When your iPhone doesn’t answer incoming calls, it can be hard for important phone numbers to get ahold of you when you need them.

Fortunately, this is an easier issue to fix than you expect.

The most common reason your iPhone won’t answer any phone calls is that your phone settings need adjustment.

Sometimes, you accidentally change your settings without your knowledge.

Please continue reading our guide to learn how to fix an iPhone not answering incoming calls.

You won’t have to worry about missing important phone calls again.

Reasons Your iPhone Isn’t Answering Incoming Calls

Before you start troubleshooting your iPhone, it’s important to figure out why it’s not answering phone calls.

Otherwise, you’ll spend longer than necessary working through our troubleshooting steps.

Below we will discuss how to identify the four most common reasons you can’t answer incoming calls on your iPhone.

These details will help you narrow down your problem.

Incorrect iPhone Settings

If you’re not receiving or able to answer incoming calls, you should check your iPhone settings.

Sometimes, you’ll put your phone in airplane mode or do not disturb and forget about it.

You should also check to see if you’ve temporarily disabled incoming calls or blocked numbers you didn’t intend to.

You can check your blocked list anytime you want by going through your iPhone settings.

Unblock any numbers that you want to contact you.

iPhone Network Errors

Sometimes you’ll have trouble receiving incoming calls if you have network issues through your phone carrier or the other person has issues with theirs.

You may experience device interruptions when you hit certain dead zones within your home.

It’s common for people to have spots in their houses that don’t allow good phone connection.

Checking to ensure that you paid your monthly phone bill can also give you insight into why you’re not receiving or able to answer incoming calls.

For example, forgetting to change your payment method after getting a new credit card is a common problem if you have your phone bill on autopay.

iPhone Overheating

If you leave your phone in a hot car, it can overheat and have trouble operating as it normally would.

This scenario can impact whether you receive incoming calls.

Your phone can also overheat if you’ve had it on for too long.

Sometimes, people leave their phones on for a few weeks and start to experience problems.

iPhone Device Errors

There could be something wrong with your iPhone if you’re not receiving incoming calls.

This could be an issue with the software or hardware on your device.

If your iPhone experiences other errors, something is likely wrong with your software.

Fortunately, resolving software problems isn’t as hard as it sounds.

Troubleshooting Solutions

Now that you understand the most common causes of your iPhone’s inability to answer incoming calls, it’s time to discuss our solutions.

Adjust Your iPhone Settings

The most common problem with your iPhone is that your settings are on incorrectly. This issue is also the easiest to resolve when you follow these steps.

  • Turn off airplane modeTurn off “do not disturb”Check your blocked phone numbersEnable incoming calls on your iPhone

If all these settings are correct, then you have something else causing you to be unable to answer incoming calls.

Let Your iPhone Rest

Every device needs a break occasionally, and your iPhone is likely your most used device.

People use their iPhones daily to browse social media, keep track of work, and contact people they know.

You should turn off your iPhone and let it rest for a while to give it a break.

Turning it off for at least three minutes can give it a restart that allows you to answer incoming calls again.

However, restarting it is your best option if you don’t have time to let your iPhone rest.

Letting your iPhone go through a power cycle will fix device errors.

Try Different Locations

You should try moving around to different locations to see if you get a better phone signal elsewhere.

You could be having issues because your device is in an area with a bad connection.

Sometimes, you just need to move to a different room to improve your signal and allow incoming calls to get to your iPhone.

You may also just be in an area that doesn’t receive a great signal. Try making an outgoing call to see if this is the problem.

Final Thoughts

The main reason your iPhone won’t answer incoming calls is that you don’t have a good connection, there are software errors, or something is wrong with your iPhone settings.

Fortunately, these resolutions can take less than 5 minutes to complete, and you can receive incoming calls again.

However, if you’re still struggling to answer incoming calls on your iPhone, you should contact Apple support for further assistance.