Q: Making calls when iPhone is not nearby from old iPhone
Well, this is frustrating. I was happy to hear Apple added the ability to make calls from other devices signed into iCloud using the device with a carrier account even when the iPhone is not nearby. A step-up from when they were on the same network.
What I can't find is any way to make this happen or any useful information about how it should work.
On my iPhone 6 I have 'Allow Calls on Other Devices' enabled. I also have my old iPhone 5 selected as one of the 'Allow Calls On' which leads me to believe that iOS thinks this should work.
I've tried numerous ways to make a phone call from the iPhone 5 but it seems like it recognizes that it is a phone and so it won't connect to the iPhone 6 and make a call from the device with an actual carrier account. The call just immediately fails. I tried through FaceTime but it actually won't call my landline and instead redirects to my iPhone... I'm thinking you'd have to use this feature through FaceTime though since the iPad isn't going to have a keypad to dial from...
What is the trick to make a call? I just tried through FaceTime but it does the same thing for a landline number. Just Call Failed. There's so little in options or troubleshooting or directions for this feature. Ugh.
Posted on Dec 16, 2015 4:15 PM