[Q] Make Google Voice the default text application - Vibrant General

I use Google Voice for everything. I was able to swap out my default voicemail to utilize GV, but I can't seem to do it for the default text/messaging application.
When I left swipe or click on a contact and click message I want it to pull up the GV text vs the native text application.
Right now if I ever want to text, I have to open up the GV app first.
Thanks.

Have you tried clearing defaults? I have GV as my main SMS source and it works great. It asked me which to pick when I first installed it and of course you won't get that message again if you've picked a default after installing GV

heygrl said:
Have you tried clearing defaults? I have GV as my main SMS source and it works great. It asked me which to pick when I first installed it and of course you won't get that message again if you've picked a default after installing GV
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Uninstalled and reinstalled and I did get this option upon first use. I must have accidentally selected messaging the first time around. Thanks! This is exactly what I was hoping for!

if it happens with another app just know that you can go to settings >applications then go to the current default app (for whatever it might be), and select clear defaults

Blueman101 said:
if it happens with another app just know that you can go to settings >applications then go to the current default app (for whatever it might be), and select clear defaults
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I figured that one out too late. Definitely helpful for next time

heygrl said:
Have you tried clearing defaults? I have GV as my main SMS source and it works great. It asked me which to pick when I first installed it and of course you won't get that message again if you've picked a default after installing GV
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When you go into your contacts and look under history do you see your GV text messages in there?
The only ones I see in there are the native text app and not the GV texts.

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Google Voice push sms and voicemail after app update.

After the Google voice app update I have no setting for refreshing every 30 mins or so. Has anybody notice?
Very cool, looks like voice is moving along nicely.
Come on VOIP!
Other forum alerted me to the update. Glad it finally got push in. Now I can turn off email notifications.
so do we have to manually install google voice (or any other preloaded apps) so that they can get auto-updates from market?
The default on the updated app seems to be disabled notifications for some reason... anyone know why?
uansari1 said:
The default on the updated app seems to be disabled notifications for some reason... anyone know why?
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Because you no longer update by a time schedule anymore. It's all strictly push now.
tribalmunky said:
Because you no longer update by a time schedule anymore. It's all strictly push now.
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Right... but the box to "Synchronize the Inbox" was unchecked. I checked the box, which also turned the notifications back on. I used my gf's phone to leave a test vmail, and it instantly notified me.
Are you saying that leaving the box unchecked will still push the notification automatically? I thought that we had to enable synching the inbox...
uansari1 said:
Right... but the box to "Synchronize the Inbox" was unchecked. I checked the box, which also turned the notifications back on. I used my gf's phone to leave a test vmail, and it instantly notified me.
Are you saying that leaving the box unchecked will still push the notification automatically? I thought that we had to enable synching the inbox...
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No, I'm saying it was turned off because the old sync no longer applies and perhaps some people don't want push.
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No, I'm saying it was turned off because the old sync no longer applies and perhaps some people don't want push.
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Ah... ok, that makes sense. So I was right to check that box then.
Sorry i dont mean to Hijack the thread but I figured i'd ask here instead of creating a new thread. Can some one help me out with setting GV up, I have my number and all I just cant get GV to replace my T-mo voicemail.
I have tried all of the setting online and when I call my GV number. Any help would be appreciated.
Orangeandblue302 said:
Sorry i dont mean to Hijack the thread but I figured i'd ask here instead of creating a new thread. Can some one help me out with setting GV up, I have my number and all I just cant get GV to replace my T-mo voicemail.
I have tried all of the setting online and when I call my GV number. Any help would be appreciated.
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On your phone, simply go to settings>call settings..and change your voicemail from My Carrier to Google Voice.
Wowwwww im special. I cant believe I overlooked that :facepalm: Thanks a TON!!!!!
Orangeandblue302 said:
Wowwwww im special. I cant believe I overlooked that :facepalm: Thanks a TON!!!!!
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No problem... just be aware that if you reboot the phone you need to go back into those settings and change it again. I don't know if the new update has fixed that little issue, as I suspect it's not with the GV app, but with the software on the phone itself. Hopefully it will be fixed soon though...
Any word or clue to whether or not Google Voice will ever implement picture messaging ?
So I've synced my Inbox, have all my notifications set-up, rebooted my phone, and am still not receiving ANY notifications for TXT messages...Anyone have any idea what might cause this? It's a bit frustrating blah, especially since I use GV text for a side business
I don't get the VM notification emails anymore, but I still get that blasted second txt msg whenever someone sends me a GV sms =/
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No problem... just be aware that if you reboot the phone you need to go back into those settings and change it again. I don't know if the new update has fixed that little issue, as I suspect it's not with the GV app, but with the software on the phone itself. Hopefully it will be fixed soon though...
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That will happen, but if you scroll down further that in Call Settings and tap Call Forwarding settings, you'll see it's going to your GV number. The voicemail option just changes where your calls get forwarded to for voicemail.
tribalmunky said:
That will happen, but if you scroll down further that in Call Settings and tap Call Forwarding settings, you'll see it's going to your GV number. The voicemail option just changes where your calls get forwarded to for voicemail.
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It also changes what number is dialed when you hit the voicemail icon in the dialer. Try rebooting your phone and clicking the vmail icon... it will automatically default to the Carrier. You have to change it manually in Call Settings as I described for the dialer to revert to GV for vmail.
Orangeandblue302 said:
Sorry i dont mean to Hijack the thread but I figured i'd ask here instead of creating a new thread. Can some one help me out with setting GV up, I have my number and all I just cant get GV to replace my T-mo voicemail.
I have tried all of the setting online and when I call my GV number. Any help would be appreciated.
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Uninstall the update. When you re-install after the sign part there is the option to setup for voicemail.
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It also changes what number is dialed when you hit the voicemail icon in the dialer. Try rebooting your phone and clicking the vmail icon... it will automatically default to the Carrier. You have to change it manually in Call Settings as I described for the dialer to revert to GV for vmail.
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Ah, well I never use it because what's the point with Google Voice. I can see them and listen to them on the app without having to dial in and waste minutes.

Google Voice my new Messaging app? G-Voice Integration

So, I recently activated the Google Voice + Sprint integration and certain things about it are absolutely awesome. My only gripe with it is that all text messages are now coming in to my G-Voice app and ignoring the default messaging app on my phone. I can reply from my Messaging app and it shows up in G-Voice but new texts that come in skip the Messaging app completely.
Has anyone found a way around this behavior? G-Voice app is a nice-enough messaging client, but by no means ideal.
That's the reason I de-integrated.
There is a fix I will post back when I'm at a computer.
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not an expert, in fact, i use my evo as a wifi device only. But im somewhat certain that you can edit these settings while you are logged on to google voice on a computer.
don't need to integrate to use GV...been using GV as my voice mail forever!!
Only issue is that you will have to maintain two different numbers...your Sprint number and your GV number.
Set up you can set up your GV as your voicemail...by having conditional call forwarding on your phone. Do believe I set it up thru Sprint directly...having the call forwarded to my GV number if the phonecall goes unanswered. From there the rules are set thru GV as to which outgoing message to play depending on what number is calling.
Haven't had a problem with getting voicemail at all.
Messaging can still be done thru your sprint number (using your or whichever messaging app) and you can still txt using GV (but it'll be thru your GV number)
Um in the Google voice app in setting u can tell it too send sms as a text to your phone. Doing it right now and turned off Google voice notifications for sms
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All you need to do is go into the Google Voice application, go to Menu, Settings, Sync And Notifications, and take the check out of the send text message box.
Next.
Log into your Google Voice account on your computer and then click on teh gear icon in the top right hand corner of the page to go into your Google Voice Setting.
Click on the Voicemail Tab and then under the section "Voicemail Notifications" take the check out of both boxes.
You will now no longer receive text messages when you get a voicemail on Google Voice, but you will receive a notification on your phone just like Spring VVM use to do.
Hope that helps.
I think you guys are missing the point. There is no way to separate sms from GV after the integration. You can enable the standard sms app on your cell phone via the online GV settings. Problem with that is you will get 2 notifications from every text received - one from GV and one from the sms app. There is no way to remove notifications from the GV app for sms only.
To make use of the stock sms app on your phone log into GV online, then goto settings> phones> and click edit under your number, then select send texts to this phone. Still you have the issue I noted above.
No you don't. First you change the GV via your browser as you instructed. Then, in your GV phone application you uncheck All boxes in the Sync and Notifications section of the Settings. My phone is behaving as it used to prior to integration. I feel that it is important to integrate in case I want to use my number on someone else's phone, internationally, etc.
akarol said:
No you don't. First you change the GV via your browser as you instructed. Then, in your GV phone application you uncheck All boxes in the Sync and Notifications section of the Settings. My phone is behaving as it used to prior to integration. I feel that it is important to integrate in case I want to use my number on someone else's phone, internationally, etc.
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Then are you still notified of new voice messages somehow?
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indagroove said:
Then are you still notified of new voice messages somehow?
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Yes, the same way Sprint's VVM currently does, I'm doing this now on CM7, Google Voice is integrated to work that way, when I get a voice mail I don't get an SMS or an email, it just notifies me on my phone in the notification area, does this on a standard EVO rom also.
Just follow the directions I laid out and it will work fine, I've tested it.
gjones77 said:
Yes, the same way Sprint's VVM currently does, I'm doing this now on CM7, Google Voice is integrated to work that way, when I get a voice mail I don't get an SMS or an email, it just notifies me on my phone in the notification area, does this on a standard EVO rom also.
Just follow the directions I laid out and it will work fine, I've tested it.
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Oh, so it notifies you via text. that's still kinda annoying. Yiu have to open the text to find out you have a vm, and then open GV to get the vm. I just turned off notifications in my sms app instead. That way sms goes to high the sms app and GV, but I'm only notified by GV.
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I understand your gripe .... I found it rather annoying as well, so I went a different route and removed GV all together.
When I thought about it there was no point to having it. Instead, I go into the GV app, and select to forward SMS to my phone. I then tell GV to forward VM notifications to my email account. Basically it's the same net result: a email is sent with the transcribed message and a link to play back the voice mail. As a final fix, I made sure the messages went to Gmail so I could tag them and thus easily filter my voice mail.
I would love if GV could notify of voice-mails only ... that way SMS would get forwarded to my SMS app without appearing to get received twice, but I couldn't find an easy way to do that. The other method of turning off all notifications ends up sending a text notification which is not as clean to me IMO.
indagroove said:
I think you guys are missing the point. There is no way to separate sms from GV after the integration. You can enable the standard sms app on your cell phone via the online GV settings. Problem with that is you will get 2 notifications from every text received - one from GV and one from the sms app. There is no way to remove notifications from the GV app for sms only.
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Turn off that notifaction in google voice or dont even install the app voice mails cab be enablwd to show up in your email
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BrianDigital said:
Turn off that notifaction in google voice or dont even install the app voice mails cab be enablwd to show up in your email
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I know I could do that, but it still seems rather clunky.
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So my phone stopped receiving calls (would ring on the calling side but never rang on my side) and texts. Tried everything and decided to give up and disable this merge. Figured it was too unreliable to be worthwhile.
BTW, what happens if you have cell reception but no data reception? Will your phone not work? That's dumb if that's the case.
indagroove said:
I know I could do that, but it still seems rather clunky.
So not installing the app and using your phone like normal except for getting an email pushed to is clunky please explain. Intregation wasnt meant to be mind blowing on a device that already has that number but using your sprint number on your house phone and texting people from a tablet with a number they know
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akarol said:
So my phone stopped receiving calls (would ring on the calling side but never rang on my side) and texts. Tried everything and decided to give up and disable this merge. Figured it was too unreliable to be worthwhile.
BTW, what happens if you have cell reception but no data reception? Will your phone not work? That's dumb if that's the case.
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Can I ask why you think google voice is a voip that,last sentence you have reads like you have no idea what this service is about.
Google voice will not make calls over 3g it will send sms over 3g but only.in.the app you can have sms sent to you just like you always have and not need to use the google voice app.
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It's clunky because I have to open the email, then click the link to download the voice message as an attachment via the web browser, and then open the attachment, which is played with the music app. It's clunky when it takes 3 apps to do what can be easily done with one app.

[GUIDE] How to get "classic" google visual vm back after sprint integration

Ok so I orginally thought the idea of GV integration with sprint was awesome...after fiddling with it. I was very disappointed.
The problems I had with it were...I dont want to use my GV number as my primary. I dont want to change my GV number to my cell number. Each option had issues that I felt needed to be addressed. Changing my GV number to my cell made it to where txt would be comming into my phone via gv app. Yes there is a work around but ita annoying and I dont want my text stored on line. I also didnt want to change my gv number, this to me sounds like it could be a bad idea at some point in time, and cause other issues. So I set out how to get classic google voice back with the new app that will not let you just use it for vm heres how i did it, now I know this affects the Nexus S 4G with the version of GV they include...however the market version does seem to be different.
Option 1 (For Rooted Phones)
1) Use Titanium backup or some other root explorer to delete the stock voice apk, then reboot recovery and wipe dalvik
2) Once back inside the rom download voice from the market as that version doesnt seem to suffer from the ****ty options that are stock on the phone
Option 2 (The proper way for rooted and non rooted phones)
1) Launch GV app on phone, and sign in, when it ask choose to change your gv number to your cell number.
2) Get annoyed and go get a shot of vodka, and wait about 15 minutes (honestly because you wont be able to change it back for at least 15 minutes.)
3) Login to gv on the web (voice.google.com)
4) once in there click the gear, and pick voice settings. Under the phone area choose to disable the sprint port number (your google voice number). It will disable and revert back to your old gv number
5) Where you mobile number is at you should see enable google voice mail for this line. Click that, and follow the instructions.
6) Click on voice mail and text uncheck email message and send sms.
7) on your phone open gv, goto more then settings make sure it says. Making calls do not use gv to make calls. make sure this phones number is your actual mobile number adjust sync options as you wish and make sure My gv number is indeed your gv number.
8) DO NOT SIGN OUT OF THE APP (Im not sure what will happen but my guess is it will break)
9) Edit your voice mail settings under call settings and change your vm settings to GV from "My Carrier" and make sure your GV number is in there.
Options: Now if you dont want to use the gv app at all you can have gv send you an sms or an email instead or manually check your voice mail by phone.
Enjoy
I kinda did this a different way but not as elegant. I used root manager to remove google voice. I might have used root manager to remove the data too but I can't recall. I rebooted. Then I tried downloading google voice again. I think it installed. I tried running it and there was a problem. I uninstalled it. Then installed it again. That must have flushed out all the references to the program that I missed. Ran the program, signed in, chose let me choose to use google voice for every call. Then I clicked the link for conditional call forwarding and hit send. It's *28(google voice number with area code) then send. After that I hit back until I got back to the gv setup. I chose skip then next then I think I was done. It's working now the old way. Separate numbers and google voice for voicemail.
zikronix said:
Changing my GV number to my cell made it to where txt would be comming into my phone via gv app. Yes there is a work around but ita annoying and I dont want my text stored on line.
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Can you explain what this workaround is? I'm not too thrilled with how the GV app handles SMS either.
The most annoying thing about this is the app options seems useless for configuration purposes. You really have to configure this through the web to work right.
After I first set it up and tested a voice mail I got
An email, an MMS, and a notification bar alert from GVM app itself even though in the app I had the first two disabled.. Finally got it down to just a notification bar alert from the GVM app only after configuring through the web. It's stupid that by default it lets you know THREE different ways you have a damn voice mail.
I love it!
My texts come to my phone just as they are supposed to and since I turned off notifications in GV app I don't get notifications in the app. I get emails and texts telling me of voice messages just like before. Yes the app still receives text messages and stores them online, but I see this as a plus since txt is mainly how I communicate and my job has me working in a lot of places with internet access but no cell coverage. win win in my book.
To get texts sent to your phone you have to check the little box in your settings that says "Receive text messages on this phone (mobile phones only)"
It took me a while to messing around to get everything set up, but I'm liking it now.
I use option 2 (GV number in place of cell number). It works flawlessly. I have had no issues. For me this was easy because I made people use my GV # as my primary number years ago. It just takes a little time an patience getting all your friends and family to use the GV #, but once its done its the best move you'll ever make.
dkratter14 said:
Can you explain what this workaround is? I'm not too thrilled with how the GV app handles SMS either.
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I second that.
Blackhawk163 said:
I second that.
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It doesn't have to handle sms. Check that little checkbox and the sms will be delivered to your phone like they were before. Then go into GV app and turn off notifications.
Nice guide. Well since my Nexus is stock and I couldn't stand how broken gv and sprint are together I wanted it to go back to go it was.
That is to say, texts and voicemails come through notifications by the Google voice app and texts sent to my mobile number come through the default messaging app. That's how its supposed to be.
It's quite easy to do, in settings for Google voice in your phone turn off all notifications and inbox synchronization. Basically nothing should be checked. Then in the web go to your Google voice settings and under phones next to your mobile number click on "disable Google voice on your sprint phone".
That should make everything normal again. Hope that helps. I don't see the point of what sprint and Google were trying to do here. The Google voice app works just fine the way it is. Don't mess with a good thing.
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eagercrow said:
It doesn't have to handle sms. Check that little checkbox and the sms will be delivered to your phone like they were before. Then go into GV app and turn off notifications.
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I think the folks asking, like myself, are looking for slightly more detail.
After rooting around for the setting mentioned I found it.
1. Log in to Google Voice online
2. Click on the little gear in the upper right hand corner to access Options
3. Click on Voice Settings
4. On the Phones tab under "Forward calls to" click on the Edit button for your Google Voice enabled mobile phone
5. Where it says "Text Settings" check the box for "Receive text messages on this phone (mobile phones only)"
This should send texts to your phones SMS app rather than through the Google Voice app.
Hope this saves others some time searching.
My biggest pet peeves were:
1. Incoming messages from the same sender would sometimes create multiple threads inside of Google Voice.
2. SMS messages received from contacts that were not stored in Google account (i.e. corporate account) would commonly show up from a telephone number versus a name.
3. SMS messages initiated from Google Voice would not show up as threads until they were responded to.
4. Messaging application was rendered useless bloatware.
5. I don't want/need Google Voice to archive 300 - 500 text messages a day.
The entire thing is a cluster____.... I've never quite seen something so utterly stupidly organized and launched like this..
How long does it take it so when someone calls my number they hear my Sprint voicemail message instead? I just called my number and it's still going to the Google voice system. It's not activated just checked as my mobile phone but NOT intergrated anymore.
styckx said:
The entire thing is a cluster____.... I've never quite seen something so utterly stupidly organized and launched like this..
How long does it take it so when someone calls my number they hear my Sprint voicemail message instead? I just called my number and it's still going to the Google voice system.
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Dial *38 to disable forwarding.
OregonLAN said:
Dial *38 to disable forwarding.
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There we go! That did it.. Thank you..
shardinite said:
I think the folks asking, like myself, are looking for slightly more detail.
After rooting around for the setting mentioned I found it.
1. Log in to Google Voice online
2. Click on the little gear in the upper right hand corner to access Options
3. Click on Voice Settings
4. On the Phones tab under "Forward calls to" click on the Edit button for your Google Voice enabled mobile phone
5. Where it says "Text Settings" check the box for "Receive text messages on this phone (mobile phones only)"
This should send texts to your phones SMS app rather than through the Google Voice app.
Hope this saves others some time searching.
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Brotha -I was about to go insane out of my mind -and then I read this. Thanks. I thought I looked at every possible setting -but there is always a button that eludes you.
Then I had to stop the double notifications bc I was getting my text message on my phone and my text in google voice. So on my phone in GV settings I Un-checked "Inbox notifications"
I was really excited about GV integration - now I wish that Sprint would have left it alone. It really is a big mess to get it to do what you want.
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Brotha -I was about to go insane out of my mind -and then I read this. Thanks. I thought I looked at every possible setting -but there is always a button that eludes you.
Then I had to stop the double notifications bc I was getting my text message on my phone and my text in google voice. So on my phone in GV settings I Un-checked "Inbox notifications"
I was really excited about GV integration - now I wish that Sprint would have left it alone. It really is a big mess to get it to do what you want.
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Thanks for the info, this is exactly what I was looking for.
I hope Sprint and Google work something out with this.. If XDA members are scratching their heads how to make this work like they want imagine how a regular novice user must feel.
The Sprint/Google intergration and its current method of "configuring" (ie dice rolling) reminds of some half assed business solution some unknown outside firm was paid to write.
I didn't have to root or uninstall. Just download google voice from the market and let it overwrite the existing installation.
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mlr_90 said:
I didn't have to root or uninstall. Just download google voice from the market and let it overwrite the existing installation.
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This worked for me also (unrooted), but I updated before I ever opened voice. Does it work after the fact
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Yeah I just plain old updated and the settings went back to the old ones.

Changing default Phone Dialer

I've installed Go dialer and was hoping to use this instead of the stock dialer but unlike other apps it doesn't give me the option to make Go the default app for calls.
The launch by default options says no defaults set and is greyed out on both the Go dialer and stock dialer.
How can I change it so whenever I make or receive a call it uses Go dialer?
Thanks
Jon
jonchill said:
I've installed Go dialer and was hoping to use this instead of the stock dialer but unlike other apps it doesn't give me the option to make Go the default app for calls.
The launch by default options says no defaults set and is greyed out on both the Go dialer and stock dialer.
How can I change it so whenever I make or receive a call it uses Go dialer?
Thanks
Jon
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I would say u cant... But i am not 100% sure
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jonchill said:
I've installed Go dialer and was hoping to use this instead of the stock dialer but unlike other apps it doesn't give me the option to make Go the default app for calls.
The launch by default options says no defaults set and is greyed out on both the Go dialer and stock dialer.
How can I change it so whenever I make or receive a call it uses Go dialer?
Thanks
Jon
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Use Titanium and freeze the phone app.
jonchill said:
I've installed Go dialer and was hoping to use this instead of the stock dialer but unlike other apps it doesn't give me the option to make Go the default app for calls.
The launch by default options says no defaults set and is greyed out on both the Go dialer and stock dialer.
How can I change it so whenever I make or receive a call it uses Go dialer?
Thanks
Jon
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Hi Jon,
Have you tried making a call using the Go dialer? After the call, your phone should ask you what dialer to get back to, because it needs to know what app to use to show you your call history. Just select Go dialer from there (but to be honest, I only found Go Contacts EX on the Playstore). Hope it works out
Alternatively, I find that I prefer using exDialer, because I love how you can enter part of a contact name or number, have that contact show up, and then swipe left to send SMS or swipe right to call them. Quite useful! Check it out if you want hahaha
amartolos said:
Hi Jon,
Have you tried making a call using the Go dialer? After the call, your phone should ask you what dialer to get back to, because it needs to know what app to use to show you your call history. Just select Go dialer from there (but to be honest, I only found Go Contacts EX on the Playstore). Hope it works out
Alternatively, I find that I prefer using exDialer, because I love how you can enter part of a contact name or number, have that contact show up, and then swipe left to send SMS or swipe right to call them. Quite useful! Check it out if you want hahaha
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I've tried making a call with Go dialer and when the call ends it just gives me the option of using the stock dialer.
jonchill said:
I've tried making a call with Go dialer and when the call ends it just gives me the option of using the stock dialer.
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Looks like your phone doesn't think the Go dialer is actually installed... Try cleaning the cache and cleaning data for the Go dialer app, uninstall it, reboot your phone, and then re-install Go dialer. Maybe that'll make your phone recognize the Go dialer app.

[Q] Google Voice won't relinquish my texts

I've used Google Voice for voicemail for quite some time, and recently decided I'd try out the feature to let GV handle SMSs to my regular T-Mobile number. Big mistake. Now, I can't get texts to not go through GV, even if I set the option "Receive text messages" under "Sync and Notifications" to "Via the messaging app". GV still intercepts them, and no other app can see them. For a little while yesterday, if I texted someone from my normal messaging app (Sliding Messaging), their response would come from a number that didn't belong to that person (and was different for each person who texted me back). How can I undo this colossal mess that GV has made of my texting??
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling. No difference.
1. settings > Apps > GV > Clear data / cache
2. Uninstall the app
3. reboot
Now I just don't receive texts at all.
I just tried re-installing GV, and immediately got two test texts I sent to my self from my wife's phone. They came to my regular texting app and through GV. *sigh*, it looks like things are still not working right. Anyone else have any suggestions?
Because you still selected "via the messaging app"
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Between that and "Through the Google Voice app", the former seemed the better choice because I DON'T want GV touching my carrier texts.
You are misinterpreting.
Sent from my phone. Please forgive typos and brevity.
Well this is strange. It seems my wife's iPhone had seamlessly started sending texts to my GV number at some point, so all my test texts weren't really testing! Thanks, Apple!
So now my question is how do I get an iPhone to quit responding to my carrier texts by sending to my GV number?
spartanhooah said:
So now my question is how do I get an iPhone to quit responding to my carrier texts by sending to my GV number?
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She needs to manually change the number the next time she composes a text and it will remember it from there. Either that or delete the entire messages string and start a new one with your carrier number.
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fernandezhjr said:
She needs to manually change the number the next time she composes a text and it will remember it from there. Either that or delete the entire messages string and start a new one with your carrier number.
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I deleted my GV number from my contact on her phone and made a new one with just that number. Texts from my carrier number still went to the GV contact. Do I still need to delete stuff?
It's unclear what you're saying. You are texting carrier to carrier with no GV number on either end right?
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It's unclear what you're saying. You are texting carrier to carrier with no GV number on either end right?
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That's what I think I'm doing. I send a text from my normal messaging app, which doesn't know about GV (as far as I'm aware - there's nothing in the settings about it). It comes in on my wife's iPhone from my GV number. She responds in that thread, it goes to GV and I don't get any notification.
Unless you're using cyanogenmod with voice+ enabled or are using another app that hijacks native sms with gv, that should not be happening.
There is some scenario where GV will rewrite the number, but I can't remember when that happens. At the least, I don't think that's the case here. Either way, you can goto the desktop version of the GV webpage and goto settings->calls to fiddle with rewriting IIRC.
But again, that sounds extremely unlikely. What happens if you text somebody else..
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Unless you're using cyanogenmod with voice+ enabled or are using another app that hijacks native sms with gv, that should not be happening.
There is some scenario where GV will rewrite the number, but I can't remember when that happens. At the least, I don't think that's the case here. Either way, you can goto the desktop version of the GV webpage and goto settings->calls to fiddle with rewriting IIRC.
But again, that sounds extremely unlikely. What happens if you text somebody else..
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Hmm. I am using CyanogenMod, so I might have poked that setting at some time.
...Yup, looks like I did. That should clear it up then, right?
Uh huh.
Voice+ catches incoming GV SMS intents, then prevents GV from announcing a new SMS while downloading the text via GV HTTP and sending it to the regular sms on the phone. Likewise, it catches regular outgoing sms and diverts to GV.
You'll still need to have the GV app installed and configured but it shouldn't ever alert, and instead let you text natively or using whatever other sms client.

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