How to Extend Your Phone’s Ring Time

Do you want to extend the time it takes for your mobile phone to ring?

More often than not, we miss calls at a very close inch. You might just be too far away from a ringing device and the calls ends just before you get to it. There is a quick shortcut on your handset which you can use to extend the time it takes for your calls to ring before it drops.

In this guide, we will show you how to extend your device’s  ring time, whether it’s iPhone, android or land phone.

Method 1 of 3: How to extend the ring time on Android 

To extend your ring time on an Android phone such as Samsung, Infinix and the likes, you’ll need to open the call app on your phone and then dial a code.

You can choose for your phone to ring for 15, 20, 25 or 30 seconds before diverting the call to voicemail.

Here’s how:

1. Open the Phone app on your phone.

2. Type the following: * * 6 1 * 1 0 1 * * [15, 20, 25 or 30] #

3. Press the call button.

So, if you wanted to make sure your phone only rings for 15 seconds before diverting, you’d open the Phone app and type * * 6 1 * 1 0 1 * * 1 5 #.

Once you’ve done the steps above, you’ll then see a pop-up appear with a message that says “Call forwarding successful”.

To find out how long your phone is currently ringing for before diverting to voicemail, you can dial * # 6 1 # in your Phone app.

You’ll see a pop-up appear that tells you your voicemail phone number, and how many seconds your phone will ring for each call that comes in.

Method 2 of 3: How to extend the ring time on iPhone

To extend the ring time on an iPhone, all you have to do is this - open your iPhone’s call app and enter the sequence below.

There’s one part of the sequence that you’ll want to change; That’s how long you want your phone to ring for. 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:

By default, ring time on the iPhone is set to 20 seconds. So, for example, if you wanted to extend your phone’s ring time to 30 seconds, you’d open the Phone app and enter the code * * 6 1 * 1 0 1 * * 3 0 # .

Method 3 of 3: Extend the ring time on your home phone or landline

If you want to extend the time that your home phone or landline rings before diverting to voicemail or hanging up, the settings to do so can change depending on the handset that you’re using. For most handsets, though, it’s a straightforward process

To extend the ring time on a landline phone, you’ll have to type in a short sequence of numbers as if you were about to call someone. This time, though, you’ll be using the *  and #  keys as well.

The code you want to enter is * 9 9 [5-60 seconds, in 5 second increments] #.

So, if you wanted to extend your home phone’s ring time to 45 seconds, you’d type in the code * 9 9 4 5 # and then hit the call button.

After that, you can hang up the call, and your phone’s ring time will be set to the time you entered.