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24 2A. Device Basics
Calling a Phone Number in a Text Message
While viewing a text message, you can place a call to a
number that is in the body of the message.
1. Press and tap > Messages.
2. Tap the message with the phone number, and
then tap the phone number.
3. On the Verify the phone number screen, tap Call.
Your device then dials the phone number.
For more information about text messages, see “Text
Messaging (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging (MMS)”
on page 162.
Calling a Phone Number in an Email Message
While viewing an email message, you can tap a phone
number within the body of the email message to open
the Phone screen and dial the selected number.
Calling a Speed Dial Number
To call a stored speed dial number, press and hold a
number key. For information on setting up speed dial
numbers, see “Speed Dialing” on page 28.
You can also place calls from your device using your
History listings (page 60) and Automatic Speech
Recognition (page 121).
Receiving Calls
When you receive a phone call from a contact, the
Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller
ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party.
When you receive a phone call from someone who is
not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and
phone number appear on the Incoming call screen.
Answering an Incoming Call
ᮣ If the display is on, tap Answer.
ᮣ If the display is off, the display will come on with the
Lock screen. To answer the call, pull the ring up, or
press and hold the
Answer button and then drag it
to the ring.
Note: If your device is turned off, all calls automatically go to
voicemail.