Hi everyone,
Just purchased the G2 and I am so impressed with the phone, how unfortunate that it's so under-rated.
One issue so far is not being able to access to the quick shortcuts from long-pressing the volume up/down buttons. Is there an option in settings to turn on/off this feature? I've held the buttons for ages and no luck.
I hope I don't have to return the phone or root and install G2 Xposed. Anyone have any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong?
Cheers,
Dave
Are you trying the shortcuts with the screen on or off?
robogo1982 said:
Are you trying the shortcuts with the screen on or off?
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Figured out what was happening, shortcuts don't work when the QuickWindow case is fitted and the lid is closed.
BlueDNA said:
Figured out what was happening, shortcuts don't work when the QuickWindow case is fitted and the lid is closed.
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incorrect, the camera still functions and opens a mini camera in the window.
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Im playing around with my newly rooted hero all day long but i feel im missing a bit of the techie geeky part of the equation..
I learned that by holding down home and power button during start takes the phone to the recovery screen (if you have a rooted phone) and the back + powerbutton returns fastboot screen.
I dont want to f##k anything up by messing about with it without any prior knowledge, so i ask you guys.. are there any cool functions, easter eggs or similar that arent well known (like in the first 10 pages on this forum)?
for instance, a verbose boot would be awesome, especially if it was a button combo to activate..
are there any more boot combos other than the above mentioned ones?
Holding down home will show a pop up of running programs; useful to switch between programs.
When the screen is off, double press the menu button and this will bypass the lock screen.
JBNAquatics said:
Holding down home will show a pop up of running programs; useful to switch between programs.
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that's not quite right. the programs shown are the most recent started programs, not necessary running programs (and of course mor programs are running in the background...). but it's really a handy feature.
i once managed to get to the android home screen that you get on phones like the Magic but i cant remember how i did it
kccl said:
i once managed to get to the android home screen that you get on phones like the Magic but i cant remember how i did it
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You get that by manually deleting Rosie.apk from the system/app folder.
Or by deleting its cache.
Then when you hit Home it will ask for you to choose the HTC or Android Home. As long as you don't select the use as default option, it will continue to do this.
TheBrit said:
When the screen is off, double press the menu button and this will bypass the lock screen.
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You're awesome.
G8D said:
You're awesome.
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Thanks.
G8D said:
You're awesome.
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You can just press menu from the lockscreen, no matter what button you pressed to wake the phone.
In the new ROM there's no camera zoom function on the screen by default. It can be accessed by the menu...
But who wants to do that?
Just swipe your finger up the screen the zoom slider appears, then swipe where you like to adjust the zoom level.
(from the Modaco forums)
Eh ? What zoom function ?
Explain please
joemax said:
Eh ? What zoom function ?
Explain please
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I believe he's talking about the camera's zoom...
Ah, now the word 'camera' has been added to the post it all makes sense
Switchbitch said:
Thanks.
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Wasn't intending to steal your thunder
One additional thing I found: Holding down the power button for 1-2 seconds will get you a menu where you can choose between powering off the phone, silent mode, vibration mode, airplane mode and internet connection.
Holding down the 'back' button in the browser will get you to your recently visited pages aka history.
Fleahole said:
One additional thing I found: Holding down the power button for 1-2 seconds will get you a menu where you can choose between powering off the phone, silent mode, vibration mode, airplane mode and internet connection.
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How else do you turn off the phone? I assumed everybody has to do this anyway.
With the new rom, you can touch the screen to focus that specific area. Okay everyone knows this. But do you know you don't have to click the trackball to take picture? Just tap and hold at the screen, it will focus on that area and then take picture.
busterz said:
How else do you turn off the phone? I assumed everybody has to do this anyway.
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LOL like that one, useless point he made there!
mine now doesn't have a bar going across or something to drag down like iphone/htc sense - the whole image moves instead? seems very weird and would like to change it if i can?
i can't see an option to though. would prefer an pure android type of unlock method (with a custom wallpaper though). can i do this without rooting? want to leave that for a week or 2 to get used to the phone 1st
ta all
Look on the market .
jje
And look for what? I cant find anything useful, like stock lockscreen.
Anyway, i think you need an update.zip for things like that.
BlackLine said:
And look for what? I cant find anything useful, like stock lockscreen.
Anyway, i think you need an update.zip for things like that.
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i searched for " lock screen " and found something useful
lock screen
just use google there are endless possibilities
click here
there is even a video WOW
i do have 'goto my lockscreen' or whatever it's called but a lot of these alternate apps have a major problem (or 2) in that they interfere with bluetooth and wake up on any button press.
that's not really useful
1. Get widgetlocker
2. Win!
3. ???
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i do have 'goto my lockscreen' or whatever it's called but a lot of these alternate apps have a major problem (or 2) in that they interfere with bluetooth and wake up on any button press.
that's not really useful
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try widget locker
I use 'ripple lock' which is a honeycomb'esqe unlock screen.
It is good but relatively new so there is room for improvement. however, the developer updates it regularly!
Sent from my Galaxy S2 using XDA App
dealwithit said:
try widget locker
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just did. very nice but wakes up on any button press
havent tested if it causes bluetooth problems yet but will do later on - off to see green lantern in a bit
tommo123 said:
just did. very nice but wakes up on any button press
havent tested if it causes bluetooth problems yet but will do later on - off to see green lantern in a bit
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Widgetlocker is very configureable and you can tell it to stop waking on certain button presses. I am currently using it here and it is pretty awesome.
tommo123 said:
just did. very nice but wakes up on any button press
havent tested if it causes bluetooth problems yet but will do later on - off to see green lantern in a bit
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Edite widget locker settings, if i'm not mistaking you can disable hardware buttons unlock
ta, but i already unticked everything i could under buttons and inputs but vol down e.g brings the unlock screen up when it should do nothing
think it's a limitation of android and can't really 'replace' the real lockscreen as such. maybe a version that requires root will do it, who knows.
at the very least this will cause battery rundown.
You are right. I missed your point. I was talking about unlocking. Device wakes up when you press the hardware buttons, but will not unlock with the settings i was talking about.
i missed that part of yours too.
ta for the help mate
My menu position is at the top right now, where it used to be on the bottom. I liked it better at the bottom. I did switch phones, I came from an S III that had Paranoid Android 3.99RC2 on it, and now have a LG G2 with the most recent CM11 nightly on it. So, is the menu button a CM thing, or a Kit Kat thing? Or was the bottom menu a PA thing? I want to put it back at the bottom if there is a way to do that.
Also, another unrelated question, is there a way to make the home button also the 'most recent' button by holding it down?
For the second question, to deal with it for now, I just put the side menu button on at all times and put the recent activity button where I usually put the menu button, but I'd still like to have it back to the setup I am used to.
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can't you change it in setting, display, front touch buttons?
datechnerd said:
can't you change it in setting, display, front touch buttons?
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There is no front touch buttons in display. There is "buttons and layout" in interface, but I can't make it change to hold the home button to be a function.
RCizzle65 said:
There is no front touch buttons in display. There is "buttons and layout" in interface, but I can't make it change to hold the home button to be a function.
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well stock you could change it in settings
you could try xposed framework and get g2 xposed from the playstore, note sure it itll work on aosp roms
Yeah I don't think G2 Xposed works in AOSP, thanks though
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Yeah I don't think G2 Xposed works in AOSP, thanks though
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You might want to double check the G2 Xposed thread. I'm 99% certain he's made it work with AOSP ROMs now.
Hey guys, just a heads up...I'm trying to get used to this Note Edge (from Note 3). One thing I didn't like immediately was the power button on top, but here's a fix. Add the app called "Screen Off and Lock"... Next, edit one of your edge screens to add the lock button icon (as seen in picture below). Now you have a side lock button again. It works slick!
Good job man! I was looking for an app like this. I agree that the top button is one of my least favorite features of the phone. But this should solve that.
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Good idea.
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Awesome. Just installed it. Some much better than the power button on top. Thanks!!
hahaha we think alike! I did the same thing. One of the first things I installed was Fix Broken Power Button. I had this on my GS3 because the power button was broken and constantly turning the phone off. I cracked the phone open and scraped the button off completely off. I installed this to send the phone to standby. Crappy part was when I needed to turn the phone on after swapping out a battery I couldn't. I had to plug into a power source then hold vol down and the home button in order to power the phone up. So without a usb and a power source, I was out of luck. Oh well.. got a new phone now so no more of dealing with that!
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Hey guys, just a heads up...I'm trying to get used to this Note Edge (from Note 3). One thing I didn't like immediately was the power button on top, but here's a fix. Add the app called "Screen Off and Lock"... Next, edit one of your edge screens to add the lock button icon (as seen in picture below). Now you have a side lock button again. It works slick!
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Good use of the Edge screen. Another FYI: f anyone has Nova Prime launcher you can use Screen Off and Lock with it. Under Gestures and Buttons, then choose double tap for screen off. I don't know if it will work with Nova Free. I had purchased the launcher long before i had use for the double tap. Still waiting for a double tap for screen on like the LG G3. :fingers-crossed:
We are currently working on making a multi power feature for the edge screen. Swipe or knock to turn on/off, because it is killing me not to have a feature like this for that edge panel!
That's actually a pretty handy tip. I like the animations, as well. Back when I had my HTC Evo 4G rooted, I used the TV turn-off animation. Pretty neat to have that back.
Yep, no problem guys! As soon as I figured it out I knew I had to post it ASAP. It was the my biggest complaint turned into a handy feature! (being able to move the power button up or down on the edge screen to a comfortable spot)
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Good use of the Edge screen. Another FYI: f anyone has Nova Prime launcher you can use Screen Off and Lock with it. Under Gestures and Buttons, then choose double tap for screen off. I don't know if it will work with Nova Free. I had purchased the launcher long before i had use for the double tap. Still waiting for a double tap for screen on like the LG G3. :fingers-crossed:
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Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tecnology.angs.knockr
Thank you for the quick solution, that helps so much.
panjaby said:
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tecnology.angs.knockr
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It works really well. I'm going to use it while out tomorrow to see if it drains the battery faster. Thanks!
Thank God you posted this. The power button location was my one and only complaint, bit this fixes it.
Still wish they put the button underneath the volume keys though.
There is another app that does the same,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t_igra.swipelock.free
Use the gravity app.... It's unbelievable. ...
terryYew said:
Good use of the Edge screen. Another FYI: f anyone has Nova Prime launcher you can use Screen Off and Lock with it. Under Gestures and Buttons, then choose double tap for screen off. I don't know if it will work with Nova Free. I had purchased the launcher long before i had use for the double tap. Still waiting for a double tap for screen on like the LG G3. :fingers-crossed:
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I have nova prime in my edge and it does not have that option. I know I've seen it on my other phones. Not sure what is going on
Just installed it couple hours ago. Way better than pressing the top bottom. :good:
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Use the gravity app.... It's unbelievable. ...
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What is the Gravity app?
CreekDirt said:
What is the Gravity app?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexnor.gravityscreenofffree
MSK1 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexnor.gravityscreenofffree
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Omg thank you, thus naked me miss root just a little less.
I received my P7000 yesterday to replace my LG G3 that I left in a puddle...loving it so far. Just have a few questions that I'm sure won't be difficult for people to answer but are bugging me!
- How do you change the lockscreen wallpaper? I really don't like the default one
- Is it possible to use fingerprint as the lockscreen but have things like Spotify controls on there? I like being able to do that in my car without having to unlock. Using a simple swipe lock gives me Spotify controls but it disappears when I set it as fingerprint.
- On my LG G3, there was a button on the home screen that took me to a list of open apps which I could swipe to the side to close. I'm guessing it was a Lollipop thing rather than G3 - how do I access it on the P7000?
Thanks!
Sorry just another one about the lockscreen whilst I'm at it...
I've ditched fingerprint for now in favour of pattern unlock. But I still have to swipe unlock to access the pattern unlock screen. Any way of removing the swipe step? Annoying having to do both.
LeChuck85 said:
On my LG G3, there was a button on the home screen that took me to a list of open apps which I could swipe to the side to close. I'm guessing it was a Lollipop thing rather than G3 - how do I access it on the P7000?
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Just long press the home button, mate!
tool_king said:
Just long press the home button, mate!
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Ah brilliant, thanks. Never would have worked that out!