Greetings XDA community. I've been googling on and off throughout the day looking for an auto-call answering app that does what I'm looking for. Basically, I need it to auto-answer a call from a particular phone number (easy enough), and after answering I need it to press/send the pound (#) button. Then, I'd like it to hang up. Does anyone know of an existing app that could do this?
While this isn't the exact use I want such an app for, think of it like this: you live in a condo that requires someone to be buzzed in. The building dial pad connects to your cell phone. When they dial you from downstairs, you have to answer and press # to buzz them in. If this was my scenario, I would tell my phone to auto-answer the # of the dial pad, and once answered automatically press # to buzz them in. and then hang up.
I'm fearful no such app exists at the moment, but hoping someone here is my saver!
Aloha,
id4rox said:
Greetings XDA community. I've been googling on and off throughout the day looking for an auto-call answering app that does what I'm looking for. Basically, I need it to auto-answer a call from a particular phone number (easy enough), and after answering I need it to press/send the pound (#) button. Then, I'd like it to hang up. Does anyone know of an existing app that could do this?
While this isn't the exact use I want such an app for, think of it like this: you live in a condo that requires someone to be buzzed in. The building dial pad connects to your cell phone. When they dial you from downstairs, you have to answer and press # to buzz them in. If this was my scenario, I would tell my phone to auto-answer the # of the dial pad, and once answered automatically press # to buzz them in. and then hang up.
I'm fearful no such app exists at the moment, but hoping someone here is my saver!
Aloha,
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While I'm not really sure that the app can do those actions, my best guess is Tasker.
dokie80 said:
While I'm not really sure that the app can do those actions, my best guess is Tasker.
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You're on the right track. Tasker + AutoInput.
Thanks you two. I have Tasker now and am trying to figure out how to make this happen. It seems logical enough (IF phone rings and caller is "xxxxx", answer phone. Then, when call duration = 3 seconds, input "#" on keypad. Then, hang up), but I'm working on figuring out how tasker wants me to input this basic combo Looks promising once I figure it out, though!
Did you figure this out? I'm looking for the exact same thing and was wondering if you could post your steps. Thanks!
P.S. I'll try it myself as well and see if I can work it out.
I am also looking for the exact same thing. Did you ever find a solution?
Thanks!
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Ok so here is what I would like to have accomplished if possible.
I would like to setup and event in Taster so that when my phone connects to my cars bluetooth it will activate Vlingo's SafeReader function and then turn it off when my phone disconnects from it.
When ever I receive a text from someone have Vlingo start listing for a command to reply to the text. This part I can set, but I would like to have the function delayed for a few moments so that the SafeReader can read the text first and I dont know how to delay actions in tasker.
PS, I know there are other ways to have the text read aloud, but I actually prefer Vlingo's Text2Voice feature as it sounds more natural and less robotic.
Anyone have any ideas how to active either a widget (Vlingo SafeReader widget) or a feature in an app through Tasker?
Any help is appreciated.
ritalin said:
Ok so here is what I would like to have accomplished if possible.
I would like to setup and event in Taster so that when my phone connects to my cars bluetooth it will activate Vlingo's SafeReader function and then turn it off when my phone disconnects from it.
When ever I receive a text from someone have Vlingo start listing for a command to reply to the text. This part I can set, but I would like to have the function delayed for a few moments so that the SafeReader can read the text first and I dont know how to delay actions in tasker.
PS, I know there are other ways to have the text read aloud, but I actually prefer Vlingo's Text2Voice feature as it sounds more natural and less robotic.
Anyone have any ideas how to active either a widget (Vlingo SafeReader widget) or a feature in an app through Tasker?
Any help is appreciated.
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Funny, I just did a search today to find out how I could do this exact same thing (activate a widget in Tasker, in fact, activate the same widget you mention, SafeReader). I'll follow this thread. Hope we find an answer.
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Funny, I just did a search today to find out how I could do this exact same thing (activate a widget in Tasker, in fact, activate the same widget you mention, SafeReader). I'll follow this thread. Hope we find an answer.
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I also posted this over at the Tasker forums in hopes to get some help.
http://groups.google.com/group/tasker/browse_thread/thread/d2fb6ba790cd93f6
Did you get anywhere with this? I'd like to do the same thing.
I am able to launch vlingo using android scripting inside tasker by calling com.vlingo.client.safereader, but it does not actually enable safereader. Perhaps there is some argument that needs to be passed?
Strike that. I'm not convinced that my script actually worked now.
I had previously had a load app step in that profile that loaded vlingo. I deleted that step and replaced it with my script, but I suspect that Tasker was still calling the app with the step i had removed, even though the profile had been saved. Oh well...
I want to do something simpler... activate the "tap to speak" feature by pressing my bluetooth headset's talk button... any ideas?
OolonColuphid said:
Strike that. I'm not convinced that my script actually worked now.
I had previously had a load app step in that profile that loaded vlingo. I deleted that step and replaced it with my script, but I suspect that Tasker was still calling the app with the step i had removed, even though the profile had been saved. Oh well...
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Any details on how to do this would be appreciated, I use tasker a fair amount, but have not gotten into scripts yet.
Yes ive searched, and ive done research, but I use it for voicemail right now. Would getting a number benefit me at all? Btw i dont pay for my plan so that doesnt even matter
Nikolai2.1 said:
Yes ive searched, and ive done research, but I use it for voicemail right now. Would getting a number benefit me at all? Btw i dont pay for my plan so that doesnt even matter
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It's useful if you don't wanna pay for SMS.
I like google voice better than what verizon provides
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I like google voice better than what verizon provides
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But how is it different?
Here's the idea. Add your Google Voice number to your Friend/Family list. Then use the Google Voice callback app (or use the Google Voice mobile website to set up a call). This will create a phone call that will start with your phone ringing. When you answer the phone, it will then begin ringing your other party. The genius here is that the incoming number on the caller ID is your Google Voice number. No minutes used.
Another bonus is that if you change phone companies, you don't have to change your Google Voice number. Assuming that is the number you are handing out to people, you'll always get calls. Add on to the list superior voicemail, and much better texting and it starts to really shine.
If I am diligent, I can go an entire month using minimal minutes. Since I am sharing minutes, this makes the other users on our plan very happy. =)
Does this help to answer your question?
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Here's the idea. Add your Google Voice number to your Friend/Family list. Then use the Google Voice callback app (or use the Google Voice mobile website to set up a call). This will create a phone call that will start with your phone ringing. When you answer the phone, it will then begin ringing your other party. The genius here is that the incoming number on the caller ID is your Google Voice number. No minutes used.
Another bonus is that if you change phone companies, you don't have to change your Google Voice number. Assuming that is the number you are handing out to people, you'll always get calls. Add on to the list superior voicemail, and much better texting and it starts to really shine.
If I am diligent, I can go an entire month using minimal minutes. Since I am sharing minutes, this makes the other users on our plan very happy. =)
Does this help to answer your question?
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Thanks for the reply, yeah i guess i understand now. Probably will do that someday, might switch carriers or something
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Thanks for the reply, yeah i guess i understand now. Probably will do that someday, might switch carriers or something
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It is also helpful for people who would like to split their work life from their non-work life. You can specify conditions to connect a call to a work phone or home phone between specific hours, or you can use one phone with multiple voicemail greetings for different groups of people (family, friends, work, etc.). It lets you screen/block calls from specific or unknown people and send them directly to voicemail. You just have a lot more control over things.
Good point! I had forgotten about those customizations! It is especially amusing to set up a custom voicemail greeting for one specific person. When John calls and it says, "Hey John, leave a message old man!"
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Now while I like the "nature" theme of the SIII as much as the next guy, I've got one problem with it.
Like the title says, I really dislike the "plop" sound that you get when dialling, and would much prefer to have a proper (?) dialling tone, e.g. where each key has a different note.
Try as I might, I can't find any easy way to switch to dial tones like I had on my old SE X10, so unless someone out there's got a solution, I can see I'm going to end up switching off dial noises altogether.
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Why hasn't anyone answered this question? It's important to have these tones when calling an automated system.
Verizon
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gentleart said:
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Why hasn't anyone answered this question? It's important to have these tones when calling an automated system.
Verizon
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It does actually send the correct tone down the line, you just hear a different one locally. It's hard to say if there is an easy fix, because there should be a sound assignment to each key in the Phone apk or related, and if Sammy has replaced them all with a single one, it might not be so easily modified to point each button at a seperate sound.
All I can suggest is to get an alternative dialer, perhaps the AOSP one?
When I called my bank, it didn't work. I switched from short tones to long ones and it still didn't work.
If I can find a different dialer I guess I'll try it.
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When I called my bank, it didn't work. I switched from short tones to long ones and it still didn't work.
If I can find a different dialer I guess I'll try it.
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That's very strange because it's practically a critical feature that the phone dialer can send DTMF tones. I use it regularly myself so I can promise you that it does work for some of us, it could very well be a problem with your bank. Try rip the phone apk out of a Cyanogen build or similar if there are no dependencies, or if you get a dialer from the play Store pay careful attention to how reliable it is and its permissions, just in case.
I asked this question weeks ago and no one has come up with any 'fix' for it...
The tones you hear when pressing a key have nothing to do with the tones the phone sends as described.
Try calling another phone and pressing the keys, you should hear a distinction between all single tones. (If not, please have your ears checked )
Did you have a good connection when calling the bank? The tones heavily rely on a halfway acceptable connection.
If you still want to hear distinct tones, try other diallers such as Go Dialler. They might be able to do it since it's onlce purely cosmetical.
It could be a problem on the bank's end because Google Voice works.
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The tones you hear when pressing a key have nothing to do with the tones the phone sends as described.
Try calling another phone and pressing the keys, you should hear a distinction between all single tones. Did you have a good connection when calling the bank? The tones heavily rely on a halfway acceptable connection. If you still want to hear distinct tones, try other diallers such as Go Dialler. They might be able to do it since it's onlce purely cosmetical.
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I'm going to agree with what's said here - while plopping noise IS annoying, I've not had any problems with automated "Press 1 for ..., press 2 for ..., or wait on the line and an operator will assist you" services - they all seem to work. So, the problem - for me at least - is purely cosmetic.
I'd assumed that the plop had been part of the theme that Sammy had applied to the SIII, in which case an experienced themer should be able to undo this in favour of some a bit less crappy. Although not being a 'droid developer or themer myself (merely a user) I've no idea where to start looking for that kind of info - fingers crossed that it's in a configuration file somewhere in the system.
I have been annoyed by this also. I myself am so use to hearing dial tones, that I'm just missing the sound, and just want them back.
I found this, where a user replaced the waterdrop with DTMF tones........but its for the Galaxy s......Good news is the zip has all the tone .ogg's. Maybe someone can look and it and figure out a way to port?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1361687
I'm also missing the well known DTMF tones and pissed about that bubbles.
"Nature inspired" concept and our device desing is very nice but this chage is absolutely stupid.
Nature don't has phones growing in trees an phone calling couldn't sound like a leaking tap.
Hope somebody was able to port this SII mod to our device...
Here's the thing, someone called me today and during the call I pressed a few numbers, then the call ended before I could save them somewhere. Is it possible to find them somewhere?
I could really use a quick help as this is pretty urgent.
Cokegod said:
Here's the thing, someone called me today and during the call I pressed a few numbers, then the call ended before I could save them somewhere. Is it possible to find them somewhere?
I could really use a quick help as this is pretty urgent.
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You could try with Call Log Tools app, although I don't know if this record this numbers. You can download it from Google Play.
Cokegod said:
Here's the thing, someone called me today and during the call I pressed a few numbers, then the call ended before I could save them somewhere. Is it possible to find them somewhere?
I could really use a quick help as this is pretty urgent.
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Nope. as you have typed those numbers during the call and didn't saved it anywhere neither you have press "Call" button over those number after that call was ended, therefore they weren't saved anywhere and neither you can get those back in any way from your phone. I hope this answers the question.
Hi All,
So this idea is from a Sanyo flip phone I had way back in the day on Sprint. Granted, it's not the most useful thing in the world, but it would be nice for times when you want to know why someone is calling before you answer the phone.
There was an option where after 4 rings the phone would answer play a locally stored greeting, then record a message locally. Now, the helpful part to me was the fact that (unless I hit a button to mute it) it would play the outgoing and incoming messages where I could hear them. Being this was several years ago, it couldn't play it over Bluetooth, which with better technology on both the device and headset ends, that would be possible. (My Motorola Elite Flip, for example)
But I'd like to see it go a step further, and make this a full featured answering / auto response system.
Say you're driving, and someone calls you, you hear the message they're leaving via your hands-free (either in car or headset) and decide you need to take the call. Instead of pressing a button, just say "Answer it". Or say "Ignore it" and the answering system would mute, the phone audio would return to whatever you had on previously, be it music or sat nav.
Similarly, if someone sends you a text, you could have it read to you on TTS, then the app would ask "Would you like to reply?" You could say "No" and the app would send a canned message ("I'm driving. I'll get back to you soon." or something similar), or say "Yes" then dictate your message by speech recognition.
With this, an auto filter would also be handy. Numbers not in your phone book, or numbers you set as black list, are automatically sent to the screener, while other contacts are not.
I think greetings should also get some options as well, like the option to have different greetings for different callers, or different caller groups, and the option to either record your greeting, or write one to be played to callers by TTS.
I've seen apps that do bits and pieces of this idea, but nothing that consolidates them, and the apps I've tried don't work very well, and they don't have the right feel. This app should be something that would feel like it was included stock on Android. Clean, simple, and intuitive.
Anyone interested in a project?
Apologies for any typos. I can't find my reading glasses.
Just sign up for a google voice number. It has call screening and press 4 for recording mode.
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xelanetloads said:
Just sign up for a google voice number. It has call screening and press 4 for recording mode.
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Some of the places I go for service calls are out of range of a data network, and if there is one, it's only EDGE, which isn't really going to work for GV. I used GV for a short while and wasn't very impressed with it.
Take Nokia mobile ...
The only one have this options.
With choice to transfer call to any no even ...
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firasusman said:
Take Nokia mobile ...
The only one have this options.
With choice to transfer call to any no even ...
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Nokia's are good devices, but Samsung is better. Wish I could get my hands on one app that can do what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for an app which will let me:
Say someone phones me. It rings a couple times then they have to say their name. I will then hear their message of their name and can choose to ignore it or answer it accordingly.
Is this what this app is?
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Part of it, yes, although they would be able to leave more than just a name. That part would function like an onboard answering machine.
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Don't get Google voice here in the UK
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Good idea!
I was recently looking for an app that did this but i cant find a decent one. I had this feature on my first color flip phone back in the day and i wondered why it wasnt available today. Its really useful. Im not a developer or id be heping you out with this project please let me know if you ever make it happen. Good luck.
I think with android limitations ...u cant play the greeting to the Caller. So i guess the app would be for rooted Phones only.
..Even with a rooted phones.. An app wont do the purpose. becoz u need to to do some framework changes.
I think u are going to need a MOD which can be flashed from recovery.
I am ready to donate for this app or Mod. or do it my self if someone guides me with some Links ..+1