What happened to speed dial!? I used to be able to touch/hold a number on the keypad and it'd dial whomever I had assigned to that number. No more! Not even an option!
Direct dial or speed dial shouldn't be used while driving. The only thing allowed here is full hands free. Meaning voice dial from a bluetooth device. The police have the right to ticket you for having in your hand, though truth be told I haven't seen them that strict.
There is NO WAY to contact Google; I hope they find this post:
I?m writing in regards to the recent upgrade to Jellybean on my Motorola Razr MAXX HD. Please keep in mind that it?s a ?MOBILE? device, and my concern wouldn?t matter if it were a landline phone. Safety is an issue and the law as it applies to using a mobile device while driving is an issue.
The Jellybean upgrade has removed the ?Speed Dial? feature on my phone. I realize that you?ve added the ?Direct Dial? widget, but this is not a suitable replacement for Speed Dial and here?s why; I can operate Speed Dial with a simple long press of a number on my phones keypad. With Direct Dial, (and even with Favorites), I have to take my eyes off the road to fumble for my reading glasses, then fumble with the phone to find the person?s Direct Dial widget I?m looking for, (the key phrase being ?looking for?), Then press the widget.
Things can go bad in a split second while driving and that?s why most states have laws against ?Distracted Driving?. You really need to reinstate the Speed Dial feature for safety reasons, and further more, why did you make a decision to remove it in the first place? Hopefully it was an oversight and it doesn?t reflect on the poor judgment of your engineers, and the poor judgment of your decision making executives.
Do the right thing, put it back!