Sony Xperia XA1 - Manual (Page 68)

To Make an International Call
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap . The call log is displayed.
3 Tap to display the dialpad.
4 Touch and hold 0 until a “+” sign appears.
5 Enter the country code and the area code without the initial zeros, followed by the
phone number. Then tap .
To Add a Direct Dial Number to Your Homescreen
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates and
the customization menu appears.
2 In the customization menu, tap Widgets > Shortcuts.
3 Scroll through the list of applications and select Direct dial.
4 Select the contact and the number that you want to use as the direct dial number.
Showing or hiding your phone number
You can select to show or hide your phone number on call recipients' devices when you
call them.
To Show or Hide Your Phone Number During Outgoing Calls
1 From the Home screen, tap .
2 Find and tap Settings > Call > Additional settings > Caller ID, and choose an
option.
This option may not be provided by every operator.
Receiving Calls
If you receive an incoming call when the device is in sleep mode or the screen is locked,
the phone application opens in fullscreen format. If you receive an incoming call when the
screen is active, the incoming call is displayed as a floating notification, that is, in a
minimized window that floats at the top of whatever screen is open. When such a
notification arrives, you can choose to answer the call and open the phone application
screen, or you can reject the call and stay on the current screen.
To Answer a Call When the Screen is Inactive
• When a call comes in, drag to the right.
To Answer an Incoming Call When the Screen is Active
• When a call comes in, in the heads-up notification that appears at the top of the
screen, tap ANSWER.
Instead of answering the call, you can go to the main phone application screen by tapping the
heads-up notification window. Using this method, you get more options to manage the call.
For example, you can decide to reject the call with a message.
To Reject a Call When the Screen Is Inactive
• When a call comes in, drag to the left.
To Reject a Call When the Screen is Active
• When a call comes in, in the heads-up notification that appears at the top of the
screen, tap DECLINE.
Instead of rejecting the call, you can go to the main phone application screen by tapping the
heads-up notification window. This way you get more options to manage the call. For
example, you can decide to reject the call with a message.
To mute the ringtone for an incoming call
• When you receive the call, press the volume key.
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