Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Dialing Keypad Tones Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is set to the sound mode, you can enable the dialing keypad tones feature to have your phone plays a tone when you're tapping the dialing keypad in the default/Samsung Phone app.


How to enable or disable the dialing keypad tones feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll down to find Sounds and vibration and then tap it.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to Dialing keypad tones to enable or disable this option. when the switch turns blue , means the dialing keypad tones feature is enabled and your phone will play a tone when the dialing keypad in the Samsung Phone app is tapped.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Enable or Disable Dialling Keypad Tone Feature in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

When you set the sound mode as the sound profile in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, you can enable the dialling keypad tone feature to have your phone plays a tone when the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app is tapped.

How to enable or disable the dialling keypad tone feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. Scroll down to the Device section and then tap Sounds and notifications.
3. Tap Ringtones and sounds.
4. Tap the ON/OFF switch next to Dialling keypad tone to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns green , means the dialling keypad tone feature is enabled and your phone will play a tone when you tap the dialling keypad in the stock Phone app.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Manage and Use Rejection Messages in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

There's a condition where you couldn't answer incoming calls, e.g: when you're busy, in a meeting room, in a class, at the movie theater, etc. However, if you'd like to tell the one who call you about the reason why you didn't answer the call, you can use the reject call with message feature so that your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will send the selected rejection message to the caller and reject the call at the same time.

How to manage rejection messages?
When needed, you can add or remove call-reject messages by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call rejection.
4. Tap Rejection messages.
5. To add a new call-reject message to the list, enter your own message in the Enter message field and then tap .
6. To remove a call-reject message from the list, tap next to the required call-reject message.

How to use rejection messages?
When needed, you can reject an incoming call with message to easily inform the caller why his call was rejected by you. As the example, we'll reject an incoming call with message when the phone is being used and not.

When you're using your phone:

1. When an incoming call arrives, the call notification will be displayed as pop up at the top of the screen.
2. In the pop up, tap Reject call with message option to view rejection messages list.
3. Select the required rejection message.
4. The call will be rejected and the selected rejection message will be sent to the caller.

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(at the bottom of the screen) upwards to view rejection messages list.
3. Select the required rejection message.
4. The call will be rejected and the selected rejection message will be sent to the caller.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Answer or End Calls Using the Physical Button in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge offers you with several ways to answer or end calls, one of which is by using the physical button. You can use this way if you'd like to be able to answer or end call as you used to do with your old phone or if you need an alternative way to answer or end calls when you have trouble using the touch screen.

How to answer or end calls using the physical button?
You can set the Home key to answer calls and/or the Power key to end active calls by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap Answering and ending calls.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Pressing the Home key to the right to enable it. When this option is enabled, you can easily answer incoming calls by pressing the Home key.
5. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Pressing the Power key to the right to enable it. When this option is enabled, you can easily end active calls by pressing the Power key.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Add or Remove a Contact in Auto Reject List in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a default call reject feature that will let you to block unwanted calls from a specific number by adding the required phone number or contact to the auto reject list. When a blocked contact calls you, your phone will automatically block it and you won't be notified with any notification(sound or vibration).


How to add a contact to the auto reject list?
You can block incoming calls from a specific number by adding the number to the auto reject list. As the example, we'll try doing so by using two different methods: from the contacts list and from the call logs.

Method #1: From the contacts list

1. Open Contacts app. All your contacts will be displayed here.
2. Tap the required contact you want to add to the auto reject list.
3. Tap More at the top right and then select Add to Auto reject list.
4. This icon will be displayed above the phone number as a sign than the selected contact has been added to the auto reject list.

Method #2: From the call logs

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Log tab.
3. Tap the required phone number or contact you want to add to the auto reject list.
4. Tap More at the top right and then select Add to Auto reject list.
5. The selected phone number or contact has been added to the auto reject list.

How to remove a contact from the auto reject list?
For some reason, you might want to unblock a blocked contact by removing it from the auto reject list, e.g: when you have accidentally blocked a wrong contact. As the example, we'll try doing so by using two different methods: from the contacts list and from the call logs.

Method #1: From the contacts list

1. Open Contacts app. All your contacts will be displayed here.
2. Tap the required contact you want to remove from the auto reject list.
3. Tap More at the top right and then select Remove from Auto reject list.
4. This icon will no longer be displayed above the phone number as a sign than the selected contact has been removed from the auto reject list.

Method #2: From the call logs

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap Log tab.
3. Tap the required phone number or contact you want to remove from the auto reject list.
4. Tap More at the top right and then select Remove from Auto reject list.
5. The selected phone number or contact has been removed from the auto reject list.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable and Use Assistant Plus Feature in the Stock Phone/Contacts App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

One of the apps that is supported by the assistant plus feature is the stock Phone/Contacts app. Thus, you can enable the assistant plus feature for the Phone/Contacts app so that you can easily access to some frequently used options or places in this app, e.g: edit contact, delete contact, add or remove contact from favourites, view call logs, view contacts list, etc.

How to enable the assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app?
Assuming that you have enabled the assistant menu feature, you can easily turn on the assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, tap the assistant menu icon
   and then select Settings to quickly go to the settings menu for the assistant menu feature.
2. Tap Assistant plus.
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch to the right to enable this option. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
4. Check the box next to Phone/Contacts to enable this option.
5. The assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app has been enabled.

How to use the assistant plus feature in the stock Phone/Contacts app?
When you have enabled the assistant plus feature for the stock Phone/Contacts app, you can use the following steps as the example of using this feature when you're using Phone/Contacts app:
I. While viewing your contacts list

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Keypad : tap this option to open up the dial pad.
• Logs : tap this option to go to the Logs tab and view all of your call histories.
• Favourites : tap this option to go to the Favourites tab and view you favourite contacts list.

II. While viewing a contact's detail information

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Contacts tab.
3. Tap the required contact to view its detail information.
4. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Add to favourites : tap this option to add the selected contact to your favourite contacts list.
• Remove from favourites : if the selected contact has been added to your favourite contacts list, tap this option to remove the contact from the favourite contacts list.
• Edit : tap this option to edit the selected contact.
• Delete : tap this option to delete the selected contact.

III. While viewing your favourite contacts list

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Favourites tab.
3. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Keypad : tap this option to open up the dial pad.
• Logs : tap this option to go to the Logs tab and view all of your call histories.
• Contacts : tap this option to view your contacts list.

IV. While viewing your call logs

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Logs tab.
3.  Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Keypad : tap this option to open up the dial pad.
• Favourites : tap this option to go to the Favourites tab and view you favourite contacts list.
• Contacts : tap this option to view your contacts list.

V. While in the dial pad

1. Open Phone/Contacts app.
2. Tap the Keypad tab.
3. Tap the assistant menu icon and you'll be provided with these additional contextual menu options:
• Logs : tap this option to go to the Logs tab and view all of your call histories.
• Favourites : tap this option to go to the Favourites tab and view you favourite contacts list.
• Contacts : tap this option to view your contacts list.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Enable or Disable Dialling Keypad Tone in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

You can set your Samsung Galaxy S5 to play a tone when you do some actions, one of which is when you tap the dialing keypad in the stock Phone app to make calls. FYI, the option to enable or disable dialling keypad tone in the settings menu is moved to a new menu when your phone has been updated to Android 5.0.1 Lollipop. I write this post so you can still find the option in your phone with ease.


How to enable or disable dialling keypad tone?
You can turn on or off dialling keypad tone with several methods available. But, as the example, we'll do so by using two different methods: from the settings menu and from the Phone app.

Method #1: From the settings menu

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notifications panel and then tap at the top right to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to Sound and display section and then tap Sounds and notifications .
3. Scroll down the screen to find Other sounds, and then tap it.
4. Tap Dialling keypad tone to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means this option is enabled and your phone will play a tone when the dialing keypad in the stock Phone app is tapped.

Method #2: From the stock Phone app

1. Open the stock Phone app.
2. Tap at the top right or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Settings.
3. Tap Call.
4. Scroll down the screen to find Ringtones and keypad tones, and then tap it.
5. Tap Dialling keypad tone to enable or disable this option. When the checkbox next to this option is checked means this option is enabled and your phone will play a tone when the dialing keypad in the stock Phone app is tapped.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Stop the Screen Off During Calls in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

By default, the auto screen off during calls feature is enabled because it is designed to help you from accidentally touching something in the screen as well as to conserve more battery. This feature works by utilizing the proximity sensor which is located between the earpiece and the front camera at the top of the phone. When the sensor is blocked by an object (e.g: your ear or face) during a call then the screen will be turned off. However, if for any reason you want to stop the screen off during calls then you have to turn off the proximity sensor during calls by disabling the auto screen off during calls feature.


How to disable auto screen off during calls?
You can use two different methods to access the option to keep the screen stay on during calls: from the Phone app settings and from the general settings menu.

Method #1: From the Phone app settings
You can turn off the auto screen off during calls feature from the Phone app settings by using the following steps:

1. Open Phone app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Call settings.
3. Clear the checkbox next to Turn off screen during calls to disable this option.
4. The auto screen off during calls feature has been disabled.

Method #2: From the settings menu
You can turn off the auto screen off during calls feature from the general settings menu by using the following steps:

1. On home screen, tap the Menu key and then select Settings to go to the general settings menu.
2. Tap My device tab.
3. Tap Call.
4. Clear the checkbox next to Turn off screen during calls to disable this option.
5. The auto screen off during calls feature has been disabled.