Hey guys,
I'm a Vibrant (Galaxy S) owner myself. Yesterday, Mom came home with a Nexus! They're basically the same phone, so it was easy to navigate, etc. She had some major gripes though...
First of all the contacts and dialer app in Gingerbread seem to be quite a step back from what I've had in my Galaxy S since I got it months ago. You can't side-swipe the contacts list to either call them or message them, it doesn't have a list of letters on the side so you have to scroll through the WHOLE list in order to get to where you want, the dialer app looks pretty but it doesn't bring up names as you press the different numbers.
Is there any possible way to bring a Galaxy S style dialpad and contacts list to the Nexus? These features may seem like not a big deal, but when you're dealing with over a thousand contacts it becomes quite important.
Any suggestions would be very welcome! Thank you.
1) You're on the wrong forum. This in Nexus One forum, not Nexus S.
2) Download Dialer One from the Market.
Yeah, I too have had a good time with dailer one. Just download it and use as standard app.
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Well that's embarrassing! Thanks for the tip though on DialerOne - it looks good.
Yep, dialer one and never look back.
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I just got the nexus one and am loving it! However, I've noticed that in the phone dialer, there isn't any kind of auto-complete function. I'm used to typing the first couple of letters of someone's name then selecting from the list of matches that comes up to call them. I'm only getting the digits I dial, though. This seems like a step back into the cellphone stone ages. Is there any fix? I haven't rooted yet, but eventually will. I really like the dialer on the droid eris.
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I just got the nexus one and am loving it! However, I've noticed that in the phone dialer, there isn't any kind of auto-complete function. I'm used to typing the first couple of letters of someone's name then selecting from the list of matches that comes up to call them. I'm only getting the digits I dial, though. This seems like a step back into the cellphone stone ages. Is there any fix? I haven't rooted yet, but eventually will. I really like the dialer on the droid eris.
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download dailer one from the market. its free. then delete your phone shortcut and replace it with dailer one. It's exactly what you are looking for
I liked to have my contacts ordered by last name, but I can't find that option on the Fasinate. On the Captivate for ATT it was in menu option at the contacts by pressing "MENU" then "MORE" and then "SETTINGS", and there you can change the "order of display name" to either "First Name Last Name" or "Last Name First Name"....
Like I said I like the Last Name First Name order, but can't find that option at all on the Fasinate....anybody know where it is at, if it's possible? And if it's not possible, what type of phone won't let you order contacts by the last name?!
anyone else having issues with facebook sync and contacts, my buddy said the ppl's FB pics are not syncing..
I believe that contacts sorting is a feature introduced in froyo 2.2
I don't see a sorting feature either, but for the record, my Facebook contact photos are syncing just fine. Note that I'm using the built-in Facebook sync option for that, not the Facebook app itself. I do have the Facebook app installed, but it's not configured to sync contacts.
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I believe that contacts sorting is a feature introduced in froyo 2.2
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i have the captivate and i am able to sort contacts on 2.1.
clueless captivate said:
i have the captivate and i am able to sort contacts on 2.1.
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Yea I had the Captivate before switching to Verizon and getting the Fascinate and it was there......argh.
Im learing the Fascinate is very cut down compared to the Captivate it seems. The only thing it has going for it to me off the bat is the ability to load non-market apps, but thats SUPER easy to enable on the Captivate, and I suppose you could count the camera flash. Other than that, Im not sure. Looks like I might be moving to the Vibrant now to see what it has to offer, haha.
~T.J.
Just a suggestion, but you might wanna try installing Dialer One, a free dialer app, the best one in my opinion. It has just about all the features you'd ever want in a dialer (including sorting by last name), and then some. Looks a whole lot nicer too, none of that kindergarten color scheme stuff.
Thanks, I hate first name sorting. I'll give that a shot.
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ivorycruncher said:
Just a suggestion, but you might wanna try installing Dialer One, a free dialer app, the best one in my opinion. It has just about all the features you'd ever want in a dialer (including sorting by last name), and then some. Looks a whole lot nicer too, none of that kindergarten color scheme stuff.
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While at the Verizon store tonight playing with the Fascinate and Droid X trying to find the phone for me, we downloaded this app as it would be necessary for me as I use my phone for business and have over 1500 contacts in the address book. Great app but how do you make it the default dialer on the Fascinate? We were able to make it default on the Droid X but not the Samsung. Any help here as this would be a deal breaker on my choice.
If I am not mistaken, the Droid X has a full screen phone pad when dialing numbers and the DINC does not. Is this possible on the Incredible to have a full screen dial keypad?
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parcou said:
If I am not mistaken, the Droid X has a full screen phone pad when dialing numbers and the DINC does not. Is this possible on the Incredible to have a full screen dial keypad?
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If you had a full screen keypad then you wouldn't be able to see your contacts and call logs as you put a number in. I would hate that, cause I use that feature constantly.
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If you had a full screen keypad then you wouldn't be able to see your contacts and call logs as you put a number in. I would hate that, cause I use that feature constantly.
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well you would safely have to assume a single-line window would exist, now, wouldn't you...
luvit said:
well you would safely have to assume a single-line window would exist, now, wouldn't you...
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Well, if it's a "full screen phone pad" then how could it? It takes up the whole screen Just working with what the man gave me.
Try MIUI if you want a completely different dialer experience.
I came to XDA to make a new post, but felt this would be a good post to piggy back off of.
What are some good dialer alternatives? I recently installed cyanogen mod and am loving it, with a few exceptions. The stock HTC dialer was so convenient because you just had to start dialing the contacts number, or name and you would get an instant contacts search. It seems like now you need to manually go to a new tab, then find the contact. I really liked how slick the old (stock) way was. Are there any similar implementations for CM6.1 rom?
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I came to XDA to make a new post, but felt this would be a good post to piggy back off of.
What are some good dialer alternatives? I recently installed cyanogen mod and am loving it, with a few exceptions. The stock HTC dialer was so convenient because you just had to start dialing the contacts number, or name and you would get an instant contacts search. It seems like now you need to manually go to a new tab, then find the contact. I really liked how slick the old (stock) way was. Are there any similar implementations for CM6.1 rom?
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I was in the same boat....
Dialer One is a great alternative that works like the stock HTC one.
I find the YouLu Address Book dialer has significantly less lag than DialerOne.
Still looking for an app that can give me a full screen dial pad like on the droid X. Ant suggestions?
Hey guys,
Looks like I got mixed up with the two different versions of the Nexus. I'm a Vibrant (Galaxy S) owner myself. Yesterday, Mom came home with a Nexus! They're basically the same phone, so it was easy to navigate, etc. She had some major gripes though...
First of all the contacts and dialer app in Gingerbread seem to be quite a step back from what I've had in my Galaxy S since I got it months ago. You can't side-swipe the contacts list to either call them or message them, it doesn't have a list of letters on the side so you have to scroll through the WHOLE list in order to get to where you want, the dialer app looks pretty but it doesn't bring up names as you press the different numbers.
Is there any possible way to bring a Galaxy S style dialpad and contacts list to the Nexus? These features may seem like not a big deal, but when you're dealing with over a thousand contacts it becomes quite important.
Any suggestions would be very welcome! Thank you.
OPTheory said:
Hey guys,
Looks like I got mixed up with the two different versions of the Nexus. I'm a Vibrant (Galaxy S) owner myself. Yesterday, Mom came home with a Nexus! They're basically the same phone, so it was easy to navigate, etc. She had some major gripes though...
First of all the contacts and dialer app in Gingerbread seem to be quite a step back from what I've had in my Galaxy S since I got it months ago. You can't side-swipe the contacts list to either call them or message them, it doesn't have a list of letters on the side so you have to scroll through the WHOLE list in order to get to where you want, the dialer app looks pretty but it doesn't bring up names as you press the different numbers.
Is there any possible way to bring a Galaxy S style dialpad and contacts list to the Nexus? These features may seem like not a big deal, but when you're dealing with over a thousand contacts it becomes quite important.
Any suggestions would be very welcome! Thank you.
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I dont see why not, but it would most likely require porting some portions of the Touchwiz framework
OPTheory said:
Hey guys,
Looks like I got mixed up with the two different versions of the Nexus. I'm a Vibrant (Galaxy S) owner myself. Yesterday, Mom came home with a Nexus! They're basically the same phone, so it was easy to navigate, etc. She had some major gripes though...
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Hardware wise they are almost the same, but software wise, they're lightyears away. Vibrant runs on Samsung's TouchWiz interface, the Nexus S runs on pure Google Android operating system.
First of all the contacts and dialer app in Gingerbread seem to be quite a step back from what I've had in my Galaxy S since I got it months ago. You can't side-swipe the contacts list to either call them or message them, it doesn't have a list of letters on the side so you have to scroll through the WHOLE list in order to get to where you want, the dialer app looks pretty but it doesn't bring up names as you press the different numbers.
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You tap on the picture to the left of the name, a box will come up and you can quickly call/text/email/gtalk/map/whatever.
As for the list, just swipe up/down the contact list and you'll see a little navigation square pop up on the left, you can then use that to drag up and down to go to the letter you want real fast.
Is there any possible way to bring a Galaxy S style dialpad and contacts list to the Nexus? These features may seem like not a big deal, but when you're dealing with over a thousand contacts it becomes quite important.
Any suggestions would be very welcome! Thank you.
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My guess is no, the dialer/contacts app relies on the TouchWiz backbone too much.
My suggestions are above, and also, teach her how to use HER phone and not your phone.
How about installing that dialer app from the market. Damn what's the name of it, I'm drawing a blank. But it doesn't need root and it can be your main dialer and its much better than stock.
Ah its called dialer one.
Dialer one
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Hi everyone.
A co-worker of mine recently showed me something from the OTA update that happened a month ago. When he types in a number, or spells out a contact name, the dialer searches for the most recent contact that matches, either through spelling or phone number, and displays it, with a link to other matches.
I've been missing this functionality since WinMo 6.1.
To regain this functionality, I tried DialerOne, didn't care for it. I'm now using aTAKEphONE (had to pay for it) which is decent, but not fantastic.
Last night I installed Gummy Jar and I'm loving it so far, but I was disappointed to find that the T9 Contact Search in the default dialer was't included. .
Is there anyway to get this functionality without switching ROMs?
Depends on if this source code for the dialer includes this functionality. If this is a moto blue feature, then probably not.
Im not sure whether source includes it or not
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Thanks for the reply.
I found this lurking around and reading threads that are way too long for my eyes, but if anyone else is interested, this should help out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10040454&postcount=454
I wasn't able to get it working, but other people in the thread said it worked, so I'm not too sure what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks again, lets hope I can solve this.
the function works in the latest Apex rom. But it keeps a lot of the blur components. Well like the cool dialer. And the blur camera and video camera. But everyone has their own preferences.