Basically I've got gestures for these tasks set up so this bar at the bottom is completely useless. Any way to get rid of or hide it?
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It's a common feature that's available in custom roms, but not in stock that I'm aware of
This will definitely come in many custom ROMs. I wish there was a way to switch the position of the buttons. The back button on the left just doesn't do it for me.
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I just found this, does the exact thing you're looking for but you need to be rooted (the nexus 4 has many methods if you aren't, look in the development section)
kn100 said:
Basically I've got gestures for these tasks set up so this bar at the bottom is completely useless. Any way to get rid of or hide it?
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Hi, what gestures do you have?
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I wish I could change the Recent Apps button to be Settings. I can't think of a single time I have used the Recent Apps button.
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Hi, what gestures do you have?
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this :cyclops:
i would like to see how much better the phone would look while utilizing the ENTIRE screen.
I think the black nav bar is far too big. should be half the size.
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I wish I could change the Recent Apps button to be Settings. I can't think of a single time I have used the Recent Apps button.
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I believe once apps are correctly updated to support ICS/JB then a menu (3 dots) button should appear next to the recent apps button. I remapped mine on CM10 on my HOXL, but I now do find myself long pressing for recent apps quite often.
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How can I remap "recent apps" button to menu and remove those ugly three dots?
Googled and searched the forums for a bit and couldn't find anything specific to the n10. I honestly can't think of a time when I've ever used the recent apps button. I remember my hox phone had the same thing before, and I was able to use a mod somebody wrote to change the behavior. Any ideas? Sorry if this has been asked before.
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Well, on stock & AOSP ROMs, the soft-keys on the navigation bar are configurable if you decompile and modify SystemUI.apk or if you build it with the changes from source... AOKP has the option of allowing you to choose and customise the soft-keys and their click and long-press actions...
Oops forgot, I'm on cm10.1 nightly builds ATM.
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I hate to bump my own topic, but has nobody really done this? Can somebody explain how to modify button behavior and I can just do it myself, I guess?
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TheDaemon said:
Googled and searched the forums for a bit and couldn't find anything specific to the n10. I honestly can't think of a time when I've ever used the recent apps button. I remember my hox phone had the same thing before, and I was able to use a mod somebody wrote to change the behavior. Any ideas? Sorry if this has been asked before.
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What the rip?
You want to delete the "menu" button? I've never heard of doing such a dumb thing.
And you have NEVER used recent apps? That's plain crazy.
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I don't want to remove the menu button, I want to move it to where the recent apps button is now. Currently it's in a different place in every app. The recent apps button also can do precisely nothing that can't be done with the home button. I find the three dot menu button ugly and distracting, especially in apps which weren't designed with a lack of hardware menu button in mind. I don't think that's "dumb" at all. Does anybody have a helpful suggestion or am I doomed to trying to figure it out on my own?
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When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, or back button cuz it's right in the middle, so anyway i can move those buttons into the left corner like they're used to be on the honeycomb?
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vuphongkkk said:
When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, or back button cuz it's right in the middle, so anyway i can move those buttons into the left corner like they're used to be on the honeycomb?
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Install a custom ROM.
vuphongkkk said:
When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, or back button cuz it's right in the middle, so anyway i can move those buttons into the left corner like they're used to be on the honeycomb?
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AOKP by mr Robinson is a great ROM that allows you to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177978
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Huggogguh said:
AOKP by mr Robinson is a great ROM that allows you to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177978
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does it? i thought it only has tablet ui...not hybrid...
i think you need team eos or paranoid android...
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does it? i thought it only has tablet ui...not hybrid...
i think you need team eos or paranoid android...
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Yes, Mr. Robinson's does allow them to move left. Using it right now.
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HillsRider said:
Yes, Mr. Robinson's does allow them to move left. Using it right now.
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how do you move the buttons?
i dont use the navbar anyways...but the only way i could ever do it was to add buttons with a transparent icon... oh, and while in phone mode you can move thwm i think...
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how do you move the buttons?
i dont use the navbar anyways...but the only way i could ever do it was to add buttons with a transparent icon... oh, and while in phone mode you can move thwm i think...
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He was kind enough to leave the tablet UI in for us. Set it under rom control in settings.
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i had already said it has tablet ui...
i was refering to status bar on top but nav buttons on bottom left...like in team eos rom or PAs hybrid mode
Thank you all. I'll try it
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When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, ...
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I was using a custom ROM to move the navigation buttons but last week a few ROMs added swipe Ribbons. Follow this link for a Nexus 10 screen shot with a right hand Ribbon including navigation controls (this is not my screen shot). Ribbons default to auto hide.
With the right custom ROM and swipe Ribbons I always have a full screen with an auto hide navigation bar and notifications. You can just swipe down with one finger to have the notifications display at any time. There are multiple kinds of Ribbons and they are fully configurable (content, position, colors, autohide delay ... etc).
Check in the Developers threads to see which ROMs are supporting swipe Ribbons. I use Buttered +Aroma, follow the link in my signature. I have seen some bugs but for the most part they work well and have already become part of my daily-driver configuration.
My own set up uses a right hand Ribbon for navigation contols and Sidebar for left hand app shortcuts. I had already purchased Sidebar before Ribbons were available.
Edit: Please disregard this post. I've changed to xylon as I simply can't live without this feature. Thanks!
Does anyone know of a mod or anything that implements this feature? This is the only thing I miss from other ROMS. Thank you!
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Does anyone know of a mod or anything that implements this feature? This is the only thing I miss from other ROMS. Thank you!
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This does not actually answer your question, but what is wrong with the recents button? Are you trying to get rid of the recents button but still have access to the feature? I'm just curious what's going on here.
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This does not actually answer your question, but what is wrong with the recents button? Are you trying to get rid of the recents button but still have access to the feature? I'm just curious what's going on here.
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I'm just used to having 3 navbar buttons, rather than 4. It just seems cluttered in my opinion. So yep, I'm trying to remove the button but still have access by holding the home button.
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But there are three nav buttons by default... back, home, recents.
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But there are three nav buttons by default... back, home, recents.
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I use Menu, Home & Back, in don't use the recent button.
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I was wondering some of you showing screen shots of your screen, I was running a rom on my Evo when I had it and all I needed to do for a screen shot was press vol down and the home button and it would save it to the SD card, I assume the only way I can get that feature is to change the rom or use a external program?
Power and home down
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Or Settings > My Device > Motions and gestures > Palm motion > Capture Screen.
Either method requires a little practice to get it right. I find the Palm motion easier, can never seem to get the simultaneous button press.
Chris
holtcg said:
Or Settings > My Device > Motions and gestures > Palm motion > Capture Screen.
Either method requires a little practice to get it right. I find the Palm motion easier, can never seem to get the simultaneous button press.
Chris
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I can't get that capture thing to work at all with the palm.
Use the edge of your open hand and slide it across the screen as if you are running a handheld scanner over it.
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Use the edge of your open hand and slide it across the screen as if you are running a handheld scanner over it.
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Nope still can't get it :-/ it just wont do anything no matter how far or how close or how fast or slow my hand is being moved across the screen.
The 3 button press is a bit too much.
*edit oh wait seems like the palm side needs to rest on the screen in order for it to work.. yay for youtube videos!
This guy explains 2 of the 3 ways. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyIM60ESPvQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Nope still can't get it :-/ it just wont do anything no matter how far or how close or how fast or slow my hand is being moved across the screen.
The 3 button press is a bit too much.
*edit oh wait seems like the palm side needs to rest on the screen in order for it to work.. yay for youtube videos!
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Yes, sorry not to mention that. It is not one of the "air gestures". Requires actual contact.
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Yes, sorry not to mention that. It is not one of the "air gestures". Requires actual contact.
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Yeah I was wondering about that.. the eye scroll does not really seem to work for me, nor the display staying on while you are looking at it. It seems the dimmer the light the worst it tends to be.
The smart screen abilities, I've noticed don't usually work unless the screen is at fun brightness.
Screenshot: vol up + home button
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The smart screen abilities, I've noticed don't usually work unless the screen is at fun brightness.
Screenshot: vol up + home button
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*full brightness
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The smart screen abilities, I've noticed don't usually work unless the screen is at fun brightness.
Screenshot: vol up + home button
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*full brightness
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I've been keeping it at auto right now, good for the other screenshot way because this program I use is a picky on screen touches since it has moving titles.
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I've seen the apps and edits to remove or replace the navigate buttons (home, back, recent apps) or even move them to the side... But what about moving them entirely to the notifications tray? Is this a bad idea?
For the videos and apps that remove the tray, there could be a hot corner or gesture to bring it back up. Should I have patented this idea before posting?
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That's called tablet ui.
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Patent it or not, Apple would still steal it.
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That's called tablet ui.
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Tablet UI would bring it to the statusbar. Not the notification area.
To the OP: this would be bad for accessibility. Imagine using an app that requires you to double press back to exit. You would neet to pull down the notification area twice... just to close an app.
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pshaww said:
I've seen the apps and edits to remove or replace the navigate buttons (home, back, recent apps) or even move them to the side... But what about moving them entirely to the notifications tray? Is this a bad idea?
For the videos and apps that remove the tray, there could be a hot corner or gesture to bring it back up. Should I have patented this idea before posting?
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Fullscreen app gives you two hot corners, replacing the back/home, but I found I kept accidently hitting the corners within other apps or surfing, no matter whether I put them top or bottom. I ended up using Pie Control app, customised with Nav buttons to solve the problem. LOVE the huge screen via fullscreen.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol
I use GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys :-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys&hl=en_GB
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SMillerNL said:
Tablet UI would bring it to the statusbar. Not the notification area.
To the OP: this would be bad for accessibility. Imagine using an app that requires you to double press back to exit. You would neet to pull down the notification area twice... just to close an app.
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Ah I thought he was just making the 2 terms interchangeable.
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Wow sorry for my late reply everybody. Thank you for you feedback. I haven't looked at tablet ui but I will. I have installed GMDs auto hide nag buttons. I like it. Sometimes. One thing I do not like is that the menu button for apps like Chrome are automatically moved to the navbar. I know I can turn it off but the menu button is just gone. Not a huge deal but I also don't like how it is sometimes less responsive than the stock navbar. Either way, I'm still shopping.
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You should try AOKP rom which you can toggle phablet and tablet UI, I've been using this feature since 4.1.
As for in app menu button, there is in option called "Show menu UI overflow" in the rom to enable it.