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Apple Watch: Answer call on watch but then send to iPhone
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Yes you should be able to. Some people are having an issue with it due to a bug. It should be fixed with the next update.
I haven't had an issue between my watch and 6 plus. Answer on watch, pull iPhone out of pocket, unlock iPhone with Touch ID, tap glowing green bar at top of screen to resume call on iPhone. Done.
Works that way for me, too. Haven't found a way to do it the other way around, though.
Exactly. It is easy to answer on the watch and then continue on the iPhone, but you can't go back. The bigger issue is that you can't easily answer the call with a BT headset with the watch. You still have to use the actual iPhone to take a call with the headset -- if Pebble can figure this out, I'm sure Apple can too.
Have you tried this with a headset that was paired with the watch, rather than with the phone?
I think we're getting to the root of my problem. Apparently I don't have "handoff." I just took a phone call on my watch, then looked all over my iPhone on the lock screen for "handoff", but it doesn't exist. The camera shortcut is there, but nothing in the lower left-hand corner as it should be.
Check to make sure you have handoff turned on in your iphone settings. Go to Settings > General > Handoff & Suggested Apps.
Can you do the following (from the stickied "all the little things" thread):
When receiving a call, you can scroll down and choose the "Answer on iPhone" option. This puts the caller on hold until you answer on the iPhone.
When receiving a call, you can scroll down and choose the "Answer on iPhone" option. This puts the caller on hold until you answer on the iPhone.
Ok, I got the "handoff" feature to work on a phone call taken on my watch then handed off to my iPhone. I did already have it enabled. So it appears that it is sporadically working but not all the time. Interesting.
To answer the other question, I can use the option "answer on iPhone".
So I guess "handoff" is just like a lot of other Apple Watch features... still a little "buggy".
To answer the other question, I can use the option "answer on iPhone".
So I guess "handoff" is just like a lot of other Apple Watch features... still a little "buggy".
If your phone is locked, you'll see a small icon on the bottom left which you swipe up on to transfer the call to the phone, or if the phone is unlocked you'll see a green bar at the top which you can tap to transfer the call.
What you can't do is pro-actively send the call to the phone from the watch, i.e. if you dialled a number on your watch but then wanted to have the call on your phone because you have headphones on and your phone is in your pocket.