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Samsung: Set Side Key to End Calls

Reaching across the screen to hang up gets annoying fast, especially with one hand full or the phone mounted somewhere out of reach. Samsung phones can end calls with a single press of the side key, but this option stays off by default. Until you switch it on, pressing the side key during a call just locks the screen or triggers whatever shortcut you set up elsewhere.

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Set Side Key to End Calls auf Samsung

By default, the side key on a Samsung phone only locks the screen or triggers whatever shortcut you assigned to it, depending on your setup. Ending an active call with it requires a separate toggle hidden inside the call settings, not the general side key settings.

This toggle is called Press Side key to end calls. It only changes behavior while a call is on screen. Outside of a call, the side key keeps doing whatever it normally does, such as locking the phone or opening the power menu.

To turn it on, go to Tap on PhoneOpen the MenuTap on SettingsTap on Answering and ending callsEnable or disable Press Side key to end calls.

Once enabled, a single press during an active call hangs up right away, no need to touch the display at all. This helps when the screen is hard to reach, for example during a workout or while the phone sits in a car mount.

Other side key shortcuts, like opening the camera or Bixby, are not affected. The end-call behavior only applies while a call is active, so there is no overlap with your usual side key setup.

If accidental presses start cutting calls short, for example when the phone rides in a tight pocket, just disable the same toggle again.

Frequently asked questions

No. The Press Side key to end calls toggle only controls call hang-up. Screen locking through the side key works separately and is not changed by this setting.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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