Hello all,
I just got my tab about a week ago and set it up as a a SIP phone to replace my cell phone. All if working great except that I have a US Tmob tab and it seems like it only supports a2dp. I would very much like to modify my tab and I'm in the process of learning all that needs to be learned but I have a couple quick questions.
If I use a custom rom/kernel (like modaco), will I have uncrippled bluetooth functionality (ie. connecting to mono BT headsets)?
I wish to convert my tabs file system over to ext4 (might as well) but in case I ever have to return it for warranty purposes, can I revert it back to stock (or close enough) so they won't notice?
Lastly, when changing the mod and fw, do all my installed apps gets wiped out?
Sorry if some of this has been covered before but I've spent literally hours looking through these forums and haven't found a concrete answer (mainly to my first question).
Ok bluetooth handsfree - will work only if the kernel you install adds uncrippled bt like boushh is working on for vzw tab and bt hid services
When installing roms you are always instructed to do a full wipe. Trust me listen to all instructions given. Check out titanium backup for root in the market. This will restore your apps after a full wipe.
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Thanks for the info. I took the plunge and installed Overcome 1.20. Aside from a small nuisance, all went smoothly.
Now I can use my BT headset with my SIP phone calls! Also, the tab is running very smoothly and I have a new button to press on my lock screen in the event of an emergency .
Thanks!
pwrsrc, im curious as to what app you use to make your sip calls as I cannot find a good one! Thanks
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I am using csipsimple. It has a built in dialer with access to your contacts and it does touch tones (for some reason sipdroid's wouldn't register).
If you do use it, make sure to set it to stay active in the BG. It says it uses more battery but I haven't noticed any real difference.
How would you rate the quality? My current set up is verizon on 3g, using sipgate as my sip service and nimbuzz to dial out. I used to use csipsimple for a while, but people I talked to said the quality is complete crap (but maybe it's the sipgate service?)
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Hi,
anyone have any idea if its possible to get voice dialing via bluetooth on the SGT ?
ty
xIllu said:
Hi,
anyone have any idea if its possible to get voice dialing via bluetooth on the SGT ?
ty
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Down in the Google Voice and Skype thread below, from monkeyboywa:
monkeyboywa said:
Don't think i'm unique...but I've now got GV + Skype working decently WITH BLUETOOTH.
I initiate the call from the gtab and it plays fine. As with all VOIP systems...there is a bit of a lag...but everyone said I sound clear enough.
I am using the hacked skype.apk...paired my BT (Motorola bt820 - a real piece of ****..but that's another subject) and it works great.
I've tried to use GV + sipdoid but the lag was horrible...and almost everyone said i sounded either too much static or it picked up every fricken sound and multiplied it x10 (this was using the included headphones)
So i'm going to keep trying this setup...other BT headsets I have...and if in 27 days still works great....bye bye voice/data plan (which isnt usable by the tablet atm..grrrr...)
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the problem is that i can't use gv from my country. . . and by the look of it its rather a complicated setup just to use voice dial
You tried Vlingo over Bluetooth?
i tried it.. all of these apps dont do what i think a voice dialer should do.. run in a background and when u press the button on your bluetooth headset it should let to call someone by saying their name without you opening the tab and chosing the Tap To Talk..
no point in voice dial if u have to access the tab for it to work
anyone know if this is even possible?
tyvm
There is ONE firmware where this feature worked: XXJI5.
Voice dialing over BT actually worked.
Since that firmware, it it no longer working and i tried every firmware out there.
I even reverted back to XXJI5 and confirmed it started working again.
if i flash that firmware will i still be able to use voice and 3g/hsdpa in europe? don't wanna lose that since that works.fine here in the.eu
ty
Try Cyberon Voice Commander
xIllu said:
i tried it.. all of these apps dont do what i think a voice dialer should do.. run in a background and when u press the button on your bluetooth headset it should let to call someone by saying their name without you opening the tab and chosing the Tap To Talk..
no point in voice dial if u have to access the tab for it to work
anyone know if this is even possible?
tyvm
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Cyberon Voice Commander just works as what you describe. You can download the application from Android Market.
xIllu said:
if i flash that firmware will i still be able to use voice and 3g/hsdpa in europe? don't wanna lose that since that works.fine here in the.eu
ty
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Yes u will still be Abel to do voice on XXJI5
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I'm running JMC and sadly there's no update to the voice dialer app, in fact there isn't even one -on- the tab.
Only real thing I missed from my N1. Would there be a way to extract the voice dialer Apk and push it to system/app for an artificial install?
Edit: After trying a multitude of apps, I believe it might have something to do with the bluetooth connection (in addition) to the lack of a proper voice dialer app. Several after-market apps won't recognize the long-press call action from a BT headset.
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Cyberon Voice Commander just works as what you describe. You can download the application from Android Market.
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There's no trial... at $6 and only 3 stars, I'm a bit reluctant!
Have many people tried it?
I can't believe such an advanced device lacks such a basic feature.
Samsung Vibrant on Froyo has this feature and it helps a lot when driving. Considering that Vibrant and Tab are very similar it should be possible to make it working without any additional software.
I know that Vibrant has separate VoiceDialer.apk
VoiceDialer.apk (rapidshare /files/ 301866434/ VoiceDialer.apk) works perfectly and triggers standard Google Voice Dialer via long press and via Bluetooth. My HD2 running on DFT_LEO_NAND_Android did not support this out of the box so I am glad to have found a solution to en my Car Kit frustration.
Attached to post for those that would rather not deal with RS.
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Attached to post for those that would rather not deal with RS.
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And thank you kind sir.
i did just fine using vlingo and choice dialer free
even tried it
for vlingo, u can wake up the tab 1st, then do the call, but somehow it lacks of understanding what i said, and ended up calling another people
i prefer choice dialer, as it understands me quite nicely, but from a screen off tab, long press doesnt work >.<
when its on, it works nicely
havent used it again for a long time, and today i found out that some app is using the mic so i cant use choice dialer
how to find out who's the culprit? anybody knows?
Using Choice Dialer Plus Free (AKA Hands-Free Voice Dialer (free)) from Android Market with my Infuse. Works great and doesn't need a data connection.
Dunno if I'm just crazy. I could have sworn at some point I saw an option on my Epic 4G to speak the incoming caller ID out loud. Am I not looking enough? Was it Cyanogenmod I saw it on? Or am I just delirious? If so, could you please help me find an app good enough at doing this, no battery drain, and possible to listen to through bluetooth? I'd love it (not need it) if it also spoke incoming message sender.
There was an option in 2.1 stock rom to enable vocal caller id, but it has been removed in 2.2. So far I haven't seen it in any roms that I've tried, including the unofficial leak. It really irks me that it was removed. I posted about it a while back and didn't get any response.
Caller I'd reader on the market reads the names and numbers out aloud. Hope it helps
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I prefer "SayMyName" found on the market. Can read incoming calls, texts, emails and tweets as well as their contents if you so choose. Has a text replacer too for those hard (or poorly) pronounced words/names so you can specify how they are supposed to sound. Been using it happily for a bit on various phones and various android versions and rom builds.
Tasker, IMO. That app does everything.
I'll put in a vote for drive safe.ly, look it up...
Unfortunately, I tried all your apps, and they are all great (especially SayMyName), but none of them will speak through my bluetooth headset! That's the whole point, actually. I have yet to try Tasker, which I will now.
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regarding SayMyName.. did you enable Bluetooth/Headset-support in the Advanced Settings? (very bottom of the options)
Saymyname is an awesome app. I actually use it now. Thanks
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Please report if you have a VOIP account setup in the menu Settings -> Call settings
I dont have it on a Kies updated stock firmware release (updated from stock froyo to stock gingerbread 2.3.3 (gingerbread.xxjvo). Only change i made was csc change from from xen to xeu).Or does it come only on 2.3.4 ? I am confused. Any help is welcome. I dont want to use mods, so plz no recommendations to firmware mods.
The SIP option is NOT welcome by carriers, so Samsung hidden this option but you can put it back with some custom ROM.
just modify the framework yourself and add a little xml and you are done
I am missing this, too. But what is the drawback of using apps like
Sipdroid or similars compared to the built-in SIP functionality? I have seen it on my wife's HTC but found it rather uncomfortable to deliberately select a SIP call when usually using normal phone calls..
Cheers, J
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I got the point.
Network providers never been too clever in history. Why care how people use their phone ? They should care how to bill it and be lucky to get money for it.
Somebody really think its getting less ? I mean the VOIP traffic ? I not ...
@t-mobile
Just make a plan and let me pay for voip traffic you XXX XXX (my emotions blanked out)
Make your homework and get the packet billing solution up.
@Brotuck
Bedankt. I am not so lucky with custom roms. I just want to use what our system offers.
@jnbch
My experiance with sipdroid was not that good. The voice quality at 3g in good coverige are was bad. On the other side i used skype (which i really highly dislike) also with good coverige 3g network and the voice quality was very good. I know they use another technology but my hope was that i get a good quality voip through native implemented in android
One of the most frustrating issues I have with my Streak is more put less daily force closes and hangs requiring restarts. Although I am using Steve's 1.19 and have been for a while, it seems that nearly all events occur around the time that the phone its being used as a phone.
I have tried Dialer One and Rocket dial but suspect that these are massively memory hungry apps and that they are contributing to the problems. The standard phone app is unusable as it doesn't have T9 search, but I suspect it is light on memory as it loads very quickly.
I can use the Streak all day without an issue but this instability when I use the phone app on one out of ten calls is getting me to the point where I am really wondering what other phones are out there.
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Yes I have this problem, I found that using the streak 7 dialler (install option in install.txt file) is much better and easier to use it does have its flaws but I find it much better!!
i really like ray dialer in the market its free
Yes the dialer on the streaker is annoying but only because it doesn't remain in portrait, there is not a alphabet header on the contact list, and it doesn't pull up contact choices as you dial in the number. I tried quite a few dialers and I cant recall but I think ray dialer has t9 and number search. However it doesn't completley replace the phonde app.
FYI shortcut for the built in Froyo dialer - Hold the Menu key when in the Contacts to bring up the keyboard \ Search box. This is necessary because Dell (in their infinite wisdom) thought it best to remove the dedicated search key.
Just realized I didn't address the OP. Sorry. I suppose you have gone into manage apps and clear data on Dialer and Dialer Storage?
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One of the most frustrating issues I have with my Streak is more put less daily force closes and hangs requiring restarts. Although I am using Steve's 1.19 and have been for a while, it seems that nearly all events occur around the time that the phone its being used as a phone.
I have tried Dialer One and Rocket dial but suspect that these are massively memory hungry apps and that they are contributing to the problems. The standard phone app is unusable as it doesn't have T9 search, but I suspect it is light on memory as it loads very quickly.
I can use the Streak all day without an issue but this instability when I use the phone app on one out of ten calls is getting me to the point where I am really wondering what other phones are out there.
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I had the same issues on DJ_Steve's 1.90 - and ended up going stock and rooted 354... MUCH more stability! However the system phone app still sucked out loud so I installed GO! Contacts which also has a dialer... very nice and works like a charm with full "match as you enter" dialing with favorites.... I find I no longer use the default phone app (thank God) and it's free with some fairly good themes (I use wallet.) I replaced my default phone icon app with the Go Dialer and I'm all set
Good Luck!
wolverine9827 said:
I had the same issues on DJ_Steve's 1.90 - and ended up going stock and rooted 354... MUCH more stability! However the system phone app still sucked out loud so I installed GO! Contacts which also has a dialer... very nice and works like a charm with full "match as you enter" dialing with favorites.... I find I no longer use the default phone app (thank God) and it's free with some fairly good themes (I use wallet.) I replaced my default phone icon app with the Go Dialer and I'm all set
Good Luck!
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I think I would like to try this too as I nearly threw my phone out of the car after yet another crash.
Do you mind pointing me to the threads that will show me how to go back to stock and instal.354, I am on EU 315 by the way. Will it involve a total clean out or does it install over 1.19?
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i use dialer one it is the least annoying of the bunch and works 100% of the time... would love a big ass green phone connect button though.
Ray dialer meets all of the criteria set forth above. T9, contact photos, big a$$ green button, big a$$ number keys, small memory footprint, FREE!!!! Well worth trying out.
i'm using go dialer and it works quite good
jazzdude555 said:
I think I would like to try this too as I nearly threw my phone out of the car after yet another crash.
Do you mind pointing me to the threads that will show me how to go back to stock and instal.354, I am on EU 315 by the way. Will it involve a total clean out or does it install over 1.19?
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Go here and you'll find links to everything you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Dell_Streak
Good Luck!
I want to use the built-in dialer for sip, which is inaccessible in stock. part of the reason I want this is I want to use bluetooth and still haven't found a voip/sip app that supports bluetooth. Others say grooveip works fine, but I'm Canadian so no use.
Or is there an easy method of enabling in stock now? I read before of some method where you had to change the dpi and do some other things and then add your sip credentials and then modify the dpi back.
But I'm curious to know if most custom roms have it enabled.
I'd also be interested getting the stock dialer for sip. Preferably in Stock rom.
do you mean the phone.apk ?
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8arUA-zM-4YR2hPM09vbjVkcGs/edit
PLEASE TAKE THE DROPBOX LINK JUST BELOW. Thx
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Here is the dropbox link, sorry for the google drive one... http://db.tt/ltH50v8R. Just put in system/app
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Thanks, but the thing is phone.apk is already there, part of the Android system, it's just disabled somehow. And not the typical way that can be unfrozen.
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Thanks, but the thing is phone.apk is already there, part of the Android system, it's just disabled somehow. And not the typical way that can be unfrozen.
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Can you find the "telephonyprovider.apk" in system/app ?
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This post describes the method of enabling the sip dialer. A little clunky but doesn't sound too hard, haven't tried it yet though. He mentions bluetooth is a little shaky which is disappointing. Does bluetooth just suck in general with android or what?
But anyone who is running a custom rom, can you tell me if the dialer is enabled, if so, what are you running?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29254745&postcount=12
4.2 has really irked me and I'm looking again at installing a custom rom, probably cyanogen as that's what I ran on my old nook color.
So can someone running cyanogen or any custom rom tell me if the dialer is enabled?
I've ran lots of custom roms and haven't seen a dialer once. We've never had 3G.
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Can you not download Go Contacts. This comes with a dialer. I've used this successfully to make and receive phone calls on the Nexus 7 in conjunction with tablet talk and a Bluetooth headphone.
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I've ran lots of custom roms and haven't seen a dialer once. We've never had 3G.
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Thank you for answering! Now at least I know custom roms don't have it, but it's disappointing. You mention we don't have 3g I know that, and that's probably the logic why google disables it. But carriers also disable things like that to prevent voip usage, so it's kind of irrating, and surprising that custom roms wouldn't enable it either. Especially since I know it was there on cm7 on my nook which didn't even have a mic. I put in my sip creditentials in cm7 just to test a call and it worked fine, but again obviously it had no mic. I thought oh well, next tablet. Well now I have the next tablet and I was somewhat hoping google wouldn't do what the carriers typically do. I think it also avoids confusion because people think it's a phone as well, but why not at least have a developer option to enable sip dialing or something.
I may request on the cyanogen mod forrums if they could please enable it.