Installing the Phone app on iPad (M16, 11th generation)

Is there any way to install the Phone app on iPad or not? (M16, 11th generation)


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iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jul 24, 2025 4:26 PM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2025 5:31 PM

I don't know about that specific model, but I do know that just installing the Phone app does not make the iPad into a phone. It still cannot connect directly to a cellular voice network.


At best, given an iPhone on the same Apple Account and on a cellular carrier with an active contract that permits Wi-Fi Calling, and given an active internet data connection via either Wi-Fi or cellular (for an iPad so equipped), the iPad can place a call through that connection. (Second best would be routing the call through the iPhone absent Wi-Fi Calling.)

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Jul 24, 2025 5:31 PM in response to kvbcks

I don't know about that specific model, but I do know that just installing the Phone app does not make the iPad into a phone. It still cannot connect directly to a cellular voice network.


At best, given an iPhone on the same Apple Account and on a cellular carrier with an active contract that permits Wi-Fi Calling, and given an active internet data connection via either Wi-Fi or cellular (for an iPad so equipped), the iPad can place a call through that connection. (Second best would be routing the call through the iPhone absent Wi-Fi Calling.)

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