Speed dial with faces
Easy Call
The people you call most, one tap away.
Put the faces of the people you call most on your iPhone’s Home Screen and Lock Screen. Tap a face and the call starts. No contacts to scroll through, no numbers to type.
I made the first version in 2016. Version 2.0 is a rebuild for today’s iPhone, with widgets.
iPhoneFree. No account, no ads, and your contacts never leave your iPhone.
What it does
Faces you can call
Add someone with a name, a number and a photo. They get a big tile in the app and a place in your widgets. Tap the face, pick Call, FaceTime Video or FaceTime Audio, and you’re talking.
Home Screen widgets
One person, three side by side, or six. Choose who is in each widget and what a tap does: call, FaceTime, or ask first.
Lock Screen widgets
A face, a face with a name, or just the name, right under the clock.
Photos that look good
Easy Call can lift the person out of their photo and stand them on a color you pick, or show the whole photo. No photo? Their initials on a color.
Set it up for someone else
Set it up once for a parent or grandparent, put the widget on their Home Screen, and calling family is one tap on a picture.
Support
Something wrong? Tell me.
It’s just me on the other end, and I read every email. If something isn’t working, tell me what you tapped and which iPhone you’re on.
Questions people ask
I updated from the old Easy Call. Where are my contacts?
They come across the first time you open version 2.0: names, numbers, colors and photos. If someone is missing, please don’t delete the app, because that would delete the old copy too. Email me at dino@fartingpixel.com and I’ll help.
How do I put Easy Call on my Home Screen?
Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen until the apps jiggle, tap Edit, then Add Widget, and pick Easy Call. Choose a size: one person, three or six. To change who is on it, touch and hold the widget and tap Edit Widget.
And on the Lock Screen?
Touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, then Lock Screen, and tap the space under the clock to add Easy Call. It can show one face, a face with a name, or just a name.
Why does tapping a face open the app first?
iOS doesn’t let widgets place calls themselves. A tap opens Easy Call, which starts the call straight away. For a phone call your iPhone asks you to confirm before it dials.
Some photos don’t get the cut-out look. Why?
The cut-out is made on your iPhone, and it needs to find a person (or a pet) in the photo. When it can’t, Easy Call shows the whole photo instead. You can switch between Cut-out and Photo in the contact’s settings.
Is Easy Call for emergencies?
No. It’s a shortcut to the people you call often. In an emergency use your iPhone’s Phone app or Emergency SOS: press and hold the side button and either volume button.
Does it work on iPad?
Easy Call is made for iPhone. It installs on iPad too, where it can start FaceTime calls but not phone calls.
Where are my contacts and photos kept?
Only on your iPhone. Easy Call has no account and no server, and it doesn’t send your contacts or photos anywhere. The details are in the privacy policy.
How do I get in touch?
Email me at dino@fartingpixel.com. Tell me which iPhone you have and what you tapped.
What Easy Call keeps, and where: Privacy policy