This seems to be a long outstanding issue and it is really hard for me to believe it hasn't been solved by now. I want to use openvpn in tap mode on my phone. Everything I have read says that it can't be done on a non-rooted phone, but my phone is rooted and I can't seem to find any instructions on how to do this. Can someone point me in the right direction?
I'm also interested, how to do it with OpenVPN TAP. I have also rooted device. Till Android 4.4.4 it worked for me by installing binary and using OpenVPN Settings / Installer from F-Droid / Play store. After Android upgrade 5.0 and higher there was an exception and it didn't work, I presume API change or security issues. The only app I know that work with TAP mode is the paid version of OpenVPN Client from Play store. Maybe somebody knows, how to configure OpenVPN in TAP mode on rooted device on Android 5.0 and higher?
Hi people.
I have Mini M8S II 4K Amlogic S905X and it's been fun to use. I have the latest software 6.0.x rooted and its working perfectly. I haven't updated any launchers or anything.
I wanted to install the app Smart IPTV(which I have on my LG TV) but sometimes we have problems with it. App is not supported with the device. I've downloaded the .apk file and installed it. App is nowhere to be found. Only when I go to settings->Apps is where I can find it. I can open it from there without a problem and it's working very good.
What I am trying to find is that, how to create a shortcut in the launcher for it to be easy opened? I have tried few apps for creating the shortcut, even with the activity creating but nothing is created in the end.
Any tipps then on how to either bypass the device restrictions or successfully create a shortcut for opening the app?
Thank you very much for any help.
Hi Everyone,
So apparently after updating my XA2 Ultra to android 9.0 I am unable to install the themes I used
via APK. I read on the internet that this is something Sony is disabling for some reason.
Does anyone know a way to install a theme using the APK file and not from the Google Pay store?
Every time I try to Install them It just tells me that it couldn't be install and that's it.
Any help will be appreciate it.
Thanks everyone.
Oswaldo212 said:
Hi Everyone,
So apparently after updating my XA2 Ultra to android 9.0 I am unable to install the themes I used
via APK. I read on the internet that this is something Sony is disabling for some reason.
Does anyone know a way to install a theme using the APK file and not from the Google Pay store?
Every time I try to Install them It just tells me that it couldn't be install and that's it.
Any help will be appreciate it.
Thanks everyone.
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Hi,
I used to have the same problem, for *some* APKs even on 8.0. What i did (not sure what caused the problem, actually) was:
1) Enable unknown sources via dev. menu
2) Disable the Play Protect and built-in antivirus(es), e.g. AVG
3) Disable app checking from Google options (this might be tricky, because the app itself didn't show me this option, bit it came up eventually, don't remember how, i think when you try to install the .apk via ES or some other file explorer.)
Now it gives me the "App not installed" or "Unable to install" only when i try to update an app that was not originally installed from the Play Store, but (for example Aptoide or other Black Market store) it can be remedied by simply uninstalling the old app and install the new one.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Hey, so I have a few questions regarding this phone.
1. I'm unable to set a default launcher, I've previously done this by removing the default launcher with adb and it worked fine. However after the recent update to ColorOS 7 I'm no longer able to remove via abd, I think it succeeded once but when it did it ended up breaking a lot of functionality (No gestures, could only go back, couldn't open a list of open apps etc...).
2. If I download / install anything from play store or f-droid, I need to have an Oppo account and enter my password. Is there anyway of bypassing this? This seems to also make it impossible to use apps like Shelter / Island
Or, as an alternative, anyway to downgrade to ColorOS 6?
Thanks
1 Download and install Wear OS China Version. https://www.apkmirror.com/?post_type=app_release&searchtype=apk&s=wear+os+china&minapi=false
2 Download and install Wear OS GMS version from the Playstore or where ever.
3 Set up watch on China version, eventually when its almost set up it will tell you to download the GMS version and continue set up there, and your watch will factory reset on its own.
4 Continue with the GMS version, in less than 30 seconds you will be paired and all features will work on your watch.
I am using the Sony SW3.
The only thing that I was unable to do, was get my non Sony watchface to work, "Weather Time for Wear." That is the only watchface that I like.
I had a problem where my phone would ring once and go to voicemail. I uninstalled the GMS version, and afterwards, my watch is still paired, and my calls do not ring once and go to VM.
Does not seem to work on A11.
For A11, I needed to login to Aurora, and MicroG. Once it was working, I logged out.
hey, i tried this but the Wear OS app gets stuck on "getting watch details". Do you have any idea?
mind-overflow said:
hey, i tried this but the Wear OS app gets stuck on "getting watch details". Do you have any idea?
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Have a look here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MicroG/comments/moqxmb
Droid_Nut said:
Have a look here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MicroG/comments/moqxmb
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Thank you! I was finally able to make it work. Here's how I did it (I did a few times because sometimes it would hang up, but it finally worked):
Install both Global and China WearOS apps
install the "Google" app from the Play Store (you need it for the Global WearOS to work)
Go into System Settings -> Apps -> Wear OS, and click "Force Close" (do it for both China and Global)
Now power on the Watch and keep going until it asks to pair with the phone
DON'T OPEN the WearOS app, but go in Settings -> Bluetooth and pair the Watch from there.
The watch should say something like "Connected succesfully" and a spinning wheel should appear on its screen.
Now, open the GLOBAL WearOS app and do the setup, until it says "getting watch details". The progress bar will load and it will stop almost at the end.
When you see that the setup is stuck, open the CHINESE WearOS app, and do the setup there. It should continue and complete it. Agree to all the permissions it asks for.
Now, close all your recent apps (don't Force Close, just clear the recent apps).
Now, open the GLOBAL WearOS. It should ask for a few more permissions, and it should be done!
DO NOT DELETE THE CHINESE APP! You don't need to use it, you can use global, but if you delete it you will need to re-pair.
Now, if you want to add a Google Account on the Watch, it will not work with microG. However, here's how I managed to do it (while still retaining microG at the end):
Download OpenGapps Micro or Pico ZIP
in Magisk, REMOVE the MicroG module (I'm using MinMicroG MinimalIAP)
reboot into recovery
flash OpenGapps ZIP
reboot into System
open WearOS Global App
add your Google Account to the Watch (and to the phone)
wait for it to copy the account into the Watch
now, reboot into recovery
dirty-flash your vanilla ROM to remove OpenGapps
if you had it previously, flash Magisk again
if you had flashed any other ZIP that modified the System parition, flash it again, since when you flashed the vanilla ROM it removed all System changes (if you flashed via Magisk, then you don't need to flash again)
reboot into System
uninstall the Google Play Services App
reboot again
open Magisk and re-flash microG (I'm using MinMicroG MinimalIAP)
don't worry if some Google apps crash, you just need to reinstall them/clear data and they'll work fine
reboot
Done! Now you have microG on your phone, but your watch has a Google account and is connected to global WearOS, so you have full syncing and functionality!
Remember to go into the microG settings apps and check/enable all permissions, and also Device Registration/Cloud/SafetyNet if you need those features!
Thanks for the write up, for me it was trial and error and getting lucky.
I had to delete the GMS app because my OnePlus 7T would not ring more than once, I am not having any problems using the China app.
Droid_Nut said:
Thanks for the write up, for me it was trial and error and getting lucky.
I had to delete the GMS app because my OnePlus 7T would not ring more than once, I am not having any problems using the China app.
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Nice! I had an opposite problem: I could not use just the China app because it was saying that the Watch is incompatible. However, if I start the setup from the Global app, then it continues fine in the China one.
I'm glad that we are finally able to use WearOS with microG, although with a not very straightforward setup!
I am using an old Sony Smartwatch 3, so I am on Android 1.5 for the watch.
Yay...! Followed word to word... Now I'm able to use wearos on microg... Successful ly setup fossil-sport with latest android 11 custom ROM..
Google account was already setup on my wearos from previous setup...
Followed below article to repair wearos Bluetooth...
How to Pair Android Wear Watches to New Phones without Factory Resetting
A tutorial on how to pair Android Wear smartwatches to a new phone without factory resetting. Also useful if you flash a custom ROM and don't want to reset!
www.xda-developers.com
Working great, thanks for the tutorial! However I can't get Wear OS apps or faces to transfer over automatically and I'm forced to sideload them.
Seriously you are my hero! I just spent a long week or two removing google services out of my life and for the life of me could not figure out how to get this to work. I even used android X86 on my PC to pair it and then Mock GPS with a VPN in Hong Kong thinking the Chinese app needed to be over seas lol. So it was as easy as switing apps mid point and all is well. Now to root and remove all the google on the watch if thats even possible. Anyone get GADGETBRIDGE or something else working. Also I seen a site on how to pair multiple devices to this watch by using the ADB clear and bluetooth pair method.
Link for clearing the bluetooth and putting it in pairing mode
How to Pair Android Wear Watches to New Phones without Factory Resetting
A tutorial on how to pair Android Wear smartwatches to a new phone without factory resetting. Also useful if you flash a custom ROM and don't want to reset!
www.xda-developers.com
Link for the app needed to manage more than one phone for your wearOS
Pair watch Wear OS with another smartphone / Tablet without factory reset
Hi, I've been researching how to pair multiple smartphones to my watch with Wear OS for a few days. I have come to the following conclusions and an idea. If you have ever wanted to pair the watch with a new smartphone or tablet, or you have...
forum.xda-developers.com
What I plan to do now is burn Android X86 to usb and try to sync it up to a gmail that I never use if I in fact decide to still use Google Fit.
Link to Android X86
Android-x86
Android-x86: Free software download for windows, linux.
www.fosshub.com
Hi all!
I have a moto 360 1st gen and i tried to make wear os work on microg (after i finally decided to chang the watches battery...). The watch shows the notifications from phone, however i cant controll music nor put my phone to do not disturbe mode via watch. Is there any sollution for that issue?
im unable to add an account to my watch on calyxos android 12. i dont have a custom recovery but do have root. what should i do
For adding the account you need GAPPS as the sign in API is not implemented in MicroG. With Magisk you could try to temporary flash the GAPPS and remove them when your account is added.