Various Contact and Phone Tools

Call Confirm

2020-02-19

Have your phone asking you for confirmation before calling out (to prevent accidental calls)

Call Confirm (4.3@5,396) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2017-12-14
Call Confirm (3.9@123) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-12-16
Confirm 2 Call (Drag2Call) (3.8@122) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-02-18
Call Confirm (3.8@16) 5 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2011-06-30

Call Blocker

2020-02-19

Chose wisely. As e.g. Phandroid reveals, some of those apps are mainly after your data – and sell your phone number to even more spam callers.

Truecaller: Caller ID, spam blocking & call record (4.5@12,033,233) Ǥ 52 Review 10/2013; Wikipedia; privacy warning 2015 EN | DE | 2018/2018; hands off / Finger weg
Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker (4.5@623,005) Ǥ 18 / Calls Blacklist PRO - Call Blocker (4@31,147; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 16 Video Vorstellung 6/2013; Test 2/2017; can block calls & SMS
Call blocker (4.5@2,079) 19 LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
Call Master (4.5@11) 20
Block call and block sms (4.4@65,312) 20 LastUpdate: 2017-08-06
Whoscall – The best caller ID and block App (4.3@607,324) Ǥ 46 Vorstellung 1/2014
Call Blocker (4.3@221,922) 11 Test 1/2017
Call Control - SMS/Call Blocker. Block Spam Calls! (4.3@101,570) Ǥ 31
Complete Call Blocker (4.3@2,928) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2018-03-13
Sync.ME - Caller ID, Spam Call Blocker & Contacts (4.2@220,392) Ǥ 30 Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
Call Blocker Free - Blacklist and Whitelist (4.2@162,602) Ǥ 28 Vorstellung 4/2013
AntiNuisance - Block numbers and texts (4.2@47,286) Ǥ 20
Android Blacklist (ABlacklist) (4.2@868) 18 LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
Root Call Blocker (3.7@2,522) Ǥ 22
Blacklist Blocker (3.6@137) 13 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-06-02 Github
Mr. Number - Caller ID & Spam Protection (3.4@201,179) Ǥ 21 Video Review 6/2013; Review 10/2013
CallShield (0@0) Gitlab; requires root & Xposed
Xposed Call Blocker (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-05-10 / Xposed Call Blocker Unlock Key (3.8@113; ~EUR 2.00) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-04-08 Video Review 4/2014; Howto 4/2014

Call Recorder

2020-02-20

Call recorder (4.6@20,939) Ǥ 27 LastUpdate: 2018-05-27 Review 1/2017
Call Recorder - Cube ACR (4.5@377,158) Ǥ 21 phone calls and VoIP conversations
Call Recorder (4.3@385,626) 12
Call Recorder - Automatic Call Recorder - callX (4.3@336,623) Ǥ 24 / Call Recorder S9 - Automatic Call Recorder Pro (4.3@233,726) Ǥ 24
Call Recorder (4.3@13,230) 23 LastUpdate: 2017-10-30
Call Recorder Free (4.3@12,129) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-08-31
Call Recorder (4.3@9,918) 16 LastUpdate: 2018-05-13
Auto call recorder (4.2@114,307) 15
Call Recorder (4.2@229) Ǥ 25 LastUpdate: 2017-06-26
Note Call Recorder, Call Recording (4.1@7,062) Ǥ 15
Automatic Call Recorder (3.9@2,163,068) Ǥ 18 / Automatic Call Recorder Pro (2.6@51,089; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 16 Vorstellung 2/2014
Call Recorder (3.9@283,062) Ǥ 16
Call Record+ (3.9@481) Ǥ 11 LastUpdate: 2017-03-04
Call Recorder (3.8@98) 6 LastUpdate: 2014-11-15
TapeACall - Record Calls (3.7@1,458) Ǥ 10
Call recorder for android (3.5@406) 6 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-22
Call Recorder (3.4@44,150) Ǥ 21
CM CallRecord (0@0) LastUpdate: 2015-10-16 for CyanogenMod 11/12/12.1
XCallRecordingSettings (0@0) Github; CM 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 13.0

Call anonymously

2020-02-20

If you don't want to use an app for that, simply prefix the called number with the disabling code (usually *31#, but might vary with country and provider).

Ghost Call - Phone Anomously! (4.7@136; ~EUR 0.75) 2 LastUpdate: 2013-12-20 per contact
Simple Anonymous Call -Hidden Call (3.5@6) 9 LastUpdate: 2018-05-06
Caller ID - Hide your number (3.3@428) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2017-03-25
Hide Phone Number Caller ID (2.7@5,895) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2016-11-09

Call prefixer

2020-02-23

Contacts Prefix Fixer (4.4@218) 5
IntlPrefix (4.4@123) 4 LastUpdate: 2018-03-12
Telefonate free (4.1@319) 5 LastUpdate: 2016-07-13
IDD Prefix Dialer (IDD/ISD) (4.1@16) Ǥ 7
Edit Prefix Number (3.2@134) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-02-15

Call Notes

2020-02-20

Ahaaa (4.7@54) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ displays notes during a call
Call Notes Pro - check out who is calling (4.5@1,891; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 15 Intro 8/2014
Caller Notes (4.4@427) Ǥ 15 LastUpdate: 2017-05-04 Review 8/2014
FloatNote - phone call notes (4.3@3,094) Ǥ 9 LastUpdate: 2014-12-26 Intro 11/2014; Review 10/2014
Callizer (4.2@104) Ǥ 15
Calltask - contact notes (4.2@55) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2018-02-28
Call Writer (4.1@1,147) 8 LastUpdate: 2018-03-10
Call Note (4@85) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-04-21
My Call Log Notes (4@8) Ǥ 14
Call Reminder (3.9@103) Ǥ 18
Notas (3.8@540) Ǥ 14
Call Reminder (3.8@100) Ǥ 16
Free CallerID with Notebook (3.7@1,422) Ǥ 16
Notes with Caller ID (3.6@2,680) Ǥ 20

Fake Caller

2020-02-19

Need some rescue from a boring meeting, horrible date, or to end your visit at great-aunt Marble? An incoming, ultra-urgent call might help you out!

Fake Call (4.6@48,223) 18 LastUpdate: 2018-02-17
Fake Call (4.4@714) 13 LastUpdate: 2017-11-13
Fake Call and SMS (4.4@245) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2017-07-07
Fake Call & SMS (4.3@19,249) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2016-11-17
Fake Call (4.3@7,567) 11 LastUpdate: 2016-04-28
Fake Me A Call (4.1@6,789) 10
Fake Call - Fake Caller ID (4@13) 19 LastUpdate: 2018-08-08
Fake Call (3.9@4,273) 18 LastUpdate: 2016-02-18
Excuser (3.8@13) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2017-12-08 Github; shake your Android Wear watch to receive a fake call

Incoming Call Notifications

2020-02-20

Caller Name Reader: Shouter (4.4@20,852) Ǥ 8 Announces notifications via TTS
Caller Name Speaker (4.4@366) 7 LastUpdate: 2017-07-31
Caller Name Announcer (4.3@25,616) Ǥ 14
Caller Name Announcer (4.3@816) 8 LastUpdate: 2018-03-20
Speak Who is Calling Ringtone (4.2@10,095) 9
VOICE Caller Name Announcer (4.2@599) 7
Lollipop Style Call Screen (4.1@5,167) Ǥ 18 LastUpdate: 2017-08-09 Beware the trackers!
Intelligent Transparent Caller (4.1@223) 13 LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
CallHeads - phone call app (3.9@1,576) 11 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-03-05 Introduction 7/2013; Video Intro 8/2013; discrete announcement of incoming calls
Call PopOut (3.2@3,904) Ǥ 14 LastUpdate: 2014-10-06

Call Logs

2020-02-19

Smart Call Logs (4.2@2,641) Ǥ 10
My Call Duration (4@1,095) 9 LastUpdate: 2015-05-09
Smart Contacts Manager (3.7@166) Ǥ 11
Advanced Contacts Manager - Backup & Restore (3.6@1,194) Ǥ 14
TrimNot (0@0) LastUpdate: 2014-08-15 lifetime (unlimited) call log
Unlimited CallLog for LP/MM/N (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2017-11-05

Various caller tools

2020-02-20

Harass Me (4.5@231) 4 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-29 Github; Never miss important calls when in silent mode!
Ril Control (4.4@16) 0 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ GitLab; stop or start the ril-daemon (requires root)
Air Call Receiver (4.1@2,398) 10 LastUpdate: 2017-07-28
Temporary Contacts (4.1@10) Ǥ 8 LastUpdate: 2017-11-14 automatically deletes a temp contact on a date you set
SMS and Call Tracker (4@1,228) 12 track locations from where you made/received calls/SMS;
Advanced Call Settings (4@1,174) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2018-04-15
Call Actions: Caller ID Finder & Calls Organizer (3.9@202) Ǥ 27
Sanity (3.8@4,875) 25 $Contains no known trackers \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-09-10 Review 1/2013; Intro 1/2013; phone assistant, including audio recording, caller anouncement, call blocking and much more; Github
Auto Redial | call timer (3.6@11,031) Ǥ 13 / Auto Redial | call timer Pro (3.9@84; ~EUR 1.00) 9 Intro 11/2017

Further Readings:

CallerID & Call Blocker
- Here’s how spam blocking apps like Truecaller actually work (8/2017)
- Top Best Call Blocker Android App Free Download (3/2014)
- Featured: Top 10 Best Android Caller ID / Block Apps (2/2014)
- How to block phone calls on your Android phone (12/2013)
- Top 10+ Call Blocking Apps for Android (9/2013)
- 5 Best Call Blocker Apps for Android Phones (8/2013)
Call Recorder
- Call recording apps for android (4/2014)
- Top Best Voice Call Recorder (Auto) Android App Free Download (3/2014)
- 10 FREE Call Recording Android Apps Works During Phone Calls (7/2013)
Call History
- Infinite Call History on Android (4/2014)
The Secret Life of SIM Cards (DEFCon 21, 2013), also see SimHacks.io

2020-02-24

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