Hey Folks,
I've got a question about calling someone on your contact list. I've only found two ways to make a call:
1) Go to your phone book and press down on the contact for a second. This brings up a menu where you can select the option to modify the number before making a call. From there, just hit the call button.
2) Go to your phone book and tap on the contact and that takes you to an Info page. From there, you can tap the number and it will call. Not to complain about it, but this requires a bit of finesse. There's a TON of space on the screen to have a call button.
Is there something I'm missing? Neither of these options is any good.
1. Press the contact pic n you get a mini menu option to call, txt, it email
2. Download a dialer app-personally, I'm using dialer one. On contact list it has a green button by the name to call instantly. Also has smart dial function; so u can spell contact name using number pad and find contact
3. Create shortcut on home screen for ur fav contacts
1. Long press on homescreen
2. Choose shortcuts
3. Direct Dial
4. Choose the contact you want
5. If you want to call them, just tap on that shortcut from your homescreen directly
I put a bunch of my direct dial contacts in a folder so i can call them with 2 taps essentially
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Sprint Hero
Firmware 1.5 (stock)
I have searched for it, and I see no answers....
Problem: I have a contact in "people" named "john smith". "john smith" has a number (or two, or three) entered in for his contact already, let say his "mobile" number. "john smith" calls me and I say "hey where are you calling from?" he tells me he is calling from home. So now I would like to add that number to his contact. I cannot find a way to do this.
I have tried going into "people" then finding the contact, and going into "edit", I've tried pushing and holding everywhere to hopefully find a menu, i've looked in the "menu" and the "add" button looks promising but no go.
The manual says:
1. Display the entry in People
2. Scroll down the screen and tap: ADD>PHONE
3. Tap the type of phone number you want to add (for example, HOME or WORK)
4. Enter the phone number and tap: SAVE
...This sounds great, but when you click on MENU and then click on ADD it asks you to "select a default action".
I know I could add this in my contact entry for "john smith" through gmail, but you would think that I could also do this through my phone, it woould make more sense.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
-AndyS-
If you go in via the people widget, and you select a particular contact - one way is to select the three parallel bar button at the bottom of the widget - you can then select the person from the list after this (it defaults to the list). Selecting the contact should show the details for that person. From there, if you hit physical "menu" button, it will present options including "edit". Click on the "edit" option on screen, scroll to the bottom and click on "Add details".
thanks bluehawk, I had forgotten that I posted this.
and forgotten to thank you.
On my Captivate I had the ability to add a Direct Dial icon to my screen, allowing me to call someone with one press of a button. I was using Launcher Pro, and am not sure if it was that launcher of the Samsun firmware that gave me the ability to add that shortcut.
However, on the Atrix, also running launcher pro, I don't see an option anywhere to add direct dial, as in its missing from the list of things to add.
I can add a contact to the page, but then there's a second step needed to actually dial the number.
Any thoughts on how I can get around it?
Nobody? Am I the only one who ever used the direct dial function?
I did it too, cant find it on atrix either
Had the same problem, here's what you can do:
Get the [free] app "Folder Organizer lite" from the market...Then go to the create a shortcut menu, and select Folder Organizer item - pick Direct Call / Direct Text etc. from the next menu and you're good to go. Works great! There is built-in functionality with Blur but I find it to be very flaky / hard to setup.
This worked! Thank you very much. Now I'm 100% happy with the phone!
phobos512 said:
Had the same problem, here's what you can do:
Get the [free] app "Folder Organizer lite" from the market...Then go to the create a shortcut menu, and select Folder Organizer item - pick Direct Call / Direct Text etc. from the next menu and you're good to go. Works great! There is built-in functionality with Blur but I find it to be very flaky / hard to setup.
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how did you get this to work? after i make the contact in the app, I keep getting the error message that "shortcuts were only available in the paid version" whenever i click on the new contact .
Animated widget is pretty cool too. I can direct dial or text any contact in my book from a single widget. The other app that worked well was anycut.
Rezznor said:
how did you get this to work? after i make the contact in the app, I keep getting the error message that "shortcuts were only available in the paid version" whenever i click on the new contact .
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You don't make the contact in the app. You just add a shorcut like you would any other on your homescreen (so press and hold and select shortcut), in the shortcuts menu there is an option for folder organizer items, select that and then select direct dial from the list.
AsSiMiLaTeD_77 said:
On my Captivate I had the ability to add a Direct Dial icon to my screen, allowing me to call someone with one press of a button. I was using Launcher Pro, and am not sure if it was that launcher of the Samsun firmware that gave me the ability to add that shortcut.
However, on the Atrix, also running launcher pro, I don't see an option anywhere to add direct dial, as in its missing from the list of things to add.
I can add a contact to the page, but then there's a second step needed to actually dial the number.
Any thoughts on how I can get around it?
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I don't know what is an issue here but I'm running LauncherPro as well and on my Atrix speed dial works just fine. Simple press dialer and old any button except 1 which is voicemail.
Does anyone know how I can configure the native SMS to run Google voice?
I do not have unlimited texting so I use Google voice to send and receive texts.
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Hrm- well sorry to state the obvious - but you have Google Voice installed on your phone?
1. Open Google Voice.
2. Press your menu button (physical soft button on the phone).
3. Press more.
4. Press settings.
5. Press sync and notifications.
6. Press Receive text messages.
7. Press Also via the messaging app.
Not done yet. Now you need to check your setting from a computer.
1. Go to Google Voice Inbox on your computer.
2. Go to options (upper right corner - the little cog).
3. Choose voice settings.
4. Under the Phones tab (the first tab) scroll down to the bottom and check to see that "Recive text messages on this phone" is selected. If it is- cool. If it is not - then select it.
5. ?????
6. Prosper.
I hope that that works for you. That's the best I got on the subject.
thepolishguy said:
Hrm- well sorry to state the obvious - but you have Google Voice installed on your phone?
1. Open Google Voice.
2. Press your menu button (physical soft button on the phone).
3. Press more.
4. Press settings.
5. Press sync and notifications.
6. Press Receive text messages.
7. Press Also via the messaging app.
Not done yet. Now you need to check your setting from a computer.
1. Go to Google Voice Inbox on your computer.
2. Go to options (upper right corner - the little cog).
3. Choose voice settings.
4. Under the Phones tab (the first tab) scroll down to the bottom and check to see that "Recive text messages on this phone" is selected. If it is- cool. If it is not - then select it.
5. ?????
6. Prosper.
I hope that that works for you. That's the best I got on the subject.
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Did all that and went into native sms to send a message but receive pop-up "message failed. Would you like to retry?"
Thunderbolt
I mistakenly set my wife's cell number as her "default" number. Therefore, that number is automatically dialed when I click on her contact widget.
Question #1: Is there any easy way to CLEAR that default number setting so that I am given the list of all of her numbers when I click her contact widget again?
<As a workaround, I am aware that I can delete her cell number and retype it. Just looking for an easier way!>
Question #2: Is it possible to have the default text phone number be different from the default dialing phone number?
Press and hold the number that you want to make default. A menu should popup saying "Mark As Default", click on it.
As for Default Text Number, I'm not sure that it exsists....
Good Luck!
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Press and hold the number that you want to make default. A menu should popup saying "Mark As Default", click on it.
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Thanks, I know I can do that but my goal is to clear the default number and NOT set another one as the default.
1 widget does both
it is not hard to just delete the widget then long press on screen select widget then select contact quick task select contact (your wife),then on home screen click the + button for phone, select her name, pick which number you want it to dial then hit done, then do the same for text click the + button for which text number(can even be a different phone number) you want to text to, hit done and you will have a widget that you can do either phone or text her from the home screen.
Is there any way to set speed dial for this phone? search by can't find it
You could:
1. Add a contact to your favorites
2. Put a shortcut to "Call Direct" that contact right on a home screen
If you want the dialer to have an option like "long press #2 to dial a person" then you might need to use a different dialer.
Ok. But somenone tells me that is possible to have speed dial with a long press on a dial number (3 for example), and configuring the name of the contact taht you want to call. But that does not work for me...
No. You just can add Favorite People on the homescreen. This option miss for me. HTC have the best Call Options.
I don't really mind having no speed dial, I haven't used it much on my previous phone anyway.
With, I don't know what you call it, when typing the numbers corresponding to letters, the contacts get displayed (I think HTC called it smart dial a long time ago), and the call history right there I find I'm not using speed dials at all.
I'm not a heavy call user though...
Speed dial is not available on Android 2.3.x. It will be on ICS
You should use another dialer. I recommend DW Dialer (& DW Contact)
On home screen, add a shortcut to your contact number. Then just press it to dial.
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Thanks! While I wait for ICS , I'l use the favorites.
One alternative option until ICS arrives:
Try swipepad and add the options to directly call to these contacts.
Then you can, with a single movement, even without needing to open the Phone application, call them.
I just discover the application. Not sure regarding performance impacts but the usability it gives is great.
It does have speed dial. Just long press a number then set it up.
xperia
when i upgrade my room, speed dial was disapper :| I use KA sspeed