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Also, just want to remind everyone that if you make a factory reset or flash a firmware update - you have to follow the same process to remove these items again.
So it is not permanent.
But once you have scripted it, the process is repeatable very quickly.:+1:

Just about the com.idddx.lwp.blazingwithcolors and com.jonasl.GLES20MatrixCubes3.livewallpaper
These are third party apps that enable the animated faces which are included in the branded models.

They are included in all Z40 firmware by default and it is pointless to remove them in my opinion.

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I figured that may be the case, but I have an unbranded Z40 which doesn’t include the animated faces so they served no purpose for me, and changed nothing when removed. Not to mention how shady the one app looked when I opened it. Didnt want them randomly connecting to a server somewhere in china or something :rofl: So i went ahead and removed them, if nothing else just to de-clutter the app list ensuring I never have to see them. Just figured I’d put it out there in case anyone else has an unbranded ld z40.

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LMAO :joy::joy: They are freely available or play store apps I believe - so I would be surprised if they were dialling home to China…
But then again, you just can’t be too careful these days :wink:

Having said that, if they are “paid” apps - I will need to talk to the brands about it.

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hi there ,how do you change from kilometres to mph on the lemfo lem 16,anyone know thanks

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Hello,

I got a Lemfo LEM16 a few days ago, and I am wondering if there is a way to replace the included recent app list sometimes called the overview with something more like the one in stock Android. Will installing another launcher such as Universal Launcher or even something like Pixel Launcher replace the recent apps list as well?

I would like to replace the recent apps list because I have been having some problems with it. First, it only displays the most recent app, and I cannot figure out how to display the others except by closing the one that appears first. I use TalkBack because I am blind so it is likely an accessibility issue with the custom watch software, but I have tried scrolling all four directions and that just closes the recent apps list.

Also, when I close an app from this list, the effect is much more drastic than closing an app on regular Android, even after I have completely turned off Clean Task in Optimization. For example, closing an app from here always turns off its accessibility service. So when I open the Talkback settings from the Talkback menu, Android Accessibility Suite shows up in the recent apps list even after I open another app, and when I close it it turns off Talkback, and the only way I can turn it back on is to use ADB. I tried using Google Assistant, but although it says it is turning on Talkback, it doesn’t work. Once Android Accessibility Suite has been closed from here, rebooting the watch does not turn Talkback back on either, although fortunately Talkback turns on after a reboot otherwise.

These problems also make it very hard to use Button Mapper because it uses an accessibility service, since when I close Button Mapper from the recent apps list after I’m done setting up mappings, the accessibility service gets turned off and my mappings stop working. Also, when I open the accessibility settings menu without opening Button Mapper, by asking Google Assistant for example, and turn it back on manually, it doesn’t start working again for some reason until I open Button Mapper again. If I leave Button Mapper in the recents list, it still doesn’t seem to persist across reboots and since I can’t view more than one app in the list, I can’t tell when there are apps in the background because there could be apps behind Button Mapper. If the recent apps list cannot be replaced, is there another workarround for using Button Mapper?

This might be an unrelated problem but I am also having an issue with Google Clock. I installed it so I can trigger a Google Assistant routine after stopping an alarm, but my alarm that I set did not go off today and I did close Clock from the recent apps list.

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Installing another Launcher should not solve the issue as this recent app list is embeded in the system. It doesn’t seem that we can access this list in our launcher code.

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Yes I agree.
I’ll have to look into this.
When I get time :+1::+1::ok_hand:

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Thank you for your responses. I looked at a few lists of custom app switchers and multitasking apps on Google Play but none of them seem good for what I’m looking for. However, I have an idea if there is no other way. I found a Magisk module on XDA that allows you to change which launcher provides Quickstep or the recent app list. It seems that stock launchers have access to APIs that enable them to provide the Quickstep interface that other launchers can’t access. Therefore, Universal launcher will not work because it was not written to make use of these APIs, but maybe I could install the Google stock launcher for Android 11 and use this Magisk module to switch the recents list provider to that. I wouldn’t mind getting rid of the watch launcher since clockskins don’t seem accessible anyway, although maybe I could use Universal Launcher as my home screen if it is accessible and the Google stock launcher for my Quickstep. I do not have any experience rooting Android devices, but I did install Magisk on the Lineage OS distribution I installed on my Raspberry pi a few years ago and it just involved modifying the initramfs which was not too dificult. I know the process is more involved on an actual Android device since I would have to modify the firmware and reflash it instead of just replacing the initramfs on a filesystem, but the firmware flashing process doesn’t seem very hard to figure out although the modification may be more dificult.

If there is not a better way to get a more usable recents list then I plan to try this. For sighted users, is the normal process to view other apps than the one top to scroll or am I missing something?

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I doesnt understand very well what you want to do, you say you are blind so i suppose you need to use your watch with your voice : Google assistant does that very well on my Lem 16 and i also use FNR ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pelix.notify ) who can vocalise any app of your choice.
Be very carefull if you try to root or flash firmware on this watch even with Magisk because you can easely brick your watch. Have a nice day.

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I have to agree about magisk.
Every image is signed and also contained in a pac file. Totally different from MTK devices where you can deal with individual images.
The images are all wrapped up in the pac file on unisoc devices, so flashing individual images is a bit more complicated on these.

The risk of bricking your unisoc watch is much higher.
@emassey0135 please be very careful.

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The recent apps list from the ‘long press’ of the power button shows many more apps in a side scrolling list (once they have been opened).

There is a small lock icon on each. Locking them keeps them in this menu. Once they are there they are still sort of active, at the very least still in a state they were left in after you navigated away from them (using the short press of the power button, not the ‘back button’).

Teaming this with the instructions set out earlier in this discussion to help apps run in the back ground, or auto load on boot, may go some way to working around the issue, but it will use more battery.

The entries are from 213 to 226 in this discussion. Since the 1.3 update the lock is vastly more easy to apply.

I hope this is of some use.

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Yes, that’s the recent apps menu that would be of any benefit to use. Long press power button and choose recent tasks.
Other launchers are able to access recent apps / tasks as well. It can be called different things but it is common to most launchers.
I didn’t know that the universal launcher was unable to access recent tasks :thinking:
@emassey0135 have you already tried other launchers?
If so - which ones have you tried?
The task “lock” that @shuei mentions is indeed a good way to stop apps from being closed and is accessed through this recent task list.
Watch faces are definitely accessible with both the stock and Universal launcher.
Highly customised faces are available here on this forum and can be used by accessing the clockskin folder on the watch storage.
In fact I have seen some recent faces that will “speak the time”

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Hi Logan1, the search function of this site has been a great help to me as I learn this watch.

Try this link as a start: How to change Km to Miles? 🤔

It is for a different watch but helps explain why the folk here develop the items they have. See an issue, solve it, and share it.

Exploring work arounds is part of the ‘fun’.

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@shuei thank you :+1::+1:

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thanks…so basically it cant be changed without external software…ok thanks anyway

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I saw somebody had mentioned the annoying ‘low battery warning’ notifications earlier in this post…well I figured out how to turn them off so I decided to post instructions as it may be of some help to somebody trying to remove them.

First off go to android Settings, then tap Storage, and then Memory. Scroll down to ‘Memory used by apps’ and tap on that. You will then see all apps that are using memory…scroll down to System UI and tap on it, then tap again on the icon on top that says System UI below it. Tap Notifications and voila, your low battery notifications should be the second one listed. From here you can turn them off or click the text and edit the notification how you see fit. I’ve included a pic of this screen so you can see what I’m talking about. Hope this helps

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Thanks for this :+1::+1::ok_hand:

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Great find . Thanks

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Nice, thank you. What a long non-intuitive way to get to that setting, I would never have found that, thanks for sharing.

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CHRISTMAS GIFT !!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Do you remember when, at the end of November 2022, I posted a message in this topic to ask you an opinion regarding Lemfo’ gifts? It seemed that after buying the Lemfo LEM16 from the Official Store, they wrote to me by whatsapp proposing to obtain another Lemfo’s watch for free…

Well, some of you told me that it was not true, it was a fake, to avoid wasting my time ( and money ) for this proposal. But I was curious ! :yum: The proposed model was a Lemfo LF33, not Android based but a nice model in its logics.

I replied to that whatsapp number saying “OK WE CAN DO IT” :relieved:

For a month, no news, no messages, nothing. Some days before christmas, they wrote to me. They told me that the proposed watch arrived in Italy, that it was possible to obtain it.

Ok, ok, ok… Let me try, I thought. They sent to me the keywords to be used on Amazon to find it and I’ve found it, then I sent to them the link of the watch and the name of the vendor ( just to be sure, obviously, that it was their watch ).

I BOUGHT IT. 59,90 € less 10% discount, total less than 54 €. I received it 2 days. As agreed with them, I took a look to it, not bad, and posted a 5 stars reviews ( just to be honest, the watch is not bad :hugs:

2 days after my reviews, Amazon set it visible and public. I informed the vendor, by whatsapp. They replied “WE’LL ARRANGE THE REFUND AS AGREED, give us your paypal email account”.

THE DAY AFTER 54 € ON MY PAYPAL :money_mouth_face: :money_mouth_face: :money_mouth_face:

Well, I wanted just to inform you that in this case it was not a fake…

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