I have an unlocked Huawei P20 Pro, dual sim (CLT-L29) in the UK. Wi-fi calling works with Vodafone, EE and Three, but Vodafone is the only network which causes constant notifications to pop-up on my phone, to let me know that wi-fi calling is available. I could maybe understand that a notification appears the first time I connect to a wi-fi network (even though no such notification appears with the other 2 mobile operators), but why I sometimes get 3 notifications in 5 minutes, when I am 2 metres from the wi-fi router and with a perfect wi-fi signal, is beyond me.
Does this happen to other people? Is it a Vodafone thing? Is it the combination of Vodafone + P20 Pro? Is there a way to stop it?
I limited it this way:
setting -> apps -> more -> show system processes -> phone -> notifications -> wi-fi calling and disable all the options (display in status bar, etc.)
but some notifications still filter through.
Yes - I get exactly this behaviour on Vodafone.
I tried to disable using the steps you've described but I keep getting the notifications and I will often get a vibrate as a result after I have unlocked my phone.
Very frustrating and I don't seem to be able to disable it.
Use nCleaner app from play store,
and under "Ongoing notification" section, just disable any notifications you want to hide
nCleaner
@otonieru: thanks for the advice. nCleaner definitely did the trick. I got rid of the frustrating WiFi calling notification. Nothing else has worked but this. Thank you!
My guess would be that the notification occurs when the Vodafone cellular signal is weak or drops out so you are advised that Wi-Fi Calling is available as a fallback. It probably doesn't happen with the other networks because their signal is stronger and more reliable.
Having said that, I recall having a similar issue with Vodafone some years ago, possibly with roaming notifications, where I was incessantly bombarded with the same message. It may just be a Vodafone poor practices issue.
It is middle of 2023 and annoying Vodafone WiFi Calling notifications continue to persist.
I have Xiaomi Poco F3 with stock Android 13 ROM. I have two SIM cards, one UK Vodafone and second one is 1p Mobile (EE network carrier). WiFi calling is enabled on both SIMs because I have poor cellular reception in my area but perfect WiFi in my house. But only Vodafone that is a real pest with their never-ending notifications.
@otonieru: thank you for the advice. Notification Cleaner (nCleaner) has worked for me too. I got rid of the frustrating Vodafone WiFi calling notification. Thank you.
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Hi folks, I'm having a bit of difficulty or confusion with wifi calling. I'm on EE but my phone is an XEU. There was a wifi calling option that didn't seem to do anything; no icon when enabled and no obvious network connection.
So I switched to the EVR firmware, wiped the phone and set up from scratch. Still got the same wifi calling option, still no icon or network activity with it enabled.
I don't seem to have VoLTE either, I would have thought the EVR CSC would enable that too?
Does anyone have any insight on this?
Thanks.
I have been having weird issues too with a dual SIM version and EE Wi-Fi calling. Inserting a microSD card in second slot can sometimes disable Wi-Fi calling in that I don't even see the option for switching on.
Hopefully future firmware fixes these glitches as I'm really loving this phone after using iPhones for a few years .
Jake
Wifi calling and VoLTE enabled itself after a serendipitous restart today.
Did your wifi calling ever actually work without an EVR CSC or firmware @ajdjackson ?
Edit: Looks like EE had some stuff to set up on my account, problem was at their end. My account says they're setting up roaming and could take up to 24hrs so something has happened to instigate these changes.
Anyway, now I'm really wondering if I need to EVR firmware at all. Samsung's multi CSC system should allow EE's wifi calling but EE would insist that it doesn't. Can anyone chime in?
Yes - strangely mine seems to working OK now even with the sd card in second sim slot. I haven't flashed any firmware at all.
Jake
Right, after a switch back to XEU I can confirm that EE Wifi Calling does work on a non EE phone but VoLTE does not!
So I switched back to EVR and everything's working fine again.
Quite surprising since EE have always insisted that Wifi Calling is exclusive to phones supplied by them, yet I've never read the same about VoLTE.
Hiya,
Just thought I'd share my experiences...
Like you, I'm also on EE and again like you my NOTE 8 is an XEU SIM free model, in my case from CPW. I found the same issue in that the wifi calling option could toggle on and off but the setting didn't seem to do anything; no icon when enabled and no obvious network connection.
I phoned EE on 150 for support but all they could suggest was to reboot my router at home even though I told them I also have a "work's" mobile phone (iPhone 5c) also on EE and that combination does have working wifi calling.
I decided to try a test to determine if the issue was with my Note 8 handset or with my new EE 4G SIM by swapping SIM's between the two phones. The work SIM worked immediately by activating wifi calling in my Note 8. My personal SIM was active in my works iPhone for approx. 2-3 minutes with no signal before a pop-up message appeared asking if I wanted to activate wifi calling. I obviously selected 'Yes' and when I swapped the SIM's back to their original handsets my Note 8 now magically works with wifi calling with the original SIM.
It's almost as if the menu item in the Note 8 for toggling wifi calling on and off doesn't activate the sim card even though the graphic animates to show the function activated.
Anyways, I now have a Note 8 with working wifi calling.
Hope that helps anyone else with similar issues involving EE wifi calling.
*EDIT* Hehe looks like my signature is a little out of date.
S.
Thanks Steve. Do you have VoLTE? I can't get that working without swapping the firmware for the EVR specific one.
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Thanks Steve. Do you have VoLTE? I can't get that working without swapping the firmware for the EVR specific one.
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Hmm I don't know. I know that I have 'Mobile Networks' setting 'Network mode' set to 'LTE/3G/2G (auto connect)' as opposed to the other settings of '3G/2G (auto connect)', '3G only' or '2G only' but how can you tell if a voice call is routed over 4G? Does a special icon appear as in the case of wifi calling? Hard for me to say as I have zero signal at home and very poor signal at work so in both cases my Note 8 defaults to wifi calling.
Have you tried calling EE to check if VoLTE is only supported on branded firmware as opposed to generic XEU? I know that in the case of wifi calling their website is very explicit in stating that wifi calling is not only supported on EE branded/sourced handsets but also works on certain generic handsets such as S8 / S8+ & Note 8. Their website on VoLTE or as EE term the service '4G calling' is not so clear...
http://newsroom.ee.co.uk/samsung-ga...d-wifi-calling--available-to-pre-order-on-ee/
http://ee.co.uk/help/phones-and-device/wifi-calling
http://ee.co.uk/help/phones-and-device/4g-calling
This EE Community Forum post seems to lay the blame at Samsung's door as opposed to EE's...
https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/4G-and-mobile-data/VoLTE-on-Samsung-Galaxy-S8/td-p/559521
Reading the thread fully, it seems VoLTE is only available on EVR and not XEU.
S.
Steve.P said:
how can you tell if a voice call is routed over 4G? Does a special icon appear as in the case of wifi calling?
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Yes, this shows the VoLTE icon which appears whenever I have no wifi or I disable wifi calling.
https://i.imgur.com/cUhNswN.jpg
The discussion on EE you linked is interesting, so they do limit VoLTE to their own supplied phones. I'd recommend switching to an EVR firmware, despite the guy who says there's no advantage for the user, I've found VoLTE very useful, especially in conjunction with Wifi calling. VoLTE/Wifi calls are so much clearer, they can seamlessly switch if you lose the wifi signal and they seem to connect a bit quicker too.
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Yes, this shows the VoLTE icon which appears whenever I have no wifi or I disable wifi calling.
https://i.imgur.com/cUhNswN.jpg
The discussion on EE you linked is interesting, so they do limit VoLTE to their own supplied phones. I'd recommend switching to an EVR firmware, despite the guy who says there's no advantage for the user, I've found VoLTE very useful, especially in conjunction with Wifi calling. VoLTE/Wifi calls are so much clearer, they can seamlessly switch if you lose the wifi signal and they seem to connect a bit quicker too.
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Ahh there is a symbol, thanks for sharing the picture. I can confirm that do not get VoLTE and whilst it would be good to have every function that I pay for working the fact that I get zero 4G signal at home and at work where I spend 90% of my time means I'm not realistically going to miss VoLTE as my phone now has a working 'wifi calling' service. I suppose that if EE ever get round to providing coverage in the blackspot that surrounds my home location then I might consider swapping to EVR firmware. I won't hold my breath though because in the 20 years that I have lived at my current address, EE and Orange before them haven't bothered with trying to provide adequate cellular coverage.
I remember going through exactly the same crap with my Samsung Galaxy S2, Orange firmware got an app called signal boost and the vanilla xeu firmware didn't and we had to do a number of things to get the app ported over to XEU. Seems like no matter how much technology advances over the years some issues never change.:silly:
S.
Not a question, but an FYI.
I bought the dual sim version (CLT-L29) of the Huawei P20 Pro in the UK, from clove.co.uk
FYI (hoping it’s useful to other people): I have tested it with the 3 major networks in the UK, and wi-calling works with all 3, even if the phone is an unlocked dual-sim version, not bought from the networks.
At least where I use it, Vodafone has the best indoors signal. Outdoors, Vodafone and EE are about the same. Three is by far the worst, both indoors and outdoors.
EE: I get no icon about wi-fi calling, neither in stand-by nor during a call, but I am sure wi-fi calling works because I managed to call while in an underground station, where there was wi-fi but not mobile signal.
Three: no icon that wi-fi calling is available, but the small text “wifi” appears when making a wi-fi call.
Vodafone: icons and notifications about wi-fi calling being available come and go multiple times. Sometimes I can get 4 notifications, with the phone vibrating, in 10 minutes. It’s very annoying. I had to go to setting -> apps -> more -> show system processes -> phone -> notifications -> wi-fi calling and disable all the options (display in status bar, etc.) to make sure I don’t get these continuous notifications. However, I tested wifi calling in an underground station, with a wifi connection but no mobile signal, and it worked.
In all 3 cases, I enabled wifi calling opening the dialler -> 3 vertical dots at the bottom right -> Sim 1 (or 2) -> wifi calling
Wifi calling was already enabled by default with EE and Three; with Vodafone, it was tricky: I tried enabling it from the Vodafone website and from the Vodafone android app, but it didn't work. What worked for me was the online chat with Vodafone's support, who enabled it on their end. Odd.
Another thing I noticed is that, on my old Samsung Galaxy s7 edge dual sim, only the sim which connects to the internet could have wifi calling. Here no, both sims can have wifi calling enabled at the same time.
Wait till your on Android 9, i deffo get a Wifi calling on this.
I didn't understand - what did you mean?
Hello!
I hope someone can help me with this "little" problem that I'm experimenting with my Xiaomi mi 9T Pro running MIUI Global 10.3.3.0 (Stock) I checked everything before buying and the phone is fully compatible with my carrier (I'm from Venezuela), however, I noticed that when the phone is on 4G it switches to 3G/H/H+ in order to make/receive calls (which is pretty normal since my carrier does not support VoLTE). The problem comes when there is an incoming call, it should switch automatically to 3G/H/H+ BUT it does not happen all the time, in fact, I can say that it only happens 25% of the time when I was testing, of course, when it does not happen there is no way to receive the incoming call.
So far I tried:
- Forcing the phone to stay on 3G (everything works great)
- Testing the different network options (it switches from 4G to 3G but not always as it should)
- Switching from SIM slot 1 to slot 2
- At the moment the preferred network type is LTE/TD-SCDMA/UMTS (default)
Could it be a software issue? or could it be related to my carrier? I haven't tried using a SIM card from another carrier.
After all, I bought a PHONE that does not behave like an actual phone all the time, so, I hope someone can help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
Thank you, I almost thought I was the only one.
I bought my Xiaomi mi 9T Pro running MIUI Global 10.3.3.0 (Stock) a week ago and I have the same symptoms like you.
Im on A1 Network in Austria running default network settings and I realized after hours I couldn't make calls (and obviously did't receive any).
This is the first phone I had this network problems, and I am on A1 network for 20 years with different phones....
I hope someone can share some light why this happens and what are the best settings for European (Austrian) A1 network.
Trying to switch to LTE/UMTS, but that setting is always reset to the default above after reboot.
As its also my work phone it would be very bad not recognizing for hours that I'm not reachable...
Thank you !
A1 supports VoLTE, try to enable it on your phone, I have no issues running a dual SIM config with A1 and 3 .....
pietropizzi said:
Thank you, I almost thought I was the only one.
I bought my Xiaomi mi 9T Pro running MIUI Global 10.3.3.0 (Stock) a week ago and I have the same symptoms like you.
Im on A1 Network in Austria running default network settings and I realized after hours I couldn't make calls (and obviously did't receive any).
This is the first phone I had this network problems, and I am on A1 network for 20 years with different phones....
I hope someone can share some light why this happens and what are the best settings for European (Austrian) A1 network.
Trying to switch to LTE/UMTS, but that setting is always reset to the default above after reboot.
As its also my work phone it would be very bad not recognizing for hours that I'm not reachable...
Thank you !
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Hi! It feels better knowing that I'm not alone.
The fact is that I can actually make calls (it take from 3 to 5 seconds switching from 4G to 3G/H), the problem comes when there is an incoming call, sometimes it works (it switches to 3G/H and when the call is ended, it switches back to 4G) but most it does not. I just tried LTE/UMTS and it does work but not for long, I can see that it happens and sometimes it does not. I found a "solution" which involves forcing to 3G/H but it's not the point, there should be a real solution. At this moment, I haven't found a correct network configuration, all the ones that I've tried just have worked for me for some time, and then the problem is back without even rebooting the phone. Could it be caused by a faulty SIM or it's just a network/carrier issue? I don't want to think that it's a hardware issue.
error23 said:
A1 supports VoLTE, try to enable it on your phone, I have no issues running a dual SIM config with A1 and 3 .....
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Whats your ROM Version ?
I alreaddy tried to enable VoLTE, I can switch it on and the VoLTE Symbol appears.
The problem is - I have no caller ID. I don't even see the phone number when someone calls me ("unbekannter Anrufer" - "unknown caller")
That's not conveniant, so as soon as I switched OFF VoLTE caller recognition was enabled again.
Is VoWIFI working at you with A1 ? I can enable it but I don't get the symbot at home in my WIFI network.
So for now I see two options:
- the correct (stable) network configuration for Austria that persist in the phone configuration
- enabling VoLTE but with a solution for a working caller ID
I finally got found the solution
Problem is the notification settings.
This was somehow reset after the update to mui 11.
To fix the issue:
1. Go to settings
2. Click notification
3. Click the notification badges (3rd icon)
4. Find the "phone" icon
5. Enable the show notification
6. Exit to settings and test
Having same problem
Can someone help me I am from Malta and have Xiaomi mi9t pro and from last night stopped receiving calls and incoming . Tried with sim 1 and it worked but it happened again . I tried the notification settings but still the same problem .
I had trouble not receiving calls also...
After looking here, and also on YouTube, I started going through my phone again. I too was not getting my calls a lot, but I have only had my phone maybe 2 weeks, so there's not much on it yet. One thing I am always adding is themes. The theme feature is it's own pre installed app as I'm sure we've all seen. Different one's have been doing/blocking certain features at times on my phone. My husband's calls were being sent to voicemail, and some other important calls. I noticed the other day when I tried a new theme it locked me out of my phone with no preface to get back to the lock screen. I had to take a picture and select send to get back to the lock screen. Remembering this, I decided to go back to the original developer theme for the phone. My phone now rings. Original developer mode also controls the call feature, not just the theme, which I did not know or read until now. Going back to it I believe kind of reset my configuration. I would say give this a try for sure. Hope it helps someone else I love my phone and didn't want to lose it. FYI, I am on TMobile network in the USA.
Hi!
I have a very similar problem on a xiaomi redmi note 8t. I tried various settings, but failed. This is annoying because the phone is relatively new. I think it is a hardware problem.
Saulor said:
Hello!
I hope someone can help me with this "little" problem that I'm experimenting with my Xiaomi mi 9T Pro running MIUI Global 10.3.3.0 (Stock) I checked everything before buying and the phone is fully compatible with my carrier (I'm from Venezuela), however, I noticed that when the phone is on 4G it switches to 3G/H/H+ in order to make/receive calls (which is pretty normal since my carrier does not support VoLTE). The problem comes when there is an incoming call, it should switch automatically to 3G/H/H+ BUT it does not happen all the time, in fact, I can say that it only happens 25% of the time when I was testing, of course, when it does not happen there is no way to receive the incoming call.
So far I tried:
- Forcing the phone to stay on 3G (everything works great)
- Testing the different network options (it switches from 4G to 3G but not always as it should)
- Switching from SIM slot 1 to slot 2
- At the moment the preferred network type is LTE/TD-SCDMA/UMTS (default)
Could it be a software issue? or could it be related to my carrier? I haven't tried using a SIM card from another carrier.
After all, I bought a PHONE that does not behave like an actual phone all the time, so, I hope someone can help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
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I have the same issue here in same phone but on EU MIUI 12.0.3.0 .. with the same symptoms u described .. i suspected in sim card and i replaced it with a new one and the issue still there .. did u find a solution for this issue?
I'm not sure if this is the same issue as what's described by OP, but it's somewhat similar (not receiving calls). Sometimes my colleagues will call me on Whatsapp and state that they're unable to reach me via the cellular network. This is what fixed it for me:
Settings - SIM cards & mobile networks - Select your sim card - turn off 'use volte (use volte to improve the quality of voice calls)'
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I'm not sure if this is the same issue as what's described by OP, but it's somewhat similar (not receiving calls). Sometimes my colleagues will call me on Whatsapp and state that they're unable to reach me via the cellular network. This is what fixed it for me:
Settings - SIM cards & mobile networks - Select your sim card - turn off 'use volte (use volte to improve the quality of voice calls)'
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I tried this option and also not working the issue still there since 10 daysi also tried
Settings all specs then internal storage then sim 1 then change the setting to gsm only
After that the line working for 10 min and then again i can't receive calls or make ones
I have the same problem i have a redmi note 9 pro, i can't receive calls in 4G, i only can receive calls in Edge someone could resolve this? I tried all of these methods but nothing works
I've been banging my head against the wall with this issue for a while now. I have contacted both Samsung and Verizon but so far no luck in resolving the issue. I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.
My S21 Ultra on Verizon is constantly switching between LTE and LTE+. This wouldn't be an issue were it not for the fact that apparently a great deal of the time it actually has no connection at all. This manifests itself with:
1) Text messages that fail to send, or indicate they failed to send when they actually were sent.
2) Incoming calls going directly to voicemail.
3) Outgoing calls that can't be placed unless I toggle Airplane Mode on and then off. (Though as it turns out, sometimes the failed attempts do ring on the recipients phone.)
At some of these times I may see a message along the lines of "Sim Card Not Present." And yes--the SIM card has already been replaced.
3) isn't much of an issue, as I have complete control over that. But 1) and 2) are both really annoying.
I made a screen capture video for a Verizon tech who is trying to help. In 40 seconds my phone switched between LTE and LTE+ six times.
A work-around that seems to be helping is using the "Samsung Band Selection" app to pick a network. I've done that all day today and have not had issues, though I also have not traveled anywhere. I fear this is not a great solution, though, as I don't think I'll be able to use it when moving around.
Is anyone else having experiences like these with the S21 Ultra? If so, are you also on Verizon?
Thanks!
Andyw2100 said:
I've been banging my head against the wall with this issue for a while now. I have contacted both Samsung and Verizon but so far no luck in resolving the issue. I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.
My S21 Ultra on Verizon is constantly switching between LTE and LTE+. This wouldn't be an issue were it not for the fact that apparently a great deal of the time it actually has no connection at all. This manifests itself with:
1) Text messages that fail to send, or indicate they failed to send when they actually were sent.
2) Incoming calls going directly to voicemail.
3) Outgoing calls that can't be placed unless I toggle Airplane Mode on and then off. (Though as it turns out, sometimes the failed attempts do ring on the recipients phone.)
At some of these times I may see a message along the lines of "Sim Card Not Present." And yes--the SIM card has already been replaced.
3) isn't much of an issue, as I have complete control over that. But 1) and 2) are both really annoying.
I made a screen capture video for a Verizon tech who is trying to help. In 40 seconds my phone switched between LTE and LTE+ six times.
A work-around that seems to be helping is using the "Samsung Band Selection" app to pick a network. I've done that all day today and have not had issues, though I also have not traveled anywhere. I fear this is not a great solution, though, as I don't think I'll be able to use it when moving around.
Is anyone else having experiences like these with the S21 Ultra? If so, are you also on Verizon?
Thanks!
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I was having the same issues. I was also seeing the device lose all network connection in an area with strong 4G. Verizon sent me a new s21u. That did not help. What I have been reading is that it has to do with 5G settings. Having a 5G sim card installed, the device is always looking for 5G. When it can't be located it defaults to 4G. During this process it seems to loose connection. Verizon in its wisdom removed our ability to access ALL the network settings, in particular the ability to select your preferred network type. It is automatically set to 5G. I installed the paid (donation) version of "Samsung Band Selection" from the play store. This allows access to the advanced network setting and allows you to select LTE under the Preferred Network Type. This seems to have fixed 99% of my connection issues.
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I was having the same issues. I was also seeing the device lose all network connection in an area with strong 4G. Verizon sent me a new s21u. That did not help. What I have been reading is that it has to do with 5G settings. Having a 5G sim card installed, the device is always looking for 5G. When it can't be located it defaults to 4G. During this process it seems to loose connection. Verizon in its wisdom removed our ability to access ALL the network settings, in particular the ability to select your preferred network type. It is automatically set to 5G. I installed the paid (donation) version of "Samsung Band Selection" from the play store. This allows access to the advanced network setting and allows you to select LTE under the Preferred Network Type. This seems to have fixed 99% of my connection issues.
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ooh... Awesome! Downloaded and changed the setting. Thanks!
Is anyone having an issue where the data network drops from 5G to 3G upon receiving a phone call?
On S21 Ultra, Telstra network.
Have tried Network Settings Reset without assistance, and the telco claims everything is enabled on their end.
I'm also unable to find the VoLTE toggle under Network Connections and cannot enable call waiting - I wonder if this is related.
EDIT: Turns out it was indeed a carrier issue. Resolved with call to Telstra.
It is definitely related. If no VoLTE is set, network will always switch back fron 4G or 5G to 3G to support the incoming call.
Setting to use VoLTE (or 'call via 4G') should be under Mobile Network settings.
You may want to check with Telstra support, as VoLTE may not yet be activated for your device/subscription or apn settings are not correctly set.
@OnnoJ Thanks for the reply. The call via 4G toggle is missing from my "Mobile networks" setting page. I've seen others have a similar issue, but have not found a solution as yet.
Can't believe it - called Telstra again and they now found VoLTE was NOT provisioned! They fixed it on their end and all is working.