Hey guys,
I've been doing some reading to see whether it is possible to do anything about getting VoLTE and VoWifi to work on Android 11 without rooting our Devices in order to gain access to PDC and it looks like following the steps provided in this thread which was mentioned on the Australian Whirlpool Forums worked:
https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/guide-enable-volte-vowifi-devices-root-t4105723
To summarise my steps to getting this working:
- Downloaded the old OnePlus LogKit Tool which is linked in the pinned Post at the start of that Thread.
- Enabled the VoLTE and VoWiFi Switches under the 'Function' Tab within the old OnePlus LogKit App.
- Rebooted Phone.
- Reinstalled current OnePlus LogKit Tool (Process is mentioned on how to back up the latest version & someone has also linked it a couple of pages into that Thread as an attachment).
- Enabled the 'VoLTE & Wi-Fi Calling' toggles under SIM Menu and set my Calling preference as 'Call over Wi-Fi'.
- To get these working and to test their functionality, I put my Phone into 'Aeroplane Mode' and then re-enabled Wi-Fi which displayed the 'VoWifi' badge on the top Navigation bar, it also showed 'Wi-Fi Calling' while I was attempting to make a call.
- VoLTE worked also once I turned off Wi-Fi and turned on Mobile Data and then made a call as it stayed as '5G' and didn't drop down to '3G'.
For reference however, I'm running the initial build of Android 11 (11.IN11AA) and I have yet to install the latest update as the person in the Whirlpool Forum had not tested this method on the latest update mainly because it's said that the latest update breaks 5G access, and mine is working on the initial release.
I'm on the Telstra Network in Victoria for reference and my Phone is NOT rooted.
I have noticed that if you do use Aeroplane mode again, it can remove the 'VoWifi' and 'VoLTE' badges from the Navigation menu until you repeat the trick to re-enable Wi-Fi after turning Aeroplane Mode back on and then turning it off once the 'VoWifi' badge reappears.
Not sure if this will help anyone, but maybe it might give us hope on how we could find a more stable solution that doesn't require Root access.
I've been doing some reading to see whether it is possible to do anything about getting VoLTE and VoWifi to work on Android 11 without rooting our Devices in order to gain access to PDC and it looks like following the steps provided in this thread which was mentioned on the Australian Whirlpool Forums worked:
https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-8-pro/how-to/guide-enable-volte-vowifi-devices-root-t4105723
To summarise my steps to getting this working:
- Downloaded the old OnePlus LogKit Tool which is linked in the pinned Post at the start of that Thread.
- Enabled the VoLTE and VoWiFi Switches under the 'Function' Tab within the old OnePlus LogKit App.
- Rebooted Phone.
- Reinstalled current OnePlus LogKit Tool (Process is mentioned on how to back up the latest version & someone has also linked it a couple of pages into that Thread as an attachment).
- Enabled the 'VoLTE & Wi-Fi Calling' toggles under SIM Menu and set my Calling preference as 'Call over Wi-Fi'.
- To get these working and to test their functionality, I put my Phone into 'Aeroplane Mode' and then re-enabled Wi-Fi which displayed the 'VoWifi' badge on the top Navigation bar, it also showed 'Wi-Fi Calling' while I was attempting to make a call.
- VoLTE worked also once I turned off Wi-Fi and turned on Mobile Data and then made a call as it stayed as '5G' and didn't drop down to '3G'.
For reference however, I'm running the initial build of Android 11 (11.IN11AA) and I have yet to install the latest update as the person in the Whirlpool Forum had not tested this method on the latest update mainly because it's said that the latest update breaks 5G access, and mine is working on the initial release.
I'm on the Telstra Network in Victoria for reference and my Phone is NOT rooted.
I have noticed that if you do use Aeroplane mode again, it can remove the 'VoWifi' and 'VoLTE' badges from the Navigation menu until you repeat the trick to re-enable Wi-Fi after turning Aeroplane Mode back on and then turning it off once the 'VoWifi' badge reappears.
Not sure if this will help anyone, but maybe it might give us hope on how we could find a more stable solution that doesn't require Root access.