[Q] google play - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Can someone tell me how to get back the system menu buttons (The 3 horizontal lines next to the search icon) in the play store back? I am on version 3.7.15. I don't know how long they have been gone but i noticed today that they are not there anymore. TIA.

The problem that you explaining sounds like an update. Only other thing I can possibly think of is to hit menu and click settings. Snoop around. If not, I think you are SOL.
Sorry.
That is all.
Thank you.

Mods..please close this thread...thanks.

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[Q] Chrome Browser Icon changed to an Android figure?

I don't know what happened but I just noticed that my Chrome browser button has changed to an Android figure. Any idea what caused this? I would post a picture but I haven't posted here enough to do so yet.
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That normally means it isn't installed anymore but there is still an existing shortcut to it. Does it still work?
Under the apps menu it showed correctly, so I just replaced my shortcut and all was back to normal.
EvilDobe said:
That normally means it isn't installed anymore but there is still an existing shortcut to it. Does it still work?
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Yup, or simply a broken short cut. Replace it and you'll be fine.
Or you can have a panic attack and tell Google about it
Sometimes it means the package name changed after a particular update in the Play Store. Some launchers don't keep track of package name changes very well, so an update that changes the package name could cause the icon to vanish from the home screen.
Ok thanks. It works fine, just the icon changed all of a sudden. I thought maybe I had done something to change it and wanted to try and replicate it. I like the icon so I'll leave it be until it stops working.
LOL, and no, I'm not panicing in the slightest. If it wasn't working I'd just uninstall and then reinstall.
Thanks,
A.
Something similar happened to Maps a few months ago. I think they changed the package name, and it caused my Maps shortcut to vanish from Nova Launcher on both my phone and tablet.
this actually happened to me yesterday as well. i laughed. the droid is cool. but still, wtf?

Google Now Homescreen Problem Help

Hi all.I have an unusual problem with Google Now.I updated to JB this morning and as you know Google Now comes along with JB.
I have no problem with the voice activation as I know I should change language and when I do it works fine.My problem is somewhat different.
After the update the Google Now asked me if I want to set up cards and because I was busy I clicked on not now.
Since then when I click on google now (you know the blue g mark)all I get is a blank screen with the search widget but no matter what I do the homescreen(with the mountains and all) that helps you set up cards does not appear.
Does anyone have any idea of how this can be solved?I am thinking that maybe some how I have deactivated Google Now.
Thanks in advance for your help
tasos12 said:
Hi all.I have an unusual problem with Google Now.I updated to JB this morning and as you know Google Now comes along with JB.
I have no problem with the voice activation as I know I should change language and when I do it works fine.My problem is somewhat different.
After the update the Google Now asked me if I want to set up cards and because I was busy I clicked on not now.
Since then when I click on google now (you know the blue g mark)all I get is a blank screen with the search widget but no matter what I do the homescreen(with the mountains and all) that helps you set up cards does not appear.
Does anyone have any idea of how this can be solved?I am thinking that maybe some how I have deactivated Google Now.
Thanks in advance for your help
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hi,
have you tried this ?
first , make sure you have data connection/wifi connection
second, on home screen, press and hold home button
this will bring/activate google now and bring it to the front.
third , press/ and hold /touch
(depends how you set this action , on your phone in your settings menu ,it is
the "button on right side of " home screen" , bottom) ..... this will bring up menu/settings
you will see menu ........."refresh /search with camera/ settings /help /feedback "
then choose settings ...
look at top of screen next you will see google now is switched off ?
switch on..etc( also activate location/gps etc...)
hope it helps ?
good luck
I also had the same problem. I had to reset my google now settings (the cards functionality specifically) in order to get it working again. Just play around with the settings and do a full reset. If not just install Google search again.
I also had a problem with Google now not saying any of my search queries. it turned out that while I had my ringer volume all the way up; my media volume was all the way down. I had to turn that one up as well in order to get the voice going.
Problem solved!
I fidled with the language setting it to English (which I had done in the past also with no results) unistalled the google play update on it and the mountain appeared.
Later all of the sudden turning back and forth from English to Greek voila the sample cards appeared.
Installed the update again and it also gave me settings for the cards.
Finally turned to Greek again and it translated to Greek and it all works fine.So fingers crossed.
Thanks for the help Guys.

"Unfortunately, Home has stopped"

I am getting this error message essentially making the phone useless. I got notification I had an update on Friday. It auto updated, I installed it, it rebooted, and this message continuously pops up and I cant use anything. Factory reset did nothing, and the only semi work around is I was able to get Nova Launcher on there. It semi works but the message comes up every time I lock and unlock the phone.
Nobody seems to know the answer to what the hell this is or what happened but I need someone who is smarter than I to help me fix it please. Any advice is very much appreciated. Phone is unrooted.
Thanks in advance.
Go to setting, General, Apps, All Apps, and fine "Home". Clear cache and reboot.
blackangst said:
Go to setting, General, Apps, All Apps, and fine "Home". Clear cache and reboot.
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tried that, it didn't seem to work. Is there something I'm missing? Do certain apps cause this?
Having the same issue right after updating to 6.0; clearing cache didn't work for me either. I suppose I'll try a different launcher in the meanwhile.
"Unfortunately, Home has stopped
I am now rooted using the video instructions from ROOT JUNKY, but I am getting this error message "Unfortunately, Home has stopped" I went to the Apps setting and resets app preference and also clear the home cache but to no effect. i am able to get the simple home setting but not the other advance home setting. please help if you can. Thanks inadvance
LG G4 H815
Problem solved for Lg G4. Go to Settings, General, Apps swipe left to "All" then scroll down to "HOME" not easy home. Open it and clear cache and also "clear data" you will get a warning message when you try to clear data, but that's ok. I was afraid to do this but it works for me, It will only clear and Home screen preference or shortcut you had. You can setup your preferred shortcuts after again. restart and select "Home" as your default. Let me know if this helps
Think not.. Still home crashes
Nope, that's not a fix. All it did was wreck my app placements and settings.. Nothing else. Immediately after clearing the cache and data it crashed exactly the same way.
Home has stopped is becoming increasingly annoying, and also increasing in frequency. I'm going to try Uninstalling the app update that started it all: Voice Mate 4.70.10.
I'll see if this works. If so I'll post here. If not, consider this an open thread and hopefully someone in the G4 community with some skills and knowledge will find a solution.
Anyone found a solution to this problem?
Unfortunately home has stopped!!!!!!!!!
Talend said:
I am getting this error message essentially making the phone useless. I got notification I had an update on Friday. It auto updated, I installed it, it rebooted, and this message continuously pops up and I cant use anything. Factory reset did nothing, and the only semi work around is I was able to get Nova Launcher on there. It semi works but the message comes up every time I lock and unlock the phone.
Nobody seems to know the answer to what the hell this is or what happened but I need someone who is smarter than I to help me fix it please. Any advice is very much appreciated. Phone is unrooted.
Thanks in advance.
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If you have an LG G4 you may have seen this message and waited for the home screen to re-start again, only to happen again and again, I’ve searched all the forums to no avail, so I installed another home screen to got rid of the problem, now have a permanent fix, you have to disable Smart Bulletins:
Go to apps, hit menu, select home screen settings, turn off Smart Bulletins.

Android O Beta issues

So I was quick to jump on the Android beta O as I was on the N rollout. I should have known there would be issues from when I was on the N beta but nevertheless I couldnt resist.
So far my issues are few but frustrating.
1. Anytime I get a call when the phone is locked it does not wake up the phone. I have to unlock the phone and click answer. Even after doing that theres still a notification that theres a call that I can either decline or answer even after Im already talking to the person. On the same issue, the proximity sensor doesnt work in the fact that when Im on the call the screen is still active and my cheek activates apps and whatnot. When on the call I cannot get to the actual phone app in order to change to speakerphone.
2. This might be silly but when using snapchat there is a significant lag and black screens between clicking on a story and it actually starting. Also in same app, when I try to take a horizontal photo it gets hung up and I have to close the app and take the photo vertically.
3. I dont know if its because Im using a launcher, but I dont get any notification dots on any of my apps. Maybe I have to be using pixel launcher in order for this to activate. Also, maybe I have to disable number notifications in the launcher for the O notifications to take over.
Those are the most noticeable so far but I figured Id get a thread going.
I keep getting Settings FC every now and then reboot doesn't fix it. Sometimes the FC disappears and settings works fine then it comes back again not sure what's causing it
HyperM3 said:
So I was quick to jump on the Android beta O as I was on the N rollout. I should have known there would be issues from when I was on the N beta but nevertheless I couldnt resist.
So far my issues are few but frustrating.
1. Anytime I get a call when the phone is locked it does not wake up the phone. I have to unlock the phone and click answer. Even after doing that theres still a notification that theres a call that I can either decline or answer even after Im already talking to the person. On the same issue, the proximity sensor doesnt work in the fact that when Im on the call the screen is still active and my cheek activates apps and whatnot. When on the call I cannot get to the actual phone app in order to change to speakerphone.
2. This might be silly but when using snapchat there is a significant lag and black screens between clicking on a story and it actually starting. Also in same app, when I try to take a horizontal photo it gets hung up and I have to close the app and take the photo vertically.
3. I dont know if its because Im using a launcher, but I dont get any notification dots on any of my apps. Maybe I have to be using pixel launcher in order for this to activate. Also, maybe I have to disable number notifications in the launcher for the O notifications to take over.
Those are the most noticeable so far but I figured Id get a thread going.
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I myself cannot get picture-in-picture to work or have the new updated launcher that was previewed
poor2rican1 said:
I myself cannot get picture-in-picture to work or have the new updated launcher that was previewed
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Apparently pip only works with YouTube red or Google duo, neither of which I have to try. I did get another update about 5 hours after the initial update. It was much smaller than the first download.
HyperM3 said:
Apparently pip only works with YouTube red or Google duo, neither of which I have to try. I did get another update about 5 hours after the initial update. It was much smaller than the first download.
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I have both and it still does not work I also received the update
PIP does work in YouTube red for me just not duo. After the beta update yesterday my phones alot snappier. Still significant lag in Snapchat. Also Bluetooth audio does not work when playing music, only works with calls.
For PiP to work I followed this thread
https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-android-o-picture-in-picture-mode/
I don't have YouTube red but it works for me perfectly now. also Bluetooth has been working for me with my jaybird X3. so it might be some devices.
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I myself cannot get picture-in-picture to work or have the new updated launcher that was previewed
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https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/enable-android-os-picture-picture-mode-right-now-0176848/
To get P.I.P I had to flash factory image instead of take OTA update. I have YouTube red so the background play can be a little funky with PIP.
Does anyone else have Google Play Music keep showing up in the notification bar? It just keeps popping up randomly. It doesn't start playing music, it just pops up there. I'll clear the panel and it shows up in a few minutes again.
HyperM3 said:
1. Anytime I get a call when the phone is locked it does not wake up the phone. I have to unlock the phone and click answer. Even after doing that theres still a notification that theres a call that I can either decline or answer even after Im already talking to the person. On the same issue, the proximity sensor doesnt work in the fact that when Im on the call the screen is still active and my cheek activates apps and whatnot. When on the call I cannot get to the actual phone app in order to change to speakerphone.
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Go to settings > apps & notifications > app info > phone > storage
clear data, and for good measure, clear cache.
Had exact same issue, this fixed it right away.
Floppy Seizure said:
Does anyone else have Google Play Music keep showing up in the notification bar? It just keeps popping up randomly. It doesn't start playing music, it just pops up there. I'll clear the panel and it shows up in a few minutes again.
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Yep keeps doing it for me too. Kind of annoying but whatever.
How about the launcher? I don't have the new one. Anyone else? I took the OTA. Maybe I should flash it?
Floppy Seizure said:
Does anyone else have Google Play Music keep showing up in the notification bar? It just keeps popping up randomly. It doesn't start playing music, it just pops up there. I'll clear the panel and it shows up in a few minutes again.
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Was happening to me as well, but seems to have quit now. only appears when actually playing stuff now.
Floppy Seizure said:
Does anyone else have Google Play Music keep showing up in the notification bar? It just keeps popping up randomly. It doesn't start playing music, it just pops up there. I'll clear the panel and it shows up in a few minutes again.
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Yeah. Also force closes after a reboot. Widget doesn't work either.
For me, Android Pay stopped working. Says that the phone is rooted, but it is not. Also some apps lag and battery life seems worse. I was thinking of opting out, but it will wipe out all user data, so I decided not to. Too lazy to restore everything back.
Anybody notice the radio signal is worse? Tried flashing older radios and modems. It got a little better but not as good as nougat.
Golf c said:
Anybody notice the radio signal is worse? Tried flashing older radios and modems. It got a little better but not as good as nougat.
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I have not in nougat in same spot low signal I would get choppy voice calls & signal dbm would be 120 with Android O I get 116 I have verizon
yahya1054 said:
I have not in nougat in same spot low signal I would get choppy voice calls & signal dbm would be 120 with Android O I get 116 I have verizon
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Its going to be different for everyone. I was just curious. I get average 90 on nougat and 110-115 on O
I've noticed that there are several apps that have newer version available, but won't update or install. You tube, Google App (beta), Calendar (stock), Maps & Transit (beta) won't install when downloaded from APK Mirror, nor are they being updated via the Play Store.They all work fine though, so it's not a big deal. I'm just wondering if anyone else has encountered the same or similar behavior.

Question "At a Glance" no longer showing temperature on the lock screen

Hello,
I've had this issue since launch and I can't figure a way to fix this. Basically, when I first got my phone, the lock screen was displaying the temperature under the time, with a "tap to learn more" button. And after clicking that, it simply vanished from existence, never to be seen again. It does show itself back when there's a Google Calendar event, but the temperature is gone. And after doing a factory reset recently, the temperature is back, with the "tap to learn more" (which I don’t plan to press, now that I know this will make it go away)
Is there a way to fix this? Thanks
That's a lot of overkill
Find the app and clear it's data next time.
There may be a conflict... like with the Google app*. Could be in settings, somewhere, or in notifications. Disable all power management for now... it will cause erratic behavior.
You need to play with it.
* that nasty little permission to change system settings... can be misused.
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That's a lot of overkill
Find the app and clear it's data next time.
There may be a conflict... like with the Google app*. Could be in settings, somewhere, or in notifications. Disable all power management for now... it will cause erratic behavior.
You need to play with it.
* that nasty little permission to change system settings... can be misused.
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I get it. But I had to reset my phone anyway.
My problem is that it shows the temperature, but as soon as I press the "tap to learn more" thing, it shows a slide about at a glance and it just goes away.
So I don't think it's a permission issue if it works just fine before clicking on the forsaken text
Andrew8578 said:
I get it. But I had to reset my phone anyway.
My problem is that it shows the temperature, but as soon as I press the "tap to learn more" thing, it shows a slide about at a glance and it just goes away.
So I don't think it's a permission issue if it works just fine before clicking on the forsaken text
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You need to track down the associated apks first then look them over. It may be a glitch that you can correct or maybe resetting the apk data is the only way to correct it.
Try clearing the system cache.
Try it in Safe mode to rule out 3rd party apps.
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You need to track down the associated apks first then look them over. It may be a glitch that you can correct or maybe resetting the apk data is the only way to correct it.
Try clearing the system cache.
Try it in Safe mode to rule out 3rd party apps.
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The question is, does it even work for you? I understood that it will be fixed eventually but nah.
Also what kind of apk are you talking about? This is literally the lock screen
Andrew8578 said:
The question is, does it even work for you? I understood that it will be fixed eventually but nah.
Also what kind of apk are you talking about? This is literally the lock screen
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I don't have that device but troubleshooting is troubleshooting. You need to dig around for the apk but it's most likely there under system apps.
It's possible the firmware flash was corrupted if so a factory reset won't work. More likey it's a glitch.
Hopefully someone here knows the answer but it's not a major issue. I would tend to just ignore it other then to play with it as a curiosity. No doubt you'll find better fish to fry...

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