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KnockOff with Nova - solved

Hello,
For those wanting to use Nova Launcher and still retain the double tap 'KnockOff' feature, I finally got it working via the procedure below. Note that this requires the paid version of Nova.. Hope this helps someone!
1. Download "Turn off the Screen" from the play store (it is free)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=turn.off.the.lights&hl=en
2. Open the installed app and click "Enable Now"
3. Open up Nova Settings -> Gestures and buttons -> Double tap -> Shortcuts -> Activities
4. Scroll to "Turn off the Screen" and expand the options. Choose "Turn Off The Screen : LockerActivity"
That's it. You should now be able to click anywhere on the nova desktop without an app / widget and it will turn off the screen as the stock LG KnockOff does. Note that I began with the "Screen Off and Lock" app, but this ignored the LG setting to not lock the screen for 10min and forces immediate PIIN entry upon unlock.
Cheers

If you knock on the status bar, the screen turns off with nova....no special software needed

Can the knock knock be turned off completely?

DaT Franchise said:
Can the knock knock be turned off completely?
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iirc it's in the display settings

This can also be done pretty easily with Nova and Tasker. Love this feature. I almost never have to use the hard buttons on this phone.

Excellent..
npgauth said:
Hello,
For those wanting to use Nova Launcher and still retain the double tap 'KnockOff' feature, I finally got it working via the procedure below. Note that this requires the paid version of Nova.. Hope this helps someone!
1. Download "Turn off the Screen" from the play store (it is free)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=turn.off.the.lights&hl=en
2. Open the installed app and click "Enable Now"
3. Open up Nova Settings -> Gestures and buttons -> Double tap -> Shortcuts -> Activities
4. Scroll to "Turn off the Screen" and expand the options. Choose "Turn Off The Screen : LockerActivity"
That's it. You should now be able to click anywhere on the nova desktop without an app / widget and it will turn off the screen as the stock LG KnockOff does. Note that I began with the "Screen Off and Lock" app, but this ignored the LG setting to not lock the screen for 10min and forces immediate PIIN entry upon unlock.
Cheers
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Working flawlessly... Thanks

does this only work with tapping the status bar?

any one still interested
needed:
#root
tasker
setup:
TASKER
add task
name » "knockoff" (or anything else)
add action
script
run shell
command » "input keyevent 26"
use root » checked
back out
attach icon (any)
back out
NOVA
nova settings
gestures and buttons
double tap
shortcuts
tasker shortcut
knockoff
done
what this does is run a shell command to replicate power button
now to figure out how to do this with widget locker
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srk_srinivas said:
Working flawlessly... Thanks
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App isn't in the app store anymore it seems
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ratchetjaw said:
App isn't in the app store anymore it seems
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You can try Screen Off and Lock from playstore, in Nova Double Tap Gesture activies take MainHelper from Screen Off and Lock.

Beautiful
It really works.

Recent Apps List - Question

Press the home button brings up a list of recent apps... simple and straightforward. However I would like to know if there is a way to disable that function or prevent specific apps from appearing in the list.
Any ideas??

It's a built in feature into Android, not (Im)possible. However you'd probably have to dog thru the code and edit it heavily.. If it'd even work that is.
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Notrega said:
Press the home button brings up a list of recent apps... simple and straightforward. However I would like to know if there is a way to disable that function or prevent specific apps from appearing in the list.
Any ideas??
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Xposed Installer + App Settings module
-> find the app you want to mask in the recent apps
-> Enable modification to the app
-> Show in recents -> Disable
You can do a lot of stuff with Xposed :good:

Lollipop hidden power management menu

To enable the hidden power menu follow belowmentioned instructions
go to homescreen
long press - click on widgets
drag settings widget (you will see diff options)
scroll down to find power saving
and there you will have all power saving settings including nvidia's custom settings.
Hope this helps.

I think you might mean:
Long tap on home screen, then tap Shortcuts.
(not widgets)

jaredmorgs said:
I do not have the settings widget in my collection of widgets on the LTE US ROM.
I am using Nova Launcher.
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Try using stock launcher. It ought to be there.

Yep, it's a settings shortcut. Great find though, @kukuthejak.

how change dpi in hidden power management ? dolphin emulator android not is theare

i had a problem with my tablet turning off every night even after a factory reset and changing the sleep option found under the battery settings menu. I assumed it just crashed a lot. In this menu the option was set to turn off after 6 hours.. this hidden menu was causing the problems.

Is this the same set of power options found at the top left of the battery stats when pressing the 3 dots?

yes. Look at the screenshot

No because it misses the app settings on th the raw above.
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I can't find settings-->power settings in either widgets or shortcuts??

Choose the widget power settings itself, drag it to one of your home screens and open it. You will find a tab above related to app power settings.
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on6hp said:
Choose the widget power settings itself, drag it to one of your home screens and open it. You will find a tab above related to app power settings.
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That's just it.. I don't have a power settings widget that can be selected or dragged...

ailima said:
That's just it.. I don't have a power settings widget that can be selected or dragged...
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Are you using stock launcher

mcord11758 said:
Are you using stock launcher
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Nova, but I reverted just to try this and no power settings widget there either.
No "Power Settings" widget
When I drag "Settings", there is no Power Settings option
Thanks for your help!

Hah! Figured it out. I just really need to listen to directions. The screen doesn't look like it scrolls further but it does. The original instructions said to SCROLL to the option. Lol.
Thanks for your help, everybody.

Thanks for the tip

Moto x play quick settings not customizeable?

Hi guys,
i'hv been using moto x play for 6 days now and i'm not able to customize the quick settings, cannot turn off auto-correct and many settings are missing. I am new to lollipop. Please help

I can't customize quick settings too
About the auto-correct, I disabled in Settings > Language & Input > auto-correct. Don't you have this option?

no reboot option
LuizHenrique91 said:
I can't customize quick settings too
About the auto-correct, I disabled in Settings > Language & Input > auto-correct. Don't you have this option?
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i got the auto correct off, quick settings are not customizable i suppose. One more thing, when i hold the power key i see only power off option, no reboot option available. How to reboot this device then?

rajivc9 said:
i got the auto correct off, quick settings are not customizable i suppose. One more thing, when i hold the power key i see only power off option, no reboot option available. How to reboot this device then?
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When I used the stock Motorola ROM on my old Moto G 2013, the power off was the only option too. I don't know if it's a feature from AOSP or Motorola ROM. To reboot, you can turn off, then turn on or use some third party app. Power Toggles has this feature and doesn't require root. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc

Thanks for the link.
This is my first Moto phone. I will have to do some research and get used it.

In developer settings there is advanced reboot menu option I think?
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I'm pretty sure that Google changed the reboot option (as in made it go away) with the release of Lollipop. Don't think Motorola or any of the OEM's had say or part in it. That's why the only option on stock is to power down. I haven't checked out "Power Toggles" to see if that is a viable option for stock un rooted phones. I couldn't take the ads any longer and rooted to use Adaway + Elixir (gives you reboot widget). FWIW.

ephumuris said:
In developer settings there is advanced reboot menu option I think?
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Split Screen, Android 8, Eonon GA9298B

Hi,
I recently bought a Eonon GA9298B and installed it in a 2010 mazda 6.
Android 8 is installed on it.
I'm trying to split screen, and I cannot do it, which I don't really anderstand, because this functionnality has been added with android 7 (I think)
I installed an app to force the option "split screen" to appear in the accessibility settings pannel
==> Is there a way to access to it without scheating with an app ?
When I do it, and try to aplit screen, it says that the application is not compatible.
I installed n app to access developper mode and force apps to resize
==> Is there a way to activate developper mode ? (7 tps on build version doesn't work)
This didn't work at all....
So, I've installed an app to launch two apps on the screen, side by side. But, when I click to "create shortcut", nothing can be adding to the desktop...
==> Do you have an idea about why is it not permitted ? How can I bypass this problem ?
Hoping I am clear enough ...
Thanks a lot

So when you long press on the 'previous apps' button at the top of the screen, nothing happens? It's the icon that looks like two overlapping rectangles (usually).
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cannondale0815 said:
So when you long press on the 'previous apps' button at the top of the screen, nothing happens? It's the icon that looks like two overlapping rectangles (usually).
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No, it doesn't do anything...
The thing is that I have no option to activate this feature in the settings.
I tried to use the Split Screen Shortcut app to be able to activate it. Then, when I long press the "previous apps" button, it says that the application does not support split screen...
I followed a video to force the support via the developer settings to force the apps to be resizable.
Here too, I had to use a developer shorcut app because I cannot find how to enable the developer settings on this device...