The recent dock sharing post surprised me because of how many people had the Phone app in the dock.
I personally open it maybe once a month if I have to call a number I don’t have in my phone and if I call anyone I know it’s just through the Messages app since it’s all right there on the contact. Because of this I haven’t had the phone app on my dock for years.
Am I generally alone in this or were non Phone app users just not very present in that thread?
Making calls through the Messages app is like sending messages through the Telephone app
Um… Yeah I need the phone app, people call me on my phone and I may need that number or need to listen to voicemail.
I’m not saying it isn’t used but is it actually a top 4 app?
I rarely need the phone app. Not enough to keep it in the dock. So I assigned it to the action button on my 15PM. So far so good.
I’m old, so I tend to do a fair amount of calling to various stores or doctors, etc. Being able to get to contacts or recents or favorites quickly is nice, and having it in the dock means it’s there no matter what home screen I’m on.
I didn’t bother customizing the dock. I always use the search and launch method to use apps. I have all home screens disabled anyway except one main page.
Almost daily. I have people in my favorites like my wife, mother, father(when he was alive), best friends. I look at missed calls, I check voicemails(yes, Gen Z people, voicemail, because the grown-ups still leave voicemails sometimes). To dial people in my contacts I sometimes open contacts, sometimes open the phone app.
I also have the Google voice app in my dock. For anything business - aka that’s not personal like friends and family - I use GV, and give out my GV number. I got burned with scam calls, and it was a royal pain to change phone numbers.
You’re the odd one out bro
I use it daily. It’s quicker to open the phone app and tap a speed dial contact than any other option(besides widgets but that’s ugly IMO).
Phone is one of the last reach for me. Only for those at the fringe of smartphones and still thinking a phone as a voice calling device.
Yea i don’t have the phone app. Spotlight can allow me to dial directly. Any calls are in the notifications. Hardly need it. Others will catch up your just ahead of the curb.
Yes, almost daily. It’s phonebook and messages I barely use. They are still in my dock though.
Phone, Maps, and Messages are the apps in my dock and will be for the foreseeable future.
Nope, Bose connector because I switch a lot between three devices during the day, WhatsApp, Firefox, and Bitwarden for my passwords.
Yes because when I want to make a call it’s usually for a really important reason that I might want to be able to do quickly.
The Phone app to me is like a fire extinguisher: I don’t use it every day but when I do, it’s usually an emergency and I wanna make sure it’s where I left it.