Hand off a FaceTime call from your iPad to your other Apple devices (2024)

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iPad User Guide

You can start a FaceTime call on your iPad and move the call to another device where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.

With Continuity Camera and Mic, you can also use iPad as a webcam and microphone for FaceTime calls on your Mac or AppleTV. See Use FaceTime on Apple TV 4K.

Note: Your selected contact information for the call, shown in Settings> FaceTime, must match the selected contact information in Settings> FaceTime on the device you want to hand off to.

Hand off a FaceTime call from iPad to iPhone or Mac

While on a FaceTime call on your iPad, you can hand off the call to your iPhone or Mac. To hand off a FaceTime call, your devices need macOS13, iOS16, or iPadOS16 or later. You must be signed in with the same AppleID on both devices.

During a call in the FaceTime app on iPad, do one of the following on your other device:
- Tap the notification with the suggestion “Move call to this [device].”
- Tap at the top of the screen.
  A preview of the call appears, showing your camera, microphone, and audio settings.
Make sure the settings are the ones you want, then tap Switch or Join.
The call moves to the new device. On the original device, a banner appears confirming that the call was continued elsewhere, along with a Switch button, which you can tap if you want to bring the call back.

Hand off a FaceTime call from your iPad to Apple TV 4K

You can start (or receive) a FaceTime call on your iPad, and then hand off the call to the larger screen on AppleTV4K (2nd generation or later) when you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on both devices. After you hand off the call, it continues on Apple TV, with your iPad serving as a webcam and microphone for Apple TV for the duration of the call. Continuity Camera with Apple TV4K (2nd generation or later) is available on supported iPad models.

For instructions on handing off and continuing the call on Apple TV 4K (2nd generation), see Use FaceTime on Apple TV 4K (2nd generation or later).

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