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auto-hide softkey bar?

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.
Beamed from my Grouper.

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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Anything lost by not using Touchwiz?

Do any of the new Note 3 features (pen or not) get impacted from using a different launcher?

polstein said:
Do any of the new Note 3 features (pen or not) get impacted from using a different launcher?
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some widgets does not work. (like s planner)

muhtesem insan said:
some widgets does not work. (like s planner)
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I can live with that - was thinking the swipe up scrapbook & other functions. One way to tell - try!

Delete my response please.

no everything seems to work fine im using action launcher pro and ive had no issues .. air command still pops up when the stylus is removed all the samsung and S apps stay there .

all s PEN functions work
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The swipe up/home button press my magazine gets removed. Thats it.
You can overcome this, (Im using apex) and you can bind my magazine to a home button press if you miss it.

Using Nova Launcher Prime, all of the spen features work perfect, haven't noticed anything that is broken yet.

Can I disable My Magazine?
I'm coming from the other direction. I like the stock launcher and everything Touchwiz and S-pen related, I just want the swipe-up My Magazine feature to be disabled. Is there a way to do this without rooting or using a different launcher? Thanks in advance,
Nate

N8shon said:
I'm coming from the other direction. I like the stock launcher and everything Touchwiz and S-pen related, I just want the swipe-up My Magazine feature to be disabled. Is there a way to do this without rooting or using a different launcher? Thanks in advance,
Nate
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I tried to remove my magazine with titanium backup. Now touchwiz crashes when i press home button on home screen.
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How to remove the google search bar from the home screen?

Thanks in advance.

Nova Launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en

Gekko2 said:
Nova Launcher
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Any way to accomplish that without install anything extra?

donald121 said:
Any way to accomplish that without install anything extra?
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no. but Nova is great.

Gekko2 said:
no. but Nova is great.
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I got my phone but haven't set it up yet. Are you using Nova right now with the 6p? Have they optimized it for Android 6.0?

atomsmasher80 said:
I got my phone but haven't set it up yet. Are you using Nova right now with the 6p? Have they optimized it for Android 6.0?
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I'm using it. Runs flawless.

Mi|enko said:
I'm using it. Runs flawless.
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Furthermore, I love the new "normalise icon" feature. It works beautifully.

+1 for Nova. If you got the $50 credit, get Nova Prime (paid), although test out the free one first to see if you like it.

I like Action Launcher 3 better than Nova but the latter is as good as it gets if you want to set up the phone old school. Realistically everyone should have a second launcher installed off the market just to get the backup for a corrupt stock launcher. You don't have to use it but if the stock launcher is hosed Android will start the phone up with the second which will allow you to get through your day and deal with the fix later.
Perhaps someone else will flesh this out for you but the reason people are saying install another launcher may be because you didn't used to be able to rid yourself of the search bar without root on Nexus devices. Not sure if this has changed since I only screwed around with it when it first came out for about the 5 minutes it took to figure out I hated it and haven't looked back since. Maybe that has changed though...

the gesture capabilities are nice on Nova too. i do a double tap to launch the Play Store for App updates.

Gekko2 said:
the gesture capabilities are nice on Nova too. i do a double tap to launch the Play Store for App updates.
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You should download the screen off app and bind the double tap to turn off the screen. That for off and the fingerprint for on, you'll never have to touch the power button (but double tapping the power button for quick camera is still pretty awesome, so you probably will - lol).

any non root/rom ways to get screen to turn on with double tap or something by touching the screen?

johnb1 said:
any non root/rom ways to get screen to turn on with double tap or something by touching the screen?
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You can use nova/screen on to turn it off and it doesn't require root. To turn on, you can use the fingerprint sensor.

Mi|enko said:
You should download the screen off app and bind the double tap to turn off the screen. That for off and the fingerprint for on, you'll never have to touch the power button (but double tapping the power button for quick camera is still pretty awesome, so you probably will - lol).
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Screen Off and Lock Apps break Nexus Imprint
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/screen-off-lock-apps-break-nexus-imprint-t3236785

The only thing I do not like about Nova is that it does not play nice with Google Now. Or at least that is the case on my tablet.

krabman said:
I like Action Launcher 3 better than Nova but the latter is as good as it gets if you want to set up the phone old school. Realistically everyone should have a second launcher installed off the market just to get the backup for a corrupt stock launcher. You don't have to use it but if the stock launcher is hosed Android will start the phone up with the second which will allow you to get through your day and deal with the fix later.
Perhaps someone else will flesh this out for you but the reason people are saying install another launcher may be because you didn't used to be able to rid yourself of the search bar without root on Nexus devices. Not sure if this has changed since I only screwed around with it when it first came out for about the 5 minutes it took to figure out I hated it and haven't looked back since. Maybe that has changed though...
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Have you ever had the launcher go bad? I never had that happen.
Nova launcher is reporting bug with pulling down notification shade and says Google is aware. This is marshmallow only.

nrfitchett4 said:
Have you ever had the launcher go bad? I never had that happen.
Nova launcher is reporting bug with pulling down notification shade and says Google is aware. This is marshmallow only.
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Twice. Once when switching themes and once with an app conflict that hosed ADW. I normally have multiple launchers installed as I like to switch things up but it also comes in handy when the chips are down.

krabman said:
Twice. Once when switching themes and once with an app conflict that hosed ADW. I normally have multiple launchers installed as I like to switch things up but it also comes in handy when the chips are down.
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OK, so third party launchers? I always keep stock launcher active. I'm going to give the stock launcher a decent chance but that bar might drive me to Nova or action.

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Screen Off and Lock Apps break Nexus Imprint
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/screen-off-lock-apps-break-nexus-imprint-t3236785
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That doesn't make any sense. I've been using it for a few days and I've had no problems with Imprint at all.
Update: I take that back. So, I just played with it a little bit and you're right. If I power off via the button, imprint allows me to power on and unlock immediately. If I double-tap to power off, when I touch the sensor, it still asks for the pin code.

I personally like the Google Now launcher. I don't see what's wrong with the search bar at the top, personally. I'm not a fan of the newest skin they put on it, though. The launcher, as a whole, though us functional and minimal, which is what I prefer. Having google now with a swipe to the right is a bonus.

Guide: Getting rid of the navigation bar with out compromising usabilty!

Hey guys, I've found a awsome way to use the s8 without navbar at all! You will have swipe gesture from the bottom of the screen in the same order like there's a navbar with recent, home and back button.
all you need is to install a app called swipe navigation from the play store and give it accessibilty permission install the navbar Disabler (I I'll give the link) and the swipe navigation unlocker on the play store(costs money but definatly worth it).
config the app as you like then just restart your phone.
heres a video for demonstration.
https://youtu.be/2AXf-xyLQZA
And don't forget to hit the THANKS button!:good:
Link for the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suphi.swipenavigation
Link for the unlocker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suphi.swipenavigationunlocker
Link for the navigation bar disabler :https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...y-overlays-t3604341/post72746018#post72746018

WOW!!! GREAT solution I was looking for IT long time!
Working smooth as butter!!! Faultless !!!
:good: up for your great work
Thanks mate...

Anyone experience any lag or side effects of using it?

Does it work without root?

anewday said:
Anyone experience any lag or side effects of using it?
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No lag or side effects for me.

abdulaziz13 said:
Does it work without root?
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Yep, works on rooted and unrooted devices

Im using it. Is it me or response time is slower than pressing nav buttons?

If i want to get the navbar back i just delete the app or what?

You can use LMT Launcher as well. I've been using it for years and it always works great. Swipe up from the bottom and you have your buttons. You can customize it however you want to. Here's a screenshot of how I have mine set up.

abdulaziz13 said:
If i want to get the navbar back i just delete the app or what?
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Yes, you uninstall the app and it goes back to normal

Swipe left or right?

Can you get rid of the annoying vibration?

I have been using this for months. I love it

@Goku1992 Yes, you can simply switch it off in the app settings.

corwin_amber said:
@Goku1992 Yes, you can simply switch it off in the app settings.
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Saw that myself allready but thank you

OnePlus Stock Launcher

Hello World!
I'm using the stock OP6 launcher, and it's fantastic. But I have a quick question. Is there any way to modify the launcher to shrink the space between the dock and the navbar ? I'm rooted.
I attached a picture to be more conclusive.
Thank you for your time.

Not that I know of but would be nice

Changing the home screen folder display would be great too. You can change icon packs all day but are stuck with a grey circle folder.

Switiz said:
Hello World!
I'm using the stock OP6 launcher, and it's fantastic. But I have a quick question. Is there any way to modify the launcher to shrink the space between the dock and the navbar ? I'm rooted.
I attached a picture to be more conclusive.
Thank you for your time.
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Get Nova launcher and solve all your launcher issues.

How did you get that many apps in your dock? I'm stuck with 5 on stock and can't add any more

misteraleon said:
How did you get that many apps in your dock? I'm stuck with 5 on stock and can't add any more
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You need root. I found a post on the forums on how to edit the navbar. I'll reply if I'll found it.

+1 from me on this one.
I have Nova Prime, but I like the app closing animations of the OnePlus launcher - particularly if you use Navigation Gestures instead of nav buttons.

misteraleon said:
How did you get that many apps in your dock? I'm stuck with 5 on stock and can't add any more
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Found it
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/guide-add-columns-to-oneplus-launcher-t3659772

Oneplus gestures
Switiz said:
Hello World!
I'm using the stock OP6 launcher, and it's fantastic. But I have a quick question. Is there any way to modify the launcher to shrink the space between the dock and the navbar ? I'm rooted.
I attached a picture to be more conclusive.
Thank you for your time.
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Use OnePlus gestures, then navbar disappears and dock lowers

FrisoRoel said:
Use OnePlus gestures, then navbar disappears and dock lowers
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Doesn't fix the issue. The guestures, while good, are the portal between you and what your interacting with on the glass and need to be perfect, which the OnePlus one's aren't. The y miss animations, are buggy and then the keyboard is lower. I'm using buttons because while guestures are better they just need to be 100 per cent polished otherwise it ruins interacting with the phone.

FrisoRoel said:
Use OnePlus gestures, then navbar disappears and dock lowers
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What weather widget is that?

loulondono said:
Doesn't fix the issue. The guestures, while good, are the portal between you and what your interacting with on the glass and need to be perfect, which the OnePlus one's aren't. The y miss animations, are buggy and then the keyboard is lower. I'm using buttons because while guestures are better they just need to be 100 per cent polished otherwise it ruins interacting with the phone.
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I've been using OnePlus gestures for several weeks. Took a couple days to get used to it since I'm used to the buttons but I can say I have never once had them mess up. I still occasionally just tap the bottom right corner to try and go back though. Many years of buttons makes it a strange transition, but imo they are perfect.

Ryano89 said:
What weather widget is that?
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Transparent clock&weather