Use Group FaceTime on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Group FaceTime makes it easy to chat with multiple people at the same time. You can start a Group FaceTime from the FaceTime app or from a group conversation in the Messages app — and you can add up to 32 people.

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To use Group FaceTime video calls, you need iOS 12.1.4 or later, or iPadOS. on one of these devices: iPhone 6s or later, iPad Pro or later, iPad Air 2 or later, iPad mini 4 or later, iPad (5th generation) or later, or iPod touch (7th generation). Earlier models of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that support iOS 12.1.4 can join Group FaceTime calls as audio participants.

FaceTime isn't available in all countries or regions.

  • Start a call from the FaceTime app

  • Start a call from the Messages app

  • Join a Group FaceTime call

  • Add a person to a group call

iPhone showing how to start a Group FaceTime call from the FaceTime app

Start a Group FaceTime call from the FaceTime app

iPhone showing how to make a Group FaceTime call from the Messages app

Start a Group FaceTime call from the Messages app

Join a Group FaceTime call

There are a few ways to join a Group FaceTime call that someone else started:

From a notification

iPhone showing how to join a FaceTime call from a notification

From a group message

iPhone showing how to join a FaceTime call from a group message

iPhone showing how to add someone to a Group FaceTime call

Add a person to a Group FaceTime call

  1. From the call, tap the participants at the top of the screen, then tap Add People.
  2. Enter the contact's name, phone number, or email.
  3. Tap Add People.

When you add someone to your call, you can tap Ring next to their name so their device alerts them again of the incoming call.

When someone is added to a Group FaceTime call, they can't be removed from the call. In order for that person to leave the call, they need to end the Group FaceTime call on their own device.

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