Hi all, this is my first post on XDA. It's not an unfamiliar place for me though. For the past 3-4 years I've owned 3 different sets of Android phones, and this is THE home that satisfied my software tinkering. I've many great memories of Android, especially Galaxy Nexus. But the joy of my reunion with Nokia is indescribable. Finally WP8. Finally Nokia. Enough of my "introduction". I've this question for you folks out there. Has anyone experienced the same - that new updates are available for installed apps but not showing up on the app store live tile? I've noticed this a few times, the latest being Nokia drive + beta. I learned about the available update through wpcentral. It's only when I searched for the app on the store that the live tile started showing"1" (means 1 update available.
I should clarify that this is not just on the live tile. In fact I didn't see any update notification even when the app store is launched. It was almost like I had to view the app on the store (that's where you see the "update" option) in order to trigger the notification.
hehedeba said:
I should clarify that this is not just on the live tile. In fact I didn't see any update notification even when the app store is launched. It was almost like I had to view the app on the store (that's where you see the "update" option) in order to trigger the notification.
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I don't currently have my 920 to hand (it's in for repair) but if memory serves you can go to Settings > Phone update and make sure it's set to automaticly check for updates.
I am getting at least some app update notifications, but I certainly did notice that the notification for Nokia Drive didn't appear. But I think that sometimes there is a delay between the update becoming available in the store, and the notification appearing on the phone. Perhaps because you knew there was an update for Drive, you got in there and looked in the store before your phone had had a chance to notify you.
I experienced the lack of notification for metrotube, nokia extras+info, and nokia creative studio all within this week. I only came to know of the updates all because of wpcentral. It really puzzles me. I'm certain there isn't any settings for toggling app update notification on wp8 (unlike android play store). Or is there..?
I think the app just have a day delay...
We know that those blog are much faster than the store app.
I got the updates today. Seems to be a delay or something. Patience I guess.
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Looks like another member has noticed the same. (qn #5)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048394
The Store only checks for app updates at certain times, at which point if it finds something it'll update the tile. The tile does not update as soon as app updates become available. So there is a slight delay between the update going live, and the live tile being updated.
Nothing new, totally normal.
If you're reading about app updates on wpcentral, then you've most likely read about the update before the Store got a chance to check for updates.
Thanks. That makes sense.
After deliberately searching all my installed apps on app store, I just realized I have 2 apps that have new updates. They are My Stocks Portfolio and List & Things (paid). Updates were released on 12/12 and 13/12. Today is 17/12, but I never saw the available updates info on the store's main screen or live tile. After this deliberate exercise, I do see the available updates info on store app main screen as well as the live tile. I'm also now convinced this is a current shortcoming in wp8 app store.
Oh, and Evernote as well. I missed that out somehow. Update was released on 14/12.
If app is updated in lets say 10.12. It does not mean you can download in that day or even day later. I think thats date when they went to checking.
Ive been having the same thing...... The other day I had 12 all at once. Now some of the apps I knew had updates from reading on wpcentral so I thought I would leave it and see how long.
5 days later it pop up saying I had the update.
zolgi,
Your understanding is incorrect. The "last updated" information shown on app store is real time with the update's availability. I'd validated on a few apps. When you go to view the app, it shows update is available. It's only then the information gets pushed to the app store main screen and live tile (if you keeps it on your home screen). I accepted it as a temporary shortcoming which will get fixed in future. From other forum members in wpcentral, I also learnt it used to work on wp8 and is still working on wp 7.5 .
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I am getting at least some app update notifications, but I certainly did notice that the notification for Nokia Drive didn't appear. But I think that sometimes there is a delay between the update becoming available in the store, and the notification appearing on the phone. Perhaps because you knew there was an update for Drive, you got in there and looked in the store before your phone had had a chance to notify you.
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There is a known bug affecting push notifications on WP8 which can be triggered by a number of badly behaved applications, even with a small number of allowed backgroungs tasks in "settings". Further, the "Find my phone" setting is buggy: when you activate it by pushing the slider to the rightn when you go back to settings it will say "Find my phone is not activated". Further, the "Find my phone" page in settings does not offer a push notification setting on the Nokia Lumia 920, contrary to what WP8 Microsoft help says. Find my phone however works ok.
Anyone with a solution?
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Is anyone having issues with the Google Now notifications? On my last phone, I would get notifications for flights, and games on days my teams are playing.
one the HOX+ I have everything configured the same way, but I don't get the notifications. I only see the info if I launch google now/search.
Did you try rebooting the phone. I posted an issue I have seen that location services does not seem to activate properly all the time if you turn it off and on. If you reboot the phone it should ask to accept Google location services immediately click accept and it should work.
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Is anyone having issues with the Google Now notifications? On my last phone, I would get notifications for flights, and games on days my teams are playing.
one the HOX+ I have everything configured the same way, but I don't get the notifications. I only see the info if I launch google now/search.
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Were you previously on ICS? On JB certain notifications "hide" till you pull down the notification bar. Things like weather and traffic typically aren't visible at the top till you pull notifications down. But I remember when using the "massaged" Google Now app on ICS, they would appear up at the top. For a while after upgrading to JB on my Inspire I thought something was broken, but it turned out it's normal for some notifications to not be visible at the top all the time.
No idea if this describes your problem, but if you came from ICS to JB, there are a few changes to how the app operates.
I didn't know google now was available on ICS... In my case, it's always been on JB.
On my last phone, I would get a notification in the morning of the day that any sports team I configured is playing. It would say which team is playing, and what time the game in the local time zone of wherever I am...I don't get that on the HOX+ unless I open the google app
I have three devices with GBoard installed: A Samsung Note 3, S8+ and another S8+. A few weeks ago they added the clipboard manager to GBoard (beta), which I thought was pretty cool, although my Samsung's already had one. On these three phones I have two accounts my fiance's on one of the s8+ devices and my own on the other s8+ and the note 3. My devices still have the clipboard manager, hers no longer does. The icon is just gone and it's not the overflow. Just to be safe I cleared the storage for the GBoard and started fresh but now the clipboard manager was gone still. So I'm guessing it's a server side switch as she had it and now it is gone, lol. Anyone else experience anything similar? Google giveth and taketh away. Thanks in advance.
Hey anyone? Wow no one has any information?
Same here, I uninstalled Gboard and reset the apps Google Play Store, Google, Google Play Services, Maps.
Afterwards it was no longer possible to access the clipboard feature again, although I am back on the beta version.
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Same here, I uninstalled Gboard and reset the apps Google Play Store, Google, Google Play Services, Maps.
Afterwards it was no longer possible to access the clipboard feature again, although I am back on the beta version.
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Yeah, what sucks is that I disabled the Samsung clipboard so she could use the GBoard one, basically so she didn't get confused and they remove it? WTF?! It would be better if Google's implementation did pictures but so far it was working well. And why did they turn it on only to turn off a bunch of users right afterwards. I'm so tired of being dogfood for Google. Crap at least let us do something cool to make up for your crappy testing and coding. Arg!
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Yeah, what sucks is that I disabled the Samsung clipboard so she could use the GBoard one, basically so she didn't get confused and they remove it? WTF?! It would be better if Google's implementation did pictures but so far it was working well. And why did they turn it on only to turn off a bunch of users right afterwards. I'm so tired of being dogfood for Google. Crap at least let us do something cool to make up for your crappy testing and coding. Arg!
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They seemingly test out Gboard with and without the clipboard feature. I cannot blame them for this, hopefully they keep it in at release.
Yeah it's missing in the latest beta for me, as well as latest release.
Gone here too... I'm really disappointed with Google. Gboard's clipboard manager was the best solution I've ever seen, without those crappy persistent notifications like other apps.
Now they went and disabled it on my account too. So my fiance and I both had it on that recent beta and then they took it away seemingly for everyone, wtf?! I was actively using it. My main gripes were to allow for a settings option to enable or disable the clipboard for those who have one on their phone already. Also for swipe typing to allowing going to the space bar to continue words as almost every other swiping keyboard does. That way you can type a while sentence and never have lifted your finger once. And I'm so tired of devs putting nothing or the last update in the changelog section. They should be forced to out something in so we know what we are getting!
What the hell is this Google doing with gboard.
I was very excited about the clipboard feature but Google has disabled it in the latest beta update..
Soo angry ???
Ok, new info. Google has reenacted the clipboard but made clips only lasting one hour and then they see automatically deleted. You can lock them so they don't get deleted though. Also you can disable the clipboard which is great as I was asking for that feature. So the Samsung clipboard is still the best for Samsung users as it also does pictures and doesn't delete anything automatically. I do think the hour delete feature blows and should be an option you can change to anytime you want (hour, 24 hours, week, never, etc). The clipboard was enabled on my phone and my fiance's phone about a week ago.
Edit: OMFG, Google did it again and removed it from both of our accounts again! Man they are stupid and pay men less than women but they tried to makeup some story why it wasn't true. You were able to find the clipboard icon in the overflow menu within the keyboard and now it's gone. Also the first time you viewed it, it would ask if you wanted to enable it.
I was thinking it was just me. Glad this post is still around.
I' m affected by this right now
It's been like 5 days since I was able to say ok Google with screen off, call ( name here) and the phone would unlock and dial the number, regardless if it was a contact or not.
Now I say ok Google call ( name here) and either the assistant will not respond after opening to make the call, or it goes open and it shows example,
Call circles pizzeria
But it never makes the call.
Now if I using my fingerprint to unlock the device, say ok Google call circles pizzeria, it will make the call.
Want to note, this is not a contact. Also don't matter if it's a contact or not. I've showed 2 examples of ok Google getting "stuck" on the commands.
I've factory reset the device. I'm thinking this has to be on Google's end. Just want to know if anyone else is affected.
So 19 views, and no one quick tested their own device? Gee thanks....
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I don't use Assistant at all (in fact I struggle to keep it disabled on my phone, and Google tries to enable it all the time). So I am one those views, but unfortunately have no experience.
Which OS version are you on? That might affect the results of others who try it.
Does it matter if you're in a Smart Lock situation (Trusted location, Trusted BT device etc)?
Just tested mine. My Google Home took the initiative of making the call, and gave me some tips on my first call that way. This was while my phone was in my hand, too, so I'm not sure why the GH took over, but whatever. In the end, it did dial out... or try to, before I told it to hang up.
Not exactly your situation, so I didn't respond. Mine has nothing to do with unlocking the screen, as I keep my screen unlocked and on Navigation app while driving.
But here's my story...
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A few months ago, new Google app update stopped Google Assistant from making the daily phone calls to my wife when I'm coming home from work. (I never know what time I can leave.)
"OK, Google, call (my wife's name)"
Normally automatically dials via Bluetooth through Google Voice.
This time nada, repeatedly -- from trying to show me search results, to not responding at all.
Even tried "OK, Google, call my wife" (instead of her name). Google Assistant: "Who is your wife?" (She's listed in Contacts as my wife, besides her full name.)
Suddenly Google Assistant wasn't performing as previously and also had amnesia.
This happened two days in a row. I had to manually hit a pinned dialer screen shortcut to call my wife while driving home. (Which is technically against the law now in Georgia, touching your phone while driving.)
So, I reverted back to the previous Google app version (downloaded through APK Mirror) -- which does exactly what I need -- and refuse to let it auto update in Google Play Store. I also have Titanium Backup of that specific version on hold, in case Google accidentally updates somehow.
I know I'm now a few months behind in app versions, but I don't have time to mess with trouble shooting. If the version I have works, I'm keeping it.
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I have half a dozen apps I also keep from auto updating for similar reasons.
For instance, because of newly imposed Google rules about a year ago, an long time app called My Data Manager has to put an icon on the left side status bar to show it's technically running in the background. On previous versions you could disable that stupid icon or "badge" in the app settings. It's a neat app, because I can merely swipe down and at the bottom of my notifications, there's a pinned box that shows my current data usage. And it's quite accurate. Every time I compare it to my carrier's report of my data usage it's within a few MB.
But I do NOT want to see a CONSTANT icon on my left side status bar for that app. So, I reverted to older version before the Google rules change and it works EXACTLY the way I wish. I unticked "auto update". I've done that for my phone, my wife's and my mom's.
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I just finished working one month straight, with no days off. Feb 15 - March 13, often 12-14 hour days. In one two week stretch, I worked over 160 hours (4 weeks of work, crammed into 2 weeks.)
So, I'm not putting up with any crap from my phone.
If new app version breaks something, I'm reverting to previous app version and preventing it from updating. At some unknown point in time, if I want to test they've finally fixed what they broke, I will do that when I have free time. Other than that, I need my daily phone to work, period.
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What version of the G app are you on?
Also on EdXposed, or regular Xposed grab sudohide.
You can hide any app from play store.
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What version of the G app are you on?
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lenovo yoga book yb1-x90f here. still used almost daily. still love it.
like many others, i've had issues with the play store updates and general installation of apps (and facebook app usage - it would crash upon opening). there are many posts on both subjects. well, about a week or so ago, on a whim or maybe accidentally, i tried to install updates without the one tried-and-true method i know about, which is to enable 'battery saving mode' prior to hitting that update button... and it worked... and it's been working fine since (without battery saving mode enabled). has something changed? then yesterday, on my notification shade, i received a message about a facebook post?!?! how, i thought, as facebook doesn't work on the device (it's chipset no longer being supported by facebook, ages ago). so i tried launching the facebook app... lo and behold... it works. again, what gives? should i expect a *gasp* android os update next? yeah... no. lol.
thoughts, comments, explanations?
regards.
p.s. if the topic(s) has been posted and discussed already, i offer my apologies for double posting.
please help me,
my phone doesn't do automatic app updates from the app store.
when i open the app store it shows me the apps that have updates.
If I click update all, all will be updated. but I always have to manually go to the store and check.
I want it to install automatically.
I have a pixel 6 pro, but it was the same with my previous cell phone. it probably got transferred through the cloud recovery.
I don't want to rule out the possibility that I broke it myself. I played around a lot. e.g. at the rights of the services or the developer options.
I don't want to set up my google account and my cell phone from scratch right now.
It would be nicer to have a list that I can check bit by bit to see if the conditions are right, or something like that.
does anyone know?
many thanks