How to replace the dialer

[NeoTechni]

I've just been using startactivity to pop my app up when it gets a call, but the stock dialer tends to take over.

Is there some XML or whatever to let my app take over as dialer?

 

[Erel]

Do you want to intercept incoming calls or outgoing calls?

 

[NeoTechni]

Im currently intercepting both, but half the time the stock dialer pops up instead of mine

 

[Erel]

How are you intercepting outgoing calls?

The phone icon in your device may be tied to the default dialer. In that case you will not be able to replace it.

 

[NeoTechni]

AddReceiverText(stimer, 
<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.NEW_OUTGOING_CALL" />
</intent-filter>)

I dont want to replace the icon itself. I just want my program to pop up after the call was placed, to show a screen like this:

It pops up some times, others the stock dialer does. Is there some XML code or whatever to give my app the priority?

 

[Erel]

I don't think that it is related to the receiver priority. Add a Log message. I guess that you will see that your service is running. In that case you can add a delay of a few seconds before starting the activity.

 

[corsaro]

try this code in manifest, and let me know

AddReceiverText(stimer, 
<intent-filter android:priority="2147483647">
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.NEW_OUTGOING_CALL" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>)

 

[bsnqt]

AddReceiverText(stimer, 
<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.NEW_OUTGOING_CALL" />
</intent-filter>)

I dont want to replace the icon itself. I just want my program to pop up after the call was placed, to show a screen like this:

It pops up some times, others the stock dialer does. Is there some XML code or whatever to give my app the priority?

@NeoTechni

I am currently working on my app which also needs to display itself on top of the calling screen for both cases of incoming and outgoing calls, i.e. the user will see only my app not the calling screen. What I do is to intercept the call - by using PhoneStateListener for incoming and intent for outgoing - and have a timer, then every time when there is a call it will enable the timer, which in its turn will trigger the kiosk mode of my app (look at "kiosk mode" sample by Erel) by calling StartActivity. When the call ends (or is stopped by the user), the timer will be disabled. By doing so, I can display my app for 100% of cases and the user can interact with my app instead of seeing the calling screen.

In other words, the calling screen is still there but it is "hidden" by my app which is on top of the screen. Just to make sure that once your app pop up it is in full screen mode.

I am not sure I understand correctly your question, but hope my case can help you.

 

[corsaro]

Try this and let the forum know:

On a Service, that we can call "S1", put this code:

Sub Process_Globals
Dim PE As PhoneEvents

End Sub




Sub PE_PhoneStateChanged (State As String, IncomingNumber As String, Intent As Intent)
Dim PhoneFlag
If State = "RINGING" AND IncomingNumber<>"" Then 'incoming call 
PhoneFlag = 1
End If
 

If State = "OFFHOOK" AND PhoneFlag = 1 Then 'answering to incoming call
PhoneFlag = 2
End If 

 If State = "OFFHOOK" AND IncomingNumber="" AND PhoneFlag <> 2 Then 'out call

StartActivity(youractivityname) ' here you launch your screen

End If

End Sub

on manifest, add this:

AddPermission(android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
AddPermission(android.permission.PROCESS_OUTGOING_CALLS)
AddPermission(android.permission.CALL_PHONE)

AddReceiverText(S1, <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.NEW_OUTGOING_CALL" /> 
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" /> 
        </intent-filter>)

 

[NeoTechni]

@NeoTechni

Thank you.

 

[CapReed]

Good afternoon,

Would it be possible to you to send a small complete example that worked?

I have a couple of hours testing the example of @corsaro but I can not display a screen when you make a call.

Thank you very much.

 

[CapReed]

Ok, as I understand it, the trick is to use Kiosk Mode Erel with Corsair's approach.

Thank you very much anyway.

 

[NeoTechni]

Has anyone figured out how to dial inside a call instead of placing a new one?
ie: Press 1 to speak to an operator, press 2 to...

 

[viljemto]

maybe you can use something like this...
if you know you will have to press 2...
you can dial number like this: "number,2"
"," - mean pause
you can add "," more than just one...like "number,,2" to wait a little more
or even "number,1,1"

 

[NeoTechni]

That'd keep dialing from the start of the call though. I want to dial after that point/any point during a call

 

[NeoTechni]

Has anyone figured this out?