If an incoming FaceTime call is received on an iPhone paired to an Apple Watch, the call will ring both on the phone and the Watch. I realise that it's not currently possible to make/receive FaceTime calls on an Apple Watch directly due to the lack of a camera, but if a FaceTime call is answered on an Apple Watch, what happens?
IOS – What happens when answering an incoming FaceTime call from an Apple Watch
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I'm not sure there is a standard way. It certainly isn't easy to find by using the Contacts or the Facetime app. But, it can be done:
- Send a text message to the specific number you want to Facetime call.
- Open the conversation thread.
- Click "Contact" in the top right.
- Click the symbol for calling.
- Choose "FaceTime Audio".
Ok, figured it out myself. My first problem was that for some reason my phone hadn't activated properly with iMessage / FaceTime (my phone number was unchecked in the You can be reached by FaceTime At section in FaceTime settings). That required switching off FaceTime and iMessage and switching them back on again after a short wait so that they could activate properly, which they did.
Once that was done, my FaceTime settings (on my iPhone) had a new option: iPhone Mobile Calls:
My wife's phone also has that setting. Choosing which phone is used is just a question of only having this setting enabled on one phone at a time. I assume (all though I haven't tried it) that if both phones are enabled in this way, FaceTime on iPad or Mac gives you the choice of which phone/number to use. It wasn't giving me a choice earlier because there was only one phone enabled.
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It’s an audio call only.
You can make audio cellular calls, so it stands to reason FaceTime would follow suit.
This article expands on using FaceTime audio on the Apple Watch