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mystery dialling

  • 28-06-2019 2:21pm
    #1
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭


    this is a funny one...


    i was taking my kid swimming about a week ago. i was walking through the lobby when a friend tapped me on the shoulder. he takes his kid to the previous swimming session. he held up his phone to me and said 'you just called me'. i looked at my phone and it turns out i did! i haven't called this guy in years so it was a bit strange. i put it down to 'that was weird' and forgot all about it.


    anyway, today i bumped into another friend of mine in a shop. i was chatting to him for about a minute and then went on my way. as i got in to my car i could hear a voice coming from my pocket. i thought it might have been something like a fb video or similar. turns out my phone had dialled your man and i had gotten through to his voice mail. again this it is a good while since i called this dude. spooky or what?? is this random coincidence or is there some explanation. i have a s7 phone


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  • #2
    advertsfox
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    Pocket dials are very common with touch screen phones. What security do you use on your phone to unlock (swipe, PIN, fingerprint)?


  • #3
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Your phone might have the feature to be unlocked when its on your person. So could be opening itself up to pocket dialing this way also.


  • #4
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    advertsfox wrote: »
    Pocket dials are very common with touch screen phones. What security do you use on your phone to unlock (swipe, PIN, fingerprint)?


    swipe and pattern


  • #5
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    GBX wrote: »
    Your phone might have the feature to be unlocked when its on your person. So could be opening itself up to pocket dialing this way also.


    there is a feature for this? call friend in your vicinity? surely some glitch....unless it is actually two random events


  • #6
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,693 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    there is a feature for this? call friend in your vicinity? surely some glitch....unless it is actually two random events

    Calls are random as for the unlocking check your settings https://support.google.com/android/answer/9075927?hl=en


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  • #7
    chuky_r_law
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 710 ✭✭✭chuky_r_law


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Calls are random as for the unlocking check your settings https://support.google.com/android/answer/9075927?hl=en


    im not convinced. something weird is going on...

    like that time i found a folder on my phone of me talking to other people on my phone. not the conversation...just me talking


  • #8
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,693 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Change your Google Password.


  • #9
    phill106
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,826 ✭✭✭phill106


    chuky_r_law wrote: »
    this is a funny one...


    i was taking my kid swimming about a week ago. i was walking through the lobby when a friend tapped me on the shoulder. he takes his kid to the previous swimming session. he held up his phone to me and said 'you just called me'. i looked at my phone and it turns out i did! i haven't called this guy in years so it was a bit strange. i put it down to 'that was weird' and forgot all about it.


    anyway, today i bumped into another friend of mine in a shop. i was chatting to him for about a minute and then went on my way. as i got in to my car i could hear a voice coming from my pocket. i thought it might have been something like a fb video or similar. turns out my phone had dialled your man and i had gotten through to his voice mail. again this it is a good while since i called this dude. spooky or what?? is this random coincidence or is there some explanation. i have a s7 phone

    'Direct call' function under 'Advances functions' in the settings. It seems like an obvious candidate for the cause of the problem, so I've disabled it. I hope it works.


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