Back a couple of hours, I had a chat and a call with the support Huawei stuff. Among other things about the update process of the Huawei Watch 2 (BT).
What the support staff told me, that there is no way to manually update (trigger an update by the enduser). "The system" of Huawei decides, when a serial number will get the updates. And it can take up to 8 weeks, until all "the system" has enrolled all the updates to the watch. When the watch will be factory resetted, all this will happen again.
In all my experience as a software developer, architect and as a normal enduser, this "process" was completely unknown by me. I would tend to say, that it is the worst user experience ever.
Today, I got the update to Wear OS 1.7 (from 1.6). As of supports statement, there are several updates in the line until Wear OS 2.0.
My question relates to this: What are your experiences (from recent buyers)? How long does it took for you to finally get a working watch?
PS: "working watch"... I also report an issue, that the Bluetooth internet tethering does not work as the watch did not define this scope in the Bluetooth handshake. From the phones view, the watch just cannot do tethering at all. Support staff told me, that is be fixed with Wear OS 2.0. So I will nearly have useless watch for up to 8 weeks until I get the 2.0 update. Yay I am not a couch potato, I do perform activities outside my WiFi network
I didnt quite get what your actual question is but as far as i know if you want internet connection and your watch is bt variant you can either connect through wifi or your phone's internet through bluetooth
And i geuss thats the case with every other smartwatch and OSs
Same issue here
Just got my watch this morning and it's stuck at wear os 1.7. When I search for updates on the watch it tells me there's no updates.
I've also updated all apps in the play store
Could anyone else shed light on this or is it just a matter of time?
Thanks in advance
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I didnt quite get what your actual question is...
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How long did it took for you until you watch was usable (the 2.0 update)?
Outside WiFi zone, I cannot use my watch because I have to stick with 1.7 for as long as Huawei's system won't give me the update. So no internet over Bluetooth until I finally get the 2.0 update.
I have connection with bluetooth.
burnersk said:
How long did it took for you until you watch was usable (the 2.0 update)?
Outside WiFi zone, I cannot use my watch because I have to stick with 1.7 for as long as Huawei's system won't give me the update. So no internet over Bluetooth until I finally get the 2.0 update.
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I do have connection via Bluetooth, my only qualm is the fact its not updating despiste the fact it should.
Weird it doesn't even find updates for the watch.
M3th0s said:
I do have connection via Bluetooth, my only qualm is the fact its not updating despiste the fact it should.
Weird it doesn't even find updates for the watch.
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You have a Bluetooth internet connection or just a Bluetooth connection?
For example, if you explicitly turn off you watches WiFi, will Google Maps or Google Music (streaming, not downloaded files) work?
What is you Wear OS version?
burnersk said:
You have a Bluetooth internet connection or just a Bluetooth connection?
For example, if you explicitly turn off you watches WiFi, will Google Maps or Google Music (streaming, not downloaded files) work?
What is you Wear OS version?
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Now i undrestand your issue.
I will give u a clear answer here
Huawei watch 2 hasnt recieved the wear os 2.0 update yet, and its 1.7 right now
Also from the day one i got this watch (one year ago which was many updates ago) this watch had no problem connecting to internet through bluetooth (as i mentioned in my first post here)
You just need to connect the watch to your phone and then turn on you phone's data connection which then the watch will use it and u will have internet connection (google maps/play store/ system update etc)
And also if u turn on vpn on your phone it will be also effected on the watch.
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You have a Bluetooth internet connection or just a Bluetooth connection?
For example, if you explicitly turn off you watches WiFi, will Google Maps or Google Music (streaming, not downloaded files) work?
What is you Wear OS version?
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Yup, no issues whatsoever accessing data outside a wifi network
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Kianush said:
Now i undrestand your issue.
I will give u a clear answer here
Huawei watch 2 hasnt recieved the wear os 2.0 update yet, and its 1.7 right now
Also from the day one i got this watch (one year ago which was many updates ago) this watch had no problem connecting to internet through bluetooth (as i mentioned in my first post here)
You just need to connect the watch to your phone and then turn on you phone's data connection which then the watch will use it and u will have internet connection (google maps/play store/ system update etc)
And also if u turn on vpn on your phone it will be also effected on the watch.
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Thanks for the clear explanation. Do we know when we can expect 2.0?
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Thanks for the clear explanation. Do we know when we can expect 2.0?
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No we dont, there is another topic regarding this matter titled "Wear os update"
So it seems to me that the Huawei Support ist knowingly lying to potential buyers.
The told me that the 2.0 update was already released and 2.1 is in planning (as announced by Google). And that there are several updates between 1.7 and 2.0 that my watch will pick up (become pushed) within the next 8 weeks.
What I see from your responses is that there were no updates in the past after 1.7..
And Huawei's update server decides, when to roll out (pushes) updates to the watch. Manual searches for updates will always be "already on newest release" because Huawei's update server don't work that way. At least this is what the support told me.
So to sum up... It seems that particular my watch have a Bluetooth issue since it does not announce tethering capabilities with the handshake. That is why, I cannot use my watch. Support stated, that this issue is known and already fixed with 2.0..
I get really angry with Huawei's support. You guys have pointed out so many points, that the support didn't told the truth. I had 3 contacts with different support staff. So this is not the accident of one individual.
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So it seems to me that the Huawei Support ist knowingly lying to potential buyers.
The told me that the 2.0 update was already released and 2.1 is in planning (as announced by Google). And that there are several updates between 1.7 and 2.0 that my watch will pick up (become pushed) within the next 8 weeks.
What I see from your responses is that there were no updates in the past after 1.7..
And Huawei's update server decides, when to roll out (pushes) updates to the watch. Manual searches for updates will always be "already on newest release" because Huawei's update server don't work that way. At least this is what the support told me.
So to sum up... It seems that particular my watch have a Bluetooth issue since it does not announce tethering capabilities with the handshake. That is why, I cannot use my watch. Support stated, that this issue is known and already fixed with 2.0..
I get really angry with Huawei's support. You guys have pointed out so many points, that the support didn't told the truth. I had 3 contacts with different support staff. So this is not the accident of one individual.
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Yeah it's sad.
I was hoping wear os was going to be a different story than android and updates would be pretty consistent across watches.
I am now considering going back to my gear s3 frontier tyzen watch until such a time as Google decides to release a watch (if they ever do).
Say what you want from apple but at least they're consistent (I know they only have to cater for their devices) and watch os looks damn good and seems like the better watch experience you can have atm.
i agree, the updates for the watch are like they are for their phones, - non-existent - as usual they make good hardware but it's backed up by poor support and updates from them.
I just wish Google would hurry and release a smartwatch so can swap over.
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So it seems to me that the Huawei Support ist knowingly lying to potential buyers.
The told me that the 2.0 update was already released and 2.1 is in planning (as announced by Google). And that there are several updates between 1.7 and 2.0 that my watch will pick up (become pushed) within the next 8 weeks.
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Watch 2 Sport LTE. Had 1.6, Did factory reset sunday morning. Received 2.1 today.
Yup update seems to have rolled out today
Got my update in Germany for BT a few minutes ago
Watch 2 BT with 2.1 update also for me ? watch is finally working ?
LTE version in Spain received now 2.1
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Hey guys,
2 days ago I updated my German z5 due pcc to Android 6.0. Since that I'm facing issues with my smartwatch. Directly after the update, I didn't get any connection to my watch again. I tried do reset the watch and installed android wear app new. Luckily the first connection is always possible, but after first setup I´m not able to connect again. Does anyone has another hint, then reset my z5 like the support of Sony did? I don´t have the feeling, that a reset would, because it is obviously a Bluetooth issue. Thanks for any help and see the screenshot attached. The screenshot shows, how android wear is always stopping when trying to get a connection.
Update:
Yesterday something strange happened. I settled my watch the whole day in it's loading station and in the evening I saw, that my watch was muted like my phone was. When I opened up android wear, I saw my watch was connected, also every app was synced. So I started to install some new wear app and the all get synced. But when I pulled up my watch from the loading station, the connection immediately got lost and until now, I'm not able to connect again. Now I'm pretty sure it is an Bluetooth bug, coming with the android 6.0 update of my z5.
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Update:
Yesterday something strange happened. I settled my watch the whole day in it's loading station and in the evening I saw, that my watch was muted like my phone was. When I opened up android wear, I saw my watch was connected, also every app was synced. So I started to install some new wear app and the all get synced. But when I pulled up my watch from the loading station, the connection immediately got lost and until now, I'm not able to connect again. Now I'm pretty sure it is an Bluetooth bug, coming with the android 6.0 update of my z5.
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Completely remove the device, then re-add it and set as trusted device
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Completely remove the device, then re-add it and set as trusted device
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No changes. Sometimes it randomly connects and sometimes it is loosing the connection. :/
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No changes. Sometimes it randomly connects and sometimes it is loosing the connection. :/
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So I have been reading about and there are loads of bluetooth issues with Marshmallow even with googles own Nexus devices I know it's not going to help you... http://ausdroid.net/2015/11/17/google-working-fix-nexus-6p-bluetooth-issues/ so I think google need to understand what the problem is a provide a fix for the other manufacturers to include.
My best guess is bluetooth is not behaving nicely in the new google ART cache which is supposed to fully replace delvik in Marshmallow.
Hi,
I am using the non-LTE version Frontier.
On Samsung site it says:
"*Bluetooth model requires Wi-Fi connection and a voice call app for phone-free calls."
When BT is connected , call works through the phone.
But when I disconnect BT and connect to the phone through wireless network, call is not allowed.
What may be the "voice call app" stated above? Where can we find it ?
Thx.
no ideas anyone ?
i am also looking for it (spotify also )
I'm also curious about this. Everyone who I have asked has no clue what this app is
arf8 said:
I'm also curious about this. Everyone who I have asked has no clue what this app is
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On my phone, I use a call app called CSipSimple. You can get it on the Play Store. It is open source (code available for download) so maybe someone who knows how to program for Tizen could rewrite it for our watches. Hopefully someone has already started something like this.
I'm going to assume they will eventually release something official. By the time a developer gets around to developing something with all the bugs worked out it may be useless.
will they release something ?
are we assuming ? because what's written on the product page is not really explaining...
agree, they have really dropped the ball in the handling of this watch from logistics to support
any update on this? I tried to make call over wifi with my non lte s3 but this doesnt work. Any voice call app available? Im hoping that whatsapp or viber will come out with their own tizen app for s3.
nothing yet
They want to push the LTE version I'm assuming. Look for them to drag their feet when it comes to getting such an app out there.
has anyone reached out to samsung to find out if and when they will ever release this?
A quarter later and still no release info. No surprise Samsung drops the ball again
any news on that topic, I was chasing to get an information about this feature but the internet stays quiet about it...
is it someone caring about that feature, cause I am? Coming from the Gear S with sim capabilities I feel like a leftover (not possible to get the esim version in my country)
pitty
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A quarter later and still no release info. No surprise Samsung drops the ball again
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Yeah, samsung drop the ball again. Their latest update saying there is going to support samsung internet for gear. Up until now, nothing.
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Any updates on this? Has an app like WhatsApp, Line, Viper, Skype or similar been released to use as standalone from the phone? I.e. it would be great to make calls while in the gym and being only connected to the gym wifi and my headset Bluetooth.
I own an Urbane 2nd LTE, and really like the build quality, look, and the promise of having a real "watch phone" However, I am quite disappointed with the need to tether to another phone. I desire a truly, tether free, stand alone, Adroid watch Phone, not android wear 2.0, which accepts nano sim cards. As I am aware of a number of Chinese watch phones, with similar specs, running full android 5.1 ( but I am assuming the build quality is limited with these watched), I am wondering if anyone has considered, attempted, or have been successful in loading full android on the Urbane 2nd? I scoured the threads as best I could, but did not find anything related to this.
My use case, I have a business phone and a personal phone. For evenings, weekends, and vacations, I would like to mostly disconnect, not carry a phone in my pocket, but still have the ability to take personal calls and access the internet in a pinch.
The cpu's plenty capable but isn't the screen size a problem? An older version, cupcake or donut or eclair, one that supports smaller screen resolution maybe
I've tried to install multiple phone apps (not their wear versions) on AW2.0 and even though some of them worked, their UI is not prepared for such a small screen. So even if you manage to run regular Android on the watch, many (most?) apps will be unusable due to the inability to correctly show their UI. I'm an Android developer and I don't test my apps on such small screens and I doubt any of them would work - buttons placed out of screen etc.
Kopec69 said:
I own an Urbane 2nd LTE, and really like the build quality, look, and the promise of having a real "watch phone" However, I am quite disappointed with the need to tether to another phone. I desire a truly, tether free, stand alone, Adroid watch Phone, not android wear 2.0, which accepts nano sim cards. As I am aware of a number of Chinese watch phones, with similar specs, running full android 5.1 ( but I am assuming the build quality is limited with these watched), I am wondering if anyone has considered, attempted, or have been successful in loading full android on the Urbane 2nd? I scoured the threads as best I could, but did not find anything related to this.
My use case, I have a business phone and a personal phone. For evenings, weekends, and vacations, I would like to mostly disconnect, not carry a phone in my pocket, but still have the ability to take personal calls and access the internet in a pinch.
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Isn't the purpose of the lg urbane 2nd edition LTE that it doesn't have to be tethered to your phone and that you can take it with you without your smartphone? I'm looking into buying this smartwatch but i don't know if i should wait a few more weeks/months when android wear 2.0 smartwatches come out.
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Isn't the purpose of the lg urbane 2nd edition LTE that it doesn't have to be tethered to your phone and that you can take it with you without your smartphone? I'm looking into buying this smartwatch but i don't know if i should wait a few more weeks/months when android wear 2.0 smartwatches come out.
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With AW 1.5 it was never meant to be completely standalone with all services functioning. With a SIM in the watch you can make calls/texts from the watch without any connection to the phone but in order to receive all notifications and use all services you need to be paired, but you can pair through cell data and still leave the phone at home. I leave my phone behind a few times a week and forward my calls to the watch. With 2.0 I'm sure it will be even more standalone but I haven't tested the DP yet.
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With AW 1.5 it was never meant to be completely standalone with all services functioning. With a SIM in the watch you can make calls/texts from the watch without any connection to the phone but in order to receive all notifications and use all services you need to be paired, but you can pair through cell data and still leave the phone at home. I leave my phone behind a few times a week and forward my calls to the watch. With 2.0 I'm sure it will be even more standalone but I haven't tested the DP yet.
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With AW2.0 it can be really a separate device, but most of the apps don't support that and won't work without a phone. It will definitely get better with the final release and soon after.
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With AW2.0 it can be really a separate device, but most of the apps don't support that and won't work without a phone. It will definitely get better with the final release and soon after.
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If DP5 does come with Android Pay, I may give it a try. I like the direction it's heading, but worry about the data increase. I'm using a pay as you go SIM in the watch and use very little data with 1.5. Of course I currently only activate the SIM when running. Curious to see if my usage/habits change much with the new standalone features.
Yes it is possible .
What is possible?
Running Android 5.1?
How?
Just curious - is there a list of compatible / working apps that can be side loaded onto the Urbane 2nd edition? Thanks
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Just curious - is there a list of compatible / working apps that can be side loaded onto the Urbane 2nd edition? Thanks
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A list of working sideloaded apps but mainly for wear 1.5 and not maintained anymore..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/general/list-sideloaded-android-wear-apps-t2908106
and from another thread on XDA my personal quest to find a working satnav app to sideload (as Google Maps is not in any way standalone...)
"...sideloaded Navigon 4.6.2 and its works and is useable standaone on my watch (a LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition).
No back button means I need to use Wear 2.0s force close an app ability each time I change a setting in the program but once its set up it works. Maps all downloaded to the watch via wifi.
Screen is a little cluttered but useable, and it does take up a big chunk of memory on the watch, but for driving it works pretty well. (walking navigation screen is, sadly, unuseable). For the record it seems to use 1% of battery power every 2 minutes...meaning it could potentially last 3 hours!!"
I also run (sideloaded full android versions) es file explorer, bs player and imediashare (to dlna videos on the watch to a tv via wifi). They are all older versions but are all still usable on Wear 2.0.
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A list of working sideloaded apps but mainly for wear 1.5 and not maintained anymore..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/general/list-sideloaded-android-wear-apps-t2908106
I also run (sideloaded full android versions) es file explorer, bs player and imediashare (to dlna videos on the watch to a tv via wifi). They are all older versions but are all still usable on Wear 2.0.
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Hi.. Just wondering where did you get the USB driver for the Urbane 2 from? I've looked everywhere and cannot find it specifically. Doesnt appear on my device manager properly..
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Hi.. Just wondering where did you get the USB driver for the Urbane 2 from? I've looked everywhere and cannot find it specifically. Doesnt appear on my device manager properly..
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To sideload full android apps I use ADB on my laptop. This uses the laptops usb link to my phone, my phone then "pushes" and installs the apk files to the watch via bluetooth. You start with the apks on the laptop and use the correct ADB commands to install to the watch. Slow, but it works.
The watch will not install apk files sideloaded directly to the watch.
Most full android apps will not run at all....but some do.....
As per phonearena.com Mate 9 is starting to get update to Oreo
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Unlocked-Huawei-Mate-9-receiving-Android-8.0-Oreo-in-the-US_id102104
Wait is over
Android Central is reporting it too. Anyone get it?
I have checked mine several times and nothing yet
it's approved for update in Firmware Finder
Edit: nevermind, jumped the gun...only approved if you check without the imei.
As someone who has been on the beta test for this for the past 2 months, it's pretty disappointing that they're releasing this. It has issues that they haven't fixed. If .360 is the final version, I'll have to see if I can get rolled back to Nougat.
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As someone who has been on the beta test for this for the past 2 months, it's pretty disappointing that they're releasing this. It has issues that they haven't fixed. If .360 is the final version, I'll have to see if I can get rolled back to Nougat.
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What issues are you having?
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What issues are you having?
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I stream Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car. Until Oreo, when I turn off my car, or switch to another audio source, streaming from the phone is paused. Next time I start up the car, it resumes. Now, I have about a 50% chance of it resuming Google Play Music. It will randomly decide to instead use the built in music app to play something stored on the phone (one of the demo songs that came with the phone, or the one track I have saved on the SD card). I’m constantly having to go to Google Play Music & re-start whatever I was playing.
I’m also having unreliable visual notifications, particularly text messages (I use Textra). I do at least sometimes get the audio ding, but more often than not, no flashing light, and no badge on the shortcut. So if I’m not within earshot of the phone when I get a txt, I don’t know I received one (I can’t say for certain audio notifications always work, but I know at least sometimes I’ve heard the ding, but visually the phone doesn’t indicate it).
The above two issues are new since the Oreo update. Another issue I have that also existed in Nougat: the phone has difficulty managing multiple simultaneous Bluetooth connections. My car requires two connections: one for phone calls, and another to a 3rd party streaming adapter. If I have my Huawei Watch on/already connected to the phone when I get in the car, the two car connections won’t connect, at least not both of them. I have to toggle Bluetooth off/on on the phone to get all three connected at the same time. If I don’t have my watch on, there’s a better chance that both will connect, but at least one will. I didn’t seem to have these issues with my previous Note 3, but the Mate 9 seems to have a hard time reconnecting Bluetooth when there are multiple simultaneous connections involved. This issue is the one that caused me to join the beta, hoping to ensure it was fixed in the new software. Instead, it persists, and I gained a couple new ones.
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I stream Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car. Until Oreo, when I turn off my car, or switch to another audio source, streaming from the phone is paused. Next time I start up the car, it resumes. Now, I have about a 50% chance of it resuming Google Play Music. It will randomly decide to instead use the built in music app to play something stored on the phone (one of the demo songs that came with the phone, or the one track I have saved on the SD card). I’m constantly having to go to Google Play Music & re-start whatever I was playing.
I’m also having unreliable visual notifications, particularly text messages (I use Textra). I do at least sometimes get the audio ding, but more often than not, no flashing light, and no badge on the shortcut. So if I’m not within earshot of the phone when I get a txt, I don’t know I received one (I can’t say for certain audio notifications always work, but I know at least sometimes I’ve heard the ding, but visually the phone doesn’t indicate it).
The above two issues are new since the Oreo update. Another issue I have that also existed in Nougat: the phone has difficulty managing multiple simultaneous Bluetooth connections. My car requires two connections: one for phone calls, and another to a 3rd party streaming adapter. If I have my Huawei Watch on/already connected to the phone when I get in the car, the two car connections won’t connect, at least not both of them. I have to toggle Bluetooth off/on on the phone to get all three connected at the same time. If I don’t have my watch on, there’s a better chance that both will connect, but at least one will. I didn’t seem to have these issues with my previous Note 3, but the Mate 9 seems to have a hard time reconnecting Bluetooth when there are multiple simultaneous connections involved. This issue is the one that caused me to join the beta, hoping to ensure it was fixed in the new software. Instead, it persists, and I gained a couple new ones.
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Same here with bluetooth inconsistencies when connected to my car. I have resynched several times and sometimes it helps for a short while and other times no improvement. Sometimes I can control songs and other times not. Sometimes it shows songs and other times it shows connecting. Sometimes it shows the correct name of song and other times it freezes on a song title that is long gone. Even when deleting and resynching my phone, an old song title is displayed and not the same as being played. Total bummer as I use bluetooth music every time I get into my car. On recent update (360) which appears to be the same one they are releasing as OTA.
hmmm, this must be a states model thing, my huawei mate 9 works perfectly on oreo...i dont use textra, use normal default...anyway is one of the reason i dont buy or use states systems on no phone...i always buy the international phones(orignal phone) the company put out...they better and receive the update in a timely manner...sorry, but state phones suck! i havent bought one in over at least 10 years....
Still waiting. To be honest though, it's not even Oreo I want, I just want the dang security updates. April 2017 is wayyy too old.
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I stream Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car. Until Oreo, when I turn off my car, or switch to another audio source, streaming from the phone is paused. Next time I start up the car, it resumes. Now, I have about a 50% chance of it resuming Google Play Music. It will randomly decide to instead use the built in music app to play something stored on the phone (one of the demo songs that came with the phone, or the one track I have saved on the SD card). I’m constantly having to go to Google Play Music & re-start whatever I was playing.
I’m also having unreliable visual notifications, particularly text messages (I use Textra). I do at least sometimes get the audio ding, but more often than not, no flashing light, and no badge on the shortcut. So if I’m not within earshot of the phone when I get a txt, I don’t know I received one (I can’t say for certain audio notifications always work, but I know at least sometimes I’ve heard the ding, but visually the phone doesn’t indicate it).
The above two issues are new since the Oreo update. Another issue I have that also existed in Nougat: the phone has difficulty managing multiple simultaneous Bluetooth connections. My car requires two connections: one for phone calls, and another to a 3rd party streaming adapter. If I have my Huawei Watch on/already connected to the phone when I get in the car, the two car connections won’t connect, at least not both of them. I have to toggle Bluetooth off/on on the phone to get all three connected at the same time. If I don’t have my watch on, there’s a better chance that both will connect, but at least one will. I didn’t seem to have these issues with my previous Note 3, but the Mate 9 seems to have a hard time reconnecting Bluetooth when there are multiple simultaneous connections involved. This issue is the one that caused me to join the beta, hoping to ensure it was fixed in the new software. Instead, it persists, and I gained a couple new ones.
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I've noticed similar Bluetooth problems. I stream in my car pretty often and through headphones at work, and at times I won't be able to skip songs via the receiver/headset. Since a reboot always fixes it, I've been doing preemptive reboots as I walk to my car in the morning to circumvent the issue.
I've had zero issues with Textra. If anything, it's working even better now than it did before - all of my MMS sending issues are gone. Apparently, though, this was less of a Huawei problem and more of a Nougat problem.
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hmmm, this must be a states model thing, my huawei mate 9 works perfectly on oreo...i dont use textra, use normal default...anyway is one of the reason i dont buy or use states systems on no phone...i always buy the international phones(orignal phone) the company put out...they better and receive the update in a timely manner...sorry, but state phones suck! i havent bought one in over at least 10 years....
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Which region did you rebrand to? I was on 432 running a custom ROM for a while, but went back to 567 thinking that would solve my MMS sending issues. I want to rebrand, but I've heard that rebranded phones don't receive OTA updates because the IMEI doesn't match the region.
Thanks
I did not rebrand any thing, as I stated I don't buy state side phones, I buy original unlock phones directly from company (Amazon).. I have international version, MHA-L29C185... Now on oreo from Ota... Yea you loose Ota on those rebranding systems most of those require to unlock bootloader and twrp... That alter the system... If you want a good Huawei phone, buy international or China version off Amazon, yes both work in the states.
Just got my ota update today
Can someone who got Ota update check to see if any of the files on the FF app are giving an imei approval?
Mine still isn't and I didn't get Ota yet, so if it does for you and u got the Ota it may shed some light on whether the server shown on FF is directly linked to Ota files...
I just got the OTA update...downloading it now
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I just got the OTA update...downloading it now
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Where are you located??
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Where are you located??
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I am in Chicago Central Standard Time... playing with the camera as we speak....
kullum79 said:
I am in Chicago Central Standard Time... playing with the camera as we speak....
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Lool same location, no update, man Huawei is funny, oh well, guess it'll get here in its own time
It doesn't matter about the area it's being done in Bach's by imei .
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U can download it in ff but when it finishes download and install it won't verify because the it's has the imei in the download bricked one phone so I will wait for the ota I called huwaei to c about unbricking and the told me the date and time of the forced update voided the warranty
I got my Oreo update just a few hours ago, bought off Amazon, in KY, on T-Mobile
Oreo Update
I got my OTA update late yesterday. Haven't had it long enough to see if the battery life is better.
Here, check this out.
Me:
When two BT devices capable of telephony functions are connected, the second one connects as "Connected (no phone)", and its telephony function cannot be used.
Example (picture attached). If Huawei Watch is already connected, when Jabra Talk attempts to connect, it will connect as described above, and one cannot make or receive phone calls on Jabra Talk (but still can on the watch.)
Oneplus support:
Thank you for taking the time to send us this email as well as the screenshot that you provided. I understand that you want to use both of the Bluetooth devices for easy access and getting in touch with loved ones for helping us keep on track with our daily activities.
I would like to inform you that the OnePlus 6 can actually connect to two Bluetooth devices. However, by default, you can only choose one for making and receiving calls. Just choose which you preferred to use by toggling the "Phone calls" under each setting of the Bluetooth devices.
This bug was not present in 5.1.5. They introduced it in 5.1.6/7.
This bug is present in all Pixel phones because it's a buggy Google code that Google simply does not care to fix.
Samsung fixed this in their phones.
So, I am guessing OP had this fixed in 5.1.5, but then they just lazily copied and pasted that Google garbage code.
And they don't know how to fix it now. So now it's a freaking feature.
UNBELIEVABLE!
I have the same problem with my Huawei Watch and my cars hands free system
I tried to disconnect the watch with Tasker as soon as my hands free system connects, but it never worked reliable (because the watch connects again immediately and takes over the call functionality)
I guess we need to wait until we get Android Pie because as far as I know this problem is solved with Android Pie
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I have the same problem with my Huawei Watch and my cars hands free system
I tried to disconnect the watch with Tasker as soon as my hands free system connects, but it never worked reliable (because the watch connects again immediately and takes over the call functionality)
I guess we need to wait until we get Android Pie because as far as I know this problem is solved with Android Pie
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I hope so. But I'm not that hopeful - I think it's a Google bug, and they simply don't care to fix it.
Meanwhile, I have to disable the phone functionality on the Watch so I can use my hands free car kit.
It's so disappointing, especially since this stuff always worked with Samsung phones, OOS 5.1.5 (the bug was introduced in 5.1.6/7) and even the early Pixel, pre Android 7.0.2.
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Here, check this out.
Me:
When two BT devices capable of telephony functions are connected, the second one connects as "Connected (no phone)", and its telephony function cannot be used.
Example (picture attached). If Huawei Watch is already connected, when Jabra Talk attempts to connect, it will connect as described above, and one cannot make or receive phone calls on Jabra Talk (but still can on the watch.)
Oneplus support:
Thank you for taking the time to send us this email as well as the screenshot that you provided. I understand that you want to use both of the Bluetooth devices for easy access and getting in touch with loved ones for helping us keep on track with our daily activities.
I would like to inform you that the OnePlus 6 can actually connect to two Bluetooth devices. However, by default, you can only choose one for making and receiving calls. Just choose which you preferred to use by toggling the "Phone calls" under each setting of the Bluetooth devices.
This bug was not present in 5.1.5. They introduced it in 5.1.6/7.
This bug is present in all Pixel phones because it's a buggy Google code that Google simply does not care to fix.
Samsung fixed this in their phones.
So, I am guessing OP had this fixed in 5.1.5, but then they just lazily copied and pasted that Google garbage code.
And they don't know how to fix it now. So now it's a freaking feature.
UNBELIEVABLE!
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if Google's code is garbage, I suggest you stop using android and start making your own good code!
nabbed said:
I hope so. But I'm not that hopeful - I think it's a Google bug, and they simply don't care to fix it.
Meanwhile, I have to disable the phone functionality on the Watch so I can use my hands free car kit.
It's so disappointing, especially since this stuff always worked with Samsung phones, OOS 5.1.5 (the bug was introduced in 5.1.6/7) and even the early Pixel, pre Android 7.0.2.
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I disabled the phone functionality too
I had a Samsung phone before as well (Note 8) and with that I had no problems with my hands free kit but instead the smartwatch lost the phone functionality after a few hours so I always had to reconnect it (basically the same problem but the other way round)... it's very frustrating that such a pretty basic thing doesn't work properly
I also tried this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect
but it didn't seem to make any difference, it didn't seem to make anything at all
I read that Android Pie is able to connect to more than one Bluetooth headset at a time so this should fix the issue after all
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if Google's code is garbage, I suggest you stop using android and start making your own good code!
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I had a Pixel XL for over a year. Only kept it for Project FI. Bug ridden POS.
Sold it for half going price just so I could feel clean again.
Even if Samsung *used* to have sluggish Touchwiz in the past, at least it didn't have deal breaking bugs.
Don't even have to make my own code - some XDA roms had fixed this bug, as opposed to Google.
MJFox78 said:
I disabled the phone functionality too
I had a Samsung phone before as well (Note 8) and with that I had no problems with my hands free kit but instead the smartwatch lost the phone functionality after a few hours so I always had to reconnect it (basically the same problem but the other way round)... it's very frustrating that such a pretty basic thing doesn't work properly
I also tried this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect
but it didn't seem to make any difference, it didn't seem to make anything at all
I read that Android Pie is able to connect to more than one Bluetooth headset at a time so this should fix the issue after all
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I am almost positive that if you had a somewhat similar problem on a Note 8, it's probably Google's fault.
I don't really use the 2 BT phone functionality for more than 30 min on average, but I've never had any problems on Note 7, GS6 or GS9, or even on a Pixel pre 7.0.2 android, when this bug was first introduced.
After 7.0.2, bluetooth stuff just broke everywhere. This bug, constant disconnects and reconnects, for some people music skips, for some doesn't even work, BT UI in Settings just crashing etc.
It's like Google replaced their BT programmer with a monkey at that point, or even a monkey's nephew.
So just because you cannot use 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously to make phone calls, it's a deal breaker??? Lmao please please please go back to Samsung so we don't have to hear the whining anymore. Good luck with those bootloaders