Help Getting Smart Lock to Work - Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers

Has anyone got Smart Lock working on their Mi8?
When I pair new bluetooth devices, the stock Android Smart Lock notification comes up, offering to keep my device unlocked, and I can follow it through and confirm.
But then the phone actually ignores that, and continues to ask for a pin or fingerprint, even in situations where Smart Lock should be working.
Anyone any ideas on how to fix this? I've check that Smart Lock is switched on as a Trust Agent already, not sure what else to do

Not entirely sure but i read somewhere that smart Lock only works with xiaomi products.
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Smart Display with Android L not working

Hey,
So after updating to 22.21.19 retde, I found the smart display feature, that is meant to keep the screen on when you look at the display, is no longer working. It is enabled and the test that is accessible from the options works and can successfully determine whether I look at the screen or not.
Can anyone confirm this behaviour under android L? It would be remotely possible this is an isolated case since I had to completely factory reset my phone for the update, to remove root. I am also rooted on the new build.
So, if you run the same version of Android L, I'd like to hear whether smart display works for you or not. Thanks in advance.
Yes it seems to be broken for now
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You're not the only one.
It does work sometimes, others it simply ignore your face and dimm the brightness too fast.

Ok Google not working while screen off and charging

Like the title says. When the phone is screen off but plugged in, OK Google isn't recognized. Works fine if screen is on. In my Google / Voice settings I have turned on Say Ok Google Anytime and Trusted Voice to unlock.
It worked fine on my LG G3 previously before I came to the 3T.
Any ideas?
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For me also not works
This is proving to be very annoying.
I tried the Now Launcher to see if it would fix this problem (I was going to use it anyway since autorotate seems broken with stock Launcher).
Now launcher doesn't change the situation. Does anybody have a work-around? This is the first phone/os that I have had this problem with.
Help!
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When i tried, it says there is locked screen (i have fingerprinted lock screen), but when i recognized and accepted, it had no reaction. Do you tried only swiped lock screen?
Tried a bunch of things. When screen is off (but charging)I haven't found any combination of settings that work. I use a fingerprint but noticed problem before setting up the fingerprint. Also have set that my voice can be trusted to unlock; also in my car the phone is unlocked as a trusted Bluetooth device.
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For me sometimes it has vibration, sometimes it says that phone are locked. But still not works "ok google" on black screen
I guess what does it means. When you press unlcok button, if there is swipe or something, it unlocks device when you say "ok google"
I have the same problem..ok Google does not work when the screen is off..bt works fine when the screen is on
I've asked this question over in the OnePlus community forum on OnePlus.net. I don't think the readership there is as savvy as here though. I've already gotten some patently wrong answers. I'm still hoping someone can suggest a fix or at least work-around.
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gioyocho said:
I guess what does it means. When you press unlcok button, if there is swipe or something, it unlocks device when you say "ok google"
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I have that option checked and it still stops working for me if I haven't used my device for more than 5 minutes.
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I also would like to use OK Google with the screen off.
This has been driving me a bit crazy. I can't imagine what is blocking it from working. Glad to hear it isn't just me experiencing it... At least I am not alone.
I can't imagine it is a technology gap on the phone... That would only apply to screen off / not charging cases. Microphone certainly can work with screen off... For example talking on phone the screen shuts off in proximity to the head. And it's not a power issue, since this use case includes charging.
Somewhere there must be a hidden toggle for some feature set the wrong way.
Anybody have skills to investigate?
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you can't.
always listening isn't enabled on our phone (something about licensing with qualcomm).
I don't need always listening... I need listening while charging. Even phones from 5 years ago do this...
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again, you can't. IT IS NOT ENABLED ON OUR PHONE.
Yes, my nexus from years ago can do it.
but no, our 3T will NOT do it.
exb0 said:
again, you can't. IT IS NOT ENABLED ON OUR PHONE.
Yes, my nexus from years ago can do it.
but no, our 3T will NOT do it.
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This kind of makes hands-free driving and home voice actions pointless.
exb0 said:
again, you can't. IT IS NOT ENABLED ON OUR PHONE.
Yes, my nexus from years ago can do it.
but no, our 3T will NOT do it.
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Thanks for the reply. What exactly isn't enabled... or better asked, at what level is it not enabled? The SnapDragon 821 has support for it. So, perhaps this will come in an update or a custom ROM. Or is there some other layer which needs to be developed that OP currently hasn't?
It's beyond shocking that a major feature ... voice response while driving ... would be crippled in a recent model phone. And, I am ignorant of what exactly needs to work. The microphone works fine when the screen is off, and I have no concerns about battery performance when plugged in and charging, so an app should be able to be told to listen to the microphone under these circumstances.
Any further info about what's missing would be greatly appreciated!
It worked for a short time for me. I could say, "ok google" with the screen off, but I'm guessing the app updated or a rom changed one little thing and now it's a pain in the ass.
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cbwhat said:
This kind of makes hands-free driving and home voice actions pointless.
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Uhh, yeah. That's why you keep the screen on.
Frankenscript said:
Thanks for the reply. What exactly isn't enabled... or better asked, at what level is it not enabled? The SnapDragon 821 has support for it. So, perhaps this will come in an update or a custom ROM. Or is there some other layer which needs to be developed that OP currently hasn't?
It's beyond shocking that a major feature ... voice response while driving ... would be crippled in a recent model phone. And, I am ignorant of what exactly needs to work. The microphone works fine when the screen is off, and I have no concerns about battery performance when plugged in and charging, so an app should be able to be told to listen to the microphone under these circumstances.
Any further info about what's missing would be greatly appreciated!
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Yes, the 821 has support for always listening. However, the phone company (OnePlus) has to pay the SOC company (qualcomm) in order to use always listening (more on always listening later). Is it possible for a developer to somehow enable it? Yes. As seen with the Ok Snapdragon concept with the nexus 4, we can indeed enable it. However due to legal issues, that mod was never released.
Another reason is marketing. Motorola was able to promote their Moto X Pure so much because it had their custom "Ok Google" thingiemajig. If every phone had always listening, why buy a nexus / pixel / moto?
If you want the phone to listen and respond to your voice actions while the screen is off, regardless of whether or not it's plugged in, you need always listening. Unless you're in a call, of course.
I've heard that PA and/or CM managed to make a hackaround this for other OP phones, but I cannot confirm that it actually exists as I have never looked into it.
Great explanation. Thank you
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Double tap on Mate 10 Pro

Hi there,
I've found this easy tweak to enable double tap to wake on Huawei/Honor devices.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/enable-double-tap-to-wake-t3312676
I loved this feature on my old G4, as it was not needed to pick up the phone from a desk, etc. Unfortunately, it seems Huawei does not give a f...k and adds and removes it randomly from its products lineup depending on the weather I guess.
The above instructions are really simple on a ROOTED device. Would any candid soul that already has a rooted mate 10, try to see if the feature is at least available in the system file? (super simple to do with a root explorer). My phone is not rooted, as I'd not like to void the warranty in case I return it since I'm not fully happy so far with this and other Huawei SW neglicencies.
Cheers.
reutemann said:
Hi there,
I've found this easy tweak to enable double tap to wake on Huawei/Honor devices.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-8/general/enable-double-tap-to-wake-t3312676
I loved this feature on my old G4, as it was not needed to pick up the phone from a desk, etc. Unfortunately, it seems Huawei does not give a f...k and adds and removes it randomly from its products lineup depending on the weather I guess.
The above instructions are really simple on a ROOTED device. Would any candid soul that already has a rooted mate 10, try to see if the feature is at least available in the system file? (super simple to do with a root explorer). My phone is not rooted, as I'd not like to void the warranty in case I return it since I'm not fully happy so far with this and other Huawei SW neglicencies.
Cheers.
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It's not working.
You can get the setting to show up but it can't be enabled/stay enabled
ante0 said:
It's not working.
You can get the setting to show up but it can't be enabled/stay enabled
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You mean, the option shows up in the accessibility menu, but not possible to activate right?. Shame on Huawei.
WHICH FIRMWARE ARE YOU ON?. I'm on 142 on a EU hardware.
BTW, any other reliable 3rd party up or alternative to wake up the phone without picking it up or using the power button?
reutemann said:
You mean, the option shows up in the accessibility menu, but not possible to activate right?. Shame on Huawei.
WHICH FIRMWARE ARE YOU ON?. I'm on 142 on a EU hardware.
BTW, any other reliable 3rd party up or alternative to wake up the phone without picking it up or using the power button?
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I'm on B145.
They include a lot of "features" for other Huawei phones, as they seem to use the same sources when they build. Many are non-functioning though.
Face unlock with pick-up to turn on screen works fine. Or just fp reader on the back
But it still requires lifting the phone or putting your finger on the back.
ante0 said:
I'm on B145.
They include a lot of "features" for other Huawei phones, as they seem to use the same sources when they build. Many are non-functioning though.
Face unlock with pick-up to turn on screen works fine. Or just fp reader on the back
But it still requires lifting the phone or putting your finger on the back.
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Right. What a waste of such a great HW with such a poor software, lack of basic premium (?) features on a high end device.
Thanks anyway mate!
reutemann said:
You mean, the option shows up in the accessibility menu, but not possible to activate right?. Shame on Huawei.
WHICH FIRMWARE ARE YOU ON?. I'm on 142 on a EU hardware.
BTW, any other reliable 3rd party up or alternative to wake up the phone without picking it up or using the power button?
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Am sure you are aware kernel must support double tap to wake in order for this switch to work, if u guys have a kernel that supports this... It will work else no way on earth that's happening
BTW, tried a few of those 3rd party apps where I managed to wake the phone up via the IR sensor from the AOD screen. But, this only works for a minute or so, if the AOD is on for longer, IR cannot wake it up.
Looks as if the app is put in a deep state or the sensor not accessible by it once the phone enters a deeper stand by (?).
All power saving crap option disabled. Wrote the developer but no response.
You guys, since you rooted it, would you know if the issue is still present when you freeze power genius via Titanium perhaps?

Lock Screen Notifications

Picked up a Note9 yesterday, and while I'm 99% sure I know the answer to this question (I found a single reference to this being possible on pocket-lint, but hours of Googling didn't turn up how to actually do it), I figured it was worth asking:
Is there a way to simply double-tap a notification on the lock screen and have it open the app, like on stock Android?
I love Samsung hardware, I always have. But the one thing that has bugged me with every Samsung phone I've had is that you tap a notification, and then have to unlock, even if the phone is unlocked already using Smart Lock. I seem to remember on my S8+ (this was over a year ago, so I could be wrong) with the original Good Lock app, it enabled a much more stock-lock lock screen experience, allowing for double-tapping of the notification. It also gave stock status icons, and the new Good Lock doesn't do that, so that could be another feature that was depreciated.

smart lock workaround

Is there a workaround to get smart lock to work on MI 9?
I connected my Hesh 3 Bluetooth headphones, smart lock notification pops up. Added hesh3 to trusted devices, yet the phone still locks when the headphones are connected.
Furthermore, can't find smart lock menu anywhere in settings for the life of me....
It appears that in miui roms the Google smartlock is not fully implemented. Also if you connect a device and mark it as trusted, xiaomi's smartlock only works with xiaomi devices.
Maybe in some future updates or roms it will work with other brands.
Philipp_94 said:
It appears that in miui roms the Google smartlock is not fully implemented. Also if you connect a device and mark it as trusted, xiaomi's smartlock only works with xiaomi devices.
Maybe in some future updates or roms it will work with other brands.
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Yeah, this is really annoying, with Galaxy Note 8 I was used to have the phone unlocked when in the car... Only thing that saves this issue for me is that fingerprint sensor is under the screen so no need to take the phone out of the car holder to unlock it
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I have submited feedback, but I'm not optimistic about a fix.
also have issues with notification access with nova launcher... It reverts to OFF( although showing as active in settings) after some time..
nothing against miui. I really like it, but it is way too buggy
Agreed. Both Xiaomi and their Developers are useless morons who just want to force their own thing down people's throats.
Dumb lock
They deliberately disabled that feature, it's really annoying, can't believe no one comes up with a fix via a paid app.
james1089 said:
They deliberately disabled that feature, it's really annoying, can't believe no one comes up with a fix via a paid app.
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Hello is there a step forward in this issue or completely stuck?
mlaci802 said:
Hello is there a step forward in this issue or completely stuck?
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Tap fingerprint sensor to wake or use mokee rom

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