How to End a Call on an iPhone

This wikiHow teaches you how to hang up a call that you made or received on your iPhone.

Things You Should Know

  • Tap the red "End Call" button. It's a round button with a downward facing telephone on it.
  • If you've navigated away from the phone or FaceTime app, hit the green bar at the top of your screen to return to it.
  • If you're using Apple headphones, press and release the center of the controller on the right earbud wire.
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

Ending Calls in the Phone app

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    Open the Phone app. It's a green app containing a white telephone icon (đź“ž) and can be found on your Home screen, usually in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.
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    Tap the red "End Call" button. When you've finished your call, move the phone away from your ear, and tap the round, red button with a downward-facing telephone icon to hang up.
    • If you've navigated away from the Phone app, tap the green bar at the top of your screen, which indicates a live phone call, to get back to the Phone screen.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Ending Calls in FaceTime

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    Open FaceTime. It's a green app with a white video camera icon.
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    Tap the red "End Call" button. When you've finished the call, tap the round, red button with a downward-facing telephone icon to hang up. It's at the bottom of the screen.
    • If you're using the earbuds that came with your iPhone, press and release the center of the controller on the right earbud wire.
    • If you've navigated away from FaceTime, tap the green bar at the top of your screen, which indicates a live call, to get back to the FaceTime screen.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    I need instructions on how to end a call. I try to make a call and am told "call failed". What do I do?
    Christopher
    Christopher
    Top Answerer
    When a call fails to be made on an iPhone, it will automatically end the call and no other action needs to be taken.
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Move the iPhone away from your ear and tap End Call.

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