{"id":42461,"date":"2023-05-01T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/?p=42461"},"modified":"2023-05-01T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:13:07","slug":"your-iphone-is-not-configured-to-allow-calls-using-your-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macreports.com\/your-iphone-is-not-configured-to-allow-calls-using-your-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Your iPhone is Not Configured to Allow Calls Using your Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can receive and make calls on your Mac using your iPhone’s Cellular Calls feature. These calls can be made and answered within the FaceTime app on your Mac. However, it is important to point out that these are regular phone calls, not FaceTime calls. You can make FaceTime calls without needing an iPhone from your Mac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you did not properly set up the iPhone Cellular Calls feature, you may get an error message saying, “iPhone Calls Not Available. Your iPhone is not configured to allow calls using your Mac” when you attempt to make a cellular phone call using FaceTime. <\/p>\n\n\n

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If you run into this error message on your Mac, this indicates that your settings are either wrong or missing. We will cover some steps to fix it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPhone Cellular Calls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The iPhone Cellular Calls feature enables you to make calls from devices with no cellular connection. This is an extension of the Continuity<\/a> feature. If you have an iPhone with an active cellular plan, you may be able to make and receive phone calls on your Mac or iPad. If your setup meets the minimum requirements, see the next section, and you configure everything correctly, you will be able to relay calls to and from that iPhone from your Mac or iPad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This enables you to answer or send your calls to voicemail while using your Mac or iPad without reaching for your iPhone. You can make new calls using the FaceTime app since there is no Phone app on the Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need to make calls on Mac<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You would need the following to make calls on your Mac using your iPhone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n