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[2.3+][APP][apk]Google Hangouts

NOTE: If you aren't yet able to install Hangouts on your phone or tablet, or the Play Store "Open" button takes you to the old Talk app, hang tight, we are rolling out Hangouts to everyone over the course of several days. Rest assured Hangouts will be available soon for all Android 2.3+ devices, tablets included!
Hangouts brings one-on-one and group conversations to life with photos, emoji, and video calls for free. Connect with friends across computers, Android and Apple devices. Brought to you by Google.
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● Say more with photos and emoji.
● See when people are together in Hangouts, when they’re typing, or whether they’ve seen your message.
● Turn any conversation into a video call with up to 10 friends.
● Message friends anytime, even if they're not connected right now.
● Use Hangouts on computers, Android and Apple devices.
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More Hangouts awesomeness:
● Hangouts stay in sync across devices so you can start or continue them anywhere.
● Choose from hundreds of emoji to help you make your point
● See what you talked about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history.
● Get notifications just once. Once you see an alert, you won’t see repeats on your computer or other Android devices.
● View collections of photos shared from each of your Hangouts.
● Snooze notifications at times when you’d prefer to be undisturbed by alerts.
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Notes:
● Unlike Google Talk, Hangouts does not support "invisible" status.
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can i use this apk on a android 2.3 phone ??

l1s9 said:
can i use this apk on a android 2.3 phone ??
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Yes of course, try it - it'll replace the old gtalk app though

I probably deserve to get flamed for this one but....
Is there an indicator somewhere that tells you if the person you are sending a message to is actively logged in? I used to use the chat feature built into Gmail and it would place a green dot next to the people who were online.

CrustyMcLovin said:
I probably deserve to get flamed for this one but....
Is there an indicator somewhere that tells you if the person you are sending a message to is actively logged in? I used to use the chat feature built into Gmail and it would place a green dot next to the people who were online.
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Not really. Some people are saying that the greyed out contacts are the offline ones, but comparing between 'hangouts' on my tablet and gtalk on my phone, that doesn't appear to be accurate.
Pretty annoyed by this app. Talk was perfect, and it was a staple of both the desktop and mobile Google experience. And now they've stripped it of some of its most useful features.
It reeks of yet another effort to push us all onto their ****ty social network.

tuatha said:
It reeks of yet another effort to push us all onto their ****ty social network.
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Yeah I agree with you on that one, everything is moving towards Google+.
Which, in all honesty, wouldn't be so bad. The G+ app is really slick, just not much use for me since most of my friends are using other social media sites.

Thanks!!

CrustyMcLovin said:
I probably deserve to get flamed for this one but....
Is there an indicator somewhere that tells you if the person you are sending a message to is actively logged in? I used to use the chat feature built into Gmail and it would place a green dot next to the people who were online.
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Its their new approach they aren't gonna change it. Some kind of watermarks appear based on the level of activity - though i haven't figured out how that works yet

I updated it successfully but just cant sign in it failing over & over again, does it not work on 2.3.6 gingerbread?

^yes it does work on gb for sure but are you on a custom rom?

tuatha said:
Not really. Some people are saying that the greyed out contacts are the offline ones, but comparing between 'hangouts' on my tablet and gtalk on my phone, that doesn't appear to be accurate.
Pretty annoyed by this app. Talk was perfect, and it was a staple of both the desktop and mobile Google experience. And now they've stripped it of some of its most useful features.
It reeks of yet another effort to push us all onto their ****ty social network.
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Ya they did take some actually all useful features from us the online indicator to see whos online away or off there device which is nice so ur not waking people up for a video call or message, Cant merge contacts the same any more or delete them as u could with google talk. It seems like there trying to make it like apples face time which has its own ups and downs but is a lot simpler so i kinda understand linking the phone numbers and stuff but why push this BS feature less app out to all of us with android without having it perfect all this did was set everyone on android back not forward so far

Is there a way to install Hangouts without deleting Gtalk? Or to ban this particular update?

jufofu said:
Is there a way to install Hangouts without deleting Gtalk? Or to ban this particular update?
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Have heard people saying that by renaming the talk apk you can keep both

hey
did you say its allready working with gingerbread?
i use NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.3a on my HTC HD2 and i tried the apk
didnt work...
i hope there will be a way, because the update deleted my Talk app shortcut (can only accsess it not through google play)
sry if i posted that in the wrong section

Thanks a lot

habanerochilly said:
hey
did you say its allready working with gingerbread?
i use NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.3a on my HTC HD2 and i tried the apk
didnt work...
i hope there will be a way, because the update deleted my Talk app shortcut (can only accsess it not through google play)
sry if i posted that in the wrong section
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Yeah its working fine on gb for me, I've tried on galaxy y
habanerochilly said:
hey
did you say its allready working with gingerbread?
i use NexusHD2-Gingerbread V3.3a on my HTC HD2 and i tried the apk
didnt work...
i hope there will be a way, because the update deleted my Talk app shortcut (can only accsess it not through google play)
sry if i posted that in the wrong section
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ionolinuxnoparty said:
Thanks a lot
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Welcome mate
ionolinuxnoparty said:
Thanks a lot
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nikufellow said:
Have heard people saying that by renaming the talk apk you can keep both
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Doesn't work.
Here's the working way: disconnect Talk from Google Play with Titanium Backup. Now it won't update and you won't have to install Hangouts.
Update: no, it doesn't. Everything is back after rebooting.

jufofu said:
Doesn't work.
Here's the working way: disconnect Talk from Google Play with Titanium Backup. Now it won't update and you won't have to install Hangouts.
Update: no, it doesn't. Everything is back after rebooting.
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Hmm that's annoying, they shouldve made it an optional or beta update then

i knew this new name thanks to my mother because after i install a rom i delete talk i don't use it
trying reach post to post..

[q] How to get rid of these ads?

I have asked this twice in the beginner thread, but no one seems to have a solution for this. I've tried multiple apps like ad block plus, air push detector, different virus scanners and spyware scanners. Deleting unpopular apps and tried fixing it with settings.
These kind of ads are on top of everything, so when i get a phone call i have to click the add away (small X somewhere) before i can answer. Very frustrating!
example:
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this specific ad has no X so i have to tap 'no thanks' and that opens the browser with a sketchy site called mobifun or something
long pressing the ad also does nothing
How can i get rid of it?

twizzle654 said:
I have asked this twice in the beginner thread, but no one seems to have a solution for this. I've tried multiple apps like ad block plus, air push detector, different virus scanners and spyware scanners. Deleting unpopular apps and tried fixing it with settings.
These kind of ads are on top of everything, so when i get a phone call i have to click the add away (small X somewhere) before i can answer. Very frustrating!
example:
this specific ad has no X so i have to tap 'no thanks' and that opens the browser with a sketchy site called mobifun or something
long pressing the ad also does nothing
How can i get rid of it?
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looks like some kind of malware. Factory reset should solve the problem.

alray said:
looks like some kind of malware. Factory reset should solve the problem.
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what is the best way to back my phone up? nandroid? will i also restore the malware?

twizzle654 said:
what is the best way to back my phone up? nandroid? will i also restore the malware?
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you should only backup your personal/media files (pictures, video, songs etc etc..) and start over from a fresh install. Restoring /data from a nandroid backup could also restore the malware if your issue is caused by this.

can you see something suspicious in the running/cached processes? Use Android Tuner Free to look at them.

LibertyMarine said:
can you see something suspicious in the running/cached processes? Use Android Tuner Free to look at them.
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im looking in the taskmanager, should i look here? i dont think i see anything

twizzle654 said:
im looking in the taskmanager, should i look here? i dont think i see anything
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.at.free&hl=de
use this as a taskmgr, it shows all processes. And if you don't find anything, just go for a factory reset. Save all of your photos/music/documents/videos etc. to your PC. But don't backup your apps because one of them might have poisoned the phone.

LibertyMarine said:
can you see something suspicious in the running/cached processes? Use Android Tuner Free to look at them.
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LibertyMarine said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.at.free&hl=de
use this as a taskmgr, it shows all processes. And if you don't find anything, just go for a factory reset. Save all of your photos/music/documents/videos etc. to your PC. But don't backup your apps because one of them might have poisoned the phone.
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thanks, but what i meant was. In that app, im looking in taskmanager.
Im not finding anything suspicious but i do see a lot of things that i dont know what it is
but if i theoretically delete all apps will that also delete the malware?
im hesitant to do factory reset ofcourse i want that to be the last resort

twizzle654 said:
thanks, but what i meant was. In that app, im looking in taskmanager.
Im not finding anything suspicious but i do see a lot of things that i dont know what it is
but if i theoretically delete all apps will that also delete the malware?
im hesitant to do factory reset ofcourse i want that to be the last resort
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don't just uninstall something you don't know what it is. If someone could know what app caused this ad, it's you. You know what app you last installed before the ad started to show up. So if uninstalling that app doesn't help, there is no other option than either search through your entire device or make a factory reset

factory reset is not that scary, just backup your media files and then reset the phone. Restore media files, re-install your apps (legit apps only) and you are done. Fast and easy. :good:

[Q] Google Now not working. Network error. [SOLVED]

Ok
I have a brand new Droid Turbo that is having problems with Google Now. I get no Cards. The Google now screen is blank except for the past 3 searched items.
If I swipe from the left and hit settings/Now Cards the first item is Show card which is off and I can't change it and it has an error messages under it that says "Network error. Check your network connection and try again."
I can browse the internet fine with all apps be it WiFi or Verizon 4G. I have tried to clear data from the Google App, I've uninstalled the latest update, I have done two factor resets. My Nexus 7 gets to this just fine. Any clues?
Thanks.
Nathan WIlliams

nlinecomputers said:
Ok
I have a brand new Droid Turbo that is having problems with Google Now. I get no Cards. The Google now screen is blank except for the past 3 searched items.
If I swipe from the left and hit settings/Now Cards the first item is Show card which is off and I can't change it and it has an error messages under it that says "Network error. Check your network connection and try again."
I can browse the internet fine with all apps be it WiFi or Verizon 4G. I have tried to clear data from the Google App, I've uninstalled the latest update, I have done two factor resets. My Nexus 7 gets to this just fine. Any clues?
Thanks.
Nathan WIlliams
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I have the same exact issue too. Only it happens with certain apps too. Reddit sync pro is the worst/slowest app with the most lag. I made a thread on XDA a bit ago about the poor wireless/wifi performance,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro...vices-apps-t3035266/post58974614#post58974614
Also, here is a reddit link and a moto forum
http://www.reddit.com/r/droidturbo/comments/2wdb7c/slow_wifi_lag_with_google_services_and_certain/
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/06a2f3c5ca
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...-slow-google-services-facebook-wifi-only.html
Seems like many brands of routers paired with the Droid Turbo are acting up. Some report turning off IPV6 worked for them. It doesn't for me. I don't think it's a router issue as HTC and Apple devices work perfectly over wifi.
Hopefully Motorola gets the message...

jhmn7 said:
I have the same exact issue too. Only it happens with certain apps too. Reddit sync pro is the worst/slowest app with the most lag. I made a thread on XDA a bit ago about the poor wireless/wifi performance,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro...vices-apps-t3035266/post58974614#post58974614
Also, here is a reddit link and a moto forum
http://www.reddit.com/r/droidturbo/comments/2wdb7c/slow_wifi_lag_with_google_services_and_certain/
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/06a2f3c5ca
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...-slow-google-services-facebook-wifi-only.html
Seems like many brands of routers are effected. Some report turning off IPV6 worked for them. It doesn't for me.
Hopefully Motorola get the message...
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You have completely misunderstood my problem.
I'm not having any lag nor are there any REAL network issues. My Google Now is blank. It doesn't show ANY cards. The error message says I have a network problem but I can use the phone just fine. Something is screwed up on Google Now. This has nothing to do with routers or anything of that nature.

nlinecomputers said:
You have completely misunderstood my problem.
I'm not having any lag nor are there any REAL network issues. My Google Now is blank. It doesn't show ANY cards. The error message says I have a network problem but I can use the phone just fine. Something is screwed up on Google Now. This has nothing to do with routers or anything of that nature.
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Well, it just sounds mighty similar to what I and many others are experiencing.
Try it with wifi off and see if it does the same thing. For me, using verizons radio/data app grab data snappy like it should be. Wifi is my turbos issue.
Generally the turbo needs 2-3 tries of refreshing in in the play store, reddit sync, chrome and so on before loading images. For instance, the play store will show app tiles but take forever to load the icon. The wifi lag/poor responsiveness is intermittent happening around 50% the time an app needs data via wifi. Considering you just got your phone it might creep up on more apps as you use your phone. Just throwing it out there.
I also have the app Trend. Different apps show different errors and Trend will say "No data connection found" when my phone is acting shi**y over wifi. Refreshing it a couple of times generally restores data.

Had this issue just two days ago after refomatting my device and may have declined a google location setting. I posted my fix over in the Google help forums and this is what worked for me two days ago and its still working
Another thing to try that worked for me is> Google settings in the app drawer>Account History>Turn off Web&App Activity/Device Information/Voice & Audio Activity/ Youtube search History/ Youtube watch History/Google location History> wait five minutes and turn it all back on.
I tried this after i didnt know if it was my device or my account. so I deleted my google account from the phone and installed my wifes account and found "google now" worked perfect, so I knew it was in my account settings which was a relief. Thats how I found whats above worked for me. Maybe if the above doesnt work for you do as i did and install another persons google account on the phone see if the "google now "works then if it does then you know its your account, and try the above that worked for me.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/websearch/Google$20Now$20says$20%22No$20internet$20connection...%22$20but$20that$27s$20wrong%7Csort:relevance/websearch/5DAJe5-yWf4/w4a6zJjI65IJ

jdfrye said:
Had this issue just two days ago after refomatting my device and may have declined a google location setting. I posted my fix over in the Google help forums and this is what worked for me two days ago and its still working
Another thing to try that worked for me is> Google settings in the app drawer>Account History>Turn off Web&App Activity/Device Information/Voice & Audio Activity/ Youtube search History/ Youtube watch History/Google location History> wait five minutes and turn it all back on.
I tried this after i didnt know if it was my device or my account. so I deleted my google account from the phone and installed my wifes account and found "google now" worked perfect, so I knew it was in my account settings which was a relief. Thats how I found whats above worked for me. Maybe if the above doesnt work for you do as i did and install another persons google account on the phone see if the "google now "works then if it does then you know its your account, and try the above that worked for me.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!searchin/websearch/Google$20Now$20says$20%22No$20internet$20connection...%22$20but$20that$27s$20wrong%7Csort:relevance/websearch/5DAJe5-yWf4/w4a6zJjI65IJ
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Thanks,
I tried a second fake google account and it brought the Google Now wizard right up. So it is some kind of authentication issue or file corruption either in the phone or at google. Though my Nexus 7 works just fine so I doubt it is an issue with the account on google's end. I'll try your recipe and see if that clears it.

Let us know if it works.

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Let us know if it works.
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It did. Something about the history was f'd up. Hate to delete it but it will rebuild soon enough. Thanks given.

nlinecomputers said:
It did. Something about the history was f'd up. Hate to delete it but it will rebuild soon enough. Thanks given.
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Good!!!
I searched all of the internets for a solution and didnt find anything. One time I did a voice google "remind me" and instead of saying this "is not avalible on this device" it said " enable web & app activity" so thats how I came up with the solution. Maybe you didnt have to do all that deleting the history, but I did and thats what worked. Glad it worked for you and a couple of others on the google help forum. Makes me feel like a big wig! LOL.. Thanks for the "thanks"

jdfrye said:
Good!!!
I searched all of the internets for a solution and didnt find anything. One time I did a voice google "remind me" and instead of saying this "is not avalible on this device" it said " enable web & app activity" so thats how I came up with the solution. Maybe you didnt have to do all that deleting the history, but I did and thats what worked. Glad it worked for you and a couple of others on the google help forum. Makes me feel like a big wig! LOL.. Thanks for the "thanks"
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Yep there is no way to really know if that was a necessary step or it was swatting flies with nuclear weapons. But it got the job done and now I can finally enjoy my new phone. Accidentally washed my Moto X so this has been totally frustrating until now.

the above solution is the only thing that worked for me... htc one m8

"Another thing to try that worked for me is> Google settings in the app drawer>Account History>Turn off Web&App Activity/Device Information/Voice & Audio Activity/ Youtube search History/ Youtube watch History/Google location History> wait five minutes and turn it all back on. "
I am having a dumbazz period. lol. I could not find the above on my Droid Turbo. Google settings in the app drawer is what I can't figure out. This is Greek to me. Please enlighten me. Thank you.

Here's Google settings in my app drawer
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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Thank you so much. It makes a lot of sense now.

I had this same problem when I purchased this phone coming from Moto X with 5.0.
Solved this by excluding the cards preferences in google settings.
After excluding this preferences, google now started working.

[Q] Ok Google Everywhere option gone

I had this option turned on and was using it just a few hours ago. After restarting my phone, OK Google no longer works from anywhere except the Google app and the option in the settings is completely gone. Does anybody have any idea what may have caused the option to go away?

Same issue with me and its annoying.

Same issue here. Thought I was going crazy.

Same here, but I just bought it 12 hours ago. Been trying to make it work since.

don't have an s6 but read that the samsung push update removed it,delete the update and it should come back

Macklessdaddy said:
don't have an s6 but read that the samsung push update removed it,delete the update and it should come back
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I can confirm that not the case. I have the push update and my okay Google functionality is fine.

0dBu said:
I can confirm that not the case. I have the push update and my okay Google functionality is fine.
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Yes but can you use "ok google" from any screen?

Mine is gone, too. Very frustrating.

glensta said:
Yes but can you use "ok google" from any screen?
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Yes, and I even have trusted voices as well, just noticed that.
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
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"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
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Yes, and I even have trusted voices as well, just noticed that. View attachment 3269958
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Nice your lucky. This is what mine looks like. Are you on the latest build also? See my attachments. Or maybe like someone said earlier the latest Samsung update cancelled my okay Google functionality. Who knows, wish I had it though.

Latest build, latest Samsung Push update, latest Google Search, latest everything.

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Mine is gone, too. Very frustrating.
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Whoops, just realized this is in the T-Mobile forum. I've got an AT&T Edge, same problem.

I found a work around with using the Nova Launcher. There is an okay Google option as you'll see with the attachment that works for me on any screen that I'm on. You have to have the premium version I think not sure about that but anyways for what it's worth

I believe it may have something to do with new Google play services that was just pushed. Option was enabled, but, when updated GPS to 7.3.28, function stopped and option disappeared.

Same here
Since Friday evening I've been going through every single setting on my S6 Edge. I had the phone since April 4th, where I had ok google everywhere, but not "trusted voice" in the Smart Lock settings. I restored my phone 2 times now, thinking the first restore got rid of Ok Google Everywhere. I now see others are having the same issue which is great!

I don't know if this has anything to do with it but check the version of Google Play Services. Last week Android Police posted an article about 7.3.27 and I saw their caution that you need to make sure you grab the right version for your device -- http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...d-wear-notification-dismissible-apk-download/ details how to decipher the salient version into. On my stock S6, I have -440 so I didn't update. Now, today, I see I've got 7.3.28 (1863718-440) -- It seems the 440 is an important part. So, I'm more current than the version in the Android Police article I cited and I have Trusted Voice and OK Google everywhere.

short/y said:
I don't know if this has anything to do with it but check the version of Google Play Services. Last week Android Police posted an article about 7.3.27 and I saw their caution that you need to make sure you grab the right version for your device -- details how to decipher the salient version into. On my stock S6, I have -440 so I didn't update. Now, today, I see I've got 7.3.28 (1863718-440) -- It seems the 440 is an important part. So, I'm more current than the version in the Android Police article I cited and I have Trusted Voice and OK Google everywhere.
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I just downloaded 7.3.28 (-440) and still do not have access to Ok Google Everywhere, also Trust Voice is still "off" no matter what.

another setting also vanished.
Lost OK Google from any screen yesterday. Checked settings and the only option is "From Google App". No any screen and no Trusted voice settings. ALSO noticed another setting that vanished. In phone settings the option to "turn off screen during calls" is gone. Now during phone calls my screen turns off, which I really don't want and I can't find a setting to uncheck it.

voice your disapproval: @S6NoOKGoogle https://twitter.com/S6NoOKGoogle

It is now fixed!!!!! simply go to the play store, or your application manager, uninstall updates and reinstall.

Dialer codes not working

I have an unbranded (unlocked) Note 8 straight from Samsung. None of the dialer/hidden codes work. Any idea how to enable them?

What have you tried? I have the same and they work. There's no setting to enable/disable

I don't know what to try to be honest. They just don't work. I've tried the usual ones *#1234#, *#*#4636#*#* etc. None work, the phone just does nothing.

You can use a shortcuts app to do the hidden codes. A bunch of them work. I accidentally enabled some stupid on-screen display thing so when I do power off it displays some messages that tell me it is sending a shutdown command. Now I can't remember which one it was to turn that thing off....

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You can use a shortcuts app to do the hidden codes. A bunch of them work. I accidentally enabled some stupid on-screen display thing so when I do power off it displays some messages that tell me it is sending a shutdown command. Now I can't remember which one it was to turn that thing off....
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I believe you want *#9900# then scroll down to the shutdown option

me2151 said:
I believe you want *#9900# then scroll down to the shutdown option
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That has a similar setting, this time the culprit was me changing the build.prop to say my device type was userdebug instead of just user. Changed it back and voila, no more shutdown text!

Still not working for me. I even did a factory reset and tried the dialer codes before even inserting a SIM card (thought Verizon provisioning played a trick on my unbranded N8). Any idea why they aren't working?

What are these codes for, again?

roaduardo said:
What are these codes for, again?
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hidden menus for adjusting or testing various settings, as far as i can tell.

These work (unlocked note 8)
*#011# service mode
*#9090# diagnostic information
*#0*# hardware diagnostic
*#7353# quick test menu
This is not exhaustive, just me trying stuff out.

SteelPicori said:
These work (unlocked note 8)
*#011# service mode
*#9090# diagnostic information
*#0*# hardware diagnostic
*#7353# quick test menu
This is not exhaustive, just me trying stuff out.
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Yeah.... none of these work for me. None at all. I'm kinda fed up with all the small nagging issues. The phone is going back to Sammy. I'll just go get one from Verizon store.

odesskiy said:
Yeah.... none of these work for me. None at all. I'm kinda fed up with all the small nagging issues. The phone is going back to Sammy. I'll just go get one from Verizon store.
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Got a Verizon branded phone. These do not work str8 from vzw either. But vzw phones are unlocked either way. Verizon has disabled the ability to enter in codes from dialer.
Sent from my SM-N950U using XDA-Developers Legacy app

LpSk8r said:
Got a Verizon branded phone. These do not work str8 from vzw either. But vzw phones are unlocked either way. Verizon has disabled the ability to enter in codes from dialer.
Sent from my SM-N950U using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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This is exactly why I as well as others are questioning why there aren't carrier specific forums for the Note 8 as there have been for every other note. There is too much confusion when we're all on the same forum to solve these problems. You have people posting how to do this or that but it doesn't work for every model/carrier.
You have to go to
/efs/carrier/HiddenMenu
And change the setting from off to on... but root is needed.

jellyhead said:
This is exactly why I as well done others are questioning why there aren't carrier specific forums for the Note 8 as there have been for ever other note. There is to much confusion when we're all on the same forum try to solve these problems. You have people posting how to do this or that but it doesn't work for every model/carrier.
You have to go to
/efs/carrier/HiddenMenu
And change the setting from off to on... but root is needed.
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Didn't OP specifically state he has unlocked, unbranded phone?

pete4k said:
Didn't OP specifically state he has unlocked, unbranded phone?
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I sure did.

I have an OEM unlocked unbranded 950f and can't use dialer or phone info *samsung* app to launch codes. I tried efs/carrier and it doesn't exist.
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(Almost) No secret/dialer codes
When I try to use the phone info app to use secret codes I get a whole bunch of errors and can't access any of the secret codes any help would be appreciated

Try entering them manually in dialer. *#77467# takes me to ims settings. On Tmobile. Other carriers lock theres so root is needed.

Genesis730 said:
What have you tried? I have the same and they work. There's no setting to enable/disable
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N950FXXS5CRJ1
flash this firmware 1000000% will work:good:

This is a struggle ive been working with since switching to Vzw. I did the same thing. I started the phone without a SIM and the dialer codes work. Once I put the SIM in, the phone said it needed to restart to apply carrier settings. Once it restarted, the dialer codes no longer worked. Samsung must have special coding to lock this down once a Vzw SIM is inserted.