How to enable Wi-Fi calling on your smartphone

While my iPhone is one of the best 5G devices in the country as of writing this blog, I unfortunately live in an area where 5G connectivity is very inconsistent. That means unless I switch my network down to 4G/LTE manually, I don’t have the best cellular calling experience, and calls can get disconnected unexpectedly.

If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone, a lot of Indians either live or work in areas where network connectivity is less than ideal on their smartphones. That means SMSs arriving late, calls not sounding clear enough and even randomly disconnecting. Fortunately, there is an easy solution – Wi-Fi calling. Here’s what it is and how you can use it for better call quality.

What is Wi-Fi calling?

Wi-Fi calling is a feature that uses your Wi-Fi’s network capabilities to boost the performance of a poor cellular connection. What that means is when your cell service is not working as expected, your phone will intelligently rely on a Wi-Fi connection instead to make sure you get disruption-free calling.

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All you need to use the feature is a smartphone that supports Wi-Fi calling, and a decent Wi-Fi connection. For a decent experience, your Wi-Fi speed should be at least 2Mbps. Anything that’s faster should work even better.

How to find out if your phone has Wi-Fi calling

Most newer iPhones will have Wi-Fi calling, however all Android phones may not. Finding out if your device supports the feature is really easy. Just open your settings app and look for a search bar. You can now type in “Wi-Fi calling” to look for the particular setting. If you can find a toggle to turn the feature on or off, your phone supports Wi-Fi calling.

How to turn on Wi-Fi calling

To turn on Wi-Fi calling on an Android smartphone, the easiest way is to find the toggle as explained in the above section, and simply turn the feature on. To enable Wi-Fi calling on an iPhone, open the Settings app, scroll all the way down till you find the Phone app and tap on it. Inside the phone settings page, under the ‘Calls’ section, you will find the Wi-Fi Calling menu. Tap on it and on the subsequent screen, turn the feature on.

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Congratulations, you have now enabled Wi-Fi calling on your phone and the next time you have an incoming or outgoing call when in a sketchy network, your phone will automatically connect the call over a Wi-Fi connection instead of your SIM’s network.

Note that your phone will have to be connected to a Wi-Fi network, and if the Wi-Fi on your phone is turned off, the feature will not be able to kick in. When a good Wi-Fi network is connected, the feature should give you a significantly better calling experience.