How to Switch Incoming Calls to Voicemail on iPhone and iPad

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How to Switch Incoming Calls to Voicemail on iPhone and iPad
How to Switch Incoming Calls to Voicemail on iPhone and iPad

Video: How to Switch Incoming Calls to Voicemail on iPhone and iPad

Video: How to Switch Incoming Calls to Voicemail on iPhone and iPad
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This wikiHow teaches you how to automatically switch calls to voicemail on iPhone. This guide is for setting up an English iPhone and iPad.

Step

Part 1 of 2: Knowing the Voicemail Number

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 1
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 1

Step 1. Open the Phone app on the Iphone

Touch icon

IPhonephone
IPhonephone

on the homepage to open the app.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 2
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 2

Step 2. Touch the Keypad button at the bottom of the screen

This will open the phone number keypad so you can enter the number to call.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 3
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 3

Step 3. Enter *#67# on the number pad

This command will allow you to see the phone number that directed you to the voice mailbox.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 4
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 4

Step 4. Touch the Call button

It has a white phone icon in the center of a green circle and is located below the number pad. This button will process the command number, and show the voicemail number on a new page.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 5
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 5

Step 5. Write down the voicemail number

You can see the phone number at the top of the screen. This number will divert incoming calls to your voice mailbox.

You can press the iPhone home button and the power button at the same time to capture the screen of this page

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 6
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 6

Step 6. Touch Dismiss

This button will close the call page.

Part 2 of 2: Diverting Calls to Voicemail

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 7
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 7

Step 1. Open the iPhone settings menu

Find and touch the icon

Iphonesettingsappicon
Iphonesettingsappicon

on the homepage to open the settings menu.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 8
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 8

Step 2. Swipe down and then touch Phone

This option is next to the icon

IPhonephone
IPhonephone

and is in the middle of the settings menu page.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 9
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 9

Step 3. Touch Call Forwarding on the menu

This will open call forwarding settings in a new page.

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 10
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 10

Step 4. Slide the Call Forwarding button to

Iphoneswitchonicon1
Iphoneswitchonicon1

When this option is activated, all incoming calls will be diverted to the number you selected.

You will be asked to enter a phone number to divert calls to

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 11
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 11

Step 5. Enter the voicemail number

Enter the voice mailbox number on this page. This will redirect all incoming calls to voicemail.

Alternatively, you can enter an unused phone number on this page. By doing this, calls will not be routed to voicemail. However, it can show as if your number is disconnected and not being used anymore

Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 12
Make Calls Go Directly to Voicemail on iPhone or iPad Step 12

Step 6. Touch the < Call Forwarding button on the top left

This will save the voicemail number, and divert all incoming calls to the voicemail box.

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