How to turn off bluetooth dial

Using my bluetooth headset, if I press the button in a long press or a double press, the phone auto dials the last number. It'll even interrupt Siri to do so.


Is there any way (aside from going into airplane mode) to stop this? I just don't want to autodial the last number. I can't imagine ever wanting to grab my headset and have it do this without some sort of confirmation.


The strange thing is that the behavior is inconsistent; it's not a double-click, it's not always just a long click, it's not just two clicks apart. If I change the settings so that Siri operates only while the iPhone is unlocked and active, it stops happening (but Siri comes on) but when the screen is locked (and Siri is off) it happens immediately. If I have Siri on during lockscreen, and the phone locked, the redial fuction will interrupt Siri.


This is just really frustrating, I have nice headphones but it's easy to press the call button. Controlling the phone with voice or the buttons is nice, but I don't want it to dial, ever, without confirmation.


-Crissa


Tried:

Using lockscreen

Turning Siri off

Locking Siri with lock screen

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Nov 8, 2013 12:47 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2013 2:55 PM

You might want to take a few minutes to read the user guide from your headset. Many headsets will allow for using with the phone, and have a number of settings for each button. The phone is dialing because the headset is sending it the command to dial. Many headsets work in this manner. I have a Blue Ant and when I double tap the button it activates the phone dialer. I believe you just might be misunderstanding the function of your headset.

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Nov 14, 2013 2:55 PM in response to Crissa

You might want to take a few minutes to read the user guide from your headset. Many headsets will allow for using with the phone, and have a number of settings for each button. The phone is dialing because the headset is sending it the command to dial. Many headsets work in this manner. I have a Blue Ant and when I double tap the button it activates the phone dialer. I believe you just might be misunderstanding the function of your headset.

Oct 6, 2016 10:21 PM in response to Crissa

Such awful, unhelpful responses. Blame the headset? RTFM, ChrisJ4203? Blame the user's "attitude"? Really, KiltedTim? Apple is perfect and the device is the problem? Seriously?


The long-push-redial function is very common on Bluetooth headsets, not just one special instance.


The answer is no, it's not possible. Apple has chosen not to give you control over whether Siri or connected devices can initiate phone calls.


You need to dial a dummy phone number after each call you make if you wish to be sure you don't accidentally redial a real number.


To stop Siri dialling a number when it mishears you, you need to delete all your contacts or completely disable Siri.


Thanks, Apple!


Why am I replying to a two year old thread? It's the top result on Google for "how to disable bluetooth dialling iphone". And all it has is smarmy nonsense responses.


To Apple:

Please fix this.


Allow users to disable Siri dialling so it doesn't mishear names and start dialling them.

Allow users to disable Bluetooth redialling.

Or at least allow a confirmation prompt before dialling like the OP requested.

I know you don't like cluttering your UI with settings, but really, redialling without confirmation if you press a button in the wrong way is awful UX. Apple, you're able to fix it, please do it already.

Jul 18, 2017 10:54 PM in response to KiltedTim

LOL, if I had a dime for everything that Apple ever left broken by intention I'd be a literal billionaire. (Dictionary definition of literal. Not hyperbolistic definition. I would *actually*... be... a billionaire.) -- Intentionally breaking something doesn't make it fixed. It makes it broken exactly as intended. This principle in car manufacturing is called Built In Obsolescence. It represents a scheduled inadequacy that propels consumption rather than appeasement of human needs. (Apple does this with OS compatibilities biannually.) And when your *intentional* design, has a flaw... it is what's known in engineering throughout the world as: A Design Flaw. -- If the only factor we used to define a fault were 'intention'... Hitler would have been "functioning exactly as intended" and therefore flawless. Which is frankly ridiculous. I doubt it will happen, but let's all hope this little lesson in design vernacular is over.

Sep 1, 2017 9:13 AM in response to KiltedTim

All that's needed is a 'enable/disable bluetooth dial last number' option in iPhone settings somewhere. This is an improvement rather than a fix per se.


Just because somebody designed this feature and made it part of a protocol doesn't mean its useful or good. In fact, in my case its completely useless and has only resulted in accidental calls.

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