How to Dial an Extension and Save to Contacts on iPhone

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
April 16, 2024

This is for the iPhone. Screenshots are from iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 17+

Do you regularly call extensions for your work or personal phone calls? If so, you are probably sick of dialing through phone trees to reach the person you want to reach. We will show you how to dial an extension on iPhone to skip the whole phone-tree nonsense, and how to add an extension to a phone number in Contacts for later use.

We will start by showing you how to dial an extension on your iPhone. Then, in the next section, we will cover how to add an extension to a phone number in iPhone Contacts.

Dial an Extension

1. Open the Phone app, and tap the Keypad tab if it is not already selected.
2. Dial the main number you are calling, then tap and HOLD the “*” key (asterisk) until a comma appears. The comma acts as a pause and lets your phone know it’s dialing an extension.
3. Now enter the extension number after the comma.
4. Tap the green phone Call button and you will dial straight to the person you are trying to reach.

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That’s all there is to it! Now, you know how to dial an extension on your iPhone.

Add Extension to a Contact

If you plan to regularly call a phone number extension, you can save it in your Contacts. That way, the next time you go to dial the extension, it will already be saved as it needs to be dialed.

1. Open the Contacts app.
2. Tap on the contact if you want to add an extension. If you do not already have the number saved, simply create a new contact by tapping the “+” plus icon.
3. Tap Edit in the upper-right corner.
4. Tap the number you are adding the extension to, or tap the “+” icon next to the phone to add a new phone number for the contact.
5. Tap the Symbols button on your keyboard.
6. Now tap the Pause button.
7. Now enter the extension.
8. Tap Done to save.

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Now you can dial an extension before you even get to the operator, and you can also add an extension to a phone number in your iPhone Contacts.

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