Fix Messages and Dialer in 9.1 [Root required]

[ante0]

Checking logcat when using Dialer and Messages, I noticed it gets a lot of fail to open db which leads to app crash.
To fix it you can do this, requires Magisk:
Note that this will wipe contacts and messages! (contacts should sync again from google account or any other account you have linked)

adb shell
su
rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/*
rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/*

Go back to phone and wipe data of Phone and Messages
Go back to command prompt and:
reboot recovery

(or 'adb reboot recovery' if you closed adb shell session)
Messages and Dialer should now open fine.

(Someone could report back if restoring messages with HiSuite works after removing those dbs.)

 

[Sergiocubano1]

help

Thanks solved [emoji847]

 

[churchym]

Brilliant. Worked for me too. thanks a lot!

 

[Todesdoktor]

This solution works for WhatsApp?

 

[ante0]

This solution works for WhatsApp?

No idea, I don't use WhatsApp

 

[burton_mb]

Worked also for Honor 9, thanks!

 

[simika]

Checking logcat when using Dialer and Messages, I noticed it gets a lot of fail to open db which leads to app crash.
To fix it you can do this, requires Magisk:
Note that this will wipe contacts and messages! (contacts should sync again from google account or any other account you have linked)

adb shell
su
rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/*
rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/*

Go back to phone and wipe data of Phone and Messages
Go back to command prompt and:
reboot recovery

(or 'adb reboot recovery' if you closed adb shell session)
Messages and Dialer should now open fine.

(Someone could report back if restoring messages with HiSuite works after removing those dbs.)

wonderful.. that worked for me too on honor 8 pro , thank you !!!!!!!!!

 

[mangusZen]

Checking logcat when using Dialer and Messages, I noticed it gets a lot of fail to open db which leads to app crash.
To fix it you can do this, requires Magisk:
Note that this will wipe contacts and messages! (contacts should sync again from google account or any other account you have linked)

adb shell
su
rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/*
rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/*

Go back to phone and wipe data of Phone and Messages
Go back to command prompt and:
reboot recovery

(or 'adb reboot recovery' if you closed adb shell session)
Messages and Dialer should now open fine.

(Someone could report back if restoring messages with HiSuite works after removing those dbs.)

jeez, that worked! I had no sms since the OTA update probably
thank you very much

p20 pro btw

 

[SonOfTheRain]

In my case only sms didn't work. I deleted sms dbs using rm /data/user/0/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/*, later I restored smses via Huawei backup (restore from sd card). Worked that way.

 

[eeeric]

WOW~It did work!
Thank you very muuuuuch.

 

[Grumpy Cat]

If this is a bug has anyone here informed Huawei? Would like to see it get fixed in EMUI 10.

 

[Pretoriano80]

If this is a bug has anyone here informed Huawei? Would like to see it get fixed in EMUI 10.

This only occur on rooted devices, so there's nothing to be fixed by Huawei.
However, it seem that EMUI 10 will force bootloader lock and so far there's no way to unlock it, even if you have the unlock code. That will fix this issue too! xD

 

[Grumpy Cat]

If I unlock before upgrade, will it relock the bootloader?

Come to think of it can you even upgrade with an unlocked bootloader?

 

[Pretoriano80]

If I unlock before upgrade, will it relock the bootloader?

Come to think of it can you even upgrade with an unlocked bootloader?

Yes, it will re-lock the bootloader. Basically, with EMUI 10 you can't have an unlocked bootloader.
We will see if that changes with the official release, but i doubt.

 

[ewingr]

...(Someone could report back if restoring messages with HiSuite works after removing those dbs.)

No one every replied if the messages could be restored after this fix. Anyone know?