Various Contact and Phone Tools
Call Confirm
2024-03-19
Have your phone asking you for confirmation before calling out (to prevent accidental calls)
Call Blocker
2024-03-19
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.
- Call Blocker (4.5@260,475) 11 8 Test 1/2017
- Showcaller: Caller ID & Block (4.5@173,474) Ǥ 31 4
- Call Master (4.5@11) 15 LastUpdate: 2018-09-24
- Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker (4.4@790,216) Ǥ 20 2 / Calls Blacklist PRO - Blocker (4.3@43,130; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 15 1 Test 2/2017; can block calls & SMS
- Mr. Number: Spam Call Blocker (4.4@205,750) Ǥ 28 3
- Truecaller: Caller ID, Blocker (4.3@20,695,546) Ǥ 44 11 Wikipedia; privacy warning 2015 EN | DE | 2018/2018; hands off / Finger weg
- Caller ID, Phone Dialer, Block (4.2@125,343) Ǥ 30 3
- Call Control. Call Blocker (4.1@111,843) Ǥ 29 6
- Sync.ME: Caller ID & Contacts (3.9@235,691) Ǥ 31 12 Privacy Warning (uploads your entire contact list to their servers)
- Call Blocker - Blacklist (3.9@163,590) Ǥ 30 11
- Call & SMS Blocker - Blacklist (3.8@277,677) Ǥ 25 12
- Whoscall - Caller ID & Block (3.7@767,618) Ǥ 41 15
- Blacklist Blocker (3.6@137) 13 LastUpdate: 2018-06-02 Github
- NoPhoneSpam (0@0) 8 LastUpdate: 2021-05-29 GitLab
- Yet Another Call Blocker (0@0) 10 LastUpdate: 2021-11-18 GitLab
- Silence (0@0) 5 LastUpdate: 2022-09-02 Github
- Carrion (0@0) 3 GitLab; block spoofed calls
Call Recorder
2024-03-19
- Call Recorder (5@1) 12 GitLab
- Automatic Call Recorder (4.7@11) Ǥ 16 5 LastUpdate: 2019-08-12
- Showcaller: Caller ID & Block (4.5@173,474) Ǥ 31 4
- Automatic Call Recorder (4.2@70) Ǥ 18 2
- Call Recorder - Cube ACR (4.1@805,640) Ǥ 26 5 phone calls and VoIP conversations
- Call Recorder - callX (4.1@445,132) Ǥ 28 8 / Automatic Call Recorder Pro (4.2@424,382) Ǥ 28 8
- Call Recorder (3.8@444,291) 12 3
- Call Recorder (3.5@46,317) Ǥ 23 3 LastUpdate: 2020-10-12
- Note Call Recorder, Call Recording (3.5@11,314) Ǥ 18 3 LastUpdate: 2021-02-20
- Call recorder for Android (3.5@406) 8 LastUpdate: 2017-10-22
- Call Recorder Automatic (3.4@496,132) Ǥ 21 8
- Call Recorder (3.3@283,867) Ǥ 16 5
- Call Recorder - ACR (3.1@666,755) Ǥ 17 2 LastUpdate: 2021-07-26
- Auto call recorder (3@175,623) 15 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-24
- BCR-GUI (0@0) 4 Github; companion app for BCR
- Call Recording (0@0) enable call recording for Google Dialer
- XCallRecordingSettings (0@0) 2 Github; CM 11-13, LOS 14-18
Call anonymously
2024-03-19
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).
Call prefixer
2024-03-17
- Contacts Prefix Fixer (5@489) Ǥ 8 2
- Edit Prefix Number (5@142) 4 4 LastUpdate: 2017-05-08
- IDD Prefix Dialer (IDD/ISD) (4.1@21) 6 2
- Company Prefix (3.9@2,483) Ǥ 9 3
Call Notes
2024-03-25
- Notes - Notepad and to do list (4.5@34,246) Ǥ 25 15
- Call Notes Pro (4.3@2,212) Ǥ 13 1 LastUpdate: 2022-03-11
- Call Writer (4.1@1,147) 14 3 LastUpdate: 2018-03-10
- My Notes And Notifications (3.8@13) Ǥ 14 2 LastUpdate: 2020-11-03
- Call Reminder (3.6@136) Ǥ 18 15 LastUpdate: 2021-06-23
- Free CallerID with Notebook (3.3@1,438) Ǥ 16 11 LastUpdate: 2021-06-23
- Call Reminder (3.3@133) Ǥ 23 7
- Productive.ai Call Assistant (0@0) Ǥ 23 2 record, transcribe and organize your phone calls
Fake Caller
2024-03-25
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!
Incoming Call Notifications
2024-03-12
- Speak Who is Calling (4.4@38,198) Ǥ 10 1
- Notification Reader: Shouter (4.3@39,152) Ǥ 9 1 / Shouter Pro- The Announcer. (4.3@3,112; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 7 1 LastUpdate: 2019-04-10 Announces notifications via TTS
- Caller Name Announcer (4@28,826) Ǥ 20 9 LastUpdate: 2022-09-06
- Schlikk Calls (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2021-05-29 GitLab; increase volume (optionally for selected contacts) when the phone rings
Call Logs
2024-03-29
Various caller tools
2024-03-19
- Harass Me (4.5@231) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-06-29 Github; Never miss important calls when in silent mode!
- Ril Control (4.4@16) 0 LastUpdate: 2018-09-11 GitLab; stop or start the ril-daemon (requires root)
- Rogervoice (4.1@1,560) Ǥ 25 3 transcribe your calls
- Raise To Answer (3.9@788) 4 LastUpdate: 2022-05-15 Github; simply hold your phone to your ear to answer an incoming call
- Sanity (3.8@4,875) 25 LastUpdate: 2013-09-10 phone assistant, including audio recording, caller anouncement, call blocking and much more; Github
- Auto Redial | call timer (3.2@12,573) Ǥ 18 4 / Auto Redial | call timer Pro (3.8@123; ~EUR 2.50) 13 2 Intro 11/2017
- Advanced Call Settings (3@1,205) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2018-04-15
- Call Forwarding Status Widget (0@0) 5 Github
- Vibe (0@0) 1 LastUpdate: 2022-07-12 Github; vibrate when your call is answered
- Coma Phone (0@0) 4 LastUpdate: 2021-03-19 Github; auto-answer calls in speaker-mode (even when in coma)
Further Readings:
- The 5 Best Truecaller Alternatives for Caller ID and Spam Blocking (8/2021)
- Best Android Call Blocker Apps to Block Unwanted Calls (10/2020 - 12/2022)
- 3 Ways to Block Your Number and Hide Your Caller ID on iPhone or Android (5/2020 - 6/2023)
- Here’s how spam blocking apps like Truecaller actually work (8/2017)
- The Secret Life of SIM Cards (DEFCon 21, 2013), also see SimHacks.io
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