Guide: How To Use FaceTime on a Windows PC
Time for another answer to a reader’s question. This time it’s a question about apps and ‘How can I use FaceTime on a Windows PC?‘ I answer this urgently as there is a serious security risk to your PC if you google that question. The person who asked if they could use FaceTime on a Windows PC said they downloaded three apps from websites that offered FaceTime for Windows. This is that I must discuss first. There is no FaceTime for Windows. FaceTime is a proprietary technology owned by Apple. A Windows version is not offered and is not supported by Apple or Microsoft. Both companies seem content to leave it alone, so no Windows version is expected in the near future.
Remove FaceTime for Windows
So why do websites offer FaceTime for Windows? Your guess is as good as mine. I suspect the installed apps are other video chat apps or malware. You must remove it from your computer immediately. If you downloaded something from websites claiming to offer FaceTime for Windows, delete it now. Navigate to the installation folder on your computer and use the uninstall app if there is one. Or use something like CCleaner to force removal. Then run a full anti-virus scan at night to remove everything the fake app has left behind. Then run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to make sure your antivirus hasn’t missed anything. Then run Spybot to hoover up everything the previous checks have missed.
FaceTime Alternatives for Windows PC
Now that your system is hopefully clean, let’s check out FaceTime alternatives for Windows. You cannot interact with a FaceTime user and you must let them use the same app otherwise nothing will work.
Skype
Skype is the natural Windows alternative to FaceTime. It works in much the same way, but is more open and works on most devices, Windows, Apple, Android, or whatever. Skype-to-Skype calls are free and you can also call to a mobile or landline if you pay a modest amount for the call. The video and voice quality is usually very good and the app allows you to exchange files, type messages and other things while on a call.
Jitsi
Jitsi is an open source video chat app that puts security first. It encrypts all traffic between computers so that all your traffic is safe. Voice and video calls cannot be monitored and you can even hold video conferences securely. While you can have an account and access premium services, you don’t actually need an account to use it, which is neat.
Viber
Viber is almost a copy of Skype with a lot of the same features. Like Skype, all parties need Viber to video chat, but you can call from Viber to a mobile or landline for a modest fee. While Viber recently ran into trouble collecting user data, it has since initiated a cleanup operation and end-to-end encryption, so your calls and data are now safe.
You can make video calls on Facebook, although many don’t realize this. While many are in doubt about giving the social network any more data to use against them, it is possible to use VoIP from within the platform. Use the Windows desktop app to call other Facebook users on desktop or mobile, free. It works well and offers good call quality but no security.
Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts ensures that the search engine giant is never left behind. Hangouts is designed as a competitor to WhatsApp and offers video and voice chat via the browser or via Android phone. The minimalism that characterizes most Google apps is also present here, but everything works as it should. Hangouts is apparently being replaced by Google Duo and Google Allo, but I’ve seen little sign of that happening so far.
Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo Messenger it is final FaceTime alternative to Windows. It looks and feels a lot like Skype or Viber and does much the same. All callers need a Yahoo account to chat and there is no encryption, but call quality is decent and most people over a certain age still have a Yahoo account. Yahoo is not very good with privacy, but it must be considered how secure you should be before using Yahoo Messenger. As you now know, there is no FaceTime for Windows and any website that says otherwise is not telling the truth. The good news is that there are many alternatives you can use between operating systems. Do you have any other FaceTime alternatives for Windows? Tell us below if you do!
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