Hello,
Installed LMT Launcher and played with it briefly last night.
Seems to work well.
I'd like to know if it is possible to remove the soft keys on a stock ROM (rooted with busybox)
Thanks,
~Eric
Hi. I also tried LMT and loved it so much that I simply removed the navbar. Sometimes it would be more practical to have the navbar, but I'm getting more and more used to LMT and in time I feel I will never miss navbar again! I was looking and found some APKs that do this and also a MOD I beleive, but by FAR the easisest solution for me was to simply edit the build.prop file.
So, before you do this make SURE you have alternative way to navigate (such as LMT). Then simply open your build.prop file and add this line:
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Save, reboot and... Profit!
Navbar will be GONE. Cheers:good:
Thanks a bunch... This worked great. Would love to not have to reboot to take effect but still good that you can do this on the stock ROM.
Meeks a huge difference in landscape mode.
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tipsek said:
Hi. I also tried LMT and loved it so much that I simply removed the navbar. Sometimes it would be more practical to have the navbar, but I'm getting more and more used to LMT and in time I feel I will never miss navbar again! I was looking and found some APKs that do this and also a MOD I beleive, but by FAR the easisest solution for me was to simply edit the build.prop file.
So, before you do this make SURE you have alternative way to navigate (such as LMT). Then simply open your build.prop file and add this line:
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Save, reboot and... Profit!
Navbar will be GONE. Cheers:good:
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hi how to execute that code and what app do i need?
You can now hide soft keys (and keep notification bar) without modifications and reboots. Just try my new app:
GMD Hide Soft Keys
It also adds Quick NavBar - soft keys that can be opened with simple swipe from bottom and then autohide when not needed :good:.
StupidIdea said:
You can now hide soft keys (and keep notification bar) without modifications and reboots. Just try my new app:
GMD Hide Soft Keys
It also adds Quick NavBar - soft keys that can be opened with simple swipe from bottom and then autohide when not needed :good:.
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I Tried your app, but theres a huge red line on the bottom of the screen, so bad.
And also got a lot of errors messages on my logcat in the background, so i uninstalled it quickly oO
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Hey guys
I was trying to make my S4 look like the Nexus.
Got the soft nav bar but couldn't find a way to disable the button lights.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43256528
Use this app to disable button lights (lights only). Be sure to thank the Original Poster!!
jhong91 said:
Hey guys
I was trying to make my S4 look like the Nexus.
Got the soft nav bar but couldn't find a way to disable the button lights.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43256528
Use this app to disable button lights (lights only). Be sure to thank the Original Poster!!
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I have probably the same setup. Would be nice if we had the Touch Key Light Duration option in Settings like the S3 had (or maybe it's part of TouchWiz). That would be far easier than running another app just to turn the lights off.
I also use SoftKeyZ from the Play Store to customize the on screen buttons.
Nav bar
Can you help with how you got the nav bar? I found some links on xda, but looking for more.
Thanks
Matt
jhong91 said:
Hey guys
I was trying to make my S4 look like the Nexus.
Got the soft nav bar but couldn't find a way to disable the button lights.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43256528
Use this app to disable button lights (lights only). Be sure to thank the Original Poster!!
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mattalter said:
Can you help with how you got the nav bar? I found some links on xda, but looking for more.
Thanks
Matt
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Make sure you're rooted.
go to a file manager that can edit text files ( I used root manager),
go to system/ and find build.prop. open it with an editor,
add the line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
at the bottom of your build prop, save/exit, reboot.
jhong91 said:
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Make sure you're rooted.
go to a file manager that can edit text files ( I used root manager),
go to system/ and find build.prop. open it with an editor,
add the line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
at the bottom of your build prop, save/exit, reboot.
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Yup. This is also what I did. I just used Root Explorer. A long press on the file lets you edit in a text editor.
Does anyone know how could I use a build prop edit to safely hide the bottom navigation bar without using unnecessary RAM? I use LMT so it isn't necessary.
I believe its in the build . prop file because when I replaced it to do a status bar mod, the bar disappeared momentarily when the file was missing.
However, I'm new to Android and I don't want to put myself into a boot loop or worse by blindly deleting things. I don't even know how to use a recovery yet. So does anyone know where this is? Thanks
LG G2
I just use an app. Auto hide soft keys. It's in the play store. Also use LMT myself. Let me ask you something, what setting do you set gesture input to?
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chiballer20 said:
I just use an app. Auto hide soft keys. It's in the play store. Also use LMT myself. Let me ask you something, what setting do you set gesture input to?
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I find that app kind of bugging, and there are moments when my buttons are no longer being displayed and I have to reboot to get them back.
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add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
wy2sl0 said:
add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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That is what do do with all of my phone using LMT, and not barely crash, I've had one during this year and s restart made it normal.
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wy2sl0 said:
add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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Thanks, i'll try it.. hopefully it will free up a good amount of RAM :fingers-crossed:
IamPro said:
Thanks, i'll try it.. hopefully it will free up a good amount of RAM :fingers-crossed:
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sry for the stupid question....what is LMT?
energie said:
sry for the stupid question....what is LMT?
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Gesture based launcher:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
wy2sl0 said:
add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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IamPro said:
Thanks, i'll try it.. hopefully it will free up a good amount of RAM :fingers-crossed:
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Softbricked my phone and had to restore to stock then re-root etc :crying:
what is LMT?
This is LMT, or one of its functions. Its a really customizable navigation bar that replaces the stock one, along with any of other gesture control you could think of. Its great, you should try it out
LG G2
It swipes in from the bottom, top or sides. You can hold the gesture and lift your finger on the button or just swipe through in the direction you want and the function will activate. It gets much more complex than my setup but I'm just keeping it simple for now
LG G2
IamPro said:
Softbricked my phone and had to restore to stock then re-root etc :crying:
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Sorry, you softbricked after inserting the string in build.prop? I'm interested to this mod (hiding soft keys and activate LMT)
nimo182 said:
Sorry, you softbricked after inserting the string in build.prop? I'm interested to this mod (hiding soft keys and activate LMT)
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Yea, maybe I did something wrong.. idk
Its pretty easy to get back to stock so not huge deal tho
wy2sl0 said:
add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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How did you do this safely? Many people have been getting it wrong and I'd like to get it right the first time lol
LG G2
I have no idea.
Downloaded build.prop editor from the play store
go to VERY BOTTOM of build.prop
make a new blank line
enter what I said
save
...profit
The best app to hide soft keys is UDN (ultimate dynamic navbar),it can hide your keys without the need to modify them in build prop....And replace them with its soft keys that are not only customisable but you can also make them as tiny as you want in order not ot occupy as much space...
woof123 said:
The best app to hide soft keys is UDN (ultimate dynamic navbar),it can hide your keys without the need to modify them in build prop....And replace them with its soft keys that are not only customisable but you can also make them as tiny as you want in order not ot occupy as much space...
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woof i tried UDN, to hide nav bar it requires xposed with it's module..i'm not too much interested to install other sw indeed, and IMHO it's the same of autohide
Then the build.prop string qemu.hw..... works??
nimo182 said:
woof i tried UDN, to hide nav bar it requires xposed with it's module..i'm not too much interested to install other sw indeed, and IMHO it's the same of autohide
Then the build.prop string qemu.hw..... works??
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It worked for me.Without xposed,i just ticked the option in the settings.Also you can make the keys as tiny as you want,even if you want them visible all the time and not hidden it will help alot to make them tiny.
nimo182 said:
woof i tried UDN, to hide nav bar it requires xposed with it's module..i'm not too much interested to install other sw indeed, and IMHO it's the same of autohide
Then the build.prop string qemu.hw..... works??
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can't make it working....it adds another bar above the stock one
[Q] Remove the "Voice Mate, Google, Quick Memo" menu from the bottom of the screen?
I installed GravityBox w/ CM PIE controls to replace the navigation bar. I want it on the bottom but with the "swipe up" launcher menu containing Voice Mate, Google Now and Quick Memo there I can't seem to do that. Anyone have any idea how to disable this? Maybe point me in the right direction so I can figure out a solution?
solved!
I'll leave this thread up in case anyone else is interested but I've solved my own issue by removing the NAV BAR via/ build.prop. It also removed the launch menu.
Credits: qsec @ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476764&page=2
Solution: add to build.prop (if you don't know how then use Build Prop Editor from market)
root required!
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
I don't know if I can help u... I've tried uninstalled single app... in my case I hate Qvoice so I uninstalled it and that app disappear from swipe up... but I looked for the swipe up menu to change setting but I fail... Here is a screenshot with swipe up without qvoice
Sideload and install gmd hide soft keys run it and select hide soft keys keys and setup your quick nav bar ..my suggestion is to use the pro version of gmd and set navigation control's to none and then use udn pro as your navbar which seems to work better for me
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Works great, but how do you get the new nav bar to push everything up when on the bottom? Right now I have it set to 20px so it doesn't interfere with much, but it conflicts with my keyboard from time to time...
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Did you guys lose menu buttons on some apps after installing these? My menu buttons for Voice and Trillian for instance have vanished and the menu button for the bar doesn't work on most apps for me.
Edit: Never mind, my issue was related to a busybox installation that was fixed by installing with a different installer. Oops.
Thanks for the info on this, it's very useful and stock is kinda lackluster.
aimlessanomaly said:
Did you guys lose menu buttons on some apps after installing these? My menu buttons for Voice and Trillian for instance have vanished and the menu button for the bar doesn't work on most apps for me.
Edit: Never mind, my issue was related to a busybox installation that was fixed by installing with a different installer. Oops.
Thanks for the info on this, it's very useful and stock is kinda lackluster.
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I just got the same problem.
You mean that re-install the busybox will solve this?
911sakura said:
I just got the same problem.
You mean that re-install the busybox will solve this?
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I reinstalled with a different installer from the play store and it worked for me.
aimlessanomaly said:
I reinstalled with a different installer from the play store and it worked for me.
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I tried many kinds of installers but all failed, could you tell me which one you used?
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911sakura said:
I tried many kinds of installers but all failed, could you tell me which one you used?
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I used the one from Faznx92's root tutorials, but I never had a busybox problem...
Something weird is going on, I got the menu problem again after rebooting I guess. Every time I uninstall busybox I get them back. I'll try the method OP used.
Edit: I keep getting the same problem. Each time I enable the auto hide soft keys app, I lose menu buttons in apps. Thr trick I found is to launch them all after booting then enable the auto hide. Just need to do that every time you reboot.
I would still love to be able to fix it for good
Freeze or uninstall stock "Soft Key Bar?"
Is it possible to remove it completly? I use auto hide soft keys but the stock Soft Key Bar interferes with it.
Atise said:
Is it possible to remove it completly? I use auto hide soft keys but the stock Soft Key Bar interferes with it.
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Do you guys know any way of swapping the default navbar with an aosp navbar? I want it to stay without hiding. I am mainly missing the recent apps button in the default navbar.
Thanks a lot!
You can disable the navbar with gravity box and use pie controls. That's what I do
Use UDN lite. Its far better and has more customization in the free version.
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clear-all button in recent app
thx. btw, gravity box brings back the clear-all btn in recent app list.
peter_b93 said:
Do you guys know any way of swapping the default navbar with an aosp navbar? I want it to stay without hiding. I am mainly missing the recent apps button in the default navbar.
Thanks a lot!
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I am wondering the same thing, also the clear all button in the recent apps.
Does anybody know a way to swap the position of the recents and back buttons?
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Bump, need this on day one if possible! Will come with custom roms but it's early days.
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Yep, it's backwards from what I am used to as weil.
Get a different launcher like Nova Prime. Otherwise, the default launcher doesn't allow it that I am aware of.
Elnrik said:
Get a different launcher like Nova Prime. Otherwise, the default launcher doesn't allow it that I am aware of.
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is there a way in Nova Prime i cant find it in settings .
found this on one the forums on xda when i was on nexus 6 , works well
dont blame me if it bricks
-First obviously you need be a Root user
-Backup your build.prop to your PC or anywhere (but backup it!)
-Edit build.prop with a Root Explorer using this line:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
you have to add this at the END of the .prop, save and reboot.
(Work with 5.0, 5.0.2, 5.1, 5.1.1 and Android M)
Then Install LMT app
wirelezzz said:
is there a way in Nova Prime i cant find it in settings .
found this on one the forums on xda when i was on nexus 6 , works well
dont blame me if it bricks
-First obviously you need be a Root user
-Backup your build.prop to your PC or anywhere (but backup it!)
-Edit build.prop with a Root Explorer using this line:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
you have to add this at the END of the .prop, save and reboot.
(Work with 5.0, 5.0.2, 5.1, 5.1.1 and Android M)
Then Install LMT app
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That's crazy, I know I've done it in Nova before. I go in there now and don't see the option either. Sorry about that.
The is only a couple of ways that this can happen outside of editing the framework.res, and that's with a custom ROM or Xposed. No Launcher has the ability, this is a system wide change. There was a guy who could do it for the Nexus 6, if you want to look in the app thread over there. He may be on board for this phone too.
I actually prefer to use 4 across with home on the left, recents on middle leftset to previous app on tap and all apps on long press, search middle right set to search on tap and Goog now on long, and back on the right set to back on tap and kill on long. Cant wait for the boys to get rolling.
Work Around for the back button
There is no way for you to swap the back and recent unless you root your phone.
in the meanwhile, there is a very good solution that doesn't need root but only accessibility to be enabled.
it's called All-in-one Gestures.
you can program the back to be a swipe from the right. it's very convenient and works like charm on all screens.
you may also program other swipes, from left, from bottom, edges, etc....
after you are comfortable with this solution, you can then hide the softkeys and gain extra landscape on your screen.
If you want to flash a custom ROM, I offer these mods in mine. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-n6panglerm-mbd08k-v1-0-0-oct-31-t3237495