How To Enable Airtel Wifi Calling On Your Smartphones - Five Simple Steps

Airtel was the first company to offer Wi-Fi calling support in India and the service went online early this year. In this article, we would like to help you enable the Airtel Wifi calling feature with this step-by-step guide for both iOS and Android devices. In the end, we will list the devices that support Airtel Wifi calling.

How To Enable Airtel Wifi Calling

If the software on your device supports Wifi calling and you are using an Airtel 4G SIM, the job is pretty simple. 

Enable WiFi calling on Android

• To turn on Wifi calling for Android, you need to open settings first. 
• Then look for the ‘SIM cards & mobile networks’ section in the settings
• Once you are in the ‘SIM cards’ settings, search for the Airtel SIM card you want to enable Airtel Wifi calling and tap on it. 
• If your device supports Airtel Wifi calling, you will see the option ‘Make Calls Over Wifi’  (you should remember that the name might be slightly different between different phone models).

How to enable WiFi calling for iOS

• Just like on Android, you also need to first open the device’s settings.
• Find the settings for the Phone app in the settings menu and open it.
• Then open the option ‘Wi-Fi calling’.
• You will then see the ‘Wi-Fi Calling on this iPhone’ feature, which is disabled by default
• If you want to enable Wifi calling, tap on the settings once to activate it.

Why couldn’t I find the Wifi Calling feature on my iOS or Android devices?

Airtel Wifi calling not working? Sometimes users couldn’t find the ‘Make Calls Over Wifi’ option, but why is that? There are two possible reasons for that. 

• The operating system is not updated to the version that supports Wifi calling
• Your devices don’t support calling over Wifi.

Therefore, if you can’t find the feature, first you need to check whether your phone’s software is up-to-date or not. If it is, maybe your phone doesn’t support the feature. We will list the supported devices at the end of this article.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Airtel Wifi calling?

With Wi-Fi calling, users can receive or make voice and video calls via Wi-Fi instead of a cellular connection. If you are connecting to a Wi-Fi connection and the cellular signal is not good, you can use the WiFi calling feature to make voice calls.

Do you need an app to use Airtel Wifi calling feature on iOS and Android?

This is another popular question users have searched for. The feature doesn’t require any app and all you need is enabling the feature on your iOS or Android devices, following the above steps.

Do I have to pay for calling via WiFi?

Airtel Wifi calling is currently free of charge, so you don’t have to pay an extra fee for it. 

Do you need a specific broadband connection to use Airtel Wifi calling?

Previously, the feature was only available for Airtel XFiber Broadband Network when the company released its Wifi calling feature to the existing Airtel connections. However, the company has now enabled the feature for all broadband connections and networks. 

Which cities are Airtel Wifi calling available?

At first, only users in the NCR region and New Delhi could use the the Wifi calling feature. However, according to Airtel’s official website, you can now make calls anywhere in India except for J&K. 

Does using the Airtel Wifi calling feature affect my phone’s battery life?

At the moment, we couldn’t find any report saying that using the Airtel Wifi calling feature leads to battery drain.

Will my phone overheat during a call via Airtel Wifi calling?

Again, we have never heard of anyone complaining about their phones getting overheat while making a call via Wifi calling. It will of course get warmer when you are on a call for a long period of time.

Airtel Wifi Calling Supported Devices List

The feature is compatible to lots of phones, even older models. These are some of the notable phones that support the feature. You can check out the full list of the compatible devices on Airtel's official website.

• Apple: iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro
• OnePlus: OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, OnePlus 7T Pro
• Samsung: Samsung Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy On 6, Galaxy J6, Galaxy A10s, Galaxy M20, Galaxy M30s, Galaxy A50s, Galaxy Note 9
• Xiaomi: Poco F1, Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 7, Redmi 7A, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Y3

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