So I have tasker and I use it for a couple things, but one thing in particular is I use it so it turns on my screen for 5 seconds when google voice gets a notification. However, in order to have this enabled, tasker needs to have the "tasker - JB" accessibility option checked. When this is checked, it prompts saying "talkback cannot be enabled while airview is enabled, disable airview to enable talkback". If you go ahead and hit disable it turns on "tasker - JB" and turns off airview (though talkback accessibility is still off).
So I was fine with this for a while until I started using my s-pen. Now when I hover over my emails from my email app (not gmail) it will start reading emails as I hover over them. If I turn airview back on (at this point talkback has NEVER been enabled in the options), it still does the same thing.
In conclusion it seems like the tasker - JB accessibility option is causing talkback to be semi-enabled when hovering the s-pen over. I haven't noticed any other apps talking back besides the stock email app, gmail does not talk back.
Just a funny little quirk..
TalkBack with S-pen in mail app
Had the same issue when I installed an app (WatchIt!) for my SmartWatch which required permission for Accessibility Services. So I disabled TalkBack in the Application Manager, guess what, it defaulted to Google TTS Engine (I noticed a voice change). So, I responded like a war dog, and instantly disabled the same... The d’riod hits back, it defaulted to Samsung TTS (another voice change, this time a female). Finally I had the upper hand when I disabled that too. Now it is working fine.
In more 'formal/serious' terms, disable the following three TTS engines:
Google Text-to-speech Engine
Samsung TTS
TalkBack
Please note that you might have to disable any other too if you have more.
The same thing happens to me and it drives me nuts. I wish I could find a way to fix it.
1. Changing home screen pages from the little "bubbles" at the bottom of the home screen makes it say the number "1" "2" "3"
2. Zooming out on the home screens makes it say "Open home screen paged edit"
3. Selecting one makes it say "Home screen 3 of 5"
4. Opening an app folder makes it say "Folder Open" and then when you close it, "Folder Closed".
5. And of course, the most irritating: Hovering over an email with the pen in the email app makes it read the ENTIRE message out...
I need Tasker to get my notifications, there's got to be a way to disable this stupid thing.
-av
So i updated to 4.1.2, and now for some reason Talkback will NOT stay disabled or stay removed. I've tried completely removing the app from my phone, and it will still somehow enable itself after a reboot (show talkback notification). Then, since the app was "removed", I have no way of disabling it unless i reinstall the app, then reboot, then go into "Accessibility" and turn it off... Even then, there are still some features turned on, like TTS and highlighting... I've even tried disabling all TTS apps, like Google TTS, Samsung TTS, and Svox TTS... Talkback will still will turn itself on after a reboot... and YES, Driving Mode is disabled...
Anyone have any advice?
That's impossible. If you remove the application using Rom Toolbox lite and you have root access, it will not come back.
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dansl said:
So i updated to 4.1.2, and now for some reason Talkback will NOT stay disabled or stay removed. I've tried completely removing the app from my phone, and it will still somehow enable itself after a reboot (show talkback notification). Then, since the app was "removed", I have no way of disabling it unless i reinstall the app, then reboot, then go into "Accessibility" and turn it off... Even then, there are still some features turned on, like TTS and highlighting... I've even tried disabling all TTS apps, like Google TTS, Samsung TTS, and Svox TTS... Talkback will still will turn itself on after a reboot... and YES, Driving Mode is disabled...
Anyone have any advice?
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Try using titanium backup and FREEZE any apps you do not want to run, once you freeze it you will not even see it
in your app drawer. If you change your mind and want to use the app you can always un-freeze it.
Good Luck!
I've tried both uninstall and freeze... it's almost like talkback is built into the framework... I've tried just about everything possible...
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That's impossible. If you remove the application using Rom Toolbox lite and you have root access, it will not come back.
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I know right? It's not that the application "came back", but somehow it's being enabled even though the app has been removed... it's showing a "Talkback Enabled" notification whenever I reboot my device. Then when I go to "disable" it... I can't... because the app was REMOVED... WTF... so I'm stumped... it's almost like talkback features have been baked into the framework, and are some how being forced on...? If I can't figure out what the problem is, then I guess I'll just have to wipe and start fresh... as much as I dont want to have to do that...
I've tried to Clear Data for Talkback, and Google TTS. I've Frozen and even fully removed both Talkback and Google TTS. Yet every time I reboot, that damn "Talkback is enabled" notification is back... and it wont go away unless i go in and turn it off... Unless Talkback isn't installed, then I have to reinstall Talkback, and THEN I can disable it to remove that notification... really strange...
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I know right? It's not that the application "came back", but somehow it's being enabled even though the app has been removed... it's showing a "Talkback Enabled" notification whenever I reboot my device. Then when I go to "disable" it... I can't... because the app was REMOVED... WTF... so I'm stumped... it's almost like talkback features have been baked into the framework, and are some how being forced on...? If I can't figure out what the problem is, then I guess I'll just have to wipe and start fresh... as much as I dont want to have to do that...
I've tried to Clear Data for Talkback, and Google TTS. I've Frozen and even fully removed both Talkback and Google TTS. Yet every time I reboot, that damn "Talkback is enabled" notification is back... and it wont go away unless i go in and turn it off... Unless Talkback isn't installed, then I have to reinstall Talkback, and THEN I can disable it to remove that notification... really strange...
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Weirdest thing is I did a Rom where I removed all this bloat and have never even ran into talkback. Good luck, sorry I couldn't help you.
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dansl said:
I've tried both uninstall and freeze... it's almost like talkback is built into the framework... I've tried just about everything possible...
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There are some apps like the play store which you CANNOT uninstall completely or delete, yet when you go into
settings>applications you can delete or disable the updates only for the app.
Perhaps like the play store talkback is also one of those apps, if it is try to uninstall the update to talkback
and then use a app like "system app remover" which has options to uninstall system apps and an option to
FREEZE them.
So first uninstall the talkback update in settings>applications and then find it again using system app remover
and instead of trying to uninstall it freeze it using system app remover.
Other than that I have no other ideas.
Good luck!
Sounds like I might just need to wipe my phone to get this fixed... must be something totally wacked out...
OK, so i found the problem... It's another "accessibility" service I was using that was causing strange issues with Talkback. In my case it was "Pebble Watch" app that was the culprit. I disabled the services for that app, and the issue disappeared. Although... I need this app for my Pebble watch to work... so I guess I will just have to deal with "disabling" talkback every time i reboot my device...
I just don't understand how it was STILL enabling Talkback even after completely removing the app from the device... Really strange issue... My guess is that there are still some "Talkback" features built into the Framework... and somehow my "Pebble Watch" app is triggering those features...
dansl said:
OK, so i found the problem... It's another "accessibility" service I was using that was causing strange issues with Talkback. In my case it was "Pebble Watch" app that was the culprit. I disabled the services for that app, and the issue disappeared. Although... I need this app for my Pebble watch to work... so I guess I will just have to deal with "disabling" talkback every time i reboot my device...
I just don't understand how it was STILL enabling Talkback even after completely removing the app from the device... Really strange issue... My guess is that there are still some "Talkback" features built into the Framework... and somehow my "Pebble Watch" app is triggering those features...
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I have the exact same issue, also did freeze and uninstall Talkback in Titanium backup and that did not help at all! The only other accessibility service I have running is Llama - after disabling it the issue disappeared - just like your with Pebble Watch. And I like Llama a lot so I will also have to kill that notification at every boot. Darn!
EDIT: It turned out in my case disabling the Llama accessibility service does not affect the app features that I use, so I'm good. Pretty annoying though.
How are you guys figuring out which apps are causing these problems.
I hate seeing that stupid icon in the pulldown every time I reboot.
Thanks
reapur said:
How are you guys figuring out which apps are causing these problems.
I hate seeing that stupid icon in the pulldown every time I reboot.
Thanks
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If you have ANY accessibility service enabled, you will get the persistent notification at boot. Disabling all accessibility services and then re-enabling removes the persistent notification.
I'm pretty sure at this point that Samsung developers are, quite literally, retarded.
Use Titanium Backup and free Google TTS & Samsung TTS.
OR
From App setting disable above applications.
I tried first option and the issue was gone.
Would you happen to be using Pebble app?
As others uninstalling and/or freezing didn't help. Disabling "Tasker-JB" in Accessibility killed it. Left TTS apps alone. Don't know yet if I broke Tasker. Since Llama is also a problem app, maybe it is related to Location. I do Location by sniffing WiFi AP's so maybe I'm okay. Maddening!
schneid said:
As others uninstalling and/or freezing didn't help. Disabling "Tasker-JB" in Accessibility killed it. Left TTS apps alone. Don't know yet if I broke Tasker. Since Llama is also a problem app, maybe it is related to Location. I do Location by sniffing WiFi AP's so maybe I'm okay. Maddening!
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It doesn't break Tasker, but it will prevent it from reading to you (notifications, for instance).
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It doesn't break Tasker, but it will prevent it from reading to you (notifications, for instance).
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Great news! I don't want it talking to me anyway.
having similar issues with LMT and Watchit for my Sony Smartwatch. I guess it's just a bug from Samsung.
Solution!
This was posted on the Android Central forums in November by Costas Andriotis. I implemented it and it works to get rid of the talkback notification on boot. You have to leave Talkback installed to disable it on shutdown though.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-galaxy-s-iii/279707-talkback-alert-wont-go-away.html#post3215875
I'm using GoLocker, MissedIt! and Tasker, and I need these enabled in accessibility.
Everytime I rebooted, Talkback was also enabled (known Samsung bug).
I solved this with Tasker + Secure Settings + Secure Settings' Helper, by creating 2 profiles:
Device Boot: Event > System > Device Boot
Tasks:
Wait: Task > Wait (10 seconds)
Flash: Alert > Flash ("Starting boot tasks...")
Enable Go Locker: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > Go Locker: Enabled)
Enable Tasker: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > Tasker: Enabled)
Enable MissedIt!: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > MissedIt: Enabled)
Device Shutdown: Event > System > Device Shutdown
Tasks:
Flash: Alert > Flash ("Shutting down")
Disable Talkback: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > Talkback: Disabled)
Disable Go Locker: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > Go Locker: Disabled)
Disable Tasker: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > Tasker: Disabled)
Disable MissedIt!: Plugin > Secure Settings (Helper > Accessibility Services > MissedIt: Disabled)
What this does, is disable all accessibility services when shutting down (because if any is active, Talkback will get re-enabled), and re-enable them (except Talkback) at boot. If you have different or additional services, you must disable them all at shutdown and re-enable them at boot.
If you reboot normally, all will be well. In case you have an abnormal shutdown, just reboot again properly.
This is a serious Samsung bug, because if you use an alternative lock screen you won't see the SIM unlock screen, and you will be effectively left without the possibility of making calls.
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talkback clear data
My phone is Samsung Core 2. Accidentally i clear data of google talkback. Now my phone is getting hang...
Recently I've had a problem running certain apps on my Gen 1 Zenwatch. When the app opens I get a message saying "Screen overlay detected...To change this permission you first have to turn off the screen overlay from Settings->Apps. There's a link to "Open Settings" which does nothing when I tap it.
Examples of apps that have this problem are Shazam (after I tap the tick on the "Allow Shazam to record audio?" prompt), and a voice recording app (after a similar prompt). So a common theme might be apps which require access to the mic?
My build number is M1D64F, and my phone is an LG G4 running Marshmallow. I've looked at the app settings on both watch and phone, and can't find anything related to screen overlays. If I open Settings...Permissions...Audio Recorder on the watch the microphone shows as DISABLED. If I tap on it I get the "Screen overlay detected...." message again.
Any ideas for how to fix this?
So far, the best answer I have found is to go to the Settings--> Apps --> Draw Over Screen (or something similar) and UNCHECK all of the boxes. Then launch your App and select the permissions it wants/needs from the dialog box. Then go back and recheck the Apps you'd like to be able to draw over other apps at will. A workaround, for sure, but it does work.
Rick "BlackIce"
The solution was to uninstall the Wear Mini Launcher app. For some reason this was causing the problem. I've since heard that others have noticed this as well (i.e. the problem with Wear Mini Launcher)
I'm looking for an app that monitors and logs what happens, in real time; live; like the running services and processes in the application manager, on a behind the scenes level... kind of like a wakelock detector, but deeper and more sophisticated...
For example, my phone is always showing a notification randomly, "Finding Location" and "Location Found" and the notification remains stuck until I manually clear it, and it happens with no apps visibly running, and it will pop up again and again randomly. And on my girlfriends phone, with NO apps running, And the phone sitting on the table not being touched for hours, lockscreen STILL locked; her phone will start playing audio of sorts, like an Ad is playing or a youtube video, but when you unlock the phone there are NO visible apps running, no tabs are even open when you open the browser, nothing on the notification bar, this audio that plays is 100% completely invisible and hidden, and cannot be shut off without pulling the battery and rebooting the phone. This occurance has happened in a few occasions now.
So I am looking for an app that monitors what "hidden" actions are being executed and where they are coming from. It has to be from apps that are obviously running or waking in the background and using the parent apps "permissions" to trigger and allow access to my location via GPS. And on my girlfriends phone, something similar, somehow a background app that's hidden; is at minimal; using a "permission" to access my audio/speaker, and We'd like to track down the source of where this obscure audio is originating from so we can further investigate.
Is there some type of app that does this? Or is there a way to acomplish What I am trying to do? These are just two major examples to try to help illustrate what I mean.
Hi!
Try on Settings/Developer Options, scroll until the bottom and you should have something like "Inactive apps", there you should be able to see all active (and inactive) apps installed on the phone. Except the system apps...
There you can also switch from active to inactive, but if you open the app, or if the app becomes active by itself somehow, the status change.
But in those crazy situations like add-aware, probably you should try "Clean Master". The publicity is annoying but use to be effective. After the problem be solved you uninstall it.
Hi,
Since the April update I got an issue with my pixel: every time I cover the front sensor (camera and/or light sensor), the screen goes off for a little time. This is like a pocket mode, but I don't find the setting in the Pixel menu. Does anybody knows how to fix this?
Interesting.....not experiencing the same. GL!
I just rebootet my phone and the issue was gone! Strange...
daniel.1983 said:
I just rebootet my phone and the issue was gone! Strange...
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I assume you are using the default Google Dialer and you've checked it's the default dialer when you go to Android Settings --> apps --> default apps: Phone App.
If this happens again, clear storage on the Phone App and then enable all permissions including advanced options. The way to get into app permissions: long-press on phone app shortcut, app info, then under storage; clear storage. in the same 'app info' window, enable any options under 'advanced' such as display over other apps.
I did experience this a few weeks ago when using a different dialer/phone app (Koler).