ACTIVATE CALL WAITING ON ANDROID

Are you on one call and don’t want your other callers to hear a busy tone? Luckily, you can activate call waiting on many Android phones, although not every cellular service carrier provides it. If you don’t see call waiting, call your carrier to see if they support call waiting. This wikiHow article teaches you how to enable call waiting in your Android’s call settings.

Before you start: Ensure you have the Phone app installed (either Google Phone or Samsung Phone) and know your current cellular carrier, as not all carriers support this feature.

Warning: If the call waiting option is missing from your settings, enabling it via dial codes may not work. Contact your carrier to confirm support before troubleshooting further.

A step-by-step guide to enabling call waiting on Android

Follow these instructions carefully to toggle the feature on or off using your device’s native settings or a service code.

Method 1: Using Google Phone app

Open the Phone app. The icon usually has a white background with a blue phone receiver.
Tap the menu icon. This is usually the three vertical dots in the search bar or three horizontal lines in the corner.
Select Settings from the menu that appears.
Tap Calling Accounts or Calls depending on your model.
Select your SIM card or service provider. If you don’t see this option, proceed to the next step.
Tap Additional Settings (or Supplementary Services).
Locate Call Waiting in the list.
Tap the toggle switch to turn it on.

Method 2: Using Samsung Galaxy

Open the Phone app on your Samsung device.
Tap the ⋮ (three dots) icon in the upper-right corner.
Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
Scroll down and tap Supplementary Services.
Tap the toggle switch next to “Call Waiting” to enable or disable it.

Method 3: Using a dial code

Open the Phone app and tap the dialpad icon (resembling 10 tiny squares).
Type *43# into the keypad.
Press the Call button. This sends the command to enable call waiting.
If you have a Dual SIM device, you will be prompted to select which SIM card to apply the setting to.
To disable call waiting, dial #43# and press the Call button.

Pro tip: If you toggle call waiting via dial codes, wait a few moments after pressing call. You should receive an SMS confirmation from your carrier stating that the service has been activated or deactivated successfully.

If you have successfully enabled call waiting, you should test it by calling your phone with a second device while you are already on an active call. Listen for the beeping tone that indicates another caller is waiting to be connected.

Should you encounter issues where the settings menu does not display the option or the dial code fails, it is highly likely your specific carrier does not support standard GSM call waiting codes. In this case, you should contact your provider’s customer support directly to request activation on their network end or to check for carrier-specific configuration updates needed for your device.