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Default App always switches back

Hey guys,
My default launcher and my default sms app keep switching back to default on its own. Sometimes when I reboot or when I pair a new Bluetooth device.
Not sure why, and I keep switching it back. Anyone else experiencing this? Is there a way to fix it?
I've switched me default sms app probably a few hundred times since getting my new phone and seems like every time I get a text message I'm like WTF where is it? Lol

Yes this has been discussed before. There's a bug that seems to reset the defaults when you use Bluetooth.
I'm using the stock launcher so can't really comment in detail.
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Can you link the other thread discussing this issue?

Sorry I do not recall, you'll have to try the search function.
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With the Mate 9, I have the same issue of my default sms app being switched back to factory sms. I also see it having correlation to using ultra battery mode, meaning that I discover the switch only after returning from ultra battery. I called Huawei, great staff btw, but they were unable to resolve the issue. Told me to use phone manager more to clear cache and optimize the device. Neither of those actions have resolved the switch. I'll stop using ultra battery and see if anything else triggers it.

I found that reboot and adding or removing a paired Bluetooth device will trigger it as well.

Hi.
You can try:
Settings -> write on the top search bar: "default" -> Default apps -> Settings for default apps (or some thing like this, I'm spanish) -> Launcher
and change value there.

straycat said:
Hi.
You can try:
Settings -> write on the top search bar: "default" -> Default apps -> Settings for default apps (or some thing like this, I'm spanish) -> Launcher
and change value there.
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This won't help...this is a bug in Chinese version ROM....I've both Chinese Mate 9 and International Mate 9....the international one don't have this issue....
The launcher will reset to default one, if mate 9 successfully connected to a bluetooth device when you are not in launcher screen.....
Nobody seems care about this bug...but this bugs is very annoying....If there is any huawei engineer looking in this forum I've made a video for you to check it out.....
youtu.be/lKXGaa9czlQ

eddieywlee said:
Nobody seems care about this bug...but this bugs is very annoying....If there is any huawei engineer looking in this forum I've made a video for you to check it out.
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You'd be better off contacting Huawei support directly.
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Governa said:
You'd be better off contacting Huawei support directly.
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Actually I've try every method to contact the so-call customer support in huawei, but just no reply....I try to use the hicare apps to contact them since i am chinese i can write it in chinese and they told me there is some problem in their system and ask me to contact a phone number which is a free phone call in china....I am not in china, so i cannot dial that number....Then I try to go to huawei's website and ask the online customer service there....I even made a video for them.....and told them there is many issue in xda....however....they reply me....1. they cannot connect to the internet(indeed they receive my video,since i can send attachment in the online customer service session)......2. they will pass to somebody who will reply me in 48 hours... and 48hours passed....nobody contact me....I leave my phone number and email address to them...I even told them if there is problem in using long distance call, just send me email with a phone number i can call them back.....but no reply at all.....Besides complain in the website there is nothing i can do really....

eddieywlee said:
they told me there is some problem in their system and ask me to contact a phone number which is a free phone call in china....I am not in china, so i cannot dial that number....
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Have you tried calling local support? Where are you based at the moment?
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Governa said:
Have you tried calling local support? Where are you based at the moment?
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I am in Hong Kong. Of course i cannot contact local support, it's a chinese firmware mate 9, the hong kong dealer will not take care this.....(Hong Kong use international firmware).....

I have likewise noticed the launcher switch back to the default one occasionally, and searching google led me here. I bought a Huawei Mate 10 Pro in Bangkok, Thailand last month. I love the phone, but this suddenly switching back to the default without notice was concerning, esp. after reading the news that all U.S. Intelligence agencies issued a warning to all Americans to not use Huawei products due to their possibly being monitored/tracked by the Chinese government and military. Glad to hear the international version rom doesn't have this glitch. It makes me feel it's a genuine glitch in the rom rather than something malicious? sigh... Fantastic phone though, best Android phone I've owned to date. It's a shame they killed the deal with AT&T to bring it enmasse here. Way better than iPhone X or Galaxy S9 in my opinion.

This case happened on my phone (Huawei Honor V8 with emui 8.0) . After system reboot, the third-part SMS app which I set to default Messaging app will lose messaging permission sometimes. I have to check carefully every time I rebooted my phone as I can't sovled it.

MHA-AL00 notification problem and flash to L29

Hi all:
I got my hand set yesterday, it is 6/128 version regular mate 9 that only available in china. this is an amazing device but as it is running no ML00, it has some problems. biggest problem is i can't get notification for my facebook, EMAIL, twitter, messenger, linked in...... facebook messenger don't even get the pop up!
I installed GMS and all the google framework, enable the battery saving ignorance, keep network switch on when standing by and enable notification bar but still no luck, I even lock the app open in background, i still having some problems......
so i think the only way to fix the problem is flash it to ML29, my questions are:
1. what's the best way to flash?
2. does international version compatible with 6/128 version mate 9 (NOT the pro)
3. does international version can fix the problem?
4. i read another thread, mate 9 have some problem with 3rd party launcher, nova launcher can't display notifications, has this problem fixed?
5. can i keep receive update?
cheers!

crimsonabyss said:
Hi all:
I got my hand set yesterday, it is 6/128 version regular mate 9 that only available in china. this is an amazing device but as it is running no ML00, it has some problems. biggest problem is i can't get notification for my facebook, EMAIL, twitter, messenger, linked in...... facebook messenger don't even get the pop up!
I installed GMS and all the google framework, enable the battery saving ignorance, keep network switch on when standing by and enable notification bar but still no luck, I even lock the app open in background, i still having some problems......
so i think the only way to fix the problem is flash it to ML29, i will use duraaraa's funky huawei method, big shout out for him! my questions are:
1. does anyone have same problem with me?
2. does international version compatible with 6/128 version mate 9 (NOT the pro)
3. does international version can fix the problem?
4. i read another thread, mate 9 have some problem with 3rd party launcher, nova launcher can't display notifications, has this problem fixed?
5. can i keep receive update?
cheers!
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since u gave a big compliment to duraaraa then why dont u just ask him directly?

eddmecha said:
since u gave a big compliment to duraaraa then why dont u just ask him directly?
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maybe i should, i don't mean to promote this site but that's the only way i know. and i want to hear everyone's opinion
thanks

Smart Call Integration

I have a buddy who bought his S8+ in Singapore and his come integrated with a Samsungs Smart Caller Feature.
Based on quick research it seems it is Hiya app integrated in the Dialer. Phones that ha e this feature havd a tab on the Dialer called "Places".
My phone lacks this feature and had no option to turn it on.
Anyone else have any experience with this and maybe found a way to enable this?
To the senior members and developers:
Anyways to add this via an apk or will I have to flash a new ROM? I do not want to lose my Samsung Pay.
I have added Hiya and it works but the lack of integration really irritates me.

visualterrorist said:
I have a buddy who bought his S8+ in Singapore and his come integrated with a Samsungs Smart Caller Feature.
Based on quick research it seems it is Hiya app integrated in the Dialer. Phones that ha e this feature havd a tab on the Dialer called "Places".
My phone lacks this feature and had no option to turn it on.
Anyone else have any experience with this and maybe found a way to enable this?
To the senior members and developers:
Anyways to add this via an apk or will I have to flash a new ROM? I do not want to lose my Samsung Pay.
I have added Hiya and it works but the lack of integration really irritates me.
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In my case i have also no 3rd tab in my dailer
but Hiya works fine.!
I also know that Hiya must support your
country data base etc , to work.
I don't have extra, Hiya app installed as
3rd party app.
See screenshots.

Ahh so I guess the places tab isn't part of it.
I installed Hiya from the Galaxy app store.
It works and there is a database within my country.
I am unsure why it isn't activated on my phone.
All that aside the main point is how can I activate it on my device. There must be a Stock ROM with Hiya Integration that will also keep Samsung pay alive.

visualterrorist said:
Ahh so I guess the places tab isn't part of it.
I installed Hiya from the Galaxy app store.
It works and there is a database within my country.
I am unsure why it isn't activated on my phone.
All that aside the main point is how can I activate it on my device. There must be a Stock ROM with Hiya Integration that will also keep Samsung pay alive.
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if you look at one of my screenshot above
Screenshot is on Phone tab, /3 dot menu,
then you get above settings...
Halfway down ... Caller ID and spam protection?
If not it seems like your.... Rom /carrier
(might) have blocked it, for some reason?

I'm on Verizon, and they sell a caller-id app for a monthly fee, so I don't even need to check to see if the free, built-in Samsung feature has been disabled.

I live in the US and imported a S8+ 955FD, and I have the places tab:

S8+ Sprint variant. http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5915c1d324522/Screenshot_20170512-090732.png?
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willcor said:
if you look at one of my screenshot above
Screenshot is on Phone tab, /3 dot menu,
then you get above settings...
Halfway down ... Caller ID and spam protection?
If not it seems like your.... Rom /carrier
(might) have blocked it, for some reason?
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I don't have the caller ID and spam protection.
See screenshot.
Looks like I need a new ROM.

visualterrorist said:
I don't have the caller ID and spam protection.
See screenshot.
Looks like I need a new ROM.
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yes ,i agree you do not have relevant option .!!
Only reason i can deduct from that ,is maybe one of these reasons .... ...??
Hiya ,does not officially support your country database ,
which you claim Hiya does ?
I would check with Hiya website /email them ?
Maybe ask them why ?
If you got a carrier branded Rom ,then your carrier choose not to included it in their branded supported Rom .
I would then query them ,why services is not available or included in Rom
If you choose this option ,
make sure you query someone (in carrier service that should know reason )
and not some ignorant person ,just guessing why not .!
Remember /bear in mind,
that flashing another Rom, does not always guarantee , to fix issue . !!!
Good luck

I used this to turn the feature on, but the caller id feature doesn't work. https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/help/built-caller-id-hidden-t3357996

Funk2641 said:
I live in the US and imported a S8+ 955FD, and I have the places tab:
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I've got a TMO S8+ and hadn't enabled it yet. Looks like it has to be set up and may be carrier specific.
Oh and Funk, you should try Arepa Mia, my fiancee and I go there all the time. It's amazing.

I'm bumping this to know if anyone found a way to activate this "Places" tab for phones where it didn't come activated by default please ?

smart call integration
I have a question about smart call integration.

Not sure how to activate this but I can tell you for sure it is blocked by the carrier for conflict of interests. Since they do have a paid service for this. This feature has been available since Marshmallow. It started back when I had my s6.
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tarkil said:
I'm bumping this to know if anyone found a way to activate this "Places" tab for phones where it didn't come activated by default please ?
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Places activation seems to be determined by CSC (similar to Samsung Pay) . I imported a 955FD and it didn't come with Places activated because it was running the TPA CSC firmware. After I odin flashed a XSA CSC firmware, Places shows up and functions (but everything is in meters).
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willcor said:
In my case i have also no 3rd tab in my dailer
but Hiya works fine.!
I also know that Hiya must support your
country data base etc , to work.
I don't have extra, Hiya app installed as
3rd party app.
See screenshots.
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Do u mind sharing your theme?

azezamere said:
Do u mind sharing your theme?
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i think it's this Samsung theme " Black_Paper "'Samsung Theme store .
( i am on another theme at moment )
Unfortunately ,it's a paid theme .
But it does not stop you from "trail /test " of theme .
Good luck

willcor said:
i think it's this Samsung theme " Black_Paper "'Samsung Theme store .
( i am on another theme at moment )
Unfortunately ,it's a paid theme .
But it does not stop you from "trail /test " of theme .
Good luck
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Thanks alot appreciate it

This tread doesn't seem to be active much, but I am planning to flash my phone to T-Mobile and wanted to ask T-Mobile USA users if they have "Identify Spam Numbers" or similar option. This option should be in phone app, then ..., then settings and there should be a toggle for it.

I remember the AT&T version having it. But I switched to the Exynos version so now I'm missing that feature.
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Error to read Bar code

Hi,
I bought a P20 few days ago and it's perfect except for.... it dos not read QR/Bar code in Banks apps... I posted it in some Facebook groups and other people expressed the same problem... pls, someone know what happens?

I have this issue in google pay app. Camera doesnt recognise bar codes when scanning loyality cards.
But no one confirmed me this issue till now. Thanks. This is the next thing arter VLC, Asphalt that doesnt work in huawei phones
And i checked on my friends huawei p20 lite that hers phone recognise barcodes.
What rom do you have?

I'm using the original EMUI 8.1.0 (EML-L29 8.1.0.130(C605).
It's a big inconvenient... once every time that i need to pay something i need to type all the barcode
I heard that Huawei will sell smartphones here in Brazil on the next quarter... here we use a lot this barcode function inside bank's apps... so, i thing that it need to be fixed fast...
Tks for your attention my friend.
g_oral said:
I have this issue in google pay app. Camera doesnt recognise bar codes when scanning loyality cards.
But no one confirmed me this issue till now. Thanks. This is the next thing arter VLC, Asphalt that doesnt work in huawei phones
And i checked on my friends huawei p20 lite that hers phone recognise barcodes.
What rom do you have?
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EMUI 10.1.0.135 beta on EVR_AL00

It's my second time I've finally broken through all obstacles of the Chinese language and managed to subscribe for EMUI 10.1 beta. And it was worth it.
That was yesterday and today I received the shiny new beta update. As usual after installation, I firstly transform the appearance into pure Android (in my opinion there is no such flexible launcher as EMUI when you get the hang of it).
After adaptation, I started to explore my brand new device. It's a lot to try, I'm attaching some pictures for the first impression.
For those who want to try it, there is still time to catch the train. It's only for the Chinese model, you must install Huawei Club app from Huawei app store and crawl through Chinese instructions. Good luck.

Thanks

jopenac said:
Can you put instructions? I can't find anything in the Huawei Club app
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Ok. Please don't be upset if the last part wouldn't be exactly accurate. The result is to be achieved by trial and error. It's hard to reproduce the exact procedure in Chinese and there are different highlighted links all lead to the final result. Below you have marked some of those links.
What is important:
You must be registered by Huawei as Chinese (you can switch this later back).
No Chinese sim is needed but you have to register your phone number for verification purposes.
You must be on 10.0.200 (if you are not, separate instruction is available for the upgrade).
You must download Huawei club app from Huawei store. Sooner or later you must register yourself with this club.
Follow beta application steps as you can see below. As I mentioned before there might be some errors incorporated and you can get to the same result from a different sequence of steps.
You'll be informed when you succeed. And soon after your beta license is going to appear in system upgrade settings.

What icon pack and themes are you using?

MishaalRahman said:
What icon pack and themes are you using?
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Theme is dark IOS from here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.deishelon.lab.huaweithememanager
customized and with sans fonts.
the icon pack is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.materialthings
it's a paid version but I think that the free will do as well:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.materialfree
and the whole point is in limitless customization enabled with:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mixapplications.themeeditor

how you activate google assistant???

I've always had Google Assistant. Installed it from GPS. Only I can't use a hotword from any screen, I have to either open the Assistant or use it in Android auto. That's good enough for me.
And Huawei strict battery policy kills it now and then and I must open it again.

Is it resolved sound problems.
Like low volume
Dystroyed dolby

Billabillabilla said:
Like low volume
Dystroyed dolby
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What is a low volume? Volume on the loudspeakers is just below the distortion level and the sound is good as it could be on the phone.
Volume on my wired earphones goes to the limit of the sustainable level.
On Bluetooth, earpieces are just loud enough but I guess that the loudness depends on the Bluetooth device a lot.
And yes, Dolby is active.
Besides, what I noticed so far is that 2 Google apps sometimes lags significantly after upgrade: Google and Gplay store. assistant with Android auto works flawlessly though.
And the camera is completely renewed. New functionality, new possibilities, better menu, similar to the new Huawei phones. I haven't had a chance to really try it yet.

Every on on internet sying that android 10 dystroyed the sound of the phone?
There is no bass
Low volume means decreased loudness of the phone

Bluetooth is a little messed on 10.1. my Sony mx buds cut in and out sometimes

Installed beta first time. Still no problems faced.

TAJ_Rocks said:
Installed beta first time. Still no problems faced.
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Don't have problems anymore either. Updated play store and Google.

There are no projects in the app. I signed up on the webpage but didn't have any beta confirmation. What am I doing wrong?

Abdul Oxford said:
There are no projects in the app. I signed up on the webpage but didn't have any beta confirmation. What am I doing wrong?
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Go on first page download Huawei club app there u need to sign up and join. Beta is for global phones. For AL00 chinese need use Huawei club app

TAJ_Rocks said:
Go on first page download Huawei club app there u need to sign up and join. Beta is for global phones. For AL00 chinese need use Huawei club app
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Yes, I have AL00 Chinese. Okay I'll keep trying! Thanks.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1-8W8sF-cvDKQJVtxbJ-5DuApuZiuJfcK
Here I put the steps I did in the Huawei Club App to get Emui beta 10.1. You have to be on 10.0.0.200 for this. Sorry for the childish write I didn't use a pen. Hope this help!

fitrockx said:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1-8W8sF-cvDKQJVtxbJ-5DuApuZiuJfcK
Here I put the steps I did in the Huawei Club App to get Emui beta 10.1. You have to be on 10.0.0.200 for this. Sorry for the childish write I didn't use a pen. Hope this help!
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When I get to step 6, the blue dialogue box is white, and if I press it I get a black screen with Chinese writing. I am already on 10.0.200. Thanks for any input!

Abdul Oxford said:
When I get to step 6, the blue dialogue box is white, and if I press it I get a black screen with Chinese writing. I am already on 10.0.200. Thanks for any input!
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Hello. What is your model number? And in what region do you have your Huawei ID? In my case I have the EVR-AL00 and the region I used was China for the process. Also I had debloated the phone but reverted it back to clean stock for the process (because I removed some stuff that didn't let me get the beta profile). Btw, I don't think the region matter because now with my country region I can do the steps and everything goes well as I posted. If you want I can make a screen recording showing. Let me know.

After signup just need join the beta programme. Click that white box witj chinese for joining beta and downloading beta profile.