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Kickstarter Tumblr Art Club. Film TV Games. Fortnite Game of Thrones Books. Comics Music. Filed under: Apple How-to Reviews. How to use FaceTime for group calls.

Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Tap their name to open up the contact then tap their number to add them. Tap the green video button to start a video call or the audio button to start an audio call. One-on-one FaceTime works well, but it took Apple a while to figure out how to make it work with groups. The relatively new Group FaceTime feature lets you virtually hang with your friends fairly seamlessly. The easiest way to start a Group FaceTime call is to open an existing group chat in the Messages app, tap on the group of contacts you're talking to at the top of the screen, then hit the FaceTime icon.

This will add everyone in the group chat to the video call. If you need to add others from there, just swipe up, tap "Add Person" and enter their info. If you want to leave the call, hit the red button towards the bottom-right of the screen.

You can even leave, then rejoin the call if it's still going, which could be useful if you need to do something on your end for a moment and temporarily can't talk. To rejoin, just go back to the group chat in the Messages app and tap the button among the messages to call back in.

The above video from Apple shows how this looks. Apple currently caps Group FaceTime calls at 32 people, which is Christine Baker. Lifewire Technology Review Board Member. Christine Baker is a marketing consultant with experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design. Article reviewed on Apr 12, Tweet Share Email.

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