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Chromecast issues

Has anyone else experienced issues using a chromecast with their honor 8?
It used to consistently work flawlessly with my Galaxy S5, but since I've switched casting has been very buggy.
Finding the chromecast is usualy the first issue, half the time when I go to cast no devices show up.
Mostly frustrating is after something is casting I lose volume control when I am outside that specific all. Before I could toggle the volume on my TV from any screen and it showed the slider along with the phone media and ringer volume. It also seems to disconnect from the chromecast quite a bit as well. Sometimes ending the cast, but usually I'll have to close the app and reconnect in order to be able to control it again.
I've tried factory resetting my chromecast and never used guest mode, not sure what's causing the problems.
Anyone know of any possible solutions?

I have been having the same issues.
Phone just can't see the chrome cast.
Would be good if anyone has any solutions ??

Same issue here...
Reseting everything didn't change anything...

tiboutibou said:
Same issue here...
Reseting everything didn't change anything...
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I have posted a question on the UK Honor Google+ board
See what they say.
I can't even get BBC iPlayer to cast so there is definitely some thing wrong.
Now TV just released an update that was ment to deal with the casting bug but still no casting !!

Hey guy's,
I will have my Chromecast back soon so ill do my best to figure out what the problem is.

Thom Knepper said:
Hey guy's,
I will have my Chromecast back soon so ill do my best to figure out what the problem is.
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Hey @Thom Knepper it's really good to see you on here.
As your an Honor Rep your exactly the guy that we need to have about on XDA
Welcome
John
Guys.
I have just reset my phone to factory settings and I'm able to cast again !!
Not sure what happened to stop the castings but a factory reset sorted it

johnhux7 said:
Guys.
I have just reset my phone to factory settings and I'm able to cast again !!
Not sure what happened to stop the castings but a factory reset sorted it
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So it must be another software that's blocking everything...
I hope that you guys find the problem because i can't...

tiboutibou said:
So it must be another software that's blocking everything...
I hope that you guys find the problem because i can't...
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Yes mate it must be.
My phone is like a new phone today after resetting it.
All the bits that were not working are working again.

I'll try this week-end.
It's so long to reinstall and login in every app...

tiboutibou said:
I'll try this week-end.
It's so long to reinstall and login in every app...
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I made a back up before resetting, put it into my SD card.
From resetting to having everything back on took me about 30 mins it was easy and well worth the effort
John

johnhux7 said:
I made a back up before resetting, put it into my SD card.
From resetting to having everything back on took me about 30 mins it was easy and well worth the effort
John
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you were totally right
everything is back to normal after a factory reset
and it didn't took too much time.
backed up apps with the honor software and it wasn't that long. just the apps not the settings to be sure to not recreate the problem if it was caused by another app.
thanks a lot.
i'll inform some guys in the french forum that had the same probelm
good "casting" to you all

tiboutibou said:
you were totally right
everything is back to normal after a factory reset
and it didn't took too much time.
backed up apps with the honor software and it wasn't that long. just the apps not the settings to be sure to not recreate the problem if it was caused by another app.
thanks a lot.
i'll inform some guys in the french forum that had the same probelm
good "casting" to you all
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No worries mate.
It's no bother to reset hey
Phone back to new again
Enjoy your casting
John
Sent from my Honor 8 using XDA Labs

tiboutibou said:
you were totally right
everything is back to normal after a factory reset
and it didn't took too much time.
backed up apps with the honor software and it wasn't that long. just the apps not the settings to be sure to not recreate the problem if it was caused by another app.
thanks a lot.
i'll inform some guys in the french forum that had the same probelm
good "casting" to you all
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Does your volume control work as it should now?
I'm still having issues controlling volume from outside the app that is casting after a factory reset.

Odd Issue with keyboard and some apps

Hi all. I decided to install an rather new android Oreo theme for emui the other day and since then, emoji have been showing as placeholders instead of icons in the Xbox app and also when I tap a letter while using fleksy keyboard(it is supposed to show the letter being pressed, not a big vibrant emoji). I don't know if this is coincidence but it's extremely odd. I've cleared cache and did what I could but nothing has worked to return these things to normal, it's obviously not a serious problem (other than looking tacky) but I am curious to find out what caused this. My device is an frd-L04 on stock B388

I believe it's a problem with the theme. Try another theme and see if you still get it.

Saeem said:
I believe it's a problem with the theme. Try another theme and see if you still get it.
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I went back to the stock theme and it still hasn't gone away

DroidMau5 said:
I went back to the stock theme and it still hasn't gone away
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Look at the screenshot, did u mean this is happening to you?

Saeem said:
Look at the screenshot, did u mean this is happening to you?
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Yes! Exactly that, some of the emojis aren't even showing correctly (barely cut off and such)

DroidMau5 said:
Yes! Exactly that, some of the emojis aren't even showing correctly (barely cut off and such)
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Well, very cool. You do you know how to change your font?

Saeem said:
Well, very cool. You do you know how to change your font?
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Yes, I do! I didn't think it would be that simple of a fix, it worked. I appreciate the help, it was driving me crazy over the past day

DroidMau5 said:
Yes, I do! I didn't think it would be that simple of a fix, it worked. I appreciate the help, it was driving me crazy over the past day
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Well done man! ?

This only happens to me if I enlarge the fonts.

OP6 Android P dev 3

Hey guys I was wondering if anybody is having any issues with the OnePlus 6 running Android P Dev 3 with sending and receiving phone calls SMS and MMS?

No DP3 is very solid for me!

So far it has been very smooth for me as well. The other day I was having issues with sending an MMS and it was because I didn't have all the permissions set.

Side note. Has anyone done a dirty upgrade. Rather not wipe, and I'm hearing it works.

strictlyphat said:
Side note. Has anyone done a dirty upgrade. Rather not wipe, and I'm hearing it works.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/info-op6-android-p-dp3-released-t3817955/page30
A few people on this thread have commented here and there that they've dirty flashed without any issues. For me, I've been experiencing inconsistent battery drain although it seems like it's settling down somewhat after about a week of use. I've also gotten a couple of crash dumps.

strictlyphat said:
Side note. Has anyone done a dirty upgrade. Rather not wipe, and I'm hearing it works.
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Dirty flash here and running good. This is my second install though, both dirty flash over 5.1.9. this first time I was having some connection issues so I rolled back. Then I got bored and decided to try it again, and no issues so far this time. :good:

Can anyone confirm how safe it is to update will it be safe to use it as a daily driver?

cazcryy said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/info-op6-android-p-dp3-released-t3817955/page30
A few people on this thread have commented here and there that they've dirty flashed without any issues. For me, I've been experiencing inconsistent battery drain although it seems like it's settling down somewhat after about a week of use. I've also gotten a couple of crash dumps.
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Thanks for feedback. I may take the jump today.

Yeah so far this rom is pretty smooth no major issues. A few app crashes here and there but it's probably because the apps haven't been updated yet to run with Android 9.

I dirty flashed then did a factory reset.

Any body else have a persistent carat symbol on the OnePlus Launcher? Can't get it off no matter what I do.

t2jbird said:
Any body else have a persistent carat symbol on the OnePlus Launcher? Can't get it off no matter what I do.
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Should only be there on your home screens to show that you slide up for all apps list. Definitely shouldn't be there on the dock. Did you try clearing cache in recovery? Are you completely stock on the P beta, or are you using other mods/changes to the system?

Bulauski2005 said:
I dirty flashed then did a factory reset.
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ok thanks

Harfainx said:
Should only be there on your home screens to show that you slide up for all apps list. Definitely shouldn't be there on the dock. Did you try clearing cache in recovery? Are you completely stock on the P beta, or are you using other mods/changes to the system?
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Completely stock. There are actually 2 carats on the home screen, a bigger one and the small one seen in the screenshots.
Doesn't effect performance, just annoying.
Have cleared cache from recovery and on just about every system app that it will allow me to clear it. Can't downgrade the launcher unfortunately.

My OCD won't allow me to look past it lol

Question [Camera Failed]

Hello all. Often I get lag and camera failed error. It happens mostly when I launch camera from double press off power key, into video mode. The camera is unusable for some time.
*How do I update the camera APK from APK mirror. I always get app not installed when side loading system apps. This issue I had on previous Samsung flagships.

is the app your trying to sideload signed ? are you rooted ? sorrry they seem like obvious questions and i think i remember your name from back in the day on the evo 3d forum ??? so your not new to this, but had to check

gav83collins said:
is the app your trying to sideload signed ? are you rooted ? sorrry they seem like obvious questions and i think i remember your name from back in the day on the evo 3d forum ??? so your not new to this, but had to check
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Thanks for reply. I mean they are from APK mirror but not sure if signed. I'm not rooted and have no plans to.
Hahaha you got me, I'm an old head lol. Haven't needed to get help often so yeah it's been a while

I would not side load this.
There may be a glitch with using the side key to launch it.
Try in safe mode to rule out a 3rd party app...
Keep trashware social media apps like WhatsApp, Tic-tok, FB, etc off the phone.
Clear system cache.
Clear cam data and try again.

thought the name seemed familiar, think weve crossed paths several times with various devices over the years, you would need root to sideload it im quite sure, as it would be trying to overwrite the original app

gav83collins said:
thought the name seemed familiar, think weve crossed paths several times with various devices over the years, you would need root to sideload it im quite sure, as it would be trying to overwrite the original app
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Noooooooo lol that's trash lol. I knew it was like this for a while but a always gave up before finding the answer. Sucks it's not like a patch as in the old days.
And yes lol HTC Evo and all Samsung flagships since the epic lol. Awesome we are still here

hayabusa1300cc said:
Noooooooo lol that's trash lol. I knew it was like this for a while but a always gave up before finding the answer. Sucks it's not like a patch as in the old days.
And yes lol HTC Evo and all Samsung flagships since the epic lol. Awesome we are still here
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Yeah I was hoping init2winit was gonna come back multibootibg on the evo 3d nine different roms was awesome

gav83collins said:
Yeah I was hoping init2winit was gonna come back multibootibg on the evo 3d nine different roms was awesome
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Definitely miss the days of flashing custom roms and having the phone freeze up so you miss your alarm to wake up for work lol

hayabusa1300cc said:
Definitely miss the days of flashing custom roms and having the phone freeze up so you miss your alarm to wake up for work lol
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lol, yeah especially with the evo3d it was great but custom roms were not great, i think maybe leedroid and king cobra were about the only stable ones, and remember the zeppelinrox v6 supercharger script , ah memories, those were the days

Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.

blackhawk said:
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
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blackhawk said:
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
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I think I did it right

Clean it first to purge all the cache apps... if you didn't.

blackhawk said:
Clean it first to purge all the cache apps... if you didn't.
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That was after cleaning it lol

hayabusa1300cc said:
That was after cleaning it lol
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You can't clean the "reserved" apps?
I'm using the old banned 360 degrees variant, I firewall block it. Works really good.

blackhawk said:
You can't clean the "reserved" apps?
I'm using the old banned 360 degrees variant, I firewall block it. Works really good.
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Correct, I can't. Didn't know that was a thing as I never cleared from here before

hayabusa1300cc said:
Correct, I can't. Didn't know that was a thing as I never cleared from here before
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Hit this...

blackhawk said:
Hit this...
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Yup that's what I hit. Only camera app shows up. I will try to isolate the problem and see what conditions this behavior occurs.

hayabusa1300cc said:
Yup that's what I hit. Only camera app shows up. I will try to isolate the problem and see what conditions this behavior occurs.
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Do you have the return option still available?

This problem occurs more than you might think. I am extremely annoyed at paying dearly for a smartphone full of annoying problems. I get even more annoyed because Samsung doesn't release software updates to fix this. The last update for my version was released in Feb.

Eramix3 said:
This problem occurs more than you might think. I am extremely annoyed at paying dearly for a smartphone full of annoying problems. I get even more annoyed because Samsung doesn't release software updates to fix this. The last update for my version was released in Feb.
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I was hoping last week's 1557mb update would fix this...
And no return option. I pre-ordered

Question Faulty internet connection [Exynos]

Hello everyone,
I have an S22 Ultra updated to the latest firmware AVF5.
I am having an internet issue where every time I don't have Wi-Fi and turn on the screen internet will work for 40-60 seconds then stop working completely until I turn off and back on the mobile data.
In this time frame the phone has maximum reception and the '+' sign disappears from 4g+ icon.
Does anyone else have the same issue and know how to solve it?
Still haven't tried a factory backup.
Thank you!

You reset the network connection?
Clear system cache.

A lot of people are recommending to clear the partition's cache to solve various issues, have you already gave it a try?
Edit: Seems like @blackhawk got the same idea a few seconds ahead of me.

Thank you for the quick reply! You mean "Wipe Cache partition" in recovery mode?

theraf90 said:
Thank you for the quick reply! You mean "Wipe Cache partition" in recovery mode?
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We do.

Jaxom84 said:
We do.
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Ok, just did it, I'll test the phone today and report beck! Thank you!

theraf90 said:
Ok, just did it, I'll test the phone today and report beck! Thank you!
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You're welcome, let's hope it will be enough. I'm a little skeptical about considering it as the panacea, but it doesn't hurt to give it a try (it was reported to help for scrolling stuttering and other various things).

Jaxom84 said:
You're welcome, let's hope it will be enough. I'm a little skeptical about considering it as the panacea, but it doesn't hurt to give it a try (it was reported to help for scrolling stuttering and other various things).
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It never hurts to try it... unless you punch factory reset by mistake
I've seen it clear some bizarre problems like magic. After an update it's good to do out of habit. I clear mine about once a month, routine maintenance.

If those fail, ask your carrier to reset the connection on their end. Reboot.

No connection drops till now!

Unfortunately that didn't work... Any other ideas before a factory reset?

theraf90 said:
Unfortunately that didn't work... Any other ideas before a factory reset?
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Do you have some Bixby routines that could cause any conflicts?

Jaxom84 said:
Do you have some Bixby routines that could cause any conflicts?
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Not thatIi know of... Never opened the app

theraf90 said:
Not thatIi know of... Never opened the app
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Adaptive battery set to "aggressive management", then? It would be a strange behavior, but let's try to check everything.

Jaxom84 said:
Adaptive battery set to "aggressive management", then? It would be a strange behavior, but let's try to check everything.
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These are my battery settings ATM

Well, clearly not coming from that side.

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Well, clearly not coming from that side.
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That's what I thought... Do you know if there's an app that can check if there's an app shutting down the internet connection?

theraf90 said:
That's what I thought... Do you know if there's an app that can check if there's an app shutting down the internet connection?
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No that I know, maybe someone else will have a recommendation for that. But as far as we have been, I'm clueless about what would cause this dysfunction in your connection.

theraf90 said:
That's what I thought... Do you know if there's an app that can check if there's an app shutting down the internet connection?
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When it happens see if it shows at the top of the list in Device Care >memory, clear all apps.
If it happens soon after you cleared cache apps it makes it easy to spot if it shows here. I've found some nasty little buggers like this.
I would -really- try to find the root cause rather than do a reset. A factory reset may not correct it and even if it does, if it reoccurs... you're right back where you started.
This is one reason I don't update. Malware is less trouble to deal with

theraf90 said:
Hello everyone,
I have an S22 Ultra updated to the latest firmware AVF5.
I am having an internet issue where every time I don't have Wi-Fi and turn on the screen internet will work for 40-60 seconds then stop working completely until I turn off and back on the mobile data.
In this time frame the phone has maximum reception and the '+' sign disappears from 4g+ icon.
Does anyone else have the same issue and know how to solve it?
Still haven't tried a factory backup.
Thank you!
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Try setting the following:
Settings-connections-wifi-advanced-switch to mobile data = on
Settings-connections-mobile networks-data roaming = on