Make and receive FaceTime audio calls in Messages on Apple Watch (2024)

FAQs

Make and receive FaceTime audio calls in Messages on Apple Watch? ›

Start a Group FaceTime audio call from a Messages conversation. Open the Messages app on your Apple Watch. Start a new message or open a conversation, scroll down, then tap FaceTime Audio to make a call.

Open the Phone app on your Apple Watch. Tap Contacts, then turn the Digital Crown to scroll. Tap the contact you want to call, then tap the phone button. Tap FaceTime Audio to start a FaceTime audio call, or tap a phone number.

If your Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi or cellular

With a Wi-Fi or cellular connection, your Apple Watch can do the following things, even if your iPhone isn't with you. Make and answer phone calls. Send and receive messages. Use Siri to get directions, send iMessages, and more.

If you're unable to make FaceTime calls on your Apple Watch, go to iPhone Settings > FaceTime and if you see Use your Apple ID for FaceTime, tap it. Once you have enabled FaceTime via your Apple ID, restart both iPhone and Apple Watch. After this, the calls should not fail.

If your Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi

Send messages. Make phone calls (make phone calls if you have Wi-Fi calling enabled or want to make a FaceTime audio call and you're within range of a Wi-Fi network) Use Walkie-Talkie.

Open the Settings app, tap FaceTime, then turn on FaceTime. Open the FaceTime app. To make sure FaceTime is set up correctly, try making a call. Restart your Apple Watch.

Jump to solution. Unfortunately there is not a way to view FaceTime call records other than the device itself.

Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, then tap the My Watch tab. Tap Notifications. Scroll down to the list of installed apps, then turn on the app that you want to receive notifications from.

Apple Watch Mirroring allows you to see and control your Apple Watch screen from your paired iPhone. You can use touch or assistive features like Voice Control, Switch Control, and more on your iPhone to interact with Apple Watch.

You don't need a cellular plan, and Watch will provide all functions—except cellular access—when operating without a plan. Watch will be able to initiate and answer calls via the iPhone, when within Bluetooth range of the paired iPhone, too.

Which Apple Watch can you answer calls and texts? ›

Yes - all models of Apple Watch, including Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS) - can be used to send and receive texts and to make and receive calls when your iPhone is nearby and connected to a cellular network and, potentially, also under other certain other circ*mstances (see below): Send messages. Answer phone calls.

Apple watches don't have a camera and so it's not possible to look through a camera lens of an Watch.

After setting up Personal Voice on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can choose to use that voice with Live Speech on your Apple Watch. (Available in select languages.) To use your Personal Voice on Apple Watch: Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.

With a cellular connection on Apple Watch, you can make calls, reply to messages, receive notifications, and more — even while you're away from your iPhone.

To initiate 3-way calling, while on a call, tap Add call. Select the desired contact or number from their call log or dial the desired number using the keypad. Tap the Swap icon to swap calls. Tap the Merge icon to initiate 3-way calling.