No Can Talk

Welcome to the application page for No Can Talk.

Have you ever been in a movie, on the road, or in an important meeting and received a phone call or text message? You want to respond, but you can't. Problem Solved! No Can Talk will automatically respond for you via text and let the person know you're unavailable and why.

No Can Talk currently only works with Android 2.0 or higher. A version for older Android phones and the iPhone is in the works.

This application sends text messages which could cost you money.



What does No Can Talk do?

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After you configure No Can Talk with your preferences, it will listen for text messages or phone calls being sent to you. No Can Talk will then retrieve the phone number of the person trying to contact you and send them an auto response. (ie. "Auto Response: I No Can Talk")

To remind you that you have enabled the application, No Can Talk will also create a notification telling you that it has responded to a communication

No Can Talk notification

No Can Talk utilizes the following permissions

• Your messages (recieves SMS) - SMS messages must be read to determine who to send the response to
• Your personal information (read contact data) - To determine if the number is a "Known Contact" or "Unknown Number"
• Storage (modify/delete SD card contents) - Stores custom responses and tracks who has contacted you for "Once per Contact"
• Phone Calls (read phone state and identity) - These must be read to determine who is calling so that response can be sent
• Hardware controls (change your audio settings) - Used to set the phone to "Silent" mode if it is selected
• Services that cost you money (send SMS messages) - The responses are sent as SMS messages. Utilizing the "Once per Contact" and filtering the "Respond To" will reduce the number of messages sent

How to use No Can Talk

Main Screen

This is the main screen for the No Can Talk app. It has basic information and a single button "Set Up Responder". Clicking it will open the Response Configuration screen. 

Response Configuration

Suggested Response: A drop down list of stored responses. This list can be customized with your own messages
Respond With: The message currently saved in the app preferences to be used as a response
Clear Text: Clears the text from the Respond With text box
Add to Suggestions: Adds the text in the Respond With text box to the Suggested Responses drop down.
Respond To: A drop down list that allows you to tell which group to send auto responses to (Anyone, Known Contacts, Unknown Numbers)
Auto Respond Time: A drop down list that lets you determine how long the responder will listen for communications
Respond to texts: Sends a SMS to the number texting you.
Respond to calls: Sends a SMS to the number calling you.
Silence Phone: Sets the phone to Silence Mode
Once per Contact: Setting this option will ensure that only a single response is sent to anyone trying to contact you. NOTE: Every time the Save button is pressed the table is cleared and the contact will receive another response.
Save: Saves your preferences and starts the service that will listen for communications that you have chosen (text,phone calls). However, if you have chosen "- Disabled -" as your Auto Response Time, the service will be disabled and no auto responses will be delivered.

Pressing the Menu button on your phone from the Response Configuration screen will reveal the option to "Delete Custom Responses"

Delete Custom Responses

Long clicking a response will give you the option to delete it. NOTE: The first three responses are standard responses and can not be deleted.

The Main screen also has two options when the Menu button is pressed.

Main Options

Disable: Disables the service and no auto responses will be delivered.
About: Provides a short description and a link to this page

About No Can Talk