Hi all,
I'm looking for an app that will send the location of a WP8 phone by SMS when mobile internet is not available.
Even better if the app could respond to a SMS received.
I know there where apps like this for Windows Mobile 6.5 but haven't seen any for WP8.
Thanks,
JW
jwb said:
Hi all,
I'm looking for an app that will send the location of a WP8 phone by SMS when mobile internet is not available.
Even better if the app could respond to a SMS received.
I know there where apps like this for Windows Mobile 6.5 but haven't seen any for WP8.
Thanks,
JW
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This is impossible for two reasons...
1) There is no API which would use services that cost you money on your behalf (well, except data connections, but when you turn it off, it stays off). Consequently, there is no way for apps to legally intercept SMSes.
2) Some mobile operators do not allow the usage of such apps, to prevent traffic overflows.
You can, however,. find apps which allow you to send location through SMS manually.
Well, no way for a third-party app in the store. It's actually possible with homebrew on interop-unlocked phones. I've considered writing a demo app for how to intercept and send SMS programmatically.
Wouldn't help unless you have a phone that can be interop-unlocked though.
mcosmin222 said:
This is impossible for two reasons...
1) There is no API which would use services that cost you money on your behalf (well, except data connections, but when you turn it off, it stays off). Consequently, there is no way for apps to legally intercept SMSes.
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This is not correct. Windows phone uses SMS intercept as a backup to trigger app download, location reporting, and remote ringing (aka find my phone) with capabilities ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_AGENT and ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_RECIPIENT. The API function to send an SMS is, logically enough, SmsSendMessage (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee498244.aspx). There are no laws that prevent intercepting SMS messages on the device to which the SMS is sent.
That's a CE API, not an NT one... it may be present on WP8 (un-modified, I mean; obviously they have *some* API for sending SMS) but the documentation you linked may be incorrect. In any case, I would be very interested to know what capability is required to use it... that would allow a wholsesale replacement of the built-in SMS utility, potentially (on capability-unlocked phones).
However, what I suspect mcosmin222 meant is that there's no such *public* API and no app that did that would ever be allowed into the store...
GoodDayToDie said:
That's a CE API, not an NT one... it may be present on WP8 (un-modified, I mean; obviously they have *some* API for sending SMS) but the documentation you linked may be incorrect. In any case, I would be very interested to know what capability is required to use it... that would allow a wholsesale replacement of the built-in SMS utility, potentially (on capability-unlocked phones).
However, what I suspect mcosmin222 meant is that there's no such *public* API and no app that did that would ever be allowed into the store...
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Thanks for all the replies. Gave me some more insight.
In the new Lumia Black software, there is this "Driving Mode". There you have the option to have auto text replies to incoming calls AND text messages.
So it looks there is some kind of API but probably not publicly available?
jordanmills said:
This is not correct. Windows phone uses SMS intercept as a backup to trigger app download, location reporting, and remote ringing (aka find my phone) with capabilities ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_AGENT and ID_CAP_SMS_INTERCEPT_RECIPIENT. The API function to send an SMS is, logically enough, SmsSendMessage (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee498244.aspx). There are no laws that prevent intercepting SMS messages on the device to which the SMS is sent.
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Legal way in the context of the marketplace.
There's legal APIs and illegal APIs, and anything which has to do with SMS (aside from Sms compose task) is illegal on the marketplace for the average developer.
There is obviously an API which allows WP8 to send SMS, but that is contained only for internal system use.
mcosmin222 said:
Legal way in the context of the marketplace.
There's legal APIs and illegal APIs, and anything which has to do with SMS (aside from Sms compose task) is illegal on the marketplace for the average developer.
There is obviously an API which allows WP8 to send SMS, but that is contained only for internal system use.
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The app that might be of use to find which hidden API calls could be used to intercept SMS messages is the Nokia's "call + SMS filter" (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/call-sms-filter/c459945b-d93f-4aae-9207-c6ab1d971357). But the unknown is whether or not that would work on non-Nokia's or could it work on all WP8 devices (I'd install it on my Ativ S to copy its content, but unfortunately it's FS access has been blocked with me installing GDR3, the developer 10521)...
Samsung has their own. Its called "call blocking"
Is it possible to develop an application by using the SMS to get the location?
I noticed that since yesterday, Google Now seems to have gotten reduced functionality, namely, in setting reminders.
I used to use voice commands all the time to leave reminders, specially location-based ones.
I noticed now that whether I say "reminder" or "alarm" it sets an alarm... and can no longer set them to a specific location like "remind me when I get home to..." and only at a specific time.
I also noticed that it appears to be hooking into HTC's own Alarm app instead of using it's own alarm/notification system.
Is this something HTC updated in it's internal apps that is taking over the reminder/alarm feature of Google Now? Or is Google Now itself doing this from adding support for notifications from 3rd party apps? Any way to revert it back?
same here
Cyber Akuma said:
I noticed that since yesterday, Google Now seems to have gotten reduced functionality, namely, in setting reminders.
I used to use voice commands all the time to leave reminders, specially location-based ones.
I noticed now that whether I say "reminder" or "alarm" it sets an alarm... and can no longer set them to a specific location like "remind me when I get home to..." and only at a specific time.
I also noticed that it appears to be hooking into HTC's own Alarm app instead of using it's own alarm/notification system.
Is this something HTC updated in it's internal apps that is taking over the reminder/alarm feature of Google Now? Or is Google Now itself doing this from adding support for notifications from 3rd party apps? Any way to revert it back?
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it's driving me crazy! I need my reminders back!
Known issue for the past few days. https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/websearch/vu0eMzw83MU[1-25]
From what I've read you can type in the reminder and it'll work. It's when you do it via voice and it has to go out to google servers does the bug pop up. I'm sure it'll be fixed soon.
i keep getting spam calls from the same number recently, and I went online to my verizon account to block the number. however, when I tried to apply it, I got an error message saying that I could not block it. interestingly, the system applied the block to my wife's iPhone.
is there an alternative way to block calls aside from a 3rd party app?
thanks!
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i keep getting spam calls from the same number recently, and I went online to my verizon account to block the number. however, when I tried to apply it, I got an error message saying that I could not block it. interestingly, the system applied the block to my wife's iPhone.
is there an alternative way to block calls aside from a 3rd party app?
thanks!
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Some ROMs have that feature built in -- like CM. That's not "3rd party app".
Call Blocking in CyanogenMod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqFjpzV8uec
Other than that, I use RCB blocker, but I'm rooted and it's a 3rd party app.
Root Call Blocker Pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.pro&hl=en
if it was a landline number you could use this service:
https://nomorobo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205761775-What-Phone-Carriers-Are-Supported-
But it doesn't work with cell phones.
finally got it figured out. had to have a chat with VZW and they had to enable "blocking calls and messages" feature on my account. i couldn't do it myself online, only on their end.
What I've done is create a contact called Block, tick the box to send to voicemail, and then set ringtone to none. You can add more than one number to this contact. Naturally this only works for numbers that you can save.
I use this. Works great. Xposed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-call-blacklist-blocker-pro-t3057012
Calls from the blocked numbers are showing up in the call log. Is there any way to prevent this from happening as I dont want to see those calls. Is there any 3rd party apps which can do the job? Thanks in advance
Has anyone figured out a way to use the block number feature on the google phone app? Asus apparently wants you to use asus contacts as the default phone app to allow number blocking. I have tried debloating Asus Phone & Contact apps and making Google Phone a System Priv App. But the same message still persists. Does anyone have any ideas to get around this restriction?