I got the nexus s for my wife couple weeks ago. It's her first android phone (switching from a nokia). Her previous nokia phone had a feature where when she would get a call the phone would say the caller's name (if the number was in contacts) and then continue ringing.
She is not finding a similar feature on the nexus S. I did a web search and it seems like that is not a native android feature but is added by each device manufacturer separately.
Does anyone here know how to get that feature on the Nexus S (by the way it is running stock rom version 2.3.6)? Thanks!
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Hi All
Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere or fixed, I couldn't find anything that covered this exact problem hence the post.
Also apologies in advance, this is gonna be a little long...
A little History:
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I use my cell phone for both work and personal since I own my own business. I really hated having clients or potential clients knowing my direct cell phone number when calling them.
While I could program all of them into my cell with a *82 in front to block the caller id, I decided to go the other way so I wouldn't have to remember to do it on manually dialed calls.
Thus at my request, AT&T several years ago changed my network ANI default setting from "Allowed" to "Blocked" meaning by default, my caller id info is blocked when I dial, unless I put *82 in front of the number to override.
People in my phone book that I wanted my number unblocked for, I simply put *82 in front of their stored number.
At the time I did this I had a Blackberry Curve and all worked fine. I could call _AND_ SMS/TXT/MMS as normal - important to note.
Recently I got an Atrix 4g running Android 2.2 (now rooted). All was good until I tried SMS'ing a number in my phone book. Turns out the SMS app (default android app) does not like the *82 in front of the number. Instead of recognizing *82 as a valid ANI control code and thus ignoring/passing it, it thinks it is part of the actual phone number and errors out.
So now I have to have two numbers entered into every entry in my phone book that I want to be able to SMS or call without my number being blocked by default. One entry with *82 in front of it to call them unblocked and one entry without the *82 to be able to SMS them.
Anyone have any ideas how to get around this? As I see it it's something that either Motorola or the Android developers need to fix, i.e. telling the SMS app to ignore/pass valid ANI control codes.
Thanks in advance
for me is*31 i tryed that and it works for me in cm 7.1 rc1v2 rom (latest nightly) i am invisible for the other number i text with
remuseu said:
for me is*31 i tryed that and it works for me in cm 7.1 rc1v2 rom (latest nightly) i am invisible for the other number i text with
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Is this the standard android text messaging app?
What country and carrier as well?
First some stats:
MODEL = NEXUS S
ANDROID VER: 4.0.4
BASEBAND VERSION:I9020AUCKJ1
KERNAL=3.0.8-G6656123 [email protected] #1
BUILD # IMM76D
Rooted=Yes Busybox=yes Adobe Air=yes
Problem: This phone will not record phone calls (both incoming and outgoing) yes I know the legal stuff
Downloaded Totalrecall S2, selected record both in/out, ran the auto tests nothing recorded.
Changed ROM to MIUI because someone told me MIUI supports call recording.
Also shuting down and booting up takes a long time (30 sec at least) I tried changing dalvik.vm.heapsize from 128m to 32m as per a suggestion only and it refused to boot.
So boys and girls these are my problems. Can anyone fix 'em?
Chris
u cant record on nexus s, ive been trying to search for an option since i got my phone, all futile efforts
they pretty much block this on all phones now.
my old sony erricsons could do this and let me tell you it helped me with a ****ty real estate agent and another person who was hassling me.
BEST way to record calls now is use google voice
I havent done it from my nexus s because i have it set up with my regular number but i would think if i ran the GVoice through the web client with my number as the callback and then made a phone call it would still give the option to record by hitting "4" on call pickup
Hi Guys,
Firstly i apologise if this has been asked before, but i did search and the only results i returned were no way detailed enough.
Ok so the only Android Device i currently have is a Nexus 7. Its very good. i really like android. For my mobile phone i currently use an iphone 4S. im due an upgrade soon and iv decide that im gonna go android ios has just had it for me. it takes too long between jailbreaks and really the only benefit of getting the latest iphone is they hold there value pretty well.
So i was looking towards the S4 or something similar. However before i do this there are certain requirements i need to ensure will follow me to the new device. This is on Ios an app called "iblacklist"
as the name suggests its a call / text blacklisting app. I have seen call blacklisting apps on android but as i am unable to test i cant be certain they have the exact same features as im use to. these would be.
1.Ability to create a blacklist
2.Chose to block calls or texts / MMS or all 3
3.The ability to have discreet notification to show a call block has been actioned like a slight vibrate. (I dont want a whacking notification across my screen saying call blocked etc)
4.I want to be able to chose the result of the blocked call e.g. the caller will be presented with (voicemail / keeps ringing / cuts straight off)
5.Ability to block any number not in my phonebook
6.Ability to block any unknown or withheld numbers
If anyone uses a similar app on android id appreciate your input.
Sorry if this seems lazy i just dont want to take the dive into android unless this app is 100% available and at the moment i have no way of testing all the so called call blocker apps offered in the playstore or anywhere else for that matter.
try to use Extreme Call Blocker
How many of you experiencing this too? I literally just switched back to Android specifically to use Google Voice, ported my number back over to Google, bought a Note Edge and upgraded it to 5.1.1 immediately (stupid). Found out GV outgoing calls are broken.
This is a known issue and google says they're working on it (https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/urpXxSfS-kE) but it's definitely irritating.
Yep..same thing here!
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How many of you experiencing this too? I literally just switched back to Android specifically to use Google Voice, ported my number back over to Google, bought a Note Edge and upgraded it to 5.1.1 immediately (stupid). Found out GV outgoing calls are broken.
This is a known issue and google says they're working on it (https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/voice/urpXxSfS-kE) but it's definitely irritating.
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I am using GV to make weekly International calls, better to pay $0.07/minute than T-Mobile's $1.25/minute!!!
But since 5.1.1 it's broken....Here is the solution (in the mean while), that I have been using - and it's working again.
Say you want to call the number: 000-123-4567
Say your own GV-number is 111-222-3333
Reprogram the contacts you need to call from GV, with the number in this format:
111-222-3333 , , your-passcode# , 2 , 000-123-4567#
This will dial your own GV number, will prompt you for your passcode followed by #-sign, Option 2 will allow you to make calls, followed by #.
Each ',' is a few seconds delay - I have not tried it without the delays, but it also makes it easier to understand (for us humans).
Ya, no thanks. That's just a huge hassle.
Same problem here Google Voice does not work on the Note 4
I've got the same problem with the Note 4 (not the Edge version). I'm thinking this is an Android 5.1.1. problem. I never had this before I did the upgrade to 5.1.1.
What I see happening is this:
- You dial to make the call.
- I have Google Voice set up to ask me each time
- While the prompt for Google Voice is on top of the dialer, I see the dialer is already making the call.
So the dialer is not waiting for GV before making the call.
I'm trying to find out how I can go back to the previous version of Android, but so far it looks like I'm not able to do this.
I have a t-mobile Note 4. Hopefully t-mobile will release their 6.x version and that will fix this issue.
Over the last 6 months or so I have had a few people state that when calling me they dont hear a calling tone at their end. All they get is no sound, so they just assume the call has not connected however my phone does ring. I've been able to do some basic troubleshooting and have found the following:
1/ This occurred on a pixel 3 xl and pixel using a custom ringtone ie. a clip from youtube or similar converted to an mp3
2/ in the instances I know of an Iphone was used - but newer type - not sure which model, however on an older iphone or IOS the user can hear the calling tone
3/ no issues when using at least 3 other android phones calling my phone
Now here is the weird thing
4/ when switching to a ringtone which comes with Android eg. anything under the grouping of "Pixel Sounds" the iphone users can hear the calling tone
So the question is,
a/ is it the model of iphone or IOS ?
b/ is it the way the ring tone was created at my end ?
c/ is it a bug with Android ??
The simple fix is to simply use an out of box ringtone which comes with Android but would love to hear any thoughts on this.