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Disable volume button camera/quick memo shortcuts?

Has anyone found a way to disable these shortcuts at all? I have the Verizon G2 and it's getting kind of annoying opening these when I don't want to.

There is no setting for this, but I'm sure it can be done with a mod.

DroidSloth said:
There is no setting for this, but I'm sure it can be done with a mod.
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is there any mod for this? its killing my batteries......

vistascape said:
is there any mod for this? its killing my batteries......
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This Xposed module will do the trick: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477586

I've been trying to do this the other way around - my hardware buttons were effectively disabled! I've just discovered that the QuickWindow case (when closed) disables the hardware buttons from launching the Camera and QuickMemo apps...
Solution: Fit a QuickWindow case (or glue a magnet to the screen!
B.

So no real solution yet, except from getting the pro G2Xposed?!

G2Xposed makes apps stopping, so this is not the best solution.
Still looking for solution of disabling Vol +/- buttins in blocked status.

Home Button no longer works with s view after kit kat update

Anyone else find that the home button will no longer light the S view window. The on/off button and the volume button does but not the home button as in the past.????

dacbeth said:
Anyone else find that the home button will no longer light the S view window. The on/off button and the volume button does but not the home button as in the past.????
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Same issue here. Friend with same situation also did a factory reset, which didn't help.

mihaelb said:
Same issue here. Friend with same situation also did a factory reset, which didn't help.
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I haven't found an answer?

dacbeth said:
I haven't found an answer?
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other than using the power button to turn it on, and crossing my fingers that this will get re-enabled in Android 4.5/5 around July/August, no :/
Also annoyed that the auto-brightness+ setting is now gone, but that at least was fixable through the Lux app.

Brightness button did not disappear on mine. Sprint S4

Any solution for the home button?

It's a world wide issue with all tw KitKat updates.
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Hi there,
Any solution till now?
Some hack, xposed module, alternatives?

Gachmuret said:
Hi there,
Any solution till now?
Some hack, xposed module, alternatives?
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Couple alternatives. Wanam with Xposed could fix it. Also, a different launcher would let you set it too.

VandyCWG said:
Couple alternatives. Wanam with Xposed could fix it. Also, a different launcher would let you set it too.
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Thx bud,
I don't think that the prob is from the launcher, as it doesn't work with other launchers neither (I don't use TW, also it is working normally with s-view cover opened).
I have Wanam with xposed, but don't find any option like that... could you help me out? Thx a lot!
I found another strange issue, don't know if you have it , too. If I deactivate auto-unlock when I open s-view cover, it still unlocks when I open it... even after restart.
Edit: Found the solution for other issue: Nils Notification was set to always unlock when cover opened, nothing to do with rom... My fault

Gachmuret said:
Thx bud,
I don't think that the prob is from the launcher, as it doesn't work with other launchers neither (I don't use TW, also it is working normally with s-view cover opened).
I have Wanam with xposed, but don't find any option like that... could you help me out? Thx a lot!
I found another strange issue, don't know if you have it , too. If I deactivate auto-unlock when I open s-view cover, it still unlocks whne I open it... even after restart.
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In Wanam, under System, there is a section for Long Home key behavior, can you not, Launch S Voice from there?
I use Google Now, and this is how I launch that.
As for S-view, I can't help with that, I dont have that.

MIUI notes/tips

I don't know about anyone else, but this is my first MIUI phone.
I thought it would be useful to start a thread regarding MIUI notes/tips/etc that are specific to MIUI.
The first big one of course - how to fix push notifications:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/...ions-on-xiaomis-miui-8-for-real/#11f834174e1b

I was about to start this very thread
I found a cool feature
You can select several photos for deleting by simply gliding your fingers over the photos
Another cool feature
You can orient that device do that it's upside
The top bezel-less becomes downwards.
The phone is also programmed to rotate it to the standard orientation during a phone call because of Mic location.

One thing I quite like is how specific WIFI connects can be disabled without having to remove them.
Our work WIFI blocks certain things, so it's nice to be able to disable it but not have
to totally remove it (and then reenter all the passwords when I re-enter it).

ChodTheWacko said:
One thing I quite like is how specific WIFI connects can be disabled without having to remove them.
Our work WIFI blocks certain things, so it's nice to be able to disable it but not have
to totally remove it (and then reenter all the passwords when I re-enter it).
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What do you mean

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What do you mean
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For each WIFI connection, there is a little > to the right of it.
If you touch that you go into another menu, and one option is 'auto connect on/off'.
Turning off autoconnect helps in situations where there are multiple WIFI signals, but you only want it autoconnecting to a specific one.
- Frank

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2 finger swipe on notifications displays their details (or what is called Peek)

ChodTheWacko said:
For each WIFI connection, there is a little > to the right of it.
If you touch that you go into another menu, and one option is 'auto connect on/off'.
Turning off autoconnect helps in situations where there are multiple WIFI signals, but you only want it autoconnecting to a specific one.
- Frank
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Thanks for clarifying.
What if I'm in the range of two networks that I've saved the passwords for.
Which does the mi mix connect to when I enter range?
Looks like the last one I've connected to.
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2 finger swipe on notifications displays their details (or what is called Peek)
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That's actually a primitive way of doing it.
Samsung did it better by letting you 'peek' one-handedly with a simple swipe down of the notification.
With mi mix, I have to use two hands. I can do it with one hand but it's tough.

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That's actually a primitive way of doing it.
Samsung did it better by letting you 'peek' one-handedly with a simple swipe down of the notification.
With mi mix, I have to use two hands. I can do it with one hand but it's tough.
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And just found out, we can't "swipe away" the notifications from the lockscreen directly. Need to pull down the shade and clear from there. Would this not be considered a stupid decision?!

saurabhsun said:
And just found out, we can't "swipe away" the notifications from the lockscreen directly. Need to pull down the shade and clear from there. Would this not be considered a stupid decision?!
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Perhaps there's a solution if you root/install Xposed & a module is available for lockscreen options.
I'm rooted,but, haven't used Xposed in ages, considering trying it again......
On Samsung devices,(non-root) Ad Blocking apps have a persistent notification on the lockscreen that cannot be swiped away,.The only remedy for this was to turn off the ad blocking.
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How to always have mobile data allow to download app from playstore ? Have disable only wifi in playstore settings but always prompt to have wifi
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mobile88 said:
How to always have mobile data allow to download app from playstore ? Have disable only wifi in playstore settings but always prompt to have wifi
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Open Downloads app, Triple Dot, Settings, Set unlimited download limit for mobile. This resolves that issue.

TQ very much for that tip
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youtube /watch?v=NG7GmbVGBlA
A guide to uninstall a few of the system apps such as Chinese Keyboard, Messaging app etc.

saurabhsun said:
youtube /watch?v=NG7GmbVGBlA
A guide to uninstall a few of the system apps such as Chinese Keyboard, Messaging app etc.
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I followed all the steps.
I understood that there are several instances of settings and installed apps.
I went through all of them but still could not disable or uninstall pre-loaded apps like Mi Credit, Mi Cloud and all those Mi nonsense apps.

CorruptedSanity said:
I followed all the steps.
I understood that there are several instances of settings and installed apps.
I went through all of them but still could not disable or uninstall pre-loaded apps like Mi Credit, Mi Cloud and all those Mi nonsense apps.
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Those are uninstallable I guess (as Mi earns from these apps and not selling the phone), few rubbish were uninstalled using this method.

I should be able to disable them though
Apparently not

Some more MIUI notes:
menu + volume down = screenshot
hardware test: dial *#*#6484#*#*
More phone info: dial *#*#4636#*#*
There is a toggle to disable the navigation buttons (double tap them to re-enable)
handy if you keep accidentally hitting them.
in 'buttons' can auto disable for any particular app (games)
In accessibility there is a magnification mode - triple tap to allow/disable zooming of screen. (EDIT: it's bugged - it isn't supposed to trigger during keyboard typing,but it does, effectively making it useless)
wake with volume buttons is in lockscreen menu, not "button"

There are some apps that just won't stay uninstalled. Anyone got idea how to remove them? PPTV for example

Kildras said:
There are some apps that just won't stay uninstalled. Anyone got idea how to remove them? PPTV for example
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Needs to be rooted to remove system app

Missing Icons/Apps - Galaxy S7 w/Nougat

I have a Galaxy S7. My carrier is Verizon. I recently received the Nougat upgrade for my phone. Everything was going great after the upgrade until I put my phone in Max Power Saving mode.
After turning Max Power Saving Mode off, I noticed that all my apps on the home screen were missing. The shortcut to my camera was missing. Most of my application icons were missing when looking at the full list of installed applications.
On restart, my camera icon returned. None of the shortcut icons I had on the home screen were there. All of my applications were showing up in the full list of applications.
I would like to find a way to restore all the icons I had on my launcher before the upgrade. They were there after the upgrade, but before I put my phone in Max Power Saving mode.
All help is very much appreciated.

Same Verizon Nougat Issues
I upgraded to 7.0 on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. BIG mistake! First, my keyboard became mostly unresponsive. Then after a re-boot nearly every App button left the home screens. Now, I cannot bring them back, because now holding down an APP button to move an App back to the home screen cannot be done. Nothing happens. Other issues are there, but these are the most important.
dqfan2012 said:
I have a Galaxy S7. My carrier is Verizon. I recently received the Nougat upgrade for my phone. Everything was going great after the upgrade until I put my phone in Max Power Saving mode.
After turning Max Power Saving Mode off, I noticed that all my apps on the home screen were missing. The shortcut to my camera was missing. Most of my application icons were missing when looking at the full list of installed applications.
On restart, my camera icon returned. None of the shortcut icons I had on the home screen were there. All of my applications were showing up in the full list of applications.
I would like to find a way to restore all the icons I had on my launcher before the upgrade. They were there after the upgrade, but before I put my phone in Max Power Saving mode.
All help is very much appreciated.
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dqfan2012 said:
I have a Galaxy S7. My carrier is Verizon. I recently received the Nougat upgrade for my phone. Everything was going great after the upgrade until I put my phone in Max Power Saving mode.
After turning Max Power Saving Mode off, I noticed that all my apps on the home screen were missing. The shortcut to my camera was missing. Most of my application icons were missing when looking at the full list of installed applications.
On restart, my camera icon returned. None of the shortcut icons I had on the home screen were there. All of my applications were showing up in the full list of applications.
I would like to find a way to restore all the icons I had on my launcher before the upgrade. They were there after the upgrade, but before I put my phone in Max Power Saving mode.
All help is very much appreciated.
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Did you install and enable secure folder?
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j0hnh0lmes said:
Did you install and enable secure folder?
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I don't think so.

dqfan2012 said:
I don't think so.
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That's most likely your problem. Just factory reset.
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How do you install and enable secure folder?
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cammeron1978 said:
How do you install and enable secure folder?
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Galaxy apps. It's pre-installed and is updated . Don't use it unless you keep fingerprint unlock on. It causes apps to not show. That's why I asked if you were using it.
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The original main question (where did all my shortcuts go?) was basically caused by doing something that you didn't understand - turning On Max Power Saving. What did you think this would do? It made changes to maximize power saving which included remove other than default Widgets/Shortcuts. So if you like a heavy desktop with your choice of objects all over it that is OK, just turn Off Max Power Saving and then you can add whatever you want. Unless you enjoy these kind of surprises that come from "let me just try this and see what happens" it is best to research what the effects are before flipping the switch.

It's not about what he/she likes, it's about having unexpected behavior after turning USPM off. This was not an issue with previous versions of Android. Please make sure you understand the question.

Letting application run in the background of the operating system in android 7 EMUI 5

How to let the application run in the background of the operating system in android 7 EMUI 5.0, Huawei-Mat 8?
In the previous version, Android 6, the application should be kept in the Protected Apps, but after updating the operating system the Protected Apps disappeared.

Click the square button on home screen, select your app, and click the Lock on its upper-right corner.

Phone manager - Battery - Close apps after screen lock

dante-fu said:
Phone manager - Battery - Close apps after screen lock
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Thanks, I tried this option before and I kept it for two days as a test, unfortunately it doesn't work.

Maybe this help
Settings, apps, settings, special access, ignore battery optimization
I noticed some apps get crush afte screen lock no matter what u do
I think its a firmware bug
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dante-fu said:
Phone manager - Battery - Close apps after screen lock
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Thank you, I tried, but it will be deactivated after swapping or put it in the bin.

James_Watson said:
Click the square button on home screen, select your app, and click the Lock on its upper-right corner.
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Thank you, I tried, but it will be deactivated after swapping or put it in the bin.

amin318 said:
Maybe this help
Settings, apps, settings, special access, ignore battery optimization
I noticed some apps get crush afte screen lock no matter what u do
I think its a firmware bug
Gesendet von meinem Mate 8
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Actually I got this solution also, in the last week, and I kept it for three days. Unfortunately it is not working.

Even I made factory data reset. I reinstalled all my apps again. Again the same result.

almasruri said:
Thanks, I tried this option before and I kept it for two days as a test, unfortunately it doesn't work.
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It doesn't say it anywhere but you have to restart the phone for each change there to take effect.

dante-fu said:
It doesn't say it anywhere but you have to restart the phone for each change there to take effect.
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Thank you very much for this advice. I restarted the phone and it is working up to now.

Ooho, the same problem came again after three days.

I'm trying this setting on mysms to get it to work all the time.
Not receiving notifications when you should be? Here's a Huawei oddity that we've found to be irksome with some apps not sending alerts/notifications even when all settings are apparently correct (WhatsApp is our problematic one). It's to do with EMUI's strict power efficiency. If you stop receiving notifications try this (to access Ignore Optimisations): access Apps (method above) > hit the blue settings cog icon to the bottom > select Special Access under the Advanced tab > Unrestricted Data Access. Here apps can be granted always-on data irrelevant of what other settings state. source: www.pocket-lint.com/news/140204-hua...-tricks-take-charge-of-your-mate-9-p9-honor-8