how to enable Google assistant and make it the default in X70 pro + Origin 3 instead of vivo Jovie
or how to make Vivo Jovie in English
I tried that on my Iqoo 7 and it worked for just serveral hours after that Jovi was back and I can't say why.
I erased a few Vivo apps and also Jovi via adb app control put I thing it was more a matter of luck.
I was able to reproduce it two more times then never again.
I have to say it wasn't working on my Vivo that way
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So I finally received my Chinese version Mate 20 Pro Emerald variant and I spent the last 24 hours setting it up, now it's finally getting into a more or less stock android feeling. I decided to write a post because man, I've never spent so much effort just trying to setup a new phone.
Ordering
I ordered the phone from Huawei T Mall store on Nov. 11th. I paid about 1250 CAD through Alipay for the phone and ~ 600 RMB having my friend sending it to me via DHL. I also had to pay some import tax getting it into Canada but it's just bad luck, plus the tax really depends on how much you declare the value to be.
First Impression
I had a Oneplus 5, I like the cleanness of its ROM, it's close to stock android and I was using the Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher which makes it essentially a stock Android device. The Mate 20 Pro is a bit heavier than the Oneplus 5 and it's just slightly bigger.
I started with applying the tempered glass screen protectors I bought also from Taobao when I ordered the phone. Sadly I can't seem to get it in the right place, and it's greatly affecting the screen responsiveness and accuracy. I ended up throwing them away.
Turning it on, and I'm already having issue with the initial setup process. First of all, I was asked to create a Huawei ID. But guess what -- I live in Canada but Canada isn't an available option in the region list, somehow US is. I mean, this phone is not even available in US, why would you provide that as an option but not Canada?
I went ahead choosing US as the region. It asked for phone verification, that worked for me because US and Canada share the same country code.
After that, I uninstall a bunch of pre-installed apps -- they are mostly popular apps in China, plus a few useless utilities made by Huawei. I uninstall about 25 apps during this process.
Then I tried to restore all my apps from the old phone, first step would be getting Google Play Service working. Surprisingly Google Play Service is pre-installed. but I wasn't able to update it through the Huawei App Store, because US Huawei ID apparently is not supported. In fact I can't use any of the pre-installed Huawei apps, they are all blocked. So I deleted my account and created a Chinese one instead.
I was able to access the app store and update Google Play Service, along with Play Store. Google backup apparently didn't work. I ended up using the Huawei "Phone Clone" app to transfer all my stuff to this phone. It does the job pretty well.
Getting third party launcher working on Chinese ROM (If you have a global version then this may not apply to you)
Spent sometime getting all the apps logged in and tweaking settings, I started to look into replacing the stock launcher. But then you can't change launcher on the Chinese rom, so I did some research and here is what I did:
1. Install a third party launcher. I chose Nova Launcher here. Never used it before but Rootless Launcher kept crashing and for Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher, there is an annoying security alert saying "Google is using microphone" that kept popping up.
1. Enable developer mode
2. Enable USB Debug
3. Connect the phone to PC
4. Access ADB shell
5. uninstall stock launch: pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.huawei.android.launcher
6. Reboot
A few notes on using this 3rd party launcher hack:
* I also installed the Nova companion app to have Google Feed panel access.
* You need to allow Nova companion to auto-launch in Settings -> Apps -> App Launch, otherwise rebooting the phone will make Google Feed panel disappear.
* If you select gesture navigation in system setting, swiping up from bottom may not work.
Getting Google Assistant to work
The phone has the Huawei voice assistant by default, and changing the default Assistant app to Google doesn't work. The shortcut still only bring up the Huawei voice assistant. The fix is to uninstall the app using the same process above. The package name is com.huawei.vassistant. After reboot, I was able to access Google Assistant using the home button (I still prefer three key navigation). "OK Google" doesn't work on Home screen though.
Make sure push notifications are working
I also noticed I don't receive push notifications most of the time. For example, I have Duo Mobile which is used as an authenticator at work. Having the screen on, I didn't receive the push notification. I had to launch the app manually to see the authentication request. Here is a workaround:
1. Settings -> Apps -> App Launch
2. Find the app you wish to receive push notification
3. Disable auto manage, it will ask you how you want to manage manually, choose Auto-launch and Run in Background at least
Known Issues/Todo list
Here are some of the things that I'm having issue with but haven't figured out a solution yet. Please let me know if you know a solution to any of them:
1. Google Pay Contactless does not work. This is almost a deal breaker. From what I've read, it seems to be just Chinese version doesn't work.
1. LastPass accessibility setting gets reverted to off randomly. This seems to related to when I close all apps using the trashcan button on recent apps screen.
2. Default Assistant app setting mysteriously gets reset to None. Still don't understand why.
3. Text in the notification just look so bad. Also not sure how to tweak that.
4. The security alert for app using microphone keeps popping up in Google Assist and Google Feed. I'm not sure how I should feel about that...
Things I like about this device
1. Chinese version supported dual SIM. I believe the global version does not.
2. photos in low lights are awesome.
3. charging is super fast! I also got the wireless charging thing.
4. I'm happy with its battery performance so far.
5. It's a faster device overall. The games I play run smoother on this phone comparing to Oneplus 5. I understand OP5 is an older phone but that's the only reference point I got.
That's what I had so far. I'm also keeping an eye on the progress of FunkyHuawei Mate 20 Pro support -- I'm looking forward to flash the global version ROM hoping it has better google integration and less chinese-oriented useless "features".
Hope it helps!
Thanks for sharing
Does the device show as being certified in the Google Play Store? If not, this would probably explain why contactless via GP doesn't work
Minotaur said:
Does the device show as being certified in the Google Play Store? If not, this would probably explain why contactless via GP doesn't work
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Yes it shows as certified in playstore.
henexekrar said:
Yes it shows as certified in playstore.
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Hmmm interesting... is there an error message or such that might indicate why GPay doesn't work?
Minotaur said:
Hmmm interesting... is there an error message or such that might indicate why GPay doesn't work?
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when attempting to enable contactless, the following messages appear in order:
contacting your bank...
your bank is verifying your card...
added feature cannot be setup. contact your bank to resolve this issue.
I called the bank and they said they didn't get the request so they don't know what error it is.
I contacted Google and haven't got a response.
Did you already have the card in your GPay wallet, and were re-verifying, or did you add it from scratch? Guessing it may not make a difference though.
Minotaur said:
Did you already have the card in your GPay wallet, and were re-verifying, or did you add it from scratch? Guessing it may not make a difference though.
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I had the card in the wallet for a long time. Used it with my old phone without issue.
Does it support Band 66? Thanks
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I was in China last week and almost bought the Mate 20 Pro. After reading many reviews I decided to not buy the Chinese Version and pay a little more to get the Google version from Hong Kong
Any updates?
Were you able to find any way to get LastPass working properly?
Accessibility features keep resetting for me right away.
Hi, have your version finger-id? I bought a mate 20 pro red in aliexpress but i can't find the finger-id......
John_nl_74 said:
Hi, have your version finger-id? I bought a mate 20 pro red in aliexpress but i can't find the finger-id......
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The LYA-AL00 with 6 GM RAM and 128 GB storage has no fingerprint sensor. It only uses face, pattern, and password unlock.
Hi Guys,
Since I bought P40 Pro, keyboard not appearing when I want to search something on Waze or Google Maps.
Not working even when in Park.
I installed GMS since out of the box.
Tried clearing cache and data on SwiftKey and AA, installed Gboard, gave all permissions.
Nothing works.
Same happened on P30 Pro (10.1).
Plugged in a friend's P30 and keyboard works..
Also tried with a Samsung S10..working.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
matei_cons said:
Hi Guys,
Since I bought P40 Pro, keyboard not appearing when I want to search something on Waze or Google Maps.
Not working even when in Park.
I installed GMS since out of the box.
Tried clearing cache and data on SwiftKey and AA, installed Gboard, gave all permissions.
Nothing works.
Same happened on P30 Pro (10.1).
Plugged in a friend's P30 and keyboard works..
Also tried with a Samsung S10..working.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
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I got exactly the same issue at the first connection Waze didn't show up keyboard at all, Google maps have shown it once but at the second connection keyboard was gone as well for GMaps. Tried SwiftKey and Gboard
Currently running AA 5.6.6034
Android version (compile) 10.1.0.147
What I have found strange as well driving yesterday with Waze - when it switched to the night mode (dark theme) reporting lines (to be precise descriptions what is written on the button) were not visible. I could see the divider lines but not the button descriptions :/
I did not get those errors.
Just the keyboard not appearing.
I tried resetting apps settings,but still not working.
I found somewere that Android Auto is not letting you use keyboard,but on other phones i am connecting with..no issues.
So it is something that has to do with the phone settings,or because the Google Services are sideloaded....
I do not know what to do.
It is hard to use only voice...
As a workaround I type in the address before connecting the phone to the car and then use history. In Poland voice recognition isn't working too good yet :/
I am doing it,but sometimes need to go to a new address.
So i disconnect, enter destination and reconnect.
Google style, to complicate and destroy all the usefulness.
Here also the voice commands are not so good.(Romania)
Hi all. I use Origin Os 3 on my Vivo X70 pro+, but google backup and google maps history can't work.
How fix it? Please, I very much need that services!
Help me
Anyone help me, plsssssssssssss
same problme vivo x90 pro plus
Get another phone without China OS or root it and set the apps as system apps. No other way
Is there a way to transfer apps (including accounts/psw) from my old device to Vivo X90 Pro Plus?
Thank you
Not sure if Smartswitch can do that . Might worth a check.
Easyshare worked with me
Easyshare works perfectly , Highly recommended
Not the password and account , only data (video , image , apk , file , documents)
I used easyshare. Not all apps transfered. I still spent a good half a day to just download the missing apps, log myself into all the apps, set-up all my authenticator apps over to the phone, uninstalled most of the Chinese apps that I'd have absolute no use for. Note that I did not debloat. I simply clicked on Chinese apps and uninstalled. I disabled all notifications from virtually all the Chinese apps. I disabled all the Jovi cards.
I would strongly advise against using easyshare for transferring anything but pictures/documents/videos/data (but for this data it's perfect) Easyshare pulls all apps from Vivo appstore (easy to see, because the missing ones are those not available in vivo appstore). I would not trust vivo appstore much - wechat for example shows way more advertisement and seems to have worse privacy vs the wechat version from playstore. Maybe it's only wechat and other apps that the vivo appstore instantly want to "update" (sometimes to older version) to push you a chinese spyware version instead. Likely all messengers from vivo appstore will be different - because China mandates to be able to read all messages/know with whom you are communicating.
I had some apps where notifications weren't working from the vivo appstore version and would only start to work once I installed the google play version. Permission/Notification settings were identical.
Finally I used easyshare to transfer all apps... but couldn't transfer accounts. and have to re-login in all the apps.
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I would strongly advise against using easyshare for transferring anything but pictures/documents/videos/data (but for this data it's perfect) Easyshare pulls all apps from Vivo appstore (easy to see, because the missing ones are those not available in vivo appstore). I would not trust vivo appstore much - wechat for example shows way more advertisement and seems to have worse privacy vs the wechat version from playstore. Maybe it's only wechat and other apps that the vivo appstore instantly want to "update" (sometimes to older version) to push you a chinese spyware version instead. Likely all messengers from vivo appstore will be different - because China mandates to be able to read all messages/know with whom you are communicating.
I had some apps where notifications weren't working from the vivo appstore version and would only start to work once I installed the google play version. Permission/Notification settings were identical.
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Can anyone please verify if you get the Vivo store version of apps if using Easyshare?!?
Haskren said:
Can anyone please verify if you get the Vivo store version of apps if using Easyshare?!?
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you can download apk from web with no problem , i altredy installed after the wrong debloat of vivo app store
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Can anyone please verify if you get the Vivo store version of apps if using Easyshare?!?
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It's not pulling them from Play store, otherwise it would pull all apps available from Play store. Neither does it pull them from your old phone - again otherwise all would be there except stuff forbidden in China like Pornhub or similar. So that only leaves the vivo AppStore - and all apps which it doesn't transfer don't exist on vivo AppStore.
Very very unlikely from anywhere else. And surely WeChat is the Chinese version that is full or advertisement. Bilibili and some other Chinese apps clearly where Chinese version too
I've been trying to connect to the free version in Google play ladb connect on my Vivo X fold plus but all I receive is the starting server message for more than 5 minutes and then it just hangs up sometimes or nothing happens. My Vivo is on android 13 btw on latest updates and I have enabled high battery consumption for the app and enabled wireless debugging, usb debug, allow screen overlays (also tried it with split screen, but works easier with screen overlay/floating window for settings app) I also tried enabling an option that said allow adb terminal or something similar.
Tried reinstalling the app, rebooting phone. Is there anything else I can try? Last resort is my laptop but this would so much more convenient.
It's worked on my Xiaomi Mi 9 on android 11 with the same setup screen overlay etc
I've been following this guide and doesn't seem to work on the vivo X fold plus but works on my android 11 Xiaomi Mi 9
How to debloat your phone (and more) without connecting to a PC
LADB is an app that lets you run ADB shell commands from your phone, no root and no PC needed! Use it to debloat your phone and more!
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I just use a computer...and it worked consistently. Never tried ladb
Yeah that's my last resort using my laptop. Wanted to see if I can debloat on my phone instead of the laptop. I haven't debloated yet but it seems like I'm receiving notifications anyway from reddit, Google now, accubattery, Gmail, email client, Google messages but not from insta, FB or FB messenger