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Bottom bar "open notifications" button mod?

Is there a mod that would give me a button on the bottom bar, to open notifications when tapped? The way I usually use this tablet, the top left is the exactly least convenient place to swipe when I'm holding it from the bottom.
I'm on the 3g model but if such a mod exists already, I presume it can be adapted.
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Nova or Apex launchers will let you do that very easily.
In the settings you can choose what you want to happen when you tap the home key when you are on the home screen. One of the choices is pull down notifications.
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OK, but that's still not a button in the nav bar. I'm looking for a button in the nav bar that pops open the notifications tray, without leaving whatever app I'm in.
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cmstlist said:
OK, but that's still not a button in the nav bar. I'm looking for a button in the nav bar that pops open the notifications tray, without leaving whatever app I'm in.
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i think he's saying to get that button you would need top use a custom launcher such as apex or holo.:good:

With Nova Launcher (I don't have any experience with Apex):
- tap and hold on homescreen
- select "Nova Actions"
- select "Expand Notifications"
When the shortcut is created, drag it to your nav bar.

ddlooping said:
With Nova Launcher (I don't have any experience with Apex):
- tap and hold on homescreen
- select "Nova Actions"
- select "Expand Notifications"
When the shortcut is created, drag it to your nav bar.
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... and in what ROM are you allowed to drag launcher shortcuts to your nav bar???
To be clear, by nav bar, I mean the black bar along the bottom with the back, home and multitask icons. I am looking to see if there is a mod that can change that to: Back, Home, Multitask, Open Tray.

In some of the cm 10 roms . in the settings /system settings / navigation bar.. You can add two buttons . And change what those do... I am not sure if you can set it to pull notifications or not but i think you might be able to.. I know the euroskank and paranoid android roms have this..
This takes a framework re work.. You will not get this feature in a launcher running on the stock android frame work.. Someone could code this. But doing so would break compatibility with other things .
There would be NO Stock solution for this The ones people are describing above will not work. You can add it to the dock if you have it enables..
Now most launchers Nova prime (what i use) has screen gestures. You could set that to swipe down bring notifications down swipe up close .
Good Luck

Good to know. I guess we'll have to see if devs can expand their ROMs to include 3G, even in absence of full source...

cmstlist said:
... and in what ROM are you allowed to drag launcher shortcuts to your nav bar???
To be clear, by nav bar, I mean the black bar along the bottom with the back, home and multitask icons. I am looking to see if there is a mod that can change that to: Back, Home, Multitask, Open Tray.
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Sorry, my bad, I thought you meant the dock.

Any progress or answers?
I'd like some sort of solution to this.
Even something as simple as opening the notifications with a tap instead of a swipe would make a world of difference.

Maybe you should try a ROM with Tablet UI?

Rookie Problem? Lockscreen widgets

Hey guys, sorry I'm an ex IOS user with my fist Android. I've been trying to add dasclock on my GS4 but the white boxes to add widgets on the lockscreen dont show up. I went into settings and I cant find anything.

MoReNitO303 said:
Hey guys, sorry I'm an ex IOS user with my fist Android. I've been trying to add dasclock on my GS4 but the white boxes to add widgets on the lockscreen dont show up. I went into settings and I cant find anything.
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While on the lockscreen, put your finger on the clock and swipe down. This will expand the clock widget and then allow you to long press the clock and remove it. Once removed (or swiping to an open lockscreen panel) you will see the white plus sign graphic that will open the lockscreen widgit selection dialogue.
Let me know if this is confusing, I can try to explain it in a different way.

Awesome got it! Thanks bro!
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Lockscreen widgets ?

I believe that 4.2.2 had lock screen widgets ... How on earth do I get them to work
I believe bbc news is one of the widgets bit I've tried every which way I can to get out to work
Please help
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You can't use some lock screen widgets if you have a security lock screen thanks to Samsung being weird and annoying. Plus they removed the quick launch camera lock screen with their silly app matrix.
If you just use the slide to unlock feature then slide your finger from the top down and then left or right and you'll have the option of adding more.

You first have to enable them in the settings. Also you can enable quick camera instead of using the app matrix, you'll find that in the same place.... Main settings---> lockscreen ---> check the multiple widgets box. Tap the next box down to configure the quick launch camera as default instead of the app matrix should you choose.

[Q] How to I remove toggles?

Any idea how I can remove the toggles from the notification shade?
or at least resize them (anyone know of any Xposed modules?)
I rather pull down the Quick Settings Panel to toggle..

been looking at the various Xposed modules.. can't seem to find one

still searching around.
hoping to at least resize the toggles so they don't take up so much of the notification shade

install nova launcher and you will be able to set that as a gesture.. so if you swipe up/down on the screen the quick settings will pop up

Khizar said:
install nova launcher and you will be able to set that as a gesture.. so if you swipe up/down on the screen the quick settings will pop up
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thanks! but that does not remove the toggles from the notification shade :/

Double tap notification bar to unlock and lock

Just thought I'd share with you all a little something I found. You can double tap the notification bar to lock or unlock your phone, without needing to use the power button

Or if you use Nova to set gestures double tap with screen off app. Same as LG launcher.

iDefalt said:
Just thought I'd share with you all a little something I found. You can double tap the notification bar to lock or unlock your phone, without needing to use the power button
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Yep and you can even double tap an empty part of the homescreen to lock and unlock as well!
Its one of the features of the G3

Double tap on/off with the G2, Flex and now G3 is one of the cool features LG has been doing.

lossah said:
Or if you use Nova to set gestures double tap with screen off app. Same as LG launcher.
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hey , i cant find an option in nova setting to do that . im in gestures and theres only "nova actions" "apps" and shortcuts ... in none of them an option about turning screen off

subwoffer13 said:
hey , i cant find an option in nova setting to do that . im in gestures and theres only "nova actions" "apps" and shortcuts ... in none of them an option about turning screen off
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Download Screen Off from the play store and set it to open this app when you double tap in Nova.

Japultra said:
Download Screen Off from the play store and set it to open this app when you double tap in Nova.
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sweet , thanks

Tweaksbox also has a double tap home setting. I use that to turn off the screen.