Can you forward calls and texts to another iPhone?

Answered by Willie Powers

It is possible to forward calls to another iPhone if your service provider supports call forwarding. Call forwarding allows you to redirect incoming calls from one phone number to another. This can be useful in situations where you may not be able to answer your phone but still want to receive the calls on another device.

To set up call forwarding on an iPhone, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap on “Phone”.
3. Select the option for “Call Forwarding”.
4. Toggle the switch to enable call forwarding.
5. Enter the phone number you want to forward your calls to.
6. Press the “Back” button to save the changes.

Once call forwarding is enabled, any incoming calls to your iPhone will be forwarded to the designated phone number. It’s important to note that call forwarding may incur additional charges from your service provider, so it’s best to check with them for any associated fees.

On the other hand, forwarding text messages to another iPhone is not possible in the same way as call forwarding. Unlike calls, text messages cannot be directly forwarded to another device using a built-in feature on the iPhone.

However, if you and the recipient of the text messages are both using iPhones and are logged into the same iCloud ID, you may be able to receive iMessages on multiple devices. iMessages are Apple’s proprietary messaging service that allows you to send messages, photos, videos, and more between Apple devices. When you receive an iMessage, it can be synced across all devices logged into the same iCloud ID, including iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.

It’s important to note that iMessages can only be forwarded to other Apple devices and not to non-Apple devices or standard SMS messages. Additionally, forwarding iMessages requires the devices to be connected to the internet to sync the messages.

You can forward calls to another iPhone if your service provider supports call forwarding. However, forwarding text messages is not possible unless you are using iMessage and are logged into the same iCloud ID on multiple Apple devices.