I noticed today I was having to use fingerprint unlock every time I wanted to access my 6a, even though normally I use Smart Lock to keep my phone unlocked when it’s near my Bluetooth watch. I just checked through the settings and Smart Lock has disappeared, as has on-body detection. Has this happened to anybody else?
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The issue has been fixed, all you have to do is to update Google Play Services
Google has addressed this issue with most users not needing to do anything. The Trusted devices menu once again appears with previous pairings restored. If it’s not yet back, check if there are any updates to Google Play services by tapping this link on your phone.
Cool, thanks for the heads up!
In Android 14 it becomes “Extend Unlock”
But why remove it from 13? I use the BT smart unlock for a lot of things. Is there a legitimate reason for this?
God I can’t wait for the shitty mandatory “waiting period” to end on my fully paid off Pixel 7 so I can root it and install a ROM I’ll actually like.
From a carrier or Google? I put GrapheneOS on the day my pixel came and its financed, but through Google directly.
I bought mine outright from my carrier, but they didn’t tell me there was a 90 day waiting period because they didn’t want me to buy the phone at a discount then bail. I pointed out that I had been a customer of theirs for decades, and this kind of bullshit is precisely what would make me cancel and move to a new carrier.
Ah that’s annoying. I would have been pissed too.
Yep, disappeared for me yesterday and multiple people on Reddit (first link when you search for the issue) report the same. No idea if it will ever come back or if it’s going to be replaced by the fancy Wear OS pairing (which won’t work with any other Bluetooth device as far as I know)
