The reason why some iPhone calls don't have a decline option, and others do

By Thomas Godwin · Engadget · Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at 00:00 (yesterday) · Original article ↗

Sometimes your iPhone lets you decline a call and sometimes it doesn't. Here's why that happens, and a few easy ways to handle the calls you'd rather skip.

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