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[Q] Anyone know a good app to record phone calls?

On my N1, I used vrecorder and when I had the phone call on speaker phone it recorded fine. The widget worked well. Vrecorder does not show up in the market for me with the NS. Anyone know a good app to use? Everything I tried does not work.

Anyone?
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vrecorder must be a protected app. It should show once Google fixes the Market to recognize our phones.
Meanwhile, if you're rooted, there are ways to change the build.prop file to make them show for you. I'll leave that for other threads, where it's well explained and easily found with the search.
I don't have a specific app recommendation for you, though.

Vrecorder shows up in the market now. It doesn't record calls good though. I think the Nexus One recorder calls better while on speaker phone because there was a second Michael near the speaker. While on speaker phone with the Nexus S and recording, you can't hear the other end when you play the recording.
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Google Voice... Press 4 During a Call to Start / End =)
Then you can find them in recordings online or via the app.
Enjoy!
http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115082
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PlankLongBeard said:
Google Voice... Press 4 During a Call to Start / End =)
Then you can find them in recordings online or via the app.
Enjoy!
http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=115082
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Been wondering about that via Google Voice.
After reading more info about it. Looks like any calls initiated by you can't be recorded.

Nexus MC said:
Been wondering about that via Google Voice! But you have to use your google number and the Google Voice App?
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Yeah... that's the only way to use the feature... Maybe if you do the call back option as well without the app. I do know it works well... used if for skits and such... =)
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not everyone can use Google Voice
it only works if you have a USA number
it wont let me sign up for one

tdoughone said:
a second Michael near the speaker
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Don't you hate it when that happens!!

MikhailCompo said:
Don't you hate it when that happens!!
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Good catch, I meant "Mic" stupid auto correct lol
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One-way recording
Before, when I was using Galaxy S, it was possible to record during a call.
But it was only possible one-way recording, that means, only my voice.
Now, with my Nexus S, it is not possible to record at all during a call.
There is no sound.
Anyone know my?
Using app "Voice recorder" and "Note everything"

Can XOOM 3G make Voice call like a mobile phone

Can any one advise this as its not listen in the 3G Specs..

By default no, but there has been talks about possibly getting it to work and a lot of people have success getting Line2 (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.toktumi.line2&feature=search_result) to work on it but requires you to even find the APK somewhere or download it on another android phone and copy the APK file off it.

I am looking for a core 2 Andriod 3.0 with at least a 7.1 or 10.1 screen...
Have to be able to make call.
Any recommendations..

I don't think you're going to find that anywhere.

Good luck with that, last I checked there were no tablets out there (at least in terms of Android 3.0+) that will allow you to make phone calls with them unless you use Skype (or mod it to allow making phone calls nativity.
I have heard that Samsung Galaxy Tab does allow you to make phone calls but I haven't tested myself and don't know if the newer Tab 10.1 (not sure if it's out yet or not) will support the phone features either since the Tab 10.1 will have 3.0.
I'm sure other members on this forums will step in to correct me if I'm wrong at anything I've said here but this is what I've saw so far.

I had some limited success with nettalk and my Google Talk phone number. Could connect with my home phone but my husband said it was very echo-y. I'm wifi only so it can be done. I'm going to try Line 2.

GrooVe IP works
i downloaded groove IP from the market tonite and it seems to work fine, it uses your Google voice number. No monthly fee like Line 2

mbrought4 said:
i downloaded groove IP from the market tonite and it seems to work fine, it uses your Google voice number. No monthly fee like Line 2
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I got groove IP from market and it works good enough. Thanks for the tip. I haven't been able to figure out how to receive calls with it though. Does it work for you? Anyone have any ideas?
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receiving calls
you have to be logged out of Google talk on your xoom. Also, make sure that in your gv settings you have it set to google chat rather than your mobile number. Not sure if that made any sense, but they explain it step by step in the help section.

is that video calling or just voice?

mbrought4 said:
you have to be logged out of Google talk on your xoom. Also, make sure that in your gv settings you have it set to google chat rather than your mobile number. Not sure if that made any sense, but they explain it step by step in the help section.
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That did the trick! Thanks!
This is for voice calls.
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mbrought4 said:
you have to be logged out of Google talk on your xoom. Also, make sure that in your gv settings you have it set to google chat rather than your mobile number. Not sure if that made any sense, but they explain it step by step in the help section.
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How can I get the google chat to show up rather then the mobile number because I do not have that option. The only options I see are my mobile number and add this phone, nothing else. I can make calls with excellent quality on both ends but cannot get any calls on my Xoom because of this. What am I doing wrong?

diablo2224 said:
How can I get the google chat to show up rather then the mobile number because I do not have that option. The only options I see are my mobile number and add this phone, nothing else. I can make calls with excellent quality on both ends but cannot get any calls on my Xoom because of this. What am I doing wrong?
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That's the same problem that I was having. You have to log on to google voice settings using your web browser for the log in to chat settings.
My problem was that I was logged into google talk on my xoom.
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kyoteqwik said:
That's the same problem that I was having. You have to log on to google voice settings using your web browser for the log in to chat settings.
My problem was that I was logged into google talk on my xoom.
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I forgot about that. Well I am there on the web browser version of voice and I am a bit confused as to what I need to do exactly. Am I setting up a new number? I still don't see anything about google chat. I'm not a noob to technology by any means but never tried to set up calling on my Xoom until now because I never had the need for it. I do appreciate the help a lot.

diablo2224 said:
I forgot about that. Well I am there on the web browser version of voice and I am a bit confused as to what I need to do exactly. Am I setting up a new number? I still don't see anything about google chat. I'm not a noob to technology by any means but never tried to set up calling on my Xoom until now because I never had the need for it. I do appreciate the help a lot.
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Not really sure. When I go to google voice on my browser and then click on the setting tab in upper right corner and then choose voice settings, I can then click on the phones tab, that is where I am able to choose google chat.
Hope that helps, that's about all I got.
I will add that my calls work a lot better for the other party when I use bluetooth.
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kyoteqwik said:
Not really sure. When I go to google voice on my browser and then click on the setting tab in upper right corner and then choose voice settings, I can then click on the phones tab, that is where I am able to choose google chat.
Hope that helps, that's about all I got.
I will add that my calls work a lot better for the other party when I use bluetooth.
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Dang... I just remembered a long time ago I deleted the google chat from my registered phones list because I didn't think I would ever need to use it. So that would mean I would have to add it back, but... yeah. If I try to add another phone it gives me the name to choose and I need to set a number for it, and I have no idea what the number would be for google chat. Thanks for the quick responses though! I'll try and figure out what to do next. And I have 2 nice bluetooth headsets and they do work great!

diablo2224 said:
Dang... I just remembered a long time ago I deleted the google chat from my registered phones list because I didn't think I would ever need to use it. So that would mean I would have to add it back, but... yeah. If I try to add another phone it gives me the name to choose and I need to set a number for it, and I have no idea what the number would be for google chat. Thanks for the quick responses though! I'll try and figure out what to do next. And I have 2 nice bluetooth headsets and they do work great!
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No problem.
I would just try to add a new phone and call it google talk, that seems to be the only settings on mine.
Good luck.
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scsa20 said:
Good luck with that, last I checked there were no tablets out there (at least in terms of Android 3.0+) that will allow you to make phone calls with them unless you use Skype (or mod it to allow making phone calls nativity.
I have heard that Samsung Galaxy Tab does allow you to make phone calls but I haven't tested myself
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The legacy Galaxy Tab does let you use a GSM sim card and allow one to make phone calls as well as access EDGE/3G data...i helped a friend set up his tab a couple of weeks ago and can confirm this....im located in Mumbai, India...and the versions available here do allow the ability to also use it as a phone..
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i believe its the kernel that is stopping it from possible.
at the momenet, honeycomb is designed to be a tablet OS, hence it didn't include the Phone's feature in the system.
for galaxy tab, (the older one), it running on Gingerbread which a Phone OS, hence it can be easily enable the phone feature.
i believe we need to wait till Ice Cream where it unite Gingerbread and Honeycomb, so that it has the phone's feature in the system and can be enabled easily.

Hey All
Just thought I'd add to this old topic. I have an Australian 3G Xoom, on the American 3.1 update, with my settings pushed back for 3G etc.
Tonight I installed the UAString/SMS mod, so that I could send SMSes (which work perfectly with Handcent, over the Telstra 3G network - just like any mobile phone would do). Then I tried calling my tablet. This also worked perfectly! The call came up, it connected, etc. I answered and this is where we hit trouble. No sound. Either way. So the Xoom doesn't have a microphone/speaker set up for sound during a call. I even tried setting the Xoom on speaker phone, but still nothing.
Any ideas? Not sure if this has been posted about before, and I thought it was pretty exciting, to be making normal calls, and SMSes (there is all this talk about Google Voice, which is useless outside of the US) on the Xoom, and this was very exciting for me.

Guide To Get HD Voice Activated!

I know people have problems with newer modems and dialing *#0011#*...
But with the new modems you need a app from app store called ShowServiceMode For Galaxy LTE
1. Install app
2. Open app
3. UNcheck ''use recommended setting choosed''
4. Choose option called Main Menu: 197328640 (NOT THE MAIN MENU '#*#197328640!)
5. Press ''run with above setting''
6. Press 7 WB-AMR-SETTINGS
Here you have to enable 1 WB-AMR Enable and 3 WB-AMR Setting ON
7. Press back and press ''Run with above settings choosed''
8. Press 6 WB-AMR Status and see if it says WB-AMR Setting ON, GSM WB OFF and UMTS WB ON
Thats it, you now have HD voice..
I have got this working with all the touchwiss based roms, I have not tried other roms but I think it will do fine...
And one other thing!
To get this to work you can not have frozen/deleted these apps with titanium or other app
Assistant Menu
com.sec.bcservice
com.sec.phone
Factory mode
Factory Key String
MDMApp (I think)
Perso (I think)
Preconfig (I think)
RilNotifier
Service Mode
Service Mode Ril
Ultra cfg ( I think)
I someone knows that this will work without some of these services please tell me, I have experimented myself and I think you need these services to get it to work...

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Couldn't find SSM in appstore using phone but could by PC...
Please note this is a paid app...
A little while later in a galaxy far, far away....
Yeah cool, got it all going, somehow shut down my 4G then got it working again with some experimentation, DON'T ask how.... Not sure how I lost it in the 1st place....:silly::laugh:
Thanks mate...:good:

ultramag69 said:
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Sorry, the app name is___ ShowServiceMode For Galaxy LTE___

Ok - purchased: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tojc.ShowServiceMode
Will test now,.
EDIT: I have now have HD voice.
WB-AMR ON
GSM WB OFF
UMTS WB ON

if someone who is running another ROM than the Touchwiz based could give me a heads up if it working. Like Google edition roms etc, I would be happy

I run a Google Edition ROM and can confirm that this app cannot access the required setting due to not having a few of the files mentioned in the OP.
Call quality sounds incredible to me so it could actually be enabled. Would be nice to find out if there was a way to check.
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Too expensive app. It should be free!

Lte user here. Settings have taken to the phone so atleast that bit looks like it works. Will make a call now to test. Does this work loud speaker,headset and handset then?
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cas_uk said:
Lte user here. Settings have taken to the phone so atleast that bit looks like it works. Will make a call now to test. Does this work loud speaker,headset and handset then?
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Yes HD Voice is in the network...

smoothunit said:
I run a Google Edition ROM and can confirm that this app cannot access the required setting due to not having a few of the files mentioned in the OP.
Call quality sounds incredible to me so it could actually be enabled. Would be nice to find out if there was a way to check.
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I see, I do not know any other way, but maybe it's turned ON by default. That said, everytime I call someone whos phone supports HD Voice, I can really hear that it's HD Voice. I did not need to check if it's enable, I can hear it-- But you always know the placebo effect if you are 110% sure

Droid_Dustin said:
Too expensive app. It should be free!
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I know! But it was the same price as a cheesburger at Mcdonalds, here. Looking at my stomac I knew I could live with one less burger, AND I really enjoy talking with HD Voice, it's just like the person is sitting next to you

Why anybody would pay for this app if you can flash modem (up to ME2) and activate it for FREE.
Afterwards, you can flash any latest modem and HD Voice will stay ON.
5 minutes and job done, no need to pay for it

Great. Will test it

DjeMBeY said:
Why anybody would pay for this app if you can flash modem (up to ME2) and activate it for FREE.
Afterwards, you can flash any latest modem and HD Voice will stay ON.
5 minutes and job done, no need to pay for it
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Because when I flash my phone, I do not flash it one more time. But what you say is true, people can do wathever suits them best

mr.lysgaard said:
Because when I flash my phone, I do not flash it one more time. But what you say is true, people can do wathever suits them best
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The app is free from the developer. Here his link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/52jk3oz1vvonmkr/ktrIKSHMne/ShowServiceMode-For-Galaxy-LTE-V328Free.apk
The service to be launched is at the end of the list:
Proxy Call Activity
MAIN MENU:
RilServiceModeApp (197328640)

Can confirm it worked fine on the newest 4.3 leak thumbs up ?
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Anyone try it on the Active yet?

I would buy it, but I don't have a credit card. And the Google Play Gift-cards aren't available yes here in germany...

Works great on ..bmf8
Thanks
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Services needed!
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You need these services rolling!
com.sec.bcservice
com.sec.phone
Factory mode
Factory Key String
Perso
Preconfig
RilNotifier
Service Mode
Service Mode Ril

[Q] Confirm SMS hide option

Does the stock messaging app have the secure box in it? To hide my sms.. I use the HTC One X and it had it.. Can someone please confirm it

Don't see that. also can't expand sms notifications to reply either

Ahh what kind of crap is this? Don't know if it's sense 6 or Verizon variant? On sense 5.5 i had this feature as well as sense 4+. I just figured it was on there but didn't look for it. If you go to phone app there is blocked callers but nothing for blocking text messages, WTF?!?

deeznuts said:
Ahh what kind of crap is this? Don't know if it's sense 6 or Verizon variant? On sense 5.5 i had this feature as well as sense 4+. I just figured it was on there but didn't look for it. If you go to phone app there is blocked callers but nothing for blocking text messages, WTF?!?
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Yea this was one of my favorite features, a little disappointed they did not bring it back

716Rob said:
Yea this was one of my favorite features, a little disappointed they did not bring it back
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Best integrated feature and don't see why they would take it away but still integrate blocked calling feature? Stupid. Know any third party apps that work with KitKat 4.4.2 for this?

So did Verizon take this feature out or maybe in the software update that brings us the Power Save modes we will get this feature back?
On the HTC site it shows it's still possible on the M8, http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/464987.html

d1ez3 said:
Don't see that. also can't expand sms notifications to reply either
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Can you please go through this and give us a feedback?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/464986.html

Not a solution, but a workaround would be to install Who Are You from the Play Store. You can block calls and texts using it.
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NotATreoFan said:
Not a solution, but a workaround would be to install Who Are You from the Play Store. You can block calls and texts using it.
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I am not talking about blocking people. I want to hide some sms that I receive. The HTC ONE M7 had this feature and the HTC ONE X had it as well in the messaging app. So my question is does the verizon HTC ONE M8 have this feature?
Can you confirm following the steps in the support link ?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/464986.html

must.sayim said:
I am not talking about blocking people. I want to hide some sms that I receive. The HTC ONE M7 had this feature and the HTC ONE X had it as well in the messaging app. So my question is does the verizon HTC ONE M8 have this feature?
Can you confirm following the steps in the support link ?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/464986.html
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If you are really worried about hiding text messages, look for an app called Vegas SMS. This is the best program out there to hide text messages.

steelersmb said:
If you are really worried about hiding text messages, look for an app called Vegas SMS. This is the best program out there to hide text messages.
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I want to use the original sms app that comes with htc

must.sayim said:
I am not talking about blocking people. I want to hide some sms that I receive. The HTC ONE M7 had this feature and the HTC ONE X had it as well in the messaging app. So my question is does the verizon HTC ONE M8 have this feature?
Can you confirm following the steps in the support link ?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/464986.html
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I use Verizon Messages, but let me see if I can check that now.
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No option for it.
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NotATreoFan said:
No option for it.
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Made a thread on the Intl M8 forum trying to get someone over there to check. Will at least confirm if HTC said screw it you don't need this feature or Verizon/US Carriers (once other carriers get this device in hand to see) said screw it you don't need this feature. HTC says the M8 has this feature. Unless they are wrong or again only on the Intl version or maybe just latest Firmware since ours is so old and don't even have the simple Power Save mode yet. Geez my Sense 4+ had Power Save mode. http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/howto/464986.html
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I want to use the original sms app that comes with htc
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Exactly! Always had this feature even on Sense 5.5 with Android 4.2.2 on my HTC One X+ device. Seems odd Sense 6.0 would take the feature out and leave in the block call feature???
Third party apps never work as well as fully integrated features IMO. Sure they can work for the most part, only takes that one time though it doesn't work to ruin it all, lol!

NotATreoFan said:
No option for it.
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Was that the conversation menu? Is there anything different when you long press on a specific message?

sean67854 said:
Was that the conversation menu? Is there anything different when you long press on a specific message?
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Long press a message you only get options for Delete, Call, Open Contact. That's it! If you go into a text conversation window you can lock a message by tapping it and shows a lock symbol. Doesn't hide the message at all, think all this does is prevent message from being deleted.

Well looks like there is hope people!!! Straight from the HTC website it provides it (see link above) and also just got confirmation from an international unbranded HTC M8 user!
1.54.401.5 and yeah, stock unbranded international.
So i guess we then have to wait for either:
A. Verizon push us an OTA update with latest firmware 1.54.401.5
B. We have to wait for S-Off and then we can update on our own to firmware 1.54.401.5 and have it along with a world of opportunities?!?:fingers-crossed:

Just tested out the block caller feature that we still do have built into the stock dialer app. This feature is useless, try it! I blocked a phone number. Then had that phone call my phone, after 2 rings goes to voicemail, i left a voicemail. Now my phone vibrates telling me i have a new voicemail and also displays an icon on the notification bar with a person and a lock next to them. I pull down notifications and says tap to stop call forwarding or slide to dismiss.
So basically if you want someone to not call you you're SOL! They can still leave you a voicemail and the phone shows you right away that someone you didn't want to call just called. Gotta love the privacy here, WTF?!?
Really miss iPhone here with iBlacklist. The only app that got it right all the time! Would not let people leave a VM, would just make a busy tone if they called. Above that would save their texts they tried sending you inside the iBlacklist app itself if you cared to read them or just delete them. This device has no options like this and seems nothing on the market is compatible with kit kat 4.4.2?

deeznuts said:
Just tested out the block caller feature that we still do have built into the stock dialer app. This feature is useless, try it! I blocked a phone number. Then had that phone call my phone, after 2 rings goes to voicemail, i left a voicemail. Now my phone vibrates telling me i have a new voicemail and also displays an icon on the notification bar with a person and a lock next to them. I pull down notifications and says tap to stop call forwarding or slide to dismiss.
So basically if you want someone to not call you you're SOL! They can still leave you a voicemail and the phone shows you right away that someone you didn't want to call just called. Gotta love the privacy here, WTF?!?
Really miss iPhone here with iBlacklist. The only app that got it right all the time! Would not let people leave a VM, would just make a busy tone if they called. Above that would save their texts they tried sending you inside the iBlacklist app itself if you cared to read them or just delete them. This device has no options like this and seems nothing on the market is compatible with kit kat 4.4.2?
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Check out Who Are You. It pairs best with YouMail, but it's not required. I use them both and once I ditch a call, it doesn't just hang up on them. It plays the Verizon Wireless number disconnected message and then hang up.
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Does it block text too? Seems nothing blocks text in kit Kat 4.4.2 and HTC phones have issues not blocking calls instead sending them to VM.

Voice Answer Unavailable

The voice answer capabilities are not available on the Pixel 2. I need to be able to say "Answer" or "Reject" to accept an incoming phone call. There is no built-in option and I cannot use apps such as Tasker because the voice option is grayed out. Can anyone please tell me how to get this feature to work specifically on the Google Pixel 2 XL.

gimproll said:
The voice answer capabilities are not available on the Pixel 2. I need to be able to say "Answer" or "Reject" to accept an incoming phone call. There is no built-in option and I cannot use apps such as Tasker because the voice option is grayed out. Can anyone please tell me how to get this feature to work specifically on the Google Pixel 2 XL.
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I don't think that feature is available with the Google dialer. The only other phone I had that did that was Samsung with Touchwiz........

tkacer said:
I don't think that feature is available with the Google dialer. The only other phone I had that did that was Samsung with Touchwiz........
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Thank you for the reply tkacer. Yes, I was coming from Samsung to Google so I had the feature. I am not a developer so I apologies if this is a naive question, but can an app be built that would allow the ability to answer with voice on the Pixel 2 XL? I ask because the only app I know (and trust) that possibly could is Tasker and I cannot get it to work. The option is grayed out when trying to add it to an application.

gimproll said:
Thank you for the reply tkacer. Yes, I was coming from Samsung to Google so I had the feature. I am not a developer so I apologies if this is a naive question, but can an app be built that would allow the ability to answer with voice on the Pixel 2 XL? I ask because the only app I know (and trust) that possibly could is Tasker and I cannot get it to work. The option is grayed out when trying to add it to an application.
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I feel your pain - really one of the few features I miss from touchwiz.........that and alarms the can be set using maps! I don't believe it will ever be a option on other platforms, or it would have been done already......haven't really heard or seen that feature anywhere else.