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smart lock not working

I want to use okay google in my car to change music but it rails due to the fact the device is locked. I have added several trusten bluetooth devices (removed them and re-added too) and trusten voice enabled but still the device remains locked. I am using the fingerprint scanner to unlock.
How can I start using okay google again?

anyone?

Is this place still alive?

Is there actually anyone reading this forum?

godutch said:
Is there actually anyone reading this forum?
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LOL, for me trusted bluetooth devices is working. The fingerprint is not needed.... Did you try another bluetooth device?
The first time I used this feature with my car audio, it said the my phone has to be at least unlocked once with fingerprint because the bluetooth device has no high security standard.. but now it is working fine...
do other smart lock features work? Like trusted places?
BUT, what you can try, goto SETTINGS->Lock Screen->other security settings->Trusted agents
play around with this smartlock (google), enable disalbe again. I had prolbems with trusted places and this helped for me....

GZA1337 said:
LOL, for me trusted bluetooth devices is working. The fingerprint is not needed.... Did you try another bluetooth device?
The first time I used this feature with my car audio, it said the my phone has to be at least unlocked once with fingerprint because the bluetooth device has no high security standard.. but now it is working fine...
do other smart lock features work? Like trusted places?
BUT, what you can try, goto SETTINGS->Lock Screen->other security settings->Trusted agents
play around with this smartlock (google), enable disalbe again. I had prolbems with trusted places and this helped for me....
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i tried and nothing is working.... ( and I tried it with 2 different s6's)

Smart lock add NFC tag

In Setting > Lock screen and Security > Smart Lock > Trusted devices > Add trusted Device ..... there is no option for NFC tag. Why is that? It only lets me add bluetooth device. I have NFC tag that I want to use to unlock, but I can't find that in Trusted devices.
Any hints?
Thanks

Still looking for a way to add NFC tag under SmartLock. It worked when I had Nexus 6P. What am doing differently with S8?

tasker + secure settings will do what you want.

Why can't I do it using SmartLock? This was available on Nexus 6P, and it is a standard Android feature. Is it a bug in Samsung S8 software?

Does everyone with stock S8+ have the same issue? Is there really no NFC tag option in Setting > Lock screen and Security > Smart Lock > Trusted devices > Add trusted Device ?

Before firmware update I can used this without problem but now I can't found this settings.

Well then this is a bug. How do we report it to Samsung? I need to unlock my phone when it's on NFC tag, without rooting my phone.

Got an update from Samsung last night, but this bug is still not fixed. No NFC option under SmartLock

It's not just Samsung bug. NFC Smart lock also disappeared on Lineage OS on my Nexus 5 and with out any system updates. I've read that it has to something with Google play services and it's missing from some other phones too.

I need the solution right now. It's very annoying[emoji58]
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NFC Smart Unlock was also removed on the Google Pixel phones with a 7.1.2 update and is still gone in the 8.0.0 (Oreo) update I just installed now. It was likely removed because it was buggy and stopped working on some phones (like mine).
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/DyxZwJpsOwY
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62268615

Elijah Lynn said:
NFC Smart Unlock was also removed on the Google Pixel phones with a 7.1.2 update and is still gone in the 8.0.0 (Oreo) update I just installed now. It was likely removed because it was buggy and stopped working on some phones (like mine).
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/DyxZwJpsOwY
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62268615
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not available on my stock Nexus 6 (7.1.1)

In Asus Zenfone 2, there is no NFC tag
oneguyks said:
Does everyone with stock S8+ have the same issue? Is there really no NFC tag option in Setting > Lock screen and Security > Smart Lock > Trusted devices > Add trusted Device ?
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Recently, I flashed lineage OS on my Asus Zenfone 2 Z00A, there is no NFC option in Smart lock settings.
Please comment on this why it is not there?

Ac3_DeXt=R said:
Recently, I flashed lineage OS on my Asus Zenfone 2 Z00A, there is no NFC option in Smart lock settings.
Please comment on this why it is not there?
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Did you read the post above yours? It explains why. And this is S8+ forum, not Zenfone forum....

Googled removed it due to lack of use. If you have an old NFC tag paired, it'll still work, but no way to add new ones

This is pretty disappointing... I had looked into getting an NTAG216 chip encapsulated in glass implanted, with unlocking my phone as one of the possible novel uses of it, but I guess I can forget that!

I guess we need some tweaks to get back NFC Smart Lock feature, like Magisk, scripts type of method and all that by all means.
Is there somebody who knows how Google blocked it technically?Assuming the culprit must be Google Play Services, though, if so, we done...?
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dalanik said:
Did you read the post above yours? It explains why. And this is S8+ forum, not Zenfone forum....
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But the context was same. Anyway, thanks!

NFC unlock
foo25 said:
This is pretty disappointing... I had looked into getting an NTAG216 chip encapsulated in glass implanted, with unlocking my phone as one of the possible novel uses of it, but I guess I can forget that!
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I think it isn't a bug... And it is not removed on purpose... I am running the latest Software for my Smasung S8+ (7.1.1) and I can still add NFC Tags. Under SMart Lock I go to trusted devices and then add NFC tag. I already have two NFC tags in there, so I dont know if this feature is still availible to me because I added one on Version 7.0 so maybe you had to add one earlier to still have this option unlocked which wouldnt make any sence tho... I suggest you try the app NFC Tools Pro and NFC Tasks (like tasker) which both work together very well and let you allow to unlock you phone with the tag.
Best regards

I have found a workaround, though it requires root and manually editing a preferences file.
Details on pastebin: https://pastebin.com/2RSZzERg

Ok google to activate assistance in P20

When I say ok google , it asks me for fingerprint or pattern.
How can I bypass the passcode and directly activate the assistance?

anyone？

I usually manage to fix it by:
- open settings
- search for "Trusted Agents"
- turn google off
- restart phone
- turn bag google agents on
But in general i need to repeat those steps after every google app update I think

Just came back from work,
i have tried to do the same way with my P20, it is not working too.
However, when i do the same for my Samsung S8+, it works!
which means voice activation for S8+ is working but not P20

Just been out of town to Japan.
And curious enough to try the ok google again
Very weird, it works perfectly in Japan with my P20
So is it limited by district or something?

I can't activate voice match at all. I've tried multiple different languages (phone and Google app) but the setting is always greyed and unclickable. Tried different fixes but no success.

Unfortunately Smart Lock has been broken in all the Android devices for a while now, and Google just doesn't seem to care. It's not an issue with Huawei phones.
Please star the issue and write a comment here, hoping one day they'll address it... https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/65972290

Smart unlock option / app for stock or xiaomi.eu

Hi guys,
I am looking for a way to add / enable the smart lock functionality to the MIUI ROM (i use the weekly xiaomi.eu).
That functionality is there (i get the notification to enable smart unlock when pairing a new BT device), but it doesn't work.
Is there any way to do this with root? Perhaps a magisk module or a standalone app?
I spent a lot of time searching for it, without any luck.
Thank you!

dyonissos said:
Hi guys,
I am looking for a way to add / enable the smart lock functionality to the MIUI ROM (i use the weekly xiaomi.eu).
That functionality is there (i get the notification to enable smart unlock when pairing a new BT device), but it doesn't work.
Is there any way to do this with root? Perhaps a magisk module or a standalone app?
I spent a lot of time searching for it, without any luck.
Thank you!
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do you have twrp?
i think this feature come with Gapps... since we have a fork of the current Gapps it will not be availible...
just to be shure.. youre talking about "Smart Unlock" that consists on body detection, bluetooth unlock wen connected to trusted devices, face unlock and voice unlock.
if you're interested on face unlock just change your region to India or Hong Kong.. on the security tab neard the finger print option will apper something like "add face data"
Note if your region is set to India you'll receive news about criket, your music app home screen will be set to some indian music service (it requires 2 clicks to go to the normal music library), your Mi video app will have the same behaviour and in the home screen there will be more Xiaomi related apps.

Hi, this is a standard in Android, but somehow, Xiaomi blocked it in MIUI.
I am using xiaomi.eu weekly rom, i already have face unlock without switching to India.
What i really care about is the ability to keep my phone unlocked while it is connected to my smartwatch and my car.
When i pair a new BT device i get the option to add is as a trusted device, but it doesn't work.
I really love the hardware, but i hate MIUI. Why do they want to re-invent the wheel? Anyway, this is the last time i buy a device with MIUI.
I tried Pixel Experience and Lineage OS, but they have some other problems. For example, if i use Android Auto, once i disconnect the phone, the screen starts to flicker really bad - i cannot use the phone until i reboot it.
So, i have to stick with MIUI......
Cheers!

My understanding, as things stand now (I'm a new guy to MiUi) is the following:
Aside from face unlock, smart unlock functions are essentially broken. Trusted Bluetooth devices only works with other MiUi devices. Current workaround for having your device unlock always in your car, for example, is to buy a mi band and leave it in the car.
As far as trusted voice unlock, I believe xiaomi.eu is waiting on a weekly global beta for mix 3 which they expect to have the required material included that they can poach to get this working on other sd845 devices like mix 2s.
Not sure I have all this right, so someone correct me if I don't....
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Even with Mi Band as unlocking device, the function is not really reliable (at least not in my experience).
As often as not, it happens that the phone does not unlock, even with the band on the arm holding the phone.
Buying a band explicitly for that purpose will not satisfy you.

koalalump said:
Even with Mi Band as unlocking device, the function is not really reliable (at least not in my experience).
As often as not, it happens that the phone does not unlock, even with the band on the arm holding the phone.
Buying a band explicitly for that purpose will not satisfy you.
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Good to know. Thanks.
Sent from my MIX 2S using Tapatalk

Add Garmin Watch to Unlock Phone as a Trusted Device?

Has anyone managed it?
I am trying to add my Garmin Venu as a Bluetooth Trusted Device to unlock my Note 10 when within close proximity.
I can see the watch, I add it, enter my code but the last step is "Tap on the Bluetooth device to confirm."
The problem is, there is no message on my watch and nothing to tap on.
Any ideas?

MacGuy2006 said:
Has anyone managed it?
I am trying to add my Garmin Venu as a Bluetooth Trusted Device to unlock my Note 10 when within close proximity.
I can see the watch, I add it, enter my code but the last step is "Tap on the Bluetooth device to confirm."
The problem is, there is no message on my watch and nothing to tap on.
Any ideas?
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I'm afraid this feature works only with Xiaomi wear devices, namely, Mi Bands...

go it's xiaomi headphones only as well? doesn't work for my aftershokz

Lord Sithek said:
I'm afraid this feature works only with Xiaomi wear devices, namely, Mi Bands...
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Thanks, at least now I can stop trying
But it's a ridiculous limitation, as the feature generally works on most Android devices with a broad range of wearables.
I am not about to swap my Garmin for a Xiaomi band.
Nobody has come up with a workaround?

MacGuy2006 said:
Thanks, at least now I can stop trying
But it's a ridiculous limitation, as the feature generally works on most Android devices with a broad range of wearables.
I am not about to swap my Garmin for a Xiaomi band.
Nobody has come up with a workaround?
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The only workaround I can think of is custom ROM
Actually there is one Xposed module named CustoMIUIzer and it has this feature, but it works only up to Android 10. And requires root and Xposed Framework of course

Thanks, Lord Sithek.