Can FaceTime be used within an app in ios5?

Question

Have an app idea that I'd like to make using FaceTime. Can this application layer though be implemented in a 3rd party app or does it only run as FaceTime?

Answer 1

Apple did mention that FaceTime would be an open standard but so far they have not released an API so the answer is no. It's a shame because there are some really cool things which could potentially be done if Apple decided to open it up.

Answer 2

You can initiate a FaceTime call like this, but it won't be in app.

NSURL *facetimeURL = [NSURL URLWithString:@"facetime://15555555555"];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:facetimeURL];