Is there any way to force the galaxy wearable app to pop up the qr code scanning option in order to download an esim profile to my german watch 46 lte? My phone has a Belgian sim card but the watch is german DBT. When I open the esim settings in the watch i usually get an error saying my network isn't supported, which actually is true (no esim providers in Belgium for the moment). So I don't see a qr code option unfortunately. However a few months ago I suddenly saw the qr option popping up, although still no esim support for my provider. But this way a was able to scan and download an esim profile from a foreign roaming provider, and it worked.
Unfortunately since a few weeks (or maybe after a wearable app update) the qr option dissapeared again. Does anybody know a way to get this option back? The esim I downloaded back then ofcourse is still working , but its data only and I would like to change to another esim provider, but I can't because the qr code option is gone...
I have the same problem. Did you manage to find a solution to the issue of the QR code not showing?
1.) Open "Galaxy Wearable" on your phone
2.) Make sure it's connected to your watch via Bluetooth
3.) 3 lines on top-left corner to open drawer then select "About Galaxy Wearable"
4.) On this screen you'll see version numbers.
5.) Touch 5 times on the Version of "Watch xy Plugin"
6.) Select "Test ESIM Feature" from this hidden menu
7.) Then you can change "Current QR TestMode: off" -> to "Current QR TestMode: on"
After these steps whenever you want to add a provider to your watch, Wearable app will always be forced to open the QR reader during the ESim activation.
Just got my hands on a Samsung Watch 4 with LTE in UK. Above tip doesn't seem to work anymore. Any other way to enter a QR code?
Currently, it just redirects me to my phone provider without giving an option for QR code.
srikp said:
Just got my hands on a Samsung Watch 4 with LTE in UK. Above tip doesn't seem to work anymore. Any other way to enter a QR code?
Currently, it just redirects me to my phone provider without giving an option for QR code.
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i have the US variant of the Watch 4 and those steps worked flawlessly for me
My settings screen has been changed and I can't touch the version 5 times anymore.
It seems Samsung has closed this hole with the new Wearable application.
@newbagain: could you post your screenshot of the about section?
Forgive me. Have to press 5times on "Galaxy Wearable" label now.
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danergo said:
Forgive me. Have to press 5times on "Galaxy Wearable" label now.
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thank you so much! this helped me with connecting my watch5 on metropcs. Samsung customer service wasn't even able to help me. thank you so much!
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No good bud, I have a Watch3 LTE unlocked directly from samsung and a S22U1 fully unlocked and this only will work if youre on the same provider with your phone that you want to add to your watch. I have two different providers and have been trying to remember how to do your described steps and it doesn't seem to work for some stupid reason
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I got the Nexus from Bell Canada and I noticed that I have something called SIM toolkit in the app drawer. I clicked on it and it loaded but it didn't do anything. What is it and what does it do? Is it a bloatware?
In Europe is STK often used as an authentication channel for internet banking
or if your provider sim has built-in functionnality ,like shortcuts ...or services
So no way to get rid of it?
NexusDro said:
So no way to get rid of it?
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can't you disable it? (long press app icon -> app info -> disable)
alexluckett said:
can't you disable it? (long press app icon -> app info -> disable)
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Or freeze it in Titanium Backup or uninstall it.
Ya, I was just wondering if it's some bloatware that was installed by my carrier.
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Ya, I was just wondering if it's some bloatware that was installed by my carrier.
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No, it's the equivalent of the SIM menu that exists on just about any GSM standards-compliant phone if the carrier chooses to present a SIM menu. Remember that the SIM is actually a small computer chip that runs authentication algorithms and other simple programs. STK just queries the SIM to ask if it has a SIM menu, and if so it presents it to you. On Bell it doesn't do much - just lets you visit the account self-serve web portal and dial common customer service numbers. On WIND you can use it to request an SMS with your account balance and usage details, and also under certain circumstances to force it to look for roaming networks.
I think it's also responsible for pop-up messages that come from the SIM - for example on AT&T GoPhone, you get a pop-up every time you do something that decrements your balance, so that you know how much it cost you.
Short version - it doesn't do much, and it does absolutely nothing when you aren't running it. Leave it on, because every once in a while it's useful.
For me stk menu is important , i use an dual simcard adapter in my nexus
But in most custom rom it didn't appear ...
I've deleted it in every ROM for the last couple of years with no side-effects. (T-Mobile UK).
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For me stk menu is important , i use an dual simcard adapter in my nexus
But in most custom rom it didn't appear ...
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i, where did you get this dual simcard adapter? i would love to try this... do you get 2 lins at the same time ?? How does it work? Please post a link
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I've deleted it in every ROM for the last couple of years with no side-effects. (T-Mobile UK).
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There is truly no advantage in doing so... it consumes no resources, and on the rare occasions you might need it again, getting it back is a pain.
If you are using a SIM that does not have any SIM menu programmed into it, the icon will vanish automatically. For example my LG Optimus One shows the STK with a Bell SIM but it vanishes with a Fido SIM.
zapford said:
i, where did you get this dual simcard adapter? i would love to try this... do you get 2 lins at the same time ?? How does it work? Please post a link
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it's a simore platinum adapter
http://www.simore.ch/en/two_sim_cards_in_one_mobile/dual_sim_card_platinum.php
but it's impossible to use 2 sim at same time, but i can program it to switch automatically (1 hour on sim 1 ,10 minutes on sim 2 )
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No, it's the equivalent of the SIM menu that exists on just about any GSM standards-compliant phone if the carrier chooses to present a SIM menu. Remember that the SIM is actually a small computer chip that runs authentication algorithms and other simple programs. STK just queries the SIM to ask if it has a SIM menu, and if so it presents it to you. On Bell it doesn't do much - just lets you visit the account self-serve web portal and dial common customer service numbers. On WIND you can use it to request an SMS with your account balance and usage details, and also under certain circumstances to force it to look for roaming networks.
I think it's also responsible for pop-up messages that come from the SIM - for example on AT&T GoPhone, you get a pop-up every time you do something that decrements your balance, so that you know how much it cost you.
Short version - it doesn't do much, and it does absolutely nothing when you aren't running it. Leave it on, because every once in a while it's useful.
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aw! Thanks for the info!!
Hello. I'm hoping that someone can help me out. I have a Verizon note 8 that i use on straight talk for the longest it never would update to oreo but then i cracked the screen and purchased another used verizon note 8 from ebay. It came to me with a cricket sim card in it. I turned it on and connected it to wifi just to check it out before i transferred anything and it immediately wanted to update so i let it and it updated to oreo. I swapped over my ST sim into the new phone and stuck the cricket sim into the old phone and it updated too. But now my problem is that I keep getting the message that data is unavailable during calls. When i check the settings it says i am on CDMA/EVEDO/GSM/WCDMA. And there is no option to edit my APN. If i click on the mobile network i have the option for LTE/3G/2G but if i choose this nothing works and i have no option to go back to the CDMA/EVEDO/GSM/WCDMA and thus have to do a factory reset. I have tried texting APN to 611611 but it states my APN is already setup. I called tech support for ST and they told me to call back from another phone which i cant do until this evening when i get off work. So i thought in the mean time i would reach out to the real pro's on here and see if anyone else has had this issue. Did i mess up by updating with the cricket SIM inserted? Or could it be that i just didnt call straight talk when i swapped phones? i just took the sim card out of one phone and stuck it in the other. I really appreciate any advice anyone may have. Oh and I've tried finding the settings for HD calling to enable them, not there.
Thanks,
Amy
I'm having this same issue with my Verizon branded note 8 that I manually updated to Oreo. I called my carried, Red Pocket and they stated that this is enabled for my account. In Oreo the hidden menus seem to be disabled and I've tried other things. I may have to see if I can go back to Nougat. The dialer hidden menu I tried was *#2683662#. On the Verizon forums, other were able to get to the menu using *#4636# and enable VoLTE but that seems to be disabled for me. I tested from my coworkers note 8 and it seems to work fine on their phone.
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I'm having this same issue with my Verizon branded note 8 that I manually updated to Oreo. I called my carried, Red Pocket and they stated that this is enabled for my account. In Oreo the hidden menus seem to be disabled and I've tried other things. I may have to see if I can go back to Nougat. The dialer hidden menu I tried was *#2683662#. On the Verizon forums, other were able to get to the menu using *#4636# and enable VoLTE but that seems to be disabled for me. I tested from my coworkers note 8 and it seems to work fine on their phone.
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I reflashed CRID and the CSC but my Service Provider SW ver. still says VZW/XAA/VZW. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Has anyone figured this out? I am having this very issue and Straight Talk has no clue what I am talking about.
I found this on the Samsung website and it looks promising but nothing has changed. I was able to see that the radiobutton/checkbox for LTE Enhanced is checked.
To enable HD Calling, download Shortcut Master (Secret Codes) Lite from developer vndnguyen. You will need to find the apk as it does not appear to be in the play store any longer.
1) From the option menu located in the upper right hand corner, choose Search.
2) There is a search field at the bottom of the screen. Type lte then hit the Search key.
3) Scroll down to Mobile Networks. Choose the one that show EnhancedLteServices. Then click Launch. Then click the box to enable HD Calling.
I was also able to set the APN settings to Bearer: unspecified using Shortcut Master lite but this made no difference whatsoever.
Finally, you don't need to do a factory reset each time you go from CDMA/EVEDO/GSM/WCDMA to LTE/3G/2G (auto connect), simply search in settings for reset network and then reset the network settings and reboot.
I was able to get the SIM card trick to work for me on my Note 8 as well. I have redpocket and prior to doing the sim card trick I did not have VoLTE. Now I do. It's too bad that this is majorly inconvenient and it won't stick after a reboot, by the sounds of it. I haven't tried yet. I may just tape the sim to the back of my phone or inside my case. Also, on my Note 8 prior to this, I was seeing vzw/xaa/vzw and now it has the vzw/vzw/vzw CSC with the RP sim in. I'm hoping that there is another way to fix this but at least I have a work around.
I updated to Oreo on my verizon note 8.
I dont have any options for advanced HD Calling, Wifi calling.
When I go to ims settings it says denied.
Any ideas
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I updated to Oreo on my verizon note 8.
I dont have any options for advanced HD Calling, Wifi calling.
When I go to ims settings it says denied.
Any ideas
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I answered you on the other thread just so know..
Hey guys,
I found LTE unlocked variant for the price of BT (30€ more). ESIM is not supported here so I still cant use the full functionality but I'd buy it just for those 1.5gb memory if not anything else.
Does anyone know if its forcing you to "insert" esim because wouldn't like to have constant popups saying insert sim/no network., or can network connectivity be somehow disabled and normally used as BT/wifi edition until the operators support the LTE?
Thanks,
Maybe if you turn on Airplane mode, then switch on BT and WiFi manually.
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Alahdal said:
Maybe if you turn on Airplane mode, then switch on BT and WiFi manually.
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Thanks - I actually didn't know that was possible on either Tizen or Android :good:
Maybe this info is useful....
TizenOS allows you to activate airplane mode, but from what I've seen you still need a SIM card in an LTE unit. There may or may not be a way around this yet; all the Telephony packages seemed pretty concerned about checking the SIM card constantly and throwing errors whenever it was missed. Lucky for us the Telephony is left at Partner level, so with an SDB shell you should be able to just type something like:
Code:
sdb shell uninstall org.tizen.telephony-syspopup*
and the nags should cease to be forever. Not sure if that's exactly the right command string to work, but I'll check when I get the chance to.
Hope this helps.
You can simply disable LTE connectivity in the setup Menu, like Wifi or NFC. Before i activated the eSIM on my watch i didn't get any pop up or message to activate the eSIM. So i would say it is no problem to use the watch without the eSIM. With disabled LTE it works exactly like the BT model.
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You can simply disable LTE connectivity in the setup Menu, like Wifi or NFC. Before i activated the eSIM on my watch i didn't get any pop up or message to activate the eSIM. So i would say it is no problem to use the watch without the eSIM. With disabled LTE it works exactly like the BT model.
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Thanks, however I went to the Tmobile store today to try to look through the settings to see how to disable LTE but I couldn't find it and the salesperson didn't know either. Would you be able to post a screenshot of how to disable LTE? Thanks!
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Thanks, however I went to the Tmobile store today to try to look through the settings to see how to disable LTE but I couldn't find it and the salesperson didn't know either. Would you be able to post a screenshot of how to disable LTE? Thanks!
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So I bought a LTE watch and found the place to disable mobile networks.
In Settings, go to "Connections" -> "Mobile networks". Anyway, its off by default when I purchased the watch, and I can confirm that I've never had a single pop-up message asking me to activate.
I purchased the LTE version of the watch in the US directly from the Samsung website.
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So I bought a LTE watch and found the place to disable mobile networks.
In Settings, go to "Connections" -> "Mobile networks". Anyway, its off by default when I purchased the watch, and I can confirm that I've never had a single pop-up message asking me to activate.
I purchased the LTE version of the watch in the US directly from the Samsung website.
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Have you noticed any change regarding the battery life performance??
iopetja said:
Hey guys,
I found LTE unlocked variant for the price of BT (30€ more). ESIM is not supported here so I still cant use the full functionality but I'd buy it just for those 1.5gb memory if not anything else.
Does anyone know if its forcing you to "insert" esim because wouldn't like to have constant popups saying insert sim/no network., or can network connectivity be somehow disabled and normally used as BT/wifi edition until the operators support the LTE?
Thanks,
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Hi, It is an esim, so techically it is already 'inserted' in your device. You don't have to set up a connection if you don't have to, just use the watch like the BT version. There won't be any popups or errors. Just switch off mobile data completely under settings, as it eats battery like nothing.
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Have you noticed any change regarding the battery life performance??
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I am also interested if there is any difference in battery life between a Galaxy Watch Bluetooth anbd a Galaxy Watch LTE but with "Mobile Networks" off in the setting menu.
I'm basically wondering if there is any additional drain from the LTE services that run in the background even if the setting menu says LTE should be off. If so, I would like to know if I could turn off those background services to extend battery!
Mine was off by default, but I do not have service on my watch, so that may be why. As people have already said its a eSim(embeddedSim), so its not able to be removed, and wont hurt anything by being there.
Hi to all...
I have samsung galaxy note 10 plus...
I am unable to add my phone numbers in "About Phone" as both are showing "unknown"..
How to add my both numbers as they should be shown in "About Phone"
Thanks in advance....
Rameez Afzal said:
Hi to all...
I have samsung galaxy note 10 plus...
I am unable to add my phone numbers in "About Phone" as both are showing "unknown"..
How to add my both numbers as they should be shown in "About Phone"
Thanks in advance....
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Don't think that's a setting we can change. As far as i know that's set by the provider via sim card settings or when they provision the phone. It's possible a new sim card may fix the issue...
Did you contact the provider you are using and ask them to fix (or look into) it?
Had the same issue today. Couldn't get RCS working with EE Uk. Easy fix. Put your sim in an iPhone or blackberry, settings, phone, edit your phone number, save, remove sim. Put sim back in your and reboot. You'd have to do this for both sims if you're using 2 sims in your note 10+. Voila!
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Had the same issue today. Couldn't get RCS working with EE Uk. Easy fix. Put your sim in an iPhone or blackberry, settings, phone, edit your phone number, save, remove sim. Put sim back in your and reboot. You'd have to do this for both sims if you're using 2 sims in your note 10+. Voila!
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Does it also work if yuu have hidden number via the phone company?
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Hi guys... I am hoping someone can assist. I am struggling to access the volte option on my S20 Ultra.
Going via apps > connections > mobile networks no option is there.
But when using the Samsung Band Selection app and selecting the more network settings option, i am taken to screen with that option.
When i try accessing service mode via *#2683662# it just brings up a blank screen.
Is there anything I can check or do ?
unlocking voi lte
In some cases only the phone company can unlock it. In Australia, if your phone is not locked to one telco, the option does not appear. Telstra automatically enable it, but Optus had to be asked to unlock it from their end. Check with your teco.
Hi,
I bought my S20 Ultra from the online Samsung Store (Europe).
I don't have the VoLTE option in the menus. But I do have the VoLTE connectivity while on calls, no action was needed.
I know that for my provider, VoLTE has to be enabled from the provider's side in case of first activation (new contract with new SIM or passing from non-VoLTE device to a compatible device).
So try making a call if you're still on 4G, then you're OK.
If it doesn't work, try contacting your provider's customer service, maybe it needs an action from their side.