FaceTime App
FaceTime gives you real-time audio and video calling over the Internet. With
it you can chat with anyone who has a Mac, iPhone or iPad; and as it’s an
Internet service, there are no call costs involved. Here’s how it works.
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This is your own video
feed, as sent from your
iPad. You can drag this
window into a different corner
of the screen if you wish.2
The is the video feed
window for the person
you are chatting to, sent from
their own iPad, iPhone, iPod
Touch or Mac.3
Tap here to take a Live
Photo of the person
you’re chatting to. See our
guide to the Camera app for
information on Live Photos.4
Tap here to switch off
your camera and continue
with the call in audio only from
your end. You can still see the
other person’s video feed but
yours is blank. Tap the button
again to turn it back on.5
If you need to switch the
microphone off for any
reason, tap this button. Tap it
again to switch the mic back on.6
This button lets you
switch between your front
and rear cameras. By default
your video feed shows your
front camera but you can
change to using the rear
camera and back again by
tapping here.7
This button disconnects
the call. Tap it when
you’ve finished chatting to end
the FaceTime call and go back
to using your iPad.8
The controls window
disappears when
inactive. To summon and
dismiss it manually, tap
anywhere on screen.FaceTime in Focus
Using a Stand.
You can use either camera in FaceTime but most of
the time you’ll be using the front camera, so both you
and the caller can see
each other. Try putting
your iPad on a stand so
you can sit back a
little from the screen.Signing In.
Before you can use FaceTime, you have to sign into
it. Open the app and sign in with your Apple ID and
password where asked. You only have to do this
once; after that, you remain signed in.28 http://www.bdmpublications.com ●^ ●^