O.K,
I am trying to switch from a windows car pc to an android version.
To be honest, car pc's are a real dinosaur, so I was hoping for a lot more innovation in the android field.
So '........... I am trying several android car launchers to try to get a feel for things.
I have an allergy ( ) to Google services, so do not want any google voice search, or android auto.
Happy with offline maps as well.
I am now finding a problem with what I think should be one of the most basic things - that is , making and receiving calls.
First off, I have a 10 inch android tablet on which I am trialling these apps.
I am connecting my nokia smartphone ( android 11 ) to the tablet via bluetooth.
NOW....... I foolishly thought that android could take care of the rest without much tweaking.
By that i mean, if my phone is connected and sharing contacts, why can't I click on the ''phone ' icons on the apps, and get either 1) a dialler, or 2) a list of contacts??
Am I wrong? - is that not one of the most basic things - to connect your phone to a tablet and use the tablet app to make calls using your connected phone?
I have had no luck doing this , and have found little info on the web.
I am sure I am going mad, but could anyone give me an idiots guide to how to achieve this?
Many Thanks
pootler
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hey guys, i'm having trouble with finding a program like mobiledit or jeyo that allows you to SMS and have phone priveleges on a pc. my netbook has windows 7 starter and i can't find anything that works with windows 7 starter or with wp7 or with both. anyone know something i could use? this is a necessity with me. if i can't find something, i'll be migrating away from wp7 and my samsung focus. even samsung's own pc studio software does not support the focus.
all my controls would be via bluetooth.
there isn't a program at present to do this as the phone is locked down quite a bit and APIs would need to be written to get this going (or phone needs to be hacked up for it, which i don't see happening any time soon).
The Gate Keeper said:
there isn't a program at present to do this as the phone is locked down quite a bit and APIs would need to be written to get this going (or phone needs to be hacked up for it, which i don't see happening any time soon).
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that seems so odd to me. windows 7 starters automatically answers incoming calls and allows me controls of my phone's zune playback (forward/backwards, stop/pause) while connected to the phone via bluetooth, so you would think since windows has already got the functionality of partially controlling the phone, they would go ahead and add the texting and the "answer/ignore/dial" functionality as well.
there are some serious functionality problems with the wp7 in these regards. you go look at mobiledit's list of working phones and it is just about every phone made except the windows phone 7. any ideas on if this could happen in the next year?
i would suggest hitting up social.microsoft.com about this. that is more of a direct source. MS could provide more ideas as to what they're doing at the MWC next week, but i doubt it would be detailed enough down to particular featuresets.
Ive done some searching, and come to the conclusion that something exists that does what I want, but it's either so obscure or so commonly known, that the search terms I'm using won't ever work (phone over usb, control android from pc, use android phone on pc.) Does anyone know of an application I can download that would let me take calls from my pc, over usb?
My searches are pulling up things like media sync tools and trivial sms apps.
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Ive done some searching, and come to the conclusion that something exists that does what I want, but it's either so obscure or so commonly known, that the search terms I'm using won't ever work (phone over usb, control android from pc, use android phone on pc.) Does anyone know of an application I can download that would let me take calls from my pc, over usb?
My searches are pulling up things like media sync tools and trivial sms apps.
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Use Google Voice on PC to txt, and Google Talk plugin to make calls on PC. No phones required.
The desire and intent here is to use the phone - I'm well aware of Google Voice and Skype, et al. What I'm wanting to do is to use my existing phone, and make calls over it from my PC. I appreciate the effort, though - I do use Google Voice for my voicemail and for alternate local numbers for my phone.
orrrr, scratch that, I see what you're saying now. http://www.google.com/chat/voice/#utm_campaign=en_US&utm_medium=homepage&utm_source=en_US-gizmo5 - this would probably be the best option since I'm using my usb to tether in the first place. Thanks for the suggestions!
Hey folks! I come to this forum seeking advice for a client.
In lieu of a recent tragedy, one of my clients has been paralyzed from the neck down... their family has purchased them a Nexus 7 for entertainment and has come to me for help setting it up. So far I've had minor success with apps like Dragon Mobile Assistant and Open Mic+ for Google Now but there are obviously a few barriers that are encountered in a situation like this. The goal would be to be able to do the following with the Nexus 7:
- Read books
- Listen to music
- Watch Netflix
- Play any voice-controlled games
So far I am unable to open a specific book, but Google Play Books opens just fine to the main menu. I am able to launch Spotify using Dragon, but there's actually no efficient way to pause the music with voice commands. You can call up the Dragon interface which pauses the music, but then the screen doesn't turn off. The story with Netflix is the same as the books, the main menu is accessible with voice commands but after that physical input is required. I also have been pretty unsuccessful in finding games that can be played with just the voice, does anyone know of something that doesn't involve yelling at your device?
So I know this post is a little nit-picky, but considering the situation there really isn't any other option. Personally, I am a network administrator and know almost nothing about the ins and outs of Android devices other than what I use on my S4. I'm hoping the wizards here can help me out
Thanks for your time,
- Nick
http://tetramouse.com/ + otg = profit
Hi!
Someone tried to connect SW3, or another smartwatch with android wear OS, with an blackberry phone?!
I would like to return at BB, but at the same time i don't want to lose my Sony SW3.
Thanks!
P.s. I am sorry for my English! :crying:
If this is a relatively new BlackBerry, I think someone got android apps to run on the OS. I would start by trying to sideload the wear app.
Edit: here is a link.
https://supportforums.blackberry.c...want-to-run-Android-Apps-on-Your/td-p/2784957
I searched and i found that , for now, problem is that google play service isn't supported by BB os, so Android wear not work...
Yeah, I was worried about that. I do not know much about BlackBerry, but on locked devices, people have found a way to add Google play services, but it is a pain. What would be more likely is either a native port, or android port of the Apple apps. That is much more doable. Does your phone support bluetooth low energy? If not, it won't happen at all. Sorry.
spoky27 said:
Hi!
Someone tried to connect SW3, or another smartwatch with android wear OS, with an blackberry phone?!
I would like to return at BB, but at the same time i don't want to lose my Sony SW3.
Thanks!
P.s. I am sorry for my English! :crying:
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I have a Blackberry Passport and a SW3, and while the Passport can pair with the watch, I haven't been able to get the Android Wear app to run on the phone (requires Google Play Services). Keep in mind, I haven't spent much time trying - user Cobalt on Crackberry has a patch that might work (http://forums.crackberry.com/androi...lts-official-google-apps-landing-page-965257/)
As a workaround, I leave an old Android phone sitting at home on Wifi and the watch is able to connect to Wifi hotspots and get notifications. Doesn't work with calls or texts, but I am happy enough to keep the watch.
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I have a Blackberry Passport and a SW3, and while the Passport can pair with the watch, I haven't been able to get the Android Wear app to run on the phone (requires Google Play Services). Keep in mind, I haven't spent much time trying - user Cobalt on Crackberry has a patch that might work
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Thanks for reply but i search a method to connect the wear directly to the phone, even if I lose some functions like google voice, wifi or many other that for me aren't important.
I want that wear shows calls, sms, mail, tabs of runtastic or endomondo and so on.
spoky27 said:
Thanks for reply but i search a method to connect the wear directly to the phone, even if I lose some functions like google voice, wifi or many other that for me aren't important.
I want that wear shows calls, sms, mail, tabs of runtastic or endomondo and so on.
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Hi spoky27, would you kindly tell me the method you found to connect the wear directly to the blackberry?
I appreciate it even with some limitation.
Thank you.
Hello,
I just got an i5 Smartwatch, and while I love it, it won't sync with Zeroner, making it show the wrong time all the time.
It did connect to the app however: (1) bluetooth sign shows on the watch, (2) phone says connected and (3) find phone feature works great. Other than that however, nothing works.
Can anyone help me? I saw some posts about switching firmware and such but I don't know if that would be too extreme for my problem or not.
While I am very tech-savvy, I am very Android-noob as I just made a jump from iOS to Android (I know the basics however), so please, be patient with me.