Stay connected with family and friends via messages and video calls with FaceTime

Stay connected with iPhone

Keeping in touch with friends and family has never been more important. With iPhone it’s easy to keep track of Messages conversations, catch up with friends and family face-to-face, reminisce over your favorite photos, and engage in some friendly competition.

The Messages conversation list in the Messages app. At the top of the screen, a contact image is shown in a circle indicating that it’s pinned. Below is the conversation list.

Pin important messages

In Messages, you can pin your favorite conversations to the top of your conversation list so they’re always handy. Pinned conversations show you more at a glance—see recent messages, tapback reactions, and typing indicators right above the pin. To pin a conversation, touch and hold a conversation in the list, then tap the Pin button.

A group FaceTime call with five participants, including the originator. Each participant appears in a separate tile.

FaceTime with the whole group

Sometimes a text message or a phone call isn’t enough. Use Group FaceTime to catch up with important people face-to-face. To start a Group FaceTime call, tap the Add button in the FaceTime app, then add contacts. Or, if you want to start a FaceTime call from a group conversation in the Messages app, tap the contacts at the top of the conversation, then tap FaceTime.

In the Photos app, the For You tab showing the Memories section. The memory has a cover photo that includes the location and date. In the top right of the screen is a See All button, which shows you all your memories.

Share Memories

Revisit favorite experiences with Memories, curated collections of your most meaningful photos animated and set to music. To view your Memories, open Photos, tap the For You tab, then scroll to Memories. Tap the Play button to watch a Memory. While it plays, tap the screen, tap the Share button, then choose who you want to share it with.

The Arcade screen in the App Store showing a featured game. Your profile picture, which you tap to view purchases and manage subscriptions, is at the top right. Along the bottom, from left to right, are the Today, Games, Apps, Arcade, and Search tabs.

Play games

Game night is a great way to connect with friends and family, even when you’re apart. To find games you can play with other people, open the App Store, tap Arcade, scroll down to Categories, then tap Multiplayer Games.