Hey so i recently converted. Back in symbian (XM 5530) I used to have an app that'd conveniently record all calls/messages (after playing back my msg) if i didn't pick up for like 40seconds. all the messages would be stored offline.
Now i see all kinds of 'visual voice mail' and the likes apps on market but i can't find an app with this simple functionality. Is there such an app? (i'm on SGS2 ). I don't want to use my operator's voicemail and Google Voice doesn't work here.
I hope 'theres an app for that'.
Please share android gurus.
Hullomail is a great voicemail app.
Does it work in any of the 200 countries beside the US/UK? caz i'm not living there
To clarify, i want something offline. an offline app, my crappy symbian phone had one such app. It's simple mobile101. Something that picks up a call if i don't pickup for like 30 secs. plays a message and records the user message to memory. I dont want to pay extra to my operator for voicemail.. I dont want to go through lengthy processes and new services to route my friend's calls/recordings.
Something offline. on the phone. that does't need internet to run. doesn't cost monney and works in asia
milkywayer said:
Does it work in any of the 200 countries beside the US/UK? caz i'm not living there
To clarify, i want something offline. an offline app, my crappy symbian phone had one such app. It's simple mobile101. Something that picks up a call if i don't pickup for like 30 secs. plays a message and records the user message to memory. I dont want to pay extra to my operator for voicemail.. I dont want to go through lengthy processes and new services to route my friend's calls/recordings.
Something offline. on the phone. that does't need internet to run. doesn't cost monney and works in asia
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Asia kinda big still for what country do you need it to work in?
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Asia kinda big still for what country do you need it to work in?
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Pakistan to be precise. but Like i mentioned in first post. I used to have an app on symbian that'd record all calls offline (no internet, no voicemail operator BS) . It'd just pick up a call if i didn't pickup for 30,40 seconds , play my msg and let them record their msg. All offline, no internet required, no 3rd party call forwarding, so regardless of locality, if such an app exists, it shud work everywhere.
It's a simple task but I couldn't find any app for this simple task on android market which is a bit surprisng, considering how sucky symbian is and how it lacks apps support but it had that app and it is a pretty primary task, i can't use GV, or any third party internet/call-forwarding app.
Was wondering if anyone knows an offline line app that'd do thi ssimple task.
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I am looking for an offline version (replacement) of the stock Voice Dialer and Voice Search features.
My situation:
I am not always online with my phone. I have it on a Pageplus plan and not Verizon. My plan only has 50MB of data, so I just leave the data connection off and use WiFi all the time. When I am driving or away from a Wifi spot I can't utilize either feature because they require a live data connection to work. It is very inconvenient to have to turn on data just to voice dial a phone number or voice launch an app. The same thing applies with the keyboard that has the microphone to do 'voice to text'. All these features are linked and require a live data connection.
I have tried a couple market apps that have the voice features, but they require a live data connection also.
Does anyone know of an offline solution to this problem?
Voice interpretation software is too large, therefore its done on a remote server somewhere. Best of luck finding a solution. I hate to say it, but the outlook is bleak.
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Voice interpretation software is too large, therefore its done on a remote server somewhere. Best of luck finding a solution. I hate to say it, but the outlook is bleak.
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Rubbish - Microsoft managed it years ago on the WinMo devices and managed to cram in voice dialling, application starts, statuses & even media selection into a 7MB app. I would be more than happy to lose 200MB to an SD card to have this functionality offline and with some of the processing power available in our hands now, I totally refute that theory of the software being too large given that it was done (and very well) over 6 years ago with Microsoft Voice Command 1.6. If they've made Maps now available offline with caching, this same functionality MUST be possible with Voice Actions; even if just limited to a set of commands such as voice dialling, starting applications & selecting media as what synaptyc was referring to.
Yeah this would be very good!!!
i am looking 4 an app like this as well!!
I did find an app that can do basic stuff..
But it can't reply back to you.. ;(;(
It should be pre-installed with your phone!!
Its called voice dialer, it can open apps
and call people and thats about it!!
androidboss7 said:
Yeah this would be very good!!!
i am looking 4 an app like this as well!!
I did find an app that can do basic stuff..
But it can't reply back to you.. ;(;(
It should be pre-installed with your phone!!
Its called voice dialer, it can open apps
and call people and thats about it!!
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synaptyc said:
Request:
I am looking for an offline version (replacement) of the stock Voice Dialer and Voice Search features.
I have tried a couple market apps that have the voice features, but they require a live data connection also.
Does anyone know of an offline solution to this problem?
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You can try my app. It works offline. Application is named VoiceButton. You can find it in GooglePlay.
I think this is what you need.
I've searched on Goolge, XDA and many other android forums but fail to find a proper Answering Machine app for Android. By Answering Machine I mean the app that acts like a voicemail residing on the phone - I can see many so called Answering Machine apps which auto-respond to calls via predefined SMS <- this is NOT what I'm looking for.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Visual Voicemail?
Yes. Google Voice.
Google Voice has not started in India. I need an offline - standalone app which is not affiliated with any online service.
i don't think there is one mate..... the old symbian Nokias did...
that was because they were able to send sound directly to the caller ... i dunno if its a hardware limitation ... i really hope someone can figure that out...
i remember used to be able to play songs straight to my conversation so they can feel the base and treble more clearly...i miss that function...also the app with background noises to fake ur surrounding.....
i wonder if N8 can do this...?
***EDIT**** oops i realize u meant online service... nevamind... hehe ignore my RANT
Answering machine app? Isn't it just the voicemail itself with pre-recorded greeting message?
Or visual voicemail like someone mentioned before.
Edit: I see you need an offline service. The ones I know all all either bound by carrier or need internet.
Calling developers
When I had a symbian phone, things were so easy. I used IVCM (interactive voice call master) to handle incoming calls.
This app is near to perfection, it can distinguish callers (in address book, in some whitelist, in a blacklist, unknown callers and, last but not least, private numbers)
For any of those you can define a suitable treatment, invoke the answering machine after xx seconds, play a notification then hang up, forward the call to another number, play the busy tone, and more options.
Furthermore you can schedule the behaviour, so the phone switches to answering machine at once during the night, let only friends reach you in the evening etc...
Outgoing messages can be personalised by address group, country (=different language!), friends, private number callers etc..
It can also record a call (incoming, outgoing or both) without beeps.
This is a call to the Android developer community. Please build us an app with a similar usability, picking things up where IVCM stopped.
I will be your first customer and prepared to pay well for it!
Have you tried youmail from android market?
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yep, I had the same kind of soft on my symbian, it was called Advanced Call Manager (ACM). The same soft exists for Android, so I tried it, but no answering machine on the Android version. I asked the developer team, and they told me it's not possible on Android.
this is confirmed by several posts
forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1533213
groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/e8904c82a2c4a333?pli=1[/url]
it's the only feature I miss since I switched over from my symbian phone
youmail? the would be something to post in the android section of xda not the vibrant section. Also since you are looking for India specific stuff it would get a wider audience of people around the world
Hi there
I was looking for the same, and found a old solution.
The Name is airvoice, but works only on rootet Phone and only on the old Android Hero mobile.
I asked the developer to continue his great work. He seems to be dissapointet, that so many people votet his app so bad in the market.
So if you guys also try to contact the developer (through the contact inf's on the Market) maybe he will continue?
Greetings to you all!
ivi
See here: http://www.androlib.com/android.application.cn-airrunner-voicerecorder-pipx.aspx
Also there is a ongoing discussion on the same topic on android stackexchange.
Sorry,can insert a link as a newbie open android.stackexchange and search for "Answering Machine on Android"
might be of interest to some one
bram
back to symbian
Highfly2 said:
When I had a symbian phone, things were so easy. I used IVCM (interactive voice call master) to handle incoming calls.
This app is near to perfection, it can distinguish callers (in address book, in some whitelist, in a blacklist, unknown callers and, last but not least, private numbers)
For any of those you can define a suitable treatment, invoke the answering machine after xx seconds, play a notification then hang up, forward the call to another number, play the busy tone, and more options.
Furthermore you can schedule the behaviour, so the phone switches to answering machine at once during the night, let only friends reach you in the evening etc...
Outgoing messages can be personalised by address group, country (=different language!), friends, private number callers etc..
It can also record a call (incoming, outgoing or both) without beeps.
This is a call to the Android developer community. Please build us an app with a similar usability, picking things up where IVCM stopped.
I will be your first customer and prepared to pay well for it!
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same here..!!
i used BEST ANSWERING MACHINE on symbians, for answering my calls during my work time, and i used to listen and respond accordingly to the recorded calls. i seriously think symbians was the smartphone,
androids not.
i dont want ease of facebook on the go, i want ease of phone on the go. i want SMARTphone, not the handy pc for accessing rich websites on the go.
i ended up buying a second hand nokia e72 for managing my life while mm on work,
i have android ASUS ZENFONE 4.5
and Apple 5s but nowhere i found reliable answering machine,
the solution i found is going back to symbians to manage my calls.
Sony Xperia Z series have built in Answering machine... I know that can be ported to other rooted Android Phones as well. But dont know how to do it.
If some God can port this.iT ll be great and I am Ready to Pay. Or Somebody guide me.. with how to Mod Links.I'll try.
I used to have the Note3 LTE ..I loved it very much..but no ans machine..so now i bought Xperia Z and Happy LIfe..
No more unattended calls from unknown numbers.
i found this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pmiyusov.mvm&rdid=com.pmiyusov.mvm
2 things that i found with this, the caller could here the greeting, but the greeting is played out loud in the phone,( so cant be used in meetings) and it failed to record the message( i did not tinker with the settings, so cant really say that the app is non-functional). BUT this does look like someone is trying, so kudos to the developer.
I use a galaxy s3 with installer version of cyanogen.
Im looking for this too. I had the app call Autopilot answering machine on my n82 (maybe now it has been abandoned). Just let me explain the feature of this app because it cannot be compared to 100% to Google Voice:
1) You can record your own voice as the answering machine to block call and play your own voice when someone call you. Example "Hello dude I'm not available right now please leave a message". Of course I was able to set only specific contact with that voice.
2) the app able to auto record voice too.
3) perhaps this is hardware limitation because the app can mute your mic when answering machine is executed (so that the receiver only can hear your answering machine voice).
I was looking for this app for a long time. I dont think it exist. Maybe not possible.
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Can anyone help me have that?
Developer prefer to dev game because it is useful than visual voicemail. If you want to use voicemail, you can come back to Symbian.
Forward incoming calls app is the solution to me
Hello, I've been looking for that too.
I think that an alternative may be to divert the call to a mailbox a voip service or conventional telephone answering service.
This will cost and will require an extra line (or the use of electronics own line desk), but it is what I mean when possible.
For this I will use a call forward app with rules, as QuickCallForward or other, with more filtering rules. Some app with whitelist, blacklist, unknown, scheduler for use in specific times and days.
You maybe interested in the "LVoicemail" project at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/app-lvoicemail-t3485750/page1
Hey guys, i am an android app developer looking for a new project. I know users often have apps that they wish someone would make that we overlook. Do you guys have any suggestions for apps that you would like to see in the google play store in the coming months?
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Hey guys, i am an android app developer looking for a new project. I know users often have apps that they wish someone would make that we overlook. Do you guys have any suggestions for apps that you would like to see in the google play store in the coming months?
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A nice money management app like money tab! most money management apps are not tablet friendly, with a nice layout like falcon pro! ahh, dreaming in nice, im still waiting for an app like that
Have you tried Mint?
How about an ipod management app for tabs with usb? That'd be great
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Hey guys, i am an android app developer looking for a new project. I know users often have apps that they wish someone would make that we overlook. Do you guys have any suggestions for apps that you would like to see in the google play store in the coming months?
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How about an equivalent of n-Stream That's only for the iPad. You can read there are a lot of people who want it for android (like me).
pendragon11 said:
Have you tried Mint?
How about an ipod management app for tabs with usb? That'd be great
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I would also be really interested in an ipod manager. It's the only thing I can't do with my tablet that really bothers me.
It would be kinda cool to have a video player with a notepad type thing underneath
I used to set up a netflix window and a word window like that on my pc so you can either take notes or watch tv while working
ipod manager would be hard to build right off
starting it as an mp3 player manager or really a storage utility that focuses on exteral devices with cloud plugins (ftp, dropbox, skydrive, drive, etc)
Note taking app
How about a note taking app, that is versatile in the sense that it allows to edit written text, and allows you draw graphs and type equations with a stylus? Something like NOTABILITY for the ipad
Answering machine app
If this already exist please advise.
The app would:
If the phone is not answered after a set number of rings;
answer the call;
play a message (Please leave a message);
use the voice recorder to record the call;
and save internal or to sd card.
Just like common answering machines do now.
Why bother with voicemail.
If you have unlimited minutes if doesn't matter.
If you have prepaid like I do, you pay when you call to get your voicemail anyway.
Calls are stored on your phone.
More secure, better privacy.
I just hope this is not a stupid idea.
dlw1146 said:
If this already exist please advise.
The app would:
If the phone is not answered after a set number of rings;
answer the call;
play a message (Please leave a message);
use the voice recorder to record the call;
and save internal or to sd card.
Just like common answering machines do now.
Why bother with voicemail.
If you have unlimited minutes if doesn't matter.
If you have prepaid like I do, you pay when you call to get your voicemail anyway.
Calls are stored on your phone.
More secure, better privacy.
I just hope this is not a stupid idea.
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I'm digging this.
On the Internet no one knows you're a dog
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dlw1146 said:
If this already exist please advise.
The app would:
If the phone is not answered after a set number of rings;
answer the call;
play a message (Please leave a message);
use the voice recorder to record the call;
and save internal or to sd card.
Just like common answering machines do now.
Why bother with voicemail.
If you have unlimited minutes if doesn't matter.
If you have prepaid like I do, you pay when you call to get your voicemail anyway.
Calls are stored on your phone.
More secure, better privacy.
I just hope this is not a stupid idea.
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I think there aren't api functions for that
Root would be required
Though you should be able to make something that calls, downloads and deletes your voicemail
It would dial out (apps do that) with pauses and whatnot record calls (apps also do that)
Though that's really the easiest way
Unless you just use Google voice (or setup your own voicemail server) and download them that way
Honestly gv is the easiest way to go and at best you're hacking something specific to your firmware
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dlw1146 said:
If this already exist please advise.
The app would:
If the phone is not answered after a set number of rings;
answer the call;
play a message (Please leave a message);
use the voice recorder to record the call;
and save internal or to sd card.
Just like common answering machines do now.
Why bother with voicemail.
If you have unlimited minutes if doesn't matter.
If you have prepaid like I do, you pay when you call to get your voicemail anyway.
Calls are stored on your phone.
More secure, better privacy.
I just hope this is not a stupid idea.
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I think this is a great idea. I am going to look into it and try making it. I will send you a PM if I make it.
engineer_kev said:
How about a note taking app, that is versatile in the sense that it allows to edit written text, and allows you draw graphs and type equations with a stylus? Something like NOTABILITY for the ipad
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One day I will make this app. Unfortunately i currently lack the experience to do so. A note taking app was the idea that got me interested in developing Android apps.
Over the last year or so I have been weening myself off of my Verizon feature phone. The journey didn't need to be anywhere near as arduous as I made it out to be, but for a time I had competing goals that sent me in different directions. Here's what I finally settled on. Before you read any further understand that, to my knowledge, this will only work in the US and it will cost you about $5.50 a month for unlimited calling.
Device: Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0(US)
Kernel: TerraSilent 1.3.5 courtesy of Dark_Balor
ROM: Icy Fusion release version 2.3 courtesy of Klin1344
CPU governor: SmartAssV2
Scheduler: deadline(no idea why but this scheduler works markedly better than others for this task)
Min CPU speed: 400MHz(Skype stutters if set lower)
Max CPU speed: 1200MHz
Wi-Fi Sleep Policy: Never
Apps needed for this: Skype, Google Voice, SetCPU(requires root)
Sign up for Google Voice. The settings are rather spartan, but the key issue that people encounter is that they need a phone number. Yes, Google Voice let's you choose a number but that is not tied to a device. What Google wants is for you to give out your Google Voice number and have that ring your cell phone, home phone, work phone, etc. but what if you have a Samsung Galaxy Player without a phone number? Skype, but more specifically we'll need pay features.
Sign up for Skype. We need two things for this to work and for it to be relatively cheap. First you'll need a calling plan from Skype(I chose unlimited US and Canada for $2.99 month to month). Once you have that you will see offers to purchase a Skype Number for 50% off($30 a year after discount). Once you have those items you can go back to Google Voice, click on Settings, under the "Phones" tab click "Add another phone" and then have Google Voice call you to verify that your Skype Number is yours.
The really cool part is that Skype let's you display your Google Voice number when you dial in Skype so the Skype Number essentially disappears. When someone dials your Google Voice number it will ring on your Galaxy Player, your PC(if you run the Skype client), or any other number you specify.
The downside
You're locked into Skype. No matter how you slice it it won't be free unless you forgo the Skype Number and calling plan which obliterates any hope of dialing to phones. If you opt for the calling plan then skip on the Skype Number you're forced to wait for someone to call, miss it, get the notification of a missed call, then dial them back. The Skype app itself has been buggy in the past. Running the Skype app 24/7 definitely cuts into the performance of our devices since they are at the far low end of the hardware spectrum. Can you multitask? Yes. Is it pretty? Not really. I can be assured of not missing a call and listen to music, but if the device syncs other application in the background then everything else beyond music and Skype grinds to a halt for a good 20-30 seconds.
You'll need to manually add your contacts to Skype.
It costs money. This point cannot be understated. It may be less than $6 a month but some people may not want to tack on the price of two trips to Starbucks for something they would rarely, if ever use. There are a lot of apps that will let you make calls for free and even if the quality or limitations blow free is still free.
Using a BT headset with the Skype app is hit or miss. The latency is noticeable.
But what about GrooveIP or Google Mail calling?
Amazing app in that it seamlessly works with Google Voice and Google Contacts, but I never got decent call quality. I could always hear everyone crystal clear(really, it was amazing quality), but no one could hear me all that well. I tried for months to make it work, but I could not replicate some success other Android users experienced even if I copied their settings. Skype worked almost immediately and people love the quality. Additionally I love taking calls on my PC with Skype. Yes, you can use Gmail(on a desktop) to make and receive calls but my experience was that that is more of an oddity than a solution. I can't get Gmail calls to be loud enough and I've had countless experiences where I close a tab(Gmail) thinking I was done with it only to miss a call. The stand alone Skype application for Windows combined with the Android Skype app is the best solution I have found.
"My device pissed all over itself. Skype sucks."
The Galaxy Player is ridiculously underpowered even compared to the Samsung Galaxy S. I have gotten Skype to work well by throwing almost everything else overboard. I was messing around with Winamp and for some reason Skype kept signing out and nothing I did short of a reboot would get it to sign back in. I uninstalled Winamp and all of the sudden I can Skype, play music, and use Firefox at the same time with no issues other than Firefox being noticeably slower than usual. Phones from 2010 sucked. The Galaxy Player is below the standards of a phone from 2010. You will need to treat Skype delicately to say the least.
I set up an ipbxes.org account and linked my SIP to google voice so I can just use the native dialer in android with internet calling. it's a lot less power-thirsty than skype and has a much better interface IMO. plus you don't need credits.
halomademeapc said:
I set up an ipbxes.org account and linked my SIP to google voice so I can just use the native dialer in android with internet calling. it's a lot less power-thirsty than skype and has a much better interface IMO. plus you don't need credits.
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Awesome solution. I settled on Skype because it was brainless and worked with software I already enjoyed(Skype for desktop Windows). I tried Ekiga(my only venture into VOIP outside Mumble/Teamspeak/Ventrilo) a few years back but I didn't like it for some reason. Anyway, if you have time I'd love to see a write up of what you did.
halomademeapc said:
I set up an ipbxes.org account and linked my SIP to google voice so I can just use the native dialer in android with internet calling. it's a lot less power-thirsty than skype and has a much better interface IMO. plus you don't need credits.
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Wait, can you tell me the process to making the native dialer work? And what is ipbxes.org? When I enter the url it says "Webpage not available."
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Wait, can you tell me the process to making the native dialer work? And what is ipbxes.org? When I enter the url it says "Webpage not available."
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I think the "i" was an accident. The correct website is "pbxes.org". You will have to be on a non-stock-based ROM ICS or JB to use the native dialer. Open the dialer, Menu -> Settings -> at the bottom, "Internet Calling" -> enter credentials for SIP account.
Mevordel said:
I think the "i" was an accident. The correct website is "pbxes.org". You will have to be on a non-stock-based ROM ICS or JB to use the native dialer. Open the dialer, Menu -> Settings -> at the bottom, "Internet Calling" -> enter credentials for SIP account.
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Aw man, I HAVE to have Nebula/LinICS?
I know of a better simple way of doing it (making the sgp into a phone). I
There is a device called gmate and basically what you do is you take sim card (tmobile or at&t are the only carriers that use a gsm signal) put ur sim into the gmate and it just bluetooths the signal to your device. There you have it now your sgp is a phone
Please read more into it their is a thread on here somewhere
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Here in the UK the carrier "3" and if I'm not wrong also GiffGaff sell a MI-FI to tether their 3G to any wi-fi capable device.
Hello!
Is there any free app which records recieved/sent text messages (default app/hangouts/whatsapp) aswell internet activity. Also it must be able to send e-mails or access it online so the teenager doesnt know of such app.
Theres teenage kid whos not getting her phone useless I can get some kind of app on her phone...
I tried KidLogger, but it doesnt support text messages in free version.
Stiflerlv said:
Hello!
Is there any free app which records recieved/sent text messages (default app/hangouts/whatsapp) aswell internet activity. Also it must be able to send e-mails or access it online so the teenager doesnt know of such app.
Theres teenage kid whos not getting her phone useless I can get some kind of app on her phone...
I tried KidLogger, but it doesnt support text messages in free version.
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There are many security apps for android that do just what you want that people put on their own phones to find it when it has become lost or stolen. The best options may likely be paid apps but you definitely get what you pay for.
The most secure versions that I have seen are installed on a "rooted" phone where they can be installed to the system partition of the Android OS and remain hidden and unaccessible to the user. When installed this way I think that even a factory reset will not remove them where as all apps added normally will be wiped out.
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Keylogger/Parental control
Stiflerlv said:
Hello!
Is there any free app which records recieved/sent text messages (default app/hangouts/whatsapp) aswell internet activity. Also it must be able to send e-mails or access it online so the teenager doesnt know of such app.
Theres teenage kid whos not getting her phone useless I can get some kind of app on her phone...
I tried KidLogger, but it doesnt support text messages in free version.
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Many parental control tools can be used by you such as iKeMonitor. This software can record text messages, phone calls WhatApp and websites visited and it runs in total stealth mode. You don’t have to worry you kid will detect because it’s hard to find out. You can have a free trail.
Key loggers are against the law in many places and as such against the rules. Thread closed