FaceTime

FaceTime
Developer(s)Apple
Initial release
  • iOS: June 24, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-24) (with iOS 4)
  • Mac: February 24, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-24) (with Mac OS X 10.6.6 “Snow Leopard”)
Operating system
Platform
PredecessoriChat
TypeVideotelephony, Voice over IP
LicenseProprietary software
Website

FaceTime is a proprietary videotelephony product developed by Apple Inc. FaceTime is available on supported iOS mobile devices running iOS 4 and later and Mac computers that run Mac OS X 10.6.6 and later. FaceTime supports any iOS device with a forward-facing camera and any Mac computer equipped with a FaceTime Camera. FaceTime Audio, an audio-only version, is available on any iOS device that supports iOS 7 or newer, and any Mac with a forward-facing camera running OS X 10.9.2 and later.

FaceTime is included for free in iOS and macOS from Mac OS X Lion (10.7) onwards.[1] Since the release of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, non-Apple systems can be used to participate in FaceTime calls using a web client.[2]

  1. ^ Cipriani, Jason (September 12, 2016). "Deleting Apple apps on iOS 10? There's a catch". CNET. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ DeNisco Rayome, Alison (October 17, 2021). "iOS 15: You can finally FaceTime between iPhone and Android. Here's how". CNET. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.