Is it possible to allow the "home" button to answer a call?

Megkins · 08-08-2008, 08:11 PM

OK maybe I am just weird, but I would love it if I could press the home button to answer a call. Sometimes when I am driving, or holding things in my hands etc., it can be hard to do the slide to answer thing, I would love if I could press the home button to answer calls sometimes. Is this even possible?

dilly323 · 10-08-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Megkins

OK maybe I am just weird, but I would love it if I could press the home button to answer a call. Sometimes when I am driving, or holding things in my hands etc., it can be hard to do the slide to answer thing, I would love if I could press the home button to answer calls sometimes. Is this even possible?

I would like to see this too. I dont like having to slide to answer while driving. +1

hitnrun · 10-08-2009, 08:22 PM

Being hard to use while driving is probably why they outlawed driving while using phones in CA...I dunno, just a thought.

dilly323 · 10-08-2009, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by hitnrun

Being hard to use while driving is probably why they outlawed driving while using phones in CA...I dunno, just a thought.

Yah. Driving while using iPhones might be legal if it weren't for that damn "Slide to Answer" feature.

Europa · 10-08-2009, 08:29 PM

If you don't want to get a hands free bluetooth car kit, you can use a tap to answer (jailbroken only).

dilly323 · 10-08-2009, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Europa

If you don't want to get a hands free bluetooth car kit, you can use a tap to answer (jailbroken only).

Thanks. I'm aware of that tweak, however I'm afraid that "tap to answer" would be triggered too easily when the phone is in a pocket or bag. Maybe I'll give it a try.

Europa · 10-08-2009, 08:47 PM

I've never had it accidentally answer a call I didn't want to take while it was in my pocket or purse or anything.

danipoak · 10-12-2009, 10:39 AM

I have a wired headset that I really like and it just has a button on it that I press. Pretty simple.

ldivinag · 10-18-2009, 01:39 AM

what's odd...

is that a device, who's name has the word PHONE in it, makes it hard to actually use the device primarily AS A phone.

so yes... word to APPLE: make the home button as a user programmable button to answer phones...