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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://applevis.com/guides/dont-dial-it-auto-dial-it-guide-dialing-extensions-hard-remember-numbers-call-automatically">Link to Original Source</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1 style='line-height:54.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>Don't Dial it, Auto Dial it! A Guide to Dialing Extensions and Hard-to-Remember Numbers on a Call automatically<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#5F7581'>By <a href="https://applevis.com/users/25801" title="View user profile."><b><span style='color:#0000C2'>Levi Gobin</span></b></a>, 24 September, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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Turns out, you can do just that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Making the iPhone dial any number<o:p></o:p></span></h3><h4 style='line-height:20.25pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.125rem;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Dialing a number directly within the phone app<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>Within the phone app, hold the star (</span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2B353B;background:#F6F8F8'>*</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>) key. VoiceOver should then say "Comma". - This is how you would enter a pause. You can dial the next part of the sequence of digits you want to dial. - You can enter multiple commas in a row. Each provides roughly 2 seconds of pause. You can dial stars or pound signs to be entered into the automated system if you need. - For example, to dial the digit </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2B353B;background:#F6F8F8'>1</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'> after 10 seconds on hold, you would enter something like </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2B353B;background:#F6F8F8'>2125551212,,,,,1</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>. - This waits 10 seconds after the call connects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>This is more known. What isn't so common is having the iPhone wait for you to press a dial button before dialing digits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>You can enter a semicolon by holding the pound key.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>When you dial digits after a semicolon (</span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:#F6F8F8'>;</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>), your iPhone will wait for you to press the dial button. You can string several of both types together.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>For example, the number </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:#F6F8F8'>8005551212;1,123456,7890;123#</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> will show a dial button on the main call interface (not the keypad). Nothing happens until you hit that button. Once you do, the digit </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:#F6F8F8'>1</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> would be dialed out, followed by a 2-second pause. The digits </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:#F6F8F8'>123456</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> would then be dialed out followed by another 2-second pause, before the last digits </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:#F6F8F8'>7890</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'> would be automatically dialed. You would see another dial button which would dial </span><code><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:#F6F8F8'>123#</span></code><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>, but only after you press the dial button.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Save these numbers to your contacts<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>You can save these numbers to your contacts by activating the Shift key in the number field. You can then type the comma and the semicolon keys. This allows you to have your device dial long numbers out such as credit card numbers or other hard-to-remember numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Supported devices<o:p></o:p></span></h3><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>In order to dial commas, you need iOS 2 or later. Yes, even your old iPhone 3G could do this.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#2B353B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>For the ability to have your device wait for you to press the dial button using the semicolon, you need at least iOS 6.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;margin-block: 36px 0px'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B353B'>As you can see, this is a great feature for saving numbers to your contacts where you need to dial extensions, long numbers, etc. This is a great way to save time if you have to enter the same information over and over again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B353B'>Tags<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B353B'><a href="https://applevis.com/guides/ios"><span style='color:#0000C2'>iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B353B'><a href="https://applevis.com/guides/iphone"><span style='color:#0000C2'>iPhone</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='line-height:27.0pt;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:1.5rem;margin-block: 36px'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0B0D0F'>Disclaimer<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B353B'>The article on this page has generously been submitted by a member of the AppleVis community. As AppleVis is a community-powered website, we make no guarantee, either express or implied, of the accuracy or completeness of the information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>