So I'm looking in security settings --> advanced settings --> App Usage access. Trying to figure out what this is, exactly.
Current only home is set to on. App Source (which I also don't know what it does) and Google Play Services are both off.
Any ideas?
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I'm running Black Jelly's JB ROM and the other day I installed Google Wallet using the instructions from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769083. Everything worked fine, but now I have this weird battery drain from Google Services. It's keeping my phone awake for hours. In Better Battery Stats "NetworkLocationLocator" Google Services is the top one under Partial Wakelocks. I checked my location settings in Maps and everything is unchecked as it always has been, so I'm not sure what the issue is. I've attached screenshots of my battery and BBS. Has anyone seen this issue with Google Wallet or know what's causing it?
Thanks.
geiswiz said:
I'm running Black Jelly's JB ROM and the other day I installed Google Wallet using the instructions from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769083. Everything worked fine, but now I have this weird battery drain from Google Services. It's keeping my phone awake for hours. In Better Battery Stats "NetworkLocationLocator" Google Services is the top one under Partial Wakelocks. I checked my location settings in Maps and everything is unchecked as it always has been, so I'm not sure what the issue is. I've attached screenshots of my battery and BBS. Has anyone seen this issue with Google Wallet or know what's causing it?
Thanks.
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Just to be sure, under settings -> Location access, it's turned off?
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Just to be sure, under settings -> Location access, it's turned off?
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Do you mean under Google Wallet settings? If so, there is no Location access option in Wallet's settings. Under main Settings -> Location Services I have Use Wireless Networks and Location and Google search checked. GPS is unchecked.
geiswiz said:
Do you mean under Google Wallet settings? If so, there is no Location access option in Wallet's settings. Under main Settings -> Location Services I have Use Wireless Networks and Location and Google search checked. GPS is unchecked.
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Try a reboot, if that doesnt help, uninstall gwallet and do not install it for a day or two just to test if that was the problem.:good:
I could have sworn that before the update I could use the ok google detection anywhere (after I enabled it search settings). I tried it again, and it's grayed out in the Search, Voice settings in Google Search. Only the top main option to enable OK google voice allows me to toggle it on or off.
Are you sure you weren't using Google Now launcher?
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I could have sworn that before the update I could use the ok google detection anywhere (after I enabled it search settings). I tried it again, and it's grayed out in the Search, Voice settings in Google Search. Only the top main option to enable OK google voice allows me to toggle it on or off.
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Disable S Voice in app management, reboot, then go back to Google Now settings. It shouldn't be grayed out anymore.
Woot! Your response led me on the right path. I am and was using the Google now launcher, but the reason I kept referring to Google Search (which is actually just called Google in the app store) is because I thought it was a separate app responsible for the search functionality and that it hooked into the Now launcher. So I uninstalled the standalone Google app, rebooted phone, and now the option is no longer grayed out in the voice detection section of the Now launcher settings.
I think it's strange that Google allows the Google search app to coexist and override the built in Now launcher search functionality (or at the very least seems to pull the standalone Google search app's settings when I try and configure them through the Now launcher)
I'm sooo confused right now. What I uninstalled was just an update. The "Google" search app is still installed and asking me to update it, which means it came built in to the firmware. Aarrghh!
I updated it, and the option for OK Google functionality anywhere in the phone (different apps, screen off, etc) now became grayed out again. So its' at least linked to that it seems. I also don't get the ability to train the OK Google voice recognition (also grayed out) with the updated Google (search) app. The stock, original firmware version of the app does allow it. Aggravating!
Yup I noticed the same thing, the ability seems broken after the update.
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I followed the advice to disable the s voice app through the application manager, rebooted... And forgot to check it till today. Yes! Its working. I'm 99% sure it was disabling s voice that did it, and 1% possibility it was an a background google update... So I'm leaning toward the s voice fix.
Thank you to the 2nd poster above with the recommendation. Fixed it.
Hmm. My svoice is enabled and I am able 'ok google' from anywhere. Including the lock screen. I haven't actually used svoice since the update so I will try it and then see if ok google still works from everywhere.
I can 't force stop or disable S-Voice and OK Google options are grayed out. Any ideas?
In the past I was not able to disable s voice through the application manager, but this time I was.
A couple of possibilities I can think of. In the s voice settings, disable any available options that may be enabled, such as activating it via home button, etc. (Don't recall all the various settings now because it's gone completely from my application settings section)
Also, go into the Security settings of the phone and make sure s voice is not listed as a Device Administrator. I've noticed that apps can't be disabled or uninstalled as long as they're listed in this section as device admins. As usual reboot after just in case, and check if you can disable it then.
I haven't modified anything on the phone other than manually disabling a bunch of apps through application manager and replacing touchwiz with the Google Now home screen.
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In the past I was not able to disable s voice through the application manager, but this time I was.
A couple of possibilities I can think of. In the s voice settings, disable any available options that may be enabled, such as activating it via home button, etc. (Don't recall all the various settings now because it's gone completely from my application settings section)
Also, go into the Security settings of the phone and make sure s voice is not listed as a Device Administrator. I've noticed that apps can't be disabled or uninstalled as long as they're listed in this section as device admins. As usual reboot after just in case, and check if you can disable it then.
I haven't modified anything on the phone other than manually disabling a bunch of apps through application manager and replacing touchwiz with the Google Now home screen.
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it was a device administrator. once removed, i was ale to force stop/disable s-voice
Hi all,
Since upgrading to Android Wear 1.4, I've been experiencing a problem with the permissions of some apps that I'm unable to fix. I hope you can help me.
The problem happens with apps that demand permissions to access location (e.g. GPS) data, such as Google Maps or Google Fit. When they ask me for that permission, I press OK to grant it, but a new screen appears with a hardly scrollable text saying:
Screen ovelap: To change the configuration of this permission, turn off screen overlapping in Settings > Applications
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and a link to open Settings that doesn't work.
The funny thing is that there is no 'Applications' menu in Settings, so I don't know how to manually change this overlapping feature. There is no such menu in the Android Wear app in the phone, either.
I've been searching around but there seems that there is no info about this problem. Do any of your watches work this way?
Thank you!
I'm using Yahoo Mail for my Yahoo account but each time I try to allow Yahoo Mail to access my contacts, I get the following error message:
Screen overlay detected.
To change this permission setting, you first have to turn off the screen overlay from Settings > Apps. I did just that in the Settings > Apps screen but it keeps re-enabling itself! Is this a bug or what? I can't change any of my permission settings for any of my other apps either.
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I'm using Yahoo Mail for my Yahoo account but each time I try to allow Yahoo Mail to access my contacts, I get the following error message:
Screen overlay detected.
To change this permission setting, you first have to turn off the screen overlay from Settings > Apps. I did just that in the Settings > Apps screen but it keeps re-enabling itself! Is this a bug or what? I can't change any of my permission settings for any of my other apps either.
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It isn't a bug, but it is a confusing message, which some might consider sub-optimal.
You need to go into
settings->apps->gear icon->draw over other apps
and look for every app that says "Yes"
For any app that isn't from Google, write the app name on a piece of paper, tap on the app name, and then disable "Permit drawing over other apps"
Then go back and run your mail app and you'll be able to accept the permissions it is requesting.
Then go back to
settings->apps->gear icon->draw over other apps
take the list of apps you earlier disabled this permission for, and enable it again, if you feel it is appropriate.
The reason it is happening is because you have an app running that is currently overlaying stuff on your screen. Google can't tell if that is a legitimate app or it is a malicious app trying to gets you to click on other things or stealing your keystrokes.
Before, they just never warned about it. Starting with June update, there was a bug where you couldn't press accept for permissions, only deny.
In July security update, they changed that to give you a warning that there is a screen overlay running and they can't continue.
IMO it is still confusing to the end-user.
I think I found the culprit. It was Omni Swipe causing it to pop up.
This thing is so freaking annoying. I've switched to "no" every single app (including system ones), whatsapp web qrcode scanning feature asking for additionnal camera feature gets stuck with this damn overlay thing.
Now that Android 10 allows Location for apps to be set to "Allow Only When App is Active" it seems like a good permission to use to limit the battery drain sometimes associated with Android System from background GPS.
When I try to set the "Google" app and the "Maps" app to this setting I get a warning that it may stop the app from functioning properly.
Does anyone know if its OK to use this setting for those two apps on my S9?
Thanks.
lirong said:
Now that Android 10 allows Location for apps to be set to "Allow Only When App is Active" it seems like a good permission to use to limit the battery drain sometimes associated with Android System from background GPS.
When I try to set the "Google" app and the "Maps" app to this setting I get a warning that it may stop the app from functioning properly.
Does anyone know if its OK to use this setting for those two apps on my S9?
Thanks.
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From what I've noticed is if you close out maps. It has to relocate you. As for Google apps I would assume personalised services such as weather and stuff will be inaccurate I may be wrong as I've not tried on Google app but in would assume