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[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
I have decided to sell Magic V2. Google services will certainly come soon, but I'm too impatient and need a fully functioning smartphone immediately.

If anyone is interested - 9 days old, only used and tested on WiFi at home. It is therefore new. 256 GB in the leather version. I live in Germany (Bonn).

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Edit:

I have already sold my v2
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
What are you buying now?
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Out of curiosity,What specifically was not working for you?

Android Auto obviously.

I am testing all my apps and so far found three apps that aren't working right under gbox.

I have a lot to say about the v2, but am saving up for a comprehensive post. Overall pretty happy, definitely have gripes and complaints I will say I find the 2/3 split very useful so I'm not interested in the fold 3.

Oh, and I found a friend in China whose phone number I used to register for gms beta
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
S23 or Fold 5 maybe.
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
What’s that 2/3 split exactly? I am asking as I am leaning towards fold 3. Thanks
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Most apps work, but for example Dexcom G7 (diabetic app) often crashes and unfortunately that's not so funny because I urgently need this app. But the phone is otherwise brilliant, no question about it.

Android Auto I don't use it, so that's not a problem.
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
Fair enough. Good luck
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
If so, rather the S23 U, the Fold 5 feels 5 years older compared to the Magic V2.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Yes, I'm in the process of installing and testing every single app. I've found a few broken apps but nothing deal breaking yet.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
You can easily make an app fill 2/3 of the screen, not just half or all like the mix. This is nice because if you stretch too wide, it starts chopping off the top and bottom of the ui or post. In those cases it's nice to stretch only a bit

Also sometimes you just want to emphasize one app more than the other. If someone is asking you about a map address, it's nice to temporarily widen the map, find the location,then shrink the map to 1/3 and keep chatting in the larger window
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
Gotcha. That’s a software feature which Xiaomi could implement though
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Sure. But this is their 3rd mix fold, so who knows when. It's like adding the outside screen ui for the camera when unfolded interface. Look simple on the surface, but.........
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
yeah, I guess all these fold devices except samsung fold 5 leave something to be desired, even pixel fold.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
How do you find this (or the latest one) using the web page or app?

That way we can keep finding the recent version.
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
Here

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[Honor Magic V2] JoCamel:
Two updates are needed. I grabbed online by automatic update service.
[Honor Magic V2] JoCamel:
Once you root it, you can most likely forget to use banking apps.
[Honor Magic V2] JoCamel:
I received the push of the GMS firmware on friday. I installed nearly all my apps, except one mobile payment for Sparkasse Bank everything is working like a breeze. Can´t change launcher permanently, (Looks like huawei deosn´t allow).

My Samsung S22 Ultra always had 5G at my office, this one doesn´t. probably band related.
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
You have two firmware files?
[Honor Magic V2] JoCamel:
Needed to update two times. Before I updated to the most recent non beta
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
witch was the SW version you had before upgrade to Beta ?
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
and this is a screenshot taken from my chinese unit, to show you finally that device it has B20 800MHZ . I'm in Rome, Italy.
[Honor Magic V2] 7modeee:
now i'm really confused about the 2 devices, :(

mmaybe because xiaomi can be rooted so its better in time we can flash any thing to it...

but also if i wait honor will be global official rom... im really lost between the 2
[Honor Magic V2] 7modeee:
about this review, there's something strange in his review and not objective, i noticed several points which HMV2 is better than XMF3 that he failed to mention to me that raised a flag and i commented on his and mentioned that :

first: you can get the leather HMV2 so you won't be able to say its cheap and that's stuff,

you failed to mention that the closing hinge are titanium in HMV2

you failed to mention that XMF3 doesn't have band 20

you failed to mention that HMV2 will launch global but XMF3 won't...

you also failed to mention that HMV2 has the 2 screens LPTO and can go to 10hrtz refresh rate but the XMF3 only the inner screen is,

both HMV2 support stylus pen, Xiaomi not ...

it's not true what you said about honor cameras it actually uses the same cameras as their flagship device and the same sensors too!!!

also failed to mention honor screens has 3840hz ultra frequency dimming to make less impact on eye strain..

and alot of good points that makes HMV2 better than XMF3 why not mentioned those someone will wonder ....

i am certainly convinced that it is nooooot an honest review. nor objective...
[Honor Magic V2] JanAltman:
Great, thanks.

I will definitely choose the HMV2.

Regardless of anything else, the presence of the Band 20 is the parameter that surpasses everything else.

XMF3 is unusable due to the absence of Band20.

So in the case of HMV2, only 2 issues are important to me:

1) How to get google services (I don't mean GBox) with as much certainty and as fast as possible.

2) Is the price on Wonda pages final, od will I have to pay extra tax/duty/custom to the Customs office when it arrives?

Has anybody from EU any experience ordering from Wonda? How about tax/custom/vat?
[Honor Magic V2] dosto88:
Received my GMS update today too. No Sms notification, just shows up in check software update. Will check android auto.
[Honor Magic V2] shibadog:
I finally got GMS beta update!

contacted to customer service 2 days ago, and they had their engineer e-mail me.

and yesterday i got e-mail from their engineer and I told them my phone number and SN and the current version of my V2.

and today I finally get the update.

i was on the list of 2nd beta, but i didn't get SMS for the beta at all.

the previous version of my V2 was 7.2.0.115, so it can be updated even if yours is 7.2.0.115.
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
different Builds.

The one without GMS is SP1C00E114R5P5
[Honor Magic V2] dosto88:
No issues pairing with my car but android auto doesn't work. Doesn't load wirelessly. When connected with USB, android auto icon shows on screen but does not load.
[Honor Magic V2] JanAltman:
Anybody (from EU) ordered Magic 2 (or anything else) from Wonda?

Is the displayed price final, or will the customs office request further payments (like tax/VAT/custom)?
[Honor Magic V2] shibadog:
yes, that is the version after the beta update.

my previous version was this.
[Honor Magic V2] JoCamel:
With a proper Sim Card it also gets 5G
[Honor Magic V2] JoCamel:
Dunno. The latest in any case.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Ugh, I was worried about this.

Can anyone else confirm? This is probably a deal breaker for me - I'll have to wait for the V2 global (or whatever) I guess. Shame, as it was mostly great so far.
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
It is final. I ordered to Germany.

For your info- i sell my V2 (Germany)
[Honor Magic V2] Katto89:
I ordered from Germany, too (not only once) and it was the final price 😊👍🏻
[Honor Magic V2] Honored88:
Here I am. I ordered from Wonda on September 12 and should arrive home tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I live in Italy. They asserted it was a "music player," surely to avoid that if import taxes were charged, they would be cheap. So it was. 29.15 euros in taxes. If you then send Wonda the payment receipt they refund those too! Considering that I was also able to apply a $5 discount on the final price (if you sign up for their newsletter) and a 3.8% discount (more than 50 euros) on the final price for paying by bank payment, I can be very satisfied.
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Thats a very good summary and 100% my opinion.

How long is the return period? Where you ordered it?
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
I got it from wonda.

The listing for the item says: Items returned within 14 days of their original shipment date in same as new condition will be eligible for a full refund or store credit.
[Honor Magic V2] z06forever:
I just sold mine,

I need fully functional phone,

I spent over than $1680 to use it as a primary phone, I don't have time to waiting for The mercy of Chinese companies so that they have pity on us and allow us to download the GMS update with all respect to the Chinese people.

Thank you all for any previous support and I hope to see you with my global HMV2.

My best regards to all l.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Ignore this guy, he's just a hater.

For example, After using two V2s for "30 days", this is literally all he has to say about the OS (minus random insults):

He complains one screen has all caps.

He complains that it takes a couple of taps to enable the app drawer if you want it.

His conclusion: MagicOS is the worst android skin at the moment.

Oh yeah, and he complains that the phone looks cheap and is hard to hold in one hand compared to the mix fold 3 because it's wider. Which makes total sense, you know, since the v2 is 0.6 mm wider.

After that, should I take anything else he says seriously?

I've seen plenty of reviews, including a few who preferred the mix fold 3 over the V2.

This particular video is one of the worst.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Fair enough - If you need GMS right now, then right now is not a good time to get the chinese v2.

It is actually quite strange to me that the china phone is getting GMS at all. It really undercuts the value of the global. Are they doing it because they knew about the global delay backlash? (I'm not complaining, mind you)
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
More gbox annoyances:

Gbox's virtual machine makes (my) v2 look like a vivo v2270A.

I think this is blocking some apps from being installed as the V2270A is a 'phone'. I wonder also if this is causing some of the scaling weirdness.

I've e-mailed gbox asking if they can change the model number to a foldable.
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
Too much hassle for Magic V2 with GMS and all and potentially Android Auto not working which is deal braker for me.

Checked with Australian telcos and they dont use Band 20 in australia.

So, I will be purchasing mix fold 3 tonight :)
[Honor Magic V2] exospacial:
Tell me how it goes, I'm on the fence between them. For me the lack of horizontal split screen and weight is holding me back from Xiaomi.
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
none of these foldables phones are perfect. you will miss something in each one of these.

to me android auto and google services is most needed. so, mix fold 3 suits me better than magic v2.

horizontal split screen is a software thing which could potentially be added later by Xiaomi.

anyways.
[Honor Magic V2] gpx:
good for you. When the support contacted you via email what phone number you gave them? a chinese one or a foreign one. I may do the same as Im on the list too but so far not received any update.

thanks
[Honor Magic V2] exospacial:
Can you force all apps to horizontally split screen? I tried playing around in a Shenzhen store in person, but only a few apps could be split screen. I'm assuming you need to go through 'Developer Options' to force that in.

Also does choppy mean playing YouTube at 2fps, so it's pointless to split screen? It's that the same with Newpipe or Twitch or games as well? What if you used windowed mode against a full screen app? Will the video / game be smooth?
[Honor Magic V2] shibadog:
it's a chinese one.

i used a service called eSender which gives you a chinese phone number can get SMS on weChat app(can't receive calling). it's very cheap, costs you like 3or4 USdollar for 30days.

if you're on the list, you should give a try even if you gave a foreign number. i didn't get any SMS for the update at all.
[Honor Magic V2] manmute98:
Hi, I've just also order mine from Wondamobile and expect delivery any day now, and like yourself attempting to register for Chinese phone number via eSender but unable to complete the QR code verification from wechat. As you've completed yours, can you assist with verifying wechat QR code or if you used an agent, do they have a service charge to support wechat QR code verification? Please your response & support is greatly appreciated.
[Honor Magic V2] shibadog:
hi

i don't think i did QR code verification to register wechat.(sorry if i just forget)

i don't use any agents.

is this photo same as your situation?

i wish i could help you to scan your QR for verify but my wechat account was made only 2 weeks ago, so it won't help...
[Honor Magic V2] manmute98:
Thank you and yes that the verification QR code screen required if attempting to register for wechat. For anyone who can help directly or by an agent, please respond or PM 🙏🏾
[Honor Magic V2] gpx:
thanks. Did you receive any verification sms to this chinese number you provided to support or just you used it for reference?
[Honor Magic V2] shibadog:
no i didn't get any SMS from Honor.

i contacted to customer service because i hadn't gotten any SMS from honor even though im on the list of 2nd beta. then they gave e-mailed my e-mail which i had told the customer service.

after that, i submitted my SN, current version of my V2, and the phone number, then they replied that they could confirm i was selected for the beta and gave me update.
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
Just got the Beta Update !!!!

So Happy !!!!

Magic Super Magic V2 :)

1st update:

2nd update:
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Force all apps to horizontally split? No

Can it be forced?no idea. Hope so.

By chopped I don't mean choppy. I mean the sides of the app may be chopped off/cut off/not visible. YouTube runs smoothly, it's just that it is a small window when run split screen.

A windowed program is always in portrait mode so it's not great if you put YouTube full screen and also use a program in windowed mode.

When you rotate the phone , and you are using split screen, everything rotates as if the entire screen is one app. Also if you do side by side video players, You can't select "force portrait mode" in the app to play the video sideways
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Please give android auto a try
[Honor Magic V2] exospacial:
Oh I misread the word chopped. Can you windowed mode YouTube widescreen whilst using Chrome full screen though? Or is windowed mode messy to deal with...i can imagine having to constantly move the window everywhere if it gets in the way of the main app.

Also not that I've tried gbox before, but you could look into non-root adblockers like Adguard DNS. That's what I do with my phones without root.
[Honor Magic V2] gumee_81:
Register for 1st batch, only using SN and Honor ID (phone number left blank).

Been waiting for almost 2 weeks but didn't get the update, but when I checked the excel list it was included. So, i had a live chat through My Honor app, and told me to send an email to cust support with screenshots of my firmware version and SN.

2 days after the email and no updates, I followed up again the email this morning, and at 5pm got the updates 😁😁😁

After updates, perform hard reset and now everything works well. Haven't tried Android Auto though.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
window mode is only portrait

Two other quick things while I'm responding:

There are lots of nifty features that only work if you have an honor PC or somehow "Log in with your Honor ID" with your PC. It tried to download the Honor PCmanager but it wouldn't install on my windows 10 box.

I'm wondering what GaN charger will semi-quickly charge both my huawei mate 20x and honor v2. Because the two power bricks eat up my power strip.
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
i don't have Android auto
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
no need Hard reset Bro. Mine works like a charm everywhere
[Honor Magic V2] bandit081551:
Notifications all come in a timely manner?
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
after 3 hours using with GMS on-board i can tell that all GMS related it works like a charm as a standard Google certified android device around here.

i have to check well the battery drainining in the next 24 h if something changed or not.

This device is a DREAM guys, in my opinion this is THE DEVICE of the Year.

Just got Mate X5 as well but Magic V2 is pretty much better in all compartments except for the Camera where X5 is superior, but Magic V2 it seems to be a device 2 years ahead vs all all other around in terms of INNOVATION.

Absolutely LOVE IT.
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
instantly here all notifications (GMS on-board)
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
p.s. can't we have a complete section for Magic V2 ?
[Honor Magic V2] XtianRO:
+1
[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
hi could you provide the email address you contacted please
[Honor Magic V2] hammody:
Same issue here.. What's is the email address for the customer service ?
[Honor Magic V2] tkmloh:
Hi Wolfgart,

Can we trouble you to test if V2 works with WearOS, i.e Samsung Watch?

Thank you!
[Honor Magic V2] Katto89:
There was a post here some pages before:

there is a very specific version of galaxy wearable that you have to install 1st please remove any existing plugins and apps like wear os or galaxy wearable if you have them installed then what you need to do is go to this link on your phone and download this specific version of galaxy wearable http://samsung-gear.apk.watch/2.2.41.21071361/for/huawei-honor-8

install this version. Then before opening what you want to do, is search for and connect to the samsung watch in bluetooth settings then once u have done that, open the galaxy wearables app you just installed, it will prompt you that its gonna update allow it to do so and once its done it will go though the setup of your new watch and you will be able to use as normal

you will also have to set the watch apps to always run in the background also but this is how you get it working

I will test this way today I think :)

But I saw that you can also download the Galaxy Wearable-app directly from the App Gallery.

I will tell you what happened :)
[Honor Magic V2] Katto89:
Do any of you know when the GMS patch will be rolled out for the third time?

I wasn't on the list for the second patch :(
[Honor Magic V2] recluta:
Hi, yesterday i got the v2 from wonda. Before the arrival, since wonda had written me the imei code I applied as a beta tester.

the phone number (being me in italy) i got it online on those sites that offer temporary numbers. Do you know when there will be the third list? afterwards I send an e-mail to the address you have written in some previous posts

thanks
[Honor Magic V2] shibadog:
you need to submit serial number, not IMEI.

3rd list will be 30th Sep, i think.

first was 1st Sep, second was 15th Sep.
[Honor Magic V2] recluta:
Shibadog thank you very much!

I have now sent the second request
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
is android auto confirmed working with gms update?
[Honor Magic V2] ebrahim.popat:
Can someone provide the link where I need to register for the Beta.
[Honor Magic V2] recluta:
https://retail.hihonor.com/dist/questionnaire/?questionnaireId=64d349176ab551620513efb5#/app-index
[Honor Magic V2] Honored88:
I provided correct serial number and correct UID but I made up the phone number (to have it accepted by the form), am I likely to receive the update anyway?
[Honor Magic V2] recluta:
I hope so because I did it this way too ( I seem to understand most of the others who have written here too)
[Honor Magic V2] gheta.gabi:
What's the price? I'm interested.
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
I have already sold my v2
[Honor Magic V2] ebrahim.popat:
Thanks mate. Waiting for my to arrive. Looks like I will be part of the 3rd beta if I get selected.
[Honor Magic V2] FC88:
HI, I'll tell you my experience.

I signed up for the GMS beta program in late August but never received anything. After receiving the 7.2.0.115 update I decided to contact support via the MyHonor app chat. After 3 days I received the update.

After various tests, however, I have a fairly serious problem with the Outlook notifications that I use for work. If I close the apps from the task manager the notifications stop arriving on time. @Niccolo @wolfgart do you also have the same problem?
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
it's possibly the OS killing the app. Chinese phones are pretty notorious for this. I had loads of issues on my huawei 20x.

See if this helps:

settings -> apps -> app launch

-> turn off "manage all automatically"

-> click your app, turn on 'auto-launch' and 'run in background'

It also has this semi-secret battery optimization screen that my huawei 20x has:

go into settings, and search for 'optim' (or optimization).

You'll see an option for 'battery optimization'

Select your app, and make sure it's set to 'Don't allow'
[Honor Magic V2] Fish_from_96:
Hi, I've been following the thread for a while now, got my HMV2 about 2 weeks ago.

Didn't know about the hidden battery optimization option! For me the app launch changes seemed to do the trick mostly. Did you notice a difference with using the battery optimization option as well?
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
On the V2, not so much. On my huawei 20x, It aggressively killed wechat and I never got messages until I set this option. Not sure it does anything - but It's something to be aware of if you have issues.

A bunch of my apps are running through gbox so I can't control anything anyway. If I'm luckily I'll get into the GMS beta at the end of the month.
[Honor Magic V2] FC88:
I've already tried deactivating all the optimizations but I don't know why Outlook still doesn't receive notifications when I close it from the background :(
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Can you just block closing it?

In the 'view all running apps' mode, drag outlook down and it should be 'locked' and unkillable.
[Honor Magic V2] recluta:
I was seeing the second list..about 1000 people admitted to the beta. it is a negligible number.. so why should those who, like me, who have recently made the request, be afraid of not returning?
[Honor Magic V2] FC88:
yes but it's not a good solution 😅
[Honor Magic V2] Fish_from_96:
Ah okay. I'll try it out. I must say that overall I'm not even missing GMS that much. I just download most apps through the Aurora Store and if one doesn't work because of GMS I use GSpace. Mostly google apps like youtube, maps and photos and some specific apps like my banking app. The most annoying thing is that some apps actually work but I can't login because of the missing 'sign in with google' option. I've made myself too dependent :P

I did sign up for the beta last week so we'll see at the end of the month. But how far away can the GMS release for chinese ROM be anyway? Somewhere in October would be my educated guess.
[Honor Magic V2] dying4004:
Are you using screen protector? Is the outer screen curved? I am thinking should I get glass or plastic screen protector for the outer screen? Does the inside screen comes with pre-installed protector?
[Honor Magic V2] recluta:
Yes , the internal screen already has protection
[Honor Magic V2] ebrahim.popat:
I am going to apply for the beta. My plan based on inputs is to

1. Register for the beta.

2. Immediately reach out to Honor through the chat app and try and prioritise.

Is this the right approach?

P.S : Waiting for my phone which should get delivered shortly.