Receive Phone Calls; Answer An Incoming Call; Mute The Ringing Sound; Reject An Incoming Call - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Receive Phone Calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays
the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call
from someone who is not stored in Contacts, only the default caller ID icon and phone number
appear on the Incoming call screen.
Note: If your phone is turned off, all calls automatically go to voicemail.

Answer an Incoming Call

When a call comes in, the Incoming call screen displays options.
To answer a call:
►
Touch and slide

Mute the Ringing Sound

You can mute the ringtone without rejecting the call by doing either of the following.
● Press the volume button down.
● Place the phone face down on a level surface. See
settings required to mute incoming calls by turning over the phone.

Reject an Incoming Call

When a call comes in, you can reject the call and send the caller to voicemail, or reject the call
with a text message.
To Reject a Call:
►
Touch and slide
To Reject a Call with a Text Message
► Touch and slide Reject call with message, and then select a message, or tap Create
new message to compose a new text message.
Phone Calls
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