How to Change Number of Rings on Samsung Galaxy

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Last Updated: September 15, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to change how long your phone rings before the call drops to your voicemail for all incoming calls, using a Samsung Galaxy.

Steps

1
Open the Phone app on your Samsung Galaxy. Find and tap the green-and-white phone icon on your Apps menu to open your keypad.
2
Type **61*321**00# on your keypad. This code will allow you to set how long your phone rings before it goes to your voicemail.
3
Replace 00 in the code with the number of seconds you want your phone to ring. For all incoming calls, your phone will ring for the number of seconds you enter here, and then it will drop to voicemail.
- Your options here include 05, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 seconds.
- For example, if you want your phone to ring for 15 seconds before it goes to voicemail, your keypad code should look like **61*321**15#.
4
Tap the Make Call button. Find and tap the green-and-white phone icon at the bottom of your screen. This will process the code, and automatically set your phone's ringing time to the selected number of seconds.

Community Q&A

Question

What should I do if my Samsung Galaxy says that it has a forwarding connection problem or invalid MMI code with no reply for all basic services?

Community Answer

The code to change the number of rings depends on your phone's carrier, not the type of phone. So, your best bet is to contact your service provider to get the appropriate code.
Question

What do I do if my number of rings won't change on my Samsung Galaxy?

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Community Answer

Open the phone app on your Samsung Galaxy. Find and tap the green and white phone icon on your Apps menu to open your keypad. Type **61*321**00# on your keypad. Replace 00 in the code with the number of seconds you want your phone to ring. Tap the Make Call button.
Question

How do I change the number of rings on my Samsung Galaxy?

Community Answer

It's carrier dependent, as far as I can tell. For Verizon, I had to call customer support and get the second level of technical support. The default ring time is 25 seconds. They can decrease it in 5 second increments.
Question

Do I have to be on the internet to change the number of rings on my Samsung Galaxy?

Community Answer

No, just follow the instructions above. Put in 20 seconds, save it and then call it from your home phone. It should ring to show you the number of rings now inputted.
Question

What happens if pressing my phone button calls Verizon?

Community Answer

It means that they have to change the settings for you.