Why Do iPhones Have Two Ways To Answer Calls

Your iPhone has two completely different screens for answering a call and most people use both every single day without ever wondering why. The reason traces back to a 2007 design decision, a $120 million lawsuit, and a quiet rule that controls almost everything you do on an iPhone. Plus, two hidden features Apple never tells you about: a secret way to decline calls when the slider appears, and a setting that makes your iPhone answer calls completely by itself. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 — Two ways to answer (and why) 0:16 — When pockets dialed 911 0:53 — Steve Jobs and Slide to Unlock (2007) 1:17 — The $120 million Samsung lawsuit 1:21 — Why Apple killed slide-to-unlock (except here) 1:55 — The design law behind every iPhone choice 2:18 — The hidden way to decline a locked call 2:38 — The secret auto-answer setting nobody knows 2:54 — Actually, there are six ways 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READING - Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. (slide-to-unlock patent case): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Samsung_Electronics_Co. - Fitts's Law — original paper: Fitts, P. M. (1954). "The information capacity of the human motor system in controlling the amplitude of movement." Journal of Experimental Psychology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitts%27s_law - Apple Support Auto-Answer Calls on iPhone: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/answer-or-decline-incoming-calls-iph3c99eb05/ios - Steve Jobs original iPhone keynote (January 9, 2007): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN4U5FqrOdQ - iOS 10 release notes (when slide-to-unlock was removed): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_10 🔍 TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO - Why does my iPhone have two ways to answer calls - Why does iPhone show slide to answer instead of buttons - How to decline a call on iPhone when there's no decline button - How to decline a call on locked iPhone - Why is there no decline button on iPhone lock screen - How to make iPhone answer calls automatically - How to enable auto answer on iPhone - iPhone auto answer calls setting hidden - What is slide to answer on iPhone - Why did Apple remove slide to unlock - When did Apple remove slide to unlock - Why does iPhone have a slider for incoming calls - Apple vs Samsung slide to unlock lawsuit explained - Why iPhone screen changes when locked vs unlocked - How to answer calls on iPhone without touching it - How to answer iPhone call hands free - iPhone hidden features most people don't know - Secret iPhone settings you didn't know existed - How to stop accidentally answering calls on iPhone - How to stop pocket dialing on iPhone - Why iPhone never pocket dials - What is Fitts's Law in design - Why does iPhone use sliders instead of buttons - Difference between locked and unlocked call screen iPhone - How iPhone incoming call screen works - Why are there different answer screens on iPhone - iPhone call screen explained - How to silence a call on iPhone without declining - What does double pressing side button on iPhone do - Apple design choices you never noticed - Why Apple designs things the way they do 🔔 If you noticed something you never saw before, subscribe. We make videos about the everyday things hiding in plain sight. #iPhone #AppleDesign #iPhoneTips #HiddenFeatures #iOSSecrets #zeusdecodes #didyouknow #factsyoudidntknow #curious #simplethings #simpleexplanations #why