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[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
I wish I had someone.. But most glad for your ability to do so. One less of us...
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
Hmm interesting. Did you order the ultimate? I'm asking because I just received mine, maybe a couple days ago..
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
Yeah, thank you much for the link. I do appreciate it. But it seems sketchy, or hit and miss for us. I wish they would just unlock our region. It's so easy to get the devices now.

I'm thinking, and I may be wrong, that there, now is beginning to be allot of followers of their devices. I mean, even MKBHD mentioned and showed his, in his Oneplus review.. And with the upcoming Vs2, I think, at the price point, even more people are going to try the lines.
[Honor Magic V2] JanAltman:
No, 512GB version with "vegan leather" back.
[Honor Magic V2] JanAltman:
I ran into a problem with Google Play (wallet).

For the first time I tried to pay with my phone. I unlocked the phone and put it to the contactless terminal and nothing happened.

The payment only processed when I manually launched the Wallet app.

In the NFC settings, I have Google Pay set as the default NFC app.

With my old phone, I didn't need to run the app before payment, I just unlocked the phone and brought it close to the terminal.

Do you also have this problem? Is there any solution?
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Odd, I don't have this problem - works first time everytime so far for me - though I've had the odd intermittent failure with previous phones. Perhaps just a once off?
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
no
[Honor Magic V2] dstarr:
I have the same Tag Heuer watch and this method does not work on the HMV2. Did you try this method with HMV2 or just the Vivo phone? Did you try it with the Tag Heuer App? When I try this method with the wear os app, it just hangs on the setup screen and it doesn't get past the watch activation screen. I have both wear os apps installed. If I close the app and then reopen it, it shows the watch connected but I can't do anything. Any help is much appreciated. I'm on the GMS beta firmware.

Thanks.
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
Help help

Aussie with no gms beta

I'm not able to send MMS or receive MMS

Anyone else experienced this problem and or have a solution please
[Honor Magic V2] Boomania2:
I'm on GMS beta as well.

I used the same method on Vivo X fold 2 as well as HMV2.

For me, the Tag Heuer apps will not work alone. Need the 2 Wear OS to work together.

Next thing to check is your watch Wear OS version. I'm still on Wear OS 2. I cannot confirm if watch Wear OS 3 will connect with China rom phone properly.
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
No, over here it works. However in the APN configuration the MMS server needs to be configured. It appears that the Chinese collection of APNs does not reflect the latest configuration of the mobile providers.

At least for me over here In Germany it solved my problem entering the correct mms server configuration in the APN.
[Honor Magic V2] erwinsie:
Wow fellow Aussie, do you mind share where and how much did you get it?

Does it has google services? And call signals are okay? Cheers
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
wonda mobile

chinese rom - no gms

call signal fine
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Is nobody here that can make a copy of his rom with the gms working solution??

There is a possibility to bring it via usb on the phone!!
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Well, I got the V2 512 version and with GMS. All seems to be working fine.

I read a question about Nova, I can install, but won't set as default. If someone has a solution, please share..

And for all V2 users, I got the update for GMS, but the security update is still on august. Anyone has newer update? Please let me know...

Thx 😊
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Hi,

Good question. Got the update with GMS, with some help.. and all working ok.... Just security update seems stuck on August. But don't know if this is also the case with non GMS variants.

And why would someone want to go back to a phone without GMS?
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
when you get the update for gms and wich firmwareversion you have??
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Hi, I can download Nova, install it. Run it. But unfortunately I can't seem to set it as default launcher...
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Have the .115 update. And been checking for new updates, but no luck.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
You can use a Gmail to create an honor id. You need to select verify by email and not by phone number.

Also possible to link any region Huawei id and use all of its benefits. Such as backup.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Received September 28
[Honor Magic V2] Allografter:
Looks like I'll have to wait for the global version to be able to install Nova it seems ...
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Absolutely worth it.

Never had a better phone. Comparing to fold 3 and 4, Vivi X Fold plus.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
*Vivo
[Honor Magic V2] Allografter:
I'm anticipating it will be. I currently have the Vivo X Fold 2 🙂
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
I chattet today with support in China. The answer was the next update will come with gms but he can’t say me when it will be come
[Honor Magic V2] Allografter:
Also, has anyone used the desktop mode? How is it compared to Samsung Dex?
[Honor Magic V2] dstarr:
I'm on Wear OS 3, that is probably the problem. I've tried so many different things. Ugh.
[Honor Magic V2] hiraan:
For those who received gms update, could you please confirm if android auto works? I've seen variable answers!.

Thx,
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
Yes, I tried that. Everything works too create the id. But when I go to input the id into the device, it states my region isn't serviceable. I've tried changing regions, and no joy.

I have the id, just can't get it to work with the phone. I don't know if it's starting locked, with the region I input when first setting up the phone or what it is to be honest..
[Honor Magic V2] Boomania2:
For your reference, here are the screenshots of both Wear OS, watch Wear OS, Tag Heuer app version.

You can also try seeking Tag Heuer agent's assistance to downgrade your watch to Wear OS 2 since it's not your fault that Wear OS 3 cannot work on China rom GMS phone.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
You have to set it to china. No other option
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
I can install, but no means to check
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
China is only option
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
I don't know man.. I think I'm going to try to contact honor, as this is just getting majorly annoying.. I'm going to try and contact them, as I don't even remember now what region I set it to (I was trying so damn much to get it to work, I think I must have messed up something)..
[Honor Magic V2] defpat:
I tried it when i received the phone a month ago and and had that security issue and the procedure stopped.

Last monday tried it again and it worked(Belgian phone number). But when you log in the whole site is in chinese and you have to push the agree button. You can use google lens installed on another phone to translate the chinese page towards any language. Afterwards you can couple an e-mail to your honor ID. Suprisingly the confirmation mail with a verification code was in dutch.
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well, I received the next update 7.2.0.119(SP71C00E118R5P6) , but it was only a small update improving call audio quality and Bluetooth Connection stability fixes. No update regarding the GMS
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Yes, I got it to. I think they mean the update with the next security patch.

We will see what’s happened the next week😳
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
any aussies able to advise here?

i use Telechoice and no luck with MMS, i have reset apps, and reset the phone to no avail
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well, due to the lack of information (and due to the fact that I do not live in Austria):

Did you check that the APN settings are all correct?
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
Thanks for the comment, I am in Australia and not Austria.

And yes I have checked APN settings with my carrier.

I was wanting to check from other Australians without beta Rom if they had issues or not.

Wonda have suggested for me to send phone back, but I'd like to know from others first.

Thanks
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Have you tried a sim from another carrier? Just to check?
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
Not yet, my wife same carrier so need to ask a friend
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well,

sorry for that ... Aussie is over here more connected to Austria ... so it was not my intention to insult you.

However, I want to point out one thing:

In the past providers always created two APNs: one for the internet connection and one for the mms stuff. However, with some providers it does help to just take over the mms proxy settings in the internet APN as well and delete the mms APN configuration.

If I am not mistaken I read some posts from users using Telechoice that did exactly this on there smartphones and had success. Maybe you could try this as well.
[Honor Magic V2] Thealshear:
I think they are prepping something, just got another update that's like 60mb
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
All good man. Didn't know that was the name for Austrians.

Beautiful place, I loved going down the Rhine white water rafting

I've checked settings with telco and wonda

Have to try another sim to be sure.

Then I might have to send the phone back
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
I'm in beta group today two upgrade
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
just received early morning the second big update over the GMS Beta one.

The OTA is only one, and it implements two main new features and system patches...
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well those are basically the improvements that they already put on the normal Chinese firmware without the GMS support.

That is basically a bad sign as it means that keep the beta gms and the normal Chinese firmware separated.

Otherwise they could have migrated both streams into one stream.

Which makes me a little bit angry as there is no possibiltity to join the beta group and I am stuck without Google services......
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Whilst the beta is in play, they would likely have to keep both development streams separate anyhow, as patches to the normal firmware code tree would need to be reapplied to the gms beta code tree. Its possible that if the gms beta were completely isolated functionality, that they could just apply it each time on top of the normal firmware, but this is unlikely as the gms beta affects quite a few areas of the OS and interface.

I would say this is actually encouraging, or at least not indicative, as if Honor are intending to release the gms beta to all Chinese rom users eventually, then they just switch to the gms beta code tree and that becomes the "normal" code base for everyone, with the current normal discarded.
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
So still no Android Auto?
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
No android Auto. Autroid auto to work need any lib and files installed in the system directory. I don't see this file.
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Android auto is/can be installed but doesn't work. This is why:

How to enable Android Auto on Xiaomi MIUI Chinese ROM [Magisk] - AndroPlus

I created a Magisk module that solves the problem of not being able to use Android Auto with MIUI Chinese ROMs, etc. Need Android Auto app in /system

androplus.org

Because the Honor firmware has a locked bootloader and therefore cannot be rooted, it is not possible to put the AndroidAutoStub there ourselves. It has to be put there by Honor. So next time someone is providing feedback or lobbying for something wiht Honor support, perhaps ask if this can be done?
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
Surely the Honor global rom will feature Android Auto? Isnt it in the global rom beta?
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
I might have missed something, but I'm not aware that there is a "public" Global ROM beta, as there is no Global ROM hardware yet. It is due Q1 2024 I believe.

There is a GMS beta for the Chinese ROM, which doesn't make it a Global ROM. It is still a Chinese ROM, with GMS, but currently missing some features, such as Android Auto, some smart watch compatibility, customization of launchers, etc.

Now, it might be the Chinese ROM with GMS beta is a test bed for the Global ROM - but it's not the full Global ROM.
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
Thanks for the clarification. A potensial launch March 31st in 2024 is a huge mistake by Honor. Why let the competition catch up? 🤷‍♂️
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Yes, you missed it indeed. During the past 4 weeks Honor was announcing that they would start a beta test in countries such as Spain, Germany and the UK starting on 25th of October and offering 5(!) persons in each country to test the smartphone with the global firmware.

I applied for the test, but it seems that unfortunately I have not been selected.

It will be interesting if somebody will report the experience with that.
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Ah yes, I signed up for that as well. Though the point was that there hasn't been any Global ROM or hardware released "yet" (so we can't yet know the answer to OPs question if Android Auto is working in it or not). There might be soon for this beta test - though the entry period only closed a week ago.
[Honor Magic V2] compughtec:
Hi, has anyone managed to find a workaround for Google Pay not working on the V2?
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
No. Factory installed GMS is the only way to fix this. Third party ROM could be a solution, but Honor doesn't allow it.
[Honor Magic V2] hiraan:
Did you guys try the googelifier method to install google framework on HMV2?
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Googlefier only works with Huawei devices (based on EMUI). It does not work on Honor MagicOS at all and besides that it is blocked.

There is an alternativ that is called MicroG Framework ... to a certain extent it substitutes GMS and it can be used on HMV2 (at least I have a set of instructions that work), but it currently only provides a certain subset of GMS and not everything.
[Honor Magic V2] defpat:
Is google pay or an alternative working? Do apps that need maps library work? i have maps working through Gspace but ads are annoying and i have to log in almost every time. For some reason maps won't work through Gbox (start up and hangs)
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
You ever get around to making that video? I would really like to see what all works.
[Honor Magic V2] Fish_from_96:
Hi, I'm sorry I was too lazy haha. In the end I sold my Honor and kept the Pixel. Hardware wise I really loved the Honor, but the Pixel software is just on another level. Besides that I don't really miss the folding formfactor. Honors software isn't bad, but it requires a lot of work to set it up correctly.
[Honor Magic V2] btagomes:
Hi,

I've bought the Honor Magic V2 and applyed for the GMS Beta. Is not a global rom and some features just don't work. Anyway... Have anyone noticed the option for OEM unlock activation under developer options???

Sorry, my language is set for Portuguese.

Does this means that there is a chance to flash global rom to the chinese phone?
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
No, not really. With the latest ROM on my Honor Magic V2 directly below "Ativiar register espiao HCI de Bluetooth" follows "Services em execucao" ..... so interesting to see ... which firmware version do you have?
[Honor Magic V2] btagomes:
I've had some hard time to get the first beta update and the next ones, the costumer suport is really hard to deal with, they only speak chinese and they have a lot of criteria to just start helping, in my case just because i don't have a chinese phone number they were allways postponing assistance and closing the chat.
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Hi, I have not the Beta and I don’t have the point OEM Unlock. Where in the developer options is this??
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well that explains it .... this is the GMS Beta ROM Version (CHN in front of the C00E1 indicates that)
[Honor Magic V2] btagomes:
Right.

The developer options you get under the "system and update" menu after you taping several times the "compilation number" under the "about phone" menu.
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
I know that, but on my cn rom is no oem point
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
I don’t understand why nobody can,t make a copy of his Rom-Partition with the Gms beta inside. Is this so difficult to make it? There are some codes to bring it as a firmware on the phone. Can anyone explain me??
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well, there are basically two reasons:

1. As the boot loader is locked nobody will be able to acess the smartphone in a way to "download" the ROM

2. The way to do an offline update requires either

a) enabling local update in the "system update menu" (this has been disabled by Honor)

b) having a so-called "service firmware" (basically three files combined to a special .app package)

-> this could be installed by usb stick and the use of service menu accessible by GSM code in the

phone app.

And here comes the catch:

Unlike Huawei Honor does not "openly" describe on how to find those firmware files. You need to rely on somebody who knows how access to the hihonorcdn Servers is organized and which files exactly to download.

For example the download of one of the preloaders (boot rom) for the VER-AN10 can be found here:

http://update.hihonorcdn.com/TDS/data/bl/files/v224531/f1/full/filelist.xml

(replace filelist.xml by update_preload_VER-AN10_all_cn_R5.zip to download the file)

And there are certain "rest apis" with which you can "ask" the server to give you feedback on what files are available for your server. However, I am not an expert on that and can not state on how to do it.

So unless some nice Chinese guy from Honor does give us a hint or they deploy the gms firmware on the general stream as well, we are pretty much out of options.
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Ah ok, I understand now what ist the problem. Many many thanks for explain me that.
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
Has anyone put a glass screen protector on the outer screen?
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Yes I did. But don’t do that. You got edges than. Better use (Folie) I don’t know the word in English.
[Honor Magic V2] Thealshear:
Anyone knows where to get a replacement inner screen protector I damaged mines
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Amazon😉
[Honor Magic V2] Thealshear:
So no danger in removing and replacing the internal screen protector
[Honor Magic V2] btagomes:
I have used a 3d glass screen protection and it was perfect, but then i received the "custodia" case that have an integrated glass protector and i had to take the first glass screen protector off.

I've tested a "privacy" film and it was ok.

Screen protector: https://amzn.eu/d/99FdYJU

Privacy film: https://amzn.eu/d/fqulX3j

Hard Case: https://amzn.eu/d/bURV3Lr
[Honor Magic V2] freekick84:
So my phone does not get notifications on time. They are delayed for hours or a day. I event sent it back to Wonda mobile to fix the settings and they said it was fixed but I still don't get them. Outlook notifications I have to go in the app and refresh. Wonda tried all the typical stuff. Anyone with this problem? I have the latest update.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
You need to install wear os from Huawei or honor appstore first.
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
It's because you don't have factory installed GMS. All apps that use Google Services for messaging, i.e. sending app notifications, will work slowly or not at all.
[Honor Magic V2] Omgitsdenis:
did you get it to work?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Yes, after installing the china wear os first, and then from playstore, all worked as normal
[Honor Magic V2] Omgitsdenis:
Which watch did you use?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Ticwatch pro 3 ultra
[Honor Magic V2] Omgitsdenis:
Thanks!
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
Hi all. Had anyone received the October security patch as of yet?

Also, did anyone know how to get to the bootloader, in order to clear the cache on the device?

And third, I know on the samsung devices, in the developer options, there's a "force dark" option for all of the apps. Is there a similar option somewhere in the v2?

Thanks in advanced folks!
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
My latest update was last week .119 with September update....
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Something new with my V2... WhatsApp notifications, don't work anymore. Whatever settings, older version, literally anything, and no luck.

And before yesterday, worked just normally.

Anyone? Solution? So frustrating....

V2 with GMS
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
Just curious, if you've heard anything else on the update?
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
Same here.. I saw on Facebook that the Vs was getting the October security patch, so just was curious if anyone has received October..
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Something I posted, since a few days, my WhatsApp notifications don't work anymore. Badge is showing, but that's it. Tried all settings, reinstall, older version, but... Nothing.

What about your phone? Same?

V2 with gms
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
Since you don't have factory gms you don't have Google services messaging. So no messages from WhatsApp and a long list of other apps.
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Erm, don't think this is correct as he has the GMS beta. So do I and I get notifications just fine from Whatsapp (and other apps), though on the odd occasion some are delayed until I wakeup the screen.
[Honor Magic V2] iBotn3K:
Is anyone else having problems with notifications only with WhatsApp? I have the beta version that Google services has, I already did a factory reset and the only thing I can't get are the notifications of the WhatsApp
[Honor Magic V2] MatroxD:
No, this was posted by the group, abs was in Chinese.. And I do not use what's app, so not sure honestly..
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Hi there, so a factory reset didn't work?

Saves me the hustle....

Weirdly enough, I did receive notifications, all in time, just day before yesterday, that stopped working. Maybe software related, as I also got the .119 update around that time...
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Hi, are you also having the V2, GMS ?And running the update .119 with September security?
[Honor Magic V2] cyan4:
I also have the same issues...no notification from whatsapp....have to open time after time to see the messages
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Same problem here. V2 with GMS. Everything worked perfectly and two days ago WhatsApp notifications stopped working. I only see the badge and on my watch it just receives the vibration but nothing appears on the watch screen.

I tried all the possible settings. Guess it's something related to the update or to some other issue which is impossible to understand.
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Moreover it is related only to WhatsApp. Other messaging applications notifications work fine. Even Google apps like Gmail or others...signal, Instagram, chrome. I receive notifications. The problem is only WhatsApp... which is annoying because it's the main used app for everyone, I think.

Any ideas?? Maybe someone could try to reach out the Honor Service and ask for a patch or similar?
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Do you think that at some point it will be possible or can it also happen that it's not for the Chinese model?
[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
not true i currently have my galaxy watch 5 pro paired and working on my honor magic v2
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Now I'm confused. I've read several times that it doesn't work with Google Wear smartwatches. Did you set something specific or how does it work?