One Tap Away: Setting Up Favourites for the People You Call Most
If you find yourself scrolling through your contacts every time you call the same handful of family members, this guide shows you how to set up Favourites — a quick-access list that turns your most common calls into a single tap, on your phone and in WhatsApp.
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9/21/20261 min read
Why bother setting this up
Most of us call a fairly small circle of people regularly — a partner, children, a couple of close friends. Favourites keeps just those people front and centre, so you're not hunting through a long contacts list every time, especially handy if your contact list has grown cluttered over the years.
Setting up Favourites on an iPhone
Open the Phone app
Tap the Favourites tab along the bottom
Tap the + in the top corner
Choose a contact, then choose whether you'd like to call or video call them by default
Repeat for anyone else you call often
Setting up Favourites on Android
Open the Phone app
Find the contact in your list
Tap and hold their name, then choose "Add to favourites" (wording may vary slightly by phone brand)
They'll now appear in a Favourites or Starred section, usually near the top of the app
Doing the same thing in WhatsApp
Open a chat with the person you call often
Tap their name at the top of the chat
Look for "Add to Favourites" and tap it
They'll now appear at the top of your WhatsApp Calls tab for one-tap calling
A small change, worth making
This isn't a complicated feature, but it's an easy one to overlook. Once it's set up, staying in touch with the people who matter most becomes just that little bit more effortless — which, over time, tends to mean it actually happens more often.
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