How to change number of rings on iphone

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Voicemail messaging lets you decide how many times your phone rings before the call is forwarded to voicemail.


How to change number of rings on iphone
DETAILED STEPS

Choose from six ring settings

  1. Go to Account overview > My digital phone > Check or manage voicemail & features.
  2. On the Voicemail Settings tab, scroll to General Preferences and select Set Number Of Rings Before Voicemail
  3. Choose a setting ranging from 1 ring (6 seconds) to 6 rings (36 seconds).
  4. Select Save.

Last updated: April 3, 2018

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The Apple iPhone, by default, rings for just 20 seconds before the call goes to voicemail. If you're busy working on a project or tending to a customer, you can't always answer a call in that time. The iPhone doesn't have an obvious way to adjust the ringtone length. By dialing a series of symbols and numbers, though, you can change the iPhone's settings so the ringtone plays for as long as you want.

Power on the iPhone. Tap the "Phone" icon and choose "Keypad."

Enter *#61#, then press "Call" to view the Setting Interrogation Succeeded screen. Write down the 11-digit number next to "Forwards to."

Press "Dismiss" to return to the keypad, and press 61* followed by the number you wrote down. Next press .

Enter the number of seconds you want the ringtone to play followed by the # sign. For example, if you want the ringtone to play for 60 seconds, your number might look like: 61*5555555555560#.

Tap "Call" to apply the change and to go to the "Setting Activation Succeeded" screen.

Tips

This process was successfully tested on an iPhone 5 using AT&T Wireless; results may vary with other models or carriers.

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how do I change the number of rings on my iPhone 10 before it goes to voice mail?

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 10:40 AM

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That's controlled by your cellular carrier. Contact your carrier.

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 10:54 AM

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Mar 13, 2020 1:19 PM in response to questions4Ip10

Because it is NOT controlled by the phone, no matter what make or model of phone. It is controlled by the cellular network. Voicemail is a carrier feature. It lives on your carriers servers, not on your phone.

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Question marked as Best answer

Mar 13, 2020 10:54 AM in response to questions4Ip10

That's controlled by your cellular carrier. Contact your carrier.

Question marked as Helpful

Mar 13, 2020 1:19 PM in response to questions4Ip10

Because it is NOT controlled by the phone, no matter what make or model of phone. It is controlled by the cellular network. Voicemail is a carrier feature. It lives on your carriers servers, not on your phone.

Mar 13, 2020 1:27 PM in response to KiltedTim

I get this but it's also the case that I don't care about voicemail in particular; it's just the number of rings so I can get to the phone before it either ends or goes to voicemail. But I get what you are saying.

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change number of rings on iPhone 10

How do I change the number of rings before voicemail on my iPhone?

To change the time:.
Dial **61*121*10*.
Then, before pressing call, enter the number of seconds you'd like your phone to ring for, followed by #.
Press Call..
A confirmation message will pop up on your screen with your new ring time..

Can I change how long my iPhone rings?

You can choose for your phone to ring for 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds before diverting the call to voicemail. Here's how to do it: Open the Phone app on your phone. Type the following: * * 6 1 * 1 0 1 * * [15, 20, 25 or 30] #

How do you change the number of rings before voicemail picks up?

Dial the service code. The code should be entered in this format: **61*voicemailphonenumber**seconds# . Replace "voicemailphonenumber" with the phone number you wrote down in the previous step, and "seconds" with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 to indicate how many seconds should pass before the call is sent to voicemail.