Given the current coronavirus situation, it is quite likely that you have downloaded the latest version of the software to your Mac or MacBook have downloaded a communication application for video calling in the past months. This could be Skype, Zoom or Microsoft Teams. After installing these apps, you may have inadvertently changed the default calling app. So now, if you start a call on your Mac, someone calls you, or tap a phone number on a website, an alternative app may appear instead of FaceTime, which may not be to everyone's taste. How do I make the change?
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How to Change Default Calling App on Mac
If you want to change the default calling app on your macOS device, that is, for calls, it is not difficult. Proceed as follows:
- First, you need to run a native application within macOS Facetime.
- You can find FaceTime in applications, Alternatively, you can of course use it to start spotlight.
- Once you start the FaceTime application, click on the bold tab in the top bar Facetime.
- This will bring up a drop-down menu in which you can click on an option Preferences…
- Then another window will open. At the top, make sure you are in the tab Settings.
- Click here below menu next to the option Default for calls.
- The menu itself is enough select an application, which you want to use for calls.
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So, in the above way, you can change the default calling app on Mac. If you want the calls to behave in a classic way and not start within a third-party application, then it is necessary that you set the FaceTime application as the default. Setting another application as the default by mistake can happen after the first launch, when it is often enough to miss an option and even confirm the change. This problem is most often encountered by Skype users.
