How to View and Understand Cancelled Calls on iPhone

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Why you see "cancelled call" on your iPhone
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Do you see "Cancelled Call" in your iPhone's call logs? A cancelled call happens when you call a phone number but hang up before the call is connected. If you see "Cancelled Call" in your call logs, your call never made it to the other party, so it won't appear in their Missed Calls. You may also see Cancelled Call if the other party disconnects quickly after receiving your call. This How.com.vn article discusses the meaning of "Cancelled Call" on an iPhone so you can better understand your call logs.

Things You Should Know

  • If you call somebody and hang up before they answer, you'll see "Cancelled Call" in your iPhone's call logs.
  • Only the person who initiates the call will see "Cancelled Call" in their call logs.
  • The person receiving the call would see "Missed Call" only if the call actually connected.
  • Look at your iPhone's call log to see if you have missed or cancelled calls.
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Why do I see "Cancelled Call?"

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  1. How.com.vn English: You disconnected the call quickly before it connected.
    If you called somebody and hung up before they answered (or before their voicemail engaged), the call will appear as "Cancelled" in your call logs.
    • If you cancel the call by hanging up quickly, the person you called will see "Missed Call" in their call logs if the call went through and rang at least once.
    • If you hang up before the other party's network registered the call, they may not see your call in their logs at all.
    • Similarly, if you hear a busy signal and hang up, you'll see "Cancelled Call" in your call log.
    • It's easy to accidentally call someone when you're looking at their Contact info. A misplaced tap can start a call you didn't mean to make. If you immediately hang up, you'll see "Cancelled Call" in your call log, but the other person will see "Missed Call."
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Viewing Cancelled Calls

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open the Phone app on your iPhone icon.
    Tap the icon that looks like a hand-held phone receiver on a green background.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap Recent.
    It's at the bottom of the screen next to an icon of a clock.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap the info button next to the caller's name icon.
    The 'Info' icon looks like a circled "i" that's to the right of the caller's name in the call log.
    • You'll be able to see details of that call, including whether it was cancelled.
    • You can also see if they have made repeated cancelled calls to you.
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Does a cancelled call mean it was declined?

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  1. "Cancelled Call" does not mean that the other person declined your call.
    You will only see "Cancelled Call" if you hang up quickly. If the other person presses the Decline button when you call and you're quickly transferred to voicemail, the call won't be cancelled unless you disconnect very fast.

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      How.com.vn English: Darlene Antonelli, MA
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      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene Antonelli is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. Darlene has experience teaching college courses, writing technology-related articles, and working hands-on in the technology field. She earned an MA in Writing from Rowan University in 2012 and wrote her thesis on online communities and the personalities curated in such communities. This article has been viewed 96,249 times.
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