How to Set Your iPhone to Automatically Answer Calls

By Conner Carey Updated 05/12/2020

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Did you know that the iPhone allows your phone to automatically answer calls after a certain number of rings? This is great for when you're using a headset or you're making dinner, but also expecting an important phone call. If you’re the type of person who’s always near their cellphone but sometimes takes too long to answer, or if you find the swiping-to-answer motion annoying or difficult to do, then you can enable this feature in your Accessibility Settings. Here's how to have your iPhone automatically answer incoming calls.

How to Set Your iPhone to Answer Incoming Calls Automatically

Open the Settings app.
Tap Accessibility then tap Touch.
Select Call Audio Routing.
Tap Auto-Answer Calls.
On the next screen, toggle Auto-Answer Calls to on.
You can also choose the duration of time your iPhone will ring before it automatically answers the call by tapping the plus or minus signs to the right of Seconds.

Now your iPhone will automatically answer your calls!

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Conner Carey

Conner Carey's writing can be found at conpoet.com. She is currently writing a book, creating lots of content, and writing poetry via @conpoet on Instagram. She lives in an RV full-time with her mom, Jan and dog, Jodi as they slow-travel around the country.

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