Like the title says, it seems some sites are now offering BL unlock codes for the Mate 20 Pro. Can my LYA-AL10 (I *think* it's the Chinese version) be unlocked and rooted?
Also, if I root my phone, will I be able to perform the below tasks?
- set default launcher to Nova Launcher instead of EMUI
- flash a custom rom from the dev section
- Have face unlock work for logging into websites etc...?
I have the same phone and can run Nova without issue.
What roms in Dev section?
I'm using Nova launcher with all my devices since 2012.
With Mate 20 Pro I have 2 issues and I can't understand if they are Nova launcher related or they are EMUI/Huawei's issue.
1) Whenever I unplug the device either the homescreen or lockscreen wallpaper changes to default, and
2) after unplugging the device I can't use Google companion page. I have to run Nova settings, tap Integrations and then Nova Google Companion option. After that Google Companion page is activated.
I have to do this every time I unplug the device!!!!
tsiftsism said:
I'm using Nova launcher with all my devices since 2012.
With Mate 20 Pro I have 2 issues and I can't understand if they are Nova launcher related or they are EMUI/Huawei's issue.
1) Whenever I unplug the device either the homescreen or lockscreen wallpaper changes to default, and
2) after unplugging the device I can't use Google companion page. I have to run Nova settings, tap Integrations and then Nova Google Companion option. After that Google Companion page is activated.
I have to do this every time I unplug the device!!!!
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Just recently got a Mate 20 pro and it surprised me Nova installed(w/ companion app) without a single issue. I normally run Rootless launcher but that wouldnt run. I did nothing special. Hopefully you guys figure it out.
I did own a Mate 20 and Mate 20x when they all first released and had nothing but issues then with nova.
intruda119 said:
I have the same phone and can run Nova without issue.
What roms in Dev section?
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How...? That's strange because the option to change default launcher to Nova Launcher is not there where it's supposed to be. And yes I do have Nova Launcher installed. That's really strange especially if you're using the same phone. Maybe different software versions?
As for the ROM, I believe there's only 1 or 2, so not many choices, but it's better than what I have now (A lot of "Hi-" apps that show irrelevant Chinese apps, inability to change default launcher, etc....)
It's a shame because the hardware is the best I've ever used, I've never found a phone I've liked better than this
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Hi is it possible to use nova launcher on the mate 10 pro? Also is it possible to use google stock apps for dialler, messaging and photos? Basically replace Huawei apps with google apps?
Yes it is! I am doing just that on the Mate 10 (non-pro) so I am sure it will work the same for the pro version.
Settings -> Apps & notifications -> Default apps
I had read that there were some issues running Nova over the EMUI. I'm really tempted to get this phone but with the Nova Android experience I am afraid. Also hoping for a slight price drop
Not sure what you read...or where...but I have used Nova on this (and all my phones) for years and there are no issues for me???
Nova can crash when you're trying to add a emui widget to it. I had to replace the stock clock widget with a 3rd party widget because of that...
jaseman said:
Yes it is! I am doing just that on the Mate 10 (non-pro) so I am sure it will work the same for the pro version.
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Not exactly. Luncher Nova crashes and system suggests uninstall it.
Some of you are saying it crashes and others are saying emui works fine. Now whicb is correct
I use Nova everyday with no issue and have been for three weeks on the Mate 10 pro. I am not sure about the EUMI widgets causing issues because I don't use them on Nova. My friend has an honor 8 and runs Nova everyday for a year with no major issues. Sometimes if nova updates you may have to reset it as your default launcher. I would say you shouldn't have any major issues with Nova but your mileage may vary.
Well, since the EUMI widgets are causing the crashes then I would lay the blame directly on EUMI. Nova works great on all phones so....YMMV. I don't use widgets at all. My Mate 10 runs great without issue using Nova Prime as the launcher.
Nova works fine on the Mate 10 Pro as long as you don't use the stock EMUI widgets. If concerned about widgets and not bothered about paying then get KWLP or/and KWGT - you can get some good screens and widgets for free if you look around
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Nova works fine on the Mate 10 Pro as long as you don't use the stock EMUI widgets. If concerned about widgets and not bothered about paying then get KWLP or/and KWGT - you can get some good screens and widgets for free if you look around
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I heard that the Mate 10 pro crashes running other launchers. Causes the device to restart and resets to default launcher. I want to get the next Hauwei P series but worried about EMUI causing unwanted problems. I would like to use Nov launcher but won't put up.with the bugs that come with it. Not if I'm paying a premium price for a flagship handset
dieselhazza said:
I heard that the Mate 10 pro crashes running other launchers. Causes the device to restart and resets to default launcher. I want to get the next Hauwei P series but worried about EMUI causing unwanted problems. I would like to use Nov launcher but won't put up.with the bugs that come with it. Not if I'm paying a premium price for a flagship handset
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Read posts, its Huawei stock widgets causing problems and happens with all other launchers. Don't use Huawei widgets and you be fine. The problem is not Nova Launcher, it is Huawei widgets.
Sent from my BLA-L09 using Tapatalk
walkerx said:
Read posts, its Huawei stock widgets causing problems and happens with all other launchers. Don't use Huawei widgets and you be fine. The problem is not Nova Launcher, it is Huawei widgets.
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Another problem is that EMUI running on the Mate 10 pro has notification problems. You don't receive notifications most of the time. Also app crashes are frequent on this device. This is really disappointing as it is a beautiful device. I want to upgrade to the new P20 pro but worried about software problems
dieselhazza said:
Another problem is that EMUI running on the Mate 10 pro has notification problems. You don't receive notifications most of the time. Also app crashes are frequent on this device. This is really disappointing as it is a beautiful device. I want to upgrade to the new P20 pro but worried about software problems
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I'm getting all mine that I have configured for notifications. Which apps are crashing as again not really seen an issue
Sent from my Huawei Mate 10 Pro (BLA-L09) using Tapatalk
jaseman said:
Yes it is! I am doing just that on the Mate 10 (non-pro) so I am sure it will work the same for the pro version.
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Hi, how did you change the dialler? The google phone appl in the play store says it is not compatible with my phone. I have mate 10 pro.
Thanks.
i used nova on phone for 3 months. didnt use huawei widgets on it. not 1 crash or reboot. oh and i didn't miss any notifications from viber, messenger or gmail even though i left all battery settings on auto except for weather widget witch is on manual. im on c432 so have no idea if some other regions are bugged some way
madman_cro said:
i used nova on phone for 3 months. didnt use huawei widgets on it. not 1 crash or reboot. oh and i didn't miss any notifications from viber, messenger or gmail even though i left all battery settings on auto except for weather widget witch is on manual. im on c432 so have no idea if some other regions are bugged some way
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Same, been using the Mate 10 Pro for a month with nova launcher. Never had a single crash or reboot.
Never had issues with notifications, messages or calls. No complaints here.
gammexane said:
Hi, how did you change the dialler? The google phone appl in the play store says it is not compatible with my phone. I have mate 10 pro.
Thanks.
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I was speaking about using Nova Launcher on mate 10 (non-pro) without issue. I use the default dialer now with a dark theme, but for a while I was using the Asus ZenUI Dialer and Contacts app which worked just fine for me. I do not use widgets at all.
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I was speaking about using Nova Launcher on mate 10 (non-pro) without issue. I use the default dialer now with a dark theme, but for a while I was using the Asus ZenUI Dialer and Contacts app which worked just fine for me. I do not use widgets at all.
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Thanks, I am using the same dialer, but, I want the google's... Don't know why I can not use it, maybe an Emui limitation.
Just updated yesterday to Android version 8.0.0 on my T-Mobile Note8 SM-N950U. I have been using HD Widgets V4.1 for years on all my Notes 2, 3, 4 and 8. and now I cannot Refresh my Calendar, Agenda (scroll up or down) and Stock Widgets (refresh) using the scroll feature or refresh icon. It also seems to take a long time to get the widgets to display. I have been playing with this for two days and tried to download a newer version of HD Widgets to no avail. I did searches on the web and on here, too. Checked all my settings, changed some, too. I am using an old launcher. Next Launcher v3.22 as I have tried other launchers, but prefer this one. Any suggestions?
Anyone have this problem? Other than this Oreo 8 seems OK so far. Thanks in advance for any help.
Strange, I'm having similar issues with widgets not updating, except I use Chronus weather widget not HD widgets. I just installed a beta version of Chronus to see if it helps. There are a few others on their support page talking about the same issues.
Going to try another launcher: Nova Launcher Pro. Will post results here on any possible fix.
I have a T-Mobile Note 8 and just updated to OREO with the same problems with the widgets. I'm using Next 3D launcher. My Business Calendar, Beautiful Widgets and others are not refreshing on the screen. Is this a Next 3D problem or something else? Any ideas on how to fix this problem?
Just got through installing Nova Launcher Pro and it works fine. I just loaded the widgets that I had on my Next Launcher that would not work/refresh and they all work on Nova. So, I will continue to use Nova instead of Next. Try Nova and see if you have good results. You can get the free version from the Play store. Let us know how you all do. Thanks for responding and providing your info. Hope I have helped you. if I find anything else, I will report on this thread.
Did you get it to work for you? I also installed Nova Launcher Pro on my wife's Note 8 and it is working great.
I had this same issue on my T-mobile Note8 and after switching to Nova Launcher, no more issues. This morning Device Maintenance put Nova to sleep and reverted to Samsung Experience... but i added Nova to the do not monitor list and rebooted so hopefully i'll never see SE9 again... (i hadn't rebooted since i installed Nova yesterday morning - reboots are normally just on Mondays)
Please help. I have followed many guides with no luck. Even after getting it working when going to home screen it keeps going to default.
Any advise? Thanks.
Look here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8x/help/honor-8x-change-launcher-pie-controls-t3858036
jamesbond22 said:
Look here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-8x/help/honor-8x-change-launcher-pie-controls-t3858036
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Hi, many thanks for the link, however, the issue is in the options, it does not have any option to choose or change launcher at all.
I have the Chinese import, could this be the reason why? I managed to get Google Play Store & Google services working but no option at all to change or choose launcher. I heard that Huawei did this on purpose via software, preventing people from using third party launchers.
Any other solution? Thanks.
kanej2006 said:
I heard that Huawei did this on purpose via software, preventing people from using third party launchers.
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You are right.
You can uninstall 'huawei launcher' through ADB. I have not tried it because I do not know if there will be any side effects.
have you set a pincode to unlock?
honor requires you to set one in order to use other launchers
Huawei built this in to the latest update on the Chinese version of this phone. And it took a lot of criticism so it dropped the 'feature' in updates for other parts of the world which followed the China version. I can't remember where now, but I read somewhere that the 'feature' will also be scrapped in the next software update.
Huawei described it as a security feature!
iainmann said:
Huawei described it as a security feature!
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Hmmm... Apex Launcher or Nova Launcher - how he's harms phone...? For many years I used Apex Launcher in my other phone and he did not hurt my phone.
jamesbond22 said:
Hmmm... Apex Launcher or Nova Launcher - how he's harms phone...? For many years I used Apex Launcher in my other phone and he did not hurt my phone.
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Actually recently with emui 9 amd new patches they are blocking use of 3rd party launchers. You can use it via settings- apps- default app and launcher as per wish.
I've managed to find a solution to this. You'll need to first download and install nova launcher. Then use adb commands to uninstall/disable the stock Huawei launcher. Once done, nova launcher will automatically be selected as the default launcher of your phone. Follow this tutorial it worked for me.
youtu. be/fAqmjU_EJ8g
ikramrawat said:
use adb commands to uninstall/disable the stock Huawei launcher. Once done, nova launcher will automatically be selected as the default launcher of your phone. Follow this tutorial it worked for me.
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After 'ultra power saving mode' (Settings>Battery>Ultra power saving mode) works for you?
I install EMUI 8.2.0.141(C00). There is something other, but still I can't change launcher.
Hi.
Tanix TX6s (Allwiner H616) Android 10 with root.
Default launcher: ALICE UX CAN'T CHANGE?
This device forces the use of the ALICE UX launcher (standard and proprietary).
I define another launcher (*) by default, but when the box is initialized, the ALICE UX launcher returns.
I cannot place any widget. The following message appears: it was not possible to add / restore this widget.
IMPORTANT: The two items of Tanix TX6s (Allwiner H616) Android 10, must be related to the way the OS was implemented to make ALICE UX persistent.
I thank you for your attention and kindly ask for tips to solve the situations presented above!
Good weekend.
(*) Example: Smart Launcher, Apex Launcher, Nova Launcher, etc...
because of the lack of touch you should only be trying android TV launchers.
I've seen videos of people using them as replacements.
try downloading something and then freezing the original if the new ATV launcher doesn't stay as default.
3mel said:
because of the lack of touch you should only be trying android TV launchers.
I've seen videos of people using them as replacements.
try downloading something and then freezing the original if the new ATV launcher doesn't stay as default.
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Tks @3mel
Your tip to freeze, it worked!
On the first attempt, I installed another launcher and uninstalled Alice UX. An error occurred and I had to update the firmware again with Phoenix Suite.
On the second attempt, I installed another launcher and, using the Disable Application 3.4.1 application (com.iamaner.oneclickfreeze) (Google Play Store), I frozen Alice UX. It worked, now the TX6s starts with the other launcher and remains on it.
Note 1: The limitations imposed by Android 10 on TX6s remain, therefore, additional features of the other launcher, such as: widgets, do not work.
Note 2: if you are going to change the initiator as mentioned above: do it at your own risk. Thank you so much!
@3mel
Now that I am able to use the launcher of my choice, I would like to:
1) use widgets,
2) view recent items to close,
3) view lower bar (navigation) and upper notifications bar.
Do you or your friends have any tips?
webipsum said:
@3mel
Now that I am able to use the launcher of my choice, I would like to:
1) use widgets,
2) view recent items to close,
3) view lower bar (navigation) and upper notifications bar.
Do you or your friends have any tips?
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from what I've read these are all rom related restrictions and not launcher related. widgets just don't work no matter the launcher and earlier boxes had custom roms made for them in order to get a recents and notification bar.
I'd love those last two myself.
@3mel
Thank you for your reply.
Maybe one day the solution will appear.
I would also like the last two.
There are things that not even Freud explains!
Good week!
Well, I feel the headline is as straight forward as can be, but ill be more specific. I purchased my Lenovo Legion Duel 2. So far I like the phone, but I cant seem to get Nova launcher to stay the default launcher. I manually downloaded the play store on the phone, not sure if I did it properly, I downloaded Nova, made it tho default home but, it doesnt stay. If I swipe up it goes back to zui, if I dont touch my phone for awhile when I go back into it, it reverts back to zui. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do?
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Well, I feel the headline is as straight forward as can be, but ill be more specific. I purchased my Lenovo Legion Duel 2. So far I like the phone, but I cant seem to get Nova launcher to stay the default launcher. I manually downloaded the play store on the phone, not sure if I did it properly, I downloaded Nova, made it tho default home but, it doesnt stay. If I swipe up it goes back to zui, if I dont touch my phone for awhile when I go back into it, it reverts back to zui. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do?
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0) try to install app via adb.
1) try to disable battery optimization for nova launcher (it help me with live wallpapers for example).
2) try to enable auto start for launcher in security app -> auto startup manager (add or enable auto start).
3) try to add all the permission to launcher
reboot at every try
dEFLASH said:
0) try to install app via adb.
1) try to disable battery optimization for nova launcher (it help me with live wallpapers for example).
2) try to enable auto start for launcher in security app -> auto startup manager (add or enable auto start).
3) try to add all the permission to launcher
reboot at every try
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Thank you. Ill give that a try.
i use Poco Launcher
Under Setting, search "Def" and chang..all is fine
Thing to note.
Cannot work with gestures ...as will crash
Only use navigation button
I installed Nova launcher and it is working fine but some time launcher is hanging. I want to get rid of this ZUI, it makes phone really hot and consume a lot of battery. I am using chinese rom and lenovo legion 2 pro 16gb 512gb
Can any one tell without rooting how to get rid of ZUI Home