Paired Mode, as we call it, is when your Light Phone routes all of its calls through our unique cloud platform so that the Light Phone will use your primary smartphone number for outgoing calls. When you call a friend, it will appear as though the call came from you, not a weird new number of the Light Phone's actual SIM card.

In the Desktop App > Going Light

This is a one time set up process. In the desktop app, go to the Going Light page to begin the process. If you are unsure what that means, please see our About the App page for more information.

 

Enter Your Primary Phone Number

You will be prompted to enter your primary phone number. This is the number of your smartphone device which you would like the Light Phone to use when making out bound calls. This means that when you call Mom, for instance, her phone will recognize the call as if it came from your primary smartphone number.

Confirm Your Phone Number

You will receive a text message from our cloud platform on that smartphone device. A PIN number will be displayed on the desktop app, and you will need to reply to that text message with that PIN number to confirm your ownership of the phone number.

Save Your 'Light' Contact

The most universal way to turn on call forwarding across a variety of devices and carriers is by placing a call with a carrier code. We've made this as simple as possible by automatically creating a contact with the two phone numbers you need to turn ON and OFF call forwarding.

Turning On Call Forwarding

To turn on call forwarding to the Light Cloud App and receive your incoming calls on your Light Phone device, place a call to the ON number inside of the 'Light' contact that you just saved.  Different carriers will have different ways of notifying you that you have successfully turned on Call Forwarding. T-Mobile and AT&T for instance have a screen that appears confirming the change, Verizon/Sprint places a call, plays a brief tone and then ends the call with no other confirmation that it is in effect.

We recommend leaving your smartphone with the 'Light' contact open so when you return and you do not accidentally forget to turn off forwarding.

*Note: Animation is simply a representation of the codes, visit our page about call forwarding to learn more.

Turning Off Call Forwarding

To turn off call forwarding, simply place a call to the OFF number in the contact. You can resume using your smartphone as your normally would, hopefully with a little bit more restraint after enjoying your light break :)