Start or join a FaceTime call from your Apple TV 4K

Make sure your iPhone or iPad is set up to use FaceTime.

1. Go to Settings on your iPhone or iPad, tap FaceTime, then turn on FaceTime.

2. Sign in to FaceTime with your Apple Account, if you haven’t already.

1. Go to the FaceTime app 👁 Image
   on Apple TV 4K and connect an iPhone or iPad as a Continuity Camera if you haven’t already.

   Recent calls and contacts from the connected iPhone or iPad appear in the FaceTime app on Apple TV 4K.

   Note: If you’ve set up iPhone as a dedicated Continuity Camera, only Favorites are available in the FaceTime app.

2. To start a call, do either of the following:

   • Select a recipient from the list of recent FaceTime calls.

   • Select New, select a contact (or more than one contact for a group call), then select FaceTime Video or FaceTime Audio.

• When an incoming FaceTime video or audio call notification appears on Apple TV 4K, press 👁 the TV button
  on the remote, then select Accept or Decline.

Before and during the call, adjust any of the following controls that appear onscreen:

• Center Stage: Select 👁 the Center Stage button
  to turn on Center Stage, which keeps everyone in the room perfectly framed, even as they move around.

• Portrait: Select 👁 the Portrait Mode button
  to turn on Portrait mode, which focuses on the subject and blurs the background image.

• Reactions: Select 👁 the Reactions button
  to recognize hand gestures that generate onscreen effects, such as hearts or fireworks.

During the call, you can show controls to do any of the following:

• Add additional people to the call: Select 👁 the More button
  , select Add People, select one or more contacts from your contacts list, then select “Add people.”

• Turn on Live Captions: Select 👁 the More button
  , then select Live Captions.

  To keep Live Captions on by default, see Turn on Live Captions in FaceTime on Apple TV 4K.

  Note: Live Captions are available in the following languages: Chinese/Mandarin, Cantonese, English (Australian), English (British), English (Indian), English (Singapore), French (France), French (Canadian), German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Mexican) & Spanish (US). Accuracy of Live Captions may vary and should not be relied upon in high-risk or emergency situations.

  By default, Live Captions appear in the lower center of the screen. To expand the caption view to its own space on the left side of the screen, highlight a caption, then select 👁 the Expand button
  . To reduce the caption view, select 👁 the Reduce button
  .

• Start SharePlay: Select 👁 the More button
  , then select SharePlay 👁 the SharePlay button
  and choose the app you want to use for SharePlay. See Watch together using SharePlay on Apple TV 4K.

• Mute the microphone: Select 👁 the Mute button
  .

• Turn the camera on or off: Select 👁 the Camera button
  .

• End the call: Select 👁 the End button
  .

You can continue to use Apple TV 4K while on a FaceTime call. For example, you can go back to the Home Screen, then start watching sports, a movie, or a TV show and adjust the layout to see both the FaceTime call and what you’re watching.

1. Start a FaceTime call or answer an incoming FaceTime call on Apple TV 4K.

2. During the call, press 👁 the Back button
   or 👁 the Menu button
   on your remote to go to the Home Screen.

   The FaceTime call appears in a smaller window while you navigate the Home Screen or other apps on Apple TV 4K.

3. To see more viewing options, press 👁 the TV button
   on the remote, then do any of the following:

   • Change the layout: Select 👁 the Layout button
     , then choose Picture in Picture, Split View, Full Screen, or Move.

   • Hide the FaceTime call: Select 👁 the Hide button
     . To show the FaceTime call again, press 👁 the TV button
     on the remote.

   • End the call: Select 👁 the End button
     .