Q: What happened to the "DECLINE" button for incoming calls?  All I get is Remind Me, Message and Slide to Answer.  Where is the RED DECLINE button?

Richard, The Decline button only appears if your phone is not locked. So, if you get a call on your locked phone (the most common situation) we all lost that button, and you've now got to put more wear and tear on your Sleep/Wake button (known to not be very robust in the first place) by tapping it twice.

Why they removed the on-screen button that was extremely useful is beyond me. A lot of changes in iOS7 appear to be "just because".

Just tap the sleep button once to silence the phone, and a second time to terminate the call

People,there is no glitch. Decline button is removed when the phone is locked,for one simple and very clever reason: When the phone rings,while reaching for it in the pocket,you may very easily press the decline or answer button. Therefore,the call is either declined or accepted even though that was not the intention. That's why you have to SLIDE to answer. You can't slide by accident. When the phone is unlocked,which mesns in your hand,there IS a decline button. Try it.

People,there is no glitch. Decline button is removed when the phone is locked,for one simple and very clever reason: When the phone rings,while reaching for it in the pocket,you may very easily press the decline or answer button. Therefore,the call is either declined or accepted even though that was not the intention. That's why you have to SLIDE to answer. You can't slide by accident. When the phone is unlocked,which means in your hand,there IS a decline button. Try it.

It's showing on my iOS 7.0.2 i4S...

ZiZi_2, I think you should post your answer a third time since you seem to be only one who has it right

Can the mod's please archive this. Can a reputable ASC member suggest the mods to do so. This is silly. The question has been answered.

Sorry Mike. Did it twice by mistake.

Easily done...I think it was a good thing in this case!

I am not sure what happened or what the intent was but I just want the red decline option to return!! I hate that when I am on a call I cannot put the call into the voicemail. DECLINE is so much more effective for the crazy people that call back to back every 3 seconds. Please bring it back, Please.

James Ward4 wrote:

 

Not if he has iOS 7 and hasn't jailbroken it.

 

Correction. The decline only display if the Phone not locked.

This is the correct answer. For some reason they decided iOS7 doesn't need it when the phone is locked. I've just been pressing the button on the top right hand corner to silence my phone when I don't want to answer.

If you're frustrated with the missing button, suggest to have it show up at all times.

Zizi_2 wrote:

 

People,there is no glitch. Decline button is removed when the phone is locked,for one simple and very clever reason: When the phone rings,while reaching for it in the pocket,you may very easily press the decline or answer button. Therefore,the call is either declined or accepted even though that was not the intention. That's why you have to SLIDE to answer. You can't slide by accident. When the phone is unlocked,which mesns in your hand,there IS a decline button. Try it.

I never thought of that. I guess that is the most reasonable explanation.

To decline an incoming call in iOS 7, DOUBLE press the power button. Hitting the button once will mute the ring, while another press will completely decline the call.

I also have seen the decline button very rarely, is this a bug?. Can this decline button be set on the phone?  I need the decline button as I receive so many calls and have the voicemail. I do hope that Apple repair this problem.  All phones even the real cheapies have this option.

Thank you ZiZi_2! This is the true answer to the quesiton at hand. Originally, I thought it was a glitch, since the button wasn't consistently showing up in the Phone app. Locked vs. Unlocked. Genius.