Google Phone no longer in Playstore - Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers

Does anyone know why Phone disappeared in the Playstore? I can no longer even see it listed under my installed apps in the Playstore. I had disabled one update before, because the screen wouldn't turn on while on Bluetooth. The phone was listed under available updates for a while and recently just disappeared. At first I thought it was because I installed Gcam with camera2 API and HAL3, but the phone is not rooted, and bootloader is locked.

KDash4 said:
Does anyone know why Phone disappeared in the Playstore? I can no longer even see it listed under my installed apps in the Playstore. I had disabled one update before, because the screen wouldn't turn on while on Bluetooth. The phone was listed under available updates for a while and recently just disappeared. At first I thought it was because I installed Gcam with camera2 API and HAL3, but the phone is not rooted, and bootloader is locked.
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It suddenly became incompatible with our device. weird.

IjazCI said:
Maybe they want to keep features like "floating windows" exclusively for pixel phones. Updated to version 17 from apkmirror and i got this
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Thanks. Did it update the app or install another version?

IjazCI said:
@joeyhuab i know you from sprout forums.
and your reddit id ...lol
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Yep hehe sold my Sprout already and know have Mi A1 <3

IjazCI said:
It update the app
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It did update the phone app, but frequently I got the error "Google has stopped" so uninstalled it, which means that the app I have now is even older version than 16. I had earlier. It doesn't update now. Perhaps February update may bring some changes,
Regards

I think compatibility was removed from the Mi A1 as they were receiving many 1 star reviews on the app by people from India. Many users are complaining about issues related to the Jio network which are not being experienced by users from other countries.

IjazCI said:
Thats strange. I never got any error messages. Absolutely zero errors. Also updated Google Play Services to latest stable ( 948 ) version on apkmirror as our device has 448 version by default.
I lost my patience , unlocked bootloader, temporary booted to twrp and flashed the 3rd February beta by sooti earlier today. :victory: lol. ( Camera tooks a while to start after this, but that doesn't bother me. )
My device is pure stock with no modification other than the beta thing. Planning to update to stable February ota when fastboot rom is released. Or sooti bring the twrp twrp flashable rom ( whichever is earlier )
I don't know the issue others mentioning on the threads, for me this device is rock stable from the day i purchased it. No random reboot or application forcestop etc...
Regards
Edit - Camera lag is because of root. I didn't realise that. Anyway flashed the stock boot images by sooti on both partitions and the lag is gone.
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To avoid camera lag and dialer app lag install magisk permission module

IjazCI said:
Thank you for the answer. I fixed the lag. Root is causing that lag so i unrooted the phone. This is one device i don't feel that i need root anymore.
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Right but i can't live without root because Lucky patcher, xposed, and freedom are must have apps for me. OTA comes in more than a month so who cares when you can update through twrp and fastboot method without loosing data

joeyhuab said:
I think compatibility was removed from the Mi A1 as they were receiving many 1 star reviews on the app by people from India. Many users are complaining about issues related to the Jio network which are not being experienced by users from other countries.
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That may be true, even I had given a 3-star rating because of duplicate contacts !

shrinivasanp said:
That may be true, even I had given a 3-star rating because of duplicate contacts !
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You guys do know you can remove Duplicates via the Contacts app and the Phone app has nothing to do with it right?

That's not exactly the issue @joeyhuab.
What i'm facing is that isssue :
1) If i open contact app, there is no duplicate contact at all
2) if i go to the contact tab of the phone app, there is duplicate contacts (on line for each app that allow calls, for example if one of my contact is on whatsapp, duo and signal, i got 4 contacts line, one for standard call, one for whatsapp call, one for signal call and finally one for duo call)
That's pretty annoying and i didn't yet find any solution

eliohann said:
That's not exactly the issue @joeyhuab.
What i'm facing is that isssue :
1) If i open contact app, there is no duplicate contact at all
2) if i go to the contact tab of the phone app, there is duplicate contacts (on line for each app that allow calls, for example if one of my contact is on whatsapp, duo and signal, i got 4 contacts line, one for standard call, one for whatsapp call, one for signal call and finally one for duo call)
That's pretty annoying and i didn't yet find any solution
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You can merge the contacts by showing ALL CONTACTS in the Contacts app then merging them all.

joeyhuab said:
You can merge the contacts by showing ALL CONTACTS in the Contacts app then merging them all.
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Again, that's not working.
In the contacts App, there is no duplicate contact at all ... even when i choose to show ALL CONTACTS...
The issue is only in the contact tab of the Dialer app ... and there is no option in Dialer app to merge, nor to filter view

eliohann said:
Again, that's not working.
In the contacts App, there is no duplicate contact at all ... even when i choose to show ALL CONTACTS...
The issue is only in the contact tab of the Dialer app ... and there is no option in Dialer app to merge, nor to filter view
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Welp. I don't have duplicate contacts on the contacts tab of the Phone app. Weird issue.

Phone app v17 was working fine until i changed to new beta rom and now its not available in play store so i downloaded latest apk from apkmirror and now this message appears when i app phone app " This device is not supported and phone calls may not work correctly" ??

Update: So i changed my phones build prop with some pixel 2 xl build props and restarted device and now Phone App is visible in play store and supported. Everything working fine

I've posted this on Xiaomi's forums, just in case... http://en.miui.com/thread-1833415-1-1.html (could not find existing thread for that).

Also discussed here:
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1776602
It's actually happening since a few days before v17.

joeyhuab said:
You guys do know you can remove Duplicates via the Contacts app and the Phone app has nothing to do with it right?
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Off topic but how did you get the nav bar?

ProchyGaming said:
Off topic but how did you get the nav bar?
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Plenty of ways.
Andromeda apk with One substratum theme(i forget name) for non rooted devices
Magisk module (buggy) for rooted users
Plenty of ways

Related

Whatsapp notification woes driving me crazy!

So after being a long time apple user and long time iTunes hater ... I managed to sell my iphone 4 and bought a samsung galaxy S4, did the same for my other half...
Keep in mind, this is a brand new, no-root, default phone.
The issue basically is notifications, for whatsapp ( at the moment since I haven't set up anything else that requires push, besides gmail). The issue is once I turned the screen off, either manually or by itself. whatsapp notifications randomly stop arriving until I turned on the screen, completely close the app and open it again, the same goes for 2 other devices ( 3 in total), this happens with wifi or mobile data
Device #1. new s4,
Device #2 new s4
Device #3 Samsung galaxy young running 4.1.2 JB.
Now, device #3 belongs to a friend of mine who told of these issues a couple of months ago, however I did pay attention as I just figured it was network connection or wifi or whatever be it.
I've googled the hell out of this and it is apparently an android issue:
it's not telco related in my case, because i had NO ISSUES on my iphone 4 nor my best half's 4s.
Anyway, hopefully someone here has been through something similar and been able to fix it? I've searched the forums and there's apparently a widespread issue, but not fix as of 4.2.2?
New to the forum, I originally posted this here
neowin.net/forum/topic/1163306-android-notifications-woes-with-whatsapp/[/url]
emailed whatsapp support
I emailed whatsapp support, got and automated response, i'll post if I get any updates
Jul 08 13:28 (PDT)
Hi,
I just recently switched to a samsung galaxy s4 ( two actually, one for me,
one for GF), before that we used iphone 4 and 4s, never had an issue with
whatsapp notifications until I switched this passed friday. The issue is
once the phone goes into sleep mode, be it mobile data or wifi, I have to
force close the app and open again to receive notifications that I got
hours ago if I don't continously check.
I've googled the hell out of it and found your FAQ, as well as plenty other
sites with the same issue except no solution.
From your FAQ:
1. tried re-installing directly from direct download link (
http://www.whatsapp.com/android/current/WhatsApp.apk) and not from play
store
2. tried rebooting.
3. notifications are set properly
4. google+ is disabled ( hangouts) ( tried enabling it, same result)
5. Wifi is set to always on.
Note this is on stock, brand new phones and apparently it's a wide spread
issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356052
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351753
http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1163306-android-notifications-woes-with-whatsapp/
Anyway, emailing you guys, because I've basically given up google searching
and asking in forums.
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Their automated response was:
Hi,
Thanks for contacting WhatsApp. We are working on answering everyone's question as soon as possible. In the meantime, please look at our FAQ to see if your question is answered there.
FAQ page: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/
Below are the answers to some commonly asked questions:
1. What are WhatsApp's subscription fees?
http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/23014681
2. Why can't I connect to WhatsApp?
http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/21092998
3. Can I recover deleted messages?
http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/21197296
If you submitted a suggestion, thank you very much for sharing your feedback. Please note that we cannot comment specifically about plans and developments, but we value your feedback and have taken note of your suggestion.
To add any updates to your request, please respond to this email. We are here to help!
Thanks!
WhatsApp Support Team
Interested in translating for us? Please visit http://translate.whatsapp.com
Take a look at our FAQ: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/
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Are you using it on Wi-Fi or 3g? If Wi-Fi, Is it possible that your Wi-Fi is going into poWer save mode or something
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AMoosa said:
Are you using it on Wi-Fi or 3g? If Wi-Fi, Is it possible that your Wi-Fi is going into poWer save mode or something
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Sadly, both
Do you lock the screen while whatsapp is open? Or do you choose whatsapp and then lock the screen?
If whatsapp is still running and on the screen, and you lock the screen, it's like the app just stops checking.. I've had this with multiple phones and its a whatsapp problem, not the phone.
ilabs said:
Do you lock the screen while whatsapp is open? Or do you choose whatsapp and then lock the screen?
If whatsapp is still running and on the screen, and you lock the screen, it's like the app just stops checking.. I've had this with multiple phones and its a whatsapp problem, not the phone.
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Both.
So basically your solution was leave whatsapp on screen and push lockscreen?
Draconian Guppy said:
Both.
So basically your solution was leave whatsapp on screen and push lockscreen?
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No, the opposite. For me, whatsapp only worked and checked for msgs if i closed the app and then locked the screen. I would usually come back to the homescreen or something. But if i locked over whatsapp, it would stop checking or take a really long time.
But since you say you've done both, I'm kinda stumped.
ilabs said:
No, the opposite. For me, whatsapp only worked and checked for msgs if i closed the app and then locked the screen. I would usually come back to the homescreen or something. But if i locked over whatsapp, it would stop checking or take a really long time.
But since you say you've done both, I'm kinda stumped.
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Well this is how i fix whatsapp after it goes coocoo, close app, then open again,
Draconian Guppy said:
Well this is how i fix whatsapp after it goes coocoo, close app, then open again,
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Which means whatsapp is usually open when you lock the screen, am I correct?
ilabs said:
Which means whatsapp is usually open when you lock the screen, am I correct?
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Yup
Draconian Guppy said:
Yup
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The try backing out of whatsapp before locking the screen. That should fix your problem. Its a whatsapp issue.
ilabs said:
The try backing out of whatsapp before locking the screen. That should fix your problem. Its a whatsapp issue.
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I have tried that as well :/
Currently trying to installing .763, updated from .762, but whatsapp servers are probably getting busted as can't even verify my number.
Bro install Whatsapp+.
Google and download the apk,install and see if it helps.
If not, the only way is to root the S4 and install push notification fixer from play store. It modifies andriod to check for msges every 5mins. That will solve your problem for sure.
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babylordx said:
Bro install Whatsapp+.
Google and download the apk,install and see if it helps.
If not, the only way is to root the S4 and install push notification fixer from play store. It modifies andriod to check for msges every 5mins. That will solve your problem for sure.
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Hey mate,
I've probably tried all apps or methods by insanity to try getting this problem fixed. Unfortunately, nothing positive turned out.
Now I'm trying to off my screen when whatsapp is open, however, I still think it's unbelievably stupid to do so even if it works to get push notification. How can I go back to whatsapp whenever i wanna put the phone back in my jeans pocket? It then seems whatsapp would become the new homescreen?!?!?
Anyone got a real solution to this???
Also having this problem. Screen off, screen on - sometimes whatsapp just doesn't want to receive/send messages. Other times it's working properly.
Have you guys disabled Samsung Push? Have you disabled any system apps at all? Also, do you have the problem even when your phone has a good signal?
I'm also trying to find out the reason for this problem.
frrlod said:
Also having this problem. Screen off, screen on - sometimes whatsapp just doesn't want to receive/send messages. Other times it's working properly.
Have you guys disabled Samsung Push? Have you disabled any system apps at all? Also, do you have the problem even when your phone has a good signal?
I'm also trying to find out the reason for this problem.
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I do disable some system app like weather, finance and stuff like those. To me, what I can confirm is the independence of problem from the signal strength since I've been using the same service provider before upgrading to Jelly Bean and there used to be problem free with the push notification.
This is the result I got last night:
- open whatsapp -> close whatsapp -> homescreen -> screen off = no push
- open whatsapp -> close whatsapp -> free ram -> screen off = no push
- open whatsapp -> screen off = push
Conclusion:
- it is not related to free ram
- it is the problem that the andriod system turn off the app upon screen off (or sleep)
Plus.
I tried installing Push Notification Fixer to introduce "heartbeat" to maintain the connectivity, unfortunately, it DOES NOT work in my case.
Let's keep in view the development. At least we are not alone and hope either Whatsapp or Google can fix this.
Check out this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357417
It's a thread which guides you how to disable some allegedly useless google services in order to save battery life when idle. It works, but I think it might have been what's caused my whatsapp to go crazy. I even asked in the thread and some others have the same problem.
But if most other people in this thread haven't disabled said google services, that doesn't make any sense.
Mate. Trust me i know this issue exist on all andriod. i googled the hell out of it because i quarrelled with my partner a few times due to delay in replies. its just the way the kernel is written for stock andriod. you can try everything but it wont work. your only solution is to root and install push notification fixer from play store.
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This isn't an issue with android it's an issue with whatsapp. Every android phone I've ever owned has had this issue with whatsapp. Whatsapp need to update their app so it still notifies if it was the last app open whilst the screen locks.
I just press home after I reply and let it lock its second nature to me. The bug is in whatsapp where if it is the last displayed whilst screen lock notifications don't work. You could try changing the conversation tone that might help.
mox123 said:
This isn't an issue with android it's an issue with whatsapp. Every android phone I've ever owned has had this issue with whatsapp. Whatsapp need to update their app so it still notifies if it was the last app open whilst the screen locks.
I just press home after I reply and let it lock its second nature to me. The bug is in whatsapp where if it is the last displayed whilst screen lock notifications don't work. You could try changing the conversation tone that might help.
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That's wrong... It was perfectly fine, instantly receiving whatsapp messages in my phone no matter what. Something I've changed caused it to stop working.
My problem isn't only the notifications, it's the actual whatsapp messages aswell. Something killed the Whatsapp wakelocks, now my whatsapp isn't causing any wakelocks and when the phone is idle it does not check for messages.

Discovered Skype Bug - Can anyone confirm?

So basically when I updated to 4.4.2 suddenly I cannot see anymore the Skype icon when active on the top-left corner.
Did anyone noticed this bug too?
Piero88 said:
So basically when I updated to 4.4.2 suddenly I cannot see anymore the Skype icon when active on the top-left corner.
Did anyone noticed this bug too?
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confirmed, same happens to me
Been working fine for me, but I did a factory reset and flashed the 4.4.2 factory image before installing it
I don't have the top left icon too, also I can't loging with a microsoft account. It only lets me login with a Skype account.
jurijvi said:
I don't have the top left icon too, also I can't loging with a microsoft account. It only lets me login with a Skype account.
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I've had this problem since day 1 of getting my nexus 5.
Piero88 said:
So basically when I updated to 4.4.2 suddenly I cannot see anymore the Skype icon when active on the top-left corner.
Did anyone noticed this bug too?
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It is not a bug, it is a feature of Skype. By default, the most recent version of Skype no longer displays its notification icon. You have to go to Skype notification settings and explicitly request it (check "Skype status" box).
P.S. The default value might also be sensitive to the underlying Android version, which is why many people think that it was caused by Android update.
Yeah it was showing until Skype updated the app. Nothing to do with 4.4.2
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Replacing Phone Dialer on Nougat?

I just took the update to Nougat and I hate the little window that comes up when I receive a call on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. On Marshmallow, I had installed an old version of the Google Dialer ( v 2..05.07_rc4 I believe) but I am having trouble disabling the default dialer on Nougat. Does anyone know if it is possible to disable the default Samsung dialer on Nougat and use the Google Dialer (any version)? Or am I wasting my time?
Thanks!
re dialer
I didn't like the all white dialer in Nougat so I installed the material dark theme and that made both
the dialer and drop down menus look better. I would like the pixel dialer or something similar however
the one's I have tried (apk's) crashed.
fbroce said:
I didn't like the all white dialer in Nougat so I installed the material dark theme and that made both
the dialer and drop down menus look better. I would like the pixel dialer or something similar however
the one's I have tried (apk's) crashed.
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Do you know of a way to make the notification drop down tray dark? Every theme I try doesn't change the notification drop down.
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MWFD said:
Do you know of a way to make the notification drop down tray dark? Every theme I try doesn't change the notification drop down.
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The quick menus are dark however the notifications are not. I notice now the blue led notification doesn't seem to be
working either. Short answer no.
I did get the led notifications to work after adding an app (light manager). I expect if I erase and reset it would work but
I don't want to do that at the moment.
There is an updated version of Google Phone that works on S7E Nougat. Search for "Google Phone 4.1.135571529-nonnexus" on apkmirror. It might not be the most current version (which is 8.x) but it still works and might not be as whacky for you as the Samsung dialer. Please note that you need to also download the Google Contacts app, because if you want to disable the Samsung dialer you are actually disabling the Samsung Contacts app as this is the actual "phone" app that shows up in your app drawer. If you want to disable the Samsung phone and contacts apps make sure to not disable any of the apps listed as "phone".
Hope this helps!
A.
Antonius138 said:
There is an updated version of Google Phone that works on S7E Nougat. Search for "Google Phone 4.1.135571529-nonnexus" on apkmirror. It might not be the most current version (which is 8.x) but it still works and might not be as whacky for you as the Samsung dialer. Please note that you need to also download the Google Contacts app, because if you want to disable the Samsung dialer you are actually disabling the Samsung Contacts app as this is the actual "phone" app that shows up in your app drawer. If you want to disable the Samsung phone and contacts apps make sure to not disable any of the apps listed as "phone".
Hope this helps!
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So then which apps do I disable to get rid of the Samsung dialer and contacts apps?
Also, what version of Google Contacts do I download?
Thanks!
MWFD said:
I just took the update to Nougat and I hate the little window that comes up when I receive a call on the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. On Marshmallow, I had installed an old version of the Google Dialer ( v 2..05.07_rc4 I believe) but I am having trouble disabling the default dialer on Nougat. Does anyone know if it is possible to disable the default Samsung dialer on Nougat and use the Google Dialer (any version)? Or am I wasting my time?
Thanks!
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71331817&postcount=2
jrkruse said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71331817&postcount=2
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Any way to just get the dialer without having to install a whole different ROM?
jrkruse said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71331817&postcount=2
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Any way to just get the dialer without having to install a whole different ROM?
MWFD said:
Any way to just get the dialer without having to install a whole different ROM?
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Once installed you have to go to application settings and grant all permissions then choose this as default calling app
View attachment GoogleDialer.apk
MWFD said:
So then which apps do I disable to get rid of the Samsung dialer and contacts apps?
Also, what version of Google Contacts do I download?
Thanks!
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I disabled "Contacts" com.samsung.android.contacts the one with the orange icon and just that app only. I then downloaded the most current version of the dialer and I then downloaded Google Contacts version 1.6.20 which is the most current version.
A.
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Once installed you have to go to application settings and grant all permissions then choose this as default calling app
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Great! Thank you.
Were you able to get search results working in the dialer? That seems to be the only thing I'm lacking. Otherwise, this is awesome. Thanks again!
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Great! Thank you.
Were you able to get search results working in the dialer? That seems to be the only thing I'm lacking. Otherwise, this is awesome. Thanks again!
MWFD said:
Great! Thank you.
Were you able to get search results working in the dialer? That seems to be the only thing I'm lacking. Otherwise, this is awesome. Thanks again!
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Nope that won't work and no missed call notications
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Nope that won't work and no missed call notications
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Is there any newer version of this dialer that syncs with contacts? Right now, the "contacts" portion of the dialer app shows every contact I've ever contacted ever rather than the customized list I have in my separate contacts app.
Thanks!
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Hello,
Using an s7 g930f and wanting to replace the samsung dialer with the google phone dialer. The version I have is v8, I'm wanting to have ViLTE video calling ability, I'm using a rooted tw rom. I've read that the minimum version needed for the dialer is v13 or newer, I have not found a version that works on my s7, does anyone have this working?
Thanks.
Dave.
tech927 said:
Hello,
Using an s7 g930f and wanting to replace the samsung dialer with the google phone dialer. The version I have is v8, I'm wanting to have ViLTE video calling ability, I'm using a rooted tw rom. I've read that the minimum version needed for the dialer is v13 or newer, I have not found a version that works on my s7, does anyone have this working?
Thanks.
Dave.
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Try that one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
Works well on my Exynos S7 Edge

Google Duo

Anyone faces the same scenario that google duo exits when closing recents apps, I also tried it in my S8 but still same? I have a friend using huawei but this doesn't happens to him
No problem here. Maybe you need to reformat again
They recently updated Duos to show a floating window while outside of the app. I was having the same issues until it updated.
OregonInfidel said:
They recently updated Duos to show a floating window while outside of the app. I was having the same issues until it updated.
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Are you also using the same version as mine? As im not seeing an update. I dont have any floating window.
It already became a habit to clear all my recent apps after using an app. So accidentally ending the active call kind of annoys me.
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Are you also using the same version as mine? As im not seeing an update. I dont have any floating window.
It already became a habit to clear all my recent apps after using an app. So accidentally ending the active call kind of annoys me.
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That's weird. I am using the same version. Is the toggle for allowing it to draw over other apps on?
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That's weird. I am using the same version. Is the toggle for allowing it to draw over other apps on?
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Yes, it should be on.
Btw, I forgot to mention that this only happens during a voice call. If I'm on a video call, it doesn't exit even if I clear recent apps
wantutri said:
Yes, it should be on.
Btw, I forgot to mention that this only happens during a voice call. If I'm on a video call, it doesn't exit even if I clear recent apps
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Ok. I've only used video calling on it and I was having that issue with video calls until the update

Google Dialer with Call Screen?

Has anyone attempted to use The Google Dialer and get call screening working? Wasn't sure if anyone had yet, but was curious. I'd gotten it working on my 6T and 7 Pro, but understand the development has been very different for our device.
champ784 said:
Has anyone attempted to use The Google Dialer and get call screening working? Wasn't sure if anyone had yet, but was curious. I'd gotten it working on my 6T and 7 Pro, but understand the development has been very different for our device.
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I couldn't get call screening working granted I didn't exactly try that hard to get it working. Just systemized the dialer app and flashed Google dialer framework magisk module
Idk what else is needed to make it work.
I bet I can get it working. I remember a
the thread for the OnePlus 7 Pro about call screening, everyone said that it wasn't working, I had mine up and running without any problems. Currently I'm waiting for my unlock token from OnePlus, so I can't confirm if this method will work, but I'll tell you exactly what I did before and I don't see a reason why it shouldn't work now. Try it out and then let me know if it works or not. It doesn't, maybe we can come up with a workaround.
The version number of the dialer that you use is critical. New versions of the Google dialer from the Play store via Google Framework do not work. Here's the link to the APK that I used:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...le-phone-39-0-270797297-android-apk-download/
The initial steps I performed were downloading the Magisk modules Busybox for NDK, Google Framework, and App Systemizer alongside installing Preferences Manager from the Play Store.
Then I cleared the storage for the stock dialer app, denied all of its permissions, and finally disabled it. Then I used App Systemizer to convert the Google Dialer into a system app. When App Systemizer gives you the option to install either the app as a 1 - system app or 2 - priv-app, always choose number 2. Then make sure to go into system settings and choose the Google Dialer as the default dialer app, otherwise icall screen won't work at all. Also go ahead and clear Google Dialer's storage while enabling all of it's permissions. Also go under Apps & Notifications in the system menu and choose special app access. Enable the Google Dialer to draw over other apps, modify system settings, and have usage access.
Next open up Preferences Manager. Grant it superuser access and from options choose "show system apps". Scroll down the list until you come to where you start seeing entries for "phone". On my old OnePlus 7 Pro, the one to choose was the first one listed as "phone". It didn't have an icon next to it versus the stock Dialer app which did. When you open this option up, swipe from left to right until you get to the heading "dialer_phenotype_flags.xml". First, choose backup under the menu in case there's a problem afterwards and you need to restore the flags to their previous settings. Then go to the search field and search for all the flags with "speak_easy", "speakeasy", "call_screen", and "callscreen", then update all of these flags with values of "true".
The way to determine if this procedure worked is to now open up ithe Google Dialer and choose the three dot menu and choose "Settings". You should see an option listed for "Call Screen". If you do see it then the process worked.
Let me know if you need any further information but I think that should work.
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I bet I can get it working. I remember a
the thread for the OnePlus 7 Pro about call screening, everyone said that it wasn't working, I had mine up and running without any problems. Currently I'm waiting for my unlock token from OnePlus, so I can't confirm if this method will work, but I'll tell you exactly what I did before and I don't see a reason why it shouldn't work now. Try it out and then let me know if it works or not. It doesn't, maybe we can come up with a workaround.
The version number of the dialer that you use is critical. New versions of the Google dialer from the Play store via Google Framework do not work. Here's the link to the APK that I used:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...le-phone-39-0-270797297-android-apk-download/
The initial steps I performed were downloading the Magisk modules Busybox for NDK, Google Framework, and App Systemizer alongside installing Preferences Manager from the Play Store.
Then I cleared the storage for the stock dialer app, denied all of its permissions, and finally disabled it. Then I used App Systemizer to convert the Google Dialer into a system app. When App Systemizer gives you the option to install either the app as a 1 - system app or 2 - priv-app, always choose number 2. Then make sure to go into system settings and choose the Google Dialer as the default dialer app, otherwise icall screen won't work at all. Also go ahead and clear Google Dialer's storage while enabling all of it's permissions. Also go under Apps & Notifications in the system menu and choose special app access. Enable the Google Dialer to draw over other apps, modify system settings, and have usage access.
Next open up Preferences Manager. Grant it superuser access and from options choose "show system apps". Scroll down the list until you come to where you start seeing entries for "phone". On my old OnePlus 7 Pro, the one to choose was the first one listed as "phone". It didn't have an icon next to it versus the stock Dialer app which did. When you open this option up, swipe from left to right until you get to the heading "dialer_phenotype_flags.xml". First, choose backup under the menu in case there's a problem afterwards and you need to restore the flags to their previous settings. Then go to the search field and search for all the flags with "speak_easy", "speakeasy", "call_screen", and "callscreen", then update all of these flags with values of "true".
The way to determine if this procedure worked is to now open up ithe Google Dialer and choose the three dot menu and choose "Settings". You should see an option listed for "Call Screen". If you do see it then the process worked.
Let me know if you need any further information but I think that should work.
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Just finished trying this, worked like a charm! Thank you so much! This was the only thing making me consider going back to my pixel 3a xl, but now it's clear that you can have the best of both worlds!
Should we post this in the Mods category for this device? I know a lot of people would be happy to have this!
First off I'm so glad to hear that it worked for you! It's a pretty nifty feature and I personally think it's pretty cool.
To be honest with you, that was pretty much my first time ever posting anything to XDA. Most of the time I just go through the forums and tried to get new features to work on my phone, but hardly ever participate in the actual discussions
if you honestly think this could help other XDA members get this up and running, I'd love to help. But to be honest with you I'm not really familiar with starting a thread and stuff like that. If you don't mind, could you tell me what I need to do to do that? Is that like starting a new thread somewhere in the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren edition discussions? I'm an absolute total new when it comes to posting and forums and discussion groups, and I have no idea what the protocol is for doing something like that. I'd really appreciate it if you could kind of guide me in the right direction or make some suggestions as to how I go about doing it.
Well, just to reiterate, I'm really excited that it work for you and hopefully we can get it to work for other people as well. Just respond to this message and let me know what I can do to help. Thanks again!
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First off I'm so glad to hear that it worked for you! It's a pretty nifty feature and I personally think it's pretty cool.
To be honest with you, that was pretty much my first time ever posting anything to XDA. Most of the time I just go through the forums and tried to get new features to work on my phone, but hardly ever participate in the actual discussions
if you honestly think this could help other XDA members get this up and running, I'd love to help. But to be honest with you I'm not really familiar with starting a thread and stuff like that. If you don't mind, could you tell me what I need to do to do that? Is that like starting a new thread somewhere in the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren edition discussions? I'm an absolute total new when it comes to posting and forums and discussion groups, and I have no idea what the protocol is for doing something like that. I'd really appreciate it if you could kind of guide me in the right direction or make some suggestions as to how I go about doing it.
Well, just to reiterate, I'm really excited that it work for you and hopefully we can get it to work for other people as well. Just respond to this message and let me know what I can do to help. Thanks again!
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Personally, running a year old version of Google Dialer just to get Call Screen isn't worth it. Have you tested Call Screen to see if it actually fully works? Or if in reality the person calling hears nothing at all?
starcms said:
Personally, running a year old version of Google Dialer just to get Call Screen isn't worth it. Have you tested Call Screen to see if it actually fully works? Or if in reality the person calling hears nothing at all?
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I've been running it with no issues on OOS and it works perfectly fine. Tested call screening and it works perfectly fine. Personally, I think it's worth it.
I'm running AOSiP now and I've yet to test it there. But OOS is confirmed to be working with it.
Has anybody been able to make it work on any of the custom ROMs? I tried smreker's steps on aosip but I couldn't get Google dialer to install. Just finished flashing lineage and aside from the fingerprints, this thing is running like it's good enough to say bye bye to oxygen.
raphi809 said:
Has anybody been able to make it work on any of the custom ROMs? I tried smreker's steps on aosip but I couldn't get Google dialer to install. Just finished flashing lineage and aside from the fingerprints, this thing is running like it's good enough to say bye bye to oxygen.
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I'm getting ready to try it myself.. If I can get it working, I'll post about it here
champ784 said:
I'm getting ready to try it myself.. If I can get it working, I'll post about it here
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Soooo.... Any luck ?? ?
raphi809 said:
Soooo.... Any luck ?? ?
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I was testing today on aosip ROM and it did not work. The caller can't hear the Google assistant voice. I'm going to be looking into this more to see why it works on stock ROM, but not a customer ROM..
Aosip ships with Google dialer pre-installed, so you need to use debloat magisk module to uninstall it, and then reinstall it with the older APK file.. I may have messed up the installation on my end, so any other testing from other users would be greatly appreciated. I may reach out to the developers to see if they can figure out what I may be missing.
I never reinstalled another dialer app, so that could have something to do with it. However, I don't see why that would be the case, but you never know with these things. Thinking about it now, I didn't remove telophony apps on the phone either, so that could also have something to do with it? Any ideas?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...how-to-enable-google-call-t4150585?styleid=19
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...how-to-enable-google-call-t4150585?styleid=19
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Followed new instructions, option appears, but caller still can't hear and there's no transcription on my end :/
Currently running on AOSiP ROM, latest build (August)
champ784 said:
Followed new instructions, option appears, but caller still can't hear and there's no transcription on my end :/
Currently running on AOSiP ROM, latest build (August)
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I'm trying to think of the different variables that could affect it, maybe something I did, that I didn't mention. Did you disable your stock dialer? Cause I tried it to today and it works super, transciptions and everything. Nothing should be different than the previous instructions, besides spoofing the device fingerprint. Maybe try disabling it and clearing data and then enabling it again?
Edit: I just read your previous posts. Never mind the stock dialer. This new method works with the latest Google phone update, so maybe try reverting your stock dialer back and then updating it?
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I'm trying to think of the different variables that could affect it, maybe something I did, that I didn't mention. Did you disable your stock dialer? Cause I tried it to today and it works super, transciptions and everything. Nothing should be different than the previous instructions, besides spoofing the device fingerprint. Maybe try disabling it and clearing data and then enabling it again?
Edit: I just read your previous posts. Never mind the stock dialer. This new method works with the latest Google phone update, so maybe try reverting your stock dialer back and then updating it?
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I'm on AOSiP which ships with Google Phone Dialer by default. Could that be my problem?
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I'm on AOSiP which ships with Google Phone Dialer by default. Could that be my problem?
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That's a little beyond my expertise. I can only describe what I did, and those steps made it work for me. I haven't heard any other reports of it not working or working so we shall see. I'm thinking that the downloads for call screening are corrupted for you or something, if you're saying that the audio is not working, if you could clear that and start the process afresh?

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