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[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
V1.56 has helpful toasts added to the dialer, so you know if the callee has Awaaz or not, or if they are unavailable on WiFi.
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
Looking forward to playing (more accurately, calling ;)) with this but have no members with whom to exchange calls. Must be like in prehistoric times when Skype first came out -- with the exception is that Skype connects to non members as wee. Awwaz simply routes through GMS network if not online member. Question is how to get this some traction.
[Android Apps and Games] AndroTech:
Just trying to understand the need of location? Is the app anyway use location info?
[Android Apps and Games] casperusm:
I try this for calling pakistan from gulf but not working for me.
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
By location I actually meant work, home etc. A follow-up question from there would've been the routers that you are using at both ends, if the information is available. And the reason for asking all of this, is that P2P connections fail for a certain type of routers that implement symmetric NAT (see the second post of this thread).

So, no, the app does not use your location in any way!
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Hi, can you please give details of exactly what happened? Did Awaaz come on? If so, what messages did it display?
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
That's always the million dollar, isn't it? :)

May I suggest that you convince at least one other person who you speak with frequently enough to install the app? That way you'll get some real benefit out of it, and perhaps you'll also be awesome enough to share some feedback with me?
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Awaaz 1.57

Awaaz has been updated to 1.57. Changes -

- Volume rocker mutes incoming call ringer

- Persistent earpiece volume

- BUGFIX: new install would sometimes take 30 minutes to start working
[Android Apps and Games] casperusm:
yeah awaz did come on but then after some rings i always get this massage like heart beat fail.
[Android Apps and Games] mhd_123:
Awaaz error

I'm having an error saying that Callee does not have data presently ... then another error says that Bypassing Awaaz ... i tried on 3G and on WIFI but no luck ... at the bigging it worked good but after trying few times i got this error ... please advice ... and btw it's an amazing app with v.good voice quality
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Casperusm, if you are ok with it, I would like to call you up myself using Awaaz to see what the issue is. If that's fine, can you please send me your phone number in a private message?

mhd, the "callee does not have data presently" message means that the person you are trying to call isn't connected to WiFi at the moment, and hence Awaaz is bypassed and a regular call is made. And I am really glad to know you're enjoying the voice clarity - I worked quite hard on it!
[Android Apps and Games] anuragchauhan00:
Hey there! nice app, clean, small app. I have two pointers for this wonderful app:

1 during encryption calls voice breaks often

2 would be great if we can know how many contacts are on aawaz. So that i can ditch viber and call them

Keep the good work
[Android Apps and Games] praveenpgeb:
Really good app am enjoying this is more worth wen am on roaming. .....good to go thanks for this. .....
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Anurag,

About the your first point, does the voice clear up when you switch off encryption? So far in my tests I haven't yet found a phone that exhibited that behavior.

As for the second, knowing which contacts are on Awaaz would involve uploading your entire contact list to my server, which is something I have been trying to avoid due to privacy concerns. Perhaps if enough people ask for it the feature can be put in.. thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] anuragchauhan00:
Yup, voice clears out when turning encryption off.

Rather than uploading contact can we use an custom user/pass method. Am too not fan of uploading contacts to server like viber /whatsapp.

Also, can we make call recieve screen better, call accept and disconnect keys are too close for my big finger :D
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Anurag, can you let me know what phones were at both ends of the conversation?

And I'll take your advice about the incoming call screen under consideration.. thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] casperusm:
I will pm u my number

I still have awaaz installed so u can try and check what is problem

I hope u can fix it

Edit

Number sent
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
V1.58 released

Version 1.58 has been uploaded on the Play Store. Fixes a couple of minor issues with the ringer and has better error messages.
[Android Apps and Games] anuragchauhan00:
Xperia neo v cm10.2 and Xperia acro s official sony 4.1.2.

Thanks for considering my request :thumbup:
[Android Apps and Games] Imranhakro:
Nice idea...

Nice idea... fabulous app. I am sure by the time it will improve and give tough time to viber and others.

The best part of this app is that u dont have to have anyother app running... just dial from ur phonebook and good to go...

I will install it today and provide the feedback soon. :good:
[Android Apps and Games] axlslash_gnr:
OK a stupid question. Will this work on a tablet that does not have SIM support? My guess NO, still asking.

Ok, my answer is NO and it uses phone book contacts which would not be present on the tablet. Thanks thuo.
[Android Apps and Games] Navneet Suresh:
Looks interesting would try soon

Sent from my Xperia L
[Android Apps and Games] peters.:
Your app looks promising, it has similar concept as Redphone. Are you considering to make it open source? Others could review the code and find potentional security bugs.

Regarding permissions: is Location (getScanResults) and getAccounts really necessary?
[Android Apps and Games] mclaudio:
i am sorry for the question, but what is the advantage of Awaaz over Viber?

---------- Post added at 02:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:01 PM ----------

by the way

i suggest you add someway to send request to friends to use you software of to share in facebook.
[Android Apps and Games] silentvisitor:
Installing now on various devices in my family to test thoroughly under different configurations.

For me, it's a dream come true :) (Yup I take my privacy seriously)

Do you have a twitter account?
[Android Apps and Games] yogi.306:
Nice idea, will try as soon as reach home

Very nice [MENTION=3436318]kizmat[/MENTION],

new idea, will try as soon as i reach to home, and will post my experience,

Thanks for sharing free.
[Android Apps and Games] Tusshar0143:
i need this app for iphone too, and can i call in 3g..i mean witout wifi.?
[Android Apps and Games] silentvisitor:
App crashed.

Catlog attached.
[Android Apps and Games] :
Look'n gr8...!

It would be nice if it can be available to GingerBread devices...:good:
[Android Apps and Games] droopyar:
skype clone?

a skype clone???
[Android Apps and Games] taodan:
Does this app would create conflict with other VOIP installed app, for example, Viber? And it would be nice if the app can auto-detect whether the phone is connected to a wifi or 3G/4G
[Android Apps and Games] Aello:
Just installed on my i9100 and my girlfriend's i9000, calls get through awaaz but the app crashes on her side after the first ring, every time. She just can't pick up the call in time.

She has the stable CM 10.2 on. Will ask her to log the crash as soon as possible.
[Android Apps and Games] owaisekmt:
Thanks a lot ! will try out!
[Android Apps and Games] NEERO:
I would like to know if you can make it work on nexus 7 cellular variant,in that way one would only be able to make calls while using internet only.

Although I prefer not to use tablet for calls (that's why I bought a nexus 7) but if that could be done using only my Wi-Fi or cellular data then one might make less priority calls using it.
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Peters, no plans currently of making it opensource. Regarding the permissions, Awaaz does not request any location permission, and getAccounts is used to automatically retrieve your phone number from other apps like Whatsapp, if you have any installed.

The primary difference between Awaaz and other VoIP apps is the fact that Awaaz runs in a completely transparent manner. You never need to log in or start the app, unlike Viber et al. I will put the FB-share option on my todo list. Thanks!

Let me know how it works out for you! And no, I don't use twitter.
[Android Apps and Games] Blinkiz:
Thank you for this simple and good quality app. Tried it here within my wifi network and the quality is great.

We use Viber extensively within my family over wifi and 3g/4g without problem. But I want encryption which Viber does not truly have.

I do not know if I like that calls I make is by default by Awaaz and then jumps back to regular call when it fails. I do believe I would like to make that choose before the call is made.

Yes, uploading the complete phone book to your server is probably something you need to implement. To get Awaaz bigger people want to see which friends use it. At the same time, nobody wants to upload the phone book :p

I will use it for a week and report back what I think about the app!
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
An app like Awaaz is technically not possible on the iPhone. While the incoming bit can be made, the outgoing part of it where it automatically takes over a call is something Apple will never allow. And that's the primary difference between Awaaz and other VoIP apps.

Yes, you can call in 3G. Just enable the option in the app's preferences.

Thanks for the bug report! The entire catlog (in text) would've been more helpful though. You can even mail it to me at awaaz-feedback [at] jainanuj.com.

No, there will be no conflict. And yes, the app does auto-detect the type of data connection currently in use. Why do you think otherwise?

Logs will be much appreciated! awaaz-feedback [at] jainanuj.com.

I'll think over tablet compatibility. It's just a matter of my own bandwidth, really :)
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
You're welcome Blinkiz! I really love it when users come back with such good feedback.

Regarding what you said about choosing the outgoing method, that would reduce the seamless-ness of the app, IMHO. If you don't want to use Awaaz for outgoing calls, you can disable it in the preferences.
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
hey am having issues; it doesnt work for me.
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
What's the issue? What's happening?
[Android Apps and Games] GabiDan:
Hello

ln order to avoid extracost , a option "a la viber" : do you want to make a regular call instead ? if the Awazz is not disponible is a must have when i am in roaming par example ! i hope do you understand my very bad english :) . All the best !
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Am in Ghana and i cant use ur app. I dont know whats wrong; but i have successfully installed it but when i try to make a call, it says awaaz disabled in preference. meanwhile i have enable it including all outgoing calls. Could it be that my country is not supported?
[Android Apps and Games] peters.:
Technical details

Kizmat, can you please describe more in detail how the app works? What ports need to be open on firewalls, how does the signalling part work, what kind of information the server is logging etc.

If I'm making outgoing call, is this request first sent to Awaaz server and if there is no Awaaz app on the other end, the call falls back to GSM? If so, this also means that the server knows all outgoing calls i made...
[Android Apps and Games] arjunpaliath:
Amazing..!!!

[MENTION=3436318]kizmat[/MENTION] :

I seriously was searching for an app like this and now thanks to you I have it.

This is my feedback.

Was able to set it up without any issues on my phone(not much to do since opening the APP does the registering).

Now I tried three scenarios :

1. To my friend in Chennai -> The call got connected almost immediately and was able to converse.

2. To my friend in Kerala -> Same as the above

3. To my colleague stationed abroad --> To my amazement the call got connected although it took about 5-10 secs.

But I have to tell you that the voice clarity is amazing even surpassing that of Skype or Viber by miles and trust me as a serious Skype User I know difference.

Amazing amazing app my friend:highfive::highfive: and keep up the good work coming.:good::good::good:

FYI : I do want a better UI on the dialing screen my friend and that is my only feedback.
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
This option is already there. If you call someone and Awaaz tries to take over the call, it does give you the option of making a regular call instead if it fails for any reason. Perhaps you could elaborate a little?

Awaaz couldn't care less for your location :) My guess is that like it says, you have it disabled in the preferences. As a last resort, you could try removing all app data, and reinstalling the app. Should work..

Peters, you don't need to open any port on a firewall. Awaaz randomly picks a high numbered port, and uses the UDP protocol for communication with the server and other phones. The only information kept on the server is your phone number and phone model (to help debug issues). There isn't even a call log maintained. This was all done on purpose so that information that doesn't exist can't be retrieved :) Yes, the server is obviously informed about an outgoing call so that it can check if the other user also has the app installed, but this information is never logged to any database.
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Thanks a lot Arjun! Positive feedback like yours is very encouraging :)
[Android Apps and Games] S_xda:
For whatever reason Awaaz does not work on my phone, nor on my friend's phone. I have a Motorola Defy on 4.0.4 and he has an Xperia Sola, both connected to WiFi. For both of us, it says "Callee is not on Awaaz, and Bypassing Awaaz...", even though we are both registered on Awaaz.

I can provide more details if you want.
[Android Apps and Games] sarvesh_007:
Amazing app!
[Android Apps and Games] robert1968:
amazing but need some improvement.

Hi.

Amazing concept. Congratulations!

Will you plan ios version to enable calls between Android and Apple?

I run a bug:) caller (me) on 3G , while Called on WiFi. Call was okay.

Second try, ring started but caller hang up.

Bug: ring is not finished on called side,

Caller side the dialer Gui dissapeared, but ring feedback is on going. No way to end call.

I uninstalled Awaaz.

Called side also had to removed Awaaz to break ring.

I hope you will able to correct problems. Because this is very promising App ! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Aello:
Update: app on i9000 side doesn't crash anymore after a clean reinstall.

We still have some issues tho:

- error on her side when trying to call: Oops! {"error":"Client did not reply"} / no life signs on my side.

- warning on my side when trying to call: Heartbeat failure / no life signs on her side.

We both are on wifi, not the same network.
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Hi, can you open up the preferences in Awaaz, scroll down all the way, and check the phone number that it displays? There is possibly something wrong with the number it has picked up, and the preferences will tell you. Let me know!

No iOS version in the plans currently. The outgoing part is actually impossible to make, unless you start the app and use a separate "dialer".

Thanks for letting me know about the bug. If it does happen again though, you don't need to uninstall it. Just remove it from the list of running tasks, and it should be good to go the next time.

The app is having trouble communicating between the two phones. If possible, can you try on the same network? Or on 3G?
[Android Apps and Games] pmbellis:
"This app is incompatible with all of your devices."

... I have:

1 x HTC Flyer

1 x HTC Desire HD

1 x HTC HD2 (on Android)
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Looking through current users, I definitely have people using the HD and HD2. Awaaz is not tablet compatible yet, though.

Is this the Play Store saying you can't install Awaaz on the HD and HD2?
[Android Apps and Games] S_xda:
It picks up the right number - 10 digits, without country code. Logcat also shows the correct number I'm calling as 12 digits, with country code -
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
That's the problem right there. The number shown in Awaaz should include the country code. Did you have to put in the number yourself when you first ran the app, or did it pick it up automatically? If possible, PM me your phone number and we'll continue the conversation there.
[Android Apps and Games] S_xda:
PM sent.
[Android Apps and Games] GabiDan:
ok, the quality of conection is good but, my wife has a asus fonepad ( intel procesor ) and my phone is note 2 . She is in another country and call me and talk even in 3G mee , wifi shea . But I can not call any way, says :" bypassing Awaaz ' when I try to call. What happens?

the app it's supper any way :)...
[Android Apps and Games] TheAtrixGuy:
Ajun,

Thanks for the awesome app.

Installed it on my Motorola Atrix running CM10.1. Even in my phone I am seeing only 10 digit phone # with out the country code.

Tried calling my friend who has Samsung galaxy S. The app started working 5 to 10 mins after installation. Call succeeded but noticed echo.

Will further try with other friends who has this app installed and keep you posted.

Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Uday
[Android Apps and Games] Tusshar0143:
Great app Bro, very easy to use ,now my all colleagues are using it:good::good::good::good:
[Android Apps and Games] Vogie:
some FC boot works and sound was nosy . I think it was for our internet speed.

btw, I think this nice app needs to work.

Thanks dude.
[Android Apps and Games] Alberto96:
Tested on Huawei Y300 with CM11. (but without Sim-Card).

FC without any useful log :/

I will try with Sim-Card and let you know ;)

On my Galaxy S4 I9500 with CM10.2 works perfectly.
[Android Apps and Games] Dovidhalevi:
Anyone compare this to "redphone?"
[Android Apps and Games] casouzaj:
Issues in the brazilian network!

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your application. It couldn't be easier to set it up. However, I've found some possible bugs: in Brazil, we are undergoing a shift from 8-dig to 9-dig for local numbers in the mobile network. In my Xperia J, Awaaz have read my SIM card automatically. Although my local area is already 9-dig long, my SIM card seems to be kept in the 8-dig scheme. Thus, I cannot be reached from ohter Awaaz users. So, perhaps a good move would be to allow us to edit the phone number in the setup page.

In my wife's Xperia E dual phone, on the other hand, it asks for the phone number in the first setup page, but she is able to place calls only when Awaaz is deactivated. Otherwise, the dialer is simply not launched. Any clues for troubleshooting dual SIM cards phones?

Thanks again, anyway.
[Android Apps and Games] TidusWulf:
Hey man, it may be worth noting that I, too, have a 10 digit phone number set in preferences (no country code). I'm running a Verizon Wireless HTC with rooted stock 4.3
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
I hear all of you! The next version will give you the ability to edit your phone number. Give me a couple of days :)
[Android Apps and Games] nut27455:
Thanks for the awesome app

Chaina dual sim (4.0.4)

Can't call any number it Alert "Call not sent, no valid number entered" sometime FC sometime bypass

FC when call in but can talk (if not press report or ok)

Xperia Acro S (4.1.2)

I can't call to check balance *153# and any number with start with "*"
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Nut, will it be possible for you to send me the logcat, for the first situation?

Also, thanks for letting me know about the "check balance" issue. I forgot to consider special numbers. That's a bugfix for the next version for sure!
[Android Apps and Games] nut27455:
is it right?
[Android Apps and Games] megaurs:
Bug & suggestions

Hi kizmat,

Congratz on this new app

Wanted to let you know I encountered the issue reported earlier today, namely could not access network services via USSD (e.g. *123#, *1234#)

Had to uninstall the app in order to access them

Audio was quite unclear, even after disabling encryption all all 3 audio-related features (the other party, from another country said audio was fine on the other end, was not so fine on mine)

Some suggestions below:

- option to (auto) upload device / system log, to help you with the bug-hunt ;)

- app icon to be visible in the notification bar, to know it's running - color codes would also help (grey if offline / unable to connect to server, red for other issues, blue when all's fine)

- option to send feedback directly from the app (would be great, cause most users might not have an XDA account :D)

Also, did you think of implementing text / picture messaging ? ;)

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] GabiDan:
I think I found a bug: when I put the phone to ear to talk, the screen turns off and then opens. Proximity sensor?
[Android Apps and Games] kizmat:
Not exactly, but try the next version. It might fix your issues. If not, definitely let me know! (couple of days..)

USSD will be fixed in the next version.

Regarding quality, please let me know what phone was at the other end.

Will consider your suggestions. I'm against an app icon in the notification bar because I want this app to be as seamless as possible. Otherwise, useful suggestions :)

Oh, and no plans of messaging or pictures yet. Concentrating on a good voice product first!

Gabidan, do you mean that the screen switches off and then turns back on while the phone is to your ear? Because if it switches off when you put it to your ear and then back on when you take it away, that's the way it is supposed to work!
[Android Apps and Games] HorstDCC:
Hi kizmat,

I don't have any useful feedback yet.

I'm quite enthusiastic about your app and started testing it. For now it gives mixed results so I'll continue testing a bit before I come back to you.

cheers and thanks for this initiative
[Android Apps and Games] GabiDan:
the screen switches off and then turns back on while the phone is to my ear
[Android Apps and Games] UN5EEN:
Would this app work on a phone without service but strictly connected to WiFi? Also is there an apk to download rather than installing it from play store?
[Android Apps and Games] RIVANH:
a should work since doesnt look like requires a confirmation from your services only reads the phone services from your phone and use your contact list to find users anytime you place a calls so i guess u should be fine with a phone that its connected to wifi only.

:: keep in mind the other person must have the phone number u are using in other to call you, when u installed you can see your phone registered in the settings screen.::

here is a apk u can download! https://www.dropbox.com/s/wi7k9cz9teru1b1/Awaaz_1.61.apk
[Android Apps and Games] S_xda:
Seems like the new version was released already. Too bad it FCs on both my and my friend's phones. Logs PMed.
[Android Apps and Games] RIVANH:
try now https://www.dropbox.com/s/wi7k9cz9teru1b1/Awaaz_1.61.apk
[Android Apps and Games] UN5EEN:
Im getting a parsing error when trying to install the apk provided
[Android Apps and Games] S_xda:
I prefer to get my apks from an authorised source like Play Store or the author himself. Besides what are you trying to achieve by posting Dropbox links to the latest version? It's already on Play Store.
[Android Apps and Games] kblo:
Very nice app, thank you!

In order to help out the development , here are some things I've came across:

I have not managed to make a 3g call yet, app freezes while starting the call. I use Galaxy S3 with stock 4.1.2 and 21mbs 3g speed.

When calling over wifi, my friends having Galaxy Note and Galaxy S2 can hear me really well but the sound is terrible on my end.

Thanks!