Accidental calling of favorites on hang up on my iPhone

Still an issue in 2023!!!!!!!

This is so unprofessional. I’m surprised the CEO or board members are not complaining about this as well. My family switched from android several years ago, and now this issue has them thinking about switching back to android.

Devs: show a call ended screen for one second after either party hangs up. If a user wants to close the screen early, they can swipe up to go to the Home Screen.

I am on the east coast. I accidentally dialed someone on the west coast who was recovering from surgery and needed a ton of sleep. I woke them up. This is a BIG problem Apple. I was so happy to upgrade from iPhone 7 to iPhone 14 but this accidental dial thing is not good. Here's how it unfolds for me. I miss a call. So I return the call by using "RECENTS." When I am done the call, my thumb starts moving toward the red circle that will hang up my call. The person on the other end hangs up a quarter second before I do and the current screen disappears and the RECENTS screen is now on top. So now my thumb hits a random number from RECENTS and now I'm calling someone who I did not want to call. It fills me with rage because it makes me look like a total buffoon. FIX this Apple.

This is AWFUL, it needs fixing ASAP!!!

I can’t believe that this is ok with anyone. Please do something about this problem. I’ve never considered switching from my iPhone but this is so irritating, I’m considering it.

I have the same problem and I’m looking to get a different brand of phone because of it!!!!! It drives me crazy! I can’t believe how much these phones cost and then they do this! Get it together Apple!

I agree, Apple fix this problem.! The suggestion to have you immediately go to the home screen after you end a call or having the favorites screen be on a delay so it takes a moment to load after an end call. This is ridiculous. Nobody should be accidentally dialing someone because they ended a call.

Rwjessupjr wrote:

Does Apple even read these comments and are they working on fixing the problem?

No. This is a user-to-user forum, something I've explained at least six times so far in this thread (other people have also pointed it out) If you want to let Apple read your comments, use the correct venue:

Product Feedback - Apple

100% agree with this frustration. And I would add that those of us expressing it here are a small fraction of those experiencing it. Literally everyone that I have ever mentioned this to says to me, “Oh my God. Absolutely, that is the most frustrating thing. It happens all the time!”

Sausage_Fingers wrote:

Using iPhone 14 in August 2023…still with the stupid calling of random people when ending a call and the other person ends the call first. Any fixes coming?

This is a user-to-user forum. No one participating here would know Apple's plans for the future. Also, Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

This is an operational problem that actually pertains to the core function of a phone operating as a phone, to wit: not initiating a new call when ending a call.

Please pay attention to your customers and fix this. I don’t need more emojis. I need to not accidentally call my clients on the weekends when hanging up with my wife.

100% agree. related to this, after finishing a call in my favourites it returns to favourites screen which has resulted in dozens of pocket calls… not just because of the hang up issue you mentioned. It would be better just to return to Lock Screen after a call.

would be great if @Apple saw this

Meeeee tooooooooo!! What’s weird though is this has only started happening recently. I don’t think I’ve changed anything I’m doing, but I’ve accidentally called people multiple times just in the last week.

Apple! Easy fix! After the other party hangs up first just grey out the disconnect button BUT leave it on screen for one more second. This way the worst case scenario I'll tap the greyed out button that does nothing. This is so annoying it's beyond me why it hasn't been fixed, especially since it's a regression bug.

cwebber1 wrote:

For those who take the time to post here and hit the ME TOO button, keep doing what you’re doing because the more Apple will listen eventually if there’s enough chatter on one subject.

No, Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. If you want Apple to know your thoughts, use the feedback portal:

Product Feedback - Apple

IdrisSeabright wrote:

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No, Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. If you want Apple to know your thoughts, use the feedback portal:

Product Feedback - Apple

I respectfully disagree.

First of all, customers 'should' come here first, before filing a suggestion or bug report. Because often, the answer is simple (e.g. there is a setting that resolves the issue). We probably agree on that.

But It gets down to the amount of work a customer is willing to do, weighed against the likelihood of resolving his issue anytime soon. By the time the customer is done reading dozens of suggestions from both novice and experts, none of which resolve the issue, he's probably exhausted as much effort as he is going to put into this issue. He clicks the ME TOO button, noting that there are hundreds of users that came here with the same problem, and he believes there are probably 1000-times that number that didn't bother to come here -- all having the same problem. There's some comfort there!

Apple is way to smart to ignore threads where the ME TOO button is clicked hundreds of times. If they ignored this, they'd be ignoring a resource they created. I don't think they are that ignorant. They may tell people to "file a suggestion", but if they'd be crazy to ignore the high ME TOO threads here.

cwebber1 wrote:

IdrisSeabright wrote:

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No, Apple doesn't read here for feedback or suggestions. If you want Apple to know your thoughts, use the feedback portal:

Product Feedback - Apple

I respectfully disagree.

You may certainly do that. However, I'm not stating an opinion but rather a fact as told to me by Apple employees.

There are occasions when there is a particular issue that a specific group at Apple is looking into, that they will search the forums for examples of the issue and even reach out to users. But, no, there is no group of people who are reading through the forums and documenting suggestions and feedback. They simply don't have time.

And, in the time it took you to compose this post, you could have submitted feedback to Apple.

First of all, customers 'should' come here first, before filing a suggestion or bug report. Because often, the answer is simple (e.g. there is a setting that resolves the issue). We probably agree on that.

Yes, that is the purpose of the forum: for users to provide answers to other users.