[Q] aosp messaging app - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I got tired of confusion and sensless updates of hangouts. I have Nexus 5 stock with Xposed rooted. All I need is the old sms aosp app that would allow me to send/receive sms/mms and have the option to make text bigger because I have eye problems with small fonts. I installed this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.mms&hl=en from google play but it does not have the option to make text bigger.
Where can I find the apk or the app itself?
thanks a lot.

You can pull it from any AOSP ROM.
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8sms is a very close match, from play store.

KJ said:
8sms is a very close match, from play store.
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does it have option to make fonts bigger?
Thanks

hormosapiens said:
does it have option to make fonts bigger?
Thanks
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Actually, it doesn't. Sorry.

KJ said:
Actually, it doesn't. Sorry.
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Maybe just me but since I had that option on default messaging app on slimkat I fell in love with that single option.

I like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smitten.slidingmms

hormosapiens said:
Maybe just me but since I had that option on default messaging app on slimkat I fell in love with that single option.
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So use the one from slimkat
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Mms app [request] (cash reward)

Hello I'd really like to have the lock screen notifications that are swipeable to enter either the missed calls or received text messages but I don't want to go without the jellybean messaging layout. So if someone has already found a way to intergrate the touchwiz stock with the jb domination secmss or any other way to work his out I'd be greatful
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Download mihome from the play store. You dont have to use the launcher if you dont want to, but it also installs milocker. Use this to select a vareity of lockscreen themes, I am sure you can find one in the app or on XDA and import I think. Good luck.
I found one called oppo, that is very cool.
Thanks for the idea but not what I'm looking for.
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You can download the Jellybean messaging app from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/....com.android.mms&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
Thanks for the suggestion but sorry not what I"m looking for. Again, I would like the jelly bean messaging interface with the touchwiz on screen lockscreen notifications.
arrogantS3 said:
Thanks for the suggestion but sorry not what I"m looking for. Again, I would like the jelly bean messaging interface with the touchwiz on screen lockscreen notifications.
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How big of a reward are you offering? Messing with Touchwiz Framework is a *****!
A decent bounty depending on the result
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Stock App and a Lockscreen Shortcut
arrogantS3 said:
Thanks for the suggestion but sorry not what I"m looking for. Again, I would like the jelly bean messaging interface with the touchwiz on screen lockscreen notifications.
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Zool4nd3r said:
You can download the Jellybean messaging app from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/....com.android.mms&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
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To do this without coding, you could use this app and then change the lockscreen shortcut to this messaging app. Then, when you get a notification, you hit the lockscreen shortcut to this stock messaging app and then select the message. One more press of the screen to get similar functionality from the stock app. That's what I do.
Here are instructions on changing your lockscreen shortcuts http://www.androidcentral.com/how-quickly-launch-apps-and-camera-galaxy-s-3-lock-screen
ugachris said:
To do this without coding, you could use this app and then change the lockscreen shortcut to this messaging app. Then, when you get a notification, you hit the lockscreen shortcut to this stock messaging app and then select the message. One more press of the screen to get similar functionality from the stock app. That's what I do.
Here are instructions on changing your lockscreen shortcuts http://www.androidcentral.com/how-quickly-launch-apps-and-camera-galaxy-s-3-lock-screen
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This is what I have been doing, would just being picky. Thaks for your input though
Btw I'm watching this
The Archangel said:
Btw I'm watching this
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Great someone is with me on this, lets hope someone can pull it off

lock screen sms count shortcut to 3rd party app. Possible/available?

Hey, after a few searches, I know this has been brought up elsewhere, but I'm just looking for updates.
I just changed over to handcent so I can have emojis, but now I'm realizing that the app doesn't work with one of my favorite features: the lock screen shortcut notification for sms/mms messages. What I'm looking for is some way that when you swipe that circle with the unread count for sms that it brings you to handcent (or whatever other 3rd party sms app) instead of the stock messaging app. I figure there has to be a way..
You're talking about on ICS TW(Stock setup) right? I don't believe that would be able to be done without a MOD of some sort.
I think you can do what you want, with a bit of a different look, using something like widget locker or some other lockscreen replacement app.
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You're talking about on ICS TW(Stock setup) right? I don't believe that would be able to be done without a MOD of some sort.
I think you can do what you want, with a bit of a different look, using something like widget locker or some other lockscreen replacement app.
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Thanks for the reply. Yea, ICS TW for now (synergy to be exact, not that it matters in this case). I really like the stock setup for the lockscteen, but I'll check out widget locker. I guess the best solution would be if someone made emojis work on rooted stock, but I'm not sure how much work that entails. I've only seen it available on AOSP
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GoSms also has emoji support. But you'll run into the same issue with the lock screen.
Brian Gove said:
GoSms also has emoji support. But you'll run into the same issue with the lock screen.
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I'm having trouble visualizing what you're both talking about, however I haven't used Synergy. Are y'all talking about the four lockscreen shortcuts or a widget on the lock screen in addition to the lockscreen shortcuts?
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If you talking about the missed sms count to swipe to the left, dunno.
As for the sms icon/app you can change it under shortcuts where you toggle it on and off, you can click it and change it to your sms program.
Yeah, the OP wants to change where the missed message count brings him when he swipes it.
Long shot, but is there an ASOP messaging app we can use? And would that be able to be recognized as "stock"? I know ASOP has a mod for emojis
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I did this on my old RAZR so maybe it's similar. What I did was rename the stock MMS to .bak then moved my preferred MMS app to system/app folder and renamed it to the stock MMS rebooted and it worked. Worth a shot, I'm on eclipse or I'd try it.
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kintwofan said:
I did this on my old RAZR so maybe it's similar. What I did was rename the stock MMS to .bak then moved my preferred MMS app to system/app folder and renamed it to the stock MMS rebooted and it worked. Worth a shot, I'm on eclipse or I'd try it.
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I'll have to give that a shot. If anyone does before me, please post up your results
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mike86325 said:
I'll have to give that a shot. If anyone does before me, please post up your results
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Just curious is that worked?
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kintwofan said:
Just curious is that worked?
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haven't tried it yet. I'm a little nervous lol
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mike86325 said:
haven't tried it yet. I'm a little nervous lol
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If it breaks anything you just delete the file you moved and thanks the original back to mms.apk
I have an inverted version of the stock MMS app (4.0.4-eng.tvap624.20120702.011632) and I can say that the notification that pops up on the stock lockscreen is unique to the Samsung mms app. This means notifications using any other mms app will not show up as a swipable event on the stock lockscreen. Inverted stock is a great version of the mms app. I just renamed secmms.apk (I believe) with .bak, put in the new app, renamed it as the original, set permissions, and rebooted. I have emoji support and messages on an all black background. It's nice.
Solar257 said:
I have an inverted version of the stock MMS app (4.0.4-eng.tvap624.20120702.011632) and I can say that the notification that pops up on the stock lockscreen is unique to the Samsung mms app. This means notifications using any other mms app will not show up as a swipable event on the stock lockscreen. Inverted stock is a great version of the mms app. I just renamed secmms.apk (I believe) with .bak, put in the new app, renamed it as the original, set permissions, and rebooted. I have emoji support and messages on an all black background. It's nice.
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thanks for the info. where did you get the inverted stock mms app? does it work 100%? I think this will be the best option for me since handcent has been slow and crashing. is the emoji support complete ios6?
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is this what you are using?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1921429
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mike86325 said:
... I think this will be the best option for me since handcent has been slow and crashing. is the emoji support complete ios6?
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GoSms also has emoji support. But you'll run into the same issue with the lock screen.
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I know, I'm actually using Handcent right now for emojis (didnt want to pay GoSMS just to send emojis).
It seems like lockscreen support is probably a complete no go unless someone somehow mods the stock mms for emojis (no idea how intense that process might be).
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I know, I'm actually using Handcent right now for emojis (didnt want to pay GoSMS just to send emojis).
It seems like lockscreen support is probably a complete no go unless someone somehow mods the stock mms for emojis (no idea how intense that process might be).
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Lol, I never noticed you had to pay to be able to send them. My bad.

Favorite messaging app?

Since we now have the option to pick in 4.4, what's your favorite messaging app? I've been using Ninja SMS. I prefer a Holo interface, and the chat heads mean I never have to look at the interface itself anyways.
Hangouts
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Textra
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Hangouts is my favorite.
I actually really, really like the hangouts app.
A lot.
Hangouts or textra for simplicity. Smart messenger for more features and speed. Has message back ups and works with your Google drive to send files.
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sliding messaging.
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AOSP MMS. Identical to the standard 4.3 MMS app.
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Hangout isn't bad, but I really miss the remove/change not compatible unicode options.
For this reason my favorite is the 8sms https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms. Looks like the stock 4.3 sms app, but have more options.
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I tried 8sms, but sometimes wouldn't receive pictures in MMS. It would appear as a triangle. Looks like a play button. Same with the stock messaging .apk. Any ideas?
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Another vote for Textra. Has some nice features, but not overly complicated or bloated. Handles MMS picture messages and iPhone-style group messages great.
-Mike
Can't let handcent go. Its been on every phone I've owned dating back to my HTC Evo
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jacob_woolf said:
Since we now have the option to pick in 4.4, what's your favorite messaging app? I've been using Ninja SMS. I prefer a Holo interface, and the chat heads mean I never have to look at the interface itself anyways.
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This isn't making any sense to me, you have always been able to pick whatever messaging app you want.
Textra hands down.
Sonic Offline said:
I actually really, really like the hangouts app.
A lot.
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Me too!
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Ahh sorry for my lack of input guys, I forgot to subscribe to the thread when I posted it. I'm loving the input though. I might have to try Textra, seeing as it's getting such positive reviews.
@krabman Sure, you could always use any SMS app, but it was never flawless. In KitKat there technically isn't a default SMS app. You pick whatever you want.
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This isn't making any sense to me, you have always been able to pick whatever messaging app you want.
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Yeah but now with 4.4 you can set any messaging app as the default.
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Textra
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jacob_woolf said:
Ahh sorry for my lack of input guys, I forgot to subscribe to the thread when I posted it. I'm loving the input though. I might have to try Textra, seeing as it's getting such positive reviews.
@krabman Sure, you could always use any SMS app, but it was never flawless. In KitKat there technically isn't a default SMS app. You pick whatever you want.
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In sorry but you have always been able to pick whatever you want and it would work without issue. All you had to do is turn off notifications in the stock messaging app which wasn't any harder than what you need to do now. What you didn't have to do was set your shiny new messing app as default because the operating system did it for you. If you installed multiple messaging apps like handcent and chomp it would then give the option to set one as default and you could go into the main settings/applications and remove that default just like any other application installs such as launchers or galleries where more than one app could be called to perform an action.
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Yeah but now with 4.4 you can set any messaging app as the default.
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See above. Assuming all the various messaging apps get tuned up to work on 4.4 you will have exactly the same options you had on 4.3, no more no less. There is no now you can pick.
Chomp sms
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[Widget][4.3+][V2.0] Hangouts Widget

"Hangouts Widget completes Android's most popular messaging app" - XDA
"Dead simple and free, what more could you ask for?- LifeHacker
Also featured on Android Community, Talk Android, IntoMobile, Android Headlines, and Droid Life!
Fast, Simple, Elegant
A homescreen widget to show messages (or SMS) received in Google Hangouts
Fully resizable and shows your messages at a glance.
Because of limitations to the Android system, only new Hangouts will be shown
You must first install Google Hangouts!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.Widget.Hangouts
[QRCODE]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.Widget.Hangouts[/QRCODE]
2.0:
- Lock Screen Widget
- Redesign with transparency and new icon
- Configure transparency for each widget
- New Dark Mode
- bugfixes
If the widget stops working after the update, please readd it. I am aware of an issue where the widget may lose recent conversations, this has been fixed for future updates...
The widget looks really nice, but damn it my Sony Xperia Z has not received 4.3 update yet...
Does it support lockscreen widgets?
Downloading
Looks great, will definitely be using
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If widget goes live on homescreen , so that we can type there only..
F yeah!
Are we maybe one step closer to a quick reply type pop up?
Like it!
But, IMHO, it must be a little bit wider
Getting error 920, can't download :/
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Thanks for sharing. If you're taking feature requests, a transparency option and making it. available as a lockscreen widget would be amazing.
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I really like the widget, but why have it its own padding?
It don't fit in my concept
What icon theme is being used here?
locolbd said:
What icon theme is being used here?
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Nox Icon
dodgebizkit said:
Does it support lockscreen widgets?
Downloading
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Doesn't look like it does. Hopefully that will come soon.
turilo said:
Getting error 920, can't download :/
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The OP's link got truncated a bit. Try the full link (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.Widget.Hangouts) OR do a search on the Play Store.
maddbomber83 said:
The OP's link got truncated a bit. Try the full link (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.Widget.Hangouts) OR do a search on the Play Store.
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Yep got it thanks
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Device not compatible at&t s4..
Can you post the APK for those that don't use the Play Store?
Installed!
It shows up as #9 on the list when searching "hangouts widget"
Anyways, it's visually appealing and I like how the plus sign takes you directly to current messages or to create a new one directly as well.
I'll see if any new messages appear on the widget since you say it doesn't show old messages
when I install the widget I can't send any messages in Hangouts anymore. It will just try and retry to send forever. Need to uninstall widget and reboot the phone to get it working again.
Oppo Find 5 on OmniRom 4.4
dodgebizkit said:
Does it support lockscreen widgets?
Downloading
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I'm working on this for an update
knudsen83 said:
Are we maybe one step closer to a quick reply type pop up?
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Maybe... The thing is I can't actually interface with hangouts so I would have to fake the input needed to send the message...
pdane said:
Thanks for sharing. If you're taking feature requests, a transparency option and making it. available as a lockscreen widget would be amazing.
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Thanks, I'll see what I can do
Kunde95 said:
I really like the widget, but why have it its own padding?
It don't fit in my concept
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I'll look into it, this isn't by design...
arnuckwade said:
Device not compatible at&t s4..
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Do you have 4.3+?
uishido said:
when I install the widget I can't send any messages in Hangouts anymore. It will just try and retry to send forever. Need to uninstall widget and reboot the phone to get it working again.
Oppo Find 5 on OmniRom 4.4
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This app is completely independent from hangouts and uses notifications to get the messages, so it shouldn't alter your ability to send messages at all... It is more than likely just coincidence that it is working now and not then.
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Google Dialer from Android N Preview 3 working on Moto X Pure Edition

Just a heads up this seems to be working again.
Got the apk from here:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...phone-3-01-08_rc8-android-apk-download/#notes
It installed fine.
Then just went to Settings>Apps and disabled the old Dialer.
Finally, went to Settings > Apps > cog button > Default Apps and set Google Dialer to default.
So far I have not seen any issue.
Please let me know if you find any.
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Just a heads up this seems to be working again.
Got the apk from here:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...phone-3-01-08_rc8-android-apk-download/#notes
It installed fine.
Then just went to Settings>Apps and disabled the old Dialer.
Finally, went to Settings > Apps > cog button > Default Apps and set Google Dialer to default.
So far I have not seen any issue.
Please let me know if you find any.
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Only the 2.5.11_rc8 worked for me, I believe they patched it after that.
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jsminnis said:
Only the 2.5.11_rc8 worked for me, I believe they patched it after that.
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3.01.08_rc8 not?
It's working on my MXPE.
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Just a heads up this seems to be working again.
Got the apk from here:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...phone-3-01-08_rc8-android-apk-download/#notes
It installed fine.
Then just went to Settings>Apps and disabled the old Dialer.
Finally, went to Settings > Apps > cog button > Default Apps and set Google Dialer to default.
So far I have not seen any issue.
Please let me know if you find any.
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What are the differences/improvements compared to the native dialer?
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What are the differences/improvements compared to the native dialer?
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This please.
Caller ID, it allows you to search for local bussinesses, block phone numbers and more.
Why does this one work on non-Nexus devices and the versions before didnt? Maybe they finally consider releasing it for all devices now.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer
Is it not just a Beta Version of this app?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer
Is it not just a Beta Version of this app?
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Does it allow you to install if from play store?
Probably not.
Also, the other versions didn't install since they were suppoused to be only for Nexus and Google Play Edition devices.
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Does it allow you to install if from play store?
Probably not.
Also, the other versions didn't install since they were suppoused to be only for Nexus and Google Play Edition devices.
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You are right I checked it from my tablet running cm13.1, it is showing are incompatible for the Moto.
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e_rene said:
Just a heads up this seems to be working again.
Got the apk from here:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...phone-3-01-08_rc8-android-apk-download/#notes
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Thanks.
Confirmed working here.
Looks and works exactly the same as 2.5.11_rc8 although there appears to be several changes in apk file.
How is this compared to http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...p-google-dialer-2-32-google-contacts-t3263859. ???
I think you need root for that. This app is latest(ish) version and has Call Blocking and Google Caller ID.
Previously you couldn't install this Nexus only Dialler on other phones hence needing root.
But this version escaped Google somehow and simply installs like any other apk. A day later they realised their mistake and made it Nexus only again.
It installed fine but cannot bring up the dial pad and cannot hang up a call. Not sure why it does this. Mxpe stock
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lk2race said:
It installed fine but cannot bring up the dial pad and cannot hang up a call. Not sure why it does this. Mxpe stock
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Try to give it the phone permission under app settings. This worked for me.
Myst3rion09 said:
Try to give it the phone permission under app settings. This worked for me.
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Did that still will not pop up to answer a call and unable to hang up a call.
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lk2race said:
Did that still will not pop up to answer a call and unable to hang up a call.
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Did you set it as default phone app? Had this problem when stock dialer was default.
Also try to disable stock dialer.
Myst3rion09 said:
Did you set it as default phone app? Had this problem when stock dialer was default.
Also try to disable stock dialer.
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Set as default with all permissions and disabled the notice dialer.
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Under Apps / Phone / Notification, set it to Allow Peeking = Off. No Peeking helped me get better notifications on incoming calls.
YMMV

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