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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?
Answer:
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:
- Dial *#61# and touch Call.
- Jot down the phone number displayed on the screen. This is where your voicemail calls are directed to (as shown in the screenshot below).
- Dial **61*(THE NUMBER YOU WROTE DOWN)**30# and press Call.
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.
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10 Comments So Far...
FINALLY!!!
Now, why isn’t this a setting in Settings? My old Razr could change the ring time easily. I’ve been beating my head against the wall trying to do it with my iPhone. Even AT&T doesn’t seem to know how to do it…
This tip is awesome!!! the extra 10 seconds actually allows you to answer.
THIS DID NOT WORK FOR ME IDK WHY I DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY. HELPPPPP
i did everything and its say error please help
Awesome!!!
What worked for me was:
1. *#61# = Your Number
2. Then dial **61*Your Number**30#
my phone states
setting registration succeeded
fax call forwarding when unanswered
data call forwarding when unanswered
voice calls forwarding when unansweredsetting registration succeeded SMS call forwarding
i thought this was to make the ring last longer/louder???
Please advise
worked perfect for me, just don’t put the 1 before the area code and your set, much luv.
Just got the 32bg 3Gs and this worked first time. We then did my partners and iw orked firs time for her aswell….. THANKYOU !!!!!
Worked for me, many thanks. Only problem I had was working out how to get the +, had to hold down the 0 for a few seconds (never needed the + before). One question – it showed voice call forwarding, data call forwarding and fax call forwarding – all showing as changed. Is this normal/correct?