Location services gone? - Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers

Has Huawei removed the location services option in 9.0?
I want to try to change the location accuracy, but I can't find the setting any more ...

warface said:
Has Huawei removed the location services option in 9.0?
I want to try to change the location accuracy, but I can't find the setting any more ...
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In settings search for location access then advanced settings at the top.
Cheers

warface said:
Has Huawei removed the location services option in 9.0?
I want to try to change the location accuracy, but I can't find the setting any more ...
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Google removed this option in Pie, you can only turn BT and Wi-Fi location on and off.
You can still get at it with some tools but it's not straight-forward. I use tasker with the autotools (secure settings) plugin . This has access to the hidden option still, and you can use tasker to automatically change accuracy based on the app in use.

grantdb said:
In settings search for location access then advanced settings at the top.
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Wrong. It's not there.

warface said:
Wrong. It's not there.
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Hmm I guess I was thinking of the regular settings.

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How to I get 'My location' status to display/update?

I am unable to get the 'my location' status section of the weather widget to actually name my location e.g. Wembley / Westminster / Boston ... Reflecting wherever I am.
I am sure that previous weather apps were able to do this. It would automatically update according to one's location. In settings, all the location options have been selected inc. GPS. The only way I can get a place name to display right now, is if I manually select a city. :-\
I am sûre that i have overlooked something very simple to allow this function to work. Any ideas would be great. Thank you
Currently interchangeably using HTC One, BBZ10 and Note 2
What I done was tick all the boxes in settings then remove the widget and put it back on it worked for me me
jaythenut said:
What I done was tick all the boxes in settings then remove the widget and put it back on it worked for me me
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Is it possible to remove the widget on Blinkfeed screen too ? Because I had the problem on this widget. (new phone should be coming in tomorrow or the day after)
fidelcstrl said:
Is it possible to remove the widget on Blinkfeed screen too ? Because I had the problem on this widget. (new phone should be coming in tomorrow or the day after)
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No don't think so
jaythenut said:
What I done was tick all the boxes in settings then remove the widget and put it back on it worked for me me
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Thanks for the suggestion. Only issue is, the weather app is integrated into blinkfeed, so it cannot be temporarily removed or deleted. Not sure how to get this to work...
EDIT - After de-selecting and selecting location services, went for a reboot of system. Then, prompt box came up on screen, asking whether I agreed or disagreed for Google to collect anonymous location information. I selected Agree and now location is displayed! Solved
Currently interchangeably using HTC One, BBZ10 and Note 2
The actual cause is in settings, power, fast boot. Turn this off and reboot. Make sure you have location services on as well.
gavinfabl said:
The actual cause is in settings, power, fast boot. Turn this off and reboot. Make sure you have location services on as well.
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Ah...you're onto something right there. First time I used my phone, I had this unchecked and everything was working just fine.
Then I did check this after a reset...and it wasnt working anymore. So I will make sure it's unchecked.
Thanks !
gavinfabl said:
The actual cause is in settings, power, fast boot. Turn this off and reboot. Make sure you have location services on as well.
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Thanks, worked for me like a charm.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
Thx! The described method also helps if the phone has trouble to find a location indoor without GPS. I couldnt use Google Maps at home cause it would never find a GPS connection.
Now it just uses the WLAN and mobile connection to get the location. Great!

[Q] Disable Touchless Controls using Tasker

Is there anyway I can change the setting to enable/disable Touchless Controls with Tasker? It would be useful to turn off Touchless Controls at bedtime or when I know I wouldn't be using them to begin with. No clue how to approach this.
but friend, is not necessary! and I couldn't find a way to do this. who will say ok google now during the night?
ramon20 said:
but friend, is not necessary! and I couldn't find a way to do this. who will say ok google now during the night?
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What.....
I said I want to disable Touchless Controls at night. I'm not using it at night. I'm asleep. No sense in having it on and running if I'm not using it.
natezire71 said:
What.....
I said I want to disable Touchless Controls at night. I'm not using it at night. I'm asleep. No sense in having it on and running if I'm not using it.
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i understood, the only way is going to the settings it, and disable the first option
You can do this with Secure Settings.
I forget what the action is called within Secure Settings, but it just does the Android 'disable' for you
Titanium backup can give you a widget to freeze it with a click.
But yeah....4 clicks can toggle it off in settings.
kj2112 said:
Titanium backup can give you a widget to freeze it with a click.
But yeah....4 clicks can toggle it off in settings.
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I know that, lol. But Tasker is obviously a smarter choice.
piccit said:
You can do this with Secure Settings.
I forget what the action is called within Secure Settings, but it just does the Android 'disable' for you
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But when you disable it, won't you have to re-enable it manually?
piccit said:
You can do this with Secure Settings.
I forget what the action is called within Secure Settings, but it just does the Android 'disable' for you
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That takes care of disabling it... however, when you re-enable it, you still have to go to Settings to "Enable" it again. :|
natezire71 said:
That takes care of disabling it... however, when you re-enable it, you still have to go to Settings to "Enable" it again. :|
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Secure settings -> root actions -> package state. When you use "disable" do NOT use "user disable."
As long as touchless controls was on before you use secure settings to disable it, it will be on still when you use secure settings to re-enable it
piccit said:
Secure settings -> root actions -> package state. When you use "disable" do NOT use "user disable."
As long as touchless controls was on before you use secure settings to disable it, it will be on still when you use secure settings to re-enable it
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You've gotten that to work? I tried it with both and neither one worked
Has anyone got any other ideas? It's been a while, maybe there is something newer?
did you figure out how to do that? I am also interested.
natezire71 said:
Has anyone got any other ideas? It's been a while, maybe there is something newer?
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Why would you disable it while you sleep? It hardly drains the battery as is. Are you saying OK Google Now in your sleep?

[Q] Can't find "about" in settings

I am sure I am missing the obvious. Came from a Samsung phone. I'm trying to find the location of "Settings>about" to see my software version. I touch the little wheel "settings". But from there there is no "about" to touch.
TIA
The very last option at the bottom??
That's where I thought it would be... It's not there I simply cannot find the "about" in settings.
barriedog said:
That's where I thought it would be... It's not there I simply cannot find the "about" in settings.
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It is there. Are you using a custom rom or...?
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Nope straight out of the box.
Google settings
Services
Ads
Connected apps
Data management
Google Fit
Location
Play Games
Search & Now
Security
Then nothing after that.
barriedog said:
Nope straight out of the box.
Google settings
Services
Ads
Connected apps
Data management
Google Fit
Location
Play Games
Search & Now
Security
Then nothing after that.
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No, not Google settings, just settings. Similar gear icon.
Well that was today's idiot moment. Thank you for your time Don't know what I was thinking...
barriedog said:
Well that was today's idiot moment.
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Looking forward to tomorrow's

accessibility services keep turning off

My phone is rooted and installed twrp.
I have problem, accessibility services keep turning off. I enabled greenify in accessibility but after couple minutes is turn to off.
Its happening whit all installed apk like dashlane, nova launcher, greenify.
What the f*ck turn my services off?
Same thing is happening to me. Any idea how fix it?
Same happening to me
At first try to add these apps to all possible whitelists of Huawei power management apps. It should not be cleaned by RAM manager and should be left not closed when screen is off. It helped here.
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I put greenify in protected app and for now is ON in accessibility. Last 2 day working ok.
ylapas said:
At first try to add these apps to all possible whitelists of Huawei power management apps. It should not be cleaned by RAM manager and should be left not closed when screen is off. It helped here.
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Can you explain what you did?
Milamber said:
Can you explain what you did?
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Just go in phone manager, in protected app in second page. Check your apk here.
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zelenko said:
Just go in phone manager, in protected app in second page. Check your apk here.
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Thanks but in protected app I don't have the apk, only a list of installed applications
Yet another EMUI "feature". Hating when it happens to me as well, though I do have mixed luck with whitelisting the apk in question (where ever you can - why the hell do we have both the battery keep-running-with-screen-off feature, and the "ignore optimizations" crap? And what does this even do?).
emilrune said:
Yet another EMUI "feature". Hating when it happens to me as well, though I do have mixed luck with whitelisting the apk in question (where ever you can - why the hell do we have both the battery keep-running-with-screen-off feature, and the "ignore optimizations" crap? And what does this even do?).
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How are you whitelisting it? The only apps I see are play store ones
Milamber said:
How are you whitelisting it? The only apps I see are play store ones
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Settings - apps - "Advanced" - "ignore optimisations" - select "all apps" from the drop down menu - set apps in question to "allowed".
Nope, I don't have these settings (Huawei x2 702L B006)
emilrune said:
Settings - apps - "Advanced" - "ignore optimisations" - select "all apps" from the drop down menu - set apps in question to "allowed".
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So, if these settings are not there, and the "protected apps" also does not solve the problem, any suggestions?
emilrune said:
Settings - apps - "Advanced" - "ignore optimisations" - select "all apps" from the drop down menu - set apps in question to "allowed".
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I have done this but still my apps like LastPass, Greenify, LookOut still get closed.
Is there another option I am missing.?
TG09 said:
I have done this but still my apps like LastPass, Greenify, LookOut still get closed.
Is there another option I am missing.?
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Same here with Roboform password manager on Mate 9 with EMUI 5.0 . All system settings give it permission and exemption from optimization. But accessibility is turned off after a very short time of the phone screen being off. There has to be something strange going on.
hx4700 user said:
Same here with Roboform password manager on Mate 9 with EMUI 5.0 . All system settings give it permission and exemption from optimization. But accessibility is turned off after a very short time of the phone screen being off. There has to be something strange going on.
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Strange this has not been fixed.
IMHO Huawei or EMUI should let us manage the system whitelisted apps..
It is obvious that the phone administrator is not enough to ensure we can leave opened on background 100% sure some apps... My telegram app from time to time also appears stopped.. Mmmm "strange" but easy to solve for huawei's developers if they were interested in
So strange^2
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TG09 said:
Strange this has not been fixed.
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Actually I have found that it is a feature not a fault. I rang up Huawei to ask for help.
What you need to do is go into Settings (swipe down from top, then cog wheel) > Battery > Close apps after screen lock
Then scroll down to your 'problem' app, and switch to off.
You might be surprised at the apps that have managed to get themselves set to off. I certainly was.
hx4700 user said:
Actually I have found that it is a feature not a fault. I rang up Huawei to ask for help.
What you need to do is go into Settings (swipe down from top, then cog wheel) > Battery > Close apps after screen lock
Then scroll down to your 'problem' app, and switch to off.
You might be surprised at the apps that have managed to get themselves set to off. I certainly was.
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Even having setup properly battery optimisation to be ommited, keep open when close and whitelist on clean up sometimes telegram gets close... We all (or most of us) know.about that options to be setup but Huawei maintains a "hidden" apps whitelist like Google apps that are permitted to be run on background ... We know is not a big and we want to have full control of which apps.to permit 100% of time not decided by Emui. That's the point.
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hx4700 user said:
Actually I have found that it is a feature not a fault. I rang up Huawei to ask for help.
What you need to do is go into Settings (swipe down from top, then cog wheel) > Battery > Close apps after screen lock
Then scroll down to your 'problem' app, and switch to off.
You might be surprised at the apps that have managed to get themselves set to off. I certainly was.
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I have this configured for LastPass and it still gets closed.
Worked like a charm
emilrune said:
Settings - apps - "Advanced" - "ignore optimisations" - select "all apps" from the drop down menu - set apps in question to "allowed".
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Thanks for this. It worked and now LastPass stays active for fill ins.

activating lastpass accessibility toggle

Is it possible to use tasker to switch on lastpass accessibility toggle? My OnePlus 3t (not rooted, OOS 9.0.4) deactivates it almost on a daily basis. I have switched off battery optimisation for lastpass but the phone turns the toggle off.
Use auto input
Ta. I'll check that out
Hi there. Maybe you can try using the "Custom Setting" action for that. Try using the Magnifying glass in the action with the option to automatically find the setting and see if Tasker can find it. Hope this helps!
joaomgcd said:
Hi there. Maybe you can try using the "Custom Setting" action for that. Try using the Magnifying glass in the action with the option to automatically find the setting and see if Tasker can find it. Hope this helps!
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I found that by googling but I can't figure out how to make it toggle the switch. The tasker forum talks about reading the accessibility setting but gives no more details than 'brilliant that works'
Eggstones said:
I found that by googling but I can't figure out how to make it toggle the switch. The tasker forum talks about reading the accessibility setting but gives no more details than 'brilliant that works'
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The easy way is to use the Secure Settings action in AutoTools. That has a direct option for accessibility services. I plan on adding that option to Tasker directly at a later date.
With the Custom Setting action what you should do is read the value, remove or add the needed service from the list, the write the setting.
Ta I'll test that
joaomgcd said:
The easy way is to use the Secure Settings action in AutoTools. That has a direct option for accessibility services. I plan on adding that option to Tasker directly at a later date.
With the Custom Setting action what you should do is read the value, remove or add the needed service from the list, the write the setting.
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I must be missing something here. Autoapps seems to only control a subscription service. Can't see anything called secure settings when I download it.
Eggstones said:
I must be missing something here. Autoapps seems to only control a subscription service. Can't see anything called secure settings when I download it.
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I mentioned AutoTools, not AutoApps
joaomgcd said:
I mentioned AutoTools, not AutoApps
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Mea culpa mea maxima culpa.
I'll try again.
I seem to have manage to get the change state to react to it switching state but need to do some adb to see if it works.
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joaomgcd said:
The easy way is to use the Secure Settings action in AutoTools. That has a direct option for accessibility services. I plan on adding that option to Tasker directly at a later date.
With the Custom Setting action what you should do is read the value, remove or add the needed service from the list, the write the setting.
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I can now get the profile to switch on but I cannot figure out how to get the secure setting to change the toggle.
Both profile and task shows up as green but nothing seems to happen.
Eggstones said:
Mea culpa mea maxima culpa.
I'll try again.
I seem to have manage to get the change state to react to it switching state but need to do some adb to see if it works.
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No problem at all Let me know how it goes!
joaomgcd said:
No problem at all Let me know how it goes!
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Not well at all. The profile activates but nothing is actually changed.
Eggstones said:
Mea culpa mea maxima culpa.
I'll try again.
I seem to have manage to get the change state to react to it switching state but need to do some adb to see if it works.
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Eggstones said:
Not well at all. The profile activates but nothing is actually changed.
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Does it work if you run the task manually?
joaomgcd said:
Does it work if you run the task manually?
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No. If I click on the task I don't get an error or the green dot. Instead I get a grey play arrow Infront of the task.
In the profile window both the profile and task shows up as green.
Eggstones said:
No. If I click on the task I don't get an error or the green dot. Instead I get a grey play arrow Infront of the task.
In the profile window both the profile and task shows up as green.
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That means that Tasker doesn't seem to be able to communicate with AutoTools. Do other AutoTools actions work?
To make sure Tasker and the AutoApps run in the foreground please check here: https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/faqs/faq-problem.html#00
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That means that Tasker doesn't seem to be able to communicate with AutoTools. Do other AutoTools actions work?
To make sure Tasker and the AutoApps run in the foreground please check here: https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/faqs/faq-problem.html#00
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Sorry to be a pain but I cannot find the run in foreground setting on my OnePlus 3t.
Eggstones said:
Sorry to be a pain but I cannot find the run in foreground setting on my OnePlus 3t.
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Did you check here?
joaomgcd said:
Did you check here?
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Yep. All those seeking are correctly set. It's the tasker foreground setting I cannot find. Tried googling it but the links I found doesn't match what I see in tasker.

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