Wi-Fi calling now available on (some) iPhones


Kick-off for VoWiFi (Voice over Wi-Fi) for Free Mobile subscribers with an iPhone. However, this novelty implies two prerequisites, one software, the other fixed.

Wi-Fi calls are now available on the iPhone thanks to iOS 16.2 // Source: Frandroid – Chloé Pertuis

Introduced last February on the beefiest Free plans, VoWiFi is now making its way, thanks to the iOS 16.2 update, to the iPhones of 5G Free Mobile subscribers. As Univers Freebox reports, however, this novelty only concerns the 210 GB and unlimited plans offered by the operator and can only be activated on iPhones. recent“. Above all, understand that the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus and SE (2016 model) are not eligible.

To be sure that your iPhone is compatible, you can take a look at the complete list of eligible models, available here.

An option that you will need to activate by SMS

As a reminder, the VoWiFi technology (for Voice over Wi-Fi ) allows you to make and receive calls from any Wi-Fi network your iPhone, in this case, is connected to. This feature is especially relevant when network coverage leaves something to be desired or if you are abroad. It then makes it possible to improve the quality of the communication, with a reduced delay for the establishment of the call and a superior audio quality.

For the moment, this novelty only concerns calls, but should later also make it possible to send and receive SMS or MMS. Univers Freebox also explains that at this stage the packages Free Series andVeepeeare not yet compatible with VoWiFi. However, they should be in the future.

Last point, this new feature offered to 5G Free Mobile subscribers is not implemented by default. This is an option that must be manually activated on your iPhone. The procedure is fortunately quite simple: if you are concerned, just send the request “vowifi” by SMS to 1337.


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