Phone is an app that allows you to make and receive Phone calls, FaceTime Audio calls and FaceTime video calls all in one place.

When you first open the app at the bottom you should see 5 different tabs. These are labeled:

1. Favorites

2. Recents

3. Contacts

4. Keypad

5. Voicemail

What is the Point of "Favoriting" a contact?

• Calls from these contacts bypass Do Not Disturb

To add a contact to your "Favorites" you need to

1. Go to the "+" that is located at the top right

2. Now you can scroll through your contacts list to select who you want to be favorited

3. Once you do this it will prompt you on if you want to add their messages, calls, or videos

OR

1. Go to the "Contacts" tab and click on the person you want favorited

2. Once you do this you need to scroll to the bottom of the page until you see "Add to Favorites"

3. When you click this it will then prompt you on if you want to add their messages, calls, or videos.

• Remember when doing this whatever prompt you click on is the only way that person can reach you if you have "Do Not Disturb" on. You can add as many of these prompts as you want.

To edit your "Favorites" you need to

1. Select the "Edit" button on the top left corner. 

2. Once you do this red tabs will show up on the left side of the screen next to each contact that you have favorited

3. With this click on that red tab and then the "Delete" button that it would prompt you after clicking the red tab

This tab allows you to see a history of all Phone calls, FaceTime calls, or FaceTime Audio calls you have made or received.

At the top of this page you will see two different tabs: "All" and "Missed"

• Calls that you see in the recents tab will always have a date next to them when the call occurred

At the top left corner of this tab you will see the "Edit" button. When you tap that it will give you an option to hit "Select". When doing that you are now able to delete whatever recent calls you want deleted.

When hitting the red button to delete a call two options will pop up, an orange hand and a red trash can. 

• Orange Hand: Allows you to Block & report caller as Junk or Spam

• Red Trash can: Allows you to delete the call from your recents

Here is a link to a video of a screen recording on how to navigate "Recents": Navigating the “Recents” tab 

Allows you to quickly search for a specific person to view their contact information

At the top of this page you will notice multiple different things including:

• "My Card"

• "Search" tab

• "Lists"

• "+"

When you select "My Card" this will bring you to information including your phone number & medical ID

Click on "Contact Photo & Poster" this will bring you to a new screen that shows you how you can appear to your contacts whenever you call or send them a message. 

Here is a link to a screen recording video on how to Edit this Contact Photo & Poster: Changing your Contact Poster 

At the bottom of this screen it asks "Share Automatically", with this you can choose

• Contacts Only

• Always Ask

The "Search" tab allows you to specifically search for a contact without scrolling.

The "Lists" allow you to make specific lists to group certain contacts for example: "family" or "coworkers"

The "+" allows you to add a new contact to your phone

Allows you to call a number you do not have previously saved in your iPhone

Here you can enter a phone number using the keypad. When you have entered the phone number it will prompt you to "Add Number" underneath the phone number you entered. 

When you hit "Add Number" it will ask you if you want to "Create New Contact" or "Add to Existing Contact"

This is a quick and easy way to add a new phone number to your contacts if you do not want to go to the "Contacts" page. 

Here is a link to a screen recorded video that shows you how to: Create New Contact 

Allows you to look at all of your voicemails & also customize your own voicemail greeting tone

At the top of this tab you should see "Edit" and "Greeting"

The "Edit" button allows you to:

• Delete existing voicemails to clear your voicemail box

The "Greeting" button allows you to:

• Choose between the "default" greeting that apple provides

OR

• Create & record your own custom greeting

It is important to remember that you can only hold 40 voicemails in your mailbox. Once you reach this limit it will not allow callers to leave voicemails.