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Need Google play services apk for verizon galaxy s III

I recently received a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III with android 4.4.2 from a friend, but it doesn't have Google play services, nor does it have Google play installed. I tried a factory reset but that didn't work and I found out you need a specific Google play services app or it wont work. The usb port is also broken so I cant hook it up to a computer. Please help.

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The-10th-Doctor said:
I recently received a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III with android 4.4.2 from a friend, but it doesn't have Google play services, nor does it have Google play installed. I tried a factory reset but that didn't work and I found out you need a specific Google play services app or it wont work. The usb port is also broken so I cant hook it up to a computer. Please help.
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I have several play services apk files but I'm not on the locked bootloader. Unsure if it will work, I know where to find versions if your requesting a specific one
And that's very odd that it doesn't have play installed. Most come pre installed especially on a verizon rom
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He said he rooted it before and accidentally uninstalled Google play services and that he couldn't find the right one to reinstall either, so that's why it doesn't have it on there. Also, I need the right apk for my phone because I read that you need the one with a specific three number ending in the app version, but I don't know what mine is because my phone doesn't have the app so I can't check the last three numbers and I have tried a couple apks before but they didn't work

The-10th-Doctor said:
He said he rooted it before and accidentally uninstalled Google play services and that he couldn't find the right one to reinstall either, so that's why it doesn't have it on there. Also, I need the right apk for my phone because I read that you need the one with a specific three number ending in the app version, but I don't know what mine is because my phone doesn't have the app so I can't check the last three numbers and I have tried a couple apks before but they didn't work
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Unsure how to help then
From my CM11 S3

If someone that has a Verizon Galaxy s III running android 4.4.2 Kitkat could post a screenshot of the app info of Google play services, or just post the full version number from the app info under application manager, I would probably be able to find the right apk.

I have another S3 here at my house, my gfs S3 but she has it with her, I could get that if you can wait. Your call
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I am able to wait. It's not like I'll die if I don't have google play services.

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Here is a screen shot of play services, stock 4.4.2 Verizon S3.
I may be wrong, but if you get the play store installed won't it download and install play services? Is been awhile since I've had to mess with it.
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Here is a screen shot of play services, stock 4.4.2 Verizon S3.
I may be wrong, but if you get the play store installed won't it download and install play services? Is been awhile since I've had to mess with it.
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I haven't tried installing google play store before trying to install services. Maybe it does download and install services, I'll have to try it. Thanks for the screenshot as well.

So I installed google play store 5.0.38, and when I open it the screen to either login in or create an account appears and I put in my info and hit sign in but a message appears (in attached screen shot) and i cant sign in but i can sign in to google through my browse, and I've tried my neighbors internet (with his consent) just to check its not just mine, but it doesnt work on my neighbors either. Any ideas?

The-10th-Doctor said:
So I installed google play store 5.0.38, and when I open it the screen to either login in or create an account appears and I put in my info and hit sign in but a message appears (in attached screen shot) and i cant sign in but i can sign in to google through my browse, and I've tried my neighbors internet (with his consent) just to check its not just mine, but it doesnt work on my neighbors either. Any ideas?
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Try installing Google play services...
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ShapesBlue said:
Try installing Google play services...
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I just installed google play services (same one as roaddogg) but I am still getting the same error.

The-10th-Doctor said:
So I installed google play store 5.0.38, and when I open it the screen to either login in or create an account appears and I put in my info and hit sign in but a message appears (in attached screen shot) and i cant sign in but i can sign in to google through my browse, and I've tried my neighbors internet (with his consent) just to check its not just mine, but it doesnt work on my neighbors either. Any ideas?
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I'm not home right now, but give me a bit and I will try and pull my play services and get it to you. Not having it may be your sign in problems.
Oops, just noticed the last couple posts. I can still get you mine if you need it. Also, check and see if play services is actually running.
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roaddog665 said:
I'm not home right now, but give me a bit and I will try and pull my play services and get it to you. Not having it may be your sign in problems.
Oops, just noticed the last couple posts. I can still get you mine if you need it. Also, check and see if play services is actually running.
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Google play services is running, I'll attach a screenshot of it with this post. But if its not too much of a hassle, the apk from your phone might work.

The-10th-Doctor said:
Google play services is running, I'll attach a screenshot of it with this post. But if its not too much of a hassle, the apk from your phone might work.
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Sent you a PM.
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So thanks to talking with roaddog we were able to figure out that i didnt have them installed as system apps (I didnt know how, as i'm new to this) he told me how and once they were installed as system apps and after i rebooted, I signed in to my google account and it worked and so do all google apps!

The-10th-Doctor said:
So thanks to talking with roaddog we were able to figure out that i didnt have them installed as system apps (I didnt know how, as i'm new to this) he told me how and once they were installed as system apps and after i rebooted, I signed in to my google account and it worked and so do all google apps!
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Glad to hear it worked out, I had a feeling you needed play services installed which is why I suggested it. Roaddog thanks for helping with all of this
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ShapesBlue said:
Glad to hear it worked out, I had a feeling you needed play services installed which is why I suggested it. Roaddog thanks for helping with all of this
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Glad to help. I've needed plenty myself and have anyways found someone on here that was willing.
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[Help] GMS (sort) of working?

Hi everyone,
So although that I had made attempts to successfully install gms without any errors, I did not fully succeed in any of the guides. My firmware was 114 or 117 (don't remember now) and I tried several times with this firmware, as well as with 121 firmware (the only update I had).
So far, Google photos, Google maps, Google drive, YouTube, whatsapp, all work, however I am getting the notification "device is not play protect certified" when I open them (attached).
NEVERTHELESS, I do note foll:
- whatsapp backup successfully restored from Google drive, - Google photos sync and backup successfully between devices
- maps work (haven't actually navigated, but seems that everything is calculated properly).
-Contacts have synced with my Google contacts
-Gmail app works, but whenever I launch the app I get a banner saying "Google is having trouble with play services. Please try again", however I can see behind the banner that all new mails are there, but if i click the compose msg button, then I keep getting the error and cannot proceed.
-What I noticed though is that no any app currently installed on my p20 pro has been restored from play store on the p40 pro.
-i have NO notifications from Google apps
-Google search app works only for searching, I have no cards displayed on Google feed and it shows that I am not signed in, although all other Google apps have me properly signed in.
-Google Home does not work, since it does not allow me to sign in.
-Youtube works normally without any errors, actually I am also receiving notifications of newly uploaded videos :/
What the heck is going on? How come they partly work since my device is not certified and I am getting the notification page in all Google apps when they first launch?
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IMO you should factory reset the phone and try another method for installing GMS until you find one that works for you. I tried a few and this way I was able to made it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83303057&postcount=262
It seems it is not possible to have both notifications and play store working together, so you use Icebox to freeze Google Play after restoring your purchased in order to have notifications. Then use a replacement store like Aurora.
Good luck and don't give up ?

I have Google installed, with Google Play and notifications active (I don't know if that metod still works)
https://youtu.be/SrRW5ZcX1M0
A friend had installed Google on Mate30 pro yesterday and today from here:
https://youtu.be/VA-gyruGORo
https://youtu.be/J141DvUxIrU

I've tried both of these methods and both work on my P40 Pro with firmware .131. I've now updated to August security patch .154 and all Google services are still working fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fTIZFehwlw&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA-gyruGORo This is the one I am currently using for the last few weeks with no problems at all.
Good luck and don't give up

sko4a said:
IMO you should factory reset the phone and try another method for installing GMS until you find one that works for you. I tried a few and this way I was able to made it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83303057&postcount=262
It seems it is not possible to have both notifications and play store working together, so you use Icebox to freeze Google Play after restoring your purchased in order to have notifications. Then use a replacement store like Aurora.
Good luck and don't give up [emoji846]
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Thanks mate
I tried many methods so far, the one you used, one from a German guy, the other from the Portuguese guy (video in English) but all more or less resulted the same.
What I cannot understand is whether I do have play services working after all, or not, since as I said, my content syncs, although I am getting the non-certified error. Ok, and I do not have notifications from gapss.. [emoji23]
So I am really really confused.
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Shymmy said:
I have Google installed, with Google Play and notifications active (I don't know if that metod still works)
https://youtu.be/SrRW5ZcX1M0
A friend had installed Google on Mate30 pro yesterday and today from here:
https://youtu.be/VA-gyruGORo
https://youtu.be/J141DvUxIrU
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I will try the second one, first already tried, thanks! [emoji3]
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potsykate said:
I've tried both of these methods and both work on my P40 Pro with firmware .131. I've now updated to August security patch .154 and all Google services are still working fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fTIZFehwlw&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA-gyruGORo This is the one I am currently using for the last few weeks with no problems at all.
Good luck and don't give up
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Mine didn't work with that, or did it? I really don't know what to say. It's just weird, I have my content but I have this error and I don't have any notifications, yet everything syncs. Google photos sync automatically between my p20 pro and the p40 pro, etc
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potsykate said:
I've tried both of these methods and both work on my P40 Pro with firmware .131. I've now updated to August security patch .154 and all Google services are still working fine.
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This is the one I am currently using for the last few weeks with no problems at all.
Good luck and don't give up
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How to downgrade? Some tutorial just downloading firmware with checking firmware approve or not approve. Is it safe to install with differen region firmware? Or all firmware just the same and can be installed to all devices?

dalfshiro said:
How to downgrade? Some tutorial just downloading firmware with checking firmware approve or not approve. Is it safe to install with differen region firmware? Or all firmware just the same and can be installed to all devices?
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No, it is not save to install a firmware that does not suite to your device. In best case it just can't be installed, in worst case you'll brick your phone. This is at least what I think and what a heard from other user reports in this forum. Do you have difficulties to find the right firmware?

thanito said:
Hi everyone,
So although that I had made attempts to successfully install gms without any errors, I did not fully succeed in any of the guides. My firmware was 114 or 117 (don't remember now) and I tried several times with this firmware, as well as with 121 firmware (the only update I had).
So far, Google photos, Google maps, Google drive, YouTube, whatsapp, all work, however I am getting the notification "device is not play protect certified" when I open them (attached).
NEVERTHELESS, I do note foll:
- whatsapp backup successfully restored from Google drive, - Google photos sync and backup successfully between devices
- maps work (haven't actually navigated, but seems that everything is calculated properly).
-Contacts have synced with my Google contacts
-Gmail app works, but whenever I launch the app I get a banner saying "Google is having trouble with play services. Please try again", however I can see behind the banner that all new mails are there, but if i click the compose msg button, then I keep getting the error and cannot proceed.
-What I noticed though is that no any app currently installed on my p20 pro has been restored from play store on the p40 pro.
-i have NO notifications from Google apps
-Google search app works only for searching, I have no cards displayed on Google feed and it shows that I am not signed in, although all other Google apps have me properly signed in.
-Google Home does not work, since it does not allow me to sign in.
-Youtube works normally without any errors, actually I am also receiving notifications of newly uploaded videos :/
What the heck is going on? How come they partly work since my device is not certified and I am getting the notification page in all Google apps when they first launch?
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So what I can say from my side, Gmail app works for me. And Google Home allows me to sign in. Anyway I don´t use this app, so I cannot say more about it.
On the other side I had problems with syncing contacts and calendar.. but I found a solution.
Maybe the "functionality" refers to the firmware, maybe the GMS installation is just not "perfect".
Any other apps, that don´t work for you.? I can install them on my phone and try, if they are not country related, as "food delivery service" you´ve mentioned?
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thanito said:
First of all, thanks vm for your assistance
You can try to search for "efood delivery" , but even netflix does not let me sign in, although their behavior is different; when i click sign in to netflix, i get the pop up abt the device not being certified, then takes me back to initial netflix screen. In the efood app, I click to launch the app, i get the error and then the app closes again. The weird thing is that efood is also in appGallery (huawei native store), so supposedly it should work.
To be honest, I love huawei devices for their build quality, cameras, battery performance and I have been debating with myself on whether I should buy the p40 pro (i really need google apps for so many reasons- home automation by using google home, etc), but I guess I am screwed; unless I make things work properly i will have to keep using my p20 pro.
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I just installed efood delivery, at least it lets me to sign in via facebook.
Concerning Netflix. It doesn´t work on some devices. I had problems with OnePlus and also with my Huawei P40 Pro at the beginning. Now it works (after installing through Aurora Store I think). I don´t think it is GSM related. For me it works. But there are some solutions in the app-section on XDA.

Flying Fox said:
So what I can say from my side, Gmail app works for me. And Google Home allows me to sign in. Anyway I don´t use this app, so I cannot say more about it.
On the other side I had problems with syncing contacts and calendar.. but I found a solution.
Maybe the "functionality" refers to the firmware, maybe the GMS installation is just not "perfect".
Any other apps, that don´t work for you.? I can install them on my phone and try, if they are not country related, as "food delivery service" you´ve mentioned?
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The installation is far from perfect i tell you that
Let me ask you something, so if you have a successful gms installation, i take it that after that you have to freeze gsf in order to have push notifications of you have normal push notifications?I am somewhat confused on this. Do you have to freeze gsf to have push and then to unfreeze only when you want to use playstore?

thanito said:
The installation is far from perfect i tell you that
Let me ask you something, so if you have a successful gms installation, i take it that after that you have to freeze gsf in order to have push notifications of you have normal push notifications?I am somewhat confused on this. Do you have to freeze gsf to have push and then to unfreeze only when you want to use playstore?
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No, I didn´t freeze anything. But as I remember it didn´t work from the beginning. I tried so many things and actually I don´t know why everything is working now. I should have written down all my steps . I think I also updated Google services. For syncing contacts I had to downgrade GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.
And I still didn´t recognize, if I get all the notifications that are possible. But I get them for my mails and all other messages (using signal for sms), whatsapp and I don´t miss anything.
If I understood correctly you imported your apps from your P20? Another idea, that there is a conflict with this method? I didn´t have this opportunity as I came from a non huawei device. I had to install all my apps from scratch using Aurora as well as Playstore especially for my paid apps.

Flying Fox said:
No, I didn´t freeze anything. But as I remember it didn´t work from the beginning. I tried so many things and actually I don´t know why everything is working now. I should have written down all my steps . I think I also updated Google services. For syncing contacts I had to downgrade GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.
And I still didn´t recognize, if I get all the notifications that are possible. But I get them for my mails and all other messages (using signal for sms), whatsapp and I don´t miss anything.
If I understood correctly you imported your apps from your P20? Another idea, that there is a conflict with this method? I didn´t have this opportunity as I came from a non huawei device. I had to install all my apps from scratch using Aurora as well as Playstore especially for my paid apps.
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Since I had nothing to lose (phone not being properly setup with gms) I restored my p20 pro backup via hisuite. All my data, even home screen, were restored, minus 76 apps which failed for no apparent reason, I just saw a msg that 76 apps did not complete restoration (I have more than 250 apps installed normally)
Now I am pairing my Samsung watch active 2 to see if this works, but as I see it, I will have to try again from scratch.
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thanito said:
Since I had nothing to lose (phone not being properly setup with gms) I restored my p20 pro backup via hisuite. All my data, even home screen, were restored, minus 76 apps which failed for no apparent reason, I just saw a msg that 76 apps did not complete restoration (I have more than 250 apps installed normally)
Now I am pairing my Samsung watch active 2 to see if this works, but as I see it, I will have to try again from scratch.
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Of course I cannot know but HiSuite could be the problem, especially if you restore data from a different device. Did you just restore app data or also system data? I´m not firm with HiSuite, but also with former devices I sometimes had conflicts by using backup apps - one reason I miss root.... but I knew it before and still happy with Huawei and the given solutions here on XDA.
So yes, maybe give it a second try, but please don´t make me responsible if you brick your phone ... Good luck!
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Or you try to reset all your settings first through the phone´s menu. Maybe you have also restored settings from your older device which cause a conflict now.

Flying Fox said:
Of course I cannot know but HiSuite could be the problem, especially if you restore data from a different device. Did you just restore app data or also system data? I´m not firm with HiSuite, but also with former devices I sometimes had conflicts by using backup apps - one reason I miss root.... but I knew it before and still happy with Huawei and the given solutions here on XDA.
So yes, maybe give it a second try, but please don´t make me responsible if you brick your phone ... Good luck!
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Or you try to reset all your settings first through the phone´s menu. Maybe you have also restored settings from your older device which cause a conflict now.
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I will try to start from scratch again today if I have some time to spare. Did you install MicroG as well?

thanito said:
I will try to start from scratch again today if I have some time to spare. Did you install MicroG as well?
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No, both is not possible.

Flying Fox said:
No, both is not possible.
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Meaning? Is there a way to install microG and have everything working without this trick?

thanito said:
Meaning? Is there a way to install microG and have everything working without this trick?
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I don´t think so. Maybe you take a look into this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...-to-google-notifications-gms-sketchy-t4142659.
Especially the first post will answer your question, and also #13 of the OP:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83212197&postcount=13

Flying Fox said:
I don´t think so. Maybe you take a look into this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hu...-to-google-notifications-gms-sketchy-t4142659.
Especially the first post will answer your question, and also #13 of the OP:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83212197&postcount=13
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Thanks mate, it starts getting a bit more clear now[emoji16]
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I also noted that in my setting menu when I select Google account it just keeps loading, is it the same in yours?
P.s: yesterday I inserted my sim cards and got a notification for 154 update, finally.. [emoji23] (although I won't be doing the update until I get this working)
FOR the time being, with my device as is, I would say that I could use it if I had Google home working (my local food app suddenly started to work), even though I am getting the error page when I open apps, since it seems that at the same time apps are working. Any solution on that?
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Run google pay on Wear OS watch with Huawei Mate XS

I've finally found a way to have google pay running while having my Mate XS. I decided to buy a Wear OS smartwatch which comes with google pay hoping that thing would be easy enough to setup but because the GAPPS have been sideloaded, the phone refuses to connect my google accounts to the watch. If you follow my steps below, you'll be able to use your smartwatch smoothly with your Mate XS or any Huawei smartphones for that matter.
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PREREQUESITE:
1. Another smartphone which runs google apps from factory and supports google pay (tap&pay)
2. A computer that can run ADB (ADB on computer required to send commands to the watch)
3. Huawei phone (Mate XS in my case)
4. GAPPS installed and running on Huawei phone
Step 1:
Download Google Pay and Wear OS on both the Huawei phone and the other phone but don't open them.
Step 2:
Connect your google account(s) to the other phone, setup and pair your smartwatch to that phone and don't forget to copy your google accounts to the watch.
Step 3:
Setup your bank card(s) on Google Pay if not done already.
Step 4:
When the watch is connected to the other phone, turn off bluetooth of that phone.
Step 5:
Connect your watch to the computer and run ADB (Depending your watch brand, it can be done wired or wireless guide here)
Step 6:
Follow the guide from step 5 and when your watch is connected with the Huawei Mate XS, open google pay (ON THE WATCH)
Step 7:
The watch will prompt you to finish the bank card(s) setup on your phone, just follow the prompts and repeat the step on your watch should you want to add more cards.
Done!! Now you have your Google account(s) setup on the watch as well as google pay

I needed to do that if the GMS is installed on mate xs it's easier

I followed the steps but as the Google Pay on the watch starts to connect to the Google Pay on the Mate XS to add a card, the Google Pay on the Mate XS just shuts down, leaving the watch trying to add the card for good.

yassero said:
I followed the steps but as the Google Pay on the watch starts to connect to the Google Pay on the Mate XS to add a card, the Google Pay on the Mate XS just shuts down, leaving the watch trying to add the card for good.
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what is your watch?

addx972 said:
what is your watch?
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Huawei Watch 2

yassero said:
Huawei Watch 2
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Okay, you deleted the Google pay app to clean up the app's data?

addx972 said:
Okay, you deleted the Google pay app to clean up the app's data?
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Ofcourse....I uninstalled Google Pay and Wear OS before installing them back.

@McMethylated do you have any suggestions? did you experience this with your Huawei Mate XS?

yassero said:
@McMethylated do you have any suggestions? did you experience this with your Huawei Mate XS?
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don't you think the watch is too old to work because normally it shouldn't close just uninstall google pay and try the installation?

addx972 said:
don't you think the watch is too old to work because normally it shouldn't close just uninstall google pay and try the installation?
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It is not too old at all. It works the Google Pay normally with other very old phones. The watch does not close. What disappears is the Google Pay app on the Huawei Mate XS. It flashes out as the watch tries to add a credit card but it is still there as an opened app in the recent apps view. I can open it separately as an app but that doesn't do anything. I tried reinstalling Google Pay on the phone but getting the same result.

I got a new Fossil Gen 5 instead of the Huawei Watch 2. I followed the steps and ended up with the same result. Google Pay on the watch initiates the process of adding cards but on the phone Google Pay just opens then flashes out to the background for ever. Any ideas?

yassero said:
I got a new Fossil Gen 5 instead of the Huawei Watch 2. I followed the steps and ended up with the same result. Google Pay on the watch initiates the process of adding cards but on the phone Google Pay just opens then flashes out to the background for ever. Any ideas?
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so I have the same watch as you and the same phone also if it closes it's a problem with the way is to install the gms go in parameter in search type administrator of the device and make me a capture please and tell me you have freeze gfs ?

addx972 said:
so I have the same watch as you and the same phone also if it closes it's a problem with the way is to install the gms go in parameter in search type administrator of the device and make me a capture please and tell me you have freeze gfs ?
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Do you mean I get a screenshot of the listed administrators in the phone settings? What do you mean by freeze gfs?

yassero said:
Do you mean I get a screenshot of the listed administrators in the phone settings? What do you mean by freeze gfs?
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I wanted you to take a screenshot for me when you go to the settings I asked you to see what is enabled
for the freezing of the gfs do you have any notifications that arrive?

addx972 said:
I wanted you to take a screenshot for me when you go to the settings I asked you to see what is enabled
for the freezing of the gfs do you have any notifications that arrive?
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Here is a screenshot of what is in the administrator....I do not receive any notifications when Google Pay hangs in the background

yassero said:
Here is a screenshot of what is in the administrator....I do not receive any notifications when Google Pay hangs in the background
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delete google pay and test again to add your card without installing the application

addx972 said:
delete google pay and test again to add your card without installing the application
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I uninstalled Google Pay from on then phone and tried to add a card from on the watch. It did the same exact thing. It opened Google Pay on the phone (I believe as a Google Play Service) and then shut down kept running in the background

yassero said:
I uninstalled Google Pay from on then phone and tried to add a card from on the watch. It did the same exact thing. It opened Google Pay on the phone (I believe as a Google Play Service) and then shut down kept running in the background
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wait if I understand you correctly you have installed your watch on an android phone with the gms and you want to add your card on the android phone which is not huawei?

addx972 said:
wait if I understand you correctly you have installed your watch on an android phone with the gms and you want to add your card on the android phone which is not huawei?
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I have a Mate XS with gms installed and running well for a year now except Google Pay doesn't work. I followed the steps on post #1 above on my new Fossil Gen 5. The Watch is now connected to the Mate XS and Google Pay on the phone opens up then hangs to the background as I try to add a card on the watch.

yassero said:
I have a Mate XS with gms installed and running well for a year now except Google Pay doesn't work. I followed the steps on post #1 above on my new Fossil Gen 5. The Watch is now connected to the Mate XS and Google Pay on the phone opens up then hangs to the background as I try to add a card on the watch.
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ok i have no idea because i was able to transfer my watch without needing another phone and easily install google pay your watch is connected to another phone too right?

Google Search App keeps updating itself, any way to prevent this?

Hey guys,
I just discovered that the Google Search App (incl Assistant) keeps auto updating on all my devices, although Play Store is set to "manual".
This shouldn't happen at all, find this rather shady.
Has anyone any clue how to block this behavior? I'm rooted, just in case you might ask.
Thanks!

You might be able to at least block it from connecting to the web using netguard.

@shaftenberg
Simply disable automatic updates of apps:
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jwoegerbauer said:
Simply disable automatic updates of apps:
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Well, as stated in OP, automatic update is disabled in Play Store.
That's why I'm so annoyed because Google App (velvet.apk) doesn't respect the setting.
@SmawtPho20 I don't want to block the Play Store completely, that's not a workaround by itself
Has someone successfully signed velvet.apk so that it won't be recognized by Play Store but still working?
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I just have tried to sign velvet.apk with another key and installed it as system app, but it crashes then. This isn't a solution.

Magisk debloater module to debloat it.

Karma Firewall, uses almost no battery, freeware.
Or...
If you don't use wifi, set to update by wifi only

pl1992aw said:
Magisk debloater module to debloat it.
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Well, I do not want to remove the Google App - I just do NOT want it to auto-update it by itself. I mean, come on, the user setting is "do not update" and Google App and Youtube keep updating nevertheless. Gladly I use Youtube Vanced, so because of the other signature, auto update doesn't work.
But Google App force closes when signing with another key.
I'm using the voice search feature alot, this is the only purpose for the app in my case. So I need velvet.apk / Google App.
OR: Has anyone an idea where to get voice search only? This is baked in unfortunately as far as I know.

Voice search? Bixby's big sister
Just more invasive Gookill data mining.
You're not the customer, you're the product.
You know like cattle...

shaftenberg said:
Has anyone an idea where to get voice search only?
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Try Google Go ?

blackhawk said:
Voice search? Bixby's big sister
Just more invasive Gookill data mining.
You're not the customer, you're the product.
You know like cattle...
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Your post is not useful at all, please stop trolling if you don't have any helpful things to say.
Stumbled upon many messages of you in the past few hours regarding Play Services and Battery drain and it seems, you simply hate Google but your "advices" do not help as they are out of logic in the corresponding threads.
@pl1992aw Google Go does not provide a system wide voice messaging unfortunately, but thanks for the hint!

shaftenberg said:
Your post is not useful at all, please stop trolling if you don't have any helpful things to say.
Stumbled upon many messages of you in the past few hours regarding Play Services and Battery drain and it seems, you simply hate Google but your "advices" do not help as they are out of logic in the corresponding threads.
@pl1992aw Google Go does not provide a system wide voice messaging unfortunately, but thanks for the hint!
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shaftenberg said:
Hey guys,
I just discovered that the Google Search App (incl Assistant) keeps auto updating on all my devices, although Play Store is set to "manual".
This shouldn't happen at all, find this rather shady.
Has anyone any clue how to block this behavior? I'm rooted, just in case you might ask.
Thanks!
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Simply my opinion. You called it "shady" yourself.
So stop stumbling like a smuck

shaftenberg said:
Hey guys,
I just discovered that the Google Search App (incl Assistant) keeps auto updating on all my devices, although Play Store is set to "manual".
This shouldn't happen at all, find this rather shady.
Has anyone any clue how to block this behavior? I'm rooted, just in case you might ask.
Thanks!
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I'm struggling with the same issue. The voice-to-text was wrecked by the last update. Uninstall update and everything is good again. I have also disabled auto update on the Play Store and it keeps updating. All I can figure is that there is an update file saved on the phone that it is accessing. Does anyone know if it is possible to find/ delete the update file? FWIW, I am not rooted on this device (S20).

tacotory said:
I'm struggling with the same issue. The voice-to-text was wrecked by the last update. Uninstall update and everything is good again. I have also disabled auto update on the Play Store and it keeps updating. All I can figure is that there is an update file saved on the phone that it is accessing. Does anyone know if it is possible to find/ delete the update file? FWIW, I am not rooted on this device (S20).
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Try clearing the system cache.
Hard reboot.
SDMaid might be able to find/delete the corpse file on a non-root phone. I use the old Samsung 360° powered Device Care* to clear system logs which works well.
*firewall blocked due to potential CCP spyware

blackhawk said:
Try clearing the system cache.
Hard reboot.
SDMaid might be able to find/delete the corpse file on a non-root phone. I use the old Samsung 360° powered Device Care* to clear system logs which works well.
*firewall blocked due to potential CCP spyware
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Well, I cleared system cache and the app cache and it came back again this am.
Do you happen to know what directory the update file may be saved in and any clues on file name to look for?
Someone on another site recommended disabling Play Store and switching to a different apk app, which sounded promising. My main concern though is that I had already disabled "auto update" on the PS for the Google app and it keeps doing it- so either the file is already on my phone and the app is updating from there, or PS could be ignoring my selection...

tacotory said:
Well, I cleared system cache and the app cache and it came back again this am.
Do you happen to know what directory the update file may be saved in and any clues on file name to look for?
Someone on another site recommended disabling Play Store and switching to a different apk app, which sounded promising. My main concern though is that I had already disabled "auto update" on the PS for the Google app and it keeps doing it- so either the file is already on my phone and the app is updating from there, or PS could be ignoring my selection...
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I keep Playwhore package disabled unless I need it. It will constantly run in the background, at start up etc. I don't use wifi, my wifi is always disabled so I set it to auto update by wifi only.
Nothing updates on my 10+ unless I authorize it to. Updates are way overrated and many times not in your best interests.
You can try locking it down with Karma Firewall. On Pie and below it's valuable logging feature is full functional. Thank Google for the limited app resources change starting with Q.
Karma uses almost no battery. A great app.

tacotory said:
I'm struggling with the same issue. The voice-to-text was wrecked by the last update. Uninstall update and everything is good again. I have also disabled auto update on the Play Store and it keeps updating. All I can figure is that there is an update file saved on the phone that it is accessing. Does anyone know if it is possible to find/ delete the update file? FWIW, I am not rooted on this device (S20).
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Finally there is someone with the same problem Not that I like it, but now I don't feel that stupid anymore.
It seems, that Google pushes updates to Google App and Youtube regardless of the user settings in Play Store. But Youtube can't be updated automatically, because I'm using Youtube Vanced and the auto-update fails (haha).
So I suspected that a velvet.apk signed with another key would help, but this crashes immediately at start.
I haven't found a solution yet other than disabling Play Store, but this isn't a workaround for me. If you enable PS again, it will silently update Google App anyway in that short time frame.
I don't even know if Play Store is the culprit or the Google Play Services. If I had to guess, I'd tend more to the Play Services, but I really don't know.
What do you mean with "update file"? The apk to be installed will be downloaded either in a temp directory which isn't accessible without root, or it will be stored in the cache partition which you can safely clear in your recovery (Vol Up & Power). But I assume, deleting the apk wouldn't solve the problem as it has been installed already then.

Goggle Assistant and/or Quick Search maybe the culprit(s). I have both disabled along with Google Backup Transport and Framework.
I'm running on Pie as well as the factory load for most of the Google apps including Gmail and maps. I don't have this issue.
It may have something to do with Google account settings; there are many spread out in a big mess. Go through them all. I disabled most of them including Firebase and casting.
Gookill sucks.

Well, I am several days now without the app updating. Seems the solution was to disable the Google Play Services (not Play Store) app. Not sure if it is temporary or permanent of if it will cause long-term issues, but for now I have the voice-to-text interface that actually works good.

tacotory said:
Well, I am several days now without the app updating. Seems the solution was to disable the Google Play Services (not Play Store) app. Not sure if it is temporary or permanent of if it will cause long-term issues, but for now I have the voice-to-text interface that actually works good.
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I'm just curious to see if this held or not. I've been dealing with the same thing with my SwiftKey keyboard. The Google app completely ruins speech to text on it. And the more you roll it back, the more frequently it wants to update. I've been fighting it for months and so far the only thing that I found are suggestions that require me to root which I kind of grew out of several years ago.

It is working. I had it backwards in my previous post though. You need to disable Play Store (not Play Services). Disabling Services kills a majority of apps.
I use Swiftkey also, but I don't think it has anything to do with Swiftkey. Swiftkey just uses the Google voice-to-text.
Once Play Store is disabled you have to go the the Google app and uninstall updates. The only negative I have experienced is that you have to enable PS again when you need to download a new app from the store (expected) which will mean uninstalling updates again.

Android Auto on P40 pro with Android 10. Possible?

Hi
I have a P40 Pro which I did manage to get most of the Google software working on (apart from pay and gmail notifications)
I have just purchased a car that does not have Android Auto on it, but they do have an after market add on module I can buy that would add Android Auto to my vehicle. The P40 Pro is not on the list of compatible phones. Does anyone know if this will work before I go ahead and buy the unit? The supplier can't help.
There are various phones that run Android 10 eg Google and Samsung that are listed as compatible. It also says all Android 11 phones. The P40 Pro is still on Android 10. However I have had no issues in installing Android Auto from the Play Store.
What I really want to do is to be able to run other maps in the car such as Google Mapes or Waze.
The supplier can't help as technically I shouldn't even be able to run Play Store or Google maps, all of which work 100% fine on my phone.
(Just to add I used Googleify my phone when it first came out and my Gmail account still works. I get emails through OK and Calendar syncs automatically etc. Play Store works fine and I can download apps from there - the phone is running the latest security updates and some things in Googleify seem broken, but everything that was working when I first installed this a year ago seems to still be working - just in case this helps)
Many thanks

If you have install google services on the phone yes android auto will work if it's gspace android auto won't work

DTBrum said:
Hi
I have a P40 Pro which I did manage to get most of the Google software working on (apart from pay and gmail notifications)
I have just purchased a car that does not have Android Auto on it, but they do have an after market add on module I can buy that would add Android Auto to my vehicle. The P40 Pro is not on the list of compatible phones. Does anyone know if this will work before I go ahead and buy the unit? The supplier can't help.
There are various phones that run Android 10 eg Google and Samsung that are listed as compatible. It also says all Android 11 phones. The P40 Pro is still on Android 10. However I have had no issues in installing Android Auto from the Play Store.
What I really want to do is to be able to run other maps in the car such as Google Mapes or Waze.
The supplier can't help as technically I shouldn't even be able to run Play Store or Google maps, all of which work 100% fine on my phone.
(Just to add I used Googleify my phone when it first came out and my Gmail account still works. I get emails through OK and Calendar syncs automatically etc. Play Store works fine and I can download apps from there - the phone is running the latest security updates and some things in Googleify seem broken, but everything that was working when I first installed this a year ago seems to still be working - just in case this helps)
Many thanks
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I have installed Google Services, and Android Auto is working fine.
You need to install Android Auto from APK file.

dasklney said:
I have installed Google Services, and Android Auto is working fine.
You need to install Android Auto from APK file.
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Hello, is it working also on the head unit or just on the phone? Do you have everything functional on your phone?

robi101012981 said:
Hello, is it working also on the head unit or just on the phone? Do you have everything functional on your phone?
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It works cable and wireless too.

dasklney said:
I have installed Google Services, and Android Auto is working fine.
You need to install Android Auto from APK file.
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Can you please tell me which apk file did you use?
Thanks in advance

badmania98 said:
It works cable and wireless too.
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Did you use a different apk file or just download it from google play store?

Thanks, but I think I'll be stuck with P40 Pro for a while since no official Google support for P40 Pro and slow updates

Crake said:
Did you use a different apk file or just download it from google play store?
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I tried all methods that you said. It works.

badmania98 said:
I tried all methods that you said. It works.
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Thanks from your reply, but i downloaded from the Google Play and it doesn't work on my car unit!
Yes, is working on the smartphone, but doesn't launch the android auto on the car! It is always trying to connect on USB but seems that something is wrong.
Also have to tell that i have a P30 Pro and is working great on the same car.
Any thoughts??

Crake said:
Thanks from your reply, but i downloaded from the Google Play and it doesn't work on my car unit!
Yes, is working on the smartphone, but doesn't launch the android auto on the car! It is always trying to connect on USB but seems that something is wrong.
Also have to tell that i have a P30 Pro and is working great on the same car.
Any thoughts??
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You can try reset your car multimedia and set it again.

badmania98 said:
You can try reset your car multimedia and set it again.
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How can i do it?

Crake said:
How can i do it?
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Search in device settings something regarding reset to factory/default settings.

Thanks @badmania98

Crake said:
Thanks @badmania98
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Also verify that Google apps related to Android Auto are updated.

badmania98 said:
Also verify that Google apps related to Android Auto are updated.
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Which are?

Crake said:
Which are?
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Uninstall Maps and start Android Auto. It will prompt to install Maps. There you will see those apps also.
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Uninstall Maps and start Android Auto. It will prompt to install Maps. There you will see those apps also.
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Unfortunately nothing seems to work! Had made a reset on my Renault Megane Unit, done all the steps above on my P40 Pro, but i still can't have Android Auto working on the car unit
The systems keeps connecting/disconnecting usb and the smartphone also starting charging mode and stopping.
It is so annoying...keep in mind that my P30 Pro still continues to work well...
Any clue?

Crake said:
Unfortunately nothing seems to work! Had made a reset on my Renault Megane Unit, done all the steps above on my P40 Pro, but i still can't have Android Auto working on the car unit
The systems keeps connecting/disconnecting usb and the smartphone also starting charging mode and stopping.
It is so annoying...keep in mind that my P30 Pro still continues to work well...
Any clue?
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Did you use P40 pro USB cable?

badmania98 said:
Did you use P40 pro USB cable?
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No!
The P30 Pro one...
Does it matter?