Phone Calls Will Finally Stop Taking Up the Entire Screen in iOS 14

by

Apple today announced a small but long-awaited change being made in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14: incoming phone and FaceTime calls will no longer take up the entire screen, providing for a much less disruptive experience.

ios 14 incoming phone call
iOS 14 is available in beta for registered Apple developers today, with a public beta to follow next month. The software update will be released to all users with an iPhone 6s or newer in the fall.

Read our iOS 14 roundup for a look at other new features coming to the iPhone and iPad.

Related Roundup: WWDC 2023
Related Forums: Apple, Inc and Tech Industry, iOS 14

Top Rated Comments

lunarworks Avatar
lunarworks
39 months ago
I've been waiting years for this.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Puppuccino Avatar
Puppuccino
39 months ago
iOS 14 has got me excited like when iOS 7 came about. Looks great.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Böhme417 Avatar
Böhme417
39 months ago
Why are accept and decline switched?
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
yaxomoxay Avatar
yaxomoxay
39 months ago
Finally! Hopefully a call will not stop taking a video.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
miflgr92 Avatar
miflgr92
39 months ago
Hopefully we can just swipe up to get rid of it like the current banner notifications. Keep it ringing on the caller's end / don't send them straight to voicemail but get rid of the notification for me.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vipergts2207 Avatar
vipergts2207
39 months ago

One thing I'm wondering is that with this being a notification at the top is whether or not this will be as easy to use especially one handed and especially on larger phones.

Kinda wish it was at the bottom of the screen though. Easier to reach.
If only the phones weren’t all monstrosities.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Read All Comments

Popular Stories

google drive for desktop1

Google to Roll Out New 'Drive for Desktop' App in the Coming Weeks, Replacing Backup & Sync and Drive File Stream Clients

Tuesday July 13, 2021 1:18 am PDT by
Earlier this year, Google announced that it planned to unify its Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync apps into a single Google Drive for desktop app. The company now says the new sync client will roll out "in the coming weeks" and has released additional information about what users can expect from the transition. To recap, there are currently two desktop sync solutions for using Google...
Read Full Article • 41 comments