How to enable call forwarding on an Android mobile

Call transfer offers many advantages, especially when you can not answer a call or when you are on vacation. However, its use is complex and requires to know certain activation codes. In this folder we will see how to set up the call transfer on an Android smartphone.

What is the Call Forwarding option?

Call transfer was introduced in the United States in the mid-1980s (1985). At the time this very expensive technology was reserved for companies only. Three decades later, call forwarding has become widely democratized.

During all these years the concept has not evolved. Call forwarding, also called call forwarding, redirects incoming calls to the phone number of your choice. If you are used to juggling two smartphones or if you have a company phone, this technology could be of great help to you.

Call transfer, paid option?

Attention activation of call transfer remains complicated to set up. We can very quickly tangle the brushes. In addition, most mobile operators charge for this type of service. This is usually the phone making the call transfer that supports the price of the call.

However, some unlimited subscriptions do not charge the price of redirected communication. Do not hesitate to contact your operator to know precisely the different types of call transfers offered and their rates.

Similarly, to avoid any surprises on your bill, it is recommended to automatically reject all unknown calls. What's more annoying than paying additional fees for advertising calls or for canvassing.

Enable call forwarding on your Android phone

It's now that things get complicated. The procedure for activating call transfer varies depending on the subscription, the mobile operator and even the phone model. In some cases, you can use the settings mode of your Android and in others you will have to type a lot of code on the screen of your smartphone.

From the phone app

Let's start by studying the simplest procedure. In this example we will use the phone application settings to enable call forwarding. Be careful this method does not work every time.

• Launch the Telephony app by clicking on the handset icon on your mobile's desktop
• Press the Menu button at the top right of the window
• Click on Calls
• Then select the Call Transfer option Launch the Android Mobile Phone App
• Wait a few seconds for your smartphone to read the settingsReading call parameters
• Choose from the list one of the proposed conditionsDefine the conditions for setting up call forwarding
• If busy: to make a call forwarding while you are already on the line with another party
• If no answer: activate call forwarding if you do not pick up
• If Unreachable: Divert the call when the smartphone is turned off or located in an area that does not have a mobile coverage
• Transfer all: return all incoming calls
• Then enter the phone number to which you want to forward your calls Define the forwarding number to which the calls will be forwarded

A message will tell you that your request has been saved. Note that sometimes the operation does not work. In these cases you will get an unexpected network response message, invalid MMI code, or an unsupported operator.

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Another solution is to activate the call transfer using the codes of your operator. These allow you to root your calls to another number. To do this you will just enter a sequence of characters being careful not to make any typing errors. Do not type parentheses in the examples given below

• Open the telephony application
• Click on the phone keypad icon
• Enter the following code to enable automatic call forwarding of all your calls: ** 21 * (the phone number to which calls are to be forwarded) * 11 #
• Press the call button
• To view the call forwarding status: * # 21 # then click on the green icon
• To cancel call forwarding: ## 21 # and pressing the off-hook button
• Enter the following code to activate a voice call forwarding in case of no answer: ** 61 * (phone number) * 11 # then click on the green icon to start the call
• To disable this return, type: ## 61 # then click on the unhooked icon
• Enter the following code to activate a referral