Showing posts with label phone app. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phone app. Show all posts

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Use Fixed Dialing Number(FDN) Feature to Restrict Outgoing Calls in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Aside from letting you block incoming calls from unwanted or unknown numbers with the call blocking feature, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge also lets you restrict outgoing calls by using the fixed dialing numbers or FDN feature so your phone can be used to make a call to those who have been added to the FDN list only.


How to use fixed dialing number feature to restrict outgoing calls?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap More settings.
  4. Tap Fixed dialing numbers.
  5. To turn on this feature, tap Turn on FDN and then enter your PIN2 followed by tapping the OK button.
    FYI, each phone number has different PIN2. If you don't know your PIN2, you can get it from your service provider.
  6. If you'd like to change your PIN2 for easier access to FDN feature, use these steps:
    • Tap Change PIN2.
    • Enter your old PIN2 and then tap OK button.
    • Enter your new PIN2 and then tap OK button.
    • Re-enter your new PIN2 to confirm it and then tap OK button.
    • Your PIN2 has been changed.
  7. To add more phone numbers to the FDN list so you can use your phone to call them while the FDN feature is enabled, use these steps:
    • Tap FDN list.
    • Tap Add at the top right.
    • Tap More and then select Import from contacts.
    • Select the required contact you want to add to the FDN list.
    • Enter your PIN2 in the PIN2 field and then tap Save button.
    • The selected contact has been added to the FDN list.
  8. To remove phone numbers from the FDN list so you cannot use your phone to call them while the FDN feature is enabled, use these steps:
    • Tap FDN list.
    • Tap the required phone number/contact you want to remove from the FDN list.
    • Tap More at the top right and then select Delete contact.
    • Enter your PIN2 and then tap OK button.
    • The selected contact has been removed from the FDN list.
  9. To turn off this feature, tap Turn off FDN and then enter your PIN2 followed by tapping the OK button.


Please note that in some models this feature may be disabled or unavailable. Thus, if you cannot find this feature in your phone, you can ask your service provider the alternative way to use this feature, such as by using the short code or message format for FDN.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Make a Private Call in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge will show your phone number in outgoing calls. If needed, you can set your phone to hide it so you can make private calls when you have to make a call but don't want the one you call knowing your phone number.


How to hide your phone number in outgoing calls?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap More settings.
  4. Tap Show my caller ID and then select Hide number.
  5. Now, your phone will hide your phone number in outgoing calls so your call will be private.

Please note that in some models, this feature may be disabled or unavailable. Thus, if you cannot find this feature in your phone, you can use the hide number code that you can get from your service provider as the alternative way to hide your phone number in outgoing calls.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable and Use Call Waiting Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If needed, you can enable the call waiting feature in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to have your phone alerts you when there's an incoming call while you're in an active call so you won't miss any important one. When you're talking with the person in the active call, you can swap the call so you can put this call on hold and talk with the person in the other call.


How to enable or disable the call waiting feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap More settings.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Call waiting to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns , means the call waiting feature is enabled and you'll be allowed to receive incoming call alerts during calls.

Please note that in some models, the call waiting feature may be disabled or unavailable. Thus, if you cannot find this feature in your phone, you can use the call waiting code that you can get from your service provider as the alternative way to enable or disable the call waiting feature.


How to use the call waiting feature?
If you have enabled the call waiting feature, you can use the following steps as the example of using this feature:
  1. When you're in an active call and an incoming call arrives, your phone will play a tone to let you know that you have another call and its notification will be displayed on the screen.
  2. Assuming that the single tap mode is enabled, tap to accept the second call or tap to reject it.
  3. If you choose to accept the second call, you'll be provided with the following options:
    • Put the first call on hold: select this option if you want to talk with the person in the second call and put the first call on hold.
    • End call with the first call: select this option if you want to talk with the person in the second call and end the first call.
  4. If you choose to put the first call on hold, you can swap the call by tapping so you can talk with the person in the first call and put the the second call on hold.
  5. Tap to end the active call.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Notifications During Calls Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you don't want to miss any notification in your phone even when you're in an active call, you can enable the notifications during calls or in-call notifications feature to have your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge plays a notification sound to inform you when your alarms go off or when you have notifications during an active call so you can check it immediately and then do the required actions.


How to enable or disable the notifications during call feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap Call alerts.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Notify during calls to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns , means the notifications during calls feature is enabled and your phone will allow alarms and notifications to sound during calls.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Call Status Tone Alerts in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If needed, you can enable call connect tone and/or call end tone alerts in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge so you can easily know when your call has been connected or disconnected by hearing the provided tone.


How to enable or disable the call status tone alerts?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap Call alerts.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Call connect tone to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns , means the call connect tone feature is enabled and your phone will play a tone when your outgoing call is connected.
  5. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Call end tone to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns , means the call end tone feature is enabled and your phone will play a tone when your active call is ended.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Call Vibration Alerts in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has two call vibration alerts: 1) call-answer vibration option that you can enable to set your phone to vibrate when the other party is answering your call so you don't have to hold your phone near your ear or keep looking the screen to see if your call has been answered or not, 2) call-end vibration option that you can enable to set your phone to vibrate when your active call is ended so you don't have to look the screen just to make sure that the call has been ended.


How to enable or disable the call vibration alerts?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap Call alerts.
  4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibrate when answered to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns , means this option is enabled and your phone will vibrate when your outgoing call is answered.
  5. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Vibrate when call ends to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns , means this option is enabled and your phone will vibrate when your active call is ended.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Manage and Use Call Reject Messages Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Call-reject messages is a feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge that will let you reject an incoming call and send a call-reject message to the caller at the same time. You can use this feature to easily reject an incoming call when you're in a situation where you couldn't answer the call, such as while in an important meeting, with a preset message to let the caller knows the reason why you rejected the call.


How to manage the call-reject messages feature?
You can do so by using the following steps:
  1. Open the Phone app.
  2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
  3. Tap Call blocking.
  4. Tap Call-reject messages.
  5. To add a new call-reject message, enter the desired message in the Enter message field and then tap .
    You can add up to 6 call-reject messages
    .
  6. To remove an existing call-reject message, tap next to the required message you want to remove.
  7. To edit an existing call-reject message, tap a message to make the required changes and then tap Save button to save the changes.


How to use the call-reject messages feature?
As the example, we'll use this feature to reject calls with messages while your phone is being used to open an app and not.

When you're using your phone to open an app:
  1. When an incoming call arrives, the call notification will be displayed as pop up.
  2. Tap Reject call with message button to view all call-reject messages available.
  3. Select the required call-reject message.
  4. Your phone will send the selected call-reject message to the caller and reject the call automatically at the same time.

When you're not using your phone:
  1. When an incoming call arrives, the call notification will be displayed in full screen.
  2. Drag the Reject call with message bar upwards to view all call-reject messages available.
  3. Select the required call-reject message.
  4. Your phone will send the selected call-reject message to the caller and reject the call automatically at the same time.