If I have 2 iPads, will each receive the same FaceTime calll?

When using FaceTime on 2 different iPads, will they both recieve the same call simultaneously?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 2:23 PM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2023 3:55 PM

All your devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) that are signed-in to FaceTime with the same AppleID will be able to initiate or receive a FaceTime call. When receiving a call, all will “ring” and the call can be accepted on any of your devices; when answered, the FaceTime call will be connected to the device that answered the call.


Once the FaceTime call has been connected, you can transfer the call to any of your other devices should you choose to so:

Hand off a FaceTime call to another device - Apple Support


For practical purposes, it doesn’t matter how many iPad’s that you have signed-in to the same AppleID; they will all behave the same - and can make/receive/transfer the call. Having multiple devices isn’t necessarily unusual - neither is it detrimental to use of the FaceTime service - as FaceTime is itself designed to accommodate multiple devices that belong to the same end-user user (AppleID).


However, while you can freely transfer a FaceTime call between devices, you cannot simultaneously answer the same call on multiple devices signed-in with the same AppleID.


I hope this clarification is helpful to you.

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Jan 8, 2023 3:55 PM in response to Newuser1208

All your devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) that are signed-in to FaceTime with the same AppleID will be able to initiate or receive a FaceTime call. When receiving a call, all will “ring” and the call can be accepted on any of your devices; when answered, the FaceTime call will be connected to the device that answered the call.


Once the FaceTime call has been connected, you can transfer the call to any of your other devices should you choose to so:

Hand off a FaceTime call to another device - Apple Support


For practical purposes, it doesn’t matter how many iPad’s that you have signed-in to the same AppleID; they will all behave the same - and can make/receive/transfer the call. Having multiple devices isn’t necessarily unusual - neither is it detrimental to use of the FaceTime service - as FaceTime is itself designed to accommodate multiple devices that belong to the same end-user user (AppleID).


However, while you can freely transfer a FaceTime call between devices, you cannot simultaneously answer the same call on multiple devices signed-in with the same AppleID.


I hope this clarification is helpful to you.

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