[improvement] autocomplete contact's name while dialing number

asked 2014-05-29 15:50:24 +0300

maddler gravatar image

updated 2014-10-23 16:49:51 +0300

eric gravatar image

Rationale Actually, in order to dial a contact you have no other choice than using the pull down menu and either search for a contact or entering his/her full number. Being able to only enter part of the number or contact name and having phone app searching in contacts would make making a call a lot easier, faster and comfortable.

Actual behaviour

  1. Enter phone app
  2. Open pull down menu
  3. Enter number or go to contact and perform search (which requires a couple more steps).

Expected behaviour

  1. Enter phone app
  2. Dial pad shown (extra option in phone app settings perhaps?)
  3. T9 like autocompletion is performed
  4. Dial
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Comments

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Check FastDial in Openrepos: https://openrepos.net/content/alaingrange/fastdial And "yes" - I think this behaviour must be integrated in SailfishOS dialler.

zlatko ( 2014-05-29 17:40:56 +0300 )edit

@zlatko cheers for the tip, but it looks like there is smtg wrong with that too, autocompletion is not working.

maddler ( 2014-05-29 17:55:46 +0300 )edit
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@maddler yes - you have to give the application permission to access your contacts DB.

WARNING since Sailfish OS update 1.0.3.8, you must add contact access permission in this file /usr/share/mapplauncherd/privileges by adding this line :

/usr/bin/FastDial,p
zlatko ( 2014-05-29 17:58:27 +0300 )edit