Help Direct dial on HTC One M8

[Carrera]

On my old phone I had all my family set up as icons on my home screen; just punch an icon and you get straight through - very useful when you're driving and the phone is on a Bluetooth handsfree connection.

For the life of me I can't find out how to do this on my new phone, an HTC One M8. It's running Android 4.4.2 if that means anything; if anybody knows how this is done, please share the secret!

 

[Rukbat]

It should work the same way - long press the homescreen, go to Widgets and it's a widget.

 

[kate]

Hi Carrera, I moved your thread to the HTC One M8 forum

 

[SiempreTuna]

.. or on more recent versions of Android:

- hit the Menu button (looks like a circle around 6 dots in vanilla android)
- tap the Widgets tab
- touch and hold the Direct Dial widget
- drop the widget on a screen
- select the contact number to shortcut

 

[jenluvs2sing]

.. or on more recent versions of Android:

- hit the Menu button (looks like a circle around 6 dots in vanilla android)
- tap the Widgets tab
- touch and hold the Direct Dial widget
- drop the widget on a screen
- select the contact number to shortcut

OK, I just got mine a few days ago and I do not have a direct dial widget. Do I have to download something? I had the Galaxy S3 and it was in the widget menu, it's not in my HTC. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[dlocks]

Create a new home screen, long press on the home screen and a menu will pop up. Select apps & widgets, press the drop down arrow and select widgets, scroll through until you find the people widget. Tap on the widget and you should see a menu, select one of the options listed you can then add the contacts you want.
You should now have a home screen with favorites .
Hope that helps

 

[today]

Long press desired screen and select apps and widgets. Hit the drop-down arrow and select shortcuts. Direct dial is an option there. The rest is the same as before.

Looks pretty cool too. Might start using it myself. Uses a thumbnail photo.

 

[jenluvs2sing]

Long press desired screen and select apps and widgets. Hit the drop-down arrow and select shortcuts. Direct dial is an option there. The rest is the same as before.

Looks pretty cool too. Might start using it myself. Uses a thumbnail photo.

The people widget does a block of direct dials, not a single one.

And I DO NOT have a direct dial widget, the only thing that's remotely close it is the enormous people widget.

 

[wshtk]

Just had the same problem. When you go to add the widget , there is a dropdown at the top of the list of widgets that by default says "widgets". Tap it and select shortcuts.

 

[jenluvs2sing]

Long press desired screen and select apps and widgets. Hit the drop-down arrow and select shortcuts. Direct dial is an option there. The rest is the same as before.

Looks pretty cool too. Might start using it myself. Uses a thumbnail photo.

Missed the part where it said shortcuts. On the S3 it was a widget so I kept looking there. Sorry about that! Thanks for the help!

 

[today]

Missed the part where it said shortcuts. On the S3 it was a widget so I kept looking there. Sorry about that! Thanks for the help!

Ive had htc phones going on 6 years and NEVER used direct dial, but because you were asking for answers now ive got direct dial folders for work and family now on my home screen. I like it better now. Much easier. I too did not want a favorites widget taking up an entire screen. Plus if someone not on the favorites widget sees they aren't there, well, you know! LOL. THANKS.