In case you are not checking the regular S7 section. Figured I'd put this here.... In Nova Launcher... Create a new activities widget... Scroll down to the third phone choice (it has the most choices, like 95 things)... Then select "identify unsaved numbers"... That will create a shortcut.. Open it and flip the switch.
joebrady119 said:
In case you are not checking the regular S7 section. Figured I'd put this here.... In Nova Launcher... Create a new activities widget... Scroll down to the third phone choice (it has the most choices, like 95 things)... Then select "identify unsaved numbers"... That will create a shortcut.. Open it and flip the switch.
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I was just asking about this and couldn't find it anywhere. Will the setting stay enabled if i delete nova launcher afterwards?
It should. I still don't know if it actually does anything. VZW could have removed all of the framework for it.
From the other thread, the setting doesn't do anything actually for Verizon customers. Looks like they removed all the tie-ins to the actual phone portion of the Android image......lame.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/wasnt-galaxy-s7-s7-edge-supposed-to-t3331827
And this is why we can't have nice things....every feature has to be a paid service to Verizon....ie notice the 7 days left of my free caller ID trial and prompting for me to subscribe. Pretty lame Verizon when the OEM includes a feature by default and you make them remove it.
We need a class action suit to stop this. Verizon should not be able to do this to a phone.
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Hasherx1 said:
We need a class action suit to stop this. Verizon should not be able to do this to a phone.
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It's frustrating that they do this, but we live in a free market economy and this is how it works. There are other carriers, it's up to you whether you want to deal with VZ's tampering to get their amazing coverage...or take t-mobile's phones but deal with their crappy coverage.
The only case you'd have in a law suit is arguing that VZ didn't disclose that they limited the features.
Unfortunately I know you are right. IA have stayed with vzw for 20 yrs because of the network. I just don't like that I pay 800 bucks for a device that has features removed only because vzw wants you to use and pay for theirs. The phone should come as is with all features Samsung provides. And I should have the right to use either . I can disable their bloat ware but I can't turn on what is not there.
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Been playing with this on my s6 edge with ported s7 firmware...need to make sure have smartcallprovider.apk in system app folder and also need to make sure CSC is enabled for it - configsvcproviderforunknownnumber = whitepages,whitepages,on
I was missing the smartcallprovdier apk and it didnt show in advanced settings added with rw-r-r permissions and when i did above it appeared and enabled..I havent tested the app as yet but its on and the agreement etc appeared and also the agrrement to search local businesses in contacts app..
Note im Australia and not sure if supports Australia officially or not but the option is on and agreement agreed to
I have a feeling this works just like using Nova/Activity Launcher to find Download Booster and enable it on the S5 for Verizon... Except that didn't really work either.
Related
Root
This guide assumes that you have rooted your tablet.
Instructions to do so can be found here:
P600 - Wifi only model
P605 - Lte model
Disabling Apps
Why?
Disabling Apps can have a significant performance improvement. A lot of apps startup on boot and use a little bit of ram to cache. Disabling the apps/services you don't need will free up some of the ressources.
Instructions:
Keep the apps you need and if you are not sure rather keep an app more. You can disable a lot more if you know what you are doing. You can either disable/freeze using Titanium Backup Pro or ROM Toolbox Lite. If you do it that way the apps will still be enabled if you create a second user on your tablet. You should rename the apks to .bak in /system/app then they should be gone globally. You can do this with the free ES File Explorer, just make sure to select root "Root Explorer" under Tools and to mount /system/app as r/w through the menu you get by clicking on "Root Explorer".
This is the list of apps you can safely disable.
AllShare Cast Dongle S/W Update
AllShare ControlShare Service
AllShare FileShare Service
ANT HAL Service [ANT is needed for usb devices like Endomondo etc. If you don't have it you can disable it]
ANT Radio Service
ANT+ Plugins
b2b.hrs.android.lib
Backup
BlurbCheckout
BusinessWeek+
ChatOn
com.sec.android.app.wfdbroker
com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation
com.sec.knox.events.manager
FlipBoard
Google Play Magazines
Group Play
Help
KLMS Agent
KNOX (29.1.1 KB)
KNOX (4.18 MB)
Knox Notification Manager
KNOX Store
My Magazine
My Magazine Here & Now
Phone
S Finder
S Translator
S Voice
Samsung Account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps Widget
Samsung Backup Provider
Samsung Calendar Sync Adapter
Samsung Cloud Data Relay
Samsung Cloud Quota
Samsung Contact Sync Adapter
Samsung Content Agent
Samsung Hub
Samsung Link
Samsung SNote3 SyncAdapter
Samsung Syncadapters
Samsung Video
Samsung WatchON
SamsungAppsUNA2
SamsungHub Updater
Screen Saver
Share music
Share Video
Story Album
Story Album Widget
TouchWiz Home [make sure you have another launcher installed!!!]
TripAdvisor
VideoEditor
VideoPlayer
YahooFinance
Keep these under all circumstances:
SystemUI
Other things:
Animations:
Increasing the speed of animations can make it feel faster, because you are not waiting on the animations to finish. Disabling the animations can make it feel very fast, but if you like animations you might as well keep them.
To be able to change the animation speed you first need to enable developer options:
Open settings
Navigate to General -> About device
Tap on "Build number" 7 times
You should get a notification "You are now 4,3,2,1 taps away from being a developer
Open up the developer settings
Scroll down to "Drawing"
You can change Window/Transition/Animator animation scale. I would advise setting them to 0.5 or disabling them
Nova Launcher
This launcher is one of the fastest. If you go into "Nova Settings" under "Look and feel" you can set the "Scroll Speed" and "Animation Speed" to Faster than light. This will make the tab feel like a rocket.
Customize Apps for MultiWindow
Download and install the Xposed Framework
Open Xposed installer
Go into Framework
Select Install/Update
Download/Install MultiWindowManager
Open it and select the apps you want to be able to use in MultiWindow
Reboot
Now when you press on edit in MultiWindow you can select all your apps
Factory Resetting / Updating to newest firmware
There have been several updates from samsung which drastically increase the performance. Make sure you are on the newest available firmware. Also if you are experiencing lag or any issues it might be a good idea to start from scratch. You can search on Sammobile for your device number and download the firmwares. You can also download firmwares from other countries and flash them with Odin. For example I'm using ML1 from Taiwan atm even though I'm in Germany. Just be aware that there might be differences between the firmwares. But make 100% sure that your device number matches. You have to extract the file you downloaded and put the tar.md5 file into the "pda" slot. This will wipe your internal sd card completely, including your data, so backup because everything will be gone.
If this helped you let me know and if you have suggestions I can add them to the OP.
Awesome post, thanks!! I'm returning my Crapple Air and getting the Note 10.1 today.
First thing to do: Root.
Second thing: Follow your instructions.
Han Solo 1 said:
Awesome post, thanks!! I'm returning my Crapple Air and getting the Note 10.1 today.
First thing to do: Root.
Second thing: Follow your instructions.
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Get the updates then factory reset it before you get it all set up.
Excellent post dude. Definitely looking forward to putting this to good use. Thanks
Does anyone have the latest Xposed.apk. The links for it in the thread do not work.
The ANT stuff is safe to freeze.
Regards,
John Francis
Han Solo 1 said:
Awesome post, thanks!! I'm returning my Crapple Air and getting the Note 10.1 today.
First thing to do: Root.
Second thing: Follow your instructions.
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You had the Note, returned it, got the Air and now are returning the Air to get the Note again?
How did the iPad work out for you? I didn't think it would be that great if it doesn't have a stylus.
nrage23 said:
Does anyone have the latest Xposed.apk. The links for it in the thread do not work.
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The link from the thread works for me:
http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk
jfrancis999 said:
The ANT stuff is safe to freeze.
Regards,
John Francis
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Thanks I added it to the list.
Got it to work. My office network is not liking the link. Tried from Chrome, IE and from my tablet with no luck. Turned off wifi on my phone and it downloaded just fine.
{Diemex} said:
You had the Note, returned it, got the Air and now are returning the Air to get the Note again?
How did the iPad work out for you? I didn't think it would be that great if it doesn't have a stylus.
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Just went out on my lunch break and made the exchange at Best Buy.
iPad sucks. Yes it's fast, and the apps look good, but that's it. If you want to do any actual work on it, or watch whatever show or movie you throw at it, or really multi-task, it blows.
Han Solo 1 said:
Just went out on my lunch break and made the exchange at Best Buy.
iPad sucks. Yes it's fast, and the apps look good, but that's it. If you want to do any actual work on it, or watch whatever show or movie you throw at it, or really multi-task, it blows.
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Cool, hope that your device will perform as well as mine when you apply the guide.
There are several limitation with iOS that make it harder to do serious work. You tried and saw for yourself... And I doubt there will be a stylus ever, I recall Steve saying at the launch event that it's easy to use, works with your finger, a pen would just add an additional layer of complexity.
Han Solo 1 said:
Just went out on my lunch break and made the exchange at Best Buy.
iPad sucks. Yes it's fast, and the apps look good, but that's it. If you want to do any actual work on it, or watch whatever show or movie you throw at it, or really multi-task, it blows.
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Yes let us know what your experiences are. I've always thought iOS was too restricting overall but with 7, they seemed to make it a bit more flexible.
ChrisNee1988 said:
Yes let us know what your experiences are. I've always thought iOS was too restricting overall but with 7, they seemed to make it a bit more flexible.
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Well I got the Air on Friday and tried it all through today, when I finally had enough. iOS 7, in my opinion, is “prettier”, but functionally, nothing has changed.
You still need iTunes if you want to put any movies on it, you still don’t have any access to folders, and it’s generally the same walled garden it has always been.
Very happy to be back on Android.
nrage23 said:
Get the updates then factory reset it before you get it all set up.
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Yes, this is a very good tip. All that software piled up on top of each other can cause issues.
Any device that updates i'll do the ol' factory reset afterwards to run at optimal performance.
Han Solo, the force is strong in you... lol
Ty
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This is an awesome guide. Just got my Note 10.1 2014 today. After I rooted, I came here to find out what I could freeze. I froze up 53 apps and installed Nova Launcher. This thing is just beastly fast. I love it. Thanks again for sharing!
I'm very sad no root for P601 3G
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thank you, this has become my all time favorite tablet and I had them all
Without touchwiz home can you still use the stylus apps? And stylus button to bring up menus anywhere on screen? My gf note 10.1 2014 is still really slow and feel heavy even with the latest update + wipe
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dk206 said:
Without touchwiz home can you still use the stylus apps? And stylus button to bring up menus anywhere on screen? My gf note 10.1 2014 is still really slow and feel heavy even with the latest update + wipe
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dk206 said:
Without touchwiz home can you still use the stylus apps? And stylus button to bring up menus anywhere on screen? My gf note 10.1 2014 is still really slow and feel heavy even with the latest update + wipe
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yeah, the only thing that doesn't work anymore is the weather widget from TouchWiz, everything else is separate.
It appears there's no Samsung Find My Mobile settings on my S7 edge. There's no way to control/change Remote Controls, SIM Change Alert, and Reactivation Lock. I know there's alternatives out there but I actually like using this service.
On my S6 edge, they were under Settings > Lock Screen and Security > Find My Mobile.
Anybody find these settings?
Quick check of AT&T manual versus Verizon manual shows Verizon's manual makes no mention of the settings to enable this feature. AT&T'S manual does show the setting being present in the settings app security settings.
Samsung's "Find my mobile" web portal has a help feature describing how to tell if your device can be used with Find my mobile.
The Verizon variant truly does seem to lack support for it, since the options for enabling it are not found where Samsung's help feature says they will be on feature-capable devices.
You can go third party like Cerebrus or use Google's Android Device Manager to replicate some, but not all, of this feature's capabilities.
I'm sure no one will be surprised to learn that Verizon sells a premium version of their pre-installed basic VZ Protect feature that includes device location for a monthly fee.
I simply cannot believe the degree to which Samsung has agreed to cripple this flagship device's features to meet this carrier's demands. Were I the Samsung executive that handled these arrangements, I would have told Verizon they would receive no accommodations for device configuration that differed from any other American carrier and let them decide if they wanted to be the only major carrier unable to offer the device to their customers.
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I confirmed though Samsung chat that VZW disabled the feature. Chat rep suggested I contact my carrier to have the feature enabled.
jeff_roey said:
I confirmed though Samsung chat that VZW disabled the feature. Chat rep suggested I contact my carrier to have the feature enabled.
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It's disabled on mine too. I'm on Sprint.
https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?u=0
I went to Android Device Manager and my s7 Edge was there without me having to have done anything - I could locate it and remote ring/wipe it.
This is one thing I wish was on the phone - iPhones you cant reactivate without an iCloud password even if you wipe it. This needs to exist through Google or Samsung.
psufan5 said:
This is one thing I wish was on the phone - iPhones you cant reactivate without an iCloud password even if you wipe it. This needs to exist through Google or Samsung.
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Once you set up your Google account you can't use the phone without the account info after wiping. Well unless you use one of the hacks, but they get squashed as Google releases new versions.
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_Dennis_ said:
Once you set up your Google account you can't use the phone without the account info after wiping. Well unless you use one of the hacks, but they get squashed as Google releases new versions.
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I have two accounts on my phone though. Which one is it going to lock me into? How do I know if its working without formatting my phone? Is there a certain app I need?
Thanks.
psufan5 said:
I have two accounts on my phone though. Which one is it going to lock me into? How do I know if its working without formatting my phone? Is there a certain app I need?
Thanks.
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What I found.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00042882/997379756/
Only thing I see is it says use find my mobile to check if FRP is active. Without it I'm not sure how to check.
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_Dennis_ said:
What I found.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00042882/997379756/
Only thing I see is it says use find my mobile to check if FRP is active. Without it I'm not sure how to check.
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So I guess it is just kinda there... only way to test it is to try to factory reset your phone without booting it.
Dang All I want to do is change my Sammy password and instructions TELL me to deactivate reactivation lock. Good thing these forums are here. Thought I was going nuts. Again. TY (S7):victory:
Mobile Data on/off toggle is missing in the quick toggles when we pull down the statusbar. I want it back. Anyways to do that?
+1 This for sure. I pre-ordered my S7 Edge and I love this phone, but what blew me away was when I noticed this right off the bat after walking out of the AT&T store. I tried to turn off my data to save on my plan unless I absolutely needed it, and the toggle is nowhere to be found. I switched from a Galaxy S4 Active SHV-E470S and the toggle was always there even after the OTA update. This phone is brand new. WTF Samsung?
One thing I did notice is that the "Usage Manager" app that is pre-installed from AT&T has a data toggle built into it that turns off the data, but it seems more like a modified application to work with the phone rather than a system toggle that could be linked somewhere. Very odd.
Anyone with an answer or any ideas on this, your help is tremendously appreciated!
EDIT:
Here's a screenshot of the AT&T Usage Manager app I mentioned earlier, not sure it will be of much help but we have to start somewhere.
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That's weird, I have my data toggle switch right here. Been there since I got the phone.
http://imgur.com/08wb0xl
Same here no mobile data toggle option. Also with my s6 before, i tried the Quick Panel Restore app on galaxy app store, and it works. But i couldn't fine it anymore.
@sindre2104 what is your carrier? And when you click the edit option in the toggles panel, does it give you the option to add or remove that toggle? That's very odd, half of us seem to have no toggle while you and likely a few others do have it. So the S7 Edge does have the data toggle ability.
The question now is, how do the rest of us without that toggle enable it?
AT&T removed it, it's not Samsung's fault.
I have an AT&T S7 Edge, no mobile data toggle. I've tried the quick toggle restore, and the quick toggle manager. I don't believe they work on Android M.
That's strange. Well, I guess for the time being everyone on AT&T will have to stick with the "Usage Manager" app to be able to somewhat quickly toggle mobile data, without digging in the settings app. Talk about an inconvenient change, I haven't the slightest idea why they thought it would be a good idea to remove it.
Who knows though, maybe there will be an update or patch for it soon, or a compatible app that can fix the issue. It's such a common feature, removing it was a horrible idea.
Anyone else having this issue outside of AT&T?
No toggle on my Sprint phone either.
So it seems to be mainly a U.S. issue, I'm guessing (though @mathrania is in India and has the same issue). @sindre2104 showed that he can use the toggle right out of the box, but his carrier is Telenor from Norway.
I'm also noticing a lot of subtle but noticeable differences in each device screenshot presented, for instance my device says "flashlight" rather than "torch" in the toggle window, among other things.
I simply can't figure out why they would remove the feature in certain countries while leaving it there in others. There's no viable explanation for it
I just emailed Xperiacle Apps about this, they're the developers of the patch app released to fix a nearly identical issue that was present in the Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge models called "QuickPanel Manager". The app is $1.48 in the Play Store, linked below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xpe.app.quicksettings.manager&hl=en
As for the official Samsung "QuickPanel Restore" app released for the S6 and S6 Edge here, I'm going to take the risk and see if it can work on the S7. If not, it's back to the drawing board from there.
thunderroid said:
AT&T removed it, it's not Samsung's fault.
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How do you know?
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@tool2269 do you have an app similar to AT&T's "Usage Manager" app installed to toggle your data as well?
Hmm, Yeah it shows up in edit too, I can move it around. http://i.imgur.com/dIwmX9E.jpg
MrDaggs said:
How do you know?
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I have the AT&T S6 Edge, I have to use the stupid Usages Manager. My brother has the international varient, his phone has the toggle.
MrDaggs said:
So it seems to be mainly a U.S. issue, I'm guessing (though @mathrania is in India and has the same issue). @sindre2104 showed that he can use the toggle right out of the box, but his carrier is Telenor from Norway.
I'm also noticing a lot of subtle but noticeable differences in each device screenshot presented, for instance my device says "flashlight" rather than "torch" in the toggle window, among other things.
I simply can't figure out why they would remove the feature in certain countries while leaving it there in others. There's no viable explanation for it
How do you know?
EDIT:
@tool2269 do you have an app similar to AT&T's "Usage Manager" app installed to toggle your data as well?
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No usage app. I have to go to settings/data usage/ to turn off mobile data.
EDIT: I do have a similar app under Settings/Smart manager. That shows battery, storage, and ram usage.
Downloaded the official QuickPanel Restore APK file from the XDA thread and installed it. Lookout registered it as "riskware" so I had to temporarily disable security and unknown sources before the install. It looks nothing like it does on the S6 and S6 Edge, it was just a plain button in the middle of the screen. When tapped it brought up a toast notification that read "no toggles to restore". I checked my toggle window and nothing changed. Seems like we'll have to dig deeper on this one.
Hopefully Samsung releases a similar app for the S7 and S7 Edge to patch the removal of this and other toggles. I'm out of ideas for the moment.
It seems that both the S6 and S7 international versions have the data toggles enabled out of the box. Maybe the software really is engineered this way for the carrier-specific models alone, though I don't know why. I'll post back if I find out anything new, but it's starting to look like they designed it this way intentionally.
I've got the toggle on exynos version purchased direct from Samsung.
Sneaky move is carriers have removed the option from quick settings.
I bought it from Rogers Canada... Why the hell they removed it?
Using international version. Toggle is right here
Using the Canadian S7 Edge (bought from Samsung store but simlocked to Fido) and no toggle. I hope they make an app that lets us restore it soon.
AT&T S7 Edge, no toggle like the others.
Well that's one thing verizon didnt remove
Hey, any of you root people, could you pull the voicemail apk off your phone so I can use it with my flashed universal phone? Have tried the s6 edge software but no go. Thank you
This is simple through titanium backup. No one?
The one on official firmware will not install correctly. But this is an older one that works. Download and install like normal.
https://mega.nz/#!z5sAiJKK!Ig_iEGEqYMTXfm-yRPmvsC05pgiKYlEPvonlpqXuVwk
It work for you on the U firmware?
heathmcabee said:
It work for you on the U firmware?
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Yes.
Thanks again seems to be working
Once you set up, it may take a while to actually activate. I just left the app, came back to it 5-10 min later, and it was running normally.
Ya took me almost an hr. Worked well though. Downloaded many that didn't work. Just needed 1 that did.
It doesn't appear to actually work. You all just think it is.
If you leave a vm it wont download it (or mine doesn't seem to).
If you go into settings and pref, it shows it's not verified still also. You just stopped seeing the prompt because once the screen times out it is no longer on top but if you fully kill the app and re-open it still says verifying.
These are my findings at least? If you go into settings and pref does it say you're verified?
Yeah I couldn't get it to work either
Didn't work for me either
Try this one it worked for me on my unbranded piece o sh!t locked bootloader s7 edge with the added ticking timebomb feature.
Link vvm
On a side note samsung got what they deserve for [email protected] us usa s7 owners. I hope they lose tons of money
brendan802 said:
Try this one it worked for me on my unbranded piece o sh!t locked bootloader s7 edge with the added ticking timebomb feature.
Link vvm
On a side note samsung got what they deserve for [email protected] us usa s7 owners. I hope they lose tons of money
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No dice, didn't work for me either... Did you do anything special to install it?
brendan802 said:
Try this one it worked for me on my unbranded piece o sh!t locked bootloader s7 edge with the added ticking timebomb feature.
Link vvm
On a side note samsung got what they deserve for [email protected] us usa s7 owners. I hope they lose tons of money
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Thanks seemed to work. Finally got account verification
heathmcabee said:
Thanks seemed to work. Finally got account verification
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Are you sure?
I've got the same issues all the others did. It can't activate. Just because it stops popping it up doesn't mean it's activated now either. That message suppresses after a while.
It seems to tie into something that it and Sprint Zone use from what I can tell and thus why won't work on these non-branded firmwares.
Leave yourself a VM and see if it shows up...
It usually wouldn't go past the account verification at all. I'm not 100 %sure yet. But it did go farther than before and I'm trying it out now to verify. Will get back
If you press home and go back into it the app will hide the message but it still wont work.
I actually found the outbound activation messages in it that are failing to send even.
So this is another bust.
I think our best luck is if someone can either reverse eng. this thing to modify it to not try to use whatever sprint bloat it's looking for or we find what it's looking for and find a way to put it on our phones.
Sadly it's not a new issue. All the Nexus people have had the issue from day 1. And it seems to be only sprint because they won't make a darn public compatible app.
I can't use GVoice as I already use it for a second number and I don't like any of the third party ones that make you use conditional call forwarding to them to do this...
Another question for you all. I've noticed if NO voicemail app is installed I do not get any notification I have voicemails. If I do install one (despite it not working) I get notified because it says pending voicemail download at least.
With no VM App installed are your phones telling you that you got VM?
Yeah same boat here man. Looks like we beating a dead horse
Yea, Sprint should upload visual voicemail to the Play Store like T-Mobile does. So stupid.
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Can anyone post the Sprint VM app for Nougat?
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SO SORRY FOR THE LONG POST!!
Hey guys, I've been a long time fan of this site, but have never posted anything. I've been using Samsung phones forever and when Smart Call was added, it was the best. For those who don't know, Smart Call is a Built In feature that integrates with the dialer/ caller Id to help mitigate Spam calls and fraud calls. Its ABSOLUTELY free and works. I have the US Cellular S10+ and this free feature on my $1k phone has been disabled to push their paid feature called Call Guardian on us as well as other carriers doing the same. I can open system files and see that the "program" is there, but like I said it's been disabled somehow through software. This site is home to some of the smartest people out there. Have any of you guys found a way to enable features that Carriers have disabled without flashing (I'd love to but I'm scared I'd brick it). Any ideas or advice would be awesome! Thank you
Jstanley417 said:
SO SORRY FOR THE LONG POST!!
Hey guys, I've been a long time fan of this site, but have never posted anything. I've been using Samsung phones forever and when Smart Call was added, it was the best. For those who don't know, Smart Call is a Built In feature that integrates with the dialer/ caller Id to help mitigate Spam calls and fraud calls. Its ABSOLUTELY free and works. I have the US Cellular S10+ and this free feature on my $1k phone has been disabled to push their paid feature called Call Guardian on us as well as other carriers doing the same. I can open system files and see that the "program" is there, but like I said it's been disabled somehow through software. This site is home to some of the smartest people out there. Have any of you guys found a way to enable features that Carriers have disabled without flashing (I'd love to but I'm scared I'd brick it). Any ideas or advice would be awesome! Thank you
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Other than flashing the U1 firmware that's about it. Since it's a system app that's disabled by your carrier's csc configuration that's your only option.
Thank you for the quick response. That was what I was afraid of. Im pretty tech savvy so I believe I could, it's just I've never attempted to flash a phone before. I've looked online for some how-to info on flashing. Do you have any that you would recommend being a newbie to it?
Jstanley417 said:
Thank you for the quick response. That was what I was afraid of. Im pretty tech savvy so I believe I could, it's just I've never attempted to flash a phone before. I've looked online for some how-to info on flashing. Do you have any that you would recommend being a newbie to it?
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There is a decent set of instructions here, just ignore step 1 and the fact it's for a different model. Download the modified Odin and U1 branded firmware from this post. Other than that it's pretty much self explanatory. Use your original charging cable to connect your phone to the PC and if you get stuck ask for help in the thread I linked. That's your best bet.
EDIT: Smart Call has a bug too. It disables when you restart your phone sometimes so you will need to re-enable it in the settings menu.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me!
It's not on the unlocked F either. I was very dissappointed.
I have unlocked s10 sd but I have to re-enable the spam caller ID toggle after every reboot for some reason.
Shuthefrontdoor said:
I have unlocked s10 sd but I have to re-enable the spam caller ID toggle after every reboot for some reason.
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Me too...
subguy812 said:
Me too...
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Me 3 x
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Same here, gotta re-enable it after a reboot. Weird little pesky bug.
Jstanley417 said:
SO SORRY FOR THE LONG POST!!
Hey guys, I've been a long time fan of this site, but have never posted anything. I've been using Samsung phones forever and when Smart Call was added, it was the best. For those who don't know, Smart Call is a Built In feature that integrates with the dialer/ caller Id to help mitigate Spam calls and fraud calls. Its ABSOLUTELY free and works. I have the US Cellular S10+ and this free feature on my $1k phone has been disabled to push their paid feature called Call Guardian on us as well as other carriers doing the same. I can open system files and see that the "program" is there, but like I said it's been disabled somehow through software. This site is home to some of the smartest people out there. Have any of you guys found a way to enable features that Carriers have disabled without flashing (I'd love to but I'm scared I'd brick it). Any ideas or advice would be awesome! Thank you
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So, I've made a post on the Sprint Community Forum concerning this Smart Call lockout. I'm doing a mix of looking like I tried to research the issue and also rather pointedly not sounding like someone who was installing ROM's on Windows Mobile devices over a decade ago in the hopes that someone at Sprint will promise something they probably shouldn't in print. Maybe they'll get the point that this anti-competitive crap isn't going to fly forever.
For whatever it's worth, the unlocked Canadian version we bought at Best Buy has that feature available and it has remained enabled since first setting up the phone. Couldn't tell you the csc, but a heads up in the event it happens to be helpful somehow.