yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Conkerts:
Hello, yes, this is an interesting topic.

I was interested in a Huawei device, but after reading about their new locked BL policy, I'll never buy such a device.

I wrote in another thread:

[MENTION=8848199]sandy_1988[/MENTION]

Thanks for mentioning Google and Xiaomi.

As for the fried hardware, they should get their s**t together and develop hardware, which can't be fried with wrong software. On the PC plattform this worked for the most time as well.

But I agree, having at least unlock & root and being able to remove the bloatware (if any) would be a good first step.

And the main thing is about the obstruction of the community. The phone becomes almost worthless, after the support period, if there is no real community.

So, basically, I see atm only 3 manufacturers I'd buy from ...

Update:

I found this site

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/list-phones-with-unlockable-bootloaders-0179751/

and it mentions

Essential and Nokia as well
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Ruraltech:
Hello XDA. Long time lurker, 3rd time poster.

I recently got the Pixel 2 XL. Love the phone. Found something unusual and Google support didn't have an answer.

I was whitelisting some apps from inside PIA VPN as downloads won't work in many apps with the VPN on for some reason. As I was scrolling the list, I found two Verizon system files or apps that don't show up anywhere else. They aren't apps, or show up under processes in developer options. I imagine they would show up under titanium backup but I'm trying not to root so I can take advantage of monthly updates. I don't have Verizon, and I bought this phone from the Google web site. One is called vzw_multicast_mw and the other is called my Verizon services.

Does anyone else notice this? Does anyone know what these are? As I said, I have only used this phone on Project Fi. I can speculate all day but really I don't want them there. Support offered to replace my phone but I'm thinking every Pixel 2 has these files and I'm the only one that noticed. Can anyone else who is running a pixel 2 that's not or ever been on Verizon confirm/deny? I've included screenshots. I really want these gone. They might be sending analytics to Verizon.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] stevexyz0:
Yes, AFAIK the base images include some amount of software from the big carriers that you can't get rid of. I'm on Verizon and also see vzw_multicast_mw and My Verizon Services, but also hidden apps "Sprint DM" and "Project Fi". There has been carrier-specific software included in the base images since at least the Nexus 6, maybe longer.

If you don't want to root I'm not sure there's much you can do about it. FWIW, it doesn't bother me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Ruraltech:
Verizon snoopware?

I didn't see the Sprint stuff which is why I was concerned. It's not interfering with my phone that I can tell, or even that they are active. I was wondering if there was a Verizon/Google conspiracy here that Verizon manged to include snoopware on all Pixel phones. I guess I'm tired of the lack of transparency. It took 5 Google support staff before they finally gave up and offered me a replacement, which I don't think will actually matter. It's telling that their own support staff has no idea, though I shouldn't be surprised. They are probably trained to deal with end users, not phone nerds.

I'll probably give in and root eventually, but I've never owned a phone with monthly updates so I'm giving that a go. I guess I'll ignore them for now. Still would be interested to hear what exactly they are as I feel like so far this is all just a guess.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] zelendel:
See here is the thing. All devices that are global will have all the needed carrier files for it to work. Verizon needs those files or the device won't work on their network
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
Android Pay stopped being officially supported/working on Android Wear (starting with the Oreo update) outside US/UK: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...ate-disables-android-pay-users-outside-us-uk/ and https://support.google.com/androidwear/thread/26579

I created small proof of concept app that streamlines launching/enabling of Android Pay so even with it disabled, it will only take up to two additional taps to pay with Android Pay:

Launch "Pay Enabler" (instead of Android Pay). If Android Pay is already enabled, Pay Enabler will just launch it directly.

Tap "Enable" (not needed since version 5, requires Accessibility service)

Tap "Open" (not needed since version 4)

Note 1: Google started geo blocking Google Pay on Wear OS H (Android Pie/9) so Pay Enabler doesn't work on newest firmwares. It still works on Oreo.

Note 2: When connected to iOS, Play Store requires standalone connectivity (WiFi or cellular data) for enabling as it doesn't use caches (unlike when paired with Android).

Download

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brouken.wear.payenabler

Source: https://github.com/moneytoo/PayEnabler

They added few more countries but there is still dozen more countries affected.

https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7293863

Update 2018/11/19:

Uploaded Pay Enabler version 5 here to XDA (not on Play Store, yet). It uses Accessibility service to automate enabling of Google Pay, no more tapping "Enable". (Source is also available on Github.)

Requires manual enabling in "Settings -> Accessibility -> Pay Enabler".

Works only with English - texts "Google Pay" and "Enable". Post texts in your languages and I will include them (That shouldn't be necessary as of version 5d which supports two dozens of languages - at least for the "Enable" button).

Accessibility service is registered only for Play Store so it shouldn't cause basically any battery drain (as it doesn't poll anything)

Update 2018/11/29:

Version 5 submitted to the Play Store.

Update 2018/12/16:

Version 6 fixes detection of the enable button in some non English languages (cs, fi, hi, ko, th).
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] AstroDigital:
For me I have no issue yet, never got 8.0 and I do not want it.

I bought this watch for Android Pay and it has worked fine since May 2017.

Even though I hate Samsung for abandoning Android Wear, I maybe forced in time to try Samsung Pay; I know my Canadian Bank supports Samsung Pay.

Anybody have any clue why Android Pay on the Android Wear watch only works in the US, UK when other countries support it ?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] jobrima:
This app is a good solution until Google finally fixes. Thank you!

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[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] TRoN_1:
No, no, thank YOU Mr Acavano. :)

Thanks for the fix!
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] leandrocassis:
My friend, if you find a way to enable android pay on the wear24 i'll get a lot of money, you can sell a app to do this, there's a lot of people looking for it include me! The wear24 is very cheap on ebay, by without android pay is a little useless.

https://xdaforums.com/android-wear/help/verizon-wear24-to-unlock-carrier-t3715300
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] erwinsie:
Im in Australia, Google play store says my device is not compatible with this app.

Downloaded the version 1 and 3 apk, but upon installing it says there is a problem with parsing the package.

Help?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
The app is compatible only with Android Wear devices running Android Oreo. You must either select your watch when installing from web or search for Pay Enabler in Play Store directly on your watch. It's standalone app for Android Wear and nothing gets installed elsewhere.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] erwinsie:
Ah, ok. Got it. No worries it works. Than you very much from Australia.[COLOR="Silver"
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] adambomb_13:
Just to be clear, this will not work on nougat?

Because as mentioned before it would be great if this brought android pay to the wear24. Verizon's videos show the watch with the android pay app so its obviously a possibility.

Thanks
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] transitnowapp:
Thank you OP, it works! I wish Google would fix this or just re-enable.

And how does Samsung Pay on Gear (watch) devices work? I heard it doesn't unless you hack it hard.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] AstroDigital:
Really do I need to spell it out ?

If I am forced to use a Gear I would need to dump "Google" Pay and use Samsung Pay.

But for now my watch has not been upgraded to Oreo works fine, I will never upgrade to Oreo as my first choice.

If I have to in time go to Oreo and have the same issue everybody outside of the UK, and US has I will do two things get annoyed at the arrogance of Google "hey we do not care if you been using Android Pay now Google Pay for months, we will stop you" then I will install the Pay Enabler.

The chances are I will never be forced to by a Gear, though new watches with NFC have not been released.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] dhdasilva:
I'm using it since yesterday and it is so much helpful. Thank you so much!
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
They added 3 more countries but there are still 14 more countries affected.

https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7293863?co=GENIE.Platform=Android&hl=en
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] jobrima:
Great news! Thanks

Enviado desde mi SM-G930F mediante Tapatalk
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Mart1neZ:
Is there any way to emulate being in the US from the watch? I get to the download page with the app, but can't download it as it "is not available in my country". Any way to bypass this?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] rico33333:
Had the same problem. A long time ago I had created a Google Account via US VPN. Now I added this as a second account on the watch and selected the account in the play store and it works.

I hope it still works like this. ;)
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] ikijibiki:
It's not just Android Wear

Will your fix also work on "regular" Android 8.1 on a smartphone? I have the same issue with Google Pay on my Nexus 5x, as I now live in Hungary.

In my case, the "back-end" part of Google Pay continues to work, and I can make payments at contactless terminals using my installed credit or debit cards. But the "front-end" user interface part is disabled just as described here. If I need to change the payment card used for a transaction (or add or remove a card) it's a real pain in the ass to enable the app.

Ironically, the availability of contactless payment terminals in Hungary is excellent, while in the US they almost don't exist.

From the little research I've done on the internet, there are lots of people with Google Pay on smartphones facing the same issue, and so you might want to consider a version of your fix for the rest of us! :)
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
As Hungary is not a country supported by Google Pay, are you using your payment card that was issued by US bank? I'm curious to know what is Google Pay policy on using it abroad (as on vacation or expat) - I thought the bank requirement was only for setup/card linking. (I understand you're talking about frontend vs backend as all card data and emulation is done by Google Play services)

Anyway, you should be able to use the attached apk in the first post.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] ikijibiki:
Yes, all my cards are from US banks. Although I now live abroad, all my banking/finance is still US-based. I've been using Android Pay and no Google Pay for about a year without any issues from either Google or my banks. My banks are fully aware of my situation and have been really great about shipping new credit and debit cards to Hungary.

There are rare occasions where the terminal has some issue with the phone emulation, but mostly using the phone is the fastest way to pay, as the fingerprint authentication to unlock the phone eliminates the need to enter any PIN. Interestingly, as all US chip cards are non-PIN and require a signature, when using the phone to pay, I also don't need to sign any slips. The two-factor authentication does all the work.

I'll download the apk and give it a try. Thanks!

---------- Post added at 08:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:54 PM ----------

No joy. Payenabler-3.apk won't install on my phone.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
My bad. It only works the other way (phone apps work on Wear). Please see the first post again for "-phone" version.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] ikijibiki:
That did it! Thank you!

I can't figure out why Google is doing this. Seems strange to restrict use of payment cards meant to be used universally.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
I tried using accessibility API to simulate taps on Enable button. It works fine on phone but unfortunately not on Wear. Everything except simulating input (at least clicks) works. I'm asking about this on G+ (Android Wear Developers).

However latest update v0.4 that I'm pushing right now checks for state of Google Pay in background (for a short while after Pay Enabler is started) and launches it once it's enabled. Tapping [Open] is no longer needed.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] calchung:
Thanks. Made my life easier with PayEnabler while stupid Google ruined my Huawei Watch 2 by stopping Google Pay in Oreo.

Tried to pay in supermarket, but couldnt find the Google Pay app suddenly in my watch. It was embarassing that it took me 3 minutes in the cashier to enable the Google Pay and many other customers behind me.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Makcum:
It doesn't matter.

You cannot add unsupported cards (countries) anymore.

Make sure you do not reset your phone or watch 'cause you wont be able to add card back again. (noticed it yesterday) after full phone and watch reset.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] vulterey:
Man you are life saver after that back stabbing made by Google. Now I can pay with my smartwatch again. Thank you very much.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] xfirefist:
nice
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] fkrone:
I got my watch today in Germany and installed the app from the Play Store. However, every time I open the app, it just redirects me to the Play Store which shows that Google Pay is currently not supported in my country. Any workaround for that?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] rico33333:
Yes you need a Google Account from an country where Google Pay for Smartwatches is active. I have one from the US (created with VPN). You can add the second account without removing your normal one. ;)

After that you should be able to activate it. :)
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Kelvinzy:
Your message inspried me

I'm in Hong Kong now, and I have an us google account, both local and US account all added in my LG watch sport google pay

so yesterday I switch google pay to my us account first, then added my previonsly successed VISA card, problem still exist, need to active pay enabler again and again for a while

but when I switch back to my original local google account, and added again for my previonsly used VISA card, problem seems solved!!

now already 24 hours passed, no need to active pay enabler again , google pay doesnt disppear any more

and also made a several transaction successfully.

but the situation is:

I disable my phone to connect my watch through BT , I'm afraid of when watch connect to my phone, the google pay will fail again

now I just connect my watch to WIFI.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Kelvinzy:
Oh

sorry to say that:

after a long while, google pay finally disappeared, still need pay enabler for assistent to activate again.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Tr4sHCr4fT:
Germany now officially got G.Pay, but no Watch-Pay!

It's installable from PlayStore - thus no VPN required?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
Google Pay is officially supported on Wear OS in Germany according to https://support.google.com/pay/answer/7643998
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Mir1189:
I installed G. Pay from the store as usual to Watch, however Slovakia is still not in the list of supported countries.

App works as expected, payments were realized, but the app will disable itself when watch are not on hand, or over some time. Enabler in this regard work as a "shortcut" but in general... i dont see any reason why it should not work.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] Csaba8472:
Hi

I live in Hungary and I tried to install your app but I couldn't enable it from store(isn't available in your country) so I deployed from source and used enableApp method. It works partially because the google pay icon is there and openable but it doesn't work because "Android Pay is unavailable".

I tried with vpn but doesn't work either. Do you have any ideas how could I make it work?

I have a LG Watch Sport with Wear OS 1.3 and Android 8.0.0

Thanks!

UPDATE:

It works, had to update Android Pay from play store on watch :)

UPDATE2:

So it seems, there are 2 activation methods in the source code and if your watch only have google pay(you're outside uk/us and never updated to google pay) you should activate that with the commented out method and after that you can update android pay in play store then deploy again but now with the original enabler method.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] janla:
Poland and Russia added to officially supported countries. I realised this when the pay enabler suddenly stopped work. Now i can run GP directly on watch.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] vulterey:
Wspaniała wiadomość ; ) Dzięki za info.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] vulterey:
Now when Google Pay is back to smartwatches in Poland, I would like to thank moneyto for providing us with such us great workaround for the time when Google Pay was not available. Thank you very much for your hard work.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] nils.pap:
Hey all, I'm trying to get Pay enabler to work but can't get it right.

When I open the app it just points me to Google Pay in the app store and that says "This item isn't available in your country".

Any workarounds?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
Version 5 (uploaded here at XDA, check first post) includes Accessibility service that automates tapping "Enable". Let me know if anyone still uses enabler, need support for their language and/or if the latest update works. ;)
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] IVO_:
Thanks a lot for the update!

I just bought a Huawei Watch 2 and I was about to return it because in Ireland Google Pay it doesn't work yet :(

Even if especially with your latest update it's much more usable, I'm not sure if it's really worth it...

Is there no way of automating this somehow so when Play Services disable the app, your app re-enables it automatically?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
The Play Store UI needs to be visible to enable it so it's not really good idea to turn on the display of a watch every 15 to 30 minutes to reenable Google Pay. You have to launch it for transaction anyway (and the delay is usually just 2-4 seconds for me).

However I think there's another way to stop the disabling. Somehow my watch stopped disabling it and it worked for weeks. Unfortunately I needed to hard reset the watch (to try pairing it with different device) so it returned back to disabling. When it worked the picture of the watch in the Android Wear OS app was only partially loaded so it leads me to believe that something got somehow corrupted (network error?) and it prevented Google Pay from disabling. Don't know how to replicate that.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] arp:
Any way to auto enable nfc too?

Thanks
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
If you mean Google Pay, it only works when in foreground and there isn't really anything what can be done via 3rd party apps about that.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] :
Hi

Thanks for your awesome work [MENTION=426237]moneytoo[/MENTION]

In my language, it's "Google Pay" and "Aktiver"

Thanks in advance for adding them.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
I ended up adding them all (that I found inside the Play Store apk on Wear OS).
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] yassero:
How to install the apk onto the watch?

Edit: I used USB debugging...all well thanks for the app
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] luk1202:
Samsung Gear S3 via NFC payments

Hi I just bought Samsung Gear S3 and reading all the comments shall I understand it will not be possible to use nfc payments via this watch in Poland or maybe I am missing something and there is workaround to make it happen...?
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] whitesock:
Not compatible in Portugal

It is possible to make compatible with other countries? I'm trying to set up pay enabler to Portugal, but it says not compatible.

Thanks,

whitesock
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] flexdance:
Thanks from Ukraine for this great app!)
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] yassero:
Poland is among the countries currently supported by Google pay on wear OS. You do not need to do anything more than installing google pay on your watch.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] txarlsxiii:
App cannot enable GPay

Hi there! For some reason I'm not able to enable Google Pay with Pay Enabler. I installed the app through the Play Store (version 0.6) and granted access in the accessibility menu under settings. Every time I open the app the screen goes black for some reason and then it goes back where I was. Nothing opens and GPay is still not enabled.

Can someone help me? :)

Thanks a lot.
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] txarlsxiii:
After restoring defaults on the watch now I'm able to enable GPay through Pay Enabler.

This helps a lot. Thanks for your work.

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[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] cringles:
Hi folks,

Just want to say thank you to Marcel Dopita/moneytoo for getting this app going. I think with the recent WearOS H rollout I might be part of the users who are no longer able to use Google Pay on their WearOS (it was great for the 2 weeks I had it!).

Here is what I posted on the Google Play Store review originally, but I deleted it thinking moneytoo would see this thread:

Country: New Zealand

Watch: Misfit Vapor 2 Home app: 2.20.0.226171956

Google Play services: 14.7.99

System version: H

Android security patch level: December 5 2018

A recent system update I received disabled Wear OS Google Pay - it comes up with an error message saying the service hasn't launched in this location. I have been using this successfully for the last 2 weeks. I was hoping Pay Enabler would resolve the issue, but I might be doing something wrong. Using Pay Enabler only results in Google Pay giving the same error message. Would love for any assistance/insight wherever possible. I hope this feedback helps. Will 5 star once it's working. Edit to add: I have also enabled Accessibility permissions to this app. 2nd Edit: I went through resetting my watch, reinstalling everything, and I am still getting the same error with location after following all of the steps for Pay Enabler.

I've been scratching my head to get this to work, but no joy. I think it's time for me to lie down and let the experts have a look (if they have the time!)
[Wear OS Software and Hacking General] moneytoo:
Thanks for the info. I would expect Google to further block any workarounds on H. However I'm unable to investigate it currently as my only watch (Huawei Watch 2 LTE, that should receive H update) is still running Oreo. With H update probably months away.

The current situation on H appears to bring a lot false positives so they may tweak it further (in a good or bad way).