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[Closed] Google Phone-type dialler for non-Google/Nexus/Pixel phone?

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 IHN
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I like my new Xperia Z5, but I'd like a dialler/phone app like the one on my old Nexus 5, which had a smart search for the numbers of local [s]takeaways[/s]businesses and smart caller ID for incoming calls.

Unfortunately, it seems Google have restricted its use to Google devices only, so can anyone recommend an App Store dialler/phone app that will do something similar?

Ta.


 
Posted : 24/01/2017 4:00 pm
 IHN
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*cough*

Anyone?


 
Posted : 25/01/2017 9:06 am
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If you wanted that specific dialer you'd need to flash a custom ROM, from the likes of XDA:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5

I bet there's lots with that dialer. The Xperia Z phones were always a pain in the arse for flashing, due to the weird way they had licenses for the camera hidden in a separate partition. I'm not sure if that still applies for the Z5, I had an older model.

On the app note, I used the "Should I Answer?" app, which has a decent database of common spam numbers. You can add your own custom ones too. I don't use it anymore mind, I don't seem to get any spam bizarrely.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mistergroup.muzutozvednout&hl=en_GB


 
Posted : 25/01/2017 9:49 am
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Yeah, don't fancy custom-ROMing as remote work email apps generally don't work on rooted phones.

I'm not too bothered about SPAM to be honest, I don't really get much. It's more the smart lookup that's handy. I'll have to have a dig around the app store.


 
Posted : 25/01/2017 10:07 am

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