Add &quot;Call Waiting&quot; as a feature for the Mobile App?

Thom Gazey

130 Points

I need this feature too. What happens now is that while I'm on a call, another call comes in and bumps the original caller to hold without me being able to say, hey, I've got another call coming. Can I put you on hold? Obviously, this is causing a lot of confusion for us and our clients. Is there something in Settings I'm missing?

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2017-12-02T00:38:46+00:00

174 Points

Vonage has this feature on their IOS mobile app.

Mike, Official Rep

94,790 Points

On the recent mobile app, version 9.0.2, If you are on a call, (to your RC number) and a second call comes in, you'll hear a "beep beep". If you look at your phone screen, you'll see a button that says "hold and answer". So you do have a chance to tell your current caller something like" Can you please hold, I have another call coming in".

Mike

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2018-03-28T22:45:29+00:00

candi ader

66 Points

I am on version 10.0.3 and this feature is not available for me?

2018-04-04T15:42:24+00:00

Saadet, Employee

68,770 Points

Hi candi ader,

Please see Mike's most recent post which is below.

Icemanwolf

534 Points

Thanks for your response. I actually have Version 9.03.1.16 (44.5.12.12) for IOS. Is it still supposed to work for that version? I just tried testing some calls but no beep or call came through. Is there a setting I need to change in the controls? Thank you.

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Toutoush

90 Points

so when will this be available on android?

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2017-12-02T00:40:54+00:00

174 Points

Vonage has this feature on their IOS mobile app. Although I do not know whether this is the same for the android version, I was told there is very little difference between the two mobile app versions.

Mike, Official Rep

94,790 Points

Official Response

I apologize for reporting bad info. I received some bad information so I removed my post above. After looking into this further, I learned that this is currently not possible. On iOS the phones native app takes priority over the RingCentral Mobile app so no notification is received. I'm converting this thread to a feature request.

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2017-08-16T16:57:33+00:00

266 Points

Hi Mike, are you aware of any update or timeline for this? Still can't hear a beep when incoming call is coming in while on ios APP, or hold and answer other call, or merge the two calls. Any updates would be great! Thank you sir.

2017-08-16T16:59:54+00:00

IntelliSurvey Inc

140 Points

2017-08-16T19:45:28+00:00

Mike, Official Rep

94,790 Points

Sorry but no, I still haven't received word that this is coming any time soon. Can everyone who wants this please keep voting.

2017-12-02T00:37:26+00:00

174 Points

FYI, I am vetting the various competition to RC and found that Vonage mobile app (at least for iPhones) have this very useful feature which is the main reason I may choose to go with Vonage.

2018-01-26T19:16:57+00:00

REYZIN

60 Points

Terry

120 Points

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled call waiting for iPhone 7 Plus.

Is there a way to include the "call waiting" option with the iPhone 7 mobile app? My calls keep getting interrupted and the only way to continue talking with the first caller is to "decline" the call. Is this a possibility in the future?

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Jasmine M, Employee

1,942 Points

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Mobile App: Allow customers using ios app to be on more than one call.

Account type: Office Premium 1 line
A brief description of the business : not provided
A high level description of the product or feature being requested: Allow customers using ios app to be on more than one call when app is in use. (have call waiting feature.)
A typical use case scenario explaining how your business would use the feature: Customer can use either the native dialer or the app to make/receive a call, and still allow an additional call to be made/answered.
Benefit of such feature: customer can be on the phone with more people, which is necessary for his business.
Include any related case number if applicable: 05643186
Number of Users and/or Digital Lines: 1

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IntelliSurvey Inc

140 Points

I, too, would appreciate Call Waiting for the mobile phone application! One of my end users ran into this limitation using version 9.1.1.1.19
This feature would be a great addition.

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266 Points

This is necessary or the ios APP is worthless. Please add the ability to first, HEAR a sound that notifies us another call is coming in, THEN have the ability to put the original call on hold and answer new call, with ability to toggle back and forth, AND have the ability to MERGE the two calls as well. Is this in the development pipeline or should we shop for a new Phone Application?

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2017-08-16T17:34:25+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

Malachi...see my response to your previous question.

2017-09-13T15:53:04+00:00

Andre Lester

124 Points

I definitely need the mobile call waiting feature! In my business and other fellow business owners, time is money! It is vital to have an open line of communication with customers. Not being able to answer a "call waiting" makes my company seem unprofessional and it could potentially cost me money. I hope this feature is implemented asasp!!!!#callwaitingmobileapp

2017-09-13T19:49:26+00:00

266 Points

Hi Jan, I cannot find your response, can you post a direct link? Thanks so much!

2017-09-13T22:26:00+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

@Malachi

Here's the link. https://community.ringcentral.com/ringcentral/topics/ios-app-needs-a-alert-sound-for-incoming-call-w...

2017-10-29T11:54:37+00:00

PAX

192 Points

I also NEED this feature. Please... It's absolutely necessary. And it's absurd that the app on Android to have the feature and not for iOS. If you need more requests, here's one more. And btw, absolutely ridiculous the "1000 requests queued" policy.

2017-12-02T00:52:22+00:00

174 Points

FYI Vonage mobile app for iPhone has a call waiting feature.

PAX

192 Points

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2017-12-02T00:52:54+00:00

174 Points

PAX, check out Vonage. Their IOS mobile app has call waiting feature.

2017-12-02T00:54:47+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

Yes Jose...we know! You've mentioned it six times in the past four minutes! The information is appreciated but this is overkill!

Larry Solheim

388 Points

Another yes vote... crazy that this can't be implemented.

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2017-10-30T12:29:25+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

@ACT and Circus Office,

Here's a recent post from Mike (Official Rep) which helps to answer your questions about absurdity and crazy...

"Regarding the mobile app features (both iOS and Android), many of these requests are more complicated. It's important to know that both Apple and Android purposely limit what we can do with the Mobile app. They almost always prevent anything that will interfere with the operation and functionality of their native applications. This often prevents us from developing features that customers are asking for."

While I am a customer just like you and also would like to see this feature as well as other mobile features being requested, I believe that much of the frustration towards RingCentral is being misplaced. Apple and Google are the ones who determine what can go on their operating systems and what features they can have.

2017-12-02T00:54:47+00:00

174 Points

FYI - Vonage has a call waiting feature on heir mobile app that I am currently vetting on my iPhone using current IOS system as of December 1, 2017. Obviously, Apple has not prevented Vonage from providing this VERY USEFUL FEATURE (RC are you listening???)

2017-12-02T01:02:36+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

Jose....PLEASE stop!! You have now posted this eight times...seven of them in less than eight minutes!! Twice to Malachi, three times to PAX, once to me and once to Mike!! We get it!! You're not accomplishing anything with the repeated posts, especially when you do it two or three times to the same person and ALL within the same thread!

PLEASE STOP!

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2017-12-02T16:37:55+00:00

174 Points

Jan....the question is "does RC GET IT?"

2017-12-02T19:57:08+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

Whether they do or not wasn't the point of my post back to you. The fact is that everyone on this thread will receive everyone of your posts. The sheer redundancy just to make a point was getting absurd. As I posted...we all (iOS users, including me) GET IT. That's why we have opened cases (as I did) and posted here.

Just remember that every provider has issues, including the one you so predominately expounded on.

2017-12-02T21:49:25+00:00

174 Points

What I find absurd is RC's inability to provide a basic function that is available on other providers. The point of your post back to me is irrelevant to the issue. I understand that every provider has issues - again not the point. Does RC GET IT? about the sole substantive issue: Why is there no call waiting on an RC IOS mobile app?

2017-12-02T22:00:45+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

To answer your question directly....I don't know why!

I am NOT a RingCental employee, nor a telecommunications client developer, nor a mind-reader. However, I am ending my participation in this thread now!

Sabor Latino

62 Points

Really sucks that I am leaving RingCentral because such an old feature is not available. I voted but I need it now.

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266 Points

We are shopping around for other providers now as well. Please let us know if you find any winners!

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Mike, Official Rep

94,790 Points

Official Response

Sorry it's been a while since we've updated this thread. I do have a little more information. To be clear, the feature is already available on the Android Mobile app. In addition, for those of you that use Glip, our Product Team has been integrating more telephony functions into the application. This is planned to be added to the Glip Mobile app in Q3-2018. Sorry but we can't give an exact date. I understand this involves a pretty complicated code re-write.

Mike

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2018-03-14T14:02:57+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

Thanks for the update Mike. Is there any update information with regard to the iPhone mobile app?

2018-03-15T15:35:45+00:00

Saadet, Employee

68,770 Points

Hey Jan, we didn't receive an update :(

2018-03-15T15:49:03+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

Thanks Saadet...

Guerry Parfait Unknown

82 Points

This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Add call waiting for iPhones..

Why isn’t the call waiting works with iPhones?

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2018-07-18T19:09:47+00:00

J.B. Ferguson, Champion

37,870 Points

It hasn’t been for at least 1 1/2 years. I put in a support case, as I am sure others have. As of four months ago Saadet stated there has been no update.