In the UAE’s case, the ban is in place because of the country’s telecoms laws, which essentially allow a monopoly of the sector by its largest telecommunications companies, Etisalat and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications (also know as Du).
, i Phones bought from UAE does not have Facetime “application”, and when you install local UAE sim card, facetime calling options will not appear in contacts details that’s because authorities block facetime and any other similar apps due to their own security measures!!! This does sound very strange to me!
When we were reading we ran into the inquiry “How do I activate FaceTime in the UAE?”.
, -i OS devices sold by the two local telecoms (DU and Etisalat) and on the local UAE online Apple store do not have facetime enabled on them. -If however you insert another sim card where facetime is NOT blocked for any reason in another country, the facetime toggle appears in the settings’ tab and you CAN activate it.
While we were researching we ran into the inquiry “Is FaceTime banned in the UAE?”.
I read somewhere on Internet that the Face. Time is not only banned in UAE, but rather apple products sold in UAE have Face. Time previously locked. Originally Answered: Why there is no Facetime on i. Phones that are sold in UAE?
If your signed in it may be possible that the firewall in the router is blocking the port. No, as noted, it’s blocked by the government. If you bought the phone in the UAE, it will NEVER (repeat NEVER) have Face, and time.
Can I use FaceTime in Saudi Arabia?
, face Time isn’t available or might not appear on devices purchased in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates, including Dubai. Call forwarding isn’t available with Face, and time.
Is FaceTime audio calling available in my country?
, face Time and Face. Time audio calling might not be available for all countries, regions, or carriers., face Time isn’t available or might not appear on devices purchased in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and United Arab Emirates, including Dubai.
Does Dubaj now support FaceTime Audio?
I just got back from Dubaj and they have now enabled Facetime Audio if your device supports it. However, if you buy an i. OS device from UAE Facetime will be disabled at a firmware level. So the trick is to import it from the UK or another country where you can buy Apple Care and get international warranty for a long time.