Hey everyone, hopefully this isn't a total noob question, but after the ICS OTA upgrade, I have no phone (Dialer) application.
That bar that runs across the bottom was totally blank besides the "All apps" button and I have no dialer icon on the home screen. When i go into all apps, I do not have a (Dialer) application listed. I know the phone application is still on the phone somewhere because I can call people directly from my contacts, but i have no way to dial a number manually from what i can tell. If I go to settings > Apps > All, I can see the dialer there, but I have no way to create a shortcut to the dialer that I can use.
Anyone got any ideas on that?
It should be called "Phone" in the app tray. Is that missing too? What happens if you hit the search button and enter Phone, the icon should show up and you can drag it to the desktop or tray from there.
mjones73 said:
It should be called "Phone" in the app tray. Is that missing too? What happens if you hit the search button and enter Phone, the icon should show up and you can drag it to the desktop or tray from there.
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The new app tray had no icons in it at all besides the "All apps" button.
I can search for phone and find it and it works, but there is no way to move that to my home screen
There's another person with the same issue here.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=196962
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oct2274 said:
The new app tray had no icons in it at all besides the "All apps" button.
I can search for phone and find it and it works, but there is no way to move that to my home screen
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Long press on it, it should let you move it to the screen.
I am having the same issue as well. It is nowhere to be found in the app tray and the only way to access it is through the people app. I did have it a shortcut before installing the OTA on my lockscreen and that one still works so it is still functioning, I just can't find it!
Echo17121 said:
I am having the same issue as well. It is nowhere to be found in the app tray and the only way to access it is through the people app. I did have it a shortcut before installing the OTA on my lockscreen and that one still works so it is still functioning, I just can't find it!
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Ya, unless someone finds a solution I'll be factory resetting my phone. I hope that means I don't have to download the OTA again, but whatever. For now I just downloaded a phone dialer from the Play Store. There are a bunch of them for free. I downloaded exDialer for now since it has no crazy permissions.
oct2274 said:
Ya, unless someone finds a solution I'll be factory resetting my phone. I hope that means I don't have to download the OTA again, but whatever. For now I just downloaded a phone dialer from the Play Store. There are a bunch of them for free. I downloaded exDialer for now since it has no crazy permissions.
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Factory resetting will not make you take the ota again
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I just put the people app on the bottom for now, you can access the phone from there anyway. And it is still on my lockscreen shortcuts so the app is functioning- just missing in the app tray!
oct2274 said:
The new app tray had no icons in it at all besides the "All apps" button.
I can search for phone and find it and it works, but there is no way to move that to my home screen
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NOTE: The app drawer is what comes up after you press the 'all apps' button... Is the icon in there.
topgun1953 said:
NOTE: The app drawer is what comes up after you press the 'all apps' button... Is the icon in there.
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Lol this is not really new to me, I know what the app drawer is and trust me it is not there! I can show you a screenshot if that would help?
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Pre-ota no dialer in the app drawer
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I am pretty sure it was in mine before but regardless it is impossible to make a shortcut to it now. I have desktop visualizer and can't find it in either of the options on there, and if I long press to add widget/shortcut through Sense, it isn't there either.
bradsinram said:
Pre-ota no dialer in the app drawer
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You also appear to be missing the button for Verizon Wireless apps at the bottom.
Same Problem
New Guy here having the same problem.
Phone app is not present in the All Apps section and unable to get it onto the launcher bar at the bottom of the homescreen,
Like mentioned above, I can access the app via Settings/Apps/All but unable to get it from there.
The App icon is on my lock screen but it's a pain to have to lock out your phone just to make a call.
I also placed the People app on the launcher as a workaround.
Hopefully someone or HTC/Verizon can get a fix or this.
Long press on your screen... select 'shortcuts'...... then select 'activities'.... then scroll down to 'phone'... then select 'phone'. That should do it for you.
Doh!
tacoman said:
Long press on your screen... select 'shortcuts'...... then select 'activities'.... then scroll down to 'phone'... then select 'phone'. That should do it for you.
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Tried this but after "shortcuts" I don't have "activities". I'm guessing the other's with this same problem won't either. Damn, I thought you got it fixed for us.
Any other ideas? Please!?!?!?
tacoman said:
Long press on your screen... select 'shortcuts'...... then select 'activities'.... then scroll down to 'phone'... then select 'phone'. That should do it for you.
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I long press on the screen, hit shortcuts, and get a list of shortcuts (no activities option there) and no phone option. I have put a shortcut to the dialer on my phone before, I know where it should be and it is not there. Like I said above I also can't find it using third party options like desktop visualizer. It is gone.
Sorry, I'm doing this from memory since I'm not on the official OTA.... Its someplace in there. How about 'activities' and then 'apps'? There may be a shortcut to phone in there.
Ok so it did show up in desktop visualizer under apps and not "other" so I can make a shortcut to it on my screen but I won't be able to put it into the dashboard. It does not show up in anything from HTC aside from searching for it, using the people app, or going into manage apps.
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Yesterday I went from TW to Go Luncher it is prety awsome but I don't like that things that then you hit contacts from the dock and thenn want to go back (with key). first of all you go to phone and then I have to press back again in oder to return to home screen. And other thing is app drawer, then I open an app and hit back to close it I go to home screen not back to drawer. i feel inconvienent . Tell your experience with lunchers on yours S2
Thanks
I don't understand what you mean by pressing contacts in the dock and going back using a key.
There is no launcher that keeps open the drawer when selecting an app. I use MIUI, it has no drawer, apps are installed to the home-screen. So actually this takes away the 'inconvenience' you say you have.
Sidenote: Miui is not a launcher. It's a rom.
Touchwiz all the way!! Adw and launcher pro also good!
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At home screen, at the buttom there are 5 icons and one is for contacts. Then I click on it it opens contacts list and then I want to exit I press back key (that light sensor) and it sends me not to home screen but to phone app (dial pad). On TW where was such thing.
I know that there aren't. But image that I open file explorer from drawer I use it, and then want to exit on TW I pressed back key and I would get back to drawer because I opened the program from it. But with GO luncher then I hit back I go to home screen. Maybe I miss something.
Sorry my english isn't very good
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Touchwiz all the way!! Adw and launcher pro also good!
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TW is great but I don't like that you screen of width of 4 apps.
Nepyk said:
At home screen, at the buttom there are 5 icons and one is for contacts. Then I click on it it opens contacts list and then I want to exit I press back key (that light sensor) and it sends me not to home screen but to phone app (dial pad).
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same thing happened with me when i tried go launcher. I use launcher pro now and never had any issues with it. Only thing is their aren't as many themes/icon packs for it as there are go launcher which is a shame
It is weird. Maybe someone knows how to repair it?
Nepyk said:
It is weird. Maybe someone knows how to repair it?
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Using Go for a while now, love it have to say. Just remove that Stock Contact icon and replace with the system Contact icon, simple. The default dock icons of Go aren't pretty, black and white, ehh. I always replace all of them.
About other launchers, LP, Zeam and etc, they all are ****. What type of launcher is one in which you can't select a 480x800 wallpaper.
Nemus launcher is another good option, but it is still very basic.
And there is already a thread regarding launchers in Theme and App section.
Can you explain how to remove that Stock Contact icon and replace with the system Contact icon. I quite new here
Nepyk said:
Can you explain how to remove that Stock Contact icon and replace with the system Contact icon. I quite new here
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Press and hold the stock contact icon, you will get options like Delete, Replace, Gesture. Click Delete. You will see a + icon, add Application, then select Contacts.
DONE.
Go Launcher for its widgets, was a launcher pro plus user but now prefer Go as they are constantly updating lpp seems to have gone to sleep.
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Thanks. Maybe you know how to sole my problem with drawer too? And are where seperate icons for docks because now the contact icon is very diffrent from others
Nepyk said:
Thanks. Maybe you know how to sole my problem with drawer too? And are where seperate icons for docks because now the contact icon is very diffrent from others
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Just change all the the default dock icons in the same way as Contacts. Then you'll have a dock like me
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Done but in the future I think I will look for icon pack because the default was so cute .
So there left one problem. And it is with drawer and apps which I mention previously maybe someone have solution for it?
And in oder not to creat a new thread, I would like an app which shows what apps are running (something like the task maneger widget in TW). Go task maneger isn't very good for me. Maybe some knows something similar?
Nepyk said:
Done but in the future I think I will look for icon pack because the default was so cute .
So there left one problem. And it is with drawer and apps which I mention previously maybe someone have solution for it?
And in oder not to creat a new thread, I would like an app which shows what apps are running (something like the task maneger widget in TW). Go task maneger isn't very good for me. Maybe some knows something similar?
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In the app drawer of Go there is a Running tab. You can choose and close apps from there.
When I'm using the web browser, I can't access the notification pull down. So if texts or other things come in, I have to go to the home screen, pull down and then look at the notification. Am I missing something? Is there a setting? I would like to have the notification bar show up when the address bar does I think.
Use chrome..
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this is a HUGE problem for me too. I've asked a couple times in different browser threads and no one likes to ask this. the only answer I've ever seen is just like this,a quick snappy "use this awesome browser instead" and I otherwise like the stock browser best. but seriously, this royally pisses me off too. anyone with a solution, please speak up
is there a way to install sense 3.0 browser on this phone from an evo 3d? I like the new browser in every way except the status bar thing mentioned here, and the loss of the omni-awesome-bar the old one had. is it just one system apk to install over, or is it more complicated than that?
...because, I've noticed other things I've tried, like the flashlight from the 3d, don't match the screen resolution and the button is not where you must press on screen to work it. would browser have this same problem? and, is it just one apk or more integrated with the system than that?
thank you,
With the E3D you have to tap the capacitive menu button while in some browsers to make the notifications bar reappear. Maybe try tapping the recent apps button?
doesn't work. even the recent app button won't let you get to the status bar. literally must go back to home screen, or switch to an app that shows the status bar. either way, the browser page reloads, which sucks if you are composing something or on YouTube
one work around is by clicking the refresh button ^_^
If you scroll to the top of the browser, options come up at the bottom of the screen (add, bookmarks, saved, tabs) If you hit tabs, the notification bar comes down and you can resume the page your viewing without refreshing
flex360 said:
one work around is by clicking the refresh button ^_^
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I'm having the same issue. My friend says his notification bar is pretty much permanent and if it doesn't appear, all he does is scroll to the top of the webpage and it appears. For those of us that are having problems, I think the most efficient option is to use the "refresh" workaround!
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This app creates a hot spot that allows you to pull down the notification bar from ANY full screen app.
Bird Bar Lite
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDMsImNvbS5taWtlZGcuYW5kcm9pZC5iYXIubGl0ZSJd
I'm sorry, seriously, but that's a tedious "workaround." also, WHAT REFRESH BUTTON!??! and p.s.- I want it NOT to refresh... am I confused?
that bird bar looks promising... does it drain battery any?
To get to the notification bar from the stock browser, just press and hold anywhere on the screen and the bar should appear.
wlpywd said:
I'm sorry, seriously, but that's a tedious "workaround." also, WHAT REFRESH BUTTON!??! and p.s.- I want it NOT to refresh... am I confused?
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they're talking about the two arrows that form a looping circle immediately to the right of the text in the URL bar in the stock browser
devgrp said:
To get to the notification bar from the stock browser, just press and hold anywhere on the screen and the bar should appear.
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It's not working for me. Idk why!
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Simplest way I've found is to flick the screen just a bit, as if you are going to scroll up or down, which makes the browser address/menu-bars appear. If you select 'Tabs' on the lower-right, you not only see your tabs but the notification bar also appears.
khov07 said:
Simplest way I've found is to flick the screen just a bit, as if you are going to scroll up or down, which makes the browser address/menu-bars appear. If you select 'Tabs' on the lower-right, you not only see your tabs but the notification bar also appears.
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exactly what I said, but maybe they'll see it if it's posted twice
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Even easier way for what you two said put the shortcuts on to open tabs.
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DJ1994 said:
Even easier way for what you two said put the shortcuts on to open tabs.
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I just found out how to do this. It allows more of the screen to be shown and at times, will display the notifications bar. Pretty neat IMO.
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david279 said:
Use chrome..
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If I met you, I would hit you.
Hello folks.
I want to ask two questions->
* I hid some apps (dirty minds should not think about that....) in order to hide the tools i used for customizing my hpone. I hid them by opening app drawer, going to options->hide apps. But now i cant find any option to show them. Can anyone tell me where its located?
* When is final version of JB going to release for galaxy s3? Every rom has a new update almost every week. I am tired of updating my rom and installing things again and again. But now i have decided to wait till final release. So when is final JB going to be released?
* What is meaning of "ZipAlign". I see many roms zip align apps. How is it useful? What is its meaning?
Tnx to helper.
Jaskaran498 said:
Hello folks.
I want to ask two questions->
* I hid some apps (dirty minds should not think about that....) in order to hide the tools i used for customizing my hpone. I hid them by opening app drawer, going to options->hide apps. But now i cant find any option to show them. Can anyone tell me where its located?
* When is final version of JB going to release for galaxy s3? Every rom has a new update almost every week. I am tired of updating my rom and installing things again and again. But now i have decided to wait till final release. So when is final JB going to be released?
* What is meaning of "ZipAlign". I see many roms zip align apps. How is it useful? What is its meaning?
Tnx to helper.
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Obviously not that simpel or you wouldn`t have to post these questions:
1. Search with root explorer or similar app for that file
2. Official JB will roll out within 3-4 weeks i guess, maybe earlier leaks on sammobile
3. Zipalign, see http://developer.android.com/tools/help/zipalign.html
Use the search button, all your questions could have been googled and anwered under 2 minutes mate, but off course it is much more convenient for you to let others search for your answers
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Obviously not that simpel or you wouldn`t have to post these questions:
1. Search with root explorer or similar app for that file
2. Official JB will roll out within 3-4 weeks i guess, maybe earlier leaks on sammobile
3. Zipalign, see http://developer.android.com/tools/help/zipalign.html
Use the search button, all your questions could have been googled and anwered under 2 minutes mate, but off course it is much more convenient for you to let others search for your answers
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Well...
I understood last two...
Thanks for that.
But for first one, i didnt understand a thing.
All i did is->
opened app drawer with default launcher. Go to options->Hide Applications and hid some of them
But i couldnt find option to re-show them. Those were Installed Custom apps. No system apps.
So how do i re-show them?
Jaskaran498 said:
Well...
I understood last two...
Thanks for that.
But for first one, i didnt understand a thing.
All i did is->
opened app drawer with default launcher. Go to options->Hide Applications and hid some of them
But i couldnt find option to re-show them. Those were Installed Custom apps. No system apps.
So how do i re-show them?
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If you are in TW launcher go to settings, applications, press menu button (left below next to home) and select app preferences and restore original settings. That should make your hidden apps visible again.
gee2012 said:
If you are in TW launcher go to settings, applications, press menu button (left below next to home) and select app preferences and restore original settings. That should make your hidden apps visible again.
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No help.... Apps are still hidden
Jaskaran498 said:
No help.... Apps are still hidden
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I never hide apps, so i would advice you to reflash the rom you are on without a wipe. This will fix your problem. And why would you hide your apps anway i wonder.
try going settings/app manager/all and see if they appear as disabled at the bottom.....don't use tw myself so just guessing here
Lol. Go in the app drawer, press Menu button, Show hidden apps. LoL. That's how it is on my phone.
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Lol. Go in the app drawer, press Menu button, Show hidden apps. LoL. That's how it is on my phone.
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Well...
Can you see any such option?-->
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Btw i too am sticking to tuch wiz for first time! I the starting to end, i had apex, nova, go launcher...
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Well...
Can you see any such option?-->
Btw i too am sticking to tuch wiz for first time! I the starting to end, i had apex, nova, go launcher...
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Have you tried scrolling that menu,? Might be hidden at bottom
Oh sorry. Well i don't know. My phone has this
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did it work then?
Well...
The option was tere in mine too but it was hidden. I didnt knew that we need to scroll down to see more.
Huh... So crazy stuff...
Anyways... thanks i got it solved.
Sorry for any troubles.
Hello,
I wonder if it's possible to open keyboard automatically after I swipe up on home button to launch Google Now. Now I need to click on input field on the top of screen to show keyboard and start typing.
Android 4.4, Nexus 4.
was googling for the same request. if someone bring up any solution would be awesome!
Keyboard popping up automatically in Google now
I like Google now. But I like just plain Google search better. I want to swipe up on my phone and automatically have the keyboard pop up and search the web or search my phone for a contact. With Google now on, it requires the second step of clicking on the search bar to open the keyboard. Because of that, I have always kept Google now off, because it would then allow the keyboard to open automatically. The ability to search this quickly with the swipe up feature was my single favorite feature of my moto phone.
But now, with the recent update to the Google search app on android, the keyboard no longer pops up automatically, even if I have now cards off. It just has a thing that says get now cards. This makes me angry. I want the Google search app to primarily be a search app, and open the keyboard when I swipe up. And I can close the keyboard if I want to use Google now.
I really want there to be am option to have it either way.
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I want the Google search app to primarily be a search app, and open the keyboard when I swipe up. And I can close the keyboard if I want to use Google now. I really want there to be am option to have it either way.
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Did you ever figure out a solution to this? Because a few weeks ago, mine stopped pulling the keyboard up automatically, too. It's so annoying, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to go back to doing it.
kaylamcfly said:
Did you ever figure out a solution to this? Because a few weeks ago, mine stopped pulling the keyboard up automatically, too. It's so annoying, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to go back to doing it.
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you can go to setting, application manager, swipe right to ALL, find "Google/google apps", tap on it, and choose uninstall update. It basically reverts the google app to the oldest version.
I also hate the update disabling the keyboard popup even if I don't have google now card enabled
I'm worried if later I update my phone to marshmallow, I have to tolerate having an extra tap on the google search text bar to activate the keyboard. I like the way it is now, just swipe up from the home button and have the keyboard ready.
Like you guys, I am super annoyed with the latest Google app updates which no longer pop up the keyboard automatically when looking to quickly enter in a search query. Kinda defeats the whole point of a search app, but anyway, I've refrained from updating for this very reason. I'm surprised more folks haven't complained about this and that an xposed module hasn't been created to reinstate this feature.
Has anyone found a solution to this annoying problem?
Before Marshmallow you can takeover the Home Button using "JB EXENOW" and link to the activity (e.g. via "Quckshortcutmaker"): googleapp.(...) queryentry.
This starts the google app with keyboard.
Sadly it doesn't work in marshmallow. I can set the shortcut, which is still working, but JBEXE isnt taking over the home button anymore.
I'm experimenting with "[GB][MM] Physical Button Music Control 4.0 beta6"-Xposed-Module, but until now i can't hook properly on the home button.
Cavernerg said:
Before Marshmallow you can takeover the Home Button using "JB EXENOW" and link to the activity (e.g. via "Quckshortcutmaker"): googleapp.(...) queryentry.
This starts the google app with keyboard.
Sadly it doesn't work in marshmallow. I can set the shortcut, which is still working, but JBEXE isnt taking over the home button anymore.
I'm experimenting with "[GB][MM] Physical Button Music Control 4.0 beta6"-Xposed-Module, but until now i can't hook properly on the home button.
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Let us know if you find a working solution. For now I'm just sticking with this really old version of Google:
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tasker solution
i made a profile for tasker that clicks on the search bar whenever the app opens up first.
the only downside is that you will need to pay for the "AutoInput" plugin (and Tasker) for it to work.
its well worth the few quid for AutoInput though. you can use it to toggle stuff like flight mode or NFC without needing to root your phone, switch between the current app and last app. . . or my favourite which is saving a song to a playlist in spotify, which can take ages since i have so many folders and sub-folders to click through each time
i cant post links yet so just do a google search for "autoapps projects" and look for "Google Search - show keyboard" by pymai
kij01 said:
Hello,
I wonder if it's possible to open keyboard automatically after I swipe up on home button to launch Google Now. Now I need to click on input field on the top of screen to show keyboard and start typing.
Android 4.4, Nexus 4.
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There is an easy way to do that using GravityBox and Nova Launcher. You have to go GravityBox -> Navigation bar tweaks (this section needs to be turned on with the master switch) -> Navigation ring targets -> Change Ring target 1 from Applications to Shortcuts -> Choose Nova Action -> Search (the one with the big magnifier icon). Voilà! Now when you swipe up from your home button it will go directly to search bar and open keyboard.
GravityBox 5.4.5 [LP], Android 5.1.1 Rooted+Xposed, Nexus 5
If you're not rooted just install swipeup utility to replace Google and choose quick search..
Hi, It would be great to have an option to automatically open the keyboard when opening the app drawer, so you can instantly start typing/searching without reaching for the search bar first. Any idea on how to accomplish this task on my new s23u, asking for a freshly converted iPhone user missing spotlight.
Thanks!
I use the "home screen only" layout because I'm used to the swipe up to search function with the keyboard automatically opening. (only available without app drawer)
efkosk said:
I use the "home screen only" layout because I'm used to the swipe up to search function with the keyboard automatically opening. (only available without app drawer)
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Thanks, how to achieve this?
cudo11 said:
Thanks, how to achieve this?
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hold your finger on the home screen and enter settings
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If you utilize Good lock (or Nice lock if its not supported) you can swipe down from the app screen to focus the search bar with keyboard opened
Xvipes said:
If you utilize Good lock (or Nice lock if its not supported) you can swipe down from the app screen to focus the search bar with keyboard opened View attachment 5837559
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Have you been able to get this to work? When I click on Finder access I get two radio buttons (Home Screen and App screen) and you can't select either.
Maybe you need to disable the home screen only from your regular settings.
Xvipes said:
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Maybe you need to disable the home screen only from your regular settings.
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Not sure what you mean - I def don't want all my apps on my home screens so I have it set to "Home and Apps screens" in home screen layout. Is that what you mean???
Yeah that's what ment. If you have it like that then I'm not sure why you can't select the Apps screen radio button from Good note app.
Try updating the Home up apk or reset some settings.
Try using the Routines, its pretty powerful for all kinds of stuff like this.
Xvipes said:
Yeah that's what ment. If you have it like that then I'm not sure why you can't select the Apps screen radio button from Good note app.
Try updating the Home up apk or reset some settings.
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I figured it out. You need to disable "swipe down for notifications" in settings to enable Home Up search. It's one or the other. If you have "swipe down for notifications" enabled, then the radio buttons in Home Up search are disabled.
This then means you need to swipe down from the top of the (very tall) screen to see your notifications. It's not really a good trade-off because you get a lot more notifications than use app search (but good for everyone to know it's an option).
Works ok here with swipe down for notification
Xvipes said:
Works ok here with swipe down for notification
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Can you elaborate? What I'm saying is that you cannot swipe down anywhere on a home screen for both Finder (App) Search and Notifications. If you enable FInder Search anywhere on the home screen, you can only pull down the notification shade from the top of your device.
Are you seeing something different?
I swipe down from home screen to get notifications, I swipe up to get to the apps screen and then at that screen I swipe down to get the search with keyboard on focus.
Xvipes said:
I swipe down from home screen to get notifications, I swipe up to get to the apps screen and then at that screen I swipe down to get the search with keyboard on focus.
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Isn't that just the app drawer? Anyway, you have it set to all apps on your homescreen so we're not running the same config.
mickliq said:
Isn't that just the app drawer? Anyway, you have it set to all apps on your homescreen so we're not running the same config.
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I haven't set all apps to my homescreen.
Here is a screen recording to avoid confusion.
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Xvipes said:
I haven't set all apps to my homescreen.
Here is a screen recording to avoid confusion.
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Thanks. The issue with this is that the keyboard doesn't appear automatically with the swipe up, which was the question originally asked.
Indeed but this is expected. The Good lock feature explicitly says that you'll need to swipe down from the app screen for the keyboard to show and focus on the search bar.
What you want is to swipe down from the home screen and have the keyboard immediately show?
Xvipes said:
Indeed but this is expected. The Good lock feature explicitly says that you'll need to swipe down from the app screen for the keyboard to show and focus on the search bar.
What you want is to swipe down from the home screen and have the keyboard immediately show?
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That's what the OP asked // the title of this thread.
If you put an icon on a home screen (ideally in the dock) for Sesame or Finder App search, that's what happens (you can start searching immediately). That's what I'm doing. 1 click instead of 2.
I know this isn't exactly what you asked, but you might like it as much or better. Use the One Hand Operation + module in Good Lock. You can set one of the 12 gestures to Finder. It comes up with the keyboard active. I use this module to define a screenshot gesture (swipe diagonally up from bottom right), which I find easier and quicker than other methods. I also define back and forward gestures.
There are a lot of interesting actions that can be assigned.