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Google Voice is annoying...

I signed into Google Voice on my phone to check out what it was, then boom...it takes over my phone. I hit do not disturb because I think it'd revert everything back but instead it blocked all incoming phone calls/texts. So, I took Google Voice and signed out of it and now I have call screening (where I have to press 1 to accept calls) and I no longer receive texts...last I did was sign out then uninstall Google Voice. What the hell?
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To completely disable it you have to sign into Google.com/voice and disable it in the settings
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krisnicaj said:
To completely disable it you have to sign into Google.com/voice and disable it in the settings
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Thank you. Kind of annoying that I can't disable it through the app...I'll see if my phone is normal tomorrow. LOL

Since I seen that you posted that you always get off topic
Ill give you a taste of your own medicine
My nexus s 4g has a yellow tint the whites don't look half as good as on my epic
Is there anything I can do to fix that
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Me thinks someone doesn't know how to use a simple and immensely useful app/feature.
By the way, is it considered a bad thing to have Udon ramen noodles for breakfast if you're a broke bachelor?

I can't imagine using android phone without Google Voice.
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So how do you stop annoying "press 1 to accept the call" feature, and retain the functionality of transcribed VM's and SMS?

lqaddict said:
So how do you stop annoying "press 1 to accept the call" feature?
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check out call screening in the google voice settings online.

david279 said:
check out call screening in the google voice settings online.
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I edited my question after your posted, sorry.
I do like to have the functionality of SMS and transcribed VM's.
Will turning the screening off retain the above?

lqaddict said:
I edited my question after your posted, sorry.
I do like to have the functionality of SMS and transcribed VM's.
Will turning the screening off retain the above?
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Yes you will keep those services.

david279 said:
Yes you will keep those services.
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Thanks!
For some odd reason I won't get any phone calls on my nexus now.
I will start looking through the GV settings...

I would recommend setting everything up on the web. I have my number integrated and don't even have the app installed
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Your annoying I keed
Overstew said:
I signed into Google Voice on my phone to check out what it was, then boom...it takes over my phone. I hit do not disturb because I think it'd revert everything back but instead it blocked all incoming phone calls/texts. So, I took Google Voice and signed out of it and now I have call screening (where I have to press 1 to accept calls) and I no longer receive texts...last I did was sign out then uninstall Google Voice. What the hell?
Running stock GRJ90 deodexed/rooted.
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steviee7 said:
Your annoying I keed
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lol <3
Anyways, I'm wanting a visual voicemail app, but I'm 100% scared to install GoogleVoice again...

castro08 said:
Since I seen that you posted that you always get off topic
Ill give you a taste of your own medicine
My nexus s 4g has a yellow tint the whites don't look half as good as on my epic
Is there anything I can do to fix that
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Have you tried a voodoo kernel?
On another note, I use GV for voicemail and voip when I want. On the first install it took over my entire phone buy after changing settings online I got it set up the way I wanted.
tapa tapa tapa

Overstew said:
lol <3
Anyways, I'm wanting a visual voicemail app, but I'm 100% scared to install GoogleVoice again...
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<3 i think the your problem is that you integrated your number when you install it instead of continuing press skip and then it will ask if you want to sign in with your gmail and follow the steps i had the same problem do not integrate!!1!!ONE!!

I'm finally able to use Google Voice without it taking over my device. After you've removed yourself from the software. You can go to the GV settings via the internet on your computer and just choose activate voice mail instead of choosing to integrate your device. Once this is done, open up GV on your device, and the first window allows you to skip the integration portion and allows you to just use it as Voicemail. BOOM!

Award Tour said:
I can't imagine using android phone without Google Voice.
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This
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I'll try this lol. I've got like 12 voicemails and can't get to them because I don't know my Sprint voicemail PIN. LOL

Question for Sprint customers who are using their Sprint number for their Google Voice account; are your Sprint mobile to mobile or anytime minutes accurate when using Google Voice?
Reason, I have seen complaints on other blogs, pertaining to inaccurate minutes usage and wondered if any of you have experienced this.
Best Regards!

Hangouts Update

Yay the new hangouts app is out! And still can't do video over cellular!
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You can with xposed

True but I can't root this particular phone.
I'm also noticing Google plus is crashing a lot since the update.
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emart92 said:
You can with xposed
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Which module will allow this and does it actually work?
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bri315317 said:
Which module will allow this and does it actually work?
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It's the xposed module and yes it does work. Somewhere in the settings, I can't remember. I think it's in the security hacks section of xposed.

It is in wanam under security.

Does anyone know if AT&T's statement regarding allowing video chat apps that come preloaded on AT&T phones to once again work over their mobile network by the end of 2013 applies to Google Hangouts? I know they were addressing the outrage associated with them blocking Facetime...but it seems like it should apply to Hangouts also. I can't get an answer from AT&T, everyone I've talked to with customer service didn't even know what Google Hangouts was.
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It seems like Hangout uses the actual phone number from the carrier to send and receive SMS even though it was my Google Voice number that was confirmed after the update. I have tried sending SMS from Hangout but my friend did not receive it on the other end.
I had AT&T blocked all text messages since switching to Google Voice when they told me that they would only offer unlimited text message plan. Yea, I was annoyed enough to go change my number on all my friend's contact list. SMS from AT&T itself isn't blocked and those are the ones that show up in Hangout.

The latest Hangouts update allows me to use over mobile data BTW.
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JVogler said:
The latest Hangouts update allows me to use over mobile data BTW.
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Sweet I just checked mine and mine works too. Awesome

Verizon Message+ APP please

Does anyone have the Verizon Message+ APK for whatever version was immediately prior to the current version (5.6.1)? I would like to revert back until they fix the notification problems.
Thanks

I've been trying to look for this version try to out. can you upload the apk? The version prior to this is 5.5.30 http://www.androidapk.ws/app/verizon-messages-apk

Thanks, but if I download from that link, it is actually 5.5.1.
Are you looking for 5.6.1? You can get that from the play store.

Yea. Its not updated from the playstore yet. I guess they are doing it in waves. Not everyone got the update. Im still on 5.5.30

I'll pm you a link with 5.6.1.
Are you able to extract your messages+ 5.5.3 apk before you update it? It's in Device/System/app.

rotzy said:
I'll pm you a link with 5.6.1.
Are you able to extract your messages+ 5.5.3 apk before you update it? It's in Device/System/app.
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I extracted already. Send me your link and I'll add my link
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trikotret said:
I extracted already. Send me your link and I'll add my link
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5.6.3 is out. I'm having the same problem. Do you want that apk or can you get that one from the play store?
EDIT: Never mind. It looks like 5.6.3 is what I sent you yesterday.

I am not having any notifications problems like you. Are you getting the text messages but no sound?

trikotret said:
I am not having any notifications problems like you. Are you getting the text messages but no sound?
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I use Vibify to get a vibration notification when I have new messages. It does what "smart alert" is supposed to do on Samsung phones but never works. If I get a new message, phone call, voicemail, etc while I'm away, my phone will vibrate as soon as I touch it (without me having to turn it on) to let me know something new is there. With the new version of message+, it vibrates EVERY time I pick up my phone, new text message or not. It's really, really annoying. Everything else seems to be working fine, although I do prefer the old layout to the new one.

Try light flow app. You can control led, sounds and vibrations. Just set message+ to none or vibrate
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trikotret said:
Try light flow app. You can control led, sounds and vibrations. Just set message+ to none or vibrate
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Thanks, but I've found another review on the play store that says light flow is not working properly with message+ either.

Lol. I really don't this message+ that much. I was just curious about the new update. I currently use textra
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trikotret said:
Lol. I really don't this message+ that much. I was just curious about the new update. I currently use textra
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I travel a lot and the ability to receive text over WiFi is a big deal for me. Message+ is the only way I've found to do that so far.

rotzy said:
I travel a lot and the ability to receive text over WiFi is a big deal for me. Message+ is the only way I've found to do that so far.
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Agreed. It came in handy for me when I was up the mountains where the hotel had no service but only WiFi
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Would you mind sending me that 5.6.3 as well? Forever grateful.

mooniefresh13 said:
Would you mind sending me that 5.6.3 as well? Forever grateful.
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Sure. Check your PM.

Damn. I just realized that I am missing messages. I'll get the notifications on screen but it's not in the message thread lol
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I've seen multiple reviews that say that same thing. I'm happy with 5.5.30!

Did the app get updated today?
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trikotret said:
Did the app get updated today?
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5.6.5 was released today. I haven't tried it yet.

Verizon voicemail messages stop short

Just discovered an issue where once I select the voice mail message it starts playing as soon as I put the phone to my ear the screen flashes on and the voicemail stops playing - it'll play if I use speaker but not if I listen to it via the ear piece - it stops after a few seconds. Maybe proximity sensor issue?
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Remove samsung pay and your vvm will work fine. Just discovered this yesterday, what a load of crap that the OEM and carrier software don't work together.

brdsng said:
Remove samsung pay and your vvm will work fine. Just discovered this yesterday, what a load of crap that the OEM and carrier software don't work together.
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Okay so that sounds really bizarre. What in the world would Samsung pay have to do with the Visual Voicemail app from Verizon?!
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theprfct10 said:
Okay so that sounds really bizarre. What in the world would Samsung pay have to do with the Visual Voicemail app from Verizon?!
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I have the same issue.
Let's see what happens when I try to chat with tech support.
my 2 cents

equake said:
I have the same issue.
Let's see what happens when I try to chat with tech support.
my 2 cents
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LOL good luck buddy! Report back![emoji1]
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theprfct10 said:
Okay so that sounds really bizarre. What in the world would Samsung pay have to do with the Visual Voicemail app from Verizon?!
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No Clue. I just know it works. Remove it and vvm works fine, messages will play when the phone is brought to the face or when you cover sensors. Install Samsung Pay again and the vvm goes back to stopping after one-two-three seconds or when you cover the sensors.

brdsng said:
No Clue. I just know it works. Remove it and vvm works fine, messages will play when the phone is brought to the face or when you cover sensors. Install Samsung Pay again and the vvm goes back to stopping after one-two-three seconds or when you cover the sensors.
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Ok that's just weird. Wow. That's a helluva bug!
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Figures, I use both a lot!
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Me too.

theprfct10 said:
Okay so that sounds really bizarre. What in the world would Samsung pay have to do with the Visual Voicemail app from Verizon?!
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Me too.
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I didn't need to remove Samsung Pay but disabled all Use Favorite Card Settings in Samsung Pay and then re-enabling after Visual Voicemail is fixed.
Interesting bug

equake said:
I didn't need to remove Samsung Pay but disabled all Use Favorite Card Settings in Samsung Pay and then re-enabling after Visual Voicemail is fixed.
Interesting bug
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I will try this thanks
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equake said:
I didn't need to remove Samsung Pay but disabled all Use Favorite Card Settings in Samsung Pay and then re-enabling after Visual Voicemail is fixed.
Interesting bug
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That sounded like a way better fix than mine however disabling the favorite cards did nothing.

brdsng said:
That sounded like a way better fix than mine however disabling the favorite cards did nothing.
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Upon additional testing, I found that Samsung Pay app has to be running in memory for the fix to work.
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equake said:
Upon additional testing, I found that Samsung Pay app has to be running in memory for the fix to work.
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Awesome, much better than my fix. Thanks! hopefully they can fix it soon.

Holy smokes! Disabling all Use Favorite Card settings in Samsung Pay worked. However, when I re-enabled all of them it did it again. So I disabled ONLY the "Screen Off" option and now my voicemails play correctly. Thanks EQUAKE.

mcornejo_1 said:
Holy smokes! Disabling all Use Favorite Card settings in Samsung Pay worked. However, when I re-enabled all of them it did it again. So I disabled ONLY the "Screen Off" option and now my voicemails play correctly. Thanks EQUAKE.
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Root cause of the issue possibly lies in how Nougat handles security permissions since there are reports from S6/S7/Note 5 owners with the same issues when they were updated to Nougat from Samsung. Visual VM app definitely needs updating.
my 2 cents.

equake said:
I didn't need to remove Samsung Pay but disabled all Use Favorite Card Settings in Samsung Pay and then re-enabling after Visual Voicemail is fixed.
Interesting bug
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Well I'll be! Disabled screen off in Samsung Pay and YUP! Add me to the list where this worked! Sweet thanks! So much better than FDR!
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Disabling screen off still has the VM bug for me - what works for me is if you leave Lock screen and screen off on but turn off Home SCreen. Bizarre I know.

I have the issue and don't have Samsung pay....

I disabled "Use Favorite Cards" lock screen and screen off only (Left Home Screen on) and it fixed it for me.

Google messages

When I switch from Samsung messenger to Google messenger my texts will no longer pop up on lock screen and don't get the blue light around the edge. All settings are identical for notifications between the 2 apps. . It did the exact same thing on my s7. Any ideas??
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It's a native feature Google messenger doesn't have.

joe3681 said:
It's a native feature Google messenger doesn't have.
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Well that sucks, what's the point.
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Native features like this are the reason why you get phones like the S8. HD voice and ways to recall messages and what not. I know the feeling though. I think these features should be included on all phones now a day.