iPhone owners often face the problem of having a call rejected when the phone is locked. The fact is that in gadgets running on iOS, only the “Answer” slider is often displayed on the screen, but there is no way to reject a call. Therefore, many have to either answer and then immediately hang up the call, or wait until the phone stops ringing. And this, you see, is not convenient either for the caller or for the user of the Apple device.
Rejecting a call and sending the call to answering machine
Do one of the following:
Quickly double-press the Side button or the Sleep/Wake button (depending on your device model).
Touch the button
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Swipe up on the call banner.
You can also swipe down on the call banner to see more options.
You can follow the steps below.
Tap Remind, then choose a time to remind you to call back.
Tap Message, then choose a default response or tap Other. "
To create your own standard replies, select Settings
> Phone > Reply with Message, tap any of the standard messages and change the text.
Note. In some countries and regions, if a call is rejected, the call will be disconnected without being redirected to voicemail.
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Gadget repair
If you encounter a problem where your iPhone not only ignores incoming calls, but also does not recognize the operator’s network at all, you should check the operation of the smartphone’s hardware parts. First, try using a friend's SIM card. In 90% of cases, failure to receive a signal is due to the blocking of the existing SIM.
You may be inserting the card into the SIM tray incorrectly. It should be installed as shown in the figure:
If problems with the signal appear regardless of the SIM card, you should replace the GSM antenna. A new part can be purchased at an iPhone spare parts store. Before starting the repair, make sure that you have a set of necessary tools: a spudger, screwdrivers, tweezers, a suction cup for the screen.
You can find any instructions for self-repairing an iPhone on our website, or arrange a call to a specialist at any place convenient for you.
You've probably noticed that sometimes there is a Reject button on your iPhone screen when there is an incoming call, and sometimes there isn't.
The “Reject” button makes it very easy to reject a call. However, many users do not know what to do when it is not on the screen.
The main thing you need to understand is what makes the difference. The Reject button only appears on an unlocked iPhone. When your phone is locked, you'll only see a slider that says "Reply," a "Remind" button that lets you add a reminder to call the person back, and a "Message" button. On an unlocked smartphone, in addition to all these same buttons, there are two main ones - “Reject” and “Reply”.
Ways to reject a call
The choice of call reset method differs depending on the state of the smartphone. If the screen is unlocked, that is, you are using an iPhone, then no difficulties will arise. During an incoming call, two buttons will appear on the display, Reject and Answer.
When you click Reject, the incoming call will be dropped. You can remind yourself of the need to call back using the corresponding function, but we will talk about its use below.
Reset on locked screen
Typically, the question of how to reject an incoming call on an iPhone arises when the device screen is locked. There will really only be a “Reply” slider on the display.
Some users try to cancel an incoming call by moving the slider not all the way and releasing it back, but this does not help. But this movement will not solve the problem, because the slider just doesn’t work like that - the restriction is set for reasons of convenience, so that the user does not drop calls accidentally, for example, when taking the phone out of his pocket.
When the screen is locked, canceling an incoming call is done using the iPhone's physical buttons. If you press “Power” or the volume key once, the smartphone will go into vibration mode. Pressing the power button again will reset the incoming call. The logical solution of the developers is that accidentally pressing a physical key twice is problematic. At least this happens much less often than an unintentional movement on the slider.
Another way to reject an incoming call that came at the wrong time is to use the “Remind me later” function. The button of the same name is on the display in all cases: both when the screen is locked and when the lock is unlocked.
When you click on “Remind me later”, a small menu will appear where you can set the time when you can call back. In the latest versions of iOS, there are two options to choose from – Upon departure or After an hour.
Message to subscriber
For some subscribers, one dropped call is not enough, and they start calling again and again. You can notify them that you cannot talk using template messages.
Greetings! When you have several iPhones in your family, then you are a very rich person, many people prefer to use one Apple ID account for all these devices. So what? At first glance, everything is really very convenient! For example, you downloaded a game (program) on one gadget, and it instantly became available on another device. Plus, you don’t need to remember the details of several accounts at once. It would seem that happiness has arrived. Live and be happy!
However, it’s not for nothing that Apple recommends creating your own unique Apple ID account for each iPhone. After all, there are also plenty of problems when using accounts at the same time (by different people on different iPhones). For example, iCloud backups. And in the event of theft of an Apple ID, all gadgets on which this identifier is activated are immediately at risk.
There is another problem that is associated with using one Apple ID on several iPhones - synchronizing the call log and calls. We'll talk about this today.
Brief description of the situation. When you make a call from one iPhone, the data instantly appears on the other. The same situation applies to missed and incoming calls. They called you, you didn’t pick up, and a notification about this is immediately displayed on all other iPhones with your account. It turns out that the call history and call log will be common for all iPhones on which your Apple ID is entered.
Comfortable? Certainly. But such call log synchronization is only good if all these iPhones belong to you. Otherwise, questions are possible - we are all curious and suspicious people :) But oh well, now it’s not about that, but about how to get rid of it.
Types of problems and their causes
Incorrect handling of calls may manifest itself in one of the following ways:
- The notification about a new call does not appear on the screen, and after the call ends, the “Missed” icon appears in the notification center. The cause of this type of error is that the voicemail function is not configured correctly. The phone automatically redirects any signal to it, so you learn about the presence of an incoming call after it is reset;
- There is no ringing or vibration during a call, but a call notification is displayed on the screen. In this case, you should check the operation of the speakers and, if necessary, replace them with new ones;
- There is no connection on the phone, even if the SIM card is inserted into the phone. The cause of the malfunction is the incorrect placement of the card in the tray or a hardware failure of the communication module.
Use different Apple IDs
The most correct and correct decision. We create our own unique account for each gadget and the problem will disappear on its own. Yes, this will require spending some time, and it is not always convenient for various reasons, but in the end this will have some advantages.
In addition to the fact that the synchronization of calls on the phone will stop (which is already good!), you will be able to use an iCloud account for each iPhone separately (and this is extra space for backup), and in the future protect yourself from various surprises (such as synchronization SMS, Safari browser tabs and others).
It takes 10 minutes, but that solves all the questions. However, if this method does not suit you for some reason, then there are other ways to remove duplicate calls, for example through settings.
First aid - correct iPhone setup
First, check to see if the ringer on/off key has been pressed. And turn up the volume on your smartphone. If you hardly hear a call, but it appears on the screen, you need to monitor the device's sound settings.
Even if the system audio is set to the highest level, you must adjust the input volume separately because the two settings are different from each other.
Turn off Do Not Disturb mode. The convenience of this option is that you can use your gadget as usual, but they won’t be able to call you and disturb your peace. Many users simply forget to disable this option. Go to the notification center or device settings and deactivate the “do not disturb” slider.
To stop the call from constantly sending to voicemail, you should reset your phone settings through the iTunes program.
Also, starting with iOS 9, the following bug was noticed in the device, due to which the iPhone does not accept incoming calls. If during an incoming call your phone is lying on the surface with the screen down, the call will be heard, but the incoming call will not be displayed on the screen itself. How then to rise to the challenge?
To do this, you need to open the list of running applications (the window of all open tabs). The call panel will be available on the second screen. This bug has not yet been fixed by Apple and may appear on iPhones from time to time.
Disable call log synchronization through settings
You can also ensure that the list of outgoing and incoming numbers stops being repeated on different iPhones through the device settings. Another thing is that there are many settings and there is no universal solution. Try and experiment - one of the methods will definitely work. Here they are all:
The only thing to remember is that even if the slider has already been disabled in each of the points under consideration, it is recommended to turn it on and off again. Because software failures and glitches are also possible, more on that below.
Why is there no Reject button on the iPhone lock screen?
The lack of a button on the lock screen annoys many users. However, Apple had a good reason for not adding it. When your iPhone is locked, it's likely in your pocket and the buttons can press on their own. The slider is designed specifically to prevent you from accidentally dropping or accepting a call.
When your iPhone is unlocked, it's likely in your hands, so you're unlikely to accidentally press a button.
Few people know that rejecting incoming calls on a locked iPhone is so easy. Just press the side button.
Have you ever wanted to turn off some phone calls for your iPhone while still being able to use data, Internet access, even IM messaging? You can do this with a workaround, which we'll cover here, and it's a truly amazing solution if you're looking for some peace and quiet but still need to use your IPhone network connection for data and internet access. Another benefit? You can still make calls from your phone, you just won't receive any incoming phone calls.
There is no direct way to simply turn off an iPhone phone in the call receiving aspect, so we will use an alternative method instead. This can be done by either forwarding all incoming calls or using a non-existent number feature (which will result in complete isolation and your phone will appear to be switched off or no longer receiving calls), or automatically forwarding all calls to voicemail (this will be better as people can still leave a voice message and you will be able to hear them to evaluate their importance).
Maintaining selective data usage is different from simply switching to Airplane mode, which disables Internet functionality and acts on the iPhone and iPod Touch so that you can't reach the outside world at all. Do not disturb mode is also not an option because, although data usage remains the same, it simply turns off the phone and in fact incoming calls simply do not arrive on that particular phone.
Each mobile phone has a separate unique phone number specifically for voicemail, meaning that's exactly what we're going to get with this command:
- Open the Phone app on iPhone and dial *#67# to make a call
- Ignore all the additional settings and just pay attention to the number following “Forward To...” - this is the voicemail number
- The short voicemail number can be easily retrieved and saved in the phone memory or taken a screenshot (by simultaneously pressing the Power + Home buttons).
Or you can go the alternative route and find a number that doesn't exist or is out of your service area.
1b: Find a non-existent phone
How do you make your iPhone sound as if the number has been disconnected or no longer exists? It's easy, you just need to find a phone number that doesn't actually exist. Typically, any random code followed by 555-5555 will do, but try calling that number first to make sure it doesn't actually exist.
If you wish, you can even send your phone number to some mysterious service, an 800 number, so that the person calling and annoying you won't be able to contact you... You get the idea, but that's not what we're talking about here.
We have discussed how to use call forwarding on iPhone and if you are familiar with it then use it otherwise here is what you need to do:
- Open Settings, then go to the Phone tab
- Select “Call forwarding” and set the switch to ON
- Press "Forward" and enter the number received in the previous step, whether it is a voicemail number from *#67# or a non-work number
- Exit Settings
A note about call forwarding for Verizon users: Verizon users often do not have the Call Forwarding feature built into IOS as described above. Instead, dial *72# followed by the phone number you want to receive. You can then call *73# to turn off call forwarding and return your phone to normal.
You can always check and double-check that this method works by calling from someone else's phone or calling your phone using Skype or Google Voice. If you choose the voicemail option, iPhone will appear to be turned off or out of service, and instead the message will be sent directly to your inbox, without having to manually send each call yourself. If you select a number that doesn't exist, iPhone will send a message indicating that the phone number is no longer in service.
You'll know it's working because you'll see a forwarding icon in the IOS menu bar, it looks like an old-fashioned telephone with an arrow pointing out of it.
Result: iPhone with data, Internet, IMessage, Skype, etc. will work, but incoming phone calls will be disabled
Everything else still works great. Every internet app on iPhone will work as intended. IMessage still works for sending and receiving messages. Skype is working. The access point also continues to work. The only difference is that the iPhone will no longer accept phone calls while call forwarding is active. Why isn't there a feature on the iPhone that allows us to temporarily turn off the phone? Who knows, but we're glad there's a workaround, even if it's similar to the same tricks as creating a block list to stop calls from certain annoying numbers.
Once you're done, relax in silence, but if you want to receive phone calls again, you can simply go back to Settings > Phone > Call > Forward and toggle the switch to OFF. The iPhone will now accept phone calls as usual, and forwarding will always be at hand because the number will be saved in your options. Enjoy the peace and quiet!
We found some helpful posts on the ATT and iLounge forums on finding a special voicemail number. By the way, this will also work on phones other than iPhone using *#67# to enable voicemail or *21*number# to enable call forwarding. Manual forwarding can be completed at any time using ##002# to return the phone to normal. Note that most Android phones have forwarding settings, so the manual option is really only necessary for smartphones.
The question of how to reject an incoming call on an iPhone is faced by every user who picks up a device running on iOS for the first time. The difficulty is that the screen can only display the “Reply” slider, and there is no reset button. Therefore, many new iPhone owners wait until the phone stops ringing, or answer the call and immediately hang up.
Additional options or what else can be done
Let’s move on to various “bugs” in the iOS system. As Apple technical support assures, it is possible that the firmware “goes wrong.” That is why, even if you have completed all the steps listed above, the list of calls on different iPhones may continue to be duplicated.
What to do in this case? You will have to resort to extreme measures and completely reinstall the software so that iOS installs normally. This can be done, but what if something goes wrong?
With the advent of touchscreen smartphones, many accessible functions that could be accessed using buttons have been hidden. Likewise, many novice Apple iPhone users do not understand how to reset an incoming call or how to quickly turn off the sound when someone calls. Today we will talk about these things, we will teach you how to use such necessary functions in your phone.
How to disable call reset on iPhone with the lock button
If you have been using devices with the Android operating system for a long time, then you know that the lock button does not reject the call, but only mutes the sound. Therefore, having bought an iPhone, many continue to press this key if they cannot answer the call. But on iPhone the call can be dropped.
To disable call reset on iPhone using the lock button, you need to:
- Open settings.
- Go to the “Special Features” section.
- Move the “Power button ends call” slider to the inactive position.
That's it, now your iPhone will not reject a call when you press the screen unlock button.
Also read how to turn off call muting on iPhone and how to turn off message playback in headphones. If you suddenly need this function again, you just need to do the reverse operation and enable it in the settings.
Results
Undoubtedly, all of the above methods of dealing with annoying callers - familiar or unfamiliar - are quite effective. But they are probably not an absolute “panacea”, since the user, in one way or another, is forced to limit his social circle and limit his functionality.
In good terms, real protection from bots, spam, advertising, etc. Only a telecom operator can provide you with this. But not all of them support this function. And, of course, such services are paid. So the whole fight comes down mainly to the use of standard protection tools. And users have to get out of it using the appropriate settings in the iPhone - according to the algorithms described in this post.
As an alternative to the standard iPhone services, you can use specialized software from third-party developers. They are able to identify potentially “junk” dialers with hidden numbers and block them without your direct participation.
Among them are: iBlacklist, MCleanerfor iPhone, Kuaidial. These applications are paid, the price range is 5-12 dollars. But, as a rule, spending on them is completely justified.
