Force Android Wear Background Colour? Wear 2.8 - Wear OS Software and Hacking General

Hi all,
I sideloaded the Wear 2.8 update on my Asus Zenwatch 3 (which is OLED) and was pretty annoyed that I have no black background!
No idea if it really saves battery but I prefer the black look.
I'd like to modify the apk to have a proper black background but I don't know if it's possible.
Anyone able to help me?
Thanks..

What version of 2.8 is it? I feel like there was maybe one before the black background. I'm on 2.8.0.18. The only things I could suggest would be to manually check for updates in the google play store on your watch and try rebooting if it looks like you are on the latest one. (I had one user say my wear apps background changed after rebooting)

Can you explain how to get 2.8 on my Wear24? lol

Once 2.8 shows up in Play store for your account it will be available for update on your phone and then eventually sync slowly over Bluetooth to the watch to be available for your watch.
It took over a week for the update to be available on my account.

dattguy said:
Once 2.8 shows up in Play store for your account it will be available for update on your phone and then eventually sync slowly over Bluetooth to the watch to be available for your watch.
It took over a week for the update to be available on my account.
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thanks for the heads up. My phone app updated on 1/25. Still no update on my LG Urbane or Wear24. Although i just got the Wear24. So we shall see

v2.2v said:
thanks for the heads up. My phone app updated on 1/25. Still no update on my LG Urbane or Wear24. Although i just got the Wear24. So we shall see
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What version shows in the Play store on the watch?

dattguy said:
What version shows in the Play store on the watch?
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lol i wish I could tell you....my play store stays open for about 5 seconds and then crashes. Can't download anything to my watch or even stay in it long enough to answer your question. I have factory reset multiple times and tried a variety of option toggling. It's quite frustrating

v2.2v said:
lol i wish I could tell you....my play store stays open for about 5 seconds and then crashes. Can't download anything to my watch or even stay in it long enough to answer your question. I have factory reset multiple times and tried a variety of option toggling. It's quite frustrating
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Are you sure it is not just going into ambient mode? When the watch goes to ambient mode in the play store, it will go back to the watch face. You could try continually tapping the screen to see if it eventually loads.

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Google play services needed??

My phone is a LG G3 T-Mobile, running on 5.0.1 LP OTA updates.
After setting up my zenwatch2 with my phone, the watch pop up the
"Get google play services Android Wear won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone“
On my phone I am running Android Wear ver. 1.3.0.2369832
Google play services ver. 8.3.00
I have done multiple factory reset on the watch but still pop up after synchronising with my phone.
What could be the issue? Watch seems to work fine. Text and notifications shows up fine.
Try to restart the google play services on phone
I've disable it on the phone then it said it will revert to old version. But it didn't. No option under google play for uninstall update. Its greyed out. Once I disable on the phone, well I tried, I reboot and then factory reset zenwatch. Then repeat the entire pairing process all over again. Still nothing. So, I don't know.
When i started the first time, and after I FDR'd I got the message. It went away quickly though.
Nsx93 said:
"Get google play services Android Wear won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone“
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I've had this message on my SWR50, too, when BT connection to the phone (Edge+) got lost. Android Wear app on phone showed a "connecting" message, while the watch was complaining about missing services. I've rebooted both phone and watch, now it's fine. Hope this does not happen again with the ZW2, which will arrive in 14 days.
I tried everything. It still pop up once in awhile. I am running Blisspop ROM for my lg g3 T-Mobile. Everything is up to date. So, I don't know. Both watch and phone running on lp 5.1.1 ... So, j can't see the conflict there. Both play services updated to current version.
I've had it show up briefly once or twice, but it quickly goes away. Seems like just a minor bug.
Nsx93 said:
My phone is a LG G3 T-Mobile, running on 5.0.1 LP OTA updates.
After setting up my zenwatch2 with my phone, the watch pop up the
"Get google play services Android Wear won't run without Google Play services, which are missing from your phone“
On my phone I am running Android Wear ver. 1.3.0.2369832
Google play services ver. 8.3.00
I have done multiple factory reset on the watch but still pop up after synchronising with my phone.
What could be the issue? Watch seems to work fine. Text and notifications shows up fine.
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You need Google search to fix the problem.. Make sure Google search is not disable. Clear the cache on Google search in app settings. Then don't open Google search. Because that will be a battery drain.
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blazinandroid1 said:
You need Google search to fix the problem.. Make sure Google search is not disable. Clear the cache on Google search in app settings. Then don't open Google search. Because that will be a battery drain.
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Thanks.
I've updated all the gapps. So far it hasn't pop up on the watch, yet!
Been working fine lately.
It would been nice if the connection range is further. Seem pretty short distance, then it will get disconnected.
Nsx93 said:
Thanks.
I've updated all the gapps. So far it hasn't pop up on the watch, yet!
Been working fine lately.
It would been nice if the connection range is further. Seem pretty short distance, then it will get disconnected.
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Waiting on the source code. So I can start fxing some of those problems.
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It would make this watch 10x better if the issues get hammered out.
Look forward to your work.
This is happening on Moto 360 (1st gen) too. Been using the watch fine on my Moto X '13, then today factory reset it paired it with my new phone (moto x pure) and it works fine for a bit, then this notification comes on my watch screen and the watch disconnects. All play services and such are up to date
Every time I factory reset it and re pair it with android wear it will appear once or twice then disappears
It is normal across all Android wear devices. Android Wear requires that Google Search is installed and enabled (not disabled, lol). I have a tendency to disable this feature when I am going through disabling apps on a fresh boot. Just make sure Google Now is able to launch. You don't have to accept to use Google Now, but you should be able to swipe up on home to launch search.
player911 said:
It is normal across all Android wear devices. Android Wear requires that Google Search is installed and enabled (not disabled, lol). I have a tendency to disable this feature when I am going through disabling apps on a fresh boot. Just make sure Google Now is able to launch. You don't have to accept to use Google Now, but you should be able to swipe up on home to launch search.
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The real reason for that to pop up. Is when the device gets disconnected from the phone. And you are right about Google search.

Nougat update coming tomorrow!

Mo Versi tweeted that the Verizon variant will begin receiving the Nougat update tomorrow:
https://twitter.com/moversi/status/846864133647548416
Its live right now, mine is downloading..
Mine is downloading as well
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I updated a couple hours ago and haven't been able to access the Play Store. Anyone else? Everything else works fine. I tried rebooting the phone but still it just shows a blank white page when clicking on the app
elshagon said:
I updated a couple hours ago and haven't been able to access the Play Store. Anyone else? Everything else works fine. I tried rebooting the phone but still it just shows a blank white page when clicking on the app
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I have gotten in the habit after an update i just factory reset it a couple times. I may be wasting my time, but 99% of the time i dont have problems. Do the same on my Pixel XL. I hate setting it up again, but rather not have random stuff going on.
elshagon said:
I updated a couple hours ago and haven't been able to access the Play Store. Anyone else? Everything else works fine. I tried rebooting the phone but still it just shows a blank white page when clicking on the app
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I can't get into the Play Store or my Gmail account, and when I open the Google app, I have no "cards" showing. All my settings are the same, but I just am not getting any Google account stuff. I have 3 different accounts on the phone, and can't see anything for any of them. I am tempted to delete them, and add them back to see if it helps. You'd think with all the extra time the morons at VZW had to roll this out, it would not have such a major bug!!
Can anyone confirm if a factory reset helps? My play store isn't working and either is my dialer. I can't send out a phone call. Just want to confirm if will work before I do a reset.
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1. wipe cache/dalvik and reboot
2. go to settings->app manager
3. clear data on both Google play services and play store
Everything loaded fine afterwards...Man, that made me sweat!
Sent via the power of 10!
Can someone post the OTA or the RUU ??

[GUIDE] Temporary fix for the google play store hanging in waiting for network.

Hello guys.
Many users, including me, stumbled across this problem the past couple of days.
There seems to be an issue with the latest Google Play Store version, which becomes stuck on waiting for network if you try to download something at random times.
This is very frustrating but I found a fix, although temporary until Google updates the play store.
WARNING: This requires root. Also I am not responsible for any damage that happens to your phone, proceed at your own risk as always.
Without further ado, this is what this fix is about:
Go to apps, press the three dot menu on the top right, show system apps, and find Google Play Store.
Once in Google Play Store, press remove updates, or disable and enable the app again, both ways work.
If you see in the notification bar that Google Play Store is updating, CANCEL IT.
Now, this is where is gets interesting.
Normally the Google Play Store will update itself, but we want to stop that until a later date where a fix is pushed out.
Download the app called MyAndroidTools.
Open the app and select the service menu, press system.
Scroll down to Google Play Store.
Find a switch named SelfUpadteChecker and turn it off.
Voila, your play store will now be working properly.
REMINDER: This is not a permanent solution, remember to check again if the play store is fixed at a later date to enable the switch again and update to the latest version.
Have a nice day all.
EDIT 3/4/17 : I found out that these switches may further help stop Google Play store from updating.
Again use at your own risk.
AsldListener
MaintainanceWindowJobService
RescheduleUsingAlarmManager$CheckWifiAndAutoUpdate
RescheduleIUsingBroadcast$AutoUpdateRecheckFrorBroadcast
RescheduleUsingJobScheduler$CheckPreconditionsAndAutoUpdateJobService
SeflUpdateCheckerScheduler$SelfUpdateCheckerTaskService
EDIT 5/4/17, second way.:
I still recommend the first way because it seems the issue is still not resolved, but this may appeal to users who want something less intrusive or don't have root.
I found out that the issue is not yet resolved with the latest google play version, but I was able to make play store work again with the following :
Cleared data of Download Manager with Titanium Backup.
Clered data of Google play services with Titanium Backup.
Rebooted.
I have no idea if this will last, but I was able to download apps after this, without touching the latest verion of Google Play Store.
If you wanna be extra safe uninstall updates from play store as well, but this worked for me without doing so.
Update: 7/4/17:
Zte announced a new software update, namely B02, which should fix this issue without any user actions required.
Thanks @Choose an username... for reminding me.
Hope it works.
Thanks!
What I did was to download an earlier version of the Play Store, install and before running it for the first time, I disabled the SelfUpadteChecker.
But for some reason, the Play store still tried to download the update, it just crashed after the download. The funny thing is, during the 5 seconds between starting Play Store and the crash, I was able to download an app update.
Which version of Play Store should I use?
Just to clarify, I use the Chinese firmware, so I cannot remove updates, it is not a system app. I can only uninstall it completely.
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Thanks man. It is working on me right now.
Glad it does.
If it helped hit that thanks button.
I'll update it soon with some further findings as well.
WesTD said:
Thanks man. It is working on me right now.
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Were you able to unbrick your Axon 7? I read it was in DFU mode wasn't it ?
jimbo77 said:
Were you able to unbrick your Axon 7? I read it was in DFU mode wasn't it ?
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unbrick one is my friend's. it is cn version, mine is good.
It doesn't require a root. Just cancel updating after you uninstall updates and you are good for some time at least.
On mine, it seems to use the Download Manager app for ALL downloads, including the Play store. If you go to the settings in Download Manager, you'll see a "Download files only via Wi-Fi. Untick that box and Play Store starts working properly again.
I can only assume that the crappy Download Manager is intercepting and controlling all download requests.
mitchelln said:
On mine, it seems to use the Download Manager app for ALL downloads, including the Play store. If you go to the settings in Download Manager, you'll see a "Download files only via Wi-Fi. Untick that box and Play Store starts working properly again.
I can only assume that the crappy Download Manager is intercepting and controlling all download requests.
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Mine's unticked and still happens.
First post updated.
Is this not the cause? https://support.google.com/googlepl...89771776-1522920403&p=uncertified_device&rd=1
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Narada2XK said:
Is this not the cause? https://support.google.com/googlepl...89771776-1522920403&p=uncertified_device&rd=1
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I doubt it, it can't work on a supposedly uncertified device and all of a sudden stop working.
Or the device showing up as certified and all of a sudden becomes uncertified.
I personally think a play store update is broken most likely, because it has been reported from rooted and stock users, plus on other devices rather than the Axon 7 as well.
Guide updated.
@nfsmw_gr You should prolly write down somewhere in the OP (preferrably big, and where it says that it is not a permanent solution) that ZTE announced an upcoming B02 with fixes including this one.
It shouldn't be too far away since it has already rolled out to Chinese versions.
thanks for the fix though
Choose an username... said:
@nfsmw_gr You should prolly write down somewhere in the OP (preferrably big, and where it says that it is not a permanent solution) that ZTE announced an upcoming B02 with fixes including this one.
It shouldn't be too far away since it has already rolled out to Chinese versions.
thanks for the fix though
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Gotcha, will do.
Is there any other info about this upcoming update? Link?
GuitarJozz said:
Is there any other info about this upcoming update? Link?
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Check out this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/how-to/bugfix-raw-appdrawer-update-a2017g-t3585515

Battery drain

Redmi note 4 temps is: battery: 41, cpu: 38
I see that Redmi Note 4 is warmer. Help?
Even if my phone is lock, he is hot. Battery drain very fast, before 4-6 hours i charge this to 100, now i have16.When i type this i lose a couple of percentage. I charge my phone only with original charger.
MIUI 10 global 8.10.11
Someone mentioned that the problem is with Google Duo app, go to the playstore, remove any update of google duo, and click on the 3 dots menu, uncheck the automatic update for this app.
my wife & myself are having the same issue since 2 days ago, and just found out this solution. testing it as well.
Having the same issue here. Recent reviews for duo on Google Play say the same thing so giving it a go.
Hello i had the same problem. Battery from 100% to 0% in 3 hours without using the phone at all. In my case the fault was the google play store
So i flash this one
en.miui.com/download-309.html
I installed the last google play store update
apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store
and i turned of the google play protect.
seems is working fine. Hope i helped you
justtohelpyou said:
I installed the last google play store update
and i turned of the google play protect.
seems is working fine. Hope i helped you
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liar! Not installed on desktop i no see have gplay!;(
Dev support miui ask about delete "g duo" it not working for me "delete button duo" no have in desktop and settings, lie miui 9.6.1 dev development
I have same problem
I have the same problem here! Please help! Does installing a custom ROM help?
Gobiwan12 said:
I have the same problem here! Please help! Does installing a custom ROM help?
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Go to playstore, your installed apps, uninstall Google Duo, and click on 3 dots and uncheck automatic updates.
Confirmed on 2 phones and it works.
Future solution, unlock bootloader, flash TWRP and root your phone, uninstall with Titanium backup every google app that you don't use
Hacktivisto said:
liar! Not installed on desktop i no see have gplay!;(
Dev support miui ask about delete "g duo" it not working for me "delete button duo" no have in desktop and settings, lie miui 9.6.1 dev development
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my friend just install the last update for google play store
predragiPredrag said:
Go to playstore, your installed apps, uninstall Google Duo, and click on 3 dots and uncheck automatic updates.
Confirmed on 2 phones and it works.
Future solution, unlock bootloader, flash TWRP and root your phone, uninstall with Titanium backup every google app that you don't use
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The Google Duo hint did not help in my case! Other suggestions!?
Gobiwan12 said:
The Google Duo hint did not help in my case! Other suggestions!?
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Download AccuBattery https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digibites.accubattery&hl=sr_LATN
And look at what app is eating your battery away, uninstall it or update it, or maybe clean cache and force stop it
Hi,
Try unchecking automatic updates for all apps in google play. so disable auto update in google play. it solved my problem. (sor far lol)
Situation is this:
Phone suddenly start to heat (41C battery), and lose battery life very fast.
I reset this, change charger, and situation is the same.
Somethimes it heating when i do nothing, its cold, and suddenly heat, often is this when i charge phone, than become hot, so i turn off and turn on when he bacame normal, and work good, until suddenly start to heat. Advices?
Google Duo updates are off..
imacop said:
Having the same issue here. Recent reviews for duo on Google Play say the same thing so giving it a go.
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That is interesting info I didn't know. Anyway, I have Google Duo frozen as I don't use it.
hyborian said:
That is interesting info I didn't know. Anyway, I have Google Duo frozen as I don't use it.
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Uninstalling the updates then unticking auto-update did make the difference. Phone is back to normal.

Question [FIXED - look edited OP] Phone always polling location

Hello everyone. Since yesterday my phone has been polling my location constantly. I didn't find any issues with security (Malwarebytes scan), I'm not using any weird app not from the Play Store, I didn't change any setting and the privacy setting is not showing like any app is asking for location constantly. Are you experiencing anything like this? How would you go about fixing this issue? Thanks.
FIX: Google Play Services 22.45.17 solves the issue. If you didn't get the update you can get it on APKMirror at your own risk.
Same issue here! I guess we should wait for a Google Play services update
dielle27 said:
Same issue here! I guess we should wait for a Google Play services update
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I've been digging a bit more and looks like it's not due to Google Play Services. I checked and it polled the location data in the background correctly without triggering the icon in the status bar. There's something else, maybe proprietary to Motorola, that's freaking out and using location all the time.
I don't see the battery being affected though. Did you?
dielle27 said:
I don't see the battery being affected though. Did you?
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No effect on the battery either here. When did you start seeing this issue? For me it was yesterday.
Last week, then it stopped after disabling and re-enabling all locations setting. Yesterday it happens again
The only new app i installed before it happening was the Google health connect
dielle27 said:
Last week, then it stopped after disabling and re-enabling all locations setting. Yesterday it happens again
The only new app i installed before it happening was the Google health connect
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For me, as of today, it didn't stop disabling and re-enabling the location access. It stopped for a while, but started back showing the location icon after a while. No amount of reboots and checks solved anything.
Have you joined the beta on Google app, Google play services etc? The only thing I didn't try is to unroll from all beta versions
dielle27 said:
Have you joined the beta on Google app, Google play services etc? The only thing I didn't try is to unroll from all beta versions
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I'm not on the beta Google Play Services app and didn't want to roll back because I think it's gonna mess up something for sure! Also, from what I can see, if you disable and enable the location service and check after a short while the authorizations for the Google Play Services you'll see that it uses location data briefly and correctly in the background without any issues. I think that's not the culprit.
Hello Gents
i happened with me same issue ..Honor Magic 4pro ...any solve message please ?
dielle27 said:
Have you joined the beta on Google app, Google play services etc? The only thing I didn't try is to unroll from all beta versions
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i am also not a beta in all my apps ..
Sultan M said:
Hello Gents
i happened with me same issue ..Honor Magic 4pro ...any solve message please ?
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No shot, I don't know what to do about it really. It just happened suddenly one day and doesn't seem it's gonna fix itself anytime soon. Do you any other people experiencing this issue? Other recent posts about this issue?
Brothers, any good news in this issue?
Sultan M said:
Brothers, any good news in this issue?
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No good news unfortunately. I keep reading online about people having the same issue and nobody knows how to fix it. It's getting ridicolous at this point, really. Someone should get a hold of Google. I tried sending an email through the Play Store, but I got an email back saying that they don't monitor that email address anymore and got sent back to the useless FAQ page.
@dielle27 @Sultan M I got suggested to try to boot the phone in safe mode but it happened again. Wanna try that and let me know?
I received a new update with November system patch, but location icon is still there.
dielle27 said:
I received a new update with November system patch, but location icon is still there.
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Got the update too but didn't install it because another user with an Edge 20 is on the same patch and they can't make the icon disappear even for just an hour at the time. On their phone it's on ALL the time, no matter what. So I'm holding off the update.
If i disable and then enable again the location setting, the icon disappears for a while, so for me nothing changed with the update
dielle27 said:
If i disable and then enable again the location setting, the icon disappears for a while, so for me nothing changed with the update
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I've seen that on other forums for other phones they suggested a rollback of the Play Services. I tried but it didn't work. Can you try aswell and let me know if it's a solution for you? Thanks!
It didn't work as well. At least battery life isn't affected, but it's pretty annoying as well to not have a resolution after an official update

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