root call block - G2 and Desire Z General

I currently use Call Control but I came across Root Call Blocker. Can anybody give me some insight on which app is better? I have looked on this forums for RCB but cannot find anything on it.

Never used it, but call filter pro works BADASS!!
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just blacklist the number (CM7 has this) and forget about it ?

The built in blockers never work for me. At least not on miui. But I'm super hooked on bulletproof so I will stick with a third party app
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slufoot69 said:
I currently use Call Control but I came across Root Call Blocker. Can anybody give me some insight on which app is better? I have looked on this forums for RCB but cannot find anything on it.
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Well it says the root call blocker has to have a rooted phone and its done at the system level, phone doesnt ring and hangup or send to voicmail. Just doesnt let the number connect. I might just give it a try even thou I did pay for my blocker I have now.

You knwo you can always ask me directly right? Its the best blocker of them all, that i guarantee. Also, theres a massive thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13213850

Hey! I'm a paid user of Root Call Blocker. Definitely recommend it. I'm using it to block calls and one the features just drops the call as if it never connected. The other person doesn't know what's going on. Definitely a MUST APP.

fluxgfx said:
Hey! I'm a paid user of Root Call Blocker. Definitely recommend it. I'm using it to block calls and one the features just drops the call as if it never connected. The other person doesn't know what's going on. Definitely a MUST APP.
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I second this. The only limitation I've noticed is that you can't block texts that come via google voice. I contacted the developer about it and he was quick to reply and explain how it is not possible at this point. Great app, money well spent!

I AM the developer guys...
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Just bought it. Been looking for one that blocks at the system level. I remember years ago when 'dumb' phones blocked calls (no pickup/hangup or other crap) and thought it was pretty stupid that 'smart' phones couldn't do that.

Sweet app my friend. Definitely one I bought
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I AM the developer guys...
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I AM the developer guys...
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I know. I found your app because of your thread in the Android Dev and Hacking Apps and Games forum. I still love the app and consider it a must have. I was also quite impressed with your quick and informative reply's to my emails. Great app and customer service. The app saves me from dealing with nonsense I shouldn't have to. Please, keep up the great work!!

Aww, thanks guys!

Your app looks like top notch work....I have not purchased yet but plan to. The app you are trying to resemble (Magicall) is a legendary windows mobile app....and i miss it dearly. It wasnt till Extreme Call Blocker Invisible that i saw an app that could compete with magicall. The ECB Invisible app does everything except:
-provide a private conversation style sms box...keyword conversation style -it is unable to have led-only notification for blocked calls......the lcon has to show for some reason. -and most importantly the app cannot block or mute a call whereas the caller hears the phone ringing but it doesnt ring your phone OR activate the incoming call screen.
I was wondering if your app can do any of the things that ECB cannot do?
Also wondering if your app can do one more extremely important thing that ECB can do which is hide the app icon(like the invisible version of ECB). And open the app by dialing your password on the phone pad like your making a call....hit send on the password and have have the app open up.
If your could successfully accomplish all 5 of these things on a rooted android 2.3 device w/ custom kernel.....I WILL PERSONALLY PAY YOU $200 US VIA PAYPAL. THIS IS NOT BULL****....I AM IN SEARCH OF THE ULTIMATE CALL BLOCKER PROGRAM.

bsg411 said:
If your could successfully accomplish all 5 of these things on a rooted android 2.3 device w/ custom kernel.....I WILL PERSONALLY PAY YOU $200 US VIA PAYPAL. THIS IS NOT BULL****....I AM IN SEARCH OF THE ULTIMATE CALL BLOCKER PROGRAM.
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You must have a ton of enemies, cheat on your girlfriend, or something to need it that bad. Not trying to judge but that just seems a bit much for someone just needing to block a couple ex's, telemarketers, or collection calls.
I like my privacy but holy crap bro. Do you work for the CIA or something
(Btw, if you do I'll pay $201 for him to make an app so you can't find me)

bsg411 said:
Your app looks like top notch work....I have not purchased yet but plan to. The app you are trying to resemble (Magicall) is a legendary windows mobile app....and i miss it dearly. It wasnt till Extreme Call Blocker Invisible that i saw an app that could compete with magicall. The ECB Invisible app does everything except:
-provide a private conversation style sms box...keyword conversation style -it is unable to have led-only notification for blocked calls......the lcon has to show for some reason. -and most importantly the app cannot block or mute a call whereas the caller hears the phone ringing but it doesnt ring your phone OR activate the incoming call screen.
I was wondering if your app can do any of the things that ECB cannot do?
Also wondering if your app can do one more extremely important thing that ECB can do which is hide the app icon(like the invisible version of ECB). And open the app by dialing your password on the phone pad like your making a call....hit send on the password and have have the app open up.
If your could successfully accomplish all 5 of these things on a rooted android 2.3 device w/ custom kernel.....I WILL PERSONALLY PAY YOU $200 US VIA PAYPAL. THIS IS NOT BULL****....I AM IN SEARCH OF THE ULTIMATE CALL BLOCKER PROGRAM.
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We already make an app that can do all these things and more. Its called Call Master, an advanced call management app for professional users. Its also on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1291587
Enjoy!

Yep, the two best ones are made by the same company:
Root Call Blocker (for general use):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Call Master (for advanced users):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.blacklist
These are the only blockers that completely block everything without turning the screen on. Need to be rooted though.

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Live voice changer

I am in serious need of a voice changer for live calls. Search every bit of the internet . Will be very thankfull if someone brings out an app that works in India.
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They generally don't have apps like that for a reason so some creepy stalker type cant get ahold of it easily! If you really want a voice changer they are fairly cheap and very effective you hold them on your throat as you talk thus changing your voice.
Leaving aside for the moment, what you might be getting upto with this app, I cannot see how it would be possible to do this real-time on a phone call, as I do not think you can intercept the phone's audio stream.
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Caller ID Faker app. it lets you call any number and put in any number that will show up on their caller ID and it also gives you the option to change your voice to a deep man's voice or an strange woman's voice when they answer. works awesome. fooled quite a few friends with it hahaha
EDIT: Just checked the market, apparently its not available for download from the market anymore. I have it still so if you need it feel free to let me know, I have the free version of the app that I can send to you.
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Leaving aside for the moment, what you might be getting upto with this app, I cannot see how it would be possible to do this real-time on a phone call, as I do not think you can intercept the phone's audio stream.
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It can be done with a lil delay, thats about it.. i just did it.
Hey OP i have an app but honestly i dont know if its warez.. i dont see it on the market and a friend gave me the .apk
I just called my home phone and it worked... its a bit slow and the weird thing is it asks if id like to use wifi for better results. Anyways it worked and changed the voice with a 2-3 seconds delay.. It gave me the option to chose what number i want displayed on the caller ID and about 5 different voices... i chose a scary voice. Anyways... let me know if you want it.
Heres the "Caller ID Faker" app I was talking about.
http://www.4shared.com/file/bjzka1ni/caller_ID_faker_v253_.html
again this is the free version that for some reason isnt on the market anymore. I think it only allows you up to 2 minutes of talk time per call because of it being the free version but it gets the job done ;P
ps hit the "thanks" button below if this helped =) thanks! and enjoyyyyy! mwa haha hahaaa
caffeinated chris said:
Caller ID Faker app. it lets you call any number and put in any number that will show up on their caller ID and it also gives you the option to change your voice to a deep man's voice or an strange woman's voice when they answer. works awesome. fooled quite a few friends with it hahaha
EDIT: Just checked the market, apparently its not available for download from the market anymore. I have it still so if you need it feel free to let me know, I have the free version of the app that I can send to you.
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OMFG that app is awesome lol wow i musta just prank called like 10 people lol soundin like a ransome caller lol... That app is awesome lol thankyou for that one put a + on my day lol
Pneuma1985 said:
OMFG that app is awesome lol wow i musta just prank called like 10 people lol soundin like a ransome caller lol... That app is awesome lol thankyou for that one put a + on my day lol
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hahahah i did the same hahaha no problem man
Could some one please pm me a link of this the first link is invalid now.
TIA
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Is there a full version to make unlimited prank calls?
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caffeinated chris said:
Heres the "Caller ID Faker" app I was talking about.
http://www.4shared.com/file/bjzka1ni/caller_ID_faker_v253_.html
again this is the free version that for some reason isnt on the market anymore. I think it only allows you up to 2 minutes of talk time per call because of it being the free version but it gets the job done ;P
ps hit the "thanks" button below if this helped =) thanks! and enjoyyyyy! mwa haha hahaaa
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can someone reupload ???
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o0adam0o said:
It can be done with a lil delay, thats about it.. i just did it.
Hey OP i have an app but honestly i dont know if its warez.. i dont see it on the market and a friend gave me the .apk
I just called my home phone and it worked... its a bit slow and the weird thing is it asks if id like to use wifi for better results. Anyways it worked and changed the voice with a 2-3 seconds delay.. It gave me the option to chose what number i want displayed on the caller ID and about 5 different voices... i chose a scary voice. Anyways... let me know if you want it.
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pm me plz !!
hey I really want that app if you really have it
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kkrazzyyguy said:
I am in serious need of a voice changer for live calls. Search every bit of the internet . Will be very thankfull if someone brings out an app that works in India.
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hi i have a hack and it change voice during call. but i cant give u because its privat.
and i create the voice changer hack :good:
Please anyone upload a new download link
Can someone upload the app please?
Still got that apk?
Dear,
link is deleted. kindly send again.
caffeinated chris said:
Caller ID Faker app. it lets you call any number and put in any number that will show up on their caller ID and it also gives you the option to change your voice to a deep man's voice or an strange woman's voice when they answer. works awesome. fooled quite a few friends with it hahaha
EDIT: Just checked the market, apparently its not available for download from the market anymore. I have it still so if you need it feel free to let me know, I have the free version of the app that I can send to you.
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caffeinated chris said:
Caller ID Faker app. it lets you call any number and put in any number that will show up on their caller ID and it also gives you the option to change your voice to a deep man's voice or an strange woman's voice when they answer. works awesome. fooled quite a few friends with it hahaha
EDIT: Just checked the market, apparently its not available for download from the market anymore. I have it still so if you need it feel free to let me know, I have the free version of the app that I can send to you.
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can u just send it again plzzzzzzzzzz

Good call/text blocking program for Gingerbread

I'm running Android 2.3.4 or gingerbread whatever.. I used to use a app called "Blacklist", it would send unk number's or any number not in my contacts directly to voicemail with no notifications... samething with text. It isn't compatible with gingerbread for reason's unkown.. is anyone using this version of android and have a program that is similar/compatible? Thanks in advance
ChompSMS, Handcent, GoSMS all have blacklisting for text. Not sure about calling.
Thanks, I know Chomp, Handcent etc.. are text apps though... I need something to block random #s from texting me... Kinda like when you're married but give your number to a girl, she calls you, you guys hook and she keeps bugging you type of blocking text
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Thanks, I know Chomp, Handcent etc.. are text apps though... I need something to block random #s from texting me... Kinda like when you're married but give your number to a girl, she calls you, you guys hook and she keeps bugging you type of blocking text
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Just get divorced then it wont matter.
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GazaIan said:
ChompSMS, Handcent, GoSMS all have blacklisting for text. Not sure about calling.
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I use ROOT CALL BLOCKER. It does both call and sms.
daryllh said:
Just get divorced then it wont matter.
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haha... good one.
i cannot count how many of these post i saw over at Crackberry.
you pledge your entire being when you get married, to your partner. you have no business cheating on her.
I'm not going to suggest any applications, or how to do. I hope you get caught.
neidlinger said:
i cannot count how many of these post i saw over at Crackberry.
you pledge your entire being when you get married, to your partner. you have no business cheating on her.
I'm not going to suggest any applications, or how to do. I hope you get caught.
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I agree... I do use it to block unknown numbers, but not to cheat on anyone. That seems silly to me, nonetheless, I won't preach.
MsJuniaRosa said:
I agree... I do use it to block unknown numbers, but not to cheat on anyone. That seems silly to me, nonetheless, I won't preach.
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everyone i know personally gets my real number, all of the others get my Google Voice number. i can control everything that i get and don't get that way. My wife has my log in for google and i have hers. we don't hide anything.
Cheaper to Keep her....I'll check root callblocker out, thanks
daryllh said:
Just get divorced then it wont matter.
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I wish these would work for my situation. I want unknown callers to be blocked and no voicemails from them cause i have some company leaving me automated messages once every 2-4 weeks, but i do also have people that i know call from numbers not currently in my phonebook. And the number changes each time too. I wish the donotcall list would work for these idiots.
eqjunkie829 said:
I wish these would work for my situation. I want unknown callers to be blocked and no voicemails from them cause i have some company leaving me automated messages once every 2-4 weeks, but i do also have people that i know call from numbers not currently in my phonebook. And the number changes each time too. I wish the donotcall list would work for these idiots.
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If you get the number they are calling you from you can file a formal complaint which will get the harassing companies fined for their actions. I once caused a 10,000 USD fine to fall upon Dish Network for their actions .
eqjunkie829 said:
I wish these would work for my situation. I want unknown callers to be blocked and no voicemails from them cause i have some company leaving me automated messages once every 2-4 weeks, but i do also have people that i know call from numbers not currently in my phonebook. And the number changes each time too. I wish the donotcall list would work for these idiots.
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Try the app I mentioned. The reason is, it rejects calls and you can control how it proceeds. It can send the calls to VM or block completely.
And I have GV as well, that is the # I basically use for unwanted calls.
Blacklist by Ming software does both call and and blocking. Works great.
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extreme call blocker app
Easy filter

Thank you for the what???

OK so at the recommendation of one of the members I flashed U.K.E. Rom on to my phone. Kinda liking it but I got the oddest text this morning.
谢谢你的电话插孔一天。
Google translate says it's simplified Chinese and means "Thank you for the phone Jack"...
Is this a fluke or should I be worried?
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Maybe it was built in to send to you when you flashed only One_love could be able to explain it cuz i got the same message when i ran U.K.E
One by One the penguins steal my SANITY
Is your name Jack? Does the text show the number it was sent from? Where did you download your rom from (ROM Manager, SDX website, etc)? Do you have any apps that didn't come from the market?
MrLinky said:
Is your name Jack? Does the text show the number it was sent from? Where did you download your rom from (ROM Manager, SDX website, etc)? Do you have any apps that didn't come from the market?
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I got the Rom from the sdx forum and I haven't installed anything that wasn't from the market. I do have the phone number and it's from a local number, that's what freaks me out the most. If this wasn't a fluke then anyone with this knowledge can get my info let alone could they call out of country on my account and all that stuff...
turkbot said:
Maybe it was built in to send to you when you flashed only One_love could be able to explain it cuz i got the same message when i ran U.K.E
One by One the penguins steal my SANITY
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This makes me feel a bit better though as long as you didn't get any odd charges on your bill...
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Wow very random if i must say. I have yet seen or heard of this. Im wondering if you have a rogue app messing with you two. Lets see if we can figure this out, what apps do the both of you have the same of? Ive yet to see this message to me or hear of it from others. And i can tell you that there is nothing written into this rom to send you that message. This is why im thinking its a rogue app. If we could get a list of the apps you both have that received this random message.
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one_love_420 said:
Wow very random if i must say. I have yet seen or heard of this. Im wondering if you have a rogue app messing with you two. Lets see if we can figure this out, what apps do the both of you have the same of? Ive yet to see this message to me or hear of it from others. And i can tell you that there is nothing written into this rom to send you that message. This is why im thinking its a rogue app. If we could get a list of the apps you both have that received this random message.
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Sounds good. BTW, I called Sprint just to double check to see if they show any calls placed through my phone number or anything. The lady on the phone said it's possible but if someone did it wont post to my account for a few days, especially if they made any international calls.
I didn't figure there was anything scripted into the rom itself to do this, it's possible that it could be something rogue. It's also possible that someone with the skillz was just driving by and grabed my info from a wifi signal and texted me just to F with me.
Anywho, on to the installed program list...
Andchat
Androzip
Antivirus (AVG)
App 2 SD Free
Astro
Brightness Level
Business Calendar Free
CamScanner
ColorNote
Craigslist
Dropbox
eBay
Echolink (Amateur radio stuff)
ElectroDroid
Evernote
Fast Reboot
Forum Viewer for Warcraft (letting my geek show now...)
Gmail
GO Contacts
GO Launcher EX
GO Locker
GO SMS Pro
(few go themes)
Google Voice (yeah I know... if they realy want to know so be it)
GOWidget Transparent Theme
Gps Speedometer
GPS Test
gTabSiMiClock
History Eraser
Just Playlists
KeePassDroid
Kingsoft Office
Klondike
Linux Utils Lite
Maps (Google...)
market
Offline Dictionaries
Opera Mobile
Pandora
Philly D App
PocketManga
QuickPic
RealCalc
Rom Manager
Scanner Radio
Simple Weather Alert
Sync Settings
Tethering Widget
Titanium Backup
TuneIn Radio
TweakDeck
Uptime Widget
Upvise Pro
Voice Search
WoW Armory
XDA
Yachtc
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and there's more room to put moah on my phone!!!!
This is the list as of the time I got the text. Sometimes I uninstall things like maps if I don't need it and what not.
And keep in mind, I'm not blaming anyone for what has or may happen. I'm not accusing anyone of anything. Just figured I'd see if this is just an odd ball spam from someone locally trying to troll me or what.
Wow that is odd as hell. I've been running and testing uke since before it was released and I've never had that pop up on me. Its def not something in the rom and I hope you guys find the app doing it. Good luck.
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Wow that is odd as hell. I've been running and testing uke since before it was released and I've never had that pop up on me. Its def not something in the rom and I hope you guys find the app doing it. Good luck.
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I think this is what's making me think it's just a fluke or a troll... I've been running these apps for a while now and haven't ever had a problem with them. I didn't even expect a comment from One_Love_420 either. VICODAN is the one that recommended the ROM to me so I wasn't going to just point the finger to the ROM anyways. I did have my Wifi running all night long (had the advanced setting setup to not put my wifi to sleep when my phone goes off). The only thing I haven't done yet is check to see what my logs say on my Linksys router (maybe he tapped my phone for internet).
I think it's just a fluke (or at least I hope... this could be an exspensive bill if this person was able to make calls from my phone or anything like that).
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I think this is what's making me think it's just a fluke or a troll... I've been running these apps for a while now and haven't ever had a problem with them. I didn't even expect a comment from One_Love_420 either. VICODAN is the one that recommended the ROM to me so I wasn't going to just point the finger to the ROM anyways. I did have my Wifi running all night long (had the advanced setting setup to not put my wifi to sleep when my phone goes off). The only thing I haven't done yet is check to see what my logs say on my Linksys router (maybe he tapped my phone for internet).
I think it's just a fluke (or at least I hope... this could be an exspensive bill if this person was able to make calls from my phone or anything like that).
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yeah its def an oddity. have you ran miui on it anytime recently and maybe there was residual mess from it and someone was still able to mess with you? or hell, coulda been someone texting the wrong person, i would think its just a fluke if youve been using the same apps for x amount of time and havent had this happen before.
One thing does come to mind when looking at your app list. Go sms pro is a china developed app and has a ton of permissions that i would never approve of, one being the ability to make calls. Check its permissons list on the market. A little much for an app imho.
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Didn't think about that... Figured the GO stuff was lagit since it's all from the same group.
/me uninstalls GO SMS
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yeah its def an oddity. have you ran miui on it anytime recently and maybe there was residual mess from it and someone was still able to mess with you? or hell, coulda been someone texting the wrong person, i would think its just a fluke if youve been using the same apps for x amount of time and havent had this happen before.
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I haven't tried Miui yet. I started with CM7 and wanted to get into somthing light (meaning less sprint stuff and being able to uninstall maps and stuff since I only use them once in a great while). I know I got a lot of GO stuff on it but I've just been tinkering with it since the kernal is running a bit more then just the 800 mhz on the cpu. Wanted to "test" out what this thing is capable of.
The bling is nice, the personalization of colors and stuff is cool and all... But I use this for business a lot and kinda like a rock solid machine that's as efficient as possible. I'm looking into other options of roms that are just plane Jane Android next. U.K.E. has been running nicely even with all the bling (minus go sms now I guess). Depending on how put off I am about no bling I might just go back to using U.K.E.
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Depending on how put off I am about no bling I might just go back to using U.K.E.
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U.K.E. is pretty rock solid for an aosp ROM, I try all of the ROMS on XDA for the shift as theyre released and even though that means im trying alot of diff ROMS i generally restore my UKE backups for my daily driver
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Didn't think about that... Figured the GO stuff was lagit since it's all from the same group.
/me uninstalls GO SMS
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You should always check permissions of apps even from the market..Google doesn't keep track of apps published on the market and if they are malicious or not. It's up to users to report if something funky is happening. That's why I un-installed GoSms a long time ago when they first added all of those strange permissions to the updated versions. It was even causing people to have issues with phone calls. Read through market comments and check permissions Always with any app even if it's just a update to a new version. The devs of GoSms are very un-responsive also when people ask them about the permissions and report issues. If you really want to get down to the bottom of something also run a logcat and see what the app is doing.
one_love_420 said:
Wow very random if i must say. I have yet seen or heard of this. Im wondering if you have a rogue app messing with you two. Lets see if we can figure this out, what apps do the both of you have the same of? Ive yet to see this message to me or hear of it from others. And i can tell you that there is nothing written into this rom to send you that message. This is why im thinking its a rogue app. If we could get a list of the apps you both have that received this random message.
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I can attest that UKE is a SOLID rom and is very secure.
VICODAN said:
I can attest that UKE is a SOLID rom and is very secure.
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Because it's based on cm7?
Solid indeed. Outside of that odd text I haven't had any other issues. I haven't tried to track down who's phone number that is Incas it's a friend just messing with me and I haven't had any charges posted to my account so... Might have just been someone messing with me.
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It's definately not a rom related issue. Download Addons Detector from the market. This will help you to track down suspicious apps intalled on your device.
So I got rid of all of the GO products and I'm just running the AWD stuff that came with the rom. Only thing I realy miss is the SMS stuff. I looked at handsent and their permissions are the same (for the most part) as go sms.
Any thoughts on an sms program? I'm looking for character count and more info like sent date/time displayed without going into message details.
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Have a question about new Hangout and SMS feautre

So I was all excited about it, the new Hangout and today I installed it. Now let me get this straight, the SMS feature, that will just replace my native messaging app and I will be sending SMS via Hangout instead of my native app, and it will be sent normally via my carrier. I mean why on earth would one use this feature? What am I missing here? What's the point?
Same here... In my case the most annpying thing is that it doewnt allow to cuztomize who shows and who doesnt, i have now a lot of people that i dont care just for following them on g+...
Nah... Uninstalling
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Same here... In my case the most annpying thing is that it doewnt allow to cuztomize who shows and who doesnt, i have now a lot of people that i dont care just for following them on g+...
Nah... Uninstalling
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Yeah exactly. If iPhone 5C is the most ridiculous device of this planet, then this so called 'upgrade' of G-Talk to Hangout is the most ridiculous software update ever made
God I am so happy I kept Talk's backup in several places.:victory:

Send contact directly to voicemail?

I used to be able to do this on my tmo m8, but don't have an option with this phone. Don't know if it's Sprint or Marshmallow, but it's extremely annoying!
I have a contact called spam which houses all of my telemarketing and other annoying callers and would like to configure it to just send those to voicemail. Is this not possible at all now? And if not, wtf?
ned4spd8874 said:
I used to be able to do this on my tmo m8, but don't have an option with this phone. Don't know if it's Sprint or Marshmallow, but it's extremely annoying!
I have a contact called spam which houses all of my telemarketing and other annoying callers and would like to configure it to just send those to voicemail. Is this not possible at all now? And if not, wtf?
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You can block it from the call log or go online to the sprint site and block it
Soooperstar said:
You can block it from the call log or go online to the sprint site and block it
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Thanks, but that only works for the number. I have something like 30 numbers in that contact at least! I should be able to just block that contact entirely.
ned4spd8874 said:
Thanks, but that only works for the number. I have something like 30 numbers in that contact at least! I should be able to just block that contact entirely.
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Yea you have to do them individually
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Soooperstar said:
Yea you have to do them individually
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Is that a sprint or marshmallow thing? Well, now that I think of it, my old phone was rooted and I was running roms on them. So perhaps it was something was always built into the roms I was using. Still, seems like a really simple, yet effective feature. Don't understand why sprint or google doesn't include that feature.
Not sure but I've been with Sprint for 9 years, and been like that as long as I can remember
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I use Extreme call blocker & it works wonders. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback
I use to use root call blocker on my M9 which was amazing till the mm update which broke it.
However this app is just as good and no root required. Doesn't affect battery life and it just does it's job and stays out of the way. It's not free but that's a good thing in my eyes, no ads and support got back to me lightning quick if you have an issue but I can confirm it works wonderful on this phone. There is a slight delay when a junk call comes in so phone might go off for a second but I'm guessing this is due to no root access but it's still pretty quick and will keep your call logs clean. Mine is setup to block all calls unless you are in my contacts and other calls get sent to voicemail so if it's important they can leave a message.
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Sim-X said:
I use Extreme call blocker & it works wonders. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback
I use to use root call blocker on my M9 which was amazing till the mm update which broke it.
However this app is just as good and no root required. Doesn't affect battery life and it just does it's job and stays out of the way. It's not free but that's a good thing in my eyes, no ads and support got back to me lightning quick if you have an issue but I can confirm it works wonderful on this phone. There is a slight delay when a junk call comes in so phone might go off for a second but I'm guessing this is due to no root access but it's still pretty quick and will keep your call logs clean. Mine is setup to block all calls unless you are in my contacts and other calls get sent to voicemail so if it's important they can leave a message.
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Thanks! It appears they do have a free version of this that blocks the calls, but not the text messages. I never had a problem with the texts, just the calls, so this could be perfect! I installed it last night and now I'm kinda hoping for another spam call soon so I can see it in action. Thanks again!
ned4spd8874 said:
Thanks! It appears they do have a free version of this that blocks the calls, but not the text messages. I never had a problem with the texts, just the calls, so this could be perfect! I installed it last night and now I'm kinda hoping for another spam call soon so I can see it in action. Thanks again!
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Yea I just bought the paid version right away, I like to support great devs anyway. I shut off SMS blocking, could be something I use in the future. Yea you can see the phone light up when a spam call comes in. Mainly I like it for keeping my logs clean and not bothering me for numbers I don't want to talk to which is everyone not in my contact list.
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Not sure but I've been with Sprint for 9 years, and been like that as long as I can remember
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Same here. Did you try linking the numbers into one contact?
Personally I hate that option. For me there have always been unintended consequences.
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Kygen said:
Same here. Did you try linking the numbers into one contact?
Personally I hate that option. For me there have always been unintended consequences.
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Yeah, I have a contact called spam and in the past I've been able to set it to go directly to voicemail. I guess that was a feature of the ROMs I was using. Yet another reason to need root on this phone!!

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