How to Avoid Accidental Back-to-Back Calls on iPhone 13 Pro Max

Same problem. And my 1st iphone. Someone needs to throw a if statement in there for that hang up from the distant end.

Not even a good work around…but I’ll throw a browser page up instead of the call app after I get on a call. Then when I go to hang up that button isn’t starring me down like a matador.

You can reproduce the issue yourself. Call someone, ideally from the "Recents" call list, and have them hang up. The call screen will almost immediately disappear. If both people have iPhones and were both trying to hang up at the same time, the person that was slower can end up pressing the screen where the red hang up button was but end up calling the person under it. Youtube example

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Marjon van der Lande wrote:

Same issue. Solution:

call from your contacts/addressbook.

Until Apple comes with a solution and we are able to call from 'recent calls' list without this issue.

So in the meantime, avoid calling from recent calls list and call from contacts/addressbook.

Greetings, Marjon

Why? I always use my Recents if the number is there, and it is never a problem.

I wish Apple would add at least a 500 millisecond pause between phone calls so that you don't call someone else just due the process of trying to hang up BUT the other phone of the call hangs up right before you do. I call my wife frequently from the Favorites list and I will invariably accidentally dial the same person that shows up on the list where the Red button was on the call screen. Its really just a matter of debounce.

Antipest1 wrote:

They don’t want to fix it! After All these years since 1st iPhone was released there has been problems with Butt dialing etc.They have it set this way for a reason to catch recordings etc . This **** has gotten all kinds of people in big trouble high ranking officials , teachers , etc. Think of all the things these phones can accomplish banking , GPS , Social media , games , you name it ! But they can’t fix something as simple as this ????

The fix is ridiculously simple: Use the button on the side. And Apple has included it since... well, a very long time.

And seriously, no one is doing this to "catch recordings".

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Ok, don’t hang up at all. The phone will hang up by itself.

Or do what I do.... only ever text people.

Same here on iPhone 12 pro on iOS 15.

This is a major flaw in a core function of this device.

It is unsafe to use the red button to hang up a call.

Once I called my boss by accident at 11:30 PM, because unfortunately he was the entry under the red button at this moment.

OMG

Please Apple, do something! Your product should not lead to such shameful moments.

I wrote a product feedback suggestion to Apple two months ago, but nothing happended since then.

Happens to me all the time and it's very annoying and VERY preventable. It's super simple - allow a very easy setting change where you can disable touch to dial in the call list and require a swipe to call. Or like others have said leave the call window open for one second longer. Either way it's insane there has not been a fix for this very basic function that every single phone user in the world uses daily. PLEASE FIX THIS APPLE!

I think if the calling screen stayed up for even just one second, that would stop this from happening. I noticed that those at Apple make changes without thinking. For example, why the What's Next (calendar Widget) doesn't include the upcoming alarm (like it used to). I've seen that their solution is to open up the Alarm app, but I have so many set (MW alarms, TR alarm, Sat alarm Sun alarm, trash day alarm, early flight out alarm). Just show what which alarm will go off next this Widget.

I know, I went off on a tangent.

SDMasterYoda wrote:

This is INFURIATING. Why hasn't this been fixed? Ending the call with the power button is a workaround, not a solution.

As the power button is intentionally programmed to end calls, it seems like it would be more accurate to say it's an option.

Have you let Apple know your thoughts about this? It will only get attention if enough people report it.

Product Feedback - Apple

SDMasterYoda wrote:

You can reproduce the issue yourself. Call someone, ideally from the "Recents" call list, and have them hang up. The call screen will almost immediately disappear. If both people have iPhones and were both trying to hang up at the same time, the person that was slower can end up pressing the screen where the red hang up button was but end up calling the person under it. Youtube example

It's never been a problem for me. that doesn't mean that I don't recognize other people aren't having a problem.

You don't have an issue redialing people. I understand that, but your phone doesn't say "Call Ended" for more than a fraction of a second when the person on the other end hangs up. That is the "issue."

People, like those complaining in this thread, accidentally redial because there isn't a "Call Ended" delay when the other end hangs up. That is the entire problem.

Best solution that worked for me is to change the time needed for phone to register the intended button press from like .10 second to whatever the next available increment was. It makes a big difference in my use of phone but it’s worth not making all those unintended calls

For me I changed the time for button to be pressed from .10 second to next available option. Makes a big difference in use of phone but fixed the calling people randomly problem for me. Be perfect fix if they gave more options in the time selection part in smaller increments

Try to change your time for button pressed from the faster setting like.10 seconds to next increment. Worked for me if you can adjust to the whole new feel to the phone but for me worth not calling people and having them call me right back ughhhhh hate that because you know its coming