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using android to perform a smartwatch task.

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VALVe

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Hello experts.
i have a phablet " galaxy note 8" and another xperia p android
i have a problem

when i walk in the street and i get a call , i have to get the pone out of my backbag , open the cover , and discover that it is an unwanted call.
and smart watches are ridiculously expensive.
im looking for an app that makes when i get a call on the tablet to see who is calling on the xperia phone ,just like a smartwatch , i think it is doable.

all i need is to see who is calling on the tablet through somthing that easly reachable.
 
actually this is done through the internet and i want to do it through bluetooth because the phone here doesnt have an internet connection
 
Yeah it's definitely doable and a great idea. I'm no coder but I'd imagine even porting a Google Wear app to jellybean or kitkat would be pretty "simple"
 
If I am understanding correctly, both devices have an active phone number? If so it seems like you could get a Google voice number (or port the existing number) to have people call the tablet and then have it forwarded to both devices.

After I changed providers I ported my number to Google voice instead of alerting everyone and it now rings all my phones. Nobody knows my current cell phone number, not even me unless I go to my Google voice account and look it up.
 
mralaska said:
If I am understanding correctly, both devices have an active phone number? If so it seems like you could get a Google voice number (or port the existing number) to have people call the tablet and then have it forwarded to both devices.

After I changed providers I ported my number to Google voice instead of alerting everyone and it now rings all my phones. Nobody knows my current cell phone number, not even me unless I go to my Google voice account and look it up.
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thanks so much for the advise but again it depends on the internet , my request is so much simpler , is to be done VIA Bluetooth , and only to tell me who is calling , i don't want the call to be forwarded beaus i have a Bluetooth headset , i just need to know who is calling without having to reach the phone from my back bag while walking , it is so annoying , just to tell me who is calling only.
 
VALVe said:
Hello experts.
i have a phablet " galaxy note 8" and another xperia p android
i have a problem

when i walk in the street and i get a call , i have to get the pone out of my backbag , open the cover , and discover that it is an unwanted call.
and smart watches are ridiculously expensive.
im looking for an app that makes when i get a call on the tablet to see who is calling on the xperia phone ,just like a smartwatch , i think it is doable.

all i need is to see who is calling on the tablet through somthing that easly reachable.
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You're walking down the street in public holding a tablet, which could be expensive as well unless you got a cheapo one, and you'd want to use that to see who's calling you from the phone? Android does have voice notify in the accessibility options, that will tell you audibly who's calling. That's what I use, saves getting phone out of my pocket for unwanted calls.
 
VALVe said:
thanks so much for the advise but again it depends on the internet , my request is so much simpler , is to be done VIA Bluetooth , and only to tell me who is calling , i don't want the call to be forwarded beaus i have a Bluetooth headset , i just need to know who is calling without having to reach the phone from my back bag while walking , it is so annoying , just to tell me who is calling only.
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There used to be a Sony-Ericsson BT headset that had a display that would tell you the name or number of whomever was calling you. You just clipped the display part on your clothing, was quite discrete and not expensive. I had one. But I don't think there's anything like that available now.

It was one of these.
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This app should allow the tablet and phone to connect via Bluetooth, and the tablet will indicate the ID of incoming calls when it's running.
 
mikedt said:
You're walking down the street in public holding a tablet, which could be expensive as well unless you got a cheapo one, and you'd want to use that to see who's calling you from the phone? Android does have voice notify in the accessibility options, that will tell you audibly who's calling. That's what I use, saves getting phone out of my pocket for unwanted calls.
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actually i want to do it the other way around , get the call on the tablet , see who's calling on the phone , just as you said in order not to get it out in public , it is like inviting people to rob me
 
mikedt said:
There used to be a Sony-Ericsson BT headset that had a display that would tell you the name or number of whomever was calling you. You just clipped the display part on your clothing, was quite discrete and not expensive. I had one. But I don't think there's anything like that available now.

It was one of these.
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we have a NOKIA on here that has a display but it has this stupid exclusively NFC whatever Bluetooth thing and my note doesn't support it , other than that they are all expensive , im looking for the cheapest way to do it and the possibility to do it as an app , i thing there is a marketing barrier behind doing that because if this app got made , it would affect the sales of smart watches because this is one of the main features of em
 
RyanB said:
This app should allow the tablet and phone to connect via Bluetooth, and the tablet will indicate the ID of incoming calls when it's running.
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can this be done the other way around , what i need is to know who is calling on the tablet through the phone not who is calling on the phone through the tablet ,
the tablet is the one im getting the calls on , but instead of pulling it out while walking i need simply to know from the phone who is calling on the tablet
 
Try it anyway. If it doesn't work, email the Dev to see if it can be updated. The Dev is responsive and all, so you got nothing to lose by trying to email him, even if it's before you get the app.
 
RyanB said:
Try it anyway. If it doesn't work, email the Dev to see if it can be updated. The Dev is responsive and all, so you got nothing to lose by trying to email him, even if it's before you get the app.
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wel i did that and they don't do it the other way , i think we are getting closer , could making such an app be easy for a beginner developer
 
It might be doable using tasker on each phone. One challenge might be minimizing the delay for establishing communication from tablet to phone. After you look at your phone and decide you want to answer, you might not have enough time to dig your tablet out before the ringing ends.

I've used taker for a lot of things. There's a big initial learning curve, but you can do a lot. I've never used it for bluetooth, so I'm just speculating above. If you do pursue this option, a/f has a tasker forum.
 
electricpete said:
It might be doable using tasker on each phone. One challenge might be minimizing the delay for establishing communication from tablet to phone. After you look at your phone and decide you want to answer, you might not have enough time to dig your tablet out before the ringing ends.

I've used taker for a lot of things. There's a big initial learning curve, but you can do a lot. I've never used it for bluetooth, so I'm just speculating above. If you do pursue this option, a/f has a tasker forum.
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thanks so much for the help , i have actually a bluetooth headset so i will not have to take the tablet out of the bag to answer it so it wouls be helpful if i or someone made this app
and im sorry is tasker a software like eclipse or what?
 
VALVe said:
thanks so much for the help , i have actually a bluetooth headset so i will not have to take the tablet out of the bag to answer it so it wouls be helpful if i or someone made this app
and im sorry is tasker a software like eclipse or what?
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Tasker is an Android App. All the "programming" is done on your phone within the Tasker program. I'd think it is MUCH easier than Eclipse and Java, especially for relatively small projects. Which is not to say it's easy, you've got to spend some time (hours, days) figuring out the interface which is a somewhat non-conventional programming environment. The upside is you gain a powerful tool to gain a lot more control of your phone in many ways. And by the way, the programs you develop can be converted to apk (using free program Tasker App Factory) if you are ambitious enough to put them on the playstore.

Tasker for Android
It looks like the website offers a free 7-day trial.
Purchase of the program on Google Play is a whopping $2.00

In addition to the dev's website above (which is packed with reference info for the commands), there are loads of other resources:
Overview of Pocketables Tasker articles
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tasker
About - Tasker Wiki
and of course...
Tasker - Android Forums
 
electricpete said:
Tasker is an Android App. All the "programming" is done on your phone within the Tasker program. I'd think it is MUCH easier than Eclipse and Java, especially for relatively small projects. Which is not to say it's easy, you've got to spend some time (hours, days) figuring out the interface which is a somewhat non-conventional programming environment. The upside is you gain a powerful tool to gain a lot more control of your phone in many ways. And by the way, the programs you develop can be converted to apk (using free program Tasker App Factory) if you are ambitious enough to put them on the playstore.

Tasker for Android
It looks like the website offers a free 7-day trial.
Purchase of the program on Google Play is a whopping $2.00

In addition to the dev's website above (which is packed with reference info for the commands), there are loads of other resources:
Overview of Pocketables Tasker articles
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tasker
About - Tasker Wiki
and of course...
Tasker - Android Forums
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Thanke alot bud for the great info , one last 4hing , im thinking of buying the sony mn2 smartwatch , how compatible it is with ma note 8
 
I can't speak to that specific model (I'm currently using a Pebble), but I used to own the original LiveView, and it mostly worked OK. I don't believe they lock their smartwatches down to only Sony phones anymore, so on paper it should work. If you're getting it on the CHEAP, I'd pull the trigger. If you're going to pay something closer to their asking price for a new one, I'd definitely read a bunch of reviews and decide from there.
 
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