[Q] More real screen estate by virtual navigation bar customization...? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there some way (Cyanogenmod or other CustomROM...?) to modify Nexus7 to get more real screen estate (especially in landscape mode) in modern android versions (Jelly Bean, Kitkat)?
I think that the best way to do this would be
1. in portrait mode combine virtual navigation buttons and status bar into one bar that is in lower edge of the screen (Honeycomb style).
2. in landscape mode have a vertical navigation bar (Nexus4, Nexus5, Xperia Z style) in right edge of the screen
3. for even more estate in landscape mode integrate status bar into the vertical navigation bar (modded Honeycomb style. Otherwise pretty simle but displaying time numbers vertically might seem and odd solution but in the long run it is the most efficient solution).
I did even a feature request of this to Android in code.google.com:
"More real screen estate for android tablets by virtual navigation button / status bar customizations"
It is just such a pity. Nexus7, a tablet with so much potential becomes so much an unfinished product when turning it into landscape. Even this tablet (Procaster Mid 007) that costs only 70eur utilizes space better than Nexus7:
And Galaxy Tab3 7.0 is way ahead in real screen estate/usability.

Just get xposed with gravity box and LMT. Done. If you're rooted anyway.
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kj2112 said:
Just get xposed with gravity box and LMT. Done. If you're rooted anyway.
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This seems to be far too complicated "hacker's solution" (and does not officially work with 4.4. kitkat). Is there any simpler way to prevent navigation bar from rotating?

golemus said:
This seems to be far too complicated "hacker's solution" (and does not officially work with 4.4. kitkat). Is there any simpler way to prevent navigation bar from rotating?
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I'm not sure what you mean by rotating?
And no....if you're rooted...installing xposed and gravity box is simple. Installing lmt is simple....hide navigation bar with gravity box....gain real estate at bottom of screen (as OP was asking about) and lmt is like pie. And its nice once you get used to it.
Whole process (assuming you're rooted) takes about 7 minutes.
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I'm not sure what you mean by rotating?
And no....if you're rooted...installing xposed and gravity box is simple. Installing lmt is simple....hide navigation bar with gravity box....gain real estate at bottom of screen (as OP was asking about) and lmt is like pie. And its nice once you get used to it.
Whole process (assuming you're rooted) takes about 7 minutes.
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Yep. Agreed.
@golemus...
Xposed is really simple to install (see link in my sig)... assuming your rooted of course. GravityBox is then installed via the Xposed app itself... and future updates are maintained accordingly. Think of the Xposed app as a sort of repository of all Xposed modules, of which GravityBox is just one. Easy to install, and easy to maintain... and it does work on KitKat 4.4.2... I have it running on my Nexus 7.
IMHO, Xposed framework is the best thing to happen to Android... and GravityBox is just terrific. It offers a whole plethora of great tweaks.
I'm not familiar with LMT though... definitely going to have to have a tinker with that.
Rgrds,
Ged.

GedBlake said:
Yep. Agreed.
@golemus...
Xposed is really simple to install (see link in my sig)... assuming your rooted of course. GravityBox is then installed via the Xposed app itself... and future updates are maintained accordingly. Think of the Xposed app as a sort of repository of all Xposed modules, of which GravityBox is just one. Easy to install, and easy to maintain... and it does work on KitKat 4.4.2... I have it running on my Nexus 7.
IMHO, Xposed framework is the best thing to happen to Android... and GravityBox is just terrific. It offers a whole plethora of great tweaks.
I'm not familiar with LMT though... definitely going to have to have a tinker with that.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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I don't like installing anything that you can't get from Google Play store, and I didn't find gravitybox or lmt from there (although I did find some xposed thing from there).
And also I found another (partial) solution, I installed a program called "Auto Hide Soft Keys". Although it was not exactly the solution I wanted, now I have virtual navigation bar in right side of the screen but it is invisible by default and when you swipe it to be visible it will cover something else from the right edge of the screen. You can choose it to be all the time visible but then it will all the time cover content from the right edge. So I have to hide it, which causes that for me to press home, back or multitask buttons I need to acts (first swipe from right edge to get the bar to appear and then press a button in the bar).
A bit offtopic but every time I post something i need to fill a captcha, it is very annoying. Is there any way to get rid of them?

Try it the 4.3 roms. Most of them supports full screen mode with PIE.

Go xposed. You won't go back.
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Go xposed. You won't go back.
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Absolutely. Never was a truer phrase written.
Rgrds,
Ged.

I found gravity box, and installed id successfully. However, the only option is to force navbar into tablet like mode, so horizontal when landscape, there is no inverse option to keep it vertical when landscape. How can I approach this?
Also, what is LMT and where to find it? I didn't find it in xposed repository.

Type "LMT xda" in Google. Boom.
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issak42 said:
I found gravity box, and installed id successfully. However, the only option is to force navbar into tablet like mode, so horizontal when landscape, there is no inverse option to keep it vertical when landscape. How can I approach this?
Also, what is LMT and where to find it? I didn't find it in xposed repository.
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I also put gravity box but cannot get a vertical navbar in landscape. Somebody claims in topic below that it is not possible. Can somebody confirm if it is possible or not?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316070&page=537

issak42 said:
I found gravity box, and installed id successfully. However, the only option is to force navbar into tablet like mode, so horizontal when landscape, there is no inverse option to keep it vertical when landscape. How can I approach this?
Also, what is LMT and where to find it? I didn't find it in xposed repository.
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i would like the same thing, have the navigation bar be on the side of the screen when in landscape mode, already using LMT and all the other things mentioned in the thread, i still prefer a navigation bar

bumping this. has a solution been found yet?

Another bump...really would like navbar on the side in landscape! GB does not do it for me...

galaxys said:
Another bump...really would like navbar on the side in landscape! GB does not do it for me...
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For stock... GB is the only way.
But many Roms will have options for this, or by default even. ?

KJ said:
For stock... GB is the only way.
But many Roms will have options for this, or by default even. ?
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I'm on stock 4.4.4 and the GB op said yesterday GB is not designed to put the navbar on the right side in landscape...

galaxys said:
I'm on stock 4.4.4 and the GB op said yesterday GB is not designed to put the navbar on the right side in landscape...
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That pretty much means you'll need a custom Rom that supports it.
Not sure which do though... I run stock 4.2.2

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How to autohide navbar like in camera and YouTube app?

The camera and YouTube app have a very nice feature that they eliminate the navbar so you could get the entire screen real estate, but when you touch the screen, the navbar immediately comes back.
This could be very handy if applicable to gps navigation apps and other apps. Is there a way to do this?
I wish if it could do this in games also
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys
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This is not the same. When you touch the screen it doesn't come back. It also be programmed to specific apps only.
Do you like pie? (;
If the softkeys are anoying to you and you enjoiy the full 5.2 inch display look into flashing a custom rom with PIE CONTROLS have them on my droid razr m and found it very convenient
an answer is right beside you (i meant the feed from the xda portal stories):
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/ultimate-dynamic-navbar-given-substantial-overhaul/

[TIP] How to run all apps in 17:9 without black bars

I have literally no idea what Xiaomi was thinking when they had this setting off by default.
Open settings
Navigate to additional settings
Open the buttons tab
Turn ON the first option in the list, "Screen buttons can hide"
This also allows for the homescreen wallpaper to actually take up the entire screen. With regards to app compatibility, I'm surprised that nearly everything supports 17:9 perfectly.
**To clarify: this tweak allows the Mi Mix to render applications/games in its' full 2040x1080 (17:9) resolution. Before this tweak is applied, all apps are rendered in 16:9; the area in which the on screen buttons are present will always be wasted screen real estate. Obviously, this setting doesn't magically adapt content that was natively created for 16:9 (IE Youtube videos) and adapt them to fit the entire screen.
Your title is really misleading. For starters, when you recieve the mix one of the first screens that pops up is exactly this option. Second, even if you hide the Navigation buttons in apps like youtube, you'll still have black bars since youtube doesn't support the 17:9 aspect ratio. I think this thread is good for people that skipped trough this setting or didn't know about it, but i think you should change the title.
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Your title is really misleading. For starters, when you recieve the mix one of the first screens that pops up is exactly this option. Second, even if you hide the Navigation buttons in apps like youtube, you'll still have black bars since youtube doesn't support the 17:9 aspect ratio. I think this thread is good for people that skipped trough this setting or didn't know about it, but i think you should change the title.
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There was a prompt to turn on this setting upon factory reset? I never saw this. As to your second point, my title doesn't say display media content made for 16:9 on 17:9, just run the apps (UI).
This method doesn't give you full 17:9, but it is very easy to do and it's good enough for some, as OP stated, you just need to go to setting and set it. But since Nav bar is basically still there and it's just hidden after you swipe it down, some content could still be in 16:9. To really get your phone to show everything that's possible for 17:9, you should use the Xposed method to remove the Nav bar completely, this way you get the full 17:9 experience. As an example, third party launcher like Nova launcher would not be in 17:9 if you use the OP method, but with Xposed, you can use the Nav Bar space for whatever you want.
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This method doesn't give you full 17:9, but it is very easy to do and it's good enough for some, as OP stated, you just need to go to setting and set it. But since Nav bar is basically still there and it's just hidden after you swipe it down, some content could still be in 16:9. To really get your phone to show everything that's possible for 17:9, you should use the Xposed method to remove the Nav bar completely, this way you get the full 17:9 experience. As an example, third party launcher like Nova launcher would not be in 17:9 if you use the OP method, but with Xposed, you can use the Nav Bar space for whatever you want.
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Which module you have used to hide the navbar?
Tested xMiui, well the navbar is hidden, but the space it leaves is still not usable. A build.prop edit works better fof me. Now the space is usable by TSF launcher and all other apps. I'm using LMT pie instead.
build.prop change
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
to
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
You could keep a backup to revert the change with TWRP filemanager if needed.
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I just use xMIUI and the space are totally usable after reboot. Meaning icons, widgets docks can be all the way down at the bottom of screen where the usual nav bar was.
wu5262 said:
This method doesn't give you full 17:9, but it is very easy to do and it's good enough for some, as OP stated, you just need to go to setting and set it. But since Nav bar is basically still there and it's just hidden after you swipe it down, some content could still be in 16:9. To really get your phone to show everything that's possible for 17:9, you should use the Xposed method to remove the Nav bar completely, this way you get the full 17:9 experience. As an example, third party launcher like Nova launcher would not be in 17:9 if you use the OP method, but with Xposed, you can use the Nav Bar space for whatever you want.
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I just use xMIUI and the space are totally usable after reboot. Meaning icons, widgets docks can be all the way down at the bottom of screen where the usual nav bar was.
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How is swiping down and hiding the nav bar not running apps in 17:9? Games prior to this setting would render in 1080p with black bars, after this setting they render the entire screen (and the nav bar is transparent). What you're saying literally makes no sense. I've been using Nova launcher and I just tested swiping down on the home screen and the nav bar fully disappears and the dock icons move down right where the nav bar was. They DO move down all the way to the bottom of the screen. I guess if you want to fully remove the nav bar or use the space for "whatever you want" via exposed, one can go that route, but I don't see why anyone would want to remove it. How they hell are you gonna get to your home screen, go back, or view multitasking?
Indeed, if you really want to use the full screen, you need to remove the nav bar not hiding it. Since you are using nova launcher so I will use that as an example. If you have a news widget setup to display in 16:9, when you hide the nav bar by sliding down, the widget stays in 16:9 leaving the bottom space empty.
This is just one of the many examples where content won't automatically convert to 17:9 if you hide nav bar on real time. Besides it has been reported that some of the graphic glitch or system slowness are due to the nav bar hiding and appearing.
The solution I went with is to remove nav bar completely, so everything are shown in 17:9 natively, no switching between 16:9 and 17:9 causing the system to do extra work and have chance to misbehave. I haven't personally run the hiding nav bar method for too long as I knew quite early that's not gonna be good enough for me so I can't really comment more on the stability of it.
As of control, there are many method you can choose, simple control allow you to have exactly the same function as normal nav bar but all would run in 17:9 and it can automatically hide nav bar after some interval. Simple pie brings out overlay for nav control, I am running floating menu which is completely invisible. No overlay and is just a quick swipe to perform your usual back, home recent actions. In a lot of cases, it's faster than bringing up nav bar and click on what you want then swipe down to hide. With floating menu, it's just a single swipe.
Anyway, I am not saying anything that is best, you see what you like and that's best for you. I go with my method because it's the cleanest and has no overlay at all. Going xposed is super easy for me as I am very familiar with it.
Some would find it hard to do, some would not want to do it, some just like to hide and bring up nav bar then rehide it afterwards. Hell, some even like to use the quick ball instead. Try them all and you will see what's best for you.
wu5262 said:
Indeed, if you really want to use the full screen, you need to remove the nav bar not hiding it. Since you are using nova launcher so I will use that as an example. If you have a news widget setup to display in 16:9, when you hide the nav bar by sliding down, the widget stays in 16:9 leaving the bottom space empty.
This is just one of the many examples where content won't automatically convert to 17:9 if you hide nav bar on real time. Besides it has been reported that some of the graphic glitch or system slowness are due to the nav bar hiding and appearing.
The solution I went with is to remove nav bar completely, so everything are shown in 17:9 natively, no switching between 16:9 and 17:9 causing the system to do extra work and have chance to misbehave. I haven't personally run the hiding nav bar method for too long as I knew quite early that's not gonna be good enough for me so I can't really comment more on the stability of it.
As of control, there are many method you can choose, simple control allow you to have exactly the same function as normal nav bar but all would run in 17:9 and it can automatically hide nav bar after some interval. Simple pie brings out overlay for nav control, I am running floating menu which is completely invisible. No overlay and is just a quick swipe to perform your usual back, home recent actions. In a lot of cases, it's faster than bringing up nav bar and click on what you want then swipe down to hide. With floating menu, it's just a single swipe.
Anyway, I am not saying anything that is best, you see what you like and that's best for you. I go with my method because it's the cleanest and has no overlay at all. Going xposed is super easy for me as I am very familiar with it.
Some would find it hard to do, some would not want to do it, some just like to hide and bring up nav bar then rehide it afterwards. Hell, some even like to use the quick ball instead. Try them all and you will see what's best for you.
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Ahhh very thorough response. Thanks for clarifying as you did bring up some good points.
I've disabled navbar with builp.prop edit now. As pie i'm using gravitybox, the only one i've found working in any possible situation! LMT, unique controls etc., these are all requesting overlay permission, means these are not working like a real xposed code swap would work. The problem with implementations like LMT, etc. is, it fails if you're using apps like paypal, that desktivate all overlay apps in start. That means, open paypal, pie dead, no navigation possible. For me unusable. The only working real replacement is gravitybox. If anybody knows another, nicer desugned one....
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I am running floating menu with PayPal, non-issue at all. Liked i mentioned many times already, if you want the cleanest way to maximise everything in 17:9, you won't get anything better than this. It has no overlay and you don't see anything at all. (or if you want, a bit of overlay to help you click and swipe). Otherwise it's totally invisible.
If you want more functions like app shortcut and so on, simple pie would be better.
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I am running floating menu with PayPal, non-issue at all. Liked i mentioned many times already, if you want the cleanest way to maximise everything in 17:9, you won't get anything better than this. It has no overlay and you don't see anything at all. (or if you want, a bit of overlay to help you click and swipe). Otherwise it's totally invisible.
If you want more functions like app shortcut and so on, simple pie would be better.
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Same with gravitybox pie, you see nothing until you swipe up from bottom left, right. Anyway i'll have a look to floating menu, too.
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Difference is with pie, you see the overlay when you swipe up then you need to locate the icon then let go. So ya there is still overlay and it takes a tiny more effort.
With floating menu, you swipe up then that's it. You don't locate and you don't see anything at all, hence it's totally clean. I truly believe it doesn't get any simpler than this.
wu5262 said:
I just use xMIUI and the space are totally usable after reboot. Meaning icons, widgets docks can be all the way down at the bottom of screen where the usual nav bar was.
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What feature do u use exactly in xmiui
wu5262 said:
I just use xMIUI and the space are totally usable after reboot. Meaning icons, widgets docks can be all the way down at the bottom of screen where the usual nav bar was.
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Hi, do you mind sharing how to use xMiui to do that? I can't seems to find that option. And you mentioned abound simple control? Where can I get it? Thanks =)
I am new to miui
adamo86 said:
What feature do u use exactly in xmiui
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Well, many I guess, there are a tone of things you can change in XMIUI, you can customise pretty much anything you want
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flywithme said:
Hi, do you mind sharing how to use xMiui to do that? I can't seems to find that option. And you mentioned abound simple control? Where can I get it? Thanks =)
I am new to miui
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It's under HW keys, and scroll all the way down to nav bar and set it to hide.
You can download simple control from App Store. Same developer that created simple pie.
This is my personal preference: Float menu > simple control > simple pie
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Well, many I guess, there are a tone of things you can change in XMIUI, you can customise pretty much anything you want
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It's under HW keys, and scroll all the way down to nav bar and set it to hide.
You can download simple control from App Store. Same developer that created simple pie.
This is my personal preference: Float menu > simple control > simple pie
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Thank you so much
After testing :
Apps now run 17:9 natively.
One issue: simple control get killed by system memory cleaner using the recent button while clearing all task. Will need to wait for about 20s for simple control to work again.
flywithme said:
Thank you so much
After testing :
Apps now run 17:9 natively.
One issue: simple control get killed by system memory cleaner using the recent button while clearing all task. Will need to wait for about 20s for simple control to work again.
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One more argument to use gravitybox pie feature. It is not killed by systems taskmanager! And well, there's only an overlay if you trigger the pie.
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flywithme said:
Thank you so much
After testing :
Apps now run 17:9 natively.
One issue: simple control get killed by system memory cleaner using the recent button while clearing all task. Will need to wait for about 20s for simple control to work again.
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White list it and you won't have this problem. At least not with floating menu, mine is not getting killed even if I press X to clear all.
There is also the exposed method if you really can't get it to work
wu5262 said:
White list it and you won't have this problem. At least not with floating menu, mine is not getting killed even if I press X to clear all.
There is also the exposed method if you really can't get it to work
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pappschlumpf said:
One more argument to use gravitybox pie feature. It is not killed by systems taskmanager! And well, there's only an overlay if you trigger the pie.
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One thing I like about simple control over the rest is that I can set a delay before it disappears. I can do operation like double back easily to exit some app which require it. The app is also more simple and elegant to use compare to floating menu.
 @wu5262 how do I use the exposed methods?

Since Xposed / GB is not yet available....

Without Gravity Box how to get a Battery Bar (I know there are battery bar apps, but none I've found yet gets rid of the stock battery status bar icon and that's just redundant) ,
left handed Navbar when in landscape
and expanded power menu?
The rest of the tweaks I can probably live without, but those I use every day.
Battery bar: I don't know about the apps you speak of. You can get rid of the stock icon though. Enable system UI tuner on the phone, then use that to remove the stock icon.
Left side landscape navigation bar: just rotate the phone the other direction.
advanced power menu: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noxx.apm&hl=en&rdid=com.noxx.apm
GravityBox for Android Nougat already exists almost two months ago (2017-08-09)
[APP][N][XPOSED][ALPHA] GravityBox v7.0.0 - tweak box for Android 7
Junior Passos said:
GravityBox for Android Nougat already exists almost two months ago (2017-08-09)
[APP][N][XPOSED][ALPHA] GravityBox v7.0.0 - tweak box for Android 7
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Thanks. Looks like a bunch of issues with that.
I'll keep an eye on it.
pizza_pablo said:
Thanks. Looks like a bunch of issues with that.
I'll keep an eye on it.
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hopefully my suggestions will get you through until Xposed is fully ready.
sirkuttin said:
hopefully my suggestions will get you through until Xposed is fully ready.
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I'll be giving it a whirl, when I get the phone (Moto Z2 Play).
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I'll be giving it a whirl, when I get the phone (Moto Z2 Play).
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I tested this battery bar app and it works nicely: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.etechtour.batterybar&hl=en
Also this is a good app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.paphonb.systemuituner&hl=en
I've been using the power bar ever since I looked it up. I am really enjoying it.
Wahoo! Official Xposed is available for Nougat!
Just in time, for me.
Gravity Box, too!
https://www.xda-developers.com/gravitybox-xposed-module-nougat/
pizza_pablo said:
Wahoo! Official Xposed is available for Nougat!
Just in time, for me.
Gravity Box, too!
https://www.xda-developers.com/gravitybox-xposed-module-nougat/
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yes. i saw this too. have a look at my post here. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74133110&postcount=5

Tab A 8.0 2019 Navigation bar- lock position?

New Tab A 8.0 (2019) tablet.
Would like my nav bar to lock position on the "short end" of the screen to mimic how it functions on my Note 9. (on the side when in landscape)
Any way to do this?
Same here!
Anyone with ideas?
jethrine said:
New Tab A 8.0 (2019) tablet.
Would like my nav bar to lock position on the "short end" of the screen to mimic how it functions on my Note 9. (on the side when in landscape)
Any way to do this?
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wujae said:
Same here!
Anyone with ideas?
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You could try another launcher...
Hi, guys...
If I understand your question correctly, you want the dock bar positioned on the right hand side of the screen, whilst in landscape mode...
It doesn't seem possible with the Samsung stock launcher, or at least, I would guess, not without flashing something.
However, I note that it is possible with Nova Launcher, and therefore it's also likely possible with other launchers too, although I haven't tried them.
Hope this is of some help.
Rgrds,
Ged.
(Take a look at my screenshot below, which depicts Nova Launcher running on my new Sammy Tab A8 (2019)... in landscape mode. You'll note that the dock bar is vertically arranged on the right hand side of the screen.)
I want the three buttons for Home, Back and <whatever the third one is called> on the short end.... which mimics the function those buttons had when they were separated from the screen on older versions of Samsung tablets.
It looks like your gesture tabs are still at the bottom.
jethrine said:
I want the three buttons for Home, Back and <whatever the third one is called> on the short end.... which mimics the function those buttons had when they were separated from the screen on older versions of Samsung tablets.
It looks like your gesture tabs are still at the bottom.
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Hi, jethrine...
Yep, you're quite right. My apologies... I was confounding the dock bar with the navigation bar, which given my long years of experience with Android is kind of inexcusable.
You could try something like Fluid Navigation Gestures, which I have installed on my Moto G6 phone, and with which you can place gesture navigation functions for Home, Back and Recents on whichever edge of the screen you prefer, regardless of the landscape/portrait orientation.
I've just tried it on my Sammy A8 tab, and it seems to work OK. Incidentally, you only need root or ADB for hiding the default navigation bar, and since the A8 tab already has that ability natively, it's not that much of an issue.
Anyhow, take a look at my additional screenshot below, similar to my previous one... but this time, next to the dock bar, you'll see 3 gesture swipe areas provided by FNG, for the Home, Back and Recents functions. I've set the transparency to low, so they can be easily seen in the screenshot; they can be made completely invisible, if you so choose.
Here's the Google PlayStore link... It's a free app for the basic stuff, with a small payment for some additional features, like animations and the launching of apps...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.fluid
Rgrds,
Ged.
GedBlake said:
Hi, jethrine...
Yep, you're quite right. My apologies... I was confounding the dock bar with the navigation bar, which given my long years of experience with Android is kind of inexcusable.
You could try something like Fluid Navigation Gestures, which I have installed on my Moto G6 phone, and with which you can place gesture navigation functions for Home, Back and Recents on whichever edge of the screen you prefer, regardless of the landscape/portrait orientation.
I've just tried it on my Sammy A8 tab, and it seems to work OK. Incidentally, you only need root or ADB for hiding the default navigation bar, and since the A8 tab already has that ability natively, it's not that much of an issue.
Anyhow, take a look at my additional screenshot below, similar to my previous one... but this time, next to the dock bar, you'll see 3 gesture swipe areas provided by FNG, for the Home, Back and Recents functions. I've set the transparency to low, so they can be easily seen in the screenshot; they can be made completely invisible, if you so choose.
Here's the Google PlayStore link... It's a free app for the basic stuff, with a small payment for some additional features, like animations and the launching of apps...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fb.fluid
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Question, how did you manage to root the stock firmware on the SM-T290? Will it void the warranty? Can I uninstall system apps without bootlooping or bricking my device? Does the device have Knox? How do I unlock the bootloader on the device?
secretwolf98 said:
Question, how did you manage to root the stock firmware on SM-T290? Will it void the warranty? Can I uninstall system apps without bootlooping or bricking my device? Does the device have Knox?
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Hi, secretwolf98...
Sorry, but I haven't rooted my SM-T290, and I probably never will. So I'm afraid I can't really answer your questions.
Rooting will likely void your warranty though... So be careful.
Rgrds,
Ged.
GedBlake said:
Hi, secretwolf98...
Sorry, but I haven't rooted my SM-T290, and I probably never will. So I'm afraid I can't really answer your questions.
Rooting will likely void your warranty though... So be careful.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Would you know the steps on how to unlock the bootloader??
secretwolf98 said:
Would you know the steps on how to unlock the bootloader??
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Erm, no. Sorry.
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Erm, no. Sorry.
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Ok, thanks.
secretwolf98 said:
Ok, thanks.
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No problem. I did a bit of Google-ing around, and found this, which may be of some use to you, if you haven't already seen it...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-a/how-to/root-sm-t290-tab-8-0-2019-t3965624
For some strange reason, this link won't open in the XDA Labs App, but it will in a browser.
Rgrds,
GB.

Hiding The Big Stupid Navbar Android 11

Long story short, Q gestures is absolutely terrible. I use a third party app for navigation. however, EVERY single app I've ever tried seems to be unable to hide the nav bar due Google's screwery. in fact, even Fullscreen Qgestures magisk module does nothing on Ob1.
Does anyone know a definitive way to hide the stupid annoying navbar?
Google have removed the ability to over-scan the display in Android 11 (which is the trick all 3rd party apps used to hide the nav bar); so at the moment there's simply NO WAY to remove it,
I wouldn't mind the built-in gestures so much if there was the ability to turn off the "mini nav bar" which just shows a hide icon every time you use a keyboard. That's the biggest UI issue in my book, it just looks stupid!
Google needs to reverse it back to the way it was...
no updates on this? too bad google removed wm overscan
stephenjason89 said:
no updates on this? too bad google removed wm overscan
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With magisk you can use module called Fullscreen/Immersive Gestures (Q-R).
Works great, no problems with missing toast notifications etc.
can confirm, that magisk module works perfectly. use your volume keys during install to set the settings. https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/HideNavBar
Has anyone done this to get fng working on an OP8 Pro with latest Android 11?
EDIT: Just read the github. Doesn't work with Oxygen OS.
stuclark said:
Google have removed the ability to over-scan the display in Android 11 (which is the trick all 3rd party apps used to hide the nav bar); so at the moment there's simply NO WAY to remove it,
I wouldn't mind the built-in gestures so much if there was the ability to turn off the "mini nav bar" which just shows a hide icon every time you use a keyboard. That's the biggest UI issue in my book, it just looks stupid!
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I absolutely loathe that extra button.
But the slider at the bottom of the screen for gestures I've grown to love.
Knocking it left or right switches apps really quickly and I couldn't be without that now.
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can confirm, that magisk module works perfectly. use your volume keys during install to set the settings. https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/HideNavBar
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The latest version works.
Nice one for this.
Have to keep the OnePlus launcher installed to retain gestures though
Sliding at the bottom still works
with novalauncher you can hide/recover top and bottombar with a swipe: easy to do
henk-jan.b said:
with novalauncher you can hide/recover top and bottombar with a swipe: easy to do
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And on the keyboard??
dladz said:
And on the keyboard??
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I don't understand what you mean: you can define swipes to hide or to reveal the top and/or bottom bars.
No keyboard necessary.
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I don't understand what you mean: you can define swipes to hide or to reveal the top and/or bottom bars.
No keyboard necessary.
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So on nova yes you can but the keyboard will still have the additional bar underneath it.
Nova can't fix that
Not with me
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Not with me
Now with a screenshot
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Absolutely yes with you mate, what are you talking about lol.
@dliadz: I see what you mean. The space (and not specific the bottom bar) is there. I didn't even notice it because it doesn't bother me.
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@dliadz: I see what you mean. The space (and not specific the bottom bar) is there. I didn't even notice it because it doesn't bother me.
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Haha lol no worries.
Yea now you've noticed it, it'll start to
Personally I hate it, it's really estate I can't use for no reason, it hasn't always existed and I don't like it
Burt Squirtz said:
Long story short, Q gestures is absolutely terrible. I use a third party app for navigation. however, EVERY single app I've ever tried seems to be unable to hide the nav bar due Google's screwery. in fact, even Fullscreen Qgestures magisk module does nothing on Ob1.
Does anyone know a definitive way to hide the stupid annoying navbar?
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Hi,
You can either use fullscreen Gesture magisk module or you can follow this guide below-
How to remove Nav Bar in Android 11
Works perfectly on OP8 Pro with latest Android 11 update. Thanks a lot.
forum.xda-developers.com
In oxygenOS 11 you can hide the bottom space between the keyboard and gesture .... you have that option in your settings under the language and input section.... you can simply search keyboard height adjustment in setting and you'll find it
thank you
Is there a way to auto-hide the nav bar? Ex. On my old phone you could swipe up to show it or tap a dot on the left to stop it from disappearing.
Looks like the only way is to use a different launcher? I tried adding the fullscreen / immersive module but I believe that's just for the keyboard.

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