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I know alot of phone sections have a list of these, being we dont have ROM's readily available to us yet, it would probably be a good idea to compile a list of things that can safely be frozen / uninstalled from titanium backup, not just including the regular bloat, i have just started messing around with mine, so if anyone would like to share i will add them to a list in the OP.
Safe:good:
All amazon bloat
Verizon Apps
Audible
Circles
Demo Mode
Email
Google Play Books
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Movies
Google Plus
Help
How to Videos
IMDB
Moto Chinese Input
Moto Smart Handwriting
Moto Stroke
Moto #$%$^
Movie Studio
NFL Mobile
Picasa Uploader
Quick Office
Setup Wizard ( all of them )
Smart Actions ( all 3 )
Swype
Video Calling
Viewdini
VZ Navigator
Zappos
This is all i have done so far and know is safe, but i know that there is ALOT more that can safely be frozen / removed. lets get the list rollin
Modem Fast Dormancy ( disable to save battery? )
Stock launcher and config
Circles config
Anything with "huxvmm" in it
Favorite contacts
All setup wizard apps
Online album
Google chrome
Preset
Debug apps
Movie studio
Orientation notifier
Google talk
Talk back
Tags
Voice commands
ill continue the list here, that was my other account, since i forgot my pw.
some taken from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942984
circles is disabled but always shows in my running apps? Any idea why, I know there is a weather service associated with it but idk if disabling that would disable weather all together
already covered
Existing thread on this already, for circles to not show up just uninstall it and its associated config extension
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942984
tadgerloks said:
Existing thread on this already, for circles to not show up just uninstall it and its associated config extension
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942984
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yeah that's a response to someones question this is more of a compilation of everything, things not included on that list as well. i will merge that list into mine as i think this is a better place to locate the info.
How do I remove these apps?
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How do I remove these apps?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DMsImNvbS5rZXJhbWlkYXMuVGl0YW5pdW1CYWNrdXAiXQ..
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DMsImNvbS5rZXJhbWlkYXMuVGl0YW5pdW1CYWNrdXAiXQ..
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when i was on stock i didnt use nfc and un installed it and the phone still worked fine i also got rid of moto account service or what ever it was called
Hi all, First of all I have CM10.1 20130210 on my phone. (Had 20130208 when I noticed the problem, But I dont think thats the cause)
I normally check for CM updates & Play Store every night. Yesterday I wanted to check the Play Store but when I opened it it took me straight to the Categories page (It normally takes me to some "General Featured" page).
When I go into any of the categories it takes me to more categories into that one (Games>Racing/Action/Puzzle/etc) it didnt do that before.
After I go into one of those its just a grey screen, The store is blank.
I tried going into My Apps & Its blank. If I go into the All tab though they all show, Clicking on one of those apps does take me to its page & If I try to download a previously uninstalled app it does download and work properly.
Something very weird: The same thing happens in the Webstore, No app shows when going into Editor's Choice & When manually going into the categories its just blank. Going into app pages via my own apps do work.
Ive tried clearing the data of the Play Store (Settings>Apps>All>Google Play Store>Clear Data)
Ive tried reflashing my phone (Thats why I went from 20130208 to 20130210)
Ive tried Force Stopping, Clearing data & Rebooting
Ive tried unsyncing & Resyncing my Google Account
Ive tried uninstalling & Reinstalling Gapps (goo.im/gapps)
Any ideas on how I can fix this? I ran out of ideas myself...
Some screens of what happens, the one with the categories is what the store opens to, the other one is what happens if i go anywhere else.
Ive been trying to fix this all day & Most things Ive found seem to be fixed by wiping the cache or returning the DPI to its default state.
Thing is, I already tried option 1 & I never changed the DPI on my phone. (I dont even know how to do it)
Just tried changing the DPI & Nothing...
I installed Best Apps Market on my phone (Had to google it & Make it directly lead me to the Play Store page coz the Play Store doesnt work)
Basically you can browse apps through there & When you want to dowmload it takes you to the Play Store (Native app) page.
It did work & Display apps properly but they all said that they werent available in my country. I tried a VPN on my PC & Bam, Play Store works.
That seems to be the problem, Somehow my country got messed up but I cant seem to change it. I did manage to change it on Google Account>Settings>Email Edit>Country but that did nothing. Any help?
Did you get any help on this? did you resolve this problem ? i have the save the same problem. did the same things you did, but no solution
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Just tried changing the DPI & Nothing...
I installed Best Apps Market on my phone (Had to google it & Make it directly lead me to the Play Store page coz the Play Store doesnt work)
Basically you can browse apps through there & When you want to dowmload it takes you to the Play Store (Native app) page.
It did work & Display apps properly but they all said that they werent available in my country. I tried a VPN on my PC & Bam, Play Store works.
That seems to be the problem, Somehow my country got messed up but I cant seem to change it. I did manage to change it on Google Account>Settings>Email Edit>Country but that did nothing. Any help?
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Nope, But I am 100% sure that it has to do with country settings.
I tried 1 last thing today: Completely wiping EVERYTHING off my phone & Reinstalling everything. Nothing.
I also noticed a few "Market Unlocker/Enabler stopped working!" threads these past 3 days, So basically Google did something.
I contacted support & This is an email I got yesterday:
Thanks for this valuable information. We really appreciate it, and it's because of people like you that we can improve the Google Play experience for all users.
We are currently aware of this problem with Android apps on Google Play and are trying to resolve it. This complex issue involves several areas of the Google Play Store app and is not an easy fix, so I don’t have a good estimate on how long it will take us to resolve it. As soon as I have any updates, I’ll be the first to let you know.
I really appreciate you taking the time to let us know about the details of your specific case; each time we hear more details, it helps us make a better solution. I hope that despite this, you will keep using the Google Play Store app and keep sending us valuable feedback when things don’t go as expected.
I’ll be sure to update you as soon as I have more information about this issue, but in the meantime, feel free to contact me if you have any other questions. I’ll be in touch!
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So yeah, Nothing you or I can do about it.
What Imma do next is install a 3rd party app market that doesnt use the Play Store at all (Anybody got any recommendations?)
I have the same issue, when i first start play store it opens categories and then blank page...
the only way i can download apps from play store is from my pc.
I tried all of the above "tips" but got no solution.
kasske said:
I have the same issue, when i first start play store it opens categories and then blank page...
the only way i can download apps from play store is from my pc.
I tried all of the above "tips" but got no solution.
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Uhmm, That seems more like a phone related problem than anything else. You sure you tried all the things possible? (Even completely reinstalling everything?)
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Uhmm, That seems more like a phone related problem than anything else. You sure you tried all the things possible? (Even completely reinstalling everything?)
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Yes i did. Installed a new custom rom too, "Alliance Jelly Bean ROM" latest version but the same issue happens...
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Nope, But I am 100% sure that it has to do with country settings.
I tried 1 last thing today: Completely wiping EVERYTHING off my phone & Reinstalling everything. Nothing.
I also noticed a few "Market Unlocker/Enabler stopped working!" threads these past 3 days, So basically Google did something.
I contacted support & This is an email I got yesterday:
So yeah, Nothing you or I can do about it.
What Imma do next is install a 3rd party app market that doesnt use the Play Store at all (Anybody got any recommendations?)
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On which Email id you contacted Google ??
About a week ago, I started having issues with the Now Cards (or feeds or whatever Google calls them now) showing up on the Google Now screen when I swipe over. My google search screen (on left) showed no cards even after 24 hours had passed, but in the notification dropdown, it showed a weather notification and showed some number of cards at the bottom right. I could click on the notification and it took me to the Google Now search, which had NO cards. I reset the Google Search settings, history, and the Google app. It worked...for about 2 hours. Now back to notifications showing 21 Cards under the Weather but nothing in the Google now search screen.
Since I was wanting to go ahead and unlock my bootloader and root, I reset the phone, rooted it, and all the other fun stuff. Google Now Cards...still the same problem. Even took the same steps outlined above. I get a few hours where it works, then nothing.
So my question is this: Cards/Feeds seems to be on because I am getting notifications, but clicking on it takes me to a blank Google search screen. How do I make the cards under notifications show on the Google Now search? Or am I missing something else? Did Google just decide to break their own stuff during their EOL for Google Now launcher?
Mine has been doing this occasionally as well, I am using the Google App beta, so I thought it may be due to that. Are you using the stable release?
Tapping the search bar within the Google App (where the cards/feed should be) fixes this issue for me, until the next time it occurs, usually a day or so later.
I'm using stable. My cards have come back again but for how long is unknown. I guess Google is messing things up in the updates because it started happening right after the latest update.
Card went away again. Quite frustrating. I'm using Google now launcher so I will try to switch.
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Card went away again. Quite frustrating. I'm using Google now launcher so I will try to switch.
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I'm using Nova, same issue. Just tapping the search bar from within the Google app brings my cards back.
Tapping the search bar on Nova didn't help until I reset the Google search, then quit working again (yes I get a decent number of feeds do to weather, online orders, etc). I actually liked the now launcher and swiping over as I actually find the cards useful. I like Nova well enough so with now cards being intermittent at best, I might as well turn off the feeds to save battery if they aren't reliable for now and switch over to Nova so I can utilize screen real estate to the left of home.
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Tapping the search bar on Nova didn't help until I reset the Google search, then quit working again (yes I get a decent number of feeds do to weather, online orders, etc). I actually liked the now launcher and swiping over as I actually find the cards useful. I like Nova well enough so with now cards being intermittent at best, I might as well turn off the feeds to save battery if they aren't reliable for now and switch over to Nova so I can utilize screen real estate to the left of home.
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Tapping the search bar from within the Google app fixes mine, not on the launcher home screen. So with GNL, swipe to Google Now, tap search, fixed. Nova: open Google app, tap search. On my device this works anyway.
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Tapping the search bar from within the Google app fixes mine, not on the launcher home screen. So with GNL, swipe to Google Now, tap search, fixed. Nova: open Google app, tap search. On my device this works anyway.
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Didn't work on mine. I'll keep trying some various things over the next few days to see what comes of it. Hopefully it is just a bug that Google will release an update to fix.
I had same issue, I solved that issue doing the following:
go to settings => application => app google => empty cache and data
Kind of factory reset for google search app.
Just need to re enable google now after that and cards are back.
Seems not be device related but google search update released 17/02/2017 see the comment on the play store.
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I had same issue, I solved that issue doing the following:
go to settings => application => app google => empty cache and data
Kind of factory reset for google search app.
Just need to re enable google now after that and cards are back.
Seems not be device related but google search update released 17/02/2017 see the comment on the play store.
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After reading through the reviews on the play store, it is looking like an update issue by Google. Using the Google now launcher pretty much leaves the cards useless for me. If I use another launcher, the Google search app will work with the new tab thing they have going on.
Hi all,
I am with Google Now Launcher. I have the same issue with the google now cards. Can't seem to make them appear on will. They come and go whenever Tried force close on Google app, cleaning cache and so on. Opening the app from the app drawer make no difference. Interestingly when I switch to Pixel Launcher and tap the google logo on the top left on the home screen and then tap the google logo from the search bar all the cards are there but when I go back to GNL the cards are missing
So I guess something is messed with Google app/Google Now Launcher relation.
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Hi all,
I am with Google Now Launcher. I have the same issue with the google now cards. Can't seem to make them appear on will. They come and go whenever Tried force close on Google app, cleaning cache and so on. Opening the app from the app drawer make no difference. Interestingly when I switch to Pixel Launcher and tap the google logo on the top left on the home screen and then tap the google logo from the search bar all the cards are there but when I go back to GNL the cards are missing
So I guess something is messed with Google app/Google Now Launcher relation.
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Thanks for confirming this. I wonder if Google is just giving up completely on the Google now launcher since they are removing it from the play store. It bites if they are especially considering the are a fair number of people who use it.
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Thanks for confirming this. I wonder if Google is just giving up completely on the Google now launcher since they are removing it from the play store. It bites if they are especially considering the are a fair number of people who use it.
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My thoughts exactly
I have also been having this issue. Blank Google Now feed and using the Google Now Launching, which is stock. My MXPE is virgin stock since day 1. I have even factory rest and the issue still came back a couple of days later.
This all started about a month ago for me too.
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
I have also been having this issue. Blank Google Now feed and using the Google Now Launching, which is stock. My MXPE is virgin stock since day 1. I have even factory rest and the issue still came back a couple of days later.
This all started about a month ago for me too.
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Thanks. It is obvious from reviews and he that Google screwed it up with an update... About the time they added tabbed feeds. What a crappy way to drop support if that is their end game.
My cards are functioning fine..Haven't noticed any change or missing cards.
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Thanks. It is obvious from reviews and he that Google screwed it up with an update... About the time they added tabbed feeds. What a crappy way to drop support if that is their end game.
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Yeah, I started having problems after a Google App update.
When we get Google notifications, for things like time to leave for an appointment. It goes to Google Now when the notification is pressed and there's a blank screen.
If Google were to end support, it would leave us with dibiltated devices.
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My cards are functioning fine..Haven't noticed any change or missing cards.
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Maybe the ROM you're using still uses an older version of the Google app, before the issues started?
Darnell_Chat_TN said:
Yeah, I started having problems after a Google App update.
When we get Google notifications, for things like time to leave for an appointment. It goes to Google Now when the notification is pressed and there's a blank screen.
If Google were to end support, it would leave us with dibiltated devices.
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Maybe the ROM you're using still uses an older version of the Google app, before the issues started?
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The cards work fine if using another launcher like Nova and you enter the Google app. In fact the Google search app when entered via another launcher will show the tabbed feeds that the latest update boasts about.
It is specifically the Google Now Launcher with the swipe to left function which seems to have the feeds broken. The tabbed feeds will not show up in the Google app under Google Now. If you press the colorful G icon, in all apps or the persistent search bar, it does not launch into the Google app, but rather takes you to the left of the homescreen, which is the part that is broken.
Since Google plans to remove the Google Now Launcher from the app store, I fear they may have dropped support for it and will not fix the feeds issue. I hope Google's announcement to bring Google Assistant this week to MM and N will fix this problem... Or give us the Pixel Launcher (I know I'm dreaming but I can hope).
Thank you, you're right. I prefer Arrow Launcher as a fallback and now the cards work again.
And I agree, Google probably will not fix the Now Launcher. We will see how they plan to roll out Google Assistant.
New Google App Update fixes Google Now Launcher, but Nova no longer works the same
There's a new Google App update out. Maybe preparing us for Google Assistant .
It fixes the Google Now Launcher. But now, when clicking "Google" in the search bar on Nova Launcher, instead of Google Now cards opening, it's just a search and nothing more.
After using the Arrow launcher for a bit, I moved to Nova.
I'll stick with Nova for now and added a desktop icon to open Google when I need Google Now cards.
So I've been having this problem where all third party apps using the Google Maps API (S Health) for example, don't show any map features. Roads, parks, bodies of water are nonexistent, all I can see is a location indicator and a sea of grey tiles, and I don't recall changing any settings recently. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Google Play Services, reset app permissions, and cleared both the device and app cache to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
Below are screenshots of the bug occurring in two separate apps. The same occurs in any app with a Google-powered maps function.
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So I've been having this problem where all third party apps using the Google Maps API (S Health) for example, don't show any map features. Roads, parks, bodies of water are nonexistent, all I can see is a location indicator and a sea of grey tiles, and I don't recall changing any settings recently. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Google Play Services, reset app permissions, and cleared both the device and app cache to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.
Below are screenshots of the bug occurring in two separate apps. The same occurs in any app with a Google-powered maps function.
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I am having the same issue as you, My Uber & Grab app show only Icon no map.........
Weird because I and others have this problem with the G6. I had to reset the phone to fix it.
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I've got my apps displaying Google maps properly now, but I haven't done anything since I posted this problem yesterday. My best guess is that uninstalling and reinstalling Google Play Services did the trick and the process behind the fix was delayed.
gbum213 said:
I've got my apps displaying Google maps properly now, but I haven't done anything since I posted this problem yesterday. My best guess is that uninstalling and reinstalling Google Play Services did the trick and the process behind the fix was delayed.
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I still having the same gray......
I bought a Fire HD 8 to put on my wall and see who's at my door using the Ring app. To do so, I installed the Play Store on it, installed the Ring app, and that works. The issue I have with the app is that I don't get any notifications from it. I already looked at all notifications settings and the notifications aren't blocked for the app. I then tried to install IFTTT on the tablet, and created a rule to send notifications whenever something happen from Ring. It works on my other devices, but again nothing on this device. I then tried to install Facebook Messenger from the Play Store, and same thing no notifications. If I install it from the Amazon store it works.
Anyone else saw a similar issue?
Thanks!
I'm seeing the same thing on my 8th gen HD 8; no notifications. I've tried Ring and Hangouts, neither work on the HD 8 2018, but work fine on my HD 10. Has anyone figured this out?
Edit:. To be a bit more specific it seems only apps which get pushed a realtime notification to them like Ring does when it senses motion don't work. But apps that are pulling data like Gmail or my Nine email client, these notifications are working just fine.
I'm getting the same issue, anyone had any luck getting this to work?
Same issue for me too... Fire HD 10
I am receiving notifications on one fire 8 hd but on fire 7, I I don't. Both running same os.
Ring notifications are not compatible with HD fire tab
I've been working with Ring and this is their reply,
"Thank you for your follow up. At this time, I have investigated further on your behalf for this issue and found that your Amazon HD 8 Tablet is not compatible with all of our features. Our application is designed to operate on Android and iOS (iPhones). Many tablets are built with Android operating systems. However, your tablet being the Amazon Fire HD 8, it is designed and operates on FireOS made by Amazon.
This software is not completely compatible with our Ring app. Because we do not design our app for that platform, some of our features simply do not connect with the operating system. In this case, FireOS does not allow the Ring app to produce notifications to the main screen. We do apologize, this device will not function like iPhones and standard Android based tablets.
At this moment, I am sorry to advise, but notifications to the Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet, or any other Amazon tablet, will not be completely compatible as they operate on FireOS.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please let me know so I may assist you further.
Thank you for your time and for being one of our neighbors here at Ring! "
Just a quick update on what I found out. If I install Facebook Messenger from the Amazon store, then I do get notifications. As soon as it gets updated by the Google Play store, I stop receiving them. I'm not sure if it's really related or just having bad luck but I am curious to know if others that saw the same issue with Ring also have this behavior.
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Just a quick update on what I found out. If I install Facebook Messenger from the Amazon store, then I do get notifications. As soon as it gets updated by the Google Play store, I stop receiving them. I'm not sure if it's really related or just having bad luck but I am curious to know if others that saw the same issue with Ring also have this behavior.
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Not surprised as the different builds likely leverage native frameworks to assist with notifications. The four components used to secure basic Play Store functionality does constitute a full Google Play Services config.
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Not surprised as the different builds likely leverage native frameworks to assist with notifications. The four components used to secure basic Play Store functionality does constitute a full Google Play Services config.
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Is there anything we can do to make push notifications work? I don't get any notifications from Play Store installed apps (ex: FB Messenger, Instagram, Pushbullet, etc).
tarade said:
Is there anything we can do to make push notifications work? I don't get any notifications from Play Store installed apps (ex: FB Messenger, Instagram, Pushbullet, etc).
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Probably not as many apps (at least the varients installed from the Play Store) utilize Google Play Services for notifications. The GPS framework needs to be flashed which is all but impossible on a bootloader locked, unrooted device.
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Probably not as many apps (at least the varients installed from the Play Store) utilize Google Play Services for notifications. The GPS framework needs to be flashed which is all but impossible on a bootloader locked, unrooted device.
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Boooo. Thanks though, for the reply and explanation.
I just realized I have this issue too, with no notifications from Hangouts, and sporadic notifications from Telegram X, until I open the actual app, and I am flooded with notifications. I have a suspicion that it has something to do with GCM/FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) and something about Fire OS not letting apps sit in the background to allow for push notifications. I read this article here that says that certain OEMs don't let apps run in the background and that muddles with the notifications. Can anyone get anywhere with this? I will try whitelisting apps in the hidden Battery Optimization menu that you have to launch with Activity Launcher by opening the Battery menu and then launching the Battery Optimization menu from that.
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I just realized I have this issue too, with no notifications from Hangouts, and sporadic notifications from Telegram X, until I open the actual app, and I am flooded with notifications. I have a suspicion that it has something to do with GCM/FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging) and something about Fire OS not letting apps sit in the background to allow for push notifications. I read this article here that says that certain OEMs don't let apps run in the background and that muddles with the notifications. Can anyone get anywhere with this? I will try whitelisting apps in the hidden Battery Optimization menu that you have to launch with Activity Launcher by opening the Battery menu and then launching the Battery Optimization menu from that.
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Hi, any update on how this worked for you? You mentioned you were going to try disabling battery optimization.
I have same issue. no notifications with app installed through Google Play Store.
Fire Tablet HD8 gen10
When I check the notifications, Fireos indicated the app has never issued any notifications.
Anyone found a solution?
My fire hd 10 (2021) does receive email and generates email notifications when screen is off. It will not receive google voice notifications though.
Can you configure ring to email a particular email address (probably different from your regular one) which is then checked on the tablet using push (imap). This doesn't fix the problem but does is a suitable work around. Use a distinct sound so you know it's something from ring.
To find a suspected issues on your Fire tablet by executing adb shell logcat
any fix to this yet? it's bumming me out since i bought a fire tablet specifically for gmail, discord, and other apps that needed notifs. and majority of those apps aren't even on the amazon app store.
Same here
Its hilarious that this works without problems on my Fire HD 10 2017. But its soooo slow, thats why i got a HD 10 2021 now. Just to see that gmail notifications are not working anymore. I wonder if it would work if i manually install the older gmail app version and google required apps from the 2017 instead using the latest ones for the 2021.
Google Calendar and Business Calendar Pro Notifications still work. But the Problem is Gmail.
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Its hilarious that this works without problems on my Fire HD 10 2017. But its soooo slow, thats why i got a HD 10 2021 now. Just to see that gmail notifications are not working anymore. I wonder if it would work if i manually install the older gmail app version and google required apps from the 2017 instead using the latest ones for the 2021.
Google Calendar and Business Calendar Pro Notifications still work. But the Problem is Gmail.
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tell us if anything works. any change can lead to a clue on how to make it work.