Android Device Manager "No Active Devices" - Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
Android Device Manager says I have "No Active Devices". I wan't to enroll in the open beta but obviously can't. I've googled this problem and none of the suggested solutions have worked for me. Running 100% stock on latest April 2016 build.
Help is greatly appreciated.
Dan

dmorriss86 said:
Hello,
Android Device Manager says I have "No Active Devices". I wan't to enroll in the open beta but obviously can't. I've googled this problem and none of the suggested solutions have worked for me. Running 100% stock on latest April 2016 build.
Help is greatly appreciated.
Dan
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I helped someone regarding the same.
Go here: https://play.google.com/settings
See if your device's visibility status is checked.
For the other person that I helped, didn't had his device displaying there. So he did a complete factory reset and started over, and thereafter his device got enlisted.

DJBhardwaj said:
I helped someone regarding the same.
Go here: https://play.google.com/settings
See if your device's visibility status is checked.
For the other person that I helped, didn't had his device displaying there. So he did a complete factory reset and started over, and thereafter his device got enlisted.
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Thank you for your help but unfortunately this didn't help.
Appreciate the effort though.

dmorriss86 said:
Thank you for your help but unfortunately this didn't help.
Appreciate the effort though.
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Did you install Android Device Manager from the play store on your device? I believe this has to be on any of your devices first before it will show up on the website.
Link: Android Device Manager

GreaterLesser said:
Did you install Android Device Manager from the play store on your device? I believe this has to be on any of your devices first before it will show up on the website.
Link: Android Device Manager
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Yes it definitely is. It just keeps searching and searching and nothing is found. All location services are running on High Accuracy. Tried with and without wifi. Still no go.

dmorriss86 said:
Yes it definitely is. It just keeps searching and searching and nothing is found. All location services are running on High Accuracy. Tried with and without wifi. Still no go.
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Did you ever get this fixed? I have the exact same issue right now. Doing my head in as nothing seems to fix it.

morganpugh said:
Did you ever get this fixed? I have the exact same issue right now. Doing my head in as nothing seems to fix it.
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A user contacted me for the same issue. After he reflashed the stock firmware and logged his Google account into his device, the issue was resolved.
I am not sure if there is a particular cause for this, but it seems to be an issue only caused on firmwares shipped out-of-the-box.

DJBhardwaj said:
A user contacted me for the same issue. After he reflashed the stock firmware and logged his Google account into his device, the issue was resolved.
I am not sure if there is a particular cause for this, but it seems to be an issue only caused on firmwares shipped out-of-the-box.
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Done that multiple times but sadly it hasn't fixed my issue

morganpugh said:
Done that multiple times but sadly it hasn't fixed my issue
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Read the first comment I made at this thread. See if it helps.

DJBhardwaj said:
Read the first comment I made at this thread. See if it helps.
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Yeah the phone is listed on Google Play settings just not in ADM or the beta signup page. I have tried everything I can find online to fix it. Clear data for a bunch of services, disable then enable remote flash, reboot, etc. Nothing has worked and it is really pissing me off now. Such a simple thing that should just work but nope

morganpugh said:
Yeah the phone is listed on Google Play settings just not in ADM or the beta signup page. I have tried everything I can find online to fix it. Clear data for a bunch of services, disable then enable remote flash, reboot, etc. Nothing has worked and it is really pissing me off now. Such a simple thing that should just work but nope
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Tried disabling and enabling the visibility in the Google Play settings?

DJBhardwaj said:
Tried disabling and enabling the visibility in the Google Play settings?
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Yup

morganpugh said:
Yup
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I have searched a bit on Google and found two links. You can give a try.
1) http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/51753/phone-not-appearing-in-android-device-manager
2) http://www.androidauthority.com/issues-connecting-devices-android-device-manager-627125/

DJBhardwaj said:
I have searched a bit on Google and found two links. You can give a try.
1) http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/51753/phone-not-appearing-in-android-device-manager
2) http://www.androidauthority.com/issues-connecting-devices-android-device-manager-627125/
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Yeah those are some of the links I found also. Followed all the advice on how to fix it yet nothing seems to do the job.
I am tempted to flash an older stock image onto the phone and see if it is an issue with the May update that is causing the problems.
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I am flashing the March factory image. Hopefully something happens!

morganpugh said:
Yeah those are some of the links I found also. Followed all the advice on how to fix it yet nothing seems to do the job.
I am tempted to flash an older stock image onto the phone and see if it is an issue with the May update that is causing the problems.
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I am flashing the March factory image. Hopefully something happens!
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Google luck :good:

DJBhardwaj said:
Google luck :good:
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Nope didn't work, still not registered in ADM but it is registered in Google Play

morganpugh said:
Nope didn't work, still not registered in ADM but it is registered in Google Play
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You might wanna give a check to your Google account settings. See if you could find something related.

DJBhardwaj said:
You might wanna give a check to your Google account settings. See if you could find something related.
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So I signed up for a new Google account and logged in on the phone and it added it to the new account ADM instantly! So it isn't a problem with the phone but something to do with my Google account. I have posted a question to the Google Nexus product forum, hopefully I will find a solution.

morganpugh said:
So I signed up for a new Google account and logged in on the phone and it added it to the new account ADM instantly! So it isn't a problem with the phone but something to do with my Google account. I have posted a question to the Google Nexus product forum, hopefully I will find a solution.
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I hope you do. Every few day, I see a new user with this problem, so hopefully Google will look into it.

I've had the same issue for months. It first started with my 6P, then I got a Nexus 9 and while using my main account there is no entry in device manager for it also.
For both devices other google accounts work fine, so I'm convinced it's an issue tied to my primary google account. The only thing I can think of is I've reached some sort of internal limit on the number of devices associated with an account, due to the high number of flashes over the years. I can live with using an additional signed in account for device manager, but it's annoying. I'll be interested if anyone ever finds a fix!

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EB13 Market Issues...missing apps

I loaded up EB13 last night and had no issues until I started downloading my apps. I have Slingplayer that I purchased to watch my Slingbox on my phone while on the go. If I search the Market it is missing. At first I thought it was something with paid apps, but I noticed my other bought apps were listed. I also noticed Ringlert was not listed in the market...a free app.
If I login into the Market on a PC web browser I can find those apps with no issues. But it says I have them installed on my phone already. Umm..no I don't!
Anyone else having issues like this?
There seem to be some people, myself included, that are having issues with protected apps. I noticed that NYTimes is not showing up and neither is TMZ. I need to try a clean install and see if I still have the problem, I cannot tell if this issue is happening after a data restore from CMW, or if its a real bug. Did you do any data restore?
The problem is the market does not recognize this release as a legitimate. It will take a few days before it does. There is a fix you can apply if you search for it in the device section.
Sent from an Epic I haven't bricked yet.
mattallica76 said:
The problem is the market does not recognize this release as a legitimate. It will take a few days before it does. There is a fix you can apply if you search for it in the device section.
Sent from an Epic I haven't bricked yet.
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Kinda figured something like that... think that's the i9000 fingerprint fix or something like that.
Also, try to contact the developer of the app. They might be able to change something that might make it work.
Just for the Record, I'm having the same problem as well. I Installed the EB13 and Slingplayer isn't listed in the Market, I'll wait a few days to see what happens. Hopefully it's back in there cause I really don't feel like screwing around with crap.
Im having the same problem .... cant find Slingplayer in market after EB13 ... Does anyone have the fix??????????
betulike2know said:
Im having the same problem .... cant find Slingplayer in market after EB13 ... Does anyone have the fix??????????
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metallica said in a previous post that there is a fix somewhere the development section. it has to do with the i9000 fingerprint. search for it.
I can not find it. I wish someone could post a link to it. And do I have to root the phone to use the this FIX?
betulike2know said:
I can not find it. I wish someone could post a link to it. And do I have to root the phone to use the this FIX?
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I'm not sure about the i9000 fingerprint, but here is the Nexus One fingerprint.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848778
And yes, you must be root to use this fix as you will be editing a system file (/system/build.prop).
betulike2know said:
I can not find it. I wish someone could post a link to it. And do I have to root the phone to use the this FIX?
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This is the old fix here
Same problem. I have eight or so apps that I used to have that either can't see in the market after applying EB13, or that come up as "not found" on AppBrain now. Google customer service suggests that I reboot my phone. *sigh*
From Google:
Hello Rob,
Thanks for writing in. We believe we have identified the cause of this issue and should be able to resolve this within next seven business days.
Regards,
The Android Market Team
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I had the same problem. Try clearing the cache and data in the market app.
Settings-applications-manage applications
I hope this helps.
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serrada36 said:
I had the same problem. Try clearing the cache and data in the market app.
Settings-applications-manage applications
I hope this helps.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Slingplayer still missing. Missing on another phone that isn't rooted. He refuses to root his phone.
Clearing the cache won't help with this problem. It's on Google's side.
If you are rooted, you can always backup the apk file while on the old 2.1 or DK28 build when it showed up in the market, then reinstall by hand after loading EB13
This is now resolved for me.
WATRD said:
This is now resolved for me.
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Same here, the app I couldn't find before today is showing up now.
Yep looks like Google fixed it...Slingplayer is now showing with an update to boot.

Nexus 7 search result not clickable!

Does anyone notice this or it is just me?
When your search from the search bar or voice search, the web results pop up, but actually clicking at the titles or the links won't direct you to the browser until you hit a little bit lower, at the brief description area. MORE SERIOUSLY, is that, when you filter the results by choosing more->shopping, or video, or whatever, the results are not clickable for me. No new tabs will show up.
Could anyone please try the following, type or speak "wallet", go to shopping results, tap on any one of the image item. Anything happens?
Thank you so much
HKReeves said:
Could anyone please try the following, type or speak "wallet", go to shopping results, tap on any one of the image item. Anything happens?
Thank you so much
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worked here first time. I am currently viewing a quite attractive Oakely Square O Perf Wallet after it linking through Chrome. But, it's $50 and I am in the UK!
PS I spoke 'wallet' using Google Now
Meaning that mine is screwed. But does it have anything to do with the OTA update in US, causing some unknown search issue?
Any more people to try this out? Especially who is in US
Thank you!
Worked for me.
kboya said:
worked here first time. I am currently viewing a quite attractive Oakely Square O Perf Wallet after it linking through Chrome. But, it's $50 and I am in the UK!
PS I spoke 'wallet' using Google Now
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I seemed to find something. So have you turned on the Now service? not the voice search feature, but the privacy-controversial service.
Seems like if never enrolled in Now, your search is working fine.
Google now is activated on my n7
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It's working for me as well but it opens up 2 identical webpages in chrome.
The search opening up 2 identical webpages is really bugging me now.....
janedoesmith said:
The search opening up 2 identical webpages is really bugging me now.....
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That is also what happens to me, either opening two tabs or no tab at all. Drives me crazy. I hope people join me to report this to Google. It is definitely not me alone.
I'm having a far worse issue. I cannot open search results in any way on my Nexus 7. I've seen posts like this were you open 2 tabs in Chrome. I can't open anything!! Even clicking the description of the link doesn't work.
Similar issue here...
I have noticed pretty much the same issue on my Nexus 7. Sometimes clicking just below the title of the search result works. Sometimes clicking on the actual title works. Sometimes NOTHING is clickable. Very frustrating - especially when trying to show someone how cool Google Now is!!! My Nexus 7 is totally stock too..
Hopefully they will have a fix for this soon!
Nexus 7 going back to Asus for repair
pjniez said:
I have noticed pretty much the same issue on my Nexus 7. Sometimes clicking just below the title of the search result works. Sometimes clicking on the actual title works. Sometimes NOTHING is clickable. Very frustrating - especially when trying to show someone how cool Google Now is!!! My Nexus 7 is totally stock too..
Hopefully they will have a fix for this soon!
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Well, this problem has gone from sporadic to consistent for me. Whenever I use the Google Now Widget to search for something and results are returned, I can't click on the results at all. I called Google Support and we tried clearing the cache and data the Google Search and Chrome apps and then did a Factory Data Reset. Nothing has been able to fix this for me. It totally seems like a software bug since generally everything else seems to function alright. Given this, I'm really surprised the Factory Data Reset didn't fix it for me.
Since I bought the Nexus 7 at Staples and I'm outside of the 14 day return policy (by just 1 darn day!!!), they said that they can't even exchange it for me. So now, I have to send it into Asus to have it "repaired".
Is anyone else having this issue?
For the record, I'm never buying anything electronic or of any significant value from Staples again!
pjniez said:
Well, this problem has gone from sporadic to consistent for me. Whenever I use the Google Now Widget to search for something and results are returned, I can't click on the results at all. I called Google Support and we tried clearing the cache and data the Google Search and Chrome apps and then did a Factory Data Reset. Nothing has been able to fix this for me. It totally seems like a software bug since generally everything else seems to function alright. Given this, I'm really surprised the Factory Data Reset didn't fix it for me.
Since I bought the Nexus 7 at Staples and I'm outside of the 14 day return policy (by just 1 darn day!!!), they said that they can't even exchange it for me. So now, I have to send it into Asus to have it "repaired".
Is anyone else having this issue?
For the record, I'm never buying anything electronic or of any significant value from Staples again!
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I recently stumbled across this bug as well and chalked it up to being software related too. But whereas some people seem to have sporadic results, I can NEVER click my Google Now search results. I'm quite baffled that a factory reset didn't work and was actually about to do it myself, but if there's no guarantee that it'll solve the problem then it wouldn't be worth it. Honestly, I wouldn't send it to Asus to get it repaired because the issue might simply pop up again. I'm wondering if only a small minority is experiencing this problem though or if people just don't realize it yet (as I haven't really used much of Google Now). In any case, I hope this issue gets resolved soon.
EDIT: This must definitely be a software bug because I might have found a way to possibly resolve the issue. I activated Google Now, hit the menu button on the bottom right, went to "settings" then "privacy and accounts." Here, there should be an option for "Search on google.com." Mine was initially unchecked, but I simply checked the option again. Doing this, Google Now seems to now allow me to touch/click results. I should add that when I went back and unchecked the option, the issue did not return. So, regardless of what the option is set at for you guys, I would simply check or uncheck and try it seeing if that resolves the issue. I hope this works for others!
Sorry to bump this thread up again, but did this happen to work for anyone else?
Oublieux said:
Sorry to bump this thread up again, but did this happen to work for anyone else?
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I'm experiencing the same problems (can't click on standard web search results in Google Now, but can in Chrome). The above fix doesn't work for me (I don't have that showing up in my privacy settings on my Google Account, but then again I don't even have "search plus your world" available in my apps account yet).
Here's an interesting twist though: If I perform the following search in Google Now:
xda nexus 7 google now can't click on results​
I can't click the results. However the first result will include "More results from forum.xda-developers.com". If I click that link, it's not only clickable, but the results on the next page are all clickable.
Again, I'm on a Google Apps account, fwiw.
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One other interesting point: navigating through the Google Now results using an external keyboard (just cursoring up and down), I can select and enter any result without problems.
I think I may have figured out how to get search results clickable again...
1) Go into Settings->Privacy and accounts
2) Uncheck "Show recent searches"
3) Back out to the home screen
4) Try your search again and you should be able to click on the search results
This seems to do the trick for me. Give it a try and let us know if it works for you guys.
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pjniez said:
I think I may have figured out how to get search results clickable again...
1) Go into Settings->Privacy and accounts
2) Uncheck "Show recent searches"
3) Back out to the home screen
4) Try your search again and you should be able to click on the search results
This seems to do the trick for me. Give it a try and let us know if it works for you guys.
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Mate, that solves it for me. Well done! Silly that I didn't try unchecking that before. I quite like having my search history, actually, but happier to have Now working.
Altercation said:
Mate, that solves it for me. Well done! Silly that I didn't try unchecking that before. I quite like having my search history, actually, but happier to have Now working.
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Okay cool! I'll call Google tomorrow and report the issue.
Thanks for letting me know...
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Fix Does not work for me
Still can't click on results.
I'm wondering if it has something to do with having a second browser (Dophin) installed.
Maybe tablet does not know which to use?
When clicking on OTHER links tablet asks whether to complete the action with Chrome or Dolphin. Obviously when pressing on a Google now result that question does not pop up and the results are not clickable.
Maybe I will uninstall Dolphin and see if that helps
Thank you for the fix
pjniez said:
I think I may have figured out how to get search results clickable again...
1) Go into Settings->Privacy and accounts
2) Uncheck "Show recent searches"
3) Back out to the home screen
4) Try your search again and you should be able to click on the search results
This seems to do the trick for me. Give it a try and let us know if it works for you guys.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
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It works but I was confused by your directions. From settings, go to Accounts Google, then Search, which then takes you to Privacy & Accounts.
This was very frustrating problem. I called Google Nexus Tech Support and talk about a useless rep. I can't believe others aren't complaining about the same problem.

[Q] Google Play - "You have no devices"

Hi,
I tried the "Framework thing" to get the OTA it was not only not successfully but it broke my Google Play. I have readded the Google account and now Google Play works on the device but when I try to install using the Google Play site it tells me that I have no devices.
I tried to do that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669507 but didn't help either.
Any ideas / help appreciated, thanks.
Edit: After doing this a couple of more times it works now.
Just a tip to anyone who thinks of doing the same. The head engineer of Android (Queru something) said that it's not a good idea to do that.
Here's the link to the quote
manpildo said:
Just a tip to anyone who thinks of doing the same. The head engineer of Android (Queru something) said that it's not a good idea to do that.
Here's the link to the quote
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Yeah I have learned it "the hard way"
And whats the solution ?
SmXtrem said:
And whats the solution ?
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I am not sure I did the thing described in the link a couple of times until it worked.
manpildo said:
Just a tip to anyone who thinks of doing the same. The head engineer of Android (Queru something) said that it's not a good idea to do that.
Here's the link to the quote
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i know twitter is an abbreviated medium, but it would be nice if he told us why it's a bad idea.
my N4 didn't see the 4.3 OTA update (nor the previous one) until after i did the framework trick.
google play was borked after the 4.3 update completed but removing and re-adding my google account appears to have sorted that.

If package disabler pro 6.3 stopped working for you here is the solution

I opened package disabler pro earlier and noticed it had stopped working. I searched the internet for a few hours and found this app.
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It has the update packages you can disable and works great for me. Hope this helps everybody!
XDA is being Scammed now?
Interesting !
What?
Disregard.
Worked Perfectly!
Mike_Disturbed_1992 said:
I opened package disabler pro earlier and noticed it had stopped working. I searched the internet for a few hours and found this app.
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It has the update packages you can disable and works great for me. Hope this helps everybody!
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You're my hero! This worked flawlessly! Thanks!! I had trouble getting past the licence verification on all the other disablers. This one had all the files I needed. Do you happen to know if it still sticks after a reboot, or do I have re-disable them after doing so?
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Malware ****.
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I wouldn't share malware with fellow Note 7 users. What makes you think its malware? Lookout? Because it says any app you try to install thats not from the playstore is malware lol
Mike_Disturbed_1992 said:
I wouldn't share malware with fellow Note 7 users. What makes you think its malware? Lookout? Because it says any app you try to install thats not from the playstore is malware lol
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Well maybe it's not. I thought I read somewhere that it was harmful software, it's not in the Play Store at all, and the only people saying it works have less than 50 posts which is really fishy... But it's my only option so I tried it. The app does work, just hope it isn't some bad software...
The reason for my low post count.
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Well maybe it's not. I thought I read somewhere that it was harmful software, it's not in the Play Store at all, and the only people saying it works have less than 50 posts which is really fishy... But it's my only option so I tried it. The app does work, just hope it isn't some bad software...
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To be fair, I've been mainly a lurker here at XDA, hence my low post count. I've been a member since 2009 if that puts your mind at ease. but I can understand how my post looked fishy. I've been banging my head against the wall for a couple weeks trying to figure out how to disable that darn update, so I was ecstatic when I saw the link to an apk that actually worked for me, so I felt compelled to log in and drop a line of gratitude
soon as I click software update to disable, the app freezes, says s package disabler has stopped working, then force closes.
does this with anything I click on to try to disable
black96ss said:
soon as I click software update to disable, the app freezes, says s package disabler has stopped working, then force closes.
does this with anything I click on to try to disable
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You might want to try a factory reset if you're already fresh. You granted it device admin, correct?
Nitemare3219 said:
You might want to try a factory reset if you're already fresh. You granted it device admin, correct?
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I have granted admin access.I can see all the apps that are available to disable. actually if I click on disable bloatware it will disable it fine. it only force closes when I click on an individual app to enable/disable. already tried factory reset no dice
???
Can I get someone with some knowledge of the note 7 being stuck at the logo screen to read my thread I posted in the questions and answers forum?
Mike_Disturbed_1992 said:
I opened package disabler pro earlier and noticed it had stopped working. I searched the internet for a few hours and found this app.
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It has the update packages you can disable and works great for me. Hope this helps everybody!
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worked like a charm. thank you!
flexxx228 said:
Can I get someone with some knowledge of the note 7 being stuck at the logo screen to read my thread I posted in the questions and answers forum?
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i did sort of...
try flashing your firmware in odin that might fix it.
short of that a factory reset which will wipe your device..which you said you didnt want to do.
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now says "license terminated" and enabled admin as well
Z51 said:
worked like a charm. thank you!
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Is this still working for you? Can you open the app and still enable/disable apps?
Z51 said:
worked like a charm. thank you!
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stljim2005 said:
now says "license terminated" and enabled admin as well
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Can you try this one and let me know if it works? I tried to remove the license verification from this version hoping it will work.
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now says "license terminated" and enabled admin as well
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Mine says that too now. I tried fixing a customers phone and it's blocked.
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Try this one and let me know if it works. Im trying to find a solution because i plan to keep my note 7 ive already had the imei cleaned lol
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I've also found this method that was confirmed working as of 1/18 you guys can try if you want. Please let me know if any of these work for you

New Google Phone app update 05-15-18

There's a new update on the Play Store for the stock Google Phone app. And man they killed one thing I LOVED the most about it, the swipe to the different panels. I would always swipe left to my Favorites, or swipe right to the Contacts, or further swipe to the Voicemail. It was so smooth and fast, to just swipe from anywhere on the screen.
Now it's been moved to the bottom of the screen, no more swiping, now you need to tap on which panel you want. Which to me takes even longer now, and is not as fast and smooth as before.
I have been using the stock Google or ASOP Phone app for years, probably 8 years or so. This change is no bueno.
It was probably done for the benefit of those with phones that had less than quality touch screens and might have activated swipes unintentionally.
I dont mind though.
Oh man. Just go the update, too. I hate it that I can't swipe. In what weird direction is Google moving? I don't get it. They keep removing great features or replacing them with things nobody asked for or things completely out of touch with users.
The argument of the guy above me is kinda invalid. Even the worst digitizer + SoC combo will be able to do a simple swipe. I don't buy that argument, whoever came up with it. Even if they did not. In what world is an inferior, low end device getting a recent Android version on which the latest phone app is available?
Thank god apk mirror exists. AFAIK 18.0.187698947 is the latest and last one with swipe enabled.
Do you have the link for the .apk of a previous Phone app
Zorachus said:
Do you have the link for the .apk of a previous Phone app
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Just uninstall the update on the play store.
Str0ntium said:
Just uninstall the update on the play store.
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Good idea, thanks. I did, and now I have swipe back
Zorachus said:
Good idea, thanks. I did, and now I have swipe back
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Awesome :good:
Mine keeps stopping!
I haven't been able to use the "Phone" app since the update!
I've done everything but reset the phone, nothing works and
since I can't even open the app, I can't even get rid of the update.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
samteeee said:
Mine keeps stopping!
I haven't been able to use the "Phone" app since the update!
I've done everything but reset the phone, nothing works and
since I can't even open the app, I can't even get rid of the update.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
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Can you open the play store? Don't need to open the phone app.
Str0ntium said:
Can you open the play store? Don't need to open the phone app.
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Sure can! You mean disable the phone app?
samteeee said:
Sure can! You mean disable the phone app?
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No. Open play store, search for "google phone", uninstall.
Str0ntium said:
No. Open play store, search for "google phone", uninstall.
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Mine is still the "Factory Version" so I can only
disable or update!
samteeee said:
Mine is still the "Factory Version" so I can only
disable or update!
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That would seem to indicate that it has not been updated, and the update is not the cause of your issue. Try updating?
Str0ntium said:
That would seem to indicate that it has not been updated, and the update is not the cause of your issue. Try updating?
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I have and still the same!
samteeee said:
I have and still the same!
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I take it you're saying the May security update is when your phone app broke, right? If that's the case, you can try flashing the May factory image after removing -w from the batch file. That 'should' rewrite the phone app, but I am not 100% sure it will. If not, a factory reset/reflash with wipe command left in batch file might be necessary unless someone else has an idea.
Maybe try an earlier version apk from apkmirror.com
Str0ntium said:
I take it you're saying the May security update is when your phone app broke, right? If that's the case, you can try flashing the May factory image after removing -w from the batch file. That 'should' rewrite the phone app, but I am not 100% sure it will. If not, a factory reset/reflash with wipe command left in batch file might be necessary unless someone else has an idea.
Maybe try an earlier version apk from apkmirror.com
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No the May update was fine, right after the app update started crashing.
But I think I'll try the earlier version from "apkmirror.com" before committing to re-flashing again.
Thank you.
samteeee said:
No the May update was fine, right after the app update started crashing.
But I think I'll try the earlier version from "apkmirror.com" before committing to re-flashing again.
Thank you.
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Let us know how it works out.
Str0ntium said:
Let us know how it works out.
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I had to disable the system "Phone" app first then installed
the latest that I downloaded from apkmirror.com and got
my phone going finally!
Thank you for replying.
samteeee said:
I had to disable the system "Phone" app first then installed
the latest that I downloaded from apkmirror.com and got
my phone going finally!
Thank you for replying.
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Cool! Good to know you didn't have to do a reset.
Based on the layouts for their new apps like the pixel 2 launcher or chrome beta, it looks like they are making apps easier to navigate with one hand by placing things towards the bottom of the screen. Seems easier to navigate than having to reach to the top of the screen in the prior version.

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