iPad Air 13”

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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 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.

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Press Blocked Contacts.

Press Add New... and follow the instructions on the screen to block a contact.

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Press Add New... and follow the instructions on the screen to block a contact.

If you don't want to receive FaceTime calls from certain contacts, you can block them.

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Press arrow left.

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Press Silence Unknown Callers.

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Press the indicator next to "Silence Unknown Callers" to turn the function on or off.

You can set your tablet to ignore calls from people not saved in your address book.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

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Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

iPad Air 13”

Selecting FaceTime settings

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