Using FaceTime with other Apple Devices?

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Using FaceTime with other Apple Devices?

I have an iMac (2011 model) an iPhone 6 and an iPad Mini. My son uses the iPad Mini. He does not have his own Apple ID because he is a toddler. I have set it up with his own email address and I can FaceTime him from my iPhone 6 with no problem. The other day I tried to call his iPad Mini from my iMac but instead of his iPad Mini ringing, my iPhone 6 was ringing even though I clicked on his email address my iPhone 6 rang anyway.

Any advice or tips on how to correct this? I want to be able to use either my iMac or my iPhone 6 to make FaceTime calls to the iPad Mini.

Thanks!!!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 23, 2015 9:41 AM

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Answer 1

John Galt

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Apr 23, 2015 10:02 AM in response to DVX100Shooter

On the iPad, sign in to FaceTime using an Apple ID you wish to designate for your son's use.

In Settings > FaceTime, and below that Apple ID, be sure that the email address you wish to use appears under "you can be reached by FaceTime at".

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Answer 2

Rudegar

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Apr 23, 2015 10:52 AM in response to DVX100Shooter

facetime is a call from the appleID not from a physical device so an appleID can never ever ever call itself

you can give him his own appleID and use family sharing to get him the apps he needs

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Answer 3

DVX100Shooter Author

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Apr 24, 2015 9:08 AM in response to Rudegar

Rudegar,

If I understand you correctly, that is not true. I just now pulled up FaceTime on my iMac. I had my iPhone and iPad Mini sitting here on my desk. From FaceTime on my iMac I clicked on my son's name to connect with the iPad and to my surprise both my iPhone 6 and the iPad Mini were ringing. The all have the same Apple ID. Now the iPad was over my mom's house a few days ago and she has Wi-Fi and all but the iPad would not connect to FaceTime when I called it from the computer but it did connect when I used my iPhone.

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