See your voicemail. Talk face-to-face. Call someone with a tap. Or ask Siri to make the call for you. With all the things iPhone does, it’s easy to forget it’s also a remarkable phone.
Tap (or speak) to call.
To make a call on iPhone, tap a name or number. Or tell Siri to call someone for you — just say “Call Mom.” You can tap or ask to call from just about anywhere: a name in your contacts list, a number on a website or text message, even a phone number on a map listing. It’s also easy to switch between calls, merge calls, or add another caller.
Hear and be heard, even in loud places.
Making a call at the ballpark, in the airport, or on a crowded bus can be frustrating, if not impossible. But not with iPhone. A microphone built into the top edge uses sophisticated audio technology to suppress unwanted background noise. And this technology works on everything from crowd noise and engine sounds to music and loud conversation — even just a few feet away. So the person you’re talking to can hear what you’re saying, not what you’re hearing.
Second microphone
Talk face-to-face.
Sometimes you want to see who you’re talking to, not just hear a voice. With FaceTime, you can smile and wave hello to friends and family, even when you’re thousands of miles apart. From a contact, tap the FaceTime button. Your iPhone calls someone else’s iPhone, iPad 2, or iPod touch over Wi-Fi.* Or tell Siri, “FaceTime with Dad.” You can even turn a phone call into a FaceTime call. No other phone makes staying in touch this much fun.
See your voicemail.
Visual Voicemail on iPhone is still the biggest breakthrough in voicemail since, well, voicemail. It actually lets you see all your new messages and select the one you want to hear first — just like email. So instead of listening to them in the order they were received, you can go right to the ones that are most important to you. To return a call, tap the Call Back button.
Do more with your contacts.
The Contacts app on iPhone is more than a list of names and numbers. Tap someone’s address and iPhone opens Maps so you can get directions. You can add photos to your contacts and see your friends’ faces when they call. Flick through your contacts, do a quick search, or tell Siri a name and it’ll find that person fast.