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I'd like to bring again into attention this lack of functionality of both Android and WinMo devices.
As far as I know, with the exception of Nokia and some Sony-Ericson devices, no others notify about receiving a call made on a diverted phone.
That is, if I have 2 numbers (A and B) and A is diverted to B, if I receive a call on A I don't see a "diverted" icon (or sign of any kind) on the phone with number B.
Still no solution or software for this?
P.S. Also when you call somebody and you are waiting on line (the other party has "call waiting" activated), there is no "waiting" sign to notify you.
This call waiting issue is also present on iPhone. I don't understand why these two functions are not present in smartphones (except Nokia Symbian) and at the same time the cheapest dumb phones have them
Actually, call waiting works for me. Whenever I am on a call and someone else calls, I hear a beep and I can see on the screen that I have another call. If I don't answer, the other call stays in my call history as an unanswered call.
About the first issue, I wondered about that too. I had a really dumb Sony Ericsson phone which supported this feature.
P.S. I misread your call waiting issue... Whenever I call someone who has call waiting I get a beep that tells me I am waiting... However, as far as I know this is an operator feature. On another operator a voice actually tells you to wait because the other party is talking.
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However, as far as I know this is an operator feature.
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I didn't switch to another operator, I just switched from Nokia E66 to iPhone and later to Legend when I lost that feature.
i get another issu too !!
and am sure you all get it ..
in (smart) dumb phones when i call my manager (and my manager is already talking in a call with his wife for example) it gives me different call sound tone, to notify me he is in a call so i stop calling and wait to call again later ...
in (stupid) smart phones, Windows Mobile and Legend !
if i call my manager and he is already in a call, i never hear anything to notify me! so i dont stop my call , and it really seems so stupid and disturbing from me sometimes !
the reason is what ?
i dont really know ....
is it that much hard to put these simple options ?
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11026
... suggests that the functionality is within the stock Android dialler, but not in the HTC dialler. Use a ROM that allows you to install the standard dialler and use that by default?
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Actually, call waiting works for me. Whenever I am on a call and someone else calls, I hear a beep and I can see on the screen that I have another call. If I don't answer, the other call stays in my call history as an unanswered call...
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I was talking about "call waiting" notification when you are calling someone that has call waiting function, not when you are the one that is called and you're notified about a second incoming call. biomy explained better the idea that I was talking about.
And no, there is not about the operator. You can have a nokia on any carrier, it'll work the same. It's just the way the phone or it's software decodes the incoming call signal. As this is received by all phones the same, I presume any phone/software can decode it in the same way nokia is doing if it has this implemented. As far as I know though, there is no application on the market (paid or free) that does this simple thing. I'm sure most of us will even pay for it.
Same here.. All calls from my boss diverted to my number if he didn`t pick up phone in 10 seconds.. My old Nokia 6233 show green arrow for diverted calls, but no any notification about it with my Samsug Galaxy Spica and Samsung Galaxy S.
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Same here.. All calls from my boss diverted to my number if he didn`t pick up phone in 10 seconds.. My old Nokia 6233 show green arrow for diverted calls, but no any notification about it with my Samsug Galaxy Spica and Samsung Galaxy S.
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Any updates on this please?
I have the same issue. No diverted call icon when an incoming call which has been diverted comes through
No update...seems like nobody has found a solution to it. Still waiting, pity we don't have such thing
Maybe we're not so many that needs this, in order for someone to start looking and develop something. My hope is that a developer will need this feature at some time and he'll start doing it. (or we should find a Nokia with Android )
If some android phones have the diverted call notification (galaxy s on 2.1) can the code be ported to other devices?
I divert calls from my work phone to my personal mobile, and really need to be able to tell when I'm receiving a diverted call from my work number
Samsung is the second phone brand that includes this in all or most of their phones. Doesn't matter if it's Android or not, Nokia and Samsung has this feature (and as I know they're the only ones to do it).
Maybe there is hope if an Samsung Android phone (Galaxy S) has it...maybe there will be a developer that will try to find a way or reverse engineer the ROM to find the code for it. I am willing to pay for it for sure and I'm sure some other will as well.
Diverted Call Display app for Android
After the issue bothered me enough, I have made an attempt at detecting incoming diverted calls.
The app is using the device log to find out if an incoming call is diverted, and thus needs READ_LOGS permission. READ_PHONE_STATE is needed to get notified about incoming calls.
So far the app has been tested on CyanogenMod 5 and 7 on GSM/UMTS phones. It probably won't work at all on CDMA devices and neither on devices which already implement any type of diverted call notification.
Please test if it works for you and tell me your Android firmware version (and if it's an AOSP-based community firmware).
Nexus S 3G i9023, CM7.1.0-NS - works well )) Thank you.
Xperia Arc 2.3.4 original rom OK.
I would like to be saved in the call log.
It works perfect in HD2, HyperDroid-CM7-v5.3.0 [CyanogenMod7 LEO 2.3.7][seader_R9].
Thanks
That's a great thing, you've made...alot of people happy.
Unfortunately, I've changed my Legend and replaced it with a Desire S. Playing with other ROMs, I've finally installed a MIUI ROM and it seems this "diverted notification" IS integrated in MIUI. So for me the problem was solved by having a MIUI ROM. Though I'll ask my friend who's now the owner of my ex Legend to test this...he's still using CM 7.1 on it.
Works fine on Motorola Defy with MIUI 2.3.5.
Thank You very much Ge0rG for such a beautiful solution of that problem.
Can you please add to your application notification for "call waiting" and "on hold"?
Because Motorola's and HTC's doesnt have this features.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
P.S. I was talking about "call waiting" notification, when you are calling someone that has call waiting function & you call him on the second line.
Brilliant... Works a treat for me...
HTC Desire HD - Stock (Orange UK) ROM.
Android 2.3.3
Kernel 2.6.55.10
Thanks - brilliant idea and well implemented - congratulations.
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Works on Nexus One with actual cyanogenmod nightly (cm_passion_full-253, 7.2.0-RC0(?)). Perfekt!
It will be great, if this could be included in cyanogenmod directly.
This is a great little handset but limited by no dial function it is pretty well limited!
I mean answering calls is great but to make a call you have to get the ultra out and dial and then swap to the handset.
Is there any way to voice dial or are we hoping for an update from Sony?
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This is a great little handset but limited by no dial function it is pretty well limited!
I mean answering calls is great but to make a call you have to get the ultra out and dial and then swap to the handset.
Is there any way to voice dial or are we hoping for an update from Sony?
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I discover yesterday that you can dial. You can access to calls register and press the button to call directly. use buttons .
natispain said:
I discover yesterday that you can dial. You can access to calls register and press the button to call directly. use buttons .
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I had found that but it only remembers the last few numbers
wingnutLP said:
This is a great little handset but limited by no dial function it is pretty well limited!
I mean answering calls is great but to make a call you have to get the ultra out and dial and then swap to the handset.
Is there any way to voice dial or are we hoping for an update from Sony?
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Currently there is no way to access your address book. Probably wont be either as imagine the time it would take to scroll through your contacts. I have over 500, so thats just not an option.
To access a dialer, and move between numbers is probably the only real choice, but that would still take a long time.
I can't see any of these being implemented by Sony.
My 2 cents
I bought mine yesterday, and yes , the fact that you can only access he call log but not contacts is annoying. But can't someone write a small app for it to bring up the contacts just like my car does? i mean i can enter contacts and then i have to select the first letter. this could be fairly ok-ish, right?
Is there a way to use it to wake google now and get google now to dial the number we want?
Fwiw I sold the phone and bought a note 3
Lovely bit of kit but too compromised as a phone for me
I am coming from the LG G2. I love the build quality of the M8. So far, my only ***** is the ability, or lack thereof, to block phone calls.
On the G2, if I went to Settings>Call, there was a call reject setting there. It had a check box to block unavailable numbers, and I could add any number I wanted. I also could use what I called a wildcard to block calls.
For example, I could add 1-800. Then there was an option under that to choose beginning, end, etc.
I could just enter the 1-800 and then choose beginning. So all calls beginning with 1-800 would be blocked. Just add 1-800, 1-877, 1-866, etc and get all the stupid telemarketers who "somehow" got my number to be blocked.
Is the functionality missing on the HTC? I had thought that this was a function of KitKat Android.
Would be nice to have back.
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I am coming from the LG G2. I love the build quality of the M8. So far, my only ***** is the ability, or lack thereof, to block phone calls.
On the G2, if I went to Settings>Call, there was a call reject setting there. It had a check box to block unavailable numbers, and I could add any number I wanted. I also could use what I called a wildcard to block calls.
For example, I could add 1-800. Then there was an option under that to choose beginning, end, etc.
I could just enter the 1-800 and then choose beginning. So all calls beginning with 1-800 would be blocked. Just add 1-800, 1-877, 1-866, etc and get all the stupid telemarketers who "somehow" got my number to be blocked.
Is the functionality missing on the HTC? I had thought that this was a function of KitKat Android.
Would be nice to have back.
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I have yet to receive my M8, but in the past i've tested out about 20 call blocking apps and found extreme call blocker to be the best one as it blocks the call BEFORE it even hits the device. Also it has options out the wazoo. I know we're not supposed to talk about paid apps here but i've spent a long time testing all those different apps out and if it's not baked into the M8, it'll save you lots of time testing. I'm in no way shape or form affiliated with extreme call blocker, just a long time, satisfied user
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I have yet to receive my M8, but in the past i've tested out about 20 call blocking apps and found extreme call blocker to be the best one as it blocks the call BEFORE it even hits the device. Also it has options out the wazoo. I know we're not supposed to talk about paid apps here but i've spent a long time testing all those different apps out and if it's not baked into the M8, it'll save you lots of time testing. I'm in no way shape or form affiliated with extreme call blocker, just a long time, satisfied user
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Might actually be a feature when you log into your AT&T account online.
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I have yet to receive my M8, but in the past i've tested out about 20 call blocking apps and found extreme call blocker to be the best one as it blocks the call BEFORE it even hits the device. Also it has options out the wazoo. I know we're not supposed to talk about paid apps here but i've spent a long time testing all those different apps out and if it's not baked into the M8, it'll save you lots of time testing. I'm in no way shape or form affiliated with extreme call blocker, just a long time, satisfied user
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Doesn't actually happen before it hits the device, cause if it did there would be no way for call blocker to interact with said incoming call. There is a delay from when call hits device, and actually rings. This is where it intercepts the call. I use Root Call Blocker Pro. Many options also. I have it set to kill the call immediately. It can be setup to send it directlyto voice mail. Let it ring once, kill ect. Also will log, and block texts same way.
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Doesn't actually happen before it hits the device, cause if it did there would be know way for call blocker to interact with said incoming call. There is a delay from when call hits device, and actually rings. This is where it intercepts the call. I use Root Call Blocker Pro. Many options also. I have it set to kill the call immediately. It can be setup to send it directlyto voice mail. Let it ring once, kill ect. Also will log, and block texts same way.
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This is true but my phone never rings. It'll actually pick up for a sec and immediately disconnect without using a special ring tone designed to silence first ring. Not quite sure how root call blocker pro works as it may have come out after I discovered extreme call blocker. It also has the same features in that you can block calls and texts alike. Set it to go straight to vm, hang up no voicemail. I'll have to test root call blocker out to see what the similarities and differences are
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This is true but my phone never rings. It'll actually pick up for a sec and immediately disconnect without using a special ring tone designed to silence first ring. Not quite sure how root call blocker pro works as it may have come out after I discovered extreme call blocker. It also has the same features in that you can block calls and texts alike. Set it to go straight to vm, hang up no voicemail. I'll have to test root call blocker out to see what the similarities and differences are
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Exactly. Mine never rings either. Runs as a service, that's why it needs root. My screen never lights up, or anything. Nothing to let u know there was even a call except the log. It kills the call the milisecond it hits the phone, so it never hits the dialer/ringer whatever u wanna call it...
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Exactly. Mine never rings either. Runs as a service, that's why it needs root. My screen never lights up, or anything. Nothing to let u know there was even a call except the log. It kills the call the milisecond it hits the phone, so it never hits the dialer/ringer whatever u wanna call it...
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That's awesome! I may just make the switch. Thanks for the heads up
Edit: it is worth noting for future readers that extreme call blocker doesn't require root. Just throwing that out there
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I read online the new december patch that came out, made changes to the AOD. I just noticed.. that when a notification comes in, its like a rain drop. The app icon drops from the top of the screen, and bounces into position.
Is there anything else you have noticed.
It fixed the imbalanced and distorted speakers of the Pixel 3 XL
Apps persist in the background longer so switching is smoother.
Does anyone know if the update fixed the issue with the pixel stands and audio notifications or lack there of?
I noticed that battery life is really shorter with december update...
It fixed a few things for me:
- I used to have phone call problems like people suddenly can't hear me - this seems now resolved.
- the usb-c headphones are now detected every time when I plug them in - before it often wouldn't detect them
- phone seems smoother
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I noticed that battery life is really shorter with december update...
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Seems normal to me, it just takes a day or two for the system to adjust caches and optimize the battery again. They probably tweaked the battery AI as well.
Is anybody using apps to record calls? Now the phone beeps every 15s to let other party know you're recording, very annoying Was wondering if it was doing so on Novembers update
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Is anybody using apps to record calls? Now the phone beeps every 15s to let other party know you're recording, very annoying Was wondering if it was doing so on Novembers update
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I'm on the Dec update using Cube ACR to record calls and it doesn't beep.
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I'm on the Dec update using Cube ACR to record calls and it doesn't beep.
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Doesnt cube call recorder drains more battery on Pixel 3?
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I'm on the Dec update using Cube ACR to record calls and it doesn't beep.
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It doesn't beep on your side, but it does beep for your recipient, and it's also provider dependant. Tried using EE SIM, no beeping, then put back my Vodafone SIM and beeping is back. This article here https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/call-recording-tone-implemented-android-t3876483 did say the tone will only be activated if carrier wants it. Damn Vodafone, wish I knew it before signing 24 months contract with them. Now my only hope is that someone with Vodafone and brains good enough will find how to deactivate this new Android feature...
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Doesnt cube call recorder drains more battery on Pixel 3?
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I can't answer that. I didn't use it on other phones, and haven't used any other call recorders on the Pixel 3, so can't compare it. I just checked my battery usage and it doesn't even show up on the list of apps using battery, so certainly not a battery hog when not on a call. I don't make many calls so haven't noticed any abnormal battery usage with it installed. It has a visible button on the call screen so it's easy to start or stop the recording if you want.
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It doesn't beep on your side, but it does beep for your recipient, and it's also provider dependant. Tried using EE SIM, no beeping, then put back my Vodafone SIM and beeping is back. This article here https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/call-recording-tone-implemented-android-t3876483 did say the tone will only be activated if carrier wants it. Damn Vodafone, wish I knew it before signing 24 months contract with them. Now my only hope is that someone with Vodafone and brains good enough will find how to deactivate this new Android feature...
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So sounds like the beep has nothing to do with the Dec update. I'm on Google Fi, just tested it by calling my phone from my landline and no beep.
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So sounds like the beep has nothing to do with the Dec update. I'm on Google Fi, just tested it by calling my phone from my landline and no beep.
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It might have been November's or previous update, but it's one of those released after the article was written (February if I remember correctly). The fact that you don't have a beep means your network carrier did not activate this new Android feature. Vodafone did :crying:
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It might have been November's or previous update, but it's one of those released after the article was written (February if I remember correctly). The fact that you don't have a beep means your network carrier did not activate this new Android feature. Vodafone did :crying:
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Ok. Can't dispute what you're saying. Seems odd that Google Fi wouldn't conform to Google's Android spec, but I'm not complaining. Might be related to Google Fi using other carriers, Sprint and T-Mobile, in the US since it appears from your observation it's carrier dependent. Our call recording laws vary by State as well which could complicate implementation here.
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Ok. Can't dispute what you're saying. Seems odd that Google Fi wouldn't conform to Google's Android spec, but I'm not complaining. Might be related to Google Fi using other carriers, Sprint and T-Mobile, in the US since it appears from your observation it's carrier dependent. Our call recording laws vary by State as well which could complicate implementation here.
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Being carrier dependant is not really my observation, I just doublechecked and confirmed what this article said: https://www.xda-developers.com/andro...alls-lawfully/
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Being carrier dependant is not really my observation, I just doublechecked and confirmed what this article said: https://www.xda-developers.com/andro...alls-lawfully/
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Ok. I thought you said you got beeping with one carrier but not another. I get an error with your link. No matter, good to know it's a new "feature" that may crop up, so thanks for that.
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Ok. I thought you said you got beeping with one carrier but not another. I get an error with your link. No matter, good to know it's a new "feature" that may crop up, so thanks for that.
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I do apologize, english not being my first language I sometimes do struggle to make sense :cyclops: It's weird that the article won't open though
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-p-call-recording-tone-support-record-phone-calls-lawfully/
Android P will add Call Recording Tone support so you can Record Phone Calls Lawfully
Android P will be adding support for a call recording tone so users on certain carriers will be aided in recording phone calls lawfully, according to a series of recent commits. This is not native support of call recording being added to Android P which already exists but is not implemented by most OEMs. This is simply so that a user on the other end of a phone call can be made aware the phone call is being recorded, and will only be enabled if the carrier wishes the device to play the tone.
The tone is a 1400Hz note that will play every fifteen seconds if the carrier enables it. It works by detecting the package name of a call recording app using the previously linked API. If any such package is detected, then the outgoing call will have the tone played to warn the other end that their call may be recorded. The tone will be automatically played depending on carrier configuration, which is determined by the SIM card.
According to the commits, Vodafone Germany is the only carrier that this call recording tone support will be mandated (for now), as the MCC/MNN combination mentioned in one of the files matches Vodafone’s carrier identity: 26202. This was likely done because Germany is two-party consent when it comes to call recording, not one party like some other countries. This means that the person on both ends of the phone line needs to know that they are being recorded, and calls may not be recorded without each party’s consent.
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Basically I tested it as I'm with Vodafone and I get beeping (well, the other party hears it really, not me as I'm recording), and then tested with EE network and no beep there.
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I do apologize, english not being my first language I sometimes do struggle to make sense :cyclops: It's weird that the article won't open though
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-p-call-recording-tone-support-record-phone-calls-lawfully/
Basically I tested it as I'm with Vodafone and I get beeping (well, the other party hears it really, not me as I'm recording), and then tested with EE network and no beep there.
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Your English is very good, so no reason to apologize for that. That info you posted is very clear. Laws do vary so it's not surprising that the implementation is inconsistent. Thanks for posting about it.
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Is anybody using apps to record calls? Now the phone beeps every 15s to let other party know you're recording, very annoying Was wondering if it was doing so on Novembers update
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I'm not recording calls as far as I know & still the phone is beeping every 15 secs according to the other party who I'm on the call with. It's really annoying and I have no idea how to stop it!!! And yes I'm using Vodafone but I'm in the UK not Germany.
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I'm not recording calls as far as I know & still the phone is beeping every 15 secs according to the other party who I'm on the call with. It's really annoying and I have no idea how to stop it!!! And yes I'm using Vodafone but I'm in the UK not Germany.
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I'm in the UK too. You must have some app recording, because as soon as I switch off ACR, beeping stops. I've lost my hope to find a solution as issue is isolated to one carrier and not too many people will care, wish I didn't sign up with Vodafone for 24 months now...
Hello. I was a 10+ years Samsung user and now I switched to Mate 20 pro. I use my phone for work, daily I talk at least 4 hours on my phone, constantly making and receiving calls from numbers not saved in my contacts.
Samsung had great features in its Dialer app (which is part of the Contacts app) - when I got a call, in the incoming call screen when the phone rang it showed "caller information" as Samsung calls it. Basically it is communication history preview, e.g. someone calls me to whom I wrote an SMS 30 days ago. On the incoming call screen when that person calls, last communication will be also previewed, in this case an SMS. If the last communication was a phonecall, it will show date and time of that last call. And for my work that was extremely helpful.
Other thing was incoming caller location - say some client from Frankfurt in Germany calls, from a number that is not saved in my contacts, Samsung would say "Frankfurt, Germany". With that information I could at least assume which client called me, based on the city from which the call came.
Now I tried google phone, it shows the city name and that is good, but there is no option for last communication history when I receive a phone call.
Can someone help me how to port the Samsung Contact app to my Mate 20 pro (which is not rooted)? I got the samsung contacts apk file from sammobile.com, but the phone just says "not installed". Please help.
You can't as it heavily relies on their (Samsung) framework.
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You can't as it heavily relies on their (Samsung) framework.
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Are there any alternatives that can provide such features?
I imagine its tied to One UI