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[Q] Turn off Global Message preview

Hi guys,
Just got my LG G2 and I would like ot disable message preview so that messages just come as normal notification without the preview
Its running 4.2.x Jelly Bean, just opened today!!!
Any ideas?!?!?

Messaging > Menu > Settings > Notification > Uncheck New message pop-up
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Jocelyn said:
Messaging > Menu > Settings > Notification > Uncheck New message pop-up
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I have tried this but this doesnt stop other programs (which never did message preview before) from also using that.
Im talking about Hangouts, Messaging, Whatsapp, Email the lot!

Goony said:
I have tried this but this doesnt stop other programs (which never did message preview before) from also using that.
Im talking about Hangouts, Messaging, Whatsapp, Email the lot!
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Each app would have it's own settings to allow or disallow this. You need to look into the settings options on each of the apps you are questioning. As far as I know there is no universal G2 option to turn off all Pop Up previews for all installed apps.

Jimi Mack said:
Each app would have it's own settings to allow or disallow this. You need to look into the settings options on each of the apps you are questioning. As far as I know there is no universal G2 option to turn off all Pop Up previews for all installed apps.
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Thanks for your post, I have been looking around for last 3-4 hours but none of the apps have an option for it anywhere.
If the app doesn't have an option to configure doesn't that mean it doesn't support???
Edit: Looking everywhere and all over the net I cant believe this cant be solved by anyone, Not wanting messages to preview in the notification bar cant be something Google made permanently ON can it?

Bump, anyone?

Goony said:
Thanks for your post, I have been looking around for last 3-4 hours but none of the apps have an option for it anywhere.
If the app doesn't have an option to configure doesn't that mean it doesn't support???
Edit: Looking everywhere and all over the net I cant believe this cant be solved by anyone, Not wanting messages to preview in the notification bar cant be something Google made permanently ON can it?
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You can always look and find different apps that offer you the options you want, the great thing about Android is the fact that you are not locked into any one thing, there are always options.

Jimi Mack said:
You can always look and find different apps that offer you the options you want, the great thing about Android is the fact that you are not locked into any one thing, there are always options.
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Whatsapp didn't do this on Nexus 4 or the LG G2 of my friends, which is what's so weird!!!
I think its possible I just think its something else, the notification area I just need it to show minimal notifications!

Yeah, I would call that weird now.

Bump anybody else???? Need mininised notofications here

Goony said:
Bump anybody else???? Need mininised notofications here
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Bump so people can see this!

bump??

IS this that much of a stumper?!?!?!?

Anyone yet??

??? anyone?

Find My Mobile Not Found On My S7 Edge

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 toggle?

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!
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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?
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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?
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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

Disable Mock Locations

I use two gig based apps to make some extra $$$: EasyShift and GigWalk. Since the lastest VZW update this past weekend, I get a force close when trying to launch the EasyShift app. The error message is "The 'Allow mock locations' develops setting must be disabled for this application to work" I have spoken with Verizon tech support Tier 2, Google Tech Support and Samsung Premiere Tech support - all with no helpful fixes. I have never rooted my phone before and would prefer to leave it stock. The developer settings don't have the simple on/off feature as I have noticed researching on the internet. If anyone can help I really would appreciate it. I am running a Verizon S7. These apps are a great way to pick up some extra money and I sure could use it.
Thanks!

Have you tried selecting "no apps" for mock location setting, and if that has no effect have you tried turning off all developer options using the slider at the very top of the menu? I suppose if that works you can always turn it back on as needed.

Thanks Storm. I have tried choosing No Apps and it had no effect. Also I turned off the developer setting all together and again no effect. It still force closes with the error message. Any other suggestions?

Factory reset?
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Tried that one already. No go!

This is a really weird problem. I signed up and they both work flawlessly for me. I had never heard of these and can take advantage of them due to traveling all over the US. Thanks I hope you get it to work soon.
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Jedi,
Do you have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S7? Also did you update your phone with the latest update from less than two ago? I agree it worked prior to the update.

Yes and yes.
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I also have a galaxy s7 for t-mobile and it started doing the same thing about 2 weeks ago. Again, they were working before but now and I tried the same thingsize with reset and all.

Any update? I'm having this issue as well.

I have this issue on the Carl's Jr. app. It just happened all of the sudden. The only changes I am aware of are two Security Certificate updates recently.

by my job im required to clock in on an app on my phone after doing the update (I have an s5 now running on the latest android version) it wont allow me because of this mock location. As everyone else I went to developer options and of course now it doesn't have the easy option to turn on or off so still wont allow me to clock in. Does anyone have any updates?

I am on the T-Mobile variant, but this is the only link that I found regarding this issue, I also am dealing with not being able to disable the mock locations. has anyone else been able to figure out what is up with this? thanks in advance for any help.
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Update?
I just installed the Carl's Jr app on my 935P running the U-API3 firmware and get the "disable mock locations" message. I have selected no mock location app.
Has anyone found a fix for this yet?

I've always been curious what this mock locations setting was for or what it does... I assume it spoofs your location???

Fixes?
So is there a fix for this issue? I can't do anything with my Gigwalk app!

Same exact issue here. Have you tried to talk to gigawalk yet?

I am having this issue as well on my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S7 (7.0). Curiously, I have both GigWalk and EasyShift app on my phone currently. I have never had an issue with EasyShift. It works flawlessly. However, I get the warning and force close with GigWalk.
I actually had 5 jobs to do last night, and couldn't complete any of them. I had an old phone with me (S5, 5.0) and tried to do them on that one using wifi only, but the app wouldn't use that internet connection for some reason. The two jobs I was able to complete, I just uploaded via my work wifi this morning - no problems.

I'm still having this problem on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Verizon. I tried disabling mock locations via adb shell. It didn't work still. Anyone?

eradicus said:
I'm still having this problem on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Verizon. I tried disabling mock locations via adb shell. It didn't work still. Anyone?
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It's actually some apps check the settings this way:
Code:
// In marshmallow this will always return true
isMockLocation = !android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ALLOW_MOCK_LOCATION).equals("0")
It should have been this way:
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if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
AppOpsManager opsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
isMockLocation = (opsManager.checkOp(AppOpsManager.OPSTR_MOCK_LOCATION, android.os.Process.myUid(), BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID)== AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED);
} else {
// In marshmallow this will always return true
isMockLocation = !android.provider.Settings.Secure.getString(context.getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ALLOW_MOCK_LOCATION).equals("0");
}

Download Booster

Posted this in the Sprint forum....can someone help me figure out how to enable the download Booster? Like previous models? Old process doesn't seem to work.

jgeezy24 said:
Posted this in the Sprint forum....can someone help me figure out how to enable the download Booster? Like previous models? Old process doesn't seem to work.
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I've been looking for it on and off today honestly. Wanted to use it for a tasker profile. But it's no longer a settings activity named smartbonding. Been scouring activities all through relevant system apps to try to find something that I think would be it with no luck.
Honestly I havent tried super hard. More just in off time when I remember it, or notice my booster turned off again. (on tmobile so I have the switch in settings to turn it on and off)
But ill keep you posted if I find it

International unlocked 950f model and i have it here. Just search for it

It's disabled and hidden on this version

jgeezy24 said:
It's disabled and hidden on this version
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Your carrier disabled it.

I realize that?

Skander1998 said:
Your carrier disabled it.
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He's not asking why it's not there.

Skander1998 said:
Your carrier disabled it.
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Carrier disabled. Not removed from the system though.
Were trying to figure out the new activity name for it.
Before even when it was disabled, you could use Nova launcher activity to find it in settings.
Use to be called . settings$smartbondingserviceactivity

Okay so from what I can tell there is nothing referring to download Booster or smart bonding in any of the activities. I believe it is part of an activity menu of some sort now and no longer called bonding. I've checked in every activity sub group.

jgeezy24 said:
Okay so from what I can tell there is nothing referring to download Booster or smart bonding in any of the activities. I believe it is part of an activity menu of some sort now and no longer called bonding. I've checked in every activity sub group.
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You and me both. I have download booster on tmobile. I feel like they changed it from a settings activity and embedded it so people couldn't do this. What I think i might do later today is debug the phone and see what script comes up when I enable it and report back.

Man. I guess this isn't an issue for most with this device. Is Sprint the only carrier that hid this setting?

Bump...I know someone can do this easily

Still no luck. Anyone else find a thing worth trying yet?
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Can anyone with working knowledge of file systems help?
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Can anyone with working knowledge of file systems help?
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Did you ever find a solution for this? Same thing here.