Take Control of FaceTime and Messages, 4th Edition

Conference with Others

It’s often the case we want to speak or message with more than one other person, and that’s where FaceTime and Messages have you covered. Even Phone can get it on the action within the constraints of the creaky old phone system.

In this chapter, I explain how to use video and audio with FaceTime for groups of people as well as the use of a FaceTime link, a sort of rendezvous point for FaceTime meet-ups of one to many other people.

You’ll also learn how to create group chats with both iMessage and the regular text-messaging system, and how to troubleshoot the intersection between iMessage and SMS/MMS.

How Many People Can Participate?

Each of Apple’s and the phone system’s group options have their limits. Here’s an ...