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From: Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:50:38 -0700
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On 9/9/24 7:49 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2024-09-08, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I have a friend I like to do FaceTime with pretty often. We've been
>> having lots of trouble getting connections between our Macs, FT keeps
>> trying to use our iPhones. Like I'll call him in the FT app on my
>> MacBook and it says "Using iPhone," so I end the call and try again.
>> Or I start a FT and it starts from my Mac but then my friend's iPhone
>> alerts him instead of his iMac.
>>
>> Somehow we always finally end up on the Macs but does any body know
>> how we can do that right away and keep the iPhones from being used on
>> either end?
> 
> When someone calls you on FaceTime, all of your devices will alert you o
> the call and you can answer the call on whichever device you want. Just
> because your friend sees/hears the call ring on one device doesn't mean
> they have to answer it on that device.
> 

Hmmm, we'll check again but I'm pretty sure only the iPhone has been 
rining and there hasn't been anything to answer on the Macs.