Face Time for Mac not working on JB iPhone
So am I out of luck if I want to do face time for mac on a JB phone?
So am I out of luck if I want to do face time for mac on a JB phone?
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FaceTime for Mac - at last!
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i don't know anything about JB iphones but unless you can get 4.1 and JB that i don't think so.
I must admit: I like this new feature. Easy to set up. Easy to use. Really cool. 
And now back to work,
And now back to work,
Actually you've got it a bit backwards. Skype is proprietary while Apple has used open standards to create FaceTime. Apple has said they're going to release it as an open standard so anyone can write apps using the FaceTime protocol.
In my experience, FaceTime works better than Skype or iChat video. It doesn't have problems connecting, rarely drops the connection and changes the quality on the fly based on the available bandwidth.
If you want to stay on 4.0.1, yes. If you're waiting for an unlock and didn't save your SHSH blobs while you could then just know that there should be an unlock when 4.2 is released in November. That's just a few weeks.
In my opinion, the quality is exactly the same. It looks a little blurry on my iPhone 4 but that's only because the pixel density is a lot higher than on my MacBook. So even though it looks smaller on screen the actual size of the image is larger than on my MacBook even when it's in fullscreen portrait.
For those stuck at the sign in screen, try uninstalling PeerGuardian if you have that installed. I deleted it and was able to connect to FaceTime right away no problems.
While testing with a jailbroken iPhone 4 running 4.1 and 3G Unrestrictor, I can call a Mac without a problem even with my own email address over 3G. I cannot call from the Mac to the iPhone while the iPhone is on 3G even though unrestricted. I can call in normally if on wifi though. I imagine this will be fixed sometime down the line, so it's not a killer. I can always call back when I see the missed call show up after the Mac caller hangs up.
What is PeerGuardian? I don't have it installed but I can't help but feel that something on my computer is now allowing it to connect to Apple's servers. I thought maybe it was Little Snitch but I turned it off and still no luck.
What I mean is it crops the resolution of your iSight err... FaceTime camera as if you are on an iPhone or an iPod Touch when you are talking Mac to Mac instead of making use of the the entire viewing area.
I really cannot get this to work. I've removed Peerguardian and still no luck. Ports are open, Little Snitch is open...
I can't get it to sign in either. I don't even have Peerguardian or Little Snitch.
I use it on my iP4 in this network all the time.
I've been having problems with signing in all day and was just able to fix it, but I'm not really sure why.
I'm on an iMac and I was connected to the internet through an ethernet cable to my router/switch. I turned off the Ethernet (from Settings -> Network) and turned on Airport WiFi then connected to my neighbors unsecured WiFi.
Immediately I was able to sign in no problem and use FaceTime no problem, tested it with my iPhone 4. I figured somewhere with my router/switch was the problem.
However, I then turned Airport WiFi back off and turned the Ethernet back on and FaceTime still works. I've signed out, signed back in, quit the program, restarted...everything is still working. I don't know why it fixed it but it did it seems.
I got this idea because I read about someone else who tried it on two different computer (but same location) so I figured it has to be the internet connection, not the computers themselves.
I'm on an iMac and I was connected to the internet through an ethernet cable to my router/switch. I turned off the Ethernet (from Settings -> Network) and turned on Airport WiFi then connected to my neighbors unsecured WiFi.
Immediately I was able to sign in no problem and use FaceTime no problem, tested it with my iPhone 4. I figured somewhere with my router/switch was the problem.
However, I then turned Airport WiFi back off and turned the Ethernet back on and FaceTime still works. I've signed out, signed back in, quit the program, restarted...everything is still working. I don't know why it fixed it but it did it seems.
I got this idea because I read about someone else who tried it on two different computer (but same location) so I figured it has to be the internet connection, not the computers themselves.
I'm having an odd variant of the 'never signing in' issue...
Both my wife and me use the same iMac at home ... if i sign in to facetime using my appleID on my mac login it works fine ..... if i switch to my wife's mac account and use my appleID it just sits at signing in ... if i use her appleID it does the same..
Just seems like its working ok for my mac login but not hers.... dunno what to do
Both my wife and me use the same iMac at home ... if i sign in to facetime using my appleID on my mac login it works fine ..... if i switch to my wife's mac account and use my appleID it just sits at signing in ... if i use her appleID it does the same..
Just seems like its working ok for my mac login but not hers.... dunno what to do
We've been testing it at work today.
I like the fact that the application doesn't need to be open or running in order for you to recieve a call.
It seems pretty quick, voice and image quality obviously dependent on your webcam quality etc (I was testing on an iPhone 4 and MacBook).
It crashed on me once, which locked up the entire OS. I could move the mouse, but nothin worked, a restart fixed it.
I tried calling my collegues MacBook Pro upstairs, by adding his email address to the address book, and calling that. It worked perfectly.
I would love for you to be able to leave messages -that'd be just awesome. The option to invite other callers (in some way?) would be great too.
Overall for a beta it works really nice, search is an obvious function i would like in the future though, im pretty confident they would have that.
Thank god it doesnt auto accept calls too, that could be embaressing
I would also like the ability to assign caller pictures for when they call you/you call them.
If anyone wants any info about it, ive got it running here.
I like the fact that the application doesn't need to be open or running in order for you to recieve a call.
It seems pretty quick, voice and image quality obviously dependent on your webcam quality etc (I was testing on an iPhone 4 and MacBook).
It crashed on me once, which locked up the entire OS. I could move the mouse, but nothin worked, a restart fixed it.
I tried calling my collegues MacBook Pro upstairs, by adding his email address to the address book, and calling that. It worked perfectly.
I would love for you to be able to leave messages -that'd be just awesome. The option to invite other callers (in some way?) would be great too.
Overall for a beta it works really nice, search is an obvious function i would like in the future though, im pretty confident they would have that.
Thank god it doesnt auto accept calls too, that could be embaressing
I would also like the ability to assign caller pictures for when they call you/you call them.
If anyone wants any info about it, ive got it running here.
I downloaded the beta but I get his message when I open Facetime.
An internal FaceTime error occurred.
There was a problem with FaceTime. You need to quit and open FaceTime again.
any suggestions, beside quitting and opening again?
An internal FaceTime error occurred.
There was a problem with FaceTime. You need to quit and open FaceTime again.
any suggestions, beside quitting and opening again?
Why do I see myself on screen as a mirror image? If I hold some text up to the camera it's reversed. Am I going mad?
That's how some video chat programs choose to do it so you have a better perspective of when you do something on your left or right. The viewer sees proper rotation though.
Thanks for the explanation - makes sense now. I guess most people are more familiar with how they look in the mirror than how others actually see them.