How to Video Chat Using FaceTime

If you’re eager to get into the newest video chat craze, you’ll want to check out Apple’s FaceTime, a video calling app that makes it easy to video chat with your friends and family. The app is free and easy to use.

FaceTime is compatible with the following Apple products:

  • iPhone 4
  • iPod touch (the latest version)
  • iPad 2
  • Any Mac that runs OS X 10.6.6 or higher

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Using FaceTime on your iPhone 4, iPad 2 or iPod Touch

If you’ve got an iPhone 4, you’re set up for video chat. The iPhone 4 features a forward-facing camera and a fantastic retina display. This means you can see yourself while watching your friend as you chat. You’ll need Wi-Fi access, though, because this won’t connect over 3G.

If you want to chat with another iPhone 4 user, make sure you both have each other’s contact information saved in your phones. Then you’ll simply call through that person’s phone number by tapping on the FaceTime icon and selecting their number off your contact list. To use your iPhone 4 to chat with someone on an iPod or iPad 2, you’ll contact them through their email address.

To connect through your iPod Touch or iPad 2, you’ll also need Wi-Fi. You’ll tap on the FaceTime icon and find your chat partner on your contact list, whether listed as a phone number or email address, and initiate a chat by tapping on the contact information.

Video Chat from Your Mac

Download the FaceTime app and then sign in using your Apple ID. You’ll have to choose an email address to assign to your FaceTime app as your FaceTime ID. Then choose from your contacts list or add new contacts to your Mac address book. You can connect with people using any of the devices mentioned above just by clicking on their contact info (email address or phone number, depending on what device they are using).

One cool thing about using your Mac to receive FaceTime video chat calls is that your Mac will ring—like a telephone rings—every time someone initiates a chat with you. In fact, you can even set it up such that every Mac you own rings when the person calls, which means you can answer calls from whatever Mac you’re on.

Try FaceTime for a fun, modern video chat experience!

Erinn Stam is the Managing Editor for scholarships for nursing school. She attends Wake Technical Community College and is learning about government nursing scholarships. She lives in Durham, NC with her lovely 4-year-old daughter and exuberant husband.

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25 Responses to “How to Video Chat Using FaceTime”

  1. hifu prostate treatment

    Oct 27. 2011

    I’ll definitely try this when I’ll get my iPhone 4S. I just ordered it 2 days ago and hopefully it would arrive next week. Thank you!

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    • TechCrates

      Oct 27. 2011

      That’s really great …

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  2. Tracyann0312

    Oct 27. 2011

    This can be great. Can I ask can this be used in different networking site when you chat?

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    • TechCrates

      Oct 28. 2011

      Yeah there is an app for this on facebook … not sure about the other SNS

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      • Tracyann0312

        Oct 31. 2011

        Hey! Admin, thanks for your reply. Good to know that there is an application on Facebook. I will try it!

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        • TechCrates

          Oct 31. 2011

          You’re welcome…

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  3. ElectronicsNews

    Oct 27. 2011

    Thanks for the apps, very informative post to know the details……

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  4. ghostfighter0506

    Oct 27. 2011

    Nice blog post! Thanks for sharing it. | 😛

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    • TechCrates

      Oct 28. 2011

      Thanks to Erinn for the contribution …

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  5. Eden Grace

    Oct 30. 2011

    Thanks for this great blog. I can share this to my friends. Keep it up!

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  6. Eric Murphy

    Oct 31. 2011

    Its great dude. I never known to this. thanks for letting us know about it.

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  7. FelipeG

    Oct 31. 2011

    Great post! Thanks for explaining this to us! haven’t downloaded it yet. most of my friends have other brands of phone anyway!

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  8. junaid

    Oct 31. 2011

    Is this familiar to Skype or fring video call

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    • TechCrates

      Nov 01. 2011

      yes it is …but the drawback is that it can be used only on specified apple products

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  9. joseph brown

    Nov 01. 2011

    Nice Posting thank you i like it but i cant use this because i have iphone 3

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  10. junaid

    Nov 01. 2011

    can it be used on iPad?can we get it on the APPLE store?

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    • TechCrates

      Nov 01. 2011

      it can be used on iPad2 ….

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  11. junaid

    Nov 02. 2011

    any special requirement of adobe player

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    • TechCrates

      Nov 02. 2011

      no such requirement is stated ….

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  12. Marty

    Nov 03. 2011

    FaceTime is pretty great, I tried two days ago an was impressed

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  13. Praveen Kumar

    Nov 03. 2011

    Wow, Nice information’s this is a very useful thanks for info.

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  14. Charles

    Nov 04. 2011

    I wasn’t aware of FaceTime but it does look very simple. The ringing feature is great but I wonder if it could be set up to ring on the iPad as well?

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    • TechCrates

      Nov 04. 2011

      Yes you can … Check this out

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  15. fazal mayar

    Nov 15. 2011

    thanks for this, i want to use facetime as im tired of using only skype

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    • TechCrates

      Nov 16. 2011

      give a try and do share your experience… here ….

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