Did you know that you don’t need an iPhone to use FaceTime to communicate with your friends? FaceTime allows you to join and attend video calls if you have an Android phone. Meanwhile, on Android, you can’t currently initiate or make FaceTime calls. To join the call, you will need an invitation from a friend or family member who has an iOS 15, iPadOS 15, or Mac device.
Anyway, the good news is that video chatting does not require an Apple ID or any other form of registration. All you need is a link from an iPhone-owning friend. Similar to Zoom, you may then utilize the URL to join the video call directly from your browser. This takes us to the focus of this guide. In this guide, we will take a look at how to use FaceTime on Android.
Below is How to Use FaceTime on Android
- First and foremost, using an iPhone or iPad, open FaceTime. If you can’t find it, go to the App Library and look for it.
- After that, select Create Link.
- It will then open the sharing sheet for you automatically. Then, if desired, press Add Name below the “FaceTime Link” to add a name.
- From the share sheet, choose the person (i.e. the Android phone) to invite to the FaceTime call. Meanwhile, you can opt to send the FaceTime call link to anyone using any messaging platform, including SMS and instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
- The link will be in the format “facetime.apple.com” on an Android smartphone. After that, press the FaceTime call link to launch it in a browser, preferably Chrome.
- When it opens, type your name in the box and then hit Continue. Meanwhile, there’s no need to register or do anything else.
- If you haven’t already, give permission to use your camera and microphone.
- Then, in the upper right corner, click the Join button. While the iPhone user invites you into the meeting, you’ll get a “Waiting to be let in” notification at the bottom of the screen.
- An invitation to join the meeting will then be sent to the iPhone user who created the link. Simply instruct them to hit the green check button on the pop-up. You will be able to join the FaceTime call and video chat from your Android phone once they have completed it
That’s all. It’s easy and straightforward. Just follow the steps outlined above and you can start using FaceTime on Android.
