Master Apple's video, audio, and text messaging tools! Version 2.0, updated December 13, 2023FaceTime, Messages, and Phone form the core of Apple's video, texting, and calling tools for owners of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. As FaceTime and Messages have expanded features, they've become more complicated to master and use exactly the way you want. In this book, Glenn Fleishman lays out your options to best understand, use, and customize FaceTime and Messages for your needs and conversations. Start by mastering (or reviewing) the basics of each app, then move into group calls and texts, using rich media, maintaining your privacy, and adding whimsy to conversations. Covers iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.The book covers all three apps (and the many ways in which they interact) extensively, showing What's new in the FaceTime, Messages, and Phone apps (updated for macOS Sonoma14.2, iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, and tvOS 10.2)How to master the basics of the FaceTime, Messages, and Phone appsEssential settings and preferences for these apps, including how to pick your primary address or phone number and manage location sharing, and maintain your privacyWays to share your screen (or let someone share theirs with you) in both FaceTime and Messages, and when to use whichHow to have fun and get creative with Message Effects, Camera Effects, stickers, and hashtag imagesHow Apple secures live audio, video, and textingStrategies and tools to identify and block unwanted phone calls and messagesYou'll learn about FaceTime capabilities such How to use FaceTime for audio or video calls with one person or a group of up to 32 peopleWhy you might want to use a FaceTime Link, and how it can extend FaceTime to Windows and Android usersHow to work with audio input and output devices in FaceTimeHow to use enhanced audio (Mic Mode) and video (Portrait Mode) effects in FaceTime calls on supported devicesHow to use the Eye Contact feature on iPhones and iPads, which simulates eye-to-eye contact even when you're not looking at the cameraHow to place and receive FaceTime calls on an Apple TV using Continuity CameraHow to use SharePlay, which lets parties carry on a FaceTime conversation while enjoying synchronized video, audio, or screen sharing (and even how to transfer SharePlay to an Apple TV)How to use gestures to create animated video effectsFind out things you never knew about Messages, Why some conversations in Messages use iMessage (blue bubbles for individuals, gray bubbles for businesses) while others use SMS MMS (green bubbles), and the differences between themAll about advanced Messages features, such as nested replies and person-to-person Apple PayWhy Messages isn't just for text, but also for audio messages, Digital Touch effects, animations, and moreWays to keep track of shared links and media across apps with Shared for