[mac4theblind] Re: Facetime: Don't be Alarmed
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:29:49 -0700
That was the case in ios 4.x as well. Me and a friend did this last year.
On Oct 14, 2011, at 1:20 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
> In I O S 5, if you have an IPhone... not an IPod, or IPad, but very very
> specifically, an I? Phone! You will notice that there is no icon anywhere for
> Facetime. That's normal. What they've apparently done is they've integrated
> the app into your phone app. So, here's the deal:
>
> If you're in an active call, go to the bottom right corner and double tap to
> hide your key pad if it's up. Like look at your 6 buttons in the center of
> the screen where the pad used to be. One of them says face time button. Hit
> it, and your call will be merged into an FT call. Symple as that.
>
> Make sure to go under settings from your home screen, and then to Facetime
> and reactivate it, if you wanna use it, as I do.
>
> If you want to call someone from Facetime, they first need to be added to
> your contacts. Then go into your phone, or contacts app, whichever you
> prefer, it makes entirely no difference, then double tap the person you wish
> to Facetime. Then, flick down to the very bottom and you'll see a Facetime
> button. Double tap, and then choose the contact detail, if there be
> multiple, and your call will be placed. I don't think that you can make a
> Facetime call become a voice only call, so no dice there... only the other
> way around.
>
> If you're in a voice call or another FT call, and you get a Facetime call,
> you'll get a call waiting beep, but I've not found a way to answer it. As
> soon as you hit accept, or you slide to answer in the case of the lock
> screen, both calls will drop.
>
> I assume this problem will eventually get fixed, I hope.
>
> Finally, your Facetime calls will show up under the recent tab which is the
> 2nd tab in from the left bottom corner in the phone app. In other words,
> you're not gonna have an actual FT app any longer. All your call logs will
> be now included with the recent call log tab of the phone app. They've
> smished them all together. kind a nice in my view.
>
> Remember, IPod Touch users, and IPad users, both 3 and 4, as well as IPad 1
> and 2, and the new IPad 3 when it comes out: you won't have this issue.
> You'll have an FT icon. This only applies to IPhone 3GS, IPhone 4, and
> IPhone 4S's.
>
> Chris.
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