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[Q] Deleting stock voicemail?

I've done a search on this, but it always seems to go unanswered:
I use Google Voice as my voicemail exclusively, so can I safely delete my Sprint visual voicemail? It's always running in the background, seems kind of useless.

If you have Titanium you can try freezing it, and if you run into any issues you can just unfreeze it. Kind of way to do your own testing. I usually freeze something for about a week, and if I don't see any bugs, I go ahead and delete it.

entropism said:
I've done a search on this, but it always seems to go unanswered:
I use Google Voice as my voicemail exclusively, so can I safely delete my Sprint visual voicemail? It's always running in the background, seems kind of useless.
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how did you manage to get google voicemail setup on the epic? normally it makes you go into the settings and change the provider on android but the epic has its own settings for voicemail...
I can't figure out how to set it up with google voice

Try doing it from your pc. The web site gives you a code to dial that will swap you over.
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Yeah you can delete it. I use Google Voice as my voicemail as well, and I delete stock voicemail on every ROM I install. The file is cm-android.apk or something like that. Hope that helps!

@OP:
If you're rooted, just go to system/apps and delete/rename/move the .apk. Root Explorer is good for this.
Or, you can use Autostarts to keep the VM app from running/starting. Again, root is needed.
@Zenoran (and others interested):
It's a subscriber dialer code that changes the "foward if no answer" function. That is how vm is achieved. The menu you refer is simply a shortcut that dials the appropriate number. The GV website can give you the same information (as described by Geekybiker).
I set two entries in my phone book that allows me to easily flip between GV and Sprint VM.
In essence, there are the codes you use from dial pad (press send like you're calling someone):
Activate GV: *28xxxxxxxxxx (x=10-digit GV phone number, no dashes or spaces)
Deactivate GV: *38
Cheers.

snovvman said:
@OP:
If you're rooted, just go to system/apps and delete/rename/move the .apk. Root Explorer is good for this.
Or, you can use Autostarts to keep the VM app from running/starting. Again, root is needed.
@Zenoran (and others interested):
It's a subscriber dialer code that changes the "foward if no answer" function. That is how vm is achieved. The menu you refer is simply a shortcut that dials the appropriate number. The GV website can give you the same information (as described by Geekybiker).
I set two entries in my phone book that allows me to easily flip between GV and Sprint VM.
In essence, there are the codes you use from dial pad (press send like you're calling someone):
Activate GV: *28xxxxxxxxxx (x=10-digit GV phone number, no dashes or spaces)
Deactivate GV: *38
Cheers.
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Ya I tried dialing this code and it beeps a few times but it still doesn't answer voicemail through google voice it uses sprint's.

Try going online and making sure your mobile number is setup in your gv settings. From a pc. I used gv on a dumb phone and had to setup this way.
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[Q] Big Ask===Need S4 "data menu settings"

I have a Sprint L720 Galaxy S4 that I am currently using with Metro PCS/T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings, I can make and receive calls just fine. I can send texts and MMS just fine and receive texts as well. I can not receive MMS messages or texts with picture attachments.
I looked in the ##DATA# menu or ##3282# menu as I have my MSL number. If anybody here has used the L720 with T-Mobile/MetroPCS can you please give me your working settings from the data menu?
I looked through the entire data menu and it is filled with Sprint.com this and sprint/mms/server that etc. I tried changing the most obvious things to T-Mobile's settings, but I know I am missing the crucial settings to allow me to send and receive texts with photo attachments. I tried the METROPCS fix here in the forums for the L720, but the files give errors when installing. I am certain that manually entering the settings from someone else's phone will work. There are a lot of settings in the ##DATA# menu, but it would take maybe five minutes to copy them down.
I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me their working info. T-Mobile said they simply do not have time to look those up as the data menu is too specific. The phones in the stores are not rooted not do they have the dialer app installed to get me to the data menu.
Thank you very much.
Sprint L720 (not T)
Android 4.4.2
MetroPCS/T-Mobile provider

Need your T-Mobile entire data menu settings

I have a Sprint L720 Galaxy S4 that I am currently using with Metro PCS/T-Mobile. I have the correct APN settings, I can make and receive calls just fine. I can send texts and MMS just fine and receive texts as well. I can not receive MMS messages or texts with picture attachments.
I looked in the ##DATA# menu or ##3282# menu as I have my MSL number. If anybody here has used the L720 or Galaxy S5 with T-Mobile/MetroPCS can you please give me your working settings from the data menu?
I looked through the entire data menu and it is filled with Sprint.com this and sprint/mms/server that etc. I tried changing the most obvious things to T-Mobile's settings, but I know I am missing the crucial settings to allow me to send and receive texts with photo attachments. I tried the METROPCS fix here in the forums for the L720, but the files give errors when installing. I am certain that manually entering the settings from someone else's phone will work. There are a lot of settings in the ##DATA# menu, but it would take maybe five minutes to copy them down.
I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me their working info. T-Mobile said they simply do not have time to look those up as the data menu is too specific. The phones in the stores are not rooted not do they have the dialer app installed to get me to the data menu.
Thank you very much.
Sprint L720 (not T)
Android 4.4.2
MetroPCS/T-Mobile provider

s7 Edge international version (935F) no visual voicemail using ATT

Using my old sim card from iPhone, everything else works, but I found no way to get to the visual voicemail, I don't see the voicemail icon shown in the "Phone" app at all.

braydenxu said:
Using my old sim card from iPhone, everything else works, but I found no way to get to the visual voicemail, I don't see the voicemail icon shown in the "Phone" app at all.
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There's an AT&T Visual Voicemail app in the Play Store that worked for me. Installed it and all my old voicemails loaded right up.

tyrenlds said:
There's an AT&T Visual Voicemail app in the Play Store that worked for me. Installed it and all my old voicemails loaded right up.
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Yes that's exactly what I'm doing now, but I still wish I could go to voicemail directly by tapping the voicemail icon from phone, but I guess it's baked into system-level for carrier device so maybe it's not possible

working for me.

bengtc said:
working for me.
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It works right out of the box for u? u can go directly to phone and tap the voicemail icon?

braydenxu said:
It works right out of the box for u? u can go directly to phone and tap the voicemail icon?
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Yes, I downloaded the ATT visual voicemail app, and voicemails are showing up there.
Edit nevermind:
I have to go to the visual voicemail app to see the voicemails. this is how it was on my Galaxy S4 too

I'm seeing another voicemail-related problem with my S7 Edge International (G935F) with my AT&T SIM. When I try to change the Call Forwarding numbers (CF Busy/No Answer/Unavailable/Always) there is no number shown and I can't change any of the numbers (in particular, change CF All to my VM number or change CF to another person). Trying to change anything gets a Network Error message. Is this how it works for others? I also have an AT&T-branded LG G3 that has the same problem, but an AT&T Samsung S6 can change the CF settings.

for people that have the ATT Visual Voicemail app. Have you noticed that the phone will give you the notification that you have voicemail and the app itself will not provide you with the notification until you open it up and choose refresh. I do have notifications turned on. Other than that this app works fine.

Please help me fix my lack of Voicemail Notification (US996)

I have a US996 and have been on A-O ROM, android version 8.0, for over 1 year. My voicemail notifications worked fine.
I recently reset my phone and went back through setting up Google on it and restoring my apps and all. Now if I miss a call, I have to check to the voicemail by calling *86 since there is no longer any notification sound or notification indication on my phone.
What setting am I missing to get those back?
(No, I never used Verizon's Visual Voicemail or any app like that. And I have not made any changes to my Verizon account recently).

baldybill said:
I have a US996 and have been on A-O ROM, android version 8.0, for over 1 year. My voicemail notifications worked fine.
I recently reset my phone and went back through setting up Google on it and restoring my apps and all. Now if I miss a call, I have to check to the voicemail by calling *86 since there is no longer any notification sound or notification indication on my phone.
What setting am I missing to get those back?
(No, I never used Verizon's Visual Voicemail or any app like that. And I have not made any changes to my Verizon account recently).
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Try to extract the rom, and then go to system apps folder of extracted zip and reinstall voicemail apk

Mysticblaze347 said:
Try to extract the rom, and then go to system apps folder of extracted zip and reinstall voicemail apk
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Thank you for your reply.
I'm on the US996 using the A-O US996 ROM. I'm not on a Verizon ROM. I'm not after the Visual Voicemail. And I don't see voicemail.apk in the ROM anywhere.
I'm just after the notification when I get a voicemail. Then I can call in the *86. But I don't want to have to guess if I have a voicemail and check it without there being one.

I'm using the LG phone app. In it, I have the settings for Voicemail as :
Service: My carrier
Setup: *86
Notification Sound: (one I chose)
South with vibration: on

baldybill said:
I'm using the LG phone app. In it, I have the settings for Voicemail as :
Service: My carrier
Setup: *86
Notification Sound: (one I chose)
South with vibration: on
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I personally have the visual one installed and when I get a notification for a voice mail, I click on it and it takes me to the visual one, then I listen and delete ect. As for location it might be in the priv-apps in system folder of extracted. I'm also on stock Nougat, but same for RR-pie.

I didn't see the voicemail.apk in the Rom. Perhaps because it's not a Verizon based rom. My phone is the unlocked, not Verizon based.
If I were to find a voicemail.apk, would it work on the non-Verizon like that?

baldybill said:
I didn't see the voicemail.apk in the Rom. Perhaps because it's not a Verizon based rom. My phone is the unlocked, not Verizon based.
If I were to find a voicemail.apk, would it work on the non-Verizon like that?
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This is mine on Nougat from stock based classic rom. It might work for you. I found in priv-apps folder in the vtt-Sprint folder. Yours may be in same area near bottom of list. I am not sure tho because I am not on that rom.

That won't work since I'm on Verizon. I didn't find any VTT apk or anything in the ROM.
I'm sure it's a setting or something I'm missing doing.
I just wish I knew what I was forgettng to turn back on.

baldybill said:
That won't work since I'm on Verizon. I didn't find any VTT apk or anything in the ROM.
I'm sure it's a setting or something I'm missing doing.
I just wish I knew what I was forgettng to turn back on.
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I thought AO was Verizon based. Did you try the us996 or vs995 version of rom?

I have the US996 version of AO

baldybill said:
I have the US996 version of AO
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Try the vs995 if available for it since you are on Verizon.

So, coudln't get the "Visual Voicemail" to work.
I don't need it to work. I just need the notification when I get a voicemail. Then I can check it manually.
Does anyone know what setting i'm missing to get the notification for a new voicemail that I need to check manually?