Pixel 4 (xl) and not-so-Smart Lock - Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers

In case you are wondering, Smart Lock still sucks. At my house? Nope. In my car? Nope.

Works great here. Always works with Bluetooth, but with location I've noticed it seems very precise. Like, if I do it from one spot in my house, it may not work if I'm in another. Otherwise, no problems. Not sure why it isn't working for you. If you really want to use it, try a factory reset, fresh setup.

Location based smart locked almost never works for me. It does when I first set it up but after a short while, it just decides to stop. It's been this way I think all the way back to N for me. I've just given up on it lol

I don't do location smart Lock but it works perfectly fine for selected Bluetooth devices.
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davidmcw said:
In case you are wondering, Smart Lock still sucks. At my house? Nope. In my car? Nope.
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location not working either, any body have tips?

davidmcw said:
In case you are wondering, Smart Lock still sucks. At my house? Nope. In my car? Nope.
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Same here. At home, I shouldn't ever have to unlock it myself (Or with FR) but I always do..

eric4337 said:
location not working either, any body have tips?
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I've always had issues with smart unlock based on location. One suggestion to improve this feature is to go into Smart Lock and create additional locations around where you would like it to be activated/unlocked. So for example, for your home location, add additional locations around your house to expand your range a bit. But even with this, it's still hit or miss. Give it a shot though and see if it helps.

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[Q] Is there an app that will turn on Wifi and Switch

the Network to 2G when you get home. I am having trouble getting phone calls at home with WIFI on and LTE enabled. There is some kind of issue with some phones that seems to send phone calls directly to voicemail when you have bot WIFI and LTE enabled at the same time. I have never used Tasker, would that be possible to set up this way? Do you guys know of any app that will do that automatically. Thanks in advance for help or feedback.
Tasker?
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Tasker?
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It looks like learning tasker would be my best bet to do what I need. I have been reading up and watching some videos on tasker and it is an amazing tool. A lot to learn but for the simple tasks that I want it sholuld not be to hard to setup. Thanks for the reply
Tasker won't switch your lte on and off with the stock Rom, but it will control WiFi and Bluetooth, and you will be able to set up a location based profile to do it automatically.
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Tasker won't switch your lte on and off with the stock Rom, but it will control WiFi and Bluetooth, and you will be able to set up a location based profile to do it automatically.
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Okay, I have been looking over Tasker, it does so much it quickly intimitades new users like me lol. Thanks that answers my question and I appreciate your post.
I had the same problem with Tasker. Even with some of the tutorials, they steps they used must have been for an older version as they didn't even match what I was seeing on the screen.
If you want to try a much simpler interface try out Locale. Its the same concept, but the interface is a LOT easier to understand for newcomers. I have mine set using location to turn on WiFi/off BT/set ringers to 10% volume/check into FourSquare when I get to work, turn on BT/off WiFi/Open Google Listen & GasBuddy when I get in the car and such. Most of the plug-ins you can use with Tasker can also be used with Locale too.
However, I suspect what you are wanting to do would require a plug-in as it is a sort of advanced procedure but maybe if you find some app that will allow turning off 4G, you could at least have it open the app or toggle to turn it on and off as you leave home - if you can't have it happen automatically.
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maybe if you find some app that will allow turning off 4G, you could at least have it open the app or toggle to turn it on and off as you leave home - if you can't have it happen automatically.
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My understanding is that Google, since Jelly Bean, has pulled the API's for turning off radios and GPS (just as they have with battery stats in 4.4) in the interest of more secure devices. So without root, and in some cases something other than the stock rom, programmatical access to these settings is no longer possible.
fish1552 said:
I had the same problem with Tasker. Even with some of the tutorials, they steps they used must have been for an older version as they didn't even match what I was seeing on the screen.
If you want to try a much simpler interface try out Locale. Its the same concept, but the interface is a LOT easier to understand for newcomers. I have mine set using location to turn on WiFi/off BT/set ringers to 10% volume/check into FourSquare when I get to work, turn on BT/off WiFi/Open Google Listen & GasBuddy when I get in the car and such. Most of the plug-ins you can use with Tasker can also be used with Locale too.
However, I suspect what you are wanting to do would require a plug-in as it is a sort of advanced procedure but maybe if you find some app that will allow turning off 4G, you could at least have it open the app or toggle to turn it on and off as you leave home - if you can't have it happen automatically.
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Thanks I will check out Loacle and see if I can figure out anything.
Solutions Etcetera said:
My understanding is that Google, since Jelly Bean, has pulled the API's for turning off radios and GPS (just as they have with battery stats in 4.4) in the interest of more secure devices. So without root, and in some cases something other than the stock rom, programmatical access to these settings is no longer possible.
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Okay, that may be part of my trouble no root yet. This is the first phone I have not rooted since coming to android. I probably should have gotten the Dev Moto but I was stubborn and wanted to pick my design:silly:
Tasker should be able to do some of what you need, but as others have mentioned you will at the very least need root to get it working.
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My understanding is that Google, since Jelly Bean, has pulled the API's for turning off radios and GPS (just as they have with battery stats in 4.4) in the interest of more secure devices. So without root, and in some cases something other than the stock rom, programmatical access to these settings is no longer possible.
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On the stock Moto X (XT-1053) you can turn GPS on/off via Tasker without root or using Secure Settings. It was a delight to see this, and not get the GPS nag screens I've previously gotten on a SGS3 (Verizon). Would have to play around, but you might be able to execute an activity or shortcut in Tasker that brings up the settings screen where you can choose 2G data and then script a screen tap in just the right place. Essentially automating the actions you'd take doing it manually. Not as pretty as a direct setting, but Tasker can execute this kind of thing very fast so it's of little bother to see it flash by on your screen.
Not on mine!
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Not on mine!
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Hmm, that does it for me. I think I will give in to the desire to get root and maybe than I can use Tasker for what I need. Thanks for the input:good:
NFC tags?
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Not on mine!
http://solutionsetcetera.com/stuff/Screenshot_2013-12-25-04-34-39.png
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Which vendor version of the Moto X are you using? Would be in character for a vendor like Verizon to neuter a useful feature.
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Which vendor version of the Moto X are you using?
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T-Mobile. But I see the same behavior on my Nexus devices. As the dialog I posted states, this is an Android imposed limitation.
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T-Mobile. But I see the same behavior on my Nexus devices. As the dialog I posted states, this is an Android imposed limitation.
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OK - Just made a task which turns on GPS waits several seconds and turns it off. Verified it was actually on/off when it said it was on. I'm running 4.2.2. My son "upgraded" to 4.4 on his Moto X, and Tasker GPS manipulation doesn't work on his. I didn't root, and verified as much with root checker, so it seems this is an "upgraded" feature in 4.4.
I'd consider rooting, but do like some of the Moto rom features so don't really want to move to an alternate rom & not wild about losing warranty. Maybe a little off topic, but if you root 4.2.2 and latter upgrade to some 4.4.x release, will you end up losing root?
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OK - Just made a task which turns on GPS waits several seconds and turns it off. Verified it was actually on/off when it said it was on. I'm running 4.2.2. My son "upgraded" to 4.4 on his Moto X, and Tasker GPS manipulation doesn't work on his. I didn't root, and verified as much with root checker, so it seems this is an "upgraded" feature in 4.4.
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Interesting... My recollection is this was disabled under JB on my Nexus 4. I didn't have 4.2.2 on my Moto X long enough to test.
Can you toggle airplane mode using tasker?
Off topic for here but a quick question. Would this be a good root quide to use. It seems pretty straightforward to understand and do. http://theunlockr.com/2013/12/11/root-motorola-moto-x-running-android-4-4-kitkat/ That site has been around and I think it is reputable but wanted to check.
Dunno, but I am not sure you're gonna be able to toggle LTE even if rooted. At least the description of Secure Settings suggests you can't without a custom rom.
If you turn off mobile data, does that solve your incoming call issue?

How to keep NFC on when screen off

Is there a way to enable NFC when screen is off ?
Xposed had some modules that did this but could not find another solution
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Is there a way to enable NFC when screen is off ?
Xposed had some modules that did this but could not find another solution
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+1
A dev should be able to whip something up sooner or later.
No.
aalupatti said:
Is there a way to enable NFC when screen is off ?
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Unfortunately:cyclops:, they consider that a security issue. So unless you use a hack, you are SOOL.
I suppose it is a bit of a risk but the range of NFC is so limited. Too small to penetrate one's pocket or read from a distance. The only thing I used it for was in the car to toggle WiFi and Bluetooth which kicked off a chain reaction to start/stop Pandora streaming. Now I have to wakeup the phone first to scan NFC and connect BT. Not that big an inconvenience but I did like the option.
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I guess its only a matter of time before a Dev figures this out.
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Or someone fixes xposed for art.
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It's no more a security risk than being able to enable "Ok Google" when the screen is locked. Not being able to to use NFC when the screen is locked has always annoyed me and was glad Xposed allowed me to do it with KitKat, alas no more. Even my work Blackberry, any current BB10 model and supposedly the most secure of the OSes, allows me to enable NFC when not locked.
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It's no more a security risk than being able to enable "Ok Google" when the screen is locked. Not being able to to use NFC when the screen is unlocked has always annoyed me and was glad Xposed allowed me to do it with KitKat, alas no more. Even my work Blackberry, any current BB10 model and supposedly the most secure of the OSes, allows me to enable NFC when not locked.
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We are not talking about being able to enable NFC when the screen is not locked. We are talking about having NFC enabled, and the device is sleeping with screen off, not being able to have NFC detect tags or what not without first turning screen on then also unlocking the device. I think you know this but just must of typed it wrong. If not, NFC works great with screen on once past the lock screen. I never disable NFC, I use it the same as the previous post. Getting in car, turns on bluetooth and then launches Pandora and GPS.
With the new Android Auto app and a supporting head unit, all you have to do when you get in your car is plug your phone into a USB port and everything else is automatic. Yeah, one great thing about Nexus 6 and mobile hands free tech.
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We are not talking about being able to enable NFC when the screen is not locked. We are talking about having NFC enabled, and the device is sleeping with screen off, not being able to have NFC detect tags or what not without first turning screen on then also unlocking the device. I think you know this but just must of typed it wrong. If not, NFC works great with screen on once past the lock screen. I never disable NFC, I use it the same as the previous post. Getting in car, turns on bluetooth and then launches Pandora and GPS.
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You're correct, it's a miss-type and I wrote "unlocked" instead of "locked" - corrected.
I too also always keep NFC enabled, but having to unlock the phone is a real nuisance, thankfully as I also keep Bluetooth on now I can set my in-car to be a trusted device that disables the lock, so once the the connection is made I know I can just tap the phone without worrying. But now I don't even do that as I get Tasker to detect the connection and do it for me
I'm bumping the hell outa this thread. Just bought 20 of my first NFC tags to use various places just to find out NFC is disabled when the screen is off!? Mega-fail.
Anyone find any way to do this or is there a ROM that supports this yet that anyone knows of?
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I'm bumping the hell outa this thread. Just bought 20 of my first NFC tags to use various places just to find out NFC is disabled when the screen is off!? Mega-fail.
Anyone find any way to do this or is there a ROM that supports this yet that anyone knows of?
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i just wake up the device with s2w and then use NFC for various actions including unlocking the screen ( i use a pw due to exchange enforcement )
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Anyone have any luck getting this working?
I've tried the Xposed module and can't seem to get screen off detection working.
I'm on 5.1.1 (LMY48I)...
Im in the same boat as Jazic... any updates here?
no way?
You would think this functionality would be natively inherent...
This should be at least a quasi-option.
Like you should be able to enable NFC while screen is asleep to a white-listed tag, and be able to set it to wake up screen or not, and be able to unlock phone or not.
So long as a white-list is required it's not a security risk.
It would also be cool to be able to set up app specific UI macros to initiate from NFC.

Smart lock not working?

I have two connected trusted bluetooth device, LG G watch R and samsung level over. But most of the time it does not work and ask my lock pattern. It only work sometime like 1 out of 50 time. Any idea please?
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aungkhaingoo said:
I have two connected trusted bluetooth device, LG G watch R and samsung level over. But most of the time it does not work and ask my lock pattern. It only work sometime like 1 out of 50 time. Any idea please?
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Are you experiencing issues with bluetooth at all? Such as disconnecting from your devices randomly? It's just my initial thoughts but I'm going to keep looking around for more answers.
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Are you experiencing issues with bluetooth at all? Such as disconnecting from your devices randomly? It's just my initial thoughts but I'm going to keep looking around for more answers.
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I am having both issues, bluetooth will just stop and now Smart Lock Location does not work at all. Both of these just started a couple of days ago. Any ideas?
brie987 said:
I am having both issues, bluetooth will just stop and now Smart Lock Location does not work at all. Both of these just started a couple of days ago. Any ideas?
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For the Smart Lock location issue there have been multiple people saying it's broken in play services at the moment. Some people have gone into maps and seen that their location was way off then it would get corrected and smart unlock would work.
Something worth trying is downloading GPS Status from the play store and it can reset your GPS and download new agps files for you to get better lock ons. It's worth a shot but I think you might be stuck until they fix it.
As for bluetooth, what are you doing when you notice it go out? Also are you rooted all that basic device info stuff?
#blamegoogle lol. Smart lock has been a bit buggy for a lot of users. I've had issues with the trusted places and trusted face. Hopefully Google will get this ironed out in future updates.
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Are you experiencing issues with bluetooth at all? Such as disconnecting from your devices randomly? It's just my initial thoughts but I'm going to keep looking around for more answers.
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No i haven't experience with random disconnect. Just only smart lock not work properly.
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Tried many things......
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I have two connected trusted bluetooth device, LG G watch R and samsung level over. But most of the time it does not work and ask my lock pattern. It only work sometime like 1 out of 50 time. Any idea please?
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Nothing I've tried as fixed that issue, to the point of I don't even bother locking the phone anymore. Only time I really have any concern about anyways is when I'm away from home in public places, but I rarely leave my phone lying around for others to snoop or use or take!
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No i haven't experience with random disconnect. Just only smart lock not work properly.
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The only reason I ask is that if a bluetooth device disconnects and reconnects you have to input your password once then smart lock works again.
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As for bluetooth, what are you doing when you notice it go out? Also are you rooted all that basic device info stuff?
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OOPS. This was my fault. Well actually it is still the phones fault technically. I stream music mostly so when I leave the house my wifi is being used so when I leave the house and become out of range my phone will start looking for wifi again so my streaming music will stop. I thought it was the bluetooth but in actuality it was my phone looking for a wifi signal instead of instantly/quickly switching the data from wifi to LTE.
What really made me think it was the bluetooth is that, I have Optimum hotspots so my phone will switch from my home wifi to Optimum hotspots but the signal is not very strong for the data but strong enough to hold the wifi and not switch to LTE, soooooo I would turn my bluetooth on and off which most of the time would not work but by turning off wifi the phone will immediately switch to LTE and music is back. So its the phone that cannot tell or rather gauge a signals strength to see if it is too low for data and switch to LTE.
BUT YES, my bluetooth device smart lock is not working at all. Neither is the location smart unlock and I have tried the "Right and left neighbor address" trick. Still not working. Its broken.
Try the new play services: http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...d-wear-notification-dismissible-apk-download/
It fixed the home location for me.

What's the @&!#*%! point of Smart Lock on the Note 5!?!?

Seriously, can somebody fill me in on what it's supposed to do on our devices?
On my old nexus 5, it did exactly what it was supposed to do: disable the lock screen when a trusted device or trusted place was setup. This was really nice for when I was connected to my bluetooth speakers at home, or even just using my home address. I wouldn't have to unlock the phone with a lock pin or anything. Just turn it on and bam, right where it was before the screen went off.
On the note 5, and I've tried everything, it doesn't seem to do jack sh*t. I've checked settings and removed trusted places and devices and really added them, but the screen is always locked.
Please tell me I am missing something, as that was an awesome feature on my old phone, and I'd like to secure with a fingerprint or pink when not at home, while not having to do so in a safe environment.
Works fine for me. There is still a lock screen but all it requires is a swipe. Otherwise my fingerprint is needed.
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Works fine. However, go into the same setting where you turned it on and make sure it hasn't turned off. I have found, for some reason, that it turns off by itself sometimes. Usually when you first turn it on and/or after you do a battery pull reset.
When I am connected to my cars Bluetooth as a trusted device, I have to swipe and then use the fingerprint to unlock the phone. It wont even let me just use the fingerprint to unlock the screen. How are you guys getting it to work? Did it work out of the box for you?
I don't have to do that in my car - just swipe. It had worked correctly for me from daily 1...
I believe it times out after 4 hours, so I do have to use fingerprint 1st thing in the morning. But that's it.
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It's not working right for me neither. Still locks when I'm at home (my only trusted location) and is a hit or miss when it's on my body. Trusted Bluetooth works like a charm though. I think it may have something to do with the near 200 packages I have disabled, but I have neither the time nor the inclination to go testing each package to see which one works.
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I don't have to do that in my car - just swipe. It had worked correctly for me from daily 1...
I believe it times out after 4 hours, so I do have to use fingerprint 1st thing in the morning. But that's it.
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Strange that it works for some and drives others of us crazy. I used it forever without incident on my nexus4.
For those that have it working:
1) Is fingerprint the standard security that you use?
2) Do you have/use Samsung Pay?
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Strange that it works for some and drives others of us crazy. I used it forever without incident on my nexus4.
For those that have it working:
1) Is fingerprint the standard security that you use?
2) Do you have/use Samsung Pay?
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1 - yes.
2 - no. Samsung Pay doesn't support any of my cards.
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I absolutely with you op. I cant use it too. Before that i have note 3 and when im home my phone connect to my pc and i didnt have to unlock my phone every aingle time. Now its shows my pc as greyed out. Its useless as sh..
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This is driving me nuts. Worked so easily on my Nexus4. Things I've tried:
* changing lock type (finger, pattern, pin)
* multiple Bluetooth devices for trusted device (including adding and removing)
* enabling ALL disabled packages and bloat
* uninstalling Samsung Pay
Still nothing. Wondering if maybe this is carrier specific... I'm on Tmo, others?
same here, I just canceled my smart lock, to live normally now. otherwise I get upset.
Yeah this doesn't work for me either. I see the lock, but swipe just then brings me to fingerprint. Same with setting my GPS / home as a trusted location. Never worked for me.
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It's not working right for me neither. Still locks when I'm at home (my only trusted location) and is a hit or miss when it's on my body. Trusted Bluetooth works like a charm though. I think it may have something to do with the near 200 packages I have disabled, but I have neither the time nor the inclination to go testing each package to see which one works.
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Let us know when you figure it out.
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Let us know when you figure it out.
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I found out why smartlock doesn't work for my home location. My gps is out of whack. It's about 20-30 minutes off and I can't find a way to fix it without root. This phone's a dud. Hope the note 6 is a vast improvement.
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The whole phone design is a dud because the GPS on your one phone doesn't work? OK...
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The whole phone design is a dud because the GPS on your one phone doesn't work? OK...
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No sir. The design is actually exquisitely beautiful. But I have been running into one disappointment after another with this phone. That didn't happen with my Note 2. Granted, that was many many moons ago, but I can't think of one complaint I had with that phone. So yes, comparatively speaking, in my mind it's a dud and I sincerely hope they get the next one right.
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That's fine, it's a dud for your uses. That's unfortunate.
Each to their own. This is my 4th note, and my favorite one at that. There are a few things I would like different, but I am OK with it as is.
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toskabab said:
I found out why smartlock doesn't work for my home location. My gps is out of whack. It's about 20-30 minutes off and I can't find a way to fix it without root. This phone's a dud. Hope the note 6 is a vast improvement.
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There must be a way to recalibrate it
No issues on AT&T Note 5. I've used both a Moto 360 and Gear S2 as smart unlock devices when connected. At pairing I got prompted to set it up as a trusted device and since then they've worked perfectly.
I use fingerprint lock and both Samsung Pay and Android Pay.
Working fine for me too. Used it first with my car, a Sony Smartwatch 3 and now LG Urbane. Never had any issue and works as intended. Only time it failed was when GPS was off and was using trusted location. Have you tried a reset? And is the 'On-Body' lock detection on?

Waze issue

Is anyone else having Waze issues with their Note 8(N950F)? I thought it was Mylink in my truck that was messing up, but running it stand alone doesn't work either. It just flashes white like it wants to start up, but doesn't.
I was using Renovate ROM, but then flashed my stock back and it does the same... wondering if anyone else is having issues..
waze ? wft is that ? can you be more descriptive please ?
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waze ? wft is that ? can you be more descriptive please ?
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I think it's a map related app, tells you about traffic, accidents, or something like that. I remember accidents used to show up in Google Maps that were reported by Waze. Sounds familiar cause I remember hearing something a while back about Google buying them out.
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waze ? wft is that ? can you be more descriptive please ?
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Answering with "wtf is that?", guess you don't use it, since you don't know what app that is. Quick Google search would have told you.
But to answer your question it's a navigation app, similar to Google maps.
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I Don't use it much, usually google map is enough, but it works fine on my t-mo version (SD). Did you check permissions? Maybe wipe cache and storage for waze and start setup again?
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I Don't use it much, usually google map is enough, but it works fine on my t-mo version (SD). Did you check permissions? Maybe wipe cache and storage for waze and start setup again?
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Yah, did pretty much what you just stated. I'll give it another go, after I restore to stock.. I just wanted to be sure that it does work on the note 8 and wasn't completely broken.
Appreciate it.
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I think it's a map related app, tells you about traffic, accidents, or something like that. I remember accidents used to show up in Google Maps that were reported by Waze. Sounds familiar cause I remember hearing something a while back about Google buying them out.
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Correct, they bought them out and can now also be used with android auto if you have that option in your car/truck like I do(Chevy Mylink) Accidents still show up on Google maps reported by Waze.
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Correct, they bought them out and can now also be used with android auto if you have that option in your car/truck like I do(Chevy Mylink) Accidents still show up on Google maps reported by Waze.
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Thanks for the info. Nope my old Tacoma don't have any of the fancy new technology. Google Maps is fine enough for me. I have a short daily commute anyway & rarely hit traffic.
But maybe on my next truck I'll give the app a try.
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Thanks for the info. Nope my old Tacoma don't have any of the fancy new technology. Google Maps is fine enough for me. I have a short daily commute anyway & rarely hit traffic.
But maybe on my next truck I'll give the app a try.
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Yup, I really didn't pay attention to that feature when the salesman was telling me about it, got home, tried it out and was like, hell ya! [emoji2]
It's nice to have it on the 8 inch screen. I still use Google maps, it's just nice to use Waze for trips where I know how to get there so I can get reports of cops, etc..
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pete4k said:
I Don't use it much, usually google map is enough, but it works fine on my t-mo version (SD). Did you check permissions? Maybe wipe cache and storage for waze and start setup again?
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So, I found what I was doing to make it crash on me. It would seem when I restore the app-data with titanium backup, it will crash, no matter if I wipe cache/dalv. Without restoring app-data, works fine... [emoji111]
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jpinoy said:
Is anyone else having Waze issues with their Note 8(N950F)? I thought it was Mylink in my truck that was messing up, but running it stand alone doesn't work either. It just flashes white like it wants to start up, but doesn't.
I was using Renovate ROM, but then flashed my stock back and it does the same... wondering if anyone else is having issues..
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Waze crashes on my note 8 any time I receive or make a phone call.
No luck anymore. Waze will not show up in Android Auto whatever I do. Clear apps cache, delete waze and AA and reinstall them from Play Store, no change. Waze works on its own, Android Auto works, but they don't seem to 'see' each other...
jpinoy said:
Is anyone else having Waze issues with their Note 8(N950F)? I thought it was Mylink in my truck that was messing up, but running it stand alone doesn't work either. It just flashes white like it wants to start up, but doesn't.
I was using Renovate ROM, but then flashed my stock back and it does the same... wondering if anyone else is having issues..
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It's working fine here! I'm on a 950F running Oreo.
fastmike said:
No luck anymore. Waze will not show up in Android Auto whatever I do. Clear apps cache, delete waze and AA and reinstall them from Play Store, no change. Waze works on its own, Android Auto works, but they don't seem to 'see' each other...
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Really? Mine still works fine. Haven't don't anything different since I got it working.
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Ripthulhu said:
It's working fine here! I'm on a 950F running Oreo.
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Yeah, you quoted my post before I replied with the fix. It's been working on mine now since I found out restoring with TB with data screwed it up... Good to know it's not broke on Oreo.
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