One of the biggest announcements and improvements to the iPhone 4 include Apple’s new FaceTime app. FaceTime is a revolutionary application for the iPhone 4 that is certain to change the face of communication as we know it.
The new iPhone 4 houses two high resolution cameras – one on the front of the device, and one on the rear part of the phone. Out of the box, the iPhone 4 has FaceTime already installed and ready to run – dramatically reducing any potential user confusion about the product.
The “one-tap simple” design of FaceTime allows iPhone 4 users to easily and readily initiate video calls or convert a voice only call to a video call while in the middle of the phone call – in a seamless and efficient manner.
FaceTime can be an incredibly useful app for business purposes; imagine a conference call with your best client who is 3000 miles away – a call where you can look into your client’s eyes and make verbal agreements to help seal the all important business deals! For parents on business trips, they can call home and watch their children eat dinner or even take their first steps. FaceTime has near endless applications for both business and personal usage.
Key Points About FaceTime
- FaceTime is currently only available for the iPhone 4; however, any device user who has an iPhone 4 and access to a Wi-Fi connection can almost instantly connect with another iPhone 4 user. Instant video communication at the touch of a simple button!
- While FaceTime currently is only functional with a Wi-Fi connection, Apple is making strides towards allowing users to utilize the app via their mobile connection.
- Apple has developed FaceTime to be an open standard application which opens it up to developers who may be interested in designing a support system for their own devices. One of the major positives to this is that it could allow users on Nokia or Motorola devices to readily connect to iPhone 4 FaceTime users.
- Skype is one of the service providers who is open to considering a working relationship with Apple to build on effort that will ensure that Skype users can readily interact with iPhone 4 users by making use of FaceTime. With the millions of subscribers currently using Skype from all corners of the globe, FaceTime will literally open the world up to iPhone users.
Do You Need It?
The answer is a resounding “Yes!” Whether you wait for FaceTime to be released onto other devices or to be supported by Skype, FaceTime is a video call application that is going to grow in leaps and bounds in terms of its popularity and usability. Certainly, the best and fastest method of interacting with friends and family via FaceTime is to ensure that your family and peer circle all purchase the new iPhone 4; however, with a bit of patience, you are sure to see FaceTime be slowly integrated into several other products and aspects of our lives.