How to Set Up Call Forwarding on an iPhone

Forward those calls in no time!
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Call forwarding can be extremely helpful, and even a necessity, for iPhone users who own businesses, have more than one iPhone for business purposes, or other personal purposes. You can forward calls to landlines, office phones, or other mobile devices. Whether you need to forward calls for business or personal purposes, it's an extremely easy process with six simple steps.

In this guide, I show you how to set up call forwarding so you can forward calls from your iPhone to your preferred numbers. All you need to set up call forwarding is active cellular service through a GSM (Global System for Mobiles) network, an iPhone, and a forwarding number!

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Open Settings

To start, go to the home screen on your iPhone and open the Settings app.

Select "Phone"

Scroll down until you find "phone" and give it a click.

Click "Call Forwarding"

Here, you will see several options. Scroll down and click on "call forwarding."

Turn on Call Forwarding

To the right of "call forwarding" there will be a toggle. Click it to turn on call forwarding.

Click "Forward To"

Now, we need to click "forward to," so that we can add in the call forwarding number.

Enter in The Number

Lastly, type in the forwarding number and click the arrow in the upper left-hand corner to go back to the previous screen.

That's it! You set up call forwarding in under a minute. Now, try it out!

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