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lordofgibbons ◴[04 Feb 25 22:24 UTC] No.42939855[source]▶

I really hope this fails.

Apple will use it's dominant position to create lock in like how they did with iMessage instead of cooperating with other platforms on a common standard.

Oder friends and family are surprised when they want to video call over Facetime and find it hard to believe other people's phones don't have Apple apps.

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latexr ◴[05 Feb 25 00:24 UTC] No.42941479[source]▶

>>42939855 #

It’s possible to join FaceTime calls from a web browser.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/109364

I’m not defending Apple and don’t really want to get into a discussion into how limited this FaceTime over the web is and whatnot, I do think it could and should be done better. I’m just making a specific suggestion which may ease up your burden with those friends and family.

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1. password4321 ◴[05 Feb 25 00:44 UTC] No.42941727[source]▶

>>42941479 #

Thanks for sharing this.

> Anyone can create a link to a FaceTime call with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iOS 15 or later or with a Mac using macOS Monterey or later.

iOS - https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/create-a-facetime-lin...

macOS - https://support.apple.com/en-us/102215#facetimelink

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