Does anyone know of a hack or replacement for the native app switcher (home long press) that allows you to kill the apps instead of just switching to them? Swipe pad has replaced this for me.
I know it's the native multi-tasking interface but it would be nice to also kill apps from here.
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I have used the search engine and tried google but I can't seem to find my answer. I am either terrible with search engines or I'm wording my problem poorly.
Basically, before I upgraded my S2 the home key would take me to the Task Manager. After upgrading my phone, it takes me to this "recent apps" interface, which I really don't like :\ it looks ugly and I have to clear each app I've used one by one.
Is there a way to disable this feature and have it so my phone goes straight to task manager when I hold the home button?
thanks, appreciate it.
I am using apex launcher. And under apex settings> behavior> home key action, you have the option to choose what the home button does.
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There is a task manager button at the bottom of the recent apps list that will open the taks manager....
the recent apps list is not whats running, just what Recently been accessed by you, hence Recent Apps list.... sliding them does not close the app!
ukdtweak said:
sliding them does not close the app!
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Yes it does.
Dear Androidsters
I'm very much enjoying my Samsung Galaxy Note (running stock Android 4.1.2, rooted), and it's waaay better than all my previous 11 palmtop computers put together.
I have four apps which effectively make my Notification Menu into my app launching mechanism [1], since I find this to be quicker and more efficient than the default Home Screens paradigm. I have explored using various app-launching Home Screen replacement apps (such as GO Launcher EX, 3D Home, etc., &c., all of which stick to using the Home Screens paradigm), but I much prefer to use the Notification Menu to launch apps.
Android is justly famous for its 'Customise Everything!' abilities, but search as I may, I cannot find a way of customising a single press on the Home Button. The final finesse would be that, in any and every situation (including when apps are running full screen, where the Notification Bar method of accessing the Notification Menu is absent), a single press on the Home Button shows the Notification Menu instead of the Home Screen (or whichever replacement app-launching Home Screens app it currently launches).
So does anybody know of a customising utility app which will allow me to remap a single press on the Home Button to show the Notification Menu?
Thanks in advance for your help.
[1] Four apps which effectively make my Notification Menu into my app launching mechanism:
Simple Shortcut Panel, Launch From Notification, Settings Extended, and Notification Toggle
There is a way but I know little about button mapping, ask some app developers, they'll probably know.
Hi, is there an app that I can use gesture to launch one app?
ex: I am in chrome browser, and I want swipe from left to right to open Mail directly without leaving the browser.
Also, I am using a S4, so I am wondering is there a quick way to launch recent apps instead of pressing home button for 2 sec. like Nexus 4 has the recent app button. For S4, is there a way that I can use gesture to open recent apps?
Thanks
I'm trying to find a keyboard shortcut for my Nexus 7 2013 that will trigger the Recent Apps screen to come up. I know that ALT-TAB will let me scroll through the recent apps list, but that's not what I'm looking for. What I need is a keyboard shortcut that behaves exactly like the Recent Apps button on the nav bar, just bring up the Recent Apps screen and sit there and wait for more input. And this needs to be a keyboard shortcut that doesn't require me to hold a key down. I've been searching for hours and can't find a way to make this happen.
If you use a mouse with your keyboard then try an overlay software like easy touch. You can set it up so that double-click triggers the recent app or whichever way you use. Just play around with the settings. Or you can try Navigation Bar; that is a better alternative to assistive touch
Hi, I'm trying to simulate a long press of the home button in order to launch 'Google now on tap' as my phone (elephone p9000, stock 6.0, rooted) has got rid of the navigation bar in favour of a single capacitive button, which uses the long press function to launch recent apps instead of Google now on tap and I can't find any other way to launch this service. You can bring the navigation bar back but this interferes with other functionality I have set up now. Can anyone please tell me either an app that can run a script to simulate the home key long press or alternatively another way to create a shortcut to launch Google now on tap as right now I'm having to go into settings reactivate the navigation bar, long press home and then deactivate it after. Not exactly streamlined! Thanks for any advice.
Would be great to be able to assign Google now on tap to the fast access Button on the left. I miss it myself and dont want to use one Screen Navigation.
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There's actually 2 very straightforward ways of doing this, one of which is I thought I'd tried but obviously not very well. You can launch the Now on Tap feature by assigning it to a gesture in either LMT pie control or another 3rd party app called All In 1 Gestures. If this isn't clear just ask.
Anybody figured this? What would the shortcut show up as using a third party app. I can see Google but how would you access Google now on tap? Doesn't show up as a shortcut.
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