# Call Screening Apps Reject Calls Politely With the Blackberry 'Call You Back' Application By Katherinev123 | Published 2009-10-14 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blackberry-call-you-back References: [geeksugar](http://www.geeksugar.com/5595893) & [appworld.blackberry](http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/3686) With the BlackBerry ‘Call You Back’ app, there’s no need to pick up the phone. Heck, you could probably [reject every single phone call](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/langcall) you receive for an entire day and no one would think unkindly of you. The reason is because the BlackBerry Call You Back app lets you politely ignore a phone call by [instantly sending a nice text](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartsms-organizer) to the person whose call you just rejected. The text tells them that you’re currently busy—in a meeting, at work, sleeping, watching a movie, whatever you happen to be doing—so you can [silence the call immediately](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/truecaller-app) with no hurt feelings. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Call Screening Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop call screening apps with enhanced features such as automatic text message replies to politely reject calls. - **Polite Rejection Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create technologies that allow for polite rejection of phone calls by automatically sending customizable text messages. - **Efficient Communication Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design efficient communication solutions that enable individuals to manage calls without direct engagement, saving time and maintaining politeness. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Provide businesses with mobile app development services for creating call screening apps with advanced features. - **Telecommunications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revamp telecommunications systems to incorporate polite rejection technology, enhancing user experience and communication efficiency. - **Customer Service:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement efficient communication solutions in customer service operations, allowing representatives to manage incoming calls effectively and politely. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Call-Flagging OS Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/android-call-reason.md) - [Smart Call Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automaticall.md) - [Privacy Silenced Call Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silence-unknown.md) - [Explanatory Smartphone Calling Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/att-reason-for-call.md) - [Intelligent Call Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hiya-ai.md) - [Spam Caller Protection Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/livecaller.md) - [AI Voicemail Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hellocallerai.md) - [AI Call Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/callbud-ai.md) - [AI-Powered Texting Assistant Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rply-mac-app.md)