Using Android Tablets / Phones without calling feature - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Good day,
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 GT P5100, and installed CM10.1 quickly.
I am just using this for reading and do not want any of those sim card detection or phone feature on my tablet.
I want to remove the Emergency call feature also.
Basically, I do not want my tablet to detect any GSM network for using the phone feature and also want to remove that Emergency call feature.
I want to remove the calling feature from my tablet.
Anyone knows how to? I am just using this tablet with WiFi. Thats all.

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If you are rooted and you know somewhat what you're doing, you could try deleting the Phone.apk in /system/app. But only if you have a backup method in case something goes wrong.
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Texting With Heywire Questions

I gave up on sideloading an App for texting on my Sony S tablet, so!
I am using Heywire free texting, I have all the notifications set to let me know when a text comes in. But it never notifies me of incoming texts.
Anyone know of a better texting program that we can use on a Sony Tablet S or how to fix the Heywire?
Oh yes I am running Android 3.2.1
Thank you
Sandy
spoilingpets said:
I gave up on sideloading an App for texting on my Sony S tablet, so!
I am using Heywire free texting, I have all the notifications set to let me know when a text comes in. But it never notifies me of incoming texts.
Anyone know of a better texting program that we can use on a Sony Tablet S or how to fix the Heywire?
Oh yes I am running Android 3.2.1
Thank you
Sandy
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I use Text Me and it work like a charm! And it notifies me!
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.textmeinc.textme&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS50ZXh0bWVpbmMudGV4dG1lIl0.
Text Me
So far I like the Text Me, but again no notifications. I have the Wi-Fi set to never turn off even when the tablet is snoozing. I have the notifications turned on in the Text Me program. Still no notifications, what could I be doing wrong and the volume is turned up too lol.
I like that the program has options like larger fonts and things that part is great!!!
Thank you in advance
Sandy
I bought textab a while ago and its amazing!
(I can't link to the market as I apparently have the stink of noob on me. Oh well, google time for you lol)
There's a lite version too if you just want to try it first.
** edit- with textab you just use your current android phone #. With both devices connected through bluetooth you get all texts on the tablet instead.
It works great and I'd reccommend it to everyone, but its probably not what you're looking for.
I use MySMS which texts through your phone. It links using wifi
You should also be able to send texts without a phone using Google voice
I get notifications from both
I just installed heywire, and I get notifications just fine. Maybe there is something wrong with your tab.
I've been using Tablet Talk, and it's great. You can connect via wifi or bluetooth. When I get home in the evening, I connect my tablet to my Evo 3d, throw the Evo in a cradle, and don't touch it until morning. I get notifications for texts and phone calls through the app on my tablet. I'm curious how other apps compare though. This is the only one I've tried.
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Mysms doesn't do phonecall notifications. I'm going to check out tablet talk
Any one else try textab and find their wifi constantly drop and connect until you disable textab/bluetooth
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[Q] Touchscreen issues

Hello, recently i have changed the touchscreen of this x10i. The new one works correctly, but when the phone is locked, the touchscreen stops working, and only works after removing the battery. What can it be? Can it be a software issue? Im using stock android 2.3.3, clean install..
Can it be a driver related issue? I guess the phone receives the signal to turn off the touch, but it doesnt receive it to turn on. I would take a log, but im a noob a it. If anyone could help me.. Cheers
Anyone?
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[Q] Galaxy S3 problem after another JB update

Hello
Maybe someone could help me. After another new update of JB (I had 3 updates during last 3 months), under settings menu, in accessory, there is no earphones checkbox, I just realized, that it dissapeared, I don't know on which update it dissapeared.How can I resolve it.I added the picture. My Galaxy S3 isn't rooted.
Another thing I would like to ask is: Will mobile data turns off in sleep mode? If Yes - good, if No - how to do that?
Thanks
Enable Page buddy in settings _ display
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Thanks, but it didn't solved the whole problem, the earphones still missing.
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Need advice to return or not.

Background
- I picked up a S4 Sunday with a upgrade on another line in my plan. I then transferred the S4 to my unlimited plan.
My reverse phone time line is S3 <-Thunderbolt <- Incredible
I rooted it and installed clean ROM, then learned that the bluetooth won't auto connect to my cars stereo. I have to manually go into settings and check "media audio" every time I turn the car off. I tried the "bluetooth auto connect app" which does it's job but it's still annoying since I have to turn the screen on every time I sync (plus the app can mess with wife speeds/connection).
I tried every combo of resetting, and factory resets for the phone and my car (subaru 14).
I tried different bluetooth system apks, but no luck. CM10 rom worked but I'm not a fan of cm10 (it's exactly the same on my S3).
This bluetooth thing is annoying as I'm in and out of the car all day and don't want to fiddle with it.
Plus I'm not sure now if the S4 is worth burning my 2year upgrade over my S3, should I wait 4 months for something better. The only thing that stands out is IR remote and camera.
Any other S3 owners have advice? Am I being too much of a baby about the bluetooth?
Thanks.
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S4 camera issue
anyone here got s4 camera issue?
Forgetfull said:
Background
- I picked up a S4 Sunday with a upgrade on another line in my plan. I then transferred the S4 to my unlimited plan.
My reverse phone time line is S3 <-Thunderbolt <- Incredible
I rooted it and installed clean ROM, then learned that the bluetooth won't auto connect to my cars stereo. I have to manually go into settings and check "media audio" every time I turn the car off. I tried the "bluetooth auto connect app" which does it's job but it's still annoying since I have to turn the screen on every time I sync (plus the app can mess with wife speeds/connection).
I tried every combo of resetting, and factory resets for the phone and my car (subaru 14).
I tried different bluetooth system apks, but no luck. CM10 rom worked but I'm not a fan of cm10 (it's exactly the same on my S3).
This bluetooth thing is annoying as I'm in and out of the car all day and don't want to fiddle with it.
Plus I'm not sure now if the S4 is worth burning my 2year upgrade over my S3, should I wait 4 months for something better. The only thing that stands out is IR remote and camera.
Any other S3 owners have advice? Am I being too much of a baby about the bluetooth?
Thanks.
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grab some cheap NFC Tags. Im loving the GS4
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aaronlee1979 said:
anyone here got s4 camera issue?
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whats your issue?
Patients is often rewarded
I'm not coming from the S3, I upgraded to an S4 from a Galaxy Nexus. I would encourage you to give the S4 custom ROM developers time to hone the ROM's to address these kinds of issues. The combination of Samsung, Android and Verizon is almost always going to manage to screw up some parts of the OS, interface and/or functionality, but the hardware is great and it seems like things are moving quickly in the custom dev community to fix issues. It sounds like some ROM's have addressed this BT issue. I would think a TW ROM may address this issue soon. I'm still trying to be patient for a fully functional ROM with stock Android base.
If you wait 4 months for a new model, it may have same issue and then you would have to wait a couple more months for a custom ROM that does everything you want it to.
If there's a reason to return it, make it about the lag it has. NFC tags will solve your issue.
With NFC would I still have to take my phone out of my backpack/pocket/suitcase to "bump" the nfc chip?
The phone connects fine it just doesn't auto enable the "media audio" option.
Yup have the same problem with connecting my phone's bluetooth to my car stereo. I had to manually connect the audio everytime. There is a work around app on the play store called A2DP volume by JimRoal. The app forces to turn on the audio connect and works automatically. Also can automatically launch apps apps once bluetooth connected i.e. pandora.
mugenfa5 said:
Yup have the same problem with connecting my phone's bluetooth to my car stereo. I had to manually connect the audio everytime. There is a work around app on the play store called A2DP volume by JimRoal. The app forces to turn on the audio connect and works automatically. Also can automatically launch apps apps once bluetooth connected i.e. pandora.
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So I don't have to turn the screen on (this was the method with "bluetooth auto connect"), it'll do it without any input from me?
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Forgetfull said:
So I don't have to turn the screen on (this was the method with "bluetooth auto connect"), it'll do it without any input from me?
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screen doesn't have to be on.
1) Phone in pocket
2) Bluetooth auto-connect
3) Automatically launch apps (if set)
4) ??????
5) Profit
theidoctor said:
grab some cheap NFC Tags. Im loving the GS4
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whats your issue?
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My auto focus doesnt work very fast
mugenfa5 said:
screen doesn't have to be on.
1) Phone in pocket
2) Bluetooth auto-connect
3) Automatically launch apps (if set)
4) ??????
5) Profit
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Gear S + Tab S 10.5

Struggling to find any instructions on how I connect my Gear S to my Tab S 10.5
Doesn't pair with it, sees it as a Bluetooth device but wont connect....
Any clues please, cant really get much use from the watch until I can set it up the right way
Please help
Cheers
Lee
here http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/help/tab-4-pairing-gear-s-t2942839
or maybe this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/help/pairing-tab-s-t2925150/page2
try the guide in there maybe it can help you , but this guide not work with me , if u have any other guide can u tell me too? i have tab 3 7.0 don't want to pair. thanks...
Hitsouka said:
here http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/help/tab-4-pairing-gear-s-t2942839
or maybe this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s/help/pairing-tab-s-t2925150/page2
try the guide in there maybe it can help you , but this guide not work with me , if u have any other guide can u tell me too? i have tab 3 7.0 don't want to pair. thanks...
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After much prodding, Samsung admitted that neither of their tablets work with the Gear S officially. It's stupid, and the reason why I bought and am now returning my Tab.
Workarounds like the ones for non-Samsung devices are your only option.
All you can do is raise awareness on social media and hope they'll push updates to fix this.
you can't connect it with tablets as it will make you reset the watch over and over again. It is very annoying, I was going to connect it to my computer via bluetooth and use it as a microphone when i found out.
I was able to get 90% functionality by editing my build.prop on the Tab S. Of course this means you have to root the Tab S. I set the model to SM-N910A, which is an AT&T Note 4. I also had to change the characteristic to phone instead of tablet. Next I reset the Gear to factory and was able to pair it with Gear Manager. Email works perfectly and all apps seem to work. But, call forwarding and text do not work. I can use the Google SMS app if I add it to the notification in Gear manager but this does not provide for responding directly from the Gear S.
This is better than just Bluetooth connectivity and I am still working on how to get the remaining functions working. Also, I set the characteristic back to tablet after completely pairing to fix the force close when trying to get to the system settings menu on the Tab S. It doesn't seem to have any I'll effect of the Gear S but it is needed during the initial pairing with Gear Manager.
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naplesbill said:
I was able to get 90% functionality by editing my build.prop on the Tab S. Of course this means you have to root the Tab S. I set the model to SM-N910A, which is an AT&T Note 4. I also had to change the characteristic to phone instead of tablet. Next I reset the Gear to factory and was able to pair it with Gear Manager. Email works perfectly and all apps seem to work. But, call forwarding and text do not work. I can use the Google SMS app if I add it to the notification in Gear manager but this does not provide for responding directly from the Gear S.
This is better than just Bluetooth connectivity and I am still working on how to get the remaining functions working. Also, I set the characteristic back to tablet after completely pairing to fix the force close when trying to get to the system settings menu on the Tab S. It doesn't seem to have any I'll effect of the Gear S but it is needed during the initial pairing with Gear Manager.
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How did you get the build prop edits to stick after a reboot. What Specific Edits did you use.
ro.product.model=SM-N910A (stock is SM-T705) and ro.build.characteristics=phone (stock is tablet)
I used build prop editor from Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor
You have to choose menu, edit then edit the lines above for the edits to survive a reboot. I also have call forwarding working after a call to AT&T. They reassigned my IMEI from my note 4 to this number and it started working.
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naplesbill said:
ro.product.model=SM-N910A (stock is SM-T705) and ro.build.characteristics=phone (stock is tablet)
I used build prop editor from Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.apps.build.prop.editor
You have to choose menu, edit then edit the lines above for the edits to survive a reboot. I also have call forwarding working after a call to AT&T. They reassigned my IMEI from my note 4 to this number and it started working.
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It looked like it was work, it reformatted it then downloaded some stuff now it's stuck on connecting to gear.
Glad to hear it. Make sure you change the ro.build.characteristics back to tablet or you will have FCs opening settings.
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After a couple of reboots and removing it from pair it finally finished the install
Yes, I saw that happen as well. Figured out to cancel the first Bluetooth request and try again.
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naplesbill said:
I was able to get 90% functionality by editing my build.prop on the Tab S. Of course this means you have to root the Tab S. I set the model to SM-N910A, which is an AT&T Note 4. I also had to change the characteristic to phone instead of tablet. Next I reset the Gear to factory and was able to pair it with Gear Manager. Email works perfectly and all apps seem to work. But, call forwarding and text do not work. I can use the Google SMS app if I add it to the notification in Gear manager but this does not provide for responding directly from the Gear S.
This is better than just Bluetooth connectivity and I am still working on how to get the remaining functions working. Also, I set the characteristic back to tablet after completely pairing to fix the force close when trying to get to the system settings menu on the Tab S. It doesn't seem to have any I'll effect of the Gear S but it is needed during the initial pairing with Gear Manager.
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well glad to hear that it's work... i already try editing the build.prop but still stuck at connecting gear , maybe i will try it again...
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naplesbill said:
Yes, I saw that happen as well. Figured out to cancel the first Bluetooth request and try again.
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stilll no hope , i can't even find the gear s in the gear manager apps... i'm using tab 3 7.0 so maybe different with tab S...
I don't know for sure what is going on for you, but it requires both build.prop edits mentioned, a reboot of the Tabs S after the edits and resetting the Gear S to factory. This is what it took for me. The model you input must be a Gear S supported device name.
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