How do I change default phone application in Mac OSX Capitan/Sierra?
I do not want to use Facetime. I want to use a different app, say Skype or Uno to make phone calls. I already tried changing default app in Facetime/Settings but it doesn't stick, it immediately changes back to Facetime again.
MacBook Pro, iOS 8.1.3
I ran into this "opposite" problem too after installing Skype. As usual, Apple don't make it easy to find these settings!
1. start the "Facetime" application
2. "FaceTime" → "Preferences…" menu item (or ⌘+,)
3. in the "Settings" tab that opens, down the bottom, change "Default for calls" from "Skype for Business" to "FaceTime".
After that, calling from the "Messages" app went through my iPhone again like it used to.
PS: boo to Microsoft for silently changing this default!
I ran into this "opposite" problem too after installing Skype. As usual, Apple don't make it easy to find these settings!
1. start the "Facetime" application
2. "FaceTime" → "Preferences…" menu item (or ⌘+,)
3. in the "Settings" tab that opens, down the bottom, change "Default for calls" from "Skype for Business" to "FaceTime".
After that, calling from the "Messages" app went through my iPhone again like it used to.
PS: boo to Microsoft for silently changing this default!
"Funny" - I have the exact opposite question. I have Skype for Business installed on my MacBook Pro running MacOS Sierra and after the install my default call making app is Skype for Business - I DO NOT WANT THAT!
It prevents me from making calls using handover with my iPhone 😟.
Any solutions?
Hmm...but if I don't want to use facetime, this isn't possible to archive: The Preferences-Menu is greyed-out as long as you don't register a facetime-account.
I have to set the default telephone app on 10 iMacs and don't want to register 10 iCloud-accounts just to do the facetime login and being able to open the preferences there. That's ridiculous.
Installed RCDefaultApp and set the default telephone app there but the phone-icon in contacts application is still greyed-out. So it's not possible to start phone calls from within contacts application.
I exactly have same problem.
In Facetime preference, my default for calls in FaceTime but whenever I click some phone number on Safari for call, it returns message "Do you want to allow this page to open “Skype”?" and nothing after that.
Please advise.
On Mac OSX Sierra:
Select Facetime -> Preferences -> Default for calls, then you can chose among "skype, microsoft communicator, facetime (your iphone), skype for business, etc."
Open FaceTime on your Mac, select FaceTime > Preferences, select Settings, then change Default for calls to FaceTime.
Great thx!
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How to change default phone app on Mac
