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[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
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
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
THX, sounds great. Only that the APK is from 2021, but i will try.
[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
the app updates itself at the initial setup anyways so you will be running latest version once its all setup
[Honor Magic V2] Red'N'White:
Must be just Honor phones and Huawei you can do this son then. Won't work with Chinese vivo or Xiaomi for example. Let us know if it works for you darzy88
[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
i used this method on all my vivo foldables aswell and on my honor magic v2 i cant say for xiaomi as i havent owned 1 before
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Perfect, maybe i will today my chinese Magic V2.

Do you have a Honor Id? For what is the ID necessary?
[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
i didnt need any honor id to install the app as you are sideloading the app anyways
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Do you know, for what the ID is necessary?
[Honor Magic V2] darzy88:
the honor id is more for a way of syncing up your contacts and notes and such for example if you had a previous honor phone you could sign in with this account and it would sync contacts and such from previous honor phone
[Honor Magic V2] jordicf01:
Have you tried to pay with your watch 5, with NFC? If yes, what app? Thanks!
[Honor Magic V2] gpx:
Did anyone get the tested software with GMS on V2 outside china? I managed to apply too using the link in honor app without phone number but so far nothing.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Right now the biggest thing is with an honor Id you can sign up for the gms beta. I don't know if you can use a foreign phone number though
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
If anyone from honor reads this thread: if it's possible to get into the beta with a us phone number (or no phone number) i will buy one promptly
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
And why it doesn‘t work? A Chinese phonenumber is necessary? Maybe a random chinese number?
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
If you have an honor id already, that's one thing. I don't and the sign up asks for a (supported) country and phone number. And serial number.

I assume it will text you for verification. I suppose it's poosible to use a temp sms number to sign up, but I'm still waiting for someone with a non supported phone number to be given access to the beta.
[Honor Magic V2] gpx:
I have a chinese honor id but not registered with a chinese phone number. Tried to apply for beta software again but application could not be submitted this time without chinese phone number. Maybe if we use a virtual chinese number with sms function can be done. Does anybody know any way how to use a virtual number without sim?
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
shame it's so complicated. I'm thinking about whether it will be the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 for me. but I actually like the design of the Magic V2 better.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Oh.. ok... Guess it's software related.

I already tried all I can, with settings, turn gms on/off, reinstall by apk, older versions, No luck. As also tried older versions of WhatsApp, it must be the software of honor....
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
I had a chat with honor, in Chinese....

The complaint was forwarded and I'd supposed to get a reply within 24 hours... Will post updates if I get a reply... (Emphasis on IF)
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
That would be great. I had the phone already with GMS installed so I am not able to create a Chinese account to write them directly. Please keep us posted IF honor gives us a solution :-(
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Same here on my Huawei watch ultimate. Only one vibration, but nothing more
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Will do. The phone is absolutely perfect. Best so far.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Dam..n now just noticed that the same goes for Outlook. No notifications also... Pffff anyone else also same issue?
[Honor Magic V2] Stebal60:
I'm in Italy.Same problem (V2 GMS last firmware) It has always worked fine without problem.Today I noticed notifications with whatsApp and email stopped working
[Honor Magic V2] cyan4:
Do keep us updated. Thanks alot
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Gorgeous phone. Best ever. I hope they will fix it soon!
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Again chatted them, as for me the same happening to Outlook. Also no notifications anymore. It was forwarded... I'll keep you updated
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Odd, I'm on GMS beta, 119 firmware and still getting notifications for Teams, Outlook and Whatsapp. By notifications I'm assuming you mean the message summary in the notification area when you swipe down from the top on the left?

I assume you guys have Battery Optimization set to Not Allowed, App Launch set to Manage Manually, for all the apps you want to get notifications from? Also have notifications set to Wake Screen, and have Always On Display on?
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
I never had to set any particular settings for notifications to work. They just worked out of the box, with the screen waking up for any new notifications with popups like any regular phone. But even with your suggestions it doesn't change a bit. It's just a matter of software probably.
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Is it 119 patch01? What versione of WhatsApp you have?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Gonna try that always on and wake up screen. Didn't need that before.

Thx for the post
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
See attached.
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Also, I assume you have notifications set to List and don't have What's app messages set as Gentle Notifications? See attached.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Tried... Still no luck...
[Honor Magic V2] olimpxxx:
For those who have problems with notifications, you need to uninstall the Honor Push application update or disable it via adb.
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
That did the trick!!
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
That might be it, I uninstalled a bunch of Honor apps at the start - I can't find Honor Push when I search for it.
[Honor Magic V2] cyan4:
Have set all these previously but still no WhatsApp notifications

Even WhatsApp call requires me to open the app to answer
[Honor Magic V2] cyan4:
Just uninstalled updates....and it works!!
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
Oh have to look in Apps! You kann search for it and then on the three points get back to stock version. This help for all the failure
[Honor Magic V2] cyan4:
Thanks for this
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Thanks, found it, so I still have it, and the 3 dots would allow me to uninstall the updates, but oddly it isn't affecting my notifications, so leaving it alone for now.
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
So on me everything works fine again. So we have to wait for the next update maybe with GMS
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Wow... What and how?? 3 dots??? Where??? What update to uninstall?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Yes!!!! Uninstall the honor push updats, and all works again !!!!! Perfect!!!

Thank you !!!!!
[Honor Magic V2] olimpxxx:
there's just one problem. Honor push app updates itself after a while. so I just disabled it. So far everything is working great.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Perfect!!! Works !!!
[Honor Magic V2] wolfgart:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1721148540691403217
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
This is awesome!! I already have GMS but for those who do not this is an incredible news. You just need to sign up. Open the tweet and follow instructions:-)
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
Does it work without a Chinese phone number?

And with this version, does Android auto work? Wear OS? Wear pay?
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Just try it. Open the link and follow the simple requests, which is Serial number and OS version and model type. I already have GMS so I cannot sign up, bit it looks very smooth. I don't think it requires a Chinese phone
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
About Magic OS 8 who knows. Maybe everything will work. I use Google Wallet and it works just fine. All my Italian bank apps works. Everything works. I don't know about Samsung Watch because I own a Huawei GT3 which works flawlessly.
[Honor Magic V2] Honorist:
You need a Chinese Number😢
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
I won't buy the phone unless I know it works with android auto and wear pay so.. I don't have a valid imei number to test with.
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
That's crappy 😔
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Good luck then :-)
[Honor Magic V2] draegr:
I submitted my response.

Answer 1: Magic V2

Answer 2: 7.2.0.119

Answer 3: Enter *#06# on your phone and call it. Enter the SN number.

Answer 4: Is your number. I have a Chinese number but it does not show up as mandatory, so should be good to not enter.

The response from the application is that the update will be pushed in 3 business days.
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
That's why I suggest just to try it. It is worth it and maybe a non-chinese number will work. Just try!
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Include system apps, and you'll see
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Did so, and indeed, saying within 3 days
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
You still want it, as it the phone rely on gms and not on hms , as far as I understand. And also, when filling out the form, you have to choose, either your phone is with update .119 and with or without Google play
[Honor Magic V2] iBotn3K:
Thanks to the user for temporarily solving the problem with WhatsApp notifications, uninstalling honor push app updates worked
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
No phone number required
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
My mistake, doesn't ask that, it's what update you have, or still need to update to .119 in order to get the Google play update....
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
So are we assuming right now that this update effectively just gives the GMS beta to anyone who doesn't have it already, so if you already have it you don't need to do this?

Then when Magic 8 is releaed, it will include GMS baked in instead of HMS for everyone, which is potentially a fuller version of GMS than the GMS beta is?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
I don't know, I already have the GMS, still could sign up for this. Guess will know if any difference in the next 3 days. Will post when I got it.
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
Could someone suggest me a good case that doesn't increase the thickness too much. The original one has the standing protrusion which annoys me
[Honor Magic V2] preciesmark:
Hi, I got my Honor Magic V2 up and running with Google services. Now I want to install an eSIM but apparently I am not able to. When setting up the device I should have had selected somewhere eSIM? Anybody suggestions how to re-activate maybe?
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
I usually just go for a carbon fibre one. It provides scuff and scratch protection, though only limited drop protecton - but it's usually the right compromise for me between naked or armored. It adds very little bulk to the phone.

Though to be honest - you get half of this in the box anyway, so you might be after something else? This one doesn't have the stand, so might be okay if you like the orginal but just don't like the stand?

I bought it because I wanted the front part - but I actually like the stand as I use it sort of like a pop socket on occasion to hold it.

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[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Chinese phones don't usually support esim. If you see pages back in the thread there was a discussion about it. The Honor Magic V2 chinese edition (the only one released so far), only supports dual physical sim. The Global version might have one physical and one esim, but we won't know until it is released.

However, I got one of the esim.me sim cards that converts a physical sim slot into a esim. There are a few quirks with it, but apparently otherwise works well, though not tested mine in anger yet.

My (almost) first year of use of eSIM.me

Last February I wrote an article about eSIMs, and the way this is taking over the cellular world despite the fact that there are some operators that are not always happy with it. In that article I mentioned a trick for people that don't have a eSIM enabled phone: eSIM.

www.linkedin.com
[Honor Magic V2] pepe2345:
Hi,

For those who own the Magic v2, is the max. screen brightness (in manual mode) better or worse than the Z fold 5? I tested the Oneplus open a while ago and it was really poor, like 500 nits.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
I already have GMS, still signed up, and got accepted... As what's after .119?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Carbon... Thinnest possible... AliExpress
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
That states you need to update to .119 in order to get the gms. So if you already are on .119 select the other. (Above)
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
No need for a number. Isn't mandatory
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Hi together,

The time has come.

everyone can now finally receive GMS. Simply fill out the link and you should receive the update within 3 days.

https://retail.hihonor.com/dist/questionnaire/?questionnaireId=654360654d28531f2acef343#/app-index
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
The Chinese version does have two physical SIM card slots, but it does not support an eSIM. This is with most Chinese smartphones the case. eSIM is only popular in Japan, America and Europa, but not in China.

So there are two possibilities:

1. Buy from www.esim.me a physical SIM card which is supporting to put eSIMs on that physical card

2. Wait for the (slight) chance that one day a global firmware will be available that you can somehow apply to the Chinese version (as generally spoken the Qualcomm solution does support eSIMs by hardware -> it is just not enabled in the Chinese version).
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
For the gms, there's a video on how to get it ,
[Honor Magic V2] frostywinter:
I have just applied for GMS from the link in the video above - great news..

I wonder if it is best to remove all the GBox apps before receiving the GMS update?

Perhaps even best to go back to original factory reset and wait for the update?

Any thoughts on this?

Cheers - Frosty (Australia)
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Well, why not simply go to the update, click on the three dots (...) in the upper right, select "device settings" and disable the points "over-night update" and "automated download by WLAN"?

So you do not need to remove your apps, but can just wait for the update availability.

Then (after the update is available) I would do the update and AFTER the update do a factory reset to have clear start setting with the latest ROM.

This way you can decide on when to do the installation.
[Honor Magic V2] Allografter:
Can someone clarify whether nova launcher works with this new GMS pushout? It's the only thing stopping from buying the Chinese ROM version and waiting for the international one.

I've had yes and no, so would appreciate whether this new update changes things?

Cheers everyone!
[Honor Magic V2] btagomes:
It does not work, matter of fact, this honor phone won't allow any other laucher AFAIK
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Yes, so far true. But there is one way you can still achieve it:

1. download a program called "setedit"

2. edit a key in the registry (one of the tables)

3. disable by use of the add command the Honor launcher application

What happens then is basically that due to the missing honor launcher the registry table entry for the launcher gets read and starts the alternative launcher.

A bit drastic, but it works. Would have to look up the exact details though.

As I myself activated drawers in the honor launcher and am kind of satisfied, I did not use it for a long time.
[Honor Magic V2] frostywinter:
Does Android Auto work once GMS software is installed?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
I didn't reset, all ok. Just like any other update
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Just a clarification. It keeps updating automatically and I have to terminate the process and delete the updates of Honor Push every now and then. Is there a way to permanently disable it o remove it, maybe via adb?
[Honor Magic V2] olimpxxx:
I said before, the app updates itself. so I disabled it via adb. Package name com.hihonor.android.pushagent.
[Honor Magic V2] btagomes:
I disabled data usage (wifi and gsm) for the honor push app and force stoped all the honor apps related with push and none updated since yesterday... I'm receiving the notifications without issues
[Honor Magic V2] olimpxxx:
I also disabled the application's access to the network, but it was still updated
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
Update to my request for GMS:

Right now I received the update. So it did not take 3 days, but only 1 .... hooray!
[Honor Magic V2] BinloUK:
Wow, thats great news

Did you add a phone number, how many digits did you add and was there any + added for country code, as any number I put in says invalid format. I am in UK, where are you?
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
Same here, I'm installing mines now!
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
I am located in Germany and I did NOT put any phone number. Model, firmware and serial number were sufficient.

However, I do now have Google Service, but struggle to install the Google Play Store. Google Playstore by default is not installed.
[Honor Magic V2] draegr:
I've got it installed. Got Google Playstore of APKMirror based on the recommendation from Android Authority.
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Get it as apk from pureapk
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
When you have time can you serach this string for us? I searched and found nothing
[Honor Magic V2] ebrahim.popat:
any UI changes?
[Honor Magic V2] defpat:
Also installing .for those with installation problems Did you applied the 2 updates?
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
no its all pretty much the same just with google services now
[Honor Magic V2] freekick84:
Did you wait the whole 24 hrs or was it less than that? I just applied and am quite impatient haha
[Honor Magic V2] sascha.zindel:
I requested it yesterday evening (09:00PM) and received it today at 02:00PM. So it was less than a day actually. But I suppose due to the different time zone I had the luck that they just started working (was more or less 08:00am in their time).
[Honor Magic V2] suktuck:
hello, new here. can i check if this phone has setting ->location ->wifi and bluetooth scanning , emergency location service and google location accuracy setting? thank you
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
https://retail.hihonor.com/dist/questionnaire/?questionnaireId=654360654d28531f2acef343#/app-index

Woohoo

Registered yesterday

Download today
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
To all the people who just updated with GMS: what is now the version number of the OS?
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Thank you. I have the same but with written "patch01" at the end
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
yep that's what i had before i revived the update this morning
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
So you had already GMS installed and you signed up at the link the same, receiving that new version?
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
no i didnt have GMS
[Honor Magic V2] p.bresciani:
Awww ok I see. I have GMS but I was wondering if the new version was somehow new also for those who already had GMS
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
I have gms, could sign up anyway, but as expected I don't get any update...
[Honor Magic V2] thklinge:
Android Auto with the new gms version?
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
you can install it but its still not working, i get an error saying it needs to be built into the OS
[Honor Magic V2] posydon1:
Yep! Same thing i said.
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
Does anyone have a tip, where to find a thin case for the front that fits to the included carbon backcover?
[Honor Magic V2] schlockmaster:
I bought my Honor Magic V2 from China and live in Canada. I filled in the form. Will it work with my Canadian Phone Number? I entered the Serial Number and my Canadian Number.
[Honor Magic V2] fireedo:
yes it will work and you dont have to enter your phone number just your phone S/N (Serial Number)
[Honor Magic V2] MoBo_the_Hobo:
Yep truly unfortunate. Because somebody said AAuto works, I just ordered mine from Wonda yesterday. Maybe if we are lucky, Honor will run one OS for China and Global.
[Honor Magic V2] suktuck:
quick check.

this phone has setting ->location ->wifi and bluetooth scanning , emergency location service and google location accuracy?
[Honor Magic V2] marbo2k9:
That would be brilliant, but I think it's very unrealistic. Manual flashing of the global ROM will also not be possible because Honor doesn't allow it.
[Honor Magic V2] ChodTheWacko:
Someone who received the GMS beta on the Honor magic 5 said you they needed to do a full reset after getting the beta in order for AA to work. I don't know if that's true or not, but it's worth a try ........
[Honor Magic V2] cyan4:
Anyone has issue with getting their USB debugging to work?

I have enabled the option under developer settings but when connected to my PC with a USB, ADB cannot detect my device.
[Honor Magic V2] olimpxxx:
you should install honor suite
[Honor Magic V2] raimondomartire:
You must install honorsuite before
[Honor Magic V2] BinloUK:
Anyone seen this, looks like Magic OS8 will include GMS services built in ....

Honor launched its MagicOS 7 interface almost a year ago and now the maker is readying a successor with the upcoming MagicOS 8 release. A new post on the Honor community forum in China confirms that Honor will start closed beta testing MagicOS 8 for Magic5 series and Magic V2 owners. The interesting bit is that the beta will include support for Google Play services.

Honor confirms MagicOS 8 beta testing starts later this month

The initial closed beta rollout will be limited to China. Honor launched its MagicOS 7 interface almost a year ago and now the maker is readying a...

www.gsmarena.com

Im actually waiting for my Oneplus Open to be delivered here in the UK, but I wonder if I should cancel and get the V2 instead, as I am sure they will add more features in this release and also better multi-tasking features too?
[Honor Magic V2] paterscomp:
Using ADBAppControl, with latest update, can be used to deactivate honor.push and indeed, all working perfectly again. Thanks for that advice.
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
hey mate, i am trying to manage my phone with intune, phone is registered, but no google play is installed in the work apps - all works ok on other phones, any ideas how to get the play store installed under work profile?
[Honor Magic V2] conceptgate:
Not done it, but perhaps this helps?

Add and assign Managed Google Play apps to Android Enterprise devices - Microsoft Intune

Understand how to synchronize and assign apps to Android Enterprise devices from the Managed Google Play store.

learn.microsoft.com
[Honor Magic V2] gemidriver:
we already have intune setup and working, just that the magic v2 is acting different for some reason

all good, i'll continue working on it