Among the handful of things that might automatically send your calls to voicemail is your phone's Do Not Disturb mode, blocked numbers, call forwarding, Bluetooth connections, and your phone's SIM card. Whether you accidentally activated any of these phone features or forgot you turned them on, don't fret.
Q #2) What does it mean when you call someone and it goes straight to voicemail without ringing on your iPhone? Answer: This usually means that either your number is blocked or the person you are calling has been turned on Do Not Disturb mode.
When you call, there is a telltale sign to listen out for. If you only hear one ring before the voicemail picks up, there are three possible reasons: their phone is off, they've set their phone to auto-divert to voicemail (i.e., they've enabled Do Not Disturb mode), or you've been blocked.
If it goes directly to voicemail, listen carefully to see if you get a message that the person you call is unavailable; this likely indicates they have blocked you. However, if there's no such message, the person could be out of service range, or their device might have powered off.
If your iPhone calls are going straight to voicemail, check if Focus Mode is on. Simply bring up your Control Center and look for the Moon icon. Focus Mode and/or Do Not Disturb will tell you if it is turned on. However, switching it on and off may be a good idea if you are still having issues receiving calls.
Repeated redirects to voicemail after a single ring, or none at all, could be an indication your number is blocked. If you hear multiple rings before hearing the voicemail prompt, chances are the person has not blocked your calls but is just rejecting them.
When someone you've blocked calls you, they'll be sent right to your voicemail, as if your phone was turned off. This is their only clue that you blocked them. The blocked caller can still leave a voicemail, but it won't show up with your regular messages.
If the call goes through like usual--e.g., five or more rings--then your contact has blocked your number. If the call still stops after a ring or less and diverts to voicemail, your contact's phone is dead.
With regular calls, your phone is supposed to ring multiple times to give the receiver a chance to answer their phone. One way to test this situation is to leave a voicemail and wait. If you've been blocked, the recipient will not receive a notification and won't be able to respond.
If this happens, it's usually for one of three reasons: The phone is not on – either the battery died, or the person has turned their phone off. The phone is in airplane mode – Airplane mode is a function the phone's owner will use to disconnect it from the service.
Your phone is on Do Not Disturb or Airplane mode. You turned on call forwarding. Your phone is paired with Bluetooth®. There's an issue with a third-party ringtone.
“If you call a specific number and it immediately goes to voicemail, or you get a strange message such as 'temporarily out of service' or 'the person is not taking calls,' this may mean your number has been blocked,” Lavelle says. Maybe you did one of the things you shouldn't be doing over text.
They won't get a notification saying they were blocked and won't be able to see it plainly anywhere, but they can infer it. There are ways a person can figure out if they were likely blocked, like sending you texts and calling you.
One method you can use on any type of phone is by calling the person you suspect has blocked you. While typically you can expect to hear anywhere from three to 12 rings when you call someone before going to voicemail, a blocked number will only ring once and then go straight to voicemail, according to Tom'sGuide.com.
Try sending a text message
However, if a person has blocked you, you won't see either notification. Instead, there will just be a blank space beneath your text. It's worth noting that being blocked is not the only reason why you might not see a notification.
When someone blocks you on their iPhone, your calls will go straight to voicemail, without ringing on their end. To check if you're blocked, try calling the person you suspect has blocked you. If the call goes straight to voicemail every time, it's possible that you've been blocked.
Check your settings for Silence Unknown Callers
In iOS 13 a new feature called Silence Unknown Callers could mean that all calls from people not in your Contacts will be going straight to voicemail. Check this by opening Settings > Phone and scrolling down to Silence Unknown Callers.
From my observations, the following holds true: 0-1 ring > voicemail = out of area (no signal) or phone is off. 1-4 rings > voicemail = ingnored 4+ rings > voicemail = call not answered - this can vary based on how he has his rings to voicemail set up, but the default is usually 4.
If you make a call and receive an automated message along the lines of “the customer is unavailable,” that person's wireless carrier may have blocked you. The messages can vary, but the result is the same. Your call won't go through. Again, a blocked number isn't the only reason for a message like this.
The one-ring test
If the phone rings once (or an abbreviated half-ring) and then goes to voice mail, you can reasonably suspect your number has been blocked.
This means that the call has been disconnected or ended prematurely. This could be due to a variety of reasons, such as poor signal, the person on the other end hanging up, or the call being dropped. It means the call is no longer in process. Either they hung up or the call has ended due to low range.