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Has anybody tried getting SMS on your nook? I tried getting Google Voice to work but can't remember specifically but I ran into some roadblocks getting it to work. It was looking for local phone services or something. Has anybody got at SMS to work on the nook. I think it would be nice to send and receive text messages.
this would be awesome
I got Google voice am to work but I'm not sure how.
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Google voice works great on NC for SMS
Thanks, I have to retry this. It was late when I was installing, could have missed something.
Make sure you have a Google voice number not just the account. I had to pick a gv number in order for texts to work.
Works great here too.
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Google voice working here. Yes, make sure you have chosen to get a gv. Number and not just using your cell phone number with gv
Google voice downloaded from the market works on my daughter's nook. She can send and receive texts. Is there a way to get the contacts to show up? When she tries to compose, it seems the only option is to manually type in the number. I can't find a way to access an address book from within google voice. Am I missing something?
Thanks!
How do you get a number for. The nook.
I have gv on my phone already but how do I assign a number to my nook.
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How do you get a number for. The nook.
I have gv on my phone already but how do I assign a number to my nook.
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Just use the same credentials. You should receive messages on both devices. I have my iPhone 4 and nook set up for that. Unless you want to deal with another number there is no reason to create a new one.
Nook [email protected]+Nookie+Contributed$=Awesome
Has anyone tried getting WhatsApp to work? It needs to send a confirmation sms to your specified number, I'm trying to find a way to bypass that portion. Google Voice works great in the mean time, but Whatsapp is great for sending multimedia.
I am sensing a little confusion here...
Remember folks, true SMS messaging requires cellular service, as it uses the cellular radio to send packets of information to the cell towers and through the service providers.
The only way to go about text messaging without a cellular radio on a device is to use a VOIP service (Voice Over IP) that also allows text-messaging. I'm actually not familiar with Skype at all, so I'm not sure if they also use phone-numbers, but with Google Voice, you have to have a phone number, which is one that is provided to you (you get to choice of available numbers).
The only other option for messaging over text, other than using a VOIP service that offers a texting feature, is to use an instant-messaging service (i.e. AIM).
Agreed. I completely understand the sms bit, which is why google voice works. But Whatsapp is also data based, which is why its so great. However it still requires an activation step but sending an sms to your number which obviously cant be done. However I'm curious of anyone knows of a way to bypass the activation portion altogether?
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Agreed. I completely understand the sms bit, which is why google voice works. But Whatsapp is also data based, which is why its so great. However it still requires an activation step but sending an sms to your number which obviously cant be done. However I'm curious of anyone knows of a way to bypass the activation portion altogether?
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cant you tell it to send a sms to your google voice number?
I can't seem to get this to work. I DLed the google voice app from the market, it walks me through set up, I log in with the same gmail account that my gvoice # is assigned to, but then it only shows my mobile number, not my gvoice #. I select add a # and then the screen just stays put....nothing happens. I have to press n to go back to my home launcher.
Any hints?
Has anyone got a contract list to work with google voice?
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Google voice working here. Yes, make sure you have chosen to get a gv. Number and not just using your cell phone number with gv
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what do you guys mean by this? I can't get mine to work. Like the other guy said, i downloaded from market, selected my mobile phone number (when I try to add a phone number it doesn't work). I can send text messages that send from my GV number but I can't receive any messages. I can't receive any messages on my mobile phone either, for that matter.
Any ideas?
I don't have Google Voice installed on my mobile phone, but that shouldn't matter, right?
Thanks!
GTalkSMS / TalkMyPhone
I've been using a neat app called 'GTalkSMS' (available on Market) that allows me to use Google Talk to send and receive SMS from my phone number. GTalkSMS works great when I'm at desktop and is also quite serviceable from the Nook.
You may have to first set up a separate Jabber chat account for the phone (if you're using Google Talk as the chat program). After that step, I've used it for:
- sending & receiving SMSes (after forgetting my phone at home/other side of the house (lol));
- looking up contact info on the phone (includes email & physical addresses as well as phone numbers);
- locating my phone with GPS coordinates and by setting it to ring;
- writing on my phone/sending links or clipboard content...etc.
I don't have Google Voice locally, so I'm not sure how it compares -- let me know!
TextPlus seems to work. (;
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pianoblack said:
I've been using a neat app called 'GTalkSMS' (available on Market) that allows me to use Google Talk to send and receive SMS from my phone number. GTalkSMS works great when I'm at desktop and is also quite serviceable from the Nook.
You may have to first set up a separate Jabber chat account for the phone (if you're using Google Talk as the chat program). After that step, I've used it for:
- sending & receiving SMSes (after forgetting my phone at home/other side of the house (lol));
- looking up contact info on the phone (includes email & physical addresses as well as phone numbers);
- locating my phone with GPS coordinates and by setting it to ring;
- writing on my phone/sending links or clipboard content...etc.
I don't have Google Voice locally, so I'm not sure how it compares -- let me know!
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I've used GTalkSMS and Google Voice, and I prefer Google Voice, only because I don't have to set up a Jabber chat account to make it work, and it allows me to use the same number for SMS on all my devices. But if you don't have a Google Voice number, GTalkSMS is the way to go!
One of the features of the Moto X that I've been looking forward to most is the Assist app, which can - among other things - read text messages to you while you're driving. However I'm a Google Voice user, and I'm not sure if that feature integrates with Voice, or if it will only work with messages received through the standard messaging app on the phone.
Does anyone know if these two play nice together?
Not out of box
Ok so Assist has no options to tell it what messaging app to read from. So, it does not integrate with Voice. However, if you have enabled the feature which sends messages to you regular app from Voice then it should read them. However, I imagine that you probably do not have it set up this way.
Until someone comes up with a Voice+ option for stock Android it probably won't work.
tl;dt No.
I think google has lost interest in Google Voice. I can see it coming up on the chopping block in the future. They already got a treasure trove of voicemails to train their voice recognition technology on, so they no longer have anything interesting to gain from supporting the service. Like Google Reader (RIP), it is a very useful service that has no way of generating real revenue for Google.
The lack of MMS support is already killing it for me. Once the iphone started sending all multiple-recipient texts as MMS, it meant I would miss important messages (with no notification that I missed it and no notification to the sender that I never got it). This wasn't a big deal when it meant I missed silly photos from people's camera phones, but now I miss real messages.
Now they are releasing fancy new features like Assist, that don't even work with Voice.
I wonder if there is a way to swap my phone numbers. Can I move my GV number to my AT&T account and my AT&T number to google voice? I like my GV number better, and it is local to my city, but a lot of people still use my "real" number due to both the MMS issue and the fact that I only got GV in 2009.
Disappointing, but not totally unexpected. Oh well. Thanks for checking!
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I think google has lost interest in Google Voice. I can see it coming up on the chopping block in the future. They already got a treasure trove of voicemails to train their voice recognition technology on, so they no longer have anything interesting to gain from supporting the service. Like Google Reader (RIP), it is a very useful service that has no way of generating real revenue for Google.
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I have no inside knowledge, but chances are Google Voice is not going away in the near future. In fact, they are integrating it with Hangouts. There is a war waging over control over the means of users messaging and there is no way Google is going to just give that up.
Now they are releasing fancy new features like Assist, that don't even work with Voice.
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Google might own Motorola but that doesn't mean that Motorola IS Google. This is Moto's feature and I don't even see why they would have integrated it with Voice honestly.
I wonder if there is a way to swap my phone numbers. Can I move my GV number to my AT&T account and my AT&T number to google voice? I like my GV number better, and it is local to my city, but a lot of people still use my "real" number due to both the MMS issue and the fact that I only got GV in 2009.
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You can port your number out of Google Voice just like you can port numbers into it.
Starting a few days ago GV Callback Donate byXinlu has an authentication problem, free and paid. " Login Failed! Possible error: You do not seem to have a Google Voice account. Setup your account at www.google.com/voice"
The Dev has not responed to email or official GV support forum post yet. As of right now 5-13-2015 I am putting out a bounty of $200 for a work around or a similar functioning application.
http://www.amazon.com/Xinlu-GV-Callback-Donate/dp/B004V9BX1Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Another similar/same app: https://code.google.com/p/gvcallback/ DOES NOT authenticate either
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Starting a few days ago GV Callback Donate byXinlu has an authentication problem, free and paid. " Login Failed! Possible error: You do not seem to have a Google Voice account. Setup your account at www.google.com/voice"
The Dev has not responed to email or official GV support forum post yet. As of right now 5-13-2015 I am putting out a bounty of $200 for a work around or a similar functioning application.
http://www.amazon.com/Xinlu-GV-Callback-Donate/dp/B004V9BX1Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Another similar/same app: https://code.google.com/p/gvcallback/ DOES NOT authenticate either
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I am having the same issue.
But have you considered switching to Google Hangouts Dialer?
Just a thought since I don't know your use-case scenario.
I found my GV Callback setup redundant after Hangouts came out
Yes, I am using the hangouts dialer but the BIG issue for me is hangouts uses Voip while GV callback by xinlu uses the API to ring your main cell number to connect your call. Using GVC I was able to use the stock dialer, uses filters, and the widget to turn on or off GVC completely. My fix for right now is to use the GV website dialer, which for some hellish reason does not support paste and you cannot search your contacts, just scroll through them and please remember this is the Google voice Mobile site, the desktop site is a pain even on a NOTE 3. In reality, if I could paste into the website dialer I would not be offering the bounty but I am a contractor who makes around 50+ calls a day and cover a rural area where LTE is not always available so VOIP sometimes is not feasible on one bar 3G. If anyone has any ideas, please, do tell!
Thank you
YkH
Same problem. Breaks my heart... I've used GV Callback for years.
Xinlu used to be responsive, so I do hope he's okay.
Tried another app (Voice+) but is temperamental on my device.
Same problem.
I've been using this app for years to avoid using minutes. It's been a life-saver. I'd be really grateful if it got fixed.
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I've been using this app for years to avoid using minutes. It's been a life-saver. I'd be really grateful if it got fixed.
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Ditto. Still feel bereft.
Hello,
After too much time searching, and being stonewalled by project fi support, I hope someone here can assist me.
I am on project fi. I religiously use hangouts for my SMS as it works on all my devices/computers.
However, frustratingly, on my N6 I get double voicemail notifications. I always get voicemail routed to my hangouts, and it also always pops up as a separate thing in the dialer/phone app.
Thus, every time I get a voicemail, its double.
I would prefer to just get the VM in hangouts, but I would settle for just having them in phone dialer if need be.
Project fi support is useless on this issue. I have also posted in the fi support forums to no avail.
Does anyone have an idea on this? I can't be the only one with this issue. And yes, I have looked through the fi settings from a computer web browser.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm not in the US and don't have Fi, but since nobody has answered yet...
It may not be Fi. Is it possible that the duplication is within your phone, with separate notifications coming from two different apps? The fact that it happens only on the N6 points to this explanation.
If you search for "android double notifications" you'll see a lot of advice, though they seem to be SMS-oriented, as my own problem was.
Sorry if this doesn't help your particular problem...
Edit: maybe this...?
http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...-1-setting-google-voice-visual-voicemail.html
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I'm not in the US and don't have Fi, but since nobody has answered yet...
It may not be Fi. Is it possible that the duplication is within your phone, with separate notifications coming from two different apps? The fact that it happens only on the N6 points to this explanation.
If you search for "android double notifications" you'll see a lot of advice, though they seem to be SMS-oriented, as my own problem was.
Sorry if this doesn't help your particular problem...
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I appreciate your feedback, but it is a Fi/hangouts issue that others also have on the google support forums. It has been acknowledged by Fi support to me as well, but they don't have a solution right now except to use messenger.
Thank you though.
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However, frustratingly, on my N6 I get double voicemail notifications. I always get voicemail routed to my hangouts, and it also always pops up as a separate thing in the dialer/phone app.
Thus, every time I get a voicemail, its double.
I would prefer to just get the VM in hangouts, but I would settle for just having them in phone dialer if need be.
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To disable voicemail notification from dialer (and retain in hangouts), try this.
Open dialer - menu/settings --> Calls --> Voicemail. Disable "Visual Voicemail"
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To disable voicemail notification from dialer (and retain in hangouts), try this.
Open dialer - menu/settings --> Calls --> Voicemail. Disable "Visual Voicemail"
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Doesn't seem to be an option on fi with google dialer
Oh, duh, yeah... Fi is the service provider using your GV account. Didn't think of that
Do you have an option to disable the notifications in hangouts instead?
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Oh, duh, yeah... Fi is the service provider using your GV account. Didn't think of that
Do you have an option to disable the notifications in hangouts instead?
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I could, but then my 5 other devices that let me make calls and receive my text and VM in hangouts wouldn't receive them anymore. The notification removal actually deactivates it for ALL hangout accounts. The whole thing is crazy. Google pushes hangouts for Fi, yet somehow doesn't have a fix for this.
You'd only be disabling notifications in hangouts on your Nexus - the other devices will still have hangouts fully functional.
I don't have a Fi SIM so can't try it out, but diabling notifications should not impact your ability to use hangouts on other devices
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You'd only be disabling notifications in hangouts on your Nexus - the other devices will still have hangouts fully functional.
I don't have a Fi SIM so can't try it out, but diabling notifications should not impact your ability to use hangouts on other devices
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Unfortunately it appears the 'messages' check box would mean that I would no longer get SMS/MMS notifications either.
I appreciate your help though, but that suggestion unfortunately is a no-go as well. I also started a thread on the Fi help forum as well, seems like alot of others are having this same issue.
Very odd that google hasn't anticipated this on a flagship device with their flagship messaging app on their service.
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Unfortunately it appears the 'messages' check box would mean that I would no longer get SMS/MMS notifications either.
I appreciate your help though, but that suggestion unfortunately is a no-go as well. I also started a thread on the Fi help forum as well, seems like alot of others are having this same issue.
Very odd that google hasn't anticipated this on a flagship device with their flagship messaging app on their service.
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Have you made any progress on this issue? I'm getting the same problem on fi service with my 6P. I tried project fi chat support but they were useless. I might try fi phone to see if I can get it escalated. I don't understand how fi and the hangouts integration was released like this or why it isn't more of an issue whereby the support people at google even know about the problem.
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Have you made any progress on this issue? I'm getting the same problem on fi service with my 6P. I tried project fi chat support but they were useless. I might try fi phone to see if I can get it escalated. I don't understand how fi and the hangouts integration was released like this or why it isn't more of an issue whereby the support people at google even know about the problem.
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No, nothing. I think you have been participating on the thread with me.
https://groups.google.com/a/[email protected]
We need to push google or they won't fix it.
Unfortunately many moons later and still no fix. Google is aware of the problem. I wonder if the lack of a fix is somehow related to the forthcoming allo release and transfer of purpose of hangouts.
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Anyone else buy one? I got one last Friday (2/10/17) from AT&T and have noticed that most android wear apps aren't compatible yet. Anyone have any app suggestions?
Hey, got mine Monday via the play store. I'm just learning the device. Love it so far, but has a pretty good learning curve as I have not been using android wear since the OG Moto 360
Would love to find an extra charger (WCD-H100) to keep at my office... does anyone know of where to get one?
Got mine Saturday at an AT&t store. Went in to get the LG v20 and the sales rep brought it out. Said they got it that day. I wasn't planning on replacing my G watch, but when he checked to see if there were any deals, I could not pass it up for $50. I haven't found any accessories yet. I am also very happy with it so far. i just really want a screen protector.
Does anyone know where I can get the LG Watch Sport with international shipping?
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Would love to find an extra charger (WCD-H100) to keep at my office... does anyone know of where to get one?
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Same here . Looking for a spare charger
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Anyone else buy one? I got one last Friday (2/10/17) from AT&T and have noticed that most android wear apps aren't compatible yet. Anyone have any app suggestions?
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Took me awhile to figure out you have to install the watch apps from the playstore app on the watch - they no longer auto-install on the watch when you install the app on your phone.
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I am not getting text message notification cards on my watch. I get the message notification tone (I have installed feel the wear) but I don't see an actual notification card on the watch. Any ideas? Email notification cards and pretty much all the others work just fine.
I ordered mine in store from Verizon last Monday. Website says it doesn't ship until 3/16
I've had the watch since the Monday after it launched and was initially not overly impressed. That all changed once I got my T-Mobile digits cloned sim card.
I now have a true stand alone communications device on my wrist. I actually leave my phone often times and use my watch with headphones to make/receive calls. Texting, calls, music, workout monitor, this thing is the absolute bomb! Speech to text on the watch is amazing, fast and accurate. The sound on headphones is not as good as my V20 but I'll accept the sacrifice.
Two gripes; the operating system reminds me of OG IOS. In other words, you have to go back to home to move between apps. A recents button would be huge! 2nd, the battery life is less than desired. I can't get a day out of it with cell service running even with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS off. The build quality on the other hand is top notch!
All in all, this thing is the epitome of a wearable!
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I've had the watch since the Monday after it launched and was initially not overly impressed. That all changed once I got my T-Mobile digits cloned sim card.
I now have a true stand alone communications device on my wrist. I actually leave my phone often times and use my watch with headphones to make/receive calls. Texting, calls, music, workout monitor, this thing is the absolute bomb! Speech to text on the watch is amazing, fast and accurate. The sound on headphones is not as good as my V20 but I'll accept the sacrifice.
Two gripes; the operating system reminds me of OG IOS. In other words, you have to go back to home to move between apps. A recents button would be huge! 2nd, the battery life is less than desired. I can't get a day out of it with cell service running even with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS off. The build quality on the other hand is top notch!
All in all, this thing is the epitome of a wearable!
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I have to agree. Got my tmo cloned sim on wednesday and its been great. My only regret is I think i should've went with the blue. The gray is lighter than what it appeared in the press shots
NFC tag discovery?
Was just wondering if this new watch has the nfc tag discovery function. Can it read NFC tags for non-payment purposes?
So, got my watch yesterday, and wanna make a declaration for AT&T users with the Pixel from Google. Number sync WILL NOT work. They will not enable (AT&T) VoLTE for this feature to work, and blame Google for not releasing specific configuration items or to provision the VoLTE package for AT&T. As a workaround, I am using Google Voice. I ported my at&t number for the Pixel and setup forwarding to the watch. Crude, but so far its working. Calling out does not work, since GV wont install on the watch. Any ideas? (Obv when I call out, it shows the watch number and not my main)
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vywwong said:
Was just wondering if this new watch has the nfc tag discovery function. Can it read NFC tags for non-payment purposes?
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Yes, NFC will work like any other. It just has all the necessary prerequisites as well, to be eligible for Android Pay.
Stramondroid said:
As a workaround, I am using Google Voice. I ported my at&t number for the Pixel and setup forwarding to the watch. Crude, but so far its working. Calling out does not work, since GV wont install on the watch. Any ideas? (Obv when I call out, it shows the watch number and not my main)
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I have AT&T and choose to use Google Voice because its better than NumberSync. Besides being both carrier and device agnostic, its more powerful, more reliable and gives us greater control over our number.
I have a Gear S3, but the process for preserving your GV caller ID is the same for any device not running Android or iOS. It's a hassle to setup, because the work that's done automatically by the GV app needs to be manually setup.
GV assigns each number in your contact list an alias number. Calls or texts placed to that number (from any device associated with your GV account) will show your GV ID. These numbers need to be saved on your device and used instead of their real number.
The first step is to capture the alias numbers. Check your messaging app, they may be displayed in your texts to the contacts. Some phones (ie. LG Stylo 2) briefly display the alias number while dialing a contact. Once captured, the number needs to be added to the contact's profile. After this is synced with your Google account, its available on any device that can access your account. I went through this process a few years ago when using a dumb phone, so when I got my watch, the contacts alias (and regular) numbers were automatically loaded on it. When using the watch, I tap on the contact and select the alias number when placing calls or texts. No one knows my watch number (or my cell phone number), only my GV number.
Now that you’ve ported your number to GV, there are two ways to handle texts. Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts. If your collection of devices includes a tablet or a computer, using Hangouts will allow messages (and call history and voicemail) to be seen on those devices as well.
Long post, but I hope it helps.
T-Mo sim card
TheFuzz said:
I've had the watch since the Monday after it launched and was initially not overly impressed. That all changed once I got my T-Mobile digits cloned sim card.
I now have a true stand alone communications device on my wrist. I actually leave my phone often times and use my watch with headphones to make/receive calls. Texting, calls, music, workout monitor, this thing is the absolute bomb! Speech to text on the watch is amazing, fast and accurate. The sound on headphones is not as good as my V20 but I'll accept the sacrifice.
Two gripes; the operating system reminds me of OG IOS. In other words, you have to go back to home to move between apps. A recents button would be huge! 2nd, the battery life is less than desired. I can't get a day out of it with cell service running even with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS off. The build quality on the other hand is top notch!
All in all, this thing is the epitome of a wearable!
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Can you tell me more about the T-Mo digits cloned sim card, i.e., cost, where I get it? I've heard it's the least expensive option (does AT&T charge $16 for the plan + fees and taxes?). Thanks!
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I have AT&T and choose to use Google Voice because its better than NumberSync. Besides being both carrier and device agnostic, its more powerful, more reliable and gives us greater control over our number.
I have a Gear S3, but the process for preserving your GV caller ID is the same for any device not running Android or iOS. It's a hassle to setup, because the work that's done automatically by the GV app needs to be manually setup.
GV assigns each number in your contact list an alias number. Calls or texts placed to that number (from any device associated with your GV account) will show your GV ID. These numbers need to be saved on your device and used instead of their real number.
The first step is to capture the alias numbers. Check your messaging app, they may be displayed in your texts to the contacts. Some phones (ie. LG Stylo 2) briefly display the alias number while dialing a contact. Once captured, the number needs to be added to the contact's profile. After this is synced with your Google account, its available on any device that can access your account. I went through this process a few years ago when using a dumb phone, so when I got my watch, the contacts alias (and regular) numbers were automatically loaded on it. When using the watch, I tap on the contact and select the alias number when placing calls or texts. No one knows my watch number (or my cell phone number), only my GV number.
Now that you’ve ported your number to GV, there are two ways to handle texts. Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts. If your collection of devices includes a tablet or a computer, using Hangouts will allow messages (and call history and voicemail) to be seen on those devices as well.
Long post, but I hope it helps.
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Can you provide more clarity on the use of GV? Have you tried it with the LGWS or just the G3? I use my GV # for all of my phones and want to use it for the LGWS. Are you saying that I have to capture the alias # for every contacts #? What about #'s that aren't in my contacts? If I add the LGWS phone # to my GV account (just like I did for my office and mobile phones), won't that take care of the issue?
As for texting, you say "Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts." It sounds like Hangouts will allow text messaging through GV thereby showing the GV #. Correct?
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1. Outlook Exchange for email, calendar, and contacts (and be able to see all of these on the watch).
2. Google Voice for calling and messaging.
3. Will receive notifications of calls, text messages, emails, calendar alerts.
Thanks!
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Can you provide more clarity on the use of GV? Have you tried it with the LGWS or just the G3? I use my GV # for all of my phones and want to use it for the LGWS. Are you saying that I have to capture the alias # for every contacts #? What about #'s that aren't in my contacts? If I add the LGWS phone # to my GV account (just like I did for my office and mobile phones), won't that take care of the issue?
As for texting, you say "Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts." It sounds like Hangouts will allow text messaging through GV thereby showing the GV #. Correct?
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My GV number is the only number that I know, carrier assigned numbers are meaningless. So I understand where you're coming from. I'm not a tech head so I can't explain it any better than to say the GV app is basically a script. When you select a contact's number, the GV app steps in and dials the assigned alias number for that contact. Ditto with messaging, if the GV app isn't configured properly (to use your native messaging app), your carrier number will be revealed.
On devices that don't have a GV app, it must be done manually. Unless there's a GV app for Android Wear or the AW version of Hangouts can make calls, the process will be the same. I've never laid hands on the LG watch, so I can't speak specifically about it. Since very few folks have the Sport, it might be helpful to post on the LG U2 forum, should be a couple of GV users there.
The manual process sounds more tedious than it actually is. Realize that it only applies to communications that: 1) you initiate and 2) from the watch and 3) in standalone mode. All incoming calls and texts can be received and replied to without the alias number. When the watch is connected via BT, its basically a remote control, outgoing calls go through the phone, so the GV app is used. Texting is a bit more complicated. There is no Hangouts app for Tizen, so you can reply but not initiate. Texts can be placed with the Tizen messaging app, but again, if the alias number isn't used, the watch number will be revealed.
When its filtered down, out of the few hundred contacts you may have listed in your Google account, there are probably only a couple of dozen numbers that you need to capture. The first time you dial a new number on a phone associated with your GV account, the GV app creates an alias number, even if you don't create a new contact. This will need to be manually captured for the watch if future use is desired.
I am happy with the S3 but would switch to AW, if/when it has better integration with GV and better standalone capability than the S3. I don't believe it does at this time. Please let me know if you discover otherwise.
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afblangley said:
My GV number is the only number that I know, carrier assigned numbers are meaningless. So I understand where you're coming from. I'm not a tech head so I can't explain it any better than to say the GV app is basically a script. When you select a contact's number, the GV app steps in and dials the assigned alias number for that contact. Ditto with messaging, if the GV app isn't configured properly (to use your native messaging app), your carrier number will be revealed.
On devices that don't have a GV app, it must be done manually. Unless there's a GV app for Android Wear or the AW version of Hangouts can make calls, the process will be the same. I've never laid hands on the LG watch, so I can't speak specifically about it. Since very few folks have the Sport, it might be helpful to post on the LG U2 forum, should be a couple of GV users there.
The manual process sounds more tedious than it actually is. Realize that it only applies to communications that: 1) you initiate and 2) from the watch and 3) in standalone mode. All incoming calls and texts can be received and replied to without the alias number. When the watch is connected via BT, its basically a remote control, outgoing calls go through the phone, so the GV app is used. Texting is a bit more complicated. There is no Hangouts app for Tizen, so you can reply but not initiate. Texts can be placed with the Tizen messaging app, but again, if the alias number isn't used, the watch number will be revealed.
When its filtered down, out of the few hundred contacts you may have listed in your Google account, there are probably only a couple of dozen numbers that you need to capture. The first time you dial a new number on a phone associated with your GV account, the GV app creates an alias number, even if you don't create a new contact. This will need to be manually captured for the watch if future use is desired.
I am happy with the S3 but would switch to AW, if/when it has better integration with GV and better standalone capability than the S3. I don't believe it does at this time. Please let me know if you discover otherwise.
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Thanks for the clarification. I'm no techie either! Can you explain what you mean by alias #? And how do you manually capture it?
Much appreciated.
drjim said:
Thanks for the clarification. I'm no techie either! Can you explain what you mean by alias #? And how do you manually capture it?
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Though not specific to smartwatches, here's a thread on XDA that discusses this topic in detail. Some folks call it a shadow number.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...p-Now-I-need-a-data-connection-to-make-a-call
Does anybody know if the AT T model is locked? (sorry for bad english)
ymy07 said:
Does anybody know if the AT T model is locked? (sorry for bad english)
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Locked or unlocked is irrelevant because it has an embedded SIM. No one has reported being able to get another provider to program it, even if on the same network. For example, no has been able to put the AT&T version on Cricket. Or use the T-Mobile version on MetroPCS.
Doesn't the AT&T and Google Play Versions just have a Nano Sim card slot?
afblangley said:
Locked or unlocked is irrelevant because it has an embedded SIM. No one has reported being able to get another provider to program it, even if on the same network. For example, no has been able to put the AT&T version on Cricket. Or use the T-Mobile version on MetroPCS.
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It does not have an embedded SIM. It has a nano sim and the one of Google Store is unlocked. There are many posts on the internet about using other carriers (TMO, Project Fi) with it. Google is your friend.
https://9to5google.com/2017/02/13/h...into-the-lg-watch-sport-video-android-basics/