FaceTime Audio?

[maverick808]

Can the watch do FaceTime audio? I can select contacts and make normal phone calls through the watch but I don't see a FaceTime audio option and when someone rang me via FaceTime audio the options on the watch were hang up or answer on phone, rather than the answer on watch option I have with normal calls.

 

[maverick808]

Anyone?

 

[Speedman100]

That is disappointing if there's no FaceTime audio.

 

[joshcls]

That is disappointing if there's no FaceTime audio.

Agreed.

 

[spmwilson]

That is disappointing if there's no FaceTime audio.

There isn't, its a feature they will probably add with a software update though.

 

[jsmith189]

I got a FT Audio call and had to hand it off to my iPhone.

 

[aawil]

I think the reason is they work terribly with bluetooth devices. I have a bluetooth receiver and it's useless with FaceTime, the audio is too low. It only seems to work good with regular phone calls.

 

[Dwalls90]

You're silly.

That's for Watch OS 2.0.

 

[profets]

It's a bit funny that it's not supported. I can understand that with the watch acting like a bluetooth speakerphone the quality will be degraded. But I use FaceTime Audio calls all the time on bluetooth connections (usually in the car).

 

[ryantbfh]

It's annoying. You can only ask Siri to facetime audio someone and then pickup the request via handoff on your iPhone.

 

[maverick808]

I'm really surprised it isn't there, and I would have thought the lack of it was something reviewers would have mentioned. I'm hoping it's something they can add in software for 1.1.

 

[JWalker1995]

Agreed, you have to transfer to iPhone (Screenshot to follow)