Are you tired of ending phone calls by pressing the side or lock button accidentally? If yes, then this article is for you. Many users don’t know that they can change their iPhone’s behavior and stop it from ending phone calls when the side button is pressed.
When you change this setting, your iPhone will get locked, and the screen will turn off, while the phone calls will continue.
In this article, we have shared instructions on how to prevent the side button from ending calls and stop dropped calls on iPhone.
Prevent side button from ending calls
- Open Settings and tap on Accessibility.
- Under the Physical & Motor section, tap on Touch.
- Scroll down and turn on the toggle for ‘Prevent Lock to End Call’.
Now, whenever you are on a call and press the side or lock button, your iPhone will lock and turn off the screen without ending the call.
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