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FaceTime missing from iPhone 5?

I've heard that the iPhone 5 is supposed to have FaceTime. Mine was just delivered today. I've set it up and noticed that the FaceTime icon simply does not exist. Is there something I am missing? How do I make it appear. I even asked Siri and it said "It doesn't look like you have an app named "FaceTime".

iPhone 5, iOS 6, FaceTime

Posted on Sep 28, 2012 11:14 PM

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Posted on Sep 29, 2012 6:12 AM

FaceTime is not an app on the iPhone. First, go to Settings>FaceTime and make sure that it's turned on and has activated. Then, if you wish to call someone using FaceTime, find their entry in your Contacts and tap on the "FaceTime" button.


Best of luck.

70 replies

May 4, 2013 8:26 PM in response to designerwlm

FaceTime app on the iPod touch/iPad 2 is actually a lowered Phone app. iPhone doesn't have FaceTime app; it already has the Phone app. iPod touch/iPad don't have Phone app so Apple gave them FaceTime purposes; however, if you go to your contacts, you will be able to use FaceTime if you click on the contact and then select FaceTime from that menu.

Aug 1, 2013 4:48 AM in response to Fabelien

I Just bought two iPhones here in dubai and I do have face time in contact. I bought from different shop that sold american iPhone or ipad I have 2 ipad2 and 2 mini ipad and 2 iPhone and they all have face time. but I'm sure they blocked it but its ok because I would like to use it when I get home. in the other store yes I already confirm that they don't sell iPhone with face time that's why I stick with one shop only cuz they're the only one sold iPhone with face time here in Dubai..

Oct 3, 2013 2:28 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Meg St._Clair wrote:

It is not a "fix" as nothing was broken before.

SMH. Facepalm. Sigh. Nothing of course, EXCEPT the OS. 🙂

Anyways, we are all so very glad that Apple fixed their horrible mistake! Now that this crippling issue is resolved, their bungling, bumbling designers can once again show their faces in public without feeling such intense shame and anquish over this utter fiasco! It took them only 1 year to unequivocally realize that, YES, there should absolutely, clearly, be a Facetime App on the iPhone and fix it. Since they've repaired that which was not broken, and the "whoops", or "oopsie!" if you will, incident has now been corrected, we can all finally enjoy an experience that is blissfully free from "errors" or "bugs" or "glitches" (like them forgetting to put the FT app in one of their devices)!

Oct 3, 2013 6:15 PM in response to designerwlm

designerwlm wrote:


Anyways, we are all so very glad that Apple fixed their horrible mistake! Now that this crippling issue is resolved, their bungling, bumbling designers can once again show their faces in public without feeling such intense shame and anquish over this utter fiasco! It took them only 1 year to unequivocally realize that, YES, there should absolutely, clearly, be a Facetime App on the iPhone and fix it. Since they've repaired that which was not broken, and the "whoops", or "oopsie!" if you will, incident has now been corrected, we can all finally enjoy an experience that is blissfully free from "errors" or "bugs" or "glitches" (like them forgetting to put the FT app in one of their devices)!

What's with the random use of bold, bold italic and underline? Looks like pretty poor design to me.

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