Selecting FaceTime settings on your Apple iPad Air 5G iPadOS 17

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Selecting FaceTime settings

You can make a video call to another device which supports FaceTime. To select settings for FaceTime, you need to activate your Apple ID on your tablet.

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Press Settings.

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Press FaceTime.

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Press the indicator next to "FaceTime" to turn the function on or off.

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Press the required setting below "YOU CAN BE REACHED BY FACETIME AT".

You can select the email addresses and phone numbers others can use to contact you using FaceTime.

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Press the required setting below "ALLOW FACETIME TO ACCESS" and follow the instructions on the screen to allow access for specific apps and functions.

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Press the indicator next to "Calls from iPhone" to turn the function on or off.

You can set FaceTime to use the account on your iPhone to make and receive FaceTime calls when your iPhone is near your tablet and connected to Wi-Fi.

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Press SharePlay.

Using SharePlay, you can share your screen, watch films and listen to music with others during a FaceTime call.

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Press the indicator next to "SharePlay" to turn the function on or off.

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Press arrow left.

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Press the indicator next to "Speaking" to turn the function on or off.

You can set FaceTime to display a big picture of the person currently speaking.

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Press the indicator next to "FaceTime Live Photos" to turn the function on or off.

With Live Photos, the camera takes a series of pictures of the conversation within a number of seconds allowing you to save an animated version of the screen.