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iPhone User Guide

Make a Group FaceTime call on iPhone

In the FaceTime app, you can talk with up to 32 participants in a Group FaceTime call.

Note: Group FaceTime calls aren’t available in all countries or regions. See the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.

👁 A Group FaceTime call showing five participants in separate tiles.

Start a Group FaceTime call

  1. Go to the  FaceTime app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap New Call.

  3. In the field near the top of the screen, enter the names, numbers, or emails of the people you want to call.

    You can also tap 👁 the Add Contact button
    to open Contacts and add people from there, or tap suggested contacts.

  4. Tap FaceTime to make a video call or tap 👁 the Call button
    to make a FaceTime audio call.

Each participant appears in a tile on the screen. When a participant speaks (verbally or by using sign language) or you tap the tile, that tile becomes highlighted or more prominent. Tiles that can’t fit on the screen appear in a row at the bottom. To find a participant you don’t see, swipe through the row. The participant’s initials may appear in the tile if an image isn’t available.

To prevent the tile of the person speaking or signing from becoming more prominent during a Group FaceTime call, go to the Settings app 👁 Image
, tap Apps, tap FaceTime, then turn off Speaking below Automatic Prominence.

Note: Sign language detection requires a supported model for the presenter. In addition, both the presenter and participants need iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11, or later.

Start a Group FaceTime call from a group Messages conversation

In a group iMessage conversation, you can start a Group FaceTime call with all the people you’re chatting with in Messages.

  1. Tap 👁 the FaceTime button
    at the top right of the iMessage conversation.

  2. Tap FaceTime Audio or FaceTime Video.

Add another person to a call

Any participant can add another person at any time during a FaceTime call.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • During a one-on-one FaceTime call: Tap the screen to show the FaceTime controls (if they aren’t visible), tap 👁 the More button
      ,       then tap Add People.

    • During a Group FaceTime call: Tap the people count at the top of the screen, then tap Add People.

  2. Enter the name, number, or email of the person you want to add, or tap 👁 the Add Contact button
    to add someone from Contacts. You can add multiple people.

  3. Tap Add People.

Join a Group FaceTime call

When someone invites you to join a Group FaceTime call, you receive a notification of the incoming call—you can either join or decline. See Answer a FaceTime call.

Leave a Group FaceTime call

To leave a group call at any time, tap 👁 the End button
in the FaceTime controls, or tap Leave while viewing the list of participants.

The call remains active if one or more participants remain.

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