13 Best Samsung Call Settings Tips and Tricks

Some people still use their smartphones to call people. Strange, isn’t it? I am kidding. We all do. One of the basic and most important features of any smartphone is to make and receive calls. And then, several phone makers equip it with nifty components.

So, if you own a Samsung smartphone, today we’re going to change the way you make and receive calls. Here are 13 Samsung call settings, hidden features and tips to help you achieve it.

Let’s jump.

1. Movements

Who doesn’t love gestures? There are a number of hidden gestures on Android. Samsung lets you make calls and even send messages. On a Samsung Phone or Contacts app, swipe left to message any number, swipe right to call them.

This feature is enabled by default on Samsung phones. But if it’s not working, go to Settings on your device. Then tap Advanced features and enable Swipe to call or send message. And if you don’t like this feature, you can disable it in the same setting.

2. Add to Favorite

You should add the people you communicate with regularly to the Favorites list. Easily accessible from Contacts.

To add numbers to favourites, open the Phone or Contact app. Then tap the name of the contact you want to add to favorites. Select Details from the options at the bottom. On the contact info screen, tap the Star icon to add to favourites.

3. Add to Speed ​​Dial

Similarly, you can add contacts to Speed ​​Dial for speed dialing by assigning them to their keypad numbers. When you hold the number on the keypad, the contact’s number will be called.

To do this, open the Phone app and tap the keypad icon in the lower right corner. Then press and hold any number. You will see a popup asking you to assign a contact. Tap Assign and you will be taken to Contacts. Select the contact name and repeat the steps for other numbers.

To view all Speed ​​Dial numbers or remove a number, open the keypad and then tap the three dots icon in the upper right corner. Select Speed ​​dial number from the menu. Then add or remove numbers.

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4. Change On Mode of Phone App

When you launch the Samsung phone app, it will show the recent calls list by default. To open the keypad you will need to tap on the keypad icon thus doing a two step process. However, you can change this behavior if you want. You can set the application to launch the keypad directly.

To do this, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Open the Samsung Phone app and tap the keypad icon in the lower right corner.

Step 2: Then tap the three-dot icon in the upper right corner. Select Open to keypad from the menu.

5. Direct Call

Imagine there is a number on the screen and if you put your phone to your ear, the phone will automatically dial that number. Something like this is possible in Samsung’s three apps – Messages, Phone and Contacts.

Yes, it’s not a joke. Known as Direct Dial, this feature automatically dials the number whose messages or contact information is on the screen as soon as you hold the phone to your ear.

It is enabled by default, you can disable it in settings. To do this, go to device Settings > Advanced Features and turn off Direct Call.

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6. Flash Notification

I’ve seen a lot of people enable this feature, not sure if they accidentally or really liked it. But if you want the camera flash to come on when a call comes in, you can do so easily.

To enable this feature, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Open Device Settings and go to Accessibility. Then tap on Hearing.

Step 2: Tap the flash notification. Here you will have two options: Camera light and screen. Activate the camera light.

7. One Touch Answer

Normally, to answer or reject a call, you have to use the swipe gesture, which is a hit-and-run event from time to time. Fortunately, Samsung lets you respond to calls and even alarms or other alerts with a single tap.

To enable this mode, go to device Settings > Accessibility. Enable one-touch mode.

8. Use Buttons to Answer or Reject Calls

Even if you don’t have dedicated physical buttons to answer calls, you can use other buttons. Yes, when enabled, you can answer and reject phone calls using the Volume up and Power key respectively.

To enable it, go to device Settings > Accessibility > Answer and end calls. Here you will find two separate options for answering and rejecting calls. Activate the buttons you like.

9. Hide Messages and Filter Call Log

You must have noticed that the phone app shows the message history as well as the call history. Pretty annoying if you ask me. I prefer to hide it and you can too.

To hide messages from the call log, open the Phone app and tap on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner. Select Hide messages.

Also, the default behavior of the Phone app is to show all the calls in the call log. Sometimes you just want to see missed or rejected calls. To filter the call log, tap the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner of the Phone app and select Calls to Show. Then select the appropriate filter from the drop-down menu.

10. Clear Call Log

You won’t find a dedicated clear all searches button. So, how to clear the entire call log? You have to use the delete option. It’s located inside the three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the phone app.

Once you hit Delete, you will see a small All icon in the upper left corner. Select it and press the Delete button in the upper right corner.

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11. Show Caller Information

When you make or receive a call, you’ll see information about the caller’s latest social network activity (only if your contacts are synced with your social networks). You will also be shown the history of communication with them.

To enable this feature, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Open the Phone app and tap on the three-dot icon in the upper right corner. Then choose Settings.

step 2: Enable Show caller information.

12. Show Searches in Popup

While using other apps, if you’re making a call, you can show the ongoing call in a popup instead of letting them take up the entire screen. This feature is useful in many ways.

To enable it, go to Phone app Settings from the three-dot icon. Then enable Show searches in popup.

13. Vibrate When Answered

When we make a call, we must hold our phone close to our ear or look at the screen to see if the call has been answered. An alternative way is to enable the feature that makes your phone vibrate when the call is answered.

To enable this, tap on Call alerts in Settings of the Phone app. Then enable Vibrate on reply.

Go on!

A typical bare-bones Phone app packaged by a phone manufacturer rarely has so many configurations. Gestures to reject or answer a call have now become quite simple.

Samsung’s many settings make the calling experience much more personal. I’m pretty sure you don’t know half of these settings on your Samsung phone. Now that you’re familiar with them, explore and enjoy.