鉴于当前的COVID-19大流行，大多数人都在寻找更简单的方式与家人、朋友或同事交流，尤其是那些在家工作的人。最快的方法之一是通过电话会议。
电话会议是许多人同时通过语音或视频进行交流的会话。在 iPhone 上进行电话会议很容易，而不是使用付费电话会议服务，后者需要您拨入特殊电话号码、记住长访问代码和/或支付服务费用。
不过，在您的 i Phone上，该服务是预装在设备上的(pre-installed on the device)电话(Phone)应用程序的一部分，根据您的位置、设备和移动运营商，最多支持五个呼叫者，包括您在内。
所有这一切都使您可以轻松快速地建立电话会议。但是，您首先如何设置它？
如何在 iPhone 上进行电话会议(How To Conference Call On An iPhone)
您可以使用三种方法在 iPhone 上进行电话会议：
- 使用电话应用程序。
- 通过 FaceTime 进行群聊。
- 使用电话会议应用程序。
使用电话应用程序(Use The Phone app)
使用您的 iPhone，您最多可以同时呼叫五个人，而他们除了电话之外不需要任何其他东西，无论是Android设备、iPhone 还是固定电话。以下是在 iPhone 上设置电话会议所需采取的步骤。它们可能因iOS 版本(iOS version)而异，但您仍然可以在设备上进行免费电话会议。
在 iPhone 的主屏幕上，打开电话(Phone)应用程序并以正常方式呼叫第一个人，在他或她接听后，点击屏幕上的添加呼叫(Add Call)，然后从电话簿中选择您要添加的下一个人或从键盘拨打他们的号码。
连接到第二个收件人后，点击屏幕上的合并呼叫(Merge Calls )以将所有呼叫合并为一个电话会议。您会看到所有呼叫在您的屏幕上合并为一条线。
接下来，点击结束(End )挂断或结束电话会议。这将一次性结束每个参与者的所有呼叫。
注意(Note)：如果您需要进行多于三路通话，您最多可以添加五个人，包括您在内。
如果在您与其他人通话时有来电，您可以将两条线路结合起来创建一个新的会议。为此，请在手机开始响铃时点击手机屏幕右下方的“保持并接受”，然后将第一个呼叫置于保持状态，以便与呼叫您的人建立新线路。(Hold & Accept)
点击合并通话(Merge calls )以将通话合并为一个电话会议。
注意(Note)：如果您不想接听任何其他来电，您可以点击发送到语音信箱(Send to Voicemail)以拒绝它们，或者如果您的手机合同不提供语音信箱，您 可以点击拒绝。(Decline)
但是，如果您点击结束并接听(End & Accept)，您将结束当前通话，并立即接听来电。
如何在 iPhone 上管理电话会议中的个人(How To Manage Individual People In a Conference Call On An iPhone)
您可以单独让人们退出电话会议，或与通话中的个人私下交谈。当您不想同时为所有参与者完全结束通话时，或者如果您只想传递与一位参与者相关的一些信息，这很有帮助。
为此，请在将呼叫合并到电话会议后点击屏幕右上角的蓝色“i”按钮。(‘i’ )
通话中每个参与者的列表将显示在您的电话屏幕上。如果您想单独与特定参与者交谈，请点击私人(Private)。这将为您和该呼叫者打开一条单独的线路以私下交谈，但您可以通过点击合并(Merge)让他或她返回电话会议。
要从电话会议中删除某人的姓名而不打开单独的私人对话，请点击结束(End)。
如果您不希望其他人在通话期间听到您的声音，您也可以将自己从电话会议中静音。您仍然可以听到其他参与者的声音，但您可以取消静音以重新开始讲话。如果您需要与不在通话中的其他人交谈，但在不中断正在进行的电话会议的情况下就在您身边，这会派上用场。
为此，请点击静音(Mute)以将自己静音，当您想说话时，再次点击它。
不过，电话会议不应妨碍您访问 iPhone 上的其他应用程序(accessing other apps on your iPhone)。您仍然可以在通话期间使用它们，但请确保您在电话应用程序中点击(Phone)扬声器(Speaker)，以便您仍然可以听到其他参与者在通话期间所说的话。
为此，请按主(Home )屏幕按钮（iPhone 8 或更早机型）或从手机屏幕底部向上滑动以打开主(Home)屏幕。从那里，您可以打开您想要的应用程序、上网，并在您打电话时执行其他操作。
您可以随时打开电话(Phone)应用程序以返回通话，或点击手机屏幕上方的绿色条(green bar)（iPhone 8 或更早机型）或绿色气泡(green bubble)。
注意(Note)：如果您想在 iPhone 上录制电话会议，您可以使用Apple Voice Memos应用程序或iPhone 的替代语音录制应用程序来实现( alternative voice recording apps for iPhone)。
您还可以点击交换通话(Swap Calls)以在两个通话之间切换，而无需同时参加电话会议。
如果您无法在 iPhone 上进行电话会议怎么办(Conference Call)
如果您无法在 iPhone 上添加或合并新通话来设置电话会议，您可以执行以下操作：
- 如果他们在您的网络上提供电话会议，请咨询我们的手机运营商。
- 自己开始(Start)每个通话，以确保您的手机不会合并来电和去电。
- 如果“添加呼叫”(Add Call)按钮丢失或显示为灰色，请保持当前呼叫并使用键盘拨打第二个号码。在此处，点击合并(Merge)以将所有呼叫合并为电话会议。
- 点按Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options，然后点按启用 LTE(Enable LTE)。接下来，禁用VoLTE或WiFi通话选项，因为这些选项可能不适用于电话会议。您可能会或可能不会看到这些选项，具体取决于您所在的地区或您的运营商。
- (Use FaceTime)只要所有参与者都使用Apple设备，如果您无法通过电话会议在 iPhone 上工作，请使用 FaceTime启动纯音频或视频群聊。
您在 iPhone 上还有其他用于电话会议的方法吗？在下面的评论中与我们分享。
How To Conference Call On An iPhone
In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, most people are looking for easier ways of communiсating with family, friends, or colleagues, espeсially those working from homе. One of the fastest ways to do this is through conference calls.
A conference call is a session in which many people simultaneously communicate via voice or video. It’s easy to conference call on an iPhone instead of using a paid conference calling service, which requires you to dial into special phone numbers, remember long access codes, and/or pay for the service.
On your iPhone though, the service is part of the Phone app, pre-installed on the device, which supports up to five callers, you included, depending on your location, device, and mobile carrier.
All this makes it easy for you to quickly set up a conference call. But just how do you set it up in the first place?
How To Conference Call On An iPhone
There are three methods you can use to conference call on an iPhone:
- Use the Phone app.
- Group Chat through FaceTime.
- Using a Conference Calling app.
Use The Phone app
With your iPhone, you can call up to five people at the same time, without them needing anything else on their end but a phone, whether it’s an Android device, iPhone, or landline telephone. Here are the steps you’ll need to take to set up a conference call on an iPhone. They may vary depending on the iOS version but you still have free conference calling on your device.
On your iPhone’s home screen, open the Phone app and call the first person in the normal way, and after he or she picks up, tap Add Call on the screen, and choose the next person you’d like to add from your phone book or dial their number from the keypad.
Once you connect to the second recipient, tap Merge Calls on the screen to combine all calls into one conference call. You’ll see that all calls combine on your screen as a single line.
Next, tap End to hang up or end the conference call. This will end all the calls for every participant in one go.
Note: You can add up to five people, you included, if you need to do more than a three-way call.
If an incoming call comes through while you’re talking on the phone with others, you can combine both lines to create a new conference altogether. To do this, tap Hold & Accept on the lower right side of your phone’s screen when it starts ringing and place the first call on hold to open a new line with the person calling you.
Tap Merge calls to combine the calls into one conference call.
Note: You can tap Send to Voicemail to reject any other incoming calls if you don’t want to accept them, or tap Decline if your phone’s contract doesn’t offer voicemail.
However, if you tap End & Accept, you’ll end the current call you’re on, and accept the incoming call immediately.
How To Manage Individual People In a Conference Call On An iPhone
You can drop people out of the conference call individually, or talk privately with individuals on the call. This is helpful when you don’t want to end the call altogether for all participants at the same time, or if you just want to relay some information relevant to one participant.
To do this, tap the blue ‘i’ button at the upper right side of your screen after merging the calls into a conference call.
A list of each participant on the call will display on your phone’s screen. If you want to talk to a particular participant individually, tap Private. This will open a separate line for you and that caller to talk in private, but you can return him or her back to the conference call by tapping Merge.
To drop someone’s name from the conference call without opening a separate private conversation, tap End.
You can also mute yourself from a conference call if you don’t want others to hear you during the call. You’ll still be able to hear the rest of the participants, but you can unmute yourself to start talking again. This comes in handy if you need to speak to someone else that’s not part of the call, but is physically next to you without disrupting the ongoing conference call.
To do this, tap Mute to mute yourself, and when you want to speak, tap it again.
A conference call shouldn’t hinder you from accessing other apps on your iPhone though. You can still use them while the call is in session but ensure you tap Speaker in the Phone app so you can still hear what the other participants are saying during the call.
To do this, press the Home button (iPhone 8 or older) or swipe up from the bottom of your phone’s screen to open the Home screen. From there, you can open the apps you want, surf the web, and perform other actions as you talk on the phone.
You can open the Phone app to go back to the call anytime or tap the green bar (iPhone 8 or earlier) or green bubble at the upper part of your phone’s screen.
Note: If you want to record the conference call on an iPhone, you can do so using the Apple Voice Memos app or alternative voice recording apps for iPhone.
You can also tap Swap Calls to switch between the two calls without having both in the conference call.
What To Do If You Can’t Conference Call On An iPhone
If you’re unable to add or merge new calls on your iPhone to set up a conference call, here’s what you can do:
- Check with our cell carrier if they offer conference calls on your network.
- Start every call yourself to ensure your phone doesn’t merge a mix of calls – incoming and outgoing.
- If the Add Call button is missing or is grayed out, put the current call on hold and dial the second number using your keypad. From here, tap Merge to combine all calls into a conference call.
- Tap Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options and tap Enable LTE. Next, disable VoLTE or WiFi calls options as these may not work with a conference call. You may or may not see these options depending on your region or your carrier.
- Use FaceTime to start an audio-only or video group chat if you can’t get conference calls to work on your iPhone as long as all participants are using Apple devices.
Are there other methods you use for conference calls on your iPhone? Share with us in a comment below.
