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Uhhh, whats the point of selling a phone with a front facing camera, if the phone doesn't come with the software right off the bat?? LOL
Anyways, is there a work around for this with one of the ROMS?
Thanks!!
theres tango in the market..qik..and you can google the fring beta for the atrix
Blame google for not having a way to video chat, not Motorola for including it on the phone.
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Uhhh, whats the point of selling a phone with a front facing camera, if the phone doesn't come with the software right off the bat?? LOL
Anyways, is there a work around for this with one of the ROMS?
Thanks!!
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Wow, great. Another person posting a new thread without even looking up anything first.
It's been everywhere, even when you go to the Motorola website and look at the Atrix it has a picture of it using Qik.
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/U...d-Services/Mobile-Phones/Motorola-ATRIX-US-EN
Oh no...boo hoo!!! Another post on a question that's been asked already?!?!? What will come of this? The intrawebz is running low on available space! Quick! Start deleting stuff!!!
Tango works cross platform.
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For one thing - the sarcasm is childish. Two, if anyone actually READ the forum RULES, it says - SEARCH BEFORE POSTING..... Its not a difficult concept. Third, all this does is CLUTTER the forum with crap that doesnt need to be here.
Tango works, but it's unreliable and compare to facetime it's crap. Google needs to make facetime for android.
Google needs to add video support to Google Talk.
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and if I want to call to someone don't have a smartphone....like samsung f480 without that software
So there is no videocall option? are they serious? not everybody have qik or other software...just a usual videocall over 3g
I think its a probleme with android and not the phone it self...
I already have the dezire z and nexus S and they have a front camera but can't do a video call to another phones without this softwares
motorola wrote a crapy motoblur and was unable to wrote a normal videocall app???
p.s. moto had a super videocall option on their phones - they can even record video!
I see video calling as one of those things that would be great to do someday but for now its just another come on gimmick. Without every single phone being able to video call (not video chat) and being compatible with all the other phones out there I see no real reason for it other than a gimmicky thing. Having said that, my wife has the iPhone 4 and she has been after me to get it also so we can video call. Like the droids, the iPhone 4 can video call but only with another iPhone 4. It may be that when they come out with the iPhone 5 this summer that it may not be able to video call with the iPhone 4.
Now, since ATT saw fit to shove an update on my Atrix that essentially locked it up even more I am seriously considering going to the iPhone 4 and make my wife happy so she can see my pretty face when she calls me. She calls me once a day to ask how I am and give me a shopping list. I can see her calling me several times a day now just so she can video call, Oh joy! And if I don't accept her request to video call I can see myself in the dog house for a while.
we really need Skype Video or Google Video Chat ASAP.
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There seems to be a lot of elitism on xda recently. This place used to be more friendly.
What is a usual video call over 3g? Isn't every video call use some sort of software. I mean I know what you mean but aren't those on really old nokia phones pre 3g? Android has quik Iphone has facetime.. windows has.. Who cares?
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Contact fring support and ask for their atrix beta. I tried posting it on another xda thread but people had problems with it...just contact them, they'll provide a link, installed fine for me.
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lol is this a first android device for some of you? ive had 4 ive never seen what you call " just a regular video call " its always been through software apps downloaded from the market.. tango/fring/qik and the others. one app i forget the name, paltalk i think, aloows for video chatrooms. if u want to video call someone who doesnt have a capable device in the first place, well nevermind. just download the apps and make some friends
the most people have a old phones, or don't have a wifi or 3g plan for internet....but they can do a video call for free...like in portugal...call's and video calls are free with all mobiles....like samsung to nokia, htc to other...withou internet plan or wifi connection....soo....
Please stay on topic - asking just about the phone capability please.
I have spent an hour searching the web and no thread indicates whether it is data only or also voice/phone capable.
I know that we can pull a phone application, but the question is if the modem is phone capable or not.
If you answer please link to your source, or share how you know.
I think for many if this is also a phone (and not just a VOIP sub-par option) it could go head to head with a Note2, with a reduced budget.
Thanks.
Even i am looking for this questions answer but not getting proper answer..Its not confirmed yet abt voice calls/sms
Add one more to the list of people who would like to know the answer to that question. I'd like to upgrade my Galaxy S, which is getting a bit long in the tooth, and I wouldn't mind to loose the back camera (I seldom use it anyway, plus I actually have a digital Point-and-shoot). Also, since I don't make that many calls, a small, cheap tablet makes total sense for me...
My guess is that, if the Nexus 7 with 3G is anything like the original Galaxy Tab (probably one of the original Android Tablets) on that department, then voice is a given. But you never know if the modem is crippled in any way...
Also, since we're on this topic, any news if the launch date is global, or only for the US? And if the 3G will be Europe-friendly, for that matter?
Miguel
I have used Line 2 on mine, so I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Interested in knowing too.
Interesting topic..i've plan to upgrade my n7 to n10 or n7 3g..
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This is exactly what I would like to know. Is there hardware that needs to the N7 to make it 3g capable or will Google send and an update to current N7 owners?
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Is there hardware that needs to the N7 to make it 3g capable or will Google send and an update to current N7 owners?
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As far as I know, currently shipping N7s completely lack any kind of 3G-capable hardware. It's simply not installed, period. And, since that hardware it's a tiny chip with even tinier contact points that needs to be soldered at manufacturing time (not to mention the rest of the supporting hardware, including the antenna, and already supposing the PCB actually has the required traces in place, which may or may not be the case), then ANY currently N7s being sold will never be 3G capable by themselves. Unless someone develops some kind of dongle to be added, though I don't even know if that's possible...
So, unless I'm terribly wrong, to get an N7 with 3G, you'll need a new one.
Now, one question that popped into my mind in the meanwhile. There was at least one review that took the N7 apart that found out the PCB for the N7 actually has a mounting area for a back camera, and probably all the PCB traces are in place, too. At the time, the reviewer said it could have been a leftover from the design phase, or something that had to be cut back due to the target cost. With these new SKUs popping up, do you think Google will eventually throw the back camera in at some point?
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i,ve asked google customer support several days ago on this same question but not yet get an answer. one thing i,m certain is that this all depends on the modem.that is, the modem may be data connection capable only, or may also be capable for making voice calls.
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i,ve asked google customer support several days ago on this same question but not yet get an answer.
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How did you manage to do that? I've been all over Google's support pages and have found nothing that even remotely looked like an e-mail address where we could ask for questions. Or a support form, for that matter...
any news regarding that? i really want to know!
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any news regarding that? i really want to know!
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My guess is, unless someone can get their hands on one of them before November 13th, we'll have to wait until at least then to get this question answered.
Also, a bit OT, but does anyone know launch dates for all countries? It would suck so much to have to cross the border just to get my hands on one... Right now, you can only get the 32GB Nexus 7 in Portugal (we completely skipped the 8GB and 16GB versions, they were never even available, though the good news is that we got the 32GB version along with the US), though only through retail (no Play Store for anything other than apps).
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How did you manage to do that? I've been all over Google's support pages and have found nothing that even remotely looked like an e-mail address where we could ask for questions. Or a support form, for that matter...
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I can't remember very clearly . i just playing around at android.com looking for some customer support page,where i could ask questions via email since i am not at us. i finally made it at some page like 'my order'. i filled in some personal info,and managed to sent out my question to google. the 'order id' field was not required, but after that i was not able to find the page anymore. the support pages really sucks. just toooooo much links and i keep jumping everywhere and finally get lost,
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If its no voice calls then i will not buy i guess,better i will buy galaxy tab 2 but NoT sure but on gsmarena.com they mentioned that ONLY DATA,NO VOICE CALLS on uppar side of specs.
I have been trying to find the answer to this question as well without any luck. Would be nice to get this confirmed or denied in a official way but i guess we wont know untill nov 13th
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How did you manage to do that? I've been all over Google's support pages and have found nothing that even remotely looked like an e-mail address where we could ask for questions. Or a support form, for that matter...
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here the response from google customer support: The Nexus 7 3G version currently does not have a built-in phone app, so it will not be capable of making any phone calls. It has 3G data connectivity and Wifi as of now and currently may be used with any carrier that supports GSM/UMTS/HSPA+.
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here the response from google customer support: The Nexus 7 3G version currently does not have a built-in phone app, so it will not be capable of making any phone calls. It has 3G data connectivity and Wifi as of now and currently may be used with any carrier that supports GSM/UMTS/HSPA+.
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Still can't find anything besides a "send feedback" link over at Android.com. I think you were extremely lucky
Anyway, that reply might be a good thing after all: we all know the phone app is disabled for the N7, it has been said before. However, as someone also already mentioned, it's usually possible for people to enable that app, even if you need a custom ROM for it. So, assuming the whole "does not have a built-in phone app" thing only means "we didn't enable voice capabilities because, frankly, it would cannibalize our other offerings, but the underlying hardware is perfectly capable of doing that" (not that you would actually hear anyone from Google saying that, or have them write that down... lol), we'll be golden.
Is any way you can reply to that e-mail and specifically ask which is the baseband/chipset they will be using for the data capabilities? If we had that tidbit of information, we should be able to know if voice could be unlocked or not...
What a way to start my day, with a hopeful news... Nice!
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Still can't find anything besides a "send feedback" link over at Android.com. I think you were extremely lucky
Anyway, that reply might be a good thing after all: we all know the phone app is disabled for the N7, it has been said before. However, as someone also already mentioned, it's usually possible for people to enable that app, even if you need a custom ROM for it. So, assuming the whole "does not have a built-in phone app" thing only means "we didn't enable voice capabilities because, frankly, it would cannibalize our other offerings, but the underlying hardware is perfectly capable of doing that" (not that you would actually hear anyone from Google saying that, or have them write that down... lol), we'll be golden.
Is any way you can reply to that e-mail and specifically ask which is the baseband/chipset they will be using for the data capabilities? If we had that tidbit of information, we should be able to know if voice could be unlocked or not...
What a way to start my day, with a hopeful news... Nice!
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i reply the customer support's email with another question but they didn't give me the direct answer!
my qusetion was:
"thanks for your kindly help. would you tell we if the hardware modem itself supports voice calls? as you know,in android,a 3rd party phone app could take the work of the built-in phone app. so lack of built-in phone app really doesn't matter much. eager for your reply and thanks again!"
their response:
" The N7 3G version can be used for Voice over IP calls, such as Skype, or Google Voice, etc but you will not be able to use the tablet as a phone. Hope that helps."
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their response:
" The N7 3G version can be used for Voice over IP calls, such as Skype, or Google Voice, etc but you will not be able to use the tablet as a phone. Hope that helps."
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I think that kind of confirms where the blogsphere is currently on this topic.
No cell for us
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How did you manage to do that? I've been all over Google's support pages and have found nothing that even remotely looked like an e-mail address where we could ask for questions. Or a support form, for that matter...
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Google Contact Page
Device Support Number 1-855-836-3987
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I think that kind of confirms where the blogsphere is currently on this topic.
No cell for us
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Technically No...
It doesn't answer whether or not the modem(radio) inside the device has been limited (hardware wise) to only a Data connection.
The N7 runs the tablet version of Android, which means the Phone Feature (dialer, etc) has been removed.
The phone dialer you see on some tablets, are custom to that manufacturer, not added by Google.
What we need to know is if the Hardware part of the N7 will allow for a Voice connection to be made. If so, then the Software part can be added back in. Which I'm sure if the hardware needed is there, then the many geniuses here on XDA will quickly make the Dialer appear
And I might be completely mistaken here, but SMS should be possible since its Technically Data, and only requires a Phone Number to route the messages. If SMS is possible, I would be happy with just that, as I do not use voice (if I needed to, I have a cell for that, which I pay an extreme amount for, but only make on average 2 calls a month) - But this would also require the SMS app be added back into the N7 firmware.
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I think it all come down to Waiting... Waiting for the device to be release, and someone taking it apart to see what its capable of.
Since Google employees people in their service department that are not completely "Tech" savvy, I don't think we can take any answer they give as fact.
I called them the other day, and asked about the Modem/Radio within the Nexus 7 3G.. and The CSR answer was "No you can not plug a Phone Cord or Ethernet cable into the device, and if you want to listen to the radio you must download a 3rd Party App or Try our Google Music service, but it's not a radio" - Couldn't help but laugh uncontrollably for 10min straight.
Can anybody who has the LTE version try to flash through Titanium backup the dialer app from the Nexus 4 ?
If we're lucky (luckier than the 3G version) the new chipset may allow us to make calls...
I ordered mine today but obviously would love if someone can try before it even arrives (Then I'd be a taker of Android 4.3's dialer for Nexus 4)
Actually Nexus 4's phone.apk is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388928
If one of the lucky few with a LTE dares trying...
Also the SMS/MMS (messenger app) wonder if that works on the LTE version?
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Actually Nexus 4's phone.apk is available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2388928
If one of the lucky few with a LTE dares trying...
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Doesn't install, my Nexus 7 LTE isn't rooted at this point so I can't test further than this.
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Also the SMS/MMS (messenger app) wonder if that works on the LTE version?
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Go SMS Pro works just fine if you install it from the play store, and it's free.
Without it (or any other sms app) the Nexus 7 can only receive sms but it cannot send any, otherwise it just works the same as any regular phone.
I guess it may be possible to forcefully install and dialer and make some calls, assuming you would use a headset to talk and the baseband firmware has no restrictions about it.
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Doesn't install, my Nexus 7 LTE isn't rooted at this point so I can't test further than this.
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Go SMS Pro works just fine if you install it from the play store, and it's free.
Without it (or any other sms app) the Nexus 7 can only receive sms but it cannot send any, otherwise it just works the same as any regular phone.
I assume it'd be possible to forcefully install and dialer and make some calls, assuming you would use a headset to talk.
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Normal gsm Voice calls would be awesome but if the 2012 N7 is anything to go by I don't think it will be possible... Fingers crossed though. :fingers-crossed:
It would be like "Welcome to the oversized Nexus 4 club" lol
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Normal gsm Voice calls would be awesome but if the 2012 N7 is anything to go by I don't think it will be possible... Fingers crossed though. :fingers-crossed:
It would be like "Welcome to the oversized Nexus 4 club" lol
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Keep in mind that the device does not have a motor, therefore it is incapable of vibrating, so you cannot have a silent/vibrate mode on the Nexus 7 to use it to receive calls in a meeting or anywhere you'd need to stay quiet.
I think that you are better off using a phone along with the tablet.
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Keep in mind that the device does not have a motor, therefore it is incapable of vibrating, so you cannot have a silent/vibrate mode on the Nexus 7 to use it to receive calls in a meeting or anywhere you'd need to stay quiet.
I think that you are better off using a phone along with the tablet.
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You could set it to ring though presumably?
Sorry off topic. The new ASUS FONEPAD 7 is a device to consider for someone who wants something along these lines.
Pity they didn't see fit kit it out with the 2013 N7 internals, it would have been a great device. As it is it will probably give 2012 N7 like performance.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/asus-fonepad-7-hands-on-2013/
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You could set it to ring though presumably?
Sorry off topic. The new ASUS FONEPAD 7 is a device to consider for someone who wants something along these lines.
Pity they didn't see fit kit it out with the 2013 N7 internals, it would have been a great device. As it is it will probably give 2012 N7 like performance.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/asus-fonepad-7-hands-on-2013/
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Yes, you can set it to ring since it has speakers.
It's a shame that you can't use it for calls though, it lowers the value of the LTE variant :/
The modem isn't so bad though, I kinda wish the tablet had haptic feedback...
Also since I have been playing with both the LTE and Wifi variants, somehow the LTE variant has much faster wifi (I get about 98mbits on the LTE version from my router and only 65mbits on the wifi variant) I guess the wireless chip may be different in both devices (even though they share the same specs on paper except for the phone radio of course). Something to keep in mind.
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Yes, you can set it to ring since it has speakers.
It's a shame that you can't use it for calls though, it lowers the value of the LTE variant :/
The modem isn't so bad though, I kinda wish the tablet had haptic feedback...
Also since I have been playing with both the LTE and Wifi variants, somehow the LTE variant has much faster wifi (I get about 98mbits on the LTE version from my router and only 65mbits on the wifi variant) I guess the wireless chip may be different in both devices (even though they share the same specs on paper except for the phone radio of course). Something to keep in mind.
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I always buy the cellular models even if I do not intent using the function most of the time.
http://phandroid.com/2015/02/26/exclusive-verizon-nexus-6-march-12-android-5-1-volte-support/
Does voLTE require a hardware upgrade or is this potentially a feature that all n6s can enjoy?
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T-mobile is actually testing VoLTE on N6. I think it will be in the OS. Time will tell.
Band 12 volte and WiFi calling I hope but I'm more interested in performance and battery improvements
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Does voLTE require a hardware upgrade or is this potentially a feature that all n6s can enjoy?
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It's all software side.
Phandroid=Clickbait
When in doubt remember the rule above.
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Phandroid=Clickbait
When in doubt remember the rule above.
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While that may or may not be accurate they at least have some good news. I won a Nexus 9 from them during the 20 days of giveaways in December so they aren't all bad.
As far as 5.1 goes if its out on VZW then it will be out on all Nexus 6's as far as I'm concerned. Whether or not google posts the ROM devs can likely extract the files and incorporate them into a ROM. Let's see what happens because I would like to use B12 and WiFi calling on T-Mobile. I know T-Mobile has to enable some things in their end for it to work but at least we would have the software here ready and waiting.
With all the issues the N6 has on Sprint I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon wants that fixed before releasing on their network. Maybe the texting and call issues are CDMA related rather than Sprint specific?
I've had my N6 on Verizon for months, and everything works perfectly.
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I've had my N6 on Verizon for months, and everything works perfectly.
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Same, with the exception of the network extender. On the extender, no 3G data and the signal indicator goes wonky. It also tries very hard to connect to an outside tower rather than the extender...
Hope they fix the data icon and connections taking long to actually connect
Have Verizon actually got a n6 with 5.1 or is it just hearsay.
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Have Verizon actually got a n6 with 5.1 or is it just hearsay.
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Well, at this point, until the device is announced, it's just hearsay.
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Hope they fix the data icon and connections taking long to actually connect
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Hell, my wifi doesn't want to connect if I toggle it off, then back on later. Gotta do a reboot most times.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/verizon-nexus-6-march-5-1-t3041938
Some discussion at the thread above.
Edit: hit return too quick.
I don't recall seeing anything official from Verizon or Google that it will be 5.1. I think that's what everyone is guessing based on the features posted by Verizon for the phone, T-Mobile comments and that 5.1 has been spotted somewhere in the world on some handsets. I'm looking forward to it as I have a lot of problems with WiFi and Bluetooth which I hope this will clear up. Also, if rumors are true and we get wifi calling, band 12 (t-mobile customer) and VoLTE, all the better.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/verizon-nexus-6-march-5-1-t3041938
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Pfft, our thread was first
kvnhmmd said:
Hell, my wifi doesn't want to connect if I toggle it off, then back on later. Gotta do a reboot most times.
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Yes that's exactly what I have to do ..
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Yes that's exactly what I have to do ..
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Are you still on stock rom with this issue?
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Are you still on stock rom with this issue?
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Yes I'm on stock 5.0.1 and it seems to happen also on any custom rom
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Yes I'm on stock 5.0.1 and it seems to happen also on any custom rom
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I am on the T-Mobile variant
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Yes I'm on stock 5.0.1 and it seems to happen also on any custom rom
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I'm on Chroma 5.0.2 with the newest radio file (as of this post) with the issue. Glad I'm not the only one
Just realized the stock dialer doesn't have native video calling (that I can find).
What are some good alternatives? I'd like it to be a fully functional dialer / contact app as well.
google dialer has video calling ? well you could use google duo.
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google dialer has video calling ? well you could use google duo.
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No, that is my mistake. I thought it did. I'm surprised OP didn't include it natively.
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No, that is my mistake. I thought it did. I'm surprised OP didn't include it natively.
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Google Dialer doesn't have video calling.......so......????
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Google Dialer doesn't have video calling.......so......????
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So back to he original question. What's a good contact/phone app replacement available to replace the OP dialer. I assume because of TouchWiz I can't just transfer the apk from my old S7 to my OP5 (default Samsung dialer supports video calling natively).
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So back to he original question. What's a good contact/phone app replacement available to replace the OP dialer. I assume because of TouchWiz I can't just transfer the apk from my old S7 to my OP5 (default Samsung dialer supports video calling natively).
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Perhaps Google duo.
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Perhaps Google duo.
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Unfortunately, it doesn't support other native apps like the Samsung dialer. Unless the other person has duo, I can't contact them much
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Unfortunately, it doesn't support other native apps like the Samsung dialer. Unless the other person has duo, I can't contact them much
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What.. So say Samsung device A and HTC device B both just have a video calling in built to the dialer- not necessarily the same service or app, then you two can video chat!?
That's awesome!!
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What.. So say Samsung device A and HTC device B both just have a video calling in built to the dialer- not necessarily the same service or app, then you two can video chat!?
That's awesome!!
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That exact scenario worked for me and my wife actually lol.
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That exact scenario worked for me and my wife actually lol.
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Wow, now I see why everyone wants this feature.
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Wow, now I see why everyone wants this feature.
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I am a proud oneplus fan since the first device but recently due to some circumstances I used a Xiaomi device for couple of months. I bought a oneplus 5 and was disappointed to see no video calling. The fact is that we pay for the internet for 1, 2 month or 3 months plan depending on our usage, similar to the plans now being offered by Vodafone and Airtel as well.
The only difference is that Jio provided unlimited Voice calls (over LTE) which other carrier don't (They have started now, but 300 minutes per day is the limit which is reasonable. But the calls are over 2G network only)
The video calling feature that people are dying for is actually a call made over the LTE band. Even if you disable the Mobile Data & Wifi, it works. It works regardless of internet access, which is a very handy feature to have.
The video call will work as long as your LTE network is in range. Now tell me, who won't love this?
You can make a call across devices like Xiaomi, Samsung & HTC, etc.
Please look into this concern and help.
In the US, this "native" video calling isn't in high demand. Everyone on Apple uses FaceTime, everyone else uses either Skype, Duo, Hangouts, etc.
Google is making a big push on Duo. The latest Google Dialer will supposedly support Duo (just Google latest Dialer).
Whatever Dialer you get, it will likely not use your native networks video calling feature. You may have to look into custom roms.
The stocked texting app doesn't even allow for single thread group messages, either!!
On all my Mi volte devices, there is video call option in stock dialer.
Just found Op5 does not!
Well others are suggesting duo, Whatsapp etc., thing is they all use data... While video call on jio, as I was using.... Needed not to activate data.
I use WhatsApp, everyone has WhatsApp unless they've been living under a rock.
free and stable.
A very good video calling app which you can have a look at is: R-HUB HD video conferencing servers. This is easy to use plus offers 30 way HD video conferencing.