Google Phone app vs Stock Samsung phone app?

[tismydroid]

Samsung phone way better i don't like Google phone , plus it's definitely ugly, my opinion , most will tell you the same Samsung is way better and better looking.

I agree. The Google phone app (GP) might be worth it if you could access transcripted visual voice mail or recording features but apparently those features (as well as several other features) are only available if the GP app was pre-installed on the phone. With the Samsung phone app I am able to access my visual voicemail directly through the app whereas can't with GP... which is very inconvenient.

 

[mustang7757]

I agree. The Google phone app (GP) might be worth it if you could access transcripted visual voice mail or recording features but apparently those features (as well as several other features) are only available if the GP app was pre-installed on the phone. With the Samsung phone app I am able to access my visual voicemail directly through the app whereas can't with GP... which is very inconvenient.

Exactly its only for pixels, thats why i stay with the native calling app

 

[Aredubu]

What do you use for visual voicemail, if anything?

 

[mustang7757]

What do you use for visual voicemail, if anything?

Unlocked come with its own for Att , if i have TMO sim i use their visual voicemail

 

[roman_x]

I know this is a few months old, but I was "googling" something related to your question and came across your post. I like the Samsung Dialer app and there are a few features that the google one doesn't have that I wanted to try (running the One UI beta, wanted to try the transcription call feature, its not in English but I wanted to use it for spam calls, for that its awesome!) The ONE THING that the Google Dialer app has that I absolutely love is the search feature. In the Samsung App, it only searches your contacts, but say you wanted to call the Chinese Food place for a delivery order. If you use the Google Dialer app, you just open it and click search and type in "Chinese food near me" or the name of the place and because it uses the Google Search it finds it even if its not in your contacts list. I use that feature ALL the time. Much faster than googling the the place, then either tapping the phone number or copying and pasting it into the dialer app. I happen to be looking to see if maybe Samsung was planning on adding that feature to their app, if they did it would be perfect. But for me, that is the one major thing that separates the two and I didn't see anyone else pointing that out, so thought I would contribute.

 

[Joshua Luther1]

I know this is a few months old, but I was "googling" something related to your question and came across your post. I like the Samsung Dialer app and there are a few features that the google one doesn't have that I wanted to try (running the One UI beta, wanted to try the transcription call feature, its not in English but I wanted to use it for spam calls, for that its awesome!) The ONE THING that the Google Dialer app has that I absolutely love is the search feature. In the Samsung App, it only searches your contacts, but say you wanted to call the Chinese Food place for a delivery order. If you use the Google Dialer app, you just open it and click search and type in "Chinese food near me" or the name of the place and because it uses the Google Search it finds it even if its not in your contacts list. I use that feature ALL the time. Much faster than googling the the place, then either tapping the phone number or copying and pasting it into the dialer app. I happen to be looking to see if maybe Samsung was planning on adding that feature to their app, if they did it would be perfect. But for me, that is the one major thing that separates the two and I didn't see anyone else pointing that out, so thought I would contribute.

I miss that feature on my S22. I just downloaded the Google dialer and am going to use it.

 

[o4liberty]

I am a pure Google user and the dialer app is much better than the Samsung dialer app.

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[gtt1]

My older Huawei phone if I picked a contact in the phone app directly made a call. Currently using Samsung dialer and I get a row with phone message and video. Any way to just make a direct call?

 

[mustang7757]

I am a pure Google user and the dialer app is much better than the Samsung dialer app.

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They each have their advantage

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[Cory M]

So, everything about the Google phone layout seems great. But I can't turn on wifi calling. I've gone through the steps provided by Google but it's not an option. They say because my carrier doesn't support it, but it works (not well, hence the change) on my Samsung stock app.
So confused.

 

[Laura Knotek]

So, everything about the Google phone layout seems great. But I can't turn on wifi calling. I've gone through the steps provided by Google but it's not an option. They say because my carrier doesn't support it, but it works (not well, hence the change) on my Samsung stock app.
So confused.

Do you have a factory unlocked device from Samsung or a carrier device?

 

[Cory M]

Do you have a factory unlocked device from Samsung or a carrier device?

Carrier

 

[chubby22]

I like the Google Phone App, because I can do searches for nearby places in my area. Which is very useful around here.

 

[AzJazz]

Personally, I hate the Samsung dialer app, and the invasiveness of Samsung in general.

I do not want to give Samsung any of my contacts, phone calls, or contact information. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make the Google Phone app the true default phone application - Samsung actively blocks this. Google Phone will manage an incoming call, but any other telephone related activities (like an instant dial for a contact) results in a selection prompt for the default application - where Google Phone does NOT appear as an option. Additionally ... It is not possible to set Google as the default storage location for all new contacts - you always need to manually select your Google account for the new contact storage location.

Seems like Samsung's preventing user selection should be illegal, and it probably is.

 

[J Dubbs]

My older Huawei phone if I picked a contact in the phone app directly made a call. Currently using Samsung dialer and I get a row with phone message and video. Any way to just make a direct call?

I know this is a bit of a delayed response, but I thought it might help someone. To make a direct call in the Samsung dialer swipe right on the contact name, to text swipe left. I believe those settings are on by default

 

[gtt1]

I know this is a bit of a delayed response, but I thought it might help someone. To make a direct call in the Samsung dialer swipe right on the contact name, to text swipe left. I believe those settings are on by default

Thank You. Didn't know does add an extra step than my old phone but quicker than getting a bar.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

Personally, I hate the Samsung dialer app, and the invasiveness of Samsung in general.

I do not want to give Samsung any of my contacts, phone calls, or contact information. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make the Google Phone app the true default phone application - Samsung actively blocks this. Google Phone will manage an incoming call, but any other telephone related activities (like an instant dial for a contact) results in a selection prompt for the default application - where Google Phone does NOT appear as an option. Additionally ... It is not possible to set Google as the default storage location for all new contacts - you always need to manually select your Google account for the new contact storage location.

Seems like Samsung's preventing user selection should be illegal, and it probably is.

I realize that your comment is a year old but I have the Galaxy S24U (unlocked) and I disabled the Samsung phone app using ADBAppControl (GUI App) and I installed the Google phone app and I have it selected as the default dialer without any issues at all.
You do NOT have to disable the Samsung phone app for this to work. After installing the Google phone app you will have two choices in the Settings default app choice screen to pick whichever one you want to use. I also have no issue using Google contacts. Yes, you may have to select Google as the storage location when creating a new contact but it is not a problem. Not sure why you are having problems. YMMV