instead of slide to answer when locked

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 27. When I receive a call while the phone is locked, it always shows Accept/Decline buttons instead of Slide to Answer. Why is this happening?

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 27

Posted on Sep 23, 2026 6:12 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2026 6:43 AM

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Prefer Single-Touch Actions, and make sure it its turned off. It is on the bottom of that page for me.


I still get the Slide to Answer prompt on the Lock Screen when a call comes in on iOS 27.

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Sep 23, 2026 6:19 AM in response to MamadCR7

MamadCR7 wrote:
iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 27. When I receive a call while the phone is locked, it always shows Accept/Decline buttons instead of Slide to Answer. Why is this happening?

Because that's how Apple designed it to work. This is a user to user only forum. We aren't Apple and we didn't design how iOS works. If you'd like to provide feedback to Apple, you can use this link --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple


Personally, I'd rather just tap to answer as opposed to swipe to answer.


Sep 23, 2026 6:47 AM in response to Mac Jim ID

Mac Jim ID wrote:
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Prefer Single-Touch Actions, and make sure it its turned off. It is on the bottom of that page for me.
I still get the Slide to Answer prompt on the Lock Screen when a call comes in on iOS 27.

Interesting. I wasn't aware this could be changed. Not that I want to change it, but it's good to know. Thanks!

instead of slide to answer when locked

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