Dear all,
Is there an easy way to deactivate calls and texts, by just pressing a toggle like we do for switching on/off wifi or flight mode?There are a few reasons why I d like to do it:
1)when I tether, if I receive a call I lose the connection
2)when I am playing music on my speakers and I have friends over, messages and calls spoil the dancing.
3)When I connect my phone to a TV to watch a movie from Amazon prime, if I receive a call the movie is stopped
4) I leave all my friends and my date/almost-girlfriend to play with my phone and surf the web, when they ask for my phone I d like to have a easy toggle to action and stop all texts and calls, so they dont read my texts (calls would be fine in this case). I dont have any bad thing to hide, but sometime we want some privacy, dont we?
thanks
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venexiano said:
Dear all,
Is there an easy way to deactivate calls and texts, by just pressing a toggle like we do for switching on/off wifi or flight mode?There are a few reasons why I d like to do it:
1)when I tether, if I receive a call I lose the connection
2)when I am playing music on my speakers and I have friends over, messages and calls spoil the dancing.
3)When I connect my phone to a TV to watch a movie from Amazon prime, if I receive a call the movie is stopped
4) I leave all my friends and my date/almost-girlfriend to play with my phone and surf the web, when they ask for my phone I d like to have a easy toggle to action and stop all texts and calls, so they dont read my texts (calls would be fine in this case). I dont have any bad thing to hide, but sometime we want some privacy, dont we?
thanks
A.
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Everything except tethering is REALLY easy... Put the phone in airplane mode, then toggle wifi on... done.
Tethering, well, no, there's no way to avoid it. If you're actively connected to the cellular network, you can't block on the device without it recognizing something is happening. You could mute notifications for texts, but calls would still stop things from happening unless you turn on call forwarding. and forward to another number through your carrier.
As for hiding texts etc... Cyanogen or another ROM with User switching might "hide" your info for you... Not a great way to do it however.
Wow...I still cannot believe there is not a simple tool to deactivate calls and text
Mmm this looks like the solution...any experience with this? I ll try and I ll let u know https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker&hl=en
venexiano said:
Mmm this looks like the solution...any experience with this? I ll try and I ll let u know https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrnumber.blocker&hl=en
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Even if rooted, the phone still "notices" an pauses music momentarily, there are dozens of call blocking apps out there, none of them that I've tried will completely block, the calls are intercepted by the phone, and are passed off to the software, which then decides what action to take, that 0.1 of a second in the handoff will still pause music, sounds a lot like a skip on a CD for half a second, it's not a big deal, but its still not what to OP wants. I'd have to say it's by design, you have a phone after all, it's first and foremost a communication tool, not an iPod...
The closest I've seen to a flawless block, is in samsung's android stack, the default dialer app can block all calls... hmmm, I may have had an epiphany... will test a setting and get back to you.
ImWarped said:
Even if rooted, the phone still "notices" an pauses music momentarily, there are dozens of call blocking apps out there, none of them that I've tried will completely block, the calls are intercepted by the phone, and are passed off to the software, which then decides what action to take, that 0.1 of a second in the handoff will still pause music, sounds a lot like a skip on a CD for half a second, it's not a big deal, but its still not what to OP wants. I'd have to say it's by design, you have a phone after all, it's first and foremost a communication tool, not an iPod...
The closest I've seen to a flawless block, is in samsung's android stack, the default dialer app can block all calls... hmmm, I may have had an epiphany... will test a setting and get back to you.
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Hi...any update on this? I am still looking for a solution
venexiano said:
Hi...any update on this? I am still looking for a solution
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Sorry man, no joy.
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Evening folks.
Currently utilizing native internet calling via dialer -> sip accout (pbxes.org) -> google voice.
The grand question is, does an app exist or is it a configuration hiding out somewhere that can edit the configuration/qualities of half/full duplex and mic noise reduction? Is that even the place to be looking?
Have calls inbound/outbound with no problem, however, a few seconds of me making noise kills the incoming audio completely (the problem rears its head in outdoor situations, where wind can overpower the mic and I lose all incoming audio). Bandwidth/latency isn't the issue, and it's really effecting the quality of the calls.
For sheer simplicity, I'd like to keep it to the native dialer/etc, so sipdroid/grooveip/etc are out. The function exists, it just feels like it needs to be honed down and honestly, there's not enough configuration options I'm seeing to deal with the problems.
Cheers
GrooVe IP can use the native dialer.
nmprodan said:
GrooVe IP can use the native dialer.
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Absolutely right. I think a lot of people don't realize it. I just dial like normal and then a small pop-up appears asking which network I want to make the call over.
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jonathan3579 said:
Absolutely right. I think a lot of people don't realize it. I just dial like normal and then a small pop-up appears asking which network I want to make the call over.
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And you can set GrooveIP to automatically use the 3g/4g connection and default to the native network if no internet is available. Loving it so far.
i tried a whole bunch of them, the one that worked best for me was csipsimple, also one of the few with clear sound and echo supression. its free and uses native dialer (after you click 'phone' a box pops up asking for permission to use VOIP).
i just wish i could use the native client. i hated to install something extra when ICS has it built right in. unfortunately, like you said, it is crippled by too few options, won't accept many providers as it is right now. im on voipcheap for instance, phone cancels call or crashes.
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GrooVe IP can use the native dialer.
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Anything like this without needing Google Voice?
So I have an SGS3 on the way and a deactivated Incredible soon
Do you guys know how I can use my Dinc on wifi or tethering from my SGS3 to still be able to make internet calls?
I don't want to just demote this bad boy to an mp3 player because this phone is too awesome to just put back in its box.
I believe I saw some people using their tabs to make calls, so I would imagine it would be a similar setup. So if you guys can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!
Just flash a custom ROM, bypass the activation screen, put it in airplane mode and turn on wifi. Then use something like Groove IP to make data calls through your Google Voice number.
There is also an app called Desk SMS (I think that's what it's called) by clockwork mod (aka koush) which will allow you to send texts over wifi. People use that one to send texts from their wifi only tablets.
There is also a script somewhere in the Inc dev section to which converts the Inc to a wifi only device.
That should be enough to get you started.
KrisPeezy said:
So I have an SGS3 on the way and a deactivated Incredible soon
Do you guys know how I can use my Dinc on wifi or tethering from my SGS3 to still be able to make internet calls?
I don't want to just demote this bad boy to an mp3 player because this phone is too awesome to just put back in its box.
I believe I saw some people using their tabs to make calls, so I would imagine it would be a similar setup. So if you guys can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!
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this is what I used on my Lenovo ideapad a1...
http://thedroidguy.com/2010/12/voip-for-android-devices/
I use groove ip https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gvoip with google voice http://www.google.com/voice. Works great, easy setup, and you can still text thru the google voice app. With the paid version of groove you can even use the phones native dialer and call log. And you can use google voice for voicemail.
Work no longer let's us carry our phones with us there for the 360 will spend a lot of its time with no phone connection. I'm assuming it will still keep time? I only ask because an early Sony smart watch couldn't. What else? Can you still set timers use the stop watch? Can you use apps that don't require Internet connection like a calculator?
Anyone?
I don't have one but if it's like the g watch you will be able to still use the functions you asked about.
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That's what I would expect.. But you never know these days. I just didn't want some usless brick that says please sync all day.
Thanks
Yes, I can still check the time, set a timer, use the stop watch, etc. I haven't found a calculator app that works on the round display, yet.
It seems like voice recognition doesn't work, but anything you can run from the menu does. So you can set an alarm, timer, etc, though you have to use the touch interface which may not be as flexible.
I hope they give the option for offline voice recognition at some point. I think it would be very advantageous to be able to do basic tasks like setting reminders, alarms and creating notes etc. these could easily then sync once the phone is reconnected. There's no hardware reason why this wouldn't be possible it will just require implementation.
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I hope they give the option for offline voice recognition at some point. I think it would be very advantageous to be able to do basic tasks like setting reminders, alarms and creating notes etc. these could easily then sync once the phone is reconnected. There's no hardware reason why this wouldn't be possible it will just require implementation.
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Also, if you put it in airplane mode, it doesn't even give you the voice prompt screen... instead it immediately shows the list of activities / apps you can do. Voice on that screen does not work at all. Too bad!
GTvert90 said:
Work no longer let's us carry our phones with us there for the 360 will spend a lot of its time with no phone connection. I'm assuming it will still keep time? I only ask because an early Sony smart watch couldn't. What else? Can you still set timers use the stop watch? Can you use apps that don't require Internet connection like a calculator?
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Worked fine for me today. Just shows a Google cloud icon with a slash through it on the screen.
Does anyone know if i can set it up without phone? Like only watch the time and heart js enough but I have to know if i cqn set it up?
Mikeartworks said:
Does anyone know if i can set it up without phone? Like only watch the time and heart js enough but I have to know if i cqn set it up?
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I'm pretty sure this is not possible. When you first take it out of the box, it asks for a language, after selecting one, no swiping, tapping, or anything else can get it from a screen saying to download the Wear app on your phone. It simply will not do anything until it does.
That's my experience, anyway. I couldn't get anything until my phone synced.
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I'm pretty sure this is not possible. When you first take it out of the box, it asks for a language, after selecting one, no swiping, tapping, or anything else can get it from a screen saying to download the Wear app on your phone. It simply will not do anything until it does.
That's my experience, anyway. I couldn't get anything until my phone synced.
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Yeah I talked to motorola customer service and they said that it won't ask that if it doesn't detects a android phone nearby. Hope this is true.
You have access to all of your watch apps like still. All apps that depended on your phone (like google now) won't work anymore. Basically what you'd expect.
Is there a way to read and respond to messages I receive on my N5 from my N7?
Tablet Talk
DOBBY0 said:
Is there a way to read and respond to messages I receive on my N5 from my N7?
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Mighty Text - phone app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texty.sms
Mighty Text - tablet app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mightytext.tablet
Works well. You can even go online and view/reply through a pc
henderjr said:
Mighty Text - phone app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.texty.sms
Mighty Text - tablet app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mightytext.tablet
Works well. You can even go online and view/reply through a pc
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Do o need the app on phone and tablet? Or can I just have it on n7
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Do o need the app on phone and tablet? Or can I just have it on n7
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Both.
To text from TABLET, first install this app on your phone, then install our MightyText tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mightytext.tablet
I use Tablet Talk and it's the same way, the app runs on both devices and they stay connected via BT or Wifi. I may have to give this one a try and compare.
mjones73 said:
Both.
To text from TABLET, first install this app on your phone, then install our MightyText tablet app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mightytext.tablet
I use Tablet Talk and it's the same way, the app runs on both devices and they stay connected via BT or Wifi. I may have to give this one a try and compare.
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Interesting, I'll try both
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Interesting, I'll try both
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Tablet Talk isn't free but you only need to purchase it once, I'd try this other one first.
MightyText uses the network. My favorite part is I can view my texts via https://mightytext.net/web/ and also send from there. So if I forget my phone at home I can log in from work and view/reply/send. They do store the texts on their server so you are risking that I guess. You can specify how many days worth of text to save on their side. This gives more detail as well http://mightytext.net/
Mighty text is pretty nice I like it
+1 for MightyText. I use it on my N7 and Moto X 2013. There is also a Chrome extension for texting from your computer.
Can Mighty Text let you answer phone calls via your Tablet? By that I mean the phone still answers the call, you can just remote it from the tablet.
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Can Mighty Text let you answer phone calls via your Tablet? By that I mean the phone still answers the call, you can just remote it from the tablet.
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I don't believe so. Not sure there are any apps that can do this.
fury683 said:
I don't believe so. Not sure there are any apps that can do this.
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Tablet Talk can, I want to try out Mighty Text, just seeing if it's there. With Tablet talk if the phone rings, I get a pop up on my Tablet to answer it. It's primarily for someone using a head/bluetooth. I use my tablet in the car for Nav/Music and my phone as a hot spot. I can answer calls from the tablet without needing to pick my phone up.
I do like the server based model with Mighty Text. Tablet Talk depends on the devices connecting together via BT or over the same wifi network.
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Tablet Talk can, I want to try out Mighty Text, just seeing if it's there. With Tablet talk if the phone rings, I get a pop up on my Tablet to answer it. It's primarily for someone using a head/bluetooth. I use my tablet in the car for Nav/Music and my phone as a hot spot. I can answer calls from the tablet without needing to pick my phone up.
I do like the server based model with Mighty Text. Tablet Talk depends on the devices connecting together via BT or over the same wifi network.
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Sorry, I misunderstood the question. I thought you wanted an app that let you actually take the call through your tablet with voice, not just control the phone being answered. MightyText does have an option to notify the tablet/PC when the phone is ringing, but I'm not sure if you can initiate the call with it or not.
I just checked my settings and turned it on for my phone. Not sure why it was off.. but the other day for the first time since I started taking the bus to work in July I got a phone call on the ride home. I had my headphones in, which were plugged in to my tablet, so I didn't hear my phone until it got to the loudest ringer (escalating "Maneater" by Hall & Oates ).
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Sorry, I misunderstood the question. I thought you wanted an app that let you actually take the call through your tablet with voice, not just control the phone being answered. MightyText does have an option to notify the tablet/PC when the phone is ringing, but I'm not sure if you can initiate the call with it or not.
I just checked my settings and turned it on for my phone. Not sure why it was off.. but the other day for the first time since I started taking the bus to work in July I got a phone call on the ride home. I had my headphones in, which were plugged in to my tablet, so I didn't hear my phone until it got to the loudest ringer (escalating "Maneater" by Hall & Oates ).
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The notification is nice, at least you know you have a call. Nice ring tone btw..
I finally got everything worked out in the car so that the tablet connects to my head unit for music and the phone connects for phone. The tablet and phone connect to each other via BT for Tablet Talk to work and the tablet uses the hotspot on my phone. I almost have it all automated also, just need to work out something in tasker to turn my hotspot on when I have some time to play around with it.
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The notification is nice, at least you know you have a call. Nice ring tone btw..
I finally got everything worked out in the car so that the tablet connects to my head unit for music and the phone connects for phone. The tablet and phone connect to each other via BT for Tablet Talk to work and the tablet uses the hotspot on my phone. I almost have it all automated also, just need to work out something in tasker to turn my hotspot on when I have some time to play around with it.
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Depending on the order of events, you could turn on hotspot as soon as your phone connects to the car. And when your tablet connects to the head unit, turn on wifi (if you keep it off for battery saving).
I actually have Tasker turn my hotspot on when I get out of the car (if it's M-F from 6:30a-7:30a; when I go to get on the bus), and turns off when my tablet detects that I'm near my work WiFi. In the afternoon Tasker enables WiFi at 4:30 when I leave work and stays on until bluetooth connects in my car again after I get off the bus.
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Depending on the order of events, you could turn on hotspot as soon as your phone connects to the car. And when your tablet connects to the head unit, turn on wifi (if you keep it off for battery saving).
I actually have Tasker turn my hotspot on when I get out of the car (if it's M-F from 6:30a-7:30a; when I go to get on the bus), and turns off when my tablet detects that I'm near my work WiFi. In the afternoon Tasker enables WiFi at 4:30 when I leave work and stays on until bluetooth connects in my car again after I get off the bus.
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Thanks for the tip, I figured I could trigger it off the BT connect, gotta see if I can get the app to open and turn on, on a stock LG G2 so it's a modded copy of the Verizon mobile hotspot..
mjones73 said:
Thanks for the tip, I figured I could trigger it off the BT connect, gotta see if I can get the app to open and turn on, on a stock LG G2 so it's a modded copy of the Verizon mobile hotspot..
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I don't have a modded Hotspot app, but I use the Tasker toggle in Net > WiFi tether. Works great. If you're rooted, you can also use shell commands to simulate input if you need to open the Hotspot app and press a button. Not hard, I can share details if needed.
mjones73 said:
Thanks for the tip, I figured I could trigger it off the BT connect, gotta see if I can get the app to open and turn on, on a stock LG G2 so it's a modded copy of the Verizon mobile hotspot..
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I don't have a modded Hotspot app, but I use the Tasker toggle in Net > WiFi tether. Works great. If you're rooted, you can also use shell commands to simulate input if you need to open the Hotspot app and press a button. Not hard, I can share details if needed.
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Now that I'm on a PC (was on my phone last night) I can explain the shell command option. If using the regular Net > Wifi Tether option doesn't work in Tasker, try this way.
First, go to Developer Options in your settings menu (if you don't have Dev Options, go to Settings > About Phone and tab the build number 7 times until it says you're a developer) and turn on Pointer Location. This will put a gray bar at the top of the screen showing the coordinates of where you're touching. Go into your hotspot app and note the coordinates of whatever buttons you need to press to enable and disable the hotspot. The coords you want are X and Y and should be the second set of numbers from the left.
Have a Tasker action open the hotspot app you need, then make a new action with Script > Shell.
In the Command portion, type:
Code:
input tap X Y
Where X and Y are the coordinates you recorded earlier for whatever button you need to press to enable hotspot. Make sure the Use Root checkbox is checked. If you need more than one input command, make another Script > Shell using the same method. I usually put Task > Wait for 1 second between input commands just to give the phone a moment to think. Do the same in reverse for your exit task to turn it back off again.
Once you set it up, press the play button in the lower left corner to test it out. You will need to grant Tasker root access if you haven't done so previously.
Let me know if you have questions, happy to help.
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Skoda car has music Bolero MIB 3 (VAG regular), which works just fine with a Motorola phone via bluetooth, you can both make and receive calls to the car. When my Sony 10 III is connected via Bluetooth, everything seems to be OK at first - contacts are loaded into Bolero, the signal level is visible, etc. ... But I can make a call by selecting a subscriber on the Bolero screen, only ONE time. With all the following attempts to call - "connection setup error". Only restarting the phone helps, after rebooting you can make one call again.
Where to dig? I really want to conveniently call from the car ... All available settings have been tried. Change phone?
phone: Sony 10III, XQ-BT52, 62.0.A.3.137
Make sure all power management is disabled.
Try a network reset.
Try loaded factory app version for involved apps or that failing see if any updates are available.
If you did any major OTA firmware updates recently without doing a factory reset... it's time to do so.
I found out that when the phone starts making a call, its bluetooth turns off and the connection with the car is broken.
how to fix it?
dag3dag said:
I found out that when the phone starts making a call, its bluetooth turns off and the connection with the car is broken.
how to fix it?
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Did you try what I suggested above?
Try clearing cache or data in associated apps but be very careful about clearing data in the phone apps. Normally this isn't required.
dag3dag said:
Where to dig? I really want to conveniently call from the car ... All available settings have been tried. Change phone?
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Try to change Bluetooth AVRCP and MAP version.