Here is a work around to the popular double tap to lock when using Nova Launcher.
All you need to do is to download "screen off and lock" from the Google Play store, then go into Nova's "gestures and buttons" settings menu and tie double tap to the screen off and lock app.
Then it should work as it does with the standard launcher.
Thank for the tip
Or if you have greenify you can tie the double tap to hibernate and it does exactly he same. Actually I prefer since, I use greenify on my phone anyways.
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Hgneto said:
Or if you have greenify you can tie the double tap to hibernate and it does exactly he same. Actually I prefer since, I use greenify on my phone anyways.
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Nice tip! Thanks!
What shortcut you use on Greenify? Hibernate or Hibernate+Lock Screen?
Or you can just double tap the top of the status bar works with any launcher
Thanks for that dude
tallman43 said:
Or you can just double tap the top of the status bar works with any launcher
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No it doesn't.
stevemiddie said:
No it doesn't.
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Or yes it does you are doing it wrong! Do you think I would post a tip if it didnt work! Tap the status bar twice anywhere along the top near the battery/wifi icons etc
tallman43 said:
Or yes it does you are doing it wrong! Do you think I would post a tip if it didnt work! Tap the status bar twice anywhere along the top near the battery/wifi icons etc
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Apex Launcher Pro.............Galaxy Note 4 and it definitely does NOT.
stevemiddie said:
Apex Launcher Pro.............Galaxy Note 4 and it definitely does NOT.
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Lol This is LG G3 Thread my friend how was I to know you had a Galaxy note 4 i'm not psychic It works perfectly on the LG G3. . . . .Post in the right thread next time here is a link in case you are lost >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4 <<
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Lol This is LG G3 Thread my friend how was I to know you had a Galaxy note 4 i'm not psychic It works perfectly on the LG G3. . . . .Post in the right thread next time here is a link in case you are lost >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4 <<
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Oooops! :crying:
I have the Note 4 and the LG G3 and was switching between forums.
My sincere apologies.
Scrren Off app + Nova Launcher Pro with the gesture option (double tap executing the screen off)
Just works! :good:
With 3rd party lock apps I had issues with the keylock activating even though i had smartlock set to deactivate my pin when my phone is connected to my pebble watch. So i now use tasker to double tap off with nova from anywhere on the screen.
In tasker set up a new task to mimic a press of the power button:
New task>code > run shell> Command> input keyevent 26
Tick use root access.
Then point novas double tap gesture to the task. Because its mimicking the power button press it doesn't interfere with smartlock.
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With 3rd party lock apps I had issues with the keylock activating even though i had smartlock set to deactivate my pin when my phone is connected to my pebble watch. So i now use tasker to double tap off with nova from anywhere on the screen.
In tasker set up a new task to mimic a press of the power button:
New task>code > run shell> Command> input keyevent 26
Tick use root access.
Then point novas double tap gesture to the task. Because its mimicking the power button press it doesn't interfere with smartlock.
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Can you please explain how to "point novas double tap gesture to the task"? Thank you very much!
Hi
In nova settings > gestures> double tap> shortcuts> task shortcuts> select the name you gave to the task you created.
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jimsey said:
Hi
In nova settings > gestures> double tap> shortcuts> task shortcuts> select the name you gave to the task you created.
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Hi and thank you. I did that and it interacts with tasker on double tap, as i see the message from super su. I guess i didn't set up tasker as it should.. Any ideas?
Not sure but you might need to give the task in tasker an icon for it to work?
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jimsey said:
Not sure but you might need to give the task in tasker an icon for it to work?
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Did that also
Awesome Tip...!!!!!
Awesome Tip dude...!!!!!
Really helped.:good:
You can even use Greenify for this trick.
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Double tap to unlock works with Nova Launcher if the device is locked via the back button. What I am looking to do is double tap to turn off.
Any ideas or help in configuring the Nova double tap function to execute this action?
FynxSyndct said:
Double tap to unlock works with Nova Launcher if the device is locked via the back button. What I am looking to do is double tap to turn off.
Any ideas or help in configuring the Nova double tap function to execute this action?
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Double tap the notification bar. You can probably set it up to shut off home screen taps too with gestures - i'd assume.
Darkestred said:
Double tap the notification bar.
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- works great
Darkestred said:
You can probably set it up to shut off home screen taps too with gestures - i'd assume.
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I guess this is what I'm looking for. Which setting it is to assign to the gesture of double tap in NL settings.
For now, the double tap of the notification bar works great.
FynxSyndct said:
Double tap to unlock works with Nova Launcher if the device is locked via the back button. What I am looking to do is double tap to turn off.
Any ideas or help in configuring the Nova double tap function to execute this action?
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Here, I made a topic, but it got forgotten in the spam of people buying the phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2441027
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- works great
I guess this is what I'm looking for. Which setting it is to assign to the gesture of double tap in NL settings.
For now, the double tap of the notification bar works great.
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and i see someone beat me to it...
What you could do is get screen off and on from the playstore and then assign that to the double-tap gesture. Hope that helps.
Thanks wargreymon89 - installing now. seems like a perfect fix.
In Nova launcher you can assign an activity for a double tap...anyone know what activity "knock knock" is? Ive went through the list a few times and couldn't figure it out.
jmill75 said:
In Nova launcher you can assign an activity for a double tap...anyone know what activity "knock knock" is? Ive went through the list a few times and couldn't figure it out.
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Tried a few things, ended up using Screen Off and Lock from play store. Works like a champ. Just set double tap to shortcut, activity, then screen off and Lock.
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truckroot said:
Tried a few things, ended up using Screen Off and Lock from play store. Works like a champ. Just set double tap to shortcut, activity, then screen off and Lock.
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Cool I will give it a go. Thanks
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truckroot said:
Tried a few things, ended up using Screen Off and Lock from play store. Works like a champ. Just set double tap to shortcut, activity, then screen off and Lock.
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Truck,
I assume you have Nova Launcher Prime then? I just have the regular version. Please confirm. I would love to have double tap capability again on my HTC One M8 like I did with my previous phone, the LG G2.
My M8 has double tap to WAKE already installed. Will doing this disrupt that, or just add to it? Please confirm.
Thanks,
RockStar2005
RockStar2005 said:
Truck,
I assume you have Nova Launcher Prime then? I just have the regular version. Please confirm. I would love to have double tap capability again on my HTC One M8 like I did with my previous phone, the LG G2.
My M8 has double tap to WAKE already installed. Will doing this disrupt that, or just add to it? Please confirm.
Thanks,
RockStar2005
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No, you should be fine. The double tap to sleep works on the homescreen of Nova Prime, and then you already have double tap to wake on the M8. There won't be any disruptions.
Is it still not native within Nova Launcher like KKLauncher or Smart Launcher?
Do we still need third party app?
Quick question, are you guys just turning off your screen, or turning off AND locking? I'm looking to JUST turn off.
I'm wondering if anyone knows how to shut off the g2 when using a launcher? Usually you double tap on the screen to shut it off but with the launchers it doesn't allow that. Please help....
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Double tap notification bar?
Get an app to turn the screen off, and set it to the double tap gesture. I use "Screen off and Lock". Apex gestures seem to be a little slower than the native Knock Knock functionality so occasionally it requires a second try or 3 taps though, nothing significant really.
There's a button on the back. They moved it from the normal side-mount location.
cggorman said:
There's a button on the back. They moved it from the normal side-mount location.
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heh heh
IamPro and Slayer are both correct. I use both of those solutions.
Is it possible to open Google now instead of crappy s voice when you double tap the home button? I've tried home2 but it's not a great solution. Eventually my phone started redrawing my launcher when going back to the homescreens.
Yes .
Of course.
Use wanam xposed.
Yiu can select any app you want
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RomanHelmet said:
Is it possible to open Google now instead of crappy s voice when you double tap the home button? I've tried home2 but it's not a great solution. Eventually my phone started redrawing my launcher when going back to the homescreens.
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Not sure if you're using any other launcher, but Nova lets you do this
firasusman said:
Yes .
Of course.
Use wanam xposed.
Yiu can select any app you want
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In wanam all I see is an option to change the longpress behavior. It does open gnow, but I have no way to open recents with that function reassigned.
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Not sure if you're using any other launcher, but Nova lets you do this
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Thanks for the suggestion. I've used Nova, I just don't like it personally.
Not sure if anyone using nova knows this or anyone interested or anyone wants to get nova or whatever reason just likes to have this feature.
First step is install nova and prime (I think it requires this because we need the gesture)
Go to app store and download Screen off and lock by katecca. (You might wanna activate the app first) .
Once downloaded go to nova setting. Go under gesture and buttons. Select double tap. On the top tab select app. Scroll down to screen off (under s). When you first select it. It will have to activate the app first and just hit yes/activate it. (Unless you activated it first)
Once done..
You can now double tap anywhere to get screen off instead of the status bar.
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!
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Thanks dadster! This is something I've been looking for. I've been holding off on rooting and all that fun jazz and you just made my experience that much better!
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Awesome! Thanks for the tip!
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Gorjira said:
Thanks dadster! This is something I've been looking for. I've been holding off on rooting and all that fun jazz and you just made my experience that much better!
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Cool! Glad I could help.
This is awesome finding!
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Thanks! Good find till a dev can get the wake/sleep working without issues!
Now if only the back button was on the right hand side so when I use the phone in my right hand I can reach it.
If you have greenify you can link doubletap to that also.
That's what I've been doing for a while myself... Double tap will Hibernate + Lock phone aka Sleep.
Works very well
how about the other way?
Mistertac said:
That's what I've been doing for a while myself... Double tap will Hibernate + Lock phone aka Sleep.
Works very well
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G3 allows you to open and unlock phone? with tap patterns. Would love❤ to see that on this phone?.
Works but really does lock the phone so Smart Lock doesn't function when you're in a trusted location.. anyone know of a workaround or an app similar that will work with Lollipop?
Validus ROM has double table status bar to sleep. You can download it on their google + page.
I know this thread is a little old. Is this still the best double tap to sleep method through Nova?
The new Launcher update is a certified pain in the ass. Now you can't swipe down from any space on the homescreen to get to the Quick Settings menu. It goes to the new and totally unnecessary notification/Google/Search screen. Why the heck do I need that function when I already have it on my homescreen you Jackasses? This is a very large phone and now I have to reach (or use my other hand) all the way to the notification bar to get to Quick Settings. Worse still I can't roll back to the old version and can't disable this asinine feature. Dumb, dumb, dumb!
Hey calm down, you can change that behaviour on the launcher settings > home screen > swipe down gesture
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glock24 said:
Hey calm down, you can change that behaviour on the launcher settings > home screen > swipe down gesture
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Thanks for the info. I finally figured it out. Instead of giving us the option upfront the first thing that came up was the 5 star rating crap. To make matters worse the first trending search item was about the f*#king Kardashians!
Having them come up would p*ss me off too.
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glock24 said:
Hey calm down, you can change that behaviour on the launcher settings > home screen > swipe down gesture
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Can you help me find the Launcher Settings?
purplesky44 said:
Can you help me find the Launcher Settings?
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Just press for 1/2 seconds any empty part of the screen or just swipe up... then have the laucher settings options
Thanks.
Also, it seems that the search function from the apps screen now points to the new search window, which is again really annoying, as I am just interested in finding apps at that point. Any idea if this can be reverted somewhere?