How to Instantly Check and Disable Call Forwarding on Any Phone
Here's a quick fix for those diverted calls or mysterious missed calls.
Time without number, a family member or colleague would tell me, “I tried calling you, but it didn’t go through.” Or worse, “It rang once, then voicemail picked up.” And every single time, I’d stare at my phone confused, no missed calls, no notifications, nothing. At first, I blamed it on the poor network. I mean, it happens. But when it became a pattern, different people, different days, same problem. I couldn’t ignore it anymore because it was obvious something was off. So I did what most people would do: I opened my phone settings, checked for Do Not Disturb, looked at SIM settings, and searched through every possible call option. But the thing is, nothing about call settings is straightforward. At least not except you know what you are looking for. Some people even go as far as removing and reinserting their SIM, restarting the phone, or calling their network provider to file a complaint. All to figure out why your phone isn't ringing. Turns out the calls were being forwarded. And the fix didn’t need all that drama. You don’t need to scroll, tap, guess, or reset anything. You just need two simple codes. One to check. One to cancel. Let me show you.
Ogbonda Chivumnovu
Here’s how to check if call forwarding is active on your phone
Step 1. Dial *#21#
Step 2. This code quickly shows you whether your calls, texts, or data are being forwarded somewhere else. You'll get a report showing what’s turned on (if anything).
To cancel call forwarding completely
Step 1. Dial ##21#
Step 2. You will immediately receive a reply disabling any active call forwarding on your line, whether it's to voicemail or another number.
Gabriel Ojeh
Conclusion
So, before you go through those endless phone settings, tapping through menus that make zero sense and waste minutes, you might want to try this first. Just dial the above code. It takes seconds, and it could be the one thing standing between you and all those missed calls you didn’t even know were coming in.
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