So 100GB free for two years on Google, great, thanks!! They did similar with Dropbox back when I got my Jewel. Ideal purpose here is photos of my kids getting backed up, I don't create nearly that many spreadsheets to warrant that kind of storage.
Photos WILL NOT back up photos via wi-fi, the Assistant in the app just says "Waiting for Wi-Fi", well the wait is over, you've been connected to wi-fi almost constantly for a week now. As soon as you flip the switch to use mobile data, they back up fine, over mobile data. I'm unlimited, so that's not a huge issue, just seems like a power drain to me.
I've done all the toggling on and off, uninstalled app (updates to system app only, not rooted yet so still on stock), cleared data/cache, blah blah blah. Seems like the app isn't allowed to see the Wi-Fi state or something. I've Googled the issue and I don't seem to be the only one facing it. Only thing I haven't tried is removing my Google account and re-adding it, but someone else on another forum states to have tried it to no avail.
Has anyone here on this forum of geniuses seen this and figured it out?????
thanks!!!
I have had the exact same issue. I had to set it to allow it to use wireless network and then turn that back off. It's a crap work around I know, but at least they get backed up.
landaile said:
I have had the exact same issue. I had to set it to allow it to use wireless network and then turn that back off. It's a crap work around I know, but at least they get backed up.
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that's kind of where i'm at. mobile data is the only option. just don't know if it's an app thing or something with sense. haven't tried a factory reset yet, but i give myself probably another three or four days before i finally break down and unlock so i guess i'll find out then if that fixes it.
Mine still went over wifi. I just had to switch it to allow over wireless.
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Mine still went over wifi. I just had to switch it to allow over wireless.
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how could you tell?
Could be wrong but think he is saying he set to wireless network then back to Wi-Fi and then sync. I had same problem so just left mine on both Wi-Fi and wireless network. Would rather just Wi-Fi but don't want to lose photos
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I thought that might be a possibility, but none of the above have worked for me. Mobile data only
I have the same problem. There were a few times early on that I got it to work on Wi-Fi by toggling and clearing stuff in various combinations, but never consistently, so I just ended up saying screw it and using mobile data.
I remember that I had the same issue on a stock Android ROM on my M8 at one point though, so I don't think it's a sense issue.
Sent from my HTC 10
Same issue here. I ended up just letting it go over mobile data (especially since I have unlimited data with Sprint)
Was on vacation so I couldn't reply.
I have zero cell coverage at home so data cannot cross the cell network. I had issues with it not uploading over wifi. I set it to use cellular data and photos started backing up. Obviously it's only over WiFi because I don't have cell coverage at home. Turn off the cellular data backup setting and it stops uploading on WiFi again.
same trouble with a HTC 10 Port on my HTC m9
I had the exact same issue, and found the fix on reddit.
"Go to Settings, go to Data Usage, then open the menu and go to Network Restrictions. Tap the WiFi you're connected to so it is a metered network, and turn it back off. Should correct everything."
For whatever reason, toggling that setting makes Photos start backing up over WiFi again.
dangle79 said:
So 100GB free for two years on Google, great, thanks!! They did similar with Dropbox back when I got my Jewel. Ideal purpose here is photos of my kids getting backed up, I don't create nearly that many spreadsheets to warrant that kind of storage.
Photos WILL NOT back up photos via wi-fi, the Assistant in the app just says "Waiting for Wi-Fi", well the wait is over, you've been connected to wi-fi almost constantly for a week now. As soon as you flip the switch to use mobile data, they back up fine, over mobile data. I'm unlimited, so that's not a huge issue, just seems like a power drain to me.
I've done all the toggling on and off, uninstalled app (updates to system app only, not rooted yet so still on stock), cleared data/cache, blah blah blah. Seems like the app isn't allowed to see the Wi-Fi state or something. I've Googled the issue and I don't seem to be the only one facing it. Only thing I haven't tried is removing my Google account and re-adding it, but someone else on another forum states to have tried it to no avail.
Has anyone here on this forum of geniuses seen this and figured it out?????
thanks!!!
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This issue goes beyond just Google Photos. I have noticed that it is global so anything that is set to download over WiFi only won't ever download. This includes automatic updates in the Play Store and Spotify downloads. There has to be a fix coming for this soon from HTC. I wonder if they are even aware of this bug...
just want to let you know guys this is no HTC related, I have Xiaomi Mi4c with CM13.1 facing exactly same problem in Flickr and Google Photos app, only solution is mentioned in this thread enable and disable your wifi network as metered.
EDIT: I am using AFWall+ and both Flickr and Google Photos had same issue and were restricted by firewall only to access Wifi, I am curious if it's gonna help if I will allow them to use mobile data and restrict only within the app.
I can confirm that here, definitely something up with the app. Did the meter toggle fix, disabled mobile data, snapped a photo, watched it back up over wifi. Then for fun I went into backup settings and turned off backup over cellular data and snapped another photo, waiting for wifi.
Hay guys i was having the same issue of not being able to upload my photos on google photos app, but i don't know when it started up and what caused it to do so, but i have digged up a solution from googlephotos help page, a guy named Gaieus solved this problem and shared his steps there. I have just copy pasted them here ,
I had the same issue. I finally found what to do and it seems to work for me now (hopefully for others, too):
Go to your settings > data usage
Tap on the three dot-menu icon at the top right
Select mobile hotspots
Uncheck your own (or any constant, reliable connection you often use) so that it is not marked with green as a mobile hotspot
It seems that the phone is not using mobile hotspots to do the background uploading (probably because they are often unreliable and you may not stay in the range for long enough - and as has been said, the pho app cannot do resuming of uploads already started when you get to a wifi range again)
So press thanks button if i helped you guys. Thanks for visiting XDA
I had the same issue for the long time and I just now managed to fix it.
Go to the Settings and fully FORGET your WiFi connection. Reconnect by entering again your password.
That did it for me. After half a year of inactivity, Playstore immediately started updating my apps and Photos started backing up over 430 images that were in the que.
Switching to mobile data also fixed "waiting for WiFi" holdup inside Photos app, but since I am on 500MB/month data plan, I never relied on that.
Did you guys have an SD card formatted as internal? I think the issue stems from that. I had the same issue a while back with more than one app like google photos, google play music (for podcast downloads), etc... basically anything that waited for Wifi to do anything.
I backed up and redid everything without formatting the card as internal and haven't had those issues since.
I've heard formatting as internal can cause other odd problems too.
waiting wifi to auto backup google photo
Solution
1. switch on to airplane mode
1.1 activate wifi
2. open google photo aps
3. open setting
4. open backup & sync
5. activate cellular data backup
now you can auto back up your photo or video with WIFI
after backup deactivate Cellular data backup
2nd option
1. deactivate mobile data
2. open google photo aps
3. open setting
4. open backup & sync
5. activate cellular data backup
now you can auto back up your photo or video with WIFI
after backup deactivate Cellular data backup
dangle79 said:
So 100GB free for two years on Google, great, thanks!! They did similar with Dropbox back when I got my Jewel. Ideal purpose here is photos of my kids getting backed up, I don't create nearly that many spreadsheets to warrant that kind of storage.
Photos WILL NOT back up photos via wi-fi, the Assistant in the app just says "Waiting for Wi-Fi", well the wait is over, you've been connected to wi-fi almost constantly for a week now. As soon as you flip the switch to use mobile data, they back up fine, over mobile data. I'm unlimited, so that's not a huge issue, just seems like a power drain to me.
I've done all the toggling on and off, uninstalled app (updates to system app only, not rooted yet so still on stock), cleared data/cache, blah blah blah. Seems like the app isn't allowed to see the Wi-Fi state or something. I've Googled the issue and I don't seem to be the only one facing it. Only thing I haven't tried is removing my Google account and re-adding it, but someone else on another forum states to have tried it to no avail.
Has anyone here on this forum of geniuses seen this and figured it out?????
thanks!!!
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Once I uninstalled all the Google Photo updates, it started working for me. The only Settings option I had available in the latest version was "About". After removing the updates, all the Settings items returned and so did the ability to sync.
Hi,
my friend brougt me her S5 which acts really weird. When it's on mobile data, it is just impossible to use the phone. Acessing anything (apps, contacts, messages) takes forever, some apps like Messenger or Google play won't open at all.
But when I switch off the mobile data and run just on wifi, the phone comes back to life and works perfectly. All apps work etc.
I wiped and reset the phone week ago, it was working good for 6 days, but now it's back to not working good again.
Has anyone experienced similar issue. The processor load is 3x higher on 4g than on Wifi, dont know if that is normal. The original Android version is 6 marshmallow. She use SimpleMobile sim card, but it worked slow with my Tmobile card too. I set the APN correctly so it was not issue with that.
Can anyone advise?
Thank you :]
I've searched and can't seem to find a solution to this issue. I dropped and broke the screen on my Oneplus One, and found a used Oneplus 5 online for $250. Everything works fine, can make/receive calls, internet works fine on wifi and over cellular data, but I can't receive text messages. I've sent them myself from my PC using google voice, and having people send them to me from their various phones. Since the sim on the Oneplus One was a different size, I had to go to my carrier (Cricket) who sold me a new sim that they activated to my account. I've never had an iPhone, so I've never used any sim in any iPhone (I've seen this can cause problems). I have checked all APN settings, as well as the service message number in the messages app. I've tried the Textra 3rd party app, same thing. I've factory reset (which I did before the initial setup as well, as I wanted a fresh setup on this phone), both times deleting all data. With my service provider, it actually sets up 3 APNs (Internet, ATT and Cricket) and I've tried manually using all 3, and none do anything different. How can this be possible that I can do everything EXCEPT receive text messages??
So, I was searching for oneplus 5 issues, but I possibly should have been searching for Cricket issues. I'm at work now and so I can't call, but I may have to contact Cricket customer service and have them refresh my SIM based on this reddit post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CricketWireless/comments/9bd3on/phone_not_receiving_text_messages/
So, hopefully that'll work for my phone
That's reprovisioning. It might work. Where is the new one plus from?
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That's reprovisioning. It might work. Where is the new one plus from?
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I got it from an individual online. He's been an avid oneplus upgrader, as soon as the next one comes out he has to get it. So, he got the 6T, I get to buy his 5 lol. I don't believe there can be physical damage with the phone that would only have the problem of not receiving SMS. It has to be a provisioning or software issue somewhere. If I can't get it fixed through provisioning, I'll flash a different rom to it. I loved being able to do that with the 1+1, and hopefully I can have a similar experience with the 1+5 if I need to do it.
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I got it from an individual online. He's been an avid oneplus upgrader, as soon as the next one comes out he has to get it. So, he got the 6T, I get to buy his 5 lol. I don't believe there can be physical damage with the phone that would only have the problem of not receiving SMS. It has to be a provisioning or software issue somewhere. If I can't get it fixed through provisioning, I'll flash a different rom to it. I loved being able to do that with the 1+1, and hopefully I can have a similar experience with the 1+5 if I need to do it.
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It's similar. Get TWRP then do whatever. However be warned. You need a PC and to use fastbook to flash TWRP. Once in twrp flash magisk or SU. The TWRP.img gets replaced if stock notices it's not right. Flashing root stops this.
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briannam said:
I got it from an individual online. He's been an avid oneplus upgrader, as soon as the next one comes out he has to get it. So, he got the 6T, I get to buy his 5 lol. I don't believe there can be physical damage with the phone that would only have the problem of not receiving SMS. It has to be a provisioning or software issue somewhere. If I can't get it fixed through provisioning, I'll flash a different rom to it. I loved being able to do that with the 1+1, and hopefully I can have a similar experience with the 1+5 if I need to do it.
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Messages/settings / advanced. Verify SMSC and the number there with carrier.
It was the sim. Called my provider when they opened this morning and asked them to refresh my sim. Left my phone off for a couple minutes, texts came flooding in. Tested with Google voice, send and receive works. Wasn't the phone after all
briannam said:
It was the sim. Called my provider when they opened this morning and asked them to refresh my sim. Left my phone off for a couple minutes, texts came flooding in. Tested with Google voice, send and receive works. Wasn't the phone after all
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I bet you the phone had the old sim ssms#
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I bet you the phone had the old sim ssms#
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In theory it shouldn't have. First thing I did was a factory reset. Then I wasn't sure so I did a factory reset and made sure to include all settings. Then after that I did a reset of the network settings. I did confirm all the APN settings as well as the smsc # were correct for my carrier. I don't know exactly what it was, but I'm glad it wasn't this phone I got second hand and had my nightmares about getting duped come true lol
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In theory it shouldn't have. First thing I did was a factory reset. Then I wasn't sure so I did a factory reset and made sure to include all settings. Then after that I did a reset of the network settings. I did confirm all the APN settings as well as the smsc # were correct for my carrier. I don't know exactly what it was, but I'm glad it wasn't this phone I got second hand and had my nightmares about getting duped come true lol
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Just happened to me. Bought a pixel xl and the IMEI provided was fake. Phone blacklisted. I ended up buying this a couple days later. Perhaps it's for the best, this phone is great
I'm enjoying it so far. Definitely better than the OnePlus One I killed. Not the 8 GB memory and 128 storage I was hoping for. But, it'll do
I recently got an LG-H872 to replace my daughter's old (broken) phone. When I set it up, I let it update for a couple hours... rebooting each time and check-in for new updates. It's completely up-to-date now and 100% unmolested.... no root, no TWRP, etc.
After putting the SIM in, it connects to T-Mobile for calls/texts, but gets no mobile data (only wifi). I've gone through all the mobile data settings, roaming settings, APN, and the like. I've also called TMO to make sure data was turned on for the line (which has happened to me before, when switching phones).
Anyone have issues with an LG-H872 not getting data?
I'm still having this issue and have absolutely no idea how to fix it. I've even tried my sim in the phone to rule out an issue with her account, and it also does not work.
Flapjack said:
I'm still having this issue and have absolutely no idea how to fix it. I've even tried my sim in the phone to rule out an issue with her account, and it also does not work.
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Try factorying it except rooting and installing different firmware that's all i can tell you unless it's a hardware issue