By Leanne Hays
It can be frustrating when you attempt to make a call on your iPhone and you’re given the error message “Call Failed.” You find yourself wondering, "Why do my calls keep failing?" After first rebooting your iPhone and updating your iOS software, as well as moving to various locations, here are several simple steps you can try to solve the iPhone call failed error before contacting your carrier.
By Abbey Dufoe
Sometimes, you just don’t have time to answer the phone. Especially if you’re driving, it’s often safer to quickly pull over and send an iPhone automated message to let the person know you’ll call them back later. This function is accessible right from the iPhone call screen. Here’s how to answer a call with a text message.
By Conner Carey
It's very simple to forward calls from your iPhone. Call forwarding on iPhone automatically directs incoming calls to a different number. Let's walk through how to forward calls to another number on your iPhone.
The Do Not Disturb setting is pretty handy, especially when you’re at work or sleeping. This feature allows you to receive all your usual notifications, minus the disruptive sounds and vibrations that tend to come with them. But what if someone on your favorites list (like your brother, mom, best friend, etc.) has an emergency and can’t get ahold of you? Well, there’s an easy way to let their call pass through the Do Not Disturb barrier. Here’s how to let Favorites contact you when Do Not Disturb is turned on.
By Hallei Halter
Want to know how to use FaceTime to talk to your friends and family? If you're trying to find a more personal way to keep in touch, FaceTime is a great option! FaceTime has features you can use like call waiting, and the option to pick between video calls or audio only. Below, I show the first thing you need to know about FaceTime: how to make a FaceTime audio or video call. The person you call will also have to have FaceTime enabled on their iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
By Ashleigh Page
Whether you're washing dishes or working out, it can be handy to accept or decline calls without touching your phone. Now, you can easily reject calls through your headphones with Siri without even needing to say "Hey Siri." Let's go over how to answer calls on AirPods and other headphones.
By Conner Carey
What is Dial Assist? Dial Assist on iPhone automatically adds international and local prefixes to phone numbers, so you can make an international call without entering the country code. However, if you save international numbers with prefixes in their contacts, the Dial Assist Feature can accidentally cause problems.
By Leanne Hays
When you make a call on your iPhone, Caller ID reveals your phone number to the person you're calling. If you want to know how to make a private call on your iPhone so your Caller ID doesn't show up, there are a few ways to accomplish this. Here are three ways to hide your phone number, as well as who can still see your number even with these methods, and a simple way to make your phone number visible again on a call-by-call basis, even if you've blocked your number. Let's get started learning how to block your phone number on your iPhone.
By Leanne Hays
If the need arises, you can call your voicemail and check your messages from another phone. You can also delete, replay, save, and even hear the date, time, and number of a voicemail message using this method.
AirPods, second-generation AirPods, and AirPods Pro users: did you know you can answer a call on your AirPods? If you’re sporting AirPods, you’ll certainly want to adjust your AirPod settings so that you can answer the phone with AirPods using this hidden feature. You can answer your iPhone with AirPods and hang up calls with your AirPods as well; we’ll go over how to do both. You can even set up your iPhone to announce calls via AirPods, so you know who's on the line before you answer the call. When learning how to use your AirPods, make sure to memorize this short set of AirPods instructions and keep track of your AirPods' battery life. Here’s how to use AirPod controls to answer a call with your AirPods.
By Conner Carey
iPhone ringtones can be personalized to give each contact their own groove. Assigning a different sound or song to each contact means that you'll immediately know who it is based on their custom ringtone when a friend calls. You can set as many or as few personalized ringtones for your iPhone contacts as you want!
By Hallei Halter
The Contacts app keeps all your phone numbers and other contact info in one place, and also integrates in really useful ways with Maps, Siri, and other iPhone features. Here's how to add a contact on your iPhone.
Did you know you can create your own custom ringtones for incoming texts and calls? Simply record a voice memo and use GarageBand to create a unique ringtone without using a computer. We'll show you how to make a ringtone in just a few simple steps.
It would be convenient if Apple would add a numbers row to the standard iPhone keyboard, but it hasn't happened yet. In the meantime, here's an iPhone texting trick: how to access iOS keyboard symbols and numbers without leaving the standard keyboard.
By Conner Carey
Your ringtone alerts you of incoming calls, and it can be a fun way to customize your phone. I'll teach you how to change your default ringtone and how to get custom ringtones on iPhone!
By Elisabeth Garry
Using speakerphone on your iPhone is a great way to talk hands-free, multitask while you’re on hold, or include a third person in a phone conversation. Putting your iPhone on speakerphone is also extremely easy! We'll show you how to make a call on speaker phone, and answer a call on speaker phone.
By Sarah Kingsbury
Apple prides itself on making everything on its devices intuitive. So you could probably figure out how to make an emergency call on a locked iPhone pretty quickly. But do you want to take even those precious moments to do so in a real emergency? Why not learn how ahead of time? Read on to learn how to make an emergency call and how to activate emergency SOS on your model iPhone.
By Conner Carey
When you’re on the phone with someone, you can still use other apps. Let’s say you’re talking to a friend who needs another mutual friend’s number. You can stay on the phone with them while you visit your contacts to find the information. It’s a simple tip but one that will be forever useful. Here’s how to use another app while on a phone call with the iPhone.
By Elisabeth Garry
Did you forget your iPhone voicemail password or give it out to someone who, in hindsight, really shouldn’t have access to it? Never fear; changing your voicemail password is easy. We'll show you how to change your voicemail password on an iPhone.
By Conner Carey
Have you ever deleted a voicemail and then realized you should have saved it? Don't worry; there's a fix for that! When voicemails are deleted on iPhone, they move to a Recently Deleted folder, which allows you to recover a voicemail you didn't mean to delete or need to listen to again. How long voicemail messages remain in your Deleted Messages folder depends on your carrier. I have Verizon, and the oldest deleted voicemail in my folder is from ten months ago. You can retrieve deleted voicemail and move it back to your regular Voicemail inbox. It's also possible to clear all your deleted messages, permanently removing them from your iPhone. Here’s how to recover a recently deleted voicemail messages, move them back to your Voicemail inbox, or permanently delete them.
Apple is pretty good about updating its products, but it seems to have forgotten about the Calendar app and its many downsides. The makers of Informant 5, on the other hand, do not forget to regularly improve their app based on user experience and feedback. The latest updates to this calendar and task-management app are a productivity game-changer.
Did you know that you can use your Apple Watch to ping your iPhone when you can't find it? Or use it to wake up gently with customized vibrations? Unlock the mysteries of your Apple Watch and discover new tips and even secret features with our free Apple Watch Mini Course! If you sign up you can expect to get a new minute-long article every morning for 15 days that will teach you something valuable about your Apple Watch! Enroll today (no credit card necessary!)
CASEBUDi’s Tool and Asset Tracking Case can help you protect items such as tools, ladders, generators, motorbikes, and other valuables that need more than a dainty keychain AirTag case. With a discreet, low-profile design, this rugged case can help you secure an AirTag to almost anything in your garage, truck, or at your job site using screws, bolts, zip ties, etc. It is plastic with a screw-on lid closure, protecting your AirTag from the weather, water, and dirt. With CASEBUDi’s case, your AirTag can track your equipment easily with the Find My app on your Apple device.
