No flash tools required now for testing the International firmware - as long as you have not taken the 2.1 OTA.
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I like this style
Hi all, any updates on screenshot workarounds? Button mapper doesnât work for me (says I need to change something in accessibility settings but canât find said settings) and screenshot pro download link wonât open. Is there no native screenshot option available?
no, there is no native screenshot option. Button mapper should send you to the accessibility settings the first time you open it, so I would just suggest that you uninstall it and install it anew.
you can see how easy it is here: Prime2 2021-05-26 22-49-07.mp4 - Google Drive
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Hi, where do I find the triple tap to zoom in the developer settings? Iâve enabled developer settings but donât see anything like that in the menu.
Hi again, found triple tap zoom under accessibility settings, and button mapper works now too - sort of. I can follow the steps and enable button mapper in accessibility settings, but then after a while it keeps being automatically turned off, so I have to open button mapper again (which doesnât have an icon, so I have to open it via settings - all applications) and then click OK to go to accessibility settings and re-enable. Any ideas what could be causing it to be switched off?
Slowly getting towards complete smartphone replacementâŚ
A few other things:
-is there a flashlight (or for that matter, a camera flash)? Also in general the picture quality doesnât seem too good. Any easy adjustments that can be made to improve it?
-anyone else finding that Google Translate doesnât work? Any hacks/workarounds?
-certain apps seem to disappear quite quickly from the ârecent appsâ list - Whatsapp is one that I notice the most - anyone know why?
-inconsistency in keyboard and voice input options - in some apps the voice input button appears and in some it doesnât; in some cases the keyboard pops up with its own input field and then once youâre done you can see what youâve typed or spoken into the app field full screen, in other cases the keyboard just pops up over the app and you input directly into the field; this is mostly a problem in Google Maps as you canât see or select the suggestions that appear as you type. In general Google Maps navigation in square screen is too small to be useful.
-the alarm time input doesnât seem to align properly with the actual time you set.
If anyone has any hacks or workarounds for these, please share!
One more thing - some 3rd party apps (such as Button Mapper and recently Mi Fit) do not create an icon on the app screen after installation and I have to open them via settings - applications. Can I create my own icons for apps? Is it possible to create a âfrequently used appsâ screen?
Update: @noidremained, I followed those steps in your video and even paid for the pro version (as my only option to map to is the back button) but every time I close the app, after a few minutes the screenshot mapping stops working and I have to go back into the app and follow those steps again. This is obviously a rather tedious way to take a screenshot. Any idea why this could be happening? Seems like the OS is killing the app once I switch out of it.
Hi . No you cannot create your own icons with this launcher . It does sound like the app is going to sleep
In settings make sure the app is " not optimized " and has " unlimited data access " . It then will run in the background
Have you tried the updated FAW international version yet?
You can just drop it on your watch storage and use the Wireless Update app in the âAbout Watchâ section in Settings.
In this version of firmware you can access these settings on every app as the settings are stock Android 10 settings. Like allow to run in the background etc âŚ
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Wrong thread - feedback in the other thread please
Tried both of of those settings but it still happens. Anything else it could be?
@Benson_Wallace check this out
Thanks, that seems to have done the trick with button mapper (and I assume it will solve my âapps disappearing from recent apps listâ problem too).
Has anyone else tried to install Google Translate?
We have tested it on our version and it is working
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This is what happens when I try to open it:
Ok, but are you using the v2.1 stock branded firmware or the FAW international firmware�
If you are using stock firmware this is a known issue for a long time.
v2.1 stock. As I explained in another thread, Iâm hesitant to try the FAW international firmware right now. Thatâs cool, I can translate through Google Assistant for now and see what the next OTA brings 
Yeah, thatâs the reason why I asked.
It is a known bug in the stock firmware.
A lot of google apps have issues with the stock firmware due to the many embedded Chinese configurations for internet access and other things.
Itâs one of the reasons that some countries are banning these devices⌠All broadcast traffic seems to be routed through a Chinese service.
Anyway, all good.
Itâs just how they work and itâs necessary for themâŚbut unfortunately does not work so well for people outside of China.
It is also one of the reasons why they joined up with us to try and present a choice of firmware.
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Me personally couldnât use my bank app cause it says itâs not safe to use app on this device aftwr faw update everything was fine
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Exactly what I was talking about.
Thanks.