOS device running iOS 15 you can FaceTime with Android, Windows and over the web.

[@teresakvisler155]

Our Mom is deaf, doesn’t know sign language. Do you have a tutorial on texting on the FaceTime screen while we’re on with her? Is it possible in any language?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Teresa, I'm not familiar with texting on FaceTime. The only suggestion I have would be to use one device to FaceTime and another to text. So if you were using FaceTime on the iPad and texting from your iPhone. Hope that helps.

[@vgg19539]

The names in the facetime are not my friends, what should i do?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

FaceTime uses the names that are in your Contacts app.

[@yannip2083]

EXCELLENT!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thank Yanni P! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marilyn6068]

My friend has new email address. How do I get rid of her old one on my iPad?

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Marilyn, you should be able to get rid of it from the Contacts app. That’s where the old email should be stored and then you can add the new one. You could also just type in the email address when you’re ready to FaceTime by clicking on the + sign. If you need further help let me know.

[@leonaboo376]

Ellen I see the numbers

[@leonaboo376]

But thanks still bc it work

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Not sure I understand Leona??

[@leonaboo376]

I’m a Jamaican so that’s why I text like that but I was saying thanks because it really helps!

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Thanks for your comment Leona

[@thetomama3727]

That’s not the same In my IPad

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Let me know if I can help. With each update Apple adds new features so it may not look exactly the same as this video.

[@thetomama3727]

@@EllensTipsForiOS Yeah I Updated it Now And I don’t work Please help me

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Without any information I’m not sure how I can help.

[@thetomama3727]

@@EllensTipsForiOS Omg it works now on my iPad Tysm For helping me 💗💗

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

It must be a miracle!

[@prettyjulian6590]

This method is not working on my iPhone 📱😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

I’m sorry to hear that! Try these troubleshooting tips from Apple support.apple.com/en-us/HT204168

[@prettyjulian6590]

@@EllensTipsForiOS can you send me your number so that I’ll show you what’s happening to my phone

[@dottieerwin8244]

Show how to show your FaceTime call on your ipad

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Dottie, the process is basically the same.

[@ienvykodaman1518]

Mine don’t pop up green

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

I’m not sure what you’re talking about could you be more specific?

[@mahakjaindopankajkumarjain7618]

My also

[@mahakjaindopankajkumarjain7618]

The option of video, audio are not working

[@mahakjaindopankajkumarjain7618]

@@EllensTipsForiOS what can I do for this

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Check out this support article from Apple and see if it helps. support.apple.com/en-us/HT204168

[@AG-mb7wl]

👍🏼

[@farheenellahi2546]

It doesn't workrk

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Hi Farheen, let me know what you need help with.

[@brendaalvarez5350]

You made a video assuming that someone has a whole list of contacts to choose from. I have spent months trying to set up an iPad for my mom so that she can see people from the nursing home she lives in. I spent all that I could to try to get this iPad that I cannot set up. Nothing on this video tells me how to add a contact to actually set it up for her to access. Ridiculous that iPads are so stupidly difficult for every single step.

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

Sorry you’re having such a hard time using FaceTime Brenda and that the video didn’t help. FaceTime can be activated by using an email address or phone number, or your contacts lists. It’s just easier to access if you have some contacts set up. I’d love to help your Mother get her iPad set up it really isn’t that difficult. Let me know how I can help.

[@muradfatima1231]

I FaceTimed my dad in iPad because I want him to call my mom I thought she is dead (I had no other devices so I had to use iPad)

[@damandbass]

That's a lot of "all you need to dos"

[@thewitch2810]

My Grandma was logged out of her Apple ID, had her iPad for years and couldn’t figure out why she couldn’t FaceTime...

[@EllensTipsForiOS]

That would probably do it!! Glad she or you figured it out!

[@michaelenns8872]

But they don't pop up ... and it is not easy. If it were I wouldn't have any problemes. Man apple sucks. It's completely overpriced.