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[Q] Will my GPS work abroad??

I am going to Bangkok soon and was wondering if the GPS on my phone would work there?? Does anyone have any experience with this?
Also can anyone recommend a decent offline satnav which has thailand maps? Preferably free!
Thanks.

U r gps works any where in the world
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Yes, Ur GPS will work from any part of the world...
And there is an offline app...so u will have to download the map data for the country u want...Thailand is also there...
The app is called "Sygic: GPS Navigation", it is free for only 7 days... And then u wil have to purchase from.the play store...
If Ur trip is off less than 7 days then install it the day before u leave...and don't forget to download the map data....
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Yes it will work. I am just back from China and it was fine there :thumbup:
Cold but fine
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fredcorp6 said:
I am going to Bangkok soon and was wondering if the GPS on my phone would work there?? Does anyone have any experience with this?
Also can anyone recommend a decent offline satnav which has thailand maps? Preferably free!
Thanks.
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Yes GPS will work there. I'd recommend getting a Thai SIM card and staying connected with their cheap 3G rates. I paid abouy $30 US for 3 GB that lasted a month and never had to scrounge around for wifi passwords, which gets annoying. That way you can stay connected to the world, too, if so desired.

Notification's issue on this beautiful device

(posting this again under general as someone might has a solution).
I got mate 8 (Chinese version) about a week ago and it's an amazing device but it has a major issue with receiving notifications!!! Having an amazing phone with such major issue is like having a BMW with Toyota engine!!! Has anyone find any solution to this issue?

From what I belive. This is simply what I belive. That because China don't really allow anything other than their China region app. The notification file for anything other than that might not work. Assuming if you own the international version(English ). Notification might work.

bibiner said:
From what I belive. This is simply what I belive. That because China don't really allow anything other than their China region app. The notification file for anything other than that might not work. Assuming if you own the international version(English ). Notification might work.
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If this is the case then I'm funked up!! I payed more than 800 dollars for the damn thing

I've got the 128gb from China Wanda mobile I'm on 3 network I love this phone I've had no problems with messages all I've done is allow everything
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stesteste said:
I've got the 128gb from China Wanda mobile I'm on 3 network I love this phone I've had no problems with messages all I've done is allow everything
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you stay in Italy?

RomanLeonH501 said:
you stay in Italy?
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I'm from the UK
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stesteste said:
I've got the 128gb from China Wanda mobile I'm on 3 network I love this phone I've had no problems with messages all I've done is allow everything
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Hi Ste. Can you pls give us more details about your settings?

RomanLeonH501 said:
you stay in Italy?
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We did that and still no solution

There's many problem with push notification on the last version of android (6) .
Owner of nexus 6P are in the same boat !
I have the mate 8 with 64 giga and all is working great except some bloatware AND ... the push notification when the screen is off.
I have change many settings but no solution (search in google with android 6 and doze problem)

in that case i guess theres nothing left to do but wait for an android update and/or EMUI update
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abbody8002 said:
(posting this again under general as someone might has a solution).
I got mate 8 (Chinese version) about a week ago and it's an amazing device but it has a major issue with receiving notifications!!! Having an amazing phone with such major issue is like having a BMW with Toyota engine!!! Has anyone find any solution to this issue?
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after rooting just uninstall phone manger apk and it will be fixed with receiving notifications like my old p8max
phone manager is crap app just holding receiving notifications all the time

Don't uninstall phone manager!
Just change the Doze settings to an interval that you are happy with for receiving notifications. You have to root to do that, too, though. But you will save more power this way.

New firmware update
First thing I noticed after the update (B137) is that alarm clock notification has stopped working! WTF!

Freeje said:
First thing I noticed after the update (B137) is that alarm clock notification has stopped working! WTF!
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DOWNLOADING/installing now, any info on changelog?

See the post of qunhy.
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Do only Chinese model have notification issue?

bibiner said:
Do only Chinese model have notification issue?
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The L29 does not have this issue.

charlieb620 said:
The L29 does not have this issue.
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Nice. Guess I'll wait for international English model.

or just flash the international rom ^^
so @charlieb620, im presuming this is based on your own experience with the L29 model? u never had issues with notifications?
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jbmc83 said:
or just flash the international rom ^^
so @charlieb620, im presuming this is based on your own experience with the L29 model? u never had issues with notifications?
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None. I have a L29 that was given to CES press. There are some floating around on eBay.

From 6p to Mate 8

Ever since seeing the Mate 7 and liking it's design I wanted it but not all lte radios were present for ATT and it was a no go.... Now I have a 6p and heading to the Mate 8. I hope I'm not making a mistake. I love the ability to flash a plethora of different Roms but the Mate 8 has a lot of features that some aosp roms have( swipe on right to get quick settings and double tap to wake). I love the screen to body ratio and battery and sd slot of the Mate 8. The speaker at the bottom and 1080p aren't biggies for me. Development seems to be at a snail's pace but I hope it picks up a little.
I actually had a Mate 2 that really wasn't bad.
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The speaker is really good, the battery epic, you'll miss the camera big time and I think stock will be the best for a while.
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dondavis007 said:
The speaker is really good, the battery epic, you'll miss the camera big time and I think stock will be the best for a while.
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Picture quality isn't extremely high on my list. As long as it is good, I'll be fine. I must say the 6p has great low light capabilities but I don't take many pics in the dark.
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Isn't there a thread on this already?

nighthawk626 said:
Isn't there a thread on this already?
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Sorry if I stepped on some toes.... I see now that there is a thread in q&a. If the mods want to move/close this thread than be my guest.
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Hi,
You can change your phone, for me the mate 8 it's the best phone of the world.
I had the s6 edge+, the note 5 and many of best phone but the mate 8 has no equivalent. I love the big screen, his power, his battery, his style... simply, I love everything on this phone

Just changed myself from 6P and have no regrets.
Mate 8 is better in every way except camera.
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The Mate 8 does support 60fps video recording where the 6P does not... 60fps is niiice

tdamocles said:
...and double tap to wake
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Haven't found this yet. Would very much like it though because I'm used to it from my G4 and the unlocking using the fingerprint scanner is not my thing at all :good:

ull need to manually enable this on earlier roms via build.prop whereas more recent firmwares have that function built in
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jbmc83 said:
ull need to manually enable this on earlier roms via build.prop whereas more recent firmwares have that function built in
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Wow, indeed it was included as standard, under Smart Settings. Didn't see it (just have the phone and the options are rather endless). Thx! :good:

Wow, indeed it was included as standard, under Smart Settings. Didn't see it (just have the phone and the options are rather endless). Thx! :good:
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Got the l29c636 version....where exactly is this setting? Not sure if this has the option.
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tdamocles said:
Got the l29c636 version....where exactly is this setting? Not sure if this has the option.
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Settings / Smart assistance / Motion control :good: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/y3l8hgcf3x436bp/dt2w.png

Pfeffernuss said:
Settings / Smart assistance / Motion control :good: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/y3l8hgcf3x436bp/dt2w.png
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I don't see it on mine. I'm l29c636b170, what firmware version are you?
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jbmc83 said:
ull need to manually enable this on earlier roms via build.prop whereas more recent firmwares have that function built in
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I thought double tap to wake was problematic and produced phone restarts and other weird behaviors. Did they fix it?

in earlier roms that was definitely the case. no idea about the functionality on more current firmwares, i dont really use that feature, hurts battery life
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jbmc83 said:
in earlier roms that was definitely the case. no idea about the functionality on more current firmwares, i dont really use that feature, hurts battery life
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What version are you on?
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im on B162 international and get 8-10 hours of sot depending on usage
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Hi,
I'm on L26C636B180 and i don't have Double Touch Setting too in Motion Control.Also i remember that i don't have it while i was using with B103 too.Is this normal ?

jbmc83 said:
im on B162 international and get 8-10 hours of sot depending on usage
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Is that the l29c432?
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Call recording on 64GB version

Hi,
I am gonna get this phone but need to double check.
Is any call recording app working and recording both sim cards please?
Is the quality ok?
I am gonna grab a 64GB version, is it only Chineese?
Thanks

I bought a 64GB Chinese version 2 days ago. It has call recording option in the rom. Phone is original. Not rooted.
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Im getting soon INTERNATIONAL VERSION 64GB NXT-L29 is any call recording app working properly?
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Call recorder by Skvalex in the app store works fine.

No call recorder work with Huawei mate 8 64GB version. I 'm using the phone and tried many app but not succeed yet

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Call recorder by Skvalex in the app store works fine.
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Unless you stay on b180 or b200 software. If you upgrade to b320 then you won't be able to record the other side. I have a Mate 64gb dual sim. Stay on any software up to b200
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qwerty1q said:
Unless you stay on b180 or b200 software. If you upgrade to b320 then you won't be able to record the other side. I have a Mate 64gb dual sim. Stay on any software up to b200
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The solution is back - Boldbeast Recorder V8.7.
We'll release V8.7 within several days. At this moment you can download the test version V8.7d from our web site, Huawei P9, P9 Plus, P9 Lite, Mate 8, Mate S, Honor 8, P8, P8 max, P8 lite, Honor 7, 6, 5, 4 etc with the latest ROM now work great, recorded calls are crystal clear in two sides, no root needed.

Nfc tag labels not working?

Can't get to work nfc labels on my mate 8...
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i had that same problem before! but now nfc works without a hitch. difference between then and now: i switched roms
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Anybody can accept that nfc labels not working on L29C636B321 ?
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tadik said:
Anybody can accept that nfc labels not working on L29C636B321 ?
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Mine is not working. I can't even beam with another Mate 8. I have L29C636B321.

I am on L29C636B563 now!
NFC seems to be working in relation to "Share" + "Huawei Beam" to another Mate 8 with a slightly different F/W, that one a C185B560...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/help/nfc-t3286848/page2#post71873419