Answering incoming calls without touching anything

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Answering incoming calls without touching anything

Unfortunately, it appears you can't use Siri to answer incoming calls. I'm new to AirPods and I'm shocked that this feature doesn't already exist.

I'm told that you can set the iPhone to auto answer ALL incoming calls, but that means you have to answer everything including junk calls.

How about this: Is there a way to for auto-answer to be automatically enabled when AirPods Pro are connected, and disabled when the Airpods are NOT connected?

I tried to use Siri to turn on auto-answer, but it told me I needed to unlock the keyboard...which kind of goes against the idea of hands free.

iPhone 8

Posted on Jun 1, 2020 1:20 PM

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Answer 1

raina_b22

Community Specialist

Jun 3, 2020 8:19 AM in response to TTN9235S

Hello TTN9235S,

Thank you for contacting Apple Support Community! I see that you would like to enable Auto-Answer for your calls while you are using AirPods Pro.

To enable this feature in iOS 13 you can try changing a setting in the Accessibility feature in your device, go to "Settings" then choose "Accessibility" then choose "Touch" then choose "Call Audio Routing" then choose "Bluetooth Headset" and choose "Auto-Answer Calls On, " Adjust touch settings on iPhone.

With AirPods Pro automatic ear detection the feature should work once the AirPods connect. Adjust the settings of your AirPods.

Take Care!

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Answer 2

Jul 9, 2020 2:24 PM in response to 22Laurel

22Laurel wrote:

I set the settings to auto answer calls. It works without tapping but I cannot hang up the call without doing so on the iPhone.

That is correct. However, if the person to whom you're talking hangs up, the call will end automatically.

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Answer 3

22Laurel

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Jul 9, 2020 1:56 PM in response to TTN9235S

Becky I set the settings to auto answer calls. It works without tapping but I cannot hang up the call without doing so on the iPhone.

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Answer 4

TTN9235S Author

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7 points

Jun 4, 2020 3:49 PM in response to raina_b22

Unfortunately, I was looking for a way to automatically turn on Auto-Answer ONLY when the AirPods connect via Bluetooth, and turning it off when the AirPods disconnect.

What I really need is the ability to tell Siri to answer the phone, or to let it go to VM.

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Answer 5

deggie

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Jul 9, 2020 9:59 PM in response to TTN9235S

I didn’t see anything in the keynote or interviews after referring to it. Unless it had been revealed publicly anyone testing software would not be able to answer that question due to their Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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