[MOD] Customize Call Screen greetings on your Pixels - Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods

Call screen is awesome but most people would just hang up right after they hear "Hi, the person you're calling is using a screening service...". So I figured out a way to customize screen call greetings and other built-in screen call audios. Please follow these steps:
1. Make sure your Pixel is rooted since you will have to modify app data inside the /data/data directory. Also make sure call screen is activated on your phone as this ensures that all audio files are already downloaded before we proceed to next steps.
2. Use any root explorer -- in my case solid explorer, to navigate to /data/data/com.google.android.dialer/cache/incall_audio_files directory.
3. You can see two folders. one contains audio files for female voices (suffixed with "_f"), the other one has audio files for male voices(suffixed with "_d"). Open folder of your choice (male/female voice) and you will find a list of audio files. Locate the ones you are interested in and replaced them with your own voice. I used "Audio Recorder" from F-droid to do the recording. The default audio files that Google used for call screen are in opus format so you might want to record your own voice in this format as well. After that just give it the same name as the audio file you want to replace and use any root explore to replace it. If you look at the attachment, I only replaced the file audio for greetings ("Hi, the person...").
I tested this on my Pixel 3 XL with Phone apps from version 27.0.225048436 to 29.0.232527399. I believe it should work on all phones that have call screen enabled including but not limited to Pixel 3, Pixel 3XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel and Pixel XL. That being said, your mileage may vary.
UPDATE1:
For version 29 and above, audio files are now located under "/data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/call_screen_audio_messages". To quickly locate which audio file to replace, open "/data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/manifests/call-screen-audio-messages-1" and you can find the map between audio file name and its corresponding call screen audio transcript. See second attachment.

Interesting. I am on v28, my cache folder seems to have only persistent_log. I am going to try later.

Sure would be awesome if we ever got it here in Canada. No idea what the hold up is. Phone set to US English. Ridiculous Google...

TheIgster said:
Sure would be awesome if we ever got it here in Canada. No idea what the hold up is. Phone set to US English. Ridiculous Google...
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Same thing in Australia
it was one of the key selling points by google - they forgot to mentions it only works in the US.
i wonder if anyone has found a way to enable it globally .

matteosaeed said:
Interesting. I am on v28, my cache folder seems to have only persistent_log. I am going to try later.
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On my Pixel 3 XL the folder /data/data/com.google.android.dialer/cache only has a subfolder persistent_log. I am running version 29 of the phone dialer and the Feb patch.
It would be great to modify the audio file for the call screener. I have call screener ENABLED.
What is the full name of the audio file that you are replacing? Maybe I can Find it via Root Explorer. (never mind, I saw your screen grab with the file listed).
EDIT - I see that I am running phone v29-publicbeta. See attached.
Any other suggestions?

swieder711 said:
On my Pixel 3 XL the folder /data/data/com.google.android.dialer/cache only has a subfolder persistent_log. I am running version 29 of the phone dialer and the Feb patch.
It would be great to modify the audio file for the call screener. I have call screener ENABLED.
What is the full name of the audio file that you are replacing? Maybe I can Find it via Root Explorer. (never mind, I saw your screen grab with the file listed).
EDIT - I see that I am running phone v29-publicbeta. See attached.
Any other suggestions?
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For version 29, audio files are now located under "/data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/call_screen_audio_messages". To quickly locate which audio file to replace, open "/data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/manifests/call-screen-audio-messages-1" and you can find the map between audio file name and its corresponding call screen audio transcript.

redlee90 said:
For version 29, audio files are now located under "/data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/call_screen_audio_messages". To quickly locate which audio file to replace, open "/data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/manifests/call-screen-audio-messages-1" and you can find the map between audio file name and its corresponding call screen audio transcript.
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Here is what I tried:
Checked the manifest (see screen shot)
Found the call screen message, played it to double check,
Created my own outbound message and renamed it to the same as listed in the manifest (attached, labelled zip so I could upload. It is an .opus file)
Copied to this to the messages sub-folder, changed permissions to rw
When I call my phone and screen it, the old message still played!
Tried rebooting the phone. Maybe I need to clear the cache.
Any suggestions?

swieder711 said:
Here is what I tried:
Checked the manifest
Found the call screen message, played it to double check,
Created my own outbound message and renamed it to the same as listed in the manifest
Copied to this to the messages sub-folder, changed permissions to rw
When I call my phone and screen it, the old message still played!
Tried rebooting the phone. Maybe I need to clear the cache.
Any suggestions?
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If you look at the manifest file you can see for each gender there are two "Hi, the person..." messages, they differ slightly as one is for known number and the other one is for unknown number. You need to replace both of the corresponding audio files for new greetings to kick in for call incoming calls. Please don't clear cache/storage for phone app as this will likely delete everything you have modified so far. Also no reboot is needed. The mod takes effect immediately.

Has anyone else gotten this to work? I replaced both opus files listed in the manifest. My phone app crashed when I called it.
Ended up reinstalling the default app and resetting call screening.
Would like to try it again, but am not sure why my recent attempt failed.
Hearing a few success stories from others would encourage me to try again.

swieder711 said:
Has anyone else gotten this to work? I replaced both opus files listed in the manifest. My phone app crashed when I called it.
Ended up reinstalling the default app and resetting call screening.
Would like to try it again, but am not sure why my recent attempt failed.
Hearing a few success stories from others would encourage me to try again.
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Did you keep those opus file names unchanged? Also, are your opus files valid? You can try my opus file at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tEAHgRJzTmTAk9l2oSU50xTYGAgTvEtQ/view (xda doesn't allow opus attachment so I I uploaded mine to Google drive). Make sure the file has the same name as the file you want to replace.

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(bumping in the hope to get some replies.)
Has anyone gotten the custom outbound message to work with Call Screening?
I would like to try changing it again. Before I do, I was hoping to hear a success story from another XDA member. I was unsuccessful the first time that I tried to change the call screening message.

virtyx said:
Same thing in Australia
it was one of the key selling points by google - they forgot to mentions it only works in the US.
i wonder if anyone has found a way to enable it globally .
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Yes

I like it working so perfect for me

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Has anyone gotten the custom outbound message to work with Call Screening?
I would like to try changing it again. Before I do, I was hoping to hear a success story from another XDA member. I was unsuccessful the first time that I tried to change the call screening message.
Thanks

swieder711 said:
Has anyone gotten the custom outbound message to work with Call Screening?
I would like to try changing it again. Before I do, I was hoping to hear a success story from another XDA member. I was unsuccessful the first time that I tried to change the call screening message.
Thanks
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I just confirmed that it still works on Google Phone app 43.0.289918615-publicbeta.

jasonlee0315 said:
I just confirmed that it still works on Google Phone app 43.0.289918615-publicbeta.
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Can you please list the procedure that you used to customize the outbound call screen message?
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

swieder711 said:
Can you please list the procedure that you used to customize the outbound call screen message?
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
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Step1: Use TTS website to generate and download each custom Call Screen messages which are all in *.mp3 file extension.
Step2: Use an online converter to convert *mp3 to *.opus.
Step3: Find the *.opus file that you want to replace in /data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/call_screen_audio_messages/
Step4: Rename your *.opus file with the same name as the original file.
Step5: Replace the original *.opus file with your custom *opus file.
Step6: Force close Phone app.
Step7: Make a call to test the result.
Step8: Voila~ You got the custom Call Screen message.

jasonlee0315 said:
Step1: Use TTS website to generate and download each custom Call Screen messages which are all in *.mp3 file extension.
Step2: Use an online converter to convert *mp3 to *.opus.
Step3: Find the *.opus file that you want to replace in /data/data/com.google.android.dialer/files/superpacks/call_screen_audio_messages/
Step4: Rename your *.opus file with the same name as the original file.
Step5: Replace the original *.opus file with your custom *opus file.
Step6: Force close Phone app.
Step7: Make a call to test the result.
Step8: Voila~ You got the custom Call Screen message.
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OT: Does anyone know if this works on the Pixel 4/Pixel 4 XL?

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[Q] missing pictures

Hi all, i have a odd issue im running fully updated STOCK rom with at&t.
The issue im having is, i have four i guess you call them folders in my gallery, all register x amount of pictures,,
Now the odd part when i open those albums/folders they are all black i get a "unable to load photo" prompt.
also i cannot delete either the photo nor the album i get no option for this. and i cannot locate via usb to computer to see if i can get rid of them from my computer,
can any one help or direct me to location to delete them i dont care what the pics were just anoying to have albums that show nothing!
chinefoo said:
Hi all, i have a odd issue im running fully updated STOCK rom with at&t.
The issue im having is, i have four i guess you call them folders in my gallery, all register x amount of pictures,,
Now the odd part when i open those albums/folders they are all black i get a "unable to load photo" prompt.
also i cannot delete either the photo nor the album i get no option for this. and i cannot locate via usb to computer to see if i can get rid of them from my computer,
can any one help or direct me to location to delete them i dont care what the pics were just anoying to have albums that show nothing!
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Hey I am getting the same thing did you figure it out?
lpstudio said:
Hey I am getting the same thing did you figure it out?
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No i have not, im unrooted so i cannot search thru files in order to delete the root directory of these,
i should make a note on this as i think the cause was a app called ANDROID DEFRAG, <--- i recommend staying away from that app.
i tried loading a few of the pics via sharing / open with messaging app and a few showed.
all the details for the pics are there except for ORIENTATION which shows ZERO .
none of these pics show in connection to pc either cannot locate the files, like to edit them to try and make them appear but at this point a way to delete the files would suffice!

[REQUEST] Requesting a call recorder

Hi bros
I need a call recorder for my Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2.1. I have tried lots of recording apps but those apps either didn't work or in case of working, had not satisfying quality. I want a call recorder that can record not only my voice but also the voice of my partner too. Some of apps i tried, acted as a voice recorder and recorded the sound of person sitting beside me which i don't like. please help me
Thanks in advance
aligh9 said:
Hi bros
I need a call recorder for my Samsung Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.2.1. I have tried lots of recording apps but those apps either didn't work or in case of working, had not satisfying quality. I want a call recorder that can record not only my voice but also the voice of my partner too. Some of apps i tried, acted as a voice recorder and recorded the sound of person sitting beside me which i don't like. please help me
Thanks in advance
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Ok, I known exactly what you're saying... I tried TONS of "call recording" apps, that just didn't work as expected.
Today, I still use ICS "4.0.4", but the app is updated regularly, and I've seen some "JB support" in the updated, so it will probably work for you.
First, you NEED a rooted device. This is not a problem for you, right?
Second, you NEED the following apps:
1) AlsaMixer - You can get it free from Google Play.
I really don't understand what this program does, but this program is the key for two-way call recording in Galaxy Nexus.
I think it replaces some audio binaries.. So, open it and ALLOW it to replace your files. You don't need anything else from it, just keep it installed.
2) CallRecorder, from SKVALEX. You can buy it from Google Play, or download from the official XDA thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21317161
* I bought it, as he was the ONLY developer who made it working. So, let's buy him a beer.
After you install both, make a call (or answer it).
All calls WILL be recorded by default.
You'll see a "recording" red icon in your screen during the call. You can click that to pause or resume recording.
If your voice, or the other-side voice is not being recorded, than you have to:
1) Open CallRecorder;
2) Click "Preferences" > "Record Calls From"
3) Try all the options. For me, only "Record calls from: ALSA" worked, but other may work for you, depending on your kernel.
After a while, I got a little problem when answering a call. The other side just couldn't hear me.
I fixed it by going to "Preferences > Advanced > Delay before start recording: 0.3 sec".
Let me know if it worked for you.
legalbrr2 said:
Ok, I known exactly what you're saying... I tried TONS of "call recording" apps, that just didn't work as expected.
Today, I still use ICS "4.0.4", but the app is updated regularly, and I've seen some "JB support" in the updated, so it will probably work for you.
First, you NEED a rooted device. This is not a problem for you, right?
Second, you NEED the following apps:
1) AlsaMixer - You can get it free from Google Play.
I really don't understand what this program does, but this program is the key for two-way call recording in Galaxy Nexus.
I think it replaces some audio binaries.. So, open it and ALLOW it to replace your files. You don't need anything else from it, just keep it installed.
2) CallRecorder, from SKVALEX. You can buy it from Google Play, or download from the official XDA thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21317161
* I bought it, as he was the ONLY developer who made it working. So, let's buy him a beer.
After you install both, make a call (or answer it).
All calls WILL be recorded by default.
You'll see a "recording" red icon in your screen during the call. You can click that to pause or resume recording.
If your voice, or the other-side voice is not being recorded, than you have to:
1) Open CallRecorder;
2) Click "Preferences" > "Record Calls From"
3) Try all the options. For me, only "Record calls from: ALSA" worked, but other may work for you, depending on your kernel.
After a while, I got a little problem when answering a call. The other side just couldn't hear me.
I fixed it by going to "Preferences > Advanced > Delay before start recording: 0.3 sec".
Let me know if it worked for you.
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thanks a lot, I'll check this out and post the result here
thanks once more
I use Call Recorder as well, and it works great. I have mine set so that I only record the calls I want, rather than every single one. Extremely handy for when someone is giving you directions and you don't have a pen/paper handy (or while your driving) amongst other uses
thanks dear legalbrr2. you are greatttttttttttttttttttt. it works like a clock!!!! i was looking for the apps like this and i was totally disappointed finding any solution, till today that i got your instructions. Again thanksssssss
Not working for me in 4.3. Rooted, busybox installed and alsa installed.
Keeps crashing. Any idea?
Nemesis_00 said:
Not working for me in 4.3. Rooted, busybox installed and alsa installed.
Keeps crashing. Any idea?
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Is there any usefull and working tool to record both sides of a phone call?
My phone is still unrooted...
After reinstalling everything, it worked perfectly.
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legalbrr2 said:
Ok, I known exactly what you're saying... I tried TONS of "call recording" apps, that just didn't work as expected.
Today, I still use ICS "4.0.4", but the app is updated regularly, and I've seen some "JB support" in the updated, so it will probably work for you.
First, you NEED a rooted device. This is not a problem for you, right?
Second, you NEED the following apps:
1) AlsaMixer - You can get it free from Google Play.
I really don't understand what this program does, but this program is the key for two-way call recording in Galaxy Nexus.
I think it replaces some audio binaries.. So, open it and ALLOW it to replace your files. You don't need anything else from it, just keep it installed.
2) CallRecorder, from SKVALEX. You can buy it from Google Play, or download from the official XDA thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21317161
* I bought it, as he was the ONLY developer who made it working. So, let's buy him a beer.
After you install both, make a call (or answer it).
All calls WILL be recorded by default.
You'll see a "recording" red icon in your screen during the call. You can click that to pause or resume recording.
If your voice, or the other-side voice is not being recorded, than you have to:
1) Open CallRecorder;
2) Click "Preferences" > "Record Calls From"
3) Try all the options. For me, only "Record calls from: ALSA" worked, but other may work for you, depending on your kernel.
After a while, I got a little problem when answering a call. The other side just couldn't hear me.
I fixed it by going to "Preferences > Advanced > Delay before start recording: 0.3 sec".
Let me know if it worked for you.
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Tried a lot of call recording softwares on google play and none of them did the trick for me. Your method gave me a flawless, crisp quality of my call. Thanks a ton!
Great advise
legalbrr2 said:
Ok, I known exactly what you're saying... I tried TONS of "call recording" apps, that just didn't work as expected.
Today, I still use ICS "4.0.4", but the app is updated regularly, and I've seen some "JB support" in the updated, so it will probably work for you.
First, you NEED a rooted device. This is not a problem for you, right?
Second, you NEED the following apps:
1) AlsaMixer - You can get it free from Google Play.
I really don't understand what this program does, but this program is the key for two-way call recording in Galaxy Nexus.
I think it replaces some audio binaries.. So, open it and ALLOW it to replace your files. You don't need anything else from it, just keep it installed.
2) CallRecorder, from SKVALEX. You can buy it from Google Play, or download from the official XDA thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21317161
* I bought it, as he was the ONLY developer who made it working. So, let's buy him a beer.
After you install both, make a call (or answer it).
All calls WILL be recorded by default.
You'll see a "recording" red icon in your screen during the call. You can click that to pause or resume recording.
If your voice, or the other-side voice is not being recorded, than you have to:
1) Open CallRecorder;
2) Click "Preferences" > "Record Calls From"
3) Try all the options. For me, only "Record calls from: ALSA" worked, but other may work for you, depending on your kernel.
After a while, I got a little problem when answering a call. The other side just couldn't hear me.
I fixed it by going to "Preferences > Advanced > Delay before start recording: 0.3 sec".
Let me know if it worked for you.
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Hello. I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250. All I can say: AlsaMixer and CallRecorder work perfectly together. Clear recorded sound. Good advise, man! Greetings from Romania!
Alexander pointed me to a flashable version of alsamixer that allowed me to install it on CM11:
http://callrecorder.skvalex.com/alsa_update.zip
Is it still working on Android 4.3?
I want to root my phone, if it's still working.

[How To For Sprint] Fix Persistent Voicemail Notification after Flashing New ROM

I recently upgraded to a 4.4 ROM on my Sprint SGS3. After flashing the new ROM and getting settled in to use it, I was unable to get rid of the annoying Sprint voicemail notification. It said I had 7 voicemails.
I've used Google Voice for my voicemail for several years, so I didn't believe that notification was true. But I decided to disable Google Voice and dial in to the Sprint system just to see if anything had ended up in there. It was empty.
Try as I might, nothing would eliminate the voicemail notification, and there was no way to "swipte it away."
Not finding anything related to the SGS3, I ran a site-wide search and came across this thread for the Nexus 5.
I've been a fan of Ghost Commander for a long time, so I used it instead of FX Explorer, which is what PaulB007 (the author of that thread) used. Ghost Commander has a "Root" mode built in, which was required in order for me to successfully navigate to the folder and file mentioned in that thread.
ROOT is required for this fix. But since it happened to me after flashing a new ROM, presumably that's obvious.
On my device, here's what I did:
Step 1. In Ghost Commander, from the "Home" menu, select "Root mode". If prompted, grant Ghost Commander "superuser" privileges (I did this for only 10 minutes to keep myself from bumping something during another session later).
Step 2. Make sure you've navigated to the root:/# location. Select the /data folder. Inside it, select the /data folder again. Ghost Commander should show your current folder as root:/data/data#
Step 3. Tap the "com.android.phone" folder, then find the "shared_prefs" folder. Find the file named "com.android.phone_preferences.xml" and long-press it. Ghost Commander's context menu that appears has an "edit" button which you can press to make edits to the file. That's what I did. If you want to be extra careful, you could "copy" that file and make yourself a backup, which would probably be wise. What can I say? I like to live on the edge sometimes.
Step 4. This is where what I did differed greatly from what PaulB007 did. The file on my device was fairly long, so rather than replace it's entire contents, I located the line that showed the voice mail count. It read:
Code:
<int name="vm_count_key_cdma" value="7" />
Ah ha! The 7 voicemails!
I changed it to read:
Code:
<int name="vm_count_key_cdma" value="0" />
Then I hit the menu button on my device, chose "Save" then hit the back button to return to the folder.
I skipped most of the other steps mentioned by PaulB007, but I did follow his 11th step:
Step 11: go into your notifications on the top of your screen and long press on the voicemail notification. Tap "App Info." Force stop your phone application so that the notification disappears up top.
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That was as far as I needed to go... the notification disappeared after force stopping the phone app. It has not reappeared!!
A big thanks to PaulB007 for posting the fix on his Nexus 5 device.
As an aside, I don't know if it makes any difference, but the ROM I recently flashed is based on Cyanogenmod. Something similar has happened in the past with some other ROMs, but I've always been able to clear the voicemail notification with typical fixes (rebooting, reconfiguring Google Voice, etc.). This time, it obviously called for more extreme measures.
HaveAnEpiphany said:
I recently upgraded to a 4.4 ROM on my Sprint SGS3. After flashing the new ROM and getting settled in to use it, I was unable to get rid of the annoying Sprint voicemail notification. It said I had 7 voicemails.
I've used Google Voice for my voicemail for several years, so I didn't believe that notification was true. But I decided to disable Google Voice and dial in to the Sprint system just to see if anything had ended up in there. It was empty.
Try as I might, nothing would eliminate the voicemail notification, and there was no way to "swipte it away."
Not finding anything related to the SGS3, I ran a site-wide search and came across this thread for the Nexus 5.
I've been a fan of Ghost Commander for a long time, so I used it instead of FX Explorer, which is what PaulB007 (the author of that thread) used. Ghost Commander has a "Root" mode built in, which was required in order for me to successfully navigate to the folder and file mentioned in that thread.
ROOT is required for this fix. But since it happened to me after flashing a new ROM, presumably that's obvious.
On my device, here's what I did:
Step 1. In Ghost Commander, from the "Home" menu, select "Root mode". If prompted, grant Ghost Commander "superuser" privileges (I did this for only 10 minutes to keep myself from bumping something during another session later).
Step 2. Make sure you've navigated to the root:/# location. Select the /data folder. Inside it, select the /data folder again. Ghost Commander should show your current folder as root:/data/data#
Step 3. Tap the "com.android.phone" folder, then find the "shared_prefs" folder. Find the file named "com.android.phone_preferences.xml" and long-press it. Ghost Commander's context menu that appears has an "edit" button which you can press to make edits to the file. That's what I did. If you want to be extra careful, you could "copy" that file and make yourself a backup, which would probably be wise. What can I say? I like to live on the edge sometimes.
Step 4. This is where what I did differed greatly from what PaulB007 did. The file on my device was fairly long, so rather than replace it's entire contents, I located the line that showed the voice mail count. It read:
Code:
<int name="vm_count_key_cdma" value="7" />
Ah ha! The 7 voicemails!
I changed it to read:
Code:
<int name="vm_count_key_cdma" value="0" />
Then I hit the menu button on my device, chose "Save" then hit the back button to return to the folder.
I skipped most of the other steps mentioned by PaulB007, but I did follow his 11th step:
That was as far as I needed to go... the notification disappeared after force stopping the phone app. It has not reappeared!!
A big thanks to PaulB007 for posting the fix on his Nexus 5 device.
As an aside, I don't know if it makes any difference, but the ROM I recently flashed is based on Cyanogenmod. Something similar has happened in the past with some other ROMs, but I've always been able to clear the voicemail notification with typical fixes (rebooting, reconfiguring Google Voice, etc.). This time, it obviously called for more extreme measures.
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Hey man, are the settings sticking for you still? My success with this method seems to be ROM dependent and refuses to stick sometimes.
PaulB007 said:
Hey man, are the settings sticking for you still? My success with this method seems to be ROM dependent and refuses to stick sometimes.
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Edit: seems the "<string name="vm_number_key_cdma">xxxxxxxxxxx</string>" lone is important for the nexus 5 at least. You'll have to let me know if it made any difference for this phone.
PaulB007 said:
Hey man, are the settings sticking for you still? My success with this method seems to be ROM dependent and refuses to stick sometimes.
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Well... I'm not entirely sure.
Last night I drove out of range of Sprint's network and "hopped" to a roaming network and back. I happened to look at my phone and noticed the same notification: 7 voicemails. So... I checked the file and found that it still showed my edit:
Code:
<int name="vm_count_key_cdma" value="0" />
Weird. I was expecting to have to make that change again.
So I killed the phone app, and the notification cleared.
Drove back home... same drill (hopping to roaming and back). No new notification.
So it's too early to tell what's up. I haven't flashed a new ROM or anything (nor do I plan to for a while)... so I'm taking a "wait and see" approach. Would love to hear anything you might learn, though.
I tried it on CyanFox 4.4 and it didn't work.
Looks like this fix isn't working. The notification keeps returning when hopping to Roaming and on reboots. I had thought perhaps it wasn't related to the ROM, but I'm on CyanFox as well. Time to bring it up over there...
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cant seem to get this to work on 4.4.2 ROM Mokee.
Try leaving urself a voice mail from another phone. Then go bak and delete it. It should clear everything up.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
SGS3 with CM11
I have the same voicemail notification problem with my GS3 running CM11 and I cannot find the com.android.phone folder anywhere even while running a search with ghost commander or ES File Explorer.

Calling Out

I did a software update two days ago and I just found out this morning that I can no longer call out. What should I try? I Googled and have looked for a Call Barring setting, but I can't find it yet.
Do you get any type of error message? I use Googles's dialer app and the first call I made after the update I tried from contacts and got an error that I didn't have permission. I then opened up the dial pad and got the "allow permission" pop-up. Look at the phone app in Settings>apps and make sure the permissions are on and change system settings is allowed.
Tel864 said:
Do you get any type of error message? I use Googles's dialer app and the first call I made after the update I tried from contacts and got an error that I didn't have permission. I then opened up the dial pad and got the "allow permission" pop-up. Look at the phone app in Settings>apps and make sure the permissions are on and change system settings is allowed.
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It took a while yesterday morning, but the problem has been solved.
It started with Total Wireless, who is my service provider. To their credit, they had me try some things, but when we got to the point of a complete hard reset. I decided to hold off on that.
I then used Samsung support chat. They eventually has me try the Safe Mode. I didn't even know about that. My S9 called out just fine on Safe Mode. So, I was advised it was being caused by one of my apps. I had just done an Android OS update two days earlier, but I didn't think I had added any new apps recently. I deleted a number of them until I got to Call Confirm. Then it hit me. The behavior of the phone was similar to Call Confirm, except it never asked me to push a Call Confirm button to place the call. I deleted Call Confirm and the problem was solved!
Thank you for the response!

[Bounty $500] My note 10+ was hacked with stalkerware

My phone was infected with stalkerware, they had access to my files, could view what was on my screen, listen into my mic, view my cameras remotely, everything! It's incredibly creepy! From what I can tell they somehow loaded q hacked version of Google Chrome and or android web viewer. After getting suspicious I downloaded Kaspersky and ran a scan, I found 2 versions of Google Chrome on my phone one of them had the dual messenger app icon on it. The other one said it wasn't a current version from the apps store. I Uninstallerd and downloaded the current version through the app store. I tried to see if a packet sniffer would lead me to them but I think I was too late by that point. I also pulled the Chrome app qnd decompiler it. There was some weird things in there like ignore playstore version but nothing that I could find that would lead me to who was watching me. Is there anything I can still do that will lead me to who did this? I have a strong idea of who it was but need evidence so I can prosecute them. Any help would be appreciated. Im putting up a 500 dollar bounty if anyone can help me get some solid evidence.
dangerruss said:
My phone was infected with stalkerware, they had access to my files, could view what was on my screen, listen into my mic, view my cameras remotely, everything! It's incredibly creepy! From what I can tell they somehow loaded q hacked version of Google Chrome and or android web viewer. After getting suspicious I downloaded Kaspersky and ran a scan, I found 2 versions of Google Chrome on my phone one of them had the dual messenger app icon on it. The other one said it wasn't a current version from the apps store. I Uninstallerd and downloaded the current version through the app store. I tried to see if a packet sniffer would lead me to them but I think I was too late by that point. I also pulled the Chrome app qnd decompiler it. There was some weird things in there like ignore playstore version but nothing that I could find that would lead me to who was watching me. Is there anything I can still do that will lead me to who did this? I have a strong idea of who it was but need evidence so I can prosecute them. Any help would be appreciated. Im putting up a 500 dollar bounty if anyone can help me get some solid evidence.
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Try logging into your Google account from a computer. Look at what devices have access to your account. I looked at mine a couple of months ago and saw a phone I never owned on AT&T. Funny thing is I have NEVER had AT&T. I've always and still have Verizon. I immediately removed, blocked and reported the device.
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Try logging into your Google account from a computer. Look at what devices have access to your account. I looked at mine a couple of months ago and saw a phone I never owned on AT&T. Funny thing is I have NEVER had AT&T. I've always and still have Verizon. I immediately removed, blocked and reported the device.
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That was the first thing I tried. Didn't find anything unfortunately. These a holes are good.
dangerruss said:
That was the first thing I tried. Didn't find anything unfortunately. These a holes are good.
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Did you run a log of your IP addresses?
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Did you run a log of your IP addresses?
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Not until after the connection was severed. My first thought was to run a virus scan. The only thing I found was an application was installed feb 1st and the clean version of chrome stopped uploading on Feb 1st.
Why are there two of these? And how did they use dual messenger to install doubles? I've disabled all of them.
dangerruss said:
Not until after the connection was severed. My first thought was to run a virus scan. The only thing I found was an application was installed feb 1st and the clean version of chrome stopped uploading on Feb 1st.
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Did you delete the corrupt Chrome already? The IP history may be in there...
you wish to find your IP address Internet history, you can easily do so directly from your Internet browser.
Step 1
Open your Internet browser, and click on "Tools" located in the horizontal menu bar at the top of the window.
Step 2
Click on "Internet Options"
Step 3
Click on "Settings" located beneath the "Browsing History" subheading.
Step 4
Click on the "View Files" button to find your IP address Internet history.
If you post the chrome apk that you dumped or anything else that you have that was related to the "infected" files, they might be helpful in looking for clues.
These are the apk files that I suspect could have been infected. Unfortunately I didn't pull them until after they were updated. But I believe there is still a change log kind of manifest if you decompile them.
On mobile? Im not seeing those options
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Did you delete the corrupt Chrome already? The IP history may be in there...
you wish to find your IP address Internet history, you can easily do so directly from your Internet browser.
Step 1
Open your Internet browser, and click on "Tools" located in the horizontal menu bar at the top of the window.
Step 2
Click on "Internet Options"
Step 3
Click on "Settings" located beneath the "Browsing History" subheading.
Step 4
Click on the "View Files" button to find your IP address Internet history.
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From what I can see, those apks unfortunately appear to be normal un-tampered files. The manifest I believe you are referring to is a component of the apk that dictates things like permissions and interfaces, but it does not perform any sort of logging or historical record sadly, as the entire apk is replaced when an app is updated or installed over an existing installation.
I am not sure how much cleaning you have done of your device since it happened, but aside from clues or records which might be available from various services you use (finding connected accounts that aren't yours, history of any account activities that weren't initiated by you, etc), your next best bet would probably be to dig through the files on the device in search of anything that shouldn't be there. Hopefully there is still some artifact of the infection which could potentially point towards its origin. I will follow this thread, happy to dig through files in my spare time.
Does anyone know if android keeps a log of installs or qnything in the root folder perhaps?
Isn't there a relation between duplicate app instances and secure folder?
OnnoJ said:
Isn't there a relation between duplicate app instances and secure folder?
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Yes but I've never set up secure folder. Never felt a need to.
First thing I do is a factory reset (and hope that gets it) and reset the Google password.
Keep that bloody device 100% isolated from your PC and data backup copies including the SD card*. Wipe the SD card in the device before the reload and again after the reload. Do NOT connect the card or phone to your PC before the new load is proven clean. Load data directly to SD card from the PC then to the 10+ just in case.
Try to piece together when and what did it but that is a secondary concern. Consider it a drill.
Better get while the gettings good... that level of being compromised means no time to lose ditching the OS. I most likely wipe the SD card too and use one of the clean data backups I keep for just such an event. Torch all data on the device.
If it gets into your backup data copies you're boned.
OSs are 100% expendable, critical data is not.
*you can scan it with everything on the planet and still miss trojans, tainted jpegs/pngs, etc if no definitions exist yet. Expect multiple hidden infections now and go full nuke.
Isolating the infection to that device is only priority. It's possible the infection(s) are already on one or more backups and/or your PC. That's why it's important to keep multiple time staggered backups on multiple electronically isolated hdds.
I keep a 3 tier backup and my PC is never internet connected.
Keep your head and limit the spread...
dangerruss said:
Why are there two of these? And how did they use dual messenger to install doubles? I've disabled all of them.
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looks normal to me. Those are typical apps that run when dual account messenger service is used .

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