Hi at the risk of sounding like a complete idiot I've just purchased an iPad2 & luv it however I can't finid the FaceTime icon anywhere? I've also upgraded to IOS 4.3.2 and it's still nowhere to be found. Any ideas where I've screwed up? Thanks
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Tim SPRACKLEN said:Restart the iPad. Press *and hold* the Power button. After a couple of seconds a slider control will appear asking you to confirm that you really want to switch the iPad off (this is all you’ll be doing). Slide the control to accept. A rotating white ‘bezel’ will appear in the iPad screen as the iPad powers down (it takes a few seconds, just like it would if you were shutting down your PC). When the screen of the iPad has gone completely blank, press *and hold* the Power button for a couple of seconds until the white Apple logo appears and the iPad starts to power up. This takes several seconds, so be patient. During the power up the automatic screen orientation function is disabled, so don’t panic. A few seconds before the power up is complete, the iPad plays a little ‘jingle’ and then you’re back to the Home screen. Restart the iPad’s app and see if the problem persists. Apple (and Forum members) recommend that you power down your iPad at least once a week, just as you might regularly completely switch off your PC. The normal procedure of just briefly pressing the Power button of the iPad merely puts it to ‘sleep’. Most Forum members have found this cures a whole bunch of unexplained problems and are an easy first step to resolving most anything that happens on the iPad.
Tim
Scotland
Lennyp said:Thanks.... There's no FaceTime option on the left hand side menu bar in settings which leads me to believe it's not installed. Any ideas? Thanks again
DontUnderstandMyIpad said:Agreed.
Go to Settings->General->Restrictions and make sure, that FaceTime is on
Btw. j0yful, how is your computer shutting down?
DontUnderstandMyIpad said:Yes, FaceTime doesn't appear in Settings, if you don't enable if from the restrictions first.
FaceTime is 100% installed on every iPad 2. It is impossible to not have it.
Lennyp said:Looks like there might be a regional restriction here in the UAE...just found this article (Skype is blocked here as well)...Thanks again Len
http://www.9to5mac.com/29731/regional-restrictions-may-reference-facetime-on-ipad/
j0yful said:I dont think there is restriction. Im not totally sure, but among the UAE states. Dubai is the lax when it comes to rules. And I have use facetime with some contacts who are in Saudi Arabia at the time.
Well, here is the thing I don't understand.
How does FaceTime get restricted. If I were to travel to the UAE, would it disappear as well? Or is there a special firmware?
In the latter case, I don't see, why you couldn't just setup a UK Apple ID (no cc needed) and then redownload the firmware with FaceTime on it.