To end the call, press the red icon with an “X” in the lower right that says “ end.” To end the call, press the red icon with an “X” in the lower right that says “ end.” On a Mac Leif Johnson/IDG Here’s what you’ll see when you swipe up on the four-button FaceTime menu panel. Once the call has started, you can add another person to the call at any point by swiping up on the FaceTime menu options along the bottom of the display and pressing Add Person. Press Audio or Video to start the call.If they aren’t, the names and numbers will be in gray and you won’t be able to interact with them. You’ll know if they’re on iOS (and can participate in the call) if the numbers or names show up in blue text. If they’re not, you can enter their phone number. If the person is in your Contacts, you can just enter their name.Press the + button in the upper right-hand corner.These instructions are for iOS and iPadOS, but we’ve also included instructions for macOS afterward. We’ll start here since this is the easiest way to start a FaceTime chat with a lot of people, especially if you’ve never called or chatted with them through Messages before. How to make a Group FaceTime call through the FaceTime app It’s free, it’s really easy to set up, and Apple even allows a whopping 32 people to take part in a single FaceTime call. If you’ve been put off by all the iffy privacy decisions being made by popular alternatives like Zoom, this should come as an especially welcome alternative. Video conferencing is bigger than it’s even been now that we’re all keeping our distance from one another, and with Group FaceTime, Apple has an appealing option of its own-provided everyone on the call has either an iPhone, iPad, and Mac.