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Is Caller ID Name Not Accessible as a field variable in Call Spam Blocking Apps?

C
Wondering if any developers here can confirm the following:

On virtually all Phone / Call apps, you'll see the Caller ID Name for incoming calls (where the name isn't blocked, or the number isn't in your Contact list). I get semi-frequent scam/sales calls and they are all from numbers that no person or company name comes up, only the phone number. Since the Caller ID name is displayed when there is one, I would assume the Android Call apps have access to this data value.

Yet, all call blocking features I've seen in all apps I've tried, only have the ability to manually block the number, or, enable a setting to block all calls from numbers not in your Contact list. I'm just flabbergasted that none of these apps also have the option to "Block all calls with no Caller ID Name that are not in your contact list." If the Caller ID Name value comes across as the phone number itself, the app can easily see that it matches or that there are no letters in the Caller ID Name and block it. The only reason I can think of that this type of blocking feature isn't available in a single call app is that for some reason the Caller ID Name is displayed by the system, not the app, and the app doesn't have the ability to read the Caller ID Name Value? I would be really surprised if that were the case as it doesn't make sense that the app displays it but can't perform any feature based on the Caller ID Name value???
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Twinkies Nutrition?

puppykickr
Hadron said:
Never read it - not sure I've ever seen a packet in real life.

This reminds me of the "McLibel" trial in the UK, when McDonalds sued a pair of activists who were criticising the company. Lawyers for McDonalds defended the corporation's claim that their food constituted a nutritious meal by arguing that it was true because the food contained nutrients - an argument that summed-up the whole case, since whether the court accepted it as technically correct or not it was utterly self-defeating and a PR disaster. This led to the McDonalds representative being asked whether they could name any food that did not contain nutrients (for the record they wondered whether black tea would count, but weren't sure).

Funny the things you remember even after 25 years.
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Help Upgrading my Samsung Tab

jo69
Samsung A7 10" tabl
I like it a lot, thought very similar to my Samsung A tablet
Have found though the scren is very dark
Also when I lokk at photos I have added to it ........(never actually take photos with a tablet camera) ...they seem blurred to view and it takes a couple of seconds to view them clearly
Is this all normail?

Do you have a Samsung A70 tab 2020 SM-T500 forum here?
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Help About to lose Tracfone service

puppykickr
You can also contact Tracfone an see if you are eligible for a free phone.

If you are an existing customer, and have been for a period of time, they will gladly provide a free phone to keep you as a customer.

In fact, everytime the technology has changed, I have received a free phone to replace whater I had at the time.

I just got a friend a free Moto e, and it is actually a rather nice phone- especially considering that it is free.

Go onto their website and see what devices are available.

https://www.tracfone.com/phone
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Answer in a car on steering wheel via bluetooth

T
Thanks for the replies :)
Yes, I can normally answer regular cellular calls, the problem is only at apps that are using internet connection for data transfer.
I assume that problem is with android because I can not answer either on Xiaomi or Samsung phones, with iPhone it is not a problem.

Hmm... If I listen to the radio and my phone is connected, when a Viber call arrives it automatically changes source in a car and starts to ring at car audio, same as a GSM call, the only difference is that I can't answer it. So I guess that car system partially recognizes call, not as media input?

I noticed that when I receive a GSM call, a real number that is calling me is displayed in-car media screen.
When I receive Viber/Whatsapp call number is only "1000000", on iPhone it displays the real number that is calling me on that (Viber/Whatsapp) app


maybe someone fixes this with MacroDroid?
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Tracked

Hadron
com.samsung.android.app.spage - is part of the Bixby virtual assistant
com.samsung.android.incallui - is the interface when you are on a phone call ("in call ui")
com.samsung.android.dialer - is the Samsung phone app
com.samsung.android.messaging - is the Samsung message app

There are a lot of apps that run in the background in order to make the ones you click on work (though 2 of these actually are the things you click on). This is true of any phone, and indeed any computer. The reason you've not seen these before is probably because you haven't looked before.

I did do a little checking on "Bark". It seems to be a "parental monitor" service, which you pay a subscription to use. A couple of excerpts from their FAQs might be relevant to your post (emphasis added by me):

* What will my child think about Bark's monitoring features?

Kids are generally receptive to Bark once they learn that we protect them online while also giving them more privacy. Parents don’t get access to every single message they send — only to online activities that indicate that they might be in danger. Here’s how to talk to your child about Bark.
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So they claim this can't give her access to every message you send or receive, just those that pass some filters.

* Will my child know that Bark is installed?

While it is technically possible to set up Bark without your child's knowledge (assuming you have the log-in information for their online accounts), we highly encourage you to discuss your usage of Bark with your child. Talking to your child about alerts when they arise provides a good opportunity to have important conversations about serious topics.
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So a lot of monitoring is only possible if she knows your passwords.

Also the client on your phone doing the monitoring is called "Bark for kids". It doesn't sound like it is that well hidden.

I can't say that she doesn't have spyware on your phone, but this app doesn't sound like it would be a very good choice for that purpose.
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New App: Trivia Quiz Online Game (Version 1.1.2)

SneekiyToours
I love quizzes and I still can't find one that has interesting questions that I want to think about a lot. As for this particular quiz - here the questions at the level of kindergarten. Nothing interesting. I've noticed that a lot of garbage in the gaming sphere appears right now. No matter how many games I try - all of them are failure. What`s the point of making so much low-quality product? One of the few games I still play on my phone and computer is minecraft. It hasn't stopped being popular among players for over 5 years now. It's success! Plus, they have some really cool Minecraft Servers. And it's also one of their games that I let my child play.
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Apps Imaging by Cell Phone Project

mikedt
I've not a dev of course, but will try to answer on what I know.

1) Almost certain, yes. This project will a require a custom made app(s).

2) I guess anything, as long as it's reasonable specs and has a good camera.

3) MacroDroid was designed for automating tasks on a single devices AFAIK. And from what you describe, may not be suitable for something as ambitious as your project.

4) I know Android apps are usually developed and built using Android Studio, which is free open source software(FOSS).

5) Not a clue.
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Screen dark for incoming calls

R
Actually this thing started when I activated “power button ends call” < Accessibility < Settings, then decided I didn’t want it and deactivated again.

My phone doesn’t have “light/day”, only “auto-brightness” which I turned off to no effect.

I tend to think the “hardware issue” is the thing that has to be explored.

Many thanks to all of you for replying.
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