In this view, the tiles move and the speaker's tile enlarges automatically. Other participants appear in a row of tiles below. The most active speakers appear in live video tiles. If you leave a group call, everyone else in the group remains on the call until they choose to leave.ĭuring a Group FaceTime call, the video tiles work like this: If you don't see any tiles, click the FaceTime button in the sidebar to begin the call. The tile will say “Waiting” until the person answers. If you're calling a group, you should see a tile for each person in the group. If you don't see this button, click the Video or Audio button instead.
With macOS Mojave or later, you can enter more than one person-up to 32 people-to make a Group FaceTime call.Ĭlick the FaceTime button to make a video call, or click the button's arrow and choose FaceTime Audio. If you don't see it in your version of FaceTime, skip this step.Įnter the name, email address, or phone number of the person you want to call.
Use Reactions, Presenter Overlay, and other effectsĬlick the New FaceTime button. All you need is a broadband internet connection and a built-in or connected microphone and camera. FaceTime makes it easy to have a video or audio call.