As most of you know, Google stopped the use of static dial-out numbers which many of us made use of by putting such numbers in our Fave5 or equivalent.
Has there been any work on modding the GoogleVoice apk to operate as it used to?
Thanks a bunch in advance for any help or guidance that can be provided.
godhamba said:
As most of you know, Google stopped the use of static dial-out numbers which many of us made use of by putting such numbers in our Fave5 or equivalent.
Has there been any work on modding the GoogleVoice apk to operate as it used to?
Thanks a bunch in advance for any help or guidance that can be provided.
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When did they stop doing this?
This isn't an answer to your question, necessarily, but I set one of my "faves" to my own Google Voice phone number (set as my Sprint "Home" number, and one of my five faves on T-Mobile), they GV Callback routes all of my outgoing calls through my own Google Voice phone number. Also fixes the call log to reflect who I actually called. It's pulled from the market, but available on amazon app store if u want a link, or are unfamiliar with it.
I use the GV app for all of my sms (so I don't know the following): if they stopped using static dial out numbers, how does it handle received SMS though the stock messaging app?
Thanks for the suggestion. I have Xinlu's GV Callback - its still available on the Amazon Appstore - but its not as elegant I'd like, and I wondered if people had actually fixed the app itself. The last version of the Google Voice Apk which used the static dial-out is still available here, but its lacking in some of the newer features and smoothness of the more recent versions of the Apk.
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I use the GV app for all of my sms (so I don't know the following): if they stopped using static dial out numbers, how does it handle received SMS though the stock messaging app?
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If you are receiving texts to the messaging app, it's because you are using the feature of the Google Voice APK which tells it to pass the message to the native messaging app.
I guess GV Callback is the only real solution, though I'm surprised the enterprising XDA folk haven't yet figured this one out!
Man, I'm surprised too. I've been looking for good gv solutions since I was using grand central on winmo.. Lol.
Btw.. If u want a nice inverted GV app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12265200
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Holy ****, that is smoking!
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Man, I'm surprised too. I've been looking for good gv solutions since I was using grand central on winmo.. Lol.
Btw.. If u want a nice inverted GV app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12265200
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I use groove IP for calls thru WiFi. Signs into gv so number is the voice number
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I wanna throw this out there, and see if this would be useful to anyone besides me.
I use my Google Voice number as my primary number. I don't even give out my main cell. So, all of my SMS' go through GV. I also text a lot from my laptop.. cuz it's easier. I know this isn't the case for everyone, and that's why I'm posting.
Granted, the Google Voice app has recently gotten a lot better, but it's got a ways to go.
I use Handcent because I like the customization options, e.g. personalized notification sounds, notif bar icons, popups, colors, etc. I also keep a nice backlog of texts since they're searchable.
But most of my SMS logs (on handcent) consist of responses, and not my messages, whereas the Google Voice app or webpage contains the complete logs. I don't know if the messages could be scraped, and pretty sure there's not an API available (and I'm def not a developer anyway), but curious if there is an "app for this", or if this would be useful to anyone.
Basically yielding:
Accurate conversation (sms) threads in Handcent or native sms app, as well as easier backup system (for Google Voice SMS, at least).
Tangent:
In fact, I'm not sure why Google wouldn't want to give the capability to sync ALL of your SMS' to google voice.
k. hope this doesn't get moved to General land.
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Right, nothing is ever answered there. I would like to see something like this too.. voice should definitely have this built in.
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[QUOTE/]hope this doesn't get moved to General land.
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I would like to see something like this too.. voice should definitely have this built in.
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ya, I've been looking since the days of WinMo 6.1..
I was just about to make a thread about this. I'm willing to make a app that does this, but I don't know the file structure of where google does things.
If you download the Google Voice App, you can see that some where they store all the SMS data about a txt, they just don't expose that to the user through the web interface.
My idea is to take the Google Voice SMS DB, convert it to the XML format supported by SMS Backup & restore and then merge the 2.
If this app existed or I could make it, I would be able to send through the web-interface and my ipad, etc. Now I don't cause when people reply and I'm at my phone, I have no clue what they are talking about.
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actually, I'm going to make a thread in the dev-section about this.
I wouldn't post in the ddevsection. Its against the rules, as it doesn't belong in there.
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Too late I guess... but where on this site would a developer ask a question?
General or Q&A. or pm someone specifically
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well, I hope someone moves it then.
Just go to Google Voice, Settings, Syncs and Notifications, Receive text messages, Also via the messaging app. Now you'll get all you're messages through the stock messaging app or Handcent or whatever else you use.
In correct. Go to https://www.google.com/voice and send a SMS and then check your phone to see if that sms that you just sent is on your phone.
You will find that it isnt.
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In correct. Go to https://www.google.com/voice and send a SMS and then check your phone to see if that sms that you just sent is on your phone.
You will find that it isnt.
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Are you referring to me? I have Google Voice fully integrated and only use Handcent to text, not Google Voice. So I'll find that the text is on my phone like the other hundreds of texts I receive daily.
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Are you referring to me? I have Google Voice fully integrated and only use Handcent to text, not Google Voice. So I'll find that the text is on my phone like the other hundreds of texts I receive daily.
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yes and that misses the whole point of this request.
I (and the OP) want to be able to use the web/iOS/etc... to sent/receive SMS via Google Voice. If you do that now, the replies show up in your native app/handsent, but your txt out are only in google voice.
I want to be able to txt from my iPad through my gv# and when I go back to my android phone, I can follow the convos. Also, they would get backed up with SMS Backup+
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yes and that misses the whole point of this request.
I (and the OP) want to be able to use the web/iOS/etc... to sent/receive SMS via Google Voice. If you do that now, the replies show up in your native app/handsent, but your txt out are only in google voice.
I want to be able to txt from my iPad through my gv# and when I go back to my android phone, I can follow the convos. Also, they would get backed up with SMS Backup+
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Oh oh oh, I misread. Yes, I don't think there is a way around this.
im also very interested in this. i text all day on my comp using gv and if i try to go back and read a convo with go sms i only se received texts and not mine.
if u are willing to just turn on 3g and open the gv app, however, u can view the convo in its entirety. still would be nice to do this without having to enable data.
DeskSMS?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.desktopsms
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DeskSMS?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.desktopsms
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there are bunches of desktop sms integration things.
still that doesn't fix the issue since I want to use gv sms from my iPad.
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there are bunches of desktop sms integration things.
still that doesn't fix the issue since I want to use gv sms from my iPad.
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Hmmmmmmmmm
Why wouldn't desk sms work from your iPad? All it's doing is forwarding stuff to gmail.
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the only missing piece here with GVI is that when you send through GV, you don't get the sent messages back on your phone. The only solution that I've been able to come up with to fix this is an app that syncs between the native GVapp and the native SMS app.
there has to be a db on the phone that stores GV data for the GVapp. If someone could find that for me, that would be just swell.
Anyone ever find a resolution to this?
I use the blacklist to reject calls & speed dial quite a bit. Does any ROM offer this?
I don't know if any ROMs offer that feature, but I've always used aFirewall for blacklisting calls. You can find it here: http://u.fbiryujin.com/afirewall
Note: I have no affiliation with this developer.
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I use the blacklist to reject calls & speed dial quite a bit. Does any ROM offer this?
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I dont understand why by this time 2012 many phones and Specially this ultimate google device does not natively supports that but for black list i use NQ mobile manager, its free and works great bloking calls and smss.
Search for it in play store, cheers
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msedek said:
I dont understand why by this time 2012 many phones and Specially this ultimate google device does not natively supports that but for black list i use NQ mobile manager, its free and works great bloking calls and smss.
Search for it in play store, cheers
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I don't think I've ever seen a phone with native blacklisting. Perhaps because the SMS/call still counts against your plan and carriers don't want to explain that to people. iMessage on the iOS platform is even worse for this. Someone figures out the e-mail you use for it, and relentless spam is now pushed to all your devices.
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I don't think I've ever seen a phone with native blacklisting. Perhaps because the SMS/call still counts against your plan and carriers don't want to explain that to people. iMessage on the iOS platform is even worse for this. Someone figures out the e-mail you use for it, and relentless spam is now pushed to all your devices.
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My SGS2 had the blacklist for calls built in the gingerbread build from stock... I have unlimited calling so I don't care if it counts and don't care if sms goes through. But it was part of the OS not an add on. Thanks for the input tho.
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My SGS2 had the blacklist for calls built in the gingerbread build from stock... I have unlimited calling so I don't care if it counts and don't care if sms goes through. But it was part of the OS not an add on. Thanks for the input tho.
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Actually I do remember having call blacklisting in SGS2 Skyrocket. I had SkyICS ROM though.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb290ZWsuc21hcnRkaWFsZXIiXQ..
This is a app that does it,
* Fast Contact Search – Use phone pad to find contacts by names, initials or any part of the numbers.
*Number attribution - Show the registered location of phone number.
* Availability - Let your Pals know when you are free for a call. And you can Mark unavailable Pals to get Reminder once he/she turns to available.
* Facebook/Twitter Integration - Access to your Pal’s Facebook/Twitter page directly in contact details. Sync your status to Facebook/Twitter at once.
* Blocklist – Block/unblock calls from any contact.
* Contacts Exchange – Exchange e-business cards by just a flip.
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Copied from description.
zephiK said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jb290ZWsuc21hcnRkaWFsZXIiXQ..
This is a app that does it,
Copied from description.
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I have downloaded this to check it out. One question - Do you know if I can blacklist off the call log of the stock CM9 dialer?
rpolito73 said:
I have downloaded this to check it out. One question - Do you know if I can blacklist off the call log of the stock CM9 dialer?
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Don't know. I don't use that app.
I know this is the wrong thread but I thought more peole would see it here.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxI1YpjkbX0ONnlLbjc0bzJjZ1k/edit?usp=sharing
SMS feature is here
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Seems to work well on Quantum via Google Voice with Voice+ activated
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Its working for me... does it not seem a bit clumsy in its implementation? You've got to switch back and forth between sms/hangouts. Two separate conversations. Not sure what I was expecting... but I dont think this was quite it.
I was reading that 4.4 would have both SMS and MMS in hangouts.
It's working for me very well. But still has some catching up to do even with the stock Galaxy s3 messaging app. Hangouts needs to be able to attach contacts or calendar or even a voice recording.
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Its working for me... does it not seem a bit clumsy in its implementation? You've got to switch back and forth between sms/hangouts. Two separate conversations. Not sure what I was expecting... but I dont think this was quite it.
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What do you mean?
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Jamolah said:
What do you mean?
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One contact = two conversations. One for sms messages, one for hangouts messages
I'm sorry to post a full newbie post here regarding this but I'm trying to settle some debate and confusion online about Hangouts 2.0
Basically has google "done it right" this time and copied iMessage? (No, I'm not an Apple fanboy)
The advantage of iMessage is that it defaults to data when possible, fallsback to SMS when it has to.
It's also completely seamless, this is handled for you - no need to manually change from data to SMS mode or anything.
2 more points:
iMessage allows you to SMS a "new" phone number for someone you've never encountered before, iMessage detects the phone number is "iMessage-able" and simply sends via data, no kind of handshake / friendship needs to be setup
and finally
There's no "online" status required of iMessage, you need not "log in" or always be set to online, it's an SMS app natively but you can communicate with people over data without them knowing you're necessarily "online"
The advantages as follows.
Cheapest possible was of conversing with friends (assuming your SMS plan is NOT unlimited, I'm in a country where it's pricey)
Privacy / "aloofness" - the lack of an online / offline requirement allows you to ignore a message and respond at your leisure, be it 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days. If someone however sees a green O next to your name with Hangouts, the social pressure / obligation to reply is there, you can't just relax if that makes sense (I guess this is an introvert feature)
Sorry for the long post but I'm hearing conflicting reports online that google STILL screwed it up - but that's from people who have obtained the Hangouts 2.0 APK file and do NOT have 4.4 KitKat, rumour has it that's required for the full backend SMS "engine" update to work like iMessage?
Thanks all, really appreciate your time.
EDIT: This also covers what I'm trying to clarify.
http://ausdroid.net/2013/11/01/down...mpaign=download-hangouts-with-sms-integration
Moved to Apps. Please adhere to Forum rule 15
Thanks
FNM
I've update to 2.0 and moved the appropriate .so file into system/lib and my videochat is still not working anybody have a solution?
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Finally Hangouts with SMS! Been waiting for this ever since "Babel" and its here!
For the download link, head on over to androidspin.com OR click the download link below!
https://www.copy.com/s/vRBrzPCxDE9i/Hangouts.apk
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Finally Hangouts with SMS! Been waiting for this ever since "Babel" and its here!
For the download link, head on over to androidspin.com OR click the download link below!
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Awesome, working perfectly! Been waiting a long time for this
Thanks, working well!
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I'm sorry to post a full newbie post here regarding this but I'm trying to settle some debate and confusion online about Hangouts 2.0
Basically has google "done it right" this time and copied iMessage? (No, I'm not an Apple fanboy)
The advantage of iMessage is that it defaults to data when possible, fallsback to SMS when it has to.
It's also completely seamless, this is handled for you - no need to manually change from data to SMS mode or anything.
2 more points:
iMessage allows you to SMS a "new" phone number for someone you've never encountered before, iMessage detects the phone number is "iMessage-able" and simply sends via data, no kind of handshake / friendship needs to be setup
and finally
There's no "online" status required of iMessage, you need not "log in" or always be set to online, it's an SMS app natively but you can communicate with people over data without them knowing you're necessarily "online"
The advantages as follows.
Cheapest possible was of conversing with friends (assuming your SMS plan is NOT unlimited, I'm in a country where it's pricey)
Privacy / "aloofness" - the lack of an online / offline requirement allows you to ignore a message and respond at your leisure, be it 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days. If someone however sees a green O next to your name with Hangouts, the social pressure / obligation to reply is there, you can't just relax if that makes sense (I guess this is an introvert feature)
Sorry for the long post but I'm hearing conflicting reports online that google STILL screwed it up - but that's from people who have obtained the Hangouts 2.0 APK file and do NOT have 4.4 KitKat, rumour has it that's required for the full backend SMS "engine" update to work like iMessage?
Thanks all, really appreciate your time.
EDIT: This also covers what I'm trying to clarify.
http://ausdroid.net/2013/11/01/down...mpaign=download-hangouts-with-sms-integration
The best person to answer those questions would be yourself...since it seems you have experience with iMessage whearas we just got the app.
wizzbang3 said:
I'm sorry to post a full newbie post here regarding this but I'm trying to settle some debate and confusion online about Hangouts 2.0
Basically has google "done it right" this time and copied iMessage? (No, I'm not an Apple fanboy)
The advantage of iMessage is that it defaults to data when possible, fallsback to SMS when it has to.
It's also completely seamless, this is handled for you - no need to manually change from data to SMS mode or anything.
2 more points:
iMessage allows you to SMS a "new" phone number for someone you've never encountered before, iMessage detects the phone number is "iMessage-able" and simply sends via data, no kind of handshake / friendship needs to be setup
and finally
There's no "online" status required of iMessage, you need not "log in" or always be set to online, it's an SMS app natively but you can communicate with people over data without them knowing you're necessarily "online"
The advantages as follows.
Cheapest possible was of conversing with friends (assuming your SMS plan is NOT unlimited, I'm in a country where it's pricey)
Privacy / "aloofness" - the lack of an online / offline requirement allows you to ignore a message and respond at your leisure, be it 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days. If someone however sees a green O next to your name with Hangouts, the social pressure / obligation to reply is there, you can't just relax if that makes sense (I guess this is an introvert feature)
Sorry for the long post but I'm hearing conflicting reports online that google STILL screwed it up - but that's from people who have obtained the Hangouts 2.0 APK file and do NOT have 4.4 KitKat, rumour has it that's required for the full backend SMS "engine" update to work like iMessage?
Thanks all, really appreciate your time.
EDIT: This also covers what I'm trying to clarify.
http://ausdroid.net/2013/11/01/down...mpaign=download-hangouts-with-sms-integration
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Well first off, hangouts is still technically part google talk which was an online messaging service, so the online status will still be incorporated in the app unless they take the code out and re-do the app.
And iMessage probably had its advantages in the past when messaging plans weren't unlimited but doesn't have any advantages really unless you want to know who has an iPhone and who doesn't. And since I don't have kitkat I wouldn't know if it enhances hangouts or not!
Don't think google screwed up. They did exactly what they wanted to do.
Got 2.0.018 apk?
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Thanks bud! Works great over here
I installed the Hangouts 2.0 apk the other day on my Verizon S3 running 4.1.2 and it's working perfect except I am missing one person's contact picture. He has a picture in my contacts app. Anyone else run into this?
Is anyone group chatting with iPhone users? The main screen shows all participants, but in the chat thread all messages are showing one avatar / name.
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Thanks dudes!!
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Finally!!!!
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Works great. Thanks bunch :good:
Awesome, I need to d/l this when I get a chance.
What are you using for FACETIME on your Note 3?
Did searches and not finding many good results such as Google Hangout. Many user say Google Hangout very poor and not a good substitute.
Any suggestions?
asctony said:
What are you using for FACETIME on your Note 3?
Did searches and not finding many good results such as Google Hangout. Many user say Google Hangout very poor and not a good substitute.
Any suggestions?
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There is no Facetime client for Android, so your question is pretty much moot.
If you mean video chat, Google Hangouts works great for me.
I use Skype also.
rjohnstone said:
There is no Facetime client for Android, so your question is pretty much moot.
If you mean video chat, Google Hangouts works great for me.
I use Skype also.
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Thanks for your response. Yes, I mean video chat. With Skype the receiver must use Skype, too. If not, there is a charge (?) for using Skype without receiver using Skype.
Tried Google Hangouts and immediately I get unsolicited messages from people I don't know?
I always leave my chat clients offline. I only turn them on if I know I'm going to video chat with someone.
Skype is free for both parties if you both use the client and have Skype accounts.
Unfortunately there's no way to block unsolicited requests in Hangouts. I just add unknown people to my block list if they try and message me while I am online.
Tango is good too
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Tango is good too
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Trying Tango now. Will let you know what I think. Thanks!!!
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Trying Tango now. Will let you know what I think. Thanks!!!
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raw2000j: Tango? I cannot find a place/menu/settings to disable INVITE?
Is there an option to identify FAVORITES rather than FRIENDS? With FRIENDS you see all of your contacts.
Great apk so far. Thanks again!!
I use Chaton video chat with my family and it works great for me and my family
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Hangouts is perfect, no need to use anything else.
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Hangouts is perfect, no need to use anything else.
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Tried Google Hangouts and immediately I get unsolicited messages from people I don't know? So, how can it be perfect?
last time i checked you could facetime to skype because they are owned buy the same company
asctony said:
Tried Google Hangouts and immediately I get unsolicited messages from people I don't know? So, how can it be perfect?
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I'm definitely not saying that Hangouts is perfect or anything, but I've never got any unsolicited messages so you might want to check your privacy settings.
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asctony said:
Tried Google Hangouts and immediately I get unsolicited messages from people I don't know? So, how can it be perfect?
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for video chat Hangouts is perfect, the reason you are getting unsolicited chats is because your gmail address was leaked to bots from craigslist, dirty sites etc and you accepted them into your friends. delete them and you'll be fine.
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Hangouts is perfect, no need to use anything else.
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dirrtyswan said:
for video chat Hangouts is perfect, the reason you are getting unsolicited chats is because your gmail address was leaked to bots from craigslist, dirty sites etc and you accepted them into your friends. delete them and you'll be fine.
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Thanks for your response. Never share my gmail address and never been on craiglist or dirty sites. When you say delete them, what are you referring too? All my gmail address are valid and clean. Don't have any addresses in my gmail that I do not know.
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Thanks for your response. Never share my gmail address and never been on craiglist or dirty sites. When you say delete them, what are you referring too? All my gmail address are valid and clean. Don't have any addresses in my gmail that I do not know.
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When you log into gmail, the solicitation contacts should show up on your chat list on the bottom left, you can block them from there.
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When you log into gmail, the solicitation contacts should show up on your chat list on the bottom left, you can block them from there.
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When I go there to Chat List there is nothing in there? So, I have not solicitation contacts. Any other suggestions?
Thanks again for trying to help.
In that case, from your phone Hangouts, go to the unwanted person's message - then hit the menu button and click People & Options > Block XXXX XXXXX person
if you continue to get new messages from random strangers all the time then maybe it might be time to consider getting another gmail account and giving this one only to friends / family members
Thanks for all the help and suggestions. I think I will stay with Tango for now as it is working fine for me. The only shortcomings are:
1. I cannot find a place/menu/settings to disable INVITE?
2. Is there an option to identify FAVORITES rather than FRIENDS? With FRIENDS you see all of your contacts.
Great apk so far. Thanks again!!
daisymone said:
last time i checked you could facetime to skype because they are owned buy the same company
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Facetime is an Apple product.
Skype is owned by Microsoft.
tango, skype, ovoo, or use chaton which come with all samsung phones now