Completely replace the stock dialer...is it possible? topic

I assume not, but thought I'd ask to make sure.

I use ExDialer as replacement but of course whenever making a call or a call is incoming then the stock dialer will be used, never a 3rd party dialer like ExDialer.

I believe somehow only the Contacts apk is replaced by a 3rd party dialer, and the dialer itself will always remain stock.

So I suppose there's no option to completely replace the stock dialer with a 3rd party dialer? Can anyone confirm this, or even better maybe when it is possible, point me to a solution.

Many thanks in advance.