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FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web

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FaceTime becomes a Zoom alternative

By Jacob Kastrenakes@jake_k Jun 7, 2021, 1:15pm EDT

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An iPhone with FaceTime beside an older Android phone showing
FaceTime in a web browser. FaceTime on the web on the oldest-looking
Android device Apple could reasonably use. Image: Apple

Android and Windows users will finally be able to join FaceTime
calls. During its WWDC keynote, Apple announced that FaceTime is
going to be available on the web so users can call in from Android
devices and Windows PCs. The video calling service was previously
only available on iOS and Mac devices.

Apple is turning FaceTime into a bit more of a Zoom-like video
calling service with this update. FaceTime is also going to allow you
to grab a link to a scheduled call so that you can share it with
people in advance and join in at the right time.

Related

Apple is building video and music sharing into FaceTime

A release date wasn't immediately announced. It sounds like the web
features will launch with iOS 15 in the fall.

Apple announced a number of other FaceTime updates coming in iOS 15,
too. There's a new grid view option, a voice isolation feature to
improve sound quality, spatial audio support, and the option to blur
your background with "portrait mode."

There's also a major new feature called SharePlay. SharePlay will let
a group of people watch or listen to the same thing at once. The
feature lets you pull in songs, videos, or share your screen. Some
major names are on board to support the feature, including Disney
Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, and Twitch. Apple Music and Apple TV Plus
support it, too, of course.

Virtual watch parties became popular during the pandemic, and
SharePlay really dives into that. The feature shows Apple hoping to
make FaceTime into more of a hangout space and not just a way to make
convenient video calls with your relatives.

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