---
title: "Snooze call answering"
url: https://support.hifiapp.com/en/articles/33-snooze-call-answering
collection: "How HiFi answers calls"
updated: 2026-10-29
language: en
---

# Snooze call answering

## What does Snooze do?

**Snooze** makes every call ring you first for a set amount of time. It starts as soon as you choose a duration. If you don’t answer a call, HiFi still picks up, tells the caller you’re unavailable, and offers to take a message. When the time is up, HiFi goes back to answering calls on its own.

Use **Snooze** when you’re expecting an important call and want to answer it yourself, without turning off call answering.

## Turn on Snooze

1.  Tap the **Snooze** button at the top of **Home**.
    
2.  On the **Snooze answering calls** sheet, choose how long to snooze:
    
    -   **Snooze for 30 minutes**
        
    -   **Snooze for 1 hour**
        
    -   **Snooze for 4 hours**
        
    -   **Snooze until end of day**
        

The sheet reminds you: “Your phone will ring first while snoozed.”

## How do I know Snooze is on?

HiFi shows **Answering Calls is snoozed** on **Home** while **Snooze** is active. The **End now** button shows how much time is left.

Calls that come in while you’re snoozed have a **Snoozed** tag in **Call Activity**. If you answered a snoozed call yourself, its **Call Details** says “No summary available since HiFi is snoozed.”

## End Snooze early

1.  Tap the **Snooze** button at the top of **Home**.
    
2.  Tap **End now**.
    

HiFi goes back to answering calls based on your **HiFi answers calls from** setting.

If you don’t end it early, **Snooze** ends automatically when the time you chose runs out. You don’t need to remember to turn answering back on.

## Should I snooze or turn off call answering?

**Snooze** is usually the better choice. With **Snooze**, HiFi still answers calls you miss, and answering turns back on by itself. If you turn off call answering in **Account & settings**, spam and scam calls aren’t screened until you turn it back on. See “Choose which calls HiFi answers”.

## Related articles

-   “Choose which calls HiFi answers”
    
-   “Receive calls in HiFi”
    
-   “Review your Call Activity”