How come when I press the side button to end calls on my s25 ultra just ignores

[userLsOI2sRO9w]

It doesn't completely reject the call

[userLsOI2sRO9w]

All it does is turns off the screen and silence my ringer. It doesn't actually reject the call.

[Dan2023]

Check the settings and ensure that option is turned on.

I could give you better details, if you could tell me if you're using the Samsung phone app or the Google Phone app.

[userLsOI2sRO9w]

That's the thing it is on. That's why I am wondering why it doesn't completely reject and send caller to my voicemail. It just ignores it, screen off, silences ringer that's it.

[realaud]

Because to reject a call you have to actually slide across the screen. The side button doesn't reject calls, it only ends them after you answer. If you silence the call by pressing the button, it will ring and eventually end up in VM.

[userLsOI2sRO9w]

Interesting. Why do I feel like we are living again in the early 2000s? The function to end call with side button regardless if answered or not should be there. Or was this only on older models of Samsung lol.

[realaud]

In order to end a call, one has to actually answer a call.  Same with my cordless landline phone - pressing the "end" button only mutes the ringer.  There are too many functions assigned to the side button to also program it to reject calls.  If you want to reject a call, you are just going to have to slide the icon on the screen to the left. For all intents and purposes, muting the ringer and letting eventually transfer to VM, is the same as rejection.  If the call is spam, you then go into your call log and block and report.  If it's just a friend you are ignoring, just let it ring silently away.

[realaud]

Yes, if they tap the screen. Using the button does not have that function.  Using the side button when the phone is ringing, only mutes the call, it does not dismiss it.  One could always dismiss the call by swiping left or tapping hang up, depending on which call screen they get.  No one is disputing that.  The actual issue is the *button*.

[Ellin]

Just set it to touch the screen to answer and end