The smartphones of new generation contain a feature that allows you to carry out phone calls thanks to one Wi-Fi connection–Fi. It’s a little-known option, but it can be particularly useful especially when you’re in buildings with the weak cell signal, but a WiFi network is still available. The function is available daily Android that for iOS. How can it be activated? Before proceeding it is important to consider some things limitations. The most important is that to activate the function you need your telephone operator support calls via Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi calling here’s how to access it
For devices iPhonethe procedure is explained on a support page of Apple. To proceed with calls via Wi-Fi you will need to go to the “Settings” of the smartphone and look for the “Mobile phone”. Here it will be possible select the SIM reference (if there are more than one). At this point you will need to select “WiFi calling” and activate the toggle called “Call “Wi–Fi on iPhone”. After these simple steps you will be able to take advantage of this option. The operating system will choose whether to use Wi-Fi, the telephone network or the internet.
The mechanism is essentially the same as above Android devices. A FAQ Of Google explains that WiFi calling is available from Android6.0 on. Here, unlike on Apple devices, Android users will be able to choose manually which connection to use for your calls. If, of course, there are more options to choose from at the same time.
In this case, to activate Wi-Fi calling you will need to open the Phone app and tap the icon three dots fixed at the top. From the drop-down menu you must click on the item “Settings”. At this point it will be necessary to select the item “Calls” and then “WiFi calling”. In this way it will be possible to activate the function on your Android device. If the aforementioned option is not visible in the menu of your smartphone, it is likely that your telephone operator does not support the features for calls with WiFi connection.
