No matter how cool the specs of your smartphone are, its main purpose is making calls. And, unlike its push-button counterpart, the smart device offers enhanced communication capabilities. Using special settings for calling applications, you can enable conversation recording, activate auto-answer, or have your smartphone announce the name of the caller. This is only a small part of the useful functions, which you will learn more about in our material.
Record calls on Android
Recording conversations is an indispensable function in conditions where scammers call us every now and then, and call center employees are rude at every opportunity. To ensure that you are right in all situations, use the function that allows you to record the conversation. To do this, during a call, press the record button, which is displayed in the call window or hidden in the “More” tab.
The principle of operation of the function differs on smartphones from different manufacturers. Somewhere the recording begins with a warning to the interlocutor, and somewhere without. In addition, on some models, automatic recording of all calls is available. So don’t be lazy to check your dialer settings on Android .
Mute the sound by turning the phone over
If during the working day your smartphone lies on the table, and when you receive an incoming message you do not always want to answer, turn the sound off by turning it over :
- Open your calling app settings.
- Go to the “Mute when turning over” section.
- Activate the switch.
You can also mute the ringer by pressing the Volume Down button. Finally, do not forget about the existence of the “Do Not Disturb” and “Silent” modes , which come in handy when you want to isolate yourself from unnecessary conversations.
Automatic call answer
If you often use headphones and don’t like to take your smartphone out of your pocket, turn on automatic call answering . This is done as follows:
- Open your dialer settings or find the Calls app in your smartphone settings.
- Go to the “Auto Reply” section.
- Activate the option and select the appropriate use case.
Don’t forget that you can answer calls without taking your smartphone out of your pocket using the headphones themselves. And this applies to both wired and Bluetooth models.
Answer a call with a message
When you can’t accept an incoming call, but you don’t want to leave the caller confused, use answering a call with a message . To enable the feature, you will need:
- Open the call application settings.
- Go to the “Quick Answers” section.
- Activate the option and, if necessary, edit the content of quick replies.
Now, when you receive an incoming call, a “Message” button will appear on the screen. To quickly respond in the form of SMS, you need to click on it and select a template option. If you wish, you can write the message manually.
Caller ID announcer
This feature is very useful when you are using headphones. If the smartphone is in our pocket, it is difficult to decide whether to answer an incoming call, because we do not know who is calling. But the caller ID announcer corrects the oversight:
- Visit dialer settings.
- Go to the Caller ID Announcer section.
- Activate the function in one of the suggested scenarios.
When an incoming call arrives, the smartphone will call the subscriber’s name, if he is added to the contact list, or pronounce his number. Then it’s up to you: either answer or reject the incoming call.
