Since rooting my Z3c and installing Greenify with Donate and the Xposed plugin, I am finding that I am getting status bar notifications for Hangouts even when the app is in the foreground, and the message is from the person I have hangouts open to.
This behavior stops if I untick "GCM push for greenified apps" in settings. I was blaming all other Xposed modules before I come to finding this by trial and error.
Anyone else experience this?
After getting a notification, if greenify hibernate the app, the notifications remains there.
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As mentioned in my OP, it is occurring even when Hangouts is in the foreground, screen on, in the middle of a conversation with someone.
You get notifications for new messages? What android version are you using?
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4.4.4
Is this not a side effect of having GCM push for greenified apps on? Just an annoyance but is distracting getting notifications popping up on my status bar telling me there is a hangouts message from the person I am chatting to on the screen at that very moment
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I have noticed that with Greenify hibernating WhatsApp, contacts calling my phone via the new WhatsApp call service never rings. On their side, it just rings and rings and I never answer. On my side though, nothing happens which is why I never answer the call. If I open WhatsApp, then the missed calls notifications from WhatsApp.
It would seem that Greenify can't intercept the incoming WhatsApp calls and wake-up the hibernated WhatsApp to accept the calls.
Can anybody confirm this?
Thanks
Whatsapp, Facebook etc use all kinds of circumventions to go around standard android behaviour. Greenify expects standard android behaviour and is made keeping that in mind.
In addition, for every update to these apps, there are some new issues. No Dev can keep abreast of such issues.
So if you experience problems, ungreenify Whatsapp.
Yes, I have determined that I must un-greenify WhatsApp to receive WhatsApp calls.
Hopefully the developer can have a look into it
Have exactly same problem here.
I hope there will be a quick fix
@oasisfeng
madcapfrog said:
have exactly same problem here.
I hope there will be a quick fix
@oasisfeng
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i am hoping same here.
The update 2.12.19 enables GCM push for whatsapp calling. I can confirm that.
ottomanrage said:
The update 2.12.19 enables GCM push for whatsapp calling. I can confirm that.
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I cant confirm this! 2.12.19 on every device, whatsapp hibernated and no whatsapp call wakes devices...
Where do you get 2.12.19 from?
I'm still on 2.12.5.
Direct Download from Whatsapp Website ...
Bogeyof said:
Direct Download from Whatsapp Website ...
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Not all push functionalities are backed by GCM. See more explanation on the sticky post for GCM push.
oasisfeng said:
Not all push functionalities are backed by GCM. See more explanation on the sticky post for GCM push.
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Dear mate,
For explanation about problem, if its helps;
Using Greenify donation with xposed, rooted and all experimental page is checked.
Never had issue with whatsapp messages, everything was fine and still fine.
Only problem is whatsapp call feature like mentioned here, it dosent wake up phone and you get missed call only when you manually open whatsapp.
For try, i degreenified whatsapp (removed from list inside greenify) and send a message from it for be sure its started manually.
Still when screen off problem continues...
Thanks for your support in advance.
Have you tried changing the notification settings in Whatsapp?
madcapfrog said:
Dear mate,
For explanation about problem, if its helps;
Using Greenify donation with xposed, rooted and all experimental page is checked.
Never had issue with whatsapp messages, everything was fine and still fine.
Only problem is whatsapp call feature like mentioned here, it dosent wake up phone and you get missed call only when you manually open whatsapp.
For try, i degreenified whatsapp (removed from list inside greenify) and send a message from it for be sure its started manually.
Still when screen off problem continues...
Thanks for your support in advance.
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it's a whatsapp issue
after 10 minutes of deep sleep seems that whatsapp call service goes offline, this happen to me and all my friends
Hi all,
On my PLK-AL10 push notifications don't work properly.
I have all the right settings applied and automatic app sync set as well.
Only if an app is open in the background I receive notifications, when apps are closed nothing.
When I deselect auto data app sync in settings/accounts/menu all apps sync and provide push notifications for just a few minutes, but after that no push again (looks to be after sleep).
Tried several push fixers from apps store (root and non-root) PNF, Push Notification Status, Push Notification Assistant and Heartbeat Fixer for GCM.
Have the heartbeat set at minimum (wifi 1 min, mobile data 2 min).
Have had this problem from the start on B150/160 and B173 stock and rooted.
Anybody with a solution for this?
Solved, see #6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63259332&postcount=6
I have the same problem. For example, Whatsapp messages do not arrive at all times if I did not open the program. (PLK-L01)
I have no problem with the push notifications on WhatsApp or other apps. Just to confirm I have set them as Protected Apps, and also in Power Saving I have it set to highest, which is Performance, and I have the Do Not Disturb set to Off. I do also have a smartwatch, Sony Smartwatch 3, and notifications are perfect - but then maybe Smartwatch is keeping phone alive for notifications. Battery life is still great though with all of these Settings including Bluetooth always on.
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I'm having the same problem with Messenger since B121 update
keila said:
I have the same problem. For example, Whatsapp messages do not arrive at all times if I did not open the program. (PLK-L01)
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admisi said:
I have no problem with the push notifications on WhatsApp or other apps. Just to confirm I have set them as Protected Apps, and also in Power Saving I have it set to highest, which is Performance, and I have the Do Not Disturb set to Off. I do also have a smartwatch, Sony Smartwatch 3, and notifications are perfect - but then maybe Smartwatch is keeping phone alive for notifications. Battery life is still great though with all of these Settings including Bluetooth always on.
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Also protected apps and power saving set at performance, even keeping Wifi alive during sleep.
It just releases the auto update
After hours of search finally found a solution.
I don't know if I missed it earlier but i installed Quick Sync Settings from the Play Store.
In the app the Google account gives several sync option.
Turning on App-data sync solved the problem.
I did not see (at least i think i didn't ) this option earlier in the Settings/accounts/Google
Now Whatsapp push notifications work with the app closed.
Hi
Unfortunately this does not fix the exact same issue for me. If the apps are not launched in background I get no lockscreen notifications. I've been in all the settings numerous times, everything is set up correctly (magazine theme, protected apps, network apps, sync otpions, power options, etc.)
This is very frustrating. Even thinking of selling the phone because of this.
eddy_101 said:
Hi
Unfortunately this does not fix the exact same issue for me. If the apps are not launched in background I get no lockscreen notifications. I've been in all the settings numerous times, everything is set up correctly (magazine theme, protected apps, network apps, sync otpions, power options, etc.)
This is very frustrating. Even thinking of selling the phone because of this.
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It's very good to see I'm not alone with this. The App-Data sync "solution" is NOT a solution, so please do NOT label this thread SOLVED. It's not. Anyone with a working idea?
abaloo said:
It's very good to see I'm not alone with this. The App-Data sync "solution" is NOT a solution, so please do NOT label this thread SOLVED. It's not. Anyone with a working idea?
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As I am the OP and it solved my problem it is solved, your problem might me entirely different, with different settings, apps, network, carrier etc.
It takes time to find the right solution for you, you can also try to uninstall your google account altogether as that takes 1 set out of the equation.
trijethero said:
As I am the OP and it solved my problem it is solved, your problem might me entirely different, with different settings, apps, network, carrier etc.
It takes time to find the right solution for you, you can also try to uninstall your google account altogether as that takes 1 set out of the equation.
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You're right. In a way... the thing is that the problem seems to be the same for all of us. And you're right that we use different settings/apps/etc so tons of things may interfere.
For me this seems to have solved the issue:
"For those who facing notification delay issue for Honor 3C/ Ascend P7 please try these:
1.) Settings> Power Saving> Protected apps> put a "tick" for the apps that you want to keep running after the screen is turned off
2.) Settings> Notification Manager> Choose "Notify" for the apps you want to receive push message to the notifications panel"
Post #6 worked for me but it's not at all stable for (facebook) Messenger app. It seems to be a lottery whether it works at all. Sometimes the sound notification works and sometimes it doesn't. For now I have to leave it running in the background visible in recent apps even though I turned Messenger on under 'Protected apps' with all auto sync settings on.
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"For those who facing notification delay issue for Honor 3C/ Ascend P7 please try these:
1.) Settings> Power Saving> Protected apps> put a "tick" for the apps that you want to keep running after the screen is turned off
2.) Settings> Notification Manager> Choose "Notify" for the apps you want to receive push message to the notifications panel"
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After further testing this does seem to work for my honor 7 as well but only when Power saving mode is on Performance.
If you go into Phone manager > Power Saving > Power-Intensive Apps you can see what apps are running hidden in the background.
If I put Battery performance on Smart notifications still work for Whatsapp but infrequently or not at all for other apps.
It seems one has to have extensive knowledge in the phones settings and have everything set up correctly, when it should just work off the bat. I really hope it is fixed in the next update.
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Some test results sending whatsapp,messenger and skype messages from my iphone.
Settings:
Wifi: On
Auto-Sync*: Off
Whatsapp: Protected app ON & Notifications ON
Messenger: Protected app ON & Notifications ON
Skype: Protected app ON & Notifications ON (with new 'instant messages' setting enabled inside skype)
Restart phone with Smart Power Saving Mode Enabled:
Whatsapp as a protected app with sync off
Notification WORKS
Messenger NOTHING**
Skype WORKS
Restart phone in Performance Power Saving Mode:
Whatsapp WORKS
Messenger WORKS
Skype WORKS
*I like this to be off by default and in theory shouldn't be on for push notifications to work.
** Occasionally works but more often than not delayed or no messages come through. Is this the App creators fault or Honor 7 stock ROM?
Something I have just noticed on why Messenger sometimes doesn't work for me:
When I'm on the road I often enable Power Saving mode to Ultra. Whatsapp remains running in the background in this mode. Messenger is killed. Then when I exit Ultra to Smart or Performance Messenger needs to be restarted for notifications to work again. It doesn't always stay on either and have to restart the whole phone.
Skype is an odd one. It never says it's running under Power-Intensive Apps checker in the Phone Manager. Yet notifications come through
Further testing:
If I clear all recent apps by swiping bottom of screen to top , the app -protected ones will keep running silently in the background waiting for push notifications. (i can see which ones are still running in the background under Phone Manager > Battery Power Saving > Power-Intensive apps )
Now if I close the apps individually (viber, whatsapp, messenger etc) they are no longer kept running in the background despite being enabled as protected apps. So I may lock my phone, without knowing this and no push notifications will come through.
BUT if I re-open one of my protected apps the other ones will re-run in the background for push. Very strange behavior!
Gosh this push notification stuff is complicated. I'm just going to go back to my iphone 4 if this doesn't get fixed as I've come to expect this kind of stuff to just work without any fiddling!
To permanently fix this you need to root an move the apps from the Data/app to Sytem/app
They will be started as services instead of apps
trijethero said:
To permanently fix this you need to root an move the apps from the Data/app to Sytem/app
They will be started as services instead of apps
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How did you move them?
used Root Browser
Just move the whole app folder out of Data/App
I can corfim that moving apps you want notifications from to /system/app will work.
trijethero said:
Hi all,
On my PLK-AL10 push notifications don't work properly.
I have all the right settings applied and automatic app sync set as well.
Only if an app is open in the background I receive notifications, when apps are closed nothing.
When I deselect auto data app sync in settings/accounts/menu all apps sync and provide push notifications for just a few minutes, but after that no push again (looks to be after sleep).
Tried several push fixers from apps store (root and non-root) PNF, Push Notification Status, Push Notification Assistant and Heartbeat Fixer for GCM.
Have the heartbeat set at minimum (wifi 1 min, mobile data 2 min).
Have had this problem from the start on B150/160 and B173 stock and rooted.
Anybody with a solution for this?
Solved, see #6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63259332&postcount=6
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It didn't work for me I've already app-data on google account and even download quick syn setting solved the problem.
When I move whatsapp or messenger to system/app they don't work. Messenger crashes on launch and whasapp displays a message saying it needs to be installed again :crying:
ANyone able to confirm if they have got either working under system/app or system/priv-app
I've got xposed and supposedly enabled all the right options in the "experimental functions" menu along with enabled greenify in accesibility etc. But when apps are hibernated I simply do not receive their notifications.
Im on xperia 5.1.1 rom
Kocane said:
I've got xposed and supposedly enabled all the right options in the "experimental functions" menu along with enabled greenify in accesibility etc. But when apps are hibernated I simply do not receive their notifications.
Im on xperia 5.1.1 rom
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Simply because there is a cloud symbol by the side of the App name, we can not presume that it uses GCM for Notifications. During hibernation, only notifications of Apps which use GCM will be allowed.
So check the Apps you hibernated to see whether they actually use GCM.
tnsmani said:
Simply because there is a cloud symbol by the side of the App name, we can not presume that it uses GCM for Notifications. During hibernation, only notifications of Apps which use GCM will be allowed.
So check the Apps you hibernated to see whether they actually use GCM.
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I've used Greenify since 2013. It's a very recent issue. It is indeed apps with GCM, Telegram, Hangouts, Snapchat, Skype et cetera.
Should mention it's a clean install of Android and it also happened on another ROM I tried the other day. Can't really pinpoint the reason.