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Non Verizon Nexus 6 Verizon Users VOLTE

I did some extended research and also noticed there is nothing posted on here about this so I figured I post my results. This has been confirmed with two users that this method does work.
For anyone that is having issues not getting volte/HD calling to work here are the steps provided below:
Before you continue you have to make sure your line is provisioned to work with Volte/HD calling. Most of us bought the device away from Verizon. This wont provision it just by sticking the sim in (I have seen a few that have claim this). To provision your line you need to activate the HD calling on verizon account with a verizon compatable HD device (Droid Turbo, S5 ect) The link below provides compatable devices. This is only for Nexus 6 devices not bought from verizon.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/landingpages/advanced-calling-devices/
Stick the sim in one of these devices. Activate HD calling and make sure it works. Then Transfer the sim back over to the nexus 6 .
Dial *#*#4636#*#* and go to phone information and click to turn on volte provisioned flag. (if it wont let u turn on flash the bootloader/radio from here thanks to @scrosler for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/bootloader-radio-boot-img-boot-loader-t3052425
Reboot twice and then go to settings more, cellular networks, switch preferred type to lte/cdma
and then tick the 4g lte mode. before u make a test call to confirm volte works turn wifi completely off and that ur on lte service.
Reboot and then ur good. You only have to do this one with the provisioning of another device. once the provision is done your account is good this day forward. Unless u get another sim card you will have to do this again.
Again this is only for non verizon nexus 6 users.
Please make sure ur on the 5.1 radio else this wont work.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/verizon-users-verizon-branded-n6-please-t3050614
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/volte-nexus-6-verizon-t3021237

U don't need the other "Verizon" devices. Mine worked on a T-Mobile n6 without a problem. There are already multiple threads on this.
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jrbxx7 said:
U don't need the other "Verizon" devices. Mine worked on a T-Mobile n6 without a problem. There are already multiple threads on this.
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I had a user @madAdam6LOVE who i helped with. We did the steps with out the extra device wouldnt work. We did this with his s5 and his volte works. I followed the other threads and none of them showed getting the sim provisioned. He had the s5 before the nexus 6 and never activated the volte. He activated it which provisioned and now it works flawlessly.

HankStorm said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/verizon-users-verizon-branded-n6-please-t3050614
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/volte-nexus-6-verizon-t3021237
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These threads show nothing on getting the sims provisioned. These are threads where people are coming from a device that already has provision done

jrbxx7 said:
U don't need the other "Verizon" devices. Mine worked on a T-Mobile n6 without a problem. There are already multiple threads on this.
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question how did u activate your sim? because if its a non verizon nexus u need to activate the sim before insert in the nexus else it wont work

the_rooter said:
These threads show nothing on getting the sims provisioned. These are threads where people are coming from a device that already has provision done
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I activated advanced calling with no issue on a SIM that has never been used in a device that had advanced calling ability previously.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Free mobile app

akellar said:
I activated advanced calling with no issue on a SIM that has never been used in a device that had advanced calling ability previously.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA Free mobile app
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how did u activate the sim? what device did u use to activate it then because like I said member @madAdam6LOVE did both without the volte device and once with. the method with was the only way it worked for him

the_rooter said:
Dial *#*#4636#*#* and go to phone information and click to turn on volte provisioned flag. (if it wont let u turn on flash the bootloader/radio from here thanks to @scrosler for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/development/bootloader-radio-boot-img-boot-loader-t3052425
Reboot twice and then go to settings more, cellular networks, switch preferred type to lte/cdma
and then tick the 4g lte mode. before u make a test call to confirm volte works turn wifi completely off and that ur on lte service.
Reboot and then ur good.
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Is that the same outcome as running the bootloader command: fastboot oem config carrier vzw ?
CyanogenMod installer makes it clear this command is required, but doesn't go into more detail, and haven't seen it discussed much on this forum.

DA6030 said:
Is that the same outcome as running the bootloader command: fastboot oem config carrier vzw ?
CyanogenMod installer makes it clear this command is required, but doesn't go into more detail, and haven't seen it discussed much on this forum.
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That i honestly do not know. After spending all day with one of the XDA who couldnt get it to work we did the method with take the sim and putting it in s5 activating and making sure volte works on that device and then putting the sim back into the nexus 6.
I alwayed use *#*#4636#*#* which takes u to a hidden menu

the_rooter said:
how did u activate the sim? what device did u use to activate it then because like I said member @madAdam6LOVE did both without the volte device and once with. the method with was the only way it worked for him
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The SIM was activated/taken from my 2014 Moto X (which still doesn't have Advanced Calling).

akellar said:
The SIM was activated/taken from my 2014 Moto X (which still doesn't have Advanced Calling).
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well then i honestly dont know. I just posted my findings from what worked for myself and another member.

the_rooter said:
question how did u activate your sim? because if its a non verizon nexus u need to activate the sim before insert in the nexus else it wont work
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U can just call vzw and order a nano sim for your line. Many users have done that in this thread. My sim was a micro from 2 phones ago that I cut down with scissors.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2944308
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jrbxx7 said:
U can just call vzw and order a nano sim for your line. Many users have done that in this thread. My sim was a micro from 2 phones ago that I cut down with scissors.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2944308
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If u order it from verizon to have them send to u. you still have to activate it before u put it in the nexus device. I have done this. U cant just take the sim and insert it.

the_rooter said:
If u order it from verizon to have them send to u. you still have to activate it before u put it in the nexus device. I have done this. U cant just take the sim and insert it.
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Lol read that thread lots of users have ordered one stuck it in and it works. Unless there all wrong.
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jrbxx7 said:
Lol read that thread lots of users have ordered one stuck it in and it works. Unless there all wrong.
TaPpEd FrOm My N-sIx
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I have read the threads, and I called out a few that stated that they did it and later found out they activated the sim with another device.
Verizon even stated to activate the sim they have to do it with another device since it comes up as unsupported device.

etc... said:
I was able to log into the VZW account management site and activate advanced calling / VOLTE.;
My Account --> Manage Products & Apps --> Get Products --> Free Products --> Activate Advanced Calling.
Even though I activated my N6 after ordering from Motorola back in December, VZW did recognize that the N6 supported VOLTE. The N6 is using a sim activated through a G1 Moto X.
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Aparently u didnt read my post. Please delete this comment because what u are saying is the same thing i said but for people with issues of it not working either.

the_rooter said:
Before you continue you have to make sure your line is provisioned to work with Volte/HD calling.
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This is referring to activating Advanced Calling 1.0 through the Verizon website, correct?
the_rooter said:
To provision your line you need to activate the HD calling on verizon account with a verizon compatable HD device (Droid Turbo, S5 ect) The link below provides compatable devices. This is only for Nexus 6 devices not bought from verizon.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/landingpages/advanced-calling-devices/
Stick the sim in one of these devices. Activate HD calling and make sure it works. Then Transfer the sim back over to the nexus 6.
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I have already done the steps of activating through the Verizon website, and the *#*#4636#*#* to turn on volte provisioned flag and enabled "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode". Do I need to undo all of that before attempting to activate VoLTE in a Verizon compatible HD device?
the_rooter said:
Reboot twice and then go to settings more, cellular networks, switch preferred type to lte/cdma
and then tick the 4g lte mode.
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This option isn't displayed in my phone. Is this something that'll appear once I bring the SIM back into my phone after doing the steps above in a Verizon compatible phone? I'm on CM12.1-20150531-NIGHTLY-shamu and the closest thing I can find is: Settings>Wireless & networks>Mobile networks>Preferred network type: which lists options: LTE(recommended), 3G, 1x, and Global. Again, will other options pop up after I provision the sim in a Verizon compatible phone?
the_rooter said:
Please make sure ur on the 5.1 radio else this wont work.
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How can I determine if I'm on the 5.1 radio?
Thank you for this thread and all of your support!

thex2 said:
This is referring to activating Advanced Calling 1.0 through the Verizon website, correct?
I have already done the steps of activating through the Verizon website, and the *#*#4636#*#* to turn on volte provisioned flag and enabled "Enhanced 4G LTE Mode". Do I need to undo all of that before attempting to activate VoLTE in a Verizon compatible HD device?
This option isn't displayed in my phone. Is this something that'll appear once I bring the SIM back into my phone after doing the steps above in a Verizon compatible phone? I'm on CM12.1-20150531-NIGHTLY-shamu and the closest thing I can find is: Settings>Wireless & networks>Mobile networks>Preferred network type: which lists options: LTE(recommended), 3G, 1x, and Global. Again, will other options pop up after I provision the sim in a Verizon compatible phone?
How can I determine if I'm on the 5.1 radio?
Thank you for this thread and all of your support!
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I'm not on Verizon anymore, but u have to do it on the websitewebsite if I remember.

the_rooter said:
I'm not on Verizon anymore, but u have to do it on the websitewebsite if I remember.
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I already have. I'm just trying to determine if I need to undo all of those steps to provision it in a Verizon compatible device first? In other words, I'm trying to determine if the order of operation is required or if I perform all of your steps in any order, whether it should work.

Activate WiFi Calling/ Encryption, Honor 8 Nougat (No Root)

So I've always thought WiFi Calling was interesting and when I bought this phone I knew there was no WiFi calling. Here is a method to activate WiFi calling. not sure if it works though as I have international data plans + calling.
You do this at your own risk.
1. Download Nova Launcher from the Play store.
2. Once installed add the activities widget to whatever home screen you like.
3. A window will open. Scroll all the way down to settings open it.
4. From there start scrolling until you see WiFi Calling with WiFi Calling settings right under it and long press either of them.
5. Congrats you have made it to the WiFi calling screen all you do now is hit that switch!
Encryption-
1. Do the same up until number 3.
2. click on settings and scroll until you find Encrypt Phone.
3. Do a long click and a screen will pop up and it will say something like make sure you're at 80 percent with the charger plugged in...etc
NOTE- I have not tested this option so proceed with caution.
I'll put some screenshots for those who want to see it first.
This also works to get encryption surprisingly.
If this helps you make sure to hit Thanks!
I take no responsibility if you choose to do this and end up damaging your device. You do this at your own risk!

Is this Carrier dependent?

i2000s said:
Is this Carrier dependent?
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If the carrier supports WiFi calling then it should work. I'm not too sure. Give it a try and see if it works if it doesn't then you can just turn it off. It should also work on any model but I only have FRD-L14 to test it with.

Just curious, have you tried to use the default launcher after you enabled wifi-calling in Nova? Will this feature still work in that case? This sounds really interesting...

i2000s said:
Just curious, have you tried to use the default launcher after you enabled wifi-calling in Nova? Will this feature still work in that case? This sounds really interesting...
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I did not activate Nova at all when I used it. In the screenshots above you can see it is the default EMUI Launcher that I used to activate with.

As long as the bootloader is locked, the phone should already be encrypted.

tekkitan said:
As long as the bootloader is locked, the phone should already be encrypted.
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I had not tried it but when I tried to activate it , it literally just rebooted and that's it. I only put it cause I had seen some posts about people looking for the option in settings.

Atelear said:
I did not activate Nova at all when I used it. In the screenshots above you can see it is the default EMUI Launcher that I used to activate with.
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Turns out, this doesn't work on my phone (FRD-L04) with T-mobile. I followed your instructions to enable the Wifi-calling setting with Nova launcher and then restarted the phone to make sure everything resets as the setting defined. Then I put the phone in the Airplane mode with only wifi signal available. Called a number for a quick test, but it asked me to connect to a cellular signal or turn off the Airplane mode first. T-mobile should have the Wifi-calling enabled on their end, and I am using their prepaid plan right now. I guess the only reason why it didn't work is Huawei has other hidden settings disabled this function at the root (not sure on the software or hardware level, though).
Let me know if anyone can make it work truly. Thanks!

i2000s said:
Turns out, this doesn't work on my phone (FRD-L04) with T-mobile. I followed your instructions to enable the Wifi-calling setting with Nova launcher and then restarted the phone to make sure everything resets as the setting defined. Then I put the phone in the Airplane mode with only wifi signal available. Called a number for a quick test, but it asked me to connect to a cellular signal or turn off the Airplane mode first. T-mobile should have the Wifi-calling enabled on their end, and I am using their prepaid plan right now. I guess the only reason why it didn't work is Huawei has other hidden settings disabled this function at the root (not sure on the software or hardware level, though).
Let me know if anyone can make it work truly. Thanks!
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You can't use WiFi calling while in airplane mode as long as you have bars it should work.
Ex. Say you're in Mexico and you got WiFi then you turn on WiFi and you should technically be able to get calls like if you where in the US.

Atelear said:
You can't use WiFi calling while in airplane mode as long as you have bars it should work.
Ex. Say you're in Mexico and you got WiFi then you turn on WiFi and you should technically be able to get calls like if you where in the US.
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Here is a reddit thread that confirms wifi calling should work on phones that have airplane mode on while wifi is enabled to connect to the T-mobile network:　https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/5txjca/how_can_i_know_if_wifi_calling_is_working/

i2000s said:
Here is a reddit thread that confirms wifi calling should work on phones that have airplane mode on while wifi is enabled to connect to the T-mobile network:　https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/5txjca/how_can_i_know_if_wifi_calling_is_working/
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Hmm my younger brother has a ZTE ZMAX PRO and it WiFi calling wouldn't work if he had airplane mode activated so I assumed most would work in the same way. He is on MetroPCS which is technically the same as T-Mobile

Atelear said:
Hmm my younger brother has a ZTE ZMAX PRO and it WiFi calling wouldn't work if he had airplane mode activated so I assumed most would work in the same way. He is on MetroPCS which is technically the same as T-Mobile
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How did you test if your wifi calling work or not while posting?

i2000s said:
How did you test if your wifi calling work or not while posting?
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At the top I said I did not test because I have an international data plan so there is no point for me to try and use it.

Atelear said:
At the top I said I did not test because I have an international data plan so there is no point for me to try and use it.
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Gotcha. Your method is similar to what OnePlus One people did before, and yields similar result--not really working. I guess we have to wait for Huawei to implement some function in their future EMUI release. They claimed they had a plan for EMUI 5 but not in this release in reality. Seems Huawei people are not in a hurry, possibly because the Chinese market doesn't have the demand for wifi calling.

i2000s said:
Gotcha. Your method is similar to what OnePlus One people did before, and yields similar result--not really working. I guess we have to wait for Huawei to implement some function in their future EMUI release. They claimed they had a plan for EMUI 5 but not in this release in reality. Seems Huawei people are not in a hurry, possibly because the Chinese market doesn't have the demand for wifi calling.
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That's true. I kinda didn't expect much from it but it will most likely be coming in a future update anyways

Using FDR-L14 with TMobile and enabling the WiFi Calling doesn't seem to do anything here as well.
That said, I am super excited to see that Huawei/Honor working on this!!!!!

My understanding is that Wi-Fi calling functionality is a combination of the radio + kernel. It's why AOSP-based ROMs have never been able to get Wi-Fi calling or SMS working, they don't have the closed-source drivers needed to make it happen. So in essence enabling it via a Menu item is simply toggling a UI switch with no back-end code to actually make the calling work.

Atelear said:
So I've always thought WiFi Calling was interesting and when I bought this phone I knew there was no WiFi calling. Here is a method to activate WiFi calling. not sure if it works though as I have international data plans + calling.
You do this at your own risk.
1. Download Nova Launcher from the Play store.
2. Once installed add the activities widget to whatever home screen you like.
3. A window will open. Scroll all the way down to settings open it.
4. From there start scrolling until you see WiFi Calling with WiFi Calling settings right under it and long press either of them.
5. Congrats you have made it to the WiFi calling screen all you do now is hit that switch!
Encryption-
1. Do the same up until number 3.
2. click on settings and scroll until you find Encrypt Phone.
3. Do a long click and a screen will pop up and it will say something like make sure you're at 80 percent with the charger plugged in...etc
NOTE- I have not tested this option so proceed with caution.
I'll put some screenshots for those who want to see it first.
This also works to get encryption surprisingly.
If this helps you make sure to hit Thanks!
I take no responsibility if you choose to do this and end up damaging your device. You do this at your own risk!
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1.) I bought Honor 8 with Nougat
2.) Called my service provider Ultra Mobile (piggy backs on T-Mobile) to enable WIFI calling, they took my E911 address and enabled it.
3.) Installed Nova
4.) Turned the WIFI calling switch to ON
5.) It didnt work in Airplane mode, it didn't work when I have WIFI and no cell reception. Not able to make calls.

This was already discussed in another thread a few weeks ago and no it definitely does not work it's just a toggle switch in settings Wi-Fi calling is not enabled on this phone. I personally tested it on AT&T sim using wifi in my basement where I can't receive a signal and multiple people tested it on T-MOBILE.

[VIDEO HOW-TO] Enable Video Calling & VoLTE Unlocked Note 8 SM-G950U1 on Verizon Wire

[VIDEO HOW-TO] Enable Video Calling & VoLTE Unlocked Note 8 SM-G950U1 on Verizon Wire
Some people like myself as visual learners; here's a quick video how to complete this in your Unlocked Note 8.
If you have questions, feel free to ask!
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WinDroidGuy said:
Some people like myself as visual learners; here's a quick video how to complete this in your Unlocked Note 8.
If you have questions, feel free to ask!
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Will that work on Tmobile SimCard as well of just Verizon?

What about AT&T? Will It work

I hope that I'm wrong but I'm about 100% sure that this will not work for AT&T. AT&T actually requires a Specialized or particular APK to work. In my previous phone Galaxy S7 Edge these apps were installed during flashing of the CSC

Does not work on Sprint Note 8.

daraj said:
Will that work on Tmobile SimCard as well of just Verizon?
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These features will work out of the box on T-Mobile including WiFi Calling as long as you have the correct plan provisioned on your account.

WinDroidGuy said:
These features will work out of the box on T-Mobile including WiFi Calling as long as you have the correct plan provisioned on your account.
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Just to be clear, these features will work on an Unlocked Note 8 with tmobile sim? with correct provisioning of course

daraj said:
Just to be clear, these features will work on an Unlocked Note 8 with tmobile sim? with correct provisioning of course
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Yup! ?

when i do the toggle provisioning in the self provisioning it keeps going back to disable, it wont stay enable. Any idea? Verizon, unlocked note 8

I wanted to add: For me, the Video calling option in settings wasnt there till a hard reboot. After that is exactly like the OP demo'd. Wish I had somebody to call to test lol.
Thanks OP.

fatmaninc said:
when i do the toggle provisioning in the self provisioning it keeps going back to disable, it wont stay enable. Any idea? Verizon, unlocked note 8
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You have the HD Voice feature with VIDEO CALLING BLOCK; which phone did you have prior?
Proweedsmoker said:
I wanted to add: For me, the Video calling option in settings wasnt there till a hard reboot. After that is exactly like the OP demo'd. Wish I had somebody to call to test lol.
Thanks OP.
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You can call me [emoji23]
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I had the note 4. kept that phone since it was launch, until i got the note 8.

fatmaninc said:
I had the note 4. kept that phone since it was launch, until i got the note 8.
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Note 4 got Video Calling in Lollipop IIRC; was your device stock?
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I was on stock until root was made available and been on that.

I tried this, but when i go to IMS Information everything is false and can't be changed. It also doesn't have the VZW VoLTE registration information at the bottom of that screen like you have. I see the VZW VoLTE profile under "IMS Profile", but forcing a manual register doesn't seem to do anything

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I tried this, but when i go to IMS Information everything is false and can't be changed. It also doesn't have the VZW VoLTE registration information at the bottom of that screen like you have. I see the VZW VoLTE profile under "IMS Profile", but forcing a manual register doesn't seem to do anything
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If it is false call carrier to have imei whitelisted and reprovisioned, say it's for connectivity issues...bought from Samsung...afterwards you can see it change to true....you may have to ##SCRTN# to provision on your end...you may just need to update profile and prl...

I wonder if this will get wifi calling once I root. The rooting process uses a method of mixing boot files and essentially makes it a U1 rom with a Verizon csc but wifi calling isn't available. I'm going to give this a go to see if it'll enable it. If anyone has tried let me know. Thanks to the OP for this one.

anthonykash said:
I wonder if this will get wifi calling once I root. The rooting process uses a method of mixing boot files and essentially makes it a U1 rom with a Verizon csc but wifi calling isn't available. I'm going to give this a go to see if it'll enable it. If anyone has tried let me know. Thanks to the OP for this one.
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Interested to know if this fixes wifi calling, if so that's the only reason I haven't checked out root - I get 0 signal at work, and depend on wifi calling for my primary cell number. Google voice works over wifi of course!

anthonykash said:
I wonder if this will get wifi calling once I root. The rooting process uses a method of mixing boot files and essentially makes it a U1 rom with a Verizon csc but wifi calling isn't available. I'm going to give this a go to see if it'll enable it. If anyone has tried let me know. Thanks to the OP for this one.
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Any success with this?

Hey,
I can enable video calling but I cannot use it.
When I make a call, it just shows up for a second and turns off. Does anyone have this issue?

Wifi Calling on PH-1

I have enabled Wifi Calling on my PH-1 and I know for a fact that my carrier supports it. It works fine too, but it's set to "Mobile Preferred". I chose this setting because my Wifi isn't too reliable. However, whenever I call, it uses Wifi even though I am getting LTE+? Is there any way to fix this?

Does anyone have any idea? I have looked all over the internet but have not found any solution? Could it possibly be my carrier?

When I try to enable wifi calling, my launcher crashes. So you are one step ahead of me
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yqazi27 said:
I have enabled Wifi Calling on my PH-1 and I know for a fact that my carrier supports it. It works fine too, but it's set to "Mobile Preferred". I chose this setting because my Wifi isn't too reliable. However, whenever I call, it uses Wifi even though I am getting LTE+? Is there any way to fix this?
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Is your phone a Sprint Variant?

I have a Sprint variant and wifi calling is working perfectly fine for me, I am rooted as well and also using Nova

mexicandroid said:
Is your phone a Sprint Variant?
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I'm not sure. I have seen 3 Sprint system apps though under "Apps and Notifications", but I don't know if that counts. I got it straight from Amazon, if that helps.

yellk20 said:
I have a Sprint variant and wifi calling is working perfectly fine for me, I am rooted as well and also using Nova
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yqazi27 said:
I'm not sure. I have seen 3 Sprint system apps though under "Apps and Notifications", but I don't know if that counts. I got it straight from Amazon, if that helps.
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I finally got it working by installing the Open Market Oreo firmware, setting up WiFi calling them updating to Pie firmware

mexicandroid said:
I finally got it working by installing the Open Market Oreo firmware, setting up WiFi calling them updating to Pie firmware
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Is there any way to do this without rooting or unlocking the bootloader? I want to preserve my warranty for as long as possible.

yqazi27 said:
Is there any way to do this without rooting or unlocking the bootloader? I want to preserve my warranty for as long as possible.
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Not that I know of. I don't think they would look at your WiFi calling settings if sent out for repairs. Once you install Oreo open market firmware just relock the bootloader, setup your phone including TMobile WiFi calling settings. Once you update to Pie they shouldn't be able to tell anything because all different variants use the same firmware and your bootloader will be locked encase you send your phone out for repairs.

The other option is to use Google Voice. WiFi calling works great on it.

spotmark said:
The other option is to use Google Voice. WiFi calling works great on it.
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But does it use your carrier phone number or are talking about the Google appointed number?

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But does it use your carrier phone number or are talking about the Google appointed number?
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You do have to use your GV number. In my case it's irrelevant because I ported my number over to GV some time ago.

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You do have to use your GV number. In my case it's irrelevant because I ported my number over to GV some time ago.
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So your carrier number and Google number are the same?

mexicandroid said:
So your carrier number and Google number are the same?
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No, your carrier number will change. The port to GV takes approximately 24 hours. So you have to deal with a GV assigned number for a day. After that though you have your regular old number. I barely even know my new Verizon number as I don't give it to anybody. I figure this way, I'll never have to worry about WiFi calling or who my carrier is again.

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No, your carrier number will change. The port to GV takes approximately 24 hours. So you have to deal with a GV assigned number for a day. After that though you have your regular old number. I barely even know my new Verizon number as I don't give it to anybody. I figure this way, I'll never have to worry about WiFi calling or who my carrier is again.
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I like having a different number for when I do mechanic work, don't want to get calls for every little thing at different times of the night, specially when it's unrelated to what I fixed lol

I have the same problem. Set my wifi calling to Mobile preferred but sometimes my calls use wifi calling even when I have cellular reception. Please let me know when you find a solution.
and I think it's funny that nobody addressed your original issue.

spotmark said:
No, your carrier number will change. The port to GV takes approximately 24 hours. So you have to deal with a GV assigned number for a day. After that though you have your regular old number. I barely even know my new Verizon number as I don't give it to anybody. I figure this way, I'll never have to worry about WiFi calling or who my carrier is again.
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I also use this same setup and it works great.

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When I try to enable wifi calling, my launcher crashes. So you are one step ahead of me
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I have the same issue. It was working fine on Oreo. I tried flash.all fastboot using the stock firmware without success. Let me know if you have a solution. Ty
Edit: I got it fixed by flashing flashall back to stock Oreo 8.1 open market from Essential website then let it updated OTA to Pie and my WiFi calling still working fine.
Updated 10/22
My WiFi stopped working again after I turned it off but I can't turn it back on just like before. Any time I tried to turn it on the phone app forced close.

Considering thanks to T-Mobile's wonderful coverage (says I have good signal strength, but it's not) I have Wi-Fi calling enabled all the time and it works well on the 5Ghz ac side of the router...not so well on the 2.4Ghz b/g which is fine. Again something carrier specific. I went to Pie and kept the WiFi calling running.

Caltinpla said:
I have the same issue. It was working fine on Oreo. I tried flash.all fastboot using the stock firmware without success. Let me know if you have a solution. Ty
Edit: I got it fixed by flashing flashall back to stock Oreo 8.1 open market from Essential website then let it updated OTA to Pie and my WiFi calling still working fine.
Updated 10/22
My WiFi stopped working again after I turned it off but I can't turn it back on just like before. Any time I tried to turn it on the phone app forced close.
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Updated 11/5
Surprisingly, my WiFi calling is now working after updated my phone to today's November security update.

OnePlus 8 Pro & 5G Support in Canada

Hi All,
For those Canadians using either the OP8 or OP8 Pro, are you getting 5G with your carriers? I see that all the big three (Rogers/Bell/Telus) have launched 5G networks in various cities across Canada. I'm with Telus using the OP 8 Pro in Vancouver but cannot seem to get 5G downtown. According to Telus' map, I should have 5G coverage but the phone only shows 4G.

What variant of the OP8 do you own?, the only ones that work with North American 5G are the IN2015 and IN2025,
IN2020, 2021, and2023
and
IN2010, 2015, and 2013
All lack NA 5G bands

Whoareyou said:
What variant of the OP8 do you own?, the only ones that work with North American 5G are the IN2015 and IN2025,
IN2020, 2021, and2023
and
IN2010, 2015, and 2013
All lack NA 5G bands
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I've got the NA (IN2025) version which has B66 - Telus' 5G is deployed on that band.

rajeshr said:
I've got the NA (IN2025) version which has B66 - Telus' 5G is deployed on that band.
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It may not have the ENDCs for Telus n66, submit a bug report on OnePlus community and maybe they can add support in a future update:
https://forums.oneplus.com/feedback/?node_id=230
It also may just not be enabled in the band combos, follow this guide to see if you need to add them:
https://mt-tech.fi/en/modify-oneplus-7-pro-5g-8-and-8-pro-nr-lte-a-band-combos/

I'm in Surrey, close to Vancouver but I don't think close enough to be around 5G towers. Maybe I'll make a drive downtown to test but my bigger issue is trying to get VoWiFi to work with Telus!

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It also may just not be enabled in the band combos, follow this guide to see if you need to add them:
https://mt-tech.fi/en/modify-oneplus-7-pro-5g-8-and-8-pro-nr-lte-a-band-combos/
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^^^This worked for me. I now have 5G enabled although the speeds are pretty bad!
Whoareyou said:
It may not have the ENDCs for Telus n66, submit a bug report on OnePlus community and maybe they can add support in a future update:
https://forums.oneplus.com/feedback/?node_id=230
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Done. I have logged a bug report! It still sucks that 5G is not enabled out of the box. No 5G support out of the box, no dual SIM support for IN2025 model even now- I can understand the frustrations with the device.

rickysidhu_ said:
I'm in Surrey, close to Vancouver but I don't think close enough to be around 5G towers. Maybe I'll make a drive downtown to test but my bigger issue is trying to get VoWiFi to work with Telus!
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Do you have VoLTE working with Telus?

rajeshr said:
^^^This worked for me. I now have 5G enabled although the speeds are pretty bad!
Done. I have logged a bug report! It still sucks that 5G is not enabled out of the box. No 5G support out of the box, no dual SIM support for IN2025 model even now- I can understand the frustrations with the device.
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Great, just so you know with that process if you remove your sim card you will have to redo it apparently.

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Do you have VoLTE working with Telus?
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Yeah that works. Or at least I think it does - I see an HD icon during some calls and I believe that's the indicator it's working.

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Yeah that works. Or at least I think it does - I see an HD icon during some calls and I believe that's the indicator it's working.
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You'll know if volte works if you get simultaneous voice and data, it'll also show a VoLTE icon in the status bar.
You can also try to force that on with this app:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/onepl...ase/onepluslogkit-1-0-2-android-apk-download/
Install it, dial *#800#, enter logkit, Function Switch, tick volte and vowifi and then reboot.

Whoareyou said:
You'll know if volte works if you get simultaneous voice and data, it'll also show a VoLTE icon in the status bar.
You can also try to force that on with this app:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/onepl...ase/onepluslogkit-1-0-2-android-apk-download/
Install it, dial *#800#, enter logkit, Function Switch, tick volte and vowifi and then reboot.
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I don't get any status bar icon but that may be because I have it turned off in settings.
I did go into the logkit (had to install the OnePlus 7 Pro version to see the settings) to turn on both VoWiFi and VoLTE.
On my previous Pixel device, I would see an icon saying "HD" next to the call duration and I see the same thing on this phone, which leads me to believe it is working. I can also tell by the call quality as well. I haven't noticed if I have simultaneous voice and data but I'll check that the next call I'm on.
As for VoWiFi, I think the function switch settings just show the toggles in settings but it doesn't do anything. Just ends up being a dummy switch.
I called Telus to activate/register the device IMS and the first rep had no idea what I was talking about. Second rep gave an indirect answer by saying "everything is fine on our end so your device may just be incompatible".
Strange because I called to register my Pixel's IMS and VoWiFi and VoLTE immediately worked afterwards. Maybe I just got lucky with a more knowledgeable rep back then.
I'm going to try and reach out to live chat support to see if they can provide any more answers because it would be nice to have both features working rather than just the one.

Hey, I have been unable to get it to work for me, I must have some mistake in my carrier policy edit. Would you be able to send me a copy of yours so I can compare?

Jmcdona said:
Hey, I have been unable to get it to work for me, I must have some mistake in my carrier policy edit. Would you be able to send me a copy of yours so I can compare?
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Hey, I've attached the file here. Note that if you update to a newer version of the firmware or remove the SIM, the file will revert to the original and you will have to do this over again.

rickysidhu_ said:
I don't get any status bar icon but that may be because I have it turned off in settings.
I did go into the logkit (had to install the OnePlus 7 Pro version to see the settings) to turn on both VoWiFi and VoLTE.
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I had to do the same but I also had to run QPST and change the profile to get it to work. I used to get the VOLTE icon but after the last firmware update, it seems to have disappeared. But I still get the HD icon when on calls, so I assume it is still working.
I'm kind of disappointed with OnePlus here - no VOLTE, 5G or dual-SIM working out of the box, even after three months of owning the device. For a US$1000 phone, this is pretty unacceptable. And having to muck around in the settings to get VoLTE or 5G working (and doing this on every firmware update) is not something I want to keep doing.

rajeshr said:
I had to do the same but I also had to run QPST and change the profile to get it to work. I used to get the VOLTE icon but after the last firmware update, it seems to have disappeared. But I still get the HD icon when on calls, so I assume it is still working.
I'm kind of disappointed with OnePlus here - no VOLTE, 5G or dual-SIM working out of the box, even after three months of owning the device. For a US$1000 phone, this is pretty unacceptable. And having to muck around in the settings to get VoLTE or 5G working (and doing this on every firmware update) is not something I want to keep doing.
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And OnePlus says it's your carrier and your carrier says it's OnePlus Lol. I hate being thrown back and forth between the two just because no one wants to take on the burden/responsibility to get these features working.

rickysidhu_ said:
And OnePlus says it's your carrier and your carrier says it's OnePlus Lol. I hate being thrown back and forth between the two just because no one wants to take on the burden/responsibility to get these features working.
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I think for VoLTE and 5G, all of the responsibility lies on OnePlus. The fact that these can be (temporarily)enabled manually after mucking around in the config files clearly points to OnePlus needing to do work to support this. Why advertise 5G and then create a blacklist for it?

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Hey, I've attached the file here. Note that if you update to a newer version of the firmware or remove the SIM, the file will revert to the original and you will have to do this over again.
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Thanks for posting it, but it just links to an error page.

Jmcdona said:
Thanks for posting it, but it just links to an error page.
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It's an XML file, so the browser tries to process it and displays an error. If you right click on it and save it on your desktop, the file will get downloaded.
If you can't get it to work, I'll upload it as a text file.

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Hey, I've attached the file here. Note that if you update to a newer version of the firmware or remove the SIM, the file will revert to the original and you will have to do this over again.
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Thanks for sharing! Will test it tonight and hopefully get 5G to work.
To your knowledge, will this get VoLTE also?

Bell is continuing to restrict 5g unless it is a phone they have sold