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You might not think about it often, but the Phone app on your iPhone keeps getting more powerful. Here are two features you can use today, plus one coming next month in iOS 27.

Hold Assist

With iOS 26 last year, Apple added a new feature called Hold Assist to the Phone app. When you’re on a call, the feature can detect when you’ve been placed on hold. Then you’ll see a pop-up you can tap to enable Hold Assist.

When the person on the other end of the call returns, your iPhone will notify you.

Here’s how Apple describes Hold Assist: “Automatically detect when you are placed on hold, so you can step away.…