# Alerts for missed calls on a iPhone?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 23, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966 "2016-03-23T17:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966/1 "2016-03-23T17:15:43Z")

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I know that there is no option within iOS 9 to get alerts for missed calls, but is there any app that will do this? Even a paid app?

My older phone (which I had until I got an iPhone in 2012) would beep every minute or so after a missed call alerting me to look at the phone. On the iPhone, the only way to see that you have missed a call is to actually look at the lock screen.

I have looked online, and did not find anything, but I thought I should ask here in case maybe someone else knows something or has a way around it.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966/2 "2016-03-23T17:35:31Z")

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There’s an app called “Missed Calls” which will periodically alert you if you missed a call. It does exactly what you want.

HOWEVER…

It only works while the app is active. So the app must be running, and the phone must be awake (not in sleep/idle mode). That is due to limitations set by Apple, to not let apps really “do” anything unless they’re active.

As a result, that app and basically any app trying to do what you want is useless. And the iOS has no built-in feature for this, so you’re out of luck. ☹

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**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alerts-for-missed-calls-on-a-iphone/749966/3 "2016-03-23T18:00:01Z")

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Ah, that’s what I feared.

Guess I’ll just have to hope the next OS has that feature (not holding my breath on that.)