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Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness

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The Real Bev wrote:

> Moto G #2, android 6.0
> 
> Yesterday I needed to make a phone call (a rare occurrence).  When I 
> chose the number from my contacts list, hangouts insisted on attempting 
> to make a wifi call.  I have no data plan and had no accessible wifi.  I 
> tried several times, but was unable to use the actual PHONE to make the 
> call.
> 
> I can stop or uninstall hangouts and/or the hangouts dialer, but not 
> merely disable it.  There seems to be no way to tell the phone to 
> actually USE THE GODDAM PHONE.
> 
> What am I missing?

If you used Hangouts Dialer before and decided to make it the default
then it will show up as the dialer.  I have the following dialers:

Phone (the built-in app) - cellular phone only
Hangouts Dialer - wifi only
Xfinity Connect - wifi only
Skype - wifi only

I also have the Google Voice app so outbound calls, especially wifi,
look like they originated from my Google Voice phone number.  I also use
it for cellular phone calls.  It is my main phone number migrated to
there that I've had for decades.  One number (Google Voice) calls ALL my
phones: cell phones (all of them), home phones, work phones, etc.
However, still something else is needed to make the call, like Hangouts
Dialer (wifi) or Phone (cellular).

When I make a call and initiate it, I get a screen asking me which
caller to use.  So I see the 4 listed above.  If I tap on the one that
was previously used then it gets used now.  If I tap on a different one
than was used the last time, I have to tap twice: once to select and
again to use.  At the bottom of the screen are the choices "Always" or
"Just Once".  Rather than tap "Just Once" and then tap on the caller, I
just tap twice on the caller app.  If I tap "Always" then that caller
always gets used.  I would have to go into the app's config to NOT have
it the default.

So maybe you made Hangouts Dialer the default caller (aka dialer).  To
unset an app as the default, go to Settings -> Application Manager ->
scroll the list leftward to get at the All column, scroll down to the
app that is current the default, select it, and click on "Clear
defaults" option for that app.

If you uninstall an app that is the handler for a default action, there
won't be a default action.  That means you will have to pick another app
to be the default or use the popup screen asking you which app to use
(and not pick a default "Always" app if you want to always be asked
which one to use).

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Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 07:44 -0800
  Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2016-11-10 16:15 +0000
    Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 09:27 -0800
      Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-10 19:49 +0100
      Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Bert <bert@iphouse.com> - 2016-11-10 19:04 +0000
      Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-11-11 18:09 +0000
  Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 16:32 +0000
    Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 09:56 -0800
      Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 18:36 +0000
        Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 11:15 -0800
          Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 19:36 +0000
            Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-10 13:52 -0800
              Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-10 18:34 -0500
                Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-11-11 14:38 +0100
                Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-11 10:41 -0500
              Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-12 04:11 -0500
                Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-12 08:24 -0500
                Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-12 23:43 -0500
                Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-13 00:26 -0500
                Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-11-14 02:47 -0500
        Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-11-11 14:35 +0000
          Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-11 07:58 -0800
            Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-11 11:44 -0500
            Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-11-11 10:18 -0800
            Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-11-14 14:21 +0000
  Re: Google hangouts dialer nastiness VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-11-10 18:36 -0600

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