To delete a FaceTime link, click the Info button next to the link in the sidebar, then click Delete Link.

To remove them from the call after they've joined, click the remove button within 30 seconds.

To decline their request to join the call, click the decline button by their name.

To let them join the call, click the checkmark by their name.

When others open the FaceTime link and click Join, they need to be let in to the call.

When you're ready to start the call, double-click FaceTime Link in the sidebar, or click the FaceTime button next to it.

After creating the link, it appears in the sidebar of the FaceTime window, as pictured below.

You can then copy the link or choose one of the other sharing options.

Click Create Link to open a sharing menu.

Open the FaceTime app on a Mac that is using macOS Monterey or later.

A tile shows an exclamation point when the internet connection isn't fast enough to show that person's video.

Click a tile to show that person's name.

Beginning with macOS Monterey, you can show all tiles in a uniform grid when the call includes at least 4 participants: Click the Grid button that appears in the upper-right corner of the window. In this view, the speaker's tile is automatically highlighted.You can prevent this movement in macOS Catalina or later: From the FaceTime menu bar, choose FaceTime > Settings (or Preferences), then deselect Speaking. In this view, the tiles move and the speaker's tile enlarges automatically.

Other participants appear in a row of tiles below.

The most active speakers appear in live video tiles.

If you leave a group call, everyone else in the group remains on the call until they choose to leave.ĭuring a Group FaceTime call, the video tiles work like this:

To leave the call, click the End button.

If you don't see any tiles, click the FaceTime button in the sidebar to begin the call. The tile will say “Waiting” until the person answers.

If you're calling a group, you should see a tile for each person in the group.

Click the FaceTime button to make a video call, or click the button's arrow and choose FaceTime Audio. If you don't see this button, click the Video or Audio button instead.

With macOS Mojave or later, you can enter more than one person-up to 32 people-to make a Group FaceTime call.

Enter the name, email address, or phone number of the person you want to call.

If you don't see it in your version of FaceTime, skip this step.

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