Can anyone tell me a recommended Dialer that works fine with the Chacha keyboard?
I use the SuperOSR rom and the dialer coming with that ROM is really very awkward. First of al it does not do Smart Dialing, so I either have to search in the names or in the numbers - but not in both at the same time.
I tried other dialers but most of them are not made for keyboard phones. So which dialer to use and which options to choose? All in all the stock ROM dialer was not so bad.
Also unlike the chacha stock ROM when i start typing with 0/Sym I get the % but on the main screen it would be more useful if the phone just opens a dialer and starts dialing.
DW contacts and phone.... it has smart dialing and with some setting changes you can disable on screen dialer too.
Flexmaen said:
...it would be more useful if the phone just opens a dialer and starts dialing.
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This is the standard Android behaviour. What happens on HTC Sense ROMs is something that HTC modified for their phones/applications.
But I can see this behaviour on SuperOSR on my side:
Start typing a number.
A "Dial number" appears below.
It also works with names.
As for the wrong key mappings, check the SuperOSR/CM keymappings thread.
ajeevlal said:
DW contacts and phone.... it has smart dialing and with some setting changes you can disable on screen dialer too.
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But it is hard to find the correct options. When typing "ROM" for some reason DW will display search results with E,O,M and D but no R. Why??
Alex C. said:
But I can see this behaviour on SuperOSR on my side:
Start typing a number.
A "Dial number" appears below.
It also works with names.
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No really here.
When I start typing on the home screen I get into the Google Search wich will display letters only (but search in the contacts).
When I start typing with a zero I'll get the symbols of the symbol screen. Since all Numbers you start from a cell phone start with a zero it would also be finde if you end up in a Dial-Window then.
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But it is hard to find the correct options. When typing "ROM" for some reason DW will display search results with E,O,M and D but no R. Why??
No really here.
When I start typing on the home screen I get into the Google Search wich will display letters only (but search in the contacts).
When I start typing with a zero I'll get the symbols of the symbol screen. Since all Numbers you start from a cell phone start with a zero it would also be finde if you end up in a Dial-Window then.
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Give it a shot with Fn+0. See if that helps. That should open up Google Search but at the same time show a "Dial xxxx" beneath it." like in the screenshot attached.
Alex C. said:
Give it a shot with Fn+0. See if that helps. That should open up Google Search but at the same time show a "Dial xxxx" beneath it." like in the screenshot attached.
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Thanks I now noticed the difference:
You have to press the FN-Key to get that option. But this requires that you have to use your phone with two hands which is not very handy in most situations.
So I'l like to type without the FN-Key, so e.g. if I type "FR" the phone should suggest to either call "Franz" or Dial "63" for example.
Also the sym-key could jump into a dialer window from the homescreen since it does not make sense to enter a "%" there.
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Sick of fat fingering the buttons when trying to dial a number. Is there a fix out there to make the buttons full screen so I don't f it up and take forever to slowly dial a number? I've looked and haven't found anything for the Kaiser.
Thanks.
I agree with you on this too. I've got the retouched dialer but I find that the height of the buttons is still a little too small.
beyanqua said:
I agree with you on this too. I've got the retouched dialer but I find that the height of the buttons is still a little too small.
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Yeah, I've seen the screen shots of it, and it still looks a little to small for my fingers.
As far as I know, you cannot just skin the dialer to get bigger buttons. You actually need to install an updated dialer. I use the iPhone dialer in combination with turning up the screen sensitivity to avoid most fat-finger incidents.
Is the iPhone dialer just the dialer? I don't want the rest of the fake iphone crap, just the dialer.
Yes it is just a dialer, written by Nargalzius. For the life of me I cannot find the link to it on XDA, so I uploaded it to my Box.net public share. Just click the Kaiser link in my signature, its named iPhone Dialer.
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If you want to increase the sensitivity of the touch screen, I recommend setting the registry key (HKLM\Drivers\TouchPanel\Pressure Threshold) to 5000. It may seem a little high, but the response time is practically instant, and very little pressure required (still enough to avoid accidental presses).
brrymnvette said:
Sick of fat fingering the buttons when trying to dial a number. Is there a fix out there to make the buttons full screen so I don't f it up and take forever to slowly dial a number? I've looked and haven't found anything for the Kaiser.
Thanks.
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Resco keyboard solves your problem http://resco.net/pocketpc/keyboard/default.asp
NotATreoFan said:
Yes it is just a dialer, written by Nargalzius. For the life of me I cannot find the link to it on XDA, so I uploaded it to my Box.net public share. Just click the Kaiser link in my signature, its named iPhone Dialer.
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If you want to increase the sensitivity of the touch screen, I recommend setting the registry key (HKLM\Drivers\TouchPanel\Pressure Threshold) to 5000. It may seem a little high, but the response time is practically instant, and very little pressure required (still enough to avoid accidental presses).
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Got it, thanks man. I'll try it out. Hopefully it's what I'm wanting. Much appreciated.
NotATreoFan said:
Yes it is just a dialer, written by Nargalzius. For the life of me I cannot find the link to it on XDA, so I uploaded it to my Box.net public share. Just click the Kaiser link in my signature, its named iPhone Dialer.
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If you want to increase the sensitivity of the touch screen, I recommend setting the registry key (HKLM\Drivers\TouchPanel\Pressure Threshold) to 5000. It may seem a little high, but the response time is practically instant, and very little pressure required (still enough to avoid accidental presses).
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Does smart dialing with with this dialer?
brrymnvette said:
Sick of fat fingering the buttons when trying to dial a number. Is there a fix out there to make the buttons full screen so I don't f it up and take forever to slowly dial a number? I've looked and haven't found anything for the Kaiser.
Thanks.
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You may want to give this a try! Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367423
decimusmaximus7 said:
Does smart dialing with with this dialer?
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Forgive my ignorance, but I keep forgetting what "smart dialing is"...
If you mean, "does it complete the number from contacts as you are dialing", then no. It does not show a recent call list while in the dialer. I always use Voice Command to call contacts or dial numbers, so I don't really miss the auto completion of the standard dialer.
I'm downloading and trying this, thanks.
2 Simple Questions - Making Default Numbers / Launcher Pro
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Can anyone help with two questions, that are probably simple to most here. I am pretty much a Newb.
1 Launcher Pro...I love what I see so far. a good change.. goes back to the vertical apps in the app page, scrolling dock...
But my page goes blank, phone vibrates, haptic, and it stays off for a while, even after I relaunch With Home Launcher APP. The maker says it has nothing to do with the settings that , if misused, could set it into unstable mode? Might you have an idea?? It clearly didn't do this on mine, or any vibrant I have seen to this date.
2. MOST IMPORTANTLY, it was explained how to use the "set as default" for a phone number for a Contact. However it doesnot seem to be working. It is mainly used for Speed Dial...correct? When u goto enter a name that has had a default number set, when u hit speed dial for that phone, or an app (if u r phone does not have it) then that contacts (default) number SHOULD be put in..correct. It should not ask you which one. Well I have done the default thing, YET it is still asking me.
Can you help. Can anyone. Mainly cause I am using it . Also I want to make sure I understand
To get a number into a speed dial Locacation. I had to delete the number i DID NOT want, enter the name, then reenter the number I deleted into my contacts phone numbers. Wow
Thanks so much
Owned this phone for bout a week and been constantly playing with it and love everything bout it except the phone/dialing feature....coming from a blackberry, the phone/dialing just makes sense and works. Couple gripes I'm having:
1. Speed dial, I can't by default just hit 2 or 3 but I have to click off the "X" above the number pad before I can use speed dial. If I just long press 2, it would still think i'm trying to dial out a number and not speed dial.
2. In the same "phone" screen they have recently dialed incoming/outgoing calls but it just shows a picture or no picture depending if I have them, but they don't show the numbers. I have to use the optical pad to scroll though to show the number, I can't even you my finger to swype through cause it will automatically dial the number without me knowing who i'm dialing specially if I have no picture or number.
3. The "Faves" is kinda redundant cause it shows the recently dialed people same as the "Call Log". I know you can put your favorite people on the top list but still...kinda redundant.
4. I can start dialing a users name via the dial pad and it would find the person I'm looking for, what happens when that contact has multiple numbers, if I click on the contact from what it found via dialing his name in the dial pad it would just dial the cell number; won't give me options to dial his home, work etc. Just dials the cell number by default.
This is just some of the stuff I can point out right now. But its just not very intuitive and I have to go through multiple taps just to find someone, dial someone in my contacts or know where to look before I can dial out.
If there is an app for the phone that I can use to replace the built in "phone" feature, that would be great. Just not crazy bout how the Phone feature which should be the most important feature on a "smartphone" is so poorly layed out.
Thanks for any info....
I agree the mySense phone app is not the greatest, and probably stock froyo app is bit easier to use.
What about the speed dial, you you can hit menu on your home screen, than add to home/ shortcut / direct dial - choose contact - choose phone number . It will creat a speed dial icon on the home screen. Also you can create a folder and group them, like "Work" "Family" etc.
I like the phone/contacts application much better in what Cyanogen has in his ROM. It's simple and super fast, the one included with our phone is complicated and clunky.
I need to add that to my list, not a deal breaker, but definitely needs an overhaul.
Nutzzer said:
Owned this phone for bout a week and been constantly playing with it and love everything bout it except the phone/dialing feature....coming from a blackberry, the phone/dialing just makes sense and works. Couple gripes I'm having:
1. Speed dial, I can't by default just hit 2 or 3 but I have to click off the "X" above the number pad before I can use speed dial. If I just long press 2, it would still think i'm trying to dial out a number and not speed dial.
2. In the same "phone" screen they have recently dialed incoming/outgoing calls but it just shows a picture or no picture depending if I have them, but they don't show the numbers. I have to use the optical pad to scroll though to show the number, I can't even you my finger to swype through cause it will automatically dial the number without me knowing who i'm dialing specially if I have no picture or number.
3. The "Faves" is kinda redundant cause it shows the recently dialed people same as the "Call Log". I know you can put your favorite people on the top list but still...kinda redundant.
4. I can start dialing a users name via the dial pad and it would find the person I'm looking for, what happens when that contact has multiple numbers, if I click on the contact from what it found via dialing his name in the dial pad it would just dial the cell number; won't give me options to dial his home, work etc. Just dials the cell number by default.
This is just some of the stuff I can point out right now. But its just not very intuitive and I have to go through multiple taps just to find someone, dial someone in my contacts or know where to look before I can dial out.
If there is an app for the phone that I can use to replace the built in "phone" feature, that would be great. Just not crazy bout how the Phone feature which should be the most important feature on a "smartphone" is so poorly layed out.
Thanks for any info....
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I cannot recreate any of your problems on my phone dialer.
Speed Dial can be achieved easily two different ways. In the phone app, select menu and speed dial. Add new will be at the top of the screen. Select from contacts and choose a speed dial number. Long pressing on that number, regardless of what is in the screen above (blank number or last call) will dial the contact attached to that speed dial number.
Another method is to long press on the number while editing a contact and selecting speed dial.
The 'last call' at the top of the dialer should always show at least the number,unless it was blocked.
Faves is the same as Favorites on the vanilla dialer. Put your favoite called numbers here. It is a lot quicker than using contacts. I hate the faves app but the dialer function is fine. As far as the recent calls, those are actually the most frequently called numbers and you can set that to just one by pressing menu>edit smart group and selecting the number of members.
Your number four is quite fixable. If the contact has multiple number, it will dial the Primary one, which you can choose the first time you call a contact. Alternatively, you can press on the icon on the right side that looks like a contact card. It pulls up the contact and you can select a number from there.
I prefer the vanilla or CM dialer much better myself but because CM does not have a ROM that works for me yet (the phone app does not work for me) I learned all I could about the only stock alternative.
Hope this helps.
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This is just some of the stuff I can point out right now. But its just not very intuitive and I have to go through multiple taps just to find someone, dial someone in my contacts or know where to look before I can dial out.
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To search contacts you have to tap the spyglass. WTF? Why isn't the search field just there?
Each entry in the contacts is too tall. Give me the option to make it thinner. In the taller entry, add some information, such as shown in the My contact card, the default phone # for instance.
Favs is worthless. Allow me to dump it.
In the phone, I *do* like the 'start typing out a name' but it would be nice to be able to long press to pick the #, as someone said. At least it does something useful (mostly. Add to Faves is pointless).
DO NOT always show the last caller or callee at the top. That can be nice, or it can be embarassing.
Allow me to delete all of a certain # from my call log, not just individual iterations. At least this phone doesn't redial the last # all the time like my friend's iPhone does, and my other friend's MyTouch (plain version).
However, it redials too easily. So if I talked to my folks earlier and then at night I'm getting this post ready and they are asleep and the damn thing redials, well, that's bad.
If I start tapping out a number, let me edit it, say using the trackpad. C'mon, this is obvious!
And while playing with this, it got stuck in Searching contacts. And if I want to dial a number, how do I do that? At the top, Save to People. No number displayed, no people icons. Enter name or number/Tap to see smart dial tips. WTF? Time to reboot or something.
How about a remapping genius to search (as it should have been) and long-press on search brings up phone? Or something. I hate how with a normal POS phone I can dial. With this I have to go to the home screen or unlock the screen & log in, then press a button, then finally I can call.
I use Quickdial for my contacts that I call quite a bit. Nice app and allows 36 contacts.
I personally do not like the built in dialer. It is rather clunky to use witht he buttons on the bottom and if hands are rather large, it gets tricky sometimes hitting the phone button and the call button.
Have not found a good replacement yet.
I started using "Dialer One" and I like it better than the build in dialer. Its simple and it works...not the best but better. Also, started using Google Voicemail so everything pretty much works the way its supposed to now.
This is my first Android phone, and my experience is so far ok, but kinda annoying that I need to research, investigate and try out a dialer just to make the phone work.
I also like Dialer One and use it as both a dialer and address book replacement. If you set it to show your favorite contacts on the default screen there's minimal clicking. It also supports using your background image, pretty cool.
I hate the stupid Faves feature of the phone as well. Especially for SMS. Why does it need to explicitly notify me that one of my Faves messaged me? The new message notification by itself is sufficient.
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And while playing with this, it got stuck in Searching contacts. And if I want to dial a number, how do I do that? At the top, Save to People. No number displayed, no people icons. Enter name or number/Tap to see smart dial tips.
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Ah joy, it seems I found a bug. I reported it to T-Mobile, they gave me a # for HTC and I'll try pursuing that (if someone has a bugreporting URL for them...). My phone is perm-rooted, I'm not running (gasp, the horrors) a task killer.
Go to Phone (home screen, press picture of phone). You should see your last call at the top.
Tap out some numbers, say 55555.
Decide you wish to edit those numbers (the 2nd 5 should be a 5) and use the trackpad to move over to the left.
Unexpected behavior: it moves to Faves, then Contacts.
OK, fine, no biggie, now use the trackpad to move back to Phone.
Bug 1: Notice there is no number displayed and it says at the top that you have matches for n of your contacts where n is the total number of your contacts. Apparently the number typed is lost. Sucks but minor.
Bug 2 (often, not always): Tap out another number. Note that often (usually for me) you can not see any number. I believe it also shows that I'm still matching all of my contacts (it isn't reproducing for me currently).
I wonder if anyone else can see this, or if my phone (or if I got confused. It happened after rebooting as well, but isn't happening now.
Sorry for opening another thread, but now it seems i figured out the behaviour that maxes problems:
For example if you install DW Contacts as dialer (since you need a dialer with smart dial otherwise you won't notice):
1. Press the green button so that "DW Telephone" will open
2. if not selected as standard, select the most left icon for the caller
So and now for example I want to search for some guy called "Holzer" in my phonebook.
3. start typing "HOLZ" and it will suggest "Holzer"
4. but if you type "e" now, nothing will be selected anymore.
So why does this happen?
Answer: All keys with numbers will be treated like on a T9-Keyboard. If you press E it will be an A, B or C - but not an E!
So, how can we fix this?
I did not have this behaviour on the standard dialer of the standard ROM, but I did not try DW Contacts there. Can anyone try?
BTW: The problem is other way round if I add a new contact and type into the field for the phone number. J will be a number instead of a "+". Could anyone try if this is the same with the standard ROM?
Video of the screen where to try this will be on https://vimeo.com/41715841 shortly.
i am using super OSR and DW contacts, i dont have this issue. The problem may be with your keyboard mapping.
And my friend, this is not the right thread to post questions, this is development thread and i appreciate if you can post the questions to general thread
What keypad patch did you install?
Sorry I thought it's a bug of SuperOSR.
But didn't have any special keyboard patch installed since it worked like expected when I'm not in any dialer app (od contact list). So you think that patch might fix this?
I thought it could be an issue with the keyboard patch.
Hmm... Ok then the keyboard patch might not solve this problem.
I wonder why other people don't have this problem - or did they just not notice? If you use the standard dialer that comes with SuperOSR you won't notice because it does not have a smart dial function that is doing numbers and letters at the same time.
So you have to install a 3rd party dialer app to notice that problem. Could any one else try with DW Contacts or Dialer One please?
Could anyone with stock ROM try DW Contacts and see how it works there?
And some other issue:
Try Download C64-Emulator "Frodo" and Type the Zero. It does not work while all other keys worked but it worked with the standard rom. Strange.
I did flash both chacha-keypad-ger-signed.zip and chacha-keypad-stent-signed.zip now, but there are the same problems. It doesn't seem to have any effect - even when I install the norwegian keyboard nothing happens.
On my galaxy, I have the left bottom shortcut as the phone app, but every time I swipe it, I have to enter a password before accessing it. but I notice when I swipe on my right bottom shortcut ( I have it set as camera app) I don't have to enter a password. how can I open the dialer app without having to unlock my phone?
Its always been like that, nothing you can do.
Wouldn't be a very secure phone if you could make calls without unlocking it
Taking photos isn't exactly a terrible thing to be able to do with someone elses phone, you can't access anything other than the photos you have taken anyway
Not totally related, sorry OP, but is there a way to make a phone number in a contact, not only "default", but the one the dialer "always" use?
I guess there's a third party dialer that can do it, but the one I'd like, Google dialer, I haven't found a way to install without root, which I still, if ever, don't want to do.
This's such a basic feature, I wonder why Samsung reject it.
r.albu said:
Not totally related, sorry OP, but is there a way to make a phone number in a contact, not only "default", but the one the dialer "always" use?
I guess there's a third party dialer that can do it, but the one I'd like, Google dialer, I haven't found a way to install without root, which I still, if ever, don't want to do.
This's such a basic feature, I wonder why Samsung reject it.
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Open contacts > select more and mark as default.
You are welcome.
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Open contacts > select more and mark as default.
You are welcome.
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That's from the contacts app. I mean from the dialer app.
At least for me, even with a phone number marked (on the contacts app) as default, when there are other numbers, always asks me to choose from one of them. Everytime.
Google dialer, maybe others, has the option to make a number default with a check box. And forget about it.
Thanks anyway.
superkill13 said:
On my galaxy, I have the left bottom shortcut as the phone app, but every time I swipe it, I have to enter a password before accessing it. but I notice when I swipe on my right bottom shortcut ( I have it set as camera app) I don't have to enter a password. how can I open the dialer app without having to unlock my phone?
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You have to try after upgrading your "Android security patch level"
I hope your problem will solve by doing this........