Related
hey, another question on behalf of my friend. he has an unlocked vibrant, but is using an at&t sim card. How can we set up his at&t visual voicemail?
You might wanna tell "your friend" to look for a Captivate system dump and pick out the at&t VVM app (if it exists) and install it on "his" phone. Then forward missed calls, etc to his at&t voicemail number which I'm sure "he" can get from the carrier.
That's at least a start.
um... google voice?
cashless said:
You might wanna tell "your friend" to look for a Captivate system dump and pick out the at&t VVM app (if it exists) and install it on "his" phone. Then forward missed calls, etc to his at&t voicemail number which I'm sure "he" can get from the carrier.
That's at least a start.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lol, why are you putting "your friend" and "his" in quotation marks. Are you implying I'm asking the questions for myself? LOL, why wouldn't i just admit that. Its not like I'm breaking the law. It's really for someone else, not my phone. I own the vibrant with a t-mobile sim, and he owns the vibrant with a at&t sim. Is that even something to make up and lie about? lol
btw whats a system dump?
Why would anyone want to use carrier voicemail on an android phone? Google Voice is free...
AndroidZ28 said:
Why would anyone want to use carrier voicemail on an android phone? Google Voice is free...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't even know what your comment means. If you pay for your rate plan, and it includes voicemail, why wouldn't you use it. You have no choice but to pay for it.
This wasn't the point of the question btw, this person wants to use At&t visual voice... if someone knows how to make it work on the vibrant, It will be much appreciated.
Can Anyone Help?
SamsungVibrant said:
I don't even know what your comment means. If you pay for your rate plan, and it includes voicemail, why wouldn't you use it. You have no choice but to pay for it.
This wasn't the point of the question btw, this person wants to use At&t visual voice... if someone knows how to make it work on the vibrant, It will be much appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what he saying is that: http://voice.google.com -- it's free and it's better than the carrier's voicemail. When installing the app you can redirect it to Google Voice as your primary voicemail service. And "we" don't use the carrier voicemail because Google Voice's voicemail is better. Just because they give it to you, doesn't mean that you're forced to use it.
zephiK said:
what he saying is that: http://voice.google.com -- it's free and it's better than the carrier's voicemail. When installing the app you can redirect it to Google Voice as your primary voicemail service. And "we" don't use the carrier voicemail because Google Voice's voicemail is better. Just because they give it to you, doesn't mean that you're forced to use it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You know, it doesn't matter. Maybe he simply doesn't want to use google voice? I don't want to use it, so I don't, and I wouldn't appreciate somebody trying to force it down my throat either.
If you can't answer his question, don't frickin' post.
raduque said:
You know, it doesn't matter. Maybe he simply doesn't want to use google voice? I don't want to use it, so I don't, and I wouldn't appreciate somebody trying to force it down my throat either.
If you can't answer his question, don't frickin' post.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No one is FORCING him to do anything. It is pretty obvious that the OP doesn't know what Google Voice is, why be so judgmental about a service that he has never tried before?
And I can say the same thing to you, hypocrite.. nothing better to do than to start conflict over the internet?
Bug in google voice
zephiK said:
what he saying is that: http://voice.google.com -- it's free and it's better than the carrier's voicemail. When installing the app you can redirect it to Google Voice as your primary voicemail service. And "we" don't use the carrier voicemail because Google Voice's voicemail is better. Just because they give it to you, doesn't mean that you're forced to use it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay so I decided to test out google voice for myself, 2 things I dont like.
I set my phone to driving mode, so it would read the voicemail outloud to me. I don't like how it first reads out your given google voicemail number, for example it reads outloud +196151234567
Another potential annoying bug. If someone calls you, and you INSTANTLY reject the call, the caller gets a busy signal, or gets an error message, and they can't leave you a voicemail. You have to let it ring at least once, if you instantly reject the call, google voice fails.
Maybe someone can confirm this for me.
Im running Sky raider vanilla RC2 but I want to have visual voicemail i there any way for me to load that into the rom?
I was trying to figure this out too. What I did was setup google voice to retrieve my voicemails. It's nice because you dont need to actually have the voice part setup. You can use it only for voicemail. Transcribes them for you in text messages.....Works well.
KB Smoka said:
I was trying to figure this out too. What I did was setup google voice to retrieve my voicemails. It's nice because you dont need to actually have the voice part setup. You can use it only for voicemail. Transcribes them for you in text messages.....Works well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ya but I like verizon's better. Still would like to find out if this is possible or not
KB Smoka said:
I was trying to figure this out too. What I did was setup google voice to retrieve my voicemails. It's nice because you dont need to actually have the voice part setup. You can use it only for voicemail. Transcribes them for you in text messages.....Works well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Could you elaborate how you did this? I have no experience with GVoice but that sounds fantastically useful.
You can always just download Verizons VVM app from the market just do a search for Verizon Wireless
twiggy114 said:
You can always just download Verizons VVM app from the market just do a search for Verizon Wireless
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm running SR 3.0 Vanilla and there's no Verizon Visual Voicemail in the market. This has been the case for a long time with SR's Vanilla-ish ROMs. Using Google Voice seems like the only possible solutions. I'm not a fan of it, I prefer the VVM.
mapko11 said:
I'm running SR 3.0 Vanilla and there's no Verizon Visual Voicemail in the market. This has been the case for a long time with SR's Vanilla-ish ROMs. Using Google Voice seems like the only possible solutions. I'm not a fan of it, I prefer the VVM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Jesus Christ I was wrong. Sorry about that. I searched everything except Verizon Wireless in the past. He is correct. Search Verizon Wireless and you will see it. I've always tried voicemail and visual voicemail, just knockoffs appeared.
mapko11 said:
Jesus Christ I was wrong. Sorry about that. I searched everything except Verizon Wireless in the past. He is correct. Search Verizon Wireless and you will see it. I've always tried voicemail and visual voicemail, just knockoffs appeared.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Back again. It claims your phone already has Visual Voicemail installed and forces you to uninstall the download. Any solutions?
Gornul said:
Could you elaborate how you did this? I have no experience with GVoice but that sounds fantastically useful.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://www.google.com/voice
Just walk through the setup steps....Very easy.
Coming from an iPhone on AT&T, I'm looking for any solutions for visual voicemail on the N4. Does it only work on phones officially supported/sold by AT&T? Any solutions without redirecting my voicemail to another provider such as Google Voice?
I don't see at&t's visual voicemail app in the play store but you might be able to side load it just fine (if your on the LTE data plan that includes visual voicemail). Or, just go with Google voice. Why don't you want to use that? I've used it on many phones for a few years now and it works just fine. Never had an issue with it.
There's also apps like youmail, etc. but behave like Google voice AFAIK
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
+1 on the G Voice. I was in the same boat as you (iPhone 4 on AT&T) and switched to G Voice with the Nexus. Haven't looked back. Also, if you used Voice on iOS it's completely different and integrated tighter on Android.
Ah, there's an AT&T Visual Voicemail app... It didn't occur to me to check the play store first. And there's also an AT&T Messages app too that cannot be used at the same time as the AT&T VVM app. I'm not sure what plan exactly I'm on, when I called them I told them to provision my SIM for 4G/LTE (APN: phone) even though I know the N4 is not an LTE phone, but wanted to make sure LTE is available if I move the SIM to a different phone.
Based on the reviews I'm not sure I want to mess with either of these 2 apps
I'll try and live without VVM for a while and then consider using GV if I must have it.
Just use GVoice. The att VVM app doesn't work well on non-specifically supported devices. I have a vivid right now and even though the vivid is a supported device, the custom ROM I'm running doesn't like the VVM app. GVoice works great though and has so many options like setting different greetings for different groups/people.
Sent from my De-Sensed HTC Vivid using xda premium
+1 Google Voice, it should be built into Android in my opinion.
dcarpenter85 said:
+1 Google Voice, it should be built into Android in my opinion.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It will, hopefully soon:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Vali...s-data-only-VoIP-service-in-late-2013_id36745
It only makes sense that we are no longer raped with voice and sms plans in addition to data. Everything is 0s and 1s these days.
google voicemail problem
Cannot forward to Google Voice number for voicemail on Nexus 4
I get invalid mmi number or connection problem.
Can any one help me.
subashkarki said:
Cannot forward to Google Voice number for voicemail on Nexus 4
I get invalid mmi number or connection problem.
Can any one help me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you prepaid? I've heard, at least from a friend on T-Mobile Monthly4G prepaid plans that they're unable to use the conditional call forwarding settings. The network denies the change.
Can somebody point me on a good tutorial for GVoice? Can get it to work... AT&T regular iPhone plan before..
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
There's also HulloMail, which I think is still free.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
subashkarki said:
Cannot forward to Google Voice number for voicemail on Nexus 4
I get invalid mmi number or connection problem.
Can any one help me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I ran into this. I had to go into google voice on the phone and disable it,?. Then the number you must call using your phone will go through. Sorry, can't remember exactly, but you must inter that mmi number before you have it set up on your phone...
sirxdroid said:
Coming from an iPhone on AT&T, I'm looking for any solutions for visual voicemail on the N4. Does it only work on phones officially supported/sold by AT&T? Any solutions without redirecting my voicemail to another provider such as Google Voice?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Has anyone figured out a way to side load a working AT&T VVM .apk? Yes, I know gvoice is an option but I prefer to try to keep all vm's under AT&T.
swich2mac said:
Has anyone figured out a way to side load a working AT&T VVM .apk? Yes, I know gvoice is an option but I prefer to try to keep all vm's under AT&T.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I decided that I can live without VVM, I just do it the old school long press 1 now... At some point I think I will port my mobile number to GV and get it over with, which will also get me ready for the rumored Google cell service late next year.
The N4 is not officially supported by the AT&T VVM app, but it may or may not work. You'd have to find a recent apk from someone and just install it on your N4. Then you have to call AT&T as they have to enable the VVM feature for you. If you already put the correct N4 IEMI on your account they will probably not do it, they will say your unknown device is not supported. If they don't pay attention, they might enable the feature anyway. If you go through the pain, let us know what you found out.
sirxdroid said:
I decided that I can live without VVM, I just do it the old school long press 1 now... At some point I think I will port my mobile number to GV and get it over with, which will also get me ready for the rumored Google cell service late next year.
The N4 is not officially supported by the AT&T VVM app, but it may or may not work. You'd have to find a recent apk from someone and just install it on your N4. Then you have to call AT&T as they have to enable the VVM feature for you. If you already put the correct N4 IEMI on your account they will probably not do it, they will say your unknown device is not supported. If they don't pay attention, they might enable the feature anyway. If you go through the pain, let us know what you found out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good news is that I have not added the N4's IMEI on the account, it still has my GS3 listed. I will give AT&T a call and have them add my IMEI and the VVM feature to my account and if all goes well, they will get it done. I saw a .apk floating around here a few months ago, not sure if that is still the current package or not but I'll report back and let you know of my experience.
I'd look for a very recent apk, the LG Optimus G is a supported device for VVM so chances are it may also work on the N4.
swich2mac said:
Has anyone figured out a way to side load a working AT&T VVM .apk? Yes, I know gvoice is an option but I prefer to try to keep all vm's under AT&T.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Upload the apk to the phone and then install the apk on the device. Once installed, reboot device. Once rebooted, open the ATT voicemail app so it can call home and configure itself. I'm using an international version of the motorola razr hd and ATT VVM app works just fine for me.
Just note, you won't be able to get the apk from google play. you'll need to search the interwebz for the apk.
One thing to note, if you're not using an AT&T branded phone, you do have to use workarounds for installing ATT VVM app.
I know this is a trivial question, but I've never bought an unlocked phone and was just thinking....What voicemail app to these phones come with?
Since I'll be using it on At&t, will I be able to download the At&t VVM app....... Or will I need to use the, dying, Google Voice? Or will it have a built in Voicemail app?
Like I said, very minor question, but one I wonder about?
tele_jas said:
I know this is a trivial question, but I've never bought an unlocked phone and was just thinking....What voicemail app to these phones come with?
Since I'll be using it on At&t, will I be able to download the At&t VVM app....... Or will I need to use the, dying, Google Voice? Or will it have a built in Voicemail app?
Like I said, very minor question, but one I wonder about?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My assumption is that you will use the voicemail of whatever service you activate it on. From there, you can dial in to listen to your voicemails or download the carrier's app to visually access it.
I still use Google Voice.
Bwangster12 said:
My assumption is that you will use the voicemail of whatever service you activate it on. From there, you can dial in to listen to your voicemails or download the carrier's app to visually access it.
I still use Google Voice.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I like Google Voice, but it didn't play well with my M9 and the VoLTE in my area.... So I had to use the At&t VVM app.
I'll probably just switch back to GV.
tele_jas said:
I like Google Voice, but it didn't play well with my M9 and the VoLTE in my area.... So I had to use the At&t VVM app.
I'll probably just switch back to GV.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use and love Google Voice. Voicemails are built into my dialer, and I don't have to deal with the bull of calling a number and entering in my pin and whatnot. Plus I get an email when I get a voicemail, and a text with a decent transcription.
chris23445 said:
I use and love Google Voice. Voicemails are built into my dialer, and I don't have to deal with the bull of calling a number and entering in my pin and whatnot. Plus I get an email when I get a voicemail, and a text with a decent transcription.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I used Google Voice since 2012 up until last month... It's always been my favorite for those reasons as well. So I'll probably go back to it.... But I did read somewhere that it was probably not going to be supported/updated for too much longer... Or may completely be integrated with Hangouts.
tele_jas said:
I used Google Voice since 2012 up until last month... It's always been my favorite for those reasons as well. So I'll probably go back to it.... But I did read somewhere that it was probably not going to be supported/updated for too much longer... Or may completely be integrated with Hangouts.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'd say if you like it, keep using it until we can't use it any longer! I would think if they remove Google Voice support that Hangouts would be integrated with the dialer just as well. That would be my hope at least.
tele_jas said:
I know this is a trivial question, but I've never bought an unlocked phone and was just thinking....What voicemail app to these phones come with?
Since I'll be using it on At&t, will I be able to download the At&t VVM app....... Or will I need to use the, dying, Google Voice? Or will it have a built in Voicemail app?
Like I said, very minor question, but one I wonder about?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, you can download the AT&T VVM app from the play store and it will function properly. I have done the same for the Moto G with no problems. I have been using the Unlocked Moto G and AT&T VVM all week.
Google Voice, FTW. I even use it with an Obi device for my home phone. Haven't had a a home phone bill in five years.
In my experience with an unlocked Z3 on AT&T, AT&T's voicemail will automatically take pretty much everything. I tried to setup with my Google Voice Voicemail but it never seemed to work correctly. I am hoping the Moto X Pure, being an American device wheres my Z3 was imported, will play nicer with my preferences.
I just bought one of the newly released unlocked S7's. First let me say it is awesome. No bloat and numerous settings that were blocked by Verizon are available now. I popped in my sim and everything works great. The only one problem is that the voicemail app is not on the phone. When someone leaves me a message, I get some wierd cryptic text message. I can dial my own number and retrieve the messages the old fashioned way. After I delete a message, I get another cryptic text message. I assume these messages are supposed to be telling the voicemail app how many messages there are in my inbox. Does anyone know how I can either get a working Verizon voicemail app on my phone or stop these text messages at least?
skiddingus said:
I just bought one of the newly released unlocked S7's. First let me say it is awesome. No bloat and numerous settings that were blocked by Verizon are available now. I popped in my sim and everything works great. The only one problem is that the voicemail app is not on the phone. When someone leaves me a message, I get some wierd cryptic text message. I can dial my own number and retrieve the messages the old fashioned way. After I delete a message, I get another cryptic text message. I assume these messages are supposed to be telling the voicemail app how many messages there are in my inbox. Does anyone know how I can either get a working Verizon voicemail app on my phone or stop these text messages at least?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need the Verizon visual voicemail app or you need to disable basic visual voicemail on your line.
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
PiousInquisitor said:
You need the Verizon visual voicemail app or you need to disable basic visual voicemail on your line.
Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's what I thought. I tried installing a Verizon voicemail app from the Play store but it repeatedly crashes and doesn't work at all. It did not look like the standard voicemail app that is preinstalled on the Verizon branded S7. I would like to get the APK that is preinstalled and give it a try but I haven't been able to find it yet.
skiddingus said:
That's what I thought. I tried installing a Verizon voicemail app from the Play store but it repeatedly crashes and doesn't work at all. It did not look like the standard voicemail app that is preinstalled on the Verizon branded S7. I would like to get the APK that is preinstalled and give it a try but I haven't been able to find it yet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have a VVM APK I used on the S5 and S6 successfully if you'd like to give it a shot.
Edit..here's a link to it. Good luck.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xlc43x21jwculw8/VisualVoiceMail.apk?dl=0
Sent from my SM-G930V using XDA-Developers mobile app
I would love to try it.
skiddingus said:
I would love to try it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Link is in my post above. Good luck
Sent from my SM-G930V using XDA-Developers mobile app
I get an "app not installed" error after trying to install it. It seems like the app is checking compatibility before it installs. Thanks for trying.
I as well purchased one of the new unlocked S7's. I have Google Voice setup to handle my voicemail and it works great.
gramenz said:
I as well purchased one of the new unlocked S7's. I have Google Voice setup to handle my voicemail and it works great.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you forwarding the Verizon phone number to the google voice number ? I use Google Voice a little but I didn't think it could handle the voicemail on the carriers system.
I have also notice that the video calling option is not available in the dialer on the unlocked phone. Not a big deal to me but it is one more small sacrifice to have the unlocked phone. I haven't looked for a work-around yet.
skiddingus said:
Are you forwarding the Verizon phone number to the google voice number ? I use Google Voice a little but I didn't think it could handle the voicemail on the carriers system.
I have also notice that the video calling option is not available in the dialer on the unlocked phone. Not a big deal to me but it is one more small sacrifice to have the unlocked phone. I haven't looked for a work-around yet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I have it forwarding to Google voice number. You can set it up online at www.google.com/voice Also, I don't believe that Verizon Advanced Calling is available for Unlocked phones.
gramenz said:
Yes, I have it forwarding to Google voice number. You can set it up online at www.google.com/voice Also, I don't believe that Verizon Advanced Calling is available for Unlocked phones.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. I already have my google voice voicemail set up and working. I was looking for a way to get the Verizon phone number's mailbox working with visual voice mail. I had to call Verizon and have them add the "block visual voice mail" feature to my line so that I would stop getting the cryptic text messages every time I received or deleted a message. To save someone else some grief, if you do this, you must reboot your phone before the blocking system change takes effect.
I'm using the old fashioned voice mail service now on my Verizon number. It is tedious but I don't get many messages so I can live with it. My battery life seems to be slightly better on this phone than my old Verizon branded S7. My wife inherited the old S7 when the unlocked version was released. Well played Samsung.
skiddingus said:
I had to call Verizon and have them add the "block visual voice mail" feature to my line so that I would stop getting the cryptic text messages every time I received or deleted a message. To save someone else some grief, if you do this, you must reboot your phone before the blocking system change takes effect.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
After doing this, do you get any sort of notification when you have new voice mails?
I didn't mind the cryptic texts (in fact, I was able to determine what much of what it meant), but at least those texts let me know I had a new message. But recently they seem to have stopped, so now I get no notification I have a new voice mail
TheSkipperCDB said:
After doing this, do you get any sort of notification when you have new voice mails?
I didn't mind the cryptic texts (in fact, I was able to determine what much of what it meant), but at least those texts let me know I had a new message. But recently they seem to have stopped, so now I get no notification I have a new voice mail
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I get the typical voicemail icon up in the notification bar. My dialer has the number one key set to long-press speeddial my voicemail and enter my password for me. This way it is not much of an inconvenience not having VVM.
skiddingus said:
Yes, I get the typical voicemail icon up in the notification bar. My dialer has the number one key set to long-press speeddial my voicemail and enter my password for me. This way it is not much of an inconvenience not having VVM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you setup google voice correctly by forwarding your carrier number to google voice you will get it all in one place. It sounds like you setup Gvoice incorrectly. Don't use the setup from the app, use the setup on the website it will guide you in doing the phone code you have to enter to forward your number.
elzeus said:
When you setup google voice correctly by forwarding your carrier number to google voice you will get it all in one place. It sounds like you setup Gvoice incorrectly. Don't use the setup from the app, use the setup on the website it will guide you in doing the phone code you have to enter to forward your number.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm a little confused here. Are you porting your phone number from Verizon to Google Voice, or just forwarding your voicemail to Google Voice?
CVertigo1 said:
I'm a little confused here. Are you porting your phone number from Verizon to Google Voice, or just forwarding your voicemail to Google Voice?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just forwarding vzw # to google voice for the free visual voicemail.
Google Voice
CVertigo1 said:
I'm a little confused here. Are you porting your phone number from Verizon to Google Voice, or just forwarding your voicemail to Google Voice?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The way I was able to get google voicemail to work was go into settings, phone, call forwarding, turn on call forwarding, unanswered calls and then put my google voice number there.
Isn't there some setting that can be used to enable it? I was using Lineage 14.1 on my HTC One m7 right before buying my 930u, and that had visual voicemail built into it that worked out of the box with Verizon.
Surely someone on here has a Verizon Galaxy S7 and can pull the APK file off of it for sharing?
AdobeCRT said:
Surely someone on here has a Verizon Galaxy S7 and can pull the APK file off of it for sharing?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was able to pull the APK from my friend's Verzion S7, but when I try to install it fails saying a package already exists with that name. I can't find the package on my phone though. The package name is "com.samsung.vvm" according to pm on the device. I pulled it using these instructions.