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Xiaomi Mi band All you need to know thread

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There is this general conception of how Bluetooth kills battery and how you shouldn't leave it on.The Mi band is the only device that doesn't kill your battery at all(I mean it literally) and has amazing battery life. I've had it for a week and it's gone from 63-44%.It's battery life is fantastic.No matter the device you have, if it has Android 4.4+ and Bluetooth 4.0+ then it shouldn't drain your battery.It's connection is completely over Bluetooth LE in such a way that the Bluetooth settings show no device connected but it can be found using the app.This means it's using just the Bluetooth LE code introduced by Google with 4.3.So Don't ask about Bluetooth on blahblah.....It does nothing to your battery.
z3r0-c001 said:
Where did you get it from?
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z3r0-c001 said:
How much?
How long did the shipping take (and to what country) ?
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China Link removed I'm in China. $22 because it's scarce.
k0uki_m0nster said:
Can you use it to unlock your device or does it really only work on Xiaomi phones?
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k0uki_m0nster said:
How comfortable is it?
Cheers
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Unlocks only xiaomiMiui devices(any device with miui v5+).If you wear it too tight it can hurt a little but usually it is comfortable and light.
jalabert said:
where to download the latest version of the app with english language ?
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nice one
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does that come with the band ?
I have ordered one from aliexpress i hope to receive in a couple of weeks
edit: yeah okay i dont read chinese -.- how do i download it ?
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It's straight forward.Any button with the words 下载 will do the download.Or just wait it's in the manual from the box
tomlock said:
How does it work with non MIUI devices? Any problems, except the unlocking feature that doesn't work?
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Does it need to be connected all the time to BT?
Is it possible to change the vibration during call time to 1 or 0?
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-No probs at all.I use it with my G2.I'll be switching roms to check but flawless on AOSP 4.4.
-It's connected to bluetooth all the time but it is completely LE unlike anything I've seen before.It doesn't show up in bluetooth devices and only its app detects it.Also the bluetooth icon shows bluetooth on but not connected unlike with a speaker or headset.This means it really almost never affects battery life as I noticed for the past 72hrs and that the connection is not active but completely on bluetooth LE.Syncing is done when u open the app without any pain.
-Call time vib is 3secs because it may need time to connect the band and send the vibration command depending on where you are.This is convenient if you go lets say to a store.It disconnects but as soon as u get back home say u have a call.Because the band doesn't need to be connected to ur phone all the time(power saving) it reconnects within the 3 secs and vibrates.But it's almost instant.Open an app on your device afresh and that's how long it takes.
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What does it mean when it shows 3 leds and vibrates? Also, I saw something about being able to check my progress in daily goal via the leds how do I do that? I seem some places claiming it can vibrate for notifications, I only got mine to vibrate on missed calls, can I get it to work for sms or other notifications too?
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Thanks for your time doing this AMA.
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The LEDs light up for calls,when ur close to ur goal(with 2LEDs) and when u reach your goal(3).Also for alarms,finding your miband and low battery(never had this yet).For notifications nothing yet.Vibs are only for calls.I wish someone would make an app for this notifications and LEDs changing with various notifications(it's a multicolor LED) for the mi band.It's only for calls for now.But it's xiaomi.That option may come.I got a firmware update when I installed the official app so yeah they do updates.This was obviously downloaded on the phone and pushed over and it took 20secs or so.
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I forgot to ask. What's the maximum distance between the phone and band? At home If you go to another room, is the Mi Band still able to connect?
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You never know if it is connected(only if u have the app opened) because it doesn't have to be every time.The band records data and when ur close it syncs when the app is open.The battery truely last long.It's on 51% from 63% after 4 days of intensive use.Also come on dude 10m is the maximum for bluetooth so don't expect magic here.
Muadib83 said:
Hey,
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Muadib83 said:
First of all, thank you for the AMA!
I would also have a couple of questions:
1. How does the vibrating alarm work? Does it wait this it senses movement in the half hour before the set time and wakes you then or it begins to vibrate at the set time?
2. Does this function work even if the phones Bluetooth is turned of? (are the alarms transferred to the band and the it can be independent)
3. How accurate do you consider the sleep/motion tracking to be?
Thank you
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Good second question.
1.It works well.I didn't quite get it's smart alarm feature yet but if you set an alarm it vibrates 4 times on your wrist at the time of the alarm.I set two simultaneously as i find it hard to get up in the morning.The smart alarm says it can get you up in a 30mins range from the time you set the alarm so maybe when it detects light sleep during 30mins from the set time it will get you up.That's the only hit or miss feature but you don't need smart alarms just do a regular one.
2.It is a transfered alarm unfortunately.During my testing I noticed the mi band stores only motion and its app translates it into steps,run,sleep,blabla....Alarms and call vibrations are all triggered from the phone so if your phone is off you would not get up in the morning.Buetooth off is not allowed.
3.The motion tracking is good it does a nice job at not counting steps when using your "mi band hand" like during eating or typing or even closing your mouth when you cough(don't put it on your active hand though,all fitness trackers advice this for more accuracy).It's accurate and on par with the best fitness tracking tech available.It's not like S health or LG health that can give you 100 steps just for shaking your phone.The sleep tracking is magical.It works so well for me.Detects when I'm about to sleep,in deep sleep,light sleep,get up at night,wake up time...It does all that so well and if it is off maybe just by one minute or two and seldom happens.The sleep tracking is a winner.Well the only thing is you get info on your sleep but how to make it better is up to you.
tlf55 said:
Can you get other notification on mi band ? I mean if a Text message come, will it vibrate and use led ? or Whatsapp and things like that ? If not with stock app .. Maybe with a third party app ? did you try it ?
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Does Xiaomi provide a SDK ? As a workaround does Tasker detect the device ?
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No.I've tried myself.It is completely over bluetooth LE even while syncing.Only miui detects it.I guess a dev will have to start from there to get the "universal" detection part working(ripping the files and porting).
daneel_ said:
Hello.
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daneel_ said:
You told a few post ago that you are left-handed (like me) and you wear Mi Band on your left wrist. I'd like to know why you are using Mi Band that way. It seems logical for me to wear it on the right wrist so you avoid movements like drinking water, using the computer mouse and so and just monitor movements related to walking, running, etc. I'm not sure if my logic is flaw. What do you think? Also I'm not sure if Xiaomi recommends anything about it.
Thank you very much.
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I'm L&R handed but it is configurable for left or right hand use in the settings.You have to use it on your less active hand.It does a good job at not counting steps unnecessarily(using a mouse,greeting some one,typing .....).I've not seen it miscount like that yet.I'll post a video review here soon.Stay posted.
sarkar1990 said:
How reliable is the vibrate on call?
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Reliable if you are close to your phone.For me 98%.
sarkar1990 said:
How do you reset your mi band? So that it starts showing stats from zero?
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All in the app.But stats are reset everyday automatically and the history is stored on the device & found in the app.
dayaki said:
1. How long does it takes for the band to re-connect to the app, mine is taking forever. 2. I was walking earlier today and the band vibrated 2/3 times, that signifies that i have meet my goal? 3. how good is the "water resistant"? can i shower with it, get in the rain with it?
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At most 10 secs after long disconnection but usually around 5 sometimes less.I started taking a shower with mine everyday.No issues.Water resistance is great.I play tennis too and sweat alot.2 vibs with many LEDs for goals,3 with on blue LED for calls,5times no LED for alarms.

Where did you get it from?
How much?
How long did the shipping take (and to what country) ?

Can you use it to unlock your device or does it really only work on Xiaomi phones?
How comfortable is it?
Cheers

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where to download the latest version of the app with english language ?

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nice one
does that come with the band ?
I have ordered one from aliexpress i hope to receive in a couple of weeks
edit: yeah okay i dont read chinese -.- how do i download it ?

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hackarchive said:
It's straight forward.Any button with the words 下载 will do the download.Or just wait it's in the manual from the box
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thank you

How does it work with non MIUI devices? Any problems, except the unlocking feature that doesn't work?
Does it need to be connected all the time to BT?
Is it possible to change the vibration during call time to 1 or 0?

What does it mean when it shows 3 leds and vibrates? Also, I saw something about being able to check my progress in daily goal via the leds how do I do that? I seem some places claiming it can vibrate for notifications, I only got mine to vibrate on missed calls, can I get it to work for sms or other notifications too?
Thanks for your time doing this AMA.

If you ask a question, check the OP FAQ section for the answer.I'll post replies there!

I will buy one asap
When it will launch in india i will buy one.

I forgot to ask. What's the maximum distance between the phone and band? At home If you go to another room, is the Mi Band still able to connect?

tomlock said:
I forgot to ask. What's the maximum distance between the phone and band? At home If you go to another room, is the Mi Band still able to connect?
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I can connect and sync from maybe 2-3 meters but for using it to unlock the phone it's just a few 10's of cm. For example, I am left-handed and have the mi band on my left wrist, if I hold the phone normally in my right hand it won't unlock, but if I move it too my left hand it will.

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I can connect and sync from maybe 2-3 meters but for using it to unlock the phone it's just a few 10's of cm. For example, I am left-handed and have the mi band on my left wrist, if I hold the phone normally in my right hand it won't unlock, but if I move it too my left hand it will.
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That's maybe on a xiaomi device.With my G2 running miui it unlocked any I was in my room.Except If I went out.

hackarchive said:
That's maybe on a xiaomi device.With my G2 running miui it unlocked any I was in my room.Except If I went out.
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That could be that it's xiaomi only feature but I do love it.

Hey,
First of all, thank you for the AMA!
I would also have a couple of questions:
1. How does the vibrating alarm work? Does it wait this it senses movement in the half hour before the set time and wakes you then or it begins to vibrate at the set time?
2. Does this function work even if the phones Bluetooth is turned of? (are the alarms transferred to the band and the it can be independent)
3. How accurate do you consider the sleep/motion tracking to be?
Thank you

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[Q] Edge Light Feature Actually Working?

Is the Edge Light actually working for anyone? I don't see a light for messages even though I switched back to the stock app from Textra, and the only thing that actually seems to work is the Information Stream, but even that doesn't show my missed notifications.

dc/dc said:
Is the Edge Light actually working for anyone? I don't see a light for messages even though I switched back to the stock app from Textra, and the only thing that actually seems to work is the Information Stream, but even that doesn't show my missed notifications.
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Did you add 5 contacts to the edge already?

^^^THIS^^^

Lancerz said:
Did you add 5 contacts to the edge already?
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Is that required for the light? Nothing in the documentation mentions that.

It works for me and I have less than 5 contacts for that..

if you don't have a contact connected to a colored notification, then you wont ever see that color/notification..

Whatever contact is set thy color will be shone. Other it will be white

Does it only work if the phone is face down? Or is it all the time?
Sent from my Nexus 6

ZiggSVO said:
Does it only work if the phone is face down? Or is it all the time?
Sent from my Nexus 6
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face down

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face down
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hopefully when we get roms they will fix this to be able to do it face up also

7.1.1 - do dont disturb icon in call

i noticed that when i receive or do a call, in the status bar it displays the do not disturb icon, it never occurred with MM and I'm not sure with 7.0 but i dont remember, I'm the only one? and what that means?

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i noticed that when i receive or do a call, in the status bar it displays the do not disturb icon, it never occurred with MM and I'm not sure with 7.0 but i dont remember, I'm the only one? and what that means?
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That's a feature of the Phone app for Nougat 7.1.1 now
Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

what is rhe purpose of that?

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what is rhe purpose of that?
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No clue. I don't see why the change was mandatory. I only know of this due to Android Police writing this up earlier today:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/1...tches-not-disturb-call-new-call-notification/
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superdioz said:
i noticed that when i receive or do a call, in the status bar it displays the do not disturb icon, it never occurred with MM and I'm not sure with 7.0 but i dont remember, I'm the only one? and what that means?
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I have the same problem too.

Billys20 said:
I have the same problem too.
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It's not a problem if it's an intended feature. The idea is that you don't have alerts, notifications, etc. going off in your ear, speakerphone, car stereo while on a phone call.
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EeZeEpEe said:
It's not a problem if it's an intended feature. The idea is that you don't have alerts, notifications, etc. going off in your ear, speakerphone, car stereo while on a phone call.
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Aaaa ok.

clever google

When I initially experienced this feature I thought it was a neat idea. Then it started having problems turning off automatically. Now I find that 25% of the time it just doesn't turn off automatically and I miss notifications as a result. This issue persists though restarts, resets, and two devices so far. Using the 128gb Pixel. I have tried to adjust the DND rules so that I don't miss them. As a result of those changes I made, I can get phone calls but at least Google Voice messages through Hangouts still don't work until I manually turn it off. I don't remember the phone buzzing in my ear on any of the recent phones I have owned.... Even if this was an intended feature, the fact it can't be turned off is causing me to have pay an unusual amount of attention to my phone coming in and out of calls to make sure I'll continue to be reachable.

Watch not receiving notifications.

Anyone else having this problem. It's only just happened. I've unpaired, uninstalled software, done everything I can think of. My phone is connected to it but when I get a message etc it doesn't come up on my watch.

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Anyone else having this problem. It's only just happened. I've unpaired, uninstalled software, done everything I can think of. My phone is connected to it but when I get a message etc it doesn't come up on my watch.
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I've factory reset my phone and watch. Still not working. A phone call comes up on my watch so it must be a setting I can't work out.

Mine was working yesterday on a stock rooted rom on my phone, but not today on a modified rom. What are you running?

Charlie3999 said:
Anyone else having this problem. It's only just happened. I've unpaired, uninstalled software, done everything I can think of. My phone is connected to it but when I get a message etc it doesn't come up on my watch.
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Hi,
I also had issues and did not recieve messages on my watch... (see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-watch/help/messages-arriving-watch-t3510071)
Did your recently reset your phone to factory settings?
Because the new version of Android Wear is asking for permissions to recieve notifications.
I did everything but the solution was simple for me:
Open the Android Wear app and on startup page there should be a blue notification which says something like klick here to enable notifications...klick this button and allow the notification permission and everything should work fine now.

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Hi,
I also had issues and did not recieve messages on my watch... (see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-watch/help/messages-arriving-watch-t3510071)
Did your recently reset your phone to factory settings?
Because the new version of Android Wear is asking for permissions to recieve notifications.
I did everything but the solution was simple for me:
Open the Android Wear app and on startup page there should be a blue notification which says something like klick here to enable notifications...klick this button and allow the notification permission and everything should work fine now.
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Can you post a picture of where you mean. I can't seem to see where you're talking about.

Charlie3999 said:
Can you post a picture of where you mean. I can't seem to see where you're talking about.
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I meant this notification with the label "Turn on watch notifications". (see attachment)

Charlie3999 said:
Can you post a picture of where you mean. I can't seem to see where you're talking about.
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I meant this notification with the label "Turn on watch notifications". (see attachment)
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You can also access that in Settings > Apps > Gear Icon (upper right) > Advanced / Special Access > Notification access, then toggle on the Android Wear if it is not on

Thanks a bunch... I went to the app and noticed it said not connected... Touch to reconnect... Had to do that 4x and it finally connected
htcdesire-hd said:
Hi,
I also had issues and did not recieve messages on my watch... (see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-watch/help/messages-arriving-watch-t3510071)
Did your recently reset your phone to factory settings?
Because the new version of Android Wear is asking for permissions to recieve notifications.
I did everything but the solution was simple for me:
Open the Android Wear app and on startup page there should be a blue notification which says something like klick here to enable notifications...klick this button and allow the notification permission and everything should work fine now.
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I'm having the same problem only I've done all of the above and it's still not working.
Notifications work for everything except messages and gmail.
It's only been doing it since the watch updated to Android Wear 2.5.
I have reset both the phone and the watch to factory, deleted and reinstalled the apps and still nothing.

bjm374 said:
I'm having the same problem only I've done all of the above and it's still not working.
Notifications work for everything except messages and gmail.
It's only been doing it since the watch updated to Android Wear 2.5.
I have reset both the phone and the watch to factory, deleted and reinstalled the apps and still nothing.
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Same here after OTA update to 2.5 I can't receive notifications on my watch anymore..had to reset my phone and watch but still not working.

I wonder if there's a way to roll back to 2.0???

bjm374 said:
I wonder if there's a way to roll back to 2.0???
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I don't know but I wish there was an easy way to go back to 2.0.

Hopefully someone far smarter than me will see this and tell us how easy it is ?

try to "sync all apps" again with the android wear app.. then shut down and restart the watch. This works until I rebooted my phone, then I had to do it again

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Hopefully someone far smarter than me will see this and tell us how easy it is
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It's obvious now that the current Android Wear app on the phone needs to be updated to become compatible with the 2.5.
My workaround to this issue was, which I've tested many times and worked so far, finger crossed!:
1-Turn the watch off
2-Turn the Bluetooth off on the phone
3-Turn the watch on completely
4-Turn on the Bluetooth on the phone.
The first notification will take 3-4 seconds to arrive.

Excellent effort. So far that seems to be working for me. I haven't received any messages yet but I'm getting my email notifications (which I wasn't before).
Thank You

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It's obvious now that the current Android Wear app on the phone needs to be updated to become compatible with the 2.5.
My workaround to this issue was, which I've tested many times and worked so far, finger crossed!:
1-Turn the watch off
2-Turn the Bluetooth off on the phone
3-Turn the watch on completely
4-Turn on the Bluetooth on the phone.
The first notification will take 3-4 seconds to arrive.
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That worked for me, thanks.
Oddly enough though, I followed the instructions step by step and actually had a facebook notification pop up on the watch immediately after it powered up but before I'd turned bluetooth back on on the phone!

@hagba Thank you very much those step work. I also noticed that google assistant doesn't work when you send your first query. You have to ask it something, click on the little colored dots then ask it the same thing again and it works. You have to do this everytime you make any request. Annoying. I hope the knuckleheads at Google will fix these annoying issues soon.

snapperheadjoe said:
@hagba Thank you very much those step work. I also noticed that google assistant doesn't work when you send your first query. You have to ask it something, click on the little colored dots then ask it the same thing again and it works. You have to do this everytime you make any request. Annoying. I hope the knuckleheads at Google will fix these annoying issues soon.
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Myself I have no such problem with the Google assistant, it works fine from the first voice command without touching the colored dots, even "Ok Google" works well.

hagba said:
It's obvious now that the current Android Wear app on the phone needs to be updated to become compatible with the 2.5.
My workaround to this issue was, which I've tested many times and worked so far, finger crossed!:
1-Turn the watch off
2-Turn the Bluetooth off on the phone
3-Turn the watch on completely
4-Turn on the Bluetooth on the phone.
The first notification will take 3-4 seconds to arrive.
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Worked for me, too. Got a message notification before I turned the Bluetooth back on, lol:good:

Phone calls on lock screen

I've been smashing my head over this to no avail. Prior to side loading 8.1, when my phone rang the caller and swipe up/down would appear on the lock screen, now it rings, but nothing on the lock screen till I wake it with the fingerprint sensor. Did I miss something? Was this changed? I've been through the settings and still can't see anywhere that I missed. This a security feature so no one can see who's calling till you hit the sensor? Any feed back would be appreciated.

I agree surprised more are not annoyed...lol

Doublecore said:
Well it seems it's only happening when connected to Bluetooth. I hadn't noticed since I'm connected to my headset all day at work. Disconnected from Bluetooth and had my wife call me...screen popped right on. So it's another Bluetooth bug I guess.
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I tested incoming phone calls with and without bluetooth, and came to the same result. Since it's very annoying for the screen to not turn on, I ended up making a macro with Macrodroid to turn the screen on when a call comes in. This workaround will be sufficient for me until Google fixes the bug.

I posted on this same issue last week. It's the last update to Google Phone app that broke this. I don't have the time to report it to them...so hopefully it gets fixed!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/help/google-phone-update-bug-t3718424
*Edit- To fix(?), uninstall the phone app and it will remove the update. Should work then. Of course you won't be able to use Duo for video calling within the dialer...but I couldn't care less about that.

I just had this happen yesterday. Here is a work around with Tasker and Secure Task to wake screen on incoming call.
Import it in Profiles tab in Tasker and make sure you have Secure Task and have it configured with adb.

5150jpd said:
I've been smashing my head over this to no avail. Prior to side loading 8.1, when my phone rang the caller and swipe up/down would appear on the lock screen, now it rings, but nothing on the lock screen till I wake it with the fingerprint sensor. Did I miss something? Was this changed? I've been through the settings and still can't see anywhere that I missed. This a security feature so no one can see who's calling till you hit the sensor? Any feed back would be appreciated.
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This may be related to the Proximity Sensor bug introduced with 8.1. Do you have a screen protector on your device? Does it cover the PS?

Nope.. No protector on phone at all.

v12xke said:
This may be related to the Proximity Sensor bug introduced with 8.1. Do you have a screen protector on your device? Does it cover the PS?
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It started for me on the Google Phone update to version 15 on Dec. 14th. I never had this issue on 8.1 that I did the OTA sideload when I got my phone on Dec. 4.
My proximity sensor is fine. Even with always on display, AOD goes off in pocket and turns back on when I pull it out. On a phone call the screen blanks when I put it to my ear and wakes when I pull it away from my head.

Yep -- I just ran into the problem today as well. I've got 8.1.0 on my Pixel 2 XL, and I get this behavior (display not waking up for incoming call) when connected via Bluetooth -- to my car, headphones (Sennheiser PXC 550) or to my Jabra Speak 710 BT speakerphone.
I considered trying Drupe or Truecaller, but then I read that packet sniffing tests show them sending your contacts data off their servers...so I think I'll wait for a fix from Google. Really annoying. There are a couple of threads on this in Google's product forums / Pixel User Community:
https://productforums.google.com/fo...QEn6fH0OI;context-place=forum/phone-by-google
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/hdmLGWSMhSM;context-place=topicsearchin/phone-by-google/category$3Adevice-performance%7Csort:relevance%7Cspell:false
So far, Google doesn't appear to be weighing in with any useful commentary. The only "fix" for now seems to be "uninstalling" the phone app (which just reverts back to the OEM installed version) and then not accepting updates to the app. But I've read that this can spin up other issues.

jonstrong said:
Yep -- I just ran into the problem today as well. I've got 8.1.0 on my Pixel 2 XL, and I get this behavior (display not waking up for incoming call) when connected via Bluetooth -- to my car, headphones (Sennheiser PXC 550) or to my Jabra Speak 710 BT speakerphone.
I considered trying Drupe or Truecaller, but then I read that packet sniffing tests show them sending your contacts data off their servers...so I think I'll wait for a fix from Google. Really annoying. There are a couple of threads on this in Google's product forums / Pixel User Community:
https://productforums.google.com/fo...QEn6fH0OI;context-place=forum/phone-by-google
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/phone-by-google/hdmLGWSMhSM;context-place=topicsearchin/phone-by-google/category$3Adevice-performance%7Csort:relevance%7Cspell:false
So far, Google doesn't appear to be weighing in with any useful commentary. The only "fix" for now seems to be "uninstalling" the phone app (which just reverts back to the OEM installed version) and then not accepting updates to the app. But I've read that this can spin up other issues.
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Have you tried the tasker profile from post #7 by Pkt_Lnt? That fixed it for me.

JimSmith94 said:
Have you tried the tasker profile from post #7 by Pkt_Lnt? That fixed it for me.
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Thanks. If this issue goes on much longer, I'll probably try that. Oddly enough, despite having played with custom Android ROMs and modding over the years, I never used Tasker -- concerned that having the add'l service(s) running in the background around the clock would be more of a battery drain.

I updated my phone app yesterday, and the screen lights up again upon receiving a phone call. I disabled the macro that I made in Macrodroid just to make sure.

EMcTx said:
I updated my phone app yesterday, and the screen lights up again upon receiving a phone call. I disabled the macro that I made in Macrodroid just to make sure.
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Thanks for the info. My phone app updated too, so I'll disable the Tasker profile and see if it lights up without it for me too.

Is there a xposed module to disable the stupid proximity sensor? I'm having some issues with it. It does not wake my screen up when I pull it away from my face.

EMcTx said:
I updated my phone app yesterday, and the screen lights up again upon receiving a phone call. I disabled the macro that I made in Macrodroid just to make sure.
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Thanks for the info. My phone app updated too, so I'll disable the Tasker profile and see if it lights up without it for me too.
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Reports on G+ state it fixes the issue. I've not seen v.16 yet.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ArtemRussakovskii/posts/byEHovfFbMj
My last name starts with "S" too, not sure why Jim gets priority over me. I always get updates late, which is why apk mirror is bookmarked. :good:

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Reports on G+ state it fixes the issue. I've not seen v.16 yet.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ArtemRussakovskii/posts/byEHovfFbMj
My last name starts with "S" too, not sure why Jim gets priority over me. I always get updates late, which is why apk mirror is bookmarked. :good:
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Oops, mine was still on v15 so thanks to you, I just installed v16 from your link. See there, you're still da man! :good::highfive:

JimSmith94 said:
Oops, mine was still on v15 so thanks to you, I just installed v16 from your link. See there, you're still da man! :good::highfive:
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I can confirm V16 fixes the phone app and resolves this issue. It's being rolled out gradually, in waves. If you don't see the update on the Play Store, you can download it from APKmirror. Start here:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-phone/

My issue is the exact opposite..
I answer a call on my bluetooth headset while the phone is in my pocket and buttons start being pressed so I have to take the phone out to lock the screen.
Any quick fixes on this issue?

I'm late to the party, but I fixed this on a Pixel 2 XL in our household. In the system's app settings I force stopped the phone app and cleared the app cache, then I disabled the "Flip to Shhh" feature in the phone app settings. If that fix works for you, please leave a reply so we can validate.