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Unknown notification bar icon

The gear shaped icon in the picture appeared yesterday and I have no clue what it means. There's no information in the drop down and I've not installed or updated anything that I'm aware of. Anyone seen this icon, or know what it means and how to get rid of it? Not rooted. Thanks.
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I can't see a picture in your post ^ (often an issue when you post via Tapatalk (or xda app ))

Lennyuk said:
I can't see a picture in your post ^ (often an issue when you post via Tapatalk (or xda app ))
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edited the post to link to image directly, can you see it now?

st1ckyn1ck3l said:
edited the post to link to image directly, can you see it now?
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yes, but I don't instantly know what it is. Let me think for a bit

Go into settings apps..
start with apps you do not know. Look at there icon. see if you see one similar. If not then stop one app running at a time check to see if its gone . Continue until you find the program..
Good Luck

erica_renee said:
Go into settings apps..
start with apps you do not know. Look at there icon. see if you see one similar. If not then stop one app running at a time check to see if its gone . Continue until you find the program..
Good Luck
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To expand on this I would check to see what apps are in menu > settings > application > running

Looks like the icon that pops up for watching porn. It's permanent. :silly:
Kidding aside, I don't know what that gear is, but on the SGS3 there was a similar issue brought up and it wound up being a notification bar notification toggle icon.

Lennyuk said:
To expand on this I would check to see what apps are in menu > settings > application > running
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Thanks for filling in the Blanks. Just assumed he would know what i meant ....
Its not the Porn Icon because my son used my tablet and I do not have it... ROFLOL... teenager go figure

Thanks for all the suggestions, I've gone through settings/apps/running & closed everything except for google services, android keyboard and settings, yet the icon persists. I'm at a complete loss.

Hey nice wallpaper. Share that.
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Do you have the Power Controls Widget installed? There was an update to this particular widget yesterday and now it's showing the same on mine (gear)... Not sure why they added it to the notifications ...

Have you updated your tablet yet might be the update icon if not its a persistent app that's running in the background and use a app called startup manager it will help you figure out the app.
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dat gear
That's definitely the power control widget causing that. You were able to hide it easily until the most recent update, and I haven't figured out how to hide it since

thekillbot said:
That's definitely the power control widget causing that. You were able to hide it easily until the most recent update, and I haven't figured out how to hide it since
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you can hide notifications for any app in jellybean - settinsg > applications > find the application > untick 'display notifications' (or whatever it says)

Don't forget about the new JB feature.
If you hold down a notification, it will give you an "App Info" selection.

thekillbot said:
That's definitely the power control widget causing that. You were able to hide it easily until the most recent update, and I haven't figured out how to hide it since
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Yeah, that's exactly what it is. When Power Controls was background updated yesterday, the setting 'Notification Icon' in the app settings was reverted to 'default' (which displays the gear icon). I had previously set this to 'transparent' but now notice that that setting still takes up a slot on the notification bar & looks weird when it's sandwiched between 2 notification icons. I've since set the 'Notification Icon' setting to 'Battery 3' and have removed my Battery Widget? Reborn! widget & notification icon. Thanks to everyone for their help & suggestions. This is by far the best community I'm a member of!

[Q] Marshmallow questions

I did search but did not find what i was looking for. Is there a list of apps that can be deleted for MM? Without Xposed how do I change the battery icon to a text percentage?

I can answer the battery icon question. Pull down from the top of the screen with two fingers, press for several seconds on the settings cog, and you'll see a message saying that you now have the customisation options. At the bottom of the settings you now see System UI Tuner. Inside is "Show embedded battery percentage".

dahawthorne said:
I can answer the battery icon question. Pull down from the top of the screen with two fingers, press for several seconds on the settings cog, and you'll see a message saying that you now have the customisation options. At the bottom of the settings you now see System UI Tuner. Inside is "Show embedded battery percentage".
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I never was able to get into system UI tuner, so I will have to try that.
I did as you wrote, but did not see the message much less system UI tuner. I am running a custom ROM, so what did I do incorrectly?

ronaldheld said:
I never was able to get into system UI tuner, so I will have to try that.
I did as you wrote, but did not see the message much less system UI tuner. I am running a custom ROM, so what did I do incorrectly?
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Custom ROMs can remove system UI tuner or automatically enabled it and moved it to a different location in the settings menu. I have seen a couple that have it in their custom ROM's settings.

ronaldheld said:
I never was able to get into system UI tuner......
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Did you pull down the quick menu and press continually the settings icon? And when pressing that icon, look at it... and see it spinning?

NLBeev said:
Did you pull down the quick menu and press continually the settings icon? And when pressing that icon, look at it... and see it spinning?
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Yes I did those things and the cog did not turn nor did I see any messages.

ronaldheld said:
Yes I did those things and the cog did not turn nor did I see any messages.
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Repeat it several times. In my case 3rd time and after reboot Systemui-tuner appeared in the Settings.

NLBeev said:
Repeat it several times. In my case 3rd time and after reboot Systemui-tuner appeared in the Settings.
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I did try multiple times but I will try what you succeed.

Still no success, but I should ask about other ways to get the battery percentage. Also why there is no list of safe apps to delete in MM?

ronaldheld said:
.... Also why there is no list of safe apps to delete in MM?
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Not seen such a list. I deleted: documents, slides, Asian keyboards, music-player, games, project Fi, Sprint.

GSam battery monitor will show battery percentage in the notification bar, just not *inside* the battery icon. System App Remover will show you which system apps you can remove safely. Note however that even though it says it will put them in a "recycle bin" it fails to do so sometimes. So make sure you don't want it Or you could make copies of the apks yourself I guess, never tried that .

It will show inside battery
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aiiee said:
GSam battery monitor will show battery percentage in the notification bar, just not *inside* the battery icon. System App Remover will show you which system apps you can remove safely. Note however that even though it says it will put them in a "recycle bin" it fails to do so sometimes. So make sure you don't want it Or you could make copies of the apks yourself I guess, never tried that .
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I was looking to replace the icon by text, but will check it out.
Did not look for System app remover in the play store but try it.

New request: how do i get a more extensive reboot menu including recovery? I do not mean using an app like reboot manager.

Battery - maybe Battery Bot will do what you want. As well as having the percentage showing inside the battery icon, I have a text percentage on the left of my status bar. I have Battery Bot Pro (I believe in supporting developers) but I guess the option will be in the free version as well.
And for a different reboot menu which allows full restart to bootloader or recovery you need root. There are several apps on the Play Store which apparently do a "fake" reboot by closing and reopening services without root, but I've never really looked in to them. If you don't have root, then I doubt you'll get what you're after.

ronaldheld said:
New request: how do i get a more extensive reboot menu including recovery? I do not mean using an app like reboot manager.
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You can apply this to your AOSP build:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/1b32656c53ed33fb18bae0c0151282d6b9fbbcc0

dahawthorne said:
Battery - maybe Battery Bot will do what you want. As well as having the percentage showing inside the battery icon, I have a text percentage on the left of my status bar. I have Battery Bot Pro (I believe in supporting developers) but I guess the option will be in the free version as well.
And for a different reboot menu which allows full restart to bootloader or recovery you need root. There are several apps on the Play Store which apparently do a "fake" reboot by closing and reopening services without root, but I've never really looked in to them. If you don't have root, then I doubt you'll get what you're after.
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I will try these , but I was looking not to increase the number of apps I have

istperson said:
You can apply this to your AOSP build:
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/1b32656c53ed33fb18bae0c0151282d6b9fbbcc0
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I am basically making some mods to a stock ROM. I will have to look at that link in detail.

You are gonna end up with issues if you keep doing it this way. Not to mention you will lose one thing because of another. In the end you will have to decide either, Code the changes into your current rom yourself, flash xposed, or flash a custom rom.

Any recommendations for an Apk compiler running under Win 7?

[APP][5.0+][Alpha] Widgets for Android Auto

I put together a little app for Android Auto that can show a single widget:
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Installation
In the Android Auto app open the Hamburger menu.
Open About.
Tap "About Android Auto" header 10 times, until "Developer mode enabled" toast appears.
Tap dots on the top right of the screen.
Select "Developer settings" from the menu and enable "Unknown sources".
Usage
Open the app and select a widget to display
Connect your device to your head unit and select "Widgets" on the OEM Tab
Download
Dropbox
Github
Changelog
v0.2.3
* New application ID to circumvent blacklisting of old ID by Google in Android Automotive. For existing users this unfortunately means that you have to configure your widget inside the app again (old version should be uninstalled).
v0.2.2
* fix for devices with system built-in widget picker problems
v0.2.0
* fullscreen mode
v0.1.0
* inital release
Source
Github

ns130291 said:
I put together a little app for Android Auto that can show a single widget:
Installation
In the Android Auto app open the Hamburger menu.
Open About.
Tap "About Android Auto" header 10 times, until "Developer mode enabled" toast appears.
Tap dots on the top right of the screen.
Select "Developer settings" from the menu and enable "Unknown sources".
Usage
Open the app and select a widget to display
Connect your device to your head unit and select "Widgets" on the OEM Tab
Download
Dropbox
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can do one for android 5/ marshmallow?
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Does not install on Samsung A5 with Android 6.0.1

Very cool idea. Works great. Thanks!

@ahhl @shmykelsa
Could you try the new version I uploaded?

ns130291 said:
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Could you try the new version I uploaded?
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Works now, thanks

This is quite an interesting project. I'm guessing you have an AppWidget in the app and you're proxying the user chosen widget through it, right?
If that's the way, it should also be possible to add some other provider info XMLs, to let people choose, say, up to 5 widgets.
Anyway, I'm definitely going to follow this progress. You should definitely host on Labs.

ns130291 said:
@ahhl @shmykelsa
Could you try the new version I uploaded?
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ya. can install now.
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Zacharee1 said:
This is quite an interesting project. I'm guessing you have an AppWidget in the app and you're proxying the user chosen widget through it, right?
If that's the way, it should also be possible to add some other provider info XMLs, to let people choose, say, up to 5 widgets.
Anyway, I'm definitely going to follow this progress. You should definitely host on Labs.
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Yes, you're totally right. The user can choose a widget in the app and it gets displayed inside the app. Afterwards I take the widget and show it in the Auto Activity. Therefore, it's no problem to extend this to multiple widgets.
I will look into hosting on XDA Labs.

i test it on waze widget. the widget look stretched out full screen, and not able to show any data
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ahhl said:
i test it on waze widget. the widget look stretched out full screen, and not able to show any data
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Since this is an AppWidget proxy, and it allows you to use widgets not optimized for Android Auto, there's not really anything the developer can do.

More screenshots please this be used with a 'Kustom Widget' I hope ?

itesla said:
More screenshots please this be used with a 'Kustom Widget' I hope ?
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You can use my app with any widget you have installed - so any widget that can be added to your launcher should be possible.

ns130291 said:
You can use my app with any widget you have installed - so any widget that can be added to your launcher should be possible.
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Please please please let us add more widgets. Already, years have gone by and the developer support for optimized apps just isn't as robust as promised by now.
Also, phone can't open the apk file. Pixel 2XL 8.1

Thanks OP! Looks cool. However I am unable to install it on Pixel OG 8.1. Is Android O not supported? Thanks!

rockingondrums said:
Please please please let us add more widgets. Already, years have gone by and the developer support for optimized apps just isn't as robust as promised by now.
Also, phone can't open the apk file. Pixel 2XL 8.1
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I had the same problem when trying to install the APK from the download page. Open up a file manager and install it that way, it worked for me.

Thank you for this! Endless possibilities with KustomWidget and Tasker!
Rough copy from my phone homescreen......

RED ZMAN said:
I had the same problem when trying to install the APK from the download page. Open up a file manager and install it that way, it worked for me.
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I tried that with amaze file manager, it didn't work. I tried to also open it in Dropbox but nothing opened. I'll keep fiddling with it, let you know

rockingondrums said:
I tried that with amaze file manager, it didn't work. I tried to also open it in Dropbox but nothing opened. I'll keep fiddling with it, let you know
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Perhaps the file didn't download correctly? Could be corrupt.
I used mix Explorer from the XDA labs and it worked fine. Only problem is I can't get any of the widgets to actually show up in Android auto. I have developer mode open so I can use night mode all the time and set it up for unknown sources but no bueno.

RED ZMAN said:
Perhaps the file didn't download correctly? Could be corrupt.
I used mix Explorer from the XDA labs and it worked fine. Only problem is I can't get any of the widgets to actually show up in Android auto. I have developer mode open so I can use night mode all the time and set it up for unknown sources but no bueno.
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Go to the OEM tab in Auto on your car (the one where you'd normally see a "Return to <Whatever>" button), and you'll see a bunch more stuff there.

Any way to add NFC switch to top roll down menu?

I don't know why, but Google just avoid adding NFC switch to top menu to fast turn on and off. I have NFC widget, but it's third party app that's just a shortcut to settings menu, not the actual switch. Any help?

If you have root you will add nfc toggle to quick setting over macrodroid

There is a toggle for NFC in quick settings. Just pull down quick settings twice, then edit on the left and you'll see it. Press and hold it to move it to the top 6 if you like.

Without root you can run an Automate flow to add a NFC tile: https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/35435

ulxerker said:
There is a toggle for NFC in quick settings. Just pull down quick settings twice, then edit on the left and you'll see it. Press and hold it to move it to the top 6 if you like.
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No, there isn't anything like that in my Pixel 5. I've checked it even now, wondering if I miss it first time, but unfortunately there is no such shortcut in that menu.

beggar23 said:
Without root you can run an Automate flow to add a NFC tile: https://llamalab.com/automate/community/flows/35435
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How to open/execute the downloaded file?

You would need to install the Automate app through the Play Store. You will find a "Community" button in the side menu. There you can search for "NFC tile" for instance.

Quick Settings - Apps on Google Play
Fully exploit the potential of quick settings
play.google.com
Add custom Quick Settings tiles for pretty much everything.
Open app -> System (no root) -> NFC -> Enable tile
Pull down notification bar x2 to open quick settings. Tap the pencil icon on the bottom left.
Find the tile you just enabled and drag it to the top.

Baronik said:
No, there isn't anything like that in my Pixel 5. I've checked it even now, wondering if I miss it first time, but unfortunately there is no such shortcut in that menu.
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Here's a screenshot of my Pixel 5, the NFC toggle is the second from the right:
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The phone is on latest OTA and completely stock. Also, I don't use any customization app.

If rooted try a custom ROM. First thing I need to do is actually turn NFC off.
Are you rooted?
I've tried 4 ROMs and all are amazing with different features depending on what you're looking for.
I believe stock though also has this setting.
And Playstore has many Apps to mess with.

ulxerker said:
Here's a screenshot of my Pixel 5, the NFC toggle is the second from the right:
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The phone is on latest OTA and completely stock. Also, I don't use any customization app.
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That's really strange, but I don't have such tile in my customisation options...

swangjang said:
Quick Settings - Apps on Google Play
Fully exploit the potential of quick settings
play.google.com
Add custom Quick Settings tiles for pretty much everything.
Open app -> System (no root) -> NFC -> Enable tile
Pull down notification bar x2 to open quick settings. Tap the pencil icon on the bottom left.
Find the tile you just enabled and drag it to the top.
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I'm currently using this app - it enable the tile in the setting, but it's still a shortcut to system options menu, not the actual switch.

ulxerker said:
Here's a screenshot of my Pixel 5, the NFC toggle is the second from the right:
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The phone is on latest OTA and completely stock. Also, I don't use any customization app.
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Here's my two screens of all options I got (no third party apps). As you can see, there is no NFC toggle tile.

Baronik said:
Here's my two screens of all options I got (no third party apps). As you can see, there is no NFC toggle tile.
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Now this is odd! Are you on stock rom or something else?

andybones said:
Now this is odd! Are you on stock rom or something else?
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Completely stock out of the box, latest soft with september updates.

Baronik said:
Completely stock out of the box, latest soft with september updates.
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Same here. No toggle.

Baronik said:
I'm currently using this app - it enable the tile in the setting, but it's still a shortcut to system options menu, not the actual switch.
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Hey are you rooted?
I just tried it myself with the app. The first tap took me to the settings while asking for superuser permissions, and after I granted SU, the second tap onwards toggled the actual NFC.
So I think the direct NFC toggling (via this app) requires root.

Shortcutter is a nice little so supported by a wonderful Dev.

swangjang said:
Hey are you rooted?
I just tried it myself with the app. The first tap took me to the settings while asking for superuser permissions, and after I granted SU, the second tap onwards toggled the actual NFC.
So I think the direct NFC toggling (via this app) requires root.
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No, I'm not rooted and not going to be.

andybones said:
Shortcutter is a nice little so supported by a wonderful Dev.
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Thx, but it's still shortcut, which I already have installed via Quick settings app.

Question Help - trying to remove the last few niggles

Although I am enjoying the phone, there are a few issues that I struggle to get rid of.
The biggest is the lack of update so I can finally add a card to google wallet, but I'm trying to be patient.
1. Other than that, text messages....As explained earlier, it seems the debloat script removed it for some reason. I want to restore it by adding the script changing the 0 to 1, but I don't know what line referes to the message app. Any ideas? There is nothing in the debloat script saying "message" or "sms/mms"
2. Sometimes I accidently swipe right on the lock screen which produces some Chinese slideshow. Any idea how to disable and maybe add something useful to the swipe action?
3. I'm in light mode but still can't get whatsapp messages and the spotify player on the lock screen.
4. Using company portal, the only keyboard I can pick is Chinese Baidu. Company portal splits your phone in Work and Personal. Work is highly restricted and I can't figure out how to install a new keyboard.
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
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"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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5. Using the standard launcher; app icons for the company portal (Outlook/Teams etc) keep moving to the last page on my phone (I have 4 pages of icons). Any idea how to lock them in to place?
Thank you!

Regarding your points :
1. Usually it should be com.android.mms , which isn't on the list you're right, but just try it anyway. If not, try "ADBAppControl" for Windows and search it there. It's also simpler to re/debloat using this program anyways. Or you can try to download (or view) the app in the vivo appstore.
2. Search for the vivo app "interactions" (or long press on the homescreen and tap interactions) which has a icon of a black cube > Now, tap on the lower right corner and select "nothing".
3. Go to Settings > Security > More Security Settings > Device and App Notifications and be sure that Whatsapp and/or Spotify is allowed. You can also check on the homescreen, if you long press on the app, and tap on "App Info" > Notifications > and check "Allow Notifications" > Then check all (needed) "Alert Modes"
EDIT: > 4. Install a new Keyboard from the Playstore (lke Swiftkey or Gboard,..) Go to Settings > Apps & Permissions > Permission Management > Permission Tab > Scroll all the way down to "Default App Settings" > Input Method > Your downloaded keyboard. From there you could also replace other default apps.
> 5. There SHOULD be an extra setting in stock launcher settings.. if I remember correctly from my old X70 Pro+. But can't exactly remember, sorry.
Hope this helps somehow.

Thanks for the advice. Might be easier to just download via Vivo store. Can anyone tell me the name or show me the icon?

Haskren said:
Thanks for the advice. Might be easier to just download via Vivo store. Can anyone tell me the name or show me the icon?
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com.vivo.appstore - v-appstore

Sorry, I meant the messaging app

Haskren said:
Sorry, I meant the messaging app
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It should look like this I guess. Or you just download Google Messages if you like.

Thanks, I will look for it. GMessages is not receiving any texts

Haskren said:
Thanks, I will look for it. GMessages is not receiving any texts
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In the worst case - but I know that‘s not cool - you can reset your phone and all apps will come back, then debloat carefully using ADBAppControl.
EDIT : Or you could try to install the apk on Apkmirror, but don‘t know if it works :
vivo Messages 6.2.6.0. APK Download by vivoglobal - APKMirror
vivo Messages 6.2.6.0. APK Download by vivoglobal - APKMirror Free and safe Android APK downloads
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the APK worked - thank you so much! That's the main issue sorted