Answer Incoming Call from Lock Screen Samsung Galaxy Android

Oct 27, 2020 | Writing

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (Android 9)

Can’t Answer Incoming Call from Lock Screen After Android 9 Update?

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OneUI 

How to Fix the Problem: Enable Assistant menu > Single tap to swipe

Assistant menuSingle tap to swipe

  1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Interaction and dexterity > Assistant menu

NOTE: Accessibility Interaction and DexterityInteraction and dexterity Assistant menu
First Android settings menu. Long press on Accessibility from this screen.Android Accessibility Settings menu. Long press Interaction and dexterity to access more options.Android Interaction and dexterity menu. Enable Assistant menu, then long press on it to access more options.

  1. Long press on Assistant menu, after enabling it.
  2. Enable Single tap to swipe.

Android Assistant menu options. Enable Single tap to swipe.

  1. To lose the floating Assistant menu (the circle with four squares, shown below) without turning the feature off, go to the Home screen then press and hold the icon until an X appears at the top or bottom of your screen (hard to screenshot this one, so just watch for it), and drag the Assistant menu icon to it and drop it on the X.

An image showing the Assistant menu floating near the top of the Home screen, for identification. Press and hold, then drag it over the X when an X appears on the screen, if you want to hide it.

Samsung Galaxy Note 20

How to Answer Calls on Android with Just a Tap (or, Google, if I’d wanted a @#$%ing iPhone, I’d have bought a @#$%ing iPhone!)

  1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Interaction and dexterity.
  2. Toggle on the Assistant menu.
  3. Toggle on Single tap to swipe.

XlurkingShow as edgeVolume upSide SettingsAccessibilityInteraction and dexterityAnswering and ending calls.Volume down

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Holly Jahangiri

Holly Jahangiri is the author of Trockle, illustrated by Jordan Vinyard; A Puppy, Not a Guppy, illustrated by Ryan Shaw; and the newest release: A New Leaf for Lyle, illustrated by Carrie Salazar. She draws inspiration from her family, from her own childhood adventures (some of which only happened in her overactive imagination), and from readers both young and young-at-heart. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, J.J., whose love and encouragement make writing books twice the fun.

2 Comments

  1. Mitchell Allen
    Mitchell Allen on October 29, 2020 at 12:36 am

    Well, you know what you are to me, so I can say this with love:

    You are only that which the Great God Google tells its followers you are. This is why landing pages are so important to the SEO priesthood, which you openly mock (tsk-tsk)

    To us, the enlightened, you are the binomial expansion of your sub-menu–greater than the sum of its parts! Carry on being the you that delights all who take the time to debark from the search engine plane and leave the landing page.

    Cheers,

    Mitch

    p.s. I like to think of you as I think of myself: eclectic.

    • Holly Jahangiri
      Holly Jahangiri on November 1, 2020 at 10:08 am

      Hahahaha…and thank you for the subtle reminder that my sub-menus need work. 😉

      I like how you see me, Mitch. And I like that we are kindred spirits.

 

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