[Q] Navigation not working when phone locked - Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I got an LG G watch R yesterday, and I'm really enjoying it.
I've found that the navigation works great when my phone is unlocked (I have it unlocked while connected to my home Wifi using tasker), but whenever my phone is locked, the wear is unable to display directions without me first unlocking the phone.
Is this normal or am I missing something?
I'm running 4.4.2 on my S4.
Thanks.

c0dewana said:
Hi,
I got an LG G watch R yesterday, and I'm really enjoying it.
I've found that the navigation works great when my phone is unlocked (I have it unlocked while connected to my home Wifi using tasker), but whenever my phone is locked, the wear is unable to display directions without me first unlocking the phone.
Is this normal or am I missing something?
I'm running 4.4.2 on my S4.
Thanks.
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You could always use something like Wear Unlock to enable your watch as a trusted device which will always allow your phone to be unlocked as long as it is in bluetooth range of watch. This functionality is actually built into Android 5.0, but since you are still on Kitcat, you will need the app.
I haven't noticed this issue, but I do use this app and have my phone act as a trusted device, so my phone is never locked as long as my watch is near it.

sic0048 said:
You could always use something like to enable your watch as a trusted device which will always allow your phone to be unlocked as long as it is in bluetooth range of watch. This functionality is actually built into Android 5.0, but since you are still on Kitcat, you will need the app.
I haven't noticed this issue, but I do use this app and have my phone act as a trusted device, so my phone is never locked as long as my watch is near it.
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Thanks for the reply. That is a good idea indeed. I wonder if I can do the same thing with tasker.
On a related note, have you noticed that when you ask your watch to navigate you somewhere that it opens the navigation app on your phone? I haven't been able to get my watch to navigate me without my phone screen turning on and the app opening. Is this normal behaviour?

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how do i foix all these annoyances?

just got this phone so many things are pissing me off already , how do i make it behave like lolipop?
1st problem, navigation button do not rotate in landscape mode, how can i make them rotate tot he bottom when in landscape mode, do i need an xposed module, gravity box or can i do it another way?
2nd problem how can i make the home screen rotate , someone said there was an option in google now launcher settings, there is not, i updated the app and still not here, and besides i want to use nova launcher
3rd problem, volume rocker buttons do not invert when in landscape mode, how do i fix it?
4th problem , can't switch on wifi and hotspot at the same time switching on one switches off the other
i have done this in android before not sure if it is a device issue or or because of marshmallow
1st time using marshamallow and i hate it , can i just flash a lolipop rom to this thing ? are there any custom lolipop roms , this OS sucks and i bet nougat will be even worse
1: I believe you need tablet mode or an equivalent to get nav buttons on the bottom of the screen in landscape. I don't ever remember a phone doing that with out a tablet mode tweak.
2: if you have auto rotate on and install nova, nova should rotate when you set it in nova settings.
3: volume rockers rotating is in most custom roms, id say gravity box or another Xposed module will accomplish that. I don't use Xposed so I can't swear to it.
4: I've never seen any of my prior nexus phones or any android phone be able to connect to a wifi network, and be broadcasting a mobile hot spot. There is only 1 wifi chip, and can only connect to one network at a time, be it connect to wifi or broadcast a wifi hotspot. You might be able to USB tether and connect to wifi, but that's the only way I see it being possible.
There is no lollipop for this phone, as it released with marshmallow. I very seriously doubt it's even possible to build a lollipop rom for this phone.
helioXverse said:
1: I believe you need tablet mode or an equivalent to get nav buttons on the bottom of the screen in landscape. I don't ever remember a phone doing that with out a tablet mode tweak.
2: if you have auto rotate on and install nova, nova should rotate when you set it in nova settings.
3: volume rockers rotating is in most custom roms, id say gravity box or another Xposed module will accomplish that. I don't use Xposed so I can't swear to it.
4: I've never seen any of my prior nexus phones or any android phone be able to connect to a wifi network, and be broadcasting a mobile hot spot. There is only 1 wifi chip, and can only connect to one network at a time, be it connect to wifi or broadcast a wifi hotspot. You might be able to USB tether and connect to wifi, but that's the only way I see it being possible.
There is no lollipop for this phone, as it released with marshmallow. I very seriously doubt it's even possible to build a lollipop rom for this phone.
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so there is no xposed module to get the buttons to the bottom?, you think google would have had this as an option since this is a phablet and the biggest one on the market at that , it really makes no sense for the buttons to not rotate to the bottom on a device of this size
i looked in google now launcher settings and there was no option to set home screen rotation to on
i have seem some articles saying it is in there on the 6p but it was not there on the version that was preinstalled on my phone , so i update google now launcher and it is still not in there ,unless it was only there in a version or 2 that were released between the one i had and the one i updated to ,unless google added it and took it out again , like they did with chrome merge tabs to apps option
i could not find the option, but i read in an article that it will only work with google now launcher anyways
unless there is an xposed module to fix it
about the wifi and hotspot , my dad has a POS samsung galaxy avant form metro PCS
he has not wifi network, i got him a chromecast but he has no home internet
and i was able to setup the chromecast and cast to it using only his phone, both as a wifi hotspot for the CC
and to cast to it at the same time, without either being connected to any wifi network
so if i travel to a vacation spot that has a tv but no wifi network i will not be able to take my CC and use it
with this phone,
his crappy samsung galaxy avant will let you have both on at the same time it does not disconnect one when you turn on the other,allowing you ti use CC with the one device and no wifi network present, i guess google removed this too sometime in the past wither with kitkat or lolipop not sure which OS that phone is on but it worked
The way you explain using the CC is the definition of a wifi hotspot. You are sharing your cell data to the Chromecast via your wifi. You just turn your hotspot on and the phone will communicate with the CC and it will pull the internet via your cell data. I've never used a Samsung avant, but unless it had 2 wireless adapters in it, you cannot have two wireless networks running at the same time. You should just need to connect the CC to your hotspot and it should just work.
As far as an Xposed module to move the nav bar to the bottom, there may be. I haven't used Xposed other than trying it out when it first came out. Gravity box would be a good place to start looking.
I'm using the newest (still tech unreleased) Google launcher. It's the one showcased for Nougat. It allows rotation by default. You should be able to find it in the themes and apps sub forum here.
You said you wanted to use nova anyway, and I know it will allow rotation, so it shouldn't be an issue for you.
More complaining/trolling from this guy???
Eric214 said:
More complaining/trolling from this guy???
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Yup. A moderator seriously needs to suspend this guy. His crap is getting really tiresome. I've reported one of his lovely disease comparison posts. Not sure what else to do.
gdroid666 said:
just got this phone so many things are pissing me off already , how do i make it behave like lolipop?
1st problem, navigation button do not rotate in landscape mode, how can i make them rotate tot he bottom when in landscape mode, do i need an xposed module, gravity box or can i do it another way?
2nd problem how can i make the home screen rotate , someone said there was an option in google now launcher settings, there is not, i updated the app and still not here, and besides i want to use nova launcher
3rd problem, volume rocker buttons do not invert when in landscape mode, how do i fix it?
4th problem , can't switch on wifi and hotspot at the same time switching on one switches off the other
i have done this in android before not sure if it is a device issue or or because of marshmallow
1st time using marshamallow and i hate it , can i just flash a lolipop rom to this thing ? are there any custom lolipop roms , this OS sucks and i bet nougat will be even worse
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Why don't you just buy an iPhone and live happier ?
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Mikey said:
Why don't you just buy an iPhone and live happier
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no i am coming from an iphone
i can't deal with IOS, when the memory fills up on the phone you can't just free it up by deleting some photos or videos , you have to backup and restore the phone with itunes ,which is ridiculous and i hate using itunes for anything it's garbage and it never works right
i guess i was expecting stock android on this phone to run like it does on my tablet, i only ever used anroid on TV boxes, and tablets ,and old version on samsung phones but samsung ruins android with their crappy skins and bloat
they should have made options to have the nav buttons rotate to the bottom in landscape mode like it does on a tablet, it's a phablet and a really large one at that so why would anyone not want to have the buttons rotate to the bottom? volume rocker not switching to inverse in landscape is just really poor ,i thought android was all about customization but now i am finding out that i can not customize even simple basic things that should have been included stock anyways , there is no way to get the home screen to rotate to landscape unless i sideload and old version of google now launcher but i want to use nova launcher
no way to get nav buttons to shift to the bottom in landscape unless there is an xposed module or an option in gravity box, from what i read there is a way to invert volume rocker buttons but it won't work in marshmallow yet
why does google include these features on thier OS for tablets but not on their flagship phablet , it just does not make any sense to me
helioXverse said:
The way you explain using the CC is the definition of a wifi hotspot. You are sharing your cell data to the Chromecast via your wifi. You just turn your hotspot on and the phone will communicate with the CC and it will pull the internet via your cell data. I've never used a Samsung avant, but unless it had 2 wireless adapters in it, you cannot have two wireless networks running at the same time. You should just need to connect the CC to your hotspot and it should just work.
As far as an Xposed module to move the nav bar to the bottom, there may be. I haven't used Xposed other than trying it out when it first came out. Gravity box would be a good place to start looking.
I'm using the newest (still tech unreleased) Google launcher. It's the one showcased for Nougat. It allows rotation by default. You should be able to find it in the themes and apps sub forum here.
You said you wanted to use nova anyway, and I know it will allow rotation, so it shouldn't be an issue for you.
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\yes i had no problem using the CC with the galaxy avant as both hotspot and as a casting device , just phone ,CC and a TV no wifi network or other phone , but i have seen lots of people complaining that they could not get their CC to work like this, they said they needed a wifi network or they needed a second device one to be used as a hotspot and another phone or tablet to connect to the CC to cast from ,because they said they could not their phone to asct a s a hotspot and a casting device simultaneously it worked fine for me after some fiddling around though, but i i have not tried it with the 6p yet , my CC is on my network ,guess i will just have to test it out with just the 6p and CC and no router and see if it works
gdroid666 said:
no i am coming from an iphone
i can't deal with IOS, when the memory fills up on the phone you can't just free it up by deleting some photos or videos , you have to backup and restore the phone with itunes ,which is ridiculous and i hate using itunes for anything it's garbage and it never works right
i guess i was expecting stock android on this phone to run like it does on my tablet, i only ever used anroid on TV boxes, and tablets ,and old version on samsung phones but samsung ruins android with their crappy skins and bloat
they should have made options to have the nav buttons rotate to the bottom in landscape mode like it does on a tablet, it's a phablet and a really large one at that so why would anyone not want to have the buttons rotate to the bottom? volume rocker not switching to inverse in landscape is just really poor ,i thought android was all about customization but now i am finding out that i can not customize even simple basic things that should have been included stock anyways , there is no way to get the home screen to rotate to landscape unless i sideload and old version of google now launcher but i want to use nova launcher
no way to get nav buttons to shift to the bottom in landscape unless there is an xposed module or an option in gravity box, from what i read there is a way to invert volume rocker buttons but it won't work in marshmallow yet
why does google include these features on thier OS for tablets but not on their flagship phablet , it just does not make any sense to me
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Root you phone and have fun... Or go back to iOS.
therock3181 said:
Root you phone and have fun... Or go back to iOS.
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yes of course i am going to root it
i just hope i can add these tweaks once i do
gdroid666 said:
yes of course i am going to root it
i just hope i can add these tweaks once i do
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You hate Android on the 6p and you hate iOS. Why don't you root it and try the tweaks you want to make, and STOP COMPLAINING? If you do the tiniest bit of research you'll find mods, kernals, themes, ROMs and scripts to help you do almost anything you want to your phone. I guess it's just much more enjoyable for you to complain and troll for responses.
You've had two threads closed by moderators. You're unpleasant and unhappy and spout a bunch of opinions as though they are fact. Google actually spends hundreds of hours testing interfaces with real users and agonizing over hex codes and pixel-perfect positioning, so the fact that you want something different and think that should be the final word means absolutely nothing. If you don't like it, change it. If you just want to keep complaining, don't bother.
Blocked.
I agree. All the issues I see can most probably be solved by root. I tried to help you out, but you still co plain, yet you haven't even attempted to root your phone to try the solutions suggested.
I don't really consider this phone a "phablet" as there are quite a few phones of this size these days. Google decided to go "phone or tablet" route and not dwell on the in between. There are several phones larger than this and they all behave the same way afaik.
We have nexus phones to mod them and tweak them. If you aren't happy with it, buy a Samsung or iPhone, or just bite the bullet and make your phone your own.
I've used nexus devices for 4 generations now, and never had the "problems" you've had. If I did, I'd probably have bought another series of phones. Just read some thread and follow some instructions and you can make your phone exactly what you like.
This is exactly why I went to Roku instead of chromecast. Living in a rural area and no access to high speed internet sucked trying to get the chromecast to work as you need a device connected to the same network to control it. I used an old tablet for awhile, but in the end buying a Roku or fire stick solved it completely since they have their own remotes. Some times we are so spoiled by having endless options it is easy to get mad when something does not work as we think it should.
helioXverse said:
I agree. All the issues I see can most probably be solved by root. I tried to help you out, but you still co plain, yet you haven't even attempted to root your phone to try the solutions suggested.
I don't really consider this phone a "phablet" as there are quite a few phones of this size these days. Google decided to go "phone or tablet" route and not dwell on the in between. There are several phones larger than this and they all behave the same way afaik.
We have nexus phones to mod them and tweak them. If you aren't happy with it, buy a Samsung or iPhone, or just bite the bullet and make your phone your own.
I've used nexus devices for 4 generations now, and never had the "problems" you've had. If I did, I'd probably have bought another series of phones. Just read some thread and follow some instructions and you can make your phone exactly what you like.
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yes i will root it , and i am anxious to do so , but i need to make sure i research it enough 1st and not ruin my phone and get stuck in a boot loop , that is what i was asking in this thread what can i do once i get root to tweak these things or is it even possibel i was asking if anyone knows of specific xposed modules or gravitybox options or addons to change these things
i just got the phone and only owned lolipop tablets which i have rooted and flashed with custom roms
i have not owned any modern android phones so i was expecting it to be the same on the phone like it is on a tablet, like IOS same on on the phone as it is on the tablet , i was not expecting to not be able to customize things like home screen rotation and nav button rotation, google just does not do things right sometimes
i just got the phone so now i notice all the flaws in it,like the phone app ,it is buggy and it does not recognize left to right or right to left swipe all the time to move between contacts, recent, voicemail some times i have to swipe 5 or 6 times for it to move,
my xiaomi mi band takes forever to synch to the app with bluetooth when it works instantly on my lolipop tablet, little annoying bugs like that are now becoming evident to me, i was really not expecting this
maybe if update it will fix it but i doubt it

help me understand

hi to all how any one that has the same setup will help me understand i will try and keep it short first im using samsung note 4 running 6.0.1 now
ok so here goes i use my gear 2 together with my note 4 as a trusted device you know like every time the gear 2 is close the device must stay unlocked but it does not stay unlocked and there is no Bluetooth disconnecting anything like this i look at that so battery is full the gear 2 and phone stayed together and there was no setting like disable and enabling of Bluetooth at any stage but i connect it now and its fine but after a wile (don't know the exact time here ) but say after 3 hours of no use i press the power button and it asks for my pin or fingerprint as if the gear 2 is not near but it is still on and there was nothing like it disconnecting it is as if the phone on its own make sure that it asks the finger print every now and again say like i leave it overnight the next morning first fingerprint then you can use the phone i hate this it kind of bugs me if the steal the phone and the range is to big the device will lock any way why lock when the gear 2 it near the phone any help please
honestly, i stopped reading after few seconds.
have you ever heard about punctuation? - you know, the thing that looks like dots and commas, makes reading much easier.
244 characters in 1 sentence.
wow dude, looks like you dont wanna get helped.
biebie29 said:
...say after 3 hours of no use i press the power button and it asks for my pin or fingerprint as if the gear 2 is not near but it is still on...
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From the Google Smart Lock support page (https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6093922):
"Note: When you don't use your phone for 4 hours, and after you reboot your phone, you'll need to manually unlock it with your PIN, pattern or password"
It's a security feature.
EDIT: ...and, wow, yes, that was some run-on sentence!
Is there a root app to disable it or not
biebie29 said:
Hi to all. How any one that has the same setup will help me understand. I will try and keep it short. First, i'm using samsung note 4 running 6.0.1 now.
Ok, so here goes:
I use my gear 2 together with my note 4 as a trusted device. You know like every time the gear 2 is close, the device must stay unlocked. But it does not stay unlocked and there is no Bluetooth disconnecting, anything like this. I looked at that. Battery is full, the gear 2 and phone stayed together and there was no setting like disable and enabling of Bluetooth at any stage.
I connect it now and its fine, but after a while (don't know the exact time here ), say after 3 hours of no use, i press the power button and it asks for my pin or fingerprint as if the gear 2 is not near. The gear 2 is still on and there was nothing like disconnecting. As if the phone on its own make sure that it asks the finger print every now and again.
For example, i leave it overnight the next morning first fingerprint then you can use the phone.I hate this. It kind of bugs me if they steal the phone and the range is to big, the device will lock any way. Why lock when he gear 2 it near the phone? Any help please.
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Fixed that for you
I really had to break that down to make it readable for me. But as others said, it's an Android feature. Afaik there is no way of disabling that all together. There might be some xposed module i haven't heard of, but with my moto360 i couldn't get it to work the way you'd want. Sorry mate
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It's a security feature
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As the programmers use to says: Its a feature, not a bug
Some people are just plain jerks, and I wish XDA would take these "grammar police" trolls a bit more seriously and penalize them.
Perhaps OP is using a translator, or is from another country, or is young. That should not matter to any of us and we should offer our help regardless of whether he/she includes proper punctuation or not. I'm sure the effort he/she put into typing it was much greater than that of the ridiculous responses some of you gave.
thanks Crossvxm i appreciate that you came up for me its just i love the new 6.0.1 but there are a few new thing that google does not say and i thought it was a bug like my Bluetooth failing
biebie29 said:
thanks Crossvxm i appreciate that you came up for me its just i love the new 6.0.1 but there are a few new thing that google does not say and i thought it was a bug like my Bluetooth failing
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The Note 4 is problematic all around, but 6.0.1 is a problem for every device that has it. It is the reason I left my Nexus 6P, and my Nexus 6. I have a Xiaomi Mi Max, also on 6.0.1 and it has the same major flaws I experienced on all devices running 6.0.1. The problems I speak of are the WiFi and Data stop working briefly while browsing the web, or downloading something. However, I believe this is an issue related to the security patches related to Qualcomm devices on 6.0.1. It seems like an overall radio problem.

Difficulties keeping a program running persistent

This may not be the right place to ask but I figured with the amount of knowledge in this forum, I would have a better chance in solving my issue here than if I posted on the ZTE forum
I have an A2017U and run the MagicJack app but sometimes I notice that after I leave the phone set for a while I have to relaunch the app. I have gone in settings and disabled "Scheduled background wake-up" and "Allow deep sleep" which I assume shuts down programs when the phone in idle for a long time... lol I'm new to these settings ... came from an old Galaxy S3 still running KitKat lol. I still have issues with the app being seemingly shut down.
I don't have any apps that "clean/auto-close apps" such as a memory manager or things like that. It may be the MagicJack app itself crashing or something but I have never seen any messages and it seems fine unless the phone is idle for a while.
If anyone can think of something I can try .. or maybe an app that will make sure an app stays running all the time .. I'm all ears.
just a note... I'm not rooted. The phone is only a month old and I don't want to lose my warranty by unlocking the bootloader before I'm sure that the phone is going to continue to function properly and I'm pretty sure that the other method of rooting with the bootloader still locked doesn't allow updates and I want Nougat when comes out. If I am wrong about this let me know ... I would love to have this phone rooted... I miss some of the programs I used on my Galaxy.
Also .. This may be Marshmallow or the MJ app but on my Galaxy when I went to recent apps and cleared it the MJ app would start itself again but it doesn't on the Axon
(edit) discovered the lock icon so MJ doesn't get shut down when I select "clear all" in the recent apps
Thanks in advance for your time
JohnOrion said:
This may not be the right place to ask but I figured with the amount of knowledge in this forum, I would have a better chance in solving my issue here than if I posted on the ZTE forum
I have an A2017U and run the MagicJack app but sometimes I notice that after I leave the phone set for a while I have to relaunch the app. I have gone in settings and disabled "Scheduled background wake-up" and "Allow deep sleep" which I assume shuts down programs when the phone in idle for a long time... lol I'm new to these settings ... came from an old Galaxy S3 still running KitKat lol. I still have issues with the app being seemingly shut down.
I don't have any apps that "clean/auto-close apps" such as a memory manager or things like that. It may be the MagicJack app itself crashing or something but I have never seen any messages and it seems fine unless the phone is idle for a while.
If anyone can think of something I can try .. or maybe an app that will make sure an app stays running all the time .. I'm all ears.
just a note... I'm not rooted. The phone is only a month old and I don't want to lose my warranty by unlocking the bootloader before I'm sure that the phone is going to continue to function properly and I'm pretty sure that the other method of rooting with the bootloader still locked doesn't allow updates and I want Nougat when comes out. If I am wrong about this let me know ... I would love to have this phone rooted... I miss some of the programs I used on my Galaxy.
Also .. This may be Marshmallow or the MJ app but on my Galaxy when I went to recent apps and cleared it the MJ app would start itself again but it doesn't on the Axon
Thanks in advance for your time
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Open Mi-Assistant->Accelerator->gear icon(top right)->App Protection List
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rendler said:
Open Mi-Assistant->Accelerator->gear icon(top right)->App Protection List
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Thanks for the reply but it seems that I'm missing something. I can't find Mi-Assistant on the Axon 7 and when i find it on google it gives me the install option but says no eligible devices available so it seems tat Mi-Assistant can't even be installed on the Axon 7
I don't have a ZTE phone, but I've got a similar problem to the OP's with the MagicJack app on various of my Android phones.
On my OLD phones that run ICS and such, the MJ app runs and runs and runs, and the MJ phone number is always active pretty much no matter what.
But on my newer Android 6 or better phones, the app is constantly dying any time after the screen is turned off...as in no app mini icon in the status bar and won't ring or accept incoming calls unless I then manually re-launch the app.
I've tried checking all the power conserve setting in the OS to ensure that the MJ app isn't being turned off by them, but that hasn't made any difference thus far. It's really annoying, and I have no idea what's causing it or how to keep the app alive.
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Open Mi-Assistant->Accelerator->gear icon(top right)->App Protection List
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JohnOrion said:
Thanks for the reply but it seems that I'm missing something. I can't find Mi-Assistant on the Axon 7 and when i find it on google it gives me the install option but says no eligible devices available so it seems tat Mi-Assistant can't even be installed on the Axon 7
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It's normal that you don't have it lol, Mi-Assistant is only on the A2017 (luckily, because it is utter crap :silly: ).
I believe the problem is the app. From some version of Android (I think it was 5) the apps need to have a notification open all the time to actually not get closed. Maybe it hasn't been updated since long ago. What does it do?
My father had his noise-cancelling mic broken on a MotoG after a fall. The solution was to switch to speakerphone. I used an app called SoundAbout to monitor if there's a call going on, and it switches to speaker. But it needs to display a notification all the time. you can simply block it through the notif manager though

Lost my Phone

Hi all,
Today Morning, I have lost my Oneplus 5. Is there any single way to track my phone ?
And also tell me the ways to erase all my personal data in the phone. I have tried to track using Google's Find My Phone. But its not useful since phone has been switched off.
Details:
Device was decrypted
Synced with gmail account
Bootloader unlocked
If phone is switched off there is no way to track it.
HatRiGt said:
Hi all,
Today Morning, I have lost my Oneplus 5. Is there any single way to track my phone ?
And also tell me the ways to erase all my personal data in the phone. I have tried to track using Google's Find My Phone. But its not useful since phone has been switched off.
Details:
Device was decrypted
Synced with gmail account
Bootloader unlocked
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Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately, Android Device Manager is not as feature rich as compared to the other third party alternatives, and hence what you want might not be possible with Google's Find My Phone. That's precisely the reason I use Cerberus anti theft in case anything like this happens. Although in my opinion, anyone who knows how to Google can get into your phone since it is bootloader unlocked and the device is decrypted. So no matter what app you use, those two things will defeat any and every possible safeguard.

SM-N910A, Android 6.0.1, Just need to work via WiFi

Daughter had her Note 4 replaced a few months ago, and it had just been sitting there. Earlier this week got a DJI Spark, and the flight controller requires an Android or iOS phone. Got tired of pulling the case off and on MY phone (S8+), so figured I could use hers as a WiFi-only, dedicated device.
My main concern is that I don't think we ever got the phone formally unlocked by AT&T. I've gotten around that so far just by pulling out the sim. It doesn't seem "happy" about it, but hasn't stopped me configuring the phone to do what I need so far - though it would be nice to be able to uninstall all the AT&T apps that are on there even after a full reset/wipe.
So wondering if there is:
A) Some way to unlock this old thing so I can rest easy it won't have an issue waking up one day
B) A more recent ROM and/or security updates (while it mainly will access the Drone/Receiver WiFi I presume I need to still connect to the home LAN occasionally for app updates)
C) Anything I could flash to make it less of a phone and more of a small tablet (since that's how I'll be using it)
Thanks in advance!
If you are saying the phone is locked to AT&T and you want it unlocked then see here:
https://www.att.com/deviceunlock/#/
Apparently no one has been able to root your device before because they cannot unlock the bootloader:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ty-att-note-4-root-knox-list-pledges-t2946770
My recommendation is to do a factory reset and use something like Package Disabler Pro app to freeze unneeded applications.
terminator911 said:
Apparently no one has been able to root your device before because they cannot unlock the bootloader:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...ty-att-note-4-root-knox-list-pledges-t2946770
My recommendation is to do a factory reset and use something like Package Disabler Pro app to freeze unneeded applications.
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Ah... well that's too bad. I like that the phone has a replaceable battery, which makes it almost worth keeping as long as possible for that. Will try your suggestion on the other. Thanks anyway!

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