I am considering getting a HTC One but one of my reservations is that I use Apex launcher and am wondering about the two softkey layout of the phone. with there being no menu button, is there that annoying menu bar always on the bottom when using 3rd party launchers? If not, how can you access that menu on this phone?
rfail1988 said:
I am considering getting a HTC One but one of my reservations is that I use Apex launcher and am wondering about the two softkey layout of the phone. with there being no menu button, is there that annoying menu bar always on the bottom when using 3rd party launchers? If not, how can you access that menu on this phone?
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I think you mean the three dot settings button, right? Yah, it will display a bar at the bottom of the screen with the buttons. However, you can install a custom rom that will remove the bar and allow you to long press the back button to open that menu.
Bummer. Are there any other launchers that dont have the menu bar at the bottom, without rooting? Its not that I am afraid of rooting, but I dont want to mess with my phone's basic functionality right out of the box.
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Use XPOSED MOD it has a module to remove 3-dot menu.
rfail1988 said:
I am considering getting a HTC One but one of my reservations is that I use Apex launcher and am wondering about the two softkey layout of the phone. with there being no menu button, is there that annoying menu bar always on the bottom when using 3rd party launchers? If not, how can you access that menu on this phone?
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I am using the Apex launcher, and there is no black "three dots" at the bottom. It works fine.
On the other hand, I tried the Go Launcher EX, and that one I had to uninstall because it did have the black bar.
EDIT: Not rooted.
Awesome! How do you access the menu then from the home screen using this phone?
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rfail1988 said:
Awesome! How do you access the menu then from the home screen using this phone?
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You can long press on any empty space and the menu will come up. Or, it can be accessed from the app drawer, top right. Three dots there.
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Is there any way to change the lower 4 icons, or at least set it back to default? I lost my Phone and Contacts icon, just Messaging and Applications are showing.
Not sure how this happened, it started somewhere between updating to WKE2 -> Rooting -> Adding the stock kernel back again -> Freezing some apps. I have unfrozen all apps nog, but the 2 icons have not come back to the static buttons at the bottom. I can however see them in Applications.
BTW, besides than this WKE2 seems to be running smooth for me, was a little worried after seeing some other threads.
in the app drawer you can hit the left soft key -> edit and just drag anything u like to the dock.
Hah, I *am* a TouchWiz noob. Thanks!
I must be doing something wrong as i cant get the bottom 4 apps to change. I can customise the othe pages but not the 4 apps on the home page. Any futher help for a noob.
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la55zlo said:
I must be doing something wrong as i cant get the bottom 4 apps to change. I can customise the othe pages but not the 4 apps on the home page. Any futher help for a noob.
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Open up the App Drawer, hit 'Menu' (left softkey), drag what icon you want out and replace it with what you want.
Bare in mind you can only replace three of the four icons.
Many thanks for the pointers, got it sorted.
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I was wondering if there was a way to use the home button as an app drawer? For example pressing the home button on the home screen would function as a app drawer instead of having to press an on-screen button to do so.
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Possible with other launchers available from the play store.
Oh thanks, is there possibly a way to make that work using touch wiz launcher? I prefer the whole touchwiz look and feel, but for now I'll try some other launchers :cyclops:
So I Know you can draw an up arrow to access the menu key functionality as well as drawing a back arrowto go back. Is there a way to access the home Screen with a gesture?
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So I Know you can draw an up arrow to access the menu key functionality as well as drawing a back arrowto go back. Is there a way to access the home Screen with a gesture?
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you can check out GMD spen control if you have root. It lets you set custom gestures.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDYsImNvbS5nbWQuc3BlbmNvbnRyb2wiXQ..
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you can check out GMD spen control if you have root. It lets you set custom gestures.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDYsImNvbS5nbWQuc3BlbmNvbnRyb2wiXQ..
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Thanks, I can't believe they didit include this. not sure I want to go through the rooting process just yet. I'm sort of a recovering flashaholic
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If you use another launcher other than TouchWiz you can. I just tested with sslauncher. I opened the gesture control and created a new gesture "H" and chose sslauncher from tae application list. It will not work with TW as it does not show up as an app. It is a bit of a work-around as you must first open with an upward motion and then write "H". Its far far quicker to press the Home button.
If you do decide, or already use a third party launcher i would recommend you use "SwipePad" instead to quickly jump to the home screen using the S-Pen
4.2 would be nicer and ability to remap menu key... But my most used app with menu bar doesn't have it anymore!
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CraigP17 said:
4.2 would be nicer and ability to remap menu key... But my most used app with menu bar doesn't have it anymore!
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Yes, this is great. I think you have to enlist in their beta tester program to get the update. Also worth noting that the FB Messenger app still has the 3-dot menu bar.
As mxrider108 said you do need to sign up for their program then manually push the update to your phone for 3.5 but it is well worth it. App settings now rest under the left swipe side of the app near the bottom.
On tje bottom of my home screen, it will only allow me to put 3 widgets. I want to add a 4th widget on the bottom next to the "apps" button, but I can't remember how. Any help? Thanks in advance.
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Never mind, I was trying to add a widget instead of an icon.
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On tje bottom of my home screen, it will only allow me to put 3 widgets. I want to add a 4th widget on the bottom next to the "apps" button, but I can't remember how. Any help? Thanks in advance.
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Never mind, I was trying to add a widget instead of an icon.
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If using Nova Launcher, go into home, advanced settings, overlap all widgets. Then go into dock, advanced settings, dock-as-overlay.
If using TouchWiz launcher, I am unclear on any solution.