Receiving calls – Apple iPhone (For iOS 6.1) User Manual
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Manually dial a number: Tap Keypad, enter the number, then tap Call.
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Paste a number to the keypad: Tap the screen above the keyboard, then tap Paste.
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Enter a soft (2-second) pause: Touch the “*” key until a comma appears.
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Enter a hard pause (to pause dialing until you tap the Dial button): Touch the “#” key until a
semicolon appears.
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Redial the last number: Tap Keypad, tap Call to display the number, then tap Call again.
Add a contact to Favorites: In Contacts, tap “Add to Favorites” at the bottom of a contact card.
To delete or rearrange your favorites list, tap Edit.
Use Siri or Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button , say call or dial, then say the name
or number. You can add at home, work, or mobile. See Chapter 4,
on page 26.
For best results, speak the full name of the person you’re calling. When voice dialing a number,
speak each digit separately—for example, four one five, five five five, one two one two. For the
800 area code in the U.S., you can say eight hundred.
Receiving calls
Answer a call: Tap Answer. If iPhone is locked, drag the slider. You can also press the center
button on your headset.
Silence a call: Press the Sleep/Wake button or either volume button. You can still answer the call
after silencing it, until it goes to voicemail.
Reply to an incoming call with a text message: Swipe
up, tap “Reply with Message,” then
choose a reply or tap Custom. To create your own default replies, go to Settings > Phone > “Reply
with Message” and replace any of the default messages.
Remind yourself to return an incoming call: Swipe
up, tap Remind Me Later, then choose
when you want to be reminded.
Decline a call and send it directly to voicemail: Do one of the following:
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Press the Sleep/Wake button twice quickly.
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Press and hold the center button on your headset for about two seconds. Two low beeps
confirm that the call was declined.
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Tap Decline (if iPhone is awake when the call comes in).
Block calls and maintain Wi-Fi access to the Internet: Go to Settings and turn on Airplane
Mode, then tap Wi-Fi to turn it on.
Set iPhone to Do Not Disturb ( ): Go to Settings and turn on Do No Disturb. See
on page 132.