Daydream hide soft buttons - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Stock daydream keeps the nav buttons lit. Anyone has a suggestion for a simple daydream app that hides them?

If your rooted download this and install works perfect. In fact besides debloat is on of the best mods you can do
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
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This is a most have app. I even bought the pay version to get rid of the red line at the button. Now im really in love with my phonw.
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Same I bought the app as soon as I knew it worked
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liked it but disliked it because it didn't give me the same buttons I had before and got rid of quick note and voice mate when you hold and slide up.

frandre813 said:
If your rooted download this and install works perfect. In fact besides debloat is on of the best mods you can do
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
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Question?
When using this mod to "hide softkeys" and playing a game in landscape say dead trigger, is that space where the softkeys would be is now "usable space" for the game or still just "wasted voided space" now and just blacked out? I would see the point of this app/mod if it "creates" MORE USABLE space by hiding the soft keys when say playing a game like this in landscape or watching a movie/youtube in landscape but no real use if that space is just "voided out" now.
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bova80 said:
liked it but disliked it because it didn't give me the same buttons I had before and got rid of quick note and voice mate when you hold and slide up.
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It's a third party mod that isn't created specifically for this device so of course you will lose any functionality from using this mod as with anything else .

deeznuts said:
Question?
When using this mod to "hide softkeys" and playing a game in landscape say dead trigger, is that space where the softkeys would be is now "usable space" for the game or still just "wasted voided space" now and just blacked out? I would see the point of this app/mod if it "creates" MORE USABLE space by hiding the soft keys when say playing a game like this in landscape or watching a movie/youtube in landscape but no real use if that space is just "voided out" now.
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It's a third party mod that isn't created specifically for this device so of course you will lose any functionality from using this mod as with anything else .
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More usable space, just make sure you uncheck 'spoof soft keys'
He prob could get the dev to make it customizable

IamPro said:
More usable space, just make sure you uncheck 'spoof soft keys'
He prob could get the dev to make it customization
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Awesome, so you can get "more usable space" when using this mod? That's amazing especially for all the apps like dead trigger/youtube/etc to know they can have more usable space and do so.
Yeah i'm sure that will be possible. Already excited to see this device out only a week and all the dev support popping up literally by the day here! Excited to watch the progress of this community before diving into getting the device.

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I just disabled the LG keyboard and my phone is ultra smooth now

Like the title says, I changed over to swiftkey keyboard lastnight and after rebooting to get the old keyboard to stop running my phone is now EXTREEEEEEEMLY responsive and the animations are now REAAAAALY smooth!!
It's been 24 hours now and it's still blowing my mind.
Just thought i would share this here incase anyone else wants to give it a go.
EDIT: just to increase the success rate, I decided to post a few simple steps.
1. Download new keyboard of choice.
2. Go into G3 options and set the new keyboard to default.
3. Reboot (important).
4. Hopfully by now you're enjoying some butter smoothness.
I looked through the thread and out of everyone that reported if this helped or not, is about 50% say this helps and 50% say no difference.
The worst that can happen from trying this is wasting 30 seconds from your life.
Here's a quick video i made showing the difference in stutter & response time of my notification bar, it helps in all areas of the phone, not just the notification bar but i just wanted to show an example.
You can easily see the increased response times in my video. But It's really hard to see the stutter difference in the video since it was only recorded with a 30 fps camera, though in real life it's improved a ton too.
For my testing conditions, I have 100% same apps & i shutdown and coldbooted and let the phone sit exactly 10 mins to let the os settle before testing for each test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AxkRF7vI8M
Woah, i salute you!
Just tried, works like a charm!!!!! Magical!!
Smoothest phone ever!!!!
Thanks!
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Amb669 said:
Like the title says, I changed over to swiftkey keyboard lastnight and after rebooting to get the old keyboard to stop running my phone is now EXTREEEEEEEMLY responsive and the animations are now REAAAAALY smooth!!
It's been 24 hours now and it's still blowing my mind.
Just thought i would share this here incase anyone else wants to give it a go.
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This has always been the first thing I do when I get a new phone or flash a new ROM. No surprises here
I really love the LG keyboard. but gonna try.
veddandekar said:
Woah, i salute you!
Just tried, works like a charm!!!!! Magical!!
Smoothest phone ever!!!!
Thanks!
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Good stuff
It really is THE smoothest phone ever after doing this
lossah said:
I really love the LG keyboard. but gonna try.
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After you download a new keyboard, make sure you set it up as the default keyboard in the G3s options then reboot for it to completly disable the LG keyboard.
I like the LG keyboard too, like i mean i personally think it's the nicest looking keyboard i've used yet, but if it does that to my phone no thanks.
My phone is butter smooth now, But much more importantly is it's sooooo much more responsive :victory:
lossah said:
I really love the LG keyboard. but gonna try.
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I never really used it much. Try the Google keyboard. Since it wasn't available in play store in my country, i had to grab the apk. Apk is lying somewhere on xda......
Hmm, unlike many of the so called tweaks out there this does seem to help. LG stock items do seem rather memory and CPU hungry.
ChrisM75 said:
Hmm, unlike many of the so called tweaks out there this does seem to help. LG stock items do seem rather memory and CPU hungry.
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It's funny you said that, because i thought exactly the same thing haha.
I've done near everything in the book to make my phone faster & more efficent including debloat of more than 130 apps and only having 3 running processes in the end seemed to have little to no effect, and then this happened.
My goal was to save battery life, but enstead i realized i had just REMOVED my stutter which is even better :laugh: if i coulda hoped for ANYTHING for this phone this was it!!
What about battery life after disabling stock keyboard? I mean if its affect so much at performance of the phone its probably affect on battery too...
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What about battery life after disabling stock keyboard? I mean if its affect so much at performance of the phone its probably affect on battery too...
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I'm currently testing that out right now as we speak under extremely controled conditions, I'll post back the results when i'm done.
Well I don't know if it is just placebo or what but to me apps like gallery are opening smoother and it does seem to be a fair bit better so thanks op.
i dont know if i see any difference.
Uninstalling Lg Stock launcher makes it even more smoother!
I used titanium to uninstall it....
Shows how terrible LG software really is!
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First thing I did was download Google keyboard. I personally hate the LG keyboard. For a phone so big, the keys on the keyboard are surprisingly small. I get that you get more keys, but I can't get used to it and the predictive text is almost comical.
it is indeed a bit faster. I have ART enabled, so everything was already running pretty smooth.
Next test: disable ART and install xposed with some app settings, G3 tweaksbox and 'nomoreoverlay'....
Now how does it compare to a Nexus 5 in smoothness?
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EMJI79 said:
Now how does it compare to a Nexus 5 in smoothness?
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I don't think that's a fair comparison. Let's wait for the unlocked bootloader. And a good AOSP rom. Then we can compare those devices...
It mainly the LG apps that are making this phone slow. The LG gallery is killing me, its so slow. I can't even replace it became the camera needs it.
I don't exactly understand what is "unlocking the bootloader", I thought rooting the device made everything possible on the device, but it's probably not the place to ask for the difference between the two.
However I may ask why is it taking so long? The phone has been out for months now.
Did it take so much time for the LG G2?
As I remember I have been adding new ROMs to my Nexus 5 a few months after purchasing it and i bought it on very early January which was two months after it was out.
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jhericurls said:
It mainly the LG apps that are making this phone slow. The LG gallery is killing me, its so slow. I can't even replace it became the camera needs it.
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I am not an expert but I think there's probably a tweak for doing that? Like freezing the lg app and grabbing the kit Kat gallery app then resetting the association in the app settings?
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I don't exactly understand what is "unlocking the bootloader", I thought rooting the device made everything possible on the device, but it's probably not the place to ask for the difference between the two.
However I may ask why is it taking so long? The phone has been out for months now.
Did it take so much time for the LG G2?
As I remember I have been adding new ROMs to my Nexus 5 a few months after purchasing it and i bought it on very early January which was two months after it was out.
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I am not an expert but I think there's probably a tweak for doing that? Like freezing the lg app and grabbing the kit Kat gallery app then resetting the association in the app settings?
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Allows you to flash ROMS. Bootloader unlock policy depends on the manufacturer. LG is infamous for not facilitating this.

Double Tap to Wake?

Does the 6p have the double tap to wake option?
Nope, had seen a video where the presenter absently tried to double tap it, didnt wake up.
Though with ambient display I kinda see why they omitted it.
With the inclusion of the sensor hub hopefully the battery hit stays frugal.
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Does the 6p have the double tap to wake option?
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Shouldn't matter with the fingerprint scanner. You shouldn't even see the lock screen.
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richie.slayer said:
Nope, had seen a video where the presenter absently tried to double tap it, didnt wake up.
Though with ambient display I kinda see why they omitted it.
With the inclusion of the sensor hub hopefully the battery hit stays frugal.
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That honestly bums me out, hopefully there'll be a third party app that enables it, I love that feature. I know it's enabled on the Nexus 9, as a Display option, I hope it was disabled.
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Shouldn't matter with the fingerprint scanner. You shouldn't even see the lock screen.
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Not going to lie, I don't plan to use the finger print scanner, I really don't love the though of it being in any form of "confidential / private" (encrypted) keychain.
I hope this can be enabled without using lots of extra battery like it does on the nexus 5. I use a wear watch so the lock screen is off much of the time anyways, so double tapping while the phone is still on my desk would be great. Personally I was not a fan of the ambient display on the nexus 6. So I am sure I will disable that right away.
Will I be able to wake up phone with voice command when screen is locked and and off?
On the moto x, ambient display was awesome and the was never a need for this. On the nexus 6, it just never worked right. I'm hoping sensor hub resolves this and makes it perfect. Combined with the fingerprint scanner I really have no desire for double trap to wake. However, I don't fault others for wanting it. Hey, they threw the LED in there when it was disabled by default, maybe dttw is in there too.
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That honestly bums me out, hopefully there'll be a third party app that enables it, I love that feature. I know it's enabled on the Nexus 9, as a Display option, I hope it was disabled.
Not going to lie, I don't plan to use the finger print scanner, I really don't love the though of it being in any form of "confidential / private" (encrypted) keychain.
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Plus they claim they own your fingerprints once you enter them, that is scarry.
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fingerprint unlock doesn't work well if you use your phone while it's on a desk so Double Tap to wake should be a must on almost all new devices.
Moto X's Display Notification is probably one of the best things out there, I'm definitely going to miss it
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Plus they claim they own your fingerprints once you enter them, that is scarry.
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Where was this reported? That does sound a little scary.
There was something I read yesterday about 'nudging' the screen to get it to come on. Let me see if I can find it.
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http://www.wired.com/2015/09/google-nexus5x-6p-made-beautifully-designed-phones/
There’s a lot of familiar territory in the Nexus lineup this year, actually. Like the Ambient Display, which blinks with the time and notifications when you pick up your phone or turn it over; that’s lifted basically intact from the Moto X. (The only difference is that the Nexus phones also kick on when you nudge the phone, shifting it slightly on your desk. That’s a nice addition.)
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https://www.qualcomm.com/news/snapd...-announces-snapdragon-powered-nexus-5x-and-6p
Each has Nexus Imprint, fingerprint scanning on the rear that works with Android Pay and unlocks the phone. With Context Core, both the Nexus 5X and 6P cameras can launch with two twists of the user’s wrist and display notifications with a nudge.
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Context Core eh? Hmm...
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I tried to find more information about Context Core, but instead found Android Context Hub. Hadn't heard this either.
Android Context Hub
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5x-and-6p-whats-difference
Under sensors.
RED ZMAN said:
There was something I read yesterday about 'nudging' the screen to get it to come on. Let me see if I can find it.
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http://www.wired.com/2015/09/google-nexus5x-6p-made-beautifully-designed-phones/
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/snapd...-announces-snapdragon-powered-nexus-5x-and-6p
Context Core eh? Hmm...
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I tried to find more information about Context Core, but instead found Android Context Hub. Hadn't heard this either.
Android Context Hub
http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus-5x-and-6p-whats-difference
Under sensors.
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At the bottom of the wired article it says that the twist camera feature was dropped at the last minute....
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DaveHTC200 said:
At the bottom of the wired article it says that the twist camera feature was dropped at the last minute....
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In the presentation they said you could launch the camera by double pressing the power button, I am guessing this is what they decided to use instead.
@mazinya it does have always listening. I saw it demonstrated on android authority......... I think?!
the problem with ambient display is, when the phone is in your pocket, its gonna keep waking up. same as when your driving. it was annoying as hell so i disabled it immediately.
chakra said:
Plus they claim they own your fingerprints once you enter them, that is scarry.
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dont go around making **** up. you show me specifically where anyone at google ever even hinted at such nonsense
isn't double tap to wake now a feature of Android M?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...t-tap-to-wake-is-now-a-setting-you-can-tweak/
edit: never mind, looks like those settings only apply to phones that already support double tap to wake.
Rattles said:
isn't double tap to wake now a feature of Android M?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...t-tap-to-wake-is-now-a-setting-you-can-tweak/
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I use this feature a lot on my G3 and I was hoping this phone had it but I think I am just going to use the fingerprint scanner because it's just better
indianajonze said:
dont go around making **** up. you show me specifically where anyone at google ever even hinted at such nonsense
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Yeah I agree with this b.s.. I hate lame rumors like this.
Big Cam said:
Where was this reported? That does sound a little scary.
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dont go around making **** up. you show me specifically where anyone at google ever even hinted at such nonsense
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He read it on the internet. it MUST be true! :silly:

What 3rd party keyboard are you using?

I'm just wondering what keyboard everyone is using. The only reason I'm curious is because my favorite keyboard which is Swift Key doesn't work to well with the Edge display. The keys that are on the edges sit on the edge part of the display making them easy to miss.
jrwingate6 said:
I'm just wondering what keyboard everyone is using. The only reason I'm curious is because my favorite keyboard which is Swift Key doesn't work to well with the Edge display. The keys that are on the edges sit on the edge part of the display making them easy to miss.
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i disagree. i use swiftkey also, and my keys on the edge work just fine. i haven't had a single problem with them. also, for some reason, swiftkey's predcitive type has really gone downhill in the last year. it use to be spot on, and now it seems to mess up many words i type. but it is still my preferred until some other keyboard can show me a reason to switch.
I'm still using Swiftkey, and have no problems with the keys that are on the Edge.
I came from a BlackBerry Z30, so I use the BlackBerry keyboard. Personally I think BlackBerry hs always had the best keyboards, and I swore I'd never use a virtual keyboard...until I used theirs. I've tried a few other VKBs, but nothing comes close to BlackBerry. I know this is a totally subjective topic, BTW.
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stevae said:
i disagree. i use swiftkey also, and my keys on the edge work just fine. i haven't had a single problem with them. also, for some reason, swiftkey's predcitive type has really gone downhill in the last year. it use to be spot on, and now it seems to mess up many words i type. but it is still my preferred until some other keyboard can show me a reason to switch.
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Maybe I'll give it another shot. I just remember hitting the #2 every time I tried hitting the #1. Maybe it was because it was my first day with the phone and I was still getting used to the whole edge thing.
I'm using swype, works great even in the edges.
SwiftKey. Works fine for me.
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I also have the same issue with SwiftKey - keep pressing the wrong keys when they are ont he edge. Perhaps it depends on OS firmware or version? I have Exynos S7 Edge 935F, with XXU1APC8 firmware. It is very annoying and I see lots of mistakes when i type now - ive been a 2 years swiftkey user with S5 - no issues there.
Using swiftkey for now. Haven't had any issues so far with the keys on the curved edges.
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Using swiftkey for now. Haven't had any issues so far with the keys on the curved edges.
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JasonJoel said:
SwiftKey. Works fine for me.
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meyerweb said:
I'm still using Swiftkey, and have no problems with the keys that are on the Edge.
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You guys gotta try super swiftkey. Over 100 themes. It's amazing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016053
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I'm using fleksy, been using It since my m9 and still use it, super clean, I have a question tho, do you guys know how I can change the damn emojis I don't like the Samsung ones, thanks!
I decided to give SwiftKey another shot and this time around im doing much better with it.
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Swype+ Dragon, working great, I've been using it on my Huawei devices as well, no problem with edges,btw, make sure non of your other fingers touches the edges while typing or else the letters on the edge will become unresponsive.
Those of you using a 3rd party keyboard, did you disable the package for the Samsung Keyboard? I notice that it's still running even though it's disabled and not in use.
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I'm using fleksy, been using It since my m9 and still use it, super clean, I have a question tho, do you guys know how I can change the damn emojis I don't like the Samsung ones, thanks!
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I've replaced them with iOS emoji's. You need root tho.
FlamingCurry said:
I've replaced them with iOS emoji's. You need root tho.
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don't want anything from ios on my phone. ios is a virus. just look how it has affected all the "i"idiots and sheep...
jrwingate6 said:
Those of you using a 3rd party keyboard, did you disable the package for the Samsung Keyboard? I notice that it's still running even though it's disabled and not in use.
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I wouldn't disable it. I'm not sure how disabling it in settings compares to freezing it in Titanium backup, but on the GS3, if the OEM keyboard frozen or deleted, you could run into problems after a reboot, because the phone looked for the OEM keyboard to enter the password or pin the first time around. I don't know that the S7 works the same way, but I doubt it's using any signficant amount of memory or battery so I wouldn't take the chance.
I prefer swiping, the default Samsung keyboard just isn't accurate enough for me so I use Swype which I've found to be the most accurate
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I decided to give SwiftKey another shot and this time around im doing much better with it.
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May as well just use stock then because that's what it is
Swiftkey for me. No issues with the edge keys. But, I did adjust the size of my keys which may help/hurt that issue.
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I prefer swiping, the default Samsung keyboard just isn't accurate enough for me so I use Swype which I've found to be the most accurate
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May as well just use stock then because that's what it is
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Why? What do you mean it's the same?

Good Lock pushed to phone

So yesterday the Good Lock app randomly auto pushed to my phone from the Galaxy app store.
Has anyone else had this happen?
It also replaced the system ui. I was able to open the app and uninstall it, but I get a notification about twice a day saying I have an app to update. Every time the notification is for Good Lock.
Is Samsung forcing it on its users now?
Also is anyone using it ? Does it still negatively effect the battery? Does it remove the theme sort from the phone as well?
Thanks!
Happened to me too. I also uninstalled it, couldn't achieve a look that I like. You can disable the notification from the Galaxy Apps settings menu
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I like it, it's cool imo. The multitask screen looks better.
Hmmm...
At first, I was angry it auto updated/Installed. It.changed everything I was used to. I HATED it!
Then I played around with it a bit, and I can now see some useful features in it. Mostly the lockscreen widgets and the Routines. I'm not a fan of the notification shortcuts though.
Im going to give it a few days to sink in. If I don't miss the old layouts, then I'll keep it.
Just REALLY wish theyd update the autocorrect though. I had to retype many words in this message!
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Still seems strange to just push it on users have not heard them doing that on any other devices so far. Makes me wonder if it will be the stock setup on Android 7.1 for Samsung.
ShrekOpher said:
Still seems strange to just push it on users have not heard them doing that on any other devices so far. Makes me wonder if it will be the stock setup on Android 7.1 for Samsung.
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I think I saw on Sammobile that the Nougat ROM being tested for the S7 has it. I'll see if I can find it.
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http://www.sammobile.com/2016/09/22...y-s7-to-bring-grace-ux-and-improved-features/
I've used good lock mostly on my s6 and a bit while I used the s7edge as a loaner. I actually think I prefer the grace ux on the note to good lock these days but good lock has a lot of features and is always adding user requested features.
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I just checked out the reviews for good lock this isnt an isolated incident. People are really mad, complain their phone now has "girly colors" and threatening to go back to iOS if they don't add the ability to change colors (which you've always been able to do)
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Yeah I tried good lock and it was okay but I couldn't stand the hideous colors in notifications, and it just seemed way too busy. I only used it because I missed KitKat style lock screen music album art, but I found out Samsung music still has an acceptable form of it and I'm satisfied with it.
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Yeah I tried good lock and it was okay but I couldn't stand the hideous colors in notifications, and it just seemed way too busy. I only used it because I missed KitKat style lock screen music album art, but I found out Samsung music still has an acceptable form of it and I'm satisfied with it.
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You can change the colors.
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You can change the colors.
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It's not easily noticeable though. There isnt a very noticeable "colors" section.
I think that's confusing people.
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Took me awhile to figure out how to change colors, buried in the routines menu. And because I use a them already, was even more fun trying to get them to match. I did try it for a few days, but went back to the regular lock screens. Also didn't seem to work real well with AoD.
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been using on my 2 phones for months; i prefer the stock Android UI look as well as the ability to "keep" some of my notifications so i can follow up later. the latest version allows you to further customize the colors (not just dragging the polygons from left to right or vice-versa). takes (me a) little effort to get it like i want it, but i can then backup and restore when necessary. --- i'm a keep it simple/basic user so the less stuff, the better (for me).
also, @nuclearrage, what issues were you having with AoD? GoodLock and AoD are working fine on my devices.

Anyone else hate the Google Phone app call screen/dialer in BRIGHT white/blue?

I have switched to Nova launcher and changed everything I can to dark theme without resorting to Substratum.
The ONE thing that still annoys me is the incredibly bright Phone APP and Dialer screens. Especially when a call comes in/answered it's full screen light blue!
Anyone have a fully working solution?? Root or non-root, OTHER than Substratum?
Rick
Blackice
I used non root substratum and changed everything to dark. I don't see any other way.
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never go dark with a LCD screen.
Why not?
Azdian said:
never go dark with a LCD screen.
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Azdian said:
never go dark with a LCD screen.
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Why?
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The LCD screen lights stay on regardless of theme color. AMOLED has individual pixels which a dark theme has potential to save battery.
I'm not looking to save battery, just eliminate the glare from hideous screens (Call/Dialer/etc.)
Is anyone else having an issue where contacts are showing duplicates just because they are on WhatsApp, viber, allo, etc? I can't seem to find a way to stop it. I've hidden duplicates on the contact app but not been able to on the phone app
khushg said:
Is anyone else having an issue where contacts are showing duplicates just because they are on WhatsApp, viber, allo, etc? I can't seem to find a way to stop it. I've hidden duplicates on the contact app but not been able to on the phone app
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I'm not sure if that's specific to Essential... But I've fixed it by making sure a sync just happened... And then wiping data on Contact Storage... And Contacts... Then forcing another sync...
It takes some time for everything to come back... But it fixed it for me...
It still shows wonky in a couple of other apps... But I don't care enough to mess with it
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blackice000 said:
I'm not looking to save battery, just eliminate the glare from hideous screens (Call/Dialer/etc.)
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Now... You can go check out TeamBlackOut...
They invert what they do... Don't take requests... And are perfectionist... I don't have a link... But you can find it by searching
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What's that got to do with annoying Bright, ugly Call and phone screens?
blackice000 said:
What's that got to do with annoying Bright, ugly Call and phone screens?
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TeamBLACKOut takes the white out of apps...
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Also, why is it such a P.I.T.A to answer the phone by sliding up???
Annoying!
Rick
BlackIce
blackice000 said:
Also, why is it such a P.I.T.A to answer the phone by sliding up???
Annoying!
Rick
BlackIce
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Sliding up in general...
If I don't use the fingerprint scanner... It takes me 3 tries to unlock the screen too
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Pretty lame that it's so hard to answer the phone. I mean...IT'S A PHONE!
Also, you can only use the fingerprint scanner if you activate number or pattern security...why not just for other purposes, like answering the phone?
blackice000 said:
Pretty lame that it's so hard to answer the phone. I mean...IT'S A PHONE!
Also, you can only use the fingerprint scanner if you activate number or pattern security...why not just for other purposes, like answering the phone?
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You can with root I think...
On Oreo there a fingerprint api that allows for reading directional swipes and stuff
That's cool. Have to look into it. Waiting for OREO SECOND release. I cannot Beta test on my primary phone!
Rick
BlackIce
blackice000 said:
That's cool. Have to look into it. Waiting for OREO SECOND release. I cannot Beta test on my primary phone!
Rick
BlackIce
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I too use this as my primary phone...
And truth be told... It's not really a test... It's more a preview...
There are no bug I have found in my day to day use... And on the B2 release... Battery is tame to say the least...
I'm averaging 4.5% per hour... Combined use... On AccuBattery... And it keeps going down...
rignfool said:
TeamBLACKOut takes the white out of apps...
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I have the same issue...frustrating as hell.
Also Hate google phone app.
Hi I have a Xperia XA1 Plus and I also hate the google phone app is there any solution available for my phone?
Thanks for the reply.
have you looked at:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hb.dialer.free
True Phone Dialer & Contacts
Maybe what you are looking for.

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