iPhone 4: Enabling and Disabling FaceTime

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Apple’s iPhone 4 includes a feature called FaceTime that lets users voice chat over Wi-Fi networks. The feature is on by default, but you can disable it if the idea of video chatting isn’t your thing.

To disable FaceTime, do this:

  • Tap Settings on your iPhone 4.
  • Tap Phone.
  • Tap the FaceTime slider to change the setting to Off. Tapping the slider again with reenable FaceTime.

Disable FaceTime in the Phone settings

FaceTime uses the front-facing camera in the iPhone 4 for video calls. While seeing the people you’re talking with can be a cool thing, there may be times when you want to make sure other people can’t see you, which makes the disable option very welcome.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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1 Comments

StephanieB

Neither my husband’s nor my iPhone 4 came with that feature enabled, we had to hunt it down and activate it…

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