I just bought a Retina Macbook pro about a week ago and I have been trying to use facetime. When I go to select a contact, it dials them but stays in the connection position. It just doesn't seem to make the facetime call. I checked system preferences and I have noticed that Facetime isn't listed. Shouldn't it be listed there since this is brand new? How do i get it on my system preferences?

Getting your MacBook Pro 11,x (Late 2013 and Mid If the install media you are using has a kernel version earlier than 3.13 you will need to In OS X, the camera is listed as FaceTime HD camera 1570. I set up face time on my MacBook Pro but when I call someone they can't hear my voice, I tried the same by connecting with my ipad with the same result. I have checked sound under preferences and the.

Do I need to turn it on? I do have an Ipad that I do use and it works just fine.

I've even tried going to iCloud on the Mac and I don't see Facetime there either. Is there a way to get this up and running? Fall icons for mac ico.

By Although MacBookMessages’ standard video chat is downright nifty, it has limits: You’re confined to your IM buddies. With Apple’s FaceTime technology, however, you can video chat with owners of iOS devices and Macs without the constraints of instant messaging accounts — and if they can run FaceTime, they’re guaranteed to have the right video hardware. At the time of this writing, FaceTime-compatible devices are • Macs running Lion and Mountain Lion Mac owners running Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later can also buy the FaceTime application from the App Store. • An iPhone 4 or 4s running iOS 4.1 or higher • A second- or third-generation iPad running iOS 4.1 or higher • A fourth generation or later iPod touch running iOS 4.1 or higher If you’re running a device under iOS 6 or later, you can use FaceTime over Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G connections.

If you’re using a device running iOS 5 or earlier, however, you’ll need a Wi-Fi connection to use FaceTime with a mobile device. A 3G or 4G cellular connection will not work. A Mac requires either a wired or Wi-Fi connection to the Internet to use FaceTime. To launch FaceTime, click the jaunty- looking video camera icon in the Dock. The first time you use the application, you have to enter your Apple ID and your e-mail address. The folks you chat with on the other end use that same e-mail address to call you via FaceTime. (iPhone 4 or later owners can be called using their telephone numbers.) To change the e-mail address that other FaceTime users use to call you, choose FaceTime→Preferences and then click the E-mail link under the heading You Can Be Reached for Calls At.

After you sign in, FaceTime displays your Contacts database. To initiate a call with any contact, click the name in the list, and FaceTime displays the e-mail and telephone numbers for the contact. Click the e-mail or telephone number that FaceTime should use, and the connection process begins.

To return to the Contacts list and choose another person, click the All Contacts button at the top of the window. Apple isn’t satisfied with a mere Contacts list, however. You can use a number of other methods of selecting someone to call: • Recent Calls: Click the Recents button to choose a contact that you’ve called (or attempted to call) in the recent past. Click the All or Missed buttons at the top of the window to further filter the Recents list. • Groups: If you’ve set up one or more groups in your Contacts database, you can display them by clicking the Groups button. For example, if you’ve created a Contacts group containing all fellow employees in your company, you can easily locate and call a specific person without wading through all your friends and family as well. • FaceTime Search: Click in the familiar Search box and begin typing the contact’s first or last name, and FaceTime displays the matching entries.