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From: Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Trouble doing Mac-to-Mac FaceTime
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:24:31 -0700
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On 9/11/24 7:38 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2024-09-10, Connor Shannon <cshannon1898@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> You probably just didn't notice the notification on the Mac.

We were sitting right in front of our Macs with FT open waiting for the 
call!!

>  Otherwise, check FaceTime settings on the Mac in question by opening the
> FaceTime app and choosing Settings from the FaceTime menu in the menu
> bar at the top of the screen. 

Okay what do I do with the settings? Turn off the phone number so I can 
only be called with my email address? Turn off Calls from iPhone? Some 
other setting to force calls to the Mac?


> This goes without saying, but naturally
> the Mac must be signed into the same iCloud account as the iPhone for
> you to receive FaceTime calls there.

Well it must be b'cuz I'm signed in for other Apple things and also 
eventually we get a Mac to Mac connection just a lot of times not on the 
first try.