My home is constructed with material that blocks cell signals - normally we see 1 bar or no service inside the house.
Is there a setting that will cause the iPhone ( 8 Plus + 11, both IOS v 15.7) to switch to wifi from cell when I enter the house?
Alternatively, is there a setting that will set the iPhone communication priority to always use wifi unless it is not available?
Thanks,
<DJL>
iPhone 8 Plus
When you come into your home, your phone should automatically connect to your home wi-fi. While that is more for data than anything else, if your carrier supports wi-fi calling, you can turn that on to activate it and when you come into the home your cell calls would be wi-fi. See this Apple Support document. Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling - Apple Support
When you come into your home, your phone should automatically connect to your home wi-fi. While that is more for data than anything else, if your carrier supports wi-fi calling, you can turn that on to activate it and when you come into the home your cell calls would be wi-fi. See this Apple Support document. Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling - Apple Support
Not unless your carrier and isp offer such a service, something has to act as a bridge between the internet that is the only thing the wifi part see, and the cellular network which would mean many recipients with phones not connected to the internet in any way
Ok, just so I understand, you are saying if the phone is configured properly, then when I enter the house and I lose most of my cell signal, any calls made or received will be over the wifi. Do I understand that correctly?
If your carrier supports wi-fi calling and you have that turned on, then when you are connected to wi-fi, your calls will be via wi-fi. Your iPhone should always automatically connect to your home wi-fi when you get into range. Wi-fi is priority on the phone when you are in an area covered by wi-fi and you have joined that network. So for at home since you should be connected to your wi-fi at home, when you get home, your phone should automatically connect to your wi-fi and your calls would be handled via wi-fi.
Thank you. One last question. If the phone is in airplane mode and I make a call, the status bar will display that it is using wifi. If both cell service and wifi are active on the phone and I make a call, the status bar does NOT indicate wifi is in use even though the call is being handled by the wifi connection. Is this to be expected?
To my knowledge, it used to say wi-fi in the top status bar when you are doing a wi-fi call. And if you have wi-fi calling turned on, the call is going to be on wi-fi, even if you are in a area where you have both cellular and wi-fi available.
WiFi assist is for using Cellular Data where the WiFi signal is poor.
If both cell and wifi services are available, which will the iPhone prioritize?
Wifi assist for poor cell coverage
