Sorry if this is the wrong board.
I was wondering if there was a type of kernal that hides the capacitive buttons and the way to bring them up was to swipe them up from the bottom?
What capacitive buttons. If you mean the nav bar you can hide it with CM and PA, probably most of the custom roms
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Obviously no way to hide capacitive hard keys on a phone but I think you mean (as last post suggests) that you want to hide the softkeys.
The following two apps do this. I've used the second one and can recommend it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.kfsoft.android.hideSoftkey
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
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That's not something that a kernel would do. Custom kernels are meant to do under-the-hood type stuff, not add visible ROM-level features.
What you're looking for is something like GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys
I think u can do it buy using some launchers ...
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Thanks all for the quick replies, I quit like GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys it's exactly what I need.
All i'd need to do is install SuperUser and install the app correct, would it be smart to root it right of the box without sim card or activate it with sim card on?
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Thanks all for the quick replies, I quit like GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys it's exactly what I need.
All i'd need to do is install SuperUser and install the app correct, would it be smart to root it right of the box without sim card or activate it with sim card on?
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You can root your phone with or without a SIM card in, it makes zero difference. But if you are going to root it then do it before you start loading your apps/data, because unlocking the bootloader requires a factory reset.
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You can root your phone with or without a SIM card in, it makes zero difference. But if you are going to root it then do it before you start loading your apps/data, because unlocking the bootloader requires a factory reset.
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Thanks for conrfirming, I was just a bit afraid I may loose service over rooting. Those that have used GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys does it hide the keys during game play also?
kennethk1 said:
Thanks for conrfirming, I was just a bit afraid I may loose service over rooting. Those that have used GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys does it hide the keys during game play also?
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Yup it does
jfi...Its always a good idea to install busybox from the market after rooting, some apps need it. Then install GMD or whatever.
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Hey, i just saw that the Huawei Ascend D2 has on-screen buttons that you can hide easy and pop it up again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH4Zt9lP23c(it's from 0:55) and just wondering if anybody could make something like that for the nexus 4?
There are a few ways to do it i believe. If you have a root a few apps will let you do it. Also AOKP has options to change it, as far as without root I'm not sure as I didn't try before i rooted my device. One of the things I have set is using Gesture Control I made swiping gestures from the area where the buttons would have been instead of having the buttons. I think it looks a lot better and for me works just as well.
download a custom rom such as cm10.1 to get this feature.
AOKP CM10.1 and PA all support this in the power menu.
Yes i know about the extended desktop, and i use it all the time. But i were thinking about a button on the soft-keys and a gesture to enable and disable it.
Jbele said:
Yes i know about the extended desktop, and i use it all the time. But i were thinking about a button on the soft-keys and a gesture to enable and disable it.
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pa has per app expand. meaning you define app you like to jump into this and that mode and they will. if they have a quit button your bars will come back automatically.
there are apps out there can can do that with gestures. three finger gesture or whatever - not sure if they can hide the navigationbar because that would need framework changes afaik. we're working on something like that actually, its not yet 100% ready though.
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pa has per app expand. meaning you define app you like to jump into this and that mode and they will. if they have a quit button your bars will come back automatically.
there are apps out there can can do that with gestures. three finger gesture or whatever - not sure if they can hide the navigationbar because that would need framework changes afaik. we're working on something like that actually, its not yet 100% ready though.
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Ok nice, tnx
Edit: Where can i get it without pa?
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Ok nice, tnx
Edit: Where can i get it without pa?
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i Guess he means parandroid
What's this .........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2253770
Does this help you ?
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Hello,
Installed LMT Launcher and played with it briefly last night.
Seems to work well.
I'd like to know if it is possible to remove the soft keys on a stock ROM (rooted with busybox)
Thanks,
~Eric
Hi. I also tried LMT and loved it so much that I simply removed the navbar. Sometimes it would be more practical to have the navbar, but I'm getting more and more used to LMT and in time I feel I will never miss navbar again! I was looking and found some APKs that do this and also a MOD I beleive, but by FAR the easisest solution for me was to simply edit the build.prop file.
So, before you do this make SURE you have alternative way to navigate (such as LMT). Then simply open your build.prop file and add this line:
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Save, reboot and... Profit!
Navbar will be GONE. Cheers:good:
Thanks a bunch... This worked great. Would love to not have to reboot to take effect but still good that you can do this on the stock ROM.
Meeks a huge difference in landscape mode.
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tipsek said:
Hi. I also tried LMT and loved it so much that I simply removed the navbar. Sometimes it would be more practical to have the navbar, but I'm getting more and more used to LMT and in time I feel I will never miss navbar again! I was looking and found some APKs that do this and also a MOD I beleive, but by FAR the easisest solution for me was to simply edit the build.prop file.
So, before you do this make SURE you have alternative way to navigate (such as LMT). Then simply open your build.prop file and add this line:
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
Save, reboot and... Profit!
Navbar will be GONE. Cheers:good:
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hi how to execute that code and what app do i need?
You can now hide soft keys (and keep notification bar) without modifications and reboots. Just try my new app:
GMD Hide Soft Keys
It also adds Quick NavBar - soft keys that can be opened with simple swipe from bottom and then autohide when not needed :good:.
StupidIdea said:
You can now hide soft keys (and keep notification bar) without modifications and reboots. Just try my new app:
GMD Hide Soft Keys
It also adds Quick NavBar - soft keys that can be opened with simple swipe from bottom and then autohide when not needed :good:.
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I Tried your app, but theres a huge red line on the bottom of the screen, so bad.
And also got a lot of errors messages on my logcat in the background, so i uninstalled it quickly oO
Does anyone know how could I use a build prop edit to safely hide the bottom navigation bar without using unnecessary RAM? I use LMT so it isn't necessary.
I believe its in the build . prop file because when I replaced it to do a status bar mod, the bar disappeared momentarily when the file was missing.
However, I'm new to Android and I don't want to put myself into a boot loop or worse by blindly deleting things. I don't even know how to use a recovery yet. So does anyone know where this is? Thanks
LG G2
I just use an app. Auto hide soft keys. It's in the play store. Also use LMT myself. Let me ask you something, what setting do you set gesture input to?
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chiballer20 said:
I just use an app. Auto hide soft keys. It's in the play store. Also use LMT myself. Let me ask you something, what setting do you set gesture input to?
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I find that app kind of bugging, and there are moments when my buttons are no longer being displayed and I have to reboot to get them back.
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add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
wy2sl0 said:
add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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That is what do do with all of my phone using LMT, and not barely crash, I've had one during this year and s restart made it normal.
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wy2sl0 said:
add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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Thanks, i'll try it.. hopefully it will free up a good amount of RAM :fingers-crossed:
IamPro said:
Thanks, i'll try it.. hopefully it will free up a good amount of RAM :fingers-crossed:
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sry for the stupid question....what is LMT?
energie said:
sry for the stupid question....what is LMT?
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Gesture based launcher:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
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add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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IamPro said:
Thanks, i'll try it.. hopefully it will free up a good amount of RAM :fingers-crossed:
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Softbricked my phone and had to restore to stock then re-root etc :crying:
what is LMT?
This is LMT, or one of its functions. Its a really customizable navigation bar that replaces the stock one, along with any of other gesture control you could think of. Its great, you should try it out
LG G2
It swipes in from the bottom, top or sides. You can hold the gesture and lift your finger on the button or just swipe through in the direction you want and the function will activate. It gets much more complex than my setup but I'm just keeping it simple for now
LG G2
IamPro said:
Softbricked my phone and had to restore to stock then re-root etc :crying:
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Sorry, you softbricked after inserting the string in build.prop? I'm interested to this mod (hiding soft keys and activate LMT)
nimo182 said:
Sorry, you softbricked after inserting the string in build.prop? I'm interested to this mod (hiding soft keys and activate LMT)
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Yea, maybe I did something wrong.. idk
Its pretty easy to get back to stock so not huge deal tho
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add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
to your build.prop file. That is all I did. Just don't be stupid like me and do it before you turned LMT on. I had to think up some creative ways to open it from within other programs without the back button or home available :laugh:
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How did you do this safely? Many people have been getting it wrong and I'd like to get it right the first time lol
LG G2
I have no idea.
Downloaded build.prop editor from the play store
go to VERY BOTTOM of build.prop
make a new blank line
enter what I said
save
...profit
The best app to hide soft keys is UDN (ultimate dynamic navbar),it can hide your keys without the need to modify them in build prop....And replace them with its soft keys that are not only customisable but you can also make them as tiny as you want in order not ot occupy as much space...
woof123 said:
The best app to hide soft keys is UDN (ultimate dynamic navbar),it can hide your keys without the need to modify them in build prop....And replace them with its soft keys that are not only customisable but you can also make them as tiny as you want in order not ot occupy as much space...
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woof i tried UDN, to hide nav bar it requires xposed with it's module..i'm not too much interested to install other sw indeed, and IMHO it's the same of autohide
Then the build.prop string qemu.hw..... works??
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woof i tried UDN, to hide nav bar it requires xposed with it's module..i'm not too much interested to install other sw indeed, and IMHO it's the same of autohide
Then the build.prop string qemu.hw..... works??
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It worked for me.Without xposed,i just ticked the option in the settings.Also you can make the keys as tiny as you want,even if you want them visible all the time and not hidden it will help alot to make them tiny.
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woof i tried UDN, to hide nav bar it requires xposed with it's module..i'm not too much interested to install other sw indeed, and IMHO it's the same of autohide
Then the build.prop string qemu.hw..... works??
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can't make it working....it adds another bar above the stock one
Sideload and install gmd hide soft keys run it and select hide soft keys keys and setup your quick nav bar ..my suggestion is to use the pro version of gmd and set navigation control's to none and then use udn pro as your navbar which seems to work better for me
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Works great, but how do you get the new nav bar to push everything up when on the bottom? Right now I have it set to 20px so it doesn't interfere with much, but it conflicts with my keyboard from time to time...
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Did you guys lose menu buttons on some apps after installing these? My menu buttons for Voice and Trillian for instance have vanished and the menu button for the bar doesn't work on most apps for me.
Edit: Never mind, my issue was related to a busybox installation that was fixed by installing with a different installer. Oops.
Thanks for the info on this, it's very useful and stock is kinda lackluster.
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Did you guys lose menu buttons on some apps after installing these? My menu buttons for Voice and Trillian for instance have vanished and the menu button for the bar doesn't work on most apps for me.
Edit: Never mind, my issue was related to a busybox installation that was fixed by installing with a different installer. Oops.
Thanks for the info on this, it's very useful and stock is kinda lackluster.
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I just got the same problem.
You mean that re-install the busybox will solve this?
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I just got the same problem.
You mean that re-install the busybox will solve this?
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I reinstalled with a different installer from the play store and it worked for me.
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I reinstalled with a different installer from the play store and it worked for me.
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I tried many kinds of installers but all failed, could you tell me which one you used?
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911sakura said:
I tried many kinds of installers but all failed, could you tell me which one you used?
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I used the one from Faznx92's root tutorials, but I never had a busybox problem...
Something weird is going on, I got the menu problem again after rebooting I guess. Every time I uninstall busybox I get them back. I'll try the method OP used.
Edit: I keep getting the same problem. Each time I enable the auto hide soft keys app, I lose menu buttons in apps. Thr trick I found is to launch them all after booting then enable the auto hide. Just need to do that every time you reboot.
I would still love to be able to fix it for good
Freeze or uninstall stock "Soft Key Bar?"
Is it possible to remove it completly? I use auto hide soft keys but the stock Soft Key Bar interferes with it.
Atise said:
Is it possible to remove it completly? I use auto hide soft keys but the stock Soft Key Bar interferes with it.
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Do you guys know any way of swapping the default navbar with an aosp navbar? I want it to stay without hiding. I am mainly missing the recent apps button in the default navbar.
Thanks a lot!
You can disable the navbar with gravity box and use pie controls. That's what I do
Use UDN lite. Its far better and has more customization in the free version.
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clear-all button in recent app
thx. btw, gravity box brings back the clear-all btn in recent app list.
peter_b93 said:
Do you guys know any way of swapping the default navbar with an aosp navbar? I want it to stay without hiding. I am mainly missing the recent apps button in the default navbar.
Thanks a lot!
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I am wondering the same thing, also the clear all button in the recent apps.
Has anyone seen a way to swap the soft Nav buttons around yet via Xposed or any other route? Also anyway to add a quick menu on the bottom right like the Euphoria Rom has for the Nexus 6?
Gravitybox
Thank you! Now I just have to get the steps to install Xposed!
Get rid of those nav buttons altogether, and get some pie. You can have all sorts of buttons.
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Gravitybox
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Got it working, thanks again!!
@spotmark, what do you mean pie?
tunez23 said:
Got it working, thanks again!!
@spotmark, what do you mean pie?
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This.
Spotmark that looks sweet.
I will have to try that out when I get my Moto X Pure next week.
spotmark said:
Get rid of those nav buttons altogether, and get some pie. You can have all sorts of buttons.
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Is there a way to force auto hide or hide on demand??? And how do you remove them alrogether???
Never liked the idea of pie it seemed cumbersome. And half the time i accidentally hit the area to launch the pie..
cerobles1 said:
Is there a way to force auto hide or hide on demand??? And how do you remove them alrogether???
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I just use GravityBox to resize them to zero.
StreetkillnHD said:
Never liked the idea of pie it seemed cumbersome. And half the time i accidentally hit the area to launch the pie..
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I used to be indifferent about Pie, until I actually tried it. Now I can't live without it. It's so much easier to just place your finger along either side of the screen, or the top and bottom, and have your nav buttons come up. Especially on larger screens. I also like having a "clean" screen, so the more UI items I can hide, the better.
What's the recommended pie app?
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What's the recommended pie app?
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Gravity box has it, or you can grab the standalone app in Play Store.
I use an app from play store called "back button" and have a semi transparent back and notification drop button on the right side. I can't quite hit the back button comfortably. (see pic)
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Found this on the Themes section http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/themes-apps/reorder-navigation-buttons-sammy-style-t3205367
Hope it helps you, or if you want to use Xposed, I can confirm GravityBox works on changing the nav buttons order.
chanok12 said:
Found this on the Themes section http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...order-navigation-buttons-sammy-style-t3205367
Hope it helps you, or if you want to use Xposed, I can confirm GravityBox works on changing the nav buttons order.
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The link you provided is what I'm currently using. Works great. Read the thread though. Someone flashed this then tried xposed. Not sure what he/she did on xposed, but I believe it caused issues.
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