When you want to make or receive a phone call, you don’t have to reach for your iPhone—you can use your Mac. When someone calls you, a notification appears on your Mac and you can take the call—and even use Real-Time Text (RTT) for your phone calls, if your carrier supports it.
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FaceTime User Guide
The desktop app uses VoIP to place calls using your internet connection. You’ll want a headset and a good WiFi connection. You can make outbound calls from your business number to any contact. For inbound calls, we'll ring your desktop and your forwarding number at the same time. We'll try to reach you on the desktop for 30 seconds.
Note: Phone calls you make and receive on your Mac use cellular minutes—cellular charges may apply.
Make calls from apps on your Mac
If you’re restricted to calls with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t call.
Answer calls on your Mac
On your Mac, when a notification appears in the top-right corner of the screen, do one of the following:
If your Mac has a Touch Bar, you can use it to accept a call, decline a call, decline and send a message, or decline and set a reminder.
You can’t receive a call from someone who’s restricted by communication limits in Screen Time, but it appears as a missed call in the FaceTime window or in Notification Center.
Manage calls on your Mac
While you’re on a phone call in the FaceTime app on your Mac, there are a few additional ways to manage the call:
Tip: If you’re on a call and need to respond to prompts in an automated phone system, click the phone call notification in the top-right corner of your screen and use the numbers on your keyboard to respond.
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Call relay, part of Apple's Continuity features, lets you answer and place calls from your iPhone using your Mac without having to scramble to find your phone. Because call relay uses the same phone number, carrier, and plan as your iPhone, the person on the other end can't tell the difference. It also shows you the caller's number, contact picture, and more, so you don't lose out on any features. Best of all, it's really easy to use — here's how!
Continuity call relay requirements
In order for call relay to work, both your iPhone and Mac need to be:
How to enable or disable call relay on the Mac
To disable Call Relay, just repeat the same steps and uncheck the box.
Bear in mind that neither the FaceTime app on the phone nor the one on the Mac actually needs to be active or running to enable your Mac to make and take calls. It's just that the preferences to manage this feature are kept within FaceTime settings. You can safely exit out of FaceTime on the Mac and still expect it to work.
How to enable call relay on your iPhone
How to answer a phone call on your Mac![]()
Answering a call is one simple step:
How to decline a call on your Mac
How to place a phone call on your Mac
How to transfer a call from Mac to iPhone mid-call
If you'd like to continue your call that started on your Mac on your iPhone, you can easily transfer mid-call:
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Updated July 2019: Made sure everything is up to date for iOS 13.
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