Part 1. Hands-free answer
In a couple of forum discussions about 1.3.0 firmware for Oticon More it was mentioned that answering a call hands-free is not practical. Below is what I’ve done and now I can keep my phone in the holster. If this was already described, I apologize.
• Auto Answer is OFF i.e., if you do not accept the call, it’ll automatically go to voice mail
• Have Siri announce (in your HAs) who’s calling
• If I want to answer the call, I say “Accept Call” between rings (I used iPhone VOICE CONTROL to set this up - see below). If I don’t say “Accept Call”, the call is not answered and goes to voice mail
Part 2. End calls hands-free. In iOS 16 (currently in beta), you can finally hang up a call completely hands-free. Simply say something along the lines of “Hey Siri, hang up” and your trusted digital assistant will do just that
Part 3. Detailed instructions for using iPhone VOICE CONTROL to answer calls hands free
VERY IMPORTANT: VOICE CONTROL should be turned on only when the iPhone is in the case/holster/purse and hands-free operation is needed. When taken out of the case turn VOICE CONTROL off (using ‘Accessibility’ settings menu or Siri) as text entry in search or mail/message composition will use the words spoken by the user.
• enable the ‘Full Screen’ feature for the incoming calls (Settings > Phone. In the section “Allow Phone to Access,” tap "Incoming Calls” and select “Full Screen.”
• on Full Screen when there is an incoming call and the phone is locked (in holster), a left-to-right swipe on the appropriate location on the screen answers the call. Note: if your iPhone screen is locked (which is the case in holster), the slide-to-answer bar appears. But if your screen is unlocked and open, both decline and answer buttons will show. The “Accept Call” command will not work in that case.
• So when a call comes, Siri announces caller name. If you want to answer, say “Accept Call”. If you don’t, the call will go to voice mail
In order to have the spoken command “Accept call” answer the call:
• Turn on ‘Voice Control’ feature in the ‘Accessibility’ settings menu or using Siri,
• tap ‘Customize Commands,’ and then
• tap ‘Create New Command.’
• Now, the user will need to pick a phrase to apply the voice control to the iPhone, which, in our case is ‘Accept Call’.
• Then, users should use the ‘Run Custom Gesture’ option through the ‘Action’ menu. At this point, the user will need to mimic the gesture they use to accept a call, which is a swipe.