We have published in two previous articles the most important things in the iOS 11.3 update, you can see part One و part two. In this section, we will discuss the story of enabling FaceTime on iPhones sold in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

One of the most important things in the new update is that FaceTime has become officially available for use in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thanks to this, Apple enabled it on iPhones running iOS 11.3. The Saudi Communications Authority confirmed earlier that the FaceTime service has not been banned in Saudi Arabia since September 2017 and there is no obstacle to its activation, but it is not working because of Apple. It is known that the Saudi government not only lifted the ban on FaceTime, but on another set of video and voice calling apps last September.
The ban on video and audio communication applications was implemented by the Saudi government in 2013 for reasons related to security and encryption. And the lifting of the ban appears to help boost the local economy, according to CITC.
According to a statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Information ...
Digital transformation is one of the basic elements in the Saudi economy, as it will stimulate and increase the growth of businesses based on Internet communication, especially in the media and entertainment industries.
Access to VoIP will reduce operating costs and stimulate digital entrepreneurship - this is an important step in Internet regulation in the Kingdom.
Thus it appears to us that the reason for the inability of the iPhone and iPad devices to make calls through FaceTime is because the devices that were sold in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have blocked this feature due to the blocking in the iOS operating system with the model number of the device, which means that The latest update was required for FaceTime communication between Apple device users in the Kingdom.
How to activate FaceTime on your Saudi phone

Once your device is updated to the latest update to iOS 11.3, you will see a message from your carrier informing you that there is an update from your carrier, so update, then the FaceTime application will appear automatically.
If you encounter any problems, follow these steps:
◉ Make sure you have updated to iOS 11.3
◉ Enter Settings - General - About - if the carrier update screen does not appear
◉ Enter the settings - FaceTime - to activate FaceTime via the phone number
◉ A problem with activating FaceTime, go to Settings - General - and reset the network settings
◉ Download the FaceTime app from the store if it is not installed on your device




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