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FYI, AT&T just released OTA firmware update for its Gear S. Firmware version 1AOB1, newer than the other versions of Gear S updates (1AOA7).
can you tell us what's different ? what's been updated?
I got mine(sprint) a few days ago. Honestly I see no difference. I'm sure there's something but I'm not seeing it.
******Actually my update was A7 so maybe that's why
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Haven't updated yet but here's the log
changes
Got mine installed and found 2 new watch faces that are ok but the main change is that now my watch will not connect to my phone so I would say one of the typical at&t updates. Now all I have to do is figure out how to get the watch connected again. Just a warning.
You probably need to re-install the Gear Manager. Happens with the other OA7 updates as well. In fact, Samsung update the Gear Manager over the weekend to force a re-pairing without reset.
Turns out just reinstalling gear manager didn't work had to reset gear also.
Here is the link that explains the March 2015 update
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB425804&cv=820
That all makes sense they just left out all the times it will say your gear has lost communication with your device and you will have to start over.
Screenshots of new theme, Watch faces? Anything please?
Also, Does S Voice now have tasks? What changed in it?
zoso28 said:
Haven't updated yet but here's the log
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What Gear S model you have?
AndroidState said:
What Gear S model you have?
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At&t (R750A)
I restarted my phone & somehow gear manager took that as me accepting the update.. Not happy about it. Haven't gone through all the details yet but my gear no longer reconnects to Bluetooth after switching to remote connection. Kind of a pain when I walk to another room for a minute & realize an hour later that I'm not on Bluetooth. Haven't had time to troubleshoot it though, hopefully it'll be a quick fix.
Unfortunately, the only fix for that is to re-install Gear Manager and re-connect your Gear S (which in turn will reset/wipe out everything on the watch). Gear Manager is a big POS.
I am not in US and i got the update today.
There are two watch faces:
1. Dual Clock Analog with notifications
2. Dual Clock Digital with notifications, pedometer etc
There are two color themes:
1. White and blue
2. White and Brown
Akram. said:
I am not in US and i got the update today.
There are two watch faces:
1. Dual Clock Analog with notifications
2. Dual Clock Digital with notifications, pedometer etc
There are two color themes:
1. White and blue
2. White and Brown
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Each region and carrier release updates in different times. What is your watch model and updated firmware version? 1AOA7 was released a while back in different regions as well as two of the US carriers. AT&T's 1AOB1 seems to be the latest version of firmware update.
Those changes you listed are also in 1AOA7 update. But as we found out there are a lot more subtle changes in AT&T's version that is not listed in the change log, specifically with regard to interact with notifications from non-Samsung apps, e.g. you can somehow reply to GMail notications from GMail app.
T-Mobile users got a similar update in Jan. The last 2 watch faces below are the new ones:
It's a bit confusing since the updates for the AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon devices are not described with the same changes/fixes/improvements. Plus, the software update names and numbers are different.
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T-Mobile users got a similar update in Jan. The last 2 watch faces below are the new ones:
It's a bit confusing since the updates for the AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon devices are not described with the same changes/fixes/improvements. Plus, the software update names and numbers are different.
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Actually, T-Mobile, Sprint and other regions all got 1AOA7 update. It might be slightly different firmware versions due to branding but the last couple digits are all the same. Verizon is the odd one as it always is.
If I'm not mistaken, the ability to reply to non-Samsung apps like Gmail is newly introduced in AT&T's update.
I reinstalled gear manager and got the 1AOA7 update today on my SM-R750T and I can confirm that call waiting is working now..yay!
I keep getting an error whenever someone sends me a picture message, saying the message was not downloaded, tap to retry. Tapping to retry does nothing, and then I'll get the same error notification several times a day, until I just go and delete the failed picture download. In many or all cases tho, the picture actually does download. I'm on T-Mobile but haven't had this error for years on several different phones..... just the Tmo V30. Anyone else?
I'm getting the same thing on my T-Mobile V30+ is super annoying. I have no idea what is causing it.
Have either of you disabled anything using a package disabler or ADB?
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Have either of you disabled anything using a package disabler or ADB?
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I had disabled Android Pay for some reason, so i went ahead and re-enabled it. I had only used the settings within the phone to do that tho. Do you think it could be something like that?
We aren't the only ones, I posted this on Reddit V30 sub and a few others chimed in with the same problem. I haven't managed to find out if everyone is on T-Mobile.
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I had disabled Android Pay for some reason, so i went ahead and re-enabled it. I had only used the settings within the phone to do that tho. Do you think it could be something like that?
We aren't the only ones, I posted this on Reddit V30 sub and a few others chimed in with the same problem. I haven't managed to find out if everyone is on T-Mobile.
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My TMobile V30+ delays texts of all kinds. IDK why and it happens at random. My z2 force hasn't delayed any since I've gotten it.
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My TMobile V30+ delays texts of all kinds. IDK why and it happens at random. My z2 force hasn't delayed any since I've gotten it.
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You know, I have noticed a delay at times on sending sms too!
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I had disabled Android Pay for some reason, so i went ahead and re-enabled it. I had only used the settings within the phone to do that tho. Do you think it could be something like that?
We aren't the only ones, I posted this on Reddit V30 sub and a few others chimed in with the same problem. I haven't managed to find out if everyone is on T-Mobile.
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No, disabling Android Pay by using settings in the phone wouldn't cause that issue with texts.
The only reason I'm asking if because a few times when people have complained about stuff not working -- like Always On Display and other things -- turns out they used package disabler or ADB (using the same vague package disabler descriptions) to disable/remove what they thought was "bloatware" but was really stuff they wanted to work.
Or caused severe lag, because the phone apparently looks for what's missing before giving up. It's ironic people are slowing their own phones down...
1) a lot of things are interconnected.
2) true bloatware isn't labelled "this is useless", with important stuff labeled "this is important".
Right now there's a case where a guy and his wife both have T-Mobile LG V30, on T-Mobile with the same plan, same exact firmware. But one has VoLTE grayed out while the other doesn't, and one dialer doesn't show voicemail icon while the other does. He used the package disabler to disable some services and apps, but we don't know why they're different if he disabled the same things? He also doesn't know what to re-enable to get everything back.
But it sounds like that's not the reason in your case.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
ChazzMatt said:
No, disabling Android Pay by using settings in the phone wouldn't cause that issue with texts.
The only reason I'm asking if because a few times when people have complained about stuff not working -- like Always On Display and other things -- turns out they used package disabler or ADB (using the same vague package disabler descriptions) to disable remove what they thought was "bloatware" but was really stuff they wanted to work.
Or caused severe lag, because the phone apparently looks for what's missing before giving up. It's ironic people are slowing their own phones down...
1) a lot of things are interconnected.
2) true bloatware isn't labelled "this is useless" with important stuff labeled "this is important"
Right now there's a case where a guy and his wife both have T-Mobile LG V30, on T-Mobile with the same plan, same exact firmware. But one has VoLTE grayed out and one dialer doesn't show voicemail icon while the other does. He used the package disabler to disable some services and apps, but we don't know why they're different if he disabled the same things? He also doesn't know what to re-enable to get everything back.
But it sounds like that's not the reason in your case.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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Yes, gotcha. I've kinda been there, done that haha. In the past. These days I don't do much to my phone, just let it be and work like normal. Well, hopefully it works anyway
Same issue on T-Mobile v30+.... sometimes MMS/photos fail and offers "retry" only to fail again.... doesn't happen all the time....usually on 5 or more mb images.
What's strange is that it seems like I sometimes get the picture AND a failed message. Like if somebody sends me two pictures, I'll get the two pictures and two failed messages. So I'll I wonder if maybe they sent me four pictures, but when I ask they tell me they sent me two. Weird
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I keep getting an error whenever someone sends me a picture message, saying the message was not downloaded, tap to retry. Tapping to retry does nothing, and then I'll get the same error notification several times a day, until I just go and delete the failed picture download. In many or all cases tho, the picture actually does download. I'm on T-Mobile but haven't had this error for years on several different phones..... just the Tmo V30. Anyone else?
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I was not able to receive any mms messages until I added my phone number in the advanced tab of the stock messaging app.
If you haven't tried this, maybe it's worth a shot.
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I was not able to receive any mms messages until I added my phone number in the advanced tab of the stock messaging app.
If you haven't tried this, maybe it's worth a shot.
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Where exactly in the advanced tab did you put your phone number?
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Where exactly in the advanced tab did you put your phone number?
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Go to settings and select advanced. At the very bottom you will see PHONE NUMBER.
On my phone it said unknown. When I clicked on it, it opened a window to enter the number.
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Go to settings and select advanced. At the very bottom you will see PHONE NUMBER.
On my phone it said unknown. When I clicked on it, it opened a window to enter the number.
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Interesting. In the stock messaging app, I don't see anything like that. T-Mobile V30, H93210d, Android 7.1.2
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Interesting. In the stock messaging app, I don't see anything like that. T-Mobile V30, H93210d, Android 7.1.2
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Claro Puerto Rico V30 LGH932PR nougat 7.1.2
poncespr said:
Go to settings and select advanced. At the very bottom you will see PHONE NUMBER.
On my phone it said unknown. When I clicked on it, it opened a window to enter the number.
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This doesn't look like the stock V30 messaging app? At least not the one on my T-Mobile V30 either. Reminds me of the Google messaging app?
YrrchSebor said:
This doesn't look like the stock V30 messaging app? At least not the one on my T-Mobile V30 either. Reminds me of the Google messaging app?
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It's a carrier locked phone from Claro latin America. They seem to be using mostly stock google apps except for the dialer. Gallery and music have both LG and Google versions.. I have not used any other V30 so I thought all other carrier versions were the same.
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It's a carrier locked phone from Claro latin America. They seem to be using mostly stock google apps except for the dialer. Gallery and music have both LG and Google versions.. I have not used any other V30 so I thought all other carrier versions were the same.
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Ah gotcha, interesting. The models I've seen here in the states have all LG apps
Same thing here
Hey all. I have had the same issue from the first week I got both my V30's and I am on T-Mobile as well. I went to the store and they tried every troubleshooting step they could and tried every combination of settings. I am using the stock messaging app and even with a third party google messages app, it still happens so I think it's a T-Mobile issue. They had tech support call me which was not very helpful because they tried doing the same steps the store did and I should mention I worked for Verizon Tech for ten years so I kind of know my way around a phone. I went and completed a master reset and restored nothing at all, and it still happened. I changed the sim like T-Mobile said and still the same. I connected my phone to my PC and used LG software upgrade and repair tool after the new software was available and still the same. Went back to the store and they are going to send me a warranty replacement even though it is happening on both my phones. T-Mobile is not acknowledging this issue and if this warranty replacement has the same problem, I will take it to the next step and report it to the BBB.
Any updates? Having same issues. Changed sms to mms and vice versa but still no change. Picture messages fail to download regardless of size even at 900 kb. People say they get my messages 5-10 minutes after I send to them. My group messages seem to be on a huge delay in receiving and sending.
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I have a US998 v30s on Verizon with the stock Oreo 8.0 rom. A peculiarity is that no notification appears on the status bar after a voice message is received. What happens instead is that a text message is sent to the phone. The text message is "coded" and not intended to be read by humans. Nonetheless, it isn't hard to spot the caller id of the person who left the voice message within the text. Another text message is sent to the phone upon emptying the voice mail box. My suspicion is that these messages should turn on or off the voice message status bar notification. Is anyone familar with this behavior and how do I get the notifcations to work properly.
Thanks in advance for any assistance and apologies if this is asked an answered in another forum,
cmrntnnr
cmrntnnr said:
I have a US998 v30s on Verizon with the stock Oreo 8.0 rom. A peculiarity is that no notification appears on the status bar after a voice message is received. What happens instead is that a text message is sent to the phone. The text message is "coded" and not intended to be read by humans. Nonetheless, it isn't hard to spot the caller id of the person who left the voice message within the text. Another text message is sent to the phone upon emptying the voice mail box. My suspicion is that these messages should turn on or off the voice message status bar notification. Is anyone familar with this behavior and how do I get the notifcations to work properly.
Thanks in advance for any assistance and apologies if this is asked an answered in another forum,
cmrntnnr
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Yup. This is one of the issues with using non-Verizon phones on Verizon.
VZW won't let you install the proprietary Verizon apk.
I'm hoping someone figures it out soon.
I like having an unlocked bootloader on Verizon.
Had this problem too. I just started using Google Voice as my voicemail service instead. Works for me :good:
It might yet be possible to get it working though I agree switching to google voice would be sesnible and easier, too. The reason for thinking so is that I have a droid turbo with resurrection remix as a backup phone. It has no verizon software, and the vms notifications work fine. Perhaps someone with one of @SGCMarkus roms on verizon can comment? If not, I'll give it a go eventually.
I think it is more likely related to just visual voicemail and not voicemail in general. I have us998 and use an MVNO whose repackaged service is Verizon. I have no issues with just voicemail, but when they tried enabling visual voicemail on my account, I started to get the weird texts. As soon as visual voicemail was disabled the texts went away and the standard voicemail notification started working again.
Visual VoiceMail or Advanced VoiceMail as its called in Verizon's business control panel is the cause. If you switch your service to Basic VoiceMail you wont get those anymore. Although I have to agree with everyone here that switching to Google Voice for Voicemail was the best option. After you sign up for Google Voice, google around for the special forwarding codes to use. Thier were two if memory serves, special numbers you can dial on your cell phone and then provide your Google Voice number. This makes all unanswered or denied calls go to your Google Voice number directly which will then take a message. Google Voice honestly does a much better job than Visual VoiceMail, even offering voicemail-to-text for free.
Took the plunge and installed @SGCMarkus' DotOS rom. The voice message indicator is now working. The issue seems to be in the software of the open market v30.
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Took the plunge and installed @SGCMarkus' DotOS rom. The voice message indicator is now working. The issue seems to be in the software of the open market v30.
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Really? So Visual Voicemail works properly on AOSP!?
Did you also install Stark's camera mod? Does it have all of the functionality of the stock camera?
Thanks for the feedback!
It seems so, but I confess to not fully understand some of the Verizon nomenclature. Perhaps this helps get the correct conclusion. My service is basic, I dial *86 to get to voice messages, and I don't have any verizon software. The tape notification flips on and off properly with DotOS. The notification doesn't work with the stock lg software. I get a clunky text messages instead like described above.
I haven't tried Stark's camera but plan to soon.
Other lg apps like HD audio recorder and FM radio install but force close.
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It seems so, but I confess to not fully understand some of the Verizon nomenclature. Perhaps this helps get the correct conclusion. My service is basic, I dial *86 to get to voice messages, and I don't have any verizon software. The tape notification flips on and off properly with DotOS. The notification doesn't work with the stock lg software. I get a clunky text messages instead like described above.
I haven't tried Stark's camera but plan to soon.
Other lg apps like HD audio recorder and FM radio install but force close.
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Ahh. Visual Voicemail is the service/app that you use to access and listen to voicemails through the app on the screen. It sounds very different than what you are suggesting works (message notification). I am holding out on stock in hopes that someone will eventually get it to work.
Thanks for the feedback, though.
dvgb173 said:
Yup. This is one of the issues with using non-Verizon phones on Verizon.
VZW won't let you install the proprietary Verizon apk.
I'm hoping someone figures it out soon.
I like having an unlocked bootloader on Verizon.
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I just flashed the vs996 kdz. Left out the boot and recovery, visual VM is working! Wifi calling too!
suzook said:
I just flashed the vs996 kdz. Left out the boot and recovery, visual VM is working! Wifi calling too!
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That is great news! I'll be trying that tonight.
Did you have to flash the 2 other files too?
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That is great news! I'll be trying that tonight.
Did you have to flash the 2 other files too?
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I loaded the kdz in lgup, used parttion upgrade, unchecked boot, and recovery....I did NOT reflash noencrypt or lgrootchecker, or magisk. It booted, still have root.
My service is better too. I already had the modem flashed, so there must be something with the actual 996 fw. I'm quite happy now.
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I loaded the kdz in lgup, used parttion upgrade, unchecked boot, and recovery....I did NOT reflash noencrypt or lgrootchecker, or magisk. It booted, still have root.
My service is better too. I already had the modem flashed, so there must be something with the actual 996 fw. I'm quite happy now.
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It is working, but I am getting some force closes and it can't read my sdcard.
EDIT: SD card corrupt. Tap to repair.
Format of SD card in phone fails. TWRP can't read it either. Bummer.
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It is working, but I am getting some force closes and it can't read my sdcard.
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I have no force closes. I will pop an SD card in and check.
Edit....no issues with SD card either. Not sure why your having issues. Maybe try wiping data?
Anyone using a converted ls to us on Verizon NEEDS to do this! My service is back strong and better than ever.
Can I load the vzw kdz on my open market us998?
From what I'm reading, it sounds like I can. I of course feel more comfortable when I can get others to confirm.
Thanks
Ballroomblitz said:
Can I load the vzw kdz on my open market us998?
From what I'm reading, it sounds like I can. I of course feel more comfortable when I can get others to confirm.
Thanks
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That I'm not sure about. Probably?
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That I'm not sure about. Probably?
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Thanks.
I probably should have mentioned that I am on Verizon and have unlocked bootloader with root. Shouldn't assume that folks know that.
suzook said:
I loaded the kdz in lgup, used parttion upgrade, unchecked boot, and recovery....I did NOT reflash noencrypt or lgrootchecker, or magisk. It booted, still have root.
My service is better too. I already had the modem flashed, so there must be something with the actual 996 fw. I'm quite happy now.
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Wow! This is amazing! I'm on a converted ls as well. Thanks for testing this out!
Can you link to the kdz, please? I'm not sure where to find it.
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Can I load the vzw kdz on my open market us998?
From what I'm reading, it sounds like I can. I of course feel more comfortable when I can get others to confirm.
Thanks
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Well, Suzook wrote:
suzook said:
Anyone using a converted ls to us on Verizon NEEDS to do this! My service is back strong and better than ever.
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The "ls" he's referring to is likely the LS998, which was a Sprint phone. If that's what it was, then he had to convert it to an unlocked US998 to be able to load the Verizon kdz, so you should be able to do the same thing. Should, of course, being the operative word.
I just got my 8x in the mail today, love it for the most part, but there are a couple things that are really bugging me about it.
I cant seem to change the launcher no matter what I do. I just don't have the option in the default apps. I've tried multiple different launchers. I also use Pie controls and a vpn. They run in the background when I have the app open. but if I close it I can't get it to stay running silently in the background like I was able to do with all my other phones. I've tried hitting the lock icon on the app when I hit the square and the apps come up.
I have tried allowing it to run in the background using the phone manager. I have turned on ignore battery optimization. I have tried adding the apps as trusted apps. I have tried factory reset after factory reset. I am at a loss. Please, let me know if this is an issue that only I am having, or if this is a problem with emui in general. I am tearing my hair out at this point, and I am going to return the damn thing if I can't get this to work.
Android is about customization, and it seems as if they are trying to strip that ability from us. Navigating my phone is a pain in the butt now, and I don't really know what else to do other than return it, unless someone knows something that I don't.
Thanks.
I have been using the Honor 8x for about a week now. The first thing I did was install Nova Launcher, and I had absolutely not problem doing that.
Not only did the screen pop up after the installation to choose my default app, but there is also the option in Default Apps to set it there as well. See screenshot.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HPPuTjWvFjTGwB270JkpZczg_2qiFTUu
I also had minor issues with apps closing when put in the background, but I turned off the feature, and don't seem to be having those problems anymore. You can change that in Settings -> Battery -> App Launch
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BuKGijCvg9KtyT4jo2Al0WaDE7hougL6
One VERY IMPORTANT thing to note is that Honor 8x devices released in different regions have slight differences when it comes to software.
For example, I was watching an Indian review video on youtube, and they were talking about System Navigation, and in his Honor 8x, there was an option to use the iPhone like gestures for navigation. In my Pakistani unit that option isn't there at all.
So do bear this in mind. Have you tried running software update to see if there are any updates/bug fixes for your phone?
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I have been using the Honor 8x for about a week now. The first thing I did was install Nova Launcher, and I had absolutely not problem doing that.
Not only did the screen pop up after the installation to choose my default app, but there is also the option in Default Apps to set it there as well. See screenshot.
I also had minor issues with apps closing when put in the background, but I turned off the feature, and don't seem to be having those problems anymore. You can change that in Settings -> Battery -> App Launch
One VERY IMPORTANT thing to note is that Honor 8x devices released in different regions have slight differences when it comes to software.
For example, I was watching an Indian review video on youtube, and they were talking about System Navigation, and in his Honor 8x, there was an option to use the iPhone like gestures for navigation. In my Pakistani unit that option isn't there at all.
So do bear this in mind. Have you tried running software update to see if there are any updates/bug fixes for your phone?
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I have the Chinese version of the phone, Model number JSN-AL00a I had it imported into the USA. The first thing that I did with the device is factory reset it and use the gms installer And yes, the first thing that I did after that was update the phone. I think the first thing I am going to do when I get home is try downgrading the device or reinstalling the firmware using hiSuite if that's even an option. Do you know if it is possible to install a different region on it?
Also the data is locked to 2G for my provider but I rarely use data, so I really don't care about that. Was hoping maybe I could do a kernal update and unlock some US friendly bands. But I know the bootloader can't be unlocked so that's a pipe dream.
I guess when I get home from work I will try the downgrade, if you have any suggestions as to what I can do in the meantime let me know.
Thanks.
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I have the Chinese version of the phone, Model number JSN-AL00a I had it imported into the USA. The first thing that I did with the device is factory reset it and use the gms installer And yes, the first thing that I did after that was update the phone. I think the first thing I am going to do when I get home is try downgrading the device or reinstalling the firmware using hiSuite if that's even an option. Do you know if it is possible to install a different region on it?
Also the data is locked to 2G for my provider but I rarely use data, so I really don't care about that. Was hoping maybe I could do a kernal update and unlock some US friendly bands. But I know the bootloader can't be unlocked so that's a pipe dream.
I guess when I get home from work I will try the downgrade, if you have any suggestions as to what I can do in the meantime let me know.
Thanks.
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I'm sorry I have no idea how your would go about downgrading the firmware on the honor 8x.
Honestly, the phone has been globally released, and I would return that Chinese unit, and get the global retail version if possible in USA, or at least get an EU market unit.
Also, it might be possible to upgrade the firmware with a global version, but I have no clue how to go about doing that.
it is entirely possible that the Chinese variant is intentionally set to not allow you to change the launcher, although I am just guessing.
EDIT: The version I have, the build number is JSN-L22 8.2.0.101 (C185).
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I'm sorry I have no idea how your would go about downgrading the firmware on the honor 8x.
Honestly, the phone has been globally released, and I would return that Chinese unit, and get the global retail version if possible in USA, or at least get an EU market unit.
Also, it might be possible to upgrade the firmware with a global version, but I have no clue how to go about doing that.
it is entirely possible that the Chinese variant is intentionally set to not allow you to change the launcher, although I am just guessing.
EDIT: The version I have, the build number is JSN-L22 8.2.0.101 (C185).
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Looks like the global version doesn't support enough bands for me to use it in the USA effectively. Oh well. If I can't get it figured out tonight I am going to send it back. The retailer I bought it off on Ebay already sent me a return shipping label. So we will see what's going on tonight. Worst case I have to go back to my crappy lg v10 until I can find something else. Any suggestions on a different mid-budget phone just in case I have to send this one back?
Thanks
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Looks like the global version doesn't support enough bands for me to use it in the USA effectively. Oh well. If I can't get it figured out tonight I am going to send it back. The retailer I bought it off on Ebay already sent me a return shipping label. So we will see what's going on tonight. Worst case I have to go back to my crappy lg v10 until I can find something else. Any suggestions on a different mid-budget phone just in case I have to send this one back?
Thanks
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Nokia 7 plus, the Nokia 6.1 Plus with stock android and unlockable bootloader is a good option in the midrange segment.
Mi A2 is decent, but has it's drawbacks like no headphone jack, and a fairly small (3080 mah) battery by today's standards.
The Mi Redmi Note 5 pro and the Mi Redmi Note 6 pro are also good, but come with MIUI which may not appeal to many. You can put your own custom launcher, but some people prefer stock.
So nothing I did worked, and I couldn't change the region. But I did notice that even after a factory reset of the phone that google services stayed on the phone. I know this is a long shot, but is it possible that the gms installer corrupted something? if so, how would I go about uninstalling?
Thank You, I too had this launcher problem ... but now when I make it default, it is forcing me to add a screen password/pin. Not allowing me to install without a pin/password. This is irritating.
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I have the Chinese version of the phone, Model number JSN-AL00a I had it imported into the USA. The first thing that I did with the device is factory reset it and use the gms installer And yes, the first thing that I did after that was update the phone. I think the first thing I am going to do when I get home is try downgrading the device or reinstalling the firmware using hiSuite if that's even an option. Do you know if it is possible to install a different region on it?
Also the data is locked to 2G for my provider but I rarely use data, so I really don't care about that. Was hoping maybe I could do a kernal update and unlock some US friendly bands. But I know the bootloader can't be unlocked so that's a pipe dream.
I guess when I get home from work I will try the downgrade, if you have any suggestions as to what I can do in the meantime let me know.
Thanks.
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I also have the Chinese version of the phone with the same model number. I can't change my default launcher to any launcher i download either. There's no button to do it. Can you let me know if you're able to do it?
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I have the Chinese version of the phone, Model number JSN-AL00a I had it imported into the USA. The first thing that I did with the device is factory reset it and use the gms installer
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Hi doesntfazer,
would you be so kind to tell me where did you download your GMS installer? Have you got that link, yet?
My Chinese phone is JSN-AL00a just like your: I downloaded and installed so many packages of GMS installer, but none of them did worked for me.
10x in advance
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Solved! (Thanks, btw)
I found a solution here: https://youtu.be/FubclG3t-3A
(important was the answer of ED KAN user: he made my day!)
pausethegame said:
I also have the Chinese version of the phone with the same model number. I can't change my default launcher to any launcher i download either. There's no button to do it. Can you let me know if you're able to do it?
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I had to send it back. I couldn't get it working
My phone is Honor 8X Max. After installing ARE-AL00 8.2.0.134(C00) I can't change luncher. No option to set launcher here: Settings->Apps and notifications->Default apps. Any idea to get this option back or how back to previous firmware?
This is ridiculous. I have the same problem and I am at a total loss. This is complete bull****.... I can set a Dozent of Default Apps. But the launcher option is completely missing... Wtf
Is there a way to bypass the default huawei launcher? on the ARE-AL00 8.2.0.134 (C00) Build?
Okay nvrmind, i found what i was looking for guide-remove-apps-bloat-adb-root tread carefully tho, since removing somne stuff can result in a brick.
Also this prodcedure to get another launcher to be enabled permanently is only needed on a Chinese Rom.... furthermore make sure you have the 3rd party launcher of your choice installed prior to remocing stuff ...
I removed
com.huawei.android.launcher
com.huawei.vdrive
com.huawei.vassistant
that did the trick for me, at least for now ... Nova gets picked up as only Launcher and all is dandy, also vassistant removes the chinese voice helper thing, so you can run google assistant with a long press on the middle menu button ....
For further reference on what to remove check these Links ( pasted from the afforementioned Thread) credit for these links belong to mattrask i just put them here for easier acces
https://post.smzdm.com/p/625233/
https://www.android-hilfe.de/forum/h...-9.869797.html
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hon...fe-to-t3700814
Onecton said:
Also this prodcedure to get another launcher to be enabled permanently is only needed on a Chinese Rom.... furthermore make sure you have the 3rd party launcher of your choice installed prior to remocing stuff ...
I removed
com.huawei.android.launcher
that did the trick for me, at least for now ... Nova gets picked up as only Launcher and all is dandy
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I have installed Apex Launcher and if I remove com.huawei.android.launcher then will always run Apex Launcher when I press the middle navigation button?
Hooray!
I was succeeded changing the launcher!
Although it was very difficult ...
I am sorry that I am not good at English because I am Japanese.
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Be sure to install the launcher software, you want to use first.
<I use the Microsoft launcher>
After that,
From PC,
the command
"adb shell pm disable-user com.huawei.android.launcher"
send.
It is safer than uninstallation.
By the way it is necessary to set the "developer mode" and set the USB debug mode etc.
However, a concrete method, that is, how to connect to a PC, how to send an adb command, etc., is omitted here.
The launcher that was originally included remains in the body without being erased so it is safer than uninstallation.
When installing multiple launchers, at this point, you will see a selection screen of which launcher to use.
Please be aware that when you open the default application settings screen, the original launcher is restored. Conversely, it is safe as you can restore it.
I am sending comfortable everyday without witnessing the launcher that was originally included. Of course, the home button will call the desired launcher.
Yoshioka S said:
From PC,
the command
"adb shell pm disable-user com.huawei.android.launcher"
send.
It is safer than uninstallation.
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It works, but after restarting phone, again back 'huawei launcher'. Is there way to disable 'huawei launcher' without using PC?
I found bug. If I disable com.huawei.android.launcher, then not work 'ultra power saving mode'.
Matteo Mit. said:
Hi doesntfazer,
would you be so kind to tell me where did you download your GMS installer? Have you got that link, yet?
My Chinese phone is JSN-AL00a just like your: I downloaded and installed so many packages of GMS installer, but none of them did worked for me.
10x in advance
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Solved! (Thanks, btw)
I found a solution here: https://youtu.be/FubclG3t-3A
(important was the answer of ED KAN user: he made my day!)
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Hi
I am having the same problem of not being able to change the default launcher. Mine is Chinese version with Google play installed already. It came today.
How to change the default launcher? I shall be thankful.
Hi,
I was not able too: there are so many problems with it, (as I read in other topics), that I have decided to wait.
Actually, I was only able to install on my device the entire Google world.
Inviato dal mio JSN-AL00a utilizzando Tapatalk
Launcher Options after update
Hi there, I got the Honor 8xMax and I was able to at first change the launcher, then after a software update, the option to change was gone, NOW after another update, the option is BACK but it says "You will not be able to switch back to a third-party launcer if you swithch to Huawei Home." I havent switched to Huawei Home after the update and the other launcers I have are there but they arent lit up for me to chose and the one that's lit up says Drawer Home. What can I do to choose Microsft Launcher? If I do a factory reset and start over, how can I get Microsoft Launder to be my default?
misswham said:
I got the Honor 8xMax and I was able to at first change the launcher, then after a software update, the option to change was gone, NOW after another update, the option is BACK but it says "You will not be able to switch back to a third-party launcer if you swithch to Huawei Home."
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Exactly that same for me.
I was looking for help on Internet and I did not find it.
Now I have a shortcut to the Apex Launcher at the bottom of the main screen. When I press the center navigation button, then I immediately click on the shortcut. I double click to make Apex Launcher appear.
So im trting too find a work around too google removing the voice match feature in google assistant
Id like too have my screen locked and off, not charging, and be able too;
1. Say "Hey Google"
2. Have assistant or some app wake the screen if it is a voice match
3. Specify an app or say somthing like "launch ....... "
4. Have the device UNLOCK and launch the app or command
At very least, some way to wake and unlock the device via voice commands, then i can launch assistant again if needed and the app or shortcut or command i want then.
Right now I am on us998 after Frankensteining from Verizon vs996. That voice unlock is in settings >lockscreen and security > voice recognition.
I don't use it currently, but have in the past. Is that what you are looking for?
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YES!!!!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!
Omg thats exactly good enough!!!!
Brilliant man, your brilliant!
gimpy1 said:
Right now I am on us998 after Frankensteining from Verizon vs996. That voice unlock is in settings >lockscreen and security > voice recognition.
I don't use it currently, but have in the past. Is that what you are looking for?
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You still have that setting?
Which US998 firmware are you on?
While you can access Google Assistant with voice on a locked screen, it will no longer UNLOCK your screen by saying OK Google.
I have to use fingerprint or pattern to unlock screen (to differentiate from turning on a screen).
Well, I am on us998 h, March 1.
Well, I haven't tried it in quite awhile, so don't know if it works, but all the pages were there to set it up (although I didn't).
Two other screen shots of the set up.
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Well, I am on us998 h, March 1.
Well, I haven't tried it in quite awhile, so don't know if it works, but all the pages were there to set it up (although I didn't).
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Yeah, that's recent firmware.
I don't think it will let you unlock the screen, unless you have some very strange configuration. They took that away some time in 2018.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/01/ok-google-voice-match-unlock-update/
Well, sorry for the mixup. I didn't mean to misinform.
Ok lets straighten this out....
Hes not saying, and im not using, google assistant too unlock the phone from the lock screen
LG, built into the device, has unlock by voice recognition, along side fingerprint ect.
See the attached screen shot, updated to 20h, you know i just told you Chazz i did that flash over the weekend....
After i unlock with that built in unlock, im using a combination of google assistant and the app Voice Access to launch the app shortcut i want too launch.
ChazzMatt said:
Yeah, that's recent firmware.
I don't think it will let you unlock the screen, unless you have some very strange configuration. They took that away some time in 2018.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/01/ok-google-voice-match-unlock-update/
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Other than that, Chazz is correct, and that was the point of this thread, google assistant took away the feature to unlock the device some time ago, and i was trying to get around that and didn't realize LG allows it built in