How to Use FaceTime on Android
Jul. 26, 2024As an Android user, you may feel like the black sheep in a circle of mostly iPhone users, you may feel like the black sheep of the group. And when you hear about their hour-long group FaceTime calls the fear of missing out intensifies. What if I told you that you, too, can participate in these calls? Yes, it is possible; so continue reading to learn how to join and use FaceTime calls on Android.
How Does Apple FaceTime Work on Android?
This means you can’t FaceTime your friends yourself, instead, someone will have to send an invite link for you to join in. You wouldn’t need to have an Apple ID or have to create one. You just have to enter your name to get started. Sounds easy right? So let’s see how to join FaceTime calls on Android and PC.
As explained earlier, to join a FaceTime, you will have to ask someone to create and send you an invite link. This can only be done via an iPhone or iPad running on iOS 15 or later, and a Mac running macOS Monetary or newer. Here’s how you can create one.
Now that your friend has created and shared a link, it’s time for you to join in. Here is how you do it.
Now that you have joined, here are some basic features that you can use inside the FaceTime call. Here’s a quick rundown of them.
That’s how you can join a FaceTime call from your Android device. Though it would be better had there been a full-fledged FaceTime web app so that you can do more than join a meeting, it is a huge step for Apple for interoperability. What’s your take on this big move? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
No. Apple hasn’t released a FaceTime app for Android. Instead, Android users can join FaceTime calls only through a link. So, unless you get a link from an iPhone user, you can’t join the party.
No. You cannot generate a FaceTime meeting invite link on an Android device. That means you must ask your friend (who owns an iPhone, iPad, or Mac) to create and share a FaceTime meeting link with you.
FaceTime only supports Safari and Google Chrome. Hence, you must open the FaceTime link in Chrome to get started with the call. After tapping the link, you must add your name and wait for your friend (or the one who created the link) to let you in.
No. Features like SharePlay, ScreenShare, and Memoji filters are exclusive to iPhone and iOS users. Android and PC users won’t get to enjoy them on a FaceTime call.
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