Call forwarding is something that comes in very handy in many situations. If you don’t know, call forwarding is a feature that allows you to forward incoming calls to your number to another number. For example, you are on vacation and you want to divert your business meetings to your office, or, say, you cannot be reached but you want to receive a call from another number, you can use call forwarding for this. So if you’re wondering how you can forward calls on an Android smartphone, it’s no surprise. That’s exactly what we’re here to tell you. Here are the ways to enable call forwarding on Android:
Forward Calls Locally on Android
one. go to Phone app on your device and in the app three-dot menu button and tap on Settings.
2. In phone settings, “callsTap ” and then “.Call forwarding“.
3. Here you will find the options enable call forwarding for all calls or when your number is busy, unanswered or unattainable. You can tap one of the options and then enter the number you want to forward calls
4. Once entered, call forwarding will be enabled and you will see a persistent notification that call forwarding is enabled.
5. This much! When you’re done, all incoming calls to your number will be forwarded according to the options you selected. You can do turn off call forwarding from the same settings. There is also an option to update the number you want to forward calls to.
note: Some Android smartphones may have call forwarding options in the Operating System Settings instead of the Phone app, so be sure to check that out.
Enable/Disable Call Forwarding with USSD Codes
All network operators also support USSD codes, which you can use to easily enable or disable call forwarding. Here are some codes you can use:
Call forwarding | enable | Disable or Check Status | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All calls | *21*[phone number]# | ##21# | |||
when busy | *67*[phone number]# | ##67# | |||
When not answered | *61*[phone number]# | ##61# | |||
when unreachable | *62*[phone number]# | ##62# |
If the codes mentioned above don’t work for you, you can search the web for your carrier’s custom code. Also, there are third-party apps on the Play Store that claim to bring call forwarding features, but most of them are outdated.
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Forward Calls on Android using these methods
This is how you forward calls on an Android smartphone. We tried it on our phone and it works flawlessly so you shouldn’t have any issues but if you have any questions let us know in the comments section below.