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[Q] Force stock camera app to hide Soft Keys

I decided to go with the soft keys nav bar instead of the capacitive buttons. The only app I've seen so far that doesn't automatically hide the nav bar is the Camera app. Is there a way to make the camera app hide the nav bar similar to going into fullscreen mode like Youtube? Youtube actually hides the navbar on the rooted GS5 whereas the camera does not.
Thanks

Navigation Bar gone, now I have a gap

So I used GMD in the play store to disable the navigation bar on my S8+ to further enjoy the infinity screen but now I have a gap at the bottom of my dock where it used to be. (See image) I am using nova prime as my launcher. Anyway to get rid of this gap?

try setting Nova launcher as Full screen in phone Settings > Display > Fullscreen apps

Thanks for the suggestion but didn't work.

Android is still trying to take into account the navbar even if it isn't there. I'd image it some systemUI app setting or something else within the OS.
I have mine setup to be immersive all the time and all launchers I've tried act the same. Not much of an issue for me.

ike_1985 said:
So I used GMD in the play store to disable the navigation bar on my S8+ to further enjoy the infinity screen but now I have a gap at the bottom of my dock where it used to be. (See image) I am using nova prime as my launcher. Anyway to get rid of this gap?
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Best to use the manual ADB way. No gaps

Use Shortcutter, which has an Immersive Mode switch that goes in the quick settings.
Then enable it to write settings via adb command:
Code:
adb shell pm grant com.leedroid.shortcutter android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Then, in the Configure Services/Tiles tab, in the Immersive Mode section, select "Show Mode Selector". This makes it so every time you select Immersive Mode, it will allow you to pick between hiding nav bar only, hiding status bar only, or hiding both. The benefit of using Shortcutter is that you get that switch in quick settings, so you can switch between having both bars, either one, or neither at any time (such as when you hand the phone to a friend and they can't figure out how to use the phone ).
Personally, I select to hide both, and use a notifications widget on my desktop to look at notifications, and enjoy a huuuge display for everything I want to read or chat.
Examples:
desktop - notifications go in the blank space in the middle
browser

Is there a way (Root or NonRoot) to permanently show the Navbar on Galaxy S8 Oreo?

Hi there,
I'm on Oreo stock ROM S8 with Magisk root.
Is there a way to make the navbar always visible?
I want the navbar to never disappear in full screen apps and pictures and videos, as if it was not part of the screen. It should never be hidden behind a picture etc. I hate to have to swipe up to reach the navbar. Drives me crazy.
Immersive mode is the most annoying thing I can think of. Hitting buttons in apps near the top accidentally activates the status bar etc. Perhaps there is even a way to disable full screen for all apps?

How well does the 6T hide the notch?

I see a lot of phones with notch these days...
I personally don't like the notch on its own but I do like the idea of masking it with a black bar that essentially creates a functional bezel. The problem is, every Android skin seems to have a different way of dealing with the notch. The Google Pixel doesn't want to utilise the sides and instead shifts everything down, notification bar included. Samsung's One UI does the same thing with the hole punch (and presumably with its upcoming notch midrangers). LG gives you the option to hide the notch but only on LG apps. And apparently Xiaomi's MIUI 10 update to Android Pie no longer gives you the option to hide the notch at all.
So how does the 6T fair? I know you can hide the notch and create a "functional bezel" but how consistent is the experience? Does it work across third party apps? How does it handle videos?

Works very well for me. It doesn't bring down system icons, it just makes the notch area black and it works fine with all the third-party apps I've used.

Haak333 said:
I see a lot of phones with notch these days...
I personally don't like the notch on its own but I do like the idea of masking it with a black bar that essentially creates a functional bezel. The problem is, every Android skin seems to have a different way of dealing with the notch. The Google Pixel doesn't want to utilise the sides and instead shifts everything down, notification bar included. Samsung's One UI does the same thing with the hole punch (and presumably with its upcoming notch midrangers). LG gives you the option to hide the notch but only on LG apps. And apparently Xiaomi's MIUI 10 update to Android Pie no longer gives you the option to hide the notch at all.
So how does the 6T fair? I know you can hide the notch and create a "functional bezel" but how consistent is the experience? Does it work across third party apps? How does it handle videos?
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I use a black home screen. What notch?

I'm with tech_head. Notch? What notch? Oh, that one. I stopped seeing it after about 2 hours. Status bar stuff is up there to either side. Works for me. I really hated the idea of a notch but very quickly adapted.

Disable Notch In Landscape

Hello,
I frequently use my phone for Google maps navigation in my car, but mounted landscape. In the Google Maps app, data around the notch cutout shows correctly in portrait mode, but in landscape mode, the whole status bar area around the notch just becomes a black bar.
This has caused severe screen burn-in on my phone in the status bar area. Since I spend thousands of hours using maps in landscape mode and therefore having that section on the screen dark, I need to find a way to make Maps take up the whole screen to prevent the burn-in/uneven-wear from worsening.
I flashed a Magisk module called NotchKiller, which works, but it affects ALL apps, including the status bar itself when in portrait mode, which is not what I want. Google Maps and Waze don't seem to have an in-app user setting for this either.
Then I found this useful documentation. https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/display-cutout
It appears the app is using the default "LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_DEFAULT", but I want the behavior to follow "LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_SHORT_EDGES".
So my question is, how can I change or override this setting? (And not have to spend an hour recompiling the app myself with this one line every time Google updates it?)
Edit: I am on OOS 10, but willing to try a custom ROM if I have to.

Anyone?