What does “cancelled call” mean?

[davidrobert]

I noticed my phone or app shows a “cancelled call” notification. Does this mean the other person hung up, I declined, or something else happened?

 

[danisjohn]

A “cancelled call” usually means your thumb accidentally hit the red button faster than your brain could say “wait no.”
Been there. Still haunted.

 

[AnnP111966]

Bro, “cancelled call” means you dialed someone, panicked, and hung up before it rang twice.
Classic social-anxiety speedrun.

 

[ValentinaP]

If your phone shows “cancelled call,” it means you ended the call before THEY did—
which is perfect when you want to pretend it was a “network issue” and not you being done with humanity.

 

[AngieMacal]

On my grandma’s phone, “cancelled call” just means she pressed every button except the one she meant to press.
Call lasted 0.00004 seconds.
Olympic-level button mashing.

 

[123blEvify]

Basically the call never connected.
It’s like your phone said,
“Target acquired… JUST KIDDING. Abort mission. Retreat.”

 

[Emmawoods]

A “cancelled call” is when you tap someone’s name, realize it was your EX, and end the call so fast your phone gets whiplash.

 

[CarlosDeje]

Cancelled call = you started calling…
…your courage didn’t.
So you hung up like a ninja jumping out a window.

 

[sophie]

A "canceled call" is when the caller ended the call before the other phone was answered or under the call was connected, which can show up in the call log as a missed call or incomplete call attempt.

 

[Lucas]

A “cancelled call” means the call was not successfully connected. This usually happens when the caller ends the call before the other person answers, or if there’s a network issue that stops the call from going through. It doesn’t mean the call was declined, just that it was ended before connecting.