Introduction
‘Canceled call’. These two words have many meanings which may differ from each other as you switch to different platforms and modes. This phrase is found on Whatsapp, Snapchat, Telegram, etc. but the first platform that comes to mind after looking at these two words is the iPhone. So, let us look at what ‘Canceled call’ means for the iPhone.if you cut the call even before the recipient picks it up, it shows as a ‘Canceled call’ at your end in your iPhone’s call log.Is canceled call and declined call are same?How can you avoid a canceled call on iphone is given below.
Primarily, ‘Canceled call’ on the iPhone has just one meaning. It means if you cut the call even before the recipient picks it up, it shows as a ‘Canceled call’ at your end in your iPhone’s call log. On the recipient’s side, this is shown as a missed call. There are some other reasons as well why your iPhone shows cancelled calls.
Canceled Call On iPhone Mean?
Normally cancelled calls will make you think that some error has been there on the recipient’s side but for iPhones it is different. For an iPhone, a cancelled call means that the dialer disconnects the call before the recipient receives it. On your end, it’s shown as ‘Canceled call’ but for the recipient, it shows as ‘Missed call’ which might create some confusion on the receiver’s end.
Though there can be other reasons as well as your iPhone showing ‘Canceled call’ in the call log because sometimes that can appear even if a network issue persists, either on your side or the receiver’s side. A ‘Canceled call’ also might show up if the other person does not receive your call and is not directed to voicemail. Additionally, a call is also considered a cancelled call if there is an incoming call to voicemail and there is no message.
Is cancelling and declining a call the same thing?
Cancelling and declining a call is essentially not the same thing. When the person making the call ends it even before the receiver picks it up, it is a cancelled call. This will show up on your iPhone’s Recents as an outgoing call and in Details, it will show up as cancelled. When you have your phone super near to you and you notice a missed call even though you did not notice it ringing, that could quite baffle you. Avoid this feeling for the other person, try if you could stay on the line and rather inform them that you probably called by mistake.
On the contrary, declined call is in the receiver’s court and not on the caller’s because this is the case when the receiver has intentionally declined your call. If the other one rejects your call, it will ring for quite some time until the other one lets it, and then it will be directed to voicemail. Note this is distinctive from being blocked. If you are blocked, you will only get to listen to one ring, and then right after you’ll be directed to voicemail.
What does ‘Canceled call’ on apps and Android mean?
When it comes to Android, it doesn’t have any feature that shows up as ‘Canceled call’. If you open up an Android call log, there will usually be no differentiation between the calls that are answered and not answered. Even if you cut the call before being received, it will be shown as an outgoing call.
In certain systems like Telegram, the message of a ‘Canceled call’ might indicate that the device you called is not reacting to the efforts made for the call. The call is cancelled by the system if there is no response from the device within 20 seconds.
Otherwise, on Facetime, the notice shows that the call was dropped for whatever reasons by the system whereas on Snapchat a cancelled call indicates that you were contacted but did not respond. Snapchat calls use the iPhone call interface for ringing and are displayed in your Recents list.
How can you potentially avoid the ‘Canceled call’ or the ‘Missed call’?
The cancelled call notification is quick on iPhones but there are some ways you can potentially avoid giving a ‘Missed call’ but you need to be extra cautious. The phone provider takes some seconds before sending the call and if you hang up before you hear the first dial tone, there will be no notification of the cancellation to the receiver.
Conclusion
There need not always be a reason behind calling, sometimes calls are dialled by mistake or to the wrong number. That leads you to hang up before the receiver picks up your call and you get a ‘cancelled call’ on your iPhone. However, a cancelled call is interpreted differently for different systems and software. Cancelling and declining calls have opposite meanings since cancelling is in the dialler’s hands but declining is in the receiver’s. There is also a potential way that you can keep away from giving ‘Missed call’ i.e. by ending the call before you listen to the first dial tone.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. Does a cancelled call mean I am blocked?
When you are blocked, your call will only ring once and then it will be directed to voicemail directly in the case of iPhones.
Q2. What to do if I call someone and it cancels immediately?
You need to check through your blocked contacts and unblock the number if present in that area. If not, the best way is to contact your service provider and check if there is a malfunction in your iPhone.
Q3. Does Canceled call and Call Fail mean the same?
A cancelled call means you hung up before the person could answer whereas a call failed is shown when they have ignored or declined your call or their internet provider did not permit them to make the call.
