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Bought iPhone 4Gs - no FaceTime icon, any help?

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DrABQ

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Jan 2, 2012
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Hi all,

I recently bought iPhone 4Gs and had before that the 3Gs.

I backed up using iCloud : I have no FaceTime :-(

Can anyone help me resolve this issue?

Thanks!
 
You don't see this, when you scroll down in the first settings page?
 

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DrABQ said:
Hi all,

I recently bought iPhone 4Gs and had before that the 3Gs.

I backed up using iCloud : I have no FaceTime :-(

Can anyone help me resolve this issue?

Thanks!
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To use Face time: phone has to be running off a router. It also only works with iphone4 on either side of call (4S??), It needs the power from router to make calls. hope that helps.
 
ObuckiO said:
To use Face time: phone has to be running off a router. It also only works with iphone4 on either side of call (4S??), It needs the power from router to make calls. hope that helps.
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You mean it just has to be via WiFi rather than cell signal (3G/etc.), right? That's true, but it seems the issue here is more with the actual FaceTime settings and feature not even showing up on the phone, before even actually trying to use it.
 
What version of iOS you have? there is no way you dont have facetime under settings. you either have older version OS or you bought a 3GS =p
 
C DM said:
You mean it just has to be via WiFi rather than cell signal (3G/etc.), right? That's true, but it seems the issue here is more with the actual FaceTime settings and feature not even showing up on the phone, before even actually trying to use it.
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No, get your phone on a wifi network, then go on and make a call like usual. Then when you pull the phone away from your yeah, where you usually see things like add a call, hold, hide keypad, look for "facetime" its there. I promise you. There is no icon for it like there is on the iPod Touch. becuase the iPod Touch doesnt have a "phone" app like the iPhone, so they just made a icon for it on the Touch.
 
Ksizzle9 said:
No, get your phone on a wifi network, then go on and make a call like usual. Then when you pull the phone away from your yeah, where you usually see things like add a call, hold, hide keypad, look for "facetime" its there. I promise you. There is no icon for it like there is on the iPod Touch. becuase the iPod Touch doesnt have a "phone" app like the iPhone, so they just made a icon for it on the Touch.
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It sounds like the problem the original poster is having is that FaceTime isn't actually there for him/her.
 
C DM said:
You mean it just has to be via WiFi rather than cell signal (3G/etc.), right? That's true, but it seems the issue here is more with the actual FaceTime settings and feature not even showing up on the phone, before even actually trying to use it.
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In settings; Go to "General" and turn "Restrictions" on or off. it might be in there.
 
ObuckiO said:
In settings; Go to "General" and turn "Restrictions" on or off. it might be in there.
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check restrictions, make sure camera and facetime is on, go to settings, phone, facetime on if its on a lower software version, im sure the setting used to be in there

also try settings/general/reset/reset all settings

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First, try this process:

Navigate to Settings > General >Restrictions and select “Enable Restrictions”
Set the FaceTime restriction to on
Select “Disable Restrictions”
Go to Settings > Phone, and you should now see a FaceTime option, which you can turn on.
Failing the above, restore your iPhone 4 as a new phone. This will delete contacts and other data, but may resolve this issue. To do so, connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, click “Restore” in iTunes, then choose “setup as new phone.”
 
kevindorward said:
check restrictions, make sure camera and facetime is on, go to settings, phone, facetime on if its on a lower software version, im sure the setting used to be in there

also try settings/general/reset/reset all settings

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First, try this process:

Navigate to Settings > General >Restrictions and select “Enable Restrictions”
Set the FaceTime restriction to on
Select “Disable Restrictions”
Go to Settings > Phone, and you should now see a FaceTime option, which you can turn on.
Failing the above, restore your iPhone 4 as a new phone. This will delete contacts and other data, but may resolve this issue. To do so, connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, click “Restore” in iTunes, then choose “setup as new phone.”
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I didn't give them a lay out like you did. I have restrictions turn "OFF", and i get facetime. I replied my post to the wrong person though (not thread starter) i noticed.
 
Hi, i have tried doing the above mentioned and still I dont have facetime. Even when I asked siri, she andwered she doesnt know. Please help me on this. Ty
 
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