I have a few questions that I need hello with being a new S3 user please. I'm coming from a Sensation XE that was on v4.0.4
1) If I don't have any security set, eg pattern lock, then if I get a message or missed call I get an icon on screen, I can drag this to open message. If the lock screen is set I don't get that. On my XE if I had pattern lock on, I still had option of dragging icon, then entering pattern, then it opened the messages, now please?
2) In email app I have 3 email accounts. However when I open it always goes to a version mail inbox, I want it to goto the combined inbox. How?
3) Anyway to make the font smaller in email? I've reduced the font in settings but email app still shows too big for me.
4) I know there are other keyboards but can you add extra symbols on the letter keys in the inbuilt swype one?
5) How can you get double tap to zoom in and reflow the text on the inbuilt internet app.
I will add more as I use it, thanks for any help. Loving the phone though
Anyone?
1) it would appear in your notif bar.. if u set a pattern unlock, obviously u wont be able to read your message or wats the point of leaving a security pattern then..
2)and 3) dont think you can do it..maybe use another email client from the playstore
4)..never used skype..so dont know..
5)you cant do text reflow in the stock browser..guess samsung wanted it to remain smooth than to give it text reflow..use dolphin browser or opera for this..
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Just tap on the box that gives the account name at top of screen. See screenshot.
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I don't think reflow works at all on the stock Rom
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Yeah I still tap on the box for email and chose combined inbox but I want it to start at this one by default.
The seeing for having a pattern lock and notifications on your lock screen is in settings> security outta not selected but default
For me it stays on the combined inbox by default.
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corrsea said:
For me it stays on the combined inbox by default.
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Wonder why mine doesn't then. Everytime I open it goes to the 2nd email account which its strange
Perhaps it something to do with sync? I don't use auto sync. Perhaps in your case it defaults to an account you have set to auto sync?
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corrsea said:
Perhaps it something to do with sync? I don't use auto sync. Perhaps in your case it defaults to an account you have set to auto sync?
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I've set them all to not check periodically. I open up email app and then hit the refresh button to check for emails...
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Has anyone using motion get the double tap to go to top of list to work?
I've tried tapping the top edge of the phone itself (like where the headphone jack is) I've tried taping the screen... it never seems to work??????? anyone make it work? and if so: HOW?
I've only gotten it to work in the stock email app. Double tap the top of the phone.
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Araltd said:
Has anyone using motion get the double tap to go to top of list to work?
I've tried tapping the top edge of the phone itself (like where the headphone jack is) I've tried taping the screen... it never seems to work??????? anyone make it work? and if so: HOW?
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Unfortunately it appears this, and many other features only work with the stock Samsung Apps. If you're using third party apps, they will need to code this into their programs in order for it to work.
Ah, I never realized it would only work with the stock/default apps... Although I have tried in the default web browser... and never got it to work.
I'm using Go SMS (not the default messaging app)
I'm using Enhanced Email with my 2x Gmail accts (why?!? Because the GMAIL app DOESN'T support FIT TO SCREEN, and I refuse to pan left/right to read an email!!! Stupid gmail app! sorry, I had a moment of weakness there)
As odd as it sounds, are you able to change the clock on the lock screen or change the "effects" for the swipe to unlock?
I could do so before the AT&T upgrade, but I can't now (although, the upgrade may not be the cause). The selection in the Lock Screen Settings is gone and the clock widget no longer shows up in the widget list.
dbgeek said:
As odd as it sounds, are you able to change the clock on the lock screen or change the "effects" for the swipe to unlock?
I could do so before the AT&T upgrade, but I can't now (although, the upgrade may not be the cause). The selection in the Lock Screen Settings is gone and the clock widget no longer shows up in the widget list.
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go to display settings its there.
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go to display settings its there.
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Well... On my phone, it used to be there. I actually ran into this issue, yesterday afternoon. I did a factory reset to see if it would fix the issue. At that point "Select Screen Lock" appeared under the Lock Screen selection in Display (which can also be reached via the Lock Screen Settings when you push the Settings button while on a home screen.
This isn't a matter of me not knowing how to make the change (I've already done so twice: 1) with my original phone and 2) with this phone, after replacing the original for the phone jack issue). The setting selection is no longer there (and the clock widget, no longer appears in my widget list and it was there before the AT&T SW update). FWIW.... the effects settings for the lock screen are also gone. This is truly bizarre.
Looks like you need to get the apk from someone and adb push it to /system/app and then reboot.
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Looks like you need to get the apk from someone and adb push it to /system/app and then reboot.
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I'm probably demonstrating my ignorance, but if I was able to procure the apk and use adb to push it, what prevents it from disappearing again?
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I'm probably demonstrating my ignorance, but if I was able to procure the apk and use adb to push it, what prevents it from disappearing again?
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It probably was only deleted by the update. Sometimes that happens. Some samsung updates on my phone deleted the browser and gapps. As long as you push the apk, I don't see why it would disappear. Although, have you checked other places in settings? Perhaps LG reorganized.
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It probably was only deleted by the update. Sometimes that happens. Some samsung updates on my phone deleted the browser and gapps. As long as you push the apk, I don't see why it would disappear. Although, have you checked other places in settings? Perhaps LG reorganized.
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I too don't see why it would disappear. Which has me completely baffled. I've checked every where, but I seriously doubt that it's a "reorganization" of the settings menus. The menus were exactly as laid out in the LG manual, youtube videos and as described by people who have responded to this thread (and the other one in the LGOG unbranded thread), when I first started the phone and after each factory reset. Then within an hour or two, they were no longer in the Lockscreen menu.
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I too don't see why it would disappear. Which has me completely baffled. I've checked every where, but I seriously doubt that it's a "reorganization" of the settings menus. The menus were exactly as laid out in the LG manual, youtube videos and as described by people who have responded to this thread (and the other one in the LGOG unbranded thread), when I first started the phone and after each factory reset. Then within an hour or two, they were no longer in the Lockscreen menu.
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Even if the apk was deleted, the references to it would still be in settings.apk, so the menu option would be there, but clicking it would lead to a force close.
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Even if the apk was deleted, the references to it would still be in settings.apk, so the menu option would be there, but clicking it would lead to a force close.
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I gave up and returned the phone for a new one. Hopefully, they won't just turn it around and give it to someone else as a replacement, but will completely reinstall the OS and test it.
Follow up question for one of you extra smart dev types....
New phone has the same issue (several of the lock screen settings are gone). In addition to installing apps from Google Play Store, I also install apps that allow me to get my work emails and calendar (as well as work IM). The apps are: Junos Pulse (security/anti-virus), Lotus Traveler (for email and calendar) and Lotus Sametime. Lotus Traveler requires that I use a password lock. If someone enters an incorrect password, 10 consecutive times, it automatically starts factory reset, to wipe the storage.
I noticed that the lock screen menu options disappeared after I installed and activated the 3 apps listed above. Is it possible that Traveler is deleting the lock screen options menus as part of it's security settings?
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Follow up question for one of you extra smart dev types....
New phone has the same issue (several of the lock screen settings are gone). In addition to installing apps from Google Play Store, I also install apps that allow me to get my work emails and calendar (as well as work IM). The apps are: Junos Pulse (security/anti-virus), Lotus Traveler (for email and calendar) and Lotus Sametime. Lotus Traveler requires that I use a password lock. If someone enters an incorrect password, 10 consecutive times, it automatically starts factory reset, to wipe the storage.
I noticed that the lock screen menu options disappeared after I installed and activated the 3 apps listed above. Is it possible that Traveler is deleting the lock screen options menus as part of it's security settings?
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Uninstall the apps and see... you can answer that question..... because I have 2 of these phones and both phone still have the options.
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I noticed the same thing. For me, it was my MS Exchange account. It requires a PIN secured lock. Once activated, the clock and shortcut options disappeared in Settings. I removed the MES account and they reappeared. So, I set to my liking, then set up/activated the Exchange account afterwards.
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Uninstall the apps and see... you can answer that question..... because I have 2 of these phones and both phone still have the options.
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I can't uninstall the app. From what I can tell, the only way to do so, is to do a factory reset. I haven't rooted the device. I'm certain that I could do the uninstall if I were to root the phone. At this point, it's not worth doing so (I'm considering returning it for a refund and get an N4).
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I noticed the same thing. For me, it was my MS Exchange account. It requires a PIN secured lock. Once activated, the clock and shortcut options disappeared in Settings. I removed the MES account and they reappeared. So, I set to my liking, then set up/activated the Exchange account afterwards.
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Thanks for the confirmation, that someone else is experiencing this issue (and I'm not crazy).
I have noticed on mine that those lock screen settings (clock& shortcuts and screen effect) only show up if it set to "Swipe to unlock". If you set it to pattern or pin, those options disappear, however what you selected before stays in effect.
If you switch it back to "swipe to unlock", those settings will reappear and you can change them again, and then switch back to pattern or pin.
I don't know if it's by design, but I hope not.
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I have noticed on mine that those lock screen settings (clock& shortcuts and screen effect) only show up if it set to "Swipe to unlock". If you set it to pattern or pin, those options disappear, however what you selected before stays in effect.
If you switch it back to "swipe to unlock", those settings will reappear and you can change them again, and then switch back to pattern or pin.
I don't know if it's by design, but I hope not.
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Wow, that's very interesting. I seriously doubt that swipe to unlock vs PIN or Password unlock is supposed to result in menu items disappearing.
Update: I've figured out the method to uninstall the lotus email apps (you have to deactivate it as device manager 1st, if anyone is interested). After doing so, I can confirm that the lock screen settings that disappeared have in fact reappeared.
My issue is different, just got the phone and the 4 app shortcuts were on the lock screen. I changed the clock and now they have disappeared from the lock screen. I changed it back to the default clock and the quick apps are still missing. How do I get those back I'd like to quickly get into camera and browser from my lock screen.
When I get a new text message, the screen shows the message screen instead of the standard clock lock screen (or dashclock). I'd rather it not do this at all, but it does. When I touch the message prompt, it dims and shows a blank box underneath the message prompt. Anyone else see this? Is this how it's supposed to work?
I've been wondering the same thing. Anyone?
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When you touch the message and the box underneath it appears, you swipe on the box to unlock straight to that message
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Thanks. That's what I thought. It just seems weird because sometimes it acts the way you describe to use it, and other times it unlocks straight to the message when I touch the message icon.
If you pull down on the message it opens up the lock screen widget edit mode. If you click on the message in this mode it goes directly to it. If you simply press it while not in edit mode you have to do the unlock swipe in the separate box. I don't really care for this notification I would much rather have dashclock display my message but haven't seen any way to disable or mod the sms notification.
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Dude! Thank you!! That has been bugging the crap out of me since I got the phone.
if you have messages from lets say 2 people is there a way to pick one of those from the lock screen to answer first?
I made a Tasker profile that will basically make the 2nd screen flash, "New Text Message" every 6 seconds until you turn the screen on. The idea for this is that you can now have something noticeable from a distance to alert you that you have a new message.
Let me know if it helps anyone.
*This won't work with 3rd party messaging apps like Tango or Whatsapp.*
How to use:
Download Tasker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm
Download the zip and extract it to your internal SD/Tasker/profiles
Open Tasker.
Make sure Profiles tab is active, and tap the tab again. Choose Import. Choose Flash_New_Text.
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5815489b997ce/Flash_New_Text (EXTRACT ME).zip
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UPDATE:
Missed Call version:
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5816359e2390d/Flash_Missed_Call (EXTRACT ME).zip
Awesome, will this work with GoSms, and could you make one for missed calls?
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Thank you for this.
Maybe we can think a few ways he can make different ones for different notifications.
For example: if we get a text, we see the text message popup. If we get an email, the second screen cycles through each second window shortcut.
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Tasker can do that without root? Great
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Tasker can do that without root? Great
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I believe this simply adds a notification and then deletes it after 3 seconds. New notifications appear in the second screen.
downloaded tasker but it did not create a tasker folder in the internal storage
Thanks for the app.
Not sure if it is working correctly...sort of new to this.
Confirmed that the Flash New Text is switched on in Profile
Thunderbolt icon displaying in taskbar
Received text...nothing.
Can you help me...step by step will be greatly appreciated.
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downloaded tasker but it did not create a tasker folder in the internal storage
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Open Tasker and play with it a little but don't change anything. It will create a folder.
dragion said:
Thanks for the app.
Not sure if it is working correctly...sort of new to this.
Confirmed that the Flash New Text is switched on in Profile
Thunderbolt icon displaying in taskbar
Received text...nothing.
Can you help me...step by step will be greatly appreciated.
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Sounds like you have it. Try rebooting your phone.
Are you using the stock messenger app?
When you receive a text with the main screen off, the second screen flashes a "new text message" notification. It flashes every 3 seconds.
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Open Tasker and play with it a little but don't change anything. It will create a folder.
Sounds like you have it. Try rebooting your phone.
Are you using the stock messenger app?
When you receive a text with the main screen off, the second screen flashes a "new text message" notification. It flashes every 3 seconds.
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Working...
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Awesome, will this work with GoSms, and could you make one for missed calls?
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I can't answer the GoSMS question, but it's unlikely to work unless GoSMS completely replaces the system's text messaging service.
I updated the original post with a missed call version.
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leyvatron said:
Thank you for this.
Maybe we can think a few ways he can make different ones for different notifications.
For example: if we get a text, we see the text message popup. If we get an email, the second screen cycles through each second window shortcut.
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The only notifications that Tasker will allow are for successfully sent SMS messages, new SMS (and/or MMS), and missed calls.
Technically, you can make it work with apps like Tango and Whatsapp, but you'd need Tasker plugins that will allow Tasker to recognize that you received a message. To do this, it would mean that you'd need to create a version for each and every type of messaging service (if there's an available plugin). It's a lot to do and I can't even test them all.
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Sure can! There's still live its without root, but I think since Lollipop, Tasker can do so much more without root.
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I believe this simply adds a notification and then deletes it after 3 seconds. New notifications appear in the second screen.
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Your normal text message notification does still appear. This creates a separate notification that appears and disappears, causing the 2nd screen to pulse a message that says, "New Text Message." Once the main screen turns on, this pulsing notification simply ends and vanishes. If the main screen is off, and you get a NEW text, it'll start up again.
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downloaded tasker but it did not create a tasker folder in the internal storage
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Create the folders in your internal SD directory.
So create a "Tasker" folder and inside that, a "profiles" folder.
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Here's a test version for third party apps like Whatsapp, Tango, etc.
You can try this one if you use a third party text messaging service and the original profile I made doesn't work with that app.
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS WILL WORK RIGHT, OR EVWN WORK AT ALL!
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58163c2cbb678/3rd_Party_Texts (EXTRACT ME).zip
To use this, you MUST do the following after importing the profile:
1) Expand the "3rd Party Texts" profile by tapping on "3rd Party Texts." It's expanded if you can see the On/Off toggle.
2) tap the trophy icon
3) tap the rocket ship
4) select your text messaging app
4.5) Leave the rest alone.
5) Press the back button
6) See if it works
Note: Only 1 app will work per this profile. If you use multiple 3rd party apps (Tango AND Whatsapp for example), long press the "3rd Party Texts" text, press the "A" icon in the upper right and rename the profile to something else (ex: Tango), then import the "3rd Party Texts" profile again. Repeat steps 1-6 above, but with your second app.
Repeat everything as many times as necessary.
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Awesome, thank you for your hard work... I have played with tasker before but never really dug deep into it...
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Thanks for this. Very clever. I added an icon and then edited a second copy for missed calls.
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Thanks for this. Very clever. I added an icon and then edited a second copy for missed calls.
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Sites the icon flash, instead of the text "new text message"? And I think you have to take off the private message settings...
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spexwood said:
Here's a test version for third party apps like Whatsapp, Tango, etc.
You can try this one if you use a third party text messaging service and the original profile I made doesn't work with that app.
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS WILL WORK RIGHT, OR EVWN WORK AT ALL!
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/58163c2cbb678/3rd_Party_Texts%20%28EXTRACT%20ME%29.zip
To use this, you MUST do the following after importing the profile:
1) Expand the "3rd Party Texts" profile by tapping on "3rd Party Texts." It's expanded if you can see the On/Off toggle.
2) tap the trophy icon
3) tap the rocket ship
4) select your text messaging app
4.5) Leave the rest alone.
5) Press the back button
6) See if it works
Note: Only 1 app will work per this profile. If you use multiple 3rd party apps (Tango AND Whatsapp for example), long press the "3rd Party Texts" text, press the "A" icon in the upper right and rename the profile to something else (ex: Tango), then import the "3rd Party Texts" profile again. Repeat steps 1-6 above, but with your second app.
Repeat everything as many times as necessary.
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Tried this with Textra, unfortunately it is not flashing
Also tried the Missed call one and it's not flashing on that either. I'm currently streaming music and that icon is there so not sure if that's causing an issue.
When I pull the notification shade down, it says Tasker profile active none even though both of them say on in Tasker.
I have admin turned on and accessibility service turned on for Tasker as well.
EDIT
I fixed the Textra one- basically you have to turn off the "Screen on" option in Textra otherwise that triggers the screen on portion of the Text tasker item.
Still haven't figured out why the missed call one isn't working - at first I thought maybe the initiate time frame was too short so I upped it to 10 sec, but even that isn't triggering the flash.
Added both the NEW TEXT and MISSED CALL profiles to mine.
I haven't tested out the MISSED CALL yet, but it should work exactly like the NEW TEXT.
I have both set to ON.
Does this app Tasker effect the battery life since it is always on and detecting for messages?
Thanks again for your hard work in creating this...greatly appreciated.
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How did you do that?
Can you please explain...newbie here.
Is there a way to sort favorites? I don't even know how they are sorted.
Same question here
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Just hold down on a favourite contact and a blue line will appear on the left,you can slide these up and down
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Just hold down on a favourite contact and a blue line will appear on the left,you can slide these up and down
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It's doesn't work.
You can only remove them
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It's doesn't work.
You can only remove them
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What firmware are you on? Mine definitely lets me organise them up and down. I'd do a screen recording but I have pictures and names set in my favourites that I'd prefer the whole internet not to see
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What firmware are you on? Mine definitely lets me organise them up and down. I'd do a screen recording but I have pictures and names set in my favourites that I'd prefer the whole internet not to see
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I was about to say "yes, it definitely works" - but alas, it only appears to work - after clicking the tick on the top-right corner (presumably to save), they revert back to their previous order.
FWIW, I'm using a Mate 10 ALP-L29 with 8.0.0.128(C636) firmware.
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What firmware are you on? Mine definitely lets me organise them up and down. I'd do a screen recording but I have pictures and names set in my favourites that I'd prefer the whole internet not to see
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127-C432 firmware
Same here. Once you tick the sorting is gone.
I just discovered this, after I had absolutely same issue with the same phone:
In Chrome open contacts.google.com, where you can edit and organize all your contacts.
In the left menu click on your starred/favourites,
Deselect all contacts that have, until now, been selected as favourites, but don't click on anything else after this.
In your phone, go to Settings > Users & Accounts > Google > [your Google account] and hit "Sync". After a short while, your phone's favourites should be empty.
Back to Chrome, mark a contact as a favourite (add the star to its name), then hit "Sync" in your phone"s settings, then check in your phone contacts. That contact should now be the first on your favourites' list. Then go and repeat that with the second and third contact and so on. After each sync, the favourite contact should appear in your phone's favourites in the order you have selected them as favourites.
Moreover, now you can rearrange them in your phone without the arrangement being reset every time you hit the check icon!