Answer calls when locked

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Introduction

It has come to our attention that some modern smartphones cannot answer an incoming call when locked without first entering a password. This page is meant as a worksheet to identify how many modern devices exhibit this behavior.

UPDATE 8/15/2007: We have discovered some inconsistencies between documented behavior in the user manuals, and experimentation. We have noted in the tables below where we drew our conclusions from.

AT&T (formerly Cingular)

Palm OS

Device Type Answer a call when locked?
Treo 650 Testing: Yes
Treo 680 Testing: Yes

Windows Mobile

Device Type Answer a call when locked?
Treo 750 Testing: No
Samsung BlackJackTesting: Yes
AT&T 8525?
AT&T 8125Testing: Yes
Cingular 3125Testing: Yes

iPhone

Device Type Answer a call when locked?
iPhone 4GB Testing: ?
iPhone 8GB Testing: Yes

Verizon

Palm OS

Device Type Answer a call when locked?
Treo 700p Documentation says No, but testing reveals Yes

Windows Mobile

Device Type Answer a call when locked?
Treo 700wTesting: Yes
Treo 700wxDocumentation: Yes
Motorola QTesting: Yes
Verizon PN-820?
Verizon XV6700?
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