Making a call

The most straightforward way of making a phone call is to dial a complete number. For example, many businesses advertise their phone number in public so people can call to get information or purchase a product or service.

Yet in most cases, few people memorize and type in anyone's complete phone number. Instead, it's far more common to store someone's phone number once and then simply tap that person's name to dial their phone number to reach them.

Another way to make a phone call is to view a phone number on a web page or in a text message. Then you can simply tap that phone number to call it without having to type in the number yourself. With so many different ways to make a phone call, you have lots of choice in how you make a phone call with your iPhone.

Typing a complete phone number

Oftentimes you'll need to call someone for the first time, but you don't need to store the phone number to call it again in the future. In...