In recent days, the term VoWifi has been trending all over the Internet! At present, two telecom operators Airtel and Jio has rolled out Wi-Fi calling for its users.
What is VoWifi?
Voice over Wi-Fi is a term to describe the delivery of telephone services using Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies from mobile devices connected across Wi-Fi. In simple terms, VoWiFi is a technology that allows customers to make and receive calls over a Wi-Fi network using their existing Jio phone number.
Jio says that VoWiFi customers can use any Wi-Fi network for Jio, the voice and video calls will seamlessly switch-over between VoLTE and Wi-Fi to provide an enhanced voice/video-calling experience. Jio Wi-Fi calling works on over 150 handset models and Jio customers can also make Video over Wi-Fi calls.
Prerequisites
- Wi-Fi Calling Capable Handset
- 4G VoLTE SIM (Jio)
How to enable VoWiFi?
To enable this feature, you need to enable Wi-Fi calling or VoWiFi on your phone.
- Step 1: Connect your smartphone to Wi-Fi
- Step 2: Go to Settings ⇾ Dual SIM & Cellular Network (depends on the phone)
- Step 3: Tap into your Primary SIM option
- Step 4: Enable Wi-Fi calling
Smartphones supporting Jio VoWiFi
Apple
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone Xs Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XR
Google Pixel
- Pixel 3
- Pixel 3 XL
- Pixel 3A
- Pixel 3A XL
Xiaomi
- Xiaomi POCO F1
- Redmi K20
- Redmi K20 Pro
- Redmi 7
- Redmi 7A
- Redmi Note 7 Pro
- Redmi Y3
- Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro
Coolpad
- Coolplay 6
- Mega 5
- Mega 5C
Infinix
- Infinix Hot 7 Pro
- Infinix Hot 8
- Infinix Hot 6 Pro
- Infinix S4
- Infinix S3
- Infinix S3X
- Infinix S5
- Infinix S5 Lite
- Infinix S5 Pro
- Infinix Note 4
- Infinix Note 5
- Infinix Smart 2
- Infinix Smart 3 Plus
- Infinix Note 5 Stylus
Itel
- Itel A46
- Itel S42
Lava
- Lava Z605
- Lava Z40
- Lava z61
- Lava ZB1
- Lava Z71
- Lava Z62
- Lava Z92
Mobiistar
- Mobiistar C1
- Mobiistar C2
- Mobiistar C1 Shine
- Mobiistar E1 Selfie
- Mobiistar X1 Notch
Motorola
- Moto G6
Tecno
- Tecno Camon 15
- Tecno Camon 15 Pro
- Tecno Camon 12 Air
- Tecno Camon KC2
- Tecno Camon iAce 2X
- Tecno Camon iTwin
- Tecno Camon I
- Tecno Camon I Ace 2
- Tecno Camon i4
- Tecno Camon iSky 3
- Tecno Spark 4 Air
- Tecno Camon Phantom 9
- Tecno Spark 4 Lite
- Tecno Spark Go
vivo
- vivo U20
- vivo S1 Pro
- vivo V17
- vivo V15
- vivo V15 Pro
- vivo V11
- vivo V11 Pro
- vivo V9
- vivo V9 Pro
- vivo Y91i
- vivo Y12
- vivo Y15
- vivo Y17
- vivo Y81
- vivo Y81i
- vivo Y91
- vivo Y93
- vivo Y93
- vivo Z1 Pro
Nokia
- Nokia 9 PureView
- Nokia 8 Sirocco
- Nokia 8.1
- Nokia 7.2
- Nokia 7.1
- Nokia 7 Plus
- Nokia 6.2
- Nokia 6.1 Plus
- Nokia 6.1
Samsung
- Galaxy J4 2018
- Galaxy A6
- Galaxy A6 Plus
- Galaxy A10
- Galaxy A10s
- Galaxy A30s
- Galaxy A5
- Galaxy A50s
- Galaxy A70
- Galaxy A8 Star
- Galaxy A8+
- Galaxy A80
- Galaxy C9 Pro
- Galaxy A20
- Galaxy A30
- Galaxy A30s
- Galaxy A5
- Galaxy A5 2016
- Galaxy A50
- Galaxy A6
- Galaxy A6+
- Galaxy A7
- GalaxyA7 2018
- Galaxy A7 2016
- Galaxy A8
- Galaxy A9 2018
- Galaxy A9 Pro
- Galaxy C7 Pro
- Galaxy Core Prime 4G
- Galaxy J1 2016
- Galaxy J2
- Galaxy J2 2018
- Galaxy J2 Ace
- Galaxy J2 Hybrid Tray
- Galaxy J3 2016
- Galaxy J3 Pro 2016
- Galaxy J4+
- Galaxy J5
- Galaxy J6
- Galaxy J6+
- Galaxy J7
- Galaxy J7 Duo
- Galaxy J8
- Galaxy M10
- Galaxy M20
- Galaxy M40
- Galaxy Note 4
- Galaxy On8 2018
- Galaxy Note 4 Edge
- Galaxy Note 5
- Galaxy A50S
- Galaxy A7
- Galaxy On7 Prime
- Galaxy A5 (2016)
- Galaxy A80
- Galaxy S10e
- Galaxy S10
- Galaxy S10 Plus
- Galaxy J2/ J2 2016 Pro
- Galaxy A10s
- Galaxy J2
- Galaxy S6
- Galaxy J3 (2016)
- Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Galaxy S6 Edge
- Galaxy A8
- Galaxy A9
- Galaxy J2 Ace
- Galaxy A7
- Galaxy J6 Plus
- Galaxy A7 2016
- Galaxy J8 2018
- Galaxy Note 9
- Galaxy M30s
- Galaxy J7 Duos
OnePlus
It’s worth mentioning that Jio VoWiFi is currently not supported on OnePlus smartphones officially. But we can expect the feature to be rolled out in the upcoming weeks. If you can’t wait to test this feature, here is a workaround, you can try on OnePlus devices.
Note: Some phones that support Wi-Fi calling might not be in the official list, if your phone that supports Wi-Fi calling is missing, let us know in the comments below.