Kit Kat 4.4 transparent nav bar - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have issues on nexus 5 port rom for our device with the transparency of the navigation bar.
Although when it boots I have the correct transparency on lock screen and launcher after opening some apps it goes all black.
On other roms I found it always black.
Anyone knows why is this happening and how to fix?
I really like 4.4 update and I am also a perfectionist
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edit nm, you're describing normal behavior

denpeirazei said:
I have issues on nexus 5 port rom for our device with the transparency of the navigation bar.
Although when it boots I have the correct transparency on lock screen and launcher after opening some apps it goes all black.
On other roms I found it always black.
Anyone knows why is this happening and how to fix?
I really like 4.4 update and I am also a perfectionist
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Lol you're describing normal behavior. It's working fine bro.
[ LTE Nexus 4 | Kit Kat ] ?

Bro fine.
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Well you dint understand the problem.
When I open an app or two and return to launcher or lock the screen the navigation bar stays black.

Hit the home button again and try....

I'm getting issues too, i'm using the launcher on Samsung Galaxy Nexus Maguro, and i didn't get transparent navbar and statusbar. So, i installed the gravity box to set it's transparency, but, in the navbar, i only get half of the bar transparent, and half black. What do i have to do to get it fully transparent? I really enjoy the new launcher :x

Lumetrion said:
I'm getting issues too, i'm using the launcher on Samsung Galaxy Nexus Maguro, and i didn't get transparent navbar and statusbar. So, i installed the gravity box to set it's transparency, but, in the navbar, i only get half of the bar transparent, and half black. What do i have to do to get it fully transparent? I really enjoy the new launcher :x
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You don't get it fully transparent. It's supposed to be only half transparent.
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Half transparent is fine they designed it this way. But it seems with the early builds we have little bugs like this.
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modify the systemUI.apk if you want full transparent navibar or use a custom rom

republicano said:
modify the systemUI.apk if you want full transparent navibar or use a custom rom
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How do I modify and what the changes do I have to do? Half transparent is good, but full transparent is so beauty and KitKat lol

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[Q] Navigation Bar and Lockscreen

I want to hide Navigation Bar and status bar not to make them transparent, i have tried widgetlocker but it just hides nav bar buttons and not the bar.
Tried PA3.01 expand mode but its kinda buggy or not working well when i choose to go to home screen it opens it twice and doing some lag too. flashed different roms but no rom had a feature to disable nav bar only on lockscreen, aokp had this feature but it was buggy as well so they removed it instead of fixing.
Need help, thanks.
I'm running PA3.1 and its running just fine, no problems at all. Give it another go! And to hide the nav bar, just set the size to 0% in Hybrid Settings.
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how to remove or hide navigation bar on n4 stock android
speedygonzo said:
I'm running PA3.1 and its running just fine, no problems at all. Give it another go! And to hide the nav bar, just set the size to 0% in Hybrid Settings.
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hey geeks do you know how to remove or hide the navigation bar in nexus 4 lockscreen only in lockscreen plz help that would we really grt if you help me plz help i want that badly plz help if any buddy know about this
Flash cataclysm ROM, goto cataclysm setting choose lock screen settings choose either hide nav bar, hide status bar or hide both.
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1Chef said:
Flash cataclysm ROM, goto cataclysm setting choose lock screen settings choose either hide nav bar, hide status bar or hide both.
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thank you!
Gravity box for xposed framework has a section to tweak the navbar. It also has an expanded desktop feature which can hide the status bar/navbar and use pie control.
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nexus 7 transparent lock screen android 4.4

Hi guys, am I the only one who can't find the transparent status and navigation bars in lock screen.
Or its not yet available for our tablet yet?
If it is, a link to it will be appreciated. I have searched and looked already BTW.
sw6lee said:
Hi guys, am I the only one who can't find the transparent status and navigation bars in lock screen.
Or its not yet available for our tablet yet?
If it is, a link to it will be appreciated. I have searched and looked already BTW.
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Would it have to do with having our not having the Experience Launcher. I thought I read that the launcher isn't coming stock installed onto the N7.
DanRo80 said:
Would it have to do with having our not having the Experience Launcher. I thought I read that the launcher isn't coming stock installed onto the N7.
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Hey, sorry I meant a mod. Nexus 4 has a mod for android 4.4 where it also makes status and nav bar transparent in lock screen. Nova launcher and gel I think only makes them transparent in home screen.
There is a thread for the mod for 3g nexus 7, but I could not find one for Wi-Fi model..
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Anyone can help? I am now running Harmony 4.4 rom, and that one also doesn't have transparent status and nav bar in lock screen. No option for that in the setting either.

Stock Wallpaper and Transparent Notification

I did a little research and wanted to know if I really have the right info regarding wallpapers and the notification bar.
Please: no need to tell me to root or to use an alternative launcher. I am well-versed in both, but I remain interested in staying stock and using the default laucher.
So, is it the case that:
- The only way to have a transparent notification bar (it looks great) is to use the stock, LG-supplied wallpaper?
- There is no way to add to the stock wallpaper collection?
Thanks in advance.
I have the exact same question as OP
I currently use Xposed and Gravitybox for transparent action bar (nav. bar) and status bar, but only for home screen mode. In lockscreen the bars show wallpaper of homescreen not set lockscreen wallpaper
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ZhenWan said:
I currently use Xposed and Gravitybox for transparent action bar (nav. bar) and status bar, but only for home screen mode. In lockscreen the bars show wallpaper of homescreen not set lockscreen wallpaper
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Thanks ZenWan - but Xposed is only for rooted devices, right?
Although I have plenty of experience with rooting and custom ROMs on previous phones, I really want to keep my G2 completely stock.
Aye, I believe it only works with rooted devices. But fair enough, understand your reason ^_^
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billykxda said:
I did a little research and wanted to know if I really have the right info regarding wallpapers and the notification bar.
Please: no need to tell me to root or to use an alternative launcher. I am well-versed in both, but I remain interested in staying stock and using the default laucher.
So, is it the case that:
- The only way to have a transparent notification bar (it looks great) is to use the stock, LG-supplied wallpaper?
- There is no way to add to the stock wallpaper collection?
Thanks in advance.
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There's ZOR over at the Theme's section who makes his own themes. Chose's his own wallpapers and icons and all and still has transparent as stock. I saw in one of a couple pages that he posted a link on to how he made them. that could be another way to achieve that. I myself wanted to keep but my impatience made me root; xposed and now i have that and way more options. are you afraid to void your warranty?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439918&page=79

How too use another launcher

Rom is stock 4.2
I change the launcher to apex
Every thing is well
But when i open the lock screen then the main screen resize to up for showning nav bar and icons moves alittle up too and some time slowly , i dont like it , is it any way to stop it or show nav bar in lock screen too like nexus (i mean a dark band under the lock screen ) or any thing that can help for this problem
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Nav bar should not show up in lockscreen?

Substratium not working

Anyone able to get substratium to work on sd note 9?
I am just trying to theme the stock messaging app so that the text box will be black. Is there a stand alone overlay apk that can do the same?
Textra is not an option since I loose some functionality of my gear s2.
Edit: I forgot to run the andromedia pc plugin to get it going. Everything is working now.
I have Subs working on my Vzw n9.
I have changed my Nav bars, fonts and a few apps so far.
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drbveb88 said:
I have Subs working on my Vzw n9.
I have changed my Nav bars, fonts and a few apps so far.
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interesting. I keep getting verification errors on substratium.
Systemui tuner + good lock 2018 has taken care of everything except the messages app.
Does your phone have to be unlocked to use it? I got mine from sprint I want to change the navi bar color so bad
mrgwap03 said:
Does your phone have to be unlocked to use it? I got mine from sprint I want to change the navi bar color so bad
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Systemui tuner in playstore has that built in. No root required but you do need to run a couple of adb commands.
Is not working for me either. Note 9 on VZW. how did you get it to work?
dpadaddict said:
Is not working for me either. Note 9 on VZW. how did you get it to work?
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Did you run Andromeda from a pc?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/andromeda-desktop-clients-release-notes-t3668682
Wireratt said:
Did you run Andromeda from a pc?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/substratum/andromeda-desktop-clients-release-notes-t3668682
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I did and didn't work the first time. However I figured it out. I used smart switch to restore from my note 8 and Andromeda was working funny. Uninstall and reinstall fixed the problem.
Thank you
Only some things are working for me. The settings and phone apps aren't. It colours them if i select android 8.1 pixel or nexus but not the samsung option. Using swift black btw
And go To développer settings To enable USB debug mode.
Pitchblack Samsung is running on my note 9 using subsrtatum alone. A bit of a pain because Android permissions ask permission to install per overlay, but working 100% here without Andromeda. I have the US Xfinity Mobile Note 9.
drbveb88 said:
I have Subs working on my Vzw n9.
I have changed my Nav bars, fonts and a few apps so far.
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How we're u able to change your font I have the same model
mattskiiau said:
Only some things are working for me. The settings and phone apps aren't. It colours them if i select android 8.1 pixel or nexus but not the samsung option. Using swift black btw
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So settings overlays using Samsung swift doesn't work. Doesn't it crash if you use another phone type?
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Anyway to get substatum working with buying the add on I bought the add on before the current add on nd I don't want to keen spending money if they keep changing the add ons
Limeybastard said:
So settings overlays using Samsung swift doesn't work. Doesn't it crash if you use another phone type?
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Settings overlay just wouldn't work no matter what settings or device type I tried. I did however get the UI and some apps themed.
I didn't really see a big difference compared to the samsung theme i'm using right now + ADB navbar colour change so i stuck with that. Haven't decided on an icon pack yet.
Attached some screenshots.
mattskiiau said:
Settings overlay just wouldn't work no matter what settings or device type I tried. I did however get the UI and some apps themed.
I didn't really see a big difference compared to the samsung theme i'm using right now + ADB navbar colour change so i stuck with that. Haven't decided on an icon pack yet.
Attached some screenshots.
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Looks alright actually. So, you're using a standard Samsung theme with adb navbar mod or are you using parts of swift substratum and adb navbar mod?
I'm currently using swift dark, the bits that work on the note 9, with wings substratum to shade out slightly my black navbar icons and slightly reduce the ( grey color ) of my status bar icons. Oh, and also system ui tuner was used for my black navbar. So all in all , system ui tuner, swift and wings substratum used here.
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Limeybastard said:
Looks alright actually. So, you're using a standard Samsung theme with adb navbar mod or are you using parts of swift substratum and adb navbar mod?
I'm currently using swift dark, the bits that work on the note 9, with wings substratum to shade out slightly my black navbar icons and slightly reduce the ( grey color ) of my status bar icons. Oh, and also system ui tuner was used for my black navbar. So all in all , system ui tuner, swift and wings substratum used here.
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I dropped substratum all together. I'm now using:
- Good Lock 2018 for notification drop down and notification shade
- MINU Black_Edition V2 Samsung theme for the overall black skin
- ADB Navbar Colour Change
- System UI tuner for immersive mode toggle
Still deciding on icons though..
mattskiiau said:
I dropped substratum all together. I'm now using:
- Good Lock 2018 for notification drop down and notification shade
- MINU Black_Edition V2 Samsung theme for the overall black skin
- ADB Navbar Colour Change
- System UI tuner for immersive mode toggle
Still deciding on icons though..
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Does the navbar stay dark in all apps?
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Limeybastard said:
Does the navbar stay dark in all apps?
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Unfortunately not. I mostly use it to ensure it's black with my Gboard when typing since I use immersive mode. Apps like Chrome that apply a colour overlay will override ADB.
I assume substratum is the only way from small testing.. Even overlay apps like "Navbar Apps" don't keep everything black unfortuntely.
mattskiiau said:
Unfortunately not. I mostly use it to ensure it's black with my Gboard when typing since I use immersive mode. Apps like Chrome that apply a colour overlay will override ADB.
I assume substratum is the only way from small testing.. Even overlay apps like "Navbar Apps" don't keep everything black unfortuntely.
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Mine stays black 90 % of the time. Although I have this issue recently using Google recently.
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