Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.

4recommend
3warn against
Jan 1, 2026first mention
Oct 26, 2026latest mention
Nov 25 – Oct 26
Used forvideo callschecking on dogs remotelyvideo calling

Why people recommend it

“Facetime / Signal will work fine over just data.”

_fwMar 27, 2026recommends

“I think FaceTime ought to do well here too.”

Show 2 more

“The FaceTime camera automatically keeps my head in frame”

Caveats and dissent

“I’m talking about FaceTime actually switching when I click the button.”

“no shitty silos like FaceTime, WhatsApp”

Show 1 more

All comments 8

“Facetime / Signal will work fine over just data.”

“I’m talking about FaceTime actually switching when I click the button.”

“have my iPad auto-answer FaceTime calls when I’m out so I can check in on the dogs”

“no shitty silos like FaceTime, WhatsApp”

_fwMar 27, 2026recommends

“I think FaceTime ought to do well here too.”

“The FaceTime camera automatically keeps my head in frame”

Threads where it came up

Data: facetime.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.

Keyboard shortcuts
j / kNext / previous item
o or EnterOpen selected item
/Search
g hHome
g tTop
g rRising
g cCategories
tToggle dark mode
?This help