Android 12 Beta 3 out. Features and Bugs.

[Deleted member 2609113]

I did and had extended conversations and no luck. The initially tried to blame my carrier but that didn't go anywhere. They even suggested that I had a faulty handset and wanted me to buy a new one. I am now letting it rest for 10 days and let's see if they will whitelist my number now.

Below is the instructions I received from Google Support when messages wouldn't validate my phone number on Pixel 4a. I use Google Fi as my carrier. Two things, do not be on the beta versions of Carrier Services or Messages. Also turn off any VPN running on you phone and turn off wifi calling.

Clear Carrier Services:

On your Android phone or tablet, turn on Airplane mode.
Go to Settings.
Tap Apps & notifications >> See all apps >> Show system >> Carrier Services.
Tap Storage >> Clear Storage.
Force quit then restart the Carrier Services app.
Go to Settings. Tap Apps & notifications >> Carrier Services >> Force Stop.
Clear the Messages app

To clear the Messages app:

On your Android phone or tablet, go to Settings.
Tap Apps & notifications >> Messages.
Tap Storage >> Clear Storage.
Force quit then restart the Android Messages app.
Go to Settings >> Apps & notifications >> Messages >> Force Stop.
Turn off Airplane mode.
After a few minutes, check your chat features status to see if you’re connected.
Notes:

If you clear the Messages app, you won't lose your messages, but you'll lose all Messages settings.
Some of your Rich Communication Services (RCS) messages will be marked "MMS," and you might have problems with RCS groups until you get RCS back.
You may not immediately be able to use group chats after re-enabling RCS unless someone else in the group chat can initiate a conversation.

 

[HyperM3]

EDIT: delete post

 

[fwn]

I will give it a try and report back.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

I will give it a try and report back.

I'll be interested in knowing if it works for you. If not I have a couple of additional suggestions that I discovered that seemed to solve my issue.

 

[fwn]

I tried your suggestions and no luck on this end. My suspicion is that the issue is server side and have to wait until Jibe sees my number as valid and then allows it to be verified. As you are no doubt aware, I am not the only user afflicted with this issue. Any further suggestions would be most appreciated.

 

[eric002]

Just wanted to share this with everyone calling When I'm starting to think to do is depending on the color of the wallpaper that I'm using, I might change between light , and dark themes. What does everyone think? I still think better the UI of the phone looks better and light mode. You can see the material you auto-theming much much better. However, the Google search bar widget isn't as well themed in light mode as it is in dark mode for some reason.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

I tried your suggestions and no luck on this end. My suspicion is that the issue is server side and have to wait until Jibe sees my number as valid and then allows it to be verified. As you are no doubt aware, I am not the only user afflicted with this issue. Any further suggestions would be most appreciated.

The problem I had was not with wifi calling but with NordVPN. It works with Google Fi VPN but not Nord. Since I prefer NordVPN I have to tunnel Messages for it to work. Kind of defeats the purpose using a VPN (except for GFi VPN).

 

[cbreze]

Just wanted to share this with everyone calling When I'm starting to think to do is depending on the color of the wallpaper that I'm using, I might change between light , and dark themes. What does everyone think? I still think better the UI of the phone looks better and light mode. You can see the material you auto-theming much much better. However, the Google search bar widget isn't as well themed in light mode as it is in dark mode for some reason.

In my opinion dark mode is the clear winner. I've always preferred it because for one thing, for me it just gives the entire UI a nice low key mellow look. Not to mention so much easier on the eyes. Since dark mode was first introduced I became a fan immediately and have never once wanted to go back to bright white mode.

 

[Deleted member 2609113]

In my opinion dark mode is the clear winner. I've always preferred it because for one thing, for me it just gives the entire UI a nice low key mellow look. Not to mention so much easier on the eyes. Since dark mode was first introduced I became a fan immediately and have never once wanted to go back to bright white mode.

I agree. I feel the same about dark mode. To me it's much more preferable than the MY effects, and easier on the eyes.

 

[fwn]

The problem I had was not with wifi calling but with NordVPN. It works with Google Fi VPN but not Nord. Since I prefer NordVPN I have to tunnel Messages for it to work. Kind of defeats the purpose using a VPN (except for GFi VPN).

Makes sense and agree with your conclusion. I used RCS with no problem until one day using Beta 3.1 the RCS just stopped working. Thus I am just going to wait and allow the tincture of time to perform its magic.

 

[mustang7757]

The problem I had was not with wifi calling but with NordVPN. It works with Google Fi VPN but not Nord. Since I prefer NordVPN I have to tunnel Messages for it to work. Kind of defeats the purpose using a VPN (except for GFi VPN).

Yeah VPN can cause issues

 

[eric002]

Honestly, all of that to say is it's about time! I just reentered the beta program for Google phone!

https://9to5google.com/2021/08/09/android-12-google-phone-ongoing-call-chip/

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Honestly, all of that to say is it's about time! I just reentered the beta program for Google phone!

https://9to5google.com/2021/08/09/android-12-google-phone-ongoing-call-chip/

That will be useful

 

[eric002]

That will be useful

hehe, extremely useful!

 

[HyperM3]

I don't know if this is a beta thing or an Android auto thing but just starting yesterday, each time my phone is connected to my car it completely freezes mid drive. I have to do a very long power button press(20+ seconds) to get it to reboot.

Anyone else experiencing this?

 

[eric002]

I don't know if this is a beta thing or an Android auto thing but just starting yesterday, each time my phone is connected to my car it completely freezes mid drive. I have to do a very long power button press(20+ seconds) to get it to reboot.

Anyone else experiencing this?

I'm sorry to hear this! Thankfully, no! Sometimes, what I'll get is that my Android Auto connection to my phone takes forever in the car. That could also be due to dark mode vs light mode which is what I'm still testing out. Have you tried to re-boot your phone today at all?

 

[HyperM3]

I'm sorry to hear this! Thankfully, no! Sometimes, what I'll get is that my Android Auto connection to my phone takes forever in the car. That could also be due to dark mode vs light mode which is what I'm still testing out. Have you tried to re-boot your phone today at all?

I rebooted earlier in the morning before breakfast and then it just froze again on my way to work.

 

[eric002]

I rebooted earlier in the morning before breakfast and then it just froze again on my way to work.

mhmm, that is really weird! Has this happened before to your phone on android 12 beta though? If not, report it as a Beta 3.1 bug for sure!

 

[HyperM3]

mhmm, that is really weird! Has this happened before to your phone on android 12 beta though? If not, report it as a Beta 3.1 bug for sure!

Not that I can recall but also only as of yesterday. So it wasn't happening all through the recent update.

 

[eric002]

Not that I can recall but also only as of yesterday. So it wasn't happening all through the recent update.

Well, you said you re-booted your infotainment system in the car. What I'd also suggest doing is clearing the cache in android auto app. Hopefully, that'll make a difference as well. The Android Auto performance & connection can really be a hit or miss sometimes.. .That's the annoying part!