I have a friend I like to do FaceTime with pretty often. We've been
having lots of trouble getting connections between our Macs, FT keeps
trying to use our iPhones. Like I'll call him in the FT app on my
MacBook and it says "Using iPhone," so I end the call and try again.
Or I start a FT and it starts from my Mac but then my friend's iPhone
alerts him instead of his iMac.
Somehow we always finally end up on the Macs but does any body know
how we can do that right away and keep the iPhones from being used on
either end?
On 2024-09-08, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have a friend I like to do FaceTime with pretty often. We've been
having lots of trouble getting connections between our Macs, FT keeps
trying to use our iPhones. Like I'll call him in the FT app on my
MacBook and it says "Using iPhone," so I end the call and try again.
Or I start a FT and it starts from my Mac but then my friend's iPhone
alerts him instead of his iMac.
Somehow we always finally end up on the Macs but does any body know
how we can do that right away and keep the iPhones from being used on
either end?
When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert you o
the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you want. Just because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one device doesn't mean
they have to answer it on that device.
When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert you o
the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you want. Just
because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one device doesn't mean
they have to answer it on that device.
Hmmm, we'll check again but I'm pretty sure only the iPhone has been
rining and there hasn't been anything to answer on the Macs.
On 9/9/24 7:49 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2024-09-08, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have a friend I like to do FaceTime with pretty often. We've been
having lots of trouble getting connections between our Macs, FT
keeps trying to use our iPhones. Like I'll call him in the FT app on
my MacBook and it says "Using iPhone," so I end the call and try
again. Or I start a FT and it starts from my Mac but then my
friend's iPhone alerts him instead of his iMac.
Somehow we always finally end up on the Macs but does any body know
how we can do that right away and keep the iPhones from being used
on either end?
When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert
you o the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you
want. Just because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one device
doesn't mean they have to answer it on that device.
Hmmm, we'll check again but I'm pretty sure only the iPhone has been
rining and there hasn't been anything to answer on the Macs.
On 2024-09-10, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 9/9/24 7:49 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2024-09-08, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have a friend I like to do FaceTime with pretty often. We've been
having lots of trouble getting connections between our Macs, FT
keeps trying to use our iPhones. Like I'll call him in the FT app on
my MacBook and it says "Using iPhone," so I end the call and try
again. Or I start a FT and it starts from my Mac but then my
friend's iPhone alerts him instead of his iMac.
Somehow we always finally end up on the Macs but does any body know
how we can do that right away and keep the iPhones from being used
on either end?
When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert
you o the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you
want. Just because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one device
doesn't mean they have to answer it on that device.
Hmmm, we'll check again but I'm pretty sure only the iPhone has been
rining and there hasn't been anything to answer on the Macs.
You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.
Otherwise, check FaceTime settings on the Mac in question by opening the FaceTime app and choosing Settings from the FaceTime menu in the menu
bar at the top of the screen.
This goes without saying, but naturally
the Mac must be signed into the same iCloud account as the iPhone for
you to receive FaceTime calls there.
Okay what do I do with the settings? Turn off the phone number so I can
only be called with my email address? Turn off Calls from iPhone? Some
other setting to force calls to the Mac?
Okay what do I do with the settings? Turn off the phone number so I can
only be called with my email address? Turn off Calls from iPhone? Some
other setting to force calls to the Mac?
On 9/11/24 7:38 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2024-09-10, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 9/9/24 7:49 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
On 2024-09-08, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have a friend I like to do FaceTime with pretty often. We've
been having lots of trouble getting connections between our Macs,
FT keeps trying to use our iPhones. Like I'll call him in the FT
app on my MacBook and it says "Using iPhone," so I end the call
and try again. Or I start a FT and it starts from my Mac but then
my friend's iPhone alerts him instead of his iMac.
Somehow we always finally end up on the Macs but does any body
know how we can do that right away and keep the iPhones from being
used on either end?
When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert
you o the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you
want. Just because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one
device doesn't mean they have to answer it on that device.
Hmmm, we'll check again but I'm pretty sure only the iPhone has been
rining and there hasn't been anything to answer on the Macs.
You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.
We were sitting right in front of our Macs with FT open waiting for
the call!!
Otherwise, check FaceTime settings on the Mac in question by opening
the FaceTime app and choosing Settings from the FaceTime menu in the
menu bar at the top of the screen.
Okay what do I do with the settings? Turn off the phone number so I
can only be called with my email address? Turn off Calls from iPhone?
Some other setting to force calls to the Mac?
This goes without saying, but naturally the Mac must be signed into
the same iCloud account as the iPhone for you to receive FaceTime
calls there.
Well it must be b'cuz I'm signed in for other Apple things and also eventually we get a Mac to Mac connection just a lot of times not on
the first try.
You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.
We were sitting right in front of our Macs with FT open waiting for the call!!
On 14. Sep 2024 at 23:24:31 CEST, "Connor Shannon" <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.
We were sitting right in front of our Macs with FT open waiting for the
call!!
Same here just last friday.
iPhone and iPad where ringing, MacbookAir wasn´t (while beeing locked into the same facetime account).
If there is a "magical" setting I´d sure like to know where to find it.
On 14. Sep 2024 at 23:24:31 CEST, "Connor Shannon" <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.
We were sitting right in front of our Macs with FT open waiting for
the call!!
Same here just last friday. iPhone and iPad where ringing, MacbookAir wasn´t (while beeing locked into the same facetime account).
If there is a "magical" setting I´d sure like to know where to find
it.
On 11. Sep 2024 at 00:50:38 CEST, "Connor Shannon" <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert you o >>> the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you want. Just
because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one device doesn't mean
they have to answer it on that device.
That´s the theory.
Hmmm, we'll check again but I'm pretty sure only the iPhone has been
rining and there hasn't been anything to answer on the Macs.
And that´s where theory differs from reality. (I had those incidents where only one device of 3 was ringing too)
On 2024-09-16, Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
On 14. Sep 2024 at 23:24:31 CEST, "Connor Shannon" <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> >> wrote:
You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.
We were sitting right in front of our Macs with FT open waiting for
the call!!
Same here just last friday. iPhone and iPad where ringing, MacbookAir
wasn´t (while beeing locked into the same facetime account).
If there is a "magical" setting I´d sure like to know where to find
it.
What you are both describing isn't normal.
Which model Mac and what version OS is running on it?
Mine is a MacBook Air I just got it last year or maybe late 2022. It has Sonoma, I just got the notice about Seqoia but I haven't updated it yet.
Can´t imagine that it is a MacBook Air problem, but who knows...
On 20. Sep 2024 at 08:29:22 CEST, "Bernd Froehlich" <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
Can´t imagine that it is a MacBook Air problem, but who knows...
Spent some hours on the net and finally solved it.
Two tips I found were to clear the DNS cache of the mac and to connect the Mac through a hotspot to the internet.
Lo and behold: Facetime worked, I got the call on my Mac 8-)
Then I reset my router and now Facetime works just fine.
Not sure whether it was the DNS cache or the router reset that ultimately solved it but I hope it works for you too Connor.
What make and model router?
On 20. Sep 2024 at 08:29:22 CEST, "Bernd Froehlich" <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
Can´t imagine that it is a MacBook Air problem, but who knows...
Spent some hours on the net and finally solved it.
Two tips I found were to clear the DNS cache of the mac and to connect the Mac through a hotspot to the internet.
Lo and behold: Facetime worked, I got the call on my Mac 8-)
Then I reset my router and now Facetime works just fine.
Not sure whether it was the DNS cache or the router reset that ultimately solved it but I hope it works for you too Connor.
We just tried again. My phone was near my MacBook and it "rang" with the
FT call. I had phone number FT turned off on my MacBook like you guys suggested but my name with my phone number was still in his FT call list
so I think when he clicked on it it called my phone number. I didn't
answer and sent my friend a text message (from my Mac) asking if he
could "call" my email address. So then he clicked New Facetime Call on
his Mac and typed in my email and it rang on my MacBook. (Also on my
phone but I ignored that.)
So I think the key is to force the computers to use email addresses but
since the FT previous call list includes phone calls it's easy for a
friend's phone number to be in the list and you have to make sure you
aren't using that. Anyway thats what I think is happening.
Gosh I don't want to go through my phone instead of my wifi. But I'm
glad it worked for you!
On 9/20/24 7:21 AM, Bernd Froehlich wrote:
On 20. Sep 2024 at 08:29:22 CEST, "Bernd Froehlich" <befr@eaglesoft.de>
wrote:
Can´t imagine that it is a MacBook Air problem, but who knows...
Spent some hours on the net and finally solved it.
Two tips I found were to clear the DNS cache of the mac and to
connect the Mac through a hotspot to the internet. Lo and behold:
Facetime worked, I got the call on my Mac 8-) Then I reset my router
and now Facetime works just fine.
Not sure whether it was the DNS cache or the router reset that
ultimately solved it but I hope it works for you too Connor.
Gosh I don't want to go through my phone instead of my wifi. But I'm
glad it worked for you!
We just tried again. My phone was near my MacBook and it "rang" with
the FT call. I had phone number FT turned off on my MacBook like you
guys suggested
but my name with my phone number was still in his FT call list so I
think when he clicked on it it called my phone number. I didn't answer
and sent my friend a text message (from my Mac) asking if he could
"call" my email address. So then he clicked New Facetime Call on his
Mac and typed in my email and it rang on my MacBook. (Also on my phone
but I ignored that.)
So I think the key is to force the computers to use email addresses
but
since the FT previous call list includes phone calls it's easy for a
friend's phone number to be in the list and you have to make sure you
aren't using that. Anyway thats what I think is happening.
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