I just got the Pixel 2 all black. Pretty disappointed so far. Several issues with various apps and the Hotspot.
Anyone tried syncing data from the Weight Gurus Bluetooth scale? My old Nexus 6P synced up just fine. Basically you turn on Bluetooth and open the weight gurus app, step on the scale and it usually sends the body metrics to the phone. I guess it is more of a data transfer than a sync as the scale isn't supposed to show up as a connected device.. You just need the app open to sync data.
Called the company, they said it is a known issue with Pixel 2's bluetooth. Beyond their control. Any ideas how to get this fixed. I have tried everything I can think of. Clear app data and cache, reinstall app, update to OREO 8.1. I was hoping the December security patch would fix this issue cause the November 5th update didn't help. About to send this PIA phone back and just get another Nexus 6p.
Not sure what I did, but everything is working today. All the apps are syncing. Bluetooth problems disappeared. I reinstalled all the offending apps after clearing cache and data. Maybe that is what fixed the issues. Not sure what caused the Weight Gurus scale to work either. Reinstalled the app and re-pair'd it to the scale and blamo! Fixed.
Hotspot still isn't working, but I guess that is because of a Verizon check. My old 6P didn't check for a hotspot authorization. I assumed this was true for all Google phones. Anyways, hope this post helps someone having issues with their Bluetooth scale.
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I used an app, or rather, a Tasker Plugin called AutoLocation. This is the first app of its kind that uses the Android Fused location service to determine whether you're inside or outside a circle called Geofence. I first used it on Nexus 4 running android 4.3. I had 3 Geofences defined. Two to remind me to exit a highway at different locations to run errands. The 3rd one to send an SMS to say I'm close to home. They worked flawlessly, I mean flawlessly. The trigger was instantaneous, accurate and repeatable.
Then I got my Nexus 5. This App simply did not work. I worked directly with the developer in different controlled manners and none was able to reproduce the result that I was used to. I could be in the middle of the geofence and the app had no idea where I was. And in some cases it finally decided that I was inside but it would randomly exit repeatedly even though I never left the circle. For reference, the radius was set to 3Km. I have determined that it was Kit Kat that killed the app.compatibility issue. Let's be patient and time may fix it.
Then my Nexus 4 got the Kit Kat upgrade. I did the identical setup as the Nexus 5 and guess what, it just worked without having to mug around with anything. It worked exactly the same as when it was running 4.3.
I said to myself, Kit Kat on Nexus 5 is not identical as Kit Kat on Nexus 4. Let's wait a little more. 4.4.1 came, 4.4.2 came, Google Play Service 4.1 came, Google Play Service 4.2 came. Still not working.
There is now a new app in town called Geofence Memo which is a self contained app without having to have tasker installed. May be it was the app after all. Same test on nexus 4 and nexus 5. It worked on Nexus 4 but not Nexus 5.
Last resort. May be, just may be it was hardware issue. Bought myself a Red Nexus 5. Same.
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Well I guess we should get the obvious out of the way.
1) What did you already do? Especially when you were working with the dev.
2) What ROM are you using? Are you running any task "killing" apps like greenify, or clean master?
3) Location settings, what are they? High Accuracy? Also, have tried toggling scanning always available (WiFi settings -> 3 dots -> Advance)?
Sorry if you tried all these already, but getting the obvious out of the way is sometimes necessary as it reminds us to double check things we may have forgotten to check, especially if you get forgetful like I do in my old young age.
Geofence problem
TheAltruistic said:
Well I guess we should get the obvious out of the way.
1) What did you already do? Especially when you were working with the dev.
2) What ROM are you using? Are you running any task "killing" apps like greenify, or clean master?
3) Location settings, what are they? High Accuracy? Also, have tried toggling scanning always available (WiFi settings -> 3 dots -> Advance)?
Sorry if you tried all these already, but getting the obvious out of the way is sometimes necessary as it reminds us to double check things we may have forgotten to check, especially if you get forgetful like I do in my old young age.
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100% stock ROM. No root, no task killing app. I've tried factory reset and have just the one app installed, absolutely nothing else. That was back in November last year. When I received my red nexus 5 I did the same thing again. Same result. I've tried setting location to high accuracy, battery savings and device only. I also tried enabling allow scanning with WiFi off. Nothing works. Meanwhile my old Nexus 4 which my daughter uses works flawlessly.
Powergreb said:
100% stock ROM. No root, no task killing app. I've tried factory reset and have just the one app installed, absolutely nothing else. That was back in November last year. When I received my red nexus 5 I did the same thing again. Same result. I've tried setting location to high accuracy, battery savings and device only. I also tried enabling allow scanning with WiFi off. Nothing works. Meanwhile my old Nexus 4 which my daughter uses works flawlessly.
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Does this GPS issue apply to you? That thread may help you if it isn't an isolated GPS issue (i.e., A GPS issue not isolated to your GEO Fencing app).
From out of the box I've been having GPS issues. It won't get a lock when I use navigation. I've tried different places, different apps (waze and google maps) and different times (different days). If I restart the phone, it'll get a lock after about 10 seconds.
What would cause the GPS to not work unless the phone is restarted?
I contacted OnePlus and they all but told me to go screw myself. They suggested that I should walk around to get a GPS lock and if it persists that I should reset my phone. I reset my phone but all that did was waste two hours of my life re-installing apps and settings.
Any ideas? Anyone else with this issue? The phone is perfect besides this =(
Can't say I'm sure, as I haven't had any issues, except if I caused them. You let google apps have location access in the settings? Are you wake blocking any google location services?
+1 to what roxxorz said. If OP applied the workaround to Google Play Services and denied access to location it can cause a problem.
Also in addition to that make sure your location is set to "High Accuracy" as well as enabling WiFi.
Do note that when your phone is on High Accuracy it is draining the most battery.
I also have the same problem when I m on stock XNPH25R. Have to reboot in order to get a lock from the GPS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54334569&postcount=1
But after I switch to nightlies, no such GPS issue, works like a charm.
I am actually on stock 30O cm11s and I have a GPS lock in two out three seconds. Try to download GPS status app from Google play
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Sorry I'm a complete noob when it comes to the advance stuff. I know nightlies are cyanogenmods quick version changes that may sometimes have small bugs, but never tried updating phone with nightlies. I've always just done the standard OTA updates on my previous phones.
GPS is always on high accurac. Surprisingly today, GPS was working like a charm. I haven't done anything that should affect this positive change.
What is wake locking?
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Sorry I'm a complete noob when it comes to the advance stuff. I know nightlies are cyanogenmods quick version changes that may sometimes have small bugs, but never tried updating phone with nightlies. I've always just done the standard OTA updates on my previous phones.
GPS is always on high accurac. Surprisingly today, GPS was working like a charm. I haven't done anything that should affect this positive change.
What is wake locking?
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It could be just a thing. Sometimes I'll have apps [maps] that'll lock up, like if they tried to connect and I stopped it / turned off data. At that point killing / force closing the app works.
Normally I'd say if you don't know, don't worry about it, but wake lock is where an app / process keeps the phone awake and keeps the phone from sleeping properly, which leads to more battery drain. Google play services is notorious for waking the device for nonsense, so more advanced users block it. If you have no issues, I'd recommend leaving it alone.
Same problem here
ValmonUni said:
From out of the box I've been having GPS issues. It won't get a lock when I use navigation. I've tried different places, different apps (waze and google maps) and different times (different days). If I restart the phone, it'll get a lock after about 10 seconds.
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I'm seeing the same thing. GPS was working fine for a week or so, but when I went to use Waze this morning it wouldn't get a lock. GPSTools showed satellites, but wouldn't lock either. Reboot fixed it. A few hours later, same problem. Reboot once again fixed it. This is all stock.
I don't have anything to suggest, but wanted to add to the evidence that there is a problem.
I did install a couple of apps from the app store between the last time I saw the GPS work normally and this morning, so I'll try uninstalling them to see if that helps. I killed them from the task manager, but that didn't help.
walendo said:
I'm seeing the same thing. GPS was working fine for a week or so, but when I went to use Waze this morning it wouldn't get a lock. GPSTools showed satellites, but wouldn't lock either. Reboot fixed it. A few hours later, same problem. Reboot once again fixed it. This is all stock.
I don't have anything to suggest, but wanted to add to the evidence that there is a problem.
I did install a couple of apps from the app store between the last time I saw the GPS work normally and this morning, so I'll try uninstalling them to see if that helps. I killed them from the task manager, but that didn't help.
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Sorry to hear you're having trouble too, but glad I'm not going nuts. You're only the second person I've read that has the same issue I have. OnePlus support was of no help nor did they admit that the issue was real. I hope they'll figure this one out, cause I can't.
Please vote on this issue in CM's bugtracker: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-115
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Here's some new data. As I mentioned, my GPS was working fine up until a few days ago. In those few days, I installed 2 apps: "UP", by Jawbone, and "MyFitnessPal". Both of them use the GPS for some sort of logging.
Anyway, this morning I installed "AppOps" from the App Store. It's the one by Sylvain Galand, and the package is fr.slvn.appops. It doesn't need root, apparently. I used that to disable location access from both UP and MyFitnessPal. Since then, my GPS has been working fine again.
I think there's something broken under the LocationManager implementation in this version of Cyanogen. Seems like some apps are able to break it somehow. The other thread about this subject points fingers at Dragon Dictate, too. Whatever it is, apps shouldn't be able to wedge a system service like this.
walendo said:
Here's some new data. As I mentioned, my GPS was working fine up until a few days ago. In those few days, I installed 2 apps: "UP", by Jawbone, and "MyFitnessPal". Both of them use the GPS for some sort of logging.
Anyway, this morning I installed "AppOps" from the App Store. It's the one by Sylvain Galand, and the package is fr.slvn.appops. It doesn't need root, apparently. I used that to disable location access from both UP and MyFitnessPal. Since then, my GPS has been working fine again.
I think there's something broken under the LocationManager implementation in this version of Cyanogen. Seems like some apps are able to break it somehow. The other thread about this subject points fingers at Dragon Dictate, too. Whatever it is, apps shouldn't be able to wedge a system service like this.
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I honestly hope that they at the very least acknowledge that this issue exists. GPS Navigation is a primary use for mobile. I haven't installed anything that would break location. All I Have is Waze and Google.
Hey Guys.
Been having problems with my Z5 E6653 (5.1.1, Build: 32.0A.6.200) Lately unsure exactly what caused it.
The device is NOT rooted and using stock firmwares.
The device will self reboot randomly at times, however it appears I can almost guarantee it will reboot faster and is reproducible by enabling and disabling the mobile data and when being used as a hotspot. The 'Data Usage' tab under 'Settings' does not work it goes to open then force closes and says it stopped working.
Anyone have any ideas? You guys tell me where to get the logs from and I will post them here
One last thing.. In before someone says "Factory Reset" I know it will fix this issue as it did in the past however I am looking for solutions to fixing this without resorting to a factory reset if possible. I don't have internet at my house I rely mobile data and hotspots.
Stuff you guys probably want to know about.
Some stock apps are disabled "Google Hangouts, Movie Creator, File Commander" (I don't use these at all and until locked bootloader root is available they will be disabled until deleted with TB. I have disabled notifications for some downloaded apps namely games like Cut the Rope and so to remove silly toast and push ads.
WookieLance said:
Hey Guys.
Been having problems with my Z5 E6653 (5.1.1, Build: 32.0A.6.200) Lately unsure exactly what caused it.
The device is NOT rooted and using stock firmwares.
The device will self reboot randomly at times, however it appears I can almost guarantee it will reboot faster and is reproducible by enabling and disabling the mobile data and when being used as a hotspot. The 'Data Usage' tab under 'Settings' does not work it goes to open then force closes and says it stopped working.
Anyone have any ideas? You guys tell me where to get the logs from and I will post them here
One last thing.. In before someone says "Factory Reset" I know it will fix this issue as it did in the past however I am looking for solutions to fixing this without resorting to a factory reset if possible. I don't have internet at my house I rely mobile data and hotspots.
Stuff you guys probably want to know about.
Some stock apps are disabled "Google Hangouts, Movie Creator, File Commander" (I don't use these at all and until locked bootloader root is available they will be disabled until deleted with TB. I have disabled notifications for some downloaded apps namely games like Cut the Rope and so to remove silly toast and push ads.
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I had something similar happen in LP, I suspect related to disabling some of the bloat. From your list I disabled all save hangouts, try to reenable them all then only disable one by one. Can't you upgrade to MM though, it appears this has been solved.
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I had something similar happen in LP, I suspect related to disabling some of the bloat. From your list I disabled all save hangouts, try to reenable them all then only disable one by one. Can't you upgrade to MM though, it appears this has been solved.
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Yea I tried that didn't work. Ended up factory reset. Well MM isn't out on the Telstra operator. Been waiting for it though read a lot about bugs so I'll hold off until the kinks are worked out. Cheers though.
Not sure I agree that's it's been fixed - I'm on stock MM and have a random reboot at least once a week - normally when playing audio (PowerAmp) when connected over Bluetooth in the car.
Ever since I upgraded OTA for marshmallow (i'm bone stock) I've had "connection" issues with multiple apps, regardless if i'm on wifi or 3g/4g.
The google sound search app (whats this song) says "you seem to be offline. Retry?
Google Voice when used pops up the screen saying "offline. check your connection" it does this too when I say "call x cell phone" unless i say "make a call first".
gmail app push notifications are non-existent. I don't email 80%+ of the time unless I manually sync.
Facebook app will constantly think I have no internet connectivity. I have to force updates which rarely works, or quit out of the app and reload.
Playstore does the same from time to time, giving messages about have no connection and to check it.
Voicemail will constantly give me errors: an error occurred, unable to connect to voicemail/visual voicemail. Paraphrasing here.
4 days ago I backed up everything over sftp to my computer and did a factory reset. This seemed to help for a little bit. The apps i've described above acted more normal, but since yesterday I'm having all the same issues again. I've never had any issue like this prior to the marshmallow update. Prior this i went into the settings and did a full reset of all network settings under ireless Controls or Wireless & Networks. that didn't help either
android 6.0.1, baseband G920vvru4cpc2, baseband 3.10.61 [email protected] #1, build number mmb29k.G920vvru4cpc2
no system updates available. What gives, and what else can I provide? Should I report these as bugs to google/verizon?
I also have issues with apps like i heart radio, pandora, after my upgrade, it'll play 1 song or not at all and then after one song it closes out. I tried uninstalling, restarting the phone and then reinstalling but the same issues, and tis with all my audio streaming,.. help!?!?
I've been having the same issues as OP, as well as with Facebook. I'll have to close it out 5 or 6 times before it'll give me the latest posts. It keeps reverting back to May 6 and when opening comments get a message that i'm not connected even though i'm web browsing just fine. Seems to be an issue with the OS and apps.
The Facebook app is junk and notoriously buggy so that maybe your Facebook issue. On top of that its a huge memory hog and might as well be classified as spyware with it's endless permissions (and yes they do monitor you and EVERYTHING you do via the app for "advertising and product placement" purposes). I suggest ditching the app and just access Facebook via web browser. That alone has solved alot of issues for alot of people I know, even issues that seem unrelated to Facebook. Its supprising how miserably coded the Facebook app is and how many problems it is the source of, especially given it's such a large corporation. As for the other issues listed, I personally experience none of them on my Verizon S6. I stream music and video just fine on youtube, pandora and spotify. No connectivity issues... ever. Not with voicemail, google sound search, gmail, play store or any other apps. Do you have a task killer or other "battery optimizing" app that is turning off your wifi and/or mobile data without your knowledge. Thats my only thought.
Settings > Battery > More > Optimize Battery Usage.
Uncheck any apps that are having the problem and see if that helps
I have a Verizon unlocked Pixel with Magisk 16.4 installed. I have seen a few other threads from maybe a year ago about this same problem, they all seem to suggest the issue is hardware. I want to check to make sure I haven't missed any software check first.
For about a half year now my Pixel has had trouble locking on GPS. Fitness apps like Strava or Endomondo are super inaccurate or report no distance traveled. Google Maps will work, but only in areas heavy with WiFi. I've mostly ignored it, but in the past week I was out of town and could have really used Maps Navigation, so now I'm trying to figure out if there's anything I can do.
I have tried (combined with numerous reboots):
Confirming "High Accuracy" being selected, and also tried "Device Only"
Tweaking Bluetooth and Wifi Scanning
Using AGPS apps to clear and update GPS, followed by letting the apps scan for 10 - 15 minutes while the phone is screen-on and outdoors.
Going into the list of apps and Enabling a previously Disabled "Device Policy" app
Reading /system/vendor/etc/gps.conf (but I don't know what it means)
Flashing to the latest Pixel sailfish images (June 2018 bootloader, boot, radio, system, etc.) and thus removing Magisk
Uninstalled Android Auto
Removing my SIM card, restarting the phone, and then re-inserting it.
The GPS apps I've tried (GPS Status and GPS Test) both show that they can see satellites (18 to 23 at any given moment) but that they can't get a fix. If I'm outdoors, sometimes 1 satellite can be fixed for a minute or two and that's it. The only repair attempt that had any effect was enabling "Device Policy", after which GPS worked perfectly for about 20 minutes before returning to poor operation again.
The issues only seemed to appear after I upgraded to 8.1, which may be coincidence and me just perceiving the timing poorly.
Apart from a Factory Reset which I'm nearly ready to do, is there any other thing I can do, try, or test to get GPS working? I'm not sure how to debug from adb shell properly but I do have access to use adb and get more information if required... or should I accept that my hardware is damaged and that it may be time to upgrade phones? (I'm definitely out of warranty at this point though...)
I have had to return 2 pixel devices with a GPS issue. So it's probably the device.
I would have reset first, then if that didn't work roll back to 8.0. then start trying all that other stuff.
Probably screwed
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I have a Verizon unlocked Pixel with Magisk 16.4 installed. I have seen a few other threads from maybe a year ago about this same problem, they all seem to suggest the issue is hardware. I want to check to make sure I haven't missed any software check first.
For about a half year now my Pixel has had trouble locking on GPS. Fitness apps like Strava or Endomondo are super inaccurate or report no distance traveled. Google Maps will work, but only in areas heavy with WiFi. I've mostly ignored it, but in the past week I was out of town and could have really used Maps Navigation, so now I'm trying to figure out if there's anything I can do.
I have tried (combined with numerous reboots):
Confirming "High Accuracy" being selected, and also tried "Device Only"
Tweaking Bluetooth and Wifi Scanning
Using AGPS apps to clear and update GPS, followed by letting the apps scan for 10 - 15 minutes while the phone is screen-on and outdoors.
Going into the list of apps and Enabling a previously Disabled "Device Policy" app
Reading /system/vendor/etc/gps.conf (but I don't know what it means)
Flashing to the latest Pixel sailfish images (June 2018 bootloader, boot, radio, system, etc.) and thus removing Magisk
Uninstalled Android Auto
Removing my SIM card, restarting the phone, and then re-inserting it.
The GPS apps I've tried (GPS Status and GPS Test) both show that they can see satellites (18 to 23 at any given moment) but that they can't get a fix. If I'm outdoors, sometimes 1 satellite can be fixed for a minute or two and that's it. The only repair attempt that had any effect was enabling "Device Policy", after which GPS worked perfectly for about 20 minutes before returning to poor operation again.
The issues only seemed to appear after I upgraded to 8.1, which may be coincidence and me just perceiving the timing poorly.
Apart from a Factory Reset which I'm nearly ready to do, is there any other thing I can do, try, or test to get GPS working? I'm not sure how to debug from adb shell properly but I do have access to use adb and get more information if required... or should I accept that my hardware is damaged and that it may be time to upgrade phones? (I'm definitely out of warranty at this point though...)
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As much as I hate to say it you are probably screwed. My GPS worked when I very first got my Pixel but the day it updated to Marshmallow I started having the same issues as you. If I stand still it can get a lock but it can't keep up while I move. I've tried troubleshooting with Verizon, with Google, and a whole bunch myself. I've installed new ROMS, old ROMS anything I can find. I think they tweaked something after the 8.0 update that alters how the GPS chips function, and certain units are basically borked from it. They won't fix it now that my phone is out of warranty, I ended up buying a Garmin unit for my car out of frustration.