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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

adding soft buttons/disable hard buttons?

does anyone know how to enable the on screen soft keys and disable the hard keys

This.
I have been wondering this since I picked up my note 3. Coming from a galaxy nexus, I'm missing my on screen button navigation. I really hate clicking a button to go home.
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chadrehmet said:
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I have been wondering this since I picked up my note 3. Coming from a galaxy nexus, I'm missing my on screen button navigation. I really hate clicking a button to go home.
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same here i had the nexus then got so used to it so I added them to the Note 2. But unfortunately I tried the same method by editing the build.prop on the note 2 to get the soft buttons to work on the note 3 but it crashes the system ui. Hopefully someone know a way.

If you are rooted, you can add LMT / Pie Control but not sure on disabling the hard buttons.
If you are not rooted, I was thinking there was an app similar to Pie in the market but I did not find it with a quick search.

same here.
And change the build prop because it will give you a bunch of force closures.
Closes I came to a navigation was floating soft keys in the market.

why would you? you lose screen space and they are already built in so you lose more then you gain

I would recommend to use Ultimate Navbar for softkeys
And Xposed Additions to disable/remap hardware keys

I use LMT an have the activation point just above the home button. I've been using it since the day I rooted and like it a lot.
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I would recommend to use Ultimate Navbar for softkeys
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Which module disables the hardware keys?

i heard that the same way as the note 2 in which you edit the build.prop works but there is an addtional step needing requring editing framework. If anyone is familiar please share. thanks

airmaxx23 said:
I use LMT an have the activation point just above the home button. I've been using it since the day I rooted and like it a lot.
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Which module disables the hardware keys?
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Xposed Additions here

lmike6453 said:
Xposed Additions here
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Once installed the only additional button settings I found in the ROM settings was which buttons to use to turn the screen on.

oneandroidnut said:
why would you? you lose screen space and they are already built in so you lose more then you gain
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This...

airmaxx23 said:
Once installed the only additional button settings I found in the ROM settings was which buttons to use to turn the screen on.
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Be sure to install version 2.2 and not the attached .apk in the OP which is only 1.x for some reason. 1.x version .apk doesn't even have an interface lol, he just updated it the other day.

ManOfBusiness said:
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You don't lose any screen area with pie control. There is nothing on the screen for buttons until you touch the area you've set as the activation area in the settings. The activation area is not visible at all.

Wow, I can't imagine taking up a tenth of my screen over nav bar. That's just me, it's just weird when the keys are right under. Its just awkward imo. I love the nav bar on nexus devices, or any devices that don't have soft keys and a physical home button.
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Brandonrz said:
Wow, I can't imagine taking up a tenth of my screen over nav bar. That's just me, it's just weird when the keys are right under. Its just awkward imo. I love the nav bar on nexus devices, or any devices that don't have soft keys and a physical home button.
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what i did for the note 2 was buy a skin that would cover the home button and the whole bottom bezel. it was a beauty. i hate the hardware buttons.

Brandonrz said:
Wow, I can't imagine taking up a tenth of my screen over nav bar. That's just me, it's just weird when the keys are right under. Its just awkward imo. I love the nav bar on nexus devices, or any devices that don't have soft keys and a physical home button.
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Imagine disabling the status bar completely and being able to reduce the navbar size by about 25% while still being able to see notifications and expand the drawer
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qman66 said:
what i did for the note 2 was buy a skin that would cover the home button and the whole bottom bezel. it was a beauty. i hate the hardware buttons.
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That's such a good idea. But is the skin lifted from the home button.
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Brandonrz said:
That's such a good idea. But is the skin lifted from the home button.
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the skin would stick on the whole bottom of the phone including the button. you could see the outline of if you were to press on the area where the button is.

I just installed the Hyperdrive ROM and it has support for softkeys that do not cover up the bottom of most apps. Does anyone know of any other ROMs that have successfully implemented this?

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!

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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.

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Android P DP2 gesture navigation
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uhamadu said:
Android P DP2 gesture navigation
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Another flippin iphone feature! Oh goodie! ?

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Another flippin iphone feature! Oh goodie!
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I don't think it's the same as iPhone X gesture. But as seen in the video, it's kinda trash. Why use gesture to show the recent apps only? Still have to press home to go to homescreen. Still have to press back to go back. Still have the damn big black navigation bar. It just removes the recent button for nothing at all.

I looked into leaks and it seems to me that this is an alternative type of navigation, which you can enable in Settings. We will have to wait and see how it will be implemented. Hoping that it won't be default and the only type of navigation...

nhoc_maruko9x said:
I don't think it's the same as iPhone X gesture. But as seen in the video, it's kinda trash. Why use gesture to show the recent apps only? Still have to press home to go to homescreen. Still have to press back to go back. Still have the damn big black navigation bar. It just removes the recent button for nothing at all.
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Yeah, I really don't understand why they will introduce gesture navigation without reducing navigation bar size... Looks silly to me

Can we install P DP2 via OTA ? Right now I'm back to bone stock 8.1 on the April patch.

Zorachus said:
Can we install P DP2 via OTA ? Right now I'm back to bone stock 8.1 on the April patch.
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Not yet

Hopefully soon we can get our mitts on it...

This isn't gesture. OnePlus Beta has had full gesture like iPhone X for many months now that works like iPhone. Basically, most of it is the 3 essential movements. Swipe up from bottom on the left side, go back. Swipe up the middle from bottom, Home. Swipe right side from bottom, menu.
I really like that feature before I switched to VZW and had to get a new phone the Pixel 2 XL.
Another good feature with OnePlus implementation, all of your apps use the full screen in this mode. No bars/space at the bottom, you actually have a fully usable display now and the apps fit it properly.
Some of the mods in a few custom Roms that allow navbar height adjustment, do that for some apps, but the bar is still there. Even a few of the swipe nav features don't make the apps fit the full screen.
That is how a true swipe function should work, your screen is fully usable to the bottom. Apps like Waze fit better adding that little bit to the screen real estate. And I got used to the swiping very quickly, had a hard time going back to the regular bottons on the screen.
Not everything Apple does/implement is garbage. This is one that makes sense, gives you more screen real estate, and is easy to adapt your behavior to. I'm tired of the big fat top/bottom space of the Pixel. OnePlus 5T and the new 6 are really a good example of how a phone should be made, slim near zero bezels, more screen space, and simple gesture features.

We can now sign up to beta lads one question though.. I've opted in... Will i get the beta thru ota on dp1? Or do i need to roll back to 8.1 ?

You will need to roll back.

So did they realize they killed two recent app button features they just added one or two android versions ago....being double tap to switch apps quickly or long press to enter multiwindow?

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You will need to roll back.
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No you don't...
I am updating without rolling back (Android P DP1)

If I upgrade to the beta will I be able to roll back to stock on a Verizon Pxl2?
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Hmm that's odd according to Google you had to roll back good to know though

Quick question: I'm stock, rooted, with TWRP installed on DP1. I just got refreshed and got the DP2 ready to download. If I take the update, it would just unroot my phone and remove the custom recovery right? Or would I have to do unroot/etc manually before updating in order to prevent issues?

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Quick question: I'm stock, rooted, with TWRP installed on DP1. I just got refreshed and got the DP2 ready to download. If I take the update, it would just unroot my phone and remove the custom recovery right? Or would I have to do unroot/etc manually before updating in order to prevent issues?
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You don't have to.. just flash DP2, TWRP, Kernel and Root again

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You don't have to.. just flash DP2, TWRP, Kernel and Root again
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Latest magisk (appears to) work on dp2, then?
And I'm guessing download taimen-ppp2.180412.013-factory-546fdc1f.zip (https://developer.android.com/preview/download?authuser=2}, unzip, and deuce it?
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AndrasLOHF said:
So did they realize they killed two recent app button features they just added one or two android versions ago....being double tap to switch apps quickly or long press to enter multiwindow?
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Those features were not killed, just moved. To switch back to the most recent app just slide the pill quickly to the right from any screen - that's even easier than double tap. For multiwindow / split screen you swipe up briefly to get to the recent apps then each app has an icon in the center top that you can click to go into split screen or get app info.

Android 10 full screen gestures. More options greyed out.

Hi.
I have been using the full screen gestures on android 9 as well.
But in the new android 10 update, theres a new button under the full screen gesture settings "more options".
For me, that button is greyed out.
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Thats weird... mine is working fine... I dont have that problem...

You must be using a third party launcher. if you are you can get it to work thru adb. This will force the full screen gestures - adb shell cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural

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You must be using a third party launcher. if you are you can get it to work thru adb. This will force the full screen gestures - adb shell cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural
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Ahh. Yes. That must be it. Im using lawnchair.

etherez said:
Ahh. Yes. That must be it. Im using lawnchair.
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Same here, lawnchair and mine is greyed out, i am using fluid navigation gestures, i do have full gestures but had to disable fng bottom gestures as the OneUI settings in fng would let bottom gestures work fine but make the dock area of the screen a little bit Finneky sometimes unresponsive.
Left and right are working correctly from fng and stock bottom gestures are working correctly.

Darkat70 said:
Same here, lawnchair and mine is greyed out, i am using fluid navigation gestures, i do have full gestures but had to disable fng bottom gestures as the OneUI settings in fng would let bottom gestures work fine but make the dock area of the screen a little bit Finneky sometimes unresponsive.
Left and right are working correctly from fng and stock bottom gestures are working correctly.
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How do you use fluid navigation gestures? Installed with adb or root?

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How do you use fluid navigation gestures? Installed with adb or root?
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You can run the adb command to hide navigation bar or use OneUI Option, but i find that if i hide navigation bar i get an offset of screen at the bottom some buttons and options dissapear from view. If i use OneUI Option sometimes the dock area of the screen is unresponsive in some apps. I have them both disabled.

I've had to dump Nova, was skitty anyway after the update, and wanted the side gestures
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Davey Dual Sim said:
I've had to dump Nova, was skitty anyway after the update, and wanted the side gestures
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I dumped lawnchair last night and i have found apps are loading faster and more responsive.

Darkat70 said:
I dumped lawnchair last night and i have found apps are loading faster and more responsive.
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Same for me, the double Nova task bar was unresponsive many things jittery
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You must be using a third party launcher. if you are you can get it to work thru adb. This will force the full screen gestures - adb shell cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural
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Is there a guide that'll help me do this?

That is incredibly ridiculous that we cannot use native Android 10 gestures in a Galaxy device if we're using mega popular launchers like NOVA.

xfreedom said:
Is there a guide that'll help me do this?
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https://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-...ova-launcher-and-other-third-party-launchers/

I'm using nova launcher, fluid navigation gestures for the sides and i disabled fluids bottom gestures and the native gestures seem to be working.

I combine standard Samsung gestures with the samsung one-handed operation plus app.
What is interesting is that even on 10 and the stock launcher you do not get the full android 10 gestures anyway, the swipe the bottom task switching for example is not there which is a shame.

Turn on one hand operation. That's how I got it to work again for me. And I get to keep nova