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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- FaceTime video messages work like voicemail for missed video calls.
- Reside Voicemail allows you to go away audio messages from FaceTime audio.
- Missed FaceTime messages seem within the recipient’s name historical past.
My editor advised me the opposite day that she had spent the weekend displaying two folks learn how to use an apparently little-known FaceTime characteristic: video messages. That acquired me questioning whether or not my husband or my mother and father knew learn how to go away one when somebody does not reply a FaceTime video call. Spoiler alert: They did not, so I confirmed them the way it works.
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It is mainly voicemail, however with video and just for FaceTime customers. Should you use FaceTime audio, there is a associated characteristic referred to as Live Voicemail. Confused but? Don’t be concerned. My household was, too, at first. This is learn how to use each.
Tips on how to go away a FaceTime video message
What you want: FaceTime video messages solely work with FaceTime-compatible Apple gadgets. Apple says they are often acquired from saved contacts, folks the recipient has referred to as, and other people prompt by Siri.
Let the decision ring till the opposite individual does not reply. When it instances out, FaceTime reveals the choice to report a video message. It seems solely after a FaceTime video name goes unanswered, not earlier than the decision is positioned.
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To view a FaceTime video message, open FaceTime and search for it within the name historical past. Faucet the video thumbnail to play it. Messages will also be discovered by tapping an individual’s identify in FaceTime historical past, then checking Movies or Voicemails.
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Non-obligatory: Depart a FaceTime audio voicemail
To position a FaceTime audio name as a substitute of a video name, first allow Reside Voicemail in settings. Go to Settings > Apps > Telephone > Reside Voicemail. Then place the FaceTime audio name as traditional: Open FaceTime, faucet New FaceTime, choose a contact, and faucet the cellphone icon. When the individual does not reply, FaceTime provides you the choice to depart a voicemail.
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On the recipient’s finish, a stay transcript could seem whereas the message is being recorded, whether it is lengthy sufficient. After the FaceTime audio voicemail is left, the total message may be discovered within the Telephone app below Voicemail.
Why would I go away FaceTime voicemails?
For somebody already utilizing the FaceTime app to position a name, leaving a video message or audio voicemail is simply as helpful as leaving some other missed-call message. The Report Video possibility simply makes it really feel extra private as a result of you possibly can movie your self talking.
The place do FaceTime video messages seem?
FaceTime video messages seem within the recipient’s FaceTime name historical past and as a notification. FaceTime audio voicemails are saved within the Telephone app’s Voicemail inbox.
Is that this the identical as sending a video in Messages?
No. A FaceTime video message begins from a missed FaceTime video name and seems within the FaceTime app.
Can I go away a FaceTime voicemail from my desktop?
No. On a Mac desktop, I didn’t see the choice to depart a FaceTime video message or voicemail if the individual did not reply.
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