iOS General Settings Menu
The General Settings menu is where you can control how the app behaves on your device. Your administrator may configure these settings in the admin portal. Changing the settings on your device will override settings in the portal. You can access the General, Default Sound Profile, and Headset Sound Profile menus via the three dot menu.
For information about the Default Sound Profile menu, click here.
For information about the Headset Sound Profile, click here.
| Reach the Settings menu by tapping the three dot menu and selecting "Settings." |
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| The Settings menu is comprised of submenus, sliders, and on/off switches. |  |
| Settings Menu Item | Default Setting | Description |
| PTT Button | None | Sets the type of headset PTT device in use. |
| Notify on Incoming Call | On | Enabling this will present a notification when a PTT call is received and the app is in the background. Disabling this will not present a notification when a PTT call is received and the app is in the background. However, any audio received will be played. |
| Start Call with Speaker | On | Enabling this will put the device into speakerphone mode at the start of a PTT call unless a headset is in use. Disabling the will put the device into earpiece mode at the start of a PTT call unless a headset is in use. |
| Missed Call Endless Alert | Off | Enabling this will cause the ESChat ringtone to play every minute when a PTT call is missed until it is acknowledged by the user. |
| Block PTT Call Start in Background | Off | When app is in background, you will not receive PTT calls. |
| Allow Bluetooth Audio | Off | Enabling this will cause the app to use a Bluetooth device, if one is paired and connected, during ESChat calls. Enabling this feature will incur a 1 second call setup delay unless a Bluetooth Always On is enabled. It is recommended to keep this setting disabled unless Bluetooth is in use. |
| Bluetooth Always On | Off | Enabling this will cause the app to always keep the connection to a Bluetooth device open. This will improve the initial call start performance at a cost to battery life on both the Bluetooth device and the phone. |
| Tie DnD to Silent Switch | Off | Enabling this will cause the app to reject incoming ESChat cals when the device is placed in silent mode using the hardware silent switch. Enabling this feature will incur a 1 second call setup delay when the alert switch is off and calls are accepted. |
| Alert Call Ring Time | 30 Seconds | Sets the time, in seconds, that the device will ring when an alert type 1:1 call is received. |
| Default Callee | None | Sets the default contact or group to call when ESChat is in the background. * disappears in channel mode /link to that explainer |
| Enable PTT Call Brightness | Off | Enabling this will dim the screen to the configured surveillance brightness level. |
| PTT Call Brightness | 100 percent | Set the desired screen brightness during PTT calls |