One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy…when you get a call on your Droid 2, you’ll know in no uncertain terms that someone’s trying to reach you. Depending on how you’ve set up your Droid 2 to handle incoming calls, you’ll hear a ring, feel a vibration, or see the caller’s name, photo, and phone number onscreen.
Note
For information about how to choose a ringtone, and whether to use Vibrate mode, see Sound.
The way you find out when a call is coming in, and the way you answer it, depends on what you’re doing when you get the call:
If you’re doing something else on the Droid 2, tap the Answer button when you see it. When the call is over, tap “End call”.
If the Droid 2 is asleep or locked, slide the green lock icon to the right to answer the call.
If you’re wearing earbuds or listening to music on an external speaker, the music stops playing and the ringtone sounds in the earbuds or speaker. Press or slide the green Answer button. After the call ends, the music starts playing again.
Tip
If you need to do something else when you’re on a call—like check something on a website or pull up Google Maps—the Droid 2 doesn’t stop you. Just press the Home key and go about your business in the usual way. The Notification bar reminds you you’re on a call by flashing green. To return to the call, pull it down and tap the call’s notification.
If the Droid 2 starts to ring at an inopportune time, you can turn off the ringtone without turning off the phone or dropping the call. Just press the volume switch at the phone’s upper-right side. The ring goes away, but you can still answer the call in any of the usual ways.
Suppose you’re just getting to the juicy part of a book you’re reading, or you simply don’t want to talk to the annoying person calling? You can ignore the call. After five rings, the call goes to voicemail. (It does so even if you’ve silenced the ring with the volume switch.)
If you prefer, you can send the call straight to voicemail, without further ado or further rings. The way you do it varies according to what you’re doing at the time: