Can I turn off the full screen picture of an inbound call? This appears to be a new iOS 17 ‘feature’ and I do not want the identity of a caller available to anyone near my phone. The more discreet name and number alone is sufficient.
iPhone 12 mini
I am looking for this since the day I have updated my cellphones to iOS 17; because of the new layout of incoming calls and new layout of calling feature I feel I have done the biggest mistake of updating my iPhone to iOS 17.
There seems to be no option to turn off the “Incoming Photo” of the caller and even if you specifically go to the contact and delete the pic it still shows the large initials of the contact person who is calling you which is an annoying feeling to live with.
Apple please give an option to choose whether or not we want to see full size picture of the person who is calling us on our screens pls 🙏
tenoretttx wrote:
It would be nice to have a choice between old smaller contact photo in the circle or the full screen photo. I like a more discreet incoming caller ID.
Tell Apple:
grantfromlockport wrote:
Can I turn off the full screen picture of an inbound call? This appears to be a new iOS 17 ‘feature’ and I do not want the identity of a caller available to anyone near my phone. The more discreet name and number alone is sufficient.
No it isn't a new ios 17 feature, it has been like that from previous ios.
Yes I saw discussions similar to this with earlier iOS versions, but it seems to have been enabled after I upgraded to iOS 17. Regardless of OS, how does one turn this off?!? I have set Incoming Calls on the Phone settings to ‘banner only’ but still get the full screen caller ID photo.
Infuriating.
I want the iPhone I originally bought.
I don't want the "theyPhone" Apple decided to turn mine into.
Out of desperation, I started deleting the contact photos out of concerns for privacy. However, it still shows the Caller Name in Ginormous Letters that are viewable from the International Space Station.
When I was a kid, our parents taught us NOT to mess with other people's things. Looks like that principle skipped a few generations.
Going to Seattle this weekend. Pretty sure this thing is gonna get accidentally dropped from the Space Needle. Thank goodness for Apple Care.
It would be nice to have a choice between old smaller contact photo in the circle or the full screen photo. I like a more discreet incoming caller ID.
stephan54 wrote:
This is a horrible feature that totally disregards the privacy of calls. This should only be an option. Apple needs to fix this ASAP.
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Spencerator wrote:
When I was a kid, our parents taught us NOT to mess with other people's things. Looks like that principle skipped a few generations.
Well, iOS is Apple's "thing". They own it. You just have a license to use it. You also have the option to turn off automatic upgrades, wait for a couple of weeks after an upgrade to read about the changes and what people liked or don't like. And then, you have a choice to not upgrade if you don't want to.
You also have the choice to buy a different sort of phone if iPhones don't meet your needs. However, the Android operating system belongs to Google/Alphabet and you only have a license to use that, too.
grantfromlockport wrote:
Feedback sent some time ago but no optimism it will even be read, let alone acted on.
It will be read. Whether or not it will be acted upon is another matter. If enough people complain, Apple may incorporate a change into a future update. But, unless it's an obvious bug like the inability to use custom tones as text tones that surfaced in iOS 17, the change will probably take time. It's also possible that Apple will decide for reasons they are unlikely ever to comment on, that they will not make the change.
I hope it is taken seriously. I have identified it as a personal safety risk. I know people who are living in ‘delicate’ situations where having information like call display prominently shown can put them at risk of serious abuse, injury and worse.
Prateek_2007 wrote:
Apple please give an option to choose whether or not we want to see full size picture of the person who is calling us on our screens pls
Apple does not read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
You can change only how your profile is seen as an incoming call.
Go to Contacts. Then open your Contact Card. Click on Contact Photo & Poster
Watch this.
updated to IOS 17. + and I have toggled to full screen caller photo and it doesn’t change
-still small thumbnail photos
just the opposite of what you want!!!
There’s gotta be a solution for both of us!
Feedback sent some time ago but no optimism it will even be read, let alone acted on.
Thanks and done.
Turn off the full screen picture on an inbound caller ID
