How do you keep in touch with friends and family thanks to Apple?

There are several ways to stay in touch with each other. You can even play games with each other via your Apple devices. With these 6 tips, you can do something fun with your friends or family via your Apple devices:

• Tip 1: video call using FaceTime
• Tip 2: send each other drawings with iMessage
• Tip 3: share memories through shared photo albums
• Tip 4: catch up with each other with Walkietalkie on Apple Watch
• Tip 5: challenge each other with sports
• Tip 6: play games with and against each other

You can easily make video calls with your family or friends on your iPhone or iPad using FaceTime. Just go to the FaceTime app on your device and tap the contact you want to video call or the plus sign if you don't see your contact right away. Receiving a call via FaceTime? You can easily pick it up by tapping the green phone icon on your screen.

You can send more than just text messages via iMessage. You have many different options in the Messenger app on your iPhone. You can send each other live photos, voice messages, and photos from your albums. You can also send each other notes via the Messages app. Tap on the heart in the chat with 2 fingers and draw away. Your drawing disappears after a few seconds, unless you tap Keep. Your drawing stays visible in the chat. You can also use this function like the game Charades. Draw something, and let the receiver guess what it is before the drawing disappears.

If you don't talk to each other so often anymore, it's difficult to remember what to catch up about. To keep each other informed a little more daily, you can make a shared photo album in the Photos app. You can easily put all pictures of your kids in there, so your parents can enjoy your grandchildren. You can leave a video message for someone in your shared photo album, which is also nice. The person you want to share the photos and videos with also needs an Apple ID. You can easily view the photos after logging in to all your Apple devices or via a web browser on your laptop.

Sometimes, you simply don't have the time to catch up while enjoying a cup of coffee. And asking your colleague a quick question isn't the same via chat when you're working from home. With the Walkietalkie function of your Apple Watch, it's very similar to that quick chat in real life. Hold down the WalkieTalkie button on your Apple Watch and ask your question. Your colleague or friend hears the message right away via their Apple Watch and can easily reply. This way, you can still have a nice chat, even it goes via a screen.

Are you at home a lot and can't manage to move? Challenge yourself and your friends to move more with the Apple Watch. Set movement targets and encourage each other to make them. You can monitor your own progress and the progress of your friends in the Activities app on your iPhone. Try to catch up with them by going an extra round around the block or do an extra workout. This way, you can stay in touch and stay fit together at the same time.

You'll find plenty of games to play with your friends remotely on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac in the App Store. Play a game of digital scrabble with Wordfeud or play charades with an app like Draw Something. Do you like music quizzes? The app Songpop is for you. You can also easily download the card game Uno via the App Store and play with your friends. You can easily host a digital game night with your friends with all those games. Do you still want to see each other during the games? In that case, an app like Houseparty is a great choice.