[q] phone dialer & messaging apps - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hey is it possible to speed up the phone dialer and messaging apps? i mean the **** is way too slow wen i open each of them up. well actually the phone dialer is the worst 1. anything but third party apps would help.

Try exdialer, it's an miui dialer with very fast startup and almost instant t9 search
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how to set 3party dialer as default

I installed a new dialer on my Arc. Please advise how to set it as default, thanks.
go into the applications menu in settings and find the stock dialer app.. select clear defaults, next time you select to royal a contact it will ask you which app to use.
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im_iceman said:
go into the applications menu in settings and find the stock dialer app.. select clear defaults, next time you select to royal a contact it will ask you which app to use.
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my problem is I couldnt find the stocked dialer in application menu...
Not 100% sure, but it could be a part of the contacts app.. try clearing defaults in there..won't do any harm if I'm wrong!
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Not 100% sure, but it could be a part of the contacts app.. try clearing defaults in there..won't do any harm if I'm wrong!
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Ok I'll check if it works. Thanks, dude.
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im_iceman said:
Not 100% sure, but it could be a part of the contacts app.. try clearing defaults in there..won't do any harm if I'm wrong!
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This worked! Ive been trying unsuccessfully on my MT3G without any luck. Doing this fixed it all. Thanks for the suggestion!
Which third party dialers do folks recommend? I'm really missing the HTC dialer which will lookup numbers if you start typing in either a name or number, the SE xperia arc dialer is just pants.
I am using " Go Dialer", it work just fine with intelligent dialer and possible to change theme outlook
Was using dialer one for a while, and it was great. Then the app got updated and all of a sudden required permissions for just about everything on the phone - didnt trust the author, so uninstalled.
Currently using... um... dialer2, which from the name i'm guessing is a response to the bloatware and permissions creep of dialerone. It's a nice simple fast t9 dialer, it's free, and it works great.
Touchpal dialer works best for me.
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Thanks folks! let me check these out!
Go Contacts is the best and I think I tried all. They have different themes and the default Go Theme goes well with Arc's dark blue colors. It will be even better if someone can develop a theme for this dialer which will make it look exactly like Arc dialer.
@piercewei
Did you manage to find the stock dialer app in the end? Which one is it? As I'm also having trouble finding it. The contacts app on my phone doesn't have clear defaults button enabled.
Tried to set rocketdial as default instead of "contacts" .. doesnt do the trick.
Cant find any "default" dialers at all on xperia arc.
How do you guys really do when you change the dialer? do you live with the stock dialer at incoming calls and during calls?
MrVinther said:
Tried to set rocketdial as default instead of "contacts" .. doesnt do the trick.
Cant find any "default" dialers at all on xperia arc.
How do you guys really do when you change the dialer? do you live with the stock dialer at incoming calls and during calls?
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I'd really want to know the answer to this question! I'm struggling with the same problem with Xperia Pro.
The Sony Ericsson default dialer sucks, but I'm unable to make a third party dialer THE DEFAULT dialer.
Any help would be useful!

[Q] Smart Dialler

I am looking at buying an Arc, Neo or Ray but I need Smart Dialling.
I am new to Android. Do I need to be worried about the lack of smart dialling on the Xperia or can I just download a new dialler?
If I install a new dialler then will it launch from the standard Xperia UI dialler button or will I have to launch it like an app?
Are all 3rd party Smart Diallers pretty much universal in Android or would I need to ensure I got one that worked for the Xperia? (it is a slightly odd resolution).
Anyone running the standard ROM but with a custom Dialler? Which one?
Thanks for the replies
It turns out that the above devices have text search for contacts and SMS. So even though it is oddly missing from the dialler I guess you can achieve the same result from contacts (just without the convenient hardware button).
Try Go Contacts
I have been using Go Contacts for a while and it seems to be very stable and it work really well with my arc.
There are plenty of dialer available in market. Dialer one and go dialer are my favorite.
You will have to launch it like an app. If you use go launcher..you can even assign dialer app to standard icon.
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Dialer One used to be the best T9 dialler, but it's become bloated and asks for way too many permissions.
I now use dialer2, which is fast, small and works perfectly well on my Arc (as does every other app i've tried - android apps tend to be pretty resolution agnostic).
If I install a new dialler then will it launch from the standard Xperia UI dialler button or will I have to launch it like an app?
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The standard Xperia button is just a shortcut which launches an app. You can easily swap out shortcuts in the dockbar in the Xperia UI just by drag&drop, so it's a piece of cake to replace it.
Once you install a 3rd party dialer, any other apps which require a dialer will cause a pop-up screen to appear asking you to choose between the Xperia's stock dialer and the new 3rd party one. You can choose one of these to be the default and that will stop the popup from recurring.
Also check out TouchPal Dialer (from the makers of TouchPal Keyboard).
Ders also angel dialer...does a pretty good job..
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[SLOVED] Galaxy Nexus change the default dialer?

How can I change the default dialler for SGN so I can use Dialer one or Go Contact EX? it wont come up with the action request pop up.
The phone icon in the launcher is actually a direct link to the phone app so you just have to replace that with your own chosen dialler app! in 2.x it was a link to the default phone app but in ICS it is different.
Hello mate
the problem with impossibility change stock ICS dialer by another one from third party is driving me crazy... I tried everything including factory reset and complete wipe. Always the bloody stock dialer come up when use any dialer from the market. Even if I swipped launcher and phone icon. Third party dialer itself works OK, but when dialing I get stock!!
kinldy ask all readers/users for help. To disable stock ICS original dialer that I hate!
Thanks guys
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I need an alternative phone dialer

Since installing ICS, the phone dialer doesn't have the tabs for contacts, keypad and call logs all under one app. But it did in gingerbread. So I'm looking for something pretty much like the default phone app but with 3 tabs at the top saying Logs, Contacts and Keypad (or Dialer), instead of the two separate apps called Contacts and Phone. The default contacts app has groups, contacts and favourites, and the default phone app has keypad, logs and again, favourites. Well I don't need favourites or groups. I can't really find anything suitable on the market, can you recommend me something preferably with a dark background? Something like this,
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8216/icsdialere4touch.png
but without all the rooting and mods needed. Also, if I install a dialer app from the market, will it delete my contacts and call logs or will they remain intact? Thanks.
Roman5 said:
but without all the rooting and mods needed. .
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Contact.apk is a system application, you will need root.
Try GoDialer or something like this.
Roman5 said:
Since installing ICS, the phone dialer doesn't have the tabs for contacts, keypad and call logs all under one app. But it did in gingerbread. So I'm looking for something pretty much like the default phone app but with 3 tabs at the top saying Logs, Contacts and Keypad (or Dialer), instead of the two separate apps called Contacts and Phone. The default contacts app has groups, contacts and favourites, and the default phone app has keypad, logs and again, favourites. Well I don't need favourites or groups. I can't really find anything suitable on the market, can you recommend me something preferably with a dark background? Something like this,
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8216/icsdialere4touch.png
but without all the rooting and mods needed. Also, if I install a dialer app from the market, will it delete my contacts and call logs or will they remain intact? Thanks.
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You could try this one exdialer and on top of it this theme
but without all the rooting and mods needed. Also, if I install a dialer app from the market, will it delete my contacts and call logs or will they remain intact? Thanks.
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Your contacts will be safe if you install a new contacts or dealer application.
As stated previously you can try GoContacts.
Only dialer that suits my needs (I have tried tens of them) is DialerOne: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kz.mek.DialerOne
try exDialer.. i tried them all and it's the best IMHO.
it also has themes and can slide right for call and slide left for SMS.
Thanks guys. Yeah, I'm liking exDialer a lot so I'll go ahead and install the darker themes. :good: I was expecting a separate call log screen but it's cool how the logs and keypad are together. I also like that it actually tells me 'outgoing' 'incoming' 'not answered' and not just indicator arrows. When I make a call from it then uses the default samsung dialer screen (speaker, mute, headset, add call, end call, keypad). It doesn't matter but I thought it was going to have it's own interface. I also installed aContacts which is quite good but I think exDialer is better.
You can download Go launcher and then buy the ICS PRO CONTACTS is the closest dialer to the one u r looking for mate.
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Thanks Lonzo. Well tbh I'd been using Go Launcher for a while but it was so slow opening things, even not responding, that I'm using Apex Launcher now which is way better. I've installed the exDialer ICS theme and it looks nice and works well. :good:
What's the disadvantages of not rooting your phone? my phone lasted unroot from postman hands to my door only lol. Before the phone arrived I already downloaded the required stuff. Enjoy the freedom of rooting.
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rooting <3
hero000 said:
What's the disadvantages of not rooting your phone? my phone lasted unroot from postman hands to my door only lol. Before the phone arrived I already downloaded the required stuff. Enjoy the freedom of rooting.
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rooting is heaven seriously !
Go Launcher
Roman5 said:
Thanks Lonzo. Well tbh I'd been using Go Launcher for a while but it was so slow opening things, even not responding, that I'm using Apex Launcher now which is way better. I've installed the exDialer ICS theme and it looks nice and works well. :good:
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yes... I had Go Launcher since GB days but for ICS is kinda slow.. APEX is better.
and ICS Pro runs with no lag on APEX... Ex Dialer looks good indeed...

[Q] Batch mode for default messaging app

Is there any way to add a batch mode for the default JB Messaging app so I can work with several messages at once? or has anybody done this for our XPERIAs?
AVOID suggesting me 3rd party apps from playstore, no one is close to the perfection of default messaging app, and also I want my phone as googleish as possible, so I don't actually change any default app like that. Any "answer" like this will be ignored.
Cmon, anyone has to know the answer for this!
well.. no one.. *feels alone* where are the devs when you need them.

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