Any way to change the soft keys? - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've looked around and it appears there are a number of paid apps that apparently let me change the soft keys, but I'm not 100% sure if they'll work with the stock LG G2 "OS"...
I want my multitasking button back... No need for a settings button, IMO.

DeaconBoogie said:
I've looked around and it appears there are a number of paid apps that apparently let me change the soft keys, but I'm not 100% sure if they'll work with the stock LG G2 "OS"...
I want my multitasking button back... No need for a settings button, IMO.
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Are you rooted?
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Are you rooted?
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Absolutely. And I'm handy with UNIX, so navigating the filesystem and using text editors to muck with XML isn't a problem. I'm just not a developer.

Also interested in being able to change it that key to recent apps.

cheami said:
Also interested in being able to change it that key to recent apps.
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+1...I use recents way to much to not have it a separate button
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I'm using auto hide soft keys with root with paid version works great
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Slorks said:
I'm using auto hide soft keys with root with paid version works great
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Can you use the app without the hideing feature, just recent button added?
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jmill75 said:
Can you use the app without the hideing feature, just recent button added?
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Just tested, no you can not. It will always hide after you lock your screen, so you'll have to swipe/touch to bring the soft keys back up.

cheami said:
Just tested, no you can not. It will always hide after you lock your screen, so you'll have to swipe/touch to bring the soft keys back up.
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And also it will always overlap over the screen. There are ways to keep the navbar from disappearing, but you won't be able to access anythi g underneath it because it doesn't shift the screen up, just overlay
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What about SoftKeyZ?

DeaconBoogie said:
What about SoftKeyZ?
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I just tried SoftKeyZ. No luck
Big letdown because it looks like a great app. Hopefully the dev can get it working for us in the future.

eleazar123 said:
I just tried SoftKeyZ. No luck
Big letdown because it looks like a great app. Hopefully the dev can get it working for us in the future.
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I also see another one called soft key enabler, has anyone tried that one?
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cheami said:
Just tested, no you can not. It will always hide after you lock your screen, so you'll have to swipe/touch to bring the soft keys back up.
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fsiddique said:
And also it will always overlap over the screen. There are ways to keep the navbar from disappearing, but you won't be able to access anythi g underneath it because it doesn't shift the screen up, just overlay
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My quasi solution was auto hide soft keys, auto to 0, auto hide only had anywhere on the bar checked, and swipe. You still need to swipe after wake, but if you need anything under it, just tap the left side to hide. If you use the mock option, home will leave space for it.
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Curious if anyone knows how to keep the soft keys transparent when using Nova Launcher?

dscottjr81 said:
Curious if anyone knows how to keep the soft keys transparent when using Nova Launcher?
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I sent the nova developer an email about it. He said he is looking into it. He can enable if LG allows third party apps access to that feature.
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pd240 said:
I sent the nova developer an email about it. He said he is looking into it. He can enable if LG allows third party apps access to that feature.
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Thanks for the info. Hope he's able to do it it would be much nicer.
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i'm sure most of you know already, but holding the home button will bring up recents.

Yes, but,not,as,convenient as having a dedicated button. Personal choice I guess.
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I use GMD soft keys to hide them completely then use LMT for pie. That way I can completely control my button layout, gain screen real estate, navigate from left right and bottom and do it with whatever colors I choose. A must have for me.
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Crooke356 said:
I use GMD soft keys to hide them completely then use LMT for pie. That way I can completely control my button layout, gain screen real estate, navigate from left right and bottom and do it with whatever colors I choose. A must have for me.
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What did you set your device input for LMT? I cant get it to work. Thanks.

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How to move all soft button into the left coner

When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, or back button cuz it's right in the middle, so anyway i can move those buttons into the left corner like they're used to be on the honeycomb?
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vuphongkkk said:
When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, or back button cuz it's right in the middle, so anyway i can move those buttons into the left corner like they're used to be on the honeycomb?
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Install a custom ROM.
vuphongkkk said:
When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, or back button cuz it's right in the middle, so anyway i can move those buttons into the left corner like they're used to be on the honeycomb?
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AOKP by mr Robinson is a great ROM that allows you to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177978
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Huggogguh said:
AOKP by mr Robinson is a great ROM that allows you to do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2177978
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does it? i thought it only has tablet ui...not hybrid...
i think you need team eos or paranoid android...
the_boo said:
does it? i thought it only has tablet ui...not hybrid...
i think you need team eos or paranoid android...
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Yes, Mr. Robinson's does allow them to move left. Using it right now.
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HillsRider said:
Yes, Mr. Robinson's does allow them to move left. Using it right now.
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how do you move the buttons?
i dont use the navbar anyways...but the only way i could ever do it was to add buttons with a transparent icon... oh, and while in phone mode you can move thwm i think...
the_boo said:
how do you move the buttons?
i dont use the navbar anyways...but the only way i could ever do it was to add buttons with a transparent icon... oh, and while in phone mode you can move thwm i think...
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He was kind enough to leave the tablet UI in for us. Set it under rom control in settings.
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i had already said it has tablet ui...
i was refering to status bar on top but nav buttons on bottom left...like in team eos rom or PAs hybrid mode
Thank you all. I'll try it
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vuphongkkk said:
When i use my n10 in landscape mode, it's hard to press home button, ...
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I was using a custom ROM to move the navigation buttons but last week a few ROMs added swipe Ribbons. Follow this link for a Nexus 10 screen shot with a right hand Ribbon including navigation controls (this is not my screen shot). Ribbons default to auto hide.
With the right custom ROM and swipe Ribbons I always have a full screen with an auto hide navigation bar and notifications. You can just swipe down with one finger to have the notifications display at any time. There are multiple kinds of Ribbons and they are fully configurable (content, position, colors, autohide delay ... etc).
Check in the Developers threads to see which ROMs are supporting swipe Ribbons. I use Buttered +Aroma, follow the link in my signature. I have seen some bugs but for the most part they work well and have already become part of my daily-driver configuration.
My own set up uses a right hand Ribbon for navigation contols and Sidebar for left hand app shortcuts. I had already purchased Sidebar before Ribbons were available.

[Q] Any way to get rid of QSlide ?

The QSlide section in the notification shade is a real eyesore.....any way to get rid of it ?
solidunit said:
The QSlide section in the notification shade is a real eyesore.....any way to get rid of it ?
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Yessing there is.... a few threads on it....
Use the edit options to make it go away.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
Pull down notification bar on the extreme right is edit click on edit and get rid of slides.
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Tapped on the edit button and unchecked all the apps.....now i have a huge empty space in the notification area. Is there any way to get rid of the empty space?
There is a qslide toggle button with the other toggles at the top of the pull down. That will remove it.
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devlop said:
There is a qslide toggle button with the other toggles at the top of the pull down. That will remove it.
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That worked. Thanks all
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devlop said:
There is a qslide toggle button with the other toggles at the top of the pull down. That will remove it.
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Thank you! That's been driving me nuts. Kinda odd that you have to use a toggle to get rid of that, I was looking in the settings....
warptheory said:
Thank you! That's been driving me nuts. Kinda odd that you have to use a toggle to get rid of that, I was looking in the settings....
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Yep. I was pretty happy myself when I found that. Until they allow, or a dev figures a way, to add other apps to the list for qslide, I don't want it.
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Don't know about u all, but I love the qslide apps and their functionality
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Semi related to this, can you hide the two sliders, volume and brightness, that are locked under the toggle row?
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Is this possible? Nav buttons in notifications tray?

I've seen the apps and edits to remove or replace the navigate buttons (home, back, recent apps) or even move them to the side... But what about moving them entirely to the notifications tray? Is this a bad idea?
For the videos and apps that remove the tray, there could be a hot corner or gesture to bring it back up. Should I have patented this idea before posting?
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That's called tablet ui.
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Patent it or not, Apple would still steal it.
Ace42 said:
That's called tablet ui.
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Tablet UI would bring it to the statusbar. Not the notification area.
To the OP: this would be bad for accessibility. Imagine using an app that requires you to double press back to exit. You would neet to pull down the notification area twice... just to close an app.
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pshaww said:
I've seen the apps and edits to remove or replace the navigate buttons (home, back, recent apps) or even move them to the side... But what about moving them entirely to the notifications tray? Is this a bad idea?
For the videos and apps that remove the tray, there could be a hot corner or gesture to bring it back up. Should I have patented this idea before posting?
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Fullscreen app gives you two hot corners, replacing the back/home, but I found I kept accidently hitting the corners within other apps or surfing, no matter whether I put them top or bottom. I ended up using Pie Control app, customised with Nav buttons to solve the problem. LOVE the huge screen via fullscreen.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol
I use GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys :-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys&hl=en_GB
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SMillerNL said:
Tablet UI would bring it to the statusbar. Not the notification area.
To the OP: this would be bad for accessibility. Imagine using an app that requires you to double press back to exit. You would neet to pull down the notification area twice... just to close an app.
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Ah I thought he was just making the 2 terms interchangeable.
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Wow sorry for my late reply everybody. Thank you for you feedback. I haven't looked at tablet ui but I will. I have installed GMDs auto hide nag buttons. I like it. Sometimes. One thing I do not like is that the menu button for apps like Chrome are automatically moved to the navbar. I know I can turn it off but the menu button is just gone. Not a huge deal but I also don't like how it is sometimes less responsive than the stock navbar. Either way, I'm still shopping.
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You should try AOKP rom which you can toggle phablet and tablet UI, I've been using this feature since 4.1.
As for in app menu button, there is in option called "Show menu UI overflow" in the rom to enable it.

Is there a way to activate onscreen buttons?

Like instead of the capacitive and home hardware buttom. A line at the lower part of the screen is used to show on screen buttons
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I've always used the line that you add to your build.prop file and it adds it by itself but it doesn't work in the note 3, I tried it and it went into an infinite systemui force close, so I guess it's a no go.
I'm also interested in them as I use the s pen too much and I hate pressing the home button with it.
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l hope Someone finds a way
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baste07 said:
l hope Someone finds a way
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Ultimate dynamic Nav bar.... Works
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270198
there's a simpler way
just install this from Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fatedevgroup.softkeyenabler&hl=en
SoftKey Enabler
Darn it has to be rooted
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AllGamer said:
there's a simpler way
just install this from Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fatedevgroup.softkeyenabler&hl=en
SoftKey Enabler
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Nope it doesn't work even if I'm rooted
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I'm using Swipe Home Button. It uses gestures for various actions. It's not perfect, but it keeps my pen off the home button. No root required. I have it paired with a "screen off" app, so I can avoid using the power button, too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.matthewma.swipehomebuttonfree&hl=en
There's also Virtual Button Bar, which is more of a pop-up menu of icons (can be set to always be visible). It's not being developed anymore, but it still works, and served its purpose while I was using it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=opotech.virtualbuttonbartrial&hl=en
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Nope it doesn't work even if I'm rooted
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in that case the next best thing is
GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys ★ root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys&hl=en
that's another of my favourite for devices with dead capacitive buttons
Pretty nice. I can do with the assitant button native to then phone
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Does the first app eat up battey?
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Knock On for CM10.2

Going to install CM on my buddy's G2.
Is there any way to get Knock On working on custom ROMs, similar to Slide2wake on Nexus devices.
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Knock on should work on any ROM. Knock off does not tho..
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Leraeniesh said:
Going to install CM on my buddy's G2.
Is there any way to get Knock On working on custom ROMs, similar to Slide2wake on Nexus devices.
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Knock On works on the customer roms and Knock Off can be done by the following, use either Apex or Nova as your launcher and set the launcher up that a double tab executes the app from the link below and Knock Off will work from any where on the home screen.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cillinsoft.scrnoff
Jimi Mack said:
Knock On works on the customer roms and Knock Off can be done by the following, use either Apex or Nova as your launcher and set the launcher up that a double tab executes the app from the link below and Knock Off will work from any where on the home screen.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cillinsoft.scrnoff
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Thank you, works with nova!
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Leraeniesh said:
Going to install CM on my buddy's G2.
Is there any way to get Knock On working on custom ROMs, similar to Slide2wake on Nexus devices.
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im running cm 10.2 as of now.. my suggestion to you is to download screen off... the icon is a black and grayish power button... if you dont use the swipe up from the home button that much for google now, when downloaded you can replace the default so when swiping up from the home button it turns off your screen! its what im using right now and i like it because it works everywhere, even the lockscreen! , also you can do the same thing routing the same app to a double tap feature on apex/nova launcher if you like the knock itself, but as far as just turning off your device when its flat down, this is my solution hope it helped!
"Knock Off" can also be implemented by using GMD Gesture Control and defining a screen off gesture (e. g. swiping down with 3 or 4 fingers). Has the added advantage that it works everywhere, regardless whether you are in the launcher or in any app. Use that on my Tablet Z very successfully.
Hi folks,just got my lg g2 how do I enable
Knock sound. Mine out of the box isn't working.
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ralphie1267 said:
Hi folks,just got my lg g2 how do I enable
Knock sound. Mine out of the box isn't working.
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I do not think there is a "Knock" sound. It is what happens with the gesture of tapping on the screen twice.
ralphie1267 said:
Hi folks,just got my lg g2 how do I enable
Knock sound. Mine out of the box isn't working.
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Only on TV.. You should file a complaint for false advertising
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