Why does my incoming call screen change?

[StuMcBill]

When I get a phone call, sometimes I am presented with a swipe to answer (with no observable way to reject the call), or 2 buttons, Answer or Reject?

There does not seem to be any rhyme nor reason to this behaviour, any ideas why it does this?

Also, with my previous (Android) phone, I could flip the device onto the screen and it would mute the ringer, anyway to do something similar on iPhone (button press for example)?

Cheers
Stewart

 

[iMatt.]

Button appears if your phone is unlocked.

Press a volume button on the side of the phone to mute the ringer.

 

[Givmeabrek]

If the phone is locked you can reject the call with the lock/unlock button. The silent button is above the volume button.

 

[3568358]

When I get a phone call, sometimes I am presented with a swipe to answer (with no observable way to reject the call), or 2 buttons, Answer or Reject?

There does not seem to be any rhyme nor reason to this behaviour, any ideas why it does this?

Also, with my previous (Android) phone, I could flip the device onto the screen and it would mute the ringer, anyway to do something similar on iPhone (button press for example)?

Cheers
Stewart

When your phone is locked you are presented with one screen, and when it unlocks it it presents you with the other.

 

[StuMcBill]

Ah OK, that seems daft to me, but I'm sure I will live with it.

 

[jermy4]

Ah OK, that seems daft to me, but I'm sure I will live with it.

It actually does that for a reason, if you have it in your pocket and it allowed you to just tap to answer you could potentially answer/decline it inside your pocket accidentally by trying to get it out. By making you swipe when it's locked it makes sure you actually want to answer.