In settings, what does "Announce Calls" "always" do, as opposed to "never," etc.?
iPhone SE, iOS 13
"Announce calls" means when a call comes in, you will hear your iPhone say:
"Call from ... John Doe" or
"Call from ... 9876543210"
You asked about "Announce Calls", which does not affect which calls ring and which do not.
A setting that does affect this is:
Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers
When someone calls me, sometimes my phone rings (or vibrates if it's on vibrate) and other times it doesn't, so I am missing calls. The only way I know that I got a call is that it vibrates once (I'm usually on vibrate) and when I look, it says "Missed call" or "Voicemail." I'm wondering whether the difference is that if someone is one of my contacts, the phone rings properly but if they aren't, it doesn't. I don't know whether that's the explanation and, if so, how to fix it.
I had previously asked about "announce callers" because I wondered whether that was somehow contributing to the problem.
Anyway, I see that "silence unknown callers" had been on; I don't know why. I never turned it on. I've corrected that and hopefully it will solve my problem.
Many thanks!!!
Glad that answered your question!
Since "Silence Unknown Callers" was on, turning it off is sure to solve the issue.
Enjoy your Apple gear.
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