Questions tagged [call]
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When I'm on a call with the screen locked, I have to swipe up TWICE to get to my home screen. How to make this experience smoother?
There are two problems here:
When I'm on a call with the screen locked (and on speakerphone), any touch of the screen brings up the phone call, which makes it easy to hang up accidentally. How do I ...
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Where should Apple Watch be held during calls?
I normally hold my Apple Watch up close to my face when taking a call on Apple Watch. But after a short while, my arm starts to ache. Is there a way to hold the Apple Watch so that my arm does not ...
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Call recording on an iPhone 13 Pro
I just bought a new iPhone 13 Pro to use as my main phone.
Are there any call recording apps, or ways of recording calls, regardless of whether they are free or premium? After searching through the ...
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HomePod as a voice-activated dialing device
I would like to plant two listening devices (HomePods) in the house for dad, such that he can verbally call mom's iPhone or sister's iPhone. We are retiring dad's iPhone and the cellular service as ...
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How to check my own voicemail Greeting on iphone?
I want to listen to my voicemail greeting on my iphone. I would think that there would be an option somewhere in my voicemail section of the phone app, but when I go there and I am forced to "...
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Facetime audio call contact via Siri
I want to use facetime audio to call a contact via Siri, so I say "Call Contactname".
However the contact is called via regular phone call. Is it possible to change the functionality of &...
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Triggering an automation shortcut on iPhone when a call is picked up
I would like to run an automation or a shortcut every time I pick up an incoming call or dial an outgoing call. What is the trigger I should use? Does such kind of a trigger even exist?
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Phone calls not working on Macbook Air M1
For unknown reason I don't receive incoming calls on my Macbook Air M1 when someone tries to call my iPhone. I've connected apple ID and registered trusted devices. Both devices are logged into the ...
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AirPods Pro with other mic, possible?
I saw I few people claiming RØde Wireless Go mic is great. And my mom keeps complaining about FaceTime call quality while I'm using AirPods Pro, she says she can hear all kinds of noises besides my ...
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Iphone SE 2 : Dual SIM - Calling back from Secondary SIM (Incoming call received in Primary SIM)
Dual sim iphone calling primary call from secondary SIM
I have a Iphone SE 2 with (Primary - Physical SIM and Secondary - eSIM). When I try calling back the Missed calls/Incoming calls, I'm able to ...
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How does Apple know that I called Apple from an iPhone?
I called Apple from France at 0805 540 003. The robot said: “I see that you are calling from an iPhone. Are you calling about this iPhone?” Indeed, I was calling from an iPhone. How does the robot ...
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How to block callers starting from a certain number? [duplicate]
Recently I got spam calls starting from a certain number, like 02072******. Is it possible for me to block all callers starting from 02072?
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Full remote access and control of iPhone from Mac, other iphone or other device without icloud
I'm aware that there are some screen sharing apps like TeamViewer and Zoho Assist. However, what I'm looking for is a way to fully control/interact with the iPhone remotely as if I'm there physically, ...
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I want to call someone but this keeps appearing. Im so confused. I only have one apple id that i used to everything
I included a screenshot. I hope someone can help. Im no techie sorry.
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Syncing calls and text from an old phone device to iphone live
Syncing calls and text from an old phone device to iPhone live
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So I've got two sims: one which has a good data plan, and one which has a good texts/calls plan (i.e. on the first sim, I can'...
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iPhone calls are way too loud
Some people I call via iPhone 7 (iOS 14.4.1) are just way too loud. I turn the volume all the way down and it is still very loud.
When I search online, all suggestions are for making it louder or for ...
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Grayed Out "Audio" & "Video" call buttons on Facetime
Someone asked this question a year ago and got zero answers:
I open Facetime, which I used last week with no problem for a video call, but today the camera opens, I see myself, I see my list of ...
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Can I make/receive calls on a MacBook if connected to same iPhone's personal hotspot
My MacBook pro is connected to my iPhone's personal hotspot. I am not able to make/receive cellular calls on my MacBook, is that a limitation that I have to be on the same network applies to it should ...
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How can I tell how long a missed call attempted to ring for?
Sometimes autodialers call many numbers at the same time and direct the person (often a scammer or marketer) on the other end to whoever answers first. For this reason, I sometimes get missed calls ...
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How to remove friend's HomePod from audio selection during phone calls?
I do not see it in Bluetooth devices. It is not manageable in the Home app. It's surprising how much of annoyance an extra click to get speakerphone is. Example below (NIST time of day phone number).
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How can I reduce media playback volume while on a call?
How do I mute my media while on a phone call? I’d like to watch videos while I’m on the phone, but they are so loud, I can’t hear the person on the other end, and if I simply turn the volume down, it ...
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App to stop ex calling outside of court ordered hour
I have an abusive ex and we have a contact order for the children which allows him to call between 6.30-7.30 each day. However he continues to call all hours of the day and night. Is there an app to ...
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Phone calls immediately hang up - unless headphones are connected
Since updating to iOS 14.3 on my iPhone 7, incoming and outgoing phone calls immediately hang up with the error message below unless I have any Bluetooth headset connected.
Everything works fine with ...
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Application to control phone call volume independently from main volume
Simply put, if I accept/receive a phone call or FaceTime audio phone call, then I prefer the volume to be louder than what it usually is at.
This does not sound problematic. Why not just adjust the ...
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Unable to place call from Mac using iPhone
I have a Mac and and an iPhone. I want to make phone calls to my saved contacts from the Contacts app on my Mac without picking up my iPhone.
But when I click on the call icon in the Contacts app, ...
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How to select iPhone audio device before placing a call?
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How can I select a specific audio device before placing a call on my iPhone, without setting a new default device?
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During a call, I can route the audio to several different devices ...
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How do I disable the redirect to Skype when I click "call via iPhone" in safari?
I installed Skype because I need it and it auto-routes the click to call function to Skype now on my MacBook (Catalina 10.15.6).
How do I disable the routing to Skype?
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I can’t hear anyone and they can’t hear me iPhone 6 [closed]
My phone won’t let me enable speaker and no one can hear me and I can’t hear anyone else anyone know why? I’m not connected to Bluetooth and the speaker phone has a different colour basically saying u ...
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How to make and receive calls in MBP via bluetooth?
I used to use the HandsFree 2 app. It worked perfectly and it even recorded calls, incredibly useful. But now in Catalina it crashes and it seems is discontinued.
What it did, which would be perfect ...
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UNKNOWN NAME Showing up instead of actual phone number
When receiving a phone call from a number not listed in my Contacts, the name displays as "UNKNOWN NAME" rather than simply showing the number initiating the call. I'm pretty sure this hasn't always ...
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Only mic or speaker works on Google hangouts meet, both not working simultaneously
I am using Google Hangouts Meet on iphone 5. It was working well. Suddenly an issue happened. When I click on sound symbol on top of meet screen, two options pop out: iPhone and speaker. When I select ...
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Automatic call audio routing still asking for device
I have recently purchased new airpods and they were working good, but yesterday I think I didn't pair them properly and tried to make a phone call. Since then everytime I try to make a phone call even ...
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Is there any iphone call history downloader for windows which actually works?
Does anyone know an app (or procedure) that WORKs, to export the 4 months of iphone call logs, that everyone has been saying since 2016, is saved in iCloud?
Google is jammed with pages which say they ...
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How to completely silence the other party in a call on iOS
Is there a way to completely silence the person on the other end of the call in iOS?
It appears that lowering the volume while a call is in progress doesn't silence the speaker completely, unlike ...
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Phone calls on iPhone doesn't ring on Bluetooth headphones
I recently started using Bluetooth headphones. Today I received my first phone call since I started using the Bluetooth headphones, and to my surprise my iPhone rang out loud instead of playing the ...
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People can't hear me after about 5 minutes on my iphone6
After 5 to 10 minutes into a phone call the person I am talking to can no longer hear me but I can still hear them. I call back and it works fine for a few minutes. In every other respect the phone ...
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How do I block all calls from outside my contacts and play them a recording with instructions to text me instead?
I get about 5 robocalls a day in spite of using robocall blocker apps. They use a blacklist of caller numbers that is useless because robocallers always just spoof a random number. The only solution ...
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iPhone: list of calls of a contact
On iPhone, how can I see the list of calls (incoming and outgoing) with a certain contact?
Tapping the last call in the call history only shows the last (sometimes two or three last) call(s).
iPhone ...
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Is there a way to block all incoming phone calls except in your area code?
I want to block all incoming calls on my iPhone that are not from my area code so that I will not receive any unsolicited calls from out of state, particularly related to my resume.
I read that one ...
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Can the HomePod be used for VoIP calls?
Apple mentions that the HomePod can be used for regular phone calls, but would that also work for third party VoIP apps like Skype, WhatsApp etc.?
If this is implemented anything like handoff/...
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iPhone makes calls on its own
My wife's iPhone went crazy over the past week.
There is a large number of calls to and from Romania in it's call log (5-10 a day). These include outgoing, incoming and missed calls (all of which ...
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How to use Shortcuts on my iPhone to call in to conferences?
I have to attend a lot of conference meetings and each of these meetings uses their own conference id or conference number. Usually I call a number and wait for the automated voice to enter the ...
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How to allow Siri to call only specific persons
I use Siri to call some fixed persons(e.g. family), but sometimes Siri calls to wrong person. I don't need to call with Siri for other people.
Is it possible to create whitelist or blacklist to call ...
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How to remove my Mac from iPhone call audio routing list?
When I'm making a phone call with my iPhone, under the audio button typically I can toggle between phone and speakerphone. But recently a third option appeared, which claims to route the call to my ...
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My iPhone XR keeps making emergency calls without any interaction from me
This is really weird: three times within the past week, my iPhone XR has called my mother-in-law via the Emergency Call feature, without any apparent interaction from me.
Each time this has happened, ...
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iPhone SE occasionally won't receive calls, I get missed call notification instead
At first I didn't think that was such a big problem, because it happened only every now and then, but now it's becoming frustrating, because I missed some important calls because of it.
Long story ...
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To understand working of Cellular iPad+iPhone and number of sim cards required
I am totally confused by iPad Cellular calling features.
If I put a sim card in iPad cellular, how do I make or receive calls in iPad since, there is no default dial app in iPad.
Case 1: 1 sim card: ...
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How does call blocking app work with conditional call forwarding?
I'm at the initial stages of researching the development of my own call blocking mechanism for iOS. The goal is to develop a spam blocking app and infrastructure that delivers on some features that ...
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iPhone: Cannot call or send SMS to a specific DDI/DID number
At some point (perhaps after an upgrade), one particular iPhone stopped being able to voice call or send SMS to another number using PSTN.
Functionality was OK using data, it affected only dialling ...
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Auto-Accept Facetime Calls in Mojave
As in this previous question
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49120467/facetime-autoacceptinvites
I want to use my mac to look at the state of my home from time to time (particularly to see ...
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