I have been using the original Tab 7inch as a mobile office since it came out. It runs my trading programs and phone quality is great enough for business. Can the ATT Tab 3 (7 or 8 in) make phone calls? It appears some international versions can but the ATT model does not have a phone icon. Not sure if just adding a dialer is the solution or if hardware is missing.
Doji
I use an app called "Spare Phone" to use the tablet as a phone. It requires you also have Google Voice .
I use earbuds for the calls.
dojiman said:
I have been using the original Tab 7inch as a mobile office since it came out. It runs my trading programs and phone quality is great enough for business. Can the ATT Tab 3 (7 or 8 in) make phone calls? It appears some international versions can but the ATT model does not have a phone icon. Not sure if just adding a dialer is the solution or if hardware is missing.
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I use an app called "Spare Phone" to use the tablet as a phone. It requires you also have Google Voice .
I use earbuds for the calls.
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Thanks Unreasnbl. That appears to be a voip solution but I am looking for native cellular voice calls. I guess I'll stick with my first gen tab for the time being.
Thanks again
Was this project never undertaken? I am also looking for a way to make phone calls that will not count towards my data (i.e., I want to use my own phone number), but so far I only see the old GTab information. Can anyone point in the right direction? I have used hangouts dialer to make calls, but it is only showing up as private, and I cannot receive calls (when they call my number it goes to voicemail immediately).
I have got the Nexus 7 2013 with LTE. I have inserted a SIM with full support for voice calls and SMS etc. However there is no default dialer application on the Nexus 7 and there is no link to dial or send SMS from the "Contacts" application.
I have read a bit and it seems that the problem is that the stock operating system and default configuration that is installed on this tablet does not see it as a "phone".
Is there a way to use this tablet as a phone with full support for phone dialer and SMS and is there a way to do this in the least invasive way so that I can return it to the shop if it does not work ?
Thanks
It seems there is a whole other thread discussing this issue.
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I have got the Nexus 7 2013 with LTE. I have inserted a SIM with full support for voice calls and SMS etc. However there is no default dialer application on the Nexus 7 and there is no link to dial or send SMS from the "Contacts" application.
I have read a bit and it seems that the problem is that the stock operating system and default configuration that is installed on this tablet does not see it as a "phone".
Is there a way to use this tablet as a phone with full support for phone dialer and SMS and is there a way to do this in the least invasive way so that I can return it to the shop if it does not work ?
Thanks
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Question...Are you rooted with the bootloader unlocked or are you just running stock? Then we can go from there,,, I got your back man! lol
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Question...Are you rooted with the bootloader unlocked or are you just running stock? Then we can go from there,,, I got your back man! lol
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No, this is standard Nexus 7 2013 LTE from the shop. I have done NOTHING to it so far.
I have installed a few "dialer" and "SMS" applications, but there is no way I can make a voice call or send an SMS. When these applications try to make a voice call there is an error message "voice calling not supported" or "voice calling not allowed" or something similar.
There is another thread here in these forums where a few guys have tried make it dial but no luck so far.
You need a room installed with a native dialer built-in. I'm sure there are other ways but this is the easiest. I have Cm 11 4.4.2 rom installed on my nexus 7 lte and I'm able to make phone calls.
First off, do you want your tablet rooted? It's the only way I know of to allow you to make calls. If so, there's an easy way to unlock your bootloader, root, and install a recovery. But you must do this first in order for it to make calls. You can install dialers all day long but they won't do a damn thing if you're not running the correct software. Again, I'm sure there are other ways but this one is about as easy as it gets and I know it works.
Have you ever rooted a device before? If not, it's not that hard but you must follow the steps carefully. Just let me know what you wanna do and we'll go from there. I don't wanna spend the time explaining everything if you're not interested! Lol..
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You need a room installed with a native dialer built-in. I'm sure there are other ways but this is the easiest. I have Cm 11 4.4.2 rom installed on my nexus 7 lte and I'm able to make phone calls.
First off, do you want your tablet rooted? It's the only way I know of to allow you to make calls. If so, there's an easy way to unlock your bootloader, root, and install a recovery. But you must do this first in order for it to make calls. You can install dialers all day long but they won't do a damn thing if you're not running the correct software. Again, I'm sure there are other ways but this one is about as easy as it gets and I know it works.
Have you ever rooted a device before? If not, it's not that hard but you must follow the steps carefully. Just let me know what you wanna do and we'll go from there. I don't wanna spend the time explaining everything if you're not interested! Lol..
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Are you saying that you have got the Nexus 7 2013 model to make ordinary voice calls? yes I am very , very interested.
So far I have tinkered with my other Android phone, I have "flushed" a new ROM on it, there is a Windows application that connects to the phone and then you can format it and then download a new ROM to it. The trickiest part was to get the USB device drivers to work right, Windows is a bit tempermental.
Given proper instructions I think I will be able to flush some other ROM onto the Nexus 7, if such a ROM already exists.
But first I would like to know that we are talking about the same thing: Nexus 7, 2013 model, with LTE. And we are talking about making and receiving normal phonecalls and SMS, using a phone's SIM - for example when someone dials my number it should ring and be able to answer the call on the NExus, like on an ordinary phone. I am *NOT* talking about making voice calls over the internet, like Viber or Skype or anything.
Edit: It seems you already said you have the Nexus 7 LTE - I presume this means Nexus 7 2013 LTE, the newest model.
I am looking forward to instructions on how to do this and be able to use my Nexus as an oversized phone!
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Are you saying that you have got the Nexus 7 2013 model to make ordinary voice calls? yes I am very , very interested.
So far I have tinkered with my other Android phone, I have "flushed" a new ROM on it, there is a Windows application that connects to the phone and then you can format it and then download a new ROM to it. The trickiest part was to get the USB device drivers to work right, Windows is a bit tempermental.
Given proper instructions I think I will be able to flush some other ROM onto the Nexus 7, if such a ROM already exists.
But first I would like to know that we are talking about the same thing: Nexus 7, 2013 model, with LTE. And we are talking about making and receiving normal phonecalls and SMS, using a phone's SIM - for example when someone dials my number it should ring and be able to answer the call on the NExus, like on an ordinary phone. I am *NOT* talking about making voice calls over the internet, like Viber or Skype or anything.
Edit: It seems you already said you have the Nexus 7 LTE - I presume this means Nexus 7 2013 LTE, the newest model.
I am looking forward to instructions on how to do this and be able to use my Nexus as an oversized phone!
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Did it work?
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Did it work?
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Unfortunately not. The quick summary is that out of the box the Nexus 7 2013 LTE does not have a "messaging" application or a "dialer" application, so you cannot send SMSs and you cannot make phonecalls. You can however receive SMS messages, they flash on your screen and all you can do is acknoweldge them, but there is no history, nothing.
If you download and install CM 11 or better they have enabled SMS so you have the default android SMS application and you can send and receive standard SMS messages. I was unable however to send MMS.
You can also enable SMS by doing some other tricks, modifying some framework configuration files. In both cases you need to mess with the bootloader, the recovery and so on.
The main point however is that there is no possibility so far for making or receiving phone calls. Therefore the ability to send/receive SMS is vastly irrelevant : who in their right mind sacrifices a working SIM into the Nexus just for SMS messaging? Until I can make and receice phone calls, my SIM will stay in my phone!
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Unfortunately not. The quick summary is that out of the box the Nexus 7 2013 LTE does not have a "messaging" application or a "dialer" application, so you cannot send SMSs and you cannot make phonecalls. You can however receive SMS messages, they flash on your screen and all you can do is acknoweldge them, but there is no history, nothing.
If you download and install CM 11 or better they have enabled SMS so you have the default android SMS application and you can send and receive standard SMS messages. I was unable however to send MMS.
You can also enable SMS by doing some other tricks, modifying some framework configuration files. In both cases you need to mess with the bootloader, the recovery and so on.
The main point however is that there is no possibility so far for making or receiving phone calls. Therefore the ability to send/receive SMS is vastly irrelevant : who in their right mind sacrifices a working SIM into the Nexus just for SMS messaging? Until I can make and receice phone calls, my SIM will stay in my phone!
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thx for your fast answer. im interested in buying the nexus 2013 but not sure wether the wifi or lte version. Too bad you cant phone with it
Actually I would steer clear. There are thousands of posts in various forums about the defective screen. I am 99% convinced it is bad hardware design and not random bad tablets. There are two huge issues:
1) I believe ALL the tablets have grounding issues so that the screen does not register touches properly, ie it misses touches, or it "clicks" in a different place to where you clicked etc. This happens when the tablet is not connected to the USB and when it is resting on a surface. For example this morning I was in bed and had the tablet next to me and tried to reply to a post, and I realised I had to press on each letter two or three times before it would register, it was because of this problem. This is not a "once in a thousand" miss-click issue, this is guaranteed to happen unless the tablet is held in your hands, in which case you are the "earth", or it is plugged in!
2) From Amazon reviews it seems the screen matrix is very fragile and very susceptible to tiny cracks, almost invinsible, however when it happens the screen then stops registering touches and you must replace it. It has happened to many people who claim they have not dropped it and have not mis-handled it in any way.
So I am returning mine today and will wait for a quality product like a Samsung to come to the market. In the meantime the Samsung Note 3 is smaller at 5.6", but it does have the HD resolution 1920x1080 and it is a phone!!! and it does not suffer silly quality issues like this.
Exact version of your CM 11?
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You need a room installed with a native dialer built-in. I'm sure there are other ways but this is the easiest. I have Cm 11 4.4.2 rom installed on my nexus 7 lte and I'm able to make phone calls.
First off, do you want your tablet rooted? It's the only way I know of to allow you to make calls. If so, there's an easy way to unlock your bootloader, root, and install a recovery. But you must do this first in order for it to make calls. You can install dialers all day long but they won't do a damn thing if you're not running the correct software. Again, I'm sure there are other ways but this one is about as easy as it gets and I know it works.
Have you ever rooted a device before? If not, it's not that hard but you must follow the steps carefully. Just let me know what you wanna do and we'll go from there. I don't wanna spend the time explaining everything if you're not interested! Lol..
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hi,
I understood from your post that's possible to make GSM calls from Nexus 7 2013 LTE. If so, could you tell me the exact version of CM 11? I'm asking this because I can't make calls from my CM 11 4.4.4 snapshoot version.
Thanks for your time, Sasho.
Nexus 7c / LTE / 2013 / razorg model is a failure
stanceski said:
Hi,
I understood from your post that's possible to make GSM calls from Nexus 7 2013 LTE. If so, could you tell me the exact version of CM 11? I'm asking this because I can't make calls from my CM 11 4.4.4 snapshoot version.
Thanks for your time, Sasho.
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Firstly making a phone call needs hardware support. They provided the SIM slot so that you could use the LTE / 4G / 3G / 2G data plan and not for making calls. (This is because the entire development team did not like using WiFi :cyclops: and thus used a second SIM card for data usage )
Anyways, now no matter which software you install, there will not be any voice calling (except Skype / Viber) for sure!
Such a waste!
d3digvijay said:
Firstly making a phone call needs hardware support. They provided the SIM slot so that you could use the LTE / 4G / 3G / 2G data plan and not for making calls. (This is because the entire development team did not like using WiFi :cyclops: and thus used a second SIM card for data usage )
Anyways, now no matter which software you install, there will not be any voice calling (except Skype / Viber) for sure!
Such a waste!
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It's actually not quite that clear cut. Most 3G/4G (LTE) tablets have all of the hardware required to make it happen today. There have even been reports of some folks getting SMS working on certain tablets, and at least on Verizon, it's known that they block SMS/MMS and voice on tablets specifically. There just isn't that much difference between a Samsung Galaxy Tab and a Mega, for instance, except that the Tab is considered a tablet and the Mega a phone. The N7 uses a different chipset, but that chipset is also used in phones...
When VoLTE finally becomes a thing, this will get a lot more interesting. While tablets technically have the hardware to place calls and texts now, once we get VoLTE support, it's going to be a lot more obvious that it's a carrier issue.
nexus7 sms app
Hi,
I was able to make an app that can send SMS from stock android on Nexus tablets that have a SIM (still can't receive though).
No luck with GSM/USSD yet though.
I'm not able to post the Play Store link, but you can find it if you search for "Nexus7 SMS"
Greetings,
I am having some issues after upgrading to A6/S7 and was wondering if anyone else is have similar things happening:
Firstly, and most annoying, is my mobile data keeps crapping out (Google search offline, web browser offline) despite the phone saying it is online. I have to shut off mobile data and then turn it back on for Google search and browser function to work - sometimes have to do this twice or three times.
Battery usage has doubled... or halved, I guess, depending on which way you look at it.
Using A5 and S6 I was getting 1.5 to 2 days' use out of a full charge, now I am getting .75 days out of a full battery.
I have done the usual of killing hogish BG apps, etc, but it still seems to drain rather quickly.
The BT calling in my vehicle has become weird. I get no dial tone and no ring tones - when I place a call it is silent until either someone picks up and says hello, or I get a VM recording.
I have reset the network settings and it did not help.
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,
Mike
No one?
Another new glitch: when I am on a call, and someone else calls in it disconnects both calls.
Your title - HTC One M8 International and Android 6/Sense 7 is a bit confusing .. that's why you don't see response.
Post your fastboot getvar all minus serial & imei no. then we'll see what device that you really have.
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Your title - HTC One M8 International and Android 6/Sense 7 is a bit confusing .. that's why you don't see response.
Post your fastboot getvar all minus serial & imei no. then we'll see what device that you really have.
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Apologies, how do I find this info?
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Apologies, how do I find this info?
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Never mind, I am going to use this as an excuse to buy another Sony Z5. Thanks anyway.
HTC might want to make this info more accessible as installing that much crap on a work computer is not advisable.
I received my P3XL recently and forgot about the call screening feature. However, when I get calls, I don't have the call screening button. I've updated the Phone app to v.24 already. I read there wasn't anything I needed to disable/enable. Can someone provide some clarification? I've gone through the whole phone and can't find anything related to call screening. Much thanks!
Where are you located? Think only works in US
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Where are you located? Think only works in US
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I'm in the states. I'm in Atlanta. Using T-Mobile.
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So I just downloaded the Assistant app and now within the settings of the phone app, call screen setting shows up.. I though it was suppose to work right of the box? Is it because I did a device transfer from my iPhone -> P3XL?
Hello Everyone, I hope this is not a noob question...
I bought an unlocked Samsung Note 10+ SM-N975U1 directly from Samsung... Long story short - Samsung said it could record calls, then after my return window expired and several calls with Samsung Techs, they finally admitted that this "feature is locked" and I'm stuck with this $#!T.
I have tried several different call recording apps, and none work.
So my question is, Can someone tell me how to enable call recording on this phone? or direct me to link with the answer...
I really appreciate any help.
I have been looking for answers with no luck
Any one can help
Call Recorder - ACR by NLL works fine.
I download it
I can't here any sound even mine
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I have no problem to root my room or install new official rom just to have call recording active
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I have been looking for answers with no luck
Any one can help
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I am going to file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against Samsung, because they mislead me to be believe that this phone did and had the ability to record calls. They kept saying that it should be fixed in the next software update 2 or 3 times, then after my return window expired, they said this feature is disable and there is no fix. At the same time, they said that the you cannot return this phone. This is fraud and deceptive business practices.
I bought an unlocked phone directly from samsung to avoid having rooting issues and all the carrier bloatware... instead i get this ****.
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Call Recorder - ACR by NLL works fine.
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I tried it too, but for whatever reason, it only records my voice and not the caller. Thanks for the suggestion.
It's not possible without rooting.
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It's not possible without rooting.
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I figured as much... Thanks
I'm using the free version of Cube ACR and it works great on my unrooted UK model [emoji41]
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.catalinagroup.callrecorder
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ACR works fine ! no root needed.
or maybe get it at amazon or galaxy app store version.
they said most recorder app WONT work on wifi call, that why i disabled wifi calling.
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I am going to file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against Samsung, because they mislead me to be believe that this phone did and had the ability to record calls. They kept saying that it should be fixed in the next software update 2 or 3 times, then after my return window expired, they said this feature is disable and there is no fix. At the same time, they said that the you cannot return this phone. This is fraud and deceptive business practices.
I bought an unlocked phone directly from samsung to avoid having rooting issues and all the carrier bloatware... instead i get this ****.
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It does, it depends on the country and state. Also if you get carrier branded vs unlocked...
Google Dialer
I know some people have found success using the new Google dialer app, which has call recording baked in. I haven't tested myself, but it may warrant further research if it is truly possible.
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-phone-app-call-recording-hands-on/