When you check your call log on your iPhone and see some calls marked as “Cancelled Call,” and are confused I’m here to help.
I will say everything there is to know about canceled calls on iPhone and what they mean, what happens in different situations you call someone, and what happens if they decline it.
What Does Cancelled Call On iPhone Mean?
A cancelled call’ on iPhone means you canceled a call after ringing for a few seconds; you hung up on the call before it could be answered. A canceled call does indicate a network issue, or the receiver didn’t answer your call.
We can all relate to that feeling of confusion that comes when you see a call listed as a “cancelled call” on your iPhone. Because a cancelled call would normally mean that there was an error while calling the recipient.
But when it comes to iPhones, a cancelled call means that you hung up the call before they even had the chance to answer it, or it went to Voicemail.
There are many reasons why you might do that.
You either realized that you are calling the wrong number, you regret calling them, or they took too long to answer.
But do cancelled calls show up as missed calls on their phone? Do they go through? Read on to find out.
Do Cancelled iPhone Calls Show Up As Missed Calls?
Cancelled call notification: iPhone calls show up as missed calls for the receiver, the call was canceled because you hung up before they answered and will show up as a missed call as calls from iPhones and other phones are immediate.
Instead of mysteriously leaving a missed call on someone’s phone, it’s better to wait for them to answer and have a small conversation as the person will know you called them as the missed call will show up on their phone.
But there is a way you can get away with a canceled call without it appearing on the receiver’s phone as a missed call! Read on to know-how.
Does A Canceled Call Go Through an iPhone? Is it a missed call?
Canceled iPhone calls show up as canceled before you hung up before they answered calls from iPhones are immediate. It takes a few seconds for a phone provider to send the call; if you hang up before hearing the first dial tone, it will not notify the receiver of the canceled call.
However, it’s a slippery slope. It all depends on the network operator, some operators notify the recipient via a text message about a missed call from you before the call even starts ringing.
In some cases. You (the caller) would hear the ringing before the recipient does, meaning that they won’t receive a missed call if you hang up after hearing the first dial tone.
Whatever the case, if you don’t want the recipient to receive a missed call, you must be extra careful because calls from iPhones are immediate. You have to hang up IMMEDIATELY before hearing the first dial tone because if you do, it’s too late, and your Caller ID is sent to the recipient.
But how would you know if someone is declining your call on an iPhone? Is there any indicator? Find out next.
How Do You Know If Someone Declines Your Call iPhone?
If the phone rings only once or twice and goes to voicemail, your iPhone calls are likely being declined. The recipient of the phone call has manually clicked the ‘decline’ option of their phone transferring the call to voicemail.
If you want to know whether someone declined your call on iPhone, there are a few telltale signs; their phone responds differently when they decline your call, as compared to when they leave your call unanswered.
Here’s how you can determine when someone is declining your calls:
- One sign to determine when someone is declining your calls is to notice the number of rings. Generally, your calls are directed to voicemail after 25 seconds, usually after five rings. But if you only hear the ring once or twice and the call is directed to Voicemail, it is a sign that the recipient has declined your call intentionally by tapping the “decline” option on their iPhone.
- If you have called several times in a row and your call is not being answered and goes straight to Voicemail, it is a sign that the recipient is ignoring or declining your calls.
This is nothing to be upset about; if the person you are calling picks up your calls and is declining or ignoring your calls this time, give them the benefit of the doubt. They might be busy or not in a situation to answer your call at the moment, leave a text or Voicemail and wait for them to answer.
Use your judgment and the signs mentioned above to determine if the recipient is declining your calls. However, if you suspect that the person is not declining your calls and has blocked your calls, here’s how you can know for sure.
Why Do Some Of My Calls On My iPhone Call Log Show Up As Cancelled?
A canceled call on an iPhone log means the call was either disconnected by you, or it didn’t go through due to a network issue, or the call was declined by the receiver.
Canceled calls represent the calls that didn’t go through and were hung up before going to voicemail. A network failure would also result in a “canceled call”.
In the case of incoming calls, if you see an incoming call listed as “canceled,” it would be because the person who was calling you ended the call before it got through your network; they hung up the call before it even started ringing.
Another reason why it appears as a canceled call is that you did not answer their call, and it went to Voicemail. Moreover, an incoming call to Voicemail without a message is also categorized as a canceled call.
To put it simply, any incoming or outgoing call that wasn’t answered or did not go through and ended without going to Voicemail is called a “canceled” call on iPhone and will show up on the user’s call log. A network failure would also result in a canceled call.
How Do You Know If Someone Blocked Your Calls On iPhone?
If you get a notification like ‘message not delivered or no notification at all it’s a sign of a potential block. If you call the person, and the call goes straight to voicemail or rings once(or half a ring) it’s likely you have been blocked.
Blocked calls are different from declined calls because when your calls are blocked, they can never get through to the recipient. The blocking feature is built-in in iPhones that can be enabled by tapping on the “block this caller” option in their contact info.
So if your recipient has used this option for your contact, your calls would be blocked and they will not receive any incoming calls from you anymore. The “block this caller” option also blocks your text messages and FaceTime calls, stopping you to communicate with them in any form.
Note: If you are the one getting unwanted texts or calls on your iPhone from someone, learn how you can block their calls and texts. Here’s what happens when you block their number on your iPhone.
Therefore, if the recipient has blocked your number, you won’t be able to contact them, and every time you call them, it will either go straight to Voicemail or not connect. There is a way you can check if your number has been blocked. Try calling them from a different phone number and if your call goes through, your number has been blocked.
But if the call is going straight to voicemail even if you call from a different number, then any of these situations might be the case:
- They have put their phone on airplane mode, disconnecting it from the network services.
- Their phone is on the Do Not Disturb mode. The Do Not Disturb mode allows one to enable communications for only selected contacts.
- Their phone is powered off either deliberately or due to low battery.
So you don’t need to worry because it might just be that their phone is set to any of these settings as mentioned above and they have not blocked your number. Maybe even their phone got lost or stolen, which is why you cannot contact them.
However, if they answer the call when you call them from a different number, it is for certain that they have blocked your number. It’s best not to contact them anymore and forget them for good there’s no point wasting time on those outgoing calls.