One irritant going from an ICS tablet to the Jellybean N7 is that many games insist on hiding the top notification bar, despite them having no need for the extra space. This was of course not a problem on ICS as the bottom bar was always accessible. Is there anything I can do, whether requiring root or a custom ROM, to block certain apps from hiding the bar?
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Are there any mods that allow you to tweak the status bar, add/remove items, hide the bar, etc.?
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If you are rooted "HoneyBar" will hide the notification bar. Also look on github there's a free one there but you also need root for this.
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Are there any mods that allow you to tweak the status bar, add/remove items, hide the bar, etc.?
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Well, if you talk about the upper bar, installing Launcher ex or pro will remove that.
If you refer to the lower bar, you can get I believe Honeybar from the market. It's a paid app. Also, somewhere in the xda forums, there is a lik=nk to a free app that does the same thing.
You can make it appear when you want.
Note, that if you use a launcher app, and the bar remover, the screen may "shift". I think it depends on which you installed first. As I have encountered this a couple times after flashing roms, and installing apps.
I think the correct sequence, is to install the bar remover first, then the launcher app.
Thanks peeps! That's exactly what I need.
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Hi to all
I'm a new owner of a Nexus 7...nice device...BTW...
I don't understand why with a stock JB 4.1.2 ROM, the soft key bar auto hide itself only with the video playback...
if I playgames the bar is always there...
It's a waste of precious pixel for me...in games like shadowgun I always have this ugly bar on bottom...
I know that some cooked ROM has this feature but I'd like to know if I can installa an hack or something to make it avaiable on stock rom...thanks a lot
Oh another question: do you think that it's better to root the device and install a cooked rom like CM or Paranoid? how does it could be better than the stock rom on such a powerful device?
thanks
I don't believe you'd be able to flash a hack to do this because I believe it requires a lot of changes to the framework. Flashing a ROM is great, but not necessary on our tablets since they're so powerful. The only reason why I do it is so that I can get the extended power menu and edit the notification widgets. I also just got back into using tablet mode again on Cookies and Cream.
It won't work, the API for it is designed for videos. If you are playing a game, you will most likely have to tap the screen, whereas when you watch a video, you don't have to touch the screen. Touching the screen enables the soft keys, I think you can see the problem here.
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Um take notes from the kindle fire. It has a perfect auto hide for the soft key menus. While in apps, it puts a little tiny tab in the middle edge that when touched, brings back the full keys. Works perfect. This should be implemented in jellybean by default. Wasting screen space is so annoying.
Sounds like a good idea, however it would be a bit different than with video since you are touching the screen. I do find myself bumping the buttons during game playback, perhaps if they instituted a swiping motion to bring it up?
I think in aokp you can completely disable it and use a long press of the power button to access the buttons.
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Guys! Just try GMD Gesture from play store and you would be able to hide the soft keys with finger gesture and bring them back when you want them.
Hope this helps!
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ghostaa said:
Guys! Just try GMD Gesture from play store and you would be able to hide the soft keys with finger gesture and bring them back when you want them.
Hope this helps!
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Just installed the lite version which does not enable this feature. However, it says it will show/hide the status bar... are you sure it works on the soft keys also? I don't want to buy it and find it only works on the status bar. I guess I can also email the app developer and report back.
EDI: Found the XDA thread through the app's play store info... appears to hide the soft keys also. I think it will be well worth the $5. Thanks!
The soft keys are, for me, one of the most annoying 'features' of Jelly Bean. Why waste all that screen space?
There is a reason why nexus 7 is 1280x768 not 1280x720. the additional 48 pixel is for the navigation bar.. Otherwise it won't have16:9 ratio.
I don't mind the nav bar, but I find it wasted space that so few buttons are there. I miss the search button especially... Wish the stock rom was a bit more customizable there. Still, it's a great device overall...
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Iam searching for a possibility to deactivate or make the Onscreenbuttons transparent, to use the Full Resolution of the Display.Maybe there is a app that Activate/deactivate that on the Top bar.
Thanks
Maybe should have posted this in q&a
Hide bar from play store , must be rooted
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funziebear said:
Hide bar from play store , must be rooted
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Didnt find it, just found "hide bottom bar". And thats for tablets
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Didnt find it, just found "hide bottom bar". And thats for tablets
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Read the description of recent updates...says it works for nexus4 too
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There is an app, personally I used AOKP toggles on the Nexus 7 (im sure it will come to 4 soon) or in systemUI theres an XML you can edit (no clue which...) and set navigation bar height to something lower like 40 odd. 96 was stock on GNEX and 48 was stock on Nexus 7. Idk what's going to be stock on this device so make sure its not unsuitable
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Harry GT-S5830 said:
There is an app, personally I used AOKP toggles on the Nexus 7 (im sure it will come to 4 soon) or in systemUI theres an XML you can edit (no clue which...) and set navigation bar height to something lower like 40 odd. 96 was stock on GNEX and 48 was stock on Nexus 7. Idk what's going to be stock on this device so make sure its not unsuitable
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This is what i want to do, but for the entire system, maybe by long pressing the power button
Read this:
n Android 4.0, the APIs updated with new flags of SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION, that requests the navigation bar hide completely. Be aware that this works only for the navigation bar used by some handsets (it does not hide the system bar on tablets). The navigation bar returns to view as soon as the system receives user input.
You can also use SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE flag, to enables “low profile" mode for the system bar or navigation bar. Navigation buttons dim and other elements in the system bar also hide. Enabling this is useful for creating more immersive games without distraction for the system navigation buttons, and SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE flag to request the system bar or navigation bar be visible.
There's a AOKP ROM for the Nexus 4 which has
Nav Bar Transparency
Nav Bar Button Reorder: Back-Home-Search-Menu
Nav Bar Color Picker
Nav Bar Button Glow Duration: Off, Fast, Slow
Nav Bar: Long press to Search button
Nav Bar Hide on Lockscreen
So if you use that ROM with an app like HideBar it should meet all of your needs.
Using AOKP pub. Really like it. Only one thing I am still missing. I want to keep phablet UI (I hit status bar menus accidentally while typing in tablet ui) but move the three Nav bar buttons over to the far left, on the bottom so they can be reached easily. Are there any mods, themes, ROMs.... anything that will do this?
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Something which has been really annoying me is how the virtual navigation bar does not disappear when using apps. It disappears when watching videos etc but on all the apps I have used so far, Vice city, temple run, BTD, Dead trigger etc it stays there taking up a fair bit of the screen.
Does anyone know if this is because the of the app developers or is it something android or sony might change soon. Or is there anyway we can already get rid of it?
How are you going to go back to home if the bar is gone?
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Drag from side/bottom to bring back navigation bar? two fingers required so you don't accidentally do it.
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Drag from side/bottom to bring back navigation bar? two fingers required so you don't accidentally do it.
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Two fingers required for this stupid thread.
AW: XZ Navigation Bar when using apps
nvm.
it is feasible to do it, we have it on the one set of tablets, but I've never been able to get the framework code working on other devices.
Full screen, and the nav bar goes completely. swipe up from off the bottom of the screen and the nav bar reappears.
this predated what the PA Roms do btw by quite a few months.
It works a treat
however what the OP is asking for sounds more to me like one of my pet hates with this rom, the icons disappear in selected apps but not all,
the nav bar is still there but replaced by dots, when you tap the area of the navbar the icons reappear.
some of the apps I use I know do full screen and specifically call that feature, but are ignored so the standard icons remain on screen at all times.
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Something which has been really annoying me is how the virtual navigation bar does not disappear when using apps. It disappears when watching videos etc but on all the apps I have used so far, Vice city, temple run, BTD, Dead trigger etc it stays there taking up a fair bit of the screen.
Does anyone know if this is because the of the app developers or is it something android or sony might change soon. Or is there anyway we can already get rid of it?
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You can use full!creen on Play Store or fullscreentoggle to hide navigation bar & status bar (requesting root). Good luck!
It's possible to hide the Nav bar in CM ROM's. Hold the power button and press "hide nav bar" or something like that, and it's the same procedure when you want it back.
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There's also button saviour, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey
For when there's no navbar
full!creen works really well, I even brought it I'm that impressed!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056208 for the original discussion..
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fards said:
some of the apps I use I know do full screen and specifically call that feature, but are ignored so the standard icons remain on screen at all times.
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Youtube does it, DICE Player manages to do it, yet QuickPic doesnt/cant.
I am under the impression that my LT30p equipped with JB which is very similar to the Z's fw could not do it at all, I could be mistaken though.