No extra iPhone FaceTime FOMO: How Apple video calls are coming to Android
In iOS 15, you’ll be a part of a FaceTime name out of your iPhone, Android or Home windows machine.
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The times once you wanted an iPhone, iPad or Mac to hitch a FaceTime video name will quickly be over. In a transfer broadly seen as Apple’s reply to Zoom video calls, the software program big is making it attainable for individuals who have Android telephones and Home windows laptops to hop on FaceTime calls — no iPhone required.
That is not to say that Apple gadgets are lower out of the method. Actually, they’re nonetheless a lot a part of the center of FaceTime that the system will depend on the upcoming iOS 15 working system to look and work extra like Zoom and Microsoft Groups. Along with having the ability to video chat folks outdoors Apple’s bubble, FaceTime updates will embody a brand new grid view and the power to schedule calls.
Most people must wait to check out FaceTime with Android and Home windows customers after the iOS 15 beta arrives subsequent month, or when the completed iOS 15 product arrives within the fall. (Here is how you can obtain the developer beta model now.) However we are able to stroll you thru how you’ll be a part of FaceTime calls now, it doesn’t matter what machine you are utilizing.
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Apple debuts new FaceTime features for iOS 15
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How you’ll FaceTime using Android or Windows
The key here isn’t that the FaceTime app is coming to Android and Windows. It’s that you’ll be able to jump on a FaceTime call using a link. So, if you’re using an Android or Windows device and have a friend or family member with an Apple device, they can send you a link to join a FaceTime call through text, email, WhatsApp or a calendar invite.
Once you get the link, all you have to do is click on it, and it will open in your browser. You’ll be able to join the call from there, without having to download a separate app or own an Apple device.
One caveat to this update: To schedule or start a FaceTime call, you’ll need to have an Apple device and an Apple account. Then, you can create a shareable link to invite others, who can join from their browser on Android or Windows devices — no Apple account needed. But those participants won’t be able to enter the call until the Apple user who set it up approves them.
Apple noted at WWDC that even on the web, FaceTime calls are always end-to-end encrypted.
For more, check out these FaceTime tips and tricks and everything else to know about iOS 15.
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WWDC21: iOS 15 and all its best features
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