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I find that dialling from s2 lacks following
1. In keypad, it sorts either first name or last name, not both. Very disappointing.
2. When we click contacts from home menu, it does not give option of default num key pad. Only default key board comes when we hit search bar.
Any option, suggestion on this. I find dialling too slow.
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Well thats the way it works. Do you know one thing, say you have to call John, you just have to dial 5646. I like this feature so much.
Regards.
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kk4htc said:
1. In keypad, it sorts either first name or last name, not both. Very disappointing.
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That makes 0 sense.
kk4htc said:
2. When we click contacts from home menu, it does not give option of default num key pad. Only default key board comes when we hit search bar.
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If you want to dial someone, open the dialer, not the contacts.
Sort by both names?? Do tell..
Why do you need the numberpad to open from contacts??
Open contacts, swipe contact, you're calling. What's "too slow" about that?
When we open dialer, and say I search a person with last name, his or her name will not pop.
When in contact, for searching, we need to pop up the keyboard. A dialer pad auto pop would have made it fast.
I know it cannot work like qwerty, but in my earlier dial pad of htc, sorting of both names was there.
My earlier e72 too lacked this, but, in a firmware update it was fixed.
Else I have to remember and change many first name.
My query make sence. When we dial, it should be quick to reach to no.
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So you want to be able to search both names, not sort them.
It doesn't do containing text searches - it only searches for names that begin with what you type. Just bare that in mind and you can't go wrong. It is fast and easy - it's just different from what you've used before so you have to learn how to use it correctly.
I'm gonna borrow this thread a bit actually. I'm using dialer one since it has all the options I need, but right now I need to get a hold of the stock dialer for entering a USSD code (for disabling fast dormancy).
I've tried entering it in dialer one, but it just said "connection error or invalid MMI-code". I reckon this is since I'm trying to enter it from a third party app. So, trying to find the stock samsung dialer I go. I've checked both phone app and contacts app but cannot for the poop in me find the dialer pad. (You know the 0-9 + * and # keyboard). All I find are call logs, contacts and groups. But nothing about a dialer. I know I saw it somewhere when I first got this phone, but now I can't find it.
Any help?
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I'm gonna borrow this thread a bit actually. I'm using dialer one since it has all the options I need, but right now I need to get a hold of the stock dialer for entering a USSD code (for disabling fast dormancy).
I've tried entering it in dialer one, but it just said "connection error or invalid MMI-code". I reckon this is since I'm trying to enter it from a third party app. So, trying to find the stock samsung dialer I go. I've checked both phone app and contacts app but cannot for the poop in me find the dialer pad. (You know the 0-9 + * and # keyboard). All I find are call logs, contacts and groups. But nothing about a dialer. I know I saw it somewhere when I first got this phone, but now I can't find it.
Any help?
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Have you tried scrolling the tabs at the top of the screen? The dialer is on the far left.
Haha, thank you. I knew I'd seen it somewhere before. And of course it now worked like a charm. Have a good one.
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I moved to the Thunderbolt from the OG Droid. One thing that I loved about the Droid, as I assume on most android phones, is that when I would tap on a phone number in an email or on a website, it would bring up the dialer and make the call. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get this to work on the Thunderbolt, whether it is a tap or a long press.
Is this the same for everyone? Is there anything that can be done?
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I think it will bring up the number, just switch to your phone after u click it and it should b up on the dialer.
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What browser are you using?
Sometimes it wont recognize a phone number because of the format its in I believe.
I've noticed that if i search for a place in the browser (not maps) and the search results come up with a phone number (a blue button on the page), if I click the phone number it will load up my dialer.... but without the number.
Once again, I have to say I don't think anyone actually tests the software in a real-world scenario... but maybe its just my frustrations getting the best of me. (Relax, though. I still love the phone..)
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What browser are you using?
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I am using the default HTC browser, but this occurs in the mail and gmail programs as well.
With my Droid, if there was a string of 10 numbers in the header "subject" area of the message, I could just click it and it would dial.
My office voice mails come through my email, this is where it comes into play and I am missing that functionality. Now I have to memorize the number or write it down to go to the dialer and manually dial it. It's just not as fluid as it was.
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This didn't seem right to my experience, so I go google lowes phone number in the stock browser pick first result. It was not blue boxed, when I clicked on it I get the option to COPY|CALL|SMS|SAVE TO (contacts)
So I figure I maybe got lucky... I scroll down until I see a number in one of the replies in the comments section... same thing, no issue.
I have also gotten the blue box in the past, don't know what the special circumstance is.
Edit - Just tried it on another site and one came up blue boxed like and one didn't recognize a phone number as a phone number on a different section of the page. Interesting.
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This didn't seem right to my experience, so I go google lowes phone number in the stock browser pick first result. It was not blue boxed, when I clicked on it I get the option to COPY|CALL|SMS|SAVE TO (contacts)
So I figure I maybe got lucky... I scroll down until I see a number in one of the replies in the comments section... same thing, no issue.
I have also gotten the blue box in the past, don't know what the special circumstance is.
Edit - Just tried it on another site and one came up blue boxed like and one didn't recognize a phone number as a phone number on a different section of the page. Interesting.
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I just had lunch with someone who moved from a Motorola Cliq, to an HTC Shift, and she has the same issue. I don't know if it is that Motorola's phone are just working a little better in this arena, or if there is something wrong with these two HTC phone models.
This would be easier to deal with (not that it bothers me much) if there was just an easy way to past a copied phone number in the dialer. Am I missing something?
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This would be easier to deal with (not that it bothers me much) if there was just an easy way to past a copied phone number in the dialer. Am I missing something?
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I agree totally, I would be willing to copy and paste all day. But, it doesn't give me the option to copy it.
Update: TexTab has been released in the market! Thanks to everyone who participated in the beta. Download links:
- Full Version
- Lite Version
TexTab is an SMS app for Android tablets. It allows you to connect your Android 2.1+ tablet to your Android 2.1+ phone over Bluetooth and send/receive SMS messages on your tablet as if you were sending them from your phone.
I've been working on this app for some time now and I feel that it is ready for public beta testing. I encourage everybody to download and install the app on both your phone and tablet, and please provide feedback here.
App Features:
- Honeycomb optimized, though not required
- Push menu button to connect devices via bluetooth, with option to select a device to automatically connect to in settings
- Conversation threads use your Google contact information to display contact info
- Widget with button to enable/disable service, and displays connection information
Known Bugs:
- Messages not saving to outbox on some devices
- Sometimes unable to connect from one device. Seems to fix after turning bluetooth off then on, on OTHER device.
- Delivery reports are not always reliable, when messages are sent or received very quickly
- Visual issues/ghosting when using Swype keyboard in portrait orientation
- Performance issues on Samsung Galaxy Tab 7"
Future Development/Requested Features:
- New layout for 7" tablets
- Wifi functionality for increased range
- UI improvements
- Option to sync contacts with phone rather than cloud
- Sync sms history with phone
- Option to mute phone notifications
- Mark incoming messages as "read" on phone
- Popup dialog on received message when app is not in foreground
- MMS support
- Ability to use existing SMS app (GoSMS, Handcent, etc) to send/receive messages on ANOTHER phone
- suggestions?
Installation and Use:
Download the attached zip file and extract it somewhere on your computer. Copy the extracted file, TexTab.apk, onto both of your devices. Find the .apk file using File Manager or your favourite file browser and run it on both devices to install. Once installed, you can access it like any other app, and you can long-press on the homescreen to add the widget.
Once in the app, push the menu button to connect to a paired bluetooth device. If your devices are not paired, simply make one of them discoverable using Menu Button > Make Discoverable and then on the other device use Menu Button > Connect a Device > Scan for Devices to pair the two devices and establish a connection.
Once a connection is established, the devices should show their proper views. If not, click the settings button and change the Device Type. Under settings, you can also select the option to automatically connect to a paired device on startup. You can also enable or disable the bluetooth service under settings, or by using the button on the widget.
To send a message, either type a phone number into the Phone Number... field, or tap the Send To... button to choose a contact from the cloud. Type the message in the Enter a Message... field and tap send. Received messages will automatically show up as long as the app is enabled.
I look forward to any feedback/bug reports/praise/insults you may have!
Changelog:
See attached text file
This sounds awesome! Thanks a lot man.
Could you maybe throw up some instructions for everyone...
Edit: works great so far. Looking foward to the updates!
I updated the OP with installation and usage instructions. Let me know if they're not clear!
Cant wait to give this a try! Awesome
Will deffinately try this, sounds like what I've been looking for!
You say Future Development for WiFi, 2 ways I could suggest to have that.
1) If the tab is tethered to the phone for data (this is how I get my WiFi only tab to have data at work)
2) If they are on the same WiFi network, say I'm at home. Phone is connected to home WiFi and tab is connected to home WiFi.
Just some thoughts
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Ok, tried it out and thats pretty cool! I like how the message shows up on the phone and the tab. Is there a way to pull down recient conversations (say from the last 24 hours) incase you wanted to continue a previous conversation? Also, if read on the tab or phone, could it show read on the other device?
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If they are on the same WiFi network, say I'm at home. Phone is connected to home WiFi and tab is connected to home WiFi.
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This is exactly how the wifi support will work. It will still require the connect to device step, but the range will be limited by your wifi network rather than your phones bluetooth signal.
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Is there a way to pull down recient conversations (say from the last 24 hours) incase you wanted to continue a previous conversation? Also, if read on the tab or phone, could it show read on the other device?
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I've toyed with the idea of syncing sms history with a contact, unfortunately though any operations which involve using sms history are unsupported in the Android SDK and could break my app in the future. Marking a message as read is subject to the same problem. I'll look into it some more.
I appreciate the feedback, keep it coming!
I wanna suggest something, look at the app called texter, and the chrome app, then take a look have they work. They work by signing in on your google account on an app on the android phone, and the signing in at the same account on chrome, npw you can sms from chrome throw your phone and recive them, no matter where your phone is, it just need 3g connetion. This is like chrometophone. If you could get it working in this way it would be awsome! And the ofc still the bluetooth or something other when the tab not have internet connection
Loving this app so far, just wanted to report a bug. When a new contact sends a text, it seems to duplicate the view of prior conversations. I have one conversation that's up to three alternate views!
Edit: After a reboot, the duplicates disappeared.
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npw you can sms from chrome throw your phone and recive them, no matter where your phone is, it just need 3g connetion.
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I will look into this, thanks!
cekle said:
When a new contact sends a text, it seems to duplicate the view of prior conversations. I have one conversation that's up to three alternate views!
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Thanks, added it to the list. As a temporary fix, tapping the settings button and then tapping back will reload the contacts list and they should disappear.
Also I can't seem to delete conversations by long pressing. Is there another way?
I haven't implemented this. I'll consider it a feature suggestion! Are you wanting to delete specific messages within a thread, or whole thread for a contact?
I was actually working on something exactly like this. I did not end up getting much work done though. If you would like any help, just let me know.
Dude, your App is awesome ! ive searched for days for something like this. the only other option is syncsms and that one doesnt support "push", only "all 5 min sync". But your solution via bluetooth is just awesome
ive allready installed it on 5 different transformers for my friends. we are all very happy and would like to donate for your work.
As soon as your App is final, you should totaly put it on market for 1-2$ or more. you will be rich buddy !
Greetings from Germany, keep up the good work. ive allready bookmarked your thread =)
PS: Could you implement the function to mute the notification sound?
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I was actually working on something exactly like this. I did not end up getting much work done though. If you would like any help, just let me know.
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I won't name any names, but there is at least one other implementation of this idea. My app goes about it a little bit differently.
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ive allready installed it on 5 different transformers for my friends. we are all very happy and would like to donate for your work.
As soon as your App is final, you should totaly put it on market for 1-2$ or more. you will be rich buddy !
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it. It will eventually be a paid app on the market, but not until I feel its complete enough to justify charging money.
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PS: Could you implement the function to mute the notification sound?
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Adding it to the list.
howettl said:
I haven't implemented this. I'll consider it a feature suggestion! Are you wanting to delete specific messages within a thread, or whole thread for a contact?
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Just a contact thread. Specific messages would be a good option if you want this to be a full fledged texting app, but then the deletion wouldn't propogate to the phone without some magic. If this app is intended to be a messenger though, an extension of the phone when the tablet just so happens to be around, I'd like the ability to keep that interface clean and current so its not bogged down with out of date texts.
Edit: Keeping with the 'extension of the phone' idea, you could have an option to clear the text database after a certain amount of time disconnected from a device.
a friend of mine just told me that his phone is acting wierd.
he installed the app and send me 5 texts over his pad and i got them all. but his phone wont show what he wrote and in his phone there are only the sms from me and not his. we both use the lg optimus 2x.
and also his phone send 2 sms to the number "555555555" with text "default body". right after he installed the app and tried to send texts over his pad.
any idea?
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a friend of mine just told me that his phone is acting wierd.
he installed the app and send me 5 texts over his pad and i got them all. but his phone wont show what he wrote and in his phone there are only the sms from me and not his. we both use the lg optimus 2x.
and also his phone send 2 sms to the number "555555555" with text "default body". right after he installed the app and tried to send texts over his pad.
any idea?
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I have an idea about what's happening here. As I mentioned in an earlier post, any operations that involve your phones SMS history are unsupported in the Android SDK. It sounds like your particular phone model doesn't access SMS history in the same way as other phones, so the app is unable to save sent messages in your phones SMS history.
The number "5555555555" and "default body" are used when there is a problem saving the data to your phone. The phone was told that a message was sent to that number; but no SMS was actually sent.
I'll try and find a workaround for this phone.
Do other people using this phone model have the same problem? Or any other LG phone?
No one else have that issue.
we both use the same lg and we both use a modaco rom. the only difference is, iam using modaco version ~16 and he version ~19. so the problem should lie in the difference of that roms. he just got furios because he tought the app had send 2 sms to a pricy number...
after reading your explanation we saw that everytime he sends a text to me he got a 55555555 sms with default body, so its realy the fact that his phone cant save the textmessage into the threaded sms history. its send, but not saved. on the other hand it flawlessly work on my phone. i can send a text on my pad and see it almost directly on my phone in the threaded history. funny tho =) now we're gonna flash his phone to another rom.
i'll keep an eye on this thread. it would be realy cool if you would mention it somewhere when u think u found a workarround. we will test it then =)
ah and we found another bug just now. when i want to write a new sms to contactB i have no choice to choose the number to send. so my girlfriend for example have 3 different numbers, and the app want to use the first number of the contact, in this situation its her home number.. no way to send a sms to that one ^^
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No one else have that issue.
we both use the same lg and we both use a modaco rom. the only difference is, iam using modaco version ~16 and he version ~19. so the problem should lie in the difference of that roms. he just got furios because he tought the app had send 2 sms to a pricy number...
after reading your explanation we saw that everytime he sends a text to me he got a 55555555 sms with default body, so its realy the fact that his phone cant save the textmessage into the threaded sms history. its send, but not saved. on the other hand it flawlessly work on my phone. i can send a text on my pad and see it almost directly on my phone in the threaded history. funny tho =) now we're gonna flash his phone to another rom.
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Thanks for the clarification. It must be an incompatibility with the rom then.
I'll repeat for clarity: when you see a message to the number "5555555555" its simply a problem with the phone not saving the information properly. An SMS has NOT been sent to this number.
Please let me know if flashing a different rom fixes the problem!
I have about roughly 30 contacts in my phone (mobile numbers) and whenever i go to send a text, (press the messages app, then the plus sign) i normally type my contacts via keyboard and id get suggestions as a dropdownon my old phone (Galaxy S 4G). however I cant on this. Id have to press the "+" sign in order to access my contacts. is there a way that i can just type in my contacts in the "To:" area in messaging? I dont think this is related to the software setup, i just think its how the phone was made or something like that.
I use handscent and it does that
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I use handscent and it does that
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ehhh i dont like to use 3rd party replacements. I have a preference of stock... so yeah, kinda need a workaround for the stock
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I have about roughly 30 contacts in my phone (mobile numbers) and whenever i go to send a text, (press the messages app, then the plus sign) i normally type my contacts via keyboard and id get suggestions as a dropdownon my old phone (Galaxy S 4G). however I cant on this. Id have to press the "+" sign in order to access my contacts. is there a way that i can just type in my contacts in the "To:" area in messaging? I dont think this is related to the software setup, i just think its how the phone was made or something like that.
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Your problem reminds me of another one that just recently showed up.
I used to be able to just type "mom' and get my mom's number to show for messaging even though I have her saved as *mom.
Now I have to type the *and then mom to get her to show up.
I didn't have to do this before and I think it has something to do with my Tmobile Contacts Backup syncing.
Before it synced I could just type m-o-m.
Anyway. Sorry I was of no help I was just trying to complain too. Lol.
nguyendqh said:
Your problem reminds me of another one that just recently showed up.
I used to be able to just type "mom' and get my mom's number to show for messaging even though I have her saved as *mom.
Now I have to type the *and then mom to get her to show up.
I didn't have to do this before and I think it has something to do with my Tmobile Contacts Backup syncing.
Before it synced I could just type m-o-m.
Anyway. Sorry I was of no help I was just trying to complain too. Lol.
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yeeahhh thats exactly what my problem is! except when i do type in "Mom", and start to type, it says "invalid recipients", even tho i do have my mom saved as "Mom".....
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... can just type in my contacts in the "To:" area in messaging? I dont think this is related to the software setup, i just think its how the phone was made or something like that.
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But ithe requested is working as default setup..
That's odd because my stock app has the dropdown that shows names and numbers as I type. I have handcent installed also, which is what I mainly use.
It works perfectly fine for me. I go on the messages app, click the "pencil" on the top-right corner, write a name in the to box and it gives me suggestions. Are you running the stock rom?
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yeeahhh thats exactly what my problem is! except when i do type in "Mom", and start to type, it says "invalid recipients", even tho i do have my mom saved as "Mom".....
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I know when you're managing people (groups and favorites) you will not see any contacts that are stored on the SIM.
The dialer app cannot do T9 contacts search? I cannot believe it! Can somebody tell me I have missed the setting somewhere to turn it on?
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The dialer app cannot do T9 contacts search? I cannot believe it! Can somebody tell me I have missed the setting somewhere to turn it on?
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T9 ? I believe that feature was abandoned years ago in most phones... there's no T9 on Z2
1995 called, they want their technology back.
Yeah lets cry about every little thing now..
Abandoned years ago? lol, not even close. Actually T9 with predictive lookup is still the fastest way (least clicks) to get to a number that isn't on speed dial if you know what you're doing. Fast and easy doesn't go out of style and obviously most people and the OEMs agree since I haven't had a phone that doesn't do T9 yet and I get a new flagship phone every time one comes along that I like better than the one I already have. I'm curious what phones don't have it because I'm not running into any without it. With that said there are dialers available on the market with a wide range of features that are IMO better than any I've come across OEM mostly due to increased options so I'd look there for the weapon of my choice.
Wait a minute..
I believe T9 is there on my Z2. For instance, I type 326435 to search "daniel" and it works.
Is that what you're looking for?
I can confirm that T9 works with the dialer.
That is strange. Cause it doesn't work on mine
Works on my z2 too. Maybe clear data for your contacts app?
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That is strange. Cause it doesn't work on mine
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Hi,
I just got my Z2 from Starhub. I am trying to dial my contacts by matching against names, but it can only match against numbers only too.
Did you manage to find a solution around this?
Thank you!
osprey23 said:
Hi,
I just got my Z2 from Starhub. I am trying to dial my contacts by matching against names, but it can only match against numbers only too.
Did you manage to find a solution around this?
Thank you!
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In the end, I use a 3rd party dialer downloaded from Google play. The stock dialer sucks, unfortunately.
Seifer1975 said:
In the end, I use a 3rd party dialer downloaded from Google play. The stock dialer sucks, unfortunately.
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Just because a feature doesn't work for you, means that it sucks. Tried the Daniel thing that was earlier posted and it works fine. Try it in safe mode?
osprey23 said:
Hi,
I just got my Z2 from Starhub. I am trying to dial my contacts by matching against names, but it can only match against numbers only too.
Did you manage to find a solution around this?
Thank you!
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The fact of the matter is that the "daniel" thing didn't work for me, and accordingly to one other person in Singapore too. Maybe the Z2 sold in Singapore is different? The fact is that if I type "326435" it shows no contacts found in the stock dialer but in the 3rd party dialer it shows up Daniel. I have tried alot of things including deleting the dialer data, deleting and recreating all my contacts etc. But none works. This is a very basic feature of a dialer as I do not believe anybody will whip out a dialer and search for his contacts using the contact number. Hence by not being able to perform such a basic feature, it sucks! Sorry for being blunt.
To add on, I have taken a few screenshots to demonstrate what the phone is showing, vs what the 3rd party dialer is showing (DialApp). If somebody can post screenshots to show that their Z2 stock dialer can really show "Daniel" when they type "326435", I would be really surprised that this feature works differently.
1. First screenshot shows the stock dialer highlighting only the numbers which match 326 as I type.
2. 2nd screenshot shows that no contacts were found after typing 326435
3. 3rd screenshot shows that Daniel was highlighted when I typed 326435 using the 3rd party dialer
Working perfectly...i can find my contacts name dialing their corresponding letters,,,not a single problem
Try force stopping/disabling then reenabling it?
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Working perfectly...i can find my contacts name dialing their corresponding letters,,,not a single problem
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I noticed yours is 6502. Mine is 6503. Can I confirm if it works on any 6503?
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Been there, done that. Doesn't work.
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Been there, done that. Doesn't work.
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It's working on D6503 (fw 402)
I don't have Daniel but you'll get it from this pict also...
"Tata" is dad/father in Croatian language..
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To add on, I have taken a few screenshots to demonstrate what the phone is showing, vs what the 3rd party dialer is showing (DialApp). If somebody can post screenshots to show that their Z2 stock dialer can really show "Daniel" when they type "326435", I would be really surprised that this feature works differently.
1. First screenshot shows the stock dialer highlighting only the numbers which match 326 as I type.
2. 2nd screenshot shows that no contacts were found after typing 326435
3. 3rd screenshot shows that Daniel was highlighted when I typed 326435 using the 3rd party dialer
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My Z2 is D6503 and it Daniel comes out fine. Daniel seems like such a common name.
I noticed from your 2nd screen shot, there's a space after 4 digits and then followed with the other 2 ie 3264 35 Could that be the reason.
When I type 6 numbers, they are grouped as one and not split into 2 like in your picture.
Does other more than 4 numbers also get split?
On the S5, S6, S7, S8 you were able to tap Messages, enter a mobile number, tap compose and send a text message to that number. On the S9+ I am unable to do this. I have to add the recipient to my address book contacts before being able to compose the message and send it.
Is this the new way of doing this? I contacted Samsung who said they were going to take over my phone and take a look but after I sent a small video clip of me trying to do what I described above they closed the support call and replied, add the number to your address book.
This cant be norm now? is it ??
ok so following on today samsung have said that its by way of design on OREO when i told them i have checked S5 to S8 models, but my friend has the S8 which is on OREO and he can!
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On the S5, S6, S7, S8 you were able to tap Messages, enter a mobile number, tap compose and send a text message to that number. On the S9+ I am unable to do this. I have to add the recipient to my address book contacts before being able to compose the message and send it.
Is this the new way of doing this? I contacted Samsung who said they were going to take over my phone and take a look but after I sent a small video clip of me trying to do what I described above they closed the support call and replied, add the number to your address book.
This cant be norm now? is it ??
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You don't have to add them to the address book. Launch Messages, you should see a list of your conversations with a little "chat" bubble at the bottom. Tap the bubble. In the search field, enter whatever number you want to text. Once you enter the number, you'll see it below the field with a + next to it. Tap the + and you'll go back to a list of contacts. Now go up and hit START. This brings up the texting screen for the number you entered. No entry into the address book.
The irritating part is that even though it's Oreo, the S8 Messages app is a different version with a far better feature set. (Individual message sounds, backgrounds, functional font sizes, etc.). I don't know why Samsung thinks the S9 Messages app is a step up.
Thanks for that tip, ive since found out that the message app version i need is 4.4.11.1 where as my default one is 5.0 but upgraded higher.
You can download an older version from Android 6.0 from the google play store but i cant seem to see anything newer!
Can you download older version apk's from anywhere is? Messages V 4.4 would be great! thats the version on S8 Oreo.
A7mag3ddon said:
Can you download older version apk's from anywhere is? Messages V 4.4 would be great! thats the version on S8 Oreo.
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Not 100% sure if the old Messages app will work on the S9. If you can find it, give it a shot, but I think we're stuck with the 5.0+ versions on there. It really annoys me because I was used to all those features they pulled. Not sure what the benefits of the new version are supposed to be.
Like i said, ive already installed messages from Android 6 which is version 3.x i just cant find a version 4.x which is the trouble now. looked everywhere.
It works for me. Stock making app v5.00. Type in a number, select the number and hit start.
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tdevaughn said:
It works for me. Stock making app v5.00. Type in a number, select the number and hit start.
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Where can I get 5.0.0 ?
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A7mag3ddon said:
Thanks for that tip, ive since found out that the message app version i need is 4.4.11.1 where as my default one is 5.0 but upgraded higher.
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This isn't true.
You can use the current version no problem, without having to add the number to your contacts. I think you're assuming that in the newer version, when you type the number, and press the + button, it's going to add them to your contacts. But it's not. If you read it, it says "Add to recipients", meaning add the number to the recipients of that message only.
So just open the messaging app, type the number, press the + and type the message. Done.
There's no need to downgrade the messaging app, and there's no need to add anyone to your contacts list.
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Where can I get 5.0.0 ?
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Just use whatever version is installed in your phone already. It doesn't matter which version you have.
Sadly since i made that post i have somehow managed to uninstall the default app and i cant get it back, its not disabled its completely gone so until i can find a way (without reflashing) um stuck with Android 6's version 3 messenger app.
Someone sent me their apk for 4.4 but it wont install, and i cannot find v5 anywhere.
A7mag3ddon said:
Sadly since i made that post i have somehow managed to uninstall the default app and i cant get it back, its not disabled its completely gone so until i can find a way (without reflashing) um stuck with Android 6's version 3 messenger app.
Someone sent me their apk for 4.4 but it wont install, and i cannot find v5 anywhere.
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Unless you're rooted, that's not possible. It's a system app. Maybe you changed the default messaging app?
Is it not still in the app drawer? Or can you change it back to the default SMS app in Settings > Apps > 3 dot menu > Default Apps > Messaging app
Yeah full system root. I did it because i thought the 4.4 failing to install was because i had a much newer version installed, i made a backup first with titanium before doing so but when i came to restore it i couldnt.
lesson learned.