Adding an 'Menu' button to the nav bar - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I want to add to the nav bar in the nexus a 'Menu' button like the button in the Galaxy s3.
There is a way?
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omrif said:
I want to add to the nav bar in the nexus a 'Menu' button like the button in the Galaxy s3.
There is a way?
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Yup custom roms, currently on cm10.1 and I do just that to my nav bar.

I'd also say include a search, it barely takes up any room at all compared to the other keys. I have mine set up like my old Wildfire. Can you not do this on stock rom? I never kept it long eneough to check.

mufc09 said:
I'd also say include a search, it barely takes up any room at all compared to the other keys. I have mine set up like my old Wildfire. Can you not do this on stock rom? I never kept it long eneough to check.
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No, you cannot. Most custom roms (cm, aokp, etc) have this feature though.
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Thanks. I will try cm10.1

omrif said:
Thanks. I will try cm10.1
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Threre is a chance not to install CM 10 and enjoy from customize nav bar?

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[Q] Rom with navigation bar mod

Hi, I'm looking for a ROM where you can tweak the navigation bar like in AOKP.
Unfortunately I tried last AOKP build but the battery life is horrible (even with franco's kernel).
So do you know any rom with this feature? (Or a flashable zip)
CM10.1 has it.
Where?
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wazka2 said:
Where?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015081
zephiK said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2015081
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Its not available in official I think.
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wazka2 said:
Its not available in official I think.
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It isn't. It's a cherry pick.
It's CM 10.1 + Cherry Picks (Unapproved additions that will be added once approved by CM team). So basically u get features faster that are not yet approved because someone on the team didn't approve of it yet.
Thanks you guys, its perfect!
Should i use the stock kernel?
What do you use?
CM10 stock does have it, in the power menu options
I use Matr1x
Just flashed 20121211 eurosskank cm10.1 and I dont see the option...
Yeah, that is the main feature I am using AKOP for.
If there was a stock ROM with Nav bar button and size mod and status bar mod only, I would totally hit that up
Anyone know how?
looking for the rom that lets you add and rearrange the soft nav buttons. is codename android coming out for n4?
ccs1676 said:
looking for the rom that lets you add and rearrange the soft nav buttons. is codename android coming out for n4?
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cm10.1 has it.
Taijohnsen said:
Yeah, that is the main feature I am using AKOP for.
If there was a stock ROM with Nav bar button and size mod and status bar mod only, I would totally hit that up
Anyone know how?
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I want it too.....
Xylon rom has it ...the one in the android development section has an old one tho but if you go to his Google plus it has the new version and it has everything like more soft buttons less and status bar mods and full screen option pretty much cm with cherry picks but its nice..xylon.
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zephiK said:
cm10.1 has it.
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i flashed it the other night and saw the expanded desktop feature in the power menu options, but no way to add or rearrange the nav buttons. i'll look again though
zephiK said:
cm10.1 has it.
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Where?..
I have the last CM 10.1 nightly and I dont see it on the Rom Settings
Thanks
ccs1676 said:
i flashed it the other night and saw the expanded desktop feature in the power menu options, but no way to add or rearrange the nav buttons. i'll look again though
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It's there. You have to flash jellybro which is a unofficial release with cherry picks. Check android development the thread is in there. You can flash that Rom on top of Cyanogenmod.
I don't understand why people flash the official one when jellybro has cherry picks of cm features not yet merged yet. Jellybro is so much better.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p163/gbd270/Screenshot_2012-12-14-10-12-45.png
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p163/gbd270/Screenshot_2012-12-14-10-12-58.png
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awesome, thanks zephik
ccs1676 said:
awesome, thanks zephik
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press the thanks button instead enjoy.
zephiK said:
press the thanks button instead enjoy.
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well, i installed it earlier today and it works great, just trying to fix the force closing in chrome...

Button dock transparent?

Hello guys. I just wanna ask. Can I somehow make my bottom button dock transparent? Without the black background. It is rooted, but I don't wanna flash custom ROM. I like the original one. It just needs few tweaks. Thanks for help.
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If you're willing to use a custom launcher apex, nova, Apollo, adw, and I'm sure many other will allow you to change this.
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Madness1414 said:
Hello guys. I just wanna ask. Can I somehow make my bottom button dock transparent? Without the black background. It is rooted, but I don't wanna flash custom ROM. I like the original one. It just needs few tweaks. Thanks for help.
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Is there another name for this bar? Have tried several launchers, adw, nova etc and have yet to find an option to make this transparent. Be nice to reclaim that space.
Oh I was think you were referring to the dock, where the icons are. If you're talking about the three soft buttons, back, home, recent, then I'm not sure, never looked into it.
Chances are there is a way, but may need a custom rom
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Do you mean the navbar? You can make it transparent in the Paranoid Android ROM, not in stock. (Maybe with metamorph...)
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I'd like to know, also. Is there some patch I can flash to make this happen?

How to move all soft button into the left coner

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...
the_boo said:
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...
the_boo said:
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.

(Q) ParanoidAndroid 3.5 - long press home for recents? - SOLVED.

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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okmijnlp said:
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.
Paddington said:
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.
partylikeaninjastar said:
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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Any way to change the soft keys?

I've looked around and it appears there are a number of paid apps that apparently let me change the soft keys, but I'm not 100% sure if they'll work with the stock LG G2 "OS"...
I want my multitasking button back... No need for a settings button, IMO.
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I've looked around and it appears there are a number of paid apps that apparently let me change the soft keys, but I'm not 100% sure if they'll work with the stock LG G2 "OS"...
I want my multitasking button back... No need for a settings button, IMO.
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Are you rooted?
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Roundtableprez said:
Are you rooted?
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Absolutely. And I'm handy with UNIX, so navigating the filesystem and using text editors to muck with XML isn't a problem. I'm just not a developer.
Also interested in being able to change it that key to recent apps.
cheami said:
Also interested in being able to change it that key to recent apps.
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+1...I use recents way to much to not have it a separate button
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I'm using auto hide soft keys with root with paid version works great
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Slorks said:
I'm using auto hide soft keys with root with paid version works great
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Can you use the app without the hideing feature, just recent button added?
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jmill75 said:
Can you use the app without the hideing feature, just recent button added?
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Just tested, no you can not. It will always hide after you lock your screen, so you'll have to swipe/touch to bring the soft keys back up.
cheami said:
Just tested, no you can not. It will always hide after you lock your screen, so you'll have to swipe/touch to bring the soft keys back up.
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And also it will always overlap over the screen. There are ways to keep the navbar from disappearing, but you won't be able to access anythi g underneath it because it doesn't shift the screen up, just overlay
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What about SoftKeyZ?
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What about SoftKeyZ?
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I just tried SoftKeyZ. No luck
Big letdown because it looks like a great app. Hopefully the dev can get it working for us in the future.
eleazar123 said:
I just tried SoftKeyZ. No luck
Big letdown because it looks like a great app. Hopefully the dev can get it working for us in the future.
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I also see another one called soft key enabler, has anyone tried that one?
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cheami said:
Just tested, no you can not. It will always hide after you lock your screen, so you'll have to swipe/touch to bring the soft keys back up.
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fsiddique said:
And also it will always overlap over the screen. There are ways to keep the navbar from disappearing, but you won't be able to access anythi g underneath it because it doesn't shift the screen up, just overlay
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My quasi solution was auto hide soft keys, auto to 0, auto hide only had anywhere on the bar checked, and swipe. You still need to swipe after wake, but if you need anything under it, just tap the left side to hide. If you use the mock option, home will leave space for it.
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Curious if anyone knows how to keep the soft keys transparent when using Nova Launcher?
dscottjr81 said:
Curious if anyone knows how to keep the soft keys transparent when using Nova Launcher?
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I sent the nova developer an email about it. He said he is looking into it. He can enable if LG allows third party apps access to that feature.
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pd240 said:
I sent the nova developer an email about it. He said he is looking into it. He can enable if LG allows third party apps access to that feature.
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Thanks for the info. Hope he's able to do it it would be much nicer.
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i'm sure most of you know already, but holding the home button will bring up recents.
Yes, but,not,as,convenient as having a dedicated button. Personal choice I guess.
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I use GMD soft keys to hide them completely then use LMT for pie. That way I can completely control my button layout, gain screen real estate, navigate from left right and bottom and do it with whatever colors I choose. A must have for me.
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Crooke356 said:
I use GMD soft keys to hide them completely then use LMT for pie. That way I can completely control my button layout, gain screen real estate, navigate from left right and bottom and do it with whatever colors I choose. A must have for me.
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What did you set your device input for LMT? I cant get it to work. Thanks.

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