Can you phone from an ipad

Remembered your password? Back to login. Already have an account? Login here. Now with Continuity on iOS 8 you can actually make and receive phone calls on your iPad. Want to hear more? As long as your iPad and iPhone are both running iOS 8, and are on the same Wi-fi connection, making and receiving calls on your iPad is both simple and convenient. Incoming calls will show the name of the caller, their phone number and their profile picture—just like they appear in your contacts.

When the notification displays the incoming call all you have to do is either click on it, or swipe the notification to answer the call. In addition, you can also respond with a quick text message if it is inconvenient at the moment to take the call.

To make a call on your iPad, just tap on a phone number from your contacts list or any phone number displayed in Safari. Turn this feature on by swiping the button to the right, and then enable the feature for your iPad by swiping the button below in the "Allow Calls On" section. If you have multiple iOS devices, you can enable calling on as many of them as you like. On the right, tap "Calls from iPhone" and turn that feature on by swiping the button to the right. Now you're all set up — when a call comes in on your iPhone , it will also ring on the iPad.

You can accept the call on either device. You can also place calls from the iPad even though there's no dialer app. To make a call:. Find the contact whom you want to call. Tap the "Call" button at the top of the screen or tap a phone number in the contact's details.

If you're calling someone who has an iPhone, you can also place a FaceTime call from the iPad, taking advantage of the tablet's larger screen for the video. You don't have to use your iPhone to make calls with your iPad. There are several popular voice and video messaging apps you can use on your iPad. Skype allows you to place both audio and video calls to other Skype users for free. In addition, you can call someone's landline or mobile phone for a fee. Calling within the US costs 2.

To get started, install the Skype app for the iPad. You can also make calls using the Google Voice app. Google Voice is a phone service offered by Google that gives you an alternate phone number you can use instead of your usual iPhone number — great if you want to set up a free business line, for example.

FaceTime places the call. You can also make FaceTime calls to your contacts through the Messages app. Just like in the FaceTime app, you can only call people whose Apple IDs connect to their phone numbers.

Open the Messages app. If you have a conversation open with the person you want to contact, tap that thread. Otherwise, you need to start a new one. Tap the contact's image at the top of the screen. Tap FaceTime to start a video call, or audio to start an audio-only call. When your call is over, tap the end button video or the red button audio-only.

As an alternative to FaceTime, you can place "iPhone calls" on your iPad. This feature syncs your iPad and iPhone to allow you to place and receive calls on your tablet as if it were really your phone. These calls are actually routed through your iPhone, so you can place calls to anyone, even if they don't have an Apple ID. Here's how you turn the feature on:.

Before you follow the instructions below, make sure to connect the iPhone and iPad to the same Wi-Fi network and that you're signed in to both using the same Apple ID. Open Settings on your phone. Find the Phone settings. When the list of devices shows up, enable the ones you want to route calls to. Compatible devices include other iPads, iPhones, and Macs.

With this setting active, you can make and receive calls on any device you're signed in to with your Apple ID. If you want some options other than the standard ones on your iPad, you can also look into third-party internet calling apps.

Skype is the most popular way to place internet calls, and unlike FaceTime, it isn't restricted to people using an iOS device. Skype on the iPad is a relatively simple process, though you need to download the Skype app. Unlike FaceTime, there could be fees involved with placing calls through Skype, but Skype-to-Skype calls are free, so you only pay for calling people who do not use Skype.

FaceTime and Skype are great, both offering the advantage of placing video calls, but what about placing a free call to anyone in the U. FaceTime only works with other FaceTime users, and while Skype can place a call to anyone, it's only free to other Skype users. Talkatone is a free calling app that extends the Google Voice service by allowing calls over the data line, which means you can use it with your iPad.