How to forward calls on an iPhone and Android

Whether your mobile is an iPhone or a mobile with the Android operating system, they have the call forwarding function. A interesting option if you don't want to miss any incoming calls, wherever you are. It is because of that we will guide you and teach you how to forward calls both in one operating system and in the other.

In both cases, this function can be enabled, although the steps to follow are different. Also, at the end of the article, also we will leave you some codes that you can dial on the keyboard of your smartphone to check if you have any alternative service activated and you haven't noticed.

Forwarding calls can be very useful in the event that we are in an area without coverage of our operator but our companion does have coverage in their service. It can also be useful if we know that we are going on vacation to a area without mobile coverage but we will have at our disposal a landline phone number. In these cases and some more, forwarding calls will be a method in which we will not lose any important calls.

Forward calls on an iPhone via iOS

The iPhone operating system has this function to divert calls to the number that we choose. In the case of the iPhone, we must take into account that once we have enabled this function, all incoming calls will be diverted to the telephone number that we have indicated in the menu. To proceed with this, all you have to do is the following:

• Walk into IPhone Settings
• Go to the space that refers to 'Calls' and click on it
• Search between the menu where we are indicated 'Call forwarding' and enter
• We enable the function and write the phone number to which all our incoming calls will go

As we mentioned before: if you are not sure if you want to divert all incoming calls, on the iPhone we can also enable the 'Call waiting' function that will mean that while we are talking on a call, the other incoming calls remain pending and you can pause one to resume the other.

Divert calls on Android through the operating system

As in the previous case, Android also enjoys this function among its settings. However, unlike iOS, Android will allow you to choose between several ways to forward calls; that is to say: it is somewhat more customizable and not all incoming calls have to be diverted. These options are:

• divert always -the same thing that happens on the iPhone-
• When you are communicating
• When I don't answer -You will give a second option to whoever calls you-
• When you are off or without coverage -it is possible that you run out of battery at the worst of times-

Well, knowing all the customization options that Android offers when you want to forward calls to another phone number, what you must do to enable the function is to follow these steps:

1. Sign in the phone icon your smartphone with Android
2. Look for the adjustments of the application
3. Look for the option 'Calls' and click on it
4. You should now find the 'Call Forwarding'
5. Click on it and, after choosing the option that best suits your needs, Write the receiving phone number of those forwarded calls

As in the previous case, if you need to disable any of these call forwarding functions, you just have to follow the same process as to activate the function and select 'Disable'. Done, call forwarding will no longer be active.

Call forwarding through codes – valid for both iPhone and Android

Likewise, and as we mentioned at the beginning of the tutorial, there are also some codes that you can type on the keyboard of your smartphone and they will work whether it is an iPhone or an Android mobile. In the case at hand, We will see how through a code, we can enable call forwarding. Now, although we recommend the other method -through the operating system-, if you choose this route, write down the codes to activate and how to deactivate.

Code to activate the forwarding of all calls

In case you want to divert all incoming calls to your mobile, be it iPhone or Android, on the keyboard of your smartphone You will have to type the following code:

Example: we want to divert the call to the number 123456789. The sequence to type on the mobile would be: **21*123456789# and press call

To disable this call forwarding, you just have to dial: ## 21 # + call

Code to activate forwarding when you do not answer the phone

Likewise, you can also choose whether to activate call forwarding when you do not answer the phone. In this case, the code is as follows:

As in the other case, to deactivate this function you must type: ##61#+ call

Code to activate forwarding when the mobile is turned off or out of coverage

Perhaps it is one of the most interesting codes that we find in the functions to forward calls. It is about activating call forwarding when the mobile is turned off or out of coverage. In this case the code to type will be:

To disable this function, as in the other cases, you will have to check: ## 62 # + call

Code to activate call forwarding during the course of another call

Finally, we will leave you with the code that you must dial if you want to divert calls when you are busy on another call. That is, not leave it on hold and that call is transferred to the number that you indicate. The code is the following:

In case you want to disable this call forwarding, as in the previous cases: ## 67 # + call

Extra code to know if you have any of these active diversions

You may come to think that you forgot to deactivate any of the aforementioned codes. However, it will also be necessary to know which of all of them you have active on your smartphone. Don't worry though, because there is also a code for this. And it is the following:

With this code you a screen will appear status in which you will be detailed if there is any of the above active services. After knowing the result, you only have to resort to the previous codes to deactivate them.

Does it have extra costs to divert calls to another number?

Perhaps the question arises as to whether these services have an extra cost in your contracted rate. As usual -and more so with the unlimited rates currently offered by the operators-, these call forwarding services should not entail an extra expense on your monthly bill. Similarly, if you are not clear, The best thing is to transfer the query to your telephone company and clear up doubts..