Stock phone and messaging apps

[doncerda]

Okay first of all I want to say that I love this phone even to this day. But the stock messaging and phone apps are lacking some things that I need and want. So before I do anything crazy I want to ask the community for some advice. I know that I can disable the messaging app if I have a 3rd party app like GOSMS installed ... but can I do the same for the stock phone app and replace it with a 3rd party dialer like GoDialer?? Let me know if anybody has tried this or if I'm going to for some reason and somehow brick my phone. Thanks for the support

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[zkSharks]

The dialer should be just as replaceable as the rest of them. Installing a third-party app such as GoDialer won't do your phone any harm.

No craziness, just fun.

 

[doncerda]

Actually you can't technically replace the dialer app...I tried ..its all good thanks for the reply though

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[zkSharks]

Actually you can't technically replace the dialer app...I tried ..its all good thanks for the reply though

I stand corrected, I was sure it was otherwise... going to go figure out how I got that mixed up.

Edit: I know that you can install a third-party dialer, open it, and use it to make calls as you would the stock dialer. Replacing the shortcut to the stock dialer with a shortcut to the third-party application allows homescreen access, and you should be asked at some point whether you want to use the stock dialer or the third-party application as the default for certain actions.

What specific functionality are you looking for?

 

[doncerda]

I actually wanted to completely replace the app... For the SMS (for example) I disabled the stock app completely and just installed. A third party app... But this can't be fine for the stock dialer app... So I just left it obstacle... Sorry didn't mean to come off as trying to correct you

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[zkSharks]

I actually wanted to completely replace the app... For the SMS (for example) I disabled the stock app completely and just installed. A third party app... But this can't be fine for the stock dialer app... So I just left it obstacle... Sorry didn't mean to come off as trying to correct you

You didn't come across that way, and if you had, I would have been fine with it. I take pride in giving out correct advice and helpful help, and if I'm mistaken about something I certainly want to fix that. I realize you won't be able to disable the app per se, but barring the actual removal of the stock app, I do believe that a third-party dialer should be able to replace the full functionality of the stock one. I'm like you however, and very much detest the idea of a superfluous dialer application sitting around on my phone. I'm a minimalist.

Of course, this all changes if the device is rooted.

 

[doncerda]

Yeah once the device is rooted there is a whole new world opened up... And in all actuality I've been considering it because I like things looking as minimal as possible... So some transparent widgets are what I really want

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