There might be times when you have to call any customer care numbers or also any office number for any purpose maybe, you would have to type in an extension to make a call.

If it is a one-time event that might not cause any trouble but if you frequently have to call these numbers and have to put these extensions manually that is troublesome.

So, in this article, we will cover the steps on how you can type the extension in phone numbers on your iPhone.

How to Dial an Extension on iPhone?

Step 1 – Once you open the Phone app ensure that the Keypad screen is visible.

Step 2 – Dail in the original number you wish to call and Long-press the (*) key until the phone number is followed by a comma (,).

Step 3 – Now dial the extension number after the comma. Also repeat the steps to add additional commas if you want the pause to be longer than two seconds.

Step 4 – Long-press the pound sign (#) until a semicolon (;) appears to add “wait-to-dial.”

Step 5 – Now all you need to do is hit the green call button and you are done.

A few things that you need to keep in mind.

• Once you put ‘pause’ (,) in the phone number the phone app will pause before dialing the extension.
• The phone app will display the extension when you enter a “wait” denoted by a semicolon (;) but won’t automatically dial it. When on a call, all you have to do is dial the “extension number” dial-up button at times when you are unsure of the exact amount of waiting time until the opportunity to input the extension appears, this is useful in some cases.

How to Add an Extension to Your iPhone Contact?

A phone number with an extension can also be saved to the iPhone contacts, for that you need to follow the steps below.

Step 1 – Launch the Contacts app or you can even open the Phone App and tap on Contacts from the bottom row.

Step 2 – Tap on the plus (+) located at the top right of your screen if you want to save a new contact, also if you want to edit an existing contact, tap on the contact you wish to change, and tap on the Edit button present on the top right side of your screen.

Step 3 – Now simply tap on the saved phone number and after the phone number hit the ‘+*#’ button located at the bottom left.

Step 4 -There would appear a ‘pause‘ button once you tap on it you will enter a comma (,) just next to your phone number. If you want to add more pauses repeat the steps.

Step 5 -There would also appear a ‘wait‘ button and once you tap on it you will enter a semicolon (;) just next to your phone number.

Once you are done tap on the ‘Done‘ button

If you are unaware of how many times you need to enter the extension, you can simply call the number and check how many times it needs to be done. A computerized voice will tell you what you need to do, once you call on that number.