Is there a way to get a list of my recent apps? On my android phone I can hold down the home button for a few seconds and a window pops up and I can just click one to open it up. How can I do that with my kindle? I tend to jump between programs for work and when you're in a rush it's a process to always re-find the app.
I rooted my kindle using the Kindle Fire Utility and Go Launcher EX installed.
Thanks for any help!
bahl85 said:
Is there a way to get a list of my recent apps? On my android phone I can hold down the home button for a few seconds and a window pops up and I can just click one to open it up. How can I do that with my kindle? I tend to jump between programs for work and when you're in a rush it's a process to always re-find the app.
I rooted my kindle using the Kindle Fire Utility and Go Launcher EX installed.
Thanks for any help!
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You should try out AppSwipe Task Switcher. Its a nice multitasker that lets you see recent apps. Its available in the Amazon Appstore for free
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If you have a cm9 rom installed you can hit the little double box icon to the right of the home button and it will bring up a scrollable list on the side. If your using the stock amazon rom on the other hand its not as easy.
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Thanks Shravbits... that is exactly what I needed!
bahl85 said:
Thanks Shravbits... that is exactly what I needed!
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Glad to help
Another possibility is button savior. When you invoke it's replacement buttons you can long click on home to get a list of recent apps. It also provides a way to get a back button for those games that have issues on the Fire with its lack of traditional Android buttons.
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bsoplinger said:
Another possibility is button savior. When you invoke it's replacement buttons you can long click on home to get a list of recent apps. It also provides a way to get a back button for those games that have issues on the Fire with its lack of traditional Android buttons.
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+1 on Button Savior. Very helpful app.
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I've got the google market installed, and voice and gmail, swype, xbmc,gplus. What are the typical customizations? Other than the sound control app?
Also is there a quick way to navigate between running apps? I feel like I'm missing a shortcut somewhere. Thanks
gtrider said:
Also is there a quick way to navigate between running apps? I feel like I'm missing a shortcut somewhere. Thanks
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Long press on the home button.
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There a way to get the gimme key other than long press on power button?
gtrider said:
There a way to get the gimme key other than long press on power button?
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No idea what the gimme key is.
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Power . Sorry auto correct fail.
I just learned that double-tapping the Home button will open S-Voice. That's great, but I'd honestly prefer Google Now. My old droid incredible (Yeah, I made quite the leap with this upgrade) had a physical search button, and being able to hold that for Now voice input was one of my must-haves. Any way to replace that command to open Now instead? (unrooted. Waiting for recovery before I bother.)
Im using nova launcher and I set up my gestures so that when I double tap home screen it shows my recent apps. But you could set it to open google now as well.
TwistedMexi said:
I just learned that double-tapping the Home button will open S-Voice. That's great, but I'd honestly prefer Google Now. My old droid incredible (Yeah, I made quite the leap with this upgrade) had a physical search button, and being able to hold that for Now voice input was one of my must-haves. Any way to replace that command to open Now instead? (unrooted. Waiting for recovery before I bother.)
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try holding down the soft menu button to the left of the home button :good:
then all you have to say is 'Google' and your voice input begins!
mcmb03 said:
try holding down the soft menu button to the left of the home button :good:
then all you have to say is 'Google' and your voice input begins!
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Ahah! Close enough for now. Thanks.
TwistedMexi said:
Ahah! Close enough for now. Thanks.
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Another way is to use an app called Home2Shortcut.
You can follow step 3 in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194&highlight=home2shortcut (You don't need to be rooted for Step 3.)
GeorgeP said:
Another way is to use an app called Home2Shortcut.
You can follow step 3 in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194&highlight=home2shortcut (You don't need to be rooted for Step 3.)
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Thanks, but I just tried it and it seems the stock double home setting overrides it - so it still goes to S Voice unfortunately.
You have to disable the option to launch S voice by double tapping home from within the S voice settings.
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tysj said:
You have to disable the option to launch S voice by double tapping home from within the S voice settings.
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That did it. I don't know why I didn't think to check that. Thanks
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First of all you may have to have Play store installed, unless you can find any of the apps I mention in this thread from different sources. UPDATE: I found one of the apps that is need for this tutorial below at 1mobile.com link will be below. For more info on that search around the threads or visit my kindle fire HDX setup thread. It is targeted for the 7" model but you may be able to download these apps from 1mobile.com on the 8.9" or on a 7" that doesn't have play store.
So, first off, I installed a app from play store called recent apps quick button, which basically activates android's recent apps, I havent found another (legal) link to this besides playstore so please share if you do. then I installed a app from play store called Home2 shortcut, here's a link to Home2 shorcut on 1mobile, I haven't confirmed it works on default ROM so let me know your findings! this lets you assign the resent apps quick button to double tapping the home button so now when i double tap the home button it brings me to recent apps. It's really nice since kindles default Rom doesn't have a recent apps button! let me know what you think and if i works for people without a different launcher (I use ADW launcher). post any questions you have in this thread.
Nice work! Screenshots in recent apps does not seem to work though, but it's a start
Epedemic said:
Nice work! Screenshots in recent apps does not seem to work though, but it's a start
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Are you using a third party app to screenshot? or is there a button combination to do it that i don't know about.
spaghettiknight said:
Are you using a third party app to screenshot? or is there a button combination to do it that i don't know about.
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No not that kind of screenshots... I mean the "previews" in the recent apps which is in reallity small screenshots of the apps while recent apps are running.
Does sliding the right side of the screen to the left show the same recent apps?
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rcartaz09 said:
Does sliding the right side of the screen to the left show the same recent apps?
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Possibly, but this program he is referring to also allows you to close recent apps by swiping them away. I like to pin this recent apps program to the "W8 taskbar" application which also has a task killer and shortcut to desktop. It makes accessing wifi toggle and reboot/ power off simple to do.
You can use switchr for recent apps. It works and looks good too. Lmt launcher is also working although it fcs. I think fc has to do with root, cause it actually needs root to work properly.
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Hanzo.Hasashi said:
You can use switchr for recent apps. It works and looks good too.
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Seconded. Switch works great.:good:
thewihlygeek said:
Seconded. Switch works great.:good:
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I like switcher but it seems like it is more designed for phones and doesn't look very good on tablets, also I like being able to delete apps to free up ram witch you can't do with switchr
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I like being able to delete apps to free up ram witch you can't do with switchr
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Yeah you can, it's in the options. You can have so you swipe through open apps, swipe down to kill the currently selected one and even swipe to the upper right corner to kill all.
Though that might be the pay version. I can't remember what's in which version off the top of my head.
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Yeah you can, it's in the options. You can have so you swipe through open apps, swipe down to kill the currently selected one and even swipe to the upper right corner to kill all.
Though that might be the pay version. I can't remember what's in which version off the top of my head.
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Also I like how I can have a close all button in the recent apps page using a module from exposed framwork
Here's a cool recent apps app ported from Omni Rom called OmniSnitch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2637388
Been using it for a couple hours & it works on my rooted hdx.
Is there a way to see recently launched apps and switch between them?
This function should be definitely included in default system. So useful!
Can't test it now but try it with long pressing the home button
Huberer said:
Can't test it now but try it with long pressing the home button
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that goes to the twitch thingy unfortunately.
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that goes to the twitch thingy unfortunately.
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Ok, didn't know. Thank you
I had the same idea but did not work lol.
I am not sure what you are looking for exactly, but the list of apps on the original launcher is always reorganized to show the most recently used apps first. Or are you using a different launcher?
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The best way of doing this is with LMT Launcher using it's Pie feature. Install it, and set up an item as Activity -> System UI -> com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsActivity. This gives you the recent apps, which is normally non-accessible on the shield. You can then add a few others as you see fit. I've added the power menu for example, which gives you the full power off, reboot and sleep options. Not found that anywhere else. All works best with a mouse, so you're best using an alternative launcher like HALauncher. But I suspect most people are doing that anyway given how restricted and awful Leanback is.
It can be downloaded here.
this is like the third or fourth thread about this
I would like to move the order of my apps on Leanback Launcher. From what I have read I should be able to long press the select button on the remote and then be able to move the app. When I try to do this nothing happens until I release the button and then it just opens the app I was trying to move. I'm not sure if it is something that i'm doing wrong but any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Just go to settings -> home screen, and there is an option to reorganize apps in there. Pretty straight forward.
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bradwatson said:
Just go to settings -> home screen, and there is an option to reorganize apps in there. Pretty straight forward.
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The only thing that shows up underneath that menu for me is "Customize Reccomendations"?
You need to update Leanback Launcher. You can do that under the Google Play Store
raymondtrueman said:
You need to update Leanback Launcher. You can do that under the Google Play Store
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That did the trick,thanks for the help!