hello.
I looked in the market extensively but couldn't find what I wanted. is there an app that does something similar to providing you with an option to record when a call comes in or when you call out? all of the apps seem to just record every call when the service is on. I dont know if that's a technical limitation or not.
thanks!
I have an annoying issue with my phone and don't know if it can be remedied or not. I am sure that others may have the same issue. If I miss a phone call and the person leaves a voicemail I get four different app notifications. The icons in the notification bar include: missed call icon, email icon with possible transcript of voicemail, text message with possible transcript of voicemail and finally, Google voice icon with transcript and voice recording. I use Handcent for texting, gmail for emails and Google voice for voicemails. I would like to keep Google voice as I like the transcript and voice recording available in one spot. Is there a way to selectively not receive notices for phone calls from specific apps?
Maxmusic said:
I have an annoying issue with my phone and don't know if it can be remedied or not. I am sure that others may have the same issue. If I miss a phone call and the person leaves a voicemail I get four different app notifications. The icons in the notification bar include: missed call icon, email icon with possible transcript of voicemail, text message with possible transcript of voicemail and finally, Google voice icon with transcript and voice recording. I use Handcent for texting, gmail for emails and Google voice for voicemails. I would like to keep Google voice as I like the transcript and voice recording available in one spot. Is there a way to selectively not receive notices for phone calls from specific apps?
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i wont be of too much help here, but i can suggest turning notifications off for such things as a bootleg temp fix until you figure it out.
ive never used handscent so that may be it, or more likely an app for transcripting voicemails as that seems to be the common factor here.
I'm having great success calling another android user with Google Talk (Gtalk) app in N4.
Google Talk is Google's instant messaging (IM) program, trying to compete against Skype. You can do IM, voice chat (call) and video chat.
I have heard great things about Skype-to-Skype call quality and did some research. Skype's excellent call quality attributes to primarily 2 factors. First, it uses Skype's own audio codec (SILK?). Second, Skype uses p2p protocol, which means it doesn't have many nodes to connect the 2 users. However, the biggest problem of Skype on Android is it's a major battery hog. Since Skype doesn't support push notification on Android (it does in iOS), the app needs constant polling, which drains the battery at a rate roughly 10% an hour. Usually, you will need to recharge the phone twice a day.
Here comes Google Talk. I'll discuss the pros and cons of its voice call feature.
To my knowledge, Gtalk uses iSAC codec for voice chats among several codec options, when possible. iSAC is a wideband (16kHz vs 8kHz used for phone calls) HD codec, comparable to HD G722. iSAC uses variable bit rate (10 - 52kbps). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Speech_Audio_Codec
What does this mean? You can have HD quality voice calls even on 3g. The call is crisp clear and there's almost zero latency because it uses p2p protocol (similar to Skype). If you are happy with Skype-to-Skype call quality, you will also like Gtalk.
How about battery drain? Nothing extra for most android users because your phone is already running Gtalk 24/7 by default. (If you don't plan to use Gtalk, sign out to save a little battery.) Gtalk uses push notification, which is much more efficient than constant polling.
Gtalk has several disadvantages so YMMV.
First, it doesn't call fork (ringing multiple devices simultaneously). If you want to receive gtalk call from your phone, you must sign out gtalk (gchat) from all other places including gmail and pbxes. Google is said to be working on this issue.
Second, when you accept the voice chat, the default mode is speaker phone. You need 3 clicks (menu>audio>handset earpiece) to change this every time. Silly Google.
Third, not everybody uses Gtalk. Even most android users don't use gtalk despite it's already running.
Fourth, you can't make/receive phone calls. I tried gtalk2voip but didn't like the quality.
Fifth, there's no shortcut to initiate the voice chat. Requires 3+ clicks to make a call.
Overall, if you call only a handful of people who use android, then this might be a solution that offers great quality and great battery life.
This is more of a "feature application" than a "voip alternative" of any sort in my opinion.
Way too many things to do to make a "call"..and at the same time, the recepient of the "call" also needs to have google chat like you mentioned.
Much cheaper alternative would be to just use a voip provier like skype or voip.ms.. yes the codec/quality might be worse, but I think it would be worth not having to go through hoops in order to have a voice conversation.
krazykeyur said:
This is more of a "feature application" than a "voip alternative" of any sort in my opinion.
Way too many things to do to make a "call"..and at the same time, the recepient of the "call" also needs to have google chat like you mentioned.
Much cheaper alternative would be to just use a voip provier like skype or voip.ms.. yes the codec/quality might be worse, but I think it would be worth not having to go through hoops in order to have a voice conversation.
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At the moment it cant replace "traditional" VoIP solution. Google has to allow the gmail's pstn calling feature in android app. It already has the structure to provide the service and Google just have to flip the switch.
I have asked why Google hasn't made the move yet in several forums and the consensus is Google is playing nice with the wireless carriers.
It is speculated that Google will soon provide wireless data service without voice. I believe that's when android Google talk app will be able to call and receive phone calls natively. It will be a best voip solution given the push and codec it uses.
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So...why dont you just use google voice since its designed for calling. Gtalk is great for messaging and video chatting but i would choose voice for the calling.
skimura89 said:
So...why dont you just use google voice since its designed for calling. Gtalk is great for messaging and video chatting but i would choose voice for the calling.
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I think you got confused. Strictly speaking, Google voice is not a VoIP service. It's a pstn call forwarding service.
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Thanks for this solid post. I nearly always use google talk to text my buddies on android but havent thought about using the voice aspect of it. perhaps I should think more about that..
I have absolutely horrible sound quality during video chats on Google Talk. Video isn't great, but sound is incredibly quiet no matter how loud or close the person I'm talking to is.
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Second, when you accept the voice chat, the default mode is speaker phone. You need 3 clicks (menu>audio>handset earpiece) to change this every time. Silly Google.
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I don't even see how to initiate a voice chat. What are the steps?
spitswap said:
I don't even see how to initiate a voice chat. What are the steps?
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Press the microphone while in a chat
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I'm the OP and found Vonage Mobile will be a better solution, when you have a small number of regular callers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36061263&postcount=778
In short, similar to gTalk, it provides great call quality and great battery life but much better user experience.
has anyone in toronto tried talkatone or viber or dell's fongo app? all these free voice phone apps have pretty crappy voice, the other person can never really hear you :crying:
DarkhShadow said:
Press the microphone while in a chat
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I pressed the microphone button while in chat and it converts whatever I say into text. Can someone posts step by step instructions?
acegolfer said:
I'm the OP and found Vonage Mobile will be a better solution, when you have a small number of regular callers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36061263&postcount=778
In short, similar to gTalk, it provides great call quality and great battery life but much better user experience.
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Tried this and it works fine. Easy to use and call quality seems OK so far. Would be nice to check out the gTalk function though just to compare.
Hi,
I am looking for an android app to record the calls. I did search the forums and I couldn't find anything specific to my requirement.
1. App should be able to record two calls (both my side and caller side).
2. App should be able to record the calls with and without speaker.
3. App must be able to record the calls irrespective of the mode of call. I mean, the app should be able to record calls that I attend/make with native dialer or talkatone for google voice or skype call. I am not seeing any app that does it.
I am willing to pay a small price for an app that does all the above.
Google voice call recording is not an option for me.
Thanks,
Balaji.
Total Recall....not bad recording on both ends. Need to be rooted, 30 day trail period, then $9.95.
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You could always root your phone and flash this. It's got to be the easiest way to record calls.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44792443
You can install Exposed Installer and enable this by downloading the module "EnableCallRecording"...to me worked alright!
HERE you can find more informations about modules and the proper instalation...
Make sure you aren't in a 2-party state or you could be breaking the law by recording phone calls without the other person knowing.
I updated to the latest preview of Android L to do a little testing on a few apps that i have in the works. While using the phone for dev reasons, i noticed that the ROM was stable enough for everyday use, so i decided to install Google voice, hangouts messenger and setup Google voice to be my voice-mail of choice. This is where i noticed a issue, when i receive a phone call to my Google voice number, everything works great, hangouts app picks up the call, if i decline the call it goes directly to Google voice-mail. Perfect.. The issue is when people (for some reason) call my normal cell number it will ring and go to the normal dialer, but when i decline the call, it'll ring the hangout's messenger app.
Doing some digging i found that Google setup voice-mail a little different between kitkat (and before) to lollipop. There use to be an option to send calls straight to Voice-mail (whatever is set to default) when you'r busy(declined call) or you don't answer(missed call), now there is no option for this, just different options of numbers to forward too. This wouldn't be an issue using normal voice-mail, but when using Google voice it now forwards the calls to your Google voice number when you decline a phone call from your normal cell number... Besides having two voice-mail numbers, i do not see a work around..
Anyone else seeing this issue and have a solution?
Hi,
We do not need a new thread for this, we are trying to keep all L related issues to either this thread here or a good place could be the thread you created here until it is officially released as some of these bugs/flaws could be fixed by then.
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