You can use the FaceTime app to visit face-to-face with friends and family, over Wi-Fi or cellular. In a FaceTime call, you can also watch TV shows and movies, listen to music, and even work out together.
If you sign in to your Apple Account in FaceTime, you can move the call between your devices. And if someone doesn’t answer, you can leave a video message.
Here’s how to get started with FaceTime on iPhone.
Set up FaceTime
Go to the Settings app , tap Apps, then tap FaceTime. Make sure FaceTime is turned on, and sign in to your Apple Account if you want to use it with FaceTime (so you can move the call between your devices, for example). You can choose a default calling option for audio calls below Default Calling App. If more than one contact method appears below “You can be reached by FaceTime at,” tap to select or deselect it.
Leave a video message
If someone doesn’t answer your FaceTime video call, you can leave a video message. Tap Record Video, then record your message. When you’re finished recording, tap the Stop button, then tap the Send button to send the message.
Adjust your camera
While on a FaceTime call, tap your tile to switch cameras or apply Portrait mode. On supported models with iOS 27 or later, you can share both cameras when the other participant has iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, or later. If you don’t see the controls, tap your screen.
Switch a FaceTime call to another device
When you’re signed in to your Apple Account on multiple devices, you can start a FaceTime call on one of them, then move it to your iPhone. You can also move your call from your iPhone to another device. On the device you want to switch to, tap the FaceTime video call button or the FaceTime audio call button at the top of the screen or the suggestion “Move call to this [device],” then tap Switch.
Note: Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions.
