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[Testers Needed] [ROM] Need Beta Tester for Google Voice Rom, ALL PHONES WELCOME

I need beta testers for this Rom/Mod. This Mod should be able to work on nearly any phone.
Google Voice Project Information:
Using VoIP and Google Voice text messaging, allowing free texting + calling over WiFi only. Because WiFi is everywhere now days. So why pay for a phone service, when you are able to obtain WiFi and have free texting + calling. This mod will disable your phone's radio cellular, increasing battery life, includes applications to text and call for free. This mod is for any phone without service, like something you would give your teenager, so they can call and text on without any costs to you. You must be rooted!!
What does this mod do?
Google Voice Application for Calling and texting implemented
Cellular Radio Disabled
Unneeded applications removed, like the old MMS texting app
VoIP System Ready
Many more features to come.
Download Links
Mirror 1: http://gvoice-project.googlecode.com/files/gvoiceproject.zip
Follow these STEPS!
1. Download the gvoiceproject.zip file
2. Place the zip file onto your SD card.
3. Go into your recovery.
4. BACK UP YOUR DEVICE
5. Flash the gvoiceproject.zip
6. Restart
If you have any problems please feel free to comment below. If you would like to help the cause please message me or email me: [email protected]

Testing
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SmOuuK said:
Testing
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Thanks Let me know if it goes well

Ill throw this on my 'old' S3, ive been looking to set it up as a sort of "house" phone so this should work nicely!

Ludacon said:
Ill throw this on my 'old' S3, ive been looking to set it up as a sort of "house" phone so this should work nicely!
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The main direction this mod is just the very thing. Make sure you do have a Google Voice Account. You can get one free at http://google.com/voice Just be sure to load the Google Voice App, There is two applications, one is the modern texting app from the Play Store, and was is an integrated VoIP app, it's from another project from Sipdroid, I am going to update the version of it as well, but after you have your google account setup with your phone, you can simply open the app and click Register PBX Account for your Google Voice, and a registry box will appear for you to setup another account. It's really simple. I hope to make a video for it later on. Also I will also include a boot animation for the phone.

Great idea! I'm definitely trying this on my old HTC Hero. Is it a complete ROM or a patch for a ROM ? Because the zip is kinda small...4mb only.

ZombiQc said:
Great idea! I'm definitely trying this on my old HTC Hero. Is it a complete ROM or a patch for a ROM ? Because the zip is kinda small...4mb only.
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It's not a compete rom, in order for me to do that, I would have to work on each phone at a time.

Eller200 said:
The main direction this mod is just the very thing. Make sure you do have a Google Voice Account. You can get one free at http://google.com/voice Just be sure to load the Google Voice App, There is two applications, one is the modern texting app from the Play Store, and was is an integrated VoIP app, it's from another project from Sipdroid, I am going to update the version of it as well, but after you have your google account setup with your phone, you can simply open the app and click Register PBX Account for your Google Voice, and a registry box will appear for you to setup another account. It's really simple. I hope to make a video for it later on. Also I will also include a boot animation for the phone.
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What is the actual name of the two apps?

TechnoHippie said:
What is the actual name of the two apps?
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The first app is the text messaging app, created by Google developers, and is already out on the market, at no cost.
The second app is a developer made app from a open source code for Sipdroid, I have modified the application and modified it to integrate it with the mod. So it's under Google Voice as a name.

I went ahead and made adjustments to the mod, it is now once again been reupdated, so if you used it already, just reload the back and do it again. I'm also going to make a uninstaller for this.

Eller200 said:
The first app is the text messaging app, created by Google developers, and is already out on the market, at no cost.
The second app is a developer made app from a open source code for Sipdroid, I have modified the application and modified it to integrate it with the mod. So it's under Google Voice as a name.
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So is the text messaging app the Google Voice app then?
Here is something to think about - and it's actually kinda a big deal to me.
One of the STUUUPID things that verizon has done to us is to strip the VOIP settings out of the native dailer. If you use any of the 3rd party ROMS (well - any of the 3rd party ROMS that are not BLUR based) - you get that feature back in the native dailer. So what would be better would be to not install the sipdroid client at all and just use the native dailer to do all this.
Believe it or not that is one of my two HUGE complaints about this phone. If you want the VOIP in the native dailer - you loose HDMI because no 3rd party ROMS support it.
Now, interestingly, my HUGE 2nd complaint is that the lapdocks totally suck and I've never had any success with any of my lapdocks/bionics getting them to actually work. Even doing a factory reset..etc etc etc - the freakn lapdocks just dont freakn work.
I guess at this point (or pretty soon anyway) I'm not going to care because when my sucky verizon contract is up in a couple of months I'm switching carriers to Sprint and getting a Galaxy Note 2. I would get it on verizon - but the stuuuupid verizon folks have locked the bootloader on it and the stuuuupid verizon doesn't have unlimited bandwith and Sprint does.
My experience with VZ has been horrific. My HDMI didn't work so they sent me a 2nd phone. I sent the first one back but they claim they never got it and charged me $600 bucks for it. To top that off the 2nd phone's HDMI doesn't work either - and the friends phone that DOES have a working HDMI still wont work with the lapdock..etc etc etc.
Basiaclly they've screwed me out of about 700 bucks and I still don't have a working unit.

Ill be ur test subject
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So this will only work for people that has a Google voice account? And where Google voice is available i.e. USA?
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This update took my messaging app away and installed nothing
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It's not clear for me... Does this replaces sms/dialer with GV compatible ones? or it is a whole ROM by itself (very basic one just for making calls/text)?

Is it country specific ? As I lives in India where is no google voice yet , which I eagerly wanted to try on my nexus 7 which do not have calling facility.
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Messenger Chat Heads!

Hi I installed the latest version of the Messenger App and chat heads doesnt show up in any options. How can I make it work? It really looks like an amazing feature, thanks in advanced!

Has anyone sent u a TXT or message. Didn't show until I had one incomming
Tapatalk - PAC - Franco - Grouper

You have to be on the Facebook messenger app and go to setting and activate the messenger app as you regular message, now if you want to have the chat head, either way for a person to send you a message or, in message app hold down a pop up will appear and press on "pop out chat head"
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jgalan14 said:
You have to be on the Facebook messenger app and go to setting and activate the messenger app as you regular message, now if you want to have the chat head, either way for a person to send you a message or, in message app hold down a pop up will appear and press on "pop out chat head"
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Doesn't work. And no, there isn't a chat head option in Facebook or messenger app.
[NEXUS⁴] [XYLON] [MATR1X8] [TWRP]

I have the same problem y tray everything and nothing it just don't appear
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I found that the chat head only appears if i leave my "home screen". my girlfriend sent me a message and nothing happened until I opened the browser or any other app. When i did that the chat head floated on to the edge of the screen. If i leave the app it dissapears!? I have tested with Nova Prime, SSlauncher, Buzz launcher and the stock TouchWiz launcher. The same thing happens.
Very strange.

A quick restart after update and checking it in settings (of the messenger app) might work out.

It doesn't work if you have your status bar hidden or apps that go into full screen.
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Chat heads not working
-No full screen app
-Tried leaving home screen
-Checked settings in all 3 sections. (No chat heads option)
-Tried different ROM
-Status bar never hidden
-Tried different buildprop spoofs
-Tried reinstalling app
-Cleared data and cache
-I've done almost everything
Both Xylon and Carbon not working.
[NEXUS⁴] [CARBON] [MATR1X8] [TWRP]

Seems to be working for me. Checked both boxes in messenger settings. Stock/unrooted if that matters.
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Hey I firured out for me ... I'm on PA ... I love Table UI buuuutt In Table UI 192, 220 or 250 it doesn't work, but in Stock UI ... VOILA it works!!!

It still doesn't work for me
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a head popped up when i received an incoming message.
it's nice.. the head stays where it is no matter which home screen you're on.

anwedr said:
a head popped up when i received an incoming message.
it's nice.. the head stays where it is no matter which home screen you're on.
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Yeah only thing i find kind of annoying is how even after you read the message it stays there, ya have to drag it to the X.
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Here working without a problem, just desinstalled primary and messenger apps, then download from play store and vualá. In case, Paranoid and stock kernel

I saw a screen shot on CNET that had an option for Chat Head Notifications in Notification Settings. I cant seem to find it in my settings pane. What's the current version everyone is using?

Chat Heads wont work
I have tried everything...
Uninstall each app, reinstall.
Uninstall both apps, reinstall.
Restart between each install.
Clear Cache
Clear Data
More restarts.
I've had people messaging me all day and I CANNOT GET CHAT HEADS TO WORK!
Ugh I want it to work so bad, if anyone has found a fix please let the community know.
It doesn't even show the options in settings yet I have Messenger version 2.4.2 build 178229
Nexus 4 on T-Mobile USA in WA. Stock Android 4.2.2 not rooted.

Hi, not working here..... i tried to change rom change everything but nothinf still not working! AOKP last build

An account issue
So I've identified it as a Facebook account issue. Chat Heads doesn't on my phone with my account, but when I logged in with a friends account chat heads worked fine.
Such a bummer... when I logged out of their account and logged back into mine the functionality was locked again and chat heads is no where to be found as long as I use my account.

Tried using the re-signed APK versions of Katana, Orca, and Home from Paul at MoDaCo. Got home to work, but chat heads wasnt available...so I uninstalled. Home is...well...meh.
Really wanted chat heads, guess i'll just wait for a fix i guess...
Screengrab of my messenger settings:
Screengrab of my notification settings:
As you can see, no available option for 'Chat Heads'

NFC/ Android Beam Not Working

I tried to Beam a picture to my sister's nexus 4 with my own nexus 4 but my screen just goes back to the homescreen and the file is not transferred. But when my sister sends me a photo, it works. Also the "touch to beam" screen does not show up for either phones but my sister's phone just immediately transfers the photo.
Any help is appreciated!
P.S. We are both running Xylon latest nighly with latest Franco.Kernel.

bobyum said:
I tried to Beam a picture to my sister's nexus 4 with my own nexus 4 but my screen just goes back to the homescreen and the file is not transferred. But when my sister sends me a photo, it works. Also the "touch to beam" screen does not show up for either phones but my sister's phone just immediately transfers the photo.
Any help is appreciated!
P.S. We are both running Xylon latest nighly with latest Franco.Kernel.
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Yeah.. NFC is not working on any of the N4 devices.
Use Super Beam app from playstore and your free to transfer anything. I get 21Mbps speed.

tried superbeam but it still doesn't work! I wonder what is the problem?
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Rohit02 said:
Yeah.. NFC is not working on any of the N4 devices.
Use Super Beam app from playstore and your free to transfer anything. I get 21Mbps speed.
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Not true! It works for me.
Make sure the bluetooth works. Also check the nfc and android beam settings.

bobyum said:
I tried to Beam a picture to my sister's nexus 4 with my own nexus 4 but my screen just goes back to the homescreen and the file is not transferred. But when my sister sends me a photo, it works. Also the "touch to beam" screen does not show up for either phones but my sister's phone just immediately transfers the photo.
Any help is appreciated!
P.S. We are both running Xylon latest nighly with latest Franco.Kernel.
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That's a little weird that the "Tap to Beam" screen doesn't come up for your sister; that is almost a security issue. Accidentally bump into another phone and beam a picture without any consent? I wouldn't want that. Check the NFC settings and Beam settings the Settings menu. See if they're both enabled. Check to see if there are some different settings in Xylon, too. I've never used that ROM, but there could be different permissions that NFC & Beam have by default.
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Yeah.. NFC is not working on any of the N4 devices.
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That's quite the bold statement there. NFC and Beam work perfectly on my device, as I'm sure most others.

Ümit said:
Not true! It works for me.
Make sure the bluetooth works. Also check the nfc and android beam settings.
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Ohh.. Sorry mate but can u please guide me on the same..

Missing app icons on homescreen after reboot, Nexus 7 2013 wifi (also can't enable AR

I am using a 2013 Nexus 7 wifi and am using GEL, about a week ago I rebooted the device and about half of my apps were missing from the home screen. I got them all set back up and tried another reboot and every time I reboot I lose my app on the bottom right side of the screen, I think it's a GEL issue because I used Nova and tried it and my apps were intact after a reboot, but I was wondering if anyone else using GEL has experienced this? I would like to keep using that launcher because I like it, maybe there is an updated version. One more question, whenever I attempt to enable ART runtime I get the dialog to confirm the switch to ART but when I confirm my device reboots but only a normal reboot, it doesn't do anything else, and I go back into developer options and it is still on dalvik. Has anyone experienced this issue as well? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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So many questions so little information, please tell us your rom android version kernel and mods if any.
For launcher problem i never had any apps missing issue (ever) and about art ur rom might not have it. Again not enough information to go with.
Please ignore my spelling mistakes. English is not my native language.

davidtb12 said:
I am using a 2013 Nexus 7 wifi and am using GEL, about a week ago I rebooted the device and about half of my apps were missing from the home screen. I got them all set back up and tried another reboot and every time I reboot I lose my app on the bottom right side of the screen, I think it's a GEL issue because I used Nova and tried it and my apps were intact after a reboot, but I was wondering if anyone else using GEL has experienced this? I would like to keep using that launcher because I like it, maybe there is an updated version. One more question, whenever I attempt to enable ART runtime I get the dialog to confirm the switch to ART but when I confirm my device reboots but only a normal reboot, it doesn't do anything else, and I go back into developer options and it is still on dalvik. Has anyone experienced this issue as well? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Same issue with my Nexus 7 2013 WiFi. After restart, the app at the bottom right corner is removed from home screen. I'm on GEL as well.

You all should go to the forum for the 2013 Nexus 7, not the 2012.
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Same happen to my Nexus 7 2012 Stock Root KK 4.4.2.
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If you switch between launchers you have a very strong chance of having your icons and widgets vanish - it's a different programme with different settings. Sometimes you may get lucky and somebody has set things up to import, but you may as well be hoping for a gmail account to have all of your messages from hotmail.
With regards to ART, you'll simply not have the option with stock. You may do with a custom ROM, but there are various things that will prevent the switch (particularly xposed,) and it's probably best not to use it yet anyway unless you have a particular love of reading log files and waiting twenty minutes after updating a nightly. Don't get me wrong, I actually do like going through a log, and only do updates while I brew my morning coffee, but it's probably not worth the occasional horrors for daily use yet.

Has anyone come-on with a reason or solution for this yet? Same thing happens to my Nexus 7 (2012) on both CM11 and AOKP 4.4.2 with GEL Launcher. Any app I put in the bottom right corner will disappear after reboot.
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(Q) Why can't I send or receive Emojis :'(

I currently have had the SPH-720 for a month now, bought the blue one during the BB deal over the holidays...anyways. Been flashing ROMS back and forth and currently on Sacs ROM. Now I've spent DAYS Googling and search forums all over for help on this and I keep getting the same answer. My wife recently ditched the android life and got an iPhone and every time she sends me emojis or vice versa none of them show up on my phone. I can see what emojis I send but she just gets the black diamond with the question mark and I get them on my phone when she replies with emojis. Here are ALL the procedures I've been thru to get it to work on my end cause I'm assuming it's my phone. I've download ChompSms, Handcent, GoSms, Textra and all the emoji plug-ins to get them to work and I still get the same error of diamonds. I've even tried installing the DroidSansFallBack.tff font and fallback.xml whatever and changed the permissions and NOTHING. Can anybody tell me what I should do? Tried all the latest AOSP ROMs and nothing as well, I thought it was a error with Sprint with sending MMS over WiFi but that doesn't apply with the 3rd party apps so I've heard.
Not a Noob when it comes to android phones so if it's anything "complicated" any input is appreciated.
Edit: BTW I use Kii keyboard as my default and have tried KK keyboard as well but still getting the same error
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Re flash sacs newest 4.3 rom and choose emojis in aroma installer with a keyword , I like note3 keyboard. ..no need for chomp sms...or try looking in settings in input and control and check iWnn ime
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I've tried that numerous times, wiped constantly and flashed 5.0-5.4 of sacs Rom, one of them my emojis worked but after I updated to like 5.3 I think I lost all my emojis. I can view them on Facebook, twitter, and IG but when use them in a text they don't show up.
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ryanb0225 said:
I've tried that numerous times, wiped constantly and flashed 5.0-5.4 of sacs Rom, one of them my emojis worked but after I updated to like 5.3 I think I lost all my emojis. I can view them on Facebook, twitter, and IG but when use them in a text they don't show up.
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Give 8sms from the play store a shot.. See if it works.. couldn't hurt.
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Tried it...chose it over default for awhile but like all the others...no go on emojis and I don't get it cause I can see them on social media apps perfectly fine but messaging is a no go
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I use the stock Samsung keyboard and have no issues. I hold down the voice to text key them scroll over to emoji.

Ryan does it show like this? Are you on mk2?
Hold on mic symbol then the happy face
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I have the option to pull up emojis on my stock keyboard, and have iwinnime installed but I still get the same problem. Checked it out on my moms s3 last night and she gets emojis fine but I'm like WTF..I'm lost. Here are pics between my wife's iPhone and me using the stock TW messaging app and go SMS. Now I can type emojis using keyboards and any 3rd party messaging app but she all she receives is the error of diamonds in question marks. I'm currently on MJA apparently and I'm ready to wipe the device completely, return to stock and install mk2... Idk if it will help but I'm crossing my fingers.
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You need be on 4.3 part of new update is emojis. .. just install sacs new rom then new firmware from unknownforce thread WITHOUT the new Knox bootloader
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*sigh* i'm at a lost lol, ok let me explain what i currently just did. so i used the STOCK rooted MJA Rom found on here cuz that was my current baseband at the moment this all was happened and i mentioned updating it to mk2 which i just did thru odin. So now I'm on the current mk2 baseband stock and rooted thru odin and philz recovery....I grabbed my office's ipad and loaded hangouts on there cuz that was the quickest way i could access at IOS at the time. I send a message from my s4 with emoji's on the default keyboard...via hold mic and select smileys....what do you know THE EMOJIs go thru on hangouts fine via message. So I had one of my friends with a iPhone send me emojis via sms. And here goes the Bullish** with the diamonds and question marks. I'm at A LOST!!!! I wanna install sacs latest but if I can't get the problem fixed on stock what is a custom ROM gonna do for me.
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I pulled my hair out with this too. Do you use Google Voice with your Sprint number? If so, Google somehow screws up the emojis when they handle the data. I think the other features make Voice worthwhile, so I still use it with my GS4.
My wife has a Note 3 and was using Voice and had the exact symptoms you are. We removed Voice from her Sprint account (don't just delete the app, you need to remove it from your account...see Google), and the emojis immediately began to work fine.
You might not be a Voice user, but I wanted to put this here in case someone finds this down the road.

Lol it's funny that you replied to this @nobody291 . i came across the information this morning about this google voice problem and TA-DA!!! i disabled my sprint number and can now see Emojis again.