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Sprint VVM for Unlocked Note 8

I'm looking for a way to get Sprint Visual Voicemail without all of Sprint's bloatware. As stated in the title, I have the Unlocked Note8. I see that other carriers offer an app in the Play Store for visual voicemail, but it looks like for Sprint it only comes in a package deal. I was just wondering if there was an apk out there or something.

Steigerelli said:
I'm looking for a way to get Sprint Visual Voicemail without all of Sprint's bloatware. As stated in the title, I have the Unlocked Note8. I see that other carriers offer an app in the Play Store for visual voicemail, but it looks like for Sprint it only comes in a package deal. I was just wondering if there was an apk out there or something.
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flash my rom with flashfire. its included as well as the wifi calling etc. This will block hotspot by default if not on ur plan so ull have to edit the apns or do the hotspot trick to get it working . otherwise its the best way to go if you are sprint!
or if ur lazy, flash this with flashfire and hope for the best.
Sprint VVM For note 8:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620765007

Team DevDigitel said:
flash my rom with flashfire. its included as well as the wifi calling etc. This will block hotspot by default if not on ur plan so ull have to edit the apns or do the hotspot trick to get it working . otherwise its the best way to go if you are sprint!
or if ur lazy, flash this with flashfire and hope for the best.
Sprint VVM For note 8:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620765007
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Anyway to flash the app on uprooted unlocked phone

wa0qbu said:
Anyway to flash the app on uprooted unlocked phone
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Unpack the zip and try to install as a user app. Otherwise no

Tried that already . Thanks
Sent from my SM-T550 using XDA Free mobile app

I just unzipped the file and found the base.apk, uploaded that to my phone and installed it. Installed and worked fine on my unlocked Note 8 on Sprint. Thanks

Riptide9 said:
I just unzipped the file and found the base.apk, uploaded that to my phone and installed it. Installed and worked fine on my unlocked Note 8 on Sprint. Thanks
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Are you rooted or stock?

Steigerelli said:
Are you rooted or stock?
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100% stock

Riptide9 said:
100% stock
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I did the same thing. I have the app, but my voicemails don't show up on the VVM app. They go straight to old school voicemail. I'm not sure if I need to do something special to activate it.

That is the same results I have gotten. App seems to function correctly just not connecting to email server. I will keep searching for solution.
Sent from my SM-T550 using XDA Free mobile app

Any update
I was about to give in and use Google voice integration with sprint, but now that is being deprecated june 1st 2018. A thread from sprint keeps promising a visual voicemail for unlocked phones would be released, but the release date just keeps slipping in perfect vaperware fashion.
I pray for an answer.

cocokola said:
I was about to give in and use Google voice integration with sprint, but now that is being deprecated june 1st 2018. A thread from sprint keeps promising a visual voicemail for unlocked phones would be released, but the release date just keeps slipping in perfect vaperware fashion.
I pray for an answer.
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Sprint users will still be able to use Google Voice as a forwarding service like other people with different carriers do. What's ending is the Sprint integration which is different from the forwarding service for voicemail.

I want visual voicemail, or to use Google voice mail with my sprint phone, phone number to essentially get visual voicemail.. That is what is ending.. Right?

From Idrees Patel's article on front page of XDA;
"However, it does not affect customers who use Google Voice with a Sprint forwarding phone who have not enabled the “Google Voice with Sprint” integration, as only the integration is being disabled."
I have been with Sprint for at least six or seven years and have had Google Voice the entire time. The "Sprint Integrated Google Voice" is going away but that just means you can't COMBINE your Sprint and Google Voice numbers into a single number for outgoing and incoming calls.
This only really affects people that used the outgoing services of Google Voice, i.e. International callers in my experience. There is a simple test to see if you will be affected by this. If you have a Google Voice phone number that is different from your Sprint cell phone number you will not be affected by the change on June 1st.
If your current cell number is listed as your Google Voice number then your phone is "integrated" and you will need to apply for a new Google Voice number.
I have had my phone integrated and non-integrated with GVoice over the years and it never affected voicemail forwarding and transcription. THAT, is what I (and I believe the vast majority of users) care about and is not changing so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

CSCs with LTE CA and VoLTE working

Hi. I'm currently using SM-N950F/DS in South Korea with CSC XSA.
There's no Korean CSC in SM-N950F/DS
I want to know which CSCs support LTE CA (Carrier Aggregation) and VoLTE (Voice Over LTE).
Like my case, I want to get the answer from who live in a country which does not have a CSC in SM-N950F/DS.
I tried XSA, OPS, BOG, SFR, O2U.
As I tried, these CSCs support VoLTE in South Korea.
But XSA and OPS does not support LTE CA in South Korea.
BOG, SFR, and O2U has a problem of loosing signal in South Korean network. (LTE Band1 (2100MHz), LTE Band5 (850MHz), LTE Band7 (2600MHz))
Thanks.

which carrier are you using in South Korea? SK Telecom, kt Olleh, or LG U+ ?
If you're already rooted/ KNOX tripped, just flash the correct Korean carrier's CSC. I can make a zip for you if you need it.

Kalm_Traveler said:
which carrier are you using in South Korea? SK Telecom, kt Olleh, or LG U+ ?
If you're already rooted/ KNOX tripped, just flash the correct Korean carrier's CSC. I can make a zip for you if you need it.
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Thank you very much. I'm using LG U+

LJH0210 said:
Thank you very much. I'm using LG U+
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With out rooting have you accessed the menu through dialer?
Nougat. Only. May not work with oreo.....
From phone dialer
Dial
319712358
Then unlock code
0821 for LG
996412 for skt
774632 for. Kt
Then select volte settings
Then select ims switching
The click every option... volte video calls.. the only option you don't select is supplementary options
Close window. Reopen dialer. Will show
. Hd dialer. And video call icon

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Thanks for your reply. I already tried that. Since my phone's firmware is SM-N950F/DS, and the CSC is not Korean CSC, this secret code is not working.
hhoffa said:
With out rooting have you accessed the menu through dialer?
Nougat. Only. May not work with oreo.....
From phone dialer
Dial
319712358
Then unlock code
0821 for LG
996412 for skt
774632 for. Kt
Then select volte settings
Then select ims switching
The click every option... volte video calls.. the only option you don't select is supplementary options
Close window. Reopen dialer. Will show
. Hd dialer. And video call icon
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hhoffa said:
With out rooting have you accessed the menu through dialer?
Nougat. Only. May not work with oreo.....
From phone dialer
Dial
319712358
Then unlock code
0821 for LG
996412 for skt
774632 for. Kt
Then select volte settings
Then select ims switching
The click every option... volte video calls.. the only option you don't select is supplementary options
Close window. Reopen dialer. Will show
. Hd dialer. And video call icon
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Hi, when I go into IMS Switching, it's asking me for OTP Authentication
I can't go in there.
I had Volte enabled before, I disabled it somehow and want to enable it again, but forgot how I had disabled.
The main reason why I had disabled was that, with this Korean version while Volte was enabled, I could not make conference calls. Now I can. But I want to know how to enable Volte again and how to make conference calls / merge calls
Sent from my SM-G977N using Tapatalk

As it turns out with Oreo. If you turn off developer mode the phone will automatically switch into volte when available

No more call recording after update to Android PIE

Sadly, after updates to PIE.. samsung remove call recorder (my CSC are XME). Becareful if you love call recorder function features then don't OTA update your phone :crying:

Check in the call settings it's there.

Punitverma2010 said:
Check in the call settings it's there.
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As previous statement said and everyone from certain CSC worries about. You are coming from CSC that is whitelisted.. so there is call recording. Unlike some CSC that still under check (how long?) allow or not. For EU, yes no call recording but for ASIAN i think only korea don't allow call recording and the rest is okey. This thread is to warn someone from certain CSC and in this case, not you.

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Sadly, after updates to PIE.. samsung remove call recorder (my CSC are XME). Becareful if you love call recorder function features then don't OTA update your phone :crying:
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Wasn't removed by samsung, google blocked the acces to the api and removed the api in android 9 and 10.

can it record calls?

can it record calls?

Not by default, but I'm sure you can use an alternative dialer.

Don't be so sure about it. Most (all?) recent Samsung devices have a nice native call recording feature built in, the problem is, it is usually disabled by the CSC settings in most countries, and can't be enabled by the user unless you can change the CSC to one of the countries it is enabled on, or got root. I've been looking for a 3rd party app that would do the trick on Samsung devices before, and NONE of those would record both sides of the conversation in all conversation modes (regular, speakerphone, wired headphones, bt headpones).
PS: Don't count on it unless someone here EXPLICITLY tells you "yes, it works, this is how to make it work".

So no way even with custom dialer

InfX said:
Don't be so sure about it. Most (all?) recent Samsung devices have a nice native call recording feature built in, the problem is, it is usually disabled by the CSC settings in most countries, and can't be enabled by the user unless you can change the CSC to one of the countries it is enabled on, or got root. I've been looking for a 3rd party app that would do the trick on Samsung devices before, and NONE of those would record both sides of the conversation in all conversation modes (regular, speakerphone, wired headphones, bt headpones).
PS: Don't count on it unless someone here EXPLICITLY tells you "yes, it works, this is how to make it work".
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That is weird... On my v20 i used a custom dialer to record calls, no issue.
Just a Samsung issue or something new? My last Samsung phone was a note 4 (rooted) and I've owned lg/pixel between.

mrtomaso said:
That is weird... On my v20 i used a custom dialer to record calls, no issue.
Just a Samsung issue or something new? My last Samsung phone was a note 4 (rooted) and I've owned lg/pixel between.
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Likely varies per vendor, may differ between ROMs (kernels) too, but its not like we have a huge variety on this one.
I wouldn't count on any of the 3rd party recording apps working until someone actually TESTS it.
... still thinking if i want to buy the S20 FE or not, gonna miss the root access and the ease of enabling this kind of features with it.

I have a s20 FE 5g with CSC malesya. I'm recording calls with cube acr and IT WORKS.

Robis76 said:
I have a s20 FE 5g with CSC malesya. I'm recording calls with cube acr and IT WORKS.
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i have the S20 5G FE in the USA and i was also able to record calls using cube acr. My phone is factory unlocked

Bit offtopic RANT, but I just don't even care how it is in EU regarding call recording with s20FE anymore. There was all the adverts about colors before lunch, but snapdragon version is only available in dark blue, way to go Samsung Czechia.
Thank you for the info, as if it works in USA it will probably work everywhere

Works for me using the Truephone app

Acr nothing = not working
True phone just mine side = not working, auto recording does not start
Cube acr = working!

evlo said:
Cube acr = working!
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@evlo @Youdoofus @Robis76
Morning guys, quick query on Cube ACR
I just installed it. The voice of the other party is bit feeble as opposed to mine Is that normal?
Since you are already using it, can you please tell me which recording settings work best for capturing the other party voice? so basically the three settings below:
a. Phone recording audio source- which option to keep?
b. Phone calls clarity improvement- do I keep it MAX?
c. Force in-communication mode- do I enable or disable?
Thanks in advance!

onlytanmoy said:
@evlo @Youdoofus @Robis76
Morning guys, quick query on Cube ACR
I just installed it. The voice of the other party is bit feeble as opposed to mine Is that normal?
Since you are already using it, can you please tell me which recording settings work best for capturing the other party voice? so basically the three settings below:
a. Phone recording audio source- which option to keep?
b. Phone calls clarity improvement- do I keep it MAX?
c. Force in-communication mode- do I enable or disable?
Thanks in advance!
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i only installed it to see if it works and then immediately uninstalled it as i dont have a need to record my calls. Uninstall it, reboot and reinstall it if its giving you issues. Thats always a first step for me when troubleshooting an app that is just behaving weirdly. We can go from there if its still problematic

Youdoofus said:
i only installed it to see if it works and then immediately uninstalled it as i dont have a need to record my calls. Uninstall it, reboot and reinstall it if its giving you issues. Thats always a first step for me when troubleshooting an app that is just behaving weirdly. We can go from there if its still problematic
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There is no problem as such, the app is working fine, it’s just that the voice of the other party is weak. So someone using the app can confirm if that’s the normal behaviour of the app or any combination of settings (the 3 fields I mentioned earlier) which can improve the voice quality of the other party. Thanks for your response though ?

HI, I do not use acr cube anymore because it doesn't have a good quality. I CHANGED CSC and I have now csc thl from Thailand with native call recording. The quality is top. It is possible to change csc on s20 fe 5g.
Basically there are two ways: 1) Buy a Thai sim card from ebay and then put the sim inside your smartphone and start a factory reset. Probably before this you need to flash a thl samsun firmware from sammobile.
2) This is what I did. Buy from ebay 3 credit of samkey. Download from samkey the software for changing csc and use it. If it doesn't work before the procedure 2 flash a thl sammobile firmware, after that check the csc, if it is still not thl start the 2 procedure.
Hope to be helpful.

I use cube acr as well and I don't seem to have issues, lucky maybe?

Boldbeast works
evlo said:
can it record calls?
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I'm using Boldbeast recorder. My phone is unrooted at this point, I have the AT&T USA version. To get both sides clearly, what I have to do is wait until the call is connected and then press the record button. Otherwise the other side is faint. At least this works.

I will want this. Can anyone else confirm it works with at&t s20 fe on at&t?

R0ttenB4ndit said:
I will want this. Can anyone else confirm it works with at&t s20 fe on at&t?
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Using Cube ACR with S20 FE 5G on AT&T works great. No special settings, make sure you install the connector app.
My only gripe is that sometimes the app doesnt get the ID of the caller correctly in the call list. I suspect this is to me not using the Samsung contacts app as default though.

uicnren said:
Using Cube ACR with S20 FE 5G on AT&T works great. No special settings, make sure you install the connector app.
My only gripe is that sometimes the app doesnt get the ID of the caller correctly in the call list. I suspect this is to me not using the Samsung contacts app as default though.
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Hiya, the voice of the other party is bit feeble as opposed to my own voice, is that normal? I am using S20 FE 5G. Since you are already using it, can you please tell me which recording settings work best for capturing the other party voice? so basically the three settings below:
a. Phone recording audio source- which option to keep?
b. Phone calls clarity improvement- do I keep it MAX?
c. Force in-communication mode- do I enable or disable?
Thanks in advance!

Question Google Messages

All,
I thought Samsung said at their unpacked event that they were moving to native Google messages. Mine looks like it is the Samsung messaging app Version 12.1.01.25. Anyone has any nsight on this? I have the s21 ultra 512GB directly from Samsung using T-mo.
A little research -- https://9to5google.com/2021/01/15/galaxy-s21-google-messages-pre-installed/
Not installed in the US... Why?

It was always only for non-US phones, US phones got stuck with Samsung Messages. We will have to wait for someone to upload the APK so that we can sideload it.
And for anyone wondering the Google Messages version in the Play Store is different and doesn't offer the integrated features that come with the Samsung version of it.

I wish they would stick to one of the two apps, not both. My 21 came with both preloaded and it's getting pretty ridiculous. There's pretty much double apps everywhere now, even a secondary keyboard by Microsoft! And I can't even uninstall them!

I am using the google messages for s20 ultra. I downloaded from the play store just fine

US S21 here. I downloaded from play store. It works but it says "chat features unavailable for this device"

franklectic said:
US S21 here. I downloaded from play store. It works but it says "chat features unavailable for this device"
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That's on your carrier. RCS and chat features worked fine and activated immediately for me on T-Mobile.

BillyKarabilly said:
I can't even uninstall them!
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Cant you use ADB and remove them?

franklectic said:
US S21 here. I downloaded from play store. It works but it says "chat features unavailable for this device"
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you need to install Carrier Service from play store !
then it will work.

cookie666 said:
Cant you use ADB and remove them?
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yeah and nothing malfunctions, except I can’t get RCS to work.

EMEA Version came with Samsung Messages.
Installed Google Messages and have chat features in it.

Yeah, it's weird. Just got my s21. Text messages that are being reply to me were still going to my old phone that didn't even have a sim card. Searched and found that Chat features needed to be turned off on the old phone...didn't work either until I just uninstalled the app. Now chat features are not available on the s21. Says to call carrier. Figure it's a network issue holding onto my old device info and not releasing to my new? Maybe it just takes some time.
[Didn't know that Samsung is supposed to have a messaging app that integrated with googles.]

SiNJiN76 said:
Yeah, it's weird. Just got my s21. Text messages that are being reply to me were still going to my old phone that didn't even have a sim card. Searched and found that Chat features needed to be turned off on the old phone...didn't work either until I just uninstalled the app. Now chat features are not available on the s21. Says to call carrier. Figure it's a network issue holding onto my old device info and not releasing to my new? Maybe it just takes some time.
[Didn't know that Samsung is supposed to have a messaging app that integrated with googles.]
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I have exactly the same problem, cannot activate the chat function because the validation SMS does not work either. If anyone finds the solution I am listening.

netnerd said:
you need to install Carrier Service from play store !
then it will work.
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Thank you! How hard would it be for the Google Messages app to direct users to download the Carrier Service when they try to enable Chat features but are denied. Chat set up immediately after installing Carrier Service.
Edit: I'm on T-mobile with the T-mobile S21 Ultra.

I just removed google messaging app from mine, through ADB.
I was like.. what?? Why are there 2 apps with the same name "messages" in my drawer?
anyway, got rid of it

I have the Verizon version of the ultra and there were no issues with getting Google Messages to work with the chat features. All I did was download and install the app. I also made it my dark messaging app in Settings > Apps > Default apps.

I use T-mobile and and have the s21 ultra unlocked on Tmobile, and I use the google messages and chat features work perfectly fine.

On Tmobile 512 unlocked.
If I want RCS with call and text on other devices .(Play store version, of Google messages does not support Samsung text and call on other devices) I had to go on "U" firmware with TMO carrier services and stick with Samsung messages.
I tried installing Google " NATIVE"messaging for Samsung. That apk that was posted in another thread and it would not install.
Also it does not seem that continue app on other devices is working either .
My tab s7+ and S21 ULTRA are both on 3.1 and they have the options enabled ,but no
Worky.

Honestly I prefer the Samsung messages app because it gives an audible notification when you're on a phone call. The Google messages app doesn't. It sucks to be on a call and not know a text message came in. If Google messages would add that simple feature it would be just about perfect.

Question for those that have the Google Messages prebaked in, can one of you upload it for us to use? If I'm not mistaken that is the one that is specifically developed to be themed alongside One Ui. Thanks in advance!

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Question for those that have the Google Messages prebaked in, can one of you upload it for us to use? If I'm not mistaken that is the one that is specifically developed to be themed alongside One Ui. Thanks in advance!
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It doesn't work, they already tried in this thread.