How To Remove Constant Update Notifications - Moto X4 Guides, News, & Discussion

I have my phone running just how I like it (Oreo) and am sick of getting constant update notifications trying to push me over to junkie Pie. Its just a matter of time before I slip up and hit update and then itll be too late to stop it. How can I bypass my inevitable misclick by removing the notification? You guys are great thank you for your assistance! :good:
Cheers!

Not totally sure, but if you long-press the notification, you may get option to block the notification.
Why not update? Pie had been fine for me - plus you are missing important security updates. If you really want to stay on Oreo, you may want to install a regularly updated Oreo ROM.

HELP MEEEEz!
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Still hoping for a helpful reply. This screenshot is not my actual screen but an example of what pops up on my screen multiple times a day and what Im trying to get rid of.
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kristofthewise said:
BUMP!
Still hoping for a helpful reply. This screenshot is not my actual screen but an example of what pops up on my screen multiple times a day and what Im trying to get rid of.
Thanks guys! :good:
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Just. Wow.
If that is how you treat people who are trying to help you, you will not get very far....
Not to even acknowledge my post above, and to post this is just plain rude.

kristofthewise said:
BUMP!
Still hoping for a helpful reply. This screenshot is not my actual screen but an example of what pops up on my screen multiple times a day and what Im trying to get rid of.
Thanks guys! :good:
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@jhedfors gave you a potential recommendation. Did you try it and it not work? Don't dismiss someone offering a potential solution as not being helpful if it does not work. Without knowing what actions you had taken to stop the update notification, the best way to troubleshoot is to start simple and work from there, which is what @jhedfors did.
Is your bootloader unlocked? Are you rooted? As far as I know the update process is a service which cannot be stopped without root (which requires an unlocked bootloader). If your bootloader is unlocked, you should be able to root (if not already rooted) and might be able force stop the service with an app like titanium backup (this is how it worked on the Moto X Pure Edition anyway). If your bootloader is locked, there is not a way that I know of to stop the notifications and keep your current setup. Unlocking the bootloader will factory reset the phone. Of course the obvious other way to stop the nagging is to take the update.
So summing it up: if you do not have an unlocked bootloader then there is probably no means of stopping the nagging notification without some sort of changes being made. If this is the case, then there are no helpful replies any can give.

aybarrap1 said:
@jhedfors gave you a potential recommendation. Did you try it and it not work? Don't dismiss someone offering a potential solution as not being helpful if it does not work. Without knowing what actions you had taken to stop the update notification, the best way to troubleshoot is to start simple and work from there, which is what @jhedfors did.
Is your bootloader unlocked? Are you rooted? As far as I know the update process is a service which cannot be stopped without root (which requires an unlocked bootloader). If your bootloader is unlocked, you should be able to root (if not already rooted) and might be able force stop the service with an app like titanium backup (this is how it worked on the Moto X Pure Edition anyway). If your bootloader is locked, there is not a way that I know of to stop the notifications and keep your current setup. Unlocking the bootloader will factory reset the phone. Of course the obvious other way to stop the nagging is to take the update.
So summing it up: if you do not have an unlocked bootloader then there is probably no means of stopping the nagging notification without some sort of changes being made. If this is the case, then there are no helpful replies any can give.
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Thanks aybarrap1. I dont recall if I unlocked the boot loader or not. Is that where I contact motorola with some long arse serial # and they reply with my unlock code, etc? Or is that something else? This is my 3rd moto x4. I bricked the first 2 trying to root it so I gave up on that. If rooting is my only option Ill just learn to live with it.
Cheers

In this "Junkie Pie" you're talking about there's an option to long press and disable the notification forever. I guess that's one thing you'll miss sticking to Oreo. And how in the world did you brick TWO of the same phone like that? If you follow the instructions, rooting this phone doesn't even take 10 minutes. It's SO easy it's funny!.
Maybe update to Pie. I know there are some of you that just HATES change, but believe me, you won't regret it.

kristofthewise said:
Thanks aybarrap1. I dont recall if I unlocked the boot loader or not. Is that where I contact motorola with some long arse serial # and they reply with my unlock code, etc? Or is that something else? This is my 3rd moto x4. I bricked the first 2 trying to root it so I gave up on that. If rooting is my only option Ill just learn to live with it.
Cheers
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If you did not submit and get the bootloader unlock from Moto then there is nothing you can do to keep the current settings except keep getting the update notifications.
If you had so many problems with the bootloader unlock and want to avoid it, then the only way to stop the notifications is to take the Android Pie update.

How did you brick your two previous phones. Not the easiest thing to do unless you are doing some really bizarre maneuvering in the root process.
You would probably be better off just taking the updates as normal. This is one of the best phones for a clean Android experience even if you stay full on stock.

Use Titianium Backup and Freeze! the Motorola Update Services.

jhedfors said:
Not totally sure, but if you long-press the notification, you may get option to block the notification.
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I tried this and it made the issue worse. I stopped getting the "Do you want to update" in the notification bar. Instead my phone tried to update in the background every 5 minutes while on wifi, then I get switched to "Software update unsuccessful" screen.
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Use Titianium Backup and Freeze! the Motorola Update Services.
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+1 for Titanium Backup. This stopped the notifications and failures until i can spend the time to do a manual update.

Can’t believe I hadn’t thought to freeze via TiBck
DUH
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[Q] The phone is making sounds....

So I have my N5 for a couple months now, running stock ROM with stock launcher, rooted with Xposed tho.
Today while sitting around with some friends it made a sound I never heard before, sounds like some kind of notification but no notification was found... I open the lock screen and there's nothing. Then, while I holding it and looking at it the sound beeped again... My friends thought I was an idiot but then it happened again!
3 times in about 2 minutes and I have no idea what it was, there was no indication of anything on screen or in the notification area and I never heard that notification sound before...
Is there any way to find out what that was? Or any place that shows exactly which notification sounds are configured? Cause this is having me worried...
It's been a couple of hours since then and it hasn't happened again.
It was me, I was trying to contact you...
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SonicAngel said:
So I have my N5 for a couple months now, running stock ROM with stock launcher, rooted with Xposed tho.
Today while sitting around with some friends it made a sound I never heard before, sounds like some kind of notification but no notification was found... I open the lock screen and there's nothing. Then, while I holding it and looking at it the sound beeped again... My friends thought I was an idiot but then it happened again!
3 times in about 2 minutes and I have no idea what it was, there was no indication of anything on screen or in the notification area and I never heard that notification sound before...
Is there any way to find out what that was? Or any place that shows exactly which notification sounds are configured? Cause this is having me worried...
It's been a couple of hours since then and it hasn't happened again.
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I had this also before while using a rooted S3. I can hear a faint sound but no notification, although at one point I did notice a toast notification fading. So assumed it was one of the apps I installed that requires root (probably greenify at that time) that is kicking in and that supersu was giving the toast notification.
maybe change the notification method on the supersu you are using or check the logs
I haven't encountered this on my Nexus as I'm not rooted
SonicAngel said:
So I have my N5 for a couple months now, running stock ROM with stock launcher, rooted with Xposed tho.
Today while sitting around with some friends it made a sound I never heard before, sounds like some kind of notification but no notification was found... I open the lock screen and there's nothing. Then, while I holding it and looking at it the sound beeped again... My friends thought I was an idiot but then it happened again!
3 times in about 2 minutes and I have no idea what it was, there was no indication of anything on screen or in the notification area and I never heard that notification sound before...
Is there any way to find out what that was? Or any place that shows exactly which notification sounds are configured? Cause this is having me worried...
It's been a couple of hours since then and it hasn't happened again.
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My wife's GNex was doing this a while back. It drove me CRAZY! I figured maybe it was an app that she installed, but she claimed she didn't install any new apps. So then I thought maybe it had something to do with the phone even though it was completely stock. Then, when she got a G2,she installed all her apps, and it made that same sound AGAIN! I took her phone and tried to figure it out.
Long story short, it was her Yahoo email app. In the settings, it was set to not show notifications in the statusbar. However, it was still set to make a notification sound. I don't know who would make an app that would allow you to hide the notification, but still PLAY THE DANG NOTIFICATION SOUND! Anyways, it sounds like you may have an app installed that behaves the same way?
charesa39 said:
My wife's GNex was doing this a while back. It drove me CRAZY! I figured maybe it was an app that she installed, but she claimed she didn't install any new apps. So then I thought maybe it had something to do with the phone even though it was completely stock. Then, when she got a G2,she installed all her apps, and it made that same sound AGAIN! I took her phone and tried to figure it out.
Long story short, it was her Yahoo email app. In the settings, it was set to not show notifications in the statusbar. However, it was still set to make a notification sound. I don't know who would make an app that would allow you to hide the notification, but still PLAY THE DANG NOTIFICATION SOUND! Anyways, it sounds like you may have an app installed that behaves the same way?
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This would make sense but I didn't install anything lately and am generally very very aware of anything I put on my phone and after that I greenify almost everything...
The only thing I found possible is that I seem to have forgotten to greenify Zedge and when I checked processes last night it had a service running. Maybe that was it? I greenified it after that of course.
Anyone know of a notification sound Zedge makes? I found nothing in settings.
Maybe it was a NFC chip close to some readable tags (like credit cards with tap to pay possibilities)? Check how it sounds...it can be it ...
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Tenhi said:
Maybe it was a NFC chip close to some readable tags (like credit cards with tap to pay possibilities)? Check how it sounds...it can be it ...
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Stepback! We got a winner!
After you said that I remembered that the phone was sitting on my wallet at the time, tried it again and there's that sound again. So now I know what it is generally but why does it beep? Simply to let me know that there's a NFC card around? Does it read it? Kinda uncool that it reads my credit card when I didn't ask it too...
Yep, it reads it, but only some common data, nothing to worry about . You can check what it reads by installing some NFC app like NFC tools.
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SonicAngel said:
So I have my N5 for a couple months now, running stock ROM with stock launcher, rooted with Xposed tho.
Today while sitting around with some friends it made a sound I never heard before, sounds like some kind of notification but no notification was found... I open the lock screen and there's nothing. Then, while I holding it and looking at it the sound beeped again... My friends thought I was an idiot but then it happened again!
3 times in about 2 minutes and I have no idea what it was, there was no indication of anything on screen or in the notification area and I never heard that notification sound before...
Is there any way to find out what that was? Or any place that shows exactly which notification sounds are configured? Cause this is having me worried...
It's been a couple of hours since then and it hasn't happened again.
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Do you have fb messenger installed? For me, it does the ghost notifications. I chat on fb on pc, then I stop. About 1-2 hours later my phone get ghost notifications.
I chat again on fb on pc, then i stop chating on fb. Start using my phone after I stopped chatting on fb on pc. After 10-20 mins I get the notifactions for incoming messages on fb chat on phone even after I replied to them and seen all of them on pc. These notifications disappiers as soon as the notification sound goes off
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Tenhi said:
Yep, it reads it, but only some common data, nothing to worry about . You can check what it reads by installing some NFC app like NFC tools.
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Aight good to know.
I turned off NFC now as I don't use it at all and I see no reason why it should be running. I guess we always have something new to learn about these phones huh?
Thanks again.
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Yep, it reads it, but only some common data, nothing to worry about . You can check what it reads by installing some NFC app like NFC tools.
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Lol, yes ! NFC Tools is awesome
was it this sound: (youtube.com/watch?v=wrKujB1JACk) ?
This was also driving me crazy for a few months, also slowing my phone down and heating the battery to around 40c! i guess there was something bad on my nfc cards...
acidmelt said:
was it this sound: (youtube.com/watch?v=wrKujB1JACk) ?
This was also driving me crazy for a few months, also slowing my phone down and heating the battery to around 40c! i guess there was something bad on my nfc cards...
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Have you try with another NFC Tag ? It's pretty weird this sound :silly:

[Q] How to use Trusted devices to automatically unlock Z3 on 5.0.2?

Before Lollipop, Sony had implemented a trusted feature with, say, a Pebble smartwatch or other trusted device - but now with 5.0.2 installed, I can't see how to set/change it.
What's more, my existing trusted device (watch) no longer unlocks the phone when in range.
I can see there's now a new setting (off by default) in Settings/Security/Trust agents/Smart Lock (Google) which could be it - as in the native Lollipop method, but even once I turn that on, there's no option that I can find unless I'm being really dumb?!
Think I've answered my own question. I rebooted and now in security there's a Smart Lock function menu that let's you unlock with Bluetooth, face etc.
That's exactly it, and it works better than what Sony had in 4.4.4 - it skips the lockscreen completely and without delay, unlike Sony's implementation...
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Before Lollipop, Sony had implemented a trusted feature with, say, a Pebble smartwatch or other trusted device - but now with 5.0.2 installed, I can't see how to set/change it.
What's more, my existing trusted device (watch) no longer unlocks the phone when in range.
I can see there's now a new setting (off by default) in Settings/Security/Trust agents/Smart Lock (Google) which could be it - as in the native Lollipop method, but even once I turn that on, there's no option that I can find unless I'm being really dumb?!
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Where is this "Trusted device" feature you talked about in Android 4.4.4 on Sony devices?
MagicHunta said:
Where is this "Trusted device" feature you talked about in Android 4.4.4 on Sony devices?
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Its in the screen lock settings.
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Its in the screen lock settings.
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Oh, you talking about "Bluetooth unlock"?
Smart lock is way cooler in 5.0
MagicHunta said:
Oh, you talking about "Bluetooth unlock"?
Smart lock is way cooler in 5.0
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What's the difference? I have just looked at a you tube video of smart lock and it seems to do exactly what Bluetooth unlock does on my 4.4.4
gregbradley said:
What's the difference? I have just looked at a you tube video of smart lock and it seems to do exactly what Bluetooth unlock does on my 4.4.4
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hmmmm it's actually pretty much the same except you won't even see the pattern dots i think? But I like the location for smart lock too
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That's exactly it, and it works better than what Sony had in 4.4.4 - it skips the lockscreen completely and without delay, unlike Sony's implementation...
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How so? With my SmartBand, it just bypasses the pattern, but I still have to swipe to unlock it, unlike with 4.4.4 where it would unlock it completely.
I'm having trouble with this working with my SmartBand. On 4.4.4 my phone unlocked no problem 100% percent of the time. On 5.0.2 maybe 50% of the time. It's so frustrating!
It's working fine for everyone?
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I'm having trouble with this working with my SmartBand. On 4.4.4 my phone unlocked no problem 100% percent of the time. On 5.0.2 maybe 50% of the time. It's so frustrating!
It's working fine for everyone?
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It's having compatibility issues with the SmartBand I guess. Same here, so back to using Tasker to achieve that.
I may have figured it out.
When I first set up smartly smartlock I did so using nfc when prompted to pair to the smartband.
What I did now was turn off the smartband and force stop or uninstall the smartband app (I uninstalled). To turn off the smartband you hold down the little button for a while (past the night mode toggle). Now go into the Bluetooth menu and turn on the smartband. Tap it when it shows up. Now that they're paired. Go back and setup smartlock again but this choose Bluetooth instead of nfc.
Using nfc it labeled the smartband as "smartband" while the Bluetooth method named it sw-10.
What I still liked about Sony's implementation was that you could set the proximity. I thought that was brilliant. I want the phone to unlock if it's in my hand and that's it.
What changes? Nothing, you still have to slide to unlock.
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jiggyb21 said:
I may have figured it out.
When I first set up smartly smartlock I did so using nfc when prompted to pair to the smartband.
What I did now was turn off the smartband and force stop or uninstall the smartband app (I uninstalled). To turn off the smartband you hold down the little button for a while (past the night mode toggle). Now go into the Bluetooth menu and turn on the smartband. Tap it when it shows up. Now that they're paired. Go back and setup smartlock again but this choose Bluetooth instead of nfc.
Using nfc it labeled the smartband as "smartband" while the Bluetooth method named it sw-10.
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Does it also work after you restart the phone?
It always worked after restart, just not the way it used to work on KitKat.
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Does it also work after you restart the phone?
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Nope.. Guess it's better than nothing for the smartband.
It works "fine" for me, although not as on KitKat. Are you sure you've read the help properly?
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It works "fine" for me, although not as on KitKat. Are you sure you've read the help properly?
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Yes, but we're talking specifically about the Sony Smartband in the last few posts. Apparently there is some issue with compatibility and I thought I had figured it out. I did, but as with others the problem now is that it won't hold through a power down cycle.
We understand the directions state you may have to reenter your passcode/pattern if the phone is left for a while or powered off but for me, and I believe some others, the only way to get it back is to erase the smartband app and start all over with pairing and smartlock setup. It's not like it starts working again after a single "verification"
As far as people's complaint about the smartlock not bypassing the swipe screen I believe that to simply be a lollipop change because of the new notification centric lockscreen. I actually like it. 75% of the time I want to check on a notification or mess with the music that's playing. Now it can bypass my security but still let me get to my notifications and music quickly. I actually much prefer it this way.
You are arguably just a minority judging by the topic full of hatred on AOSP forum. And I agree, why should I waste my time on a screen I don't want to have notifications at, especially as on KitKat, it worked basically the same, the device was unlocked by simple double click and next swipe could've been sliding notification bar. Don't see why I should have to swipe twice as much just to unlock the phone, it's the thing you do everytime you use your phone, for f***'s sake!
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We are all the minority. 9 out of 10 people could care less if they have to swipe, tap, or whatever. The people complaining in a thread on a forum certainly don't represent the larger audience. So yes, on these forums perhaps I am the minority, but I think with the z3 running lollipop there are quite afew improvements over KitKat. Some things I wish didn't change but Sony and Google didn't customize a Rom just for me. You always have the option of reverting to KitKaT.

Ads on lock screen

On the lock screen a full screen ad appears within 3 seconds. I hate it. Is this normal?
I've tried disabling a bunch of stuff,changing permissions, notification options, etc, nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone else had this issue, and found out what causes it or find a way to fix it?
Not normal. At least it wasn't for me (U11 Unlocked)
On other phones, this was usually due to either ES File Explorer or any of the GO apps like GOSMS, etc. Try uninstalling those if you have them.
News Republic is known to serve ads too. you mind showing the ad on your lockscreen? Some of them contains hints of which app is serving them.
Also include a list of apps so maybe we can identify which is the culprit if any of us tried it before.
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News Republic is known to serve ads too. you mind showing the ad on your lockscreen? Some of them contains hints of which app is serving them.
Also include a list of apps so maybe we can identify which is the culprit if any of us tried it before.
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I think I found what the problem is while looking on the Play store at the Sense Home app. Different ad, but same thing.
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I could be wrong because I'm not very smart, but I think this means its baked into the launcher, with no option to actually stop it. Tried clearing all app data, cache etc in airplane mode so it can't get more ads fed to it, but it's still there. Even tried to switch to a standard google launcher but even that didn't get rid of it.
I'm still hopeful that I'm missing something simple here, but also worried that HTC are being giant a-holes forcing ads and not allowing options to remove. Anyone have any other ideas?
By any chance do you have the Yelp App? LOL
also you could try
Settins/Sound &notifications/On the lock screen/
Don't show notifications at all
or go to Blinkfeed. Click the + sign and uncheck Mealtime recommendations.
Could just be sense home. Have you tried to disable ads in the launcher? If it still happens, then it's a third party app causing the lockscreen ads.
In order to get rid of notification apps that pop up in the upper left corner, all you have to do is swipe down to show the ads, then longpress on the particular app thats really pissing you off, and a menu will show and then select "never show again". That news republic used to piss me off all the time when it pops up and there was no other way to get rid of it. Its gone now,,,,lol. Anyway, try that method.
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In order to get rid of notification apps that pop up in the upper left corner, all you have to do is swipe down to show the ads, then longpress on the particular app thats really pissing you off, and a menu will show and then select "never show again". That news republic used to piss me off all the time when it pops up and there was no other way to get rid of it. Its gone now,,,,lol. Anyway, try that method.
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I can't do that because it's on the lock screen
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Could just be sense home. Have you tried to disable ads in the launcher? If it still happens, then it's a third party app causing the lockscreen ads.
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Thanks, have done all that and more. Has to be something else then .
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By any chance do you have the Yelp App? LOL
also you could try
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Don't show notifications at all
or go to Blinkfeed. Click the + sign and uncheck Mealtime recommendations.
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Thanks. I don't have yelp, and have tried that setting. Don't have meal recommendations on either.
OK I think I fixed it now. Pretty annoying.
It's counter-intuitive, but I had to actually enable mealtime recommendations in blinkfeed so that all the other stuff I turned off could override it, for some stupid reason.
Scratch that. It somehow un-fixed itself. This is driving me insane!!
Something to do with HTC and Yelp being in bed with each other, as I don't have yelp or anything on my phone. It still shows up whether I have mealtime recommendations or ads allow or disallowed or any combination of the above.
Be good if they would provide a simple/transparent way of blocking this s#!t. I really can't think of anything else to try.....
It's not news republic? That's the only thing I've seen do that
JarJar9 said:
On the lock screen a full screen ad appears within 3 seconds. I hate it. Is this normal?
I've tried disabling a bunch of stuff,changing permissions, notification options, etc, nothing seems to get rid of it. Anyone else had this issue, and found out what causes it or find a way to fix it?
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Yeah i got that the one time i signed into HTC account and turned on location for it. It started giving me lunch time recommendations etc. I dont normally use HTC account, just google, but thought i would try it on 11. Quickly did new setup and didn't sign in to HTC.
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Yeah i got that the one time i signed into HTC account and turned on location for it. It started giving me lunch time recommendations etc. I dont normally use HTC account, just google, but thought i would try it on 11. Quickly did new setup and didn't sign in to HTC.
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Thanks for that. Worked. I had to go though sense companion setup again to remove the account, but it worked. Took a bit of time afterwards for the ad to disappear, but it hasn't come back since.
Flashlight
I have an HTC U11 that started showing full screen ads (after about 3 seconds viewing the lockscreen, an ad appears suggesting a nearby restaurant) on the lockscreen. After trying everything I found online, I finally took someone's advice and disabled the Flashlight app. Yes, the Flashlight app that's installed when you get the phone. I didn't think it would work, but it did. Give it a try.
I have flashlight installed and use it multiple times a day via the squeeze function... I'd be very surprised if it's that.
Op, post a screenshot of all your installed apps if this problem still persists.
It sounds like you may have already figured it out. But this is likely the Sense Companion app. Which you can disable under settings - apps.
To my knowledge, the Sense Companion is what causes the lock screen suggestion that is pictured in the OP's screenshot.
Edit: Didn't realize that I repeated the post from the person above me.

Bixby no longer functioning after Oreo update?

After flashing Oreo into my S8+ (SM-G955FD) Via Odin, I've noticed that my Bixby wake-up command has completely killed itself, I've also received the new update that was rolled out a day or two ago, which is what I was waiting for before posting regarding it here; I know that many do not really care about Bixby but it happened to be quite useful to me, especially because I have to set Google Assistant as my "Default Assistant App" in order for its voice commands to work unlike Bixby but that's for my own personal preference, so I've tried to clear data on every Bixby applications and re-doing all of the voice training, it didn't do the job however there is something I've noticed when I attempt to get Bixby by voice command, in the notification tray there is a notification of Bixby indicating that it's supposedly waking up (Screenshot is included.)
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So that's all I have, if anyone can assist me on how this can be resolved, I'd really appreciate.. Nobody else has complained about this issue and I don't know if that's whether if people don't care or perhaps this is ONLY ME, which worries me so please, thank you in advance.
Whoops.
Seems like I cannot post images yet, but It's practically the new Oreo functionability which shows any applications that "display over screen".
DrNipz said:
After flashing Oreo into my S8+ (SM-G955FD) Via Odin, I've noticed that my Bixby wake-up command has completely killed itself, I've also received the new update that was rolled out a day or two ago, which is what I was waiting for before posting regarding it here; I know that many do not really care about Bixby but it happened to be quite useful to me, especially because I have to set Google Assistant as my "Default Assistant App" in order for its voice commands to work unlike Bixby but that's for my own personal preference, so I've tried to clear data on every Bixby applications and re-doing all of the voice training, it didn't do the job however there is something I've noticed when I attempt to get Bixby by voice command, in the notification tray there is a notification of Bixby indicating that it's supposedly waking up (Screenshot is included.)
So that's all I have, if anyone can assist me on how this can be resolved, I'd really appreciate.. Nobody else has complained about this issue and I don't know if that's whether if people don't care or perhaps this is ONLY ME, which worries me so please, thank you in advance.
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I dont like BIXBY sorry
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Bumppp
SO DONE.
I guess nobody really cares about this but I am as desperate as ever but I guess I'll have to go on without Bixby until they give another update which I don't know how long it might take, I've talked to several Samsung support agents and all I've got from them is stupid normie solutions that'll make you question how they got the job for that position, the "turning it off and on" meme is real and so annoying because they do not understand and will not even try to understand the issue and go on with their automated solutions that probably only help old white people trying to understand technology and apparently the support fails to tell them apart, I am absolutely livid after this horrible experience with Samsung, after hours of trying to make them understand, one understood and understood it so much that he realized he cannot help me at all and said that this is so technical that I'll have to either wait for an update which may or may not fix this or literally throw away my phone aka go get it replaced under warranty which is totally absurd.
I have the same problem, bixby just wont wake up, the icon pops on notification bar then disappears. Still cant find a solution
Edit: wirdly enough i just called it and it responded everything is working well, i dont know if its because of the CRB7 update. It just worked on its own
ModekXKay said:
I have the same problem, bixby just wont wake up, the icon pops on notification bar then disappears. Still cant find a solution
Edit: wirdly enough i just called it and it responded everything is working well, i dont know if its because of the CRB7 update. It just worked on its own
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I have done enough research on my own phone and the only moment Bixby voice has worked for me is when I reboot and keep saying "Hi Bixby" and it will suddenly work for at least 5-10minutes depending on what triggers it to not work, and I can't seem to figure what does that, because this has to do with some other software interrupting Bixby to show over screen because it's obviously reacting to you when you say Hi Bixby in the notification bar, so please let me know if it's working fine for you now regardless?
Update : Bixby Voice just received a new update 1.0.19.10, and yet it has not fixed the issue for me and I have also realized that Bixby works perfectly when in Safe mode so it could be a third-party app interfering as well.
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I have done enough research on my own phone and the only moment Bixby voice has worked for me is when I reboot and keep saying "Hi Bixby" and it will suddenly work for at least 5-10minutes depending on what triggers it to not work, and I can't seem to figure what does that, because this has to do with some other software interrupting Bixby to show over screen because it's obviously reacting to you when you say Hi Bixby in the notification bar, so please let me know if it's working fine for you now regardless?
Update : Bixby Voice just received a new update 1.0.19.10, and yet it has not fixed the issue for me and I have also realized that Bixby works perfectly when in Safe mode so it could be a third-party app interfering as well.
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Could be, try messing with overlay permitions and administrator.
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Could be, try messing with overlay permitions and administrator.
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I have fixed as it seems so far.. I started to uninstall unwanted apps to any suspicious apps, and I do not know which one but if you have any shady apps such as WPS testing app or anything related to such uninstall, anyways here is what I did; SafeMode>Settings>Device Assistant > Select none > then boot into normal > wait for Bixby to work > go into device assistant> pick Google back as assistant. That's all I did.
Okay, I was wrong after almost 24hours of using my phone with Bixby working it has suddenly again stopped working after I updated some apps on the PlaysStore, this issue seems very complex with no logic behind it, it's quite annoying..
Hi .. i have the same pb with my note 8 .. it had appeared after installed the android 8
Lets switch S8's
DrNipz said:
After flashing Oreo into my S8+ (SM-G955FD) Via Odin, I've noticed that my Bixby wake-up command has completely killed itself, I've also received the new update that was rolled out a day or two ago, which is what I was waiting for before posting regarding it here; I know that many do not really care about Bixby but it happened to be quite useful to me, especially because I have to set Google Assistant as my "Default Assistant App" in order for its voice commands to work unlike Bixby but that's for my own personal preference, so I've tried to clear data on every Bixby applications and re-doing all of the voice training, it didn't do the job however there is something I've noticed when I attempt to get Bixby by voice command, in the notification tray there is a notification of Bixby indicating that it's supposedly waking up (Screenshot is included.)
So that's all I have, if anyone can assist me on how this can be resolved, I'd really appreciate.. Nobody else has complained about this issue and I don't know if that's whether if people don't care or perhaps this is ONLY ME, which worries me so please, thank you in advance.
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I honestly think your in a better situation than most.
I do not know of any one who likes BIXBY.
I do like bixby.
I'm don't seem to have any real problems with bixby on Oreo. I problem I have is try to create quick commands.
If I say "Hi Bixby" it will open,
Then I can say Open "xda" and it will open.
Now say I want to go to the subscribed threads in the app.
with the app opened, I say "Hi Bixby" go to subscribed threads. It will not do it, but with the app opened I can press the bixby key and say subscribed threads and it will go to the threads. why?
DrNipz said:
After flashing Oreo into my S8+ (SM-G955FD) Via Odin, I've noticed that my Bixby wake-up command has completely killed itself, I've also received the new update that was rolled out a day or two ago, which is what I was waiting for before posting regarding it here; I know that many do not really care about Bixby but it happened to be quite useful to me, especially because I have to set Google Assistant as my "Default Assistant App" in order for its voice commands to work unlike Bixby but that's for my own personal preference, so I've tried to clear data on every Bixby applications and re-doing all of the voice training, it didn't do the job however there is something I've noticed when I attempt to get Bixby by voice command, in the notification tray there is a notification of Bixby indicating that it's supposedly waking up (Screenshot is included.)
So that's all I have, if anyone can assist me on how this can be resolved, I'd really appreciate.. Nobody else has complained about this issue and I don't know if that's whether if people don't care or perhaps this is ONLY ME, which worries me so please, thank you in advance.
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Question, did you flash all the files included in the update?
Reson i asked is because i had the same issue, i got in touch with samsung, but after getting into my phone and not fixing the issue, i remembered i had omited one of the files in the update, (i think i missunderstood a post or something), i reflashed ALL the files in the update, aparently it did not work, but then i went into apps 3 dots show system apps, from the list of apps i located ALL the Bixby apps i counted 6, got into Storage and cleared the data from all 6, i restarted, bixby and it worked.
No clue I disabled it
I finally received the Sprint Oreo update I'm having the same problem so it's probably not a problem with you flashing it. I usually use a combination of Bixby and Google Assistant.
Edit: If you wipe cache partition, it will work again but then stop.
I have the same exact problem
tnbx said:
I have the same exact problem
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I have figured out how to resolve this without factory reset, please look for my thread on r/GalaxyS8, my username is the same as here.
Never had any issue when I updated to oreo it works just the same as always
DrNipz said:
I have figured out how to resolve this without factory reset, please look for my thread on r/GalaxyS8, my username is the same as here.
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I can't find it
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DrNipz said:
I have figured out how to resolve this without factory reset, please look for my thread on r/GalaxyS8, my username is the same as here.
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I've found it thank you , been like 2 months I don't use it , kinda gave up trying but now it's fixed thank u
Turning off microphone permissions on some apps did the trick ??????
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Just wanna share a way to remap the Bixby button without "calling" the Bixby app , it just needs adb permissions with a command no root needed ???
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flar2.homebutton

Question Samsung Pay no longer an app option for side key double press (power button)

Pretty much that the title says. I attempt to go to set double clicking the power button to open Samsung pay, and i do not see the app as an option anymore. I used to have it set on my s21 ultra. I have a fresh install so i didn't transfer any of my settings to my s22 Ultra. Anyone else having this issue? Any work arounds?
I already have my Samsung pay set up and I've been using it. I attempted to uninstall and reinstall Samsung pay and that didn't help.
You could use the quick access settings from samsung pay. I have mine to activate is i swipe up on screen off or on lock. I leave the swipe on home screen off to avoid issues with gestures.
AndroidNO0B said:
You could use the quick access settings from samsung pay. I have mine to activate is i swipe up on screen off or on lock. I leave the swipe on home screen off to avoid issues with gestures.
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Thanks but I already have that on. I'm specifically looking to use the power button as a shortcut
mmafighter077 said:
Thanks but I already have that on. I'm specifically looking to use the power button as a shortcut
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Look for Side Key in System Settings, not in Samsung Pay. You can set Double press for Samsung Pay.
lokto7 said:
Look for Side Key in System Settings, not in Samsung Pay. You can set Double press for Samsung Pay.
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That's exactly what I'm doing. I went to the system settings and selected side key. But like i said, Samsung pay is not an option on the list of apps to set as a side key double press.
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That's exactly what I'm doing. I went to the system settings and selected side key. But like i said, Samsung pay is not an option on the list of apps to set as a side key double press.
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Mine does. I got the March patch.
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Mine does. I got the March patch.
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That's weird. I don't have that option...
mmafighter077 said:
That's weird. I don't have that option...
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Same here
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Mine does. I got the March patch.
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Maybe i just wait for the March update. If i don't get the option, then my search will continue.
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Maybe i just wait for the March update. If i don't get the option, then my search will continue.
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Mine has it, and I haven't received the March patch yet. I have been using Samsung Pay with the double press since I got my S22U.
I have it too!
GibMcFragger said:
Mine has it, and I haven't received the March patch yet. I have been using Samsung Pay with the double press since I got my S22U.
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This is frustrating this. I'm going to start using the side actions app to remap it for now..
BUMPING this post. I got the March update but still no option to select Samsung pay as a side key option. I'm using a third party app but it's ideal because it opens up bixby for a split second and then it opens up Samsung pay but on the wrong screen.
Anyone know of any fixes short of factory resetting my phone?
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BUMPING this post. I got the March update but still no option to select Samsung pay as a side key option. I'm using a third party app but it's ideal because it opens up bixby for a split second and then it opens up Samsung pay but on the wrong screen.
Anyone know of any fixes short of factory resetting my phone?
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Just open the Samsung Pay app, Accept the permissions if required, Install the update if required too.
After all that, go to your side key settings and it'll show up.
I don't even use it tbf, but i saw your message and realised mine didn't show it either (Already updated too). So i was curious...
Mobzter said:
Just open the Samsung Pay app, Accept the permissions if required, Install the update if required too.
After all that, go to your side key settings and it'll show up.
I don't even use it tbf, but i saw your message and realised mine didn't show it either (Already updated too). So i was curious...
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I have all permissions accepted and the most up to date app.
Did you not have it as an option at first? And after following your steps then you got it to show?
Hmm Interesting... I didn't have the option to start off with either
When i went to Samsung pay, it asked me to change settings to allow 2 of the permissions. Then it asked me to install it. After installing i headed straight into side keys and the option turned up like that.
Thought i would test my theory out another way.
Uninstalled it, Then reinstalled it
*Note* - I don't have any cards attached to mine. I don't know if you'll have to fill all yours out again ‍♂
mmafighter077 said:
I have all permissions accepted and the most up to date app.
Did you not have it as an option at first? And after following your steps then you got it to show?
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Did you manage to get it to work pal?
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Did you manage to get it to work pal?
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Nothing. I uninstalled it reinstalled it. Cleared cache, cleared data, cleared cache in recovery, repaired apps in recovery. I have no idea what else to do. I have gpay i wonder if that's causing issues.
I'm in the US on TMo, have Samsung Pay working with normal method and March update. Samsung Pay is not an option in the side key double press applications.
I have T-Mobile and no Samsung Pay option for the side key despite having Samsung Pay set up. Although I do not intend to use it, I would like to understand why the option does not appear for all owners

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