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[Q] Is there a way to hide or disable the menu bar?

Is there a way to hide or disable the menu bar at the bottom? I would like to replace it with something more minimalistic like zMooth. (on kindle fire stock ROM)

Anyone find anything, I found by installing "No Lock" and moving it to /system/app I can activate it and restart the kindle which causes it to start without locking or showing the menu bar. However the problems with this are:
1. I can't have any security on the device, adding a third party lock screen lke magic locker or go locker bring back the menu bar.
and
2. The bar comes back occasionally for random unknown reasons.
I would also like to know if it is possible to bring the menu bar back in certain applications once it is disabled so I have more control in the web browser. (fullscreen/bookmarks)

Bump, anyone?

I've been trying to figure out how to do this too since I first got it. Even when I use Go Launcher, the menu bar is still there. Very annoying.

You can do it in ADW.

Takenover83 said:
You can do it in ADW.
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I am aware of this, (it can also be done in go launcher) however I would like it to be replaced with zmooth not just minimized, also adw and go launchers docks get partially cutoff by the minimized menu bar.

Nevermind.

Thanks for pointing this out, the bottom bar was driving me nuts.

A few questions about home and application screen

Hi, I have a few questions about home and application screens. By default, there are 7 home screens. Whenever I install a new application, an icon appears on the Application screen. So far, besides the icons Samsung put on the home screens, only Dolphin Browser HD and its affiliated voice recognition app (like siri) appear both on the Application and home screens.
Q1: In the case of personal computer, we have an icon for each application. We can also create an alias that could be put on the desktop. Are those icons on the home and application screens alias to the actual applications?
Q2: Whenever I tap on Gallery, I see icons such as: Camera (76), Camera (19), external_sd (2), ScreenCapture (12), Videos (1).
a. How come there are two folders that are named exactly the same (Camera)?
b. I like the fact that Galaxy Note displays a preview of all the photos. When I tap on a photo, it is enlarged. Is there any way to display the name of the file at the same time?
Q3: I am considering to install and try out various 3D launchers. Do these launchers modify any system settings? Some of them have widgets that perform similar functions as the stock ones. Are they independent from the ones pre-installed on the Note? Alternatively, do they just use the settings from the corresponding pre-installed widgets with added eye-candy look?
I want to try out different launchers but I do not want to mess up with the stock launcher's settings. I may end up preferring the stock launcher.
Thanks.

[Q] ***Freak out**Disable swipe up launching My magazine? Pullup or tasker?

Every time I swipe up from home it would launch the My magazine app. This totally freak me out.
I really want to stay in TW launcher but this swipe up just really pissed me off.
Disable the magazine app or delete it or freeze it would still bring your to play store and told you " item not found"
I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510102
I am wondering since one could use tasker to change the swipe up function, could we just modified some where of the system to disable this annoying function?
Or could we just use something like Pullup but just Pull up none thing?
Thank you.
( I know I could install third party launcher but Personally I like note 3 launcher a lot except the stupid My magazine )

How do I get rid of this persistent google search bar on the app switcher?

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Hi,
I have recently installed iLauncher which has removed the Google search bar widget from the top of the home screen. I am also aware that other launchers like nova can do this.
However, I am still unable to figure out how to remove the same google search bar that appears when I enter the app switcher (recent apps). This app switcher being what appears when you press the right hand side square button at the bottom of the screen on the home screen, where you can close the apps you have running.
I have no clue how to remove the search bar from here and it is very annoying, as it is on the switcher but not on my home screen and I do not want it on either.
I have included screenshots of my home screen and the switcher so you see what I mean.
Thanks.

phoenixsilver said:
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Hi,
I have recently installed iLauncher which has removed the Google search bar widget from the top of the home screen. I am also aware that other launchers like nova can do this.
However, I am still unable to figure out how to remove the same google search bar that appears when I enter the app switcher (recent apps). This app switcher being what appears when you press the right hand side square button at the bottom of the screen on the home screen, where you can close the apps you have running.
I have no clue how to remove the search bar from here and it is very annoying, as it is on the switcher but not on my home screen and I do not want it on either.
I have included screenshots of my home screen and the switcher so you see what I mean.
Thanks.
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It depends on the custom ROM you're running, most custom ROM's have their own settings menu to configure options that are usually not found in AOSP. You have to search there and see if there's a menu for recent apps and the option to show or hide search on recent apps should be there.

Xposed and GravityBox is always an option

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HueleSnaiL said:
It depends on the custom ROM you're running, most custom ROM's have their own settings menu to configure options that are usually not found in AOSP. You have to search there and see if there's a menu for recent apps and the option to show or hide search on recent apps should be there.
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I am not running a custom ROM though, just stock marshmallow with a different launcher installed.
Is there really no way to remove the search bar from recent apps?

You can do either of the above or request the launcher dev to include it. That's 3 options, just for you.

Nova Launcher allows this to be removed

Sideloaded icons missing on 4k Max

Has anyone else noticed that the icons for any side-loaded apps on the new 4k max are display as a generic dark-colored icon and not the app's proper icon?

True, but not for all application. Some apps has icons, but display a simple icons. Like e.g. the droid robot, or other simple icons. But some apps icons OK, like AFRd.

This is a problem with FireOS7 not looking for icons in the standard folder that most nonFireOS apps use.
This is an explanation and way to fix. But you will have to redo this everytime you update the app. A bit of a hassle. You can use a costum launcher that hides the problem.
How to Fix Missing or Broken Icons for Sideloaded Apps on Amazon Fire TV
There appears to be a bug on select Amazon Fire TV devices that prevents the icon of some sideloaded apps to display correctly on the Home screen and Apps screen. Instead of the app icon appearing, a gray icon with a slash through it appears.
www.aftvnews.com

Does anyone know if using a different launcher, like Wolf launcher, will have all the proper icons displayed w/o having to modify each APK?

JohnC said:
Does anyone know if using a different launcher, like Wolf launcher, will have all the proper icons displayed w/o having to modify each APK?
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Yes Wolf Launcher (ATV Launcher), leanback, etc show the icons of sideloaded apps properly.
The custom launchers were created with Android in mind, and look for the icons in the standard folders.
The broken icons is just a quirk of how Amazon decided to build the FireLauncher for FireOS7.
Make sure to check the news about the newest FireOS update disabling custom launcher use. You'll need to disable updates if you want to use them.