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[Q] Access to my Location Auto turned ON. Why?

As per the title, Location access turned On by itself.
I was playing with Shazam, and noticed the location icon in the status bar.
I checked location services in Settings, and saw it was Turned ON.
I don't know if the Shazam thing was coincidental or the cause.
Anyone know if apps just turn on your Location setting automatically at anytime?
If I didn't see that Location icon for the split second, I would never know Location was activated.
Edit:
I'd like to Freeze Location services with TiBu, but I don't know what system apps to freeze, as this will prevent these auto turn ons. If freezing conflicts with a certain app I need, I'll know and have the option to unfreeze.

Remove Google account then add and see if it happens again.
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Biker1 said:
As per the title, Location access turned On by itself.
I was playing with Shazam, and noticed the location icon in the status bar.
I checked location services in Settings, and saw it was Turned ON.
I don't know if the Shazam thing was coincidental or the cause.
Anyone know if apps just turn on your Location setting automatically at anytime?
If I didn't see that Location icon for the split second, I would never know Location was activated.
Edit:
I'd like to Freeze Location services with TiBu, but I don't know what system apps to freeze, as this will prevent these auto turn ons. If freezing conflicts with a certain app I need, I'll know and have the option to unfreeze.
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Soldier 2.0 said:
Remove Google account then add and see if it happens again.
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I'll try that.
Thanks.
The issue is that I may miss it being auto turned on because the status bar location icon only appeared for a split second. I'd rather just freeze it if you know the system apps.

[Q] HELP PLEASE!!! how do you turn off talkback feature

Earlier today I purchased the galaxy gear watch & ever since I paired my device every time I use my browser it says "page loading" I even went into settings in the accessibilities turned off all audio features turned off talkback & it still talking driving me crazy..

parkstbully277 said:
Earlier today I purchased the galaxy gear watch & ever since I paired my device every time I use my browser it says "page loading" I even went into settings in the accessibilities turned off all audio features turned off talkback & it still talking driving me crazy..
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I was only able to shut it off by actually shutting the talk back engine using titanium. In titanium go to "freeze apps" and freeze "samsung text-to-speech engine." Of course when you do this, your phone will never be able to talk back. I am sure there are other ways to do it, but this is what I could come up with.

parkstbully277 said:
Earlier today I purchased the galaxy gear watch & ever since I paired my device every time I use my browser it says "page loading" I even went into settings in the accessibilities turned off all audio features turned off talkback & it still talking driving me crazy..
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Yep, that's really annoying when using the stock browser! For some reason sammy took out the Google TTS options.
Here's the 2 options to avoid the annoying audio feedbakcks:
1, install Google TTS, here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472959
2. Chrome browser.

sharl1987 said:
I was only able to shut it off by actually shutting the talk back engine using titanium. In titanium go to "freeze apps" and freeze "samsung text-to-speech engine." Of course when you do this, your phone will never be able to talk back. I am sure there are other ways to do it, but this is what I could come up with.
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If you have titanium backup freeze samsung tts
Talk to speech
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I have the galaxy note 3. .. I can't figure how to turn this feature off... highly annoying!!!!!

This has been happening since the s3. Anytime you have anything under accessibility on, the phone starts talking. Samsung has been notified of this and have yet to fix it.
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page loaded tts talkback issue caused by galaxy gear
parkstbully277 said:
Earlier today I purchased the galaxy gear watch & ever since I paired my device every time I use my browser it says "page loading" I even went into settings in the accessibilities turned off all audio features turned off talkback & it still talking driving me crazy..
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From my phone I selected Samsung Galaxy Gear on the pull down menu. Then My Apps / Installed Apps / FBQuickview / settings.
Then in Set Accessibility turned off Receive Notifications.
Pity it stuffs up the Facebook notifications on your new watch but it stops that awful voice over TTS , Talkback which plays even if it's turned off.

Potentially related. Tts enabled in stock browser out of box. Changing this from the settings menu did nothing. To disable tts in browser I had to enable the accessibility shortcut via the power key. I noticed that even though talkback was off in settings. the shortcut on the power Key menu showed that it was on. when pressed from this menu,it turns on tts. When pressed again, it turns off tts and then it finally shows in this menu that tts is off. The browser then will not use tts. I then hard reset the device and Verified this procedure a second time. Problem solved with no third party software.

[Q] How to turn off Flipboard notifications?

How do you turn off Flipboard notifications? I'm tired of this app spamming me every day, I've tried going into the app going to profile, hitting the settings icon and then going to Push Notifications and unchecking all of the boxes but its still sending me the notifications!
Thanks.

Block it with debloater

Goto tablet settings, apps, find flipboard and turn off notifications, simple ☺
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Same issue here. Turning off push notifications does not do the trick. Pissing me off, tell you what.

marty1966 said:
Same issue here. Turning off push notifications does not do the trick. Pissing me off, tell you what.
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Settings - Applications - All - Find Flipboard Tap it and then tap Disable.... I hate that app!

flhthemi said:
Settings - Applications - All - Find Flipboard Tap it and then tap Disable.... I hate that app!
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That's the problem, I use it daily, just hate the notifications. I have everything unchecked in settings and still they notify me. Ugh.

If the app is running in background you still get notifications, even with it disabled in settings, only way to stop it is to open recent apps and clear flipboard once youve stopped using it, this seems to happen with alot of apps, i get the same thing with news republic app
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Android allowing notifications
The Blocking Mode on Galaxy devices lets you disable the entire notifications on your device, But how to disable notifications on Android for selected apps? follow the instruction to specify which application is allowed to show notifications on the status bar:
1. Open Settings and go to Application Manager (or Apps on some devices)
2. Now you should see the list of installed applications on your device
3. Tap the application you would like to disable notifications
4. Make sure "Show Notifications" is not checked
androidwidgetcenter.com/android-tips/how-to-disable-notifications-on-android-for-selected-apps/
I also cleared data and signed out - some who still use FB may not want to go this far.

I'm so proud of myself. Some months ago, I started searching the Internet to find out how to end those annoying Flipboard notifications. Today, I was out searching, again. Somehow, I accidentally discovered the answer. And you'll flip when you read my solution! (Definitely, no pun intended. )
To disable Flipboard:
1. Go to your notifications.
2. Find a recent Flipboard notification item and touch and hold the notification item.
This action should take you directly to the app's notifications settings. At the very top is the option to disable Flipboard's notifications.
This worked in my Sansung Galaxy S7, but I see no reason it shouldn't work for other devices/users who are disgusted with the annoyance.

Help with "Screen Overlay" settings not allowing me to run some apps.

I had a problem with Waze...so I uninstalled and then reinstalled it. When I open it up....it does the normal "Allow Waze to access this device's location?" So I select ALLOW and then I get this "Screen overlay detected" prompt. Says I have to first turn off the screen overlay from Settings> Apps OPEN SETTINGS ....so I hit the open settings and then it goes to the Draw over the other apps "Enabled list" of apps. I then scroll down to waze and it is already set to No...or off. I tap on Waze and then the draw over setting shows the toggle set to off....and also grayed out.
This happens with several apps......I have never had to deal with this "Draw over other apps" setting on any android device I have had yet to date. I had been using the Nexus 6 prior to the G4 and never had this problem with Overlay settings or the draw over apps thing. So I am perplexed at this....is this something that has come about more from Marshmallow?
Any help with getting some of my apps to get past this to start would be very appreciative...thanks!

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Same problem here with a G3
I'm having the exact same issue with Waze on a G3.

I guess you have an app that is using overlays, like Lux Lite or the likes to setup brightness or color. Give that app the permission and your troubles should be over.
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I've got the same problem. But I've set it to allow Twilight permission, and is still doing that endless loop with the greyed-out bit mentioned above.

I got it to work by turning overlay OFF for Twilight.. but then Twilight doesn't work. Why is this app even checking for overlays? Waze gets to be uninstalled for this treason.

So frustrated
I don't use Waze, but this same issue has rendered my G4 a nuisance rather than a useful tool. For example, I cannot add nor edit contacts because my contact list doesn't have permission to access my calendar (which shouldn't matter), but I cannot grant that permission because of screen overlay. I can't add anything to my calendar from my phone because of screen overlay. Custom ringtone... nope. Screen overlay. Essentially anything that involved editing, adding, or deleting of any kind is verboten because of this screen overlay nonsense.
I have tried turning off screen overlay to all apps that will allow me to, but some are grayed out and unable to be changed but they appear to be off. I can't even imagine what app I have installed that would use it so I can target it specifically and uninstall it altogether. Is there a fix for this other than turning it off for all apps? Maybe an app or bit of code that suppresses it?
Thank you in advance.

How to stop Mobile Manager from killing apps and not receiving notifications

Hi guys,
One of the features i like about ASUS phones is the ability to control apps through the app Mobile manger but the problem with it is that it takes a while to know how to use it. So what ends up happening is that a lot of your apps notifications gets delayed or never show up or your apps are killed when your phone screen turns off or your VPN is killed when you clear it from the recent apps menu.
Solution:
Open the Mobile Manager app:
-Head to Memory Cleaner section
-Go to "Super Clean mode is turned on" Setup - click it
here you can turn off the option for all apps or deselect the apps you don't want to be killed when you clear the apps from the recent menu, once the app is deselected from the App list it will appear under the headline "Standard Clean the following apps".
-Next after deselecting the apps go back to the PowerMaster section in Mobile Manger/ then Auto-start manger /
Here make sure that All apps button is turned green then under the section "Allowed" make sure to select the apps you want to auto start so that you can receive their notifications. Deselect the apps you don't want to auto start.
-Finally go to the settings page /under Battery section / detect battery-draining apps:
unselect "Detect & stop" button.
-Go back to: Battery optimization section:
make all the social apps and apps you want to receive their notifications on time turned to : "Not optimized".
After this your apps shouldn't be killed even after you clear them from the recent menu, and you will receive your notifications on time.
Good Luck

Apparently it's not working for Spotify
Rashad83 said:
Hi guys,
One of the features i like about ASUS phones is the ability to control apps through the app Mobile manger but the problem with it is that it takes a while to know how to use it. So what ends up happening is that a lot of your apps notifications gets delayed or never show up or your apps are killed when your phone screen turns off or your VPN is killed when you clear it from the recent apps menu.
Solution:
Open the Mobile Manager app:
-Head to Memory Cleaner section
-Go to "Super Clean mode is turned on" Setup - click it
here you can turn off the option for all apps or deselect the apps you don't want to be killed when you clear the apps from the recent menu, once the app is deselected from the App list it will appear under the headline "Standard Clean the following apps".
-Next after deselecting the apps go back to the PowerMaster section in Mobile Manger/ then Auto-start manger /
Here make sure that All apps button is turned green then under the section "Allowed" make sure to select the apps you want to auto start so that you can receive their notifications. Deselect the apps you don't want to auto start.
-Finally go to the settings page /under Battery section / detect battery-draining apps:
unselect "Detect & stop" button.
-Go back to: Battery optimization section:
make all the social apps and apps you want to receive their notifications on time turned to : "Not optimized".
After this your apps shouldn't be killed even after you clear them from the recent menu, and you will receive your notifications on time.
Good Luck
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Dentist.M.Evy said:
Apparently it's not working for Spotify
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Are you sure you followed the steps stated. Personally i don't use Spotify so i am not sure if it works or not. So far I have no issues with apps I want to receive notifications from and ones I don't want to receive. If nothing works try to disable super clean mode and auto start apps and make sure battery optimization is not on for Spotify.

Really helpful post. I once tried to figure out the way to receive email notification and this just works. Thank you

thanks a lot buddy! i was having notification issues for some of the apps and its solved now! I had done most of the changes already but the Super clean mode was still on and causing issues. All good now.

I have tencent version converted on WW 1608 (fingerprint as well) and don't have that app in phone ???? You have CH rom folks?

CRYPTfromCATACOMBZ said:
I have tencent version converted on WW 1608 (fingerprint as well) and don't have that app in phone ???? You have CH rom folks?
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Its not an app. Go to Settings > Advanced and you will see Mobile Manager as the first option under Assistive Tools.

On mobile manger cleanup where it says suggested optimization how do I uncheck uninstall rarely used apps I have so far tried resetting app preferences and also a factory reset and a hard factory reset

Vespirah said:
On mobile manger cleanup where it says suggested optimization how do I uncheck uninstall rarely used apps I have so far tried resetting app preferences and also a factory reset and a hard factory reset
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Thanks Vespirah - did you ever get to un-check the feature (I didn't).