native video calling - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

Does anyone know how to enable video calling from withing the phone dialer. I read that the Verizon version has it. and T-Mobile allows it so if I could get it to appear I'd imagine it would work.

My understanding is to get it to show up as an option you have to enable it on your Verizon account. If it isn't enabled then the phone won't show it. I went through the dialer and enabled it but it still didn't show up in the calling app until I enabled it with Verizon. Code for dialer is **#*#4636#*#**
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ahent said:
My understanding is to get it to show up as an option you have to enable it on your Verizon account. If it isn't enabled then the phone won't show it. I went through the dialer and enabled it but it still didn't show up in the calling app until I enabled it with Verizon. Code for dialer is **#*#4636#*#**
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See I have the one from Google, on T-Mobile and it worked on my note 7. I called and they said it was enabled. I wonder of anyone with T-Mobile has it working and can share their steps.

In that dialer code menu there is a toggle to enable it, just with Verizon it didn't make any difference and actually toggled it back off.
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ahent said:
In that dialer code menu there is a toggle to enable it, just with Verizon it didn't make any difference and actually toggled it back off.
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Same with T-Mobile, because it actually has to be provisioned.

I enabled HD calling on my Verizon account and the option now shows up
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Legacystar said:
I enabled HD calling on my Verizon account and the option now shows up
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Hmmmm. I'll call T-Mobile and see if there's an option like that for me. Did you call and do that or is it something you did manually.

For Verizon, you have to have the My Verizon app and then the option shows if to enable it off the call settings menu
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I called TMobile for my Pixel to get the video calling working. They checked menu setting (I already checked) and then told me I'd have to contact Google.

Google Duo

I'm on T-mobile using DU ROM and video calling works. If I pull up contact info I get the symbol for video calling.

spaceman860 said:
I'm on T-mobile using DU ROM and video calling works. If I pull up contact info I get the symbol for video calling.
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Interesting. I wonder what the change is. This alone will prompt me to root. Although I prefer to manually commit the change than run a ROM.
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Also on T-Mobile here with the symbol and tried calling someone using it. That person has an iPhone 7. After answering there was only audio. Do they need to have it enabled or have a different phone. Just curious.
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Persianhawkes said:
Also on T-Mobile here with the symbol and tried calling someone using it. That person has an iPhone 7. After answering there was only audio. Do they need to have it enabled or have a different phone. Just curious.
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You're correct even on DU it doesn't work. It looks like it works but when the person on the other end picks up the call video turns off.

BlackKnight23 said:
I called TMobile for my Pixel to get the video calling working. They checked menu setting (I already checked) and then told me I'd have to contact Google.
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Did you have any luck with Google?

Persianhawkes said:
Also on T-Mobile here with the symbol and tried calling someone using it. That person has an iPhone 7. After answering there was only audio. Do they need to have it enabled or have a different phone. Just curious.
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spaceman860 said:
You're correct even on DU it doesn't work. It looks like it works but when the person on the other end picks up the call video turns off.
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In my experience the video calling only works when calling someone with a Android phone that also supports video calling on T-Mobile... For instance when I had my note 7 I could video chat my dad who had a s7 edge and my cousin with a V20 and even my cousin with a s7 edge on att.... But no iOS phones or Android phones without native support... This makes me wonder what in the code your ROM changed.

Bruce lee roy said:
Google Duo
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Th e thread is about native video calling that's not native that's a third party app

nique0201 said:
Th e thread is about native video calling that's not native that's a third party app
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Apparently there is no native video calling on non Verizon pixels. Duo may be the closest since it is Google

nique0201 said:
Did you have any luck with Google?
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No, they said to contact TMobile. TMobile tried to assume me to expect it in the future but without any timeframe.

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Verizon Basic Visual Voicemail

Can anyone get voicemaill to work on Verizon on their 5x? I just get a garbled text message when a voicemail comes in. There is a nexus visual voicemail app but it hangs on authentication when going into it. I guess I can call Verizon and have them switch back to regular dial in voicemail.....
Since the 5X isn't registered on Verizon's network, my guess is visual voicemail isn't going to work.
jntdroid said:
Since the 5X isn't registered on Verizon's network, my guess is visual voicemail isn't going to work.
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It doesnt show up as an unrecognized device in my verizon. Its shows as LG- LGH790. All seems well. Not like it was when you swapped a sim into the Nexus 6 its first days......
elreydenj said:
It doesnt show up as an unrecognized device in my verizon. Its shows as LG- LGH790. All seems well. Not like it was when you swapped a sim into the Nexus 6 its first days......
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Oh really? Well I stand corrected. That's good to hear!
*bump*
Any updates to this? Running into the same problem.
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I've got a thread going about this issue, didn't see this old thread. I've spoken to level 2 tech support, basically we have to wait for an updated voicemail app like the previous nexus had to have.
As a temporary workaround I've setup Google voice to handle my voicemails and it works quite well.
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Jexx11 said:
As a temporary workaround I've setup Google voice to handle my voicemails and it works quite well.
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Did you have to do anything manual to set up Google Voice for VM on Verizon? I can't seem to get it working.
Yes, you have to dial some codes. Check out this link and then click on "additional help for Verizon users"
https://support.google.com/voice/answer/165656?hl=en
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Verizon Pixel XL no Visual Voicemail

I just spent 2 hours on the phone with tech. I get a VM and the notification. When I go to play it through the phone app native to the phone I get an error saying to call tech support and give them code 9999. I can manually dial .86 and enter my pass bit that isn't doing me any good.
Anyone else having issues? I'm going to try Google tech next...
cv123 said:
I just spent 2 hours on the phone with tech. I get a VM and the notification. When I go to play it through the phone app native to the phone I get an error saying to call tech support and give them code 9999. I can manually dial .86 and enter my pass bit that isn't doing me any good.
Anyone else having issues? I'm going to try Google tech next...
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I am having the same problem, however I started having this problem with my note 7 last night too so it could be something system related and not phone related
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le0.br4zuc4 said:
I am having the same problem, however I started having this problem with my note 7 last night too so it could be something system related and not phone related
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I'll see tomorrow. If you see any changes let me know. I can bring that up to the rep that other phones are having the same problems.
It does have visual voicemail. I just activated it. You You have to go to the phone app settings
Djmecca said:
It does have visual voicemail. I just activated it. You You have to go to the phone app settings
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Verified this works
Not to harp here but these settings are like little easter eggs when you get a new phone. It's all part of the ritual. You should go walk about on the entire interface, settings, sub menus etc. Even if that sounds annoying to you, do it and enjoy because in three weeks, it's just your phone and loses its gas like any other toy.
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Once you activate it in phone settings it works perfectly.
cv123 said:
I just spent 2 hours on the phone with tech. I get a VM and the notification. When I go to play it through the phone app native to the phone I get an error saying to call tech support and give them code 9999. I can manually dial .86 and enter my pass bit that isn't doing me any good.
Anyone else having issues? I'm going to try Google tech next...
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I am still having this issue...I have been to the Verizon store twice and tech support multiple times...I love the Pixel, but I cant live without Visual Voicemail.
Did you try manually turning off all call forwarding?
*73
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mdonnelly1127 said:
Verified this works
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Can you post the step you took to activate?
Thanks
cv123 said:
Can you post the step you took to activate?
Thanks
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Honestly went into the phone icon, went all the way to right hand side to get to voicemail. There was a box that popped up that said visual voicemail on carrier blah blah and hit turn on or activate or whatever it said
mdonnelly1127 said:
Honestly went into the phone icon, went all the way to right hand side to get to voicemail. There was a box that popped up that said visual voicemail on carrier blah blah and hit turn on or activate or whatever it said
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Thats exactly what I did and I keep getting an error 9999. Did your show the actual name of the carrier? Which VM service do you subscribe to with Verizon?
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cv123 said:
Thats exactly what I did and I keep getting an error 9999. Did your show the actual name of the carrier? Which VM service do you subscribe to with Verizon?
Thanks
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Me, too! Verizon tech support said it is a known issue and will take 3-6 days to fix....I switched from a Samsung Edge...:crying::crying::crying: Also, I have Premium VM Package.
lorimatt13 said:
Me, too! Verizon tech support said it is a known issue and will take 3-6 days to fix....I switched from a Samsung Edge...:crying::crying::crying: Also, I have Premium VM Package.
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I have mine working but only after dialing *73 which force enables carrier voicemail. After this I went to Visual voicemail tab and they started pouring in. I then had my wife leave a message to verify working and it showed up no problem. Have you tried dialing *73?
I did try that yesterday....thank you!
Just curious -- are you guys talking about the stock VV or Verizon's?
I have a verizon...
calbruc said:
Just curious -- are you guys talking about the stock VV or Verizon's?
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Verizon VV
calbruc said:
Just curious -- are you guys talking about the stock VV or Verizon's?
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Verizon's, but it's built into the Phone app loaded on the Pixel and Pixel XL from Verizon
Isn't the built in VVM in the phone app Google's VVM. Even on Verizons?
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T Mobile wifi calling not working on Pixel 2 XL? Is it a setting?

Hi, I just switched from Project Fi to T Mobile and wifi calling is not working on my Pixel 2 XL. If I'm in airplane mode, turn on wifi, and make a call, it gives me an error that says "turn off airplane mode or connect to a wireless network to make a call."
My searches on the net seem to show varying results with it seeming to work for some and not others. Please help! Please respond if you have a Pixel 2 XL on T Mobile and if wifi calling is working for you in airplane mode. I assume that a true wifi call on the Pixel will show a wifi symbol on the call screen, as it did for me when I was on Project Fi.
Thanks!
Just tried. Haven't used the wifi calling as I have a T-Mobile LTE hot spot and haven't needed to at home since. Worked fine though on stock 8.1 no root. Airplane mode active, WiFi on.
Never turned it on until I tested it out, I'm on 8.1 stock unrooted March patch and it works just fine.
fiffan86 said:
Never turned it on until I tested it out, I'm on 8.1 stock unrooted March patch and it works just fine.
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You guys are giving me hope. Thanks so much for responding. I need to find out what is different about my setup than your two.
Did you get your Pixel 2 XL from Verizon? Mine's straight from Google/Project Fi. I don't THINK there's a difference, is there?
26kick said:
You guys are giving me hope. Thanks so much for responding. I need to find out what is different about my setup than your two.
Did you get your Pixel 2 XL from Verizon? Mine's straight from Google/Project Fi. I don't THINK there's a difference, is there?
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There shouldn't be a difference, I got mine from Verizon
fiffan86 said:
There shouldn't be a difference, I got mine from Verizon
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Maybe its a software thing. Ill see if I can post settings page to compare with yours.
fiffan86 said:
There shouldn't be a difference, I got mine from Verizon
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Same here. It works fine for me. It tells me when it's "HD" and "Wifi."
fiffan86 said:
There shouldn't be a difference, I got mine from Verizon
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I don't feel like there's anything significant in here. Any ideas, guys?
When you were on a Wi-Fi call that you placed, did you have the little Wi-Fi symbol on the call Page above the name and number? That's what I remember when I would make a Wi-Fi call using project fi on my pixel 2 XL.
26kick said:
I don't feel like there's anything significant in here. Any ideas, guys?
When you were on a Wi-Fi call that you placed, did you have the little Wi-Fi symbol on the call Page above the name and number? That's what I remember when I would make a Wi-Fi call using project fi on my pixel 2 XL.
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You do know that you enable WiFi calling through your mobile network settings right?
Yeah,
Mine works fine also, I'm using WiFi preferred in settings also if that makes a difference,
Ken
AcidNoteZ said:
You do know that you enable WiFi calling through your mobile network settings right?
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Yes.
You all are on T Mobile, yeah? There must be something I'm missing.
26kick said:
Yes.
You all are on T Mobile, yeah? There must be something I'm missing.
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The key for me back when i had tmobile was to register a 911 address on My T-Mobile. (Note: If you skip this step, a REG09 error may be displayed.)
https://support.t-mobile.com/commun...xel-2/topic/wi-fi/turn-on-off-wi-fi-calling/2
26kick said:
I don't feel like there's anything significant in here. Any ideas, guys?
When you were on a Wi-Fi call that you placed, did you have the little Wi-Fi symbol on the call Page above the name and number? That's what I remember when I would make a Wi-Fi call using project fi on my pixel 2 XL.
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Yes I have that when I used wifi to make a call
mademan420 said:
The key for me back when i had tmobile was to register a 911 address on My T-Mobile. (Note: If you skip this step, a REG09 error may be displayed.)
https://support.t-mobile.com/commun...xel-2/topic/wi-fi/turn-on-off-wi-fi-calling/2
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Great suggestion, thank you. As I just started my T Mobile service yesterday, I had not entered an e911 address yet, which the store rep had asked me to do. However, I just added it and still have no wifi calling ability. That said, I'm not sure if this takes time to work, in other words now that I've put in the address if it takes 24 hours or something?
The other thing is that based on the error message I get, which I posted on page one of this thread, "turn off airplane mode....", it does not suggest a problem with the e911 address. It feels like a settings issue to me. An advanced settings issue. All I've got is a gut feeling and nothing to back it up. I've asked T Mobile for help on this and they are only somewhat interested because my phone is not a T Mobile device.
And that link you've included is GREAT because it officially suggests the Pixel 2 has wifi calling capability on T Mobile. Not the Pixel 2 XL but...it still might be good ammo for me when asking for help when they're not so interested.
fiffan86 said:
Yes I have that when I used wifi to make a call
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Thank you for posting this picture! This is exactly what I'm looking for and what I recognize from successful Wi-Fi calling on Project Fi recently. I can tell that you feel my pain here and I appreciate it.
Another indication I'm noticing is that when I'm in airplane mode and Wi-Fi is on, I get a "no connection" indication bar in Android messages. See the attached thumbnail. That should not be happening and further indicates something is amiss. I think when that goes away I will have with Wi-Fi calling capability.
I had to enable the wifi calling within the phone app and it worked.
AndrasLOHF said:
I had to enable the wifi calling within the phone app and it worked.
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I've definitely done that, and gone through all of the menus.
To add insult to injury, my wife's MotoX4, on the same account and also brand new to T Mobile, has perfectly functioning wifi calling.
Thanks again for all of the responses. I may try going back to the store and having them re-provision my phone, in case something didn't get done right initially.
26kick said:
I've definitely done that, and gone through all of the menus.
To add insult to injury, my wife's MotoX4, on the same account and also brand new to T Mobile, has perfectly functioning wifi calling.
Thanks again for all of the responses. I may try going back to the store and having them re-provision my phone, in case something didn't get done right initially.
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Whatever you don't, don't let any T-Mobile idiot try to lie to you saying you need a T-Mobile branded phone for wifi calling. When I was having issues getting this setup, one of the Tier 2 IT techs tried selling that line of bull****.
AndrasLOHF said:
Whatever you don't, don't let any T-Mobile idiot try to lie to you saying you need a T-Mobile branded phone for wifi calling. When I was having issues getting this setup, one of the Tier 2 IT techs tried selling that line of bull****.
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I know, I've received that one already. But there's way too much evidence on here and other forms to suggest that it absolutely works with the pixel 2 and can be done. I just need to find someone at T-Mobile who's willing to work on it with me.
If anyone has a contact at T-Mobile who they like, PLEASE let me know.
Would anyone who hasn't already specified please let me know if your phone is a Verizon specific device as opposed to the Google Store Pixel 2 XL? No one has said that their Google version has wifi calling working yet and that is the only thing I can think of.
Thank you!

hi can someone help me get my screen call working.

I have a pixel 3 xl with the latest December firmware, I'm on T-Mobile and I live in Florida. As I said everything is updated I have the call screen option in the phone app, I even have dark mode. Now when you go to change the voice selection in call screen, the voice part is greyed out and says "ACTIVATING CALL SCREEN REQUIRES WIFI " I connect to both wifi and hotspot and still not activating.I contacted Google like 15 times send bug report, still no help.
Omi755 said:
I have a pixel 3 xl with the latest December firmware, I'm on T-Mobile and I live in Florida. As I said everything is updated I have the call screen option in the phone app, I even have dark mode. Now when you go to change the voice selection in call screen, the voice part is greyed out and says "ACTIVATING CALL SCREEN REQUIRES WIFI " I connect to both wifi and hotspot and still not activating.I contacted Google like 15 times send bug report, still no help.
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Not sure what's going on. Didn't know u could change the voice for call screening. Mine worked since day one.
I'm wondering if it's my Carrier. It's greyed out
This is a pic of what I am talking about
Omi755 said:
This is a pic of what I am talking about
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Are you a beta tester of the phone app? I was a beta tester and I had an issue slightly different than yours. I was able to activate it but it didn't work. I opted out of the beta testing and then uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it worked. Maybe try to become a beta tester if you're not one already. Just throwing some suggestions out.
Ok I will try that thank you
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This is a pic of what I am talking about
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Did you try to activate using WIFI first?
NICEGYPT said:
Did you try to activate using WIFI first?
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+1. You don't have any wifi running in that screen shot.
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Can't switch duo for native video calling.

Android 10, unlock bootloader on T-Mobile.
I have never install Google duo on my phone; now every time I try to video call someone on T-Mobile, this duo want to place the video call.
When people try to video call me, I'm listed as not having video call capacity.
Anyways to get TMobile video calling feature to work again?
I'm not on T-Mobile but is there another way to use T-Mobile video chat other than through the dialer? There's no separate app? And I'm guessing no possibility of getting people to switch to Duo right?
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Maybe try downloading and installing Duo (and/or another video calling app like Viber or Tango), then attempt to video call someone, and hopefully the OS will request/ask which video calling app to use, and you can say "Always" to the T-Mobile stock video calling app. Or, if that doesn't work, you can go to Duo's App Info and make sure to clear its "defaults". Worse case scenario is, since you have the ability to be rooted, clear the data of the T-Mobile stock video calling app and maybe it will re-initialize itself, or using something like Titanium Backup (or even manually through a root capable file explorer) and remove the T-Mobile stock video calling app, then re-install it or find an external .apk and use that to install...
Good luck and hope this helps...
Thank you for your reply,
I'll try downloading duo then making sure it's not the default application.
Just want to report..
To resolved this issue, you have to go into the hidden menu (shortcut menu done work). *#*#4636#*#* under IMS
To switch on the video calling..??
dallas90733 said:
Just want to report..
To resolved this issue, you have to go into the hidden menu (shortcut menu done work). *#*#4636#*#* under IMS
To switch on the video calling..[emoji106][emoji106]
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Wow very obscure way to fix it. How you get to that fix?
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