Apps reloading themselves upon opening?? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Youtube, and seemingly a bunch of other apps lately have been refreshing themselves upon reopening them ...
See the video for an example..
What's causing this? Really annoying..
http://youtu.be/kN8C3v4tN7M

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Anybody else have this problem??

what are you running? rom, kernel, mods, anything else..

simms22 said:
what are you running? rom, kernel, mods, anything else..
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Oh yea..
Stock 4.4.4 (build prop edited to say 4.4.2 for YouTube)
Franco test 64 (problem was also on r63).. Might not be kernel related
Xposed with the these modules enabled:
Gravitybox, greenify, youtube adaway, wake lock terminator, gel settings

nldxda said:
Oh yea..
Stock 4.4.4 (build prop edited to say 4.4.2 for YouTube)
Franco test 64 (problem was also on r63).. Might not be kernel related
Xposed with the these modules enabled:
Gravitybox, greenify, youtube adaway, wake lock terminator, gel settings
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well, the very first thing im gonna ask you to do is completely remove all xposed, and everything having to do with it. xposed can come with too many undocumented issues, so its always best to remove anything xposed before trying to resolve issues. it could even be xposed causing it.

simms22 said:
well, the very first thing im gonna ask you to do is completely remove all xposed, and everything having to do with it. xposed can come with too many undocumented issues, so its always best to remove anything xposed before trying to resolve issues. it could even be xposed causing it.
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Problem still here after uninstalling xposed, so I went ahead and re-installed it..

nldxda said:
Problem still here after uninstalling xposed, so I went ahead and re-installed it..
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ok, reflash your rom, dirty(dont wipe anything), without franco kernel. why reflash the rom? because franco kernel leaves stuff behind. and dirty so thst you dont lose any data.

I'm pretty sure this is standard behavior for YouTube, to refresh the videos. It happens on all my devices. Do you have an example of this happening on an app other than YouTube?

Lethargy said:
I'm pretty sure this is standard behavior for YouTube, to refresh the videos. It happens on all my devices. Do you have an example of this happening on an app other than YouTube?
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yup, youtube reloads, browser nor other apps dp not. its youtube.

Lethargy said:
I'm pretty sure this is standard behavior for YouTube, to refresh the videos. It happens on all my devices. Do you have an example of this happening on an app other than YouTube?
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YouTube suddenly started doing this a couple versions back.. And yes, I noticed at least one other app do this suddenly but I forgot what app.. I'm monitoring the situation [emoji58]
simms22 said:
yup, youtube reloads, browser nor other apps dp not. its youtube.
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Yep pretty wack

simms22 said:
ok, reflash your rom, dirty(dont wipe anything), without franco kernel. why reflash the rom? because franco kernel leaves stuff behind. and dirty so thst you dont lose any data.
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I might get around to reflashing..

simms22 said:
yup, youtube reloads, browser nor other apps dp not. its youtube.
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nldxda said:
YouTube suddenly started doing this a couple versions back.. And yes, I noticed at least one other app do this suddenly but I forgot what app.. I'm monitoring the situation [emoji58]
Yep pretty wack
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YouTube intentionally does it for sure. Maybe the other app you saw it happen with is the same.

Now with Lollipop this is much worse. Even on light multitasking my apps keeps reloading when swithcing to them... Why google why..
Frustrating.
Edit: the irony: just had the google play music app closed + stock launcher closed (and other apps: massive kill). When i got back to chrome this one was killed too.
Great.

DSF said:
Now with Lollipop this is much worse. Even on light multitasking my apps keeps reloading when swithcing to them... Why google why..
Frustrating.
Edit: the irony: just had the google play music app closed + stock launcher closed (and other apps: massive kill). When i got back to chrome this one was killed too.
Great.
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I really don't seem to have this issue on lollipop. I did on kk.
Sometimes if i launch an app from LMT pie, it starts it as a new activity, where as from recents it goes to the last known state. I'm not having anything killed off though

rootSU said:
I really don't seem to have this issue on lollipop. I did on kk.
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Well, it was so bad that actually all the time I switched to an app (including launcher/homescreen) it just reloaded. And in Settings > Apps > Running many apps were in a Restarting state.
It seems that Lollipop has some memory leaks, I need to reboot the phone after couple of hours.
This is not an isolated issue, see:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2me1m8/serious_memory_leak_in_android_lollipop/
also discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...ndroid-5-0-t2939282/post56838249#post56838249
Please also star this issue:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=79729

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Beizer Live Wallpaper cannot be used after CyanogenMod 5.0 flash

Force close after flash.
Is there any way to fix it?
thanks in advance
avocadopat said:
Force close after flash.
Is there any way to fix it?
thanks in advance
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dont think so... i get the same FC's all the time.
After the force close, I opened the market and when I exited the wallpaper was working.
Rayman0625 said:
After the force close, I opened the market and when I exited the wallpaper was working.
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Can you do that again?
its hit and miss, i have e-mailed the dev, this is the best live wallpaper by far
Same problem here. I eventually ended up restoring to stock rom cause I didn't find that CM 5.0 added anything for me, sure JIT really showed its powers in the benchmarks, but nowhere else that I noticed.
Celeborn_81 said:
Same problem here. I eventually ended up restoring to stock rom cause I didn't find that CM 5.0 added anything for me, sure JIT really showed its powers in the benchmarks, but nowhere else that I noticed.
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Huh, really? I didn't notice much difference, but the fact that it did away with the slight stuttering when switching desktops was enough for me.
I had the same problem.
However I've noticed that if you use it with Home+ it doesn't force close.
I'm now running Cyan 5.0 beta 2, Home+ and JIT flawlessly.
I got a reply from the Dev today, he is running stock rom so i did a logcat of the issue and e-mailed it back to him per his request, i'll keep you all updated as things progress
geovass said:
Can you do that again?
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The app was updated but still seems to FC on Cyan 5.0 beta2. Yes, I can do it every time I'm left with a black screen after a force close.
I go into the market, go to my downloads. Then I click on the Beizer wallpaper app, and hit home. Voila, Beizer works.
try uninstalling the app and installing it again, i e-mailed the dev the logcats and he updated the app to version 1.2
I'm running CM5b3 and its FLAWLESS now both beizer and lines are working now
just reinstalled the latest version and its working great! love it. It is also my favorite background
zjchaser said:
just reinstalled the latest version and its working great! love it. It is also my favorite background
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Yes, it works!
works great now!

[Q] Games too wide for screen

Ok So All Of A Sudden, My Games (Injustice, Uno & Worms 2) Are Too Wide For My Nexus 5 Screen. I'm Rooted Running Cataclysm + Franco. Things Were Working Just Fine. Then I Installed Xposed Installer With 3 Modules (Swipeback, XUI Mod And XBlast) I Played Worms (After Installing Those Modules And Modifying A Bit) And Things Were Still Fine. A Few Hours Later, I Tried To Play Worms And It Was Way Too Wide For The Screen. Same Thing With Injustice And Uno. My Spades Game Isn't Too Wide Though. I Tried Looking In Cataclysm ROM Settings, Then In The Settings Of Each Module For Something I Might've Changed Relating To Screen Size But I Found Nothing. Then I Uninstalled Those 3 Games And Reinstalled Just Worms To See If It Would Work But It Still Was Too Wide. Idk What Else To Do. Help Please.
Geecho said:
Ok So All Of A Sudden, My Games (Injustice, Uno & Worms 2) Are Too Wide For My Nexus 5 Screen. I'm Rooted Running Cataclysm + Franco. Things Were Working Just Fine. Then I Installed Xposed Installer With 3 Modules (Swipeback, XUI Mod And XBlast) I Played Worms (After Installing Those Modules And Modifying A Bit) And Things Were Still Fine. A Few Hours Later, I Tried To Play Worms And It Was Way Too Wide For The Screen. Same Thing With Injustice And Uno. My Spades Game Isn't Too Wide Though. I Tried Looking In Cataclysm ROM Settings, Then In The Settings Of Each Module For Something I Might've Changed Relating To Screen Size But I Found Nothing. Then I Uninstalled Those 3 Games And Reinstalled Just Worms To See If It Would Work But It Still Was Too Wide. Idk What Else To Do. Help Please.
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What`s with the capital letters bro? Did you have this issue on stock rom and kernel too?
gee2012 said:
What`s with the capital letters bro? Did you have this issue on stock rom and kernel too?
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That's Just How I Write. (Shrugs) But Nah, Never Had This Problem On Stock ROM And Kernel.
Geecho said:
That's Just How I Write. (Shrugs) But Nah, Never Had This Problem On Stock ROM And Kernel.
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Did you change DPI?
gee2012 said:
Did you change DPI?
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I Didn't. Don't Even Know How To. Lol.
Geecho said:
I Didn't. Don't Even Know How To. Lol.
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Oke, but somehow the resolution may have been changed, so check in your mods settiings if somethig has changed.
gee2012 said:
Oke, but somehow the resolution may have been changed, so check in your mods settiings if somethig has changed.
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I Checked Again, There Isn't Anything In The Mods That Say Anything About The DPI Settings But I Give Up, I'm Just Gonna Restore My Backup And Start Over. Hopefully, If It Happens Again, I'll Catch What Happened/What I Did. Thanks Though.
Go easy on that shift key, friend. It's hard to tell where your sentences begin and end when you type like this and defeats the purpose of having capitalization in our written language.
I got a headache reading this. Where do people write like that? I'm curious. And you probably changed the DPI to something that the game doesn't support.
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[Q] Higher prioritize app not to be killed over another?

I noticed when playing my music w/ Viper FX that the sound quality goes from using the drivers of the app to stock flat (audio quality depreciates) since the app was killed while performing another task (such as opening hangouts or other apps while using phone). I noticed that Android doesn't release the RAM from another app that was being used (ex. ESPN, hangouts, etc) since those apps were more recent while Viper was opened and left. I was wondering if there existed anything to set a higher priority of the Viper FX (or other apps) over some so they won't be killed even if newer used? Thanks for any information.
Think this would probably be the easiest way: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartprojects.MemoryLocker - the developer is very well known for these kinds of mods and RAM management. Adjusting the oom ratio will give the app higher priorities so make it less likely to be killed. I'm sure there are ways to manual doing it via adding a script or something, but time and effort for all that, I dunno if it's worth it unless you really like to tinker and do stuff manually.
Thank you, that will probably be easier way with root. Was checking to see if any way to do manually since don't need just for Viper but may have to do it.
Ah, sorry. I was thinking that you had to have root for Viper, so that you were already rooted. Pretty sure there isn't a way to make these kinds of tweaks without root either manually or via an app like Memory Locker. There really isn't a compelling reason NOT to root, in my opinion. It's not complicated (compared to most other phones) and is fairly easy to reverse. If you'd like some help with it, lemme know.
I am rooted, sorry. Would it be possible to push the app from user app status to system app (via file explorer/permissions) (such as MusicFX)? Installed normally and it works great but maybe, if by making a system app, it'd be less likely to be killed versus user?
Don't want to use titanium backup push to system, had bad experiences and will not use the app again for some time.
Theres discussion about putting viper in /system/priv-app in one of the two viper thread's in themes and apps (n5).
I still have mine in /data/data.
I've made it resident with the xposed module called "app settings" but I can't confirm anything yet
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Hi,
I have not tested and I don't know if it will be useful but there is an Xposed module to keep apps in memory, maybe you can try... This module is not only for this, there is other features.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437377.
- Resident in memory: If set, the system will try much harder to keep the app in memory even when you leave it. It might make the app more responsive when reopening but will also consume more RAM, possibly slowing down the overall system.
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EDIT: maybe the app posted by es0tericcha0s is better, lightest and easiest to use...
viking37 said:
Hi,
I have not tested and I don't know if it will be useful but there is an Xposed module to keep apps in memory, maybe you can try...
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437377.
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I'm testing it as mentioned above
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rootSU said:
I'm testing it as mentioned above
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Hi,
My bad, I missed something here :laugh:
Sorry, misread or read too fast
No worries dude
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Well I don't know if this is something that we can do or something the people who made the Viper audio mod need to do. Wouldn't a good way to keep it in memory be to keep a persistent notification? It really bumps up an app's priority in Android when it has an on-going notification up on the notification bar.
Johmama said:
Well I don't know if this is something that we can do or something the people who made the Viper audio mod need to do. Wouldn't a good way to keep it in memory be to keep a persistent notification? It really bumps up an app's priority in Android when it has an on-going notification up on the notification bar.
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Like settings > show notification for example?
I've not tried it but I can hide it with notifyclean
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rootSU said:
Like settings > show notification for example?
I've not tried it but I can hide it with notifycleank
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Yeah, exactly that. I just installed it again after a clean wipe of my phone a few days ago and have begun tinkering with it and JUST found that setting. To OP: enable the persistent notification. That'll make sure Viper4Android a high priority app when it sweeps through its open apps looking for one to close.
Johmama said:
Yeah, exactly that. I just installed it again after a clean wipe of my phone a few days ago and have begun tinkering with it and JUST found that setting. To OP: enable the persistent notification. That'll make sure Viper4Android a high priority app when it sweeps through its open apps looking for one to close.
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Would there be a way to hide it once enabled without using say Xposed? Running ART. Thanks for any info.
RevelationOmega said:
Would there be a way to hide it once enabled without using say Xposed? Running ART. Thanks for any info.
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I think "hiding" it is actually "preventing" it, thus undoing what you want to achieve.
I think further discussion should join the viper4android thread, to keep it all in one place....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543796
There are already answers there
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RevelationOmega said:
Would there be a way to hide it once enabled without using say Xposed? Running ART. Thanks for any info.
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I am not sure on this one. The first thing that comes to mind is long-pressing the notification, going to App info, then unchecking the box that says "Show notifications". However, I think if you do that, it lowers its importance, circumventing the advantage of showing the notification in the first place, and you're back to square one. So I guess I don't know how to help you with this part.
Yeah, I suppose we should probably move to the thread listed above, too.

Sharing window is loading forever

Hi,
I have noticed that if I click on a share button somewhere (doesn't matter where, everywhere the same problem) I have to wait 10 - 15 seconds until the window pops up to choose an application where I want to share it.
You guys have the same problem?
I have root and xposed but no modules they interact with the share system. Any ideas how to fix that, if it's even possible?
The Problem isn't new for me. I'm not sure if it was working once.
Thank you
I had this issue where any app I tried to share from force closed. I realized it had to do with the stock "Files" app which I had removed or frozen. I enabled the app again (actually replaced with the nougat beta file manager) and "share" worked like normal.
Not a solution to your problem, but could be a clue.
Try playing around with the "files" app.
Clear data, and so on..
horizophon said:
I had this issue where any app I tried to share from force closed. I realized it had to do with the stock "Files" app which I had removed or frozen. I enabled the app again (actually replaced with the nougat beta file manager) and "share" worked like normal.
Not a solution to your problem, but could be a clue.
Try playing around with the "files" app.
Clear data, and so on..
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OK thx will try it
Do you have Flat Style Colored Bars? I was having the same issue and after I removed it it went from around 15 seconds to around 5. Still annoying, but manageable. I also downloaded Quickpic instead of the stock gallery which has it's own share feature to get around that problem/
ZellZoy said:
Do you have Flat Style Colored Bars? I was having the same issue and after I removed it it went from around 15 seconds to around 5. Still annoying, but manageable. I also downloaded Quickpic instead of the stock gallery which has it's own share feature to get around that problem/
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I have xStana. The gallery workaround works, but when I make a photo and want to share it, it's super annoying.
Edit: removing xstana didn't help
TomboIa said:
I have xStana. The gallery workaround works, but when I make a photo and want to share it, it's super annoying.
Edit: removing xstana didn't help
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I have xstana as well I don't think it's that. Try removing other modules or disabling xposed entirely.
ZellZoy said:
I have xstana as well I don't think it's that. Try removing other modules or disabling xposed entirely.
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Tested deactivating the modules.
I have the problem if: App Settings, Google Assistant enabler or Xstana are active.
Well I guess I have to live with the bug then, the modules are too important for me. Thanks for your help.
TomboIa said:
Tested deactivating the modules.
I have the problem if: App Settings, Google Assistant enabler or Xstana are active.
Well I guess I have to live with the bug then, the modules are too important for me. Thanks for your help.
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You can use the theme engine to make a theme that uses whatever xstana bars you have. For Google Assistant we're getting the update in a month or so. Don't know what to do about App Settings. Tasker maybe?

At a Glance not working properly...

It's not showing the weather...
Just reads for eg, 'Sunday, 22 Dec'
Isn't it followed by the temperature?
Thanks
Xebeck said:
It's not showing the weather...
Just reads for eg, 'Sunday, 22 Dec'
Isn't it followed by the temperature?
Thanks
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Try to enable location, or reboot the device.
dark90_ said:
Try to enable location, or reboot the device.
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Thanks but that didn't seem to work.
It works perfectly if I use lawnchair 2 launcher. But I don't wanna use that.
check the google app. goto settings/notifications and then current weather. my was the same as yours and i changed something but don't remember exactly what so that might have been it.
dkryder said:
check the google app. goto settings/notifications and then current weather. my was the same as yours and i changed something but don't remember exactly what so that might have been it.
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Thanks.
But didn't work.
If you could remember the exact steps you took, that'd be of great help.
Xebeck said:
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Thanks.
But didn't work.
If you could remember the exact steps you took, that'd be of great help.
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yeah, i agree. it's frustrating for me that i can't remember things. maybe when you're near 70 you'll have perfect memory, i don't.
Update the google app, if its already updated to latest then join the beta and update, will fix it after reboot
dkryder said:
yeah, i agree. it's frustrating for me that i can't remember things. maybe when you're near 70 you'll have perfect memory, i don't.
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Thanks anyways sir
boe323 said:
Update the google app, if its already updated to latest then join the beta and update, will fix it after reboot
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i have been in beta for a while, so that may explain why it worked for me and not the poster in need of solution., maybe.
Thanks a lot guys
OT but
But does anyone know a way to lock screen ( like by double tap) without the power button and without any launcher or rooting.
Thanks
Xebeck said:
Thanks a lot guys
OT but
But does anyone know a way to lock screen ( like by double tap) without the power button and without any launcher or rooting.
Thanks
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I think it's only possible with those 2 options you mentioned.
I'm using nova so that works
Royalfox said:
I think it's only possible with those 2 options you mentioned.
I'm using nova so that works
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Really...
Do launchers slow down a mobile?
Thanks for replying
Xebeck said:
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Really...
Do launchers slow down a mobile?
Thanks for replying
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I found nova, I'm using prime, doesn't. Phone still fast and snappy af
* just so everyone knows, the original problem has not been solved yet.
No weather in At a glance.
It sucks
Xebeck said:
* just so everyone knows, the original problem has not been solved yet.
No weather in At a glance.
It sucks
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You are not alone. I started having the same problem (occasionally) since the latest system update (December 5, 2019). Plus apps no longer auto-update (never), even when I am on Wi-Fi. None of that was an issue prior to mentioned update.
For weather not showing I suspect app gets "power-optimized".
For app auto-update not working - there are multiple reports for that over the past year for Pixel and other phones with no clear solution. I tried clearing Storage and Cache for Google Play Services but it didn't help.
Xebeck said:
* just so everyone knows, the original problem has not been solved yet.
No weather in At a glance.
It sucks
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just checking that you have given google app location permission and location is on.
another thing is i'm also using nova launcher in a very minimal way but that might have something to do with it.
i discovered by searching that it's a pretty common issue. but if it's something you want and you can have it by using a different launcher try out a different launcher for a week, maybe. good luck in finding a solution.
JoeSchmoe007 said:
You are not alone. I started having the same problem (occasionally) since the latest system update (December 5, 2019). Plus apps no longer auto-update (never), even when I am on Wi-Fi. None of that was an issue prior to mentioned update.
For weather not showing I suspect app gets "power-optimized".
For app auto-update not working - there are multiple reports for that over the past year for Pixel and other phones with no clear solution. I tried clearing Storage and Cache for Google Play Services but it didn't help.
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dkryder said:
just checking that you have given google app location permission and location is on.
another thing is i'm also using nova launcher in a very minimal way but that might have something to do with it.
i discovered by searching that it's a pretty common issue. but if it's something you want and you can have it by using a different launcher try out a different launcher for a week, maybe. good luck in finding a solution.
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I found the solution. I'm on basic phone launcher ( no launcher installed or rooting done).
Just enable location on and go to your Google account and turn location history on.
Then restart with location turned on.
It's there now.
Found sort of a solution
It isn't the best solution, but it works (at least for me it does). I found that if I put another at a glace widget on another screen (so there are 2 now, one on my home screen, one on another), it works and shows weather on both. If I remove it, the weather goes away again.. Hoping this is some sort of clue to get this fixed permanently.

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