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This wikiHow teaches you how to decline or accept an incoming phone call on your iPhone.
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See who's calling. If a contact is calling you, you will see their name at the top of your screen. If you don't see a name, you will see your caller's full phone number.
- Some phones and carriers allow callers to hide their identity. In this case, you won't see your caller's name or phone number.
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Mute your ringer. You can stop your phone's ringer without declining the call. To do this, press any one of your Volume up , Volume down , or Lock buttons.
- Pressing the Lock button after the ringer is muted will decline the call.
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Tap the Message button above Accept. It looks like a speech balloon. This will let you send a text message to your caller before you decline their call.
- You can select a quick response from a list of presets, or tap Custom to write a text message.
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Tap Remind Me above Decline. This button looks like a tiny clock. It will let you set a future reminder for yourself before you decline the call.
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Tap Decline . This is the red button on the left with a downwards-facing phone icon. Your call will be redirected to your voicemail box if you have one.
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See who's calling. If a contact is calling you, you will see their name at the top of your screen. If you don't see a name, you will see your caller's full phone number.
- Some phones and carriers allow callers to hide their identity. In this case, you won't see your caller's name or phone number.
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Tap Accept . This is the green button on the right with an upwards-facing phone icon.
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Tap speaker . This will switch your call to Speaker mode. This button looks like a speaker icon with sound waves on the right side of the upper set of buttons. You can switch back to your earset by tapping the same button again.
- If your Call Audio Routing settings are set to Speaker, you will automatically answer calls on Speaker mode. Tap the Speaker button to switch to your earset.
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Tap contacts . This button looks like a human icon on the right side of the lower set of buttons. It will bring up your Contacts list. You can review your contacts here while you're taking your call.
- Tap the green bar at the top of your screen anytime to return to your call.
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Tap keypad . This button looks like a keypad icon in the middle of the upper set of buttons. It will bring up your phone's keypad. This might be useful during a call with your bank, or when you're making a reservation at a restaurant.
- Tap Hide in the bottom-right corner of your screen to return to your call.
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Tap mute . This button looks like a microphone icon on the left side of the upper set of buttons. It will mute your microphone, and your caller will not hear you. Tapping on it again will unmute.
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Tap FaceTime . This button looks like a camera icon in the middle of the lower set of buttons. This will start a FaceTime video call with your caller. They may accept or deny your FaceTime call.
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Tap add call . This button looks like a + sign on the left side of the lower set of buttons. It will bring up your contacts, and let you choose other contacts to add into a conference call.
- Tap the green bar at the top of your screen anytime to return to your call.
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