Use the FaceTime app to create a random group video chat, too. Enter a number, email address or select someone from your contacts then tap the green Video button.Īfter you place the call, you can invite more people to join by swiping up in the video call and tapping on Add person. Open the FaceTime app and tap on the ' +' sign in the top-right corner. You can also start a group call in the FaceTime app itself. Group chats are just a few taps away from being a group video call. Participants can come and go as they please, as long as at least one person is active in the call. Each member of the group chat will receive an invitation to join the group video call. That will reveal a FaceTime button - tap it. Start a group video call directly from your group iMessage threads by tapping on the profile photos at the top of the chat. Group FaceTime is an underrated feature of Apple products.
Here's how to use Group FaceTime on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Some older model iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches ( $165 at Amazon) that aren't compatible with iOS 13 can still be part of Group FaceTime calls, but their participation will be limited to only audio. Group FaceTime works on any Apple device that's running iOS/iPadOS 12.1.4 or newer, and MacOS 10.14.3 or newer.
