Video: 4 Tips to Improve Calls on the iPhone

A customer tries out a new Apple iPhone 6S at an Apple store in Chicago.

A customer tries out a new Apple iPhone 6S at an Apple store in Chicago. Kiichiro Sato/AP File Photo

While fewer people use their smartphones to actually make calls, and instead rely on text messaging and social media apps to communicate, there are a few ways to make those phone calls better.

If you know your hands will be tied, under the accessibility settings you can choose to have all your calls answered automatically on speakerphone.

When you're expecting a call, but can't keep the ringer on, set up a personalized vibration pattern for specific contacts so you can know who's calling, just by feel alone.

To learn more, check out the video below from CNET