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Applications not ready for jellybean?

So, this tablet is a great purchase don't get me wrong but the more I play with it the more I see force closing, freezing, and lag. Just not as snappy as my phone. My question is, is it the tablet or is it jellybean? I know jellybean is brand spankin new, so could this be the reason why these apps are force closing? Facebook and ALL browsers I've tried are the worst. And also for some reason it freezes a lot just when I go to my settings. Very annoying waiting for the simple stuff. Let me know if I'm the only one please. Thanks
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Im the opposite way. all my apps run smoothly. I may get a bit of lag once in a blue moon but it doesnt bother me. Chrome is also very quick too.

Well if you ask Rovio, it's jelly beans fault. I asked them about Amazing Alex not being available and got:
"Unfortunately Nexus 7 can not be added to the compatible devices due to its non standard way of reading the game's manifest file. This is something we can not change, it's up to the device manufacturer and Operation System manufacturer."

Amazing Alex is running beautifully on my N7. Available from Amazon App Store, so that pretty much makes that last post a complete fabrication of fact.
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I also thought that Amazing Alex being incompatible seemed weird given that it works on Tegra phones...
A load of applications just don't seem to be ready for high resolutions, and don't look right. Given that this device has truly taken off I imagine everyone will start to include 1280 layouts.

I'm grabbing stuff through the Play Store onto my Tab 2 7.0 and the using ROM Toolbox to make a backup, then sideloading the backup .apks on the N7. So far everything has worked just peachy. Probably my number one annoyance at this point with the device. (Previous number one annoyances were "Why is this thing so hard to root after the last OTA or is it my Tab 2 drivers getting in the way?", and after that it was "How in the world do I get Flash to work, why is Dolphin HD not working with Flash?")

rman726 said:
Well if you ask Rovio, it's jelly beans fault. I asked them about Amazing Alex not being available and got:
"Unfortunately Nexus 7 can not be added to the compatible devices due to its non standard way of reading the game's manifest file. This is something we can not change, it's up to the device manufacturer and Operation System manufacturer."
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meatlocker said:
Amazing Alex is running beautifully on my N7. Available from Amazon App Store, so that pretty much makes that last post a complete fabrication of fact.
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You guys should email Rovio.
Amazon Appstore doesn't have strict device policies for apps, so that's why you were able to install it and find out it works fine.
The Play Store, developers have tons of settings for device policies on apps, so they can exclude some devices, or can automatically exclude some devices (and they don't even know that it did).

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Amazing Alex is running beautifully on my N7. Available from Amazon App Store, so that pretty much makes that last post a complete fabrication of fact.
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Funny, it wasn't available for download from the Play store as of last night. I guess Rovio must have updated the software?

meatlocker said:
Amazing Alex is running beautifully on my N7. Available from Amazon App Store, so that pretty much makes that last post a complete fabrication of fact.
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I agree that what Rovio told me is bs, as sideloading produced no issues. I was just saying what Rovio told me.

What is amazing Alex. And what is rovio?
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feelinfroggy23 said:
What is amazing Alex. And what is rovio?
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Rovio is the developer that created Angry Birds. Amazing Alex is from the developer Rovio.

Why is there yet another thread about app compatibility? Are these people all fresh and new to Android or something? Relax, the OS just launched, give it a few weeks - this is ridiculous now!

Even though YouTube app runs, it is indeed incompatible. Go to Play Store, you won't see it under your "Installed" list. You can't search it in Play store either (because it's incompatible with JB).

Is spotify supposed to be working? I ask as I cannot get the search feature to work at all and so am limited to playing my playlists only.

Amazing Alex HD plays fine here. The only game I found to run like crap is the Not-So-Amazing-Spider-Man.
-Its probably Tegra drivers and not Jelly Bean's fault.

rman726 said:
Well if you ask Rovio, it's jelly beans fault. I asked them about Amazing Alex not being available and got:
"Unfortunately Nexus 7 can not be added to the compatible devices due to its non standard way of reading the game's manifest file. This is something we can not change, it's up to the device manufacturer and Operation System manufacturer."
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Surely as it's the official android from Google its rovio that have a manifest that's non standard.
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mooro1973 said:
Is spotify supposed to be working? I ask as I cannot get the search feature to work at all and so am limited to playing my playlists only.
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Yep - just listening to an album right now via searching. Maybe try reinstalling?
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Split screen

Anyone know of an App or ROM that gives the ability to have a split screen like the Note?
One app open in half the screen and another app in the other half?
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Only Samsung ROMs are capable of doing that. Maybe we will get a port, but that requires a lot of Samsung framework. So as of now, no.
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Got t. Thanks!
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I was wondering the same, it'd be really nice to see this on the Nexus 4.

speedygonzo said:
Only Samsung ROMs are capable of doing that. Maybe we will get a port, but that requires a lot of Samsung framework. So as of now, no.
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LG Optimus G is capable..

lowandbehold said:
LG Optimus G is capable..
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It has a version of multiwindow? I thought that was only for like the video player.
Either way, there are plenty of floating apps on the play store that are pretty awesome. Lilypad HD is a floating chat client, Overscrkeen is a floating web browser, and there's a few others as well.

joshnichols189 said:
It has a version of multiwindow? I thought that was only for like the video player.
Either way, there are plenty of floating apps on the play store that are pretty awesome. Lilypad HD is a floating chat client, Overscrkeen is a floating web browser, and there's a few others as well.
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I was looking more for like any app you can put in the split screen. I'm going to check out those apps though. Thanks

there's cornerstone which existed before samsung came and you can be sure thats what samsung probably based theirs on. googles dianne hackborn personally vetoed when cyanogenmod tried to bring in cornerstone, even hinting at legal consequences. afaik it was troublesome and buggy aswell, even samsungs solution was for a couple of apps only, right?

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there's cornerstone which existed before samsung came and you can be sure thats what samsung probably based theirs on. googles dianne hackborn personally vetoed when cyanogenmod tried to bring in cornerstone, even hinting at legal consequences. afaik it was troublesome and buggy aswell, even samsungs solution was for a couple of apps only, right?
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Yes, it was originally only for a couple of apps. But there are some hacked up versions available on XDA that allow it to work perfectly with all apps.

Thanks guys. I'll check out cornerstone on xda.
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How to uninstall hangouts and rollback to talk

I really dont like the new hangouts, how to uninstall it and rollback to old google talk? Thanks

st0n36 said:
I really dont like the new hangouts, how to uninstall it and rollback to old google talk? Thanks
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Use THIS instructions with THIS apk.
Enjoy!

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st0n36 said:
I really dont like the new hangouts, how to uninstall it and rollback to old google talk? Thanks
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Go to settings - > app and uninstall hangout. It will bring talk back. It worked for me.. in my Note 2.
Thanks,
Anto

xavi_an said:
Go to settings - > app and uninstall hangout. It will bring talk back. It worked for me.. in my Note 2.
Thanks,
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Thanks, this worked for me. I tried using Hangouts for a few days but found it lacking in some areas (mainly I wasn't able to easily locate who was online/offline/away). Talk just seems a lot more user friendly as it's much simpler.
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I would like Hangouts to disapeer from my installed aps on Play store. How can I do it?
Master plan is Talk to have and no leave no room for possible updates.

xavi_an said:
Go to settings - > app and uninstall hangout. It will bring talk back. It worked for me.. in my Note 2.
Thanks,
Anto
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worked for me too

[How To]: Steps to revert from Hangout app to Talk
st0n36 said:
I really dont like the new hangouts, how to uninstall it and rollback to old google talk? Thanks
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You can revert to old Talk app by following simple steps given in the link below:
http://karthikkn.wordpress.com/2013...k-on-your-android-phone-for-the-good-that-is/
Requires no additional softwares!

My 4.2.2 rom came with hangouts already installed so uninstalling updates wont put Talk back on.
Anyone know how i can get Talk on my device?

KTM690 said:
My 4.2.2 rom came with hangouts already installed so uninstalling updates wont put Talk back on.
Anyone know how i can get Talk on my device?
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Go here : GTalk
Thank him and me too.

hybrid2102 said:
Use THIS instructions with THIS apk.
Enjoy!
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Doesn't work, it won't let me install Talk.
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Can't we just reflash the March gapps?
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I noticed there was an update to the Hangouts app on September 30. I'm still using talk because when I tried hangouts when it first came out it was very difficult to use. Has anyone downloaded the updated hangouts app? According to some comments I read, you now have the ability to see who is online. Has the new update improved the functionality?
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mwilliams05 said:
I noticed there was an update to the Hangouts app on September 30. I'm still using talk because when I tried hangouts when it first came out it was very difficult to use. Has anyone downloaded the updated hangouts app? According to some comments I read, you now have the ability to see who is online. Has the new update improved the functionality?
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I still can't tell who's online, but for the moment I'm rolling with it because I'm tired of reverting to Talk with every nightly I flash.

Phateless said:
I still can't tell who's online, but for the moment I'm rolling with it because I'm tired of reverting to Talk with every nightly I flash.
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I just got the update yesterday. It had big green circles on the right for the people that are online. Can't miss it now.
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Thanks I hate the new hangout app. Talk was way better.

is it still slow by the way?

Phateless said:
I still can't tell who's online, but for the moment I'm rolling with it because I'm tired of reverting to Talk with every nightly I flash.
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The latest version (released 9/30) makes it very easy to see who is online.
calyxim said:
is it still slow by the way?
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It's much quicker now. When you first boot (or if you kill the app) it still takes a second to open Hangouts, but returning to the app doesn't reload it every time like it did on the last version. It also seems much faster when moving between hangouts/opening a new hangout.

xavi_an said:
Go to settings - > app and uninstall hangout. It will bring talk back. It worked for me.. in my Note 2.
Thanks,
Anto
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I also have Note 2 (android 4.3) and in Apps I'm only offered to disable it, not to uninstall it. What android version do you use?
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Sasha

DISCUSSION ANDROID 4.4 kitkat™

N7 and android 4.4 don't go together I am gonna revert what's ur idea?
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scorpio_K said:
N7 and android 4.4 don't go together I am gonna revert what's ur idea?
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They go together just fine.
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Been great in my N7 from the moment I sideloaded it, to today
How about describing type problem and actually being some help?
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They're a perfect match in my opinion. Just came from the old N7. Vast improvement over that for one. Only missed a few things, but root it add xposed mod, gravity box and touch control and sorted. One very happy camper ?
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I didnt notice any problems,. there was a significant improvement in the performance. the response time seem faster

No problem here. The system is running without issue with ART, as well.
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I bought the Nexus 7 LTE to take the place of my T-mobile hotspot. This update breaks the 2 reasons I use the hotspot for, wireless connectivity on the go when I need it for my laptop and native sms messaging. Both of these features are included in the service I pay T-mobile for on this account. Not only did Google disable these 2 features without notice in KitKat, but they don't acknowledge that they have or give a reason or resolution for the issue anywhere that I can find. I can't even find a way to contact Google directly to ask them a question about the issue with any guarantee that they will even read my questions, let alone answer them. Until this is resolved, I'm stuck on 4.3.1.

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I bought the Nexus 7 LTE to take the place of my T-mobile hotspot. This update breaks the 2 reasons I use the hotspot for, wireless connectivity on the go when I need it for my laptop and native sms messaging. Both of these features are included in the service I pay T-mobile for on this account. Not only did Google disable these 2 features without notice in KitKat, but they don't acknowledge that they have or give a reason or resolution for the issue anywhere that I can find. I can't even find a way to contact Google directly to ask them a question about the issue with any guarantee that they will even read my questions, let alone answer them. Until this is resolved, I'm stuck on 4.3.1.
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So you're saying that the 4.4/KRT16S update removed the option to tether with a T-Mobile SIM? Can anyone else confirm that? If that's true, that totally sucks. For people on AT&T, their tethering has been disabled from the start. I know for a fact that tethering still works with Verizon, though, even after the KitKat update. I'd love to know how carriers get their demands integrated into a carrier-free, SIM unlocked device like the Nexus 7, especially when no Nexus phone has ever disabled tethering. The Google Play Edition phones don't disable tethering either. This "selective disabling of tethering based on carrier" seems to be unique to tablets.
As for native SMS on a tablet, though, that's a feature very few people will miss because so few people would ever even think to do it in the first place. Tablets are designed by default to be data consumption devices, not giant phones. You probably won't find much sympathy on that one.
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I'm tying to understand why it should be different on theN7 from the N5 running Kitkat. I use my N5 on T-Mobile and the tethering works fine. I can't say I love Hangouts as the native SMS client but it does work for sms/mms. It should work on the N7. Hopefully someone might chip in who uses t mobile with their N7. You might want a thread title that is clearer what your issues are. The current title is unclear.
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oldblue910 said:
As for native SMS on a tablet, though, that's a feature very few people will miss because so few people would ever even think to do it in the first place. Tablets are designed by default to be data consumption devices, not giant phones. You probably won't find much sympathy on that one.
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I don't need anyone's sympathy. As a matter of fact, there is already someone who has claimed a fix for the SMS problem in the LTE android development forum for the Nexus 7 (2013). So obviously there is sympathy. Just because you don't use a feature, don't make the assumption that others don't use it and find it useful.

Where ate they???
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Hmm , i missed the aosp browser so much , chrome was laggy and drain battery like hell

heorung said:
Hmm , i missed the aosp browser so much , chrome was laggy and drain battery like hell
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That's exactly why I reverted to CM10.2 a while back.
TBH I have yet to see one real benefit of KitKat, and the ASOP install issues with KK was a total deal breaker for me.
XPrivacy having issues with KK didn't help either.
Went back to 10.2 and now I'm extremely happy again!...
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Aosp browser is available at GPS.
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Having N 7 2013 root and TWRP recovery notification update in step 4.4 and came anyway. Now the question is: Can you do the same upgrade to the next version even though you have the terminal with root permissions? Thanks

Google Dialer app

Can anyone help me out how I can get the google phone/dialer app on our 6T. I have the T-MO version and obviously it's not yet unlockable. Is there a non-rooted version of the google dialer? I just hate the stupid dialer and sms apps that come with the stock OS.
It's upsetting that OnePlus doesn't allow us to install it from the Store. We should have the freedom of choosing what works best for us.

You could search apk mirror for the google dialer. Just search google dialer apk and you should see a website not too far down called APK Mirror.
Not sure if allowed, but try this one. (Mod, if this needs to be removed, please let me know or feel free to do so, thanks)
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...-phone-24-0-216196427-4-android-apk-download/

ozzmanj1 said:
You could search apk mirror for the google dialer. Just search google dialer apk and you should see a website not too far down called APK Mirror.
Not sure if allowed, but try this one. (Mod, if this needs to be removed, please let me know or feel free to do so, thanks)
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...-phone-24-0-216196427-4-android-apk-download/
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Thanks man! Do you know if visual vm tab is also visible in the Google phone app?

M5devil said:
Thanks man! Do you know if visual vm tab is also visible in the Google phone app?
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Not sure off hand. I just came from a Nexus 6 and that had voice mail app in dialer. However I just tried this app and it won't install. You could try searching for a variant of this app
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ozzmanj1 said:
Not sure off hand. I just came from a Nexus 6 and that had voice mail app in dialer. However I just tried this app and it won't install. You could try searching for a variant of this app
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I tried other variants, it didn't install either. It's a shame that we are being forced to choose something we don't want. Trying to download from the Store - tells me my device is not compatible, which is a load of crap!
Can't wait to unlock my phone.

M5devil said:
I tried other variants, it didn't install either. It's a shame that we are being forced to choose something we don't want. Trying to download from the Store - tells me my device is not compatible, which is a load of crap!
Can't wait to unlock my phone.
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Lol yeah that was the first place I tried too. I saved all my apps as apks from my old phone and tried to install them on the op6t. I'd say all save 4 installed. And the ones that did6were Google apps. I'll keep searching and let you know if I find anything
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M5devil said:
I tried other variants, it didn't install either. It's a shame that we are being forced to choose something we don't want. Trying to download from the Store - tells me my device is not compatible, which is a load of crap!
Can't wait to unlock my phone.
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Just sent you a PM
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This article maybe helpful:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...ares-share-blocked-numbers-apps-apk-teardown/

ozzmanj1 said:
Lol yeah that was the first place I tried too. I saved all my apps as apks from my old phone and tried to install them on the op6t. I'd say all save 4 installed. And the ones that did6were Google apps. I'll keep searching and let you know if I find anything
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Just sent you a PM
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Solution is found!! Thanks for the PM. XDA already has a thread about google dialer. Latest v25 with dark theme installed perfectly fine. I like this phone more now

can't wait to get my phone and install this.... was just asking my buddy about the phone app on his

M5devil said:
Solution is found!! Thanks for the PM. XDA already has a thread about google dialer. Latest v25 with dark theme installed perfectly fine. I like this phone more now
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What's the solution? Just picked up my 6T and would prefer the Google phone and contacts.

Try the last beta from the following thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218.
Change the app to default phone app to get the visual vm tab after installing

Hey ozzmanj1, can you please let me know the solution as well? Thank you.

Out of interest what makes Google Dialer/Phone & Contacts so popular with people ?

Zeros said:
Hey ozzmanj1, can you please let me know the solution as well? Thank you.
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Hey zeros, I just found the solution at this link that I shared with M5devil (and he shared it here)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218.
I used the version 24 non beta apk. Works like a charm

SlyUK said:
Out of interest what makes Google Dialer/Phone & Contacts so popular with people ?
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The search in dialer works very well, it can be the fastest way to get a number for a local place. The spam block is somewhat less effective but still a lot better than nothing. I'm looking forward to getting the screening which I suspect will be coming our way. I sent my Pixel 3 XL back and that's one of the things I'm missing.

Version 25 is working great

krabman said:
The search in dialer works very well, it can be the fastest way to get a number for a local place. The spam block is somewhat less effective but still a lot better than nothing. I'm looking forward to getting the screening which I suspect will be coming our way. I sent my Pixel 3 XL back and that's one of the things I'm missing.
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Same here. Google has indicated that call screen is only going to be available on the Pixel 3 for a while.
I hope someone can grab it and put I on our OP6t!!
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The apps are more streamlined and fit better with the overall Google environment. Not to mention call blocking feature and scam call screening is amazing

Yeah, they've said that about a number of features but we had the stuff pretty quickly; sometimes within weeks. The force is strong with our developers! I'm sure you're aware of that, I'm just stating my agreement. In a way it's kind of sad; the stock dialer is pretty good, it just lacks a few killer features. Who know, maybe the one plus 7 will see some improvements in this area?

The link that has been posted kindly above:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
Is definitely the one to use/follow for Google Phone/Dialer from here on in, unless notified otherwise, is that correct ?