iPhone 4: how to place a call on Hold

Jun 28, '10 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

On the iPhone 4, the Hold button found on previous versions' calling screen has been removed to make room for a new button for initiating FaceTime video calls.

Apple has reportedly suggested that using the Mute button is the same, but as noted in the User Guide for devices running iPhone OS 3.1 (on page 50), the Mute function silences the user's own voice in the conversation while continuing to allow them to hear the party on the other end of the line. With the Hold function neither party can hear the other.

Fortunately, if you are looking to make use of the Hold functionality that seemed to have disappeared, a commenter on the TechCrunch piece above notes that simply holding down the Mute button for 2-3 seconds will activate Hold.

[crarko adds: I haven't tested this one.]

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