I don't have any use for Google Now nor do I use the built-in Google search function and I'm trying to find a way to remove the shortcut thing that pops up when I long-press the home button on the navigation bar. It's actually infuriating the amount of times I pull it up by mistake.
I am running Paranoid Android 2.5 ROM and the navigation bar options specifically states that the home button shortcut can not be changed in those options like the back/recent/menu buttons can.
I have deleted the googlequicksearchbar.apk from the system apps folder and that at least causes it to just bork up and stops it trying to load everything up when I end up selecting Google Now by mistake but it's still a pain in the ass to have that shortcut there.
I've searched around and the only things I found covering this were disabling it on the lockscreen which is different from what I am trying to achieve.
Has anyone had any success on the PA ROM in regards to removing the Google Now shortcut from the Home button?
Uninstall the google app.
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leelaa said:
Uninstall the google app.
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Which google app is that? There is no Velvet.apk to be found and there's nothing in Titanium Backup's list that I can see that looks like it would be that either. I see google voice search and google search. The latter which is no longer present as I deleted the searchbox apk already.
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Lol the Google search app. But I guess u don't wanna do that. Other than that u got no option. Except maybe get an older Google search apk n install,u know from stock ICS gapps? Then u would have Google search n no popup.
THIS. IS. NEXUS.
Have you tried to disable Google Search app in Settings->Apps?
Worked on my Galaxy Nexus with stock rom.
You'll probably have to kill and restart Launcher process to get rid of the grey bar at the top of the screen.
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Juan_Largearm said:
I don't have any use for Google Now nor do I use the built-in Google search function and I'm trying to find a way to remove the shortcut thing that pops up when I long-press the home button on the navigation bar. It's actually infuriating the amount of times I pull it up by mistake.
I am running Paranoid Android 2.5 ROM and the navigation bar options specifically states that the home button shortcut can not be changed in those options like the back/recent/menu buttons can.
I have deleted the googlequicksearchbar.apk from the system apps folder and that at least causes it to just bork up and stops it trying to load everything up when I end up selecting Google Now by mistake but it's still a pain in the ass to have that shortcut there.
I've searched around and the only things I found covering this were disabling it on the lockscreen which is different from what I am trying to achieve.
Has anyone had any success on the PA ROM in regards to removing the Google Now shortcut from the Home button?
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I don't think you have to do any of that. Go to settings and go to system settings, hardware keys, or navigation. Go to the home button and change it to none.
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I just froze Google search in romtoolbox pro.
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I've manged to get Google now off the Nexus 7
After hours fiddling I found the answerr
You go into settings, click on app, and then scroll to the reach 'all'
You will see Google Search open it and hit all buttons which cut the cache and another 2 buttons which I d'ont remeber. Anyway click all the buttons there.
Then you will find that where the google search box was there is now a grey block in its place.
Close down the phone, and when you turn it on again the grey box is gone your sexy home page is back!
I really don't undertand the minds of Google Now. The annoying pop notes never told me nothing I needed to know. Google should at least give an easy option to turn the thing off. I fed with things being installed in phones which you can't deleat.
To those wanting to disable search, that's ok, it is your tablet and you can do with it as you like. But, is it really so hard to not hold down the home button? I use search every day multiple times and find it extremely useful. You can turn off any or all cards and even turn off Now and you get the search screen without any cards. If you gave it a fair try you might fine it useful. Others have posted how to disable it, so the OP has his question answered, but I encourage people to learn and use search.
I disable it because I use my nexus for gaming. So I like it keep my background processes to a minimum. I can only assume others do it for much the same reason. If you don't use it why have it running?
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luminoth said:
I disable it because I use my nexus for gaming. So I like it keep my background processes to a minimum. I can only assume others do it for much the same reason. If you don't use it why have it running?
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You can kinds of disable it using SwipeLaunch Disabler.
https:/play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hk.sld.SwipeLaunchDisabler
Go to settings,apps, all, scroll down to Google+ and disable it.
That will just show the "old google search" when you use the home button.
If you want it back go to playstore search Google+ and enable it.
My question is, is there a way to add shortcuts to that menu?
Maybe replace it with this: Home Button Launcher
You can add shortcuts and it's Open Source.
Juan_Largearm said:
I don't have any use for Google Now nor do I use the built-in Google search function and I'm trying to find a way to remove the shortcut thing that pops up when I long-press the home button on the navigation bar. It's actually infuriating the amount of times I pull it up by mistake.
I am running Paranoid Android 2.5 ROM and the navigation bar options specifically states that the home button shortcut can not be changed in those options like the back/recent/menu buttons can.
I have deleted the googlequicksearchbar.apk from the system apps folder and that at least causes it to just bork up and stops it trying to load everything up when I end up selecting Google Now by mistake but it's still a pain in the ass to have that shortcut there.
I've searched around and the only things I found covering this were disabling it on the lockscreen which is different from what I am trying to achieve.
Has anyone had any success on the PA ROM in regards to removing the Google Now shortcut from the Home button?
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I'm using Paranoid Android v2.50 on my Samsung GS3... I found it irritating that sometimes I would hit the "menu" button too long on my phone by accident (normally when it was in landscape view) and that would bring up the Google Search page every time... here is what to do:
1) Head to "Settings" > "Interface" > "System" > "Hardware keys"
2) Tick "Enable custom actions", the options below will light up for you to edit.
3a) In my case, I had to edit "Menu key (long press)" and set it to "No action"
3b) In your case it would be "Home key (long press)" and then set that to "No action".
That will stop the Google Search feature popping up when you accidentally hold the button down too long
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To those wanting to disable search, that's ok, it is your tablet and you can do with it as you like. But, is it really so hard to not hold down the home button? I use search every day multiple times and find it extremely useful. You can turn off any or all cards and even turn off Now and you get the search screen without any cards. If you gave it a fair try you might fine it useful. Others have posted how to disable it, so the OP has his question answered, but I encourage people to learn and use search.
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I think that is okay to learn how to use it, but for me it is a bit annoying everytime I play MinecraftPE. The proximity of down button and home button is so close that I always end up presing home button then search pops out. I am on stock rom 4.1.1 device with soft keys and notification all bundled up.
Maybe I am weird, but I really like the menu overflow icon (that appears on devices without a menu button) even when a physical menu button is available (i.e, even on the GS4). Using CM in the past, there was an option in settings to enable this and I typically did and it worked great.
From my research, it appears that for Android >4.0 in general we can alter the build.prop file to tell the system to show the overflow menu item by setting:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
I tried this on my GS4 (running a rooted Stock ROM, latest OTA update) and it worked! Except .. SystemUI kept crashing, over and over. As far as I can tell, everything else was fine, but with SystemUI not functioning (no system bar displayed at all) and FC messages constantly showing every few seconds, it was hard to check into things much so I reverted back.
So, my question is: Does anyone know (or know how to found out) why this mod would crash SystemUI? And, is there any way to alter SystemUI so that this mod would not cause it to crash and therefore allow us to enable the menu overflow?
I know that the GS4's stock firmware is most likely hard-coded to never show the menu overflow, and that could certainly simply be the issue, but I am curious if there is a quick and easy fix for the SystemUI issue for this or if anyone else has tried this. And, of course, most likely all of the stock TW apps are hard-coded to never show the menu icon as well. Nevertheless, I am curious if this is possible on a rooted Stock ROM.
Thanks!
Bump. Also looking for this feature as I want to remap my menu button. I know custom roms allow for the action overflow icon, and it worked fine on my Infuse.
[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
Hi,
Got a problem with my sgs4 with cyanogenmod snapshot (last version). 2 days ago I tried change keyguard on my phone to one from one plus one and it didn't go well. I lost any secure pin etc window and also my home button stop working. I restore cyanogenmod hope it will add keyguard also but it didn't work. It goes even worse cause at notification window but to to profile / shortcuts(icon on top/right with profile head) stop also working.
Question :
-do someone got original keyguard.apk for sgs4?
-do someone had similar problem with home, shortcut buttons?
CainIsh said:
Hi,
Got a problem with my sgs4 with cyanogenmod snapshot (last version). 2 days ago I tried change keyguard on my phone to one from one plus one and it didn't go well. I lost any secure pin etc window and also my home button stop working. I restore cyanogenmod hope it will add keyguard also but it didn't work. It goes even worse cause at notification window but to to profile / shortcuts(icon on top/right with profile head) stop also working.
Question :
-do someone got original keyguard.apk for sgs4?
-do someone had similar problem with home, shortcut buttons?
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Attached are the Keyguard files from my GT-I9500 on a stock odexed Android 4.4.2 TW ROM in a non-flashable zip. Hope it helps.
After reinstall newest cyanogenmod got small progress.
- Home button don't work on press and hold but double click work.
- notification window don't show anything.
- pin window back but only when I turn on phone. After it still there's no after waking up phone
i use Launcher 8. apk & this have vary nice home screen...bt i don't like the apps menu of this launcher....
when scrooling left, its show apps menu. i want to disable it...that means i want only home screen...
i try to edit manifest.xml file of this launcher...bt i can't find anything like this...
anyone help me please...