On-body detection setting under smart lock - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anyone notice this yet? T-Mobile 47D build

jbdan said:
Anyone notice this yet? T-Mobile 47D build
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I saw it. kinda cool i guess..

Got it. turned it on. I saw some folks crying about the potential of being pickpocketed but I really don't live in that fear and have
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I'm curious as to how it will interface with wear. If when they go out of range or (preferably) the victim is able to make a small gesture the phone locks and can't be unlocked until the wearable is reunited AND the password are re-entered. To me that seems like the ideal.
Then again I would love for smart lock to do a better job of using relative signal strength of estimating how far away the wearable and would automatically lock them outside that zone of control.
Ultimately, I think these two things are sort of right there and just need to be brought together.

Got it on my 5.1 Nexus 6.
Not working that reliably at the moment.
When set on the table and the screen turns off, it doesn't lock automatically...

DebianDog said:
Got it. turned it on. I saw some folks crying about the potential of being pickpocketed but I really don't live in that fear and have
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Biggest issue for me would be with Double Tap to wake, pocket dialling.

Anyone using it notice any extra battery drain? I'm not using it as of yet but it sounds interesting but I don't think I can take anymore battery drain

biggiestuff said:
Anyone using it notice any extra battery drain? I'm not using it as of yet but it sounds interesting but I don't think I can take anymore battery drain
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I haven't noticed any at all although you'd think it would have to use some.... I guess everything is a compromise in some sort of way.

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Half of screen not working

I've had a strange bug since I got the phone that I'm wondering if anyone else has seen (don't think it is hardware).
I can reproduce it every morning after I wake up. Conditions are as follows:
Phone is on the clock daydream while charging. I use Sleep As Android as my alarm. Every morning when my alarm is going off and I reach for my phone half of the screen is not working and or black.
I just had a recurrence of this in the xda app after I lost wifi connection and was exciting a thread (pressing the back button) during the handoff to LTE. Easy fix is to just hit the power button to turn the screen off then turn it back on. Works right away.
Anyone seen or read about anything similar?
Thanks!
I made a post earlier about screen touch issues and this is one of mine as well. I can't reproduce it like you can but the right half of the screen just drops off to touch.
Have you seen the half (or third) of the screen go completely black? Seriously Wtf. I've only had it happen probably 4 times.... Comes back on immediately and worms as expected if I press the power button twice.
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Have you seen the half (or third) of the screen go completely black? Seriously Wtf. I've only had it happen probably 4 times.... Comes back on immediately and worms as expected if I press the power button twice.
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Sounds like you have the ATT model which was recalled for that very reason.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/2...p-nexus-6-inventory-back-due-to-software-bug/
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Sounds like you have the ATT model which was recalled for that very reason.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/2...p-nexus-6-inventory-back-due-to-software-bug/
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Picked it up from tmobile on Wed morning.
Also, those issues seem different from what I read.. Screen is *completely* black and they get stuck. Mine works fine 100% except when I wake up with the prior conditions (over night, phone is on clock daydream, dimmed and I am woke up with Sleep As Android alarm). It has only happened once in any other circumstance. Also, my phone updated to LRX21O upon first boot.
At this point I can't tell if it is software or hardware... Not sure how tmobile handles this as I bought directly from them (no insurance as of yet) or if I go straight to Motorola?
I just wish I could conclusively rule out a hardware issue.
I'm having a similar issue. It seems to definitely be intermittent though. Also, I've only experienced it when my phone is in landscape mode. It goes back to normal when I flip it to portrait mode.
Did you ever find anything else out about the issue OP?
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I'm having a similar issue. It seems to definitely be intermittent though. Also, I've only experienced it when my phone is in landscape mode. It goes back to normal when I flip it to portrait mode.
Did you ever find anything else out about the issue OP?
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Nothing other than what is in here. Still happens to me, though much less frequently. Hoping the 5.1 update rumored for Feb solves some of the quirks.
I honestly think this is a hardware issue of some sort. I had my original Nexus 6 for weeks and throughout heavy usage, I never had any issues. The first day I received a replacement device from Google, half of my screen would freeze/go black when in landscape watching videos, playing games, and sometimes even browsing the web. This was with 100% stock ROM and kernel without root (which rules out that being an issue). I tried reflashing the stock image and the issue still persists.
I contacted the GPS customer service last night and ordered another replacement device. This is issue is certainly specific to this phone, my first device was used heavily and this never happened even once.
I am convinced it is hardware as well.
I am experiencing the same issue with my phone and opened a ticket with Google yesterday and I want mine replaced. It's not just the Nexus 6 that's suffering from this as some Droid Turbo users are experiencing it as well.
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I am convinced it is hardware as well.
I am experiencing the same issue with my phone and opened a ticket with Google yesterday and I want mine replaced. It's not just the Nexus 6 that's suffering from this as some Droid Turbo users are experiencing it as well.
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Same thing here. Tmobile 64 GB nexus 6. Bought mine from T Mobile, but they don't have a replacement to send me, so I contacted Motorola, and they sent me a new one that arrives tomorrow. I hope the same thing doesn't happen with this one.
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Look on the positive side of things, 50% less battery drain due to screen usage...
I still think this is, in my case, specifically software. Other people have reported different issues that are most likely hardware, don't think mine is. Also it has only happened two or three times in the past month, seems to with screen on and rotation occurring at the same time, though I can't confirm or repro reliably.
Well, just had my replacement processed over the phone. Only potential issue is that they said it may be a refurbished device. Anyone know how/if there is a way to tell??
I am not sure if this is somehow related-but my first Nexus 6 I got from t-mobile was working fine and on the second day of owning it the touch screen stopped working! I mean it won't register any touch whatsoever! The phone was just charging and I just used it like 30min ago....tried rebooting, resetting-nothing helped-went to a t-mobile store and replaced with a new one. The second one works...for now. The strange part is that they were no issues-it worked flawlessly and all of a sudden just stopped responding to touch.
I have never experienced issues like this with any smartphone in my life-I have owned android smartphones ever since the G1 was released...
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Well, just had my replacement processed over the phone. Only potential issue is that they said it may be a refurbished device. Anyone know how/if there is a way to tell??
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T mobile didn't have any available devices to send me, so I contacted Moto. Moto sent me a brand new phone.Build date is December 16th. So far no problems, but I just got it today. I'll report back if anything goes wrong.
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NastyNeil said:
T mobile didn't have any available devices to send me, so I contacted Moto. Moto sent me a brand new phone.Build date is December 16th. So far no problems, but I just got it today. I'll report back if anything goes wrong.
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Where do you see the Build date?
Sleeepy2 said:
Where do you see the Build date?
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On the box. Under the barcodes.
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NastyNeil said:
On the box. Under the barcodes.
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Thanx :good:
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On the box. Under the barcodes.
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Can you post a picture of where? I don't see any dates listed on the box.
On the bottom right just before SeQ#
But a better way to check is to boot into the bootloader/fastboot hit valume down until you see barcode then push power.
For me the date it shows is 1 day before the date on the box. The box says 2014-11-16 bootloader says 2014-11-15.

Unlocking phone sends location..

This maybe google now but when i unlock my device I notice my location is being sent.. Now I am speculating based on seeing the location service icon flash in my menu bar Can anyone else confirm this behavior.?
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I didn't notice when I unlocked mine. Are you talking about when you first boot your phone back up?
No when ever I unlock my device.. Very odd I'll monitor this closely..
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No when ever I unlock my device.. Very odd I'll monitor this closely..
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You have an app looking for location. Pretty normal.
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I have the same issue in Nexus 5 running Stock Rooted Lollipop.
Security - Smart unlock - trusted places....
This is what you looking for!
I am having the same issue. As soon as I unlock the phone, the GPS icon comes on and goes away very quickly. It has nothing to do with Smart Lock. Some type of app is requesting location upon unlock...
Go to location in settings, it tells you all the apps searching for location!
I have the same thing. I'm sure it's an app just don't know what.
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Thought it was smart unlock as well but I disabled the location portion of it and it is still happening. Still looking.. Will report back...
So I turned off access to all apps that were listed in the location settings and still its being sent. The only way it stopped is turning off location totally. I'm returning my unit Monday any way as I now want the 64gb version and will be monitoring the threads until my 64gb ships..
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Thought it was smart unlock as well but I disabled the location portion of it and it is still happening. Still looking.. Will report back...
So I turned off access to all apps that were listed in the location settings and still its being sent. The only way it stopped is turning off location totally. I'm returning my unit Monday any way as I now want the 64gb version and will be monitoring the threads until my 64gb ships..
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Its from the Lollipop, I have the same issue in my Nexus 5
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I have a nexus 5 as well will test this now..
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Just chiming in to let you know that my Galaxy S3 does the same thing as well. I don't think it's a Nexus problem or even a Lollipop problem, just think that's what Android does.
It happpens to me too on my Lollipop Nexus 5.
I wonder if all of you have Google Fit installed... maybe it is related to that app
Mine also does this. With GPS turned completely off. I disabled Fit.
I even downloaded voodoo carrier iq detector because it kind of reeks of that.
This battery has me ready to switch phones. I hate the thought of it but I am getting 3-3.5 hours SOT with everything disabled (location, auto backup pics, only apps installed are battery/wakelock detectors).
It wouldn't be so bad but I see too many screenshots of people doubling my SOT without disabling anything

phone gets hot when in my pocket and walking a lot

Does anyone know why this happens?
When moving around a lot and phone is in my pocket its starts to get hot to the point I
carry it in my hand. Does any one now why or how to prevent this from happening?
pvaldeben said:
Does anyone know why this happens?
When moving around a lot and phone is in my pocket its starts to get hot to the point I
carry it in my hand. Does any one now why or how to prevent this from happening?
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I also carry phone in front pocket. I wear jeans and walk a lot, don't have any issues with heat. Does it happen with any pants or only with specific? Try putting phone in another pocket.
pvaldeben said:
Does anyone know why this happens?
When moving around a lot and phone is in my pocket its starts to get hot to the point I
carry it in my hand. Does any one now why or how to prevent this from happening?
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I have also had this issue. Thought it was my imagination as it has been very hot lately, then realized my phone gets very warm in pockets for some reason.
its happens in my front pocket no mater if its shorts or slack it start to get hot with in 4 to 5 minutes. Then I just carry it in my hand. I'm not rooted so its all stock. I have not gotten the notification for the update yet but I hope it fixes this problem. I think it has something to do with the excessive movement of the gyroscope triggering some action or process. still happening.
Charkatak said:
I also carry phone in front pocket. I wear jeans and walk a lot, don't have any issues with heat. Does it happen with any pants or only with specific? Try putting phone in another pocket.
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pvaldeben said:
its happens in my front pocket no mater if its shorts or slack it start to get hot with in 4 to 5 minutes. Then I just carry it in my hand. I'm not rooted so its all stock. I have not gotten the notification for the update yet but I hope it fixes this problem. I think it has something to do with the excessive movement of the gyroscope triggering some action or process. still happening.
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I have disabled many apps that I didn't need and one of these apps is LG Health - could it be that this app as you mentioned uses sensors to update the app's info when phone moves?
Are you guys sure that it isn't that the weather got warm? It's end of summer afterall..
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I have disabled many apps that I didn't need and one of these apps is LG Health - could it be that this app as you mentioned uses sensors to update the app's info when phone moves?
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I checked the LG health app and I have never run the app it seams, go I activated the app then checked setting to see if I can shut it down. No option to stop it. I'm not rooted so no way to shut it down. I'm a fan of rooting but have not done so because it's so time consuming to start moding, customizing etc one it's rooted,
I'm a flash a holic and don't want to return to those long night lol
Sfkn2 said:
Are you guys sure that it isn't that the weather got warm? It's end of summer afterall..
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Hey maybe it will be a good option in the winter here in NY so let's see.. Sweet
pvaldeben said:
I checked the LG health app and I have never run the app it seams, go I activated the app then checked setting to see if I can shut it down. No option to stop it. I'm not rooted so no way to shut it down. I'm a fan of rooting but have not done so because it's so time consuming to start moding, customizing etc one it's rooted,
I'm a flash a holic and don't want to return to those long night lol
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I don't have root. Go to phone settings>apps>swipe left until you get to "All" category, then scroll to LG Health Agent and you should be able to disable it.
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I don't have root. Go to phone settings>apps>swipe left until you get to "All" category, then scroll to LG Health Agent and you should be able to disable it.
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Wow you solved my issue its was the LG health app. Disabling it yesterday I have not noticed my phone get hot at all in my pocket.
Thanks Charkatak.
pvaldeben said:
Does anyone know why this happens?
When moving around a lot and phone is in my pocket its starts to get hot to the point I
carry it in my hand. Does any one now why or how to prevent this from happening?
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This happens to me, just noticed it today wearing gymshorts at work. But it only happened when the screen was toward my body, if I faced it away from me it was fine... Weird.
Probably friction. I just got 2 G4 phones Friday night and no issues so far. Been on mine constantly and the only time it got warm was when i was using navigation in Denver yesterday. This thing stays cooler than my note4.
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Probably friction. I just got 2 G4 phones Friday night and no issues so far. Been on mine constantly and the only time it got warm was when i was using navigation in Denver yesterday. This thing stays cooler than my note4.
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It's even when I'm sitting still though that mine does it. Like I can have my phone in my front pocket with my screen facing towards my leg while sitting and it feels warm I flip it around nothing it's fine
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dcwiker05 said:
It's even when I'm sitting still though that mine does it. Like I can have my phone in my front pocket with my screen facing towards my leg while sitting and it feels warm I flip it around nothing it's fine
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That is very weird. What kind of mods are you running if any? I'm running rooted stock.
dcwiker05 said:
This happens to me, just noticed it today wearing gymshorts at work. But it only happened when the screen was toward my body, if I faced it away from me it was fine... Weird.
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That's was happening to me to. Disable the LG health app as few post before and it should stop it. This worked for me and you don't need to be rooted to disable apps. One note is that there are 2 LG Heath apps running 1 you can force stop and the other you can disable.
Was at a block party all day yesterday and I noticed my phone never got hot after disabling the LG health app.
Hope this helps
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That is very weird. What kind of mods are you running if any? I'm running rooted stock.
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Rooted lg health app completely deleted :/ as for the mods I had it did it before and after I rooted so no mods still had issues. The weird part is it's instant. Like I can take the battery out for a half hour put it in turn the phone on and put it in my pocket screen facing in and it's hot till it completely boots. But the phone itself doesn't feel hot when I pull it out. It's the weirdest thing.
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Rooted lg health app completely deleted :/ as for the mods I had it did it before and after I rooted so no mods still had issues. The weird part is it's instant. Like I can take the battery out for a half hour put it in turn the phone on and put it in my pocket screen facing in and it's hot till it completely boots. But the phone itself doesn't feel hot when I pull it out. It's the weirdest thing.
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I know you completely deleted the LG health app. But from what I remember there are 2 LG health apps running I force stopped one and the other I disabled, don't remember the exact app names but both apps were next to each other. so just double check and make sure both LG Health are gone from your "ALL" apps view.
You can check under Settings > General > Apps >swipe 3 times to the left till you reach ALL and go down and make sure none of the 2 LG health apps is running.
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I know you completely deleted the LG health app. But from what I remember there are 2 LG health apps running I force stopped one and the other I disabled, don't remember the exact app names but both apps were next to each other. so just double check and make sure both LG Health are gone from your "ALL" apps view.
You can check under Settings > General > Apps >swipe 3 times to the left till you reach ALL and go down and make sure none of the 2 LG health apps is running.
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He's right! I missed the other lg health agent app when I deleted stuff. It hasn't 100% fixed the issue but but instead of hot it's just luke warm lol
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He's right! I missed the other lg health agent app when I deleted stuff. It hasn't 100% fixed the issue but but instead of hot it's just luke warm lol
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I think you should try and get it replaced for a new one. I picked two brand new ones from T-Mobile on Friday night and have not had any issues with them. My wife is constantly on hers but not such a "heavy" user like me. I tried replicating the issue you're experiencing but it just doesn't get hot. Even from my usage it just feels warm like most phones so. Surprisingly this thing stays cooler than my Note 4. Way cooler! Makes me wonder how come so many people that own the G4 have issues with heat. I guess the Note 4 is hotter? I do know we used to have to figure out ways to keep the Note 4 cool on first boot because it would get so hot. Few folks actually had to put theirs in the fridge just so it could boot.
Since doing a full 10N update, with wifi on in my pocket it gets warm. I also use LG health and Google Fit. But not until I turned off wifi did it start cooling down.

How warm is it?

I am using my phone not for gaming, just web searching Brightness set to auto, not currently charging and Its 82f here in Chicago while I am in my car and the phone is reading 43C. Is that normal I can feel the screen and back of phone warm.
I've been watching ESPN and YouTube videos for about an hour or so and I can't feel it warmed up at all. Ex kernel manager shows CPU at 34°C. I was outside and it's 78° here right now.
Just sitting here looking through forums.
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Just sitting here looking through forums.
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Battery usage. I stopped using YouTube about an hour ago.
Look how much current it's drawing with screen just on.
This phone stinks
I took the train today so I didn't use maps. I'll be driving tomorrow so I'll get a chance to see what using maps will do to my temps. This thing is liquid cooled so this shouldn't be getting hot like that unless they have the warning threshold set to low.
I have a screen issue that's not aligned correctly and now this thing is getting hot. It's going back. I don't know wether to buy a new one or go through RMA hell. Had to do that with my 6T and OnePlus is giving a bad taste in my mouth.
This is abnormal, meaning this isn't the case with every device. I haven't had a single heating issue - it could also be cause by a 3rd party app. You'll have to do a root cause through process of elimination to determine if it's the actual device.
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This is abnormal, meaning this isn't the case with every device. I haven't had a single heating issue - it could also be cause by a 3rd party app. You'll have to do a root cause through process of elimination to determine if it's the actual device.
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I am not going to bother. It has a screen issue so I don't need to try and figure this issue too. So dissatisfied.
Yikes some really high temps ITT. Maybe a sensor issue?
For those getting 40C+ temps with light usage, does it feel warm?
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I am not going to bother. It has a screen issue so I don't need to try and figure this issue too. So dissatisfied.
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I saw your post about the asymmetry of the bezels. Not surprised that you are the only person with these issues. RMA would be my suggestion, but just return if you want/need a faster solution.
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Yikes some really high temps ITT. Maybe a sensor issue?
For those getting 40C+ temps with light usage, does it feel warm?
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Its was very warm back and front of phone.
AarSyl said:
I saw your post about the asymmetry of the bezels. Not surprised that you are the only person with these issues. RMA would be my suggestion, but just return if you want/need a faster solution.
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There RMA is the worst. I have the 12gb version so it's on back order.
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Its was very warm back and front of phone.
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Could be one of your apps causing it. If you're rooted you could run top in a terminal and see what's going on. Did you recently transfer a ton of media to it, possibly it could be the media scanner. But I would definitely figure out what's going on because those temps aren't normal and will affect your battery health long term.
I haven't had mine get hot yet.
Temps on mine. My Pixel 2 XL got much warmer.
Sounds like yours is just hot blooded. Bummer.
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Could be one of your apps causing it. If you're rooted you could run top in a terminal and see what's going on. Did you recently transfer a ton of media to it, possibly it could be the media scanner. But I would definitely figure out what's going on because those temps aren't normal and will affect your battery health long term.
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Not rooted. Did not transfer anything. Already boxed it up and ready to ship back. Back to my 6T. I don't have any luck with OnePlus.
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There RMA is the worst. I have the 12gb version so it's on back order.
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For those who can purchase outright, this is probably the only benefit of getting from T-Mobile.
But...you have the 12GB version. Not an option for you, I guess.
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For those who can purchase outright, this is probably the only benefit of getting from T-Mobile.
But...you have the 12GB version. Not an option for you, I guess.
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Taxes too are a benefit when buying online.
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Taxes too are a benefit when buying online.
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I know. But how much is peace of mind worth? At least you have a face to hold responsible (figuratively and literally...although, I don't suggest the literal).

Is this normal Google pay behavior?

Even if my phone is unlocked and the screen is on, I still have to look at it and hit confirm after I tap it to the terminal.
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biggiestuff said:
Even if my phone is unlocked and the screen is on, I still have to look at it and hit confirm after I tap it to the terminal.
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I believe so to prevent false payments from being made. I think even with fingerprint sensor it's the same.
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I believe so to prevent false payments from being made. I think even with fingerprint sensor it's the same.
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I guess with fingerprint it's much faster since I don't have to lift the phone up since my finger is on the scanner. I want to say it wasn't like that when I first got there pixel 4. I want to say an update shortly changed the behavior
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I guess with fingerprint it's much faster since I don't have to lift the phone up since my finger is on the scanner. I want to say it wasn't like that when I first got there pixel 4. I want to say an update shortly changed the behavior
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It's been a while since I've tried with my Pixel 4 XL because I got a Wear OS device back in August. You could be right though.
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Even if my phone is unlocked and the screen is on, I still have to look at it and hit confirm after I tap it to the terminal.
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I'm not positive with Google pay specifically but try disabling this option in settings/security/face unlock I've included a screenshot of what to disable.
1dopewrx05 said:
I'm not positive with Google pay specifically but try disabling this option in settings/security/face unlock I've included a screenshot of what to disable.
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Yeah it's disabled. I tried toggling it on and off again just to be sure.
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biggiestuff said:
Yeah it's disabled. I tried toggling it on and off again just to be sure.
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Then it's just because of the level of security used for Gpay. I don't personally mind, my face unlock is lightning. I came from my Pixel 2 XL and the face unlock has been faster with a higher rate of success than the fingerprint scanner on my old Pixel.
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Then it's just because of the level of security used for Gpay. I don't personally mind, my face unlock is lightning. I came from my Pixel 2 XL and the face unlock has been faster with a higher rate of success than the fingerprint scanner on my old Pixel.
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For vending machines it's alright since it's face up but those flat terminals I have to tap, lift, verify, confirm and then re-tap. I know it's little but when I first got the phone it didn't have that extra confirmation since the phone was already unlocked.
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If my phone is unlocked I do not have to look at it again when attempting to tap and pay with Gpay.
Just got back from my local 7 eleven and I used my Gpay to see how mine behaved and paying using the actual Gpay app, I did not have to scan my face again. Also I completely forgot about the Gpay shortcut I have enabled and once unlocked, I can instantly bring up my credit/debit cards and pay from any screen or app by holding the power button. See my screenshot below.
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Just got back from my local 7 eleven and I used my Gpay to see how mine behaved and paying using the actual Gpay app, I did not have to scan my face again. Also I completely forgot about the Gpay shortcut I have enabled and once unlocked, I can instantly bring up my credit/debit cards and pay from any screen or app by holding the power button. See my screenshot below.
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How did you enable that?
EeZeEpEe said:
It's been a while since I've tried with my Pixel 4 XL because I got a Wear OS device back in August. You could be right though.
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I have a Fossil Gen 5 and I've tried enabling GP on the watch but it's annoying to me since it needs authorization. Every time I do anything on the watch I have to unlock it or GP won't work. How do you do it conveniently?
bobby janow said:
I have a Fossil Gen 5 and I've tried enabling GP on the watch but it's annoying to me since it needs authorization. Every time I do anything on the watch I have to unlock it or GP won't work. How do you do it conveniently?
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I have a gen 5 Carlyle too. What authorization are you talking about? Setting up a card for the watch takes several steps but once it's done, Google Pay is just a swipe and tap away for me. I turn on the screen (I keep "always-on screen" option on and tilt-to-wake off), swipe down, and tap the Pay icon. My default card pops up and I just put it close to the tap the pay area. Even quicker is putting Google Pay on a watchface but I don't use it enough to do that. I would rather have something like battery, weather, or Google Health info.
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EeZeEpEe said:
I have a gen 5 Carlyle too. What authorization are you talking about? Setting up a card for the watch takes several steps but once it's done, Google Pay is just a swipe and tap away for me. I turn on the screen (I keep "always-on screen" option on and tilt-to-wake off), swipe down, and tap the Pay icon. My default card pops up and I just put it close to the tap the pay area. Even quicker is putting Google Pay on a watchface but I don't use it enough to do that. I would rather have something like battery, weather, or Google Health info. View attachment 4919771
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What happens to me is that I need to put on an authorization method on the watch. Either a pin or password and anytime I use the watch, even if it's not for GP, it asks for the pin code or pwd. Even if I go to check notifications I have to put in my pin. I don't use always on but I do use tilt to wake. You think I need to change that in order for it to be easier to use? I'm going to check Reddit now too see what they suggest or if anyone is having issues like I am.
bobby janow said:
What happens to me is that I need to put on an authorization method on the watch. Either a pin or password and anytime I use the watch, even if it's not for GP, it asks for the pin code or pwd. Even if I go to check notifications I have to put in my pin. I don't use always on but I do use tilt to wake. You think I need to change that in order for it to be easier to use? I'm going to check Reddit now too see what they suggest or if anyone is having issues like I am.
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Well that's annoying. I have a a screen lock too but it's supposed to be only automatic. So only when the watch is off my wrist does it ask for my pattern.
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EeZeEpEe said:
Well that's annoying. I have a a screen lock too but it's supposed to be only automatic. So only when the watch is off my wrist does it ask for my pattern.View attachment 4919781
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It's very annoying. I think one of the problems is that I use my metal watchband a lot and it's kind of loose on my wrist, purposely so. So it might think it's off my wrist when it slides around. Seems like others are having the same issue but I'll look into it further. I have always used my phone for GP anyway so it's not a huge deal but it would be cool to be able to use it.
bobby janow said:
It's very annoying. I think one of the problems is that I use my metal watchband a lot and it's kind of loose on my wrist, purposely so. So it might think it's off my wrist when it slides around. Seems like others are having the same issue but I'll look into it further. I have always used my phone for GP anyway so it's not a huge deal but it would be cool to be able to use it.
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It being loose most likely the issue. I have a metal band and although I don't work out with it, I keep it snug enough that it doesn't lock yet loose enough that it can slide a little.
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EeZeEpEe said:
It being loose most likely the issue. I have a metal band and although I don't work out with it, I keep it snug enough that it doesn't lock yet loose enough that it can slide a little.
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That's what it is. I put on my black band and it seems to be staying unlocked now.
biggiestuff said:
How did you enable that?
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https://ww.9to5google.com/2019/09/03/android-google-pay-power-menu/#
uicnren said:
https://ww.9to5google.com/2019/09/03/android-google-pay-power-menu/#
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I used both those commands and the position of the power menu changed to the bottom but my cards don't show up at the top to rotate through. I uninstalled and reinstalled Google pay. I still have to do the 2nd confirmation in order to use Google pay.
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