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

Apple has a long and famous history of giving people what Apple believes they need. It's this policy that causes some people to decide that Apple products are not for them. And, while they've become a bit more responsive to consumer feedback on this level since the death of Mr. Jobs, the reality is that they can't please everyone all the time. There are always going to be things that people don't like about how the devices work. And Apple isn't likely to change their mind about adding the ability to adjust every single feature, making the system more complex.

Bobdc6 wrote:

I do appreciate all of you highly knowledgeable people who volunteer your time to help us out with these frustrating Apple things( no sarcasm).

And I appreciate robust dialog (no sarcasm).

The solution is so easy for Apple to implement too: have a feature you can toggle in call settings so a prompt asks you to confirm your call. It takes just a second press of a button, but can save you from infinite embarrassment of dialing someone at the wrong time.

Back when my life was easier using an Android, the app was called Call Confirm. No such app exists afaik on iPhone.

Yes driving me crazy. All bugs were worked out before pushing updates. So disappointed AND surprised at Apples ball dropping. Letting the public report the bugs instead of allocating a team to, then apply fixes then roll out updates. One paid lotsa monies for this, now we play lots of money for subpar apple products. Im sure Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave. RIP

I have, I'm venting my frustration with it here. It's especially annoying because it didn't used to work like this. I think it started in iOS 14. There used to be a slight delay where it said "Call Ended."

Agree with the auto dialing after hanging up on a call is associated with updating. You’re fixing one thing and causing other problems. Example: I used to ask Siri for directions and navigation and Siri would always comment while on route with take a left not at this light but the next light. After updating, Siri has gone silent. I talked to a Apple C/S, did what they said and nothing helped.

Moose1942 wrote:

I used to ask Siri for directions and navigation and Siri would always comment while on route with take a left not at this light but the next light. After updating, Siri has gone silent. I talked to a Apple C/S, did what they said and nothing helped.

I don't know what you've tried, but ensure you don't have spoken directions disabled. See the picture below-



Moose1942 wrote:

The illustration you attached doesn’t have a speaker symbol on the screen!

I circled it in yellow. It looks like a cone with curved lines to the side. Here it is closer up-

Or do you mean your iPhone doesn't have that symbol on-screen?

Okay, I understand. Do you have it connected to your car? If so, you need to turn on spoken directions over radio. Go to Settings > Maps > Spoken Directions and toggle on "Directions on Radio".

If it's just standalone and you still can't see the speaker, ensure your software is updated fully. Then, delete Maps (press and hold app, press Delete > Delete App), and reinstall from the App Store.

Okay, so you’re saying my car radio voice needs changing? If I don’t connect car play, it hooks up via blue tooth and music or Siri will make calls for me. And it gives me directions with a map but no verbal help along the way like it used to do. With the cord connected for car play same thing. I tried Waze and it gives you directions but Siri was definitely much better than Waze.

I’ll delete and reload the Siri app but not confident in the out come.

Can your iPhone speak directions while alone (not connected to anything)? If so, but it won't show up/work when connected to your car, you need to make sure the setting is on- Go to Settings > Maps > Spoken Directions and toggle on "Directions on Radio".

michiel292 wrote:

My next phone won’t be an iPhone.

You should absolutely select the tool that best fills your needs. Historically, Motorolas have fantastic battery life and often interesting hardware; Samsungs have great screens but a lot of bloatware (and a history of explosions though I think they've largely gotten that under control). Avoid cheap Android phones. They have a tendency to have subpar hardware and rarely get updated.

michiel292 wrote:

I have te same issue. It’s really annoying. If this isn’t solved. My next phone won’t be an iPhone 😓

If you read my response right above yours it will probably solve your issue. But Android phones will work the same way if you tap the hang up button after the call is ended by the other party. So switching won’t solve anything.

Do the iPhone developers not use the iPhone? This has got to be the most annoying common problem and easiest fix. Long press? Swipe to dial? Delay? Anything would work pretty sad Apple has no idea how unprofessional this is to be unaddressed for so long.

Tigertronic wrote:

Do the iPhone developers not use the iPhone? This has got to be the most annoying common problem and easiest fix. Long press? Swipe to dial? Delay? Anything would work pretty sad Apple has no idea how unprofessional this is to be unaddressed for so long.

Why should they add another "solution" when one already exists?