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[HOW TO] Use NFC to unlock your Note II directly into your favorite app

This quick tutorial will allow you to use an NFC tag to wake up your phone and launch directly into your favorite application. It will also bypass any PIN/pattern/password you have configured.
I've been trying to do this for a while and have been hunting down information/tools in XDA to try to unlock my pattern protected Note 2 and directly launch my remote app (Unified Remote) when I touch the NFC tag on the living room coffee table. The biggest challenge was to find a NFC screen-off mod that worked for the Note 2 (most were for the S3).
Tools:
Tasker (important: make sure you update to the latest version)
NFC Task Launcher
Writable NFC tags
Secure Settings (be sure to enable Device Admin)
NFC Screen Off Mod (attached), got it from here. Confirmed working for stock LJ1 and LJ3 odex rooted. WARNING: This mod might work on stock 4.1.2 but will cause annoying popups saying 'NFC Service has been stopped'.
Root (but I'm guessing if you have any of the above you're already rooted)
(optional but recommended) Titanium Backup
(optional) Unified Remote
1. Use TB to make a backup of your NFC Service apk (in case you get issues after flashing the modded one)
2. Flash the attached NFC Screen Off Mod using CMW
3. Create a task (Wake) in Tasker with the following actions:
EDIT: Make sure Tasker has 'enabled external access' option switched on in settings (Thanks SenK9)
Plugins -> Secure Settings -> Wake Device -> Screen and Keyboard lights on (30 sec or whatever you want)
Plugins -> Secure Settings -> Keyguard -> Off (this will also disable any PIN/pattern/password you have)
(optional) Misc -> Say -> "Device is awake" (or whatever you want it to say)
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4. Prepare a writeable tag in NFC Task Launcher with the following actions:
Tasker -> Tasker Task -> Wake (or the name of your task)
(optional) Launch application -> Unified Remote (can also place this in your Task but I prefer to keep them separate since I use my task for other things as well)
[Add whatever you want to do here (launch app, play music, etc..)]
Note: Keyguard disable didn't work for me at first, so you may need to reboot your phone.
That's it! Hope this helped someone
Let me know if this works for you and if you have any recommendations or improvements I'd be happy to update the post with your suggestions.

Good work gabster21! Work well for me on stock LJ3. Followed your instructions and it worked without problem. Much better than the Samsung TecTiles app that I've been using.

Glad to hear it worked!
On a similar note I just finished automating my phone to start my favorite playlist on my HTPC using NFC with the screen off. It involves EventGhost (with several plugins) and sending an http get command from Tasker. I can post a tutorial on that if people are interested.

Can confirm that this mod works on N7105 (deodex LJ4), thanks!

Any idea why step 3 above only unlocks the screen temporarily before it locks again? I'm using standard pattern lock.

gabster21 said:
Glad to hear it worked!
On a similar note I just finished automating my phone to start my favorite playlist on my HTPC using NFC with the screen off. It involves EventGhost (with several plugins) and sending an http get command from Tasker. I can post a tutorial on that if people are interested.
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A tutorial will be appreciated very much

wrapper said:
Any idea why step 3 above only unlocks the screen temporarily before it locks again? I'm using standard pattern lock.
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Did you set the timeout value to 30 seconds? Otherwise I think it defaults to 3 sec
arvin2212 said:
A tutorial will be appreciated very much
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Working on it.. got overloaded at work but will definitely post when I have time!

um....didnt work....
my nfc task launcher got response say run the task, tasker set the task as secure setting, but cant screen on and unlock device
im sure the nfc is ready while screen off, coz when i wake the device, nfc task launcher had the notification say it ran the task

Have you enabled device admin and helper in the secure settings app?
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gabster21 said:
Have you enabled device admin and helper in the secure settings app?
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i do....

emprize said:
i do....
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Strange.. Keyguard Unlock didn't work for me at first either but a reboot fixed the issue. Try adding something to the task (like some sound) for debugging to see if the task is executing properly.

I personally use tasker without nfc. (probably will try nfc soon) For instance, when I get in my car and plug my phone in my aux, the phone automatically opens up Poweramp. (power amp has an option to continue playing on aux insert but not just opening the program.) Also when poweramp is running I have it disable my pattern lock.

Hey guys, just getting into some of this stuff, particularly with tasker.
Boodies, can someone conceivably set up the tasker so that the NFC tag is on the back of the cardock for my Note II and when my phone comes into contact it arms GPS and pops up poweramp as part of the same action?

Clockwerks77 said:
Hey guys, just getting into some of this stuff, particularly with tasker.
Boodies, can someone conceivably set up the tasker so that the NFC tag is on the back of the cardock for my Note II and when my phone comes into contact it arms GPS and pops up poweramp as part of the same action?
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You would to have 'Secure Setfings' installed (with Helper) need to setups a task with these actions:
-> Plugins -> Secure Settings -> GPS -> ON
-> App -> Launch -> Poweramp
Then call this task from NFC task launcher programmed in a tag

Clockwerks77 said:
Hey guys, just getting into some of this stuff, particularly with tasker.
Boodies, can someone conceivably set up the tasker so that the NFC tag is on the back of the cardock for my Note II and when my phone comes into contact it arms GPS and pops up poweramp as part of the same action?
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and to add to Gabster, here is a FANTASTIC site to learn tasker.
LEARN TASKER

Works for me
Thank you OP

Welcome

Can anyone provide the NFC screen off mod for N7105 XXDLK7 (4.1.2)? Thanks

wrapper said:
Can anyone provide the NFC screen off mod for N7105 XXDLK7 (4.1.2)? Thanks
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dude im on sprint's note2 n the **** works fine for me....
as is, that is

Hey guys, new to this thread and sorry if asked but I'm running PA alpha3 and I installed zip but now my NFC check box went missing. Am I missing something?
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[APP][8.24.14] Sprocket - Notifications, SMS/MMS, File Transfer, Remote App Install

I bought a gear recently and was sad to see a lack of apps tailored specifically for it so I made one of my own!
Sprocket
Features:
Native SMS/MMS functionality.
View/Send SMS conversations
View MMS
File Transfer
Send a file from the phone and it will automatically be saved in Internal Storage in the GalaxySMS directory and opened on the Gear from the default handling app
.
Remote Application Install
Allows you to install apps on the gear that are installed on your phone.
*Note does not work for paid apps it seems. At least on my Moto X.
Installation
Install the apk on both the phone and the gear and you will be good to go. The application will be automatically run on startup, but needs to be started initially once first installed on both the phone and gear.
Its a good idea to have bluetooth already turned on when initially starting the app.
Install on Phone first, select device
Install on gear next, select device
Support
This app was written specifically on my Moto X so there may or may not be issues with other phones. Please send me a logcat and I'll see what I can do.
Update 7.29.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I've been working many hours on this release and have made several improvements.
ChangeLog
Better App Stability
System runs in the foreground now so it is less likely to be killed
Improved Connection Speeds
Increased buffer size to allow faster transfers
New Notifications For Texts
This is the one I'm most excited about. I took some inspiration from the new Android Wear Watches to create custom notifications for our beloved gear.
Installation
Install the update on both the Gear and the Phone. If you already have sprocket installed on your gear you can update it with the new version v1.1 attached to the first post using Remote Install. To enable notifications click "Enable SMS Notifications" on the Phone version and follow the prompts.
Right now the app supports all notifications for SMS, but if you would like to preview notifications across the entire device you may download a developer key available on the play store. It will unlock all other notifications (including ongoing and button control!) from the device and will help continue development from my end to give you new features to make our device more useful. A preview of these notifications below:
Install Developer Key*
*The developer key only needs to be installed on the phone
I'll be going through the thread to address any issues you have come across. Thank you all for the feedback
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Update 7.31.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I have a new version available to address some of the issues in the thread as well as to add some new features.
Download
Whitelist Applications
Go to settings/allowed notifications and uncheck the applications you don't want notifications for
[*]Local Application Updates
Updates will be checked on the phone when the application is started. You can also check by going to menu/check for update on your phone
[*]Crash/Log Reporting
When the application crashes, you will be presented with a dialog to send the crash report to me for analysis. This will help resolve issues on different devices.
[*]Clear Phone Notifications From Gear
When you hit clear on the notification screen on your gear, notifications will be cleared on your phone
[*]Resend Files If Not Connect To Gear at Transfer Time
Fixes an issue when you try to send a file when the gear is not connected. The file will send as soon as device is reconnected
[*]Crash Fixes
Fix crash for some ongoing notifications
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Update 8.7.2014
Hello! Thanks for your feedback and crash logs. I've pushed out an update that should take care of the ones I've seen so far with the Nexus 5 crashes and one's when clicking on a conversation on the gear and the contact app is not installed. Let me know if it solves the issues.
Sprocket 1.3b
Thanks,
East2West
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Update 8.9.2014
Hey Everyone!
I was on vacation last week, so I only had time to push some incremental updates for some bug fixes, but I'm back now and have some new features!
New UI for bringing up sms messages and notifications
New Media Controller
Works with any media player that responds to media button events.
*Developer Key Needed
Clock On Notification Screen
Stability Fixes
Screenshots
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Update 8.9.2014
New Update.
Connection Fixes
Fixed an issue where server would not connect on initial app launch
Try and reconnect to server on bluetooth toggle
New Settings Menu
Allows Muting of Notifications. 3 Settings
Sound On Symbol - Notifications will vibrate and turn on screen and play the notification sound
Vibrate On Symbol - Notifications will only vibrate and not turn on screen
Mute Symbol - Notifications will be silent
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Update 8.11.2014
Another Update!
Extended Notification Detail
Click on flashing icon to expand
New SMS/MMS Theme
Improved MMS image quality
Media Controller Now Works With Pandora
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Update 8.21.2014
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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Update 8.24.2014
Hello! Another update..
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear
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For others not able to connect to the gear after upgrading from version 1.3. It may be necessary to upgrade the watch apk manually as the UUID for the bluetooth service has changed and might not be recognized until upgrading the gear to 1.5

I run this on a K2 W100 and it works really well.

falum said:
I run this on a K2 W100 and it works really well.
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The same here including the dev key. Works like a charm.
Keep up the good work dev.

Thanks for this great app dev, will try it out immediately on my Zwatch :laugh:

Crashed sending SMS on smartq Z

Nedyar said:
Crashed sending SMS on smartq Z
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Can you send a crash log my way? I'll get this resolved for you

I pressed the send log button but nothing happenneed.

Nedyar said:
I pressed the send log button but nothing happenneed.
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On the watch or phone( whichever had the crash ) check in the /sdcard/GalaxySMS directory. There should be a file in there like CrashLog#######.txt

Great app! Is it normal that an ongoing notification will cause my watch to vibrate every few minutes? I would prefer that it only notifies me when it pops up initially. I'd also love to see an option to set this app as a lock screen. Thanks and keep up the awesome work!

I installed this on my SmartQ Z1 and oppo find5 (with CM11) and it is pretty sweet! Thanks! I think this might be by favorite notification manager by far (I've used some for the Z1 and the Pebble). :highfive:

Try sprocket with an app called Notif on your phone and you have an instant list maker/photo transfer. Love it

Updated Version 1.7
Sprocket 1.7a
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once

East2West said:
Sprocket 1.7a
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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Thanks for the update, it wouldn't install over the last version so I removed 1.6 and installed 1.7. works like a charm!

Does not work.
Hi to all.
The one app that gave me hope to send images to my device does not work.
I tried everything in this forum and still no hope.
And i am also unable to send the log it does not want to work.
Note 3 4.4.2 kitkat rooted.
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FdeKlerk said:
Hi to all.
The one app that gave me hope to send images to my device does not work.
I tried everything in this forum and still no hope.
And i am also unable to send the log it does not want to work.
Note 3 4.4.2 kitkat rooted.
Any help would be nice.
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Can you check for a crash log text file in the /sdcard/GalaxySMS directory? It will have the format CrashLog######.txt
If you can send that my way I can see about fixing the crash

Updated Version
Hey Everyone!
If you are getting a constant update notification there was an issue with my workspace and the version code would not update. I've reuploaded a new version to fix the issue.
Sprocket 1.7b

Updated Version
Hello! Another update..
Sprocket 1.8
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear

[FIX] Google Play Services Idle Battery Drain Issue Solved

Disable these two services using Disable Service App. That's it, nothing more!
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GoogleLocationManagerService
GoogleLocationService
Full Service Name:
com.google.android.location.internal.GoogleLocationManagerService
com.google.android.location.internal.server.GoogleLocationService
My Idle drain which was around 20-30 even with Wifi Data etc off was down to single digits with Wifi and data ON.
Other things I've tried and failed :
Deny Wake Up and Keep Awake permissions to GPS.
Greenify GPS , this only works for a short while but as soon as GPS is back online battery drain also comes back.
Get servicely to kill GPS.
Uninstall and reinstall GPS from play store.
Clear GPS data.
And a few more that I can't remember.
WARNING :
THIS WILL ESSENTIALLY BREAK LOCATION SERVICES.
If you don't use location, well and good.
If you do, you'll have to re enable these two services every time you want to use Maps or any app that uses location.
I use Tasker to re enable them whenever the app launches.
I've attached two apps for enabling and disabling these two services, you can use them as shortcuts whenever you want to enable or disable the two services.
Also attached xml files of the tasks that you can import into tasker. Profile condition should be whatever apps that use location when launched. Use Enable service task as enter task and disable task as exit task.
Minor bug I noticed with Google Maps, enable the two services and turn on Location then launch app, but it won't show you your location sometimes, exit app clear it from recents launch again to get it working.

Thank you for this fix, the issue was driving me nuts. Every other fix I've tried turned out to be only temporary, but after following your instructions the drain seems to be gone for good.

Thank You and Queries
This has helped the most of all the "Fixes" I have tried. Makes a very drastic difference. It's appalling that Google or it's Dependants would wan't to know your Location at such great cost to battery-life. It would have been great if switching the Location On and Off switch in Settings automatically Enabled and Disabled these services for the user.
Any particular reason why your Application has to keep monitoring in the background? Both Enable and Disable keep running for me. Couldn't they exit after they are done?
Thank You in any case for your work.

on&off said:
This has helped the most of all the "Fixes" I have tried. Makes a very drastic difference. It's appalling that Google or it's Dependants would wan't to know your Location at such great cost to battery-life. It would have been great if switching the Location On and Off switch in Settings automatically Enabled and Disabled these services for the user.
Any particular reason why your Application has to keep monitoring in the background? Both Enable and Disable keep running for me. Couldn't they exit after they are done?
Thank You in any case for your work.
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It doesn't keep monitoring in the background, at most it'll get cached for a while.
There should be no side effects.

Good One
Great Find and explanation.
Thanks

thank you it's work very well

Thanks it works for Samsung S3 as well

Thanks a lot !

PSA: I recently disabled google location history and the drain seems to have lowered to 10mAh, without having to disable those two services.
Just thought others could try the same and see if it helps.
Enable location, then turn off location history.
Google settings - Personal info & privacy - Activity controls - Location history.
I kept location on for a day in battery saving mode then turned it off.

venky716 said:
PSA: I recently disabled google location history and the drain seems to have lowered to 10mAh, without having to disable those two services.
Just thought others could try the same and see if it helps.
Enable location, then turn off location history.
Google settings - Personal info & privacy - Activity controls - Location history.
I kept location on for a day in battery saving mode then turned it off.
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The drain was definitely there even with Location History off before I disabled the services. Perhaps they fixed the issue with a GPS update? Although everything I know about Google tells me that's highly unlikely.

Sauronych said:
The drain was definitely there even with Location History off before I disabled the services. Perhaps they fixed the issue with a GPS update? Although everything I know about Google tells me that's highly unlikely.
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I don't know if Google has fixed it, but I saw lower drain recently.
Not as low as with the services disabled but still acceptable.

Have you ever used the privacy guard to deny these services ??
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adibaba777 said:
Have you ever used the privacy guard to deny these services ??
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I have and it doesn't work anymore with the recent play services update. What a shame, it used to be such an easy fix! I'll try the methods OP stated and see how it goes. Play services have been plaguing me for far too long!

@venky716
You are my hero!!!
After all the romours what actually cause the battery drain by google play service, thats the real reason!
With the privacy guard fix sometimes there was less battery drain, sometimes it was more, but with this fix my phone almost not losing battery in standby at all! And with Tasker its so easy and I don't have any problems with google maps or here maps.
Thanks alot!!!

Why not just turn off location until you need to use it? Isn't this just doing the same thing just a lot more clicks and time involved?
? Good Luck and GOD BLESS!! ?

Yeah, you should think it would be so easy
Without turning off this services you will still have this battery drain. Maybe Google is still checking your location even if you turn it off or its just that play services wakes up the phone only to find out that there is no location to check.

So if I want to use maps with gps, will this fix affect me?
Enviado desde mi Oneplus One

johnb380 said:
Why not just turn off location until you need to use it? Isn't this just doing the same thing just a lot more clicks and time involved?
? Good Luck and GOD BLESS!! ?
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I keep location disabled at all times but found that this service was still active all the time and disabling it immediately brought down the idle drain.
elargento said:
So if I want to use maps with gps, will this fix affect me?
Enviado desde mi Oneplus One
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Yes it will, with the services disabled you won't be able to use maps.
In order to use maps you'll have to re-enable the service, either by tasker or desktop widget shortcuts provided in the OP, before using maps.
Read the OP again carefully [emoji14]
Especially the last part about maps.

venky716 said:
I keep location disabled at all times but found that this service was still active all the time and disabling it immediately brought down the idle drain.
Yes it will, with the services disabled you won't be able to use maps.
In order to use maps you'll have to re-enable the service, either by tasker or desktop widget shortcuts provided in the OP, before using maps.
Read the OP again carefully [emoji14]
Especially the last part about maps.
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Sorry I asked the wrong question. I meant if I use the phone's gps for offline navigation apps like Viago or navmii.
Enviado desde mi Oneplus One

Year it has solved for me. Cm12.1 with ak kernel.

System Service draining battery life (SOLVED)

Within the past few days I've noticed that me x727's battery has been draining quite a bit faster. Always at the top of the list in battery stats is System Service. I always have location services and Bluetooth disabled. Has anyone had a similar issue and figured out the exact cause?
edit: I just came across this post from someone else who has Mint SIM and they suggested entering the APN values manually instead of using what the network gives your phone automatically. https://community.zteusa.com/thread/13643#74674. So far it seems like phone is holding a data connection immediately after Wi-Fi disconnect, but time will tell how battery life will be.
edit 2: manually setting the apn values using what Mint Sim provides on their website has completely foxed the issue! My battery life is back to normal and my data connection holds normally again.

I have this exact same problem, but with location services on. Also, I had Android OS draining the battery. I don't know what is causing these issues. Hope someone can find the problem.

Habe also problems with System Services
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Swipe away settings on recents

After one month without reboot or switch off the phone also i had the same problem: reboot the phone twice helped me.

Same issue here, System Service is about 50-70% of values of screen (e.g. if screen is 40%, System Service is 20-28%)

A reboot or swiping away settings don't seem to help for me.

Same here. I did rebooting the phone twice and swipe away settings does not seem to help, too.

- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management

Joms_US said:
- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management
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Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.

crazy1990 said:
Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.
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My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.

Joms_US said:
My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.
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Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.

crazy1990 said:
Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.
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I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH

Joms_US said:
I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH
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Thanks for the help. I recently change the setting and will test it for a couple of days.
Edit: I test the notification after making some changes on what you did. The notification works, but it's 15 minute delay. It's not an instant. Is this normal?

This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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TheDethEgineer said:
This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.

Incogn said:
Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.
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It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.

darkmuck said:
It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.
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I can guarantee you its your configuration fault. Its either buggy app, a buggy app or data restore, or buggy system service not letting device sleep properly. As i said earlier, i would start by disabling backup under settings, also location history reporting. Thats 2 things known to cause these problems. If that doesnt help would start looking into apps, 1 by 1. Safest way is to just clean flash or factory reset, then turn off backup and location history, and before installing any app or backup, i am 100% sure, the phone will sleep as a baby. Then start installing apps and look for culprit if its there.

I can confirm, that disabling location service (and location history) is a solution for battery draining. When I disable it in system settings, problem gone.

Anyone have a working .some Google Phone Dialer ?

I prefer the stock Google Phone dialer over all others. I tried to install several different .APK from the website with all the Google Phone downloads. But none of them would install or work.

I've been running Google Dialer with LG G6 for a couple of weeks... here's what I did...
1. Install the APK from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
2. After installation, go into Settings, General, Phone Management, Apps.
3. Click the three dots menu and select Configure Apps.
4. Select Phone App, and change that over to the Phone with the blue background (the alternative is LG's Contacts) and click OK.
5. Click on the Special Access at the bottom of that screen. Select Modify System Settings and find the Phone app. Grant it rights to modify system settings.
6. I like to explicitly grant the phone app permissions now, rather than waiting for it later. So I granted all permissions up-front. Back out to the Apps screen and find the Phone app. Click permissions and flip the slider to the right to enable all permissions.
7. Launch the phone app and sign-in to your google account.
You may want to swap out the phone on the lock-screen and launcher as well...

gewecht said:
I've been running Google Dialer with LG G6 for a couple of weeks... here's what I did...
1. Install the APK from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
2. After installation, go into Settings, General, Phone Management, Apps.
3. Click the three dots menu and select Configure Apps.
4. Select Phone App, and change that over to the Phone with the blue background (the alternative is LG's Contacts) and click OK.
5. Click on the Special Access at the bottom of that screen. Select Modify System Settings and find the Phone app. Grant it rights to modify system settings.
6. I like to explicitly grant the phone app permissions now, rather than waiting for it later. So I granted all permissions up-front. Back out to the Apps screen and find the Phone app. Click permissions and flip the slider to the right to enable all permissions.
7. Launch the phone app and sign-in to your google account.
You may want to swap out the phone on the lock-screen and launcher as well...
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I have not been able to swap out the phone shortcut on the lockscreen unfortunately. It seems the stock phone app is a default that can't be changed.
Thanks for the guide by the way. The stock phone app was aweful. Any way to get the Google contacts app too?
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I installed google contact from APKMirror and it works like a charm…
I tried the same with google dialier, but it disappeared after being called once ! Will try again.

matclab said:
I installed google contact from APKMirror and it works like a charm…
I tried the same with google dialier, but it disappeared after being called once ! Will try again.
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I have the APKMirror install of Google Dialer working just fine. Didn't run into the issue with dialer disappearing. However, I installed the Dialer from the XDA Forum that I referred to in a previous post.
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stumpy352 said:
I have not been able to swap out the phone shortcut on the lockscreen unfortunately. It seems the stock phone app is a default that can't be changed.
Thanks for the guide by the way. The stock phone app was aweful. Any way to get the Google contacts app too?
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I was able to swap out the phone by going to Settings, Display, Lock Screen, Shortcuts. From there tap on the phone icon (defaults to the far left) and an app list pops up. You need to select the "Phone" app with the blue icon - the green one is the LG-native phone app.

Thanks for the quick guide , it worked great. Finding it slightly sluggish for some reason though
The lock screen shortcut option only appears if you disable screen pin/fingerprint

Thanks, works great!

I am unable to change that default phone shortcut on the lockscreen no matter what I do.

I've always used Google Dialer v3.xxxx rc4 (forget the exact version but it's 3.something rc4), which is the latest version that is able to properly look up phone numbers of places by name on all my non-Nexus/Pixel devices

stumpy352 said:
I am unable to change that default phone shortcut on the lockscreen no matter what I do.
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Settings/Display/Lockscreen/Shortcuts
Note that it only saves once you exit the Shortcuts screen (press back)

gr__or said:
Settings/Display/Lockscreen/Shortcuts
Note that it only saves once you exit the Shortcuts screen (press back)
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Sorry, but the left phone shortcut cannot be changed on my phone at all.
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stumpy352 said:
Sorry, but the left phone shortcut cannot be changed on my phone at all. [/URL]
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I just deleted them from the lock screen. Never use them anyway. Double press volume down opens the camera.

stumpy352 said:
Sorry, but the left phone shortcut cannot be changed on my phone at all. View attachment 4238136
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Huh, strange. Mine looks a bit different (see attachments). Maybe you're running an older version? My software version is V10e-TWN-XX

stumpy352 said:
I am unable to change that default phone shortcut on the lockscreen no matter what I do.
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Same problem here software ver: V10k-AUS-XX Google Dialer & Contacts installed and working perfectly THX for the how to, Just cant get rid of that stinking green piece of turd on the lock screen no matter what I try. Hate little anoying probs like this LG @ times u suck!!!

gewecht said:
I've been running Google Dialer with LG G6 for a couple of weeks... here's what I did...
1. Install the APK from this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-dialer-t3557412
2. After installation, go into Settings, General, Phone Management, Apps.
3. Click the three dots menu and select Configure Apps.
4. Select Phone App, and change that over to the Phone with the blue background (the alternative is LG's Contacts) and click OK.
5. Click on the Special Access at the bottom of that screen. Select Modify System Settings and find the Phone app. Grant it rights to modify system settings.
6. I like to explicitly grant the phone app permissions now, rather than waiting for it later. So I granted all permissions up-front. Back out to the Apps screen and find the Phone app. Click permissions and flip the slider to the right to enable all permissions.
7. Launch the phone app and sign-in to your google account.
You may want to swap out the phone on the lock-screen and launcher as well...
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Hey Gewecht what colour is your in call back ground? I have a LG G6 I get a quick flash of the nice Google blue then it turns a not so nice Turquoise green.
I tried the work around in the Google Dialer main post but no luck as the G6 has no option to change the sim back ground colour. I'm guessing the only way is to disable the stock phone app which the option is greyed out!!
Cheers.

Zorachus said:
I prefer the stock Google Phone dialer over all others. I tried to install several different .APK from the website with all the Google Phone downloads. But none of them would install or work.
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How do I make it so when I receive a call on my lock screen the blue color fills the top notification area and the navigation area at the bottom? See screenshot.

tiger100 said:
How do I make it so when I receive a call on my lock screen the blue color fills the top notification area and the navigation area at the bottom? See screenshot.
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You go to the Settings app, go to Display settings, tap on App Scaling, find the app (it would be in 16:7.9 aspect ration) and tap it, and thusly make it a forced 18:9 aspect ratio. After this, your application should be formatted to support the LG G6's 18:9 display. Trust me, I had to do this with Lawnchair Launcher and a Pixel 2 Launcher (mod) in order to get it to all fit. I hope this helps you ??.

Tech Trapped said:
You go to the Settings app, go to Display settings, tap on App Scaling, find the app (it would be in 16:7.9 aspect ration) and tap it, and thusly make it a forced 18:9 aspect ratio. After this, your application should be formatted to support the LG G6's 18:9 display. Trust me, I had to do this with Lawnchair Launcher and a Pixel 2 Launcher (mod) in order to get it to all fit. I hope this helps you ??.
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Thanks. That did the trick. That was really bothering me.

tiger100 said:
Thanks. That did the trick. That was really bothering me.
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No problem. ??