Call Informer (caller ID)
$1.13
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About Call Informer (caller ID)
Call Informer is a caller ID enhancement that shows an overlay with additional contact details on the Android incoming and (optionally) outgoing call screens.
Kit Kat and Lollipop: If the app doesn't seem to work, or disappears quickly, try enabling "Allow tapping?" in the preferences.
!!! HTC Sensation owners!!! Please see notice at the end of this description.
NEW: Try the new *free* demo version first to see if the app works with your phone!!!
Call Informer can show:
★ Name (with Prefix on Android 2.0+)
★ Nickname (Android 2.0+)
★ Number and Number Type (Home, Mobile...)
★ Company
★ Job Title
★ Email address/Domain (NEW)
★ City, State†
★ Country†
★ Group association (NEW)
★ Notes field
†Note: Android versions below 2.0 don't separate the address fields, so the entire Address field is displayed on older Android versions.
Call Informer differs from apps like Caller ID by Whitepages and Mr. Number Caller ID. These apps look for the information on the Internet, while Call Informer shows you the information you have already saved in your contacts. This means Call Informer will work on CDMA phones when the other apps can't. It also means Call Informer is more limited than these types of apps. Call Informer should work *with* these apps, so you can continue to use them.
No Internet connection is needed for Call Informer! The extra information is read from your address book. Call Informer does not try to find this information--you need to manually update your contacts for the details to show on your call screens.
FEATURES:
★ Show in a solid or transparent box
★ Change the background color (COMING SOON)
★ Set the font color and size
★ Optionally tap caller details to open Contact entry (new)
★ Optionally tap to hide/show caller details
★ Reposition the display to suit your phone (with preview)
★ Optionally show on outgoing calls
★ Show during conversation, or hide when answered
★ Designed to be small and efficient
★ Call Informer Preferences app in app drawer will allow you to report any Force Closes you have had; also allows you to send me a Debug Log in the event of a problem
REQUIREMENTS:
☛ Must subscribe to your cellular carrier's Caller ID service. Without this, Call Informer will be unable to determine who is calling you! Most US carriers include this automatically, users in other countries should check your cellular plan. BOTTOM LINE: If your calls come in as "UNKNOWN" instead of a phone number, Call Informer WILL NOT work for you (Thanks @joey)
☛ HTC SENSE: Call Informer may overlap your existing Incoming Call screen info; I am working on some workarounds for this. For now I recommend turning on the solid background option, and use the Vertical Position preference screen to adjust the display for the best fit. If you disable tapping, you can still interact with whatever is behind Call Informer--it is just a visual overlap.
TIPS:
☛ NO DISPLAY: If you don't see Call Informer at all after installing it, please power your phone down and back up. There have been some issues regarding certain devices (most often HTC) which don't want to allow the Call Informer service to start. Rebooting has been reported to fix this for some users. Also, try using the Screen Position preference to readjust the details box to fit in the screen boundaries.
☛ HTC Sensation owners: Call Informer has been reported not to work when your screen is locked. I am trying to find the solution for this problem. For now, if you own this phone I recommend waiting to purchase Call Informer. Note that this my affect other HTC phones with newer versions of Sense as well. Thanks for your patience!
Kit Kat and Lollipop: If the app doesn't seem to work, or disappears quickly, try enabling "Allow tapping?" in the preferences.
!!! HTC Sensation owners!!! Please see notice at the end of this description.
NEW: Try the new *free* demo version first to see if the app works with your phone!!!
Call Informer can show:
★ Name (with Prefix on Android 2.0+)
★ Nickname (Android 2.0+)
★ Number and Number Type (Home, Mobile...)
★ Company
★ Job Title
★ Email address/Domain (NEW)
★ City, State†
★ Country†
★ Group association (NEW)
★ Notes field
†Note: Android versions below 2.0 don't separate the address fields, so the entire Address field is displayed on older Android versions.
Call Informer differs from apps like Caller ID by Whitepages and Mr. Number Caller ID. These apps look for the information on the Internet, while Call Informer shows you the information you have already saved in your contacts. This means Call Informer will work on CDMA phones when the other apps can't. It also means Call Informer is more limited than these types of apps. Call Informer should work *with* these apps, so you can continue to use them.
No Internet connection is needed for Call Informer! The extra information is read from your address book. Call Informer does not try to find this information--you need to manually update your contacts for the details to show on your call screens.
FEATURES:
★ Show in a solid or transparent box
★ Change the background color (COMING SOON)
★ Set the font color and size
★ Optionally tap caller details to open Contact entry (new)
★ Optionally tap to hide/show caller details
★ Reposition the display to suit your phone (with preview)
★ Optionally show on outgoing calls
★ Show during conversation, or hide when answered
★ Designed to be small and efficient
★ Call Informer Preferences app in app drawer will allow you to report any Force Closes you have had; also allows you to send me a Debug Log in the event of a problem
REQUIREMENTS:
☛ Must subscribe to your cellular carrier's Caller ID service. Without this, Call Informer will be unable to determine who is calling you! Most US carriers include this automatically, users in other countries should check your cellular plan. BOTTOM LINE: If your calls come in as "UNKNOWN" instead of a phone number, Call Informer WILL NOT work for you (Thanks @joey)
☛ HTC SENSE: Call Informer may overlap your existing Incoming Call screen info; I am working on some workarounds for this. For now I recommend turning on the solid background option, and use the Vertical Position preference screen to adjust the display for the best fit. If you disable tapping, you can still interact with whatever is behind Call Informer--it is just a visual overlap.
TIPS:
☛ NO DISPLAY: If you don't see Call Informer at all after installing it, please power your phone down and back up. There have been some issues regarding certain devices (most often HTC) which don't want to allow the Call Informer service to start. Rebooting has been reported to fix this for some users. Also, try using the Screen Position preference to readjust the details box to fit in the screen boundaries.
☛ HTC Sensation owners: Call Informer has been reported not to work when your screen is locked. I am trying to find the solution for this problem. For now, if you own this phone I recommend waiting to purchase Call Informer. Note that this my affect other HTC phones with newer versions of Sense as well. Thanks for your patience!
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
1.7.0 (2013-08-11)
+ Added Phonetic Name display option
+ Added Fill screen width? setting
+ Added Reset X and Reset Y menu options to Screen Positioner
+ Fixed showing empty details box when no information is found
+ Fixed statusbar showing on ICS preview screen image
Sorry for poor translations; email if you can translate from English to your language!
1.7.0 (2013-08-11)
+ Added Phonetic Name display option
+ Added Fill screen width? setting
+ Added Reset X and Reset Y menu options to Screen Positioner
+ Fixed showing empty details box when no information is found
+ Fixed statusbar showing on ICS preview screen image
Sorry for poor translations; email if you can translate from English to your language!
Price update Price changed from $1.11 to $1.13.
Price update Price changed from $0.99 to $1.11.
More downloads Call Informer (caller ID) reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Call Informer (caller ID) reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Call Informer (caller ID)
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This app hasn't worked on my Note 4 for the past few months... I just bought the Note 7 and it still doesn't work. I am guessing this app is dead... Too bad because it was great for work contacts. Uninstalling...
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On my new A3 phone its not working. Nothing to show. Anyone know an alternative app? I cant live without that.
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Not working for Sony Xperia Z1 with Android 4 +, and with Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE
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I have tried demo version first and it has worked like a charm. Ten Ive bought full version (coz i need to see notice of contacts) and it doesnt work :-(
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It doesn't work for incoming calls when my HTC M8eye is locked. So it is practically of limited use now.
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Used to be great... Have been using this app for years. But on my new phone it shows the wrong information! If I have several contacts with the same name it displays information from the wrong contact! That's even worse than no information!
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hi its a great app but i switched my phone from a xolo to samsung a5... now in a5 it does not show the organizations name... can you please check,
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On my new phone its not working. Nothing to show.
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Call info doesn't pop out in incoming calls after latest update in note 3. Call info flashes only in outgoing calls. Please fix.
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I Ve purchased the app. It does not display info on any incoming call
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Does not work on Samsung Galaxy S6! Please update and fix! Is developer dead?
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It was working fine my paid version on my Note 3 with 4.3.3 and then after lollipop it has stopped working. Tried enabling Tapping option but not working. I loved this app so pls tell me the solution.
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I got the paid version! It doesn't show the info while the screen is locked and the call is waking up the device. Only time it works is when the screen is already unlocked. I have tried all options from preferences, otherwise it's exactly what I have been looking for. PLEASE UPDATE IT TO MAKE IT PERFECT! (I have Galaxy A5 2016)
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App doesn't work for the Galaxy S6 Edge yet.
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It's stopped working and no response from the developer. I think it's no longer being supported. I'll have to find a different program.
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Doesn't work on my LG G2 Mini with Android 5.0.2 update
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It does not work on my Note5 with Android 5.1.1 it does not show any thing, I tried "Allow tapping", "Solid Background" ...and nothing, any ideas?
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I have been using this app since long on other phones of Samsung and it was doing pretty good job... But now i have changed by phone and this app is not working on my new Samsung Galxy S6 - Lollipop..... For Outgoing calls it works but for incoming calls it doesn't work....
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The application is not working on One Plus Two lockscreen
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not working with LG G3 4.4.2 and 5.0
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This app is NOT working on Samsung S5
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Not working for Sony Xperia Z1 with Android 4 +
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This app was working very well before lollipop update. Please fix, thank you.
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The app. Is not working on Samsung Galaxy s7 edge. Please update me urgently
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Even bought the app. Simply does nothing, even after significant time configuring and testing. Must not be compatible with LG G3. Sadly, uninstalling.
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must have app
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Nice. Updates are welcome.
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Sometimes for Samsung S5 with Android 5.0 the Information screen doesn't close, stay on display. If Uncheck the Allow Tapping option the application don't work - during a call I don't have the Caller Information on display. Could you fix all these?
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Worked as claimed, very good and helpful app, but has compatability issues with Lollipop
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on Galaxy Note 4, KitKat 4.4.4.
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The app. Is not working on Samsung Galaxy Note edge. Please update me urgently
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Nice App
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After updating to Android 5.0 on Galaxy S5 the app stopped working on Incoming calls. Outgoing works fine though...
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Not working S5
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The App don't work on Sony Xperia Z1. Tried Restarting the Phone, Positioning on screen. But it wont display the caller information. Seems I wasted my money.
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The app was working great but over the weekend just stopped showing up. I haven't changed any of the settings or made edits.
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HI, I HAVE UBISLATE 7CZ. It does not support Google Play store. Unfortunately in moboginie only demo version was available. I opened google play and bought this software. Now I do not where this software's apk is and how can I install in UBIslate. Please help me and please upload in mobogenie and Slide ME market.
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I got this so I can read the caller ID on incoming calls mainly when driving. (The phone is in a holder). All the other "large caller ID" apps only show large pictures, but I don't have pics of all my clients (how weird would it be to take photos of them?). Call informer has resizable fonts. My request is for the app to show the raw incoming caller ID info if the caller is not in the contact list. I'm guessing the app has this info as that is what it uses to lookup in the contact list. Good work!
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Works great for current contacts. Make the app work for incoming calls from unknown callers... I still have to get my glasses for incoming calls. The font is too small.
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The application is not working on lollipop. It doesn't show the information on incoming calls if the phone is locked. That is actually the only time when I need this app so for me it is useless. I tried it on different phones and same thing. It was working on older systems fine.