Related
http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/faster-google-voice-experience-on.html
Not sure if this was already posted, but no more relying on SMS for syncing!!!
Until I can see confirmation that this is effective and is not going to drain my battery, I'm staying put with the workaround which works great and works in seconds.
I have not used Google Voice a ton, but the new version seems to be tons slower at notifications. Today they took about about an hour to come.
Hell yeah! :d:d:d
anyone notice that when you call out use GV, it still displays your regular cell phone number rather than your GV number to the person you call. is there a way to fix this?
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anyone notice that when you call out use GV, it still displays your regular cell phone number rather than your GV number to the person you call. is there a way to fix this?
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if you got the GV app and you're using it "for all calls" it should display your gv number...
PS the delay is about AT MOST 1-2 minutes on my hero... (side by side with internet inbox i mean) still better than AT LEAST 5minutes
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anyone notice that when you call out use GV, it still displays your regular cell phone number rather than your GV number to the person you call. is there a way to fix this?
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if you're on a 2.1 rom GV doesn't work properly for making calls but i found this app in the market called gvoice callback that does the trick
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anyone notice that when you call out use GV, it still displays your regular cell phone number rather than your GV number to the person you call. is there a way to fix this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5840612&postcount=25
works for me on DC v1
Can anyone confirm the new versions notifications does work correctly????
Does anyone know how to set Hero 2.1 to have to auto forward to GV so I can use that for my voicemail instead of Sprint? In fact does anyone know where the call forwarding is?
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Does anyone know how to set Hero 2.1 to have to auto forward to GV so I can use that for my voicemail instead of Sprint? In fact does anyone know where the call forwarding is?
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For Call Forward - No Answer, dial *73(your GV number)
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Can anyone confirm the new versions notifications does work correctly????
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Running on a 1.5 ROM (TTG), the notifications in the new version do in fact work properly, and instantly. Woohoo, finally! In fact, while I was cleaning up old 'unread' messages via my PC, my phone was going 'ding' every time I deleted one and the 'new message' notification count changed.
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Does anyone know how to set Hero 2.1 to have to auto forward to GV so I can use that for my voicemail instead of Sprint? In fact does anyone know where the call forwarding is?
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When you are activating the feature on Google, as per instructions here at https://www.google.com/voice/sprint I believe they actually show you the code, *28XXXXXXXXXX, to punch in. Looking around now, I had to search a bit to find it, as I couldn't remember from doing it myself. Anyways, that is it, *28[Your GV Number], and then *38 if you ever want to turn it off.
I was using the SMS workaround. Just disabled SMS to my phone and left a test message.
I received notification on my phone within a minute.
Now, does it drain the battery? I wouldn't think it would as it is push and not a pull.
Oh, and the LED works.
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Running on a 1.5 ROM (TTG), the notifications in the new version do in fact work properly, and instantly. Woohoo, finally! In fact, while I was cleaning up old 'unread' messages via my PC, my phone was going 'ding' every time I deleted one and the 'new message' notification count changed.
When you are activating the feature on Google, as per instructions here at https://www.google.com/voice/sprint I believe they actually show you the code, *28XXXXXXXXXX, to punch in. Looking around now, I had to search a bit to find it, as I couldn't remember from doing it myself. Anyways, that is it, *28[Your GV Number], and then *38 if you ever want to turn it off.
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*28 and *38 don't work for me, but the following do:
Call Forwarding - Unconditional = *72(number), *720 to turn off
Call Forwarding - No Answer = *73(number), *730 to turn off
Call Forwarding - Busy = *74(number), *740 to turn off
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*28 and *38 don't work for me, but the following do:
Call Forwarding - Unconditional = *72(number), *720 to turn off
Call Forwarding - No Answer = *73(number), *730 to turn off
Call Forwarding - Busy = *74(number), *740 to turn off
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Fair enough. All the same, *28 is the official code for covering both conditions that normally required *73 and *74. It worked fine for me, and is well documented. Not sure why it wouldn't work for others, but I am no telco expert.
Also, for anyone who was wondering, yes they still charge for *72 (unconditional).
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Fair enough. All the same, *28 is the official code for covering both conditions that normally required *73 and *74. It worked fine for me, and is well documented. Not sure why it wouldn't work for others, but I am no telco expert.
Also, for anyone who was wondering, yes they still charge for *72 (unconditional).
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*28 also works for call forward - busy? For those using *28, how does this work/get along with call waiting?
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*28 also works for call forward - busy? For those using *28, how does this work/get along with call waiting?
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First question: Yes, it does. I dug around a bit for come clarification and found this.
See comment from that article:
One is for CFB, the other for CFNA. *28 does both CFB and CFNA in one shot.
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Second question: Not sure how *28 has affected call waiting specifically, but I can tell you that I hate trying to answer a second call in general since I started using GV. It's been a while since I bothered to try, in fact. I remember a few times pressing 'Answer' only to then have a GV voice prompt ask if I wanted to answer the second call or 'add it' to the existing call, and by the time it asks, the 2nd caller is gone and I am lucky to get back to the first. I got frustrated and stopped answering second incoming calls as there is rarely anyone I want to talk to that badly (including clients).
I doubt that my call waiting rant is helpful, but I had to get it off my chest. Whew!
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First question: Yes, it does. I dug around a bit for come clarification and found this.
See comment from that article:
Second question: Not sure how *28 has affected call waiting specifically, but I can tell you that I hate trying to answer a second call in general since I started using GV. It's been a while since I bothered to try, in fact. I remember a few times pressing 'Answer' only to then have a GV voice prompt ask if I wanted to answer the second call or 'add it' to the existing call, and by the time it asks, the 2nd caller is gone and I am lucky to get back to the first. I got frustrated and stopped answering second incoming calls as there is rarely anyone I want to talk to that badly (including clients).
I doubt that my call waiting rant is helpful, but I had to get it off my chest. Whew!
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Thanks for the info. I use call waiting a good bit. I often put my kids on hold when a business call comes in, so I'll stick with *73, but just for grins I'm gonna call Sprint and complain that my *28 isn't working.
Does anyone know if it is possible to have two different voicemail messages based on the number the other person dials? I know I can set up different messages for different groups, but I want one message for people who dial my cell # and one message for people who dial my GV#.
So I'm curious to know if any of you TmoUS people have tried Viber? If so, how does it compare with the Tmo wifi call app? Good and bad points of each? I'll probably at least try Viber and see for myself, just wanted some other opinions.
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So I'm curious to know if any of you TmoUS people have tried Viber? If so, how does it compare with the Tmo wifi call app? Good and bad points of each? I'll probably at least try Viber and see for myself, just wanted some other opinions.
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Only thing I can tell is that this is more related to skype than the wifi app. You can only call for free, from viber to viber, like skype. The added incentive is that you can text for free using this app. Not bad for free, but I wouldn't view this as a replacement for the tmo wifi calling app.
Thanks, that clears up some confusion for me. I guess I won't be using it as my wife has a BB.
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Thanks, that clears up some confusion for me. I guess I won't be using it as my wife has a BB.
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Actually let me kinda take it back. Viber to non viber users are allowed and can be made, it'll just be a regular call using your minutes like tmo wifi app.
This is from their faq
Can I call people who don't have Viber?
Yes, if the person you're calling doesn't have Viber, the call will be placed like *regular call, but don't forget to invite your friends to Viber so your next call is free .
*Regular calls are calls placed through your cell phone service provider, using your cell phone rate plan.
Well I decided to try it out, seems to work pretty well so far but I've only used it a couple times today. I may be tricking myself into believing it but I really think it sounded clearer than when I'm on the Tmo wifi app, but I'll have to experiment and turn off viber and turn on the wifi app back to back to really compare them. Since it's free I think it's a terrific deal, I'm a little surprised more people aren't talking about it. The only reason I found it was somebody in a thread mentioned it.
Viber
Hello,
This is a member of the Viber Development Team!
If you have any question about Viber - please feel free to ask.
Thank you,
Viber Team.
Hi yes. Sorry for being offtopic..But when you guys will be releasing viver for Ice cream sandwich? Most high end droids have already switched to ICS!
same here, I was using viber and then I got ics and now I have a black screen
paulgl26 said:
same here, I was using viber and then I got ics and now I have a black screen
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+1.
Viber doesn't work on ICS ... when will there be an update for that ?
thanks
We are well aware of the great anticipation for Viber on ICS, and we apologize for the delay.
As you know, many fundamental changes were made on ICS (not only visual improvements). In order to adapt Viber to ICS the best way and make sure we don't release a half-baked app, we need some time for developing and testing.
Our development team is working around the clock to complete it ASAP. We apologize for the delay, but it's important to understand that it's delayed because we want to ensure that the app is released free of bugs. We still don't have an exact estimate for the release date, but naturally - it won't take months.
Once we have news, I'll post it in the relevant threads here on XDA
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We are well aware of the great anticipation for Viber on ICS, and we apologize for the delay.
As you know, many fundamental changes were made on ICS (not only visual improvements). In order to adapt Viber to ICS the best way and make sure we don't release a half-baked app, we need some time for developing and testing.
Our development team is working around the clock to complete it ASAP. We apologize for the delay, but it's important to understand that it's delayed because we want to ensure that the app is released free of bugs. We still don't have an exact estimate for the release date, but naturally - it won't take months.
Once we have news, I'll post it in the relevant threads here on XDA
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If you guys need beta testers... Here we are...
Thx for the great work.
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Thanks for the offer!
At this stage we are performing the testing ourselves actually - the bigger obstacle is implementing Viber's features into ICS's new API.
As I said - stay tuned for news, they are coming soon
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Hi yes. Sorry for being offtopic..But when you guys will be releasing viver for Ice cream sandwich? Most high end droids have already switched to ICS!
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That's a bit of an overstatement, actually it's very much an overstatement. Yes, ICS is available for many high end phones now but I wouldn't say MOST have switched, and are there any carriers at all that have officially switched yet???
My main question about Viber is this: does it automatically use a wifi signal if one is available? For instance, if I am in my basement and do not have a cell signal but am connected to wifi, will Viber allow me to receive an incoming call from a Non-viber user?
@kingston73 -
I'm not sure I fully understand your question..
Viber provides calls/texts only between 2 Viber users to begin with.
OK, so this is what I'm confused about:
"Can I call people who don't have Viber?
Yes, if the person you're calling doesn't have Viber, the call will be placed like *regular call, but don't forget to invite your friends to Viber so your next call is free .
*Regular calls are calls placed through your cell phone service provider, using your cell phone rate plan."
I have tmo's wifi calling app turned off but I'm still able to make and receive calls down in my basement when connected to my home network, so I guess I'm asking if Viber is allowing me to do that or if it's basically useless unless the person I'm talking to also has it.
In order to make a call or send Viber texts, Viber requires 2 things -
Both sides have to have Viber installed, and both sides need to be connected to the internet.
If both conditions are not met, then Viber switches to make a regular (cellular) call, the same as you would manually go to your cellular dial and call that friend.
Thanks for the explanation, but my original question is still unanswered, what could be allowing me to make calls when I don't have a cell signal? I'm not complaining, really just curious to know what is going on.
Not Viber
If you're down at your basement, with neither cell signal nor WiFi connection, Viber cannot help you.
Viber will help you if you were in your basement, you were connected to WiFi, and the other side also had Viber installed with *some* kind of internet connection.
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Not Viber
If you're down at your basement, with neither cell signal nor WiFi connection, Viber cannot help you.
Viber will help you if you were in your basement, you were connected to WiFi, and the other side also had Viber installed with *some* kind of internet connection.
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So if u call someone with wi-fi, and the "other side" doesn't have data/wifi on it changes into a regular cell-call?
And another question: if u send a message through viber with wi-fi on, and the other side doesn't have mobile data on, will the message arrive when they have turned on data again, or will it send through the cell-network?
Thanks! (Can't wait for ICS version )
First question -
It depends on whether or not that "other side" has Viber installed (in general) or not. If they do, the call will me made, and that users will have a "Missed Call" notification when he goes back online. If they don't have Viber at all, you will have a pop-up window asking your permission to switch to a regular, cellular call.
Second question -
Yep, they will see the message when they go back online (again - assuming those are Viber users to begin with).
ICS -
Coming soon, we're doing our best..
Hi all
Since the update, I have had some problems with making calls with my Google voice number on my idol 3. Everything worked perfect up until the last week.
I have it set to have all calls using GV and also tried to set it to ask for each call. I've tried uninstalling, clear cache, etc but no change. Either way, the calls go through but the person I'm calling sees my carrier number (which no one knows), meaning that the calls are going through the carrier line instead of GV.
Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions for getting GV working properly again? I've not had a problem like this with GV on any phones/versions before
Thanks!
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Seems third party dialers aren't working as expected either. Thought I would try another dialer to see if that would work around this but that is just opening the stock dialer...
Anyone know if a reset of the phone will roll back the update?
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I'm having the same problem. I can even set google voice to ask each time and I get prompted to use voice or the phone but it doesn't matter what I select. All calls go through the phone instead of voice.
Similar issue, though I can get my GV number to work if I dial with Hangouts Dialer.
Yeah, mine works if I use Hangouts dialer also.... But that uses data, not minutes. I happen to be on an unlimited data plan, so should be OK for me for now.
Any ideas on how to submit a bug to Alcatel?
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I can reproduce this. It's annoying.
As for submit bug:
http://www.alcatelonetouch.us/info/Support
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Any ideas on how to submit a bug to Alcatel?
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This is the subject of a thread over on the Google+ Idol 3 group. An Alcatel rep says the company is looking into the situation. I agree it needs resolving.
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andyadler said:
This is the subject of a thread over on the Google+ Idol 3 group. An Alcatel rep says the company is looking into the situation. I agree it needs resolving.
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Depending on your rom version the system image thread has several "early" firmware versions now (especially for the 6045i) where you can see if it reverts the issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/idol-3/general/want-to-able-to-install-ota-updates-t3163745
Same problem here. Glad I have another phone that works because my GV number is my work number. I had a few people answer and say they didn't know I had this number because it wasn't showing my GV number.
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Same problem here. Glad I have another phone that works because my GV number is my work number. I had a few people answer and say they didn't know I had this number because it wasn't showing my GV number.
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Why not use "hangouts dialer" as last I heard it still worked?
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Why not use "hangouts dialer" as last I heard it still worked?
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While that does work (and is good enough for me personally), the problem with that is that it uses data instead of cellular minutes. So anyone who makes enough outgoing calls and doesn't have a lot of data in their cell plan may end up going over their limit.
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i installed truedialer which does not work correctly (cant answer incoming calls) so uninstalled but weirdly now google voice works when i dial out it asks to call with gv and if yes shows the proper caller id
zaq123 said:
i installed truedialer which does not work correctly (cant answer incoming calls) so uninstalled but weirdly now google voice works when i dial out it asks to call with gv and if yes shows the proper caller id
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Did you install the stagefright patch released this week? That fixed Google Voice.
I did which did not fix my Google voice. After I installed truedialer because I was looking for a dialer that the smart feature also search's recent calls but it messed up incoming calls, so I uninstalled, then gv started working
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I did which did not fix my Google voice. After I installed truedialer because I was looking for a dialer that the smart feature also search's recent calls but it messed up incoming calls, so I uninstalled, then gv started working
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Try rocketdialer with truecaller (caller id only).
For everyone that has forgot or just never new back in 2011 sprint and google worked together to put google voice and sprint together research for more info then Google pushed more into it with hangouts and hangout dailer search for more information with these 3 you can make and receive calls via Internet voip/volte/Voight while still surfing the Web I can confirm this works great but I can also confirm it can be hard to set up Google is your friend here
Ps our note 5 comes with hangouts pretty installed you would only need to download
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer
There's no need to have Google voice app you can set everything up from browser for Google voice then go to the hangout app and link the two together
Yeah i figured this out lastnight but even still how in the hell can i use speaker phone on it. I only see the dialer and hangup. Oh and the mute button. Guess this will have to do
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Yeah i figured this out lastnight but even still how in the hell can i use speaker phone on it. I only see the dialer and hangup. Oh and the mute button. Guess this will have to do
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At the top of the dailer there is a symbol the looks like a phone with a few lines on the side of it that is the speaker phone
Here's a picture of it
Wow, thanks dude. That helps a ton!!
Yeah I this was the main reason I was about to leave Sprint for T Mobile. With my new Note 5 I'm getting tomorrow my understanding is the Spark speeds are through the roof compared to Note 4. I use Google Voice anyway. With this fix and the fact I have unlimited everything for under $50 per month; I'll be staying with Sprint. Thanks for sharing!
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This works for outgoing calls not incoming… but hey thx I tried and it works ???
daminux said:
This works for outgoing calls not incoming… but hey thx I tried and it works ???
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It will also work for incoming calls but you have to google how to so it but thank you for trying it does help us i receive and send phone calls with the app if you cannot figure it out receive the call ask him if you can call him right back and then come pick up if you are doing something on the internet
Keep in mind that when you use Google voice for calls you are using data. So if your data signal is crap then good luck with hearing the other person or them hearing you. On top of that good luck with browsing since the call will eat up some of your bandwith.
No luck needed. It works fine. Even with low signal of data, calls work fine. I'm not watching a movie on netflix while on a call. Just waiting for an important email, checking the web quickly for directions; quick glance browsing. No need for all that bandwidth.
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At the top of the dailer there is a symbol the looks like a phone with a few lines on the side of it that is the speaker phone
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This is a Steve Balmer decision to obscure the speaker phone.
Every time a software company does something so weird and stupid, I just KNOW that they have to have had Steve Balmer's help on it.
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Hey does anybody else have problems receiving calls from honor 6x? I can call and and text but can't receive calls. The caller hears the phone ring and then go to Voice mail but my phone doesn't even ring.
Are you using Jio, VoLTE or something like that to make calls?
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Hey does anybody else have problems receiving calls from honor 6x? I can call and and text but can't receive calls. The caller hears the phone ring and then go to Voice mail but my phone doesn't even ring.
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sometimes just restarting the phone fixes these kind of unexpected problems
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Are you using Jio, VoLTE or something like that to make calls?
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No I'm using my local provide here in Belize Belize Telemedia Limited.
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sometimes just restarting the phone fixes these kind of unexpected problems
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Yes I already tried restarting as well as blocking all call forwarding and still no luck I'm wondering if it might be a problem with the update I presently have EMUI 5. 0.1
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No I'm using my local provide here in Belize Belize Telemedia Limited.
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It has been always like that from beginning, or it started recently?
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It has been always like that from beginning, or it started recently?
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Recently, it has gotten progressively worst to zero calls now.
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Recently, it has gotten progressively worst to zero calls now.
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You did some modifications on your device (like roor, xposed, other mods...)?
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You did some modifications on your device (like roor, xposed, other mods...)?
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No just got normal updates from the company
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No just got normal updates from the company
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Last; updates went always fine? It's the only one issue that you've encountered?
Anyway, did you ever took in consideration the idea of backup all your important data and factory reset it..?
Honor 6X not ringing
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Hey does anybody else have problems receiving calls from honor 6x? I can call and and text but can't receive calls. The caller hears the phone ring and then go to Voice mail but my phone doesn't even ring.
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I'm having the same problem - just this past week. I'm missing very important phone calls as well and I can't figure out why. My setting show that the ringtone volume is all the way up. It's not on silent. Have you gotten yours fixed?
I'm having the exact same problem. It's random so you wouldn't know that you're missing a call until much later when you restart the phone. I just missed an interview call yesterday and had to email the interviewer to try again after restarting my phone ... this is disastrous.
I'm also having the same problem how do I get it fixed
Not sure if I have the same problem. I can't receive calls and text after the phone idle for approx 2hrs. Launching dialer doesn't help. I factory reset it twice and no help. I discover placing a call will make it, or reboot. Still looking into it. Testing my SIM on another phone in the mean time.
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Not sure if I have the same problem. I can't receive calls and text after the phone idle for approx 2hrs. Launching dialer doesn't help. I factory reset it twice and no help. I discover placing a call will make it, or reboot. Still looking into it. Testing my SIM on another phone in the mean time.
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I've exactly the same problem that you discribe, but for me it's after 5 minutes idle... I've tested my SIM in another phone (iphone 5c) and the problem persist so it's mayby a problem with the Mobile network operator or the SIM card.
Also experiencing the same issue as well. Thought it was because I was connected to wi-fi at home and calls go straight to voicemail from what callers are telling me.
same here - no incomming calls seemingly at random
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party but I'm still trying to figure this out too. It seems to happen at my house, not sure if it happens other places or not. I also have noticed when i try to make an outgoing call my 4g disappears. Perhaps its not making or receiving calls for whatever reason through the 4g tower / band? I'm just now testing with 4g off but remaining on my home wifi. Annoying for sure. I've been happy with the 6x and hope its not a device specific problem.
I just found this thread after being fed up with this phone. My guess with why this happen is because the phone sleeps. I noticed that whenever Im not using the phone, like when I sleep or when Im working on the computer, it's when I don't receive calls or get delayed messages. It's not just SMS as well, it's other messaging apps too.. My current fix right now, is to send myself a text message, right after I wake up or after I havent touched the phone in a while, and then the messages starts to roll in. If any one of you guys find a better solution, please do let me know, cause this is very frustrating.
I'm having the same problem as so many others with my Honor 6 randomly not ringing. I've tried restarting, testing SIM card, replacing SIM card, "waking it up" periodically. Nothing works. I have both personal and a Google Voice business lines coming through my phone. I'll hear it ring on my computer, but not my phone for about 50% of the incoming business calls. Personal calls I just miss.
Has anyone had any luck with a solution, other than dumping it and buying a new phone? I keep thinking it must be some setting that's set wrong.