Category: I-phone

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I’m going to start an iPhone Q & A series, where I post some of the questions readers send me by email. Today’s question:

Kathy writes:

is there any way to make iphone ring longer?

How to Make Your iPhone Ring for 10 Seconds Longer

Even if your iPhone ringtone is 30 seconds long, your iPhone rings for only 20 seconds by default. To get your iPhone to ring for 30 seconds, instead of the standard 20-second ring, follow the steps below:

1. Dial *#61# and touch Call.
   
2. Jot down the phone number displayed on the screen. This is where your voicemail calls are directed to (as shown in the screenshot below).
   
3. Dial **61*(THE NUMBER YOU WROTE DOWN — NOT INCLUDING THE COUNTRY CODE!)**30# and press Call.

WATCH: The exact steps to follow to extend your iPhone ring duration

Your iPhone should now ring longer — that is, for the full 30-second duration of your ringtone. To verify that your voicemails are still being sent to the correct place, repeat step 1 and check that the phone number matches.

Update: People are reporting mixed results in the comments below. Please feel free to let us know in the comments how it went for you, and lend a hand to a fellow iPhone user if you have a tip to share based on your own experience.

I’m going to start an iPhone Q & A series, where I post some of the questions readers send me by email. Today’s question:

Kathy writes:

is there any way to make iphone ring longer?

How to Make Your iPhone Ring for 10 Seconds Longer

The iPhone’s default ring duration is 20 seconds. To extend your iPhone ring to 30 seconds:

• 1) Dial *#61# and tap Call.
  
• 2) Note the phone number shown on-screen.
  
• 3) Dial in a continuous sequence: **61*, the number from step 2 (not including country code) then **30# and tap Call.

WATCH: The exact steps to follow to extend your iPhone ring duration

Your iPhone should now ring longer — that is, for the full 30-second duration of your ringtone. To verify that your voicemails are still being sent to the correct place, repeat step 1 and check that the phone number matches.

Update: People are reporting mixed results in the comments below. Please feel free to let us know in the comments how it went for you, and lend a hand to a fellow iPhone user if you have a tip to share based on your own experience.

The post How to Make iPhone Ring Longer [iPhone Q & A] appeared first on Apple iPhone Review.

In the past, an iPhone developer named Nate True had worked out a clever way to add iPhone speed dial functionality using an external tool. The method we posted about years ago no longer works, but the good news is that Apple now offers a native way to add speed dial shortcuts to your home screen.

Using this method, you can place icons on your home screen with the faces of your top friends and family. Tapping a particular icon will lead to triggering a phone call to that person.

This is an alternative to the Favorites screen within the Phone app.

I’ll show you how you can create these speed dial icons on your home screen using an official Apple iOS app called Shortcuts. 

Read on for the step-by-step instructions:

WATCH: Creating iPhone Speed Dial Shortcuts

1. First, if you haven’t downloaded the Shortcuts app, go get it in the App Store now.

2. Once the app is installed, open it and tap Create Shortcut.

3. Tap the Settings button on the top right of the screen, and rename the shortcut to, for example, “Call Mom.” Tap Done.

4. Tap the Search bar at the bottom, and type Contacts. Tap the option that comes up called Contacts, then press the + sign, which will bring up your entire list of contacts. Select the person that you are creating a shortcut to.

5. Then, you need to select the action you want the iPhone to perform on this contact. Therefore, you want to type ‘call’ in the search bar and select the corresponding Call option.

6. To add the shortcut to your home screen, tap the Share icon on the top right. Then, tap Add to Home Screen.

7. Now, you can choose a simple color for the icon, or choose a photo. I prefer to choose a photo of my contact for each icon. Tap Done.

8. Apple will open the Safari browser, and you’ll need to tap Share, then Add to Home Screen one more time.

9. You will now have an icon on your home screen, which you can tap to instantly call this person.

iPhone Speed Dial Cool, But Not Exactly Speedy

Admittedly, the process of adding a speed dial shortcut is a bit tedious.

And, there is a delay between tapping a Call Shortcut and the call actually launching, since tapping the icon prompts the iPhone to first open the Shortcuts app, then perform the action of the call, a process that takes about 5 seconds on my iPhone 7 Plus.

That said, having your friends and family’s faces in a folder on your home screen is a pretty cool alternative to simply listing them in Favorites within the Phone app. And seeing their faces in Call Shortcuts should remind you to stay in touch with your closest friends and family.

Whether it’s worth the work is your… call — pun certainly intended

Apple now offers a native way to add speed dial to your iPhone home screen in 2 easy steps:

• 1) Create a Call shortcut using Apple’s native Shortcuts app.
• 2) Use “Add to Home Screen” to add the icon among your apps.

Read on for the more detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Using this method, you can place icons on your home screen displaying the faces of your top friends and family among your other apps, or in a designated folder. Tapping a particular icon will lead to triggering a phone call to that person, similar to the speed dial functionality on your old landline phone.

This iPhone speed dial trick is a good alternative to the Favorites section within the Phone app.

WATCH: How to Add Speed Dial Shortcuts to iPhone

1. First, if you haven’t downloaded the Shortcuts app, go get it in the App Store now.

2. Once the app is installed, open it and tap Create Shortcut.

3. Tap the Settings button on the top right of the screen, and rename the shortcut to, for example, “Call Mom.” Tap Done.

4. Tap the Search bar at the bottom, and type Contacts. Tap the option that comes up called Contacts, then press the + sign, which will bring up your entire list of contacts. Select the person that you are creating a shortcut to.

5. Then, you need to select the action you want the iPhone to perform on this contact. Therefore, you want to type ‘call’ in the search bar and select the corresponding Call option.

6. To add the shortcut to your home screen, tap the Share icon on the top right. Then, tap Add to Home Screen.

7. Now, you can choose a simple color for the icon, or choose a photo. I prefer to choose a photo of my contact for each icon. Tap Done.

8. Apple will open the Safari browser, and you’ll need to tap Share, then Add to Home Screen one more time.

9. You will now have a the speed dial icon on your iPhone home screen, which you can tap to instantly call this person.

iPhone Speed Dial: Is it Speedy Enough?

Admittedly, the process of adding a speed dial shortcut to iPhone is a bit tedious.

And, there is a delay between tapping a Call Shortcut and the call actually launching, since tapping the icon prompts the iPhone to first open the Shortcuts app, then perform the action of the call, a process that takes about 5 seconds on my iPhone 7 Plus.

That said, having your friends and family’s faces in a folder on your home screen is a pretty cool alternative to simply listing them in Favorites within the Phone app. And seeing their faces in Call Shortcuts should remind you to stay in touch with your closest friends and family.

Whether it’s worth the work is your… call — pun certainly intended

The post iPhone Speed Dial: How to Add Speed Dial Icons to Home Screen appeared first on Apple iPhone Review.

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