Hello All!
Several months ago, when I upgraded to my Galaxy Note 3, I was disgusted by the new 'Hangouts' app that google had forced on me. I promptly rooted, uninstalled it, and found an old .apk for the older Talk app that Hangouts replaced. It worked well enough for a while, but one day several weeks ago the app simply lost its ability to sign in. I'm desperate for a solution to this problem that does NOT involve installing Hangouts. When I try to sign in to Talk, I get a spinning wheel that spins forever.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
verbrannt said:
Hello All!
Several months ago, when I upgraded to my Galaxy Note 3, I was disgusted by the new 'Hangouts' app that google had forced on me. I promptly rooted, uninstalled it, and found an old .apk for the older Talk app that Hangouts replaced. It worked well enough for a while, but one day several weeks ago the app simply lost its ability to sign in. I'm desperate for a solution to this problem that does NOT involve installing Hangouts. When I try to sign in to Talk, I get a spinning wheel that spins forever.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
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Check out "Google Voice"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice
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I have no idea what's going on, but I tried accessing Google Play on my Note just now, only to find out that it has been uninstalled!? Before anyone asks...No, I did not install/uninstall anything from the last time I accessed Google Play (which was earlier today). All I know is that the app updated itself automatically the other day, and everything seemed fine. But now, it has somehow uninstalled itself automatically. WTF???
Am I nuts (could be a possibility ), or has this happened to anyone else too?? The weird part is that the 'Google Play' icon is still on my home screen, but when I press the application button in the bottom right corner, it's not there.
EDIT: I just rebooted my Note, and now the icon is gone in both places.
EDIT #2: This is flat out strange...the 'Play Books' app was still working, so I opened it up and pressed the icon to access Google Play. There was a long wait, but lo and behold, Google Play eventually opened up as mysteriously as it had disappeared! Very, very weird...
I don't know how in the world this happened (or why), but since the app has come back, I guess the problem pretty much solved itself. I'd delete this thread if I could, but since I can't I apologize for wasting everybody's time.
I noted something similar on another thread. I think the rollout was badly designed and poorly executed. Both my Note and my tablet had almost the same things as you describe, but in different ways on each, with no explanations.
Same here too. Just because the name is ****ty doesn't mean the rollout has to be too.
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Hello guys
i just got a LG L90 a few days ago from T-Mobile
But I suspect there is some SMS delay problems with it
somehow i don't get sms for maybe hours,
and suddenly sms just come popping all up at around the same time
I tried with a few friends. some got it normal but one got my sms 2-3 hours late!
However there are times it work just fine with everyone though
Wondering if any has met the same problem and if there is. Have you figured out a solution for this?
I have contacted T-mobile just now and hopefully the assistants clearing cache method will work for me
No you are not the only one, I too have the same problems (although not as extreme).
As for a fix, luckily with KitKat we can choose a default messaging app and I recommend chompSMS or Textra, they seem to eliminate those pesky delay problems, but although it works for me, I can't guarantee it will work for you.
Lokulan said:
Hello guys
i just got a LG L90 a few days ago from T-Mobile
But I suspect there is some SMS delay problems with it
somehow i don't get sms for maybe hours,
and suddenly sms just come popping all up at around the same time
I tried with a few friends. some got it normal but one got my sms 2-3 hours late!
However there are times it work just fine with everyone though
Wondering if any has met the same problem and if there is. Have you figured out a solution for this?
I have contacted T-mobile just now and hopefully the assistants clearing cache method will work for me
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Have you tried a 3rd party SMS app?
razoract said:
Have you tried a 3rd party SMS app?
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Yeah, I've switch to Google hangout, still a delay :crying:
And also my device suddenly wouldn't charge earlier, i had to disconnect and reconnect 4-5 times before it charges
using Google chrome also keep killing background tasks, keyboard wouldn't show up, screen dimmer keeps getting killed
even the whole UI blank out sometimes and I'm forced to restart
I think I should try flashing a custom ROM? would it be something about the custom one? i don't have much apps installed, problems shouldn't be due to a lack of RAM...
Anyone can help?
There are a few Roms available, check out @Quarxs one about cm 11
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Or it has something to do with your provider or the network?
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Thanks I'll definitely look into the thread
Did you ever resolve your texts not going through? We have an L90 bought from tmobile prepaid but activated with ultra mobile. Sometimes go to send a text and it just says sending and doesn't go through. At this same time I tried to send a text to that phone and it wasn't received. Rebooted the phone and the messages started going through. Using stock messaging app. I haven't tried a different app. It's my daughters phone and she doesn't deal well with changing the apps around so I want to avoid it if possible.
Any of you experiencing this? I have my phone for 10 days and for 7 straight days now, my phone is powering off by itself even if still have at least 50% charge. I haven't rooted it yet, all stock.
Yeah it's a known issue at the moment and I don't think there's currently any fix for our problem. Or I at least I haven't checked the thread that's open for this issue in a couple days. From what I read it seems to be hit or miss on the first wave of Nexus 6's from ATT and Motorola. I'm not sure about the T-mobile, Verizon, and Sprint versions of the phone.
Got a notification for Software update, I think it's 5.0.1, but I didn't update. That's when my phone powers off by itself. When I a do a manual systems update, it says my phone is up to date under version 5.0. Could the update might've fixed this?
I just read that if you have the Amazon apps installed on your phone that's part of the problem. Google and Motorola confirmed they're working to address the issues with the reboots and shutdowns people have experienced. 5.0.1 is suppose to fix some of the bugs but not all. Amazon apps or Appstore is related to most of the reboots due to an incompatibility with the OS.
Yeah the amazon app is quite slow on the n6
aranth said:
Yeah the amazon app is quite slow on the n6
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My phone did the same thing. I returned it to AT&T for a full refund and will wait until I can get my hands on something not from AT&T.
AT&T Random Shutdown
I had a Pre-Order and mine was doing it almost twice a day. I returned it and exchanged at the store for a newer one. The new ones have a green dot on the box next to the IMEI barcode. Been on the new one for a week and a half and it has done it 3 times now (it is updated to 5.01). However now when I power it back on my home screens are wiped, essentially set to default but everything is still installed and setup EXCEPT google now. I do have amazon apps installed but just removed after reading previous post, will see what happens.
I went to store also and they will exchange again but IDK at this point if it will help?
Mine has turned off by itself twice now, I am on 5.0.1. Having come from the LG G3 which would do this whenever I took a photo, unless I switched to Airplane Mode, I thought I had seen the back of this problem.
Also the OK Google recognition screen cuts in when watching You Tube videos all the time.
I'll remove the amazon app. And see what happens.
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I'll remove the amazon app. And see what happens.
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I uninstalled both Amazon app and the Kindle app. Lets see what happens.
Just an update: 2 days after uninstalling amazon and kindle app, my N6 hasn't powered off by itself. I think it does affect my phone.
I removed Kindle App and Amazon app on 12/19/14 no reboots since.
That's good news, is it possible the Amazon app was causing the issue? I got my N6 from t-mobile and experienced my random reboot about an hour after the initial setup and 5.0.1 update. Wiped Cache Partition as suggested on another thread. But if the Amazon all is the issue here I will uninstall it too...come to think of it I setup my Amazon app last along with my Ebay and NewEgg and shortly after my phone restarted....hmmm thanks for the info guys!
I uninstalled all Amazon apps (appstore, instant video and the Amazon app itself) and still having that shutdown issue. Totally annoying. As far as I could see it almost only happened while my earphones are plugged in. Just happened 1 time without plugged in earphone. 2 weeks N6, already about 10+ random shutdowns. Any known solution for that? It's totally annoying... :/
Running latest Euphoria OS, but also happened before rooting.
Going to uninstall Amazon App
I have been having random reboots lately almost 3-4 times a week. It is getting super annoying and i did notice that i do have the amazon app installed. I have uninstalled it and will see if it helps with the random reboots/power off. Thanks for the updates information on this issue.
I haven't encountered this prob for over 2 weeks already. I guess it's amazon.
I just had my Play Store nexus 6 reboot on me. Its on verizon, never have installed amazon. Very light amount of apps installed, almost nothing running. Stock, unrooted. 5.0.1
Hrm
rebooting is real
My new Nexus keeps rebooting about twice a day. Missed several calls due to this.
. 5.0.1, noncarrier. 5 apps installed. Do I have get an iPhone - shudder.
What apps do you have installed? Is the 5.01 factory installed or updated through your carrier?
Is Anyone else having this issue?
A couple of days ago over night I got some sort of google update..
Heck, It might even be the updated google NOW..
When ever I use speak to text mic ..
It literally takes over half the screen and get this... DOES NOT GO AWAY!!!
This is so freaking ridiculous! A Google update that does this crap?!
I too own a S6 Edge Verizon 128GB and I noticed a couple of things.
If you bring up text to speak and then power off your phone.. Once you come back... you have locked it (Until restart)
I tried the following...
1) Reset the Dalvik Cache .. No luck.
2) tried force closing TTS and samsung text to speech.. no go.
3) Uninstalling latest update to the high quality voice. .. No Go.
4) Tried holding both buttons at the Same Time... No go..
5) For quibs and giggles.. Held down the close "X" for 5 whole minutes.
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What I think is going on is a time out error in the code.
So how i am able to get around it RARELY is..
Bring it up with the microphone button
Say what I need to say then hit the X to close it as FAST AS I CAN!!
I know that with all of our phone hackers, crackers and experts that we can ALL reach a Fix on this.
Damn Google...
Hmm... Seems to be the google update that just released!
I think I have figured it out. GOOGLE APP UPDATE.
What was your fix?
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Hmm... Seems to be the google update that just released!
I think I have figured it out. GOOGLE APP UPDATE.
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What did you do and did it fix the problem. I have been contacted by two different friends today with the exact same problem.
They have Android 5.0 on a Samsung Note 3 and Note 4. The 4 has kernel of 3.4.0.
I have an S5 with 5.1.1 and have tested, I do not have the problem.
My Google App is at 5.2.33.19.arm.
What was/is your version?
I spammed the phone by clicking the home button until it went away. It's happened to me 3 times now and it worked on all three occasions. Hope this helps
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I spammed the phone by clicking the home button until it went away. It's happened to me 3 times now and it worked on all three occasions. Hope this helps
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Sorry, was out of town.. All I did was go to my settings and uninstalled the Google App (Uninstall Updates) I stopped the play store from automatically installing the Google App Update. I have yet to have a problem now.
I will be posting a YouTube Video on the subject this week.
The funniest thing in my phone is, google assistant is not responding and everytime i try to access it, the feature crashes and my phone happens to be a GOOGLE PHONE, such an IRONY! I have been using google pixel 5 since a year now and from past 2 months the google assistant is not responding and it crashes everytime i try to use it. It gives me a pop up to send feedback and i did as many times i could but it has not been fixed. Has anyone of you here ever experienced the same kind of problem with your google phones? if yes, please do help me how to resoove it