Its now possible thanks to a hack called facetime hacktivator. How to enable facetime middle east iphone or ipad with ios. When macworld middle east talked to customers as well as store personnel in several stores around dubai which started selling iphone 4 saturday, we were told that facetime is a major factor in. There is a new hack available in cydia which can enable facetime in unsupported countries like the one in middle east on jailbroken iphone 4. Choose your country or region to learn about the wireless carriers available to you.
How to active facetime in middle east country without jailbreak this trick work only ipad, ipod wifi version, not supported to iphone so watch the video be careful. Apples facetime enables any iphone 4 to make video calls to any other iphone 4, assuming neither of them were bought in saudi arabia, uae. Activate facetime in middle east on iphone 4 in unsupported. Facetime gone from apples middle east iphone 4 pages saudimac. How to enable facetime middle east iphone or ipad with ios 8. Because the latter would lead to an explosion of jailbreaks in the middle east, i believe. Oct 28, 2010 great news for iphone 4 users in the middle east. Buying iphone 4 in dubai and facetime pprune forums. Activate facetime on an iphone bought from uae,ksa,etc that did not come with facetime. If you take a look at the africa section, facetime is blocked in egypt as well. Post your problems related to video in comment section and i will try to help you. Despite all the hype surrounding the iphone 4 s arrival in china, this weekend the iphone 4 also debuted in parts of the middle east. Facetime works across middle east with the ipod touch.
Wireless carrier support and features for iphone in the middle east and india. Hack overcomes middle east facetime block the mac observer. Many of the countries in the middle east have barred this video chat application owing to their ridiculous authoritative leaderships, and this hack should. Since no facetime for many middle eastern customers is a huge drawback the carrier. Lets say you visit dubai for holidays, buy a new iphone for xmas or smth to play with and experience the new apple goodies, and then you go back to wherever you live.
Du confirms no facetime calls for parts of the middle east. This policy is a followup of apple toward the local governments policy. This also raises more questions about the iphone 4 facetime ban as facetime only works over wifi no matter the device being used. Jul, 2014 activate facetime on an iphone bought from uae,ksa,etc that did not come with facetime. Facetime still missing on iphone 4 in parts of the middle east. If you live in uae or dubai, the likelihood is that you are always a little perturbed when you remember that you cant use apples facetime functionality on your officially purchased iphone or ipad middle east model due to local laws relating to voip services. Facetime application is not allowed in some countries in the middle east. Quality of video calling isnt as crisp as facetime but having said that it does work over wifi or 3g. Steps to activate facetime in unsupported countries the.
Hack overcomes middle east facetime block apple iphone, mac. Based on this tutorial follow the steps in this video. Enable iphone facetime app in uae dubai without jailbreak. Facetime feature and anything about were removed from the following countries pages. The announcement came via their official twitter page along with some other notes on their iphone 4 launch plans. I used uiospeterdev carrierchanger app to enable facetime on my uae iphone. This video tutorial will show you how to enable facetime on ios 8 devices purachsed in the middle east in 6 simple steps. Facetime works in the middle east on the ipod touch cult. How to activate facetime on the iphone in unsupported countries. Oct 28, 2010 for some reasons far beyond my understanding, facetime has been banned from several countries in the middle east, and up until today, there was to way to activate facetime there. The biggest problem with facetime isnt just the terrible name, but also the fact that it only works on wifi.
Activate facetime in apple devices of middle east bought from middle east without jailbreak in few simple steps. Could be that facetime is available only in democratic countries in the middle east. Sep 26, 2010 facetime video call app absent in gulf iphone 4 iphone 4, mobile handsets, gadgets, apple incorporated, uae telecoms providers etisalat and du launched the iphone in shops on 25th september, but. Nov 04, 2015 there is no facetime in middleeast i know it might sound a little too harsh, but and its a big one for me theres a problem with iphones in middleeast.
According to a pair of reports from macstories, several european countries have seen the debut of iphone 4 commercials centered around the. Wireless carrier support and features for iphone in the middle east. Wireless carrier support and features for iphone in the. We just got some confirmation on our story earlier this week that facetime had gone missing in parts of the world, mostly around the middle east. If your iphone 4 is jailbroken, we have found a little hack for you that will allow you to enjoy facetime in countries where the service isnt being allowed by the governments or apple. Apples facetime enables any iphone 4 to make video calls to any other iphone 4, assuming neither of them were bought in saudi arabia. Three months ago we talked about a regionfeatures file found ios devices including the ipad. That is also the case if you buy it in middle east and then go use it in another country with local carrier. No time for apple facetime in middle east macworld. Oct 16, 2010 last week, we heard how facetime isnt available in five middle eastern countries on iphone 4 handsets. Oct 17, 2010 as you might be already aware, facetime is disabled on iphone 4 s sold officially in countries like uae, qatar and saudi arabia. The new skype release for the iphone works a treat. Since no facetime for many middle eastern customers is. How to install facetime on an iphone bought in dubai quora.
Activate facetime on iphone 4 with facetime hacktivator in. Interestingly, weve heard today that ipod touch devices in the middle east can make and. Facetime icon missing iphone 4 io 5 gm macrumors forums. Well, according to applewd the ios 5 beta has facetime working between iphones in saudi arabia. Even if you update, reset and take it to the apple store, it still wont have facetime.
Facetime has been banned from several countries in the middle east for some reason, and up until today, there was to way to activate facetime there. How to enable facetime on your middle eastern iphone 4 comments. Other reports also confirmed facetime for mac wasnt showing middle east countries as supported ones in the apps preferences, which left us wondering why would the mac version go under the same rules if a carrier wasnt needed at all. How to enable facetime on your middle eastern iphone 4 iclarified. But when i come to states i was using same phone with tmobile, but. Oct 05, 2011 i have an iphone 4 with ios 5 gm my sister and i also have an iphone with ios 5 gm too. Jul 18, 2015 this video tutorial will show you how to enable facetime on ios 8 devices purachsed in the middle east in 6 simple steps. Here is the apple iphone 4 saudi arabia page a few days ago. You must have a jailbroken iphone to follow these instructions. Logic doesnt match between middle east and united states. How to enable facetime on your middle eastern iphone 4. Oct, 2010 israel is in the middle east and facetime works like charm my iphone 4 is an english model but my daughters is an israeli device and were using facetime all the time. Apples iphone 4 wont have facetime at launch in the middle east.
Facetime video call app absent in gulf iphone 4 consumer. Those countrys own governments require that apple disable facetime in order to be allowed to sell iphones there. Oct 30, 2010 these are instructions on how to enable facetime on iphone 4s sold in the middle east or other areas which have the feature disabled. This only works on iphone and not on ipads or ipods.
Apples facetime enables any iphone 4 to make video calls to any other iphone 4, assuming neither of. Oct 30, 2010 face time is an international network of professionally trained freelance hair and makeup artists. However, folks over at iramadah are reporting that facetime works fine on the new ipod touch 4g in the middle east. Interestingly, weve heard today that ipod touch devices in. How to activate facetime in the middle east ios7 youtube. The file includes restrictions on the device based on the country. Actually it was apple who took it upon themselves to voluntarily disable facetime on all iphone 4 devices sold in the uae.
Im guessing 3g video calling is only a few months away. Find or restore a missing facetime app apple support. First up, you will have to jailbreak your iphone on ios 4. Facetime ads come to europe as feature disappears in. How can iphone deny my right to use facetime when i am out of middle east. Apples iphone 4 wont have facetime at launch in the.
According to iramadah, facetime works in the middle east on the new ipod touches, despite the fact that even on the iphone 4, facetime is a wifionly standard. Oct 18, 2010 according to iramadah, facetime works in the middle east on the new ipod touches, despite the fact that even on the iphone 4, facetime is a wifionly standard. Oct 19, 2010 apple wipes smile off facetime in the middle east. Did you know if you buy an iphone from a middle eastern country chances are you may not have a facetime on your new iphone. But a very important feature of the updated 4th generation apple smartphone was suspiciously absent. There is a new hack available in cydia which can enable facetime in unsupported. Jun 28, 2015 facetime application is not allowed in some countries in the middle east. Apple wipes smile off facetime in the middle east the. As a result apple has removed any mentioned of the video calling feature from material describing the iphone 4 in some middle east countries. There is no facetime in middleeast i know it might sound a little too harsh, but and its a big one for me theres a problem with iphones in middleeast. No time for apple facetime in middle east network world. This also raises more questions about the iphone 4 facetime ban as facetime. These are instructions on how to enable facetime on iphone 4s sold in the middle east or other areas which have the feature disabled.
Oct 15, 2010 facetime works across middle east with the ipod touch. Feb 05, 2020 wireless carrier support and features for iphone in the middle east and india. Sep 26, 2010 it was noted earlier this week that apple removed facetime from the web pages about iphone 4 in several countries around the middle east, including the u. Facetime works in the middle east on the ipod touch cult of mac. Simply follow the step by step instructions posted below to activate facetime on your iphone. Last week, we heard how facetime isnt available in five middle eastern countries on iphone 4 handsets. Enable facetime in middle east ios 8 devices youtube. Tutorial enable facetime on middle east iphones ios 12. Facetime works across middle east with the ipod touch 9to5mac. It was noted earlier this week that apple removed facetime from the web pages about iphone 4 in several countries around the middle east, including the u. How to activate facetime on iphone 4 in unsupported.
When the iphone 4 launched in the middle east specifically in the united arab emirates, saudi arabia, egypt and qatar it did so without support for. Sep 24, 2010 the announcement came via their official twitter page along with some other notes on their iphone 4 launch plans. According to the folks at, apples facetime video calling feature might be finally coming to iphone 4 users in the middle east countries last october, when apple launched iphone 4 in uae, qatar and saudi arabia, users were disappointed to find out that facetime one of the major features was not supported. Like most hack, it requires your iphone 4 to be jailbroken. Apple wipes smile off facetime in the middle east the register. Bad news for those of you living in the middle east, or at least in united arab emirates as its just been confirmed, as we first reported, that facetime will not be available in the country.