Are you waiting for an important call? Or do you want to be left alone and not receive a single call during the holidays? There are many reasons why you may want to divert calls. Despite It is a function that can go very well, Few people know how to activate and deactivate it. Luckily it is a very intuitive process. You know how to do it? And how to remove call forwarding?
If not, don't worry. In today's post we are going to explain step by step how to put and how to remove call forwarding. You will see that it is very simple. So do not hesitate to continue reading if you want incoming calls to go to another number, and to later deactivate this option, of course.
How to put call forwarding step by step
Let's start at the beginning: How to set up call forwarding. All Android mobiles have the option to do so, you just have to know where it is. So that you can reach it and select the type of diversion you want, follow these steps:
- Access the phone or calls option on your mobile (the phone-shaped symbol).
- Hit the three dots to access the menu.
- From the options that appear, select «Settings».
- Depending on the mobile you have, one option or another may appear that you must select. Would "Calling accounts" or "Additional services".
- If what appeared was "Call accounts", the SIM will appear with the name of the company you have contracted (for example Orange). You have to select it and then click on “Call forwarding”.
- On the other hand, if the option that appears in settings is “Additional services”, a menu will appear directly where you can select "Call forwarding".
Once you are inside the “Call forwarding”, you will have a total of four options to choose from. Select the one you select, You will have to enter the phone number to which you want your calls to be forwarded. Let's see what are the available options:
- Forward always: Using this option calls will always be diverted, you will not receive them while this option is activated.
- Divert when busy / busy: If you activate this option, calls will be diverted whenever you are busy, that is, when you are on another call, for example.
- Forward if you don't answer: It is an option similar to the previous one, but in this case the call comes in first to you and if after a while you do not answer, divert the call to the number you indicate.
- Divert if you are not available, turned off or out of coverage: In this case, calls are forwarded when the call cannot be established.
So the last step is select the option that suits you best, or enable several or all. These options are great, either for the company or at a private level. If you want to disconnect completely during the holidays, no problem, always activate the diversion. If you are waiting for an important call and you don't want to miss it because you are out of coverage or busy, select the corresponding options and enter the phone number of a person who is with you. Call forwarding gives many possibilities and flexibility in various aspects, both personal and professional.
How to remove call forwarding step by step
Now that you know how to enable this option, it's time to find out how to remove call forwarding, since it is most likely that at some point you want the calls to come back to you directly. To do this you simply have to deactivate the options that you previously activated. Here again the steps to access:
- Enter the call or telephone option again.
- Hit the 3 dots to access the menu, just like before.
- Once there, search «Settings» And enter.
- Remember that, depending on the mobile you have, you will have to go to "Calling accounts" or "Additional services".
Now you are back in “Call forwarding”. To deactivate the forwarding is very simple. you just have to look for the option that you had activated and deactivate it. It has no more mystery.
It should be said that there is another option to put and remove call forwarding using a code. In the article "All the codes to enable or disable Movistar call forwarding from your own Smartphone» you can find them in case you prefer to use them. Personally, I think it's faster and easier to do it from the settings. However, the codes can be a good alternative if the method that we have discussed in this post has failed us.
I hope that with this information you have managed to set and remove call forwarding without problems. Once you've gotten used to using this option, you won't want to be without it, especially if you receive a lot of important calls that you don't want to miss.
