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[Q] Dialer in US ROMs?

Has anyone actually tried copying out the dialer/phone app from an international ROM and putting it into a US ROM? I did a quick search of the dev and general Tab forums and haven't seen a mention of it.
Is the limitation for not making calls in the modem or kernel, or is it just the lack of the software?

maniac3389 said:
Has anyone actually tried copying out the dialer/phone app from an international ROM and putting it into a US ROM? I did a quick search of the dev and general Tab forums and haven't seen a mention of it.
Is the limitation for not making calls in the modem or kernel, or is it just the lack of the software?
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I *think* it is just the lack of software.

Interesting. I may have to look into this, compare an international ROM to the stock AT&T one.

Are either of you actually reading these forums?
The AT&T Tab has already been hacked to make calls.
The TMo Tab can be made to make calls, but you'll lose 3G.
Regards,
Dave

maniac3389 said:
Has anyone actually tried copying out the dialer/phone app from an international ROM and putting it into a US ROM? I did a quick search of the dev and general Tab forums and haven't seen a mention of it.
Is the limitation for not making calls in the modem or kernel, or is it just the lack of the software?
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It's been tried. So has just flashing the modem. Neither worked.

Yeah I've seen those posts, I was just just wanting to see if there was any way to do it without having to flash another ROM onto my Tab. I'm guessing it's pretty deeply ingrained into the framework or something.
(Mainly wanted to ask because my quick search did not pull up results of retrofitting Phone capability into a "crippled" US ROM)

I dont know if this has been pointed out before but in my tmo tab when using root explorer and I look in system/app all the phone apps are already installed. They are just being blocked, is there a way to modify them to work?

jayisking said:
I dont know if this has been pointed out before but in my tmo tab when using root explorer and I look in system/app all the phone apps are already installed. They are just being blocked, is there a way to modify them to work?
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The dialer is there and I think it is installed but is disabled somehow. Trying to bring it up just displays a message on the screen saying the dialer application is not supported on this device. I would be very interested in just modifying this ROM to re-enable that feature so flashing the EURO ROM isn't necessary. I am sure someone will figure it out before me but I am looking into it too. I am just so scared of doing stuff with this thing because for some reason it feels like uncharted territory and I am afraid of unknown consequences. Once the dialer is working a simple IMEI and serial number change will remove any restrictions on T-Mobile's end.

jnutz said:
Once the dialer is working a simple IMEI and serial number change will remove any restrictions on T-Mobile's end.
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Simple IMEI change? Do you have the instructions?

Isn't that illegal to change imei?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

I got to thinking, maybe it's a service or something preventing it? (Either an option or argument passed to the services)

rotohammer said:
Simple IMEI change? Do you have the instructions?
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I was going to give this a try...
http://www.sptbox.com/

Molezou said:
Isn't that illegal to change imei?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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In some places like the UK it is. However here in the US it is not.

Very interesting!! I downloaded the program just now, but gonna wait this out a bit.

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f452/sptbox-deluxe-9-9-2-released-we-did-again-1126534/
SGH-T849 Imei/Unlock/Flash
My Kung-fu is strong.

what about the 10.1.5 that is out?

jtc442 said:
what about the 10.1.5 that is out?
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Go with the newest version. I was just showing when it got support.

very interesting it would be great if we could change the imei with another phone we own, im about to return mine to tmobile to get it off contract wonder if i should try this first...
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daym $250 umm yeah..

I downloaded it, but couldnt get it to install completely?
Sent from Jt's Samsung Galaxy Tab!!

jtc442 said:
I downloaded it, but couldnt get it to install completely?
Sent from Jt's Samsung Galaxy Tab!!
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Do you have an SPT box? You need the hardware this isn't a pure software solution.
http://www.sptbox.com/Products/Default.aspx
And it isn't cheap so I haven't decided whether or not I want it that bad. But I have been reading their forums and this product can in fact change the IMEI and serial number. It has been tested as sucessful on just about every GSM model of the TAB there is.
I just realized this is all way off topic. The OP is talking about enabling the dialer software and not changing the IMEI. Lets continue this in another thread.

S5 w/Verizon

Just switched to Verizon from Sprint & got the Samsung S5. What do you guys suggest I get for apps/accessories that are really good to go with this phone? And just any other imp info to go ?

Pivo187 said:
Just switched to Verizon from Sprint & got the Samsung S5. What do you guys suggest I get for apps/accessories that are really good to go with this phone? And just any other imp info to go ?
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It really just depends on what you use your phone for the apps that are a must have for me are titanium backup, soundhound, music ocean, business calendar, Facebook quick office, audio profiles just to name a few.

putney1477 said:
It really just depends on what you use your phone for the apps that are a must have for me are titanium backup, soundhound, music ocean, business calendar, Facebook quick office, audio profiles just to name a few.
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This is under the impression that the OP uses TR to root their phone.

kprice8 said:
This is under the impression that the OP uses TR to root their phone.
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True.... I believe that was the only app I included that needed root access. I should have stated that.

Are you guys on verizon with the S5? I meant just regular apps for now that do not need Root. I just got on verizon so im not sure what there rules are with rooting & if the S5 verizon can even be rooted. Also is there a way to make the audio louder & sound better on the S5 thru headphones? I used DSP manager on my old HTC worked well.

Pivo187 said:
Are you guys on verizon with the S5? I meant just regular apps for now that do not need Root. I just got on verizon so im not sure what there rules are with rooting & if the S5 verizon can even be rooted. Also is there a way to make the audio louder & sound better on the S5 thru headphones? I used DSP manager on my old HTC worked well.
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I'm on Verizon. You can run any app on Verizon that you are used to running on TMO or Sprint or AT&T. As far as rules for rooting...Verizon does not recommend you root and if you do they will not honor any warranty, regardless of whose warranty it is...not much different than any other carrier. But, that doesn't stop users from rooting because you can unroot your phone if you have to return it to Verizon...but they can still tell it's been rooting at one time or another. As far as louder audio...I'll have to pass on that, my audio is plenty loud enough.

jpcalhoun: your not rooted? Are you using an S5? Are there any tweaks for it.

Pivo187 said:
jpcalhoun: your not rooted? Are you using an S5? Are there any tweaks for it.
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I have an S5 Developer Edition. I am rooted and running a custom ROM. Nonetheless, my response to your question remains the same, you should be able to run any app on your Verizon S5 that you ran on a TMO or other carrier phone. The only exception would be an app that has been specifically developed for that carrier, and all carriers have them to include Verizon. Apps that allow you to view / access your carrier specific account information, special carrier specific ringtones etc will only run on a carrier specific phone...you get the idea. You don't have to be rooted to tweak your phone. You can download a different launcher like Apex or Nova, there are a bunch of different launchers, and you can theme your phone. But to be honest, the greatest amount of "tweaking" can only be done if you're rooted. Root by itself does nothing, it's what you do after root enables the "tweaking". With the S5 you can install Safestrap (after rooting) that will enable you to flash a custom Touchwiz based ROM if you really want to tweak your phone. Hope I haven't given you more information that you needed, LOL.

[G920I] [ZEROFLTEDV] Galaxy S6 Discussion, Custom ROMS and more

I am starting this thread for the G920I model of the S6. Codenamed "Zerofltedv".
Where is G920I Available?
- Singapore
- India
- Australia
- USA
- Latin American countries
- North America
The S6 comes with regional locks for particular countries, And need to be activated with a sim specific for that region.
What is this thread about?
- For discussion.
- Online and local availability.
- Isssue discussion.
- Custom ROM development specific for this variant.
- Pricing
- Accessories

Curious to see which country with the G920I model gets updates first so I can flash that region's firmware in Odin. Australia will obviously be last as usual so I'm keen to get off this firmware ASAP and get onto one that doesn't block auto-rotate in the Gallery app

tryfound said:
Curious to see which country with the G920I model gets updates first so I can flash that region's firmware in Odin. Australia will obviously be last as usual so I'm keen to get off this firmware ASAP and get onto one that doesn't block auto-rotate in the Gallery app
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I got my device today, and there was already an update ready to be installed. BTW just checked my gallery app and it does rotate.

Siddheshpatil said:
I got my device today, and there was already an update ready to be installed. BTW just checked my gallery app and it does rotate.
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Interesting, are you on Indian firmware?
And regarding the auto rotate, it's been an issue on Samsung phones in Australia for years due to some lawsuit with Apple.

Siddheshpatil said:
I got my device today, and there was already an update ready to be installed. BTW just checked my gallery app and it does rotate.
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Can you advise your software details as the Australian variant hasn't had an update and I'd be interested to see the difference in software.
I wonder if the Edge has had an update as well?

Mattycee said:
Can you advise your software details as the Australian variant hasn't had an update and I'd be interested to see the difference in software.
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No details on the changes, but it looks like Indian firmware has a build date of 31 March while everyone else is still the 7th of March.
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G920I
Telstra is on the 3rd of March:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/45361/G920IDVU1AOC4_G920ITEL1AOC4_TEL/

sorry mi ignorance, but whats means LATAM? because im in argentina and the rigth bands areg 4 and 17 its works here? thx

jah2110 said:
sorry mi ignorance, but whats means LATAM? because im in argentina and the rigth bands areg 4 and 17 its works here? thx
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Latin America is my guess.

Mattycee said:
Latin America is my guess.
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and anybody have the network specs i need to now that model works in 4 and 17 bands of 4g. thx

jah2110 said:
and anybody have the network specs i need to now that model works in 4 and 17 bands of 4g. thx
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They have'nt specified anything specific to be non functional, so it will work on all 4G networks.

tryfound said:
Interesting, are you on Indian firmware?
And regarding the auto rotate, it's been an issue on Samsung phones in Australia for years due to some lawsuit with Apple.
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Yes, I am on the Indian firmware, which came right out of the box, got a small update yesterday thou. If our models are G920I then we should be able to flash any firmware for the same. My question is what is up with the regional locks? will that be a problem?

IS anyone here having the flash always on problem? mine is very dimly lit if you see it in the dark. very very dim, I have to try hard to observe it. Is it a major issue? are your devices doing the same?

am on a singapore version and i dont have the flash always on problem. battery life sucks though, coming from a OPO.

markkohfm said:
am on a singapore version and i dont have the flash always on problem. battery life sucks though, coming from a OPO.
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It's because of the crappy samsung apps running in the background .. Knox and ****. My flash is not that lit that it is noticeable... I have to look really hard. Very hard to see.. But it is glowing.. The technology must be this way I think

Siddheshpatil said:
It's because of the crappy samsung apps running in the background .. Knox and ****. My flash is not that lit that it is noticeable... I have to look really hard. Very hard to see.. But it is glowing.. The technology must be this way I think
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Waiting for someone to list the items we can delete using titanium. Mine is 32gb and i need the space

Siddheshpatil said:
It's because of the crappy samsung apps running in the background .. Knox and ****. My flash is not that lit that it is noticeable... I have to look really hard. Very hard to see.. But it is glowing.. The technology must be this way I think
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Apparently it is not a normal feature and samsung has been made aware of this issue and they are working on it. Saw this today on the xda channel.

Whew, just got this today.
Are there any custom ROMs for the S6 that are in development?

tiatmed said:
Whew, just got this today.
Are there any custom ROMs for the S6 that are in development?
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Nothing yet. Just the root. No roms.. Should take a month plus for proper custom rom support.

Anyone with an Indian G920I been able to root? My device bricked and I had flash the stock fw
Sent from my SM-G920I using XDA Free mobile app

twisted_mind said:
Anyone with an Indian G920I been able to root? My device bricked and I had flash the stock fw
Sent from my SM-G920I using XDA Free mobile app
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How did that happen! That is very sad to hear.. I haven't rooted my device will root when custom roms are available.

New update G920IDVU3DOJ6

Received a new update today. Using a G920I on Singtel network. Any thoughts?

What firmware are you on? Which country?

swa100 said:
What firmware are you on? Which country?
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I was on the COH8 firmware before update. Currently residing in Singapore.

Just installed the update and booted my phone. Seems to have better RAM management and a new app installed called Samsung Gear. Will update thread on whatever changes found.

There's battery optimisation/"doze" feature too
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I haven't gotten any updates on my Galaxy S6 sm g920I. :/ Currently running, G920IDVUDOI2.

Another change I saw was that the icons of grouped apps and Smart Manager have curved edges that are similar to the Note 5 icons.
Huey85 said:
There's battery optimisation/"doze" feature too
Sent from my SM-G920K using Tapatalk
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Haven't seen that feature on this update yet.
jnmiah said:
I haven't gotten any updates on my Galaxy S6 sm g920I. :/ Currently running, G920IDVUDOI2.
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Is your device from Singapore?

popthosegaskets said:
Another change I saw was that the icons of grouped apps and Smart Manager have curved edges that are similar to the Note 5 icons.
Haven't seen that feature on this update yet.
Is your device from Singapore?
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While using the Phone Info app, it says it's from, or was made from Vietnam. However, my original CSC code is from Papua New Guinea/ NZ.

there is doze included in this update

I want to ask you if the Setting, Battery, App Optimization item is new. Beacouse I don´t remember seeing this before.

lch920619x said:
there is doze included in this update
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How or where do you access it? I'm not a native user of TouchWiz so I'm not sure about certain things.
MartinBM said:
I want to ask you if the Setting, Battery, App Optimization item is new. Beacouse I don´t remember seeing this before.
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Looks new, haven't seen it before myself.

popthosegaskets said:
How or where do you access it? I'm not a native user of TouchWiz so I'm not sure about certain things.
Looks new, haven't seen it before myself.
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yeah I was referring to the battery optimization thingy

lch920619x said:
yeah I was referring to the battery optimization thingy
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Settings ,
Battery,
App Optimization (i really don´t know how to use it)

jnmiah said:
I haven't gotten any updates on my Galaxy S6 sm g920I. :/ Currently running, G920IDVUDOI2.
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Running the same G920I and DOI2 on T-Mobile and don't have the update either...would I get it OTA or would I have to use samsung software to update it via PC?

sahil04 said:
Running the same G920I and DOI2 on T-Mobile and don't have the update either...would I get it OTA or would I have to use samsung software to update it via PC?
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You can try updating it via the PC. The update may not be available for some variants of G920I.

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Running the same G920I and DOI2 on T-Mobile and don't have the update either...would I get it OTA or would I have to use samsung software to update it via PC?
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I updated this new firmware using Odin. I was tired of waiting.

The only other phones I've had are the Samsung Vibrant & Note II and I'm kind of hoping you guys can clear this up for me.
What is the difference between the different "G920I" versions. I understand the difference between the G920 variants (I/T/V/etc..) made for specific carriers/regions but I don't understand what the different variants of the G920I mean (which have different build numbers).
I am looking here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920I/
Can any of these firmwares be flashed on any G920I version? I thought the G920I version would be the same internationally but I'm not sure why some devices are being updates and others are not...can someone clarify?
Thanks.

I'm getting 4g speeds VIA T-Mobile USA when I flashed to G920IDVU3DOJ6_G920IXSA3DOJ6_XSA (Australia), I used to get LTE when I was in G920IDVU2COF8. Is that a problem?

snowball34 said:
I'm getting 4g speeds VIA T-Mobile USA when I flashed to G920IDVU3DOJ6_G920IXSA3DOJ6_XSA (Australia), I used to get LTE when I was in G920IDVU2COF8. Is that a problem?
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Just the icon most likely. EU roms show 4g instead of LTE.

The update brings up a new feature "rich communication", also installed Samsung gear app.... Other than that I'm still looking out for new stuff.

Verizon wear24 any way to unlock for use with other carrier?

I just picked up a Verizon Wear24 for cheap. I'm a Project Fi user and would like to get rid of the verizon crap on the watch and link it more completely to my phone. I'm new to Android Wear but not to android. Is there a way to unlock AW and flash a more stock ROM?

jnasmith said:
I just picked up a Verizon Wear24 for cheap. I'm a Project Fi user and would like to get rid of the verizon crap on the watch and link it more completely to my phone. I'm new to Android Wear but not to android. Is there a way to unlock AW and flash a more stock ROM?
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The SIM actually comes out in this if you take it apart enough. You can replace with any SIM of your choosing. The real problem is that the phone is limited on bands as it is just LTE band 13. Let's say you succeeded in adding bands, you would still have an issue entering APN settings as this menu is restricted.

Without root you cannot add any bands. i did this with my tmobile lg g3 back in the day. while complicated it did work.
Has anyone rooted this watch?

Adding bands to qualcomm you must patch rmt-storage or any modifications to the bands will revert
then you have to enable APN menu as adding new APN is disabled on this firmware.

Since this watch was available at $80, a lot of people jump in to get one. Hopefully with time we get more developers to be involve. I'm looking to replace the bands. As of now I don't care about LATE. But I wish we can enable NFC for Android pay

PesSarmiento said:
Since this watch was available at $80, a lot of people jump in to get one. Hopefully with time we get more developers to be involve. I'm looking to replace the bands. As of now I don't care about LATE. But I wish we can enable NFC for Android pay
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Same here, working android pay would be great!
Would be nice to have separate forum for this model

Ordered mine for $80 and received it today. It would be nice to see the developers work some magic on this thing. Don't like the fact its stuck on Verizon and all the Verizon bloat on it. I can live without LTE but would love to see the Verizon SMS app and stuff go.

samt3 said:
Ordered mine for $80 and received it today. It would be nice to see the developers work some magic on this thing. Don't like the fact its stuck on Verizon and all the Verizon bloat on it. I can live without LTE but would love to see the Verizon SMS app and stuff go.
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For now you can just disable the Message+ app in System apps. Also disable the cellular radio.

Interesting approach, wonder if you can still send and receive texts with Message+ disabled?

Working for me fine

lifeisfun said:
Working for me fine
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That's great news. Can't wait to try.
This is one of the common review cons for the Wear24. Would be awesome if it was that easy [emoji16]

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That's great news. Can't wait to try.
This is one of the common review cons for the Wear24. Would be awesome if it was that easy [emoji16]
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Yeah, folks should probably use it for some time before posting review.
Too bad we won't see any updates but for $75 this watch is great buy.

lifeisfun said:
Yeah, folks should probably use it for some time before posting review.
Too bad we won't see any updates but for $75 this watch is great buy.
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It is, I bought a couple. There were enough sold that root and rooms will come...

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Working for me fine
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I have Sprint. Will I be able to receive calls via Bluetooth (speaker phone)? I have been told different things. Also will texting work like normal (voice response)without the Verizon text app? Will it work like another watch that isn't carrier specific?

Clayter21 said:
I have Sprint. Will I be able to receive calls via Bluetooth (speaker phone)? I have been told different things. Also will texting work like normal (voice response)without the Verizon text app? Will it work like another watch that isn't carrier specific?
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yes for the speaker phone function
yes for texting (I'm using the defaults android messaging app and hangouts)

lifeisfun said:
yes for the speaker phone function
yes for texting (I'm using the defaults android messaging app and hangouts)
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That's freaking awesome news thanks. I've been told by bunch of people that it won't work at all unless you have Verizon however it doesn't make sense because it's Android Wear watch

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yes for the speaker phone function
yes for texting (I'm using the defaults android messaging app and hangouts)
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Well mine came with wear 2.0 and speaker phone died not work and cannot text by voice. Any suggestions?

Clayter21 said:
Well mine came with wear 2.0 and speaker phone died not work and cannot text by voice. Any suggestions?
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Check if your BT profile is set to phone audio.
Or reset the watch and start over

lifeisfun said:
Check if your BT profile is set to phone audio.
Or reset the watch and start over
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Bt is phone audio. I'll do a reset see if that helps. Hope so because it is a nice watch. Maybe we will get stock wear it soon and have the full potential unlocked.

Tried the reset but no change. Everything seems to work except the mic. Google assist also does not work for texting with ok google. Watch is solid tho.