Hi all,
My technologically illiterate parents are moving from IOS to Android (their iPhone6 touchscreen is intermittently unresponsive again, 3rd time it's been replaced, a friend gave them a used Nexus 4) and they're struggling with the phone app. Not wanting to start a war, but I'd like something really simple, big buttons, no features other than the basics.
To refresh the Nexus 4, I downloaded and installed CyanogenMod 13. My parents like the phone but hate the interface for the telephone/dialler. I had a look through the play store and found many phone/dialler apps, the simplest one is the IOS9 dialler but it's not very responsive, can take a few seconds to answer and hang up. It doesn't appear to replace the android telephony app, only brings a window in front of it.
I have a HTC M8 and its dialler is brilliant, this is what I mean:
Outgoing call HTC, incoming call Nexus 4:
i.imgur.com/i0iZFdp.jpg
Incoming call HTC, outgoing call Nexus 4:
i.imgur.com/SdhplcD.jpg
See how the HTC is really intuitive (even better than IOS), - huge green button to answer, huge red button to hang up and words on the mute and speaker icons. No need to slide anything in a direction you don't know until your finger is on it. The HTC contacts are easy to use, the keypad is always a left or right swipe between contacts and keypad.
While surely many people like the Marshmallow dialler, it's not suitable for my parents and we don't want to buy another iPhone for them after all the failures they've had in the last 2 years. Can I somehow install the HTC dialler/telephone app on the Nexus 4, or a real replacement for the stock phone app with something simpler?
Thanks for reading
Anyone? Am I asking in the wrong forum?
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I've got the sprint evo lte with the charmelon rom on it. I'm not sure if this is something in the rom (thread is locked so i cant ask there) or if its something in android 4.0.x in general.
But for the last several weeks, maybe a month or two, google navigation seems to switch between two different voices.
One of them sounds much more artificial/computer generated, where as the second one sounds very human like a recording. I haven't really noticed a pattern to when it uses one voice over the other. Today for example it told me to make right turn and then make a left turn using the more human sounding voice. When i got to the point where i needed to make the left turn (which was maybe 10 seconds after i made the right) it switched back to the more artificial voice. In both cases it said pretty much the same thing so I don't understand why it needed to switch.
Is one voice generated by google's servers and downloaded? and the other voice generated on the phone itself?
Hi All.
I've taken the plunge and ordered my S6 Edge 128gb in Emerald Green.
I'm sure everything will be just fine, but I was hoping for some pointers from the Android users for certain apps and features I use on the BlackBerry.
I've been using BlackBerry for a few years now (Z30 and a Passport) but I'm wanting a change and LOVED the look of the Edge. Just wondering if you fab people could give some assistance in either clarifying what Lollipop does natively or suggesting apps I could use to achieve a similar effect.
1. One of the things I think I will miss quite a bit is the notification light on the BlackBerry. Hence why I ultimately went with the Edge. I know the edge can have notification lights for the top 5 contacts (thats enough for me) showing when placed face down.. however. just two questions connected to this:
* Does the notification light continue to flash if you miss the call / message? i.e. continue until you pick the phone up and look
* I'm sure the notification doesn't work with the phone facing upwards or stood on a stand, but do you think this is something that a rom flash could fix? or even, maybe an app..
2. BlackBerry Hub really is very good. You have all your communications in one location, save opening text apps, Social media, then mail apps etc. How does Lollipop 5 handle messaging? Does it have a similar type of hub?
3. I run an app called Hubb++ on my Passport. Here I can tell notifications to switch off and on during certain time periods. Ideal after a long hard day in the office, get home and my phone automatically goes into silent from 8.30pm until 7am. (except for contacts I've highlighted as important and to break the silence). Again, does Android lollipop have anything like this or is there an app that does similar?
4. Bluetooth connection to the car. I have to be honest and say the BlackBerry really does nothing special in the arena for me. It's a basic rSAP connection type which allows contacts etc to be sent to my car (Audi A7). How is Bluetooth within Android Lollipop? Last time I used Android, rSAP was not working and I had to root the phone and install all sorts to get it going. To be honest, my days of rooting and messing are over (I know, that's part of the fun of Android) I'm too busy these days to spend the time learning and testing etc. I just want the connection to work. Any input please.
That's basically it. Any input and recommendations would be received with thanks.
1. There's notification light blinking on the top left of the phone for miss call, message /SMS or social app/ voicemail, email etc... You can get a short vibration when you pick up your phone and you have miss call or SMS message as well /not sure for other notifications/
2. I'm sure there's some apps you can find for the most messaging services on Google play, buy better give it a try on few and see what's best for you
3. There's apps to switch your profiles according to time settings, but I thing S6 has option to do that as well with detecting your GPS location /home, work, etc.../
4. The bluetooth should be just fine. I have no problem with Audi A5
pacho_bs said:
1. There's notification light blinking on the top left of the phone for miss call, message /SMS or social app/ voicemail, email etc... You can get a short vibration when you pick up your phone and you have miss call or SMS message as well /not sure for other notifications/
2. I'm sure there's some apps you can find for the most messaging services on Google play, buy better give it a try on few and see what's best for you
3. There's apps to switch your profiles according to time settings, but I thing S6 has option to do that as well with detecting your GPS location /home, work, etc.../
4. The bluetooth should be just fine. I have no problem with Audi A5
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Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to answer.
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Hi guys
I have already intiated the return to EE of the phone however they have gave me 30 days to return it so I am still trying to make myself like the phone enough toi replace my S5 901f.
I have fixed a lot of the performance issues via lots of cpu governor tuning but have some useability issues with LG's dialer which I consider a deal breaker.
1 = There is no auto redial function, on my S5 touchwiz phone, there is a auto redial which will auto redial 10 times on engaged numbers and preserve speakerphone on all the redials as well. This is very important for me as its very hard to ring my GP for an appointment when the surgery opens and auto redial gives me an advantage of getting through. Seems baffling such an obvious feature is missing.
2 - The contact picture on call screen, not so much a deal breaker as #1 but is annoying, it seems I got 2 options, the default LG ui has a very small picture in a circle, or using G4 tweaker app I can make the picture much bigger (still smaller than S5 tho) but the picture is covered in text for the contact name, which seems a big flaw in what the tweaker dev did.
Is there known solutions to these issues? I do not want to use a dialer of the play store, I consider that not a solution. I tried an app published here on XDA called busy redial, but sadly it doesnt work.
Ever since upgrading to Androidwear 2.0 (what a POS, over-complicated mess of an OS!) I can't initiate text messages from my Zenwatch 2. I tell it to send a message but all I get is "I'm sorry I couldn't do that." When I first noticed this I un-paired the watch and un-installed and re-installed everything. Messaging worked for a while, but now it's back to telling me it can't send messages. Any ideas on getting this working permanently? I have half a mind to toss this aggravating device in the trash right now!
Same for me
My voice messages continued working with Android Wear 2.0, but the latest version (28 July 2017) has screwed up anything I used to do with voice commands. The voice command is interpreted OK and the text appears on the screen, but the action does not take place. Huawei Honor 8 with LG W150 Urbane smartwatch. I have 1 star reviewed Android Wear on google as they seem to respond to reviews, albeit with a useless link to the hardware manufacturer. I think 1 star is right as my smart watch can barely do more than a regular digital watch these days. Used to be great but 2.0 and this latest update have rendered it pretty useless.
I've also been having problems with voice stuff since Wear 2... I have a bunch of Hue lights and whenever I say "ok google, turn on the lights in the living room" it now shows me a picture of someone turning on the lights in a living room...not exactly what I'm looking for there...
I did discover something though - it seems it's the "Ok Google" detection that's the culprit... If I long-press the button on the watch to open Google assistant, it will turn on my lights or send a text or start a timer or whatever else I tell it to do. I've had no problems whatsoever that way. It just bugs me that I have to press the button rather than say ok google. I haven't figured out why that is yet, but give the button a shot, that might let you text that way...
Hi all, just wondered if you could guide me please in the best Smart home doorbell which has a decent android supporting app that sends instant notifications to android phones? In your personal opinions, please. I am an owner of a oneplus 7 phone, I have purchased numerous doorbells from amazon,
Ring Door Bell 1&2
Video Doorbell, KAMEP 1080P HD WiFi Doorbell
Both of which just do a bad job of sending notifications to my android phone, they both have decent reviews, yet, the delay in notifications are terrible for the Ring, and the other doorbell I do not get any notifications at all!
However, if I install the supported apps on an iPhone the apps notify my old iPhone 8 instantly with no problems on both Doorbells. They work perfectly Why is this?
I have tested both doorbells on 2 android phones, Samsung galaxy s10 and my one plus 7 phones. All stock android, I have switched off battery optimation for the supported apps, in addition to setting notifications "on" and Important, to pop up during all phone profiles. Wifi password setup for the doorbells is also on 2.4ghz frequency, with no special characters for the password. I have exhausted all avenues on trying to find the best camera with decent instant motion alert for android.
Before I go on to purchase another, I was hoping if anyone could guide me tell me what front camera they have in support for their android device and comment on whether the notifications are instant. When I say instant, I mean at least within 10 seconds. Like any recommendations to purchase, please.
Also, the doorbell function I am not fussed about. I just want a camera to put at my front door that notifies me of motion near my front door to my phone, not a cctv type bullet camera, but a doorbell kinda type, of course, the doorbell feature would be preferable, though amazon do the blink camera which just a camera for motion detection yet small looking which too is fine, though, again I am hesitant because what is the notification like on it to android phones. It just seems to me that the app support for these devices on android are just no good. I have yet come across any doorbell android app that has 4.5 star on the store. All mostly below 4.
Your thoughts, ideas and advice are greatly appreciative. Thank you to all.