
It’s great Apple has finally opened FaceTime chats to non-Apple device users. Click Join, then wait until you’re accepted into the chat by the invitee.


Each invitation contains a link that the recipient can open via the most recent version of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge to join the chat. FaceTime organizers using macOS Monterey, iOS 15, or iPadOS 15 on their Mac, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, can now send invites for anyone to join. Until now, there was no way non-Apple device users could join a FaceTime chat. It’s also available on Apple Watch audio-only. Protected by end-to-end encryption, FaceTime is only accessible by senders and receivers, with Apple deliberately being unable to decrypt FaceTime communications. It allows iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to communicate via video or audio through a Wi-Fi or cellular connection. First introduced on the iPhone 4 in 2010, FaceTime is a proprietary video-telephony product from Apple.
