Forward SMS and calls automatically - how it works
If you are currently unavailable, you can forward calls and SMS automatically. Call forwarding is simple, but you need an additional app for SMS forwarding. If you have an iPhone, click this practical tip that explains call forwarding on iOS.
Call forwarding under Android 4.0 and higher
Call forwarding is available as an option on all Android devices with firmware 4.0 and higher and can be found in the phone menu:
- Open the "Phone" app, with which you would otherwise make calls.
- Click on the three dots at the bottom right or on the softkey on your smartphone to open the extended menu. Click on "Settings" there.
- Now tap on "Call Settings" and in the next menu on "Call Forwarding".
- Here you can forward incoming calls to another number.
SMS forwarding via app
Since most German mobile phone providers do not support SMS forwarding, SMS always land on the cell phone whose number has been specified. In order for the redirection to work, you need "SMS forwarders". This app forwards automatically received SMS to a desired destination number:
- Download and install the "SMS Forwarders" app.
- First create a profile. Enter the sender numbers from which you received SMS. You can also create a group of contacts and then select them.
- In the next section, add the recipient numbers. They will receive your incoming messages later. Under "more options" you can specify a fixed text that is sent when an SMS is received. Furthermore, content can be replaced and sender information can be attached.
- Finish with "Done". The profiles you have created appear in the main menu. Activate or edit them as required by long pressing. When profiles are active, a notification appears in the information bar.
Automatic SMS forwarding on iPhone with jailbreak
Under iOS it is possible to send an SMS once to "Edit" and "Forward" to another number. The automatic forwarding of SMS works with an additional tool:
- Apple blocks third-party apps from accessing system files. Therefore, you have to jailbreak your iPhone. Read: "Jailbreak on iPhone-How it works".
- Then download and install the BiteSMS app. Set the SMS forwarding in the.
SMS can only be forwarded if the smartphone is switched on. No matter which type of forwarding you use: You should take into account the mobile phone costs incurred.