Just switched from an xperia x10i to a droid x....
Xperia had contacts, call history and DIALER all in one application...
With the droid X, unless I am missing something, contacts and dialer are separated (though dialer has contacts, you can not change or edit them)...
So a big ol... WTF mate.
Also. New to verizon, how can I get rid of the 'In case of emergency' crap?
The5ickne55 said:
Just switched from an xperia x10i to a droid x....
Xperia had contacts, call history and DIALER all in one application...
With the droid X, unless I am missing something, contacts and dialer are separated (though dialer has contacts, you can not change or edit them)...
So a big ol... WTF mate.
Also. New to verizon, how can I get rid of the 'In case of emergency' crap?
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Motorola's stupid customizations include having contacts and dialer in different apps.
Try another dialer app, like Dialer One.
Try YouLu Address Book. It's awesome.
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takePhone is a great one too, and looks really sharp. Has speed dials, predictive numbers, names, or business etc.
TouchPal dialer is another good one that includes contacts, favorites, and predictive dialing. I find that it runs faster than DialerOne.
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With the exception of dialer one, none of them have an option to only display contacts with numbers. And that really bothers me as my contacts list is overflowing with fb contacts I can't call.
Okay, not to highjack, but on the same stem of question:
What does your favorite dialer app have that the stock doesn't. Besides the contacts thing. I think the phone contacts are fine for the app. I like the predictive dialing they included in the new update. it syncs with facebook pictures/links contacts which is really nice and keeps things organized. And as mentioned above, it ONLY links phone contacts instead of my hundreds of random facebook friends.
And for this exercise, exclude Youlu from any possible suggestions. It isn't a dialer if it doesn't have a * or # key for god sake.
The reason I ask is because there is so many, and there must be one that just blows everything else away. But DialerOne looked really boring to me. Felt like I was just using the stock dialer.
EDIT: Just tried Takephone (had to rush because I only had 15 minutes or else I just bough a THREE DOLLAR DIALER.) I like it a lot at first, as I did most other dialer apps. But you can't edit the contacts really, and though it links to the facebook pictures, it doesn't link to facebook. The stock dialer, you click on the name, and you get birthday, facebook, phone number, websites, etc...
It also brough back some duplicates that were linked in the stock app. If I have a "Jessie" in my phone book, and her name is "Jesi" on Facebook, I can link them so I have all of the info in one place. Takephone didn't recognize that link for all of my contacts, which is annoying. I'm very anal about having detailed information about all of my contacts.
I think I'm starting to realize there isn't a dialer app that can beat stock droid x froyo.
aTakePhone
irish22022 said:
Okay, not to highjack, but on the same stem of question:
What does your favorite dialer app have that the stock doesn't. Besides the contacts thing. I think the phone contacts are fine for the app. I like the predictive dialing they included in the new update. it syncs with facebook pictures/links contacts which is really nice and keeps things organized. And as mentioned above, it ONLY links phone contacts instead of my hundreds of random facebook friends.
And for this exercise, exclude Youlu from any possible suggestions. It isn't a dialer if it doesn't have a * or # key for god sake.
The reason I ask is because there is so many, and there must be one that just blows everything else away. But DialerOne looked really boring to me. Felt like I was just using the stock dialer.
EDIT: Just tried Takephone (had to rush because I only had 15 minutes or else I just bough a THREE DOLLAR DIALER.) I like it a lot at first, as I did most other dialer apps. But you can't edit the contacts really, and though it links to the facebook pictures, it doesn't link to facebook. The stock dialer, you click on the name, and you get birthday, facebook, phone number, websites, etc...
It also brough back some duplicates that were linked in the stock app. If I have a "Jessie" in my phone book, and her name is "Jesi" on Facebook, I can link them so I have all of the info in one place. Takephone didn't recognize that link for all of my contacts, which is annoying. I'm very anal about having detailed information about all of my contacts.
I think I'm starting to realize there isn't a dialer app that can beat stock droid x froyo.
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By stock do you mean stock HTC Sense dialer and People app?
irish22022 said:
Okay, not to highjack, but on the same stem of question:
What does your favorite dialer app have that the stock doesn't. Besides the contacts thing. I think the phone contacts are fine for the app. I like the predictive dialing they included in the new update. it syncs with facebook pictures/links contacts which is really nice and keeps things organized. And as mentioned above, it ONLY links phone contacts instead of my hundreds of random facebook friends.
And for this exercise, exclude Youlu from any possible suggestions. It isn't a dialer if it doesn't have a * or # key for god sake.
The reason I ask is because there is so many, and there must be one that just blows everything else away. But DialerOne looked really boring to me. Felt like I was just using the stock dialer.
EDIT: Just tried Takephone (had to rush because I only had 15 minutes or else I just bough a THREE DOLLAR DIALER.) I like it a lot at first, as I did most other dialer apps. But you can't edit the contacts really, and though it links to the facebook pictures, it doesn't link to facebook. The stock dialer, you click on the name, and you get birthday, facebook, phone number, websites, etc...
It also brough back some duplicates that were linked in the stock app. If I have a "Jessie" in my phone book, and her name is "Jesi" on Facebook, I can link them so I have all of the info in one place. Takephone didn't recognize that link for all of my contacts, which is annoying. I'm very anal about having detailed information about all of my contacts.
I think I'm starting to realize there isn't a dialer app that can beat stock droid x froyo.
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I will take my stock TW dialer and contacts over those 3rd party apps any day. My stock apps on my Epic offer all that they do and in a neat factory looking fashion!
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DanCran said:
Try YouLu Address Book. It's awesome.
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My favourite dialer by far!
stock meant the new droidx dialer that came with this new update. they included a predictive dialer finally.
I think dialerone is the only other dialer that actually has the features dialers need, (again, still can't believe anyone would want Youlu without * and # keys and it doesn't even sync with facebook pictures) but it just seems like the exact same thing as the stock dialer.
DanCran said:
Try YouLu Address Book. It's awesome.
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Thanks for the heads up. It is indeed awesome, and very fast
irish22022 said:
I think dialerone is the only other dialer that actually has the features dialers need, (again, still can't believe anyone would want Youlu without * and # keys and it doesn't even sync with facebook pictures) but it just seems like the exact same thing as the stock dialer.
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The only time you would ever need to press * or # is when you're already in a call, presumably in one of those voice-guided menus. And when that is the case, dialerone or youlu's dial pad are not given access, but the stock Android dialer's dial pad.
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stock meant the new droidx dialer that came with this new update. they included a predictive dialer finally.
I think dialerone is the only other dialer that actually has the features dialers need, (again, still can't believe anyone would want Youlu without * and # keys and it doesn't even sync with facebook pictures) but it just seems like the exact same thing as the stock dialer.
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http://listandroidapps.com/2010/12/...droid-x-dialer-introduced-on-version-2-3-340/
Is this the one?
Do you know whether it's possible for it to work on Non-motoblur or whatever ROMS? Like HTC Sense apps don't work no non-sense ROMs.
Cheers
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... I think dialerone is the only other dialer that actually has the features dialers need, (again, still can't believe anyone would want Youlu without * and # keys and it doesn't even sync with facebook pictures) but it just seems like the exact same thing as the stock dialer.
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Only jumping in here because I downloaded Youlu yesterday and was looking for more information. As has been said, it didn't have the * and # keys, but this morning it said 'update available' and lo and behold they've appeared! Not tested them out but I'll assume they work ....
My reason for going for Youlu over the stock people app on a Desire HD was that the people app would not just show a contacts address completely (unless the whole thing would fit on that one small line). Now some people will think that's no big deal but I use the phone as an address book and when you want to send someone a card (Xmas just gone!!) you just want a reminder of the address. What I don't want to happen by default and with no way of changing it, is to have a mapping application lauched. With Youlu you get to see the complete address and only then do you get a mapping application launched (launches Google maps on my Desire HD even after the update that means that the people app launches HTC's Locations).
I still think there's a gap for a good contact app for Android!
HTH
Dave
Going through these posts, I find 2 dialers that seem really nice. One is the Youlu and the other is the Ray Dialer.
The Youlu works really well. I only wish it had a darker theme to match the default GingerBread black for the Nexus S.
I liked the Ray Dialer a lil more, but it lacked the option of going to the favorites, contacts & log. Yes, the log appears, by default, but liked the option of those Phone/contact/log/favorites/.
What I liked about Ray Dialer is that when I type a name / partial number and then choose the name, it shows me the list of all numbers that the contact has. It also allows me to send and sms or email or whatever I choose. Basically it takes me to the default contacts.
Youlu too shows me all the numbers, but it does not show me if the number is a home, office or mobile number. Also, it does not show me options to do anything other than call.
Maybe some one else has an idea or maybe a fix. people that i have an email address for or another number show up different if i send them a text. It lists their name and then their phone number. I would it rather jsut show their name liek it does for people in my contacts that just have 1 number and no email
I found the HTC messenger app so crappy I replaced it with handscent. Things are much better. Took a bit to get handscent as the default messenger but it works great.
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One more reason I cannot wait to load CM7
Add that to the list of things HTC Sense blows at... and counting...
I just upgraded from a Razr 2 to an Artix 4G (stop your laughing, my son made fun of me enough for everyone).
I noticed that when composing a text message I cannot pull down my contact list to select recipients. I.E. I wanted to send an announcement to multiple recipients but it seems that I must know who and cannot browse my contacts. With the Razr you could go into your contacts and select multiple recipients. I see that if I start typing in the recipients for text a list from my contacts shows, but that is only contacts associated with the what I type, no the entire contact list. Anyone know of a fix or mod for this?
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I just upgraded from a Razr 2 to an Artix 4G (stop your laughing, my son made fun of me enough for everyone).
I noticed that when composing a text message I cannot pull down my contact list to select recipients. I.E. I wanted to send an announcement to multiple recipients but it seems that I must know who and cannot browse my contacts. With the Razr you could go into your contacts and select multiple recipients. I see that if I start typing in the recipients for text a list from my contacts shows, but that is only contacts associated with the what I type, no the entire contact list. Anyone know of a fix or mod for this?
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You are talking about trying to message entire groups of people? I use Handcent SMS to do my texting bidding. I believe it can do individual and group texting with the application. It is a lot better than the stock messaging app trust me. Go download it, it is completely free you will not be disappointed.
Oh and this is for Atrix 2 users, the Atrig 4G has its own forum with a ton of stuff in there. Enjoy!
You wont see it like that, just enter the first letter of a recipients name in the box and a list of contacts who's name starts with that letter will pop up, pick the one you want. Once you select you can repeat the steps as needed to get all the recipients added. Or you can use Handcent/Go Sms Pro.
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Thanks for the info, and thanks for the forum notification. I just started here and am still learning.
There are several alternatives to the native text messaging app installed on the market. I for one use GoSMS Pro, just try a few until you find one that suits your needs and hood luck on your new device
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There are several alternatives to the native text messaging app installed on the market. I for one use GoSMS Pro, just try a few until you find one that suits your needs and hood luck on your new device
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Same here. I used Handcent for a while but wanted something different and Go SMS Pro is a nice replacement. I love how customizable it is, it even has a native theme creator. So far I've used Go Launcher and Go SMS Pro, they make good stuff.
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Anyone else using the "productivity" lockscreen? I really like it, but when i get texts from some people, they show as the contacts phone number instead of the name. When i open the phone, it shows up as the contact name.
Even more weird, it only does this for some numbers. Others show up fine on the lockscreen.
All my contacts are saved on my google account, and all use the same naming convention in the contact info.
I'm having the exact same problems, anyone have a fix?
I've noticed this as well. Hopefully a firmware update will fix this.
I was having this issue as well. It has to do with whether or not you are using the area code in your contacts. Add 1+ the area code and that should fix it.
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the +1 fix didn't work for me..
The only way I've been able to fix it is to remove the hyphens from the numbers.
Instead of 123-456-7890 I had to change it to 1234567890. Now messages display correctly. It;s a pain in the ass to change them though, so this seems like a temporary fix.
I saw this in another thread. I'd search and give credit, but I'm at work and a bit lazy.
Chime in if you want credit.
EDIT: Here's the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1643493
Am I the only one having problems transitioning to the People application for HTC? I again hate to be that guy who says, "On the Samsung", but, on the Samsung phones, I could edit the contacts to take individual ringtones AND message alerts. This does not seem to be a feature with People. People also seems to be separating out my contacts by individual phone number and email. I'm certain its a learning process for me, but if ANYONE has any help, or suggestions I'd really really appreciate it.
TIA!!!
ufkal said:
Am I the only one having problems transitioning to the People application for HTC? I again hate to be that guy who says, "On the Samsung", but, on the Samsung phones, I could edit the contacts to take individual ringtones AND message alerts. This does not seem to be a feature with People. People also seems to be separating out my contacts by individual phone number and email. I'm certain its a learning process for me, but if ANYONE has any help, or suggestions I'd really really appreciate it.
TIA!!!
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Sorry, I have no idea what kind of 3rd party app Samsung devices use, but I also only have the ability to assign an individual ringtone, not individual message alerts.
As far as it separating contacts by phone number and email, do you mean you have, for instance, one contact for your mom for her cell phone, and another separate contact for her email? Because that's not happening for me. If that's the case, Touchwiz may have stored contacts in an odd fashion that Google wasn't expecting, so when it pulled your contacts back down for your M8 it couldn't categorize them correctly? But that's just a wild guess. I came from a Galaxy Nexus, but before that I had a Droid X, and my contacts have been correct since day 1.
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Sorry, I have no idea what kind of 3rd party app Samsung devices use, but I also only have the ability to assign an individual ringtone, not individual message alerts.
As far as it separating contacts by phone number and email, do you mean you have, for instance, one contact for your mom for her cell phone, and another separate contact for her email? Because that's not happening for me. If that's the case, Touchwiz may have stored contacts in an odd fashion that Google wasn't expecting, so when it pulled your contacts back down for your M8 it couldn't categorize them correctly? But that's just a wild guess. I came from a Galaxy Nexus, but before that I had a Droid X, and my contacts have been correct since day 1.
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Yeah, that is exactly what I mean. and it appears to be all over the place. And this is just a personal feeling, but it doesn't feel clean. or intuitive. Not a biggie, I was just curious. I try to use stock applications, but if stock messaging won't let me assign specific message alerts, I'll just use something else.
Thanks for the reply.
ufkal said:
Yeah, that is exactly what I mean. and it appears to be all over the place. And this is just a personal feeling, but it doesn't feel clean. or intuitive. Not a biggie, I was just curious. I try to use stock applications, but if stock messaging won't let me assign specific message alerts, I'll just use something else.
Thanks for the reply.
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No problem, sorry I couldn't help more. I actually just went through my contacts, and though there were a lot of dupes, it's actually because I apparently had separate contacts for some people (in all the cases the names of the dupes were slightly different, or only the first name for one, then first and last for the other, etc). But I didn't see any that were obviously just separated by the HTC app. Try Go Contacts maybe? It's fairly popular I think. I don't know if it supports per-contact message alert tones though, but I haven't used it in over 2 years.
You got to go into settings within the people app (from dialer), bro. Then you can uncheck all the extra pulls you don't need, then 'link' contacts. If you check in there now, and look above your name, I bet there are some link/join suggestions waiting for you.
I know exactly what you're talking. It's the first thing I did on this phone and it was a mess. Got it all cleaned up doing what I said above.
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