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Using galaxy watch with nob Samsung phone

I am planning to buy a new phone, pocophone f1 is an option, but I don't know if the galaxy watch will work properly with it. Any one has experience with pairing it to pocophone or other non Samsung phones? Thanks.

Mine is paired to an Honor 8 Pro. It paired right out of the box with no problems. Works much better than my old Moto 360 2nd Gen. I don't have Samsung Pay but I don't care about that.

Mister-B said:
Mine is paired to an Honor 8 Pro. It paired right out of the box with no problems. Works much better than my old Moto 360 2nd Gen. I don't have Samsung Pay but I don't care about that.
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What about recieving notifications on the watch and downloading applications from galaxy store from your phone?

MHH76 said:
What about recieving notifications on the watch and downloading applications from galaxy store from your phone?
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I used my former S3 with a former Honor 8 and had no problem with notifications or downloading apps from Galaxy store. I wouldn't expect problems with the Galaxy.

Has anyone had their watch receive calls and your phone never rings and then when you turn your watch off phone calls go right to voicemail?

MHH76 said:
What about recieving notifications on the watch and downloading applications from galaxy store from your phone?
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No problems whatsoever.

I have had NO issues with the watch and my Oneplus 5T.

MHH76 said:
I am planning to buy a new phone, pocophone f1 is an option, but I don't know if the galaxy watch will work properly with it. Any one has experience with pairing it to pocophone or other non Samsung phones? Thanks.
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If phone is not rooted, bootloader locked, and so play store device status is certified :
You can download and install galaxy gear app, from which you'll be able to pair and manage the galaxy watch.
It's what i done on my oneplus 5 : unrooted, re-locked. Everything works. As a non samsung phone owner, the only things that do not are :
- samsung pay
- integrated tizen email app

Or you can download the apk from apkmirror and use it with root. That's what I'm doing now. Samsung pay may or may not work, I don't use it so I don't know.
You need Samsung accessory service, the galaxy gear plugin and the galaxy wearble app. Mine works flawlessly with a custom ROM with xposed, rooted.

davtse said:
Or you can download the apk from apkmirror and use it with root. That's what I'm doing now. Samsung pay may or may not work, I don't use it so I don't know.
You need Samsung accessory service, the galaxy gear plugin and the galaxy wearble app. Mine works flawlessly with a custom ROM with xposed, rooted.
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Can you download them without rooting, or must I root the phone?

You can do it without root but you need to enable the install from unknown sources option

they have a modded Samsung store to stop that root check they have magisk mods to hide root

I can confirm that this works on non-samsung devices. I get everything pushed to my watch from my phone as long as I have the notification for the app enabled at the time. The only issues I see with the Samsung Pay is if you don't have the app installed on your phone due to the fact that it uses NFC to make the transaction now so as long as your phone supports NFC you can use Samsung Pay as well. If not then you can use the ported version of Google Pay, but I wouldn't personally recommended due to the fact that it is ran by a third-party developer. As for root, I have not seen an issue or been lock out of anything in the watch due to being rooted so I can't confirm nor deny if it is fully root functional.

Rooted pixel 2 xl and everything works as it should.

New Firmware Release for Galaxy Watch Active2 - SM-R825U

Samsung released Firmware Update R825USQU1BTH9/R825UOYN1BTH9 for the Galaxy Watch Active 2 (SM-R825U) (on 9/23/20)
One UI Watch Version 2.0
Tizen Version 5.5.0.1
ECG, etc. !
Build Number : R825USQU1BTH9 Tizen version : Tizen 5.5.0.1 Release Date : 2020-09-23
• Advanced Running Analysis : Giving you the insights you need to improve your running form.
• VO2max : Check the maximum amount of oxygen you utilize during exercise to improve your endurance.
• Added the new Samsung Health Monitor App for ECG Measurements.
(※ Available on Galaxy smartphones with Android 7.0 and later.)
• Detect falls : Watch can send out SOS call and messages to emergency contact when a hard fall is detected.
• Enhanced Notification : Upon receiving a message notification, a chat window appears and can also view images.
• AR Emoji/Bitmoji : Send AR Emoji and Bitmoji through the watch.
• Capture : Supports scroll capture feature that automatically sends the screen-capture image to the phone.
Samsung released Firmware Update R825USQU1ATH1 for the Galaxy Watch Active2 (SM-R825U) on 9/02/20
Change Log Indicates:
· Improved system reliability
Samsung released Firmware Update R825USQU1ATF2 for the Galaxy Watch Active2 (SM-R825U) on 7/24/20
edit: I finally got the ATF2 update on my Unlocked SM-R825U on 9/24/20. After that update, the 9/23/20 R825USQU1BTH9Tizen Update Downloaded.
Samsung Unlocked Version: https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-R825U/XAR/doc.html
AT&T Version: https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-R825U/ATT/doc.html
· Device stability improvements, bug fixes.
· New and / or enhanced features.
· Further improvements to performance
Samsung's description is lacking
Does anyone have further insight to any of the updates above?

I received this too... very vague. Anyone?

I just updated and now my numbersync doesn't work. It's as if it turned it off but watch says it's on.
Ughh. .
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LuvrGirl said:
I just updated and now my numbersync doesn't work. It's as if it turned it off but watch says it's on.
Ughh. .
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Same here. Watch updated and now numbersync isn't working and when I try to get a numbersync code, it always fails saying "Numbersync is currently unavailable."

Hi, where do you guys live? Where is this update released? Nothing here in Sweden

yeah
Arzo001 said:
Hi, where do you guys live? Where is this update released? Nothing here in Sweden
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nothin in norway either, we'll probably be getting it a few months after the rest of the world gets it, as always. :good:
that's why I switched to apple.
still love my active 2 though
peace

LuvrGirl said:
I just updated and now my numbersync doesn't work. It's as if it turned it off but watch says it's on.
Ughh. .
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So last night I tried doing a reset on my active 2 watch to see if that would help. The Numbersync option in the watch no longer showed it was on so I tried turning it on but I would get an error message saying "Mobile network unavailable". Tested it out by calling myself and sending myself a text from another phone and nothing was received on the watch. So watch only worked independently using it's own phone number.
Here's the weird thing now... this morning I wake up and started receiving calls and text messages and they started showing up on my watch! So I go into the watch menu for numbersync and it looks as if it's not turned on but somehow it's synced with my phone?
So currently it's working as if it's synced. So now I'm wondering if I should even go thru the menu option to enable numbersync even though it's working as if it's enabled?
Edit: watch receives calls and messages but because it's connected via bluetooth to my phone. Once disconnected from bluetooth the watch just works independently. Still getting same error message of "Mobile network unavailable" everytime I go into the watch menu and try to get a sync code.

rmcomer said:
Same here. Watch updated and now numbersync isn't working and when I try to get a numbersync code, it always fails saying "Numbersync is currently unavailable."
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I'm having the same issue. Has anyone found a fix for this yet?

ssnssmom said:
I'm having the same issue. Has anyone found a fix for this yet?
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No fix that I know of. I did several resets and went thru 2 esim changes all at the AT&T store and nothing worked. The watch has no internet connection after this last update. Phone calls work but no internet. Test it by disconnecting Bluetooth and using it standalone. You should be able to get into the Galaxy Store or update Weather and nothing works because there's no mobile data.
I ended up having to file a warranty claim thru Samsung and my watch is in route right now to Samsung.
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Same problem!
rmcomer said:
Same here. Watch updated and now numbersync isn't working and when I try to get a numbersync code, it always fails saying "Numbersync is currently unavailable."
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I have also experienced extremely long wait times for support, and usually just hang up now. I was told AT&T was aware of the problem and say it has to do with an update from Samsung and a new update from Samsung will be needed to solve the problem. I hope we can learn more!

LuvrGirl said:
No fix that I know of. I did several resets and went thru 2 esim changes all at the AT&T store and nothing worked. The watch has no internet connection after this last update. Phone calls work but no internet. Test it by disconnecting Bluetooth and using it standalone. You should be able to get into the Galaxy Store or update Weather and nothing works because there's no mobile data.
I ended up having to file a warranty claim thru Samsung and my watch is in route right now to Samsung.
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Update:
So apparently my watch is in route back to me. Samsung repair ticket indicates the solution was "REPLACED PBA".
I don't know what PBA stands for. However, I could have sworn it was due to the recent software update since a lot of other people are having the same issue.
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Call from AT&T Tech Support
LuvrGirl said:
Update:
So apparently my watch is in route back to me. Samsung repair ticket indicates the solution was "REPLACED PBA".
I don't know what PBA stands for. However, I could have sworn it was due to the recent software update since a lot of other people are having the same issue.
Sent from my AT&T Samsung Note8 [SM-N950U] using Tapatalk
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I received a call today and learned that AT&T was working on some "profile problems" in their NumberSync program that many are experiencing (such as those in this thread). The person called to verify my login name. Before the call, I did update the Galaxy Wear App (that I was told earlier should solve the problem), but that made no difference. I was also told that I would receive a return call in 24 to 48 hours when they had fixed the problem and they would help me connect to NumberSync. I am glad they escalated my ticket a few days ago; hopefully that means I am in the queue of known people with problems to have the problem fixed (if that is the problem and there is a fix). There must be hundreds or thousands with the same problem for them to give some attention to it????

LuvrGirl said:
Update:
So apparently my watch is in route back to me. Samsung repair ticket indicates the solution was "REPLACED PBA".
I don't know what PBA stands for. However, I could have sworn it was due to the recent software update since a lot of other people are having the same issue.
Sent from my AT&T Samsung Note8 [SM-N950U] using Tapatalk
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“PBA” stands for Product Board Assembly.
I’m having the same problem as you. The watch works fine when paired with my phone, but in standalone mode I can’t get any mobile data, and I can’t activate Numbersync.
Do you know if your watch overheated when downloading the update? While the update file was downloading to my watch, it overheated and shut itself off because the file was so large. After I restarted the watch, the update completed and everything was working except mobile data. I’m wondering if this has something to do with it.
Please let us know if everything works after replacing the PBA. I may need to send my watch in to Samsung for a replacement as well.

Zagzagel said:
“PBA” stands for Product Board Assembly.
I’m having the same problem as you. The watch works fine when paired with my phone, but in standalone mode I can’t get any mobile data, and I can’t activate Numbersync.
Do you know if your watch overheated when downloading the update? While the update file was downloading to my watch, it overheated and shut itself off because the file was so large. After I restarted the watch, the update completed and everything was working except mobile data. I’m wondering if this has something to do with it.
Please let us know if everything works after replacing the PBA. I may need to send my watch in to Samsung for a replacement as well.
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I can't remember exactly if it overheated or not. I know it did reboot but don't remember if I myself turned it back on or if it rebooted by itself after the update...
I"ll come back and update once I get my watch back and can confirm.

LuvrGirl said:
I can't remember exactly if it overheated or not. I know it did reboot but don't remember if I myself turned it back on or if it rebooted by itself after the update...
I"ll come back and update once I get my watch back and can confirm.
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Thanks! Also, what kind of phone are you using? I am using my Galaxy Watch Active 2 paired with an iPhone 11 Pro Max, or setup independently in standalone mode. You can set the Watch Active 2 up in standalone mode by scrolling down on the watch’s initial setup screen and pressing the “?”. Either way, I am unable to receive mobile data after the update.
The reason I ask about the type of phone you have is when I called AT&T support, they said it was impossible to receive mobile data if the Watch Active 2 is paired with an iPhone or setup in standalone mode, but this doesn’t make sense because it was working fine for me before. I’m wondering if the update disables mobile data unless the Watch is paired to an Android phone.

Zagzagel said:
Thanks! Also, what kind of phone are you using? I am using my Galaxy Watch Active 2 paired with an iPhone 11 Pro Max, or setup independently in standalone mode. You can set the Watch Active 2 up in standalone mode by scrolling down on the watch’s initial setup screen and pressing the “?”. Either way, I am unable to receive mobile data after the update.
The reason I ask about the type of phone you have is when I called AT&T support, they said it was impossible to receive mobile data if the Watch Active 2 is paired with an iPhone or setup in standalone mode, but this doesn’t make sense because it was working fine for me before. I’m wondering if the update disables mobile data unless the Watch is paired to an Android phone.
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I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and both my watch and Note 8 were purchased directly with AT&T and have had continued service since day 1.
That doesn't make sense at all actually because if it's an LTE watch and it has it's own line, it's supposed to have all the functions available - and that includes phone calls, texts, and internet (data).

My Numbersync issue is resolved
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I received a call today and learned that AT&T was working on some "profile problems" in their NumberSync program that many are experiencing (such as those in this thread). The person called to verify my login name. Before the call, I did update the Galaxy Wear App (that I was told earlier should solve the problem), but that made no difference. I was also told that I would receive a return call in 24 to 48 hours when they had fixed the problem and they would help me connect to NumberSync. I am glad they escalated my ticket a few days ago; hopefully that means I am in the queue of known people with problems to have the problem fixed (if that is the problem and there is a fix). There must be hundreds or thousands with the same problem for them to give some attention to it????
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Last Friday I called AT&T about my NumberSync issues after my Active2 watch update. They said they'd call back when they researched it. I received a call this afternoon from AT&T about profile issues due to the new watch software and now my NumberSync issue is resolved. I was able to get my Sync Code and sync up my Galaxy s20 Ultra without any problems. A minute or so after syncing, I received tons of text messages that were sent to my phone from last week before the watch update.

rmcomer said:
I also received a call this afternoon from AT&T about profile issues due to the new watch software and now my NumberSync issue is resolved. I was able to get my Sync Code and sync up my Galaxy s20 Ultra without any problems. A minute or so after syncing, I received tons of text messages that were sent to my phone from last week before the watch update.
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Congratulations and thanks for this helpful information! I have yet to receive a call to finally resolve the issue, and I just tried to get a code and still get the same error message. Perhaps tomorrow I will be fortunate to receive a call too. I will let everyone know. I will also be curious to know if those who sent their watches in for warranty work will have a seamless syncing with their new or refurbished watches. At least I now know where the problem lies and that AT&T has found a solution at least for some! Thanks again! BTW: I was thinking of upgrading to the s20, but did not want to do so if this problem continued..

guys can u tell me in R825U unlocked which csc u used ...as iam on R825F (XSA) and want to shift to USA..unlocked
And do anyone has the latest firmware that can be used to after changing the CSC region.

rmcomer said:
Last Friday I called AT&T about my NumberSync issues after my Active2 watch update. They said they'd call back when they researched it. I received a call this afternoon from AT&T about profile issues due to the new watch software and now my NumberSync issue is resolved. I was able to get my Sync Code and sync up my Galaxy s20 Ultra without any problems. A minute or so after syncing, I received tons of text messages that were sent to my phone from last week before the watch update.
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As of today, August 7, no one has called me back to resolve this issue and numbersync still does not work for me. When trying to call or chat with ATT Support, I am told they have a high call volume. So, I have been promised by tech support that they have a solution and that I would be called within 48 hours and still no call. After trying several times, it appears they have to fix the problem and call you to fix the problem, because I still cannot get a code. I hope we can hear some good news from someone that we can finally get a code without needing a tech support call. I suppose we will get no tech support calls over the weekend.

Call & Text on other devices is missing on my Tab S7+ 5G T-Mobile

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I can't find call and text on other devices on my T-Mobile tab S7+, and phone app missing too.
It was good on my old Tab S6 but can't find anymore on S7....
Thanks

I suspect if you have an S7/S7+ with mobile data, it has its own phone number and what not. As a result, you may not be able to call/text from another device since your device itself has its own number. I may be wrong, but that seems like the logical answer. Have you tried turning mobile data off or somehow disabling it? Maybe take the SIM card out if you can (not sure if it's an ESIM).
If the above statement isn't true, I would say factory reset it if you haven't already. If you still encounter the issue, I'd talk to Samsung/T-Mobile about it. Personally, the ability to call/text from the tablet while my phone is away is a huge selling point for me as I don't have to take out my phone much anymore.
Good luck, and let us know what happens. I'm sure there will be someone else that encounters this issue.

Was your Tab S6 a U.S. carrier version? The U.S. carriers disable not only what you're looking for but the native dialer and MMS as well. I got my Tab S7+ 5G from the EU and it has Call and Text on Other Devices. I'm using it between by Z Fold 2 and Tab S7+. It doesn't affect the Tab S7+'s ability to use it's own phone number; it just adds the option of using either device for calls and MMS.

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Was your Tab S6 a U.S. carrier version? The U.S. carriers disable not only what you're looking for but the native dialer and MMS as well. I got my Tab S7+ 5G from the EU and it has Call and Text on Other Devices. I'm using it between by Z Fold 2 and Tab S7+. It doesn't affect the Tab S7+'s ability to use it's own phone number; it just adds the option of using either device for calls and MMS.
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Yes, I had S6 LTE and now upgrade to S7+ 5G, both are T-Mobile US.

AhsanU said:
I suspect if you have an S7/S7+ with mobile data, it has its own phone number and what not. As a result, you may not be able to call/text from another device since your device itself has its own number. I may be wrong, but that seems like the logical answer. Have you tried turning mobile data off or somehow disabling it? Maybe take the SIM card out if you can (not sure if it's an ESIM).
If the above statement isn't true, I would say factory reset it if you haven't already. If you still encounter the issue, I'd talk to Samsung/T-Mobile about it. Personally, the ability to call/text from the tablet while my phone is away is a huge selling point for me as I don't have to take out my phone much anymore.
Good luck, and let us know what happens. I'm sure there will be someone else that encounters this issue.
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This also missing phone dial app.

AhsanU said:
I suspect if you have an S7/S7+ with mobile data, it has its own phone number and what not. As a result, you may not be able to call/text from another device since your device itself has its own number. I may be wrong, but that seems like the logical answer. Have you tried turning mobile data off or somehow disabling it? Maybe take the SIM card out if you can (not sure if it's an ESIM).
If the above statement isn't true, I would say factory reset it if you haven't already. If you still encounter the issue, I'd talk to Samsung/T-Mobile about it. Personally, the ability to call/text from the tablet while my phone is away is a huge selling point for me as I don't have to take out my phone much anymore.
Good luck, and let us know what happens. I'm sure there will be someone else that encounters this issue.
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I might be wrong on this, but the way I understand it is that the feature links the devices via Samsung Cloud. So the only device that needs a number would be the phone. It shouldn't matter whether the other devices have one or not as they should still work independently.

I know this is an old thread, but...
This feature was present on the S6 LTE version, so there should be no reason for it not to be available here. The S7 (non-plus) 5G also has this enabled on T-Mobile, so again - no good reason for the S7+ not to have it.
You are right about the Samsung account - both devices have to be logged into the same account for the feature to work.
The dialer app is present, but not able to be activated.

I have the Samsung tab S7 plus 5G by Verizon. I have a SIM card installed and the representative of Verizon that I talked to told me that it's just for data.
I was very upset. because I encountered the same thing no phone app no text app the Google phone app on Google play is incompatible with my device.
I use Google voice app for Wi-Fi call and texting.

Hitti2 said:
I have the Samsung tab S7 plus 5G by Verizon. I have a SIM card installed and the representative of Verizon that I talked to told me that it's just for data.
I was very upset. because I encountered the same thing no phone app no text app the Google phone app on Google play is incompatible with my device.
I use Google voice app for Wi-Fi call and texting.
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I haven't used Google Voice for a bit but it's it possible to have the calls FROM you to someone else appear to have your phone's number or caller ID?

I fixed this and got it fully working. Here's the thread....
I got Call and Text from other devices working on Tab S7+ 5G (at least on Tmobile)
I got call and text from other devices working on my Tmobile Tab S7+ 5G. It's super easy. All you need to do is install the apk below because apparently, all we were missing was the app. That's literally all I did. WARNING: Just be warned as...
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Google messages stopped working?

I have S9 phone with AT&T and a Tab S7 plus. Have been using Google messages for many months now to be able to text from the tablet. Today it stopped working and the app now says not available for your device for the tablet. Anyone run into this?

Fear Knot said:
I have S9 phone with AT&T and a Tab S7 plus. Have been using Google messages for many months now to be able to text from the tablet. Today it stopped working and the app now says not available for your device for the tablet. Anyone run into this?
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been trying to get google messages running on my s7 tab + (ATT branded / network unlocked)
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Question Alliance Shield X with Fold3? (Getting into IMS to enable RCS)

So for the past several generation of Samsung phones I have been using Alliance Shield X to get into the IMS settings to turn on all the RCS features. But for someone reason with the Fold3 it is not able to access it.
anyone else tried?

If you mean RCS for sms app. Then it's up to ISP you use if they support RCS. You can't use RCS on a provider that does not support it.

ATT supports it. I used it on my S21+ and S20 and so worth. But for some reason Alliance Shield X won't open the IMS app. While on my S21/20 phones it works fine.

mbze430 said:
ATT supports it. I used it on my S21+ and S20 and so worth. But for some reason Alliance Shield X won't open the IMS app. While on my S21/20 phones it works fine.
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Had no issues with a Verizon variant. Unlocked firmware or carrier?

This is only for AT&T
[Guide] Activate Native Video Calling (over LTE), RCS & other features
Quick Note before you start this - If you are on stable one UI 3.x / Android 11 or greater, see the bottom of the post to see the workaround. Thanks to @knuschit Introduction - If you have ever bought a device that comes locked with the carrier...
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like I said above I have been using the Alliance Shield X methods since a S20 then S21 but now the Fold3 isn't budging.

mbze430 said:
This is only for AT&T
[Guide] Activate Native Video Calling (over LTE), RCS & other features
Quick Note before you start this - If you are on stable one UI 3.x / Android 11 or greater, see the bottom of the post to see the workaround. Thanks to @knuschit Introduction - If you have ever bought a device that comes locked with the carrier...
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like I said above I have been using the Alliance Shield X methods since a S20 then S21 but now the Fold3 isn't budging.
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Are you able to get the chat settings to show up in settings? That's as far as I can get.

They didn't remove the ability to access the IMS settings you see in Google Phone, they just changed how to access them. I used an application called Alliance Sheild X. But I'm sure you can use ANY app that can launch app activities.
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I was able to get in and enable the settings, however I don't see any changes in the Messages app unfortunately. Anyone else have luck? Verizon allows RCS, but if you have an unlocked phone bought from Samsung, they say tough luck. Other models have used Alliance Shield X to change IMS settings and found success.

Alliance shield had their Knox privileges revoked a few months back which is why it isn't working. Since OneUI 3.1, Samsung removed permissions to make changes to ims..
Apparently giving permission back via adb doesn't stick past a reboot, which would be fine but you need to reboot to get the ims settings to take effect.
Atm it seems the only way to change it is with root.

Acoustichayes said:
Alliance shield had their Knox privileges revoked a few months back which is why it isn't working. Since OneUI 3.1, Samsung removed permissions to make changes to ims..
Apparently giving permission back via adb doesn't stick past a reboot, which would be fine but you need to reboot to get the ims settings to take effect.
Atm it seems the only way to change it is with root.
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Their Knox privileges have been restored, but it seems now Samsung is the obstacle. It makes me wonder, why do they seem to punish people for buying directly from the manufacturer?