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[Q] Is there a way to let one contact ring while phone is silent?

I'd like to somehow configure it so that the phone will ring when my wife calls even if I have the phone on silent (if I'm sleeping away from home and there's an emergency).
Any way to do this?
Thanks.

Set a silent ring tone for all of your contacts except her

Try RingMaster from the Market...

My go to tool for these kinds of things is always Tasker, very versatile.

Download a Silent ringtone with the Zedge app and set it as you phone ringtone. Set a normal ringtone for anyone you want to hear.

I use setting profiles to create a night/sleep profile that keeps the phone quiet, unless someone in my family group calls.
I have this set on a time schedule that depends on the day.
Does lots if cool stuff like silence your phone during meetings, lower volumes during work etc... its a little easier to use than tasker IMHO.

I haven't tested yet but Llama has this function called Noisy Contact which allows you to set a different ring volume to some contacts while the phone itself keeps the original volume setting.
Just search market for llama
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tauruslei said:
I haven't tested yet but Llama has this function called Noisy Contact which allows you to set a different ring volume to some contacts while the phone itself keeps the original volume setting.
Just search market for llama
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Llama is fantastic. My phone goes silent at night, but if my wife calls it will ring.
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Yeah llama can do a lot more than just profile managing. If set properly it could potentially boost your battery life a little. I ask it to turn off wifi and sync at night if I'm home, which is kinda nice.
I would love to see NFC implementation tho
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try autoring in market
select enable and auto enable when silent and put yr wife's contact under the white list and vola!
you may need to apply force ring too

gabster21 said:
My go to tool for these kinds of things is always Tasker, very versatile.
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I like doing this with Tasker and allmost every thing I need with this program.. I personally like not have many different app. installed just to take care of 1 thing each..
Therefor I like Tasker that much.. since this one program can save me for installing a ton of apps.. and its rock solid !!!

offroadr35 said:
I'd like to somehow configure it so that the phone will ring when my wife calls even if I have the phone on silent (if I'm sleeping away from home and there's an emergency).
Any way to do this?
Thanks.
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Try Selective Silence

You could do it also with Xposed and Xblast Tools. Use Quiet Hours for all day and whitelist your one contact. You could even set how many times she or he can get through while those hours are active

alerts while in silent mode

Ok, i put my phone on silent mode from 2230hrs until 0700hrs every day. But some weeks i start work at 0530hrs and my alarm still sounds.
Sometimes i need to do a shift swap and forget to set my alarm but it is on my google calender.
Is there a way to play calendar alarms / event tones / notifications even when phone is in silent mode?
I have looked through the phone settings but thought i may have missed something.
I also use an app called Timeriffic which i find quite useful
Thanks.
using ARHD7.2.2 intil tonight when i move to 8.0.0

No SMS notifications from inside conversation

I recently switched from an S4 to a Note 4, and have been missing lots of incoming SMS messages. I realize now that the S4 would beep any time a new message arrived, but the Note 4 suppresses notifications when you're inside the conversation for which a new message arrives. I can kind of see the logic for this - why would one need the phone to beep if you're already on the screen that's showing you the incoming message? In practice, though, I find that I leave the conversation screen open all the time when I'm not looking at the phone.
Most frequently, I keep the phone on a dock at my desk, hooked up to my KVM switch, so I can use my keyboard/mouse to write messages during the day. After sending a message, I switch back to my main computer/monitor and work over there until the phone beeps at me again. I rely on the SMS notifications to grab my attention, but need to explicitly exit the conversation after sending each message now if I want the beep to occur. The same thing happens when I put the phone in my pocket, holster, on the counter, etc. after sending an SMS. I'm sure I'll develop a habit after a while, but it seems foolish to me that I can't just stay in a conversation and have it beep whenever there's activity. This is the only email/IM/SMS app that I have that behaves this way.
I've tried to force the Messages app to beep at me whenever an SMS arrives, but there doesn't appear to be an option for this. Hopefully, I've just overlooked it, so:
QUESTION: Is there a way to configure the Messages app to beep whenever an SMS arrives, even if I'm already inside the conversation for the new message?
I'm using the stock ROM, no root, the default Messages app that comes on the phone, and a built-in notification sound (i.e. not something custom from the external SD card). Vanilla configuration. Thanks for your help.

mcmannion said:
I recently switched from an S4 to a Note 4, and have been missing lots of incoming SMS messages. I realize now that the S4 would beep any time a new message arrived, but the Note 4 suppresses notifications when you're inside the conversation for which a new message arrives. I can kind of see the logic for this - why would one need the phone to beep if you're already on the screen that's showing you the incoming message? In practice, though, I find that I leave the conversation screen open all the time when I'm not looking at the phone.
Most frequently, I keep the phone on a dock at my desk, hooked up to my KVM switch, so I can use my keyboard/mouse to write messages during the day. After sending a message, I switch back to my main computer/monitor and work over there until the phone beeps at me again. I rely on the SMS notifications to grab my attention, but need to explicitly exit the conversation after sending each message now if I want the beep to occur. The same thing happens when I put the phone in my pocket, holster, on the counter, etc. after sending an SMS. I'm sure I'll develop a habit after a while, but it seems foolish to me that I can't just stay in a conversation and have it beep whenever there's activity. This is the only email/IM/SMS app that I have that behaves this way.
I've tried to force the Messages app to beep at me whenever an SMS arrives, but there doesn't appear to be an option for this. Hopefully, I've just overlooked it, so:
QUESTION: Is there a way to configure the Messages app to beep whenever an SMS arrives, even if I'm already inside the conversation for the new message?
I'm using the stock ROM, no root, the default Messages app that comes on the phone, and a built-in notification sound (i.e. not something custom from the external SD card). Vanilla configuration. Thanks for your help.
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In phone app go to settings - call - call alerts . There is option to alert you on notifications. Make sure you have this check.
Clicking from notecable N910A

norbarb said:
In phone app go to settings - call - call alerts . There is option to alert you on notifications. Make sure you have this check.
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Just to clarify, when I say "conversation", I mean that I'm reading an SMS thread inside the Messages app - not having a verbal conversation in the Phone app. Assuming that this is understood...
In the "Call alerts" page, I see several settings. Mine are configured as follows (where "+" is checked, and "-" is unchecked):
CALL VIBRATIONS
+ Vibrate when answered
+ Call-end vibration
CALL STATUS TONES
+ Call connect tone
- Minute Minder
+ Call end tone
ALERTS ON CALL
+ Notify during calls
Under the configuration above, would you expect the Messages app to beep when an SMS arrives on the thread that I'm currently reading?

mcmannion said:
Just to clarify, when I say "conversation", I mean that I'm reading an SMS thread inside the Messages app - not having a verbal conversation in the Phone app. Assuming that this is understood...
In the "Call alerts" page, I see several settings. Mine are configured as follows (where "+" is checked, and "-" is unchecked):
CALL VIBRATIONS
+ Vibrate when answered
+ Call-end vibration
CALL STATUS TONES
+ Call connect tone
- Minute Minder
+ Call end tone
ALERTS ON CALL
+ Notify during calls
Under the configuration above, would you expect the Messages app to beep when an SMS arrives on the thread that I'm currently reading?
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Now i'm not sure. i need to see if in scenario you talking about i have notification, if i do i will explain my settings.
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OK. I have notification. In settings in default messenger i have in notification Notification sound ( choose as you wish)
Vibrate +
Repeat message alert ( I got every 10 Min)
Pop-up display +
Lock Screen +
Status Bar +
What im reading messages i got pop-up with sound on top of message app.
But when im reading message and i get message from same person i don't have sound notification. It must be setup by software this way.

Did you find a fix? Mine does the same thing.

tracisec said:
Did you find a fix? Mine does the same thing.
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I'm still getting the same behavior. Missed several messages yesterday, in fact. This is the first thing I check after every OS update from AT&T, but I guess most people continue to prefer to not be notified when their text messages arrive.

If my screen is on while I'm in a conversation, you're correct, no notification will occur. But if my screen times out (locks) I will get a notification tone. I guess it just assumes you are looking at the screen if it's on and a message comes in.
Not aware of any way to change this.
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jack man said:
I guess it just assumes you are looking at the screen if it's on and a message comes in.
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I think that that's probably the intent. Maybe my habits are different than others', but I'm frequently not looking at the phone when the Messages app is up. Actually, before getting the Note 4 and training myself to switch off of Messages after reading each new text, I predominantly wasn't looking at the screen while Messages was up.
There's probably no one-size-fits-all setting here. It's just too bad that there's not an option to enable/disable audible notifications to fit individual preferences.

Did anyone ever find a way around this? You figure someone would have made an xposed module or something.

What a response.

Your response sounds like We should all be alike and conform.

Text notifications
Try '8sms' ... only text messaging app that I've found that will consistently notify me of incoming texts. Some apps will for a time but then stop doing so. This one has worked well for me.

Emergency Alerts w/ Alternative Message App

Hi. I've been using my G4 for a few weeks (stock / T-Mobile H811), but I vastly prefer the stock android messenger app to LG's app so I have it installed as the default message app. Today, I received my first emergency alert and my phone went nuts -- the alert sound went off at full volume despite the phone being on vibrate, the screen did not activate and when I woke up the phone I saw a brief flash of an alert message that instantly disappeared, the alert sound did not silence despite pressing every button on the phone, and then the alert sound kept repeating every 60 seconds. It took me forever to find the alerts in LG's messaging app, but I then found that I could only alter the alerts if LG's app was the default SMS app.
It seems like if you aren't using LG's SMS app as default, these alerts get all screwed up. Please tell me there's a way to fix this. I actually do want the alerts, just not at full volume every 60 seconds with no visual indication of what they are.

Quick mute both watch and phone for period

Looking for an application for Gear S3 that can put phone and watch on silent/Mute quickly.
Preferably an application that can also be set watch and phone on silent for a period of time and then automatically activate the volume again on both devices.

Not 100 percent sure, but think maybe bixby routines.. but when you use do not disturb, you can choose for how long, and then it enables sound after that time.

Maybe not quickly but automatically, You can do this with the "Do Not Disturb" functionality. You set the time to start & stop & it will mute both your phone & watch.
You can also allow exceptions like an alarm or calls from specific contacts.
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Agree, "Do Not Disturb" is what I use for similar actions...