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My GPS seems to always lose signal... I can not use it reliably for Navigation at all!! It worked fine about a week ago and suddenly the last few days it has been unusable! I have cleared all cache from Maps as well as unchecked GPS from using cell towers undersettings then reenabling it. Got it to find my location for a second then loses it as i start driving again! Any suggestions with what else i can do?
Thanks
bencozzy said:
What's changed? Did you flash something? Did you drop it?
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Nothing.. Just the normal browsing android market downloaded some apps.. Speaktoit Assistant.. forgot the rest...
I just did this and it seems to have worked ( at least for the meantime )
If you would like to speed up the GPS lock and connection time on the Galaxy SII...
Try this...
Settings > Location and security > ensure the the 3 boxes under My location are ticked.
Now download and install, free from the Market, GPS Status.
Remove the sim card from your phone and reboot it.
Open GPS Status (preferably outdoors with a clear view of the sky) and select Menu > Tools > Manage A-GPS state > Reset
Now select Menu > Tools > Manage A-GPS state > Download
Now just leave it for as long as it takes to get a solid lock on at least 6 Sat's (preferably more... 9->11 would be good). This can take 20 min's or more but be patient,
When you have achieved this then select GPS Status Menu > Settings > GPS & Sensors > Auto-download AGPS data > choose how often you would like the data to be updated (1 hour -> 3 days... I have mine set for 6 hours) > tick the 3 boxes (GPS required/Lock to GPS speed/Filter the GPS speed, if required) and choose your Sensor filtering.
Now power off your phone and replace Sim card and reboot.
N.B. Please ensure you have no Task Managers or anything that will close or interfere with this app.
Once rebooted you should find an improvement in accuracy and speed of your GPS.
Good tips that seem to work, but i have found GPS status to be a battery drainers in past phones. Personally my GPS is amazing and works better than any other phone I've had to date.
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stickbo said:
Good tips that seem to work, but i have found GPS status to be a battery drainers in past phones. Personally my GPS is amazing and works better than any other phone I've had to date.
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GPS Status flakes out occasionally, I've seen it cause drain once - but only once.
Issue came back... Im just uninstalled speaktoit assistant going to see how it works and
Repost.. If anyone else has soeaktoit assistant on their phone let me know how the navigation is working for you.. I want to try and narrow this down...
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monkey28rb said:
Try this...
Settings > Location and security > ensure the the 3 boxes under My location are ticked.
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Actually, it's best to leave "Use sensor aiding" turned off. It's mostly meant for pedestrian use and requires that the phone be held level and pointed in the direction of travel. What it really does is turn off gps momentarily when it detects that the unit is stationary, which is more likely to hurt rather than help mobile tracking especially in vehicular use. It's mostly meant to help conserve battery power, and it's not much help even when it is working right.
Now download and install, free from the Market, GPS Status.
Remove the sim card from your phone and reboot it.
Open GPS Status (preferably outdoors with a clear view of the sky) and select Menu > Tools > Manage A-GPS state > Reset
Now select Menu > Tools > Manage A-GPS state > Download
Now just leave it for as long as it takes to get a solid lock on at least 6 Sat's (preferably more... 9->11 would be good). This can take 20 min's or more but be patient,
When you have achieved this then select GPS Status Menu > Settings > GPS & Sensors > Auto-download AGPS data > choose how often you would like the data to be updated (1 hour -> 3 days... I have mine set for 6 hours) > tick the 3 boxes (GPS required/Lock to GPS speed/Filter the GPS speed, if required) and choose your Sensor filtering.
Now power off your phone and replace Sim card and reboot.
N.B. Please ensure you have no Task Managers or anything that will close or interfere with this app.
Once rebooted you should find an improvement in accuracy and speed of your GPS.
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GPS status is my fave method of testing, but the feature for managing AGPS state doesn't seem to work right on these phones. In fact, if you choose delete AGPS data you can still get a fast fix indoors, which would be impossible if the AGPS data had actually been deleted. The "AGPS data downloaded" popup is just wrong.
What good would removing the SIM do?
The ASGS2 uses a SiRFStar IV gps module, one of the first examples of a new generation of smartphone GPS tech. It actually doesn't use AGPS the way previous technologies did by reaching out over the network and downloading AGPS data. Instead, it actually predicts ephemerides *locally* within the phone itself without needing to reach out to a server somewhere. The chip doesn't download AGPS data, but actually *creates* it. Very cool.
http://www.csr.com/products/25/sirfstariv-gsd4t
stickbo said:
Good tips that seem to work, but i have found GPS status to be a battery drainers in past phones. Personally my GPS is amazing and works better than any other phone I've had to date.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA App
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Entropy512 said:
GPS Status flakes out occasionally, I've seen it cause drain once - but only once.
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I've seen some weird things occasionally, like it being reported as using up to 40% of battery power. When I asked the app's author about it, he pointed out that if you click through on the item in the Battery Use display, it will show that it's used little or no CPU, which indicates that it's just a reporting bug, not an actual battery hog.
monkey28rb said:
Issue came back... Im just uninstalled speaktoit assistant going to see how it works and
Repost.. If anyone else has soeaktoit assistant on their phone let me know how the navigation is working for you.. I want to try and narrow this down...
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA App
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I'm using Speaktoit (eh... it's ok but not great yet) too with no GPS issues and would think that it's unlikely that it or any other app would cause GPS problems like this.
You might try just leaving it in a window for an hour or so with Navigator running. That would be enough time for even a standalone GPS unit to download complete almanac and ephemerides over the satellite signal. Maybe that will flush out all the GPS info. Unfortunately, I don't know of a good way to do this manually with these new chips.
You may also consider using a weather widget or such that uses GPS every few hours. This might help make sure GPS info stays refreshed if you're not using GPS much otherwise. Amazon App store has Fancy Widgets today for free.
I don't have any other good advice for you. If the above didn't work I'd be thinking about calling customer support and pursuing a warranty exchange, as GPS on these devices has been basically flawless for me esp. compared to Captivate.
thanks for the reply^^
I did did a clear cache in the Maps and now while in my house i seem to get a steady lock... Weird.. before it would lock then lose the signal then try to find my location again.. Not sure if there was some sort of error with the Cache that caused it to lose its location?
I have the sola now updated to ICS I when i activate Data enabled in mobile network the there is no internet connectivity and there is no status icon above showing it is connected to mobile network
I am from india using airtel service provider.
Help me out ?
deepan123 said:
I have the sola now updated to ICS I when i activate Data enabled in mobile network the there is no internet connectivity and there is no status icon above showing it is connected to mobile network
I am from india using airtel service provider.
Help me out ?
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Have you downloaded internet settings on your phone? Go to menu, Xperia, internet settings download and try that. If that still doesn't work, come back and let's try fix this!
SharpnShiny said:
Have you downloaded internet settings on your phone? Go to menu, Xperia, internet settings download and try that. If that still doesn't work, come back and let's try fix this!
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Thanks solved my issue..:good:
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Have you downloaded internet settings on your phone? Go to menu, Xperia, internet settings download and try that. If that still doesn't work, come back and let's try fix this!
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Hi guys, can i ask something connected to data - on GB Sola when i put all automatic connections to manual data was never working/blinking.
Now in ICS i have google play account and my corporate mail, both put on manual not automatic, and very often data is stil working/blinking.
Why is that?
You mean data sometimes blinks and sometimes doesn't?
If it's what I think you mean, the data sign blinks only when data is being transferred, it remains still when no data is needed. I'm not totally sure but I think that's what you mean?
SharpnShiny said:
You mean data sometimes blinks and sometimes doesn't?
If it's what I think you mean, the data sign blinks only when data is being transferred, it remains still when no data is needed. I'm not totally sure but I think that's what you mean?
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Yeah, thats what i mean. In GB it wasnt blinking until data is activated by something, here its blinks when it wants.
Second strange thing is - in Accounts i remove Automatic Updates for google account, but sometimes the phone tells me there is an update - why it continue checking for updates? (Never happened in gb)
If data blinks a lot, it must be background apps. News apps/facebook/emails?
When you get notification of an update, is it for apps in the play store or a Sony update centre update? If it's apps in the play store, the only way that I know of getting rid of that is 'disable background data' or as you would expect, 'data enable'.
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If data blinks a lot, it must be background apps. News apps/facebook/emails?
When you get notification of an update, is it for apps in the play store or a Sony update centre update? If it's apps in the play store, the only way that I know of getting rid of that is 'disable background data' or as you would expect, 'data enable'.
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No news, no facebook account, no email accounts either. In GB when i set my gmail account to "no automatic updates", data never made a blink.
It blinks because of Google Play app updates. The gmail account is set to "no autoupdates", but still inform of updates.
What do you mean by "disable background data", where can i find this?
Yeah I find the Play Store updates annoying sometimes too. A tiny, tiny update in a game I only use sometimes does not need to barage the top of my phone screen.
OK I have just looked into 'disable background data'. I thought it was renamed in ICS, but according to this:
http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...-require-background-sync-on-ice-cream-sandwic
'background data' has been *permenantly turned on* in ICS, whereas in Gingerbread we were able to turn it off with a tick box. The menu in Gingerbread said that that disabled app notifications and saved battery.
I found more people discussing it on this thread, if you would like to read more, I'm sorry to say it's no longer possible in ICS, only Gingerbread and earlier
http://forums.androidcentral.com/an...h/193193-background-data-disabling-w-ics.html
Ok, i see buddy If you find solution somwhere post it here. Thank you
mirost1 said:
Second strange thing is - in Accounts i remove Automatic Updates for google account, but sometimes the phone tells me there is an update - why it continue checking for updates? (Never happened in gb)
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I found a solution to this! I can tell you how to turn off Google Play Store updates if you need to, go to the Store, then click settings, you can turn off notifications for updates there! :victory:
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I found a solution to this! I can tell you how to turn off Google Play Store updates if you need to, go to the Store, then click settings, you can turn off notifications for updates there! :victory:
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You mean when i am in Google play, i got to settings and uncheck first two things? Does it work really?
I've tried several Jellybean builds (CheckROM, Wanamlite, Omega) and have the same problem with all of them. Whenever I turn off 3G data it re-enables itself within a few minutes. Has anyone else had this problem with JB?
Most likely it is a problem with some of the installed by you soft wghich tires to connect to network.
spamtrash said:
Most likely it is a problem with some of the installed by you soft wghich tires to connect to network.
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What's the best of identifying which app might be causing it??
If your phone is rooted, it is simple: install DroidWall from market
I'm running Omega v31 since Indie released it. No problem so far.. Same when I was on CheckROM before.
Did you do a full wipe before installing the ROMs?
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kischde said:
I'm running Omega v31 since Indie released it. No problem so far.. Same when I was on CheckROM before.
Did you do a full wipe before installing the ROMs?
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Yes I did a wipe/delete cache/delete Dalvik cache before installing each ROM.
I installed Droidwall and denied 3G access to ALL apps, but still something is switching on my data service within an hour of me disabling it.
???
I never met the app which turned firewall of by itself....
Last resort: install Titanium Backup, and by freezing one by one check which one causes this.
Must it be an app that's trying to access 3G, or is the o/s enabling 3G for some reason??
If you have set software check, it may, but I doubt it.
From system apps - I'd look into news daemon, stock daemon, account sync, weather update and similar.
Surely the question isn't which app is attempting to use 3G, but why it is able to turn 3G on when I've explicitly disabled it? If I turn 3G off should it prevent any app from using it??
Usually no, BUT:
- some apps can have root access;
- some apps can have "strange" permissions, especially if taken from... not 100% trustworthy source.
One more what can help to diagnose: Permissions Denied from Play, can verify app-by-app which one will have permission to access network.
Personally, what I'd do:
- install Titanium Backup;
- backup all apps;
- freeze system apps (Stock Daemon, news daemon, FB, YT, SamsungUNA, push etc)
- look if the situation persists, if not - I'd try to unfreeze sys apps one by one, and then restore my apps.
I'm using Onavo Count to monitor for data usage and it's showing that only "Google Services" and "Google Account Manager" have used any data since the last reboot. Since both of those are pretty central to the Android experience I'm now stumped. I can't disable them, but why/how are they overriding my settings and starting up 3G when I've explicitly chosen to disable it??
Hmmm... by the accident - do you have auto sync left in the settings?
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Hmmm... by the accident - do you have auto sync left in the settings?
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Sync is switched on for Gmail only, but even this shouldn't be able to enable 3G when I've turned off 3G???
Same problem...
I have the same problem, since I updated to jellybean - the mobile data just switches itself back on even though I have manually disabled it.
I have the stock software, sorry, haven't had the guts to flash it yet :angel:
Anybody find an answer?
Thanks in advance
Sophie
sophe said:
I have the same problem, since I updated to jellybean - the mobile data just switches itself back on even though I have manually disabled it.
I have the stock software, sorry, haven't had the guts to flash it yet :angel:
Anybody find an answer?
Thanks in advance
Sophie
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Have you checked in Settings>Data Usage>Mobile Data was unchecked after switch off the mobile data from notification? It could be either that or auto sync that force mobile data to switch on. Try to turn off mobile data and turn on auto sync, then see in an hour if there's any effect.
Because if stock (non-rooted) also have same problem, it should be something in the settings..
Anyway, mine doesn't have any problem like this..
try this
u may try this ....like press *#*#4636#*#* and the goto phone information the select the type of network u want..
btw this works for many of the devices....on any version of android
Is anyone else experiencing issues with the GPS not working? The phone is able to determine my current location but is unable to actually navigate anywhere. Google maps never shows an arrow to indicate the GPS is locked. I've also used several Gps app to help correct it. I've done multiple resets and app updates I've even sent the phone back to Nokia twice just for them to tell me nothing is wrong. My phone is running the latest update as of March 11. Please help!
Andronoob1 said:
Is anyone else experiencing issues with the GPS not working? The phone is able to determine my current location but is unable to actually navigate anywhere. Google maps never shows an arrow to indicate the GPS is locked. I've also used several Gps app to help correct it. I've done multiple resets and app updates I've even sent the phone back to Nokia twice just for them to tell me nothing is wrong. My phone is running the latest update as of March 11. Please help!
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Review your 'Location' settings.
Go to Settings - - > Security & Location
Look for Location (it should say On) press to open Location menu screen, review all options shown.
Near bottom of list look for Scanning and select. This will bring up options to use wifi and Bluetooth to scan for positioning. Turn them both on.
They help even when not using. System uses to triangulate (better identify location).
Also check 'Google Location Accuracy'. I know from experience if that selection is off GPS will work, but navigation Apps are fairly useless.
Some suggestions. Hope it helps.
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Review your 'Location' settings.
Go to Settings - - > Security & Location
Look for Location (it should say On) press to open Location menu screen, review all options shown.
Near bottom of list look for Scanning and select. This will bring up options to use wifi and Bluetooth to scan for positioning. Turn them both on.
They help even when not using. System uses to triangulate (better identify location).
Also check 'Google Location Accuracy'. I know from experience if that selection is off GPS will work, but navigation Apps are fairly useless.
Some suggestions. Hope it helps.
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Tried all of that to no avail. They were already on so switched them off then on, checked maps, restarted phone and checked again.
Andronoob1 said:
Tried all of that to no avail. They were already on so switched them off then on, checked maps, restarted phone and checked again.
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Sorry it didn't work. Only ideas I have currently.
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Sorry it didn't work. Only ideas I have currently.
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Thanks for the suggestions. If you've gotten anymore please let me know.
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turn off: Google Location Accuracy, GPS will working.
when open google maps, it will ask to turn on Google Location Accuracy .... select NO!!!
On my device, this worked. Download the app "GPS Test" from F-Driod (might be in Play Store? I never looked...) https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.android.gpstest.osmdroid/
In the app, click the "Clear assist data" wait a few minutes. I've waited between 1 - 20 minutes in the past. The GPS redoes all it's data and starts working again for me.
I had the same problem. Contacted Nokia, it's a known problem caused by an update.
About a month ago I received a new update and since then everything GPS related is working fine again.
I had the same problem and sent my phone to repair. They confirmed the issue and corrected it. Since then the GPS works well.
Relipuj said:
I had the same problem. Contacted Nokia, it's a known problem caused by an update.
About a month ago I received a new update and since then everything GPS related is working fine again.
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Everything worked well up to today. Since today same problem again. No GPS signal... Nothing seems to get it back working again... Big disappointment!
Hi all. Not sure if this is a general Android problem or a Samsung issue but posting here to see if anyone else is having this issue. Upon using the Hey Google voice command, the green light in the corner indicating the mic is in use turns on, but nothing pops up and no Google Assistant is visible. If I tap on the green light it tells me Google is using the mic (obviously), so I go into the mic permissions from there and toogle off and then on the Google Assistant mic permissions. I can then use the voice command and Google Assistant will come up as usual. This then repeats many times per day.
Is anyone else having similar issues? I have tried all fixes I've seen online and nothing helps.
If the Google command is not working despite the microphone light being on, there could be a few possible reasons. Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try:
Check your internet connection: Ensure that you have a stable internet connection. Voice commands require an active internet connection to function properly.
Restart your device: Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve temporary issues. Try restarting your device and see if the Google command starts working again.
Clear cache and data: Go to the settings of the Google app or your web browser and clear the cache and data. This can help resolve any temporary glitches that might be causing the issue.
Check microphone settings: Make sure that the microphone is enabled and properly configured on your device. You can do this by going to the settings and checking the microphone settings.
Update Google app or browser: Ensure that you have the latest version of the Google app or web browser installed. Updates often contain bug fixes and improvements that can address issues with voice commands.
If none of these steps resolve the problem, it may be a more complex issue that requires further troubleshooting or assistance from technical support.
Arun.k2742 said:
If the Google command is not working despite the microphone light being on, there could be a few possible reasons. Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try:
Check your internet connection: Ensure that you have a stable internet connection. Voice commands require an active internet connection to function properly.
Restart your device: Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve temporary issues. Try restarting your device and see if the Google command starts working again.
Clear cache and data: Go to the settings of the Google app or your web browser and clear the cache and data. This can help resolve any temporary glitches that might be causing the issue.
Check microphone settings: Make sure that the microphone is enabled and properly configured on your device. You can do this by going to the settings and checking the microphone settings.
Update Google app or browser: Ensure that you have the latest version of the Google app or web browser installed. Updates often contain bug fixes and improvements that can address issues with voice commands.
If none of these steps resolve the problem, it may be a more complex issue that requires further troubleshooting or assistance from technical support.
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Unfortunately I did all of that besides clear the Google app completely because that is a nightmare...but if it keeps happening I may have to. All of the normal stuff I've tried.
So I did clear Google app data and it's still happening as of tonight. I'm on a locked S23 ultra in the US directly from Samsung so I don't know how something like could break this badly without being rooted or something.
I've had this happen to me. I am rooted and on dr.ketan ROM.
After wiping data and setting up Google app again it starts working, but stops again the next day.
I have 2 same phones that are basically mirrors as far as setup and this was only happening to one of them.
After many attempts including clearing data and setting up Google app again it always stopped working on the next day.
Eventually I restored TWRP back up which is from before the problem occurred. Now it is working again.
This is why I would never use a phone without root or TWRP.
Had this problem too until yesterday, it was just an issue with the specific app Version of Google.
Newest Update fixed it
Arun.k2742 said:
If the Google command is not working despite the microphone light being on, there could be a few possible reasons. Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try:
Check your internet connection: Ensure that you have a stable internet connection. Voice commands require an active internet connection to function properly.
Restart your device: Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve temporary issues. Try restarting your device and see if the Google command starts working again.
Clear cache and data: Go to the settings of the Google app or your web browser and clear the cache and data. This can help resolve any temporary glitches that might be causing the issue.
Check microphone settings: Make sure that the microphone is enabled and properly configured on your device. You can do this by going to the settings and checking the microphone settings.
Update Google app or browser: Ensure that you have the latest version of the Google app or web browser installed. Updates often contain bug fixes and improvements that can address issues with voice commands.
If none of these steps resolve the problem, it may be a more complex issue that requires further troubleshooting or assistance from technical support.
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Bro..are/were you part of Google tech support? Your trouble shooting steps uncannily resembles the same steps that Google tech support would normally advice!
So this is still happening, even after all updates, many clearing cache and data, many restarts of the phone. It will work initially, and then the next time I need it the mic light will come on and google assistant doesn't pop up. Anyone else perhaps have had this happen?
xgerryx said:
So this is still happening, even after all updates, many clearing cache and data, many restarts of the phone. It will work initially, and then the next time I need it the mic light will come on and google assistant doesn't pop up. Anyone else perhaps have had this happen?
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This happened again to me yesterday. I went to app info, cleared cache and force stopped Google app, then without opening the app said "hey Google" and it started working again. It still works today. Hopefully it will stay that way.
xgerryx said:
So this is still happening, even after all updates, many clearing cache and data, many restarts of the phone. It will work initially, and then the next time I need it the mic light will come on and google assistant doesn't pop up. Anyone else perhaps have had this happen?
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I have a sort of similar issue where randomly google assistant will just stop waking up to the hey google command. I have found in my case if you go into default apps then switch the default assistant to a different option and then set it back to Google it resolves my issue for a while. May not work in your case but worth a try.
tiho5 said:
This happened again to me yesterday. I went to app info, cleared cache and force stopped Google app, then without opening the app said "hey Google" and it started working again. It still works today. Hopefully it will stay that way.
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Yea this does work temporarily. I tried it again just now and it happened exactly the way I described before. Just the mic light, nothing popped up, tap the mic light, mic being used by Google. Just a total disaster at this point. I can only hope that the June update (if we ever get one) somehow fixes this.
znel52 said:
I have a sort of similar issue where randomly google assistant will just stop waking up to the hey google command. I have found in my case if you go into default apps then switch the default assistant to a different option and then set it back to Google it resolves my issue for a while. May not work in your case but worth a try.
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Setting the default app to something else for assistant and then putting it back to Google had no effect for me. Still wasn't working until I cleared cache and force stopped Google.