{"id":19793,"date":"2017-05-18T19:09:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T13:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19793"},"modified":"2017-05-18T19:10:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T13:40:21","slug":"how-to-forward-calls-on-android-without-using-third-party-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-forward-calls-on-android-without-using-third-party-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are unaware, call forwarding is a feature that gives you a chance to divert calls coming to\u00a0your number to any other number.\u00a0For example, you are on a vacation and you need to divert your work calls to your office or\u00a0you are unreachable but need to take calls on\u00a0another number, you can use call forwarding. <strong>Here discuss about the ways\u00a0to activate call forwarding on Android:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"forward-calls-on-android-natively\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Forward Calls on Android Natively<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Go to the\u00a0<strong>Phone app<\/strong>\u00a0on your device and in the app, hit the\u00a0<strong>three-dot menu button<\/strong>\u00a0and tap on\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-293.png\" alt=\" How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-293.png 320w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-293-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the Phone settings, go to \u201c<strong>Calls<\/strong>\u201d and then, tap on \u201c<strong>Call forwarding<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-235.png\" alt=\" How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-235.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-235-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here, you will find options to\u00a0<strong>activate call forwarding for all the calls<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>when your number is busy<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0unanswered\u00a0<\/strong>or<strong>\u00a0unreachable<\/strong>. You can just tap on one of the options and then\u00a0<strong>enter the number<\/strong>\u00a0you want to divert calls to.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-219.png\" alt=\" How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-219.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-219-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once entered,\u00a0<strong>call forwarding will be enabled<\/strong>\u00a0and you will see a persistent notification suggesting you that the call forwarding is\u00a0active.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-198.png\" alt=\" How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-198.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-198-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! After you are done, any calls on your number will be diverted depending on what options you chose. You can\u00a0<strong>turn off call forwarding from the same settings<\/strong>. There\u2019s also an option to update the number you want to forward calls to.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-180.png\" alt=\" How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-180.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5-180-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong>: Some Android smartphones might feature the call forwarding options in the OS Settings rather than the Phone app, so ensure to check that out.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"enable-disable-call-forwarding-through-ussd-codes\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Enable\/Disable Call Forwarding\u00a0through USSD Codes<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>All the network operators\u00a0also support USSD codes that you can use to easily\u00a0enable or disable call forwarding. Here are some codes you can use:<\/p>\n<table width=\"648\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><strong>Call Forwarding<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"158\"><strong>Enable<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"112\"><strong>Disable or Check Status<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>All Calls<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>*21*[phone number]#<\/td>\n<td>##21#<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>When busy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>*67*[phone number]#<\/td>\n<td>##67#<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>When not answered<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>*61*[phone number]#<\/td>\n<td>##61#<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>When unreachable<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>*62*[phone number]#<\/td>\n<td>##62#<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-163.png\" alt=\" How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-163.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-163-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>The above-mentioned codes don\u2019t work for you, you\u00a0can just search for your operator\u2019s specific code on the web. Additionally, there are third party apps on the Play Store that\u00a0claim to bring the call forwarding features but most of them are outdated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Forward Calls on Android Without Using Third Party Apps &#8211; Mobile &#8211; If you are unaware, call forwarding is a feature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,46018],"tags":[59496,59464,59456,59499,59501,59465,59458,59484,59504,59462,59498,59454,51325,51340,51335,59451,59485,51334,59452,59506,51326,59495,59474,59449,59507,59460,59455,59461,59481,59473,59477,59480,59490,59492,59457,59497,59508,51329,59478,59503,59486,59483,59482,59489,59476,59493,59479,59500,59470,59466,59459,59467,59471,59472,59494,59487,59453,59450,59505,59491,59463,59469,59468,34643,59448,59502,59488,59475],"class_list":["post-19793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-mobile","tag-call-divert","tag-call-divert-android","tag-call-divert-apps","tag-call-divert-code","tag-call-divert-codes","tag-call-divert-in-android","tag-call-divert-in-iphone","tag-call-divert-in-samsung","tag-call-divert-meaning","tag-call-divert-set","tag-call-diverting","tag-call-diverting-app","tag-call-forwarding","tag-call-forwarding-android","tag-call-forwarding-app","tag-call-forwarding-app-for-android","tag-call-forwarding-charges","tag-call-forwarding-code","tag-call-forwarding-in-android","tag-call-forwarding-in-iphone","tag-call-forwarding-iphone","tag-call-forwarding-means","tag-call-forwarding-on-conditional","tag-call-forwarding-to-another-number","tag-call-fowarding","tag-call-transfer","tag-call-transfer-app","tag-call-transfer-software","tag-cancel-call-forwarding","tag-conditional-call-forwarding","tag-conditional-call-forwarding-active","tag-conditional-call-forwarding-active-meaning","tag-deactivate-call-forwarding","tag-disable-call-forwarding","tag-divert-call-apps","tag-divert-calls","tag-e","tag-forward-calls","tag-how-to-activate-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-call-divert","tag-how-to-call-forward","tag-how-to-cancel-call-divert","tag-how-to-cancel-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-deactivate-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-deactivate-conditional-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-disable-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-disable-conditional-call-forwarding-active","tag-how-to-divert-calls","tag-how-to-divert-calls-from-mobile-to-mobile","tag-how-to-divert-calls-in-android","tag-how-to-divert-calls-in-iphone","tag-how-to-divert-calls-on-android","tag-how-to-divert-calls-to-another-number","tag-how-to-do-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-forward-a-call","tag-how-to-forward-calls","tag-how-to-forward-calls-on-android","tag-how-to-forward-calls-to-another-number","tag-how-to-remove-call-divert","tag-how-to-remove-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-set-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-stop-call-forwarding","tag-how-to-turn-off-call-forwarding","tag-keyword","tag-sms-forwarding-apps","tag-what-is-call-divert","tag-what-is-call-forwarding","tag-what-is-conditional-call-forwarding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}