Hi,
Can anyone recommend a good replacement contact/dialler app for the phone.
I've testing the following but still undecided. The app must support the following
dual sim (prefably also support different ringtones per sim),
must allow ad-free at reasonable price,
must work independently of stock dialler and on a stock unrooted rom.
Must work with smart view case
Has continuing development
Slowly narrowed it down to following choices (no specific order), but has anyone used theses and if so can you provide feedback on then and whether or not the paid services are worth it.
Simpler
Contacts+:
Truecaller:
Drupe:
CallApp:
Thanks
Google's one works pretty well, but usually requires root to work.
I remember Truecaller being handy due to its spam protection. It was also fairly clean.
Don't forget to get a call recorder. They're good for customer service calls. Etc in case you forgot some detail or need to cover your ass. ACR is good for that with Dropbox sync.
Drupe
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Drupe
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Drupe had the vulnerability issues where it was pulled from store, it is back now as they say fixed but still not sure about the app
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I use Google Dialer and contacts..
gd6noob said:
I use Google Dialer and contacts..
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Tried installing and won't have it
Currently deciding between Truecaller and CallApp
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google contacts is now installing on my p20 pro. Non Rooted, straight from the playstore
Could try the dialer from here
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google contacts is now installing on my p20 pro. Non Rooted, straight from the playstore
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There is no issue with contacts, it's Google dialler
maddoguk said:
Could try the dialer from here
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Tried version other day and it wouldn't install. Just tried latest stable, it installs but seems to have issues so not risking it.
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walkerx said:
There is no issue with contacts, it's Google dialler
Tried version other day and it wouldn't install. Just tried latest stable, it installs but seems to have issues so not risking it.
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That's odd, working fine once I froze the dialer app with Titanium.
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I read that google's dialer now has better spam call filtering. I'd love to use google's dialer, but playstore says its not compatible with P20P.
Working google dialer on v131 P20Pro https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
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Working google dialer on v131 P20Pro https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
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I've the same problem.
Yes, but read here :
Does not work:
1. Spam Caller ID
2. Nearby Places
Spam Caller Id is very important for me.
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it is so much better than the google phone search...
say you want to look up someones phone number or email.....before you would have to go into contacts and search
now you just pull down the notification bar, click s-finder, type in their name and everything comes up
IMHO, S finder not so useful, then Google now
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IMHO, S finder not so useful, then Google now
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what I needed was an universal phone search....contacts, calendar, birthday, notes, tasks, phone numbers, etc....
google now does not do that well.....
this one does it just like iphones
this was one of my main gripes about Android (I switched from an iphone about a year ago)...no readily accessible system-wide search. I still think S Finder is kinda slow but it's definitely better than nothing :good::good::good:
hmm, I'll have to check it out.
S finder not searching Gmail messages, it's so weird
Use Gmail with the stock email, and it just might..
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eyecon82 said:
what I needed was an universal phone search....contacts, calendar, birthday, notes, tasks, phone numbers, etc....
google now does not do that well.....
this one does it just like iphones
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Yes, it's true.. that's why Apple sue Samsung again for the unified search feature in S Finder.. lol ?
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Yes, it's true.. that's why Apple sue Samsung again for the unified search feature in S Finder.. lol ?
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Apple sued for the Universal search(Google search widget) present in Samsung's Gingerbread and ICS phones, not S Finder.
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Use Gmail with the stock email, and it just might..
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Stock mail is terrible app, all people use AquaMail and Gmail native app
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Stock mail is terrible app, all people use AquaMail and Gmail native app
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The suggestion was in relation to Sfinder picking up on Gmail content & nothing more. Check Sfinder settings out..
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Apple sued for the Universal search(Google search widget) present in Samsung's Gingerbread and ICS phones, not S Finder.
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which, i think is complete BS.....it's called indexing and a computer wouldn't even be modern if it cant search its own self
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Apple sued for the Universal search(Google search widget) present in Samsung's Gingerbread and ICS phones, not S Finder.
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Thank you for your clarification
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S Finder no longer searches Evernote
I loved S Finder for its ability to search all the phone's local data AND Evernote notes (amazing). For some reason, S Finder is no longer searching Evernote notes (and some other apps as well) despite the fact that those apps are checked in the S Finder settings. I thought this might have had to do with KitKat, but S Finder continued to work with EN long after the upgrade. :crying:
Yes, S finder saves me a lot of time too when searching for settings I want to find fast. I think it's one of the most powerful feature of the new tw.
Is quite useful when i looking for specific files or apps. I use google now for weather and map and use s finder for files.
Yep. It's way better than the google search
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Yep. It's way better than the google search
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Lol, you can't be serious!
Joe0113 said:
Lol, you can't be serious!
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Sure, I can. Google search can't search within your email and text messages like s-finder
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I love how it finds settings as well :laugh:
Hey everybody, I would like to know who still is using the Verizon texting app and how it compares, beats, loses to the other sms apps out there. I am using Google messenger since it was released and love its stability and mms send and receive through WiFi.
It's not pretty but it can send sms over WiFi and syncs your messages on all of your devices.
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That seems pretty cool and similar to iPhone feature of sync texts on all devices.
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Hey everybody, I would like to know who still is using the Verizon texting app and how it compares, beats, loses to the other sms apps out there. I am using Google messenger since it was released and love its stability and mms send and receive through WiFi.
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It is considerably slower than a traditional SMS app (slower to launch and occasionally stutters) and you have to agree to Verizon holding on to your text messages for 90 days on their servers.
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It's not pretty but it can send sms over WiFi and syncs your messages on all of your devices.
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Recent updates make it look somewhat better. You can choose a grey theme or red one, and you can customize both app and convo background. as well as message bubbles.
It doesn't have animated gif support, though (at least receiving & viewing them)
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It doesn't have animated gif support, though (at least receiving & viewing them)
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Recent updates make it look somewhat better. You can choose a grey theme or red one, and you can customize both app and convo background. as well as message bubbles.
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It is considerably slower than a traditional SMS app (slower to launch and occasionally stutters) and you have to agree to Verizon holding on to your text messages for 90 days on their servers.
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I have tried all apps today and the best third party sms app Google messenger is the lightest at 12-15mb when hello sms is 35mb and textra is 156mb taking up a lot of ram also chomp sms.
Why not try Google's recently released stand-alone messaging app?
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Why not try Google's recently released stand-alone messaging app?
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That's what I stated above your post that its the best and lightest app in terms of ram usage
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I have tried all apps today and the best third party sms app Google messenger is the lightest at 12-15mb when hello sms is 35mb and textra is 156mb taking up a lot of ram also chomp sms.
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Where did you get that number for Textra from? I've been using it and love it.
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Where did you get that number for Textra from? I've been using it and love it.
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Stock system setting
Google messenger was lighter
The ability to receive and send SMS over Wi-Fi is a great plus. I work in a basement that had no mobile signal.
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The ability to receive and send SMS over Wi-Fi is a great plus. I work in a basement that had no mobile signal.
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True true with Google messenger
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True true with Google messenger
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Can Google messenger do that? I thought only Verizon message plus was able to send over Wi-Fi.
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joshm.1219 said:
It's not pretty but it can send sms over WiFi and syncs your messages on all of your devices.
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This I love.. I didn't know this, and started getting texts while on airplane WiFi.. I was pleasantly surprised.
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It is considerably slower than a traditional SMS app (slower to launch and occasionally stutters) and you have to agree to Verizon holding on to your text messages for 90 days on their servers.
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It is finicky for sure.
Google messenger app? Same as the stock AOSP app on Lolipop. It's extremely limited (no size adjustments for MMS, etc.), I don't like the look, etc. I actually quit Lollipop almost solely because of this on my HTC One. I know I can use another app, but I'm into using the stock app.
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It doesn't have animated gif support, though (at least receiving & viewing them)
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VZ Messages plays animated gif files fine. I get these all the time from friends.
I like the app, it's not bad and offers a nice look and the features I need while texting.
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I like the app, it's not bad and offers a nice look and the features I need while texting.
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Same here. It's pretty convenient having a iMessage-like (SMS or Wi-Fi) program that can be synched up across my Android and iOS devices plus my Windows PC.
My bad. I don't know why I thought that.
For anyone that hasn't already heard, Google just released Allo. As of this post it is not on Google play yet, but I bring a link to the apk from India, who already have it.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google..._rc18-arm64-v8a_xxxhdpi-android-apk-download/
Fair warning: there is no [worthy] SMS integration (yet?), However, the Google assistant is pretty fun to talk to. Someone at Google is gonna get a good laugh when they read my suggestion.
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Fair warning: there is no [worthy] SMS integration (yet?), However, the Google assistant is pretty fun to talk to. Someone at Google is gonna get a good laugh when they read my suggestion.
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hahahah awesome bro!
Another Google flop.
Why is it so....lacking?! Even reply from the notification is limited to the quick replies from allo. Google made replies from notification along with this app and Nougat, but didnt implement it correctly? This is a stripped down hangouts. Can't even use it for SMS. it just doesnt make any sense.....uninstalled in 15 minutes. Will reconsider if some minor, yet crucial tweaks are made.
With no sms integration. This isnt going to last very long. The fact that you can't have it like hangouts where it's both an sms and instant messaging is going to kill it. I hate. No loathe the fact that now I have to have yet another app for instant messaging and a separate app for sms
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Another useless google attempt. I don't use any google product if there is a good alternative. This company has so much user info it's scary.
Absolutely pointless! Uninstalled
If they add a web interface, it will replace Hangouts/SMS with those close to me very quickly because of the SMS fallback. But without a way to use it on other devices, I have no use for it.
This app is completely pointless. I don't care how pretty it is.
Whenever I sit and try my best to like an app, its usually gone for me in a day. The assistant is interesting, so maybe thats worth working with, but I will stick to my messaging app. I use pushbullet on my laptop so I can send/receive sms, still works well.
I really want to like it but if it can't be set as default SMS, doesn't auto backup my SMS, has no desktop client, doesn't import all my current messaging history I can't see myself using it. From the gripes I'm seeing around comment sections I know many feel the same.
I enjoy it for what it's worth, an IM client. Most of my friends and family are using it now so getting the most of it. Admittedly though, if your circle isn't into it becomes useless. The sms integration (?) is bizarre to say the least
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News said its already available globally but not for me. It still say pre-register. I
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I love how you can search within the app to whoever you talking to ....both of you can search the web together ....even YouTube videos
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This app has no purpose.
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This app has no purpose.
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It can't even pass the butter...
I was ery excited about this because i thought it was gonna be on par with imessage (before iOS10) But i was extremely disappointed to see the horrible SMS integration. Sure i can probably convince 2-3 of my friends to use it But i dont want to have to remember who has it and who does not.
Correct me if im wrong but i believe that during the demo at Google IO that they said for peope who do not have it it would post your google assistant stuff via MMS so that the people who your SMSing would see it.
I like it but with iMessage iOS10 update and the lack of SMS its really dumb.
Hello folks,
has anyone issu with loading a profile-pic in allo? i can only make a picture but not load a saved one? have the un- and reinstalled with reboot - the same
thanks for help
Has anyone figured out how to get a new/unread badge for new messages on allo?
Is anyone able to get RCS messaging working on their T-Mobile Note 8? Read receipts, see other person responding etc?
Not working for me here
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If you want to try to make it work, i'm happy to play around with it with you when I get mine. Should be here in less than 2hrs
me too
DM me and ill toss my number. UPS dude will be here in a couple hours too!!
I'm in LA...
I only get RCS when using Samsung stock Messages app. Otherwise, like with Textra, it's just the usual text message.
I'm not even getting it on stock Samsung app. I can't send group messages either, it's really odd
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i'm on att prepaid, they dont even offer that. it' only for att post paid. but i getting 6gb data each month with rollever for 36$ a month, i cant complain. 45$ for 6gb data, 5$ off with autopay, buy the prepaid email card at callingmart dot com and get 10% off.
RCS is now working for me perfectly on Samsung messages
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RCS is now working for me perfectly on Samsung messages
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what changed? what did you do to rectify ?
The issue was hat I had ported my number over from Verizon and it wasn't fully ported over. I called the support and they finalized porting the number. Once that was fixed it worked
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So a couple of questions.
Would you see RCS working in Android messages too? I dont use the Samsung version but assume it should all work given JIBE and RCS are google initiatives.
Does it work on Verizon? Does it work cross carrier right now?
Does it interoperate to iMessage at all? What about IOS users
Thanks, understanding RCS is not easy it seems given all the hrudles.
So far no go for me. I have the unlocked version. No RCS.
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So far no go for me. I have the unlocked version. No RCS.
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It seems it might have some rcs features. You can send your location, live messages /gifs, video up to 10mb.
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So a couple of questions.
Would you see RCS working in Android messages too? I dont use the Samsung version but assume it should all work given JIBE and RCS are google initiatives.
Does it work on Verizon? Does it work cross carrier right now?
Does it interoperate to iMessage at all? What about IOS users
Thanks, understanding RCS is not easy it seems given all the hrudles.
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Does not work on Verizon. At least for the person with the note 8. If you are on TMobile and you send message to another TMobile user on a Samsung device it definitely works
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Has anybody been able to disable RCS for Samsung Messages? I'd like to be able to use Pushbullet to send/receive SMS, but messages sent through RCS don't sync on Pushbullet. There don't appear to be any setting for Advanced Messaging or VoLTE anywhere, so the normal ways of disabling this don't seem to be available.
Works for me
TMO Messaging APK?
I want the Chat settings, read receipts, etc from the TMO messaging app.
Couldn't I just install the default messaging APK from a TMO note8 on my unlocked version?
Does anyone have that APK?
I had these features on my Verizon Note7 that I flashed to T-Mobile.
Thanks!
oddly enough this is working just fine on my N950N with T-Mobile CSC patch. I didn't even know what it was until finding this thread! Thanks!
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oddly enough this is working just fine on my N950N with T-Mobile CSC patch. I didn't even know what it was until finding this thread! Thanks!
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Soooo.... you can see the options referenced here: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-36140 ??
If so, do you think this an APK fix or am going to have to flash the CSC?
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Soooo.... you can see the options referenced here: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-36140 ??
If so, do you think this an APK fix or am going to have to flash the CSC?
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Yes i have all those options. I think it is entirely CSC settings.
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Yes i have all those options. I think it is entirely CSC settings.
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Kalm,
Sounds good. I'm guessing I need to root first? Or can I just flash the csc in Odin?
I don't need root for anything else currently, but I could use it I guess haha.
Thanks for your help.
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I am using oneplus phone dialer app from past 15 days working very good you can use recording feature too without telling on other side of person...i am giving link for oneplus dialer , messaging and contact app just install it like simple apk and disable google dialer , i am only using oneplus dialer .
Link - https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/18Zg-VtbW-VLWsuOUOyuDYmekLo0HN6f2?usp=sharing
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I am using oneplus phone dialer app from past 15 days working very good you can use recording feature too without telling on other side of person...i am giving link for oneplus dialer , messaging and contact app just install it like simple apk and disable google dialer , i am only using oneplus dialer .
Link - https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/18Zg-VtbW-VLWsuOUOyuDYmekLo0HN6f2?usp=sharing
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is it still working as i am thinking about buying this phone
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is it still working as i am thinking about buying this phone
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Yeah working good m using it must buy from my side
Thank you for the explanation. It is clear for me
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Thank you for the explanation. It is clear for me
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Thanks again..
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Thanks again..
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Telling "Thanks" is nice, but if you'd like the post that helped you, would be nice too
Does this app work for OnePlus nord ce 2 5g? Because i tried many versions if oneplus dialer but its not installed in my nord ce 2. Please advise
Got it, thanks
What is default launcher? CrDroid launcher?