Starting from Android version 5. 0 default behavior of Phone icon tap was changed to open resents/favorites list. Dialpad add's another shortcut to your phone that opens the stock dial-pad directly. Tested and working on: Android 5. 0. Android 5. 1. Android 6. 0. Android 7. 0. Android 7. 1. Android 8. 0. Android 8. 1. Android 9. 0.