Answering or Rejecting Calls

When you receive a phone call, the Incoming call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you’ve saved in the contact's entry. All incoming calls are recorded in the Recent tab.

To answer a call

To ignore a call and divert it to Voicemail

NOTE

To silence the incoming call ringer, press either of the Volume buttons.

To ignore a call and send a text message

To display the Ignore with message option on the Incoming call screen, enable it in the Phone app's Call settings menu.

  1. On the home screen, tap 181963.png Phone > Menu icon Options > Call settings.
  2. Tap Call blocking & Ignore with message > Allow ignore with message switch to toggle it On (blue).

TIP

Tap Allow ignore with message to manage your text message choices.

NOTE

This feature can only be used to send a message to another mobile phone. It's not applicable to incoming landline calls.

Checking an incoming call while using an app

When a call comes in while using an app, a pop-up notification can be displayed at the top of the screen. You can receive the call, reject the call, or send message from the pop-up screen.

NOTE

On the home screen, tap 181968.pngPhone >Menu iconOptions > Call settings > Additional settings > Incoming voice call pop-up, then select Pop-up.