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A VERY strange bug (not sure if its ATandT or Moto related)
occurs with Atrix phones that are unlocked and used in Canada (Fido, Rogers) etc.
Some callers, even if they are saved in the address book show up as
'PayPhone' calling, making it impossible to know who it is
A temp fix is to call our provider and remove 'Name Display' which is a feature that shows peoples names even if they are not added. But this feature has never conflicted with any Android phone I have ever owned (many). So it is a unique issue
More info:
http://androidforums.com/atrix-4g-s...hone-fido-rogers-international-customers.html
Where would I look into fixing this issue, anyone have any starters?
Thanks!
Does Bell have name display as an option?
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Yeah this is really annoying for me aswell
I haven't found a fix yet and might just have to switch to basic caller id
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SS2006 said:
A VERY strange bug (not sure if its ATandT or Moto related)
occurs with Atrix phones that are unlocked and used in Canada (Fido, Rogers) etc.
Some callers, even if they are saved in the address book show up as
'PayPhone' calling, making it impossible to know who it is
A temp fix is to call our provider and remove 'Name Display' which is a feature that shows peoples names even if they are not added. But this feature has never conflicted with any Android phone I have ever owned (many). So it is a unique issue
More info:
http://androidforums.com/atrix-4g-s...hone-fido-rogers-international-customers.html
Where would I look into fixing this issue, anyone have any starters?
Thanks!
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I had the same issue. It is not a bug related to 'Canada'. I am on Fido and had this problem. The issue was that I had 3 email accounts all sync'ing contacts and some how things got messed up.
Here is what I did to fix it.
1. Format the phone.
2. Add ONLY 1 email account at a time.
3. Make a test call between each new email account addition to ensure the caller id works.
4. Ensure only syncing contacts from one email account.
That worked for me. GOod luck.
That can't possibly be true, if you don't have contacts in your address book, it still says pay phone
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I found this issue so annoying, I called Rogers and removed the name display - it's costing me $4 more to have these things not in a package, but man it is good to know who is calling.
Not for Bell users.. been using the Atrix since the 3rd day after US launch, and I've never had that issue.
I've had it show both payphone and the proper name/number... weird
ya it seems bell is safe
and i only have one account vampire 32 so it cant be true
so noone knows ne hack or nethign we can change
I called rogers and I hate them, I get the value pack for free so they can't do anything about the separate basic caller Id
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net_vampire32 said:
I had the same issue. It is not a bug related to 'Canada'. I am on Fido and had this problem. The issue was that I had 3 email accounts all sync'ing contacts and some how things got messed up.
Here is what I did to fix it.
1. Format the phone.
2. Add ONLY 1 email account at a time.
3. Make a test call between each new email account addition to ensure the caller id works.
4. Ensure only syncing contacts from one email account.
That worked for me. GOod luck.
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Nothing to do with email accounts - this happens even when you do not have any contacts set up. The Motorola guys confirm it as an issue with Name Display with Caller ID.
ya they (fido) told me its in my paid plan so they cant disable it
im like its an extra feature if anything i shud save money by disabling it so just do it
there like no its included
are these guys retarded
this is such a crappy problem, a first for my android phones
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Nothing to do with email accounts - this happens even when you do not have any contacts set up. The Motorola guys confirm it as an issue with Name Display with Caller ID.
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why this phone tho, why at and t?
ive had many androids before, many moto phones
WITH name display
never had a problem. Clearly it is a unique error they must fix
except motorola doesnt probably care
i might actually get rid of the phone because of this, its annoying like hell and i am not paying more per month to get callerID working
Just as an FYI if you're changing your account on Rogers... they will likely reset your contract to re-start the 3 years on the day you change
*yay* Rogers.
the more i read about the atrix the more i think i might of made a mistake buying this phone and i havent even used it yet(in the mail). this might be the deal breaker though. so this happens to all att atrix on rogers/fido? what is basic caller id, does it just show the number without name? hopefully this can be solved.
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Just as an FYI if you're changing your account on Rogers... they will likely reset your contract to re-start the 3 years on the day you change
*yay* Rogers.
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I'm okay with that providing they extend everything I have including my 6GB data pack and my, retentions derived, voice pack.
EDIT: looks like the price went up a little due to the change, but no indication of contract term.
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Just as an FYI if you're changing your account on Rogers... they will likely reset your contract to re-start the 3 years on the day you change
*yay* Rogers.
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they dont reset your contract for altering name display. i just called and asked them to disable it and they were fine with it. i have it as part of an iphone feature bundle and i asked them to disable it, not delete it and they did it within two minutes.
just be nice when you ask and you should not have an issue.
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they dont reset your contract for altering name display. i just called and asked them to disable it and they were fine with it. i have it as part of an iphone feature bundle and i asked them to disable it, not delete it and they did it within two minutes.
just be nice when you ask and you should not have an issue.
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It could be. Some things they do others they dont. I called once to increase my data plan. They reset my contract. When I called to complain they said it was because I was getting better service. Complained enough to get it set back, now I'm warry every time I make a change
Funny that I am reading this wondering where you all got your devices from in the first place as I've been looking to buy.
But yes the best bet is to make the change and then call back in a day to make sure nothing got screwed up with your contract.
Hi fellows,
I have got my Flyer a few days ago and absolutely loving it (like most of us here). However, I am a little stuck with something. There are a number of apps I don't find in the Android Market, which I had installed on my Desire S. For instance, below are the ones I find missing:
1- Marktplaats
2- Whatsapp
3- ABN AMRO Saldo
These are some of the must have apps for me. One thing I am suspecting is that since I have a Wifi only device, these apps might require a "phone" to get installed. Can someone here with a Flyer 3g version be kind enough to check these apps in the Android Market and let me know if they are available on the 3g models. If so, I'll sell mine and get a 3g version.
I also tried installing them from Appbrain but to no avail. Any other suggestion on how can I get them on my Flyer Wifi?
Thanks for your time and input in advance.
cheers,
Also on the last Facebook For Android Update it disappeared from my market too allthough i have it installed! (is not very good optimized for high res devices though).
BTW, Whatsapp doesn't shows up neither on my market.
Flyer 32GB/3g version.
I've noticed that many things are missing from the Market as well. When I go to the market through the browser and try to manually install it, I get an error that says my phone is not supported.
That implies to me that if your Flyer can't run it, it won't even show up in the market. This also goes for if the developers "update" an app and somehow neglect to add Flyer support... then it'll disappear from the market.
The app that I was trying to get was Netflix, which now works for Gingerbread... but doesn't work yet for our Flyers... They are still working on it, I'd guess...
Actually I've noticed apps that require the permission for "Phone: Read State of the Phone" or something like that, don't work most probably because we don't have phone.apk or dialer or whatever it is that lets you make phone calls.
App devs should consider tablets not to have this and remove it from the permissions they require.
Flyer 32GB 3G
timoti.sy said:
Actually I've noticed apps that require the permission for "Phone: Read State of the Phone" or something like that, don't work most probably because we don't have phone.apk or dialer or whatever it is that lets you make phone calls.
App devs should consider tablets not to have this and remove it from the permissions they require.
Flyer 32GB 3G
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Actually the 3G version does have a phone (disabled), SMS contacts etc. most of these apps should run just fine on the flyer. HTC really messed up with leaving the actual phone option disabled on this causing poor user experience both in regards to market access and actual usability.
clubtech said:
Actually the 3G version does have a phone (disabled), SMS contacts etc. most of these apps should run just fine on the flyer. HTC really messed up with leaving the actual phone option disabled on this causing poor user experience both in regards to market access and actual usability.
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True, they should just allow it to be used as a phone. Solves everything.
timoti.sy said:
True, they should just allow it to be used as a phone. Solves everything.
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They aren't about to let you have a smartphone for as cheap as 20$/month
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Firstly, a brand new device (my DHD went through this) is only able to see generic Google apps for about 1-2 months after launch.
Secondly (this does not apply to the OP) apps are limited by your location for who knows what reasons (Rights/social/religious restrictions ).
I have had 3x Android devices and live in the Mid-East. Google market is bare bones here but as soon as I take my devices back to UK... The curtains open on all the fair fields of app pleasure...
Can't get any dang updates when back here though... Anyone PM me the latest Fotmob apk?
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Firstly, a brand new device (my DHD went through this) is only able to see generic Google apps for about 1-2 months after launch.
Secondly (this does not apply to the OP) apps are limited by your location for who knows what reasons (Rights/social/religious restrictions ).
I have had 3x Android devices and live in the Mid-East. Google market is bare bones here but as soon as I take my devices back to UK... The curtains open on all the fair fields of app pleasure...
Can't get any dang updates when back here though... Anyone PM me the latest Fotmob apk?
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I see. I've tried searching for Mega Jump in the Market and it doesn't show. I tried side loading it, and it works now.
Farsquidge said:
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Firstly, a brand new device (my DHD went through this) is only able to see generic Google apps for about 1-2 months after launch.
Secondly (this does not apply to the OP) apps are limited by your location for who knows what reasons (Rights/social/religious restrictions ).
I have had 3x Android devices and live in the Mid-East. Google market is bare bones here but as soon as I take my devices back to UK... The curtains open on all the fair fields of app pleasure...
Can't get any dang updates when back here though... Anyone PM me the latest Fotmob apk?
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for me it can't be location related. I have Desire S and Flyer both and live in The Netherlands. Apps on Desire S don't show up on my Flyer. I have also seen that Phone access is also not the factor (as some suspected), as some of the apps I have loaded on my Flyer did require Phone access and they installed even when Flyer is not a phone and mine is not even a 3G. Not sure what is keeping the full list of Android market apps to show up on Flyer.
I am also having trouble finding certain apps and I have the Evo View. Specifically Google Voice. I can get it to come up on App Brain but it says i can only download it from the Market which tells me it can't be found . I was kind of hoping to be able to do voice calls on this thing.
Contacted HTC
I'm not sure if anyone has contacted HTC yet about the missing apps so I sent them an email last night. I have the Evo View 4G and think the missing app problem can be resolved. At least I hope so. I don't mind installing APKs, but it doesn't make for easy updates and, frankly, we really shouldn't have to.
I do understand that certain apps won't be compatible with every device and these tablets are new to the market. But I think the ones that ARE missing are strange.
I haven't contacted HTC but I did send an email to the developer of one of the missing apps. No word yet. Even if you download APK from appbrain website and install "web installer" apk from the market, it still doesn't install the app. So it is not just not-showing issue, those apps are somehow not compatible with HTC flyer. Not sure what the difference is. Let's see if you get any response back from HTC.
HTC Response
Well, I did receive a response and basically was told to do what you've done and contact the developers.
"I understand that with you HTC Evo View 4G is not able to pull certain applications on the Market. With those applications I checked the Market on our tablet and they were not listed for me either. I believe with the device being so new the developers of those applications have yet to put the Evo View on their device list which allows people with those devices to download those applications. It is up to the developers to add support for the Evo View. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
Not exactly sure how other 'new' device get automagic app support without developers going in and checking the compatibility settings. Doesn't really make sense.
Agree! I don't think there would be a check box in the app somewhere for Flyer compatibility, which all of these developers missed to tick. Anyway, thanks for sharing the response from HTC. I'll send that to the developer and see if I get something back this time.
Let me know what you hear back from the Dev and if I need to get HTC back on the line, I will happily do so.
that's really strange. If I follow the link to the missing app on market.android.com, it works on my PC. But when I click on the same link from my HTC Flyer, it says "requested item could not be found". It really seems like that the access is blocked for HTC Flyer. May be we need to spoof the identity to install these apps.
I have forwarded HTC's response to the dev and let's see what they come back with.
Cheers,
OK. I made some more progress on this one. If I go to market.android.com and try to install ABNAMRO SALDO app (the one I am using as a test case), I see this (attached).
It lists all my Android devices and you can read what it says under HTC Flyer. Translation: this item is not compatible with your device.
I have sent email to ABNAMRO dev team. Waiting to hear from them. Will keep everyone posted.
I get the same thing here for the View. Keep me posted. Anxious to see what the dev comes back with. Also ready to contact HTC again. Good luck!
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Don't get that mad on the "phone disabled" thing. it just happened with the Facebook For Android official app. The last update just went away while other apps updated without problems.
Is not only not showing up since the beggining, is also disappearing once we were able to download them.
BTW, i have audiogalaxy installed which checks "phone status" and works w/o problems.
My wife has a stock AT&T 2.1 Aria, which she says she's repeatedly lost phone numbers. Sometimes when rebooting or the phone reboots (not often), the other day she says she had JUST put in someones phone number that day and we rebooted the phone and it was gone.
I don't get it, don't the numbers sync up to Google? Or is Sense doing something silly and storing it locally? She's really frustrated with this, and I've never heard of any such thing.
Maybe she needs to show me how she's putting in phone numbers, or there's some setting somewhere. I asked her to make sure she's not looking at data from Facebook as I know this can vary as it's dynamic from the app (as I understand it anyway) but she says this happens on numbers she puts in on the phone manually herself.
Any suggestions (besides upgrade the ROM, unless it's a KNOWN fix for this issue) would be appreciated.
First thing I'd look at is where she saved them sim or Google it'll go to either. then look and see what she has her phone set to show, either or both.when I first got mine I thought I'd lost numbers but I'd saved them to my sim and had the phone set to show Google contacts.now I only save to Google contacts much easier.
Actually I think stock also has a "phone" destination too.
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First thing I'd look at is where she saved them sim or Google it'll go to either. then look and see what she has her phone set to show, either or both.when I first got mine I thought I'd lost numbers but I'd saved them to my sim and had the phone set to show Google contacts.now I only save to Google contacts much easier.
Actually I think stock also has a "phone" destination too.
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That's what I was afraid of, multiple places to store phone numbers instead of just Google. I'll look around and see if there's a sim vs Google setting somewhere, and have her input a sample number and see what she picks or is default.
Hello guys, im the developer of Root Call Blocker, an advanced call and SMS blocking app for rooted phones.
The app's home is here at XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051274
We have had multiple reports that blocking is not working sometimes on the 3D phones, so we need some nice people to do some testing.
You can use the Groups function of the Lite version to do the testing - it gives you almost everything youd want from the app anyway.
Please post comments here, but also use the "Write to us" dialog in settings.
well i was using it on my 3vo but i started having a problem where it basically started blocking everyone so i uninstalled it i would like to use it again if u can tell how to keep it from doing that
edit: it worked fine for a couple days then it started messing up
reinstall it. it whould do that to me when i did an update. other than that its the best call blocker app
We used to have some DB update problems, they've been fixed for ages now...
I've been using this for a while. Lately it will block the calls but still allow them to leave voicemails. (Have it set not to allow)
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I'll be happy to give this a whirl...looks to add great features!
Any shot of tester perks =-)
I'll report my feedback to you after a few days to play with it!
There are no perks besides the hint on how to use the lite version effectively
I have the pro version I love the app untill it started blocking everyone is there a way for me to set it up so that it doesn't do that again?
I shot the maid! What can I say? 3vo shooter
You must be doing something wrong... check for conflicts, read the Adding numbers help item.
Did you figure it out?
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Did you figure it out?
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no i just ended up not using it but i think i will download it again and give it another run
Its really not that difficult. Just read the "Adding numbers" help item, it will explain everything you need to know to avoid making conflicting lists!
i know its not difficult i just had problems could have been from something else either way the issue is gone now but i am putting it back on my phone seeing that telemarketers are aloud to call cell phones now
America land of freedom... to exploit!
Note to self: must crush capitalism...
Excellent, streamlined app!
I just switched from the Galaxy 2 to the 3D and have the program. First thing was it said the license couldnt be verified. Ill post if anything else doesnt work right. it did work well on the Galaxy two. The only issue I had on that phone was the program would not block people who had "Unknown Number" even after I added it to the blacklist.
Hi, the license is tied to the market in our own unbreakable way. Sometimes the market is buggered and you will get this message. If you do, just connect to wifi and manually check the license through settings!
Also, are you saying you have added the "Private and withheld" numbers item but calls from unknown numbers still come through?
ftgg99 said:
Hi, the license is tied to the market in our own unbreakable way. Sometimes the market is buggered and you will get this message. If you do, just connect to wifi and manually check the license through settings!
Also, are you saying you have added the "Private and withheld" numbers item but calls from unknown numbers still come through?
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Check through the setting and its still saying no license.
The listing is "Unavailable" I received a call with that one day and I added it to the black list. The "Unavailable" is listed in the black list and has the block icons with it but I did get 3 more calls come through "Unavailable".
Just FYI, I did use this as a Titanium Backup from my Epic 4GT and restored my Evo 3D.
As i said, you need to add the item i described above to your list. Please read the Adding numbers item for more information. Also, if the application is unlicensed, it will only block the first number in your list, so that might be the cause...
Regarding license. Your problem is restoring data through titanium. Use our internal backup method, then perform a clean install and restore the data.
Works great for me
I've been using the paid version of the app for about 2 months now (damn creditors) and it has been wonderful. I block about 6 numbers, notifications work fine and I am alerted when RCB has blocked a call. I'm running on warmtwopointthree RLS1 (nightlies until RLS1 dropped 11-20-11) never had a problem. TB Pro has been restoring just fine.
I did have one issue though, the first time it asked for root I pressed deny on accident.....so i chalk that up to user error
PM me if you would like any further or specialized testing, 10 out of 10 from me!
I was skiing this past weekend and we found an iphone 5 on the slopes. We turned the phone on and a message appeared on the screen saying this phone is lost and if found please call number XXX-XXX-XXXX.
Which we did and the person got their phone back.
Is there an app similar to this for the Android? I know not everyone would return the phone but just in case it would be nice to have a message appear on it and track the phone too.
Thanks
Sorry I posted in the wrong section before.
Google has android device manager that can remotely locate your phone, even wipe the data on it if you want. It can even play a siren from your phone if you lost it in the couch or something and you have it on silent.
Also if you just google something simple like lost phone app, you'll get hundreds of alternatives from security companies.
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Cerberus is a popular choice and one I would recommend.. read through the features.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus
That's what I was thinking of but couldn't remember. Plus there's a thread on here somewhere explaining how to get a free lifetime subscription
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I have where's my droid.
I use PhoneLocater Pro. I've been using it for years. It works great and does everything you would ever want to do with a lost phone. It's definitely worth a look.
I use Avast! antivirus which also has a module called Anti-theft. Not only can you put a message on the screen, but you can control it by SMS commands to lock it down, turn a siren on, wipe the phone, etc. If you get the paid version, you can even take a picture of the culprit.
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As a duplicate is already posted here..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2643428
This one is closed