Phone Calls Will Finally Stop Taking Up the Entire Screen in iOS 14

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced a small but long-awaited change being made in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14: incoming phone and FaceTime calls will no longer take up the entire screen, providing for a much less disruptive experience.

iOS 14 is available in beta for registered Apple developers today, with a public beta to follow next month. The software update will be released to all users with an iPhone 6s or newer in the fall.

Read our iOS 14 roundup for a look at other new features coming to the iPhone and iPad.

Article Link: Phone Calls Will Finally Stop Taking Up the Entire Screen in iOS 14

 

[Böhme417]

Why are accept and decline switched?

 

[C DM]

This is definitely a welcome change that has been asked for and talked about for quite a long time.

 

[nburwell]

It's about time! A long overdue, but welcomed feature.

 

[hitteam]

Finally, been waiting for this feature since 2010, one less reason to Jailbreak my iPhone now lol.

 

[lunarworks]

I've been waiting years for this.

 

[yaxomoxay]

Finally! Hopefully a call will not stop taking a video.

 

[Puppuccino]

iOS 14 has got me excited like when iOS 7 came about. Looks great.

 

[Jmausmuc]

How could they take this long?

 

[applyr]

iOS 14 hitting all the right notes!

 

[miflgr92]

Hopefully we can just swipe up to get rid of it like the current banner notifications. Keep it ringing on the caller's end / don't send them straight to voicemail but get rid of the notification for me.

 

[Mdracer]

I mean, there’s always September. That’s 3 months away when the new iPhones are announced.

Software in June
Hardware in September

Hopefully we can just swipe up to get rid of it like the current banner notifications. Keep it ringing on the caller's end / don't send them straight to voicemail but get rid of the notification for me.

yep. Nothing worse than people knowing when you sent the call to VM. It’s an easy way for people to know you REJECTED them.

 

[C DM]

One thing I'm wondering is that with this being a notification at the top is whether or not this will be as easy to use especially one handed and especially on larger phones.

 

[Mdracer]

I've been waiting years for this.

years!!!! I know it’s seemed like a no brained.

 

[C DM]

Hopefully we can just swipe up to get rid of it like the current banner notifications. Keep it ringing on the caller's end / don't send them straight to voicemail but get rid of the notification for me.

Yeah, hopefully the action of swiping away won't be treated the same as declining the call, and simply silences it and gets rid of the notification so that you can keep on doing whatever you were doing before the call.

 

[JGIGS]

Kinda wish it was at the bottom of the screen though. Easier to reach.

 

[Eorlas]

Kinda wish it was at the bottom of the screen though. Easier to reach.

if it wasnt for apple's hubris, there's a few jailbreak tweaks that exist right now for reference as to great ways to implement this.

one of them has existed for over a decade.

 

[dominiongamma]

Kinda wish it was at the bottom of the screen though. Easier to reach.

Easier to accidentally hit accept or decline a call

 

[vipergts2207]

One thing I'm wondering is that with this being a notification at the top is whether or not this will be as easy to use especially one handed and especially on larger phones.

Kinda wish it was at the bottom of the screen though. Easier to reach.

If only the phones weren’t all monstrosities.

 

[tripleburst]

Hell yes. Pisses me off when someone calls while I'm using a map.

 

[furbzv1]

About time!! Can’t wait for the beta.

 

[Princejb134]

Why are accept and decline switched?

theres someone always out there never satisfied

 

[BvizioN]

First

Apple is not a company that plays the “First” game.

 

[bchery21]

This feature is one we can all say we've been waiting for years. Thank you Apple.

 

[AVEGA]

See they listen ! People wanted dark mode, smaller volume indicator and this for years.
This looks great ! Happy to finally have it