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Smart Lock broken in 8.1

I downloaded the 8.1 OTA build OPM1.171019.011 from Google and installed via adb sideload. After reboot I noticed that the lock screen requires authentication every time. Looking at Smart Lock (Settings>Security & location>Smart Lock) there is no option to add a smart lock option, the screen is completely blank.
I have been using Smart Lock with Wear (Currently LG Urbane) for years, and the watch is currently connected.
See attached screenshots.
TROUBLESHOOTING
I have unpaired, factory reset and repaired the watch
Rebooted the phone
Haven't gone down the rabbit hole of phone factory reset yet, trying to avoid it of course.
Anyone else seeing this?
Completely Stock Software
Never been rooted, unlocked
Purchased through Best Buy
Carrier is Verizon

Wow thats weird.. its showing up on mine, I adb flashed 8.1.

germanmarky said:
Anyone else seeing this?
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Wow, same issue here. Sideloaded OTA last night...
Stock, Project Fi...

Just noticed it now as well. Sideloaded via ADB, because I didn't want to take the beta from my notifications.
Is the common denominator here all that we dirty flashed?

dirtdigginjoe said:
Is the common denominator here all that we dirty flashed?
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I used the official OTA, not the full image, and not the beta, so shouldn't require a factory reset after the load.

Same behavior here. Official OTA ADB sideload.
I do have the option to set up a face unlock, but no BT device or GPS option any longer.

Figured it out.
Settings>Security & location>Trust Agents>Disable Smart Lock
Back out to home screen, then enable Smart Lock as a Trust Agent again.
Smart Lock is available again.

germanmarky said:
Figured it out.
Settings>Security & location>Trust Agents>Disable Smart Lock
Back out to home screen, then enable Smart Lock as a Trust Agent again.
Smart Lock is available again.
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This didn't work for me, I still only have "Trusted Face".
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germanmarky said:
Figured it out.
Settings>Security & location>Trust Agents>Disable Smart Lock
Back out to home screen, then enable Smart Lock as a Trust Agent again.
Smart Lock is available again.
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Can you post some screenshots showing your update version, and that smart lock works? Going to have some transcript snippets soon from a Google Support Chat Convo. Want this for ammo to prove them wrong.
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Google Chat support stated:
I have checked the details and I would like to inform you that its the new feature improvement with the update. You will not find trusted agent and trusted device options on your device instead you would find trusted face options with the update.
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and
You could also check this link for reference: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6093922?hl=en
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to which I replied:
For what it's worth, that page you just linked states:
You're carrying your device with you
Your device is in a certain place
You've connected a specific Bluetooth device
Your device recognizes your face
and it's option 1, 2, and 3 that are missing for me
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Here you go @lyric911

germanmarky said:
Here you go @lyric911
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Update: I did @germanmarky's process, then rebooted, and now it is working. Huzzah!

lyric911 said:
Update: I did @germanmarky's process, then rebooted, and now it is working. Huzzah!
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Can confirm this works as well!
Now I just need to get WiFi calling back...

dirtdigginjoe said:
Can confirm this works as well!
Now I just need to get WiFi calling back...
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Settings>Mobile Network>Advanced>Wi-Fi Calling
Does it not show up?
I have heard that if you purchased an unlocked device, WiFi Calling won't show up but can't validate on my own.

germanmarky said:
Settings>Mobile Network>Advanced>Wi-Fi Calling
Does it not show up?
I have heard that if you purchased an unlocked device, WiFi Calling won't show up but can't validate on my own.
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I only have (in this order)
Mobile Data
Roaming
Data usage
Preferred network type
System select
Access Point Names
I'm Verizon, fully stock. Only dirty flashed from Nov sec patch to 8.10 via ADB sideload
Funny thing is, it shows in the search results when you search for it in Settings- but if I touch the result, nothing happens.

dirtdigginjoe said:
I only have (in this order)
Mobile Data
Roaming
Data usage
Preferred network type
System select
Access Point Names
I'm Verizon, fully stock. Only dirty flashed from Nov sec patch to 8.10 via ADB sideload
Funny thing is, it shows in the search results when you search for it in Settings- but if I touch the result, nothing happens.
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Have you tried this?
https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-preferred-wifi-calling-option-verizon-pixel-pixel-xl/

germanmarky said:
Have you tried this?
https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-preferred-wifi-calling-option-verizon-pixel-pixel-xl/
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I did just now. Did the airplane mode toggle and a reboot, and still no luck. I'm thinking I'll download the full system image, and remove the -w in the flash-all.bat and see if it makes a difference.
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Was able to resolve the issue by doing the following:
Go to Dialer and enter *#*#4636#*#* this will bring up the Advanced menu
Go to Phone Information and enable the following sliders
-VoLTE Provisioned
-Video Calling Provisioned
-Wifi Calling Provisioned
-EAB/Presence Provisioned (Only if you use SIP calling accounts)
Once I exited the menu by backing out, the options were immediately available again.

i managed to get smart lock to work with deactivating trust agent, going to home screen and re authorizing the trust agent...
but now my Gmail, T-mobile app, Google app, all constantly crash upon using them.... SMH

germanmarky said:
Figured it out.
Settings>Security & location>Trust Agents>Disable Smart Lock
Back out to home screen, then enable Smart Lock as a Trust Agent again.
Smart Lock is available again.
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This seems to have worked after a restart. :good:

factory reset fixed all my constant app crashing issues..

Confirmed! germanmarky's suggestion to turn off Smart Lock as a trusted agent combined with lyric911 reboot suggestion did the trick.
Got all my smart lock options back and now voice unlock is working again.
Thanks! Much better support than Google, they didn't have a clue, just wanted me to reset the phone--their go to solution which is crap.

I followed these tips which got Smart Lock working for me again, however, after some time Smart Lock becomes disabled again. At that point if I go to Smart Lock in settings, I see just a white screen with no options. Is anyone else seeing this?
Edit: following the steps gets it to work again, for a while, but not permanently

s9+ with new pie update. google home voice commands not working.Just searches.ideas?

s9+ in Canada.
Installed update
Did a factory reboot (I was due anyways)
Installed everything. Things run smooth!
Set up my google home/assistant/LIFX lights. Everything works, except when I say "ok google turn on lights" it just does a search.
Remove/uninstall assistant/home and reinstall and set everything up again. Still doesnt work. Kind of frustrating as it was working fine before update and I did regular troubleshooting like uninstlaling and re-installing. Curious if anyone has had similar issue?!

gemini8026 said:
s9+ in Canada.
Installed update
Did a factory reboot (I was due anyways)
Installed everything. Things run smooth!
Set up my google home/assistant/LIFX lights. Everything works, except when I say "ok google turn on lights" it just does a search.
Remove/uninstall assistant/home and reinstall and set everything up again. Still doesnt work. Kind of frustrating as it was working fine before update and I did regular troubleshooting like uninstlaling and re-installing. Curious if anyone has had similar issue?!
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noone will answer, many read but don't want try. i did same question for this phone. this is a problem of android pie in samsung s9 devices. the google assistant when screen is off receives command but doesn't execute..... the google assistant doesn't execute the routines (try)... like all problems of samsung devices, i think never will come a solution. we yet wait bixby and continue conversations ok google in other languages, but from s7 devices....

Android auto issues?

Anyone else having problems with AA? When I unplug from either of my head units, the phone AA app fires up and music keeps playing on the phone. Sometimes it's just the music that keeps playing in the background, so I have to start the app on the phone to stop it.
Oh, and then in AA Waze will show my car traveling sideways on the screen instead of actually orienting the road top to bottom.

It's working fine for me on the N9860. I have next to the system app version of AA also AA for phone screens installed so I can set preferences for AA on my phone. No display issues at all. I do experience sound routing problems in combination with some sound assistant settings. Multi Sound and Separate App Sound conflict with AA audio routing. You need to keep rhse settings off in Sound Assistant.
Sent from my SM-N9860 using Tapatalk

Works Fine for me on My AT&T Note20 Ultra 5G 512GB Snapdragon
Running On SM-N986U Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G 512GB

https://youtu.be/SXmO8l6iyJs
Damn, I was really hoping it was a known issue.

I have not had the audio issue however I do see that my car is not oriented properly on the map.

Make sure location setting is set for greatest accuracy.
Try clearing the System cache on the boot menu.
Try clearing cache and data if necessary on associated apks .
Is the GPS sensor working properly... check it with maps make sure it's not intermittent.

Yea, if I hop over to maps, it's running correctly. I've uninstalled and reinstalled waze. It also only does it with AA. If I unplug the phone, waze runs fine.

Waze is pretty worthless; it's dependent on Goggle maps running in the background to operate.
Just pretty face with no brains.
Try it in Safe Mode. If it runs correctly, it's a 3rd party apk.

blackhawk said:
Waze is pretty worthless; it's dependent on Goggle maps running in the background to operate.
Just pretty face with no brains.
Try it in Safe Mode. If it runs correctly, it's a 3rd party apk.
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Uhh, what?! They use totally different mapping services.. They're based off open street maps. It will run just fine with maps uninstalled.
Also, android auto doesn't work in safe mode.

barry99705 said:
Uhh, what?! They use totally different mapping services.. They're based off open street maps. It will run just fine with maps uninstalled.
Also, android auto doesn't work in safe mode.
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You can't uninstall gmaps normally... it's running in the background when waze is being used.
When I package blocked gmaps, waze went doa; it needed it.

Works just fine on my phone with maps disabled. Waze doesn't use any code, or services from maps. They're still a separate entity, just owned by google.

barry99705 said:
Uhh, what?! They use totally different mapping services.. They're based off open street maps. It will run just fine with maps uninstalled.
Also, android auto doesn't work in safe mode.
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barry99705 said:
Works just fine on my phone with maps disabled. Waze doesn't use any code, or services from maps. They're still a separate entity, just owned by google.
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Haven't used it in 2 years. I saw this behavior though.
Blocked or disabled? I blocked it so gmaps couldn't run in the background which it loves to do.

Just an update, Waze told me to just lock north up, which kinda sucks as a fix. September update didn't fix the issue.

I have this persistent music issue junt one time, but I just can´t get the notifications in the right language. Don't matter if I set the car and everything on my phone to my native language, it always read the notifications in english

rafafischer said:
I have this persistent music issue junt one time, but I just can´t get the notifications in the right language. Don't matter if I set the car and everything on my phone to my native language, it always read the notifications in english
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This is a know issue with AA and Android 10 that is not affecting only Brazil. Google acknowledged it AFAIK but a fix was never delivered. Not sure if someone with Android 11 that used to have this problem can report if it still happens.
I read somewhere (sorry, can't recall where) that if you change the assistant language to English somehow it will read your messages in the right language in AA. Or maybe it was about changing the phone language to English and keeping the assistant in your language.
May have ended up causing more confusion than helping.

antinun said:
This is a know issue with AA and Android 10 that is not affecting only Brazil. Google acknowledged it AFAIK but a fix was never delivered. Not sure if someone with Android 11 that used to have this problem can report if it still happens.
I read somewhere (sorry, can't recall where) that if you change the assistant language to English somehow it will read your messages in the right language in AA. Or maybe it was about changing the phone language to English and keeping the assistant in your language.
May have ended up causing more confusion than helping.
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I've tried this process of change the Assistant language, but not solved the issue... Maybe Android 11 came to save us :laugh:

Question Google assistant: "...yes, but first you need to unlock the phone."

Hi to all,
I have encounter a boring problem with op9 pro paired with bluetooth headset (more than one).
every time I said on assistant by my bluetooth headsets (aftershokx aeropex, oneplus bullets wireless Z) any commands like "call mom" "open garage Stefano" "turn on stairs light", and so on, assistant telle me to unlock phone first (????). On assistant the option of "personal results on lockscreen" and the one relative to bluetooth devices is activated, but: "[...]yes, but first you need to unlock the phone.".
on my op7 pro i try same commands without any problems. So... which is the problem?
It's very boring, expecially driving, unlock the phone to use it to make a simple call or to open my garage door.

+1

Turn on smart lock -> trusted devices

craznazn said:
Turn on smart lock -> trusted devices
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This is not the solution... Is a workaround that I don't want to use for security reasons at work.

Don't use the screen lock.
Treat your phone like your hand and you don't need it.

Please reply with intelligent solution...

stefal639 said:
Please reply with intelligent solution...
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I tried... for you, none.
You want security yet look what you're doing

Bank, g pay and other apps want security lock to function... So it's obvious that security lock screen need to be applied.

stefal639 said:
Bank, g pay and other apps want security lock to function... So it's obvious that security lock screen need to be applied.
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I see what you mean... sorry.
I don't use any of those apps and especially voice assistant. Bixby is even worse.
Try this:
How to Use Google Assistant Without Unlocking Your Android Phone
Google Assistant is a handy companion to have on your Android smartphone or tablet. To really get the most out of Assistant’s hands-free features, you’ll want to make sure it can work even when your device is locked.
www.google.com

blackhawk said:
I see what you mean... sorry.
I don't use any of those apps and especially voice assistant. Bixby is even worse.
Try this:
How to Use Google Assistant Without Unlocking Your Android Phone
Google Assistant is a handy companion to have on your Android smartphone or tablet. To really get the most out of Assistant’s hands-free features, you’ll want to make sure it can work even when your device is locked.
www.google.com
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It's yet activated...

stefal639 said:
It's yet activated...
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Try clearing Goggle Play Services data.
Clear system cache.
Try a network reset (can't hurt).
You may have to delete/recreate the account if nothing else works.
Play with it... eventually you'll get it working.

made it, also clean flash of last ota...seems that something goes wrong with assistant because the problem still stay here also before a clean install.

stefal639 said:
made it, also clean flash of last ota...seems that something goes wrong with assistant because the problem still stay here also before a clean install.
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Check permissions, notifications and make sure no power management is enabled.
Possible conflict with another app.
Lol, sounds like it's settings could be screwed up by default.
Try searching Google for the same issue even on different makes/models as you're no alone... someone has found the solution.

OK Google [to do that you need to unlock your phone] - Google Assistant Community
Seems that is a problem that appear randomly from 2 years (expecially on OP).
no solution from google

stefal639 said:
OK Google [to do that you need to unlock your phone] - Google Assistant Community
Seems that is a problem that appear randomly from 2 years (expecially on OP).
no solution from google
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You can try contacting Google tech support. Occasionally they can be quit helpful... if they choose to.
A Bing search etc may yield better results.
I really try to keep my use of Google apps to a bare bones minimum.
I don't trust them... they earned it.

here is how i solve similar problem that not exactly the same but when i ask google assistance to turn flashlight for example it ask to unlock the screen 1st
1-open google app and press MORE
2-setting
3-google assistant
4-personalization
and final check every toggle on that screen (personal result, lock screen, etc. )
that should not ask to unlock the screen again check and let me know how it gose

yosry said:
here is how i solve similar problem that not exactly the same but when i ask google assistance to turn flashlight for example it ask to unlock the screen 1st
1-open google app and press MORE
2-setting
3-google assistant
4-personalization
and final check every toggle on that screen (personal result, lock screen, etc. )
that should not ask to unlock the screen again check and let me know how it gose
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Still don't work

stefal639 said:
Still don't work
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Why it look different so you use custom rom

yosry said:
Why it look different so you use custom rom
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it's the latest OOS11, no custom rom. (italian language)

I am clueless did you did the voice match thing

Question Google Assistant: Cannot reach Google at the moment.

My Google Assistant suddenly stopped working. Whenever I tried to issue a command, it returns "Cannot reach Google at the moment.".
Tried in my old phone, there are no problems.
Tried restarting but the problem still persists.
Anyone experienced this? Any solution?

HI YOU HAVE MANY WAYS TO FIX THAT
1-TRY FORCE CLOSE GOOGLE ASSISTANCE AND CLEAR ALL DATA AND CACHE .
2-IF YOU ARE USING A DATA PACKAGE ,USE A VPN
IF THOSE METHODS DON'T WORK UNINSTALL APP AND REINSTALL IT

Thiviru Gunarathna said:
HI YOU HAVE MANY WAYS TO FIX THAT
1-TRY FORCE CLOSE GOOGLE ASSISTANCE AND CLEAR ALL DATA AND CACHE .
2-IF YOU ARE USING A DATA PACKAGE ,USE A VPN
IF THOSE METHODS DON'T WORK UNINSTALL APP AND REINSTALL IT
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dont need to shout.
The problem is nomally related to internet not working, be it service, or vpn stalled

Thiviru Gunarathna said:
HI YOU HAVE MANY WAYS TO FIX THAT
1-TRY FORCE CLOSE GOOGLE ASSISTANCE AND CLEAR ALL DATA AND CACHE .
2-IF YOU ARE USING A DATA PACKAGE ,USE A VPN
IF THOSE METHODS DON'T WORK UNINSTALL APP AND REINSTALL IT
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Tried, didn't work.

Same here, brand new Pixel 6. Go into Assistant settings, scroll all the way down to "Your Apps (manage how Assistant works with installed apps)." Click on the Chrome browser and make sure "let your assistant choose this browser" is checked on. THEN, in the same settings, go to whatever other browsers you have installed and UNCHECK those.
Apparently Assistant got confused by too many options. (it might work if you check another browser and uncheck Chrome, but I quit playing with it once it was working again.)

Sea21 said:
Same here, brand new Pixel 6. Go into Assistant settings, scroll all the way down to "Your Apps (manage how Assistant works with installed apps)." Click on the Chrome browser and make sure "let your assistant choose this browser" is checked on. THEN, in the same settings, go to whatever other browsers you have installed and UNCHECK those.
Apparently Assistant got confused by too many options. (it might work if you check another browser and uncheck Chrome, but I quit playing with it once it was working again.)
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Did this one but didn't work. Also, I only have Chrome as browser so I guess this isn't the problem.

Thiviru Gunarathna said:
HI YOU HAVE MANY WAYS TO FIX THAT
1-TRY FORCE CLOSE GOOGLE ASSISTANCE AND CLEAR ALL DATA AND CACHE .
2-IF YOU ARE USING A DATA PACKAGE ,USE A VPN
IF THOSE METHODS DON'T WORK UNINSTALL APP AND REINSTALL IT
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Tried uninstalling, rebooting and re-updating the Google app. The Assistant is working again but Continued Conversations doesn't work. There were also times after I did this, the problem returned.

I had the same problem yesterday and fixed it by doing the following:
Google app->settings->Google Assistant->Assistant Voice-> and switch Phone to full.
I also purchased universal safetynet fix 2.2 and now pass Safetynet. Did both in conjunction with each other so that combo should work if you are rooted with the correct Magisk Canary.

Starzboy77 said:
I had the same problem yesterday and fixed it by doing the following:
Google app->settings->Google Assistant->Assistant Voice-> and switch Phone to full.
I also purchased universal safetynet fix 2.2 and now pass Safetynet. Did both in conjunction with each other so that combo should work if you are rooted with the correct Magisk Canary.
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Not rooted and already set to Full, Continued Conversations still doesn't work.

danw_oz said:
dont need to shout.
The problem is nomally related to internet not working, be it service, or vpn stalled
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ok i forgot to off capital letteres

I have struggled with this recently. Here's what worked for me. I noticed that on cellular it worked, but on my WiFi it did not although it had in the past. The trick was to go into WiFi settings and tell it not to randomly change the Mac address (use Device MAC). I suppose that -- maybe only with some routers -- the changing MAC is upsetting the NAT translation and your phone is making an outbound connection but that's just a theory.

I had the same problem, had used adaway and blocked some dns requests, cleared these and Hey Google worked again. Cheers.

Usually, the only times I have trouble with the Assistant this way are when I get in my car, hook it up for Android Auto, and in my driveway, I'm kinda in range of my Wi-Fi but not very well. It doesn't usually take very long for my phone to switch to mobile data on its own in this situation (and it took my Samsung way longer), but once it establishes a reliable connection via mobile data, then it's fine.

Necro'd thread to post POSSIBLE FIX:
Go into Developer options and disable 'App Wi-Fi Multi/Broadcasting Filter'. I'd turned it on randomly and forgotten, and have been suffering ever since. Turning it back off allows the app to connect to the internet, despite your phone being locked until standby.
Going off to cross-post this elsewhere because I've searched SO many pages trying to find a fix, and nobody mentioned trying this.