How to Make a Conference Call on iPhone
The conference call feature is part of the iPhone Phone app, although the number of people you can have in a conference call varies by cellular carrier. In the United States, you can have up to five callers (including you) on AT&T and T-Mobile, six callers if you use Verizon HD Voice (formerly Advanced Calling) on an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus or newer, and up to three callers on Sprint. To initiate a conference call on your iPhone, complete the following steps: If you’re already on the conference call and someone calls you, select Hold & Accept. When you’ve answered that call, choose merge calls to add the new caller to the conference.
How to Talk Privately and Disconnect Individual Participants During an iPhone Conference Call
When you use your iPhone for a conference call, you can speak to one participant privately or disconnect people from the call individually. To speak to one person on the call without the others on the call hearing, tap the i icon next to the participants’ names (iOS 7 and later) or the arrow next to Conference (iOS 6 and earlier) at the top of the screen. On the Conference screen, tap Private beneath the name of the person you want to speak to privately. From the Conference screen, you can also disconnect individual callers from the conference call without ending the entire call. To disconnect individual callers:
In iOS 7 and later, tap End beneath the name of the person you want to disconnect from the conference call.In iOS 6 and earlier, tap the red phone icon beside the name of the person you want to disconnect from the conference call, and then tap End.
How to Talk Privately and Disconnect Individual Participants During an iPhone Conference Call
When you use your iPhone for a conference call, you can speak to one participant privately or disconnect people from the call individually. To speak to one person on the call without the others on the call hearing, follow these steps:
In iOS 7 and later, tap End beneath the name of the person you want to disconnect from the conference call.In iOS 6 and earlier, tap the red phone icon beside the name of the person you want to disconnect from the conference call, and then choose End.
