inconvenient calls

[heycal]

In some situations, I can't instantly divert calls to voicemail. It must ring six or so times before going to VM. This sometimes happens when I'm listening to a podcast, and sometimes in other situations, though I'm not certain which ones. Often these calls are junk calls, but sometimes they are calls from contacts. Either way, I don't want a call at that moment but am forced into waiting until it does it's thing.

Is there some way I can instantly kill off an unwanted call in any situation instead of having to wait while it completes its ring cycle? This seems like it should be a basic feature, but it's been bedeviling me for years.

 

[C DM]

In some situations, I can't instantly divert calls to voicemail. It must ring six or so times before going to VM. This sometimes happens when I'm listening to a podcast, and sometimes in other situations, though I'm not certain which ones. Often these calls are junk calls, but sometimes they are calls from contacts. Either way, I don't want a call at that moment but am forced into waiting until it does it's thing.

Is there some way I can instantly kill off an unwanted call in any situation instead of having to wait while it completes its ring cycle? This seems like it should be a basic feature, but it's been bedeviling me for years.

You can press the side/top (sleep) button twice (once to silence the call and once more to decline it). Alternatively, as of iOS 14, you can have calls come in as a banner at the top of screen while you are using your device, and all you need to do is simply swipe up on the banner to dismiss it and ignore the call.

 

[heycal]

You can press the side/top (sleep) button twice (once to silence the call and once more to decline it). Alternatively, as of iOS 14, you can have calls come in as a banner at the top of screen while you are using your device, and all you need to do is simply swipe up on the banner to dismiss it and ignore the call.

Really? Hit the side button twice? I've certainly tried hitting it once a million times, but maybe I never tried twice. I shall try that and report.

 

[C DM]

Really? Hit the side button twice? I've certainly tried hitting it once a million times, but maybe I never tried twice. I shall try that and report.

Once would silence the call ringing/vibrating, and the second press would decline the call (sending it to voicemail essentially).

Having the call banner for incoming calls when the device is unlocked in iOS 14 is even less disruptive and in some ways easier to use.

 

[heycal]

Once would silence the call ringing/vibrating, and the second press would decline the call (sending it to voicemail essentially).

Having the call banner for incoming calls when the device is unlocked in iOS 14 is even less disruptive and in some ways easier to use.

Thank you. Will give it a try!

 

[Erehy Dobon]

I realize that SFTW is antiquated behavior in 2020 however a search of "ios decline call" on DuckDuckGo results in this official Apple page as the #3 result:

Answer or decline incoming calls on iPhone

On iPhone, you can answer, silence, or decline an incoming call; send a call to voicemail, respond with a text, and reminder yourself to return the call.

support.apple.com

 

[heycal]

I realize that SFTW is antiquated behavior in 2020 however a search of "ios decline call" on DuckDuckGo results in this official Apple page as the #3 result:

Answer or decline incoming calls on iPhone

On iPhone, you can answer, silence, or decline an incoming call; send a call to voicemail, respond with a text, and reminder yourself to return the call.

support.apple.com

No idea what SFTW means, but thanks for providing an additional source of information on this topic.

 

[Erehy Dobon]

Sorry, the acronym is STFW which stands for "Search The Fine Web."

But that doesn't change the fact that today's Internet user often doesn't actually bother to use search engines.

Clearly you made zero effort to use a search engine to find this information which I found in less than five seconds. Note that I didn't post an obscure reference or blog post. It's an actual Apple support/owner's manual document, not some buried piece of esoterica.

But that's the world we live in... 🤷‍♂️

 

[heycal]

Sorry, the acronym is STFW which stands for "Search The Fine Web."

But that doesn't change the fact that today's Internet user often doesn't actually bother to use search engines.

Clearly you made zero effort to use a search engine to find this information which I found in less than five seconds. Note that I didn't post an obscure reference or blog post. It's an actual Apple support/owner's manual document, not some buried piece of esoterica.

But that's the world we live in... 🤷‍♂

 

[heycal]

Correct. I made zero effort to use a search engine, preferring to ask other iPhone users in a forum since I felt the odds were better on getting the exact information I wanted quickly. Past experience has proven that internet searches are more likely to take longer to find what I need, if I ever do. I'm pretty satisfied with my choice.