So, I hear Google restricts programmers from being able to Answer or Decline a phone call from within their apps. Can someone explain this to me? If the phone is rooted, wouldn't they be able to get around this anyway?
The reason I ask is that I'm dying for someone to come out with a Full Screen Caller ID that will work on my EVO. The EVO has no hardware buttons to accept or decline a phone call, so any app made for a full screen caller id function would need soft keys on the screen to be able to accept or reject the call.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
The security is enforced at a software level so root doesn't bypass it but you still need root to flash the custom build. I's possible but likely to open up security holes on your phone, especially if modifying a sensitive piece of code like that.
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Just a thought, i know that symbian phones have a software which utilize the accelerometer and mutes the phone call when turned over. is it possible to have a software to use the fort facing camera or back camera in our wm6 devices to detect light during the even of an incoming phone call? it doesnt need to be on all the time so it does not drain the battery and just turned on during phone calls. so front facing camera should detect either "dark-light-dark" (when in pocket) or "light-dark" when the phone is already out. hope that make senses.
what do you guys think? is it a good idea?
not sure if camera can be used for that purpose at all. I think u need extra hardware for that.
When a phone call is coming in the device has to take care of the following actions:
-device wake up
- initiate the incoming call screen
- start number identification (compare to address book)
- start ringer
Your idea would add the following actions:
- initiate (front)camera
- wait for camera to detect current lightning conditions
- if lighting is below a certain value mute sound
I would think that it takes to long to go trough the complete cyclus.
When you make a call to a PocketPC it takes about two "normal" rings to make a device ring. If you add the extra feature it might even be 4 or 5. Before you can even react the caller might already be redirected to the voice mail I'm afraid.
i thought of that mccune, but u will need another program to analyze the bringhtness, may be a new library, or tap into camera library, which I dont think it's easy to do.
you are right, it's probably not idea to execute camera function while phone ringing, worst case scenario the phone hang, or the call got disconnected.
but i love to see it works
well i see it that if the front camera activate when there is an incoming video call then wm6 should be able to handle just detecting the light effect without hanging. just a thought, at least its a start for all of us that do not have accelerometer and it can be develop for some other use too.
In trying out various ROMs, I've found that with a couple I like the phone will only vibrate and not actually ring. I am aware that there are various settings to check and have done so. My real question is whether or not there is some form of loopback by which one can test whether or not your phone rings appropriately based on your settings. It just gets kind of annoying to have to get someone else to call you to test it and, in my case, I work in a building where by design one can't get cell phone reception so calling my phone from my landline wouldn't work either.
Hi all,
I know this has been asked many times and there are a few tricks and apps you install to avoid this issue.
The problem, I'm having is that when the phone is screen locked. ie with a PIN. I cannot activate S Voice to perform a voice dial.
Is there any way around this?
I'm going to send an email to Samsung to ask them why this is the case.
This kind of defeats the purpose of S Voice, since who has their phones unlocked now days?
Thanks.
Any ideas?
beatmag said:
Hi all,
I know this has been asked many times and there are a few tricks and apps you install to avoid this issue.
The problem, I'm having is that when the phone is screen locked. ie with a PIN. I cannot activate S Voice to perform a voice dial.
Is there any way around this?
I'm going to send an email to Samsung to ask them why this is the case.
This kind of defeats the purpose of S Voice, since who has their phones unlocked now days?
Thanks.
Any ideas?
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wouldnt that allow anyone to simply use your phone for any function s voice can perform? dont see why you need a lock screen if ur ok with that. try making the lock screen kick in after a longer period of time, 30min or so should do it
I agree with fade, being able to use S Voice when the screen is locked defeats the purpose of a lock screen.
I just would like to use voice dialing. i dont need to control my phone with s voice or anything like that.
im thinking maybe i should get a voice dialing app.
Any ideas?
Me too. I want the phone locked in case I lose it but I want to have it in my pocket and use a headset paired to the phone. If i lost the phone or whatever then nobody could use s voice anyway since its activated by a button on the headset not a voice command
BelatuC said:
I agree with fade, being able to use S Voice when the screen is locked defeats the purpose of a lock screen.
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I'm still looking for an answer to this. I don't know why everyone thinks this would be a security issue if you only allowed a "paired" device to unlock the phone. An attacker would have to steal the the paired bluetooth device as well.
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(..) I don't know why everyone thinks this would be a security issue if you only allowed a "paired" device to unlock the phone. An attacker would have to steal the the paired bluetooth device as well.
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This is the same thing I was thinking so.. does anybody have a "fix" for this? I'm very curious about it
Any news since March?
Inviato dal mio Galaxy S4 super pompato
No info here.
Has anyone experienced dropped/ended calls with the Aquos Crystal? The phone has a screen lock feature that's supposed to prevent inadvertent call termination but there's an "End Call" button that might be able to be maneuvered to end the call by moving the phone on your face while talking. I love the phone but what good is it if I can't use it as a phone? And yes, I'm barred up and it's not a network problem. I've talked to Sharp support without much gratification. Suggestions appreciated.
I have personally not experienced any dropped calls on my aquos through boost mobile, I do know that I experienced terrible data lag times due to the phone being programmed to run to a proxy. You can change it to improve 3g data speeds (pretty sure 4g does not go through proxy) and load times (YouTube especially works after this, before I had extreme long wait times) you can access the menu to change it by dialing ##3282# on your dialer. You will need msl number to gain access to menu, long as its activated call boost and they'll give it to you no fuss. And change the settings. I'd Advise read a lot about it first, also write down any value before you change it, in case you misconfigure it you can fix it. How this might pertain to you is that your call is all over data (that's why 4g supports HD voice) so removing the proxy could remove your problem worst case scenario is you might not fix your problem but improve 3g speeds lol, as a temporary solution/test you can disable mobile data to force it not to send it over data and see if the problem persists.
Hope this helps best of luck
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Be advised that sum of the values you input will be based off of location as I said please read into not like one quick change will fix everyones speeds and sum might already be close to where your call is being routed through so you might not notice a difference. Sprint does not run through a proxy this will only work on boost virgin or other sprint based carriers that route you through proxies, this will also work on other phones, be advised, I will repeat again write down all original values before you change them in case you get undesirable results.
Tedd's Droid Tools "In-Call Screen Guard"
Give the utility in the title a shot.
Apparently I'm not allowed to post links as a lurking user. Lame. Search for it on the Play Store.
I found that my phone kept "dropping" calls because my ear was pressing keys on the touch screen while I was speaking... Leading to ended calls, speaker phone, etc. Very frustrating. Disable all features of this app except the "Screen Guard". This app makes you long press a button your ear shouldn't press if you use the top of the phone to listen to access controls during a call.
The problem, I think, is that the light sensor on the front of the phone is at the bottom along with the mic... But since it's not jammed against your face during a call (unless you smush the bottom of the phone into your chin, I guess), the phone's screen is on during a call. Or at least mine was.
Hope this helps. It solved my similar problem.
own s7 edge not rooted.
just answered to a bizarre phone call, I heard 2 short bibs and after 2 seconds hung up.
those bips seems to be from a system or something. not human
the number's owner does not have any whatsapp account and I could not recognize him.
is there any possible way someone could still my information that way? or its not possible via a simple phone call
thanks
worse case you got put on a call list... Telemarketers often have PBX farms that call groups of numbers, and when you pick up the phone the PBX registers you as a human. They then turn around and sell their database to whomever they want. The beep or boop you heard was likely just a confirmation tone... you dont need to worry about any info being stolen though.