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[Q] P880 locates me randomly even if GPS is deactivated

Hello,
I have a very anoying and bugging problem. After I installed the 2. RC of CM 10.1, my P880 searches a GPS signal and tries to locate me randomly, even if I deactivate my GPS access for all apps. There is no regularity for it. I have even deactivated the location access for Google apps, but I think that doesn't do anything if the general GPS function is deactivated.
It's not just that I hate it that I'm located without giving the permission for it, it also suck my battery.
When my phone searches for a GPS signal, it shows me a message in the notification bar, but it is only the standard notification which shows up all the time when you want to locate yourself with GPS. It says nothing about the app wich causes that.
I also looked up all my apps and their permissions, but I can't find any app that can activate the GPS and locate my phone. Besides this I haven't installed any new apps which could cause that, the only thing I did was updating CM ...
Now I use the stable version of CM 10.1 and the problem still exists. I have the feeling that some kind of system app causes it, but I'm not sure. I also thought of some kind of statistics which create an anonymous statistic about the user movement, but my "Anonymous Statistics" in the settings are deactivated.
What could be the issue or what can I do to identify the app which causes this?
Thanks

ralion said:
Hello,
I have a very anoying and bugging problem. After I installed the 2. RC of CM 10.1, my P880 searches a GPS signal and tries to locate me randomly, even if I deactivate my GPS access for all apps. There is no regularity for it. I have even deactivated the location access for Google apps, but I think that doesn't do anything if the general GPS function is deactivated.
It's not just that I hate it that I'm located without giving the permission for it, it also suck my battery.
When my phone searches for a GPS signal, it shows me a message in the notification bar, but it is only the standard notification which shows up all the time when you want to locate yourself with GPS. It says nothing about the app wich causes that.
I also looked up all my apps and their permissions, but I can't find any app that can activate the GPS and locate my phone. Besides this I haven't installed any new apps which could cause that, the only thing I did was updating CM ...
Now I use the stable version of CM 10.1 and the problem still exists. I have the feeling that some kind of system app causes it, but I'm not sure. I also thought of some kind of statistics which create an anonymous statistic about the user movement, but my "Anonymous Statistics" in the settings are deactivated.
What could be the issue or what can I do to identify the app which causes this?
Thanks
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i noticed that on some of the roms i use too, i just disable gps completely untill i want to use it. (trough quick tiles)

What do you mean by "randomly"? Does it give you a random position? If yes, check mock locations in development settings.

Adam77Root said:
What do you mean by "randomly"? Does it give you a random position? If yes, check mock locations in development settings.
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nah, you just notice on status bar that "gps locating" icon turns on for few seconds, and dissapears. that was how it was for me, atleast.

i just disable gps completely untill i want to use it. (trough quick tiles)
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That's what I meant with "even if I deactivate my GPS access for all apps" ... GPS is completely deactivated, but somehow an app can activate the GPS ...
What do you mean by "randomly"?
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I mean that the GPS activates itself randomly (or the unknown app activates it randomly). It doesn't give me a random position, but the time, when it is activated, is random.
"gps locating" icon turns on for few seconds, and dissapears
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Not in my case, the GPS icon in the notification bar turns on, a notification, that my phone searches GPS, is displayed and then happens nothing, but the GPS is still activated, it doesn't deactivate untill I do so myself.
Does someone know an app, which creates a log of all activities of the phone, e.g. "Screen turns on - App XYZ started - App XYZ turns screen brightness down - ..." etc. ?
Thanks for your support

Getting unknown unwanted notification

Hi,
Got my LG Watch R yesterday and still sorta getting to know it, but last night around 2am, I got a notification saying "16mins to Work", despite not working and being a student and directing me to a place I've never been before.
I don't even know when or how I set this notification (if I did) or how google thought I would want to go there.
I think it may be a notification from google maps, as there is an option to navigate when you swipe to left a few times which opens google maps on your phone.
Any help would be massive appreciated.

Hi,
It's an information coming from Google Now and I never found a solution to stop it. In Google Now you can settle your Home and Work location and it works with these. Unfortunately, even if you don't give a Work location, it sometimes comes up with an info anyway... :silly:

Tonio78370 said:
Hi,
It's an information coming from Google Now and I never found a solution to stop it. In Google Now you can settle your Home and Work location and it works with these. Unfortunately, even if you don't give a Work location, it sometimes comes up with an info anyway... :silly:
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Thanks man, seems you're right. Opened the google app and I can see it there. This is very annoying, what if you don't go somewhere everyday or you're off from work? It seems theres no way to even mess with the notification settings.

5.1.1->6.0.1 Differences

I've found a few changes with 6.0.1 and figured I'd post them for others to see. Feel free to post things you've noticed as well!
The GOOD:
-Encrypted phone can now be unlocked with a PIN instead of a password (FINALLY!)
-Samsung Good Lock can be installed and seems to be working great. You can't get it from the app store but I found it pretty quick on Google.
-Battery life seems to be better. I just factory reset my phone 4 days ago (and did another one after installing 6.0.1) and it still seems to last a little bit longer. I had 2.5 hours of screen on-time last night and it went down to 73%. I was in settings messing around and installing/setting up apps; not bad IMO.
-I was able to add a credit card to Samsung Pay while encrypted. I recall some people were having issues adding cards to 5.1.1 if the device was encrypted, looks like it was fixed.
-The DND setting are WAY improved. You can now set it to ring if someone calls 2x within 15 min and other fine-tune options
-The BAD:
-Pie Pro doesn't play well with secure startup; It wants me to disable secure startup to enable the back button for some reason. I am using an older version (the new update is awful) but I may upgrade to see if I can get it to work. Not a deal breaker, but I really like Pie controls.
-You can no longer install the multiwindow toggle .apk to get the mobile data toggle back. I was able to get the mobile data toggle back by installing Good Lock, but the multiwindow app doesn't let you set it any more. This almost made me mad, why ATT removes the mobile data toggle is beyond me.

I'm having an issue where I can't select apps for the Active Key shortpress/longpress. Every time I tap on one to change it, I get the 'Unfortunately, Settings has stopped' message. Anyone else seeing this?

Nope, not on either S6A I've upgraded. I performed a factory reset as well, if anything try that.

Avail211 said:
Nope, not on either S6A I've upgraded. I performed a factory reset as well, if anything try that.
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I've found that you need to do a factory reset on all updates, especially major updates like this, to avoid random errors. I've also felt that it helps keep battery life high.

My experience has been pretty good on battery. Much better than 5.1.1. I installed the good lock app from the galaxy apps store, and all has been good. It unlocks faster, able to hold apps open for longer, and just feels more refined. I did not do a factory reset. I haven't hit any glitches or errors, just the Google services when it first updated but that is about it. Running smooth

Not having Data Toggle (and I guess Private Mode?) is rather disconcerting.....
Anyone know a simple tried and true way to get these back on stock 6.0.1?

BlueCider said:
Not having Data Toggle (and I guess Private Mode?) is rather disconcerting.....
Anyone know a simple tried and true way to get these back on stock 6.0.1?
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Samsung Good lock (download from galaxy app store, it's not on GPlay) will restore data toggle, and I have private mode... It's definitely in the options, I just checked.

Avail211 said:
Samsung Good lock (download from galaxy app store, it's not on GPlay) will restore data toggle, and I have private mode... It's definitely in the options, I just checked.
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Is it only me or anyone else too cannot find Good Lock in Galaxy App store!

P20 Pro Google feed not showing any cards

Hi,
I have been playing around with my new P20 Pro and setting it up to match with what I was used to on my Nexus 6P.
Coming from pure Nexus experience, I really liked the personalised cards you would see on your Google feed (when you swipe right on the home screen)
With EMUI default launcher, it has the option to show Google feeds, but nothing is showing up on the Google Assistant/Now screen when I swipe right on the home screen. It only shows the Google search bar at the top.
Is anyone else experiencing this issue or have figured out how to get it working? I have looked at a few things online and nothing there is helpful.

I had that issue but after I had finished setting everything up it was working fine. Sadly I can't remember exactly what I did to fix it. Try going through all the Google stuff. Hold the home button and set up Google Assistant. Go into the Google settings and have a play in there
You should have an options menu when you swipe right on the home screen. Be sure to enable feed and any other relevant options. Hopefully you figure it out.

Highspeed123 said:
I had that issue but after I had finished setting everything up it was working fine. Sadly I can't remember exactly what I did to fix it. Try going through all the Google stuff. Hold the home button and set up Google Assistant. Go into the Google settings and have a play in there
You should have an options menu when you swipe right on the home screen. Be sure to enable feed and any other relevant options. Hopefully you figure it out.
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Hi Highspeed123,
Thanks for your reply.
I have tried all of those things, set up Assistant, enabled feed in Google Settings and in EMUI Launcher's setting. Played around with various properties in Google Settings too, to no avail.
Hopefully, someone else would have figured out how to get it working.
Thanks

So, after trying various things and trying to search online, I had a stroke of luck. Here are the steps that helped me get the Google feed and the cards working on the right swipe of home screen.
1. Open Play Store
2. Select Google App
3. Uninstall (this will uninstall any updates that were applied)
4. Check you Google feed from the home screen (it should now be working but showing you content in some different format)
5. Come back to Play Store
6. Update the Google App
7. Return to home screen to check your Google feed and the cards now appear in the format you are used to
8. Phew...
It was tricky to figure this all out and had little help out there on the internet.
So, I hope this helps anyone else out there struggling with the setup to enjoy their shinny new P20 Pro
Cheers

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My feed stops working after updating Google app.

hitpl said:
So, after trying various things and trying to search online, I had a stroke of luck. Here are the steps that helped me get the Google feed and the cards working on the right swipe of home screen.
1. Open Play Store
2. Select Google App
3. Uninstall (this will uninstall any updates that were applied)
4. Check you Google feed from the home screen (it should now be working but showing you content in some different format)
5. Come back to Play Store
6. Update the Google App
7. Return to home screen to check your Google feed and the cards now appear in the format you are used to
8. Phew...
It was tricky to figure this all out and had little help out there on the internet.
So, I hope this helps anyone else out there struggling with the setup to enjoy their shinny new P20 Pro
Cheers
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That fixed the problem for me, thanks!

Now feed not working for me either - it does if I uninstall updates, but as soon as it updates it stops.

krs360 said:
Now feed not working for me either - it does if I uninstall updates, but as soon as it updates it stops.
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Yes, I noticed that on Thursday when the Google app updates were pushed out. I have skipped the update for now.
This updates are so temperamental on non stock Android!!

hitpl said:
Yes, I noticed that on Thursday when the Google app updates were pushed out. I have skipped the update for now.
This updates are so temperamental on non stock Android!!
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Mine auto-updated overnight, now it's working again.

krs360 said:
Mine auto-updated overnight, now it's working again.
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Just tried updating mine and it is still broken for me after the update :/

hitpl said:
Just tried updating mine and it is still broken for me after the update :/
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Mine is sluggish to get going. I often need to do a Google search and swipe backwards and forward a couple of times and then it will populate.

Been working fine all day, then all of a sudden stopped working again!

Same issue.

Worked for me - thx!

Has anyone found any other solutions than this? I've tried this as well as clearing all Google data, to no avail. Is there any other suggestions?

I use Lawnchair Launcher and Lawnfeed for this.

NWiatrak said:
Has anyone found any other solutions than this? I've tried this as well as clearing all Google data, to no avail. Is there any other suggestions?
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Not sure if you have already tried it, but another workaround is to simply search for something in the search bar at the top and after closing the search results, the feeds starts appearing!
Not necessarily reliable the whole Google feeds and Maps app on a non stock Android phone, but we all wanted a super camera

Google seems to have updated. i now get a feed and navigation items at the bottom. It looks different with a smaller search field. Seems ok but I can't swipe stuff i'm not interested in away any more.

I've had the same problem, got my on the first day of release. It's taken till today to finally work! Hopefully yours starts working soon too!

Question Push Notifications

Has anyone found a way to get push notifications to work? I've tried freezing GSF. The Push Notification Tester app shows a notification but notifications for other apps don't arrive. Thanks in advance!

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Has anyone found a way to get push notifications to work? I've tried freezing GSF. The Push Notification Tester app shows a notification but notifications for other apps don't arrive. Thanks in advance!
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For which apps? The notifications are different for each app on Huawei device's, you really gotta dig deep in the settings to get a lot of them to show up

I solved the issue. Just reinstalled GMS and used a method I found in the P40 Pro forums with a modded GSF. Now my notifications work along with google location accuracy and the playstore. The only thing that doesn't work is Pokemon Go .

kennyk319 said:
I solved the issue. Just reinstalled GMS and used a method I found in the P40 Pro forums with a modded GSF. Now my notifications work along with google location accuracy and the playstore. The only thing that doesn't work is Pokemon Go .
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I haven't got it to work wither, Post the method you used.

I reset the phone and followed this method:
And then I followed this method (had to donate some money to get the files) to get notifications.
I don't think google location accuracy works though cause I was at work today inside a big building and google maps was unable to find my location. There's also no way to toggle location accuracy on in the settings.

kennyk319 said:
I reset the phone and followed this method:
And then I followed this method (had to donate some money to get the files) to get notifications.
I don't think google location accuracy works though cause I was at work today inside a big building and google maps was unable to find my location. There's also no way to toggle location accuracy on in the settings.
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Make sure you have this setting selected for Maps, I had 'allow only whole in use' selected before and Maps weren't working at all.
This has worked for me.
It's under apps/apps/ search for maps look in permissions/location

kennyk319 said:
I reset the phone and followed this method:
And then I followed this method (had to donate some money to get the files) to get notifications.
I don't think google location accuracy works though cause I was at work today inside a big building and google maps was unable to find my location. There's also no way to toggle location accuracy on in the settings.
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Hi Kenny this method works on the mate x2?

Yes it works for me. Haven't had any play protect errors and I receive push notifications for all apps.

Hi I was able to install GMS, and all the apps are working as expected.. My issue is with android auto.. I am able to install and launch it from the car. When I disconnect the phone and reconnect however I only get the bar on the bottom of the car screen tbut the rest of the screen is black with no icons. If I clear cache and clear data and reconnect the phone it works again until I disconnect the phone and reconnect when the same behavior happens.. The screen is black and all I see is the bottom app drawer.. Does any one has a working android auto install ?

I also keep getting delayed push notifications. Telegram and whatsapp sometime come, sometime i have to unlock device.

works great on my mate x2 push notifications coming in without a problem playstore works : )

it really works thanks guys, all push notifications, no protect error, plàystore works great, location works. if you find some apps not work for push or location just uninstall and reinstall and it will work

tanipat said:
it really works thanks guys, all push notifications, no protect error, plàystore works great, location works. if you find some apps not work for push or location just uninstall and reinstall and it will work
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This solved my problem aswell.