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Tap notification bar to scroll to top in any app

Ever since my switch over to Android a few years back from my iPhone 3G, I've always been waiting for such a feature in Android that will give me the ability to tap the notification bar and instantly scroll back to the top in any app that requires scrolling. I've never once asked for this feature once until now. I've Googled it and it seems to be a rare topic. Do Android users know if this such feature? Because it seems like an easy concept and assuming wouldn't be difficult to incorporate a mod into Android... or would it?
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dEris said:
Ever since my switch over to Android a few years back from my iPhone 3G, I've always been waiting for such a feature in Android that will give me the ability to tap the notification bar and instantly scroll back to the top in any app that requires scrolling. I've never once asked for this feature once until now. I've Googled it and it seems to be a rare topic. Do Android users know if this such feature? Because it seems like an easy concept and assuming wouldn't be difficult to incorporate a mod into Android... or would it?
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Used to like that feature on the iphone a year back. But don't you think that it is also possible to just flung one time and the whole page goes up? In iOS the flings are not continuous. To me at least. I would love to have this though.
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I agree, that's one feature that android is sorely lacking.

shockem said:
Used to like that feature on the iphone a year back. But don't you think that it is also possible to just flung one time and the whole page goes up? In iOS the flings are not continuous. To me at least. I would love to have this though.
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Yes, that is what I have to do now. But when I'm reading a long article, flinging up on the page 20 times gets old.

I think Apple would sue Google if that feature was intriduced to Android

I think the new Samsung Galaxy S 3 has an gesture with scrolls in any list to the top. You just tap the top of the phone twice.

It's weird that just few people care of this feature, which is very cool, I miss it so much

benxiro said:
It's weird that just few people care of this feature, which is very cool, I miss it so much
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Yea, I would love for this feature to be implemented.
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nope. i'd never use this if it were rolled into android. it seems very un-natural to tap the notification bar to go to the top. let iOS have this one....we don't want it anyway.

Well, some of us do. Seems like it would be something fairly easy to do with some dev knowledge.

hp420 said:
nope. i'd never use this if it were rolled into android. it seems very un-natural to tap the notification bar to go to the top. let iOS have this one....we don't want it anyway.
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So you would rather swipe over and over to reach the top of a loooonnng list rather than tapping the status bar once? Oooooooook.
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hp420 said:
nope. i'd never use this if it were rolled into android. it seems very un-natural to tap the notification bar to go to the top. let iOS have this one....we don't want it anyway.
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you better try to experience this feature, then decide it's natural or un-natural.
in general, 1 side: users have to swipe many many times to come to the top of the page; another side: just a tap then done(just like the home key on PC) - smooth and easy. Think and compare

you can use dolphin browser and gesture control, it works well

migueldbr said:
you can use dolphin browser and gesture control, it works well
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I think it would be cool if it could be implemented to a long press menu button, when I tap the top it tries to change brightness..

Setting.Out said:
I think it would be cool if it could be implemented to a long press menu button, when I tap the top it tries to change brightness..
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my case also, i love to use the status bar to control brightness=p

Paranoid android 101

Hello all, i would like to present to you the answer to all of your paranoid android problems, especially with newbies wanting to learn about PIE and all the good things the PIE brings. =)
First and foremost, i want to thank molesarecomming for giving permission to do this thread.
Second. I take no creddit for the images or creation of Paranoid android.
Third. If any of you have questions, feel free to post them IN THIS THREAD. =)
Fourth. I will eventually post photos to make it easier, bare with me please, and no hate please.
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First i will be giving you directions on how to enable and disable pie
MAKE SURE TO DO A NANDROID BACKUP, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE.
1. install Paranoid android on its latest build jan22, and also grab the pa_gapps or use the standard google GAPPS. Feel free to flash a custom Kernel of your choice
2. After your rom has successfully flashed go to settings. From there scroll down to "Toolbars" . You should see PIE CONTROLS. enable it, then choose your pie location of choice, (only makes sense to enable it on ONE side) feel free to choose "pie per app" This will allow to change pie colors with your apps of choice
3. Next go to "Hybrid Properties" which is in the settings. It will pop up with a choice of
PA Colors
Stock UI
Phablet UI
Tablet UI with 190 DPI / 1000P, 220DP1 / 1000P and 250 DPI / 1000P
4. choose PA colors first (optional) to enable Per App colors.
5. Swipe to the left and you should come across the "Paranoid Android Settings" it's going to give you options of
Launch
Interface
Apps
Tools
Help?
Go pro
6. This step is optional, go too the "APPS" in the "Hybrid Properties" and begin choosing the colors you would like for your apps. (Making your pie the custom color you want for that designated app)
7. Last but not least hold down the power button untill the Power control pops up and give you the option to Power off / reboot / Expanded Desktop / Airplane mode.
CLICK EXPANDED DESKTOP
Now your status bar and Nav.bar should dissappear.
8. Now if you remembered your PIE choice on weather is will be Top / Left / Right / Bottom. slowly give it some good swipes from the end of the phone onto the screen (for best results) and LOOK AT THAT, THERES YOUR PIE.
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HELP! MY PIE WONT SHOW UP AFTER I UNLOCK MY DEVICE, ITS NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Well, i suggest after unlocking the divice, give it 2 or 3 seconds then try to use PIE i garuntee 99.9% It will work all the time =)
HELP I CANT USE THE BOTTOM PIE IT NEVER SHOWS UP!!!
Hmmm, as another lad had told me, always swipe up from the notification led place, and give it a good slow (ish) swipe up, and i garuntee 99.8% it will always work
HELP! MY PIE WONT CHANGE COLORS FROM THE APP COLORS I CHOSE.
Did you remember to do 7? and did you enable "PIE PER APP" in the toolbars section in the settings?
HELP!!! I DID ALL MY COLORS BUT THEY STILL WONT SHOW UP!!
Do a reboot and BOOM there you go.
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If there is anything i did not covor, feel free to PM me and i will fix it, and if there is anybody i was sapposed to give credit too that i have missed please inform me and ill give where all the credit is due. Please this is a thread where all questions could be asked and anwsered, lets not make this a troll thread please, and lets not get annoyed. Feel free to share screenshots of issues or give out any problems, if they are fixable.
THANK YOU :cyclops:

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One more time just in case

Shadowfox993 said:
One more time just in case
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Nice job ...thanks
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As far as I know right now the only way to have the Status Bar and Pie mode is using the Jan 15 nightly by not using expanded desktop and setting nav bar to 0%. Do you know if that functionality will be brought back or is already brought back on the jan 22 nightly?
I know the new nightly has the notifications, clock and such built into the expanded desktop pie mode, but it takes much more time to do things that the status bar gives easy access to.

pottersam said:
As far as I know right now the only way to have the Status Bar and Pie mode is using the Jan 15 nightly by not using expanded desktop and setting nav bar to 0%. Do you know if that functionality will be brought back or is already brought back on the jan 22 nightly?
I know the new nightly has the notifications, clock and such built into the expanded desktop pie mode, but it takes much more time to do things that the status bar gives easy access to.
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you could also use the app smart status bar app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...r.free&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
its free, no worries. all it does is give you a gesture option to drop the status bar quickly and itll dissappear in no time until you use next gesture

Please.. We have an official help thread >.< if you want something to add write a pm to the op.
This thread only produces confusion.

I agree plus this thread seems to give out incorrect information which will only add to the confusion.

How to take a screenshot? Power + volume down isn't working.

Gryx said:
How to take a screenshot? Power + volume down isn't working.
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you know, i have tried to take a screen shot also, and i always get a bugmailer and it pops up in gmail. So after a while, i have seen in my gallery and eventually i got 2 or 3 screenshots that i took a week ago. I dont know what the issue is, ive also tried to get some apps off the market but they arent really good hahaha..

Looking for a way to turn the screen off without hitting the power button

I am looking to add a button\widget to the homescreen that will shut the screen off. After looking for some apps I found some that will accomplish this but force a pin upon turning the screen on even if I used the fingerprint scanner. Is there such an app?
Thank you in advanced!

kernel or a rom

worldsoutro said:
I am looking to add a button\widget to the homescreen that will shut the screen off. After looking for some apps I found some that will accomplish this but force a pin upon turning the screen on even if I used the fingerprint scanner. Is there such an app?
Thank you in advanced!
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this is a great kernel and the app is awesome. double tap to wake, sweep to sleep and wake :good::good::good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/orig-development/kernel-elementalx-n6p-t3240571

tigercranestyle said:
root and then nova launcher. teslacoil has double-tap baked into the launcher.
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I use two fingers swipe down instead of double tap. You can set any gesture you want.

Roms have double tap top screen to sleep.

Everyone he already given all info needed. This is one of many reasons why I love roms. I always have a custom tile for screen off and a softkey just for screen off that way I can access it either way and not hit a button. Nexus devices have always had crappy buttons and I don't wanna mess em up by hitting them 20,000 times so thats how I get around it. Lots of great 100% stable custom roms to choose from. Pure Nexus, Chroma, RR, AICP, Aokp, the list goes on.. Nexus is the best device for roms. Cheers.
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LMT Launcher supports this. Bind one of the items to key code 29 to do a screen off.

GMD GestureControl (play store) works fine (root)

Just download Nova and set a gesture, no root needed. I pinch the screen to turn it off.

Do you mean like this. Look at bottom right hand side in nav bar. No xposed. Pure stock rooted.
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You can also try this app. I have used it with no issues on several devices.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
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The Best one I've ever seen is run resurrection remix with whatever kernel, elemental is good or Franco. Then simply add an extra nav bar button. So instead I having three at the bottom I have 4. You have the back, home, and recents +power button on the far right of nav bar. A single process turn off long press and you'll get the power menu with screenshot power off and reboot and reboot to recovery that's all you want.

toknitup420 said:
Do you mean like this. Look at bottom right hand side in nav bar. No xposed. Pure stock rooted.
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App or mod? Did you get it with google now launcher?

GKalle said:
App or mod? Did you get it with google now launcher?
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That's all diff mods I did to stock system.

Can you explain how you did it

GKalle said:
Can you explain how you did it
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It's within systemui.apk. Me and @Tigerstown will be releasing a nav bar mod pack.

If you can wait 7 seconds, you can use a Tasker shortcut to set the screen time out to 7 seconds, and then restore it after it goes off.

crazymook said:
Just download Nova and set a gesture, no root needed. I pinch the screen to turn it off.
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And you can unlock the phone with fingerprint? If I lock the screen with gesture in nova I can't unlock with only fingerprint, it also requires password. To get around that you need root.

Gryphie said:
And you can unlock the phone with fingerprint? If I lock the screen with gesture in nova I can't unlock with only fingerprint, it also requires password. To get around that you need root.
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Just link the double tap gesture in Nova to screen Lock pro. It will work without root and fingerprint will still work. Been using it for months.

Screen off app with nova launcher. Set the app to the double tap gesture in Nova.

Honor 8 Nougat Screenshots

Honor 8 Nougat Screenshots
We are finally getting a Nougat update on the Honor 8. Right now this firmware is in beta, but I wanted to share some screenshots of how EMUI 5.0 looks at the moment. Check it out.
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Honor 8 Nougat Screenshots
We are finally getting a Nougat update on the Honor 8. Right now this firmware is in beta, but I wanted to share some screenshots of how EMUI 5.0 looks at the moment. Check it out.
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Are you able to dismiss notifications from the lockscreen like in stock Android? Thanks!

emli_ said:
Are you able to dismiss notifications from the lockscreen like in stock Android? Thanks!
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Yes you can. You still cant use quick reply from the lock screen for apps like hangouts, but you can dismiss them which is nice.

DrGreenway said:
Yes you can. You still cant use quick reply from the lock screen for apps like hangouts, but you can dismiss them which is nice.
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Thank you so much for that info, really miss it in EMUI 4.1!! Can't wait to get the update to Sweden

I'm gonna post some screenshots also for those who have not gotten into the beta group yet.

Just noticed some new options when connecting the phone to a PC, including reverse charging and use as a MIDI device. Also, my PC now identifies the Phone as an Honor 8 instead of FRD-L04.

Is there a DPI setting anywhere in the settings menu? I think Nougat was supposed to have this built in... at least stock Nougat does.

So there is no more drag actions from status bar?I mean swipe from right side shows shortcuts swipe from left side shows notifications. Do we still have this feature? Thanks

Rommco05 said:
I dont know what you mean...
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Please see the attachment. Do you still have these options

salihss said:
So there is no more drag actions from status bar?I mean swipe from right side shows shortcuts swipe from left side shows notifications. Do we still have this feature? Thanks
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The Option to swipe down from the right hand side to show notifications, and to swipe down from the left hand side to get to the toggles and settings?
Sadly, this appears to now be missing from the beta...BUT who knows, it may return!

salihss said:
So there is no more drag actions from status bar?I mean swipe from right side shows shortcuts swipe from left side shows notifications. Do we still have this feature? Thanks
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there is no need for that as one swipe down leads u to shortcuts and notifications

dinoypeter said:
there is no need for that as one swipe down leads u to shortcuts and notifications
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This is one of the reason for my wife to choose the honor 8. She doesn't wanna see the half page size of short cuts when she would like to see as many as notifications at the same time.
And they removed the time column from the left side right? This is going to be a downgrade from emui 4.1 to 5.0

salihss said:
This is one of the reason for my wife to choose the honor 8. She doesn't wanna see the half page size of short cuts when she would like to see as many as notifications at the same time.
And they removed the time column from the left side right? This is going to be a downgrade from emui 4.1 to 5.0
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Most people prefer the new way. Me included.
Sounds like your wife would be more suited to a iPhone. Or you can just not install emui 5.0.
The only thing I don't like is the notifications being a number, but the rest is nice

Yeah the new notification panel is far better

mikev190 said:
Most people prefer the new way. Me included.
Sounds like your wife would be more suited to a iPhone. Or you can just not install emui 5.0.
The only thing I don't like is the notifications being a number, but the rest is nice
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Yes. I guess she is not going to install the 5.0 for a long time

Can someone take a screenshot of one handed mode? Just curious if there's still a background image or if it's just all black behind the shrunken screen

Pixel Android O Beta released!

Anyone trying it?
Beta 1 also known as DP2.
https://www.google.com/android/beta

Taking the plunge right now. I'll report later.

anyone else try it yet? I am assuming it is daily driver ready like N beta was

I am also waiting to see what people are reporting, hoping it's stable. Since I am on a custom rom it's a bit of a pain to load, don't see factory images yet.

I was thinking about trying this Android O beta out. I have a Verizon Pixel running stock (the bootloader is unlocked though). Should I have any issues?
Also, I know if I opt out of the beta, I'll lose all user data but will I lose user data when opting in and upgrading the Android O?

ForeverZ3RO said:
I was thinking about trying this Android O beta out. I have a Verizon Pixel running stock (the bootloader is unlocked though). Should I have any issues?
Also, I know if I opt out of the beta, I'll lose all user data but will I lose user data when opting in and upgrading the Android O?
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Unlocked bootloader is not a problem, in fact its better to have the option if anything goes wrong.
If you switch to official O when it's out no wipe required. Only if you want to go back to N.

I too am waiting for reports before i put it on my daily. i will be throwing it onto my nexus 6p tonight thought to try it out. if i dont see any bugs that are too bad... i may throw it on the pixel

Really eager to hear about battery life impact here if anyone can provide feedback.

Can anyone give some basic info about stability? I'd love to jump on with my Daily Driver, just if it isn't ready for it, I'll wait. Thanks in advance!

took forever to install(half hourish).900 mb
everything works so far without a wipe coming from the latest verizon 7.1.2 build.
confirmed tested on my part
camera
android wear connects
fingerprint unlock(seems faster)
foxfi usb tether fosho
overall seems buttery and the pulldown menu is surely nicer with being able to hit settings button without a reach is really nice. i couldnt get picture in picture to go but i didnt dive into the menus too far yet. so far so good. i think it's safe.

Factory images and OTAs for ODP2.
Release notes and detailed description.

n00bpwner said:
took forever to install(half hourish).900 mb
everything works so far without a wipe coming from the latest verizon 7.1.2 build.
confirmed tested on my part
camera
android wear connects
fingerprint unlock(seems faster)
foxfi usb tether fosho
overall seems buttery and the pulldown menu is surely nicer with being able to hit settings button without a reach is really nice. i couldnt get picture in picture to go but i didnt dive into the menus too far yet. so far so good. i think it's safe.
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Tim from droidlife had pip working but janky https://twitter.com/Timotato/status/864945689498861568
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It's a nice beta so far. One thing noticed is double tap to check turn on the black screen but tapping the screen or notification icons won't do nothing and theme option won't switch to Pixel theme, even selecting it. Notification dots is a very good implementation for handling notification in a easily way. Ending my words, another great thing is that now night light have a intensity slider.

Any one has magisk or any root method working on this

Tried to update from latest Android N, didn't boot up, got a data corrupted message during install...
Can I now flash the Android O Factory Image without -w to get it running?

and most people in that tweeter feed can't get it to go either. every time i longpress home it launches assistant. and the setting to allow pip for youtube chrome and google play services are on by default.

Juli112 said:
Tried to update from latest Android N, didn't boot up, got a data corrupted message during install...
Can I now flash the Android O Factory Image without -w to get it running?
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Probably, doesn't hurt to try flashing ODP2 factory image without -w.

Cristiano Matos said:
It's a nice beta so far. One thing noticed is double tap to check turn on the black screen but tapping the screen or notification icons won't do nothing and theme option won't switch to Pixel theme, even selecting it. Notification dots is a very good implementation for handling notification in a easily way. Ending my words, another great thing is that now night light have a intensity slider.
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Is your notification shade stuck on the inverted theme and in device theme there is Pixel and some android_auto_generated_rro_ theme?

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Is your notification shade stuck on the inverted theme and in device theme there is Pixel and some android_auto_generated_rro_ theme?
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Kisakuku said:
Probably, doesn't hurt to try flashing ODP2 factory image without -w.
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