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Step 4 – To start the FaceTime call, click the Video button (it looks like a camera) or the Audio button (it looks like a telephone) or use the Touch Bar if you have a Mac laptop equipped with one. If you click the Audio button and you’re set up to make phone calls on your Mac, you can choose whether to make a FaceTime audio call or a phone. Open FaceTime and Enable Your Accounts By default, FaceTime should be in the Dock, but you can always get to it by searching for it in Spotlight with Command+Space. In the app, open the “FaceTime” menu and click the “Preferences” command. In the Preferences window, make sure your Apple ID is enabled. Check that in System Preferences Date and Time, it’s ticked on Set date and time automatically. Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime Servers check these to ensure your Mac’s location data matches the date and time information. This information is then stored in the.plist file that holds all your logging information to Apple’s iMessages server. Setting Up FaceTime. The great news about setting up FaceTime is that it is already there on your Apple device. All you need to do before using it for the first time is to open it by clicking on the FaceTime app and then sign in using your Apple ID. FaceTime automatically registers your phone number, but you can also register your email address.

To have a FaceTime call with a group of people, you need a Mac with an up-to-date version of macOS Mojave or later, a broadband Internet connection, and a built-in or connected microphone or camera. Or use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

To call only one person, follow the steps in Use FaceTime on your Mac.

Start a Group FaceTime call

The people you're calling don't need to have the FaceTime app open, but to receive the call on their Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, they do need to be signed in to FaceTime on that device. You can then call them using any phone number or email address they set up for FaceTime.

Start a call from the FaceTime app

1. Open the FaceTime app and enter the email address or phone number of each person that you want to participate. If the person is in your Contacts app, you can enter just their name. Enter up to 32 people.
   
2. Click the Audio or Video button to set up the conversation before making the call.
3. The sidebar shows everyone that you will call. From here you can click the messages button to send a text message to the group—before or during the call.
   
4. When you're ready to start the call, click the FaceTime button to ring everyone's device and send them a notification to join the call.
   The Ring buttons are useful after the call is underway. Use them to ring someone you've added to the call.
   

5. Here's how the video tiles work during a call:

   • FaceTime shows up to 4 or 9 live video tiles at the same time, depending on your Mac model. These are the most active speakers. Other participants appear in a row at the bottom.
   • When a person speaks, their tile automatically grows in size. Beginning with macOS Catalina 10.15.5, you can prevent tiles from changing size: Choose FaceTime > Preferences, then deselect Speaking.
   • A tile shows ”Waiting” until that person joins or declines the call, and it shows an exclamation point when the Internet connection isn't fast enough to show that person's video.
   • Click a tile to show that person's name and the button to make the tile larger .
   • Double-click a tile to make it larger and show the button to take a Live Photo of that person.
6. To leave the call, click the end call button . Everyone else can continue speaking with each other until they choose to leave.
   

Setting Up Facetime On Mac Computer

Start a call from the Messages app

1. Start a group text conversation in the Messages app, or select a conversation that's already underway.
2. Click Details in the upper-right corner.
   
3. To add another person to the conversation, click Add Member, then enter their name, email address, or phone number.
4. Click the video button or audio button to open the FaceTime app and start the call.

Join a Group FaceTime call

From the notification that appears on your Mac, click Join to open the FaceTime app. Then click the FaceTime button in the app to join.

Setting Up Facetime On Mac

If you're already in the FaceTime app, click the FaceTime button next to the incoming call in the sidebar, then click it again on the next screen to join.

You can also use the Touch Bar to accept or decline a FaceTime call.

Add a person to a Group FaceTime call

Anyone on the call can add more people to the call.

1. While the call is underway, click the sidebar button to show the sidebar.
2. Click the add button .
3. Enter the person's name, email address, or phone number, then click Add.
4. Click the Ring button next to the person's name to invite them to join the call.

Use the onscreen controls

Set Up Facetime On Mac Mini

During a call, move your pointer over the FaceTime window to show these controls.

Mute Video
Turn the video from your camera off or on.

Setting Up Facetime On Macbook Pro

Full Screen
Switch to or from a full-screen FaceTime window or larger tile.

Camera Shutter
Take a Live Photo of the other person.

Learn more

• To stop receiving FaceTime calls on Mac, open FaceTime, then choose FaceTime > Turn FaceTime Off.
• Learn how to delete your call history in FaceTime.
• Learn what to do if FaceTime isn't working, your built-in camera isn't working, or you can't sign in to FaceTime.

FaceTime is not available in all countries or regions.