Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling

With Wi-Fi Calling, you can make or receive a phone call if you have a Wi-Fi connection in an surface area with little or no cellular coverage. Learn how to brand a vox phone call using Wi-Fi Calling.

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An iPhone showing the Wi-Fi Calling screen, with Wi-Fi Calling on This Phone turned on.

Identify Wi-Fi calls from your iPhone

Turn on Wi-Fi calling in Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling. You might need to enter or confirm your accost for emergency services.*

If Wi-Fi Calling is available, you'll meet Wi-Fi after your carrier name in the status bar. So your calls will apply Wi-Fi Calling.

* When cellular service is available, your iPhone uses it for emergency calls. If you turned on Wi-Fi Calling and cellular service isn't bachelor, emergency calls might use Wi-Fi calling. Your device'due south location may be used to aid response efforts when you place an emergency call, regardless of whether you lot enable Location Services.

Add a device

Brand sure that the device you want to add has the latest version of software. And so follow these steps:

An iPhone showing the Calls on Other Devices screen. Allow Calls on Other Devices is turned on and allowing calls on John's iPad and John's MacBook Pro.

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling.
  2. Turn on Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices.
  3. Go back to the previous screen, and so tap Calls on Other Devices.
  4. Turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices if it's not on. A list of your eligible devices appears nether Permit Calls On.
  5. Turn on each device that you desire to use with Wi-Fi Calling.

Next, make sure that your other devices will accept calls from your iPhone:

  • On your iPad or iPod touch, get to Settings > FaceTime. Then turn on Calls from iPhone.
  • On your Mac, open the FaceTime app and choose FaceTime > Preferences. And then plough on Calls from iPhone.

Wi-Fi Calling is enabled automatically for Apple Watch when you turn on Allow Calls on Other Devices.

If y'all can't add a device, bank check these items:

  • On your iPhone, make sure that Wi-Fi Calling and Allow Calls on Other Devices are on, and that your device appears under Allow Calls On.
  • Make sure that you're using the same Apple ID for FaceTime and iCloud on your iPhone and your other device.

Brand and receive Wi-Fi calls from another device

If your carrier supports Wi-Fi Calling on iCloud-connected devices, you tin can also make and receive Wi-Fi calls on other devices.

Make sure that you're signed in to iCloud and FaceTime with the same Apple tree ID that you employ on your iPhone. Also make sure that your devices have the latest software.

To place a Wi-Fi call from your iPad, iPod impact, Apple Spotter, or Mac, follow these steps.

Call from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac

  1. If you haven't added your device still, which allows it to use Wi-Fi Calling, add information technology.
  2. Open FaceTime.
  3. Enter a contact or phone number, and then tap the contact or telephone number.
  4. Tap the Audio button Audio button.

You can also place a phone call by tapping a phone number in Contacts, Mail service, Messages, Safari, and other apps.

Call from your Apple Lookout man

  1. Open up the Phone app.
  2. Choose a contact.
  3. Tap the telephone pushWi-Fi call.
  4. Select the number or address that you want to call.

Remove a device

If you don't want to utilise Wi-Fi Calling from one of your devices, you lot tin can remove it:

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Calls on Other Devices.
  2. In the list of devices, turn off Wi-Fi Calling for the device that you want to remove.

Get assistance

If you can't plough on or apply Wi-Fi Calling, brand certain that your carrier offers Wi-Fi Calling and that your devices have the latest software. And then, follow these steps if you tin't turn on Wi-Fi Calling or brand a Wi-Fi call. Wait ii minutes before you lot become from one step to the side by side.

  1. Go to Settings > Phone > Wi-Fi Calling and make sure that Wi-Fi Calling is on.
  2. Restart your iPhone.
  3. Connect to a unlike Wi-Fi network. Not all Wi-Fi networks work with Wi-Fi Calling.
  4. Turn Wi-Fi Calling off and then on once more.
  5. Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset, and tap Reset Network Settings.

FaceTime isn't bachelor in all countries or regions.

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