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[T-Mobile]How to get 3rd-party SMS Apps working again (No Root)

As some of you know, 3rd party SMS apps are currently bugged and do not recieve notifications (or messages at all) on devices running the T-Mobile build of the Moto Z2 Force software. After a little bit of testing, I've discovered that this is caused by the "Summit RCS Services" service that runs in the background. Through the normal system settings, you can't disable this service. However, using adb, you can disable this package and get 3rd party SMS working. You should still be able to get updates even with the service disabled.
Step 1: Enable USB Debugging
Step 2: Install the Android Platform Tools
Step 3: Using the terminal of your choice, once you've navigated to that folder (You can just type "cd" then drag and drop the folder into the command window on Windows and MacOS) type the following:
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adb shell
Then, type the following command:
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pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.summit.nexos.sdk.app.service
Finally, reboot the phone. 3rd party SMS applications should receive notifications.
You could also just wait for Lenovo and T-Mobile to push the official update to fix this issue, but who on XDA sits and waits when they can fix it themselves? :silly:

Can this be used to disable any app or service?

seh6183 said:
Can this be used to disable any app or service?
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Yes just have to know the package name.
I disabled T-Mobile app this way.
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This was causing my issue with duplicate text messages when receiving a Group MMS. I uninstalled this RCS service and it fixed my Group messaging. It was driving me insane and I figured it was a TMobile APK causing it. I like RCS but would rather go without it than deal with these bugs.

I never had this issue.. I use textra pro

logikism said:
I never had this issue.. I use textra pro
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Are you on the T-Mobile software build?

cfriendr said:
Are you on the T-Mobile software build?
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yes and this is the second device....neither had an issue.

logikism said:
yes and this is the second device....neither had an issue.
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Interesting.
Were both devices on the August update? It's possible that the August security patch update fixed the problem. I haven't tested as I just keep the package disabled (since Pulse doesn't support RCS yet anyways and that's my main messaging app).

cfriendr said:
Interesting.
Were both devices on the August update? It's possible that the August security patch update fixed the problem. I haven't tested as I just keep the package disabled (since Pulse doesn't support RCS yet anyways and that's my main messaging app).
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Both phones were not on August update. Worked fine.
Got update, still worked fine. Never had an issue ever.
I've also used the tmo flash-all back to stock, worked fine.
Here's some pics while I wrote this...

logikism said:
Both phones were not on August update. Worked fine.
Got update, still worked fine. Never had an issue ever.
I've also used the tmo flash-all back to stock, worked fine.
Here's some pics while I wrote this...
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Interesting. It might be that Textra supports the setup that T-Mobile requires, whereas Pulse SMS (which doesn't support any RCS) and Android Messages (only supports Universal RCS) are not compatible with T-Mobile's service. I only tested those two apps.
Would you mind trying to use Android Messages and see if that one gets incoming notifications without any package disabling?

No problems...

Interesting. It must have been a server side fix then, recently.

Any word on how root can help us replace this god-awful messaging app!?

cfriendr said:
Interesting. It must have been a server side fix then, recently.
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It doesn't affect everyone. Neither does the Split messages happening. Motorola engineers pinpointed the problem with notification alerts, but are still looking to fix some other message related problems.
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This continues to be an issue even after using this method. Worked for maybe a night after deleting the -user line (it was saying that command could not be found). But alas, today I'm no longer receiving alerts.

revulv said:
This continues to be an issue even after using this method. Worked for maybe a night after deleting the -user line (it was saying that command could not be found). But alas, today I'm no longer receiving alerts.
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did you type --user or -user?
You need to make sure you do double hyphen to indicate you're uninstalling it for your user profile.

This is what I'm getting. Disregard the command I missed typed above the last command. I've tried this on my computer as well. Everything was working, but only occasionally do I get alerts now. It's odd.

revulv said:
This is what I'm getting. Disregard the command I missed typed above the last command. I've tried this on my computer as well. Everything was working, but only occasionally do I get alerts now. It's odd.
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Service not servkce
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Lol, I said disregard the first command I messed up on. The second one was written perfectly. Thank you though.

revulv said:
Lol, I said disregard the first command I messed up on. The second one was written perfectly. Thank you though.
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Did not have my morning coffee.
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[App] SystemUI Tuner - By Zacharee1

Please see this thread by a recognized developer i met over on the LG V20 side of things,
Went ahead and tested it against the note 8 without root, you do have to send 3 strings ( Now just 1 set! )of commands via ADB to get it working but this is a one time thing.
This is practically the UITuner android builds into their software and the OEMs seem to kill it for whatever reason. Go to to his thread to check it out and show him some love and thanks. The app is available for free in the google play-store as well.
Practically can be done by a toddler as long as you follow the steps the app asks you to do! Very Simple and super useful!
XDA THREAD : https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-systemui-tuner-t3588675
Playstore Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner&hl=en
Developer info : @Zacharee1

Team DevDigitel said:
Developer info : @Zacharee1
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Have you found anything this cannot do yet? Meaning, from the screenshots on the Play Store, it says some status bar icons cannot be disabled by Samsung phones, have you found that to be true on the Note8 yet? I have the phone but I haven't installed this yet, was looking for a solid solution to removing the useless NFC icon that Samsung always displays, as well as a way to change the awful Bluetooth icon to the AOSP (or as similar as possible) version.
Thanks!

I'm with you man... I hate having the alarm icon on all the time. I know, I know... I ALWAYS have an alarm set!

My note8 doesn't show NFC icon or alarm icon. I use timely so maybe that's why it does show up when I have pending alarms coming up or snoozed iirc. Sprint n8 if that matters
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Team DevDigitel said:
Please see this thread by a recognized developer i met over on the LG V20 side of things,
Went ahead and tested it against the note 8 without root, you do have to send 3 strings of commands via ADB to get it working but this is a one time thing.
This is practically the UITuner android builds into their software and the OEMs seem to kill it for whatever reason. Go to to his thread to check it out and show him some love and thanks. The app is available for free in the google play-store as well.
Practically can be done by a toddler as long as you follow the steps the app asks you to do! Very Simple and super useful!
XDA THREAD : https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-systemui-tuner-t3588675
Playstore Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner&hl=en
Developer info : @Zacharee1
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ADB went smooth and I was able to tweak the pull down toggles but volume warning still happens, and it was switched off by default? This is what really bugs me and I want turned off!

xbmoyx said:
ADB went smooth and I was able to tweak the pull down toggles but volume warning still happens, and it was switched off by default? This is what really bugs me and I want turned off!
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I hate it too. I understand when you get that msg with headphones but why I get it with my damn car BT! There was an article at xda that you can turn it off with AutoTools and some ADB commands, but that is not working with Samsung devices at least for me with S7E atm. I manage to fix it with Tasker and AutoInput.

mk89pwnz said:
I hate it too. I understand when you get that msg with headphones but why I get it with my damn car BT! There was an article at xda that you can turn it off with AutoTools and some ADB commands, but that is not working with Samsung devices at least for me with S7E atm. I manage to fix it with Tasker and AutoInput.
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Yeah I saw that but its way too complicated just to stop this minor annoyance, I will just deal with it I guess....

Best app i've seen for Note 8 thusfar. Thank you
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Mine cannot hide carrier id, both standard and auto-detect mode it's N950N.

Thanks Zachari! This app got me to get rid of the annoying heads up. But I think something went wrong with the display settings. The screen does not go off by itself. I mean the time out does not work.
Can anyone help?
By the way m using Galaxy S8 Plus.

This is a great app for the note8. Nfc, alarm icons gone. The screen rotation icon will show up so had to turn that off too. Bummer that the volume warning does not work. Can also adjust the number of quicksetting columns. Donated to the developer.
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I must be retarted, but I can't get the ADB to work with Windows 10 Powershell. Anyone care to help?

I uninstalled the App and now my Notification pulldown icons are all black. Even after applying the default theme for the Note8 the icons are all white and still can't see them. How do you get the icons colors to show back up properly? I booted into stock recovery and did a cache partition wipe hoping how would fix it and no dice. Any help is appreciated.

Used it with the S8+ and the Note 8 to get rid of the battery icon. On the T-Mobile G1 ADB was the only way to get anything done, even a screenshot.

It's a great app I use it for my toggles and hiding my battery symbol and the immersive mode, can't wait for the volume warning to work on the Note 8 though

xbmoyx said:
I uninstalled the App and now my Notification pulldown icons are all black. Even after applying the default theme for the Note8 the icons are all white and still can't see them. How do you get the icons colors to show back up properly? I booted into stock recovery and did a cache partition wipe hoping how would fix it and no dice. Any help is appreciated.
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I was able to get the status bar icons to show back up by installing the app again and using adb on my desktop, but the question remains how do you completely uninstall this app and go back to stock settings? Is the only way to do a factory reset?

fireattack7 said:
I must be retarted, but I can't get the ADB to work with Windows 10 Powershell. Anyone care to help?
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You need to use CMD lol

Interceptor777 said:
You need to use CMD lol
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I tried via CMD as well.

fireattack7 said:
I tried via CMD as well.
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You you have android adb installed or easy adb installed on your pc?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2771417

doesn't hide the wifi calling icon either. Its still one of my favorite apps to use. between this, substratum and bx actions, I can live without root on a samsung

Bixby - Remapping button settings lost

I recently started using a package disabler, where i successfully disabled everything Bixby related. However, by doing that i also lost the option to map the single press button, actually the entire Settings page to change it.
Is there any workaround to enable that feature without re-enabling the Bixby stuff? Or at least, what's the minimal packages that need to be enabled?
PS, using CCSWE, seems it has a lot of features for services and what not.
Thanks in advance.

PlutoDelic said:
I recently started using a package disabler, where i successfully disabled everything Bixby related. However, by doing that i also lost the option to map the single press button, actually the entire Settings page to change it.
Is there any workaround to enable that feature without re-enabling the Bixby stuff? Or at least, what's the minimal packages that need to be enabled?
PS, using CCSWE, seems it has a lot of features for services and what not.
Thanks in advance.
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No idea... but one suggestion (you may have tried already)....
Temporarily disable the disabler. Then go to Bixby and set up the buttons how you want them. Then re-enable your disabler. Sometimes - one hopes this is one of them - the earlier setting will be retained even though the app is disabled. Again, just a suggestion, no idea what the result will be.

shonkin said:
No idea... but one suggestion (you may have tried already)....
Temporarily disable the disabler. Then go to Bixby and set up the buttons how you want them. Then re-enable your disabler. Sometimes - one hopes this is one of them - the earlier setting will be retained even though the app is disabled. Again, just a suggestion, no idea what the result will be.
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Hey mate, thanks for your input.
I already tried that. Obviously turning the package disabler off reverts all the changes and it works, but re-enabling it kills it again.
But i made peace with it and went for a remapper app.
Also, i seem to have lost QR Scanning due to disabling Bixby Vision. Credits for finding out goes to debloating threads.
Thanks again.

Question Uninstalled Samsung Messages via ADB. Please help me to add it back

I was removing extra bloat from my Samsung phone via ADB (uninstalling the stock Samsung Messages). Now, I would like to add the stock Samsung Messages app back. Could someone please tell me the easiest way to install the app back? I can't find it on the Samsung Galaxy store or Google Play store.
I tried downloading the latest APK. Unfortunately when I click on the APK via Samsung "My Files" (which already has the ability to install apps from unknown sources), the app looks like it's installing.. but then, it ultimately says "App not installed".
Maybe, there's a way to put it back via ADB? If so, can someone please tell me exactly how to do it? I don't even remember the exact commands I used to remove it in the first place.

try shell command:
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.messaging

Out of curiosity: why are you adding it back?

I was trying to get
mzsquared said:
try shell command:
cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.messaging
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That worked. Thanks!

I was trying to get
nixnixnixnix4 said:
Out of curiosity: why are you adding it back?
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I was trying to enable the feature Make calls and send messages from your Galaxy tablet . It wasn't working... so, I incorrectly believed putting back the stock Samsung Messaging app would resolve the issue.. which it didn't. After reading that link more carefully, it clearly said this feature isn't compatible with Verizon carriers. Too bad. I'll probably just end up uninstalling the stock app again since it has no use to me. I like Google Messages.

mkanet said:
I was trying to get
I was trying to enable the feature Make calls and send messages from your Galaxy tablet . It wasn't working... so, I incorrectly believed putting back the stock Samsung Messaging app would resolve the issue.. which it didn't. After reading that link more carefully, it clearly said this feature isn't compatible with Verizon carriers. Too bad. I'll probably just end up uninstalling the stock app again since it has no use to me. I like Google Messages.
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I have the Tab S7 and the Call and Text on other devices feature is very handy. I love it.
But if your carrier has blocked the function for some reason, the same functionality (SMS alone, not calls) can be replicated with Google Messages once you link the two devices together.

enigmaamit said:
I have the Tab S7 and the Call and Text on other devices feature is very handy. I love it.
But if your carrier has blocked the function for some reason, the same functionality (SMS alone, not calls) can be replicated with Google Messages once you link the two devices together.
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I like Samsung Flow on a PC. YourPhone is garbage IMO.

Question Hide app feature not working

hi, I'm trying to enable the "hide app" of ColorOS 11 on my Oppo Find X3 Pro (global).
I can correctly select apps to hide, set up the access code (for example #1234#), but after that the apps are still visible on drawer and homeage. And if I digit the access code on the launcher, nothing happens. I suspect the features is not working because I have google dialer and not the oppo one so maybe the feature to manage the access code is not implemented there.
Do you have any clue on how to fix this? or does the "hide app" works in your phone?

This moment...when you are trying to hide Tinder from your GF ◉‿◉
Just kidding ofc xD
On my phone it works flawlessly - i have an oppo dialer.

maxellxl said:
This moment...when you are trying to hide Tinder from your GF ◉‿◉
Just kidding ofc xD
On my phone it works flawlessly - i have an oppo dialer.
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Hi. Did your phone come with oppo dialer?

actually it was my fault... I forgot the golden rule of IT
Just rebooting the phone (I didn't reboot after activating the hide app feature, but it was not specified in the instructions) made the hide app feature work.
The only minor glitch is that on google dialer, after I enter the access code #xyz# and the hidden app menu opens, next time I open the dialer it still has the access code visibile and I have to manually delete it.

traycold said:
actually it was my fault... I forgot the golden rule of IT
Just rebooting the phone (I didn't reboot after activating the hide app feature, but it was not specified in the instructions) made the hide app feature work.
The only minor glitch is that on google dialer, after I enter the access code #xyz# and the hidden app menu opens, next time I open the dialer it still has the access code visibile and I have to manually delete it.
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Reboot in my case was not neccessary...but turn off/turn on is first golden action in IT ᕙ( • ‿ • )ᕗ

actually this problem is not solved. After each reboot it works flawlessy, but after some time (maybe 1/2 day; I don't know exactly) it stops working. When I enter the access code on dialer, nothing happens, until next reboot. I suspect the issue is related to ColorOS policy to kill/suspend apps (maybe the one that manage hidden apps is suspended), but didn't found any way to fix this issue. Do you have any clue?

traycold said:
actually this problem is not solved. After each reboot it works flawlessy, but after some time (maybe 1/2 day; I don't know exactly) it stops working. When I enter the access code on dialer, nothing happens, until next reboot. I suspect the issue is related to ColorOS policy to kill/suspend apps (maybe the one that manage hidden apps is suspended), but didn't found any way to fix this issue. Do you have any clue?
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Sorry to hear that.
I suggest removing google dialer temporarily to check whether it is an issue with the firmware or google dialer.
After that let us know.
Btw. Have u installed google dialer during phone initial setup or after?
As a workaround I suggest using external app to hide applications - they worked great for me before. Just use google play store and search for "Hide App"

maxellxl said:
Sorry to hear that.
I suggest removing google dialer temporarily to check whether it is an issue with the firmware or google dialer.
After that let us know.
Btw. Have u installed google dialer during phone initial setup or after?
As a workaround I suggest using external app to hide applications - they worked great for me before. Just use google play store and search for "Hide App"
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actually google dialer is the default one from factory, I don't have oppo dialer (and I don't think I can even install it being a system app). From what I understood, the fact that some unit have oppo dialer and others (like mine) google dialer depends on the region. My unit is an european one (italian).
I will try external app, thanks for your suggestion.

LornaRice said:
So I finally got the update for ColorOS 11 on my Oppo Find X2 Pro yesterday and so far I like it. However, there is no way to auto-hide the navigation buttons.
I've tried navigation gestures but just cannot get used to them (I will try again some time I promise), so I'm back to my trusty navigation buttons. However, unlike ColorOS 7,i cannot find the option to automatically hide (or press a button to hide) these when in apps, etc. so I now can't have a full screen experience.
Has anyone found how to do this yet?
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This is X3 Pro forum. Not X2 Pro.

hide apps milestoneapply :
Long-tap on any empty space on your home screen.
In the bottom right corner, tap the button for home screen settings.
Scroll down on that menu and tap "Hide apps."
In the menu that pops up, select any apps you want to hide, then tap "Apply."

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, our R&D Team has already started working on it to get this issue fixed. Rest, please be assured this issue will get resolved in next software update.
However, until then, you may also try alternative way for accessing the hidden apps by following below steps:
1. Device Settings > Fingerprint > Fingerprint for hidden apps quick-start
2. Select any registered finger (best option to use rarely used finger to unlock the device so that it won't open every time)
We thank you for patience and understanding.
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