Has anyone noticed that when Chrome starts up, it shows the action overflow button (three dots) in the corner for a second before realizing that the phone has a menu button? Or is it just my phone?
EDIT: Sorry, this was meant to go in Q&A. Could a mod please move?
demarcmj said:
Has anyone noticed that when Chrome starts up, it shows the action overflow button (three dots) in the corner for a second before realizing that the phone has a menu button? Or is it just my phone?
EDIT: Sorry, this was meant to go in Q&A. Could a mod please move?
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Are you running stock or are you running ROMS?
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Voelker45 said:
Are you running stock or are you running ROMS?
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Stock, non-rooted (yet )
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I've been busy and haven't had time to research this and hope someone
will know the answer.
HoneyComb has put icons for some of the apps I have installed on the main
screen. They also are among the "apps" icons when you call them up.
How can I get rid of the main screen app icons (not widgets)?
In Froyo, you could long press them and pull them over to a wastebasket. But
no wastebasket here.
TIA.
Rev
Root the device. Check the dev section. Otherwise you'll have to keep them.
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The new "garbage" is on the top right of the screen now. Long press and drag them to the top right corner of the screen.
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rorytmeadows said:
The new "garbage" is on the top right of the screen now. Long press and drag them to the top right corner of the screen.
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Oh yeah sorry that will get them off ur home screen, but you can't uninstall them without root.
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michaelg1030 said:
Oh yeah sorry that will get them off ur home screen, but you can't uninstall them without root.
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Yes you can without root. Uninstall in the menu section. Hold and highlight the app and uninstall will come up in top right corner
rog152 said:
Yes you can without root. Uninstall in the menu section. Hold and highlight the app and uninstall will come up in top right corner
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Heh, no you can't unkess it shows up in the My Apps page. Otherwise when you try it fails, but I don't think that's what the original poster really meant anyway.
butchconner said:
HoneyComb has put icons for some of the apps I have installed on the main
screen. They also are among the "apps" icons when you call them up.
How can I get rid of the main screen app icons (not widgets)?
Rev
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OK, some really basic stuff here..
You can remove them just like you did in froyo by long pressing and dragging to the top right where the basket appears.
Since you are talking about applications you installed, you can easily uninstall from settings->manage applications, or from the apps grid menu by long pressing and dragging to the top right where the uninstall option appears.
You can disable auto home screen app shortcut creation from within the Market. Select "My apps" then press the menu icon in top right and uncheck "Add shortcuts for new apps".
There is also a setting in the Market - upper right corner menu from the My Apps window. Tap on it and you should have two options, one to "add shortcuts for new apps" and the other to "notify about app updates." To keep those shortcuts from showing up on your homescreen each time you install a new app,untick the "add shortcuts for new apps."
Oops, just reread the post above mine and this option was already listed.
anstelios said:
You can disable auto home screen app shortcut creation from within the Market. Select "My apps" then press the menu icon in top right and uncheck "Add shortcuts for new apps".
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Everyone,
OK, got it. I guess my old eyes just weren't picking up the change
to add the Trash Can when I long-pressed.
Anyhow, got all the apps/widgets/etc. stuff sorted out.
Thanks for the jump-start!!
Rev
I have several apps which work fine on phone.
They also run on the tablet - BUT there is no menu icon, neither at the bottom next to the 3 standard ones, nor is there a menu icon in the upper right corner. There is no menu icon.
So I wonder if someone has a trick to send a "menu pressed" signal to the app so i can access the settings.
I know i know, tell them to update their apps, but some people have left and others will take years to fix that if ever -
So i thought perhaps there was some sort of shortcut or perhaps hack which could make a menu appear? You know like you can record keypresses on a PC and then play them back.
The soft menu button on the screen works fine for me, its the 4th icon (Series of lines, top one one is longest) - same goes for the menu button that's on the keyboard.
PhonicUK said:
The soft menu button on the screen works fine for me, its the 4th icon (Series of lines, top one one is longest) - same goes for the menu button that's on the keyboard.
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Yes..
It also works for me when they are there. But they are NOT THERE for the apps in question.
I think you got this backwards,
The menu button will only appear if the app has a settings menu.
Majority of the Honeycomb optimized apps do not have a menu button because there either isn't no menu for that app or they have moved the menu button to the action bar on the top right, which is the new standard
The settings button is primarily used for backwards compatibility with older apps. This is why developers are removing the menu buttonwhen they optimize their app.
slateac said:
I think you got this backwards,
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Unlikely.
slateac said:
The menu button will only appear if the app has a settings menu.
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As I said: The apps have menu settings on the phone.
slateac said:
The settings button is primarily used for backwards compatibility with older apps. This is why developers are removing the menu buttonwhen they optimize their app.
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As I also indicated, there is nothing "optimized" about these apps. (And these have many settings which are now unreachable)
Kermode said:
As I said: The apps have menu settings on the phone.
As I also indicated, there is nothing "optimized" about these apps. (And these have many settings which are now unreachable)
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Some apps on the phone will scale differently on a tab, if you used the menu button n your phone doesn't necessarily mean the tablet version will need a hard menu button.
As I said before, if there is no menu button the bottom nav bar, it would be on the top right corner of the action bar. Older phone apps should show up a menu button automatically anyway. The only reason if there isnt one is that the developer chose so because they added one on the action bar.
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As I also indicated, there is nothing "optimized" about these apps. (And these have many settings which are now unreachable)
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Can you give us an example?
I've yet to encounter a single application with this issue, so I'd like to take a look.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
Can you give us an example?
I've yet to encounter a single application with this issue, so I'd like to take a look.
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Well for instance there is Navigon, though they say "it works on Xoom" (good for those with a Xoom), but also Android System Info https://market.android.com/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi
Kermode said:
Well for instance there is Navigon, though they say "it works on Xoom" (good for those with a Xoom), but also Android System Info https://market.android.com/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi
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I see, in this case its the developers fault. For some reason he disabled the menu button which should be there by default.
slateac said:
I see, in this case its the developers fault. For some reason he disabled the menu button which should be there by default.
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I know its not there. I was asking for a hack or some way to force a program to show the menu.
Kermode said:
Look, you are not helping. I KNOW IT IS NOT THERE - I was asking for a hack or some way to force a program to show the menu.
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Alright alright :/ Sorry that I am not any help but as far as I know there isn't any way to forcefully press the menu button.
The only option is to contact the dev and say the menu button is disabled.
If you're rooted you can install Soft Keys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys
danguyf said:
If you're rooted you can install Soft Keys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys
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Alas, but thanks
danguyf said:
If you're rooted you can install Soft Keys.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys
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+1 for this helpful comment. I am also looking for this as I have an Asus Eee Tranformer without the dock and cannot setup SetCPU app on my tab.
Maybe it is a stupid question, but suddenly I lost the software buttons on the bottom of the home. Is there a way to restore them?
Thanks
swipe left or right on the dock
jelle2503 said:
swipe left or right on the dock
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Nothing happens if I do it
You should be able.to drag and drop them from the applications menu
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Latrop said:
You should be able.to drag and drop them from the applications menu
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If I drag them then the bar dissapears and the" remove" button appears. Cannot drug them to the bar
Odd Im not familiar with that launcher sorry
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dentalan said:
Maybe it is a stupid question, but suddenly I lost the software buttons on the bottom of the home. Is there a way to restore them?
Thanks
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what launcher are you using? ...
you need to use your launcher menu> First you may need to long press the phone , contacts and message apps to bring them to the desktop, than use edit to place them in the Dock ( will depend on launcher and settings will vary according to their menu)
If too confusing just download a different launcher from play store and use it
This is stock Touchwiz, right? Looks like it, so I'll assume so...
Go into Applications.
You should see the icons for Phone/Contacts/Applications along with your other apps.
Press the menu button, and click edit. Now you should be able to move the icons around.
Drag the phone/contacts/messages icon down to the dock. It should drop there, and then you'll have your shortcuts back.
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It worked
Soryuu said:
This is stock Touchwiz, right? Looks like it, so I'll assume so...
Go into Applications.
You should see the icons for Phone/Contacts/Applications along with your other apps.
Press the menu button, and click edit. Now you should be able to move the icons around.
Drag the phone/contacts/messages icon down to the dock. It should drop there, and then you'll have your shortcuts back.
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It worked. Thank you. It was realy a stupid condition I was in.
Thanks again.
By the way, what is "stock Touchwiz"?
Touchwiz is the stock (or default launcher) that comes with the phone
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dentalan said:
It worked. Thank you. It was realy a stupid condition I was in.
Thanks again.
By the way, what is "stock Touchwiz"?
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Someone forgetting to say thanks?.....
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It used to be under menu then my apps. Now I don't see my apps.
Where do I see my apps now?
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Top right. Click the arrow pointing down.
Nospin said:
Top right. Click the arrow pointing down.
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what he said.
this is part of the "tablet/phablet" UI..on phones it stays the same (even though i wish it would adopt the "arrow down" button.
and a quick tip....longpressing icons in google apps (and even some others) will give you a little pop up telling you what the button is.:good:
There's currently no way to get into the options for Media Monkey. The 3 dots on the top right are missing. Has anyone been able to figure out how to get into the options menu for this. I can't believe this **** is happening right now.
Try pressing and holding the app switch key.
xtermmin said:
Try pressing and holding the app switch key.
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Doesn't work. Long holding and releasing just ends up opening the app drawer.
Kietyo said:
There's currently no way to get into the options for Media Monkey. The 3 dots on the top right are missing. Has anyone been able to figure out how to get into the options menu for this. I can't believe this **** is happening right now.
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Use mi-pop it has a menu button.
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Unjustified Dev said:
Use mi-pop it has a menu button.
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Thank you!