Apple Brings FaceTime to the Mac

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Posted October 20, 2010 at 2:43pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple today announced the public beta of FaceTime for Mac, an entirely new application that allows Mac users to video call iPhone 4 and iPod touch users as well as other Macs. Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there’s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac and Apple LED Cinema Displays.

"FaceTime makes video calling to or from mobile devices easy for the first time," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "We've sold more than 19 million FaceTime-ready iPhone 4 and iPod touch devices in the past four months, and now those users can make FaceTime calls with tens of millions of Mac users."

FaceTime for Mac requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard and is easy to set up with an Apple ID. The public beta is available immediately as a free download at www.apple.com/mac/facetime.

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meshary Al shatti - March 18, 2011 at 10:31pm

i am use facetime carck i call me self and my friends facetime failed how ti fix it

Reese - October 20, 2010 at 10:12pm

Keeps saying missing critical security patch but it's already updated.

limited733 - October 20, 2010 at 5:05pm

It is working!I just called from Germany my brother on his iphone 4 in Greece!We talked about 15Min.Perfect!

Max - October 20, 2010 at 4:27pm

Even if my FaceTime.app on Mac is closed, it will automatically open, if someones calling me =)

vdesai - October 20, 2010 at 3:36pm

anybody got it working? when i try to call my friend's iphone 4 it just rings and after that it says call failed and when i ask my friend and if his phone rang and it didn't , same thing happens when he tries to call me

Josh - October 20, 2010 at 3:44pm

beta..... will test later

vdesai - October 20, 2010 at 3:46pm

yes i understand it's beta but even if it's buggy atleast it gotta connect once. cause they wouldn't just release if it doesnt work at all

Steve - October 20, 2010 at 3:52pm

Works fine, I have called my iPhone and also called my Mac from my iPhone. Remember if you are calling an iPhone you need to select the number not email address

roy - October 20, 2010 at 4:09pm

remeber to use the EXACT number registered with your iPhone 4 (with area code) It works for me, even on 3g (My3G installed) :P

me - October 20, 2010 at 4:14pm

reinstalled and calling to iphone works but when my friend tries to call me to mac from iphone he says it keeps ringing and nothing happens on my mac side

CASEACE79 - October 20, 2010 at 4:16pm

Remember if your friend isn't jailbroken or doesn't have either My3G or 3GUnrestrictor facetime only works on wifi. Did your friend have wifi when you tested it. Mine works fine. Tested with my iPhone 4 jailbroken and my iMac. FYI 3GUnrestrictor works fine with it also.

vdesai - October 20, 2010 at 7:04pm

calling him on his phone worked but him calling me from his phone while on wifi didn't

DAVEMAN - October 20, 2010 at 3:00pm

everytym i try 2 downlod der beta, it downloads iworks 09 trial?!?!

carlos vasquez - October 20, 2010 at 3:02pm

me too !!!!

Steve - October 20, 2010 at 3:05pm

I had the same problem. It works now

BSoares - October 20, 2010 at 3:33pm

First time I had the same problem, second attempt it worked. Installed, tried it out, worked great :)

CAaSEACE79 - October 20, 2010 at 4:10pm

The download for face time is at the bottom. That happened to me too. Its mislabeled on the site. There is another download button at the bottom of the page.