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Landscape mode for apps (Chrome)

Hi,
I just received my Nexus 7 from Google and I am having trouble using landscape mode with Chrome.
1) I did drag down the notification shade and tick the screen lock. I also checked it under "Accessibility" in Settings. It still does not move to landscape mode when using Chrome. The same can be said with YouTube.
Anyway to fix this?

Swipe down from the top in Portrait mode, look for the rotation lock logo at the top center and click on it.
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Sorry, I should have said it works fine for me.

jadecolour said:
Swipe down from the top in Portrait mode, look for the rotation lock logo at the top center and click on it.
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Sorry, I should have said it works fine for me.
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I just thought jelly bean didn't do landscape. Thanks for this. I feel like a f'ing idiot. I'd clicked that, but it didn't do anything, so i just put it back. I guess I should read that nexus 7 guidebook thing I got...

Voice in Browser

Hello,
How do you kill the voice in browser? I have talkback turned off. "Loading started"

flybass said:
Hello,
How do you kill the voice in browser? I have talkback turned off. "Loading started"
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haha.
uncheck "talk back"

js0uth said:
haha.
uncheck "talk back"
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i hope you're kidding - it is already disabled. ok - you can kill it by starting up s voice. then go to talkback. turn it on. turn it off.

flybass said:
i hope you're kidding - it is already disabled. ok - you can kill it by starting up s voice. then go to talkback. turn it on. turn it off.
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under accessibility - hearing - check "turn off all sounds"

js0uth said:
under accessibility - hearing - check "turn off all sounds"
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that is a bs solution - why should i have to turn off all sounds on the phone?

js0uth said:
under accessibility - hearing - check "turn off all sounds"
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LOL. jk jk.
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im trying. lol.
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what worked for me was, i had light flow installed. apparently that was causing talk back to not turn off.
so i got mines. not sure whats going on with yours.

js0uth said:
LOL. jk jk.
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im trying. lol.
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what worked for me was, i had light flow installed. apparently that was causing talk back to not turn off.
so i got mines. not sure whats going on with yours.
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For me its the Pebble app. I kill that, and she shuts up.

mightyjohn said:
For me its the Pebble app. I kill that, and she shuts up.
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Awesome. Mission complete. :highfive:

js0uth said:
Awesome. Mission complete. :highfive:
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Awesome, assuming you want your smart watch to stop being a smart watch.
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Same issue as OP. I have Dynamic Notifications installed. Believe it's the same Samsung bug as on Note 2. Voice ceases when I deactivate DN. Will continue to experiment.
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I didn't have any of the other accessibility apps installed, but I figured out my problem.
I had turned off TalkBack in the application manager but the browser still wouldn't shut up. I went back in there and turned it back on, then went to the accessibility settings and turned the TalkBack settings on for a few minutes. When I turned the setting back off it stopped talking. This may have also been the cause of a problem I was having with one-handed mode not working. I have no idea why... but the next time I tried the one-handed swipe after doing this, it actually worked.

Happened to me as well My trigger was i turned on google voice in the accesibility for dash clock and that triggered the the talk back bug. Once i turned off google voice it stopped. I saw some videos and they said turning something on in accesibity triggers this bug

I had this problem kick in yesterday, after remembering I had just installed greenify, I uninstalled greenify and voice went away

Date doesn't appear in gallery

Ive seen on a few videos that the date briefly appears when viewing photos in the gallery. But i cant seem to get it work on mine. Is there a setting i don't know about?
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cydiamante said:
Ive seen on a few videos that the date briefly appears when viewing photos in the gallery. But i cant seem to get it work on mine. Is there a setting i don't know about?
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Yes, open your Gallery then access the settings by hitting the bottom left menu button. Turn Tag Buddy to "On".
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If you click the actual setting title after hitting the on button you'll get a list of possible tags, the date shows up automatically even if the others are turned off, but the main switch has to be on.

Is there a way to turn off light on capacitive keys and enable on screen navigation?

I know it was possible on other xiaomi phones, but is it possible with Google's software?
Thanx.

If your phone already rooted you can edit build.prop to enable on screen navigation
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On Google rom too, not only miui?
Good news, thanx. I don't have a phone, but I plan to buy it if that's possible .

amlbuton said:
If your phone already rooted you can edit build.prop to enable on screen navigation
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you missed the question.
yes we can edit the build.prop to activate the navigation bar, but not everyone wants that black bar.
we just simply want to turn the capacitive button lights.
hope some day we figure it out :good:

Any news? It's the only point that stops me to buy this phone (I hate soft touch buttons, in this way they will be invisible).

We can enable the software keys but how to disable capacitive touch buttons on mi a1, i have already edited the generic keyboard file added # to comment those buttons but that doesnt work for this phone.. anyone here with the solution?

RayRay10 said:
I know it was possible on other xiaomi phones, but is it possible with Google's software?
Thanx.
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You can achieve it using GravityBox ( xposed module ). In GravityBox under 'Display Tweaks' click on 'Button backlight Modes' and select 'Disable button backlight'. You can even enable transparent navigation bar under 'Navigation bar' setting.

Slight side question but related... Is there any way to get the key backlights to stay on longer? (Without root)
I came from a Sony which were the other way around so would like to see them to learn the new order!
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vaderag said:
Slight side question but related... Is there any way to get the key backlights to stay on longer? (Without root)
I came from a Sony which were the other way around so would like to see them to learn the new order!
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I'm afraid no.

RayRay10 said:
I know it was possible on other xiaomi phones, but is it possible with Google's software?
Thanx.
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Check this https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/how-to/enable-screen-navbar-disable-hw-keys-t3696350/page2
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androwide said:
We can enable the software keys but how to disable capacitive touch buttons on mi a1, i have already edited the generic keyboard file added # to comment those buttons but that doesnt work for this phone.. anyone here with the solution?
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Check this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/how-to/enable-screen-navbar-disable-hw-keys-t3696350/page2
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marhensa said:
you missed the question.
yes we can edit the build.prop to activate the navigation bar, but not everyone wants that black bar.
we just simply want to turn the capacitive button lights.
hope some day we figure it out :good:
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Check this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/how-to/enable-screen-navbar-disable-hw-keys-t3696350/page2
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FilAlb11 said:
Any news? It's the only point that stops me to buy this phone (I hate soft touch buttons, in this way they will be invisible).
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Check this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/how-to/enable-screen-navbar-disable-hw-keys-t3696350/page2

Turn on screen with notification

Is there an xposed app to turn on screen with notification?

It already does
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Search play store for glimpse

haroon.y said:
It already does
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Search play store for glimpse
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Do you mean the feature is present by default?
How can you enable it because on my phone it's disabled.
I know there are apps on Google Play store which can do this, I'm already using one called smart wake.
But I'm looking for an app which does not use much battery.

turn off power save and if u have pattern turn it off and set again it will give you option in notification>

khawarjaved said:
turn off power save and if u have pattern turn it off and set again it will give you option in notification>
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Can you send me a screenshot of the option because I'm not getting it.
I'm not sure where that option is.

Is this what you are talking about?

yes it is ....turn it off and on and check if any device admistrator is controlling your device like nova etc....restart the phone....it doesnt work in power save mode

khawarjaved said:
yes it is ....turn it off and on and check if any device admistrator is controlling your device like nova etc....restart the phone....it doesnt work in power save mode
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Can you send me a screenshot?