How to Speed Dial on iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to quickly dial phone numbers on your iPhone by adding them to your Favorites.

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Adding Contacts to Favorites

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    It’s the green icon with a white phone receiver inside. You’ll usually find it at the bottom of the home screen.
    • Your Favorites list functions like speed dial—you can add people to the list, then call them with a single tap.
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    It’s the third icon at the bottom of the screen.
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    This opens the details for the contact.
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    You may have to scroll down a bit to find it. A pop-up menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
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    This adds the contact to your Favorites.
    • If the contact has more than one number (e.g. both home and mobile numbers), tap the down-arrow next to “Call,” then select one of the phone numbers.
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Speed-dialing a Favorite Contact

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    It’s the green icon with a white phone receiver inside. You’ll usually find it at the bottom of the home screen.
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    This places an immediate call to this contact.
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