Android Apps by Xploration Studios

Call Interceptor is an all-in-one application for all your Incoming Call and Incoming SMS handling needs.

What exactly is Call Interceptor ?

Call Interceptor has multiple call handling functionalities. You can define a list of phone numbers you want to block calls from. You can choose whether you want to block just calls, just messages, or both.

Apart from this, it also has the feature of allowing calls from only certain numbers. Lets say you are in a meeting, and only want to receive calls from your boss. You can just activate the selective call allowing feature, and add your boss’s phone number. Now when your boss calls, your phone will work normally. For everyone else, it will keep the phone in silent state so that you are not disturbed. You also have the option of sending an automatic customized SMS to the caller saying that you’re busy.

How does it work?

When you open the application, you see two tabs on top – Calls Blocked and Calls Allowed. Both these tabs are described below in detail.

Calls Blocked

This is a list of phone numbers whose calls you want to block. Click on the Add Number to Block button to add a phone number to block.

On the new dialog, fill in the name and number of the person whose calls you want to block, or just choose one from your Contacts. From the radio buttons below, choose whether you want to block both Calls and SMS, Only Calls or Only SMS and click OK.

The main screen will now show the number you’ve just added in the list. Against each name, it shows the yellow message-blocked icon if messages are blocked for that person, and a green call-blocked icon if calls are blocked. To edit the entry, click on the blue pencil shaped button, and to delete it, click on the red cross shaped button.

Calls Allowed

The Calls Allowed feature, also known as the Semi-Silent Mode is a brand new feature, which is very helpful in cases when you want to receive only important calls. To activate this mode, click on the Activate Semi-Silent Mode button.  You can add, edit and delete numbers from the Call Allowed list similar to the way it was done for the Blocked Numbers list. Once this mode is activated, all incoming calls will remain on silent except for those from numbers added to the Allowed Numbers list.

The Status field denotes the message you want to send a person whose call has been put on Silent. ex: “I’m busy, call you later” or “In a meeting right now, can’t pick up the call”. If the status message is empty, no message is sent.

Over all, we’ve tried to make an application that pretty much manages all of your requirements related to incoming calls and messages. However, if you have any suggestions for improvement, or you’re facing any problems, please get back to us. We’ll try to resolve your problem as soon as possible.

Ever wanted to measure the length of an object quickly, but couldn’t because you did not have a ruler or a measuring tape ? Easy Measure gives you an easy and efficient way to measure lengths.

What exactly is Easy Measure ?

Easy measure lets you measure stuff by rotating phone over its whole length. In the end, you can choose whether you want to see the length in centimeters or inches.

How does it work?

When you open the application the first time, you click on Menu, go to Settings and click on Auto Detect. Once your device is detected, click on Ok, and you are ready to use the application.

Auto Detect Settings

If Auto Detect is unable to recognize your phone, or recognizes it wrongly, choose your phone manually from the drop-down list. If your phone is not present in the list, select Custom and enter your phone dimensions in mm. Once you are done, click OK to use the application.

On the main application screen, choose whether you want to see the dimensions in cm or inch. To measure a length, place your phone on the object you want to measure, and click on Start. Now rotate it around any one axis so that it rotates over the whole length of the device.  Once you are done, click on Stop on the screen, or click on any Volume button to Stop measurement. The video below shows a few examples of how the application works.

The above video gives us various examples on how the application works. We are working on providing you better quality example videos to better demonstrate the application usage.

In case of any questions or suggestions, please get back to us. We would love to hear from you.

Are you tired of punching in a number every time you call parents back home using a calling card? Or how about typing in your spouse’s desk extension number every time you call their office? Well, now you longer need to do that because you have Smart Caller to your rescue!

So what exactly is Smart Caller?

Smart Caller lets you create rules for your phone so you don’t have to repeat the mundane steps every time while calling frequently accessed numbers that need some touch tone processing.

How does Smart Caller work?

Creating custom rules for your phone is a two step process:

1. Select the number or set of numbers for which you want to create the rules.

2. Select the set of actions and input details for each of these actions.

The app has an intuitive interface which makes rule creation really easy.

Here’s an example. Lets say I have calling card number saved as contact “ABC Calling” which lets me call any number in India. Now I have all contacts from India saved as “+91……….” (number with prefix +91) in my contact list. I want that every time I call this number, it should directly get routed through “ABC Calling” calling card number. In order to do this, I’ll click the green add button on the home screen of the app.

After clicking the green add button, the following screen will appear:

Here, you need to enter a name for rule you are about to create. Lets say we name the rule “Test”.

Next, select a condition from the pull down menu.

The condition can be one of the following:

1. Numbers starting with prefix: Apply the rule to all the numbers in contact list starting with a certain prefix (lets say +1 or +91)

2. A specific number: Apply the rule to a specific number in contact list.

3. Numbers of certain length: Apply the rule to all n-digit numbers (lets say 5-digit numbers)

4. All Numbers: Apply the rule to all numbers in contact list.

Now, I want to add a rule for all numbers starting with +91

Next, click the green add button in front of “List of Dialing Steps” to add actions. So for instance, for the rule we are creating, we need to:

a. Dial access number

b. Dial PIN

c. Replace prefix +91 by 0 in the original outgoing number

Next, save the rule. Thats it! That was easy huh!

You can also delete the rules anytime you want, by simply clicking the delete button () present towards the left of each rule tile:

You can edit a rule anytime by “long pressing” the corresponding rule tile:

The rules can also be rearranged by simply dragging across the screen using the reorder icon () present towards the right of each rule tile:

Please note that if there are multiple rules whose condition match the outgoing number, the first one in the priority list is picked up (top most rule in the list has highest priority).

What does each action mean?

1.Dial Access Number : This is the number where you want to redirect the outgoing call. For example, this could be your calling card operator’s access number or your spouse’s main office number.

2. Add Pause: Adds a pause for specified number of seconds before executing the next action in the list.

3. Dial PIN: This action allows you to specify PIN number to be punched in (via DTMF tones) during the call. For example, this could be the PIN for your voice mail machine or calling card.

4. Replace prefix in outgoing number: This action allows you to modify the outgoing number (by replacing the specified prefix) before punching it in (via DTMF tones). For instance, if a number is stored in your contacts as +91 1234567890 but the calling card requires the number to be punched in as 0 1234567890, then this rule allows you to perform the replacement.

5. Dial original outgoing number: This action punches in (via DTMF tones) the original (unmodified) outgoing number.

6. Dial custom number: This rule allows you to specify any custom number to be punched in (via DTMF tones).

You can specify any number of actions for a particular rule. All actions are executed in order (top most action in the list goes first). You can also reorder the actions using the reorder icon () present towards the right of each action tile.

By creating these simple custom rules for your phone, you can save yourself from the hassle of  going over repetitive steps every time.

Following are some more rule examples:

1. International calling card

2. Check voice mail: This rule dials 111-111-1111, pauses for 5 seconds and then enters the PIN 1234 to access voice mail messages.

3. Calling your spouse: Let’s say your husband’s work extension is saved as a 5-digit number in your contacts list. The rule below first dials the access number (111-111-1111) and then dials the 5-digit extension number (which is the original number).

4. Your bank’s or cable operator’s customer service: Let’s say you need to dial some 800 number frequently, which needs you to punch in ’0′ to reach the Customer Care Service. This rule dials the 800 number, waits for 3 seconds and then dials 0.

The examples shown above are simple rules which you might find handy for day to day usage. Hopefully, they’ll give you an insight as to how you can create more rules easily.

Have any questions, feedbacks or feature recommendations? Please email us at pnossos@gmail.com. We would love to hear back from you! Please tell us about your experience or report any problems here.