[Q] Change phone number format - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

when I receive a call from an unknown number it shows something like XXX-XXX-XXXX, which I believe is american phone format
how can I change this to brazilian phone format? (XX) XXXX-XXXX

My question now is.... Is this thing really necessary and important for you? In Europe we have no line or space? So what? Can't you make a call because of that "issue" ?
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Yes it is. Its much easier to identify a number that I dont have in my address book and where did that call came from.
And now I not allowed to want to customize my phone to my preferences?
Wow that's new. I thought that was a huge android selling point.
And what does that have to do with making calls?
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Exactly, that have nothing to do with the calls and your phone is working. And I'm pretty sure that nobody will give you an answer to your question.
Try other call manager from Play
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It might be linked to region in buildprop or something along those lines

demlasjr said:
Exactly, that have nothing to do with the calls and your phone is working. And I'm pretty sure that nobody will give you an answer to your question.
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guess what? my nokia 1100 is also working and making calls...
Does it hurt you to simply say "this is not possible on android"?

respider said:
guess what? my nokia 1100 is also working and making calls...
Does it hurt you to simply say "this is not possible on android"?
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it is possible as I saw this problem last year over at the s1 forum, I just can't remember the solution

Go to the Settings of your phone and change the locale to anything besides English (US). Eg. English (UK)

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[Q] How can I be able to call my wife again?

Hello, fellow GS2 users! I am in need of help. Unfortunatly, I am unable to call my wife's number anymore (which is a real shame). I am on Cognition 1.30, so I figured I'd restore to the previous cognition where things were fully functioning (1.20). Same thing. I'm not talking about the call going straight to voicemail, as it would do if the recieving end were turned off. When I make an attempt, I hear about a milisecond of the *call in progress* tone, but it then instantly disconnects. I can call other people just fine. It says 'call forwarding activated' or whatever, but it's always said that. Any tips / suggestions? Thanks!
Work out how you did it and post the info, you could make a fortune with this
I would pay
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Maybe someone doesn't want to take your calls?..
I had same thing in that when I called my friend it would ring for a split second then cut off, he changed his rom and I was able to call no probs..so maybe it isn't your end that's the problem?!..
Did your wife activate call-forwarding on her phone ? Maybe she redirected all incoming calls to a non-existent number ?
Her phone is kinda wonky... its an x10. I need to put a new ROM on it.
It does sound like the problem is at her end. Check to see if she's accidentally black-listed you, or "accidentally" black-listed you
Xephrey said:
Her phone is kinda wonky... its an x10. I need to put a new ROM on it.
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Or get a new wife who would actually pick up the phone and reply ?
Sp1tfire said:
Or get a new wife who would actually pick up the phone and reply ?
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Lols!!!
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Try whistling. They are supposed to get you a sammich when that happens.
But yeah, on a serious note;
Try seeing if she's accidentally blacklisted you. And try seeing if the problem exists ONLY between your phones;
(Try calling another number from YOUR phone, try getting another number to call HER, try calling YOUR number from HER phone, and all other permutations and combinations until you get to know where the problem lies)
Thank you all. This thread has been awesome.
try checking if u had install any call blocker or droidwall that can blacklisted some numbers/id
if not do lemme know how you manage to do that so i can have good excuse not to call my wifey when i'm out with friends cycling !
I flashed a new ROM on her phone, which ended up fixing the issue, but a few days later, the same thing started happening.
Can you check whether your number is in her rejected number list?
I'd suggest checking if she blacklisted you.
Seriously, 39482049348 replies with the same suggestion and people are still replying saying the same . Including me, yay!
How does one go about checking that?

[Q/discuss] Securing Download Mode Boot

I'm on of those who curious if my Ace got stolen/missing and wanna prevent anyone from flashing via ODIN/download mode. CWM would be a different story for me.
Is there anyway to secure it with an authentication module/additional pre-boot img? 10 key PIN would be wonderful enough to have. I guess it has something to do with creating our own bootloader?
autotomy said:
I'm on of those who curious if my Ace got stolen/missing and wanna prevent anyone from flashing via ODIN/download mode. CWM would be a different story for me.
Is there anyway to secure it with an authentication module/additional pre-boot img? 10 key PIN would be wonderful enough to have. I guess it has something to do with creating our own bootloader?
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I think you will find that if you get your operator to block the Imei the phone will not usuable what so ever.
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Jekle ace that's a really cool idea,,, but india the operators never take actions in case of a stolen phone, they only take action if you are VIP or something, there are hell lot of procedures like filing police complaint filling up loads of forms etc...
i think third party apps like "where's my Droid", or any other good Antivirus cum security system app could come handy in these situations
er.davinder said:
Jekle ace that's a really cool idea,,, but india the operators never take actions in case of a stolen phone, they only take action if you are VIP or something, there are hell lot of procedures like filing police complaint filling up loads of forms etc...
i think third party apps like "where's my Droid", or any other good Antivirus cum security system app could come handy in these situations
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Never knew that sorry. Yeah where's my Droid is a feasible option but you will need to have GPS and data on as later versions of android aren't allowed to switch on hardware functions
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Where's my Droid won't be useful when your SIM is already switched out.
Jekle_Ace said:
I think you will find that if you get your operator to block the Imei the phone will not usuable what so ever.
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Hi, thanks for all the replies. I'll quote this one.
Really unusable? I didn't know that You mean black listing the IMEI?
Is it unusable after being flashed via Odin and then being inserted a new SIM from another operator? Sorry for a lot of questions.
autotomy said:
Hi, thanks for all the replies. I'll quote this one.
Really unusable? I didn't know that You mean black listing the IMEI?
Is it unusable after being flashed via Odin and then being inserted a new SIM from another operator? Sorry for a lot of questions.
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Just see how hard out is to change/repair the imei in these forums. Imei blocking is the best way to permanently block the phone from working within the country.
In the UK IPhones which have been reported lost or stolen often get sipped overseas, particularly to the USA where they will usually
work.
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sms not reading out names or text

Hi all.
First off a great site here. I am new to android (well not strictly true I did have the Desire when it very first came out and I hated it sold it after a week) Any way I am now converted to Android from Iphone. So I am a complete and utter noob
I have got the the S2 and what a phone, never miss a phone call or antenna problems on this puppy.
So my problem is when I get a text msg it only reads out the number of the person and does not read the actual txt. When I get phone calls it tells me who is ringing. This is a problem for me as I want this for when I am driving. Please help.
I have not rooted my phone yet as I said I am a complete noob. Does not look as easy as jailbreak.
Thank you very much. Look forward to your response and no doubt I'll get told off for reposting but I have looked now for 3 days
This phone can do this? I would like to know how to set this up.. I would love for the phone to tell me who is calling...please tell me how to do this...I am new to the Droid as well...came from BB...
roided said:
Hi all.
First off a great site here. I am new to android (well not strictly true I did have the Desire when it very first came out and I hated it sold it after a week) Any way I am now converted to Android from Iphone. So I am a complete and utter noob
I have got the the S2 and what a phone, never miss a phone call or antenna problems on this puppy.
So my problem is when I get a text msg it only reads out the number of the person and does not read the actual txt. When I get phone calls it tells me who is ringing. This is a problem for me as I want this for when I am driving. Please help.
I have not rooted my phone yet as I said I am a complete noob. Does not look as easy as jailbreak.
Thank you very much. Look forward to your response and no doubt I'll get told off for reposting but I have looked now for 3 days
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Homeuser66 said:
This phone can do this? I would like to know how to set this up.. I would love for the phone to tell me who is calling...please tell me how to do this...I am new to the Droid as well...came from BB...
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Double press/tap HOME key to bring ON Voice Talk.
Turn ON Driving Mode.
Hit the MENU button --> Settings -->Scroll down --> Voice Talk Settings --> "TICK" Show body of message.
I suppose that should solve your problem
(It sometimes takes a while to read out the message depending on your connection..so plz be a lil patient Cheers)
Not really the same thing. There should be a way in android to have it announce who is calling or just texted you without leaving in driving mode constantly. Symbian used to have this,but I don't believe Android does.
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lgkahn said:
Not really the same thing. There should be a way in android to have it announce who is calling or just texted you without leaving in driving mode constantly. Symbian used to have this,but I don't believe Android does.
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I just use Tasker for this, though some would balk at spending on an app worth 5 dollars for a phone worth a hundred times that =)

[Q] Registering your samsung phone

Hello,
I just noticed i can register my samsung phone on the website of samsung, but now im wondering what this does?
What advantages do i get when i register it?
i registered a few mins ago, but got no confirmation, i guess ill have to wait untill they confirm its a genuine samsung phone or something with my product code?
*edit* Im talking about this: http://www.samsung.com/sg/mysamsung/product/myssMyProductRegist2.do?page=PRODUCT.REGISTRATION
I think you will also be able to register divx. It's in settings/ about phone/ legal information/license...
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I have read something about .. tracking your phone when it was stolen by gps.. but i really dont know... this would be very nice though
löwenhertz said:
I have read something about .. tracking your phone when it was stolen by gps.. but i really dont know... this would be very nice though
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i can track my phone already.
by using samsung dive: http://www.samsungdive.com/DiveMain.do
You need to enable it in your settings and have a samung account!
But thats not what i mean, check first post with link of what i mean
Does anyone know the benifits please
Thank you

[Q] can't make any call neither incomings

Hi I have installed slim 4.2.1. rc1 official, Andr version 4.2.1 baseband I9300XXELKC. Having troubles with all calls, I cant make any and can't receive neither. On the top left corner appears icon saying that all calls are being forwarded.
What it can be and how to fix it?
Thank you very much advance for an answer :-/
reinstall the rom and it might help
or try unrooting and rooting your phone again and installing the rom again
i'm not a pro i'm still a beginner
Metros79 said:
Hi I have installed slim 4.2.1. rc1 official, Andr version 4.2.1 baseband I9300XXELKC. Having troubles with all calls, I cant make any and can't receive neither. On the top left corner appears icon saying that all calls are being forwarded.
What it can be and how to fix it?
Thank you very much advance for an answer :-/
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Did you follow install instructions properly ie. Format data and system?
Go to call settings and see if the call forwarding option is enabled. If not then reinstall the rom properly or try a different rom
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noraizrox said:
Go to call settings and see if the call forwarding option is enabled. If not then reinstall the rom properly or try a different rom
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Yes thanks to all - i installed everything the right way and do not have any call forwarding enabled in the menu. The phone has been blacklisted and now i have to reflash it. Does anyone know what exactly should be flushed into my brick ? I bought it on the street cheaper than usually, that's why now I have a problem. Please send me PM if someone has more experience than I do.
If the phone has been black listed then there is nothing you can do apart from learn not to buy dodgy phones from dodgy people on street corners.
You can go to the police and return the phone to the owner, he must be looking for it
In most cases not, since it's usually insurance fraud (especially the ones in boxes with ths stickers still intact)
Why do people buy a 500€ phone on street corners? How about warranty etc?
Samsung does not have to fix your phone, the seller does.
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Hello everyone, i was asking if is there way to reflush it, no tellin me go to police or return to owner. Don't be smart guys. Really smart answer didnt appear yet ......
d4fseeker said:
In most cases not, since it's usually insurance fraud (especially the ones in boxes with ths stickers still intact)
Why do people buy a 500€ phone on street corners? How about warranty etc?
Samsung does not have to fix your phone, the seller does.
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Metros79 said:
Hello everyone, i was asking if is there way to reflush it, no tellin me go to police or return to owner. Don't be smart guys. Really smart answer didnt appear yet ......
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You have already been told,, if it is blacklisted then you can either go to police, report it as stolen/fraudulent and see if they can help you resolve it, or you could get your money back from the seller.
You won't get any other answer here

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