Hello there!
I was fiddling around with my Note 9 when I remembered that I had a very useful feature back on my Note 4 which showed me details about latest call/SMS from a caller on incoming call display.
What exactly am I talking about is on the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLFaV47fmII and in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/receiving-call-sms-call-caller-t3147707
Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything to help me... I turned on the "Show Caller Information" as described in the video, but no information was showing up on the incoming call.
This feature is very useful for me because I have a lot of unknown business calls during the day and seeing what last SMS/call was with the incoming caller helps a lot.
Hoping you know something more on about this.
Cheers!
jd14771 said:
I remember my note 4 had a nice IR reciever. Things get removed unfortunately.
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Thank you for your very helpful reply!!
Unfortunately for you, the hardware of the IR blaster is pretty hard to install, almost impossible... right?
Meanwhile, what I'm looking for is a tweak in the software of SamsungCall app thus making it more plausible.
Cheers fam
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Hi all.. Updated the Assist app a few days back and now it does not have custom auto reply options for Driving mode. (Accessed through the right arrow after 'Talk to me')
Contacted support and clearing app cache was their solution which obviously didn't work.
I have yet to test it while driving; whether it is now providing the options through voice control whether to send an auto reply or to dictate a reply or if it even offers to send a reply. It looks like they just removed the most helpful update since its initial release.
Has anyone else also noticed the same?
PunchsucKr said:
Hi all.. Updated the Assist app a few days back and now it does not have custom auto reply options for Driving mode. (Accessed through the right arrow after 'Talk to me')
Contacted support and clearing app cache was their solution which obviously didn't work.
I have yet to test it while driving; whether it is now providing the options through voice control whether to send an auto reply or to dictate a reply or if it even offers to send a reply. It looks like they just removed the most helpful update since its initial release.
Has anyone else also noticed the same?
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I've noticed this as well. I don't use auto reply, I use voice reply. But I could see how this could be useful to some people.
I noticed that, too it appears none of the settings for assist in driving mode (the arrow to the right) are there anymore, was wondering if it's an error on their part, or intended.
I was trying to recall, isn't it there, in the now missing settings where one can also opt for things like "read out the name of the incoming caller"?
M973 said:
I noticed that, too it appears none of the settings for assist in driving mode (the arrow to the right) are there anymore, was wondering if it's an error on their part, or intended.
I was trying to recall, isn't it there, in the now missing settings where one can also opt for things like "read out the name of the incoming caller"?
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Don't remember that setting... I even left a 1 star review after this update and they haven't responded which they normally do for such reviews. I think if it would have been a bug then they would've solved it out pretty quickly seeing how obvious it is, don't think it would've reached the Play Store.
Hi,
I have galaxy note 5 with android version 6.0.1.
When someone calls me, the phone will display both the name & number of the caller. I'd like to hide the phone number when somebody calls me and display the name only. Just like the iPhone.
I've searched a lot but I couldn't find a solution. I'll really appreciate your solution on this.
Regards
Perhaps you need a custom phone app other than the native one.
alamiry said:
Hi,
I have galaxy note 5 with android version 6.0.1.
When someone calls me, the phone will display both the name & number of the caller. I'd like to hide the phone number when somebody calls me and display the name only. Just like the iPhone.
I've searched a lot but I couldn't find a solution. I'll really appreciate your solution on this.
Regards
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this feature is provided by service provider.
James_Watson said:
Perhaps you need a custom phone app other than the native one.
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Any idea what it is. I've tried alot free and non free. Non of them worked!
Impossible there is no solution !
nick17s said:
this feature is provided by service provider.
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No I'm not talking about the service provider. In the iPhone if someone calls you you will see only the name of the caller that you have saved, while in Android will show both the name and phone number! And want to hide the phone number.
I've attached 2 pictures to give you more understanding.
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this feature is provided by service provider.
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I think it must be phone app which determine whether to show only the name or both the name and phone number.
Anyone can advise which app may I use?
No is getting displayed on Call screen not in the dialer app, so I don't think so any app will be able to change it.
I boat the galaxy note 7 and also has the same limitations. Really disappointing.
I'll be really glad if someone can develop a specialized app and I'm willing to pay for this is favir.
Does anyone know why Samsung has removed this helpful feature? Does anyone know of a good alternative? The last app I used would not stop auto dialing a successfullly placed call's number.
Cmon nobody? Bumping for help.
IDK what auto redial is, but like every other Android phone I've had in recent history, this Verizon 8 /512 Note 9 places the last number called in the entry box, when I hit the call button and calls that number when I hit the call button again.
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IDK what auto redial is, but like every other Android phone I've had in recent history, this Verizon 8 /512 Note 9 places the last number called in the entry box, when I hit the call button and calls that number when I hit the call button again.
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No android/Samsung used to have a native function that would automatically keep redialing a busy number until it was successful. Very handy feature.
demize! said:
No android/Samsung used to have a native function that would automatically keep redialing a busy number until it was successful. Very handy feature.
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Oh, huh! Learn something, new, every day!
I can't recall the last time I heard a busy signal.
Oh for real? I never heard of this before. I used to use an app that would call business for me and bypass their robots until a human picked up. Forgot what it was called.
Hi, I'm running stock Android 10 on my Note 9. One of the most annoying "features" is that incoming calls take up the whole screen with no possible means of dismissing, or switching to another app while its ringing. Often I don't want to send it to VM so I don't want to reject nor answer the call. I silence the ringer, I want to let it ring but I don't want to stare at the screen for the entire time its ringing. I have the show in pop up window enabled, but that only works if I have another app open. If a call just comes in when I don't have another app open, it obnoxiously takes over the phone with no options to do anything other than pressing either the red or green call buttons. Is there a way to change this behavior or can I install another dialer app and make it my default? I'm seriously amazed this is how it was designed to work!
If you're not in another app, why does it bother you?
If you mean when the phone is idle with screen off and a call comes in then I don't see a point in not being fullscreen.
When it is updated to ui 2.1 there might be a setting to change call display while using other apps/mini popup
koragg97 said:
If you're not in another app, why does it bother you?
If you mean when the phone is idle with screen off and a call comes in then I don't see a point in not being fullscreen.
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Whether you see the point or not doesn't really matter, if I'm asking, what I'd like to know is can it be done or not? I don't understand these non informative responses. Why do you bother taking the time to respond only to say you don't see the point why I'm asking?
However, if you must fully understand before giving a more useful answer, I use Google voice and I need to see which calls come from Google voice as a forward versus direct calls to my cell phone number. The only way to differentiate is seeing if hangout is also ringing or not. Occasionally hang out starts up first in which case it works like a charm. But every time the phone app rings first, it locks the screen and I cannot navigate to the Hangouts app or even pull down the notification to see if Hangouts is even ringing.
That's only one reason. The other is if I don't want to send the call to voicemail, and I want to let it ring, I don't necessarily feel like staring at my phone for 30 seconds if I want to do something else on it. I've had many phones and this is the only one that is acting this way. It's dumb.
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When it is updated to ui 2.1 there might be a setting to change call display while using other apps/mini popup
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as I have already stated, I already have that option checked off but it only works as you said while in other apps. I question specifically was for times when I am not in other apps.
@Ztones try the things suggested here: https://webcazine.com/forums/how-to-reduce-a-call-screen-that-i-dont-want-to-answer-on-galaxy-s10/
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@Ztones try the things suggested here: https://webcazine.com/forums/how-to-reduce-a-call-screen-that-i-dont-want-to-answer-on-galaxy-s10/
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Thank you, that was much more helpful! I'm not sure if it's due to the difference of S10 vs Note 9, but the swiping down diagonally from your left to lower right doesn't do anything for me. Anyways, I guess we have exhausted all options and using the edge is probably the best one for me. Thanks again!
Ztones said:
Thank you, that was much more helpful! I'm not sure if it's due to the difference of S10 vs Note 9, but the swiping down diagonally from your left to lower right doesn't do anything for me. Anyways, I guess we have exhausted all options and using the edge is probably the best one for me. Thanks again!
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Glad it works. If you'd like to try the swipe from corner to make the window small but you can't right now try to install Good Lock and use the module MultiStar. Inside this module there's an option called "Pop-up view action" which enables (or forces or re-enables xd) the functionality to swipe from the top corner diagonally in order to make the currently open app's window smaller.
If Good Lock does not work where you live then use either FineLock or NiceLock from the play store and install the module from here manually: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...amsung-multistar-3-2-28-android-apk-download/
Is there a way to get these features/options. They are minor but have a major effect to the ease of useage. Both are stock huawei apps and i cant find similar in samsung. Is there a 3rd party app that can be used to get them.
For dialer, it will show you how much the caller rang for missed calls (so you would know if it was a full ring or 2 seconds)
Calendar app, when you click on any date it will show how far is that date from today
Appreciate if someone knows a 3rd party app that does this
lol why do you want to know how long someone rang you for?!
tim2london said:
lol why do you want to know how long someone rang you for?!
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It will give an indication of whether it was just a missed call (rang for 5 seconds) or a legit call (rang for 50 seconds), may help you decide what to tell your friends etc...
yea but arent they both missed calls?!
Missed call duration by Jeet
ventolino said:
Missed call duration by Jeet
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Thanks but that won't work with android 9+
tim2london said:
yea but arent they both missed calls?!
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Theoretically yes. You may not care, but for me sometimes its important to know if the caller rang only one ring and closed or have been calling for a whole minute. It's just a simple feature that was available on native huawei dialer app.