Can You Use an iPad or Mac as a Phone?

The Mac mini does not have a built-in microphone.

OpenSettingson your iPhone, tapCellular, then tapCalls on Other Devices.

Steps to allow your iPhone to allow calls on your other Apple devices.

Make sureAllow Calls on Other Devicesis toggled on.

For the iPad, go intoSettingsand thenFaceTime, and turn on bothFaceTimeandCalls from iPhone.

If youre also asked about enabling Wi-Fi calling, enable it.

Settings in macOS to allows FaceTime and cellular calls from an iPhone to the sent to a Mac.

For a Mac, open theFaceTimeapp and click theFaceTimemenu.

SelectPreferences > parameters > Calls from iPhone.

As with the iPad, if youre asked to enable Wi-Fi calling, do so.

The FaceTime menu highlighted on a Mac.

How Do I Make a Call From My iPad?

How Do I Make a Call From My Mac?

Much like with the iPad, routing calls through your Mac is pretty simple once everything is properly prepared.

The preference setting, in macOS, to enable calls from iPhone in FaceTime on a Mac.

The easiest way to record a FaceTime call is with yourMac’s screen recording feature.

Start the call, and then pressCommand+Shift+5to fire up the screen-recording menu.

An example of a call coming in on an iPad.

An example of calling on an iPad.

Making a call in Safari on an iPad.

Receiving a call on a Mac.

Making a call using the Contacts app on a Mac.

Making a FaceTime call on a Mac.