Feature suggestion:
We are living in world where different contacts prefer different communication apps and a modern dialer should support this state of reality. In most contact apps including True Phone dialer it is behind too many clicks to use something else for voice call and messaging than phone call or SMS message.
I suggest the following changes to make it easier to communicate with contacts through their preferred methods.
- each contact should have 3 new parameters: 1. default messaging app, 2. default voice call app, 3. default video call app
- in Settings - Quick Actions there should be following options: Make voice call, Make phone call (ex. Place Call), Send message, Send SMS text message (ex. Send text message), Make video call.
- Make voice call, Send message, Make video call would open corresponding default app that is saved in the new 3 contact parameters. If the parameters are not set then voice call = phone call, message = SMS text message. Make video call would bring error message "default video call app has not been set".
- there should be option to add "Make video call" to Settings - Behavior - Context menu items.
With these changes the following would be possible. When I left swipe for CONTACT1 then Signal Messenger messages for CONTACT1 are opened. When I left swipe for CONTACT2 then Telegram messages for CONTACT2 are opened. When I left swipe for CONTACT3 then Whatsapp messages for CONTACT3 are opened. When I left swipe for CONTACT4 then SMS messages for CONTACT4 are opened.
When I right swipe for CONTACT1 then a Signal Messenger voice call to CONTACT1 is initiated. When I right swipe for CONTACT4 an ordinary phone call is initiated. When I long press CONTACT2 and choose "Make video call" from context menu then Telegram video call would be initiated for CONTACT2.
Best Regards, Golan