Airtel VoWi-Fi Goes Official as Airtel Wi-Fi Calling in Delhi, Currently Supports 24 Smartphones

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Bharti Airtel has officially introduced its VoWi-Fi or Voice over Wi-Fi service in Delhi NCR circle. As it rumoured a few days ago, Airtel VoWi-Fi has now gone official in one circle and it will be soon launched in other circles. Airtel VoWi-Fi service is named as Airtel Wi-Fi Calling and the support will be available across 24 smartphones from four brands- Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and OnePlus. Over the last couple of days, we have noticed that several Airtel customers in Delhi NCR region are commenting about the Airtel Wi-Fi Calling support on their supported smartphone, and today, the service has been officially announced by Airtel. Smartphones like OnePlus 7 and 7T series, Apple iPhone 11 series and Redmi K20 series currently supports Airtel VoWi-Fi or Airtel Wi-Fi Calling.




Airtel Wi-Fi Calling: What Are the Advantages

For the unaware, Airtel Wi-Fi Calling or a traditional VoWi-Fi network allows the users to make and receive calls and texts (SMS 7 MMS) over a Wi-Fi network. The official website of Airtel Wi-Fi Calling says the service will only be available via Airtel Broadband. This essentially means the supported handset users on Airtel Xstream Fibre network will be able to use Airtel Wi-Fi Calling service. If you reside in Delhi, do let us know whether Airtel Wi-Fi Calling is available on other Wi-Fi networks or not.

As for the advantages of Airtel Wi-Fi Calling, the call connection time and quality will be superior compared to standard and VoLTE calling technologies. Furthermore, the service does not require any additional or separate app or log in for usage.

To avail the Airtel Wi-Fi Calling service, you'll be required a supported handset and Airtel 4G SIM card in Delhi. If you're wondering how to enable Airtel Wi-Fi Calling service on your smartphone, then follow these simple steps: Head over SIM Card Settings> Enable VoLTE Switch and then enable the Wi-Fi Calling Switch. After enabling, restart your device once and then wait for the VoWi-Fi symbol to appear in the status bar.

As mentioned above, Airtel Wi-Fi Calling is available only in Delhi NCR circle at the moment. The service will be gradually rolled out to other circles; In circles like Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Airtel is already testing its Wi-Fi Calling service, so it will be a matter of time the service goes official in the said circles.

Airtel Wi-Fi Calling: Supported Devices List

Right now, Airtel Wi-Fi Calling support has been rolled out to 24 smartphones from four different brands in the country. Apple smartphones on iOS 13- the 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 XR, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro supports Airtel Wi-Fi Calling.

As for OnePlus smartphones, the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus 7T Pro supports the service. Xiaomi's Poco F1, Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro devices have the support right now, whereas Samsung's Galaxy J6, Galaxy On6, Galaxy M30s and Galaxy A10s supports Airtel Wi-Fi Calling as of today.

In the coming weeks, there will be a lot of smartphones receiving Airtel Wi-Fi Calling support, similar to how Airtel VoLTE support has been added to more than 250 smartphones over the period of time. Keep checking this space as we will bring the updated devices list with Airtel Wi-Fi Calling support.

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