There is still the ability to toggle icons and things in the status bar. However, as far as I know, the settings to change them is in a hidden system setting that can only be brought up using an activity launcher.

Using the app Activity Launcher, scroll down to System UI (or search for "tuner"), and launch the "System UI demo mode" activity. In there the hidden settings will popup with options to change the status bar.

This is the app you can use to get to the RCS settings https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Using Activity Launcher and searching for speaker seems to work.

Fortunately the setting does show up that way, for the time being since who knows what might happen later.

May work. Try this for WiFi calling access install Activity Launcher. Search for "call" (no s), select Settings, select "com.android.settings.Settings#WifFCallingSettingsActivity", create and save the shortcut to your home screen. The shortcut should open to Wi-Fi Calling menu where you can toggle it on and off.

Edit: Still need a phone dialer though.

Much better way is to install Activity Launcher (it's not an actual launcher, it just creates hidden shortcuts for apps), and use it to create a shortcut for "settngs$highpowerapplicationsactivity". That way, you don't need to install or use a launcher at all and to get to the setting simply means tapping an icon on your home screen.

Alternatively, if you have an app like "Activity Launcher" ..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

.. you can start the activity called com.android.systemui.DemoMode for the same end result.

(Source: did that this afternoon)

Go to play store and donwload activity launcher wehn u open the app select all activities and scroll down until u find system ui

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Then you're shooting yourself in the foot because it's how Samsung exposes power management, which is essential to getting a decent screen on time. In fact this is about the most stupid thing you can attempt.

Furthermore, you give up too easily. There isn't a shortcut because I said it was under Activities. That's built-in to Nova but if you are using Grace/Touchwiz then you can install an app to launch Activities.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/fit-more-your-galaxys-screen-with-hidden-samsung-feature-0169615/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

There's a root method and a non-root method for this.

So first, root method involves grabbing App Ops off the Play Store and installing and granting root permissions for it to install.

If you don't have root, luckily LG has one in built. You just need something to access it like Nova Launcher. You can also access it using this application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Run the application, go under "All Activities", scroll down to settings (the first one) and expand. Scroll down until you get to something called "Access Lock" which should be under "About Phone". Long press the Access Lock and add to home screen. Now you can uninstall the Activity Launcher, and you have a permissions manager without root.

well, actually, with the Activity Launcher you can launch the System Update app settings and change the download server to another one, but I have no idea about their purpose. One is fOTA, there's also fOTA-test and fOTA-dev and another one besides the default one. They're region dependent too, so you get different servers depending on the rom you have.

I do not intend to try that, it sounds even more risky to download a test update..

You can use the app "Activity Launcher" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher). Just download and start it, search the Wizards Unite app and expand. Now hold the entry with "MainActivity" and click "Create shortcut". Now, a new icon is created on your home screen. For now on, use this icon to start the app and the black screen is gone.

For the people struggling to find this, you can simply download Activity Launcher from Playstore and search for HighRefreshRates in the app.

I turned the 120Hz thing and nothing happened except fast battery drain.

P.S. Use it at your own discretion

IDK concerning your question on photo resolution. I just wanted to let you know there is a work around to enable Wi-Fi calling. Simply download this app from the play store, search "wificallingset" and select the available option. This will take you to a menu were you can activate Wi-Fi calling. Note not to turn Wi-Fi calling off in the future as you'll have to retrace these steps. Also, use caution with this app as it can also access other settings that may have adverse effects if changed. Hope this helps!

Edit: concerning your question, I don't frequently send photos as MMS as it decreases image quality. I normally send Google photo links instead.

If you don't have the theme app you need to change your region to something like hongkong or indonesia. If you don't want to do that you can use this app to gain access to it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

You might be able to with this app:

Activity Launcher (Create shortcuts for apps and activities) - https://f-droid.org/app/de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

This lets you create shortcuts for a lot of inner app activities.

Grab activity launcher fdroid or GooglePlay and find the service menus in the settings app activity.

I'm actually like 99% sure you can use Activity Launcher to launch any of the easter eggs from past releases. I know this works for Marshmallow and Kitkat, not sure about Nougat.

I think the daydream setting is hidden in MIUI 8. Surprised that you managed to enable it... Anyway, you can configure it by using an activity launcher (Play store link or if you are in something like Nova Launcher, tap and hold an empty area on your screen, tap widgets, and then drag activities onto your screen). Go into Settings and select Daydream. Now you can set it to only go off when docked.

I found out how to do it without Nova launcher, use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher Go to "all activities", Scroll down to settings, Find the activity that ends in "displayscalingactivity"

Ctrl - ESC is the shortcut for MENU but it hasn't been working since the 5.0 build. Even sending the key via adb it just doesn't work. So if you have anything that uses the overflow menu for settings then you are SOL.

One slight possibility is using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en

If the application you are using publishes the settings menu as an activity you can launch it with that. Just hit the dropdown in the upper left and select "All activities", scroll to your desired application, and click. It then shows all the activities of that particular application.

I was able to change it by downloading https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&gl=US, search for "lock screen", tap on Settings->Lock Screen, change text in "Add text on lock screen" in opened activity

Try this you can use glyphs as flashlight and u can turn down the brightness too but u wil have to set them manually every time as there is no shortcut https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Disable vanilla YouTube for starters, and that doesn't work install this app

open it and search and launch: com.android.settings.Settings$AppDashboardActivity

Find the revanced after pressing see all apps,

Enable "Open by default", then go to "Add link" and add everything"

If you sideload activity launcher, you can launch the Galaxy store, by launching it's main activity. Unfortunately, there isn't many apps in it. Mostly Samsung's apps.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
open activity launcher, search and launch com.android.settings.Settings$AppDashboardActivity
find youtube revanced under Apps -> See all {x} apps
enable "Open by default", then go to "Add link" and add everything
if you have stock yt installed, go to it and disable "Open by default"

based on https://gist.github.com/Drownbywind/1188572357f76315067f85eb6e9665b6 , it's for another app but has images for the steps if you need more guidance

Band selector is dead on new security updates. Use activity launcher off play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Open it, then find in settings/network and internet activity and you can open the stock android mobile config page and pick default networks and it's in there as a toggle, does it matter if you have a data only line though?

Download Activity Launcher https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Searhch for highpower. There should be one activity under Settings, launch it. Google hid it, not Samsung, so one day it may disappear. Works fine in Android 12. In Android 13 also works, but has a glitch where it always says there are 0 unoptimised applications, even though the list is populated.

The 120HZ setting should get rid of any flickering..
But, Activity Launcher has this option which you can try.

i found another method without pc/laptop. Your display needs a chromecast/miracast/smartv. One display connected via cable and another one will be displayed via wifi. Smart view won't work as it shows an error that it can't cast when dex mode enabled. To workaround this you need to use android cast feature which you probably won't find in samsung settings. I used https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

once you in dex mode via usb-c/dock/hdmi on 1st display go to phone screen and find cast activity. Open the activity under "android settings" icon (not the smartview/google home one). After that you will see your 2nd display. In my case it's a 4k smart tv. Of course you will be able to cast only a phone screen. I also used second screen app (you need to add permisions by adb) to change res to 4k and landscape mode.

I've used activity launcher for Android to bypass Dasher's bugginess in the past. You get Dasher to the point you're logged in and stop. Then you use activity launcher to start "activities" which are beyond the activities which you assume would be logging you out. Because those activities have steps and potentially those checks and balances.

By activity, that is dev talk for each individual screen you'd see in Dasher. Some are fragments, but most are activities. There is one for the sign in screen. The maps screen. The setting screen etc. If they're exported in the app's manifest, you can launch them at will. If not, root is required.

It was a workaround I found used while every driver nationwide was having issues logging in. DD fixed it the following day or two. Worth a try.

>Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955U) u/Arvex

I blind faith purchased the $10 Freedompop SIM thinking from the list of compatible phones mine would be compatible (Galaxy S8+ (SM-G955U)). Just loaded and I don't see a VoLTE option though seems like I'm getting signal to four AT&T Access Points whether that makes a difference or not. No number was issues, for some reason my account wasn't able to login to their freedompop.com website and then after the failed attempts my laptop was denied access to the website. I emailed customer support and have to wait until Monday.

Wondering if this is going to work? Any new updates beyond the Reddit edits?

Would be great if there was a custom Google Play app to access more features as I know there are and the "Activity Launcher" app.

Sorry for taking so long to answer.

Try installing Activity Launcher. Find that app in the list, open it's drop down list and try to launch each item (press the three dots at the right side of the item) to see which one opens the app. When you find it press the three dots again and add it as a shortcut, you'll get a new icon on your home screen that when pressed launches the app. Most probably you won't be able to put it in your app drawer(unless your launcher supports that).

Maybe some hidden settings changed.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Download this and look for hidden activities to see if you can change settings

Maybe you'll need this judging from the apk name

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsung-electronics-co-ltd/usbsettings/

In that case you'd have to try installing this and find activity of this app

You can use Activity Launcher (free and open source software) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher search for telephony.mobilenetwork and launch it.

You should get to this, which I think is a native Android page: https://i.imgur.com/AFiYD7P.png

Then use an Activity Launcher like this one to make a shortcut for your home page so you don't have to dig for it. Pretty sure there are options on fdroid also.

Starting with Android 11, due to Scoped Storage enforcements made by Google, only the system file manager (hidden on most phones, including Samsung) has full access to the Android\data folder. You have the following options to access that folder:

Update Dolphin to the latest version available on the Play Store (or the latest beta from the official website) and go to Settings => Config => User Data. From there, you can export a ZIP file containing everything from Dolphin's user folder. Extract that ZIP somewhere, modify the contents, re-ZIP the modified folder, then import it back to Dolphin via Settings => Config => User Data.
Launch the hidden system file manager using Activity Launcher (find "Files" or "Documents" on the list then launch com.android.documentsui.files.FilesActivity -- in some phones you'll find com.google.android.documentsui.files.FilesActivity instead). Keep in mind Google seems to be rolling out an update that makes the system file manager hide the "Android" folder when you try to do a move or copy operation -- for now, you can workaround that by opening two instances of the system file manager in split-screen mode, navigating to the Android folder in one of the views, then simply dragging the files/folder to it from the other view.
Connect the phone to a PC via USB cable and manage the files via Windows Explorer (access can still be denied in some scenarios, though -- might vary from phone to phone).

About your Galaxy S20, the Dolphin folder is only still accessible from outside Android\data because you either updated from and old Dolphin version that didn't adopt Scoped Storage (which is enforced by Google since last November) or you originally installed Dolphin while still running Android 10. If you uninstall it now and reinstall again, your S20 will start using Android\data just like your S22...

It's really nothing as you're thinking. It isn't in the settings because it isn't installed as a system app. After installing the apk https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher Use this app to open it and add a shortcut to homescreen to access it quickly

Install Activity Launcher.
Open it and find "Android Setup" (the one with a blue restore icon thingie).
Launch the CloudRestoreFlowActivity. You should see the same screen which you saw in the initial device setup.
You know the drill. Restore as usual.

Press on an empty space on the home screen and see if the new widgets pop up.

If that fails, install Activity Launcher from the playstore. In the app search for homeactivity. It should appear below AppVault in the list. Click on it and the new widgets will appear. You can create a shortcut for this action by enabling 'Home Screen shortcuts' permissions for Activity Launcher to make it easier to create and modify widgets

Goto your settings and look for "apps", and look for Samsung memo or download an Activity Launcher and search for it there, or better yet install this command line launcher and type in Samsung memo, it'll allow you to launch it, iirc there's also an uninstall command in the event that you wish to uninstall Samsung memo. If either of these methods work to find the app, it's still on your phone, it's just hidden, I am unsure if there's a spot where hidden apps are on Samsung devices, so unfortunately I can't help you with that.

No worries, was just popping back to say I found a solution ~ If you use Activity Launcher - Google Play Store by Adam Szalkowski, you can make an icon for it and launch it right from the homescreen!

I was missing my Baywatch HD too much😅

Install Activity launcher app from Play Store, open it and search for "Labs." Then under call, tap the labs option (below fake call option)

Ok this is really dumb. I don't know why the f I can't add it back, but here's a little... "workaround"

download this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Find "Google Play Games" and expand it

Scroll down to the activity called "com.google.android.apps.play.games.features.gamefolder.GameFolderTrampolineActivity" and click the ... and make a shortcut to homescreen.

that's dumb as hell but it works

Hi, I found a guide, so I'm gonna tell you how to access it (it's hidden).

Install activity launcher here
Open it and wait for it to load
Search for notificationst
It should find one activity, if more type notificationstation
Click on 3 dots and click "Create shortcut". If you want a custom name for it, click on "Edit shortcut" and change the name and click on "Create shortcut". Do not change anything else, otherwise the link won't work.
Now it will add a widget to your home screen, enjoy!

Note: If you're not on MIUI 13, the history will reset after a reboot. Maybe it will do the same thing on MIUI 12, but I'm not sure. See for yourself.

Due to Scoped Storage enforcement, only the system file manager (hidden on Samsung's OneUI) can fully access the Android\data folder. You can launch it via Activity Launcher (search for com.google.android.documentsui.files.FilesActivity).

Alternatively, you can also export/import user data as a ZIP file from Dolphin itself by going into Settings => Config => User Data. Do an export, modify the contents of the ZIP, then import it back on the same screen...

The only way I know of to show/hide the Battery icon from the status bar is to use the System UI Tuner using the Activity Launcher app.

Activity Launcher - Play Store

Activity Launcher - F-Droid

I've been having some problems too with WSA and WSL, and WSA notified that to me

As far as I know, is name resolve problem, for some reason, the default DNS server for WSA and WSL (wich is your computer) doesn't work.

So you need to change it. How? Well, in a normal android is easy, but in WSA it's kind of dificult because you have to access to the WiFi config, and it's not accesible.

But you can download activity launcher (apk )and install it.

Then you must search "com.android.settings.Settings$WifiSettingsActivity" (you can use the search button and search Wifi) and click on it. Once on WiFi settings, go to the VirtWifi config, press the pencil icon, and change DNS to 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8 or your prefered ones.

Then, without restarting anything, it will work again.

This is a temporal solution because the default DNS server should work, but for some reason is broken. And this solution doesn't even stay after restarting PC or WSA, it goes back to defaults. 🥲

Hope it helps you!

Install Activity Launcher or any other app to access hidden activities. Then search for "Labs" and you will find an Activity with this name inside the Samsung Phone app. Open it, then turn on "Disable the end call screen". There are also a few other options, like a switch to use the contact's picture as call background. Finally, if you want to try it, there is a "Fake calls" menu where you can create dummy calls to test the UI

UPDATE: so Xiaomi updated MIUI and this workaround doesn't work now. Thanks to u/BusFan10 there is a new workaround.

Simply install this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Once installed, search for "silentmodesettings" and press it. Then it will take you to the old silent mode screen that lets you add multiple schedules.

It might be Google's Night Light. Here's the solution:

Get an Activity Launcher app like this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

From within the app, scroll to Settings, then inside go to Night Light. Disable the toggle.

I believe that's it then, I had the same problem! Samsung has a bug that it restored the Night Light setting from your old phone, but the problem is this setting is hidden from Samsung settings. So you need to use an activity launcher (like this app) then choose the Settings app and choose Night Light. It'll open the Night Light screen and you cam disable it from there.

Here are screenshots showing the steps: https://imgur.com/a/354DA0z

Try this . Activity Launcher >> search for "notifications" under settings >> you'll get toggle to disable that chat cubes.

Hi to activate bubble notifications just install and open Activity Launcher then go to settings (light grey icon) tap on Notifications and you'll see the bubbles option there, hope this helps

SetEdit only really controls system-level properties.

I haven't really found anything else in there that would be of any interest to change.

Most of the options within the Settings app actually change these values, so it's possible there's something in there that you can't normally see from within the Settings app, but I'd say you have a higher chance of finding something if you use an app like Activity Launcher.

Horizontal recents depends on the launcher, as the multitasking UI is the launcher's responsibility since Android 9.

Use activity launcher. After installing search keyword notification, you might feel it's not working as it'll show the system apps, just scroll down until you find the settings section, here look for the 'notifications' and NOT BUBBLES, clicking on bubbles will tell you the app isn't installed. Click on notification and select bubbles notification and then disable it it. That's how you KILL BUBBLES.

>Xiaomi hid the feature for devices with 4GB of RAM or lower.

https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/dual-apps-option-missing-in-settings-apps.60869/

Use the activity launcher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Download Activity Launcher > Search and launch Usage statistics activity. Screenshot

Alternatively, you can try dialing *#*#4636#*#*. If your phone supports this, then it will launch a hidden settings from where you can launch Usage statistics activity directly without installing the above app.

What I learned recently from another user on here is that it's actually still there, Samsung just doesn't have the required interface set up to get to it. A workaround to getting through it is by using an app such as Nova launcher (Add activities) or Activity launcher. Once you select and save the activity shortcut you can launch it at anytime.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Download this app called Activity Launcher, and have it installed for when you struggle with things like these. On global versions, you can search for settings in your own language or english, and it will show you the way.

For instance when this happened to me, I searched for "sounds" and "Do Not Disturb", and found the setting that caused this in just a few seconds. Have used it to resolve other issues too! Handy tool for a lot of things.

It must be Verizon force turning it off. Did you make sure to set Samsung Messages as default before turning on RCS in IMS Settings?

You can acess the hidden Chat settings: 1. Download Activity Launcher https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher 2. Launch it and at the search bar write "RCS". Open all the options and enable RCS or Advanced Messaging options (for US carriers) for each of them. 3. Restart phone and let's hope it works.

Don't rely on this working forever, but you can launch into the Seedvault activity (com.stevesoltys.seedvault.settings.SettingsActivity) directly using something like Activity Launcher (Play / F-Droid)

That also lets you create a launcher icon - I've not tested it thoroughly but it appears to work fine.

You can also create a shortcut on your homescreen, that directly launches the MainActivity of WU (like the Store does.) There are apps for that, e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Go to Settings > Security > Device admin apps. You should see some applications with toggles, try switching all of them off in case one of them is blocking developer settings.

You can also try launching developer options by downloading Activity Launcher from the Play Store and search DeveloperOptions there.

This works for me on Visible which is prepaid Verizon. Install Activity Launcher. Search for "call" (no s), select Settings, select "com.android.settings.Settings#WifFCallingSettingsActivity", create and save the shortcut to your home screen. The shortcut should open to Wi-Fi Calling menu where you can toggle it on and off.

If you use Nova Launcher (or don't mind downloading it, or an Activity Launcher), you can add a widget to launch the activity manually. On Nova:

Tap & Hold a blank space on your home screen

Tap Widgets

Scroll to the right under Nova until you get to Activities

Tap & Hold to place it on your home screen

When it asks what activity to launch scroll down to Phone Settings and expand it

Find the one called Phone Info and tap it

Now you have a shortcut to the 4636 menu

If you download an activity launcher just follow the last three steps to find the right activity.

On xda forums they give a while tutorial on how to uninstall bloatware that comes with your phone.This will work on any device. Link to xda forum. To find the package name of the app you want to uninstall use this app.

One way I know of to get to it on the V60 is as follows:

Install Activity Launcher from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
Open Activity Launcher and search for 'notification log', it should find it in Settings (see pic https://imgur.com/a/wVsPCSA)
Long press the entry and you should get an option to add a shortcut to your home screen.

You can limit max frequency for core. Enter in Engineer Mode *1973461#, "DEBUG&LOG" -> "Power Dissipation Setting" -> "CPU Frequency". I set max frequency 1228 mHz for big claster and 614 mHz for LITTLE cluster. Also you can put shortcut for Engineer Mode on Desktop by Activity Launcher (link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=ru)

The following may work. Install Activity Launcher. Search for "call" (no s), select Settings, select "com.android.settings.Settings#WifFCallingSettingsActivity", create and save the shortcut to your home screen. The shortcut should open to Wi-Fi Calling menu where you can toggle it on and off.

I've had this issue twice.

Cause: This is anecdotal but I think it's caused by excessive heat. Had you recently left it out in the sun too long - perhaps while driving or on a hike?

Fix: Replace the screen. There's no other way -- believe me I've tried it all.

Remedy: At no cost, you disable the knock on feature. Get yourself an app that can access the hidden toggle such as this one. Then under the settings category, find knock-on and then turn it off.

Btw, If anyone wants to make a homescreen shortcut for this UI, you can use Activity Launcher to launch the activity com.google.android.gms.pay.deeplink.DeepLinkActivity in the package com.google.android.gms

Download a app called activity launcher from the play store it will show every app on your device even if it's hidden then from inside activity launcher it will give you options like open force stop if this doesn't work hopefully safemode will

Link to activity launcher download here playstore link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

You could try going to Settings > Apps > Google Wallpapers and then at the bottom left tap Open App. If the button isn't there then you can't launch the app. You can try going to Apkmirror and download an old version.

Something else that you can do, which I just did, is use Activity Launcher. Just find Styles & Wallpapers > click it to show the list of Activities > click the second or fourth one in the list, it should open the app as normal.

Download Activity Launcher and search for system UI demo mode. Click on it and open the first option for status bar, and uncheck anything you don't want.

i'm no expert but wouldn't adguard dns blocks those ads ? If yes maybe you should try
Edit : i don't know your miui version but if you are on miui 11 i recomend this app Search for "networkdashboard" in a single word , there is a settings menu that will be shown click on it and a new setting tab will open where you can change the dns

I think that it is possible to add shortuct on home screen using some app that launches specific activites. It would be harder to add it to app drawer, without modifying system.

Edit: You can use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

I think I just installed the first one I saw on play store. There are a couple all with the same name, the one I used was published by Adam Szalkowski https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Install Activity Launcher

Scroll down to settings.

Tap on settings.

Then search for "Notification" in the search bar at the top.

Click on "Notification Log"

I did not import it, I bought it in India from Amazon (official partner) can you check if it is the same for you too?

I used activity launcher

Demo

I will link it.Just Install the activity launcher and search"home up",then u can launch the module.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Activity launcher is used to launch hidden shortcuts of apps.

You can use Activity Launcher to create a shortcut to Adapt Sound. Open the app, scroll to Adapt Sound with the green icon and Android robot in the center. Tap on it, and a smaller listing the same icon icon with the text "Adapt Sound com.sec.hearingadjust.HearingdroPreset" in light gray will open below the original listing. Hold down on the new listing and a small menu should pop up. You can choose to "Create shortcut", which will keep the existing icon and put a shortcut to your home screen, or "Edit shortcut". In the editor, you can change the name and icon of the shortcut that appears on your home screen. Tap the existing logo, give it a few moments, and an array of icons from your other installed apps will show up. Just don't mess with the "Package" or "Class" text fields.

I had to download 'Activity Launcher' to launch RCS settings on the default (or system) messaging app first before gmessages worked for me (tmo, v30)

Downloading activity launcher. and search for messaging and locate the following activity helped made rcs more stable for me.

it would work every few messages or so.

For others, maybe troubleshoot other rcs related settings too

There are apps like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher that can create shortcuts to different "activities" of an app. An activity is basically a different screen, and a lot of them don't work, but some of them does and allows you to open a specific screen of an app (for example WiFi settings) from your home screen

Download the app Activity Launcher, open it a literally write in the search field the word night (even if you have your system set to Spanish write the word in English), you will see two results, the first comes migrated from Android One so tap on it and disable it. That's all.

The second one it's just the regular Miui's reading mode. After that you can keep or delete the app. If you need more help just ask, también hablo español ;-)

You inspired me! Instead of using ADB, I tried looking through the Activity Launcher ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher ) for something that looked like the night light feature

com.android.settings.Settings$NightDisplaySuggestionActivity

It still exists in MIUI - it's just not accessible through any menus, but can still be accessed with the Activity Launcher

Thanks for your inspiration!

Install activity launcher from playstore. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher Open it. Search VPN and open vpn. This will open the build in Android VPN settings screen that amazon hides on you. Setup your VPN and should be good to go.

I'm on T-Mobile and it's working fine.

You can try to force it though.

Erase the Data for Messages and Carrier Services
Install Activity Launcher, open it, then go to Messages -> Set RCS Flags
Paste the following into "ACS URL":

https://rcs-acs-tmobile-us.jibe.google.com
Select the default option under "OTP Pattern"
Tap Apply, and if the window doesn't close hit the back button at the top.
Open Messages from your Home screen, and it should ask you to enable Chat. If it doesn't, give it a day or two and try rebooting your phone.

Hopefully this helps.

If anyone else needs the solution (and also finds the article in the link confusing), all you have to do is download any app that allows you to open a specific activity (the simplest of which is Activity Launcher), search for "Night Light" and select the result, and set Schedule to "None" and turn the feature off.

Thanks! It seems the instructions are outdated. Also my link was bad. It's fixed now, but it's: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en_US

Open it, scroll down and tap Messages, and tap Set RCS Flags. It should open a window. Don't hit "Apply!", FYI. Just let us know what fields were set.

is this the right app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en_US

Play store

Carrier services in case you can't find this one on your phone already installed

Try Activity Launcher. Open it and find Dex, hold it and select Create shortcut.

The same method works in Nova Launcher, too.

Simplest solution is to just create a shortcut straight to the Write On PDF activity.

So you'll need an app that can create shortcuts into Activities, like: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en_US&showAllReviews=true

If you're using Nova Launcher, it also has a built-in shortcut for this named Activities.

Now, when creating your shortcut, simply select Write On PDF and pick the one with the label "spdfnote.control.ui.filemanager.PDFLauncherActivity".

Get this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&rdid=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher Switch to "Activities" menu, find Digital wellbeing on the list, expand it, find the entry that ends with "TopLevelSettingsActivity", launch it, app will open. Scroll to the bottom and there is an "Show icon in the app list" option, enable it and from now you will have a shortcut in app drawer.

Devi creare un collegamento sulla home all'activity
Questo lo puoi fare con un Launcher tipo Nova Launcher o con un app tipo questa Activity Launcher
Il problema è trovare la activity giusta, e per fare ciò dovrai provare diverse volte

For the people who don't see the option, here is my solution.

Download Activity Launcher

Find Settings, and hold down on Notification Log. Press on Create Shortcut and there you go :)

I'm not sure if this will work, but try installing Activity Launcher. When you open the app, tap "Recent activities" to switch to "All activities"
Then scroll down till you find Documents. Tap it and it should open a menu like this. Try opening each one and see which one works. I only have one activity there, it might be because I'm using LG's stock MM ROM and not AOSP N, but idk.
If you can get it to open correctly, tap and hold the activity that worked and you should get a pop up that lets you create a shortcut.

So I found what I think is the cause of this glitch, and it's quite an odd one.

Install an app such as Activity Launcher. With it you can browse through all pages of all apps, and there are plenty of hidden screens in some of them (Home, Settings, Phone...)

Well, mine lists two Settings apps; one with a square icon and one with a round one. Within the square one, there's an activity called "LG Emails and missed calls". This is part of some "secret mode" function. I'm not sure exactly what it is, but it seems to be some option to "secretly" alert you to missed calls, for whatever reason. Mine was set to "Toggle time format on status bar". In other words it seems like for some strange reason, this hidden setting, by default, switches the clock format when you have an email or missed call! From that menu you can turn that setting off.

I don't know why such a feature exists or why it seems to be hidden... There are a lot of hidden menus accessible this way! I'm still poking through them. (Of note, many require an "LGHIDDEN" permission, so maybe a custom activity launcher with that permission would be nice. There's also a hidden "Access Lock" activity which seems to be a (limited) permissions manager, service menus which normally require dialing some secret code (which doesn't work for me), factory test functions, and some menus which will give an "app not installed" error if not launched from the stock launcher screen (mostly those seem to relate to the launcher itself), as well as some which give that error even there... I suspect that relates to the LGHIDDEN permission...)

Maybe you can try to launch it again via Activity Launcher.

The fact you have working WiFi calling means that your SIM is being read correctly and its identity is valid when communicating with your network operator (to my knowledge anyway).

Have a look at the Radio Info settings activity to check if mobile radio power is enabled. I'm not sure if this is covered by a network/factory reset.

Download Activity Launcher (or use your launcher's "Activity" widget if it has one, Nova does)
In the list of activities, find "Settings" then "Phone info".
For me, the activity ID is "com.android.settings.RadioInfo".
An app will open with a lot of info about your phone's radio.
If nothing appears, your ROM/network operator might have blocked this feature.
If you have a dual SIM device then you'll need to select the correct SIM slot in using the topmost "phone index" dropdown.
Make sure the Mobile Radio Power toggle is on.
If it's already on, turn it off, wait 15 seconds, turn it back on.
If it still doesn't work, try changing the Preferred Network Type.
Remember what it says currently first.
I'd try "LTE only" (4G), then "WCDMA only" (3G), then "Global auto (PRL)" (3G/2G), then "GSM only" (2G).
Wait 15 seconds after changing this setting so that the phone can scan for signal.
Change it back to its initial value afterwards if this doesn't work.
(If you have a US device with a Snapdragon chipset, these options may be different.)

If nothing above works, then go to Settings > Connections > Mobile networks > Network operators > Select manually. Your phone should scan for available networks.

If no networks show up, in my opinion this indicates that the radio is not working on a hardware/firmware level
If networks do show up, try connecting to your network manually, which might give you an error message possibly helping diagnose the issue

You could check that the phone's IMEI isn't blocked by network operators in your country, which would prevent it connecting to any network. The IMEI can be found by using the Phone info activity described above, or by entering *#06# into the phone's dialer. If you live in the US, try checking the IMEI using https://stolenphonechecker.org/spc/consumer, otherwise contact your network operator for advice on how to check the IMEI (I would suggest Googling it but I'm not sure of the legitimacy of the free online IMEI checkers).

Maybe also consider flashing the latest firmware using a PC? I wouldn't expect a firmware update to cause this issue but worth a shot I guess.

I had the exact same complaint but later found a solution. You can use Samsung Good Lock apps to retain that behavior. You will need TaskChanger and/or MultiStar. Watch this video to get an idea. If you do not want to use Nova Launcher to run the activities (options for those apps), use Activity Launcher app to launch TaskChanger/MutiStar options. They won't be visible in the app drawer.

Quick search with this app you can create a shortcut.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en_US

Isn't it part of stock Android too? Install activity launcher and search for notification log.

Activity Launcher Might do that functionality . Check it.

Play Store - Activity Launcher

For anyone trying to do this in the future.

It IS possible to use the "add your account via your phone (/web)" feature WITHOUT factory resetting. Someone commented here that you could just do that by signing in again from the accounts menu, but I could not replicate that and did not get the option to do that. I did however figure out another way to do this.

download the apk of Activity Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en). You can use APKPure for this: https://apkpure.com/search?q=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
sideload the apk using the usual methods (i used xplore - you probably need to install this before enabled advanced protection, or temporarily add a different google account to access the play store to install it)
open the app right after you install it. you may need to reinstall if you can't find out how to open it. You can double tap the home button to use the recents menu to reopen the app after testing an activity (read below).
the hardest part is to find the correct activity that triggers the device setup wizard.

Unfortunately I could not determine the name of the correct activity as I only accidentally found it myself by using the recents menu, and I don't want to remove my google account to try again in case I can't find it again.

Edit: doing some minimal testing, I THINK the correct activity MIGHT BE "Setup Wizard" under the "Setup Wizard" app. Click that. Press home button. then go to recents (double tap home), then press b. Then skip below to step 4. I did not test this properly by removing my google account.

You need to look through all the google, and as well as promising non-google activities and try to click on ones that mention "sign in" or "setup wizard". If nothing occurs, then you need to open the recents menu (double tap home) and look for something that says something similar to "setup" or "device setup". If you can't see anything interesting, press the BACK button FROM THE RECENTS MENU, as I've found this can display the activity you opened via Activity Launcher.

Eventually you will find the correct one which will give you a prompt to sign in using your phone / via https://www.android.com/tv/setup/ .
Once you've done, you will end up at a black screen. Press the home button to return to the home screen

Hope this helps.

You can find the activity name of any app through Activity Launcher which is actually a very handy app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Download this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher >> go to all activities>>scroll to oculus then open activity

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

>Activity Launcher

It's an app that allows you to open hidden system properties/activities.

This works for me.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en&gl=US

Ok, download activity launcher and try searching for themes (the icon should look like this or this).

This setting doesn't exist? https://i.imgur.com/Kt4pJIz.jpg

Hmm... it's possible they may have hidden that setting. Download Activity Launcher, run it, then search for side panel shortcuts (or the Italian name as shown in my other screenshot, if your language is set to Italian). That should bring you to that setting if it's been hidden. https://i.imgur.com/U0yc6KG.jpg

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Download this go to Call>Labs>Disable Proximity Sensor.

This shall help! Upvotes are appreciated.

It seems that your comment contains 1 or more links that are hard to tap for mobile users. I will extend those so they're easier for our sausage fingers to click!

Here is link number 1 - Previous text "app"

^Please ^PM ^\/u\/eganwall ^with ^issues ^or ^feedback! ^| ^Code ^| ^Delete

install this app

then search for " battery optimization"

done

I have the same phone, and that is hidden for me too. You probably should flash to the right version as you might not get the same cell bands on a verizon csc (not sure). But for now you can try Activity Launcher, and create a shortcut to "Network & internet" inside the app (you can search for it with the magnifying glass in top right and then hit the 3 dots to then make a shortcut for it on your home screen). It will give you access to a different menu with volte and other network settings. Steps in image form App Menu Tap on Mobile Networks Volte settings should be visible

Hopefully this helps.

For missing extra dim just install activity launcher from play storeplay store and search for it.

Could try asking on r/Formuler or maybe try something like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher to get to the adb/debug settings

this app might help you to find download booster

I can help you with putting it on your home screen.

Install Activity Launcher
Find the Google App, then tap and hold on this activity
Tap Create shortcut
You should be able to add an icon to your home screen which will launch you right into Driving Mode.

It shouldn't be this difficult, but it's better than nothing.

download this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

scroll down to System UI and open the System UI demo shortcut

see if you can launch it from here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

rootless:

kiwi browser to get access to all the addons i'm used to from desktop (RIP firefox)

activity launcher to access customization options hidden by the vendor (like systemUI tuner)

button remapper

root:

a debloated ROM

smartpack kernel manager (kernel adiutor's successor)

microG to get the google services features without the google services bloat

rotation manager

screenshift to handle overdraw

link2sd to move apps between /data /system and /sdcard

titaniumbackup

amaze filebrowser

ifnyou want dc dimming - install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

after that - find antiflicker and change the settings :)

> Dial *#2263# in the phone app.

Looks like that is restricted to certain CSCs. I was able to get into those settings with Activity Launcher and launching an activity of Call Settings called

com.samsung.android.app.telephonyui.hiddennetworksetting.MainActivity

(https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/manually-switch-different-lte-band-any-samsung-galaxy-phone-0322063/)

Don't forget Activity Launcher play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

oh, just incase you wanna try 120Hz (trial for around a week?) Download Activity Launcher from Playstore 👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Download the file here.

Download the UP file
Rename the UP file to LGUP_FOTA.up
Place the UP file in your phone's internal storage outside any folder
Download "Activity Launcher" from Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...launcher&hl=ro
Open Activity Launcher and find FOTA Update app
Select the first option (com.lge.lgfota.permission.FotaTestActivity)
When FOTA is 100% installed the FOTA REBOOT button will be available. Tap it to restart.

WARNING. The update will not work if you have modified your current firmware (rooted). If so you need to install the .kdz via LG Up. Gpay and Netflix don't work with this firmware otherwise it's very stable. BTW it's recommended you do a Factory Reset considering it's a new Android version.

Good Luck!

There's this app on Play Store which lets you open hidden Android menus. I used it to open the Gesture Navigation settings on my Nokia 6 (2017) with physical navigation and enabled it but nothing happened. You could try it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=en

https://imgur.com/a/OcfMu6U

You could try sideloading https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher I use this to access hidden android settings on my xiaomi devices using miui

Download Activity Launcher, search "Music Share" in the app.

PS :
I couldn't make "system ui tuner" from the parameters/settings work but I followed this tutorial https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-enable-system-ui-tuner-to-modify-the-status-bar-in-emui-4/ and could launch it with the Activity Launcher app then "System UI" -> "demo mode"

(I have mod control from zacharee installed)

Activity launcher: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

it drastically increases your productivity. thus increasing focus.

Holy shit. Do I have to hand feed you?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

Can you try installing this app and manually running Brave activities in hopes that it works? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

I use "Activity Launcher" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher Which basically does the same. Search for dashboard. I put in dns.adguard.com

It's an app

You could also try this app (untested) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher

If you don't use the Nova Launcher, you can add a shortcut to eSIM-Manager activity (com.android.euicc.SwitchSlotActivity) on your home screen via one of these apps:
Activity Launcher

Activity Manager: Hidden activity launcher

or a shortcut to the Quick Settings

Custom Quick Settings (Premium Feature)

If it's like the Z2, there is a hidden, basic equalizer app that is preset with a "balanced" pattern. You can change for different outputs, but the output needs to be active for it to display.

To access, you can go to Google Play Music and open Settings, and then scroll down and tap Equalizer. But that's annoying, so there's a way to make a homescreen shortcut, which I'll explain in a moment.

As for the settings, on my Z2 Force, Balanced sounds best for the phone speaker, but I had to change it for my headphones to bass boost, as they are lacking a bit in the default setting. There's no custom option, just presets, but it can be disabled entirely as well if you prefer.

There are two ways to add a shortcut to your homescreen, depending on whether or not you're using Nova Launcher.

If you're using Nova Launcher instead of the stock Moto launcher, you press and hold on an empty space, tap widgets, and from the Nova Launcher category at the very top, drag "Activities" to the desktop, and it will load a list of all app packages and their public activities. Scroll down to Audio Effects, expand it, and tap on the ".ui.EqualizerActivity" package and now you have a shortcut to the equalizer.

If you're using the stock or any other launcher, install Activity Launcher, a tiny free app from the Play Store. When you open, tap the drop down at the top and choose "All activities" and wait for it to load (it may take 30 seconds or so depending on how many apps you have). Again, find Audio Effects, and tap to expand. Press and hold on the com.motorola.audiofx.ui.EqualizerActivity activity, which should be the only one listed for Audio Effects, and then from the popup, choose Create Shortcut to add to the homescreen. You can also choose edit shortcut instead if you want to edit the shortcut before adding, which allows you to change the icon and name. Just don't change the package or class, or it won't launch.

Now you can play around with that and see if that allows you to get better bass from your headphones.

Ok guys, I solved the issue using this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher&hl=es
And following the same steps as the other comment guy.