How to Silence Phone Calls & Alarm By Picking up Android Phone (Silence to Ringer)
1The specific feature you're asking about—silencing phone calls and alarms simply by picking up the phone (sometimes called "lift to silence" or "pick up to silence")—is a device-specific feature on Android and is not a standard, universal setting available on all phones.
Here are the most common methods on Android devices for silencing the ringer/alarm using gestures or movement, depending on your phone's manufacturer:
1. "Mute with Gestures" or "Flip to Mute" (Common on Samsung and others)
Many manufacturers include a feature where turning your phone face down will mute the ringer for incoming calls and sometimes alarms.
How to check:
Open your phone's Settings app.
Search for "gestures," "motion and gestures," "advanced features," or "mute."
Look for a setting like "Mute with gestures," "Smart Mute," or "Flip to silence."
If you find it, enable the option, which typically lets you mute an incoming call or alarm by placing the phone face down.
2. "Lift to Check Phone" or Similar Motion Features
Some newer Android phones, particularly Google Pixel, have a setting that reduces the ringer volume when the phone detects that you've picked it up, or in some cases, silences the alarm.
How to check (Often for Pixel phones):
Open your phone's Settings app.
Search for "Gestures," "System," or "Motion."
Look for options related to "Lift to check phone," "Tap to check phone," or other similar motion controls. The silence-by-pickup feature is sometimes grouped with these.
Note: This specific "lift to silence ringer" feature is less common than "flip to mute" and may be difficult to find or not available on your model.
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