Hi,
I am new to Android - used to have iPhones the last few years. I got a Xperia Z2 a few weeks ago. I am getting used to Android and there are certain things I like very much like over the iPhone. What I am struggling with is the bottom dock. I can remove icons from the dock but I am unable to move any icon from the home screen there. When I long press on an app I can only move the icon within the frame of the home screen but not down to the dock.
What do I do wrong ?
Cheers
Phyrros
phyrros1 said:
Hi,
I am new to Android - used to have iPhones the last few years. I got a Xperia Z2 a few weeks ago. I am getting used to Android and there are certain things I like very much like over the iPhone. What I am struggling with is the bottom dock. I can remove icons from the dock but I am unable to move any icon from the home screen there. When I long press on an app I can only move the icon within the frame of the home screen but not down to the dock.
What do I do wrong ?
Cheers
Phyrros
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Did you pull one off the dock to make space so you can put one?
If you hold an icon over the dock it atop a icon it should make a folder
Envious_Data said:
Did you pull one off the dock to make space so you can put one?
If you hold an icon over the dock it atop a icon it should make a folder
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Yes, I moved one icon from the dock back to the home screen to make space but I cannot move any icon to the dock - when I long press on an icon i can only move it within the home screen but not beyond (see red rectangle on attached screenshot)
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phyrros1 said:
Yes, I moved one icon from the dock back to the home screen to make space but I cannot move any icon to the dock - when I long press on an icon i can only move it within the home screen but not beyond (see red rectangle on attached screenshot)
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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7kXPU2Y8c5xX090RTBIUTJQNWc/edit?usp=docslist_api
You mean like this?
You mean like this?[/QUOTE]
Exactly - but it does not work on my device. Check the video : dl. dropboxusercontent. com/ u/ 8014461/ ScreenRecord_2015-01-21-19-39-33.mp4 I can't move the icon further down....
(due to the forums restriction for new users posting outside links I had to put some blanks in the link - sorry...
Weird...
phyrros1 said:
You mean like this?
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Exactly - but it does not work on my device. Check the video : dl. dropboxusercontent. com/ u/ 8014461/ ScreenRecord_2015-01-21-19-39-33.mp4 I can't move the icon further down....
(due to the forums restriction for new users posting outside links I had to put some blanks in the link - sorry...
Weird...[/QUOTE]
i don't know then
link is broken for me
perhaps try factory resting this seems generally abnormal anyways
the links works if you remove the spaces https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8014461/ScreenRecord_2015-01-21-19-39-33.mp4
That is a weird problem indeed, i can move icons to my dock freely from anywhere on my screen and back, never seen this problem before.
Follow Envious_Data suggestion and factory reset your phone. This seems like a soft bug somewhere and should be fixed.
If not try reflashing a stock rom with flashtool and wipe all data in the process...don't forget to make backups
ptmaniac said:
the links works if you remove the spaces
That is a weird problem indeed, i can move icons to my dock freely from anywhere on my screen and back, never seen this problem before.
Follow Envious_Data suggestion and factory reset your phone. This seems like a soft bug somewhere and should be fixed.
If not try reflashing a stock rom with flashtool and wipe all data in the process...don't forget to make backups
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Thx to all of you for your support. I guess I will wait till Lollipop is available for the Z2......
Can you provide a screenshot of your info in the settings panel.
lgv2800 said:
Can you provide a screenshot of your info in the settings panel.
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Sorry, just saw your message.....
Do you mean the settings/About phone screen ?
Yes. The about phone panel/setting.
lgv2800 said:
Yes. The about phone panel/setting.
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Here you are....
Okay. You have the newest firmware, so i don't understand why this is happening.
lgv2800 said:
Okay. You have the newest firmware, so i don't understand why this is happening.
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Too bad - but thanks for trying to help....
Related
Just out of curiosity, what are your ideas for productive apps organization? Do you keep the most frequently used straight on your home screen, or in categorized folders? Maybe you're using a third-party app to manage them efficiently?
I've been playing around with the look of my Hero's screens, and I've came up with these layouts:
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
On the home screen I keep my most frequently used apps, and on the second one, settings toggle widgets, the second most frequently used apps and favorite apps organized into four folders. Besides those two screens I have three others occupied by HTC widgets.
I used to organise things on my screens, and in folders, but then I found out that none of the backup tools are able to back up the layout.
So now I've switched to using Apps Organiser to arrange everything, and I like it better.
Dropbox? How? What? Where?
cdmackay said:
So now I've switched to using Apps Organiser to arrange everything, and I like it better.
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Apps Organiser has an annoying lag while opening labels - loading the icons takes about 1-2 seconds.
Phil_UK said:
Dropbox? How? What? Where?
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Take a deep breath :] It's just a shortcut to their mobile webside (http://www.getdropbox.com/iphone/).
Arghhhh....fooled me
dkodr said:
Apps Organiser has an annoying lag while opening labels - loading the icons takes about 1-2 seconds.
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I found the lag annoying too. So now once i start my phone i quickly open each label, then leave Apps Organiser running in the background. Then when i open a label its immediate and has no lag.
what is the name of that beautiful clock widget you are using?
cokbok said:
what is the name of that beautiful clock widget you are using?
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Digital Clock Widget by Maize - http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.maize.digitalClock
dkodr said:
Digital Clock Widget by Maize - http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.maize.digitalClock
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thanks a lot!
I've got two questions regarding this subject:
Is there a way to sort folder's content alphabetically?
Is there a way to (re)organize the drawer?
How you take screen capture of your Hero?
Using the SDK. The Screenshot app did not work on my Hero.
How do you get the dropbox icon to appear? I've created a browser shortcut (to the same iPhone URL) but even if I insert this as a quicklaunch icon it looks like a standard icon.
Cheers
Spacechimp said:
How do you get the dropbox icon to appear? I've created a browser shortcut (to the same iPhone URL) but even if I insert this as a quicklaunch icon it looks like a standard icon.
Cheers
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I've used BetterCut.
Nice one - cheers dkodr
dkodr said:
I've got two questions regarding this subject:
Is there a way to sort folder's content alphabetically?
Is there a way to (re)organize the drawer?
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Wondering the same things, rly i hate that my folders arnt organzied
dkodr said:
I've used BetterCut.
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Nice app but it says that it doesn't work with hero :s
does it now work or not on hero??
commodoor said:
Nice app but it says that it doesn't work with hero :s
does it now work or not on hero??
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Works only on MoDaCo's custom ROMs (so I've heard!). I'm on MCR 2.3 and it's working just fine (as it did on 2.2).
Ok, so I'm running a standard UK Vodafone Hero with the 2.73 fw upgrade - but I'm not going to be able to run BetterCut? PITA.
Don't fancy my chances of playing around with the modaco stuff. Ho hum ...
I have been in the android scene for just under a year (since the release of the skyrocket)
I have an icon in my system tray today that i have never seen before. I have not added any new apps in over 2 weeks so nothing is new.
I have AVAST antivirus on my phone and that corner is where i normally have an orange dot to show the AV is running. I went into avast to see if anything was different but all looks normal.
Anyone see this icon before?
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I saw it while I was on stock and no clue what it is.
Hard to tell.. the quality of the photo get bad when I zoom in from my phone
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Are you talking about the minus sign thing in the top left corner? That is like an opt-in thing for Samsung data bug logging or something. Click on it and you will see.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
boravr6 said:
I have been in the android scene for just under a year (since the release of the skyrocket)
I have an icon in my system tray today that i have never seen before. I have not added any new apps in over 2 weeks so nothing is new.
I have AVAST antivirus on my phone and that corner is where i normally have an orange dot to show the AV is running. I went into avast to see if anything was different but all looks normal.
Anyone see this icon before?
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no, but your clock icon and settings icon drive me nuts! you can get to settings with the menu button and the clock by clicking on the time on your widget. This would give you space for some different icons lol. Sorry, im a loser.
Micronads said:
Are you talking about the minus sign thing in the top left corner? That is like an opt-in thing for Samsung data bug logging or something. Click on it and you will see.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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Yeah the minus sign.
When i open the notification page i have nothing to click on.
Strange....
incubus26jc said:
no, but your clock icon and settings icon drive me nuts! you can get to settings with the menu button and the clock by clicking on the time on your widget. This would give you space for some different icons lol. Sorry, im a loser.
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Im clicking on the clock but it just takes me to accuweather. Am i doing it wrong? Its the widget that was already installed on the phone if that changes anything.
Removed the settings though thanks :good:
boravr6 said:
I have been in the android scene for just under a year (since the release of the skyrocket)
I have an icon in my system tray today that i have never seen before. I have not added any new apps in over 2 weeks so nothing is new.
I have AVAST antivirus on my phone and that corner is where i normally have an orange dot to show the AV is running. I went into avast to see if anything was different but all looks normal.
Anyone see this icon before?
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I found this. Maybe it can help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704873
boravr6 said:
Im clicking on the clock but it just takes me to accuweather. Am i doing it wrong? Its the widget that was already installed on the phone if that changes anything.
Removed the settings though thanks :good:
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I'll be damned. Your right, that widget doesn't take you to the clock. Just about every other clock on the market does though when you click on the time. And weather if you click on it etc...
I use a widget like "One More Clock Widget" which allows you to set it to open any app depending on where you click.
Here is one of the skins that comes with it.
jbsyst said:
I found this. Maybe it can help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1704873
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That was it!! Thanks!!!!!
thats the icon that comes up when you turn off notifications, it's a toggle in the pulldown.
Sent from my SCH-R530U using Tapatalk 2
Has anyone tested to see of it works? Mine were delivered but I won't get home to play until tonight.
Just got the attention of the Themer folks (others said "wasn't compatible" in their sub forums) and they said the have a LG G3 on the way for testing.
Time for a big update here.
Time for a big update here. I got home last night and played around with my new phone for a couple of hours.
Once it was done restoring apps I hit the home button and guess what, it had restored Themer from the market.
It works 100 perfectly fine. The only issue I had was trying to go in to choose a theme.
It kept giving me a pop up that my device wasn't supported. To get past that I hit OK and instead of hitting a category just clicked on the themes pane to the right. I was able to scroll down and select one, and install it, everything is perfect.
Do most items get themed? Can you post some pics?
I'm assuming you haven't used femur before? I'll post some pictures, it basically is a replacement launcher that has widgets and icons already built in, groups and everything else. It's one of the more impressive apps I've seen on Android.
This is the current theme I have on.
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
RED ZMAN said:
Time for a big update here.
instead of hitting a category just clicked on the themes pane to the right. I was able to scroll down and select one, and install it, everything is perfect.
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Please explain how did u bypass that? i have been trying to get a theme to choose
LOL
You just quoted to me on how to do it.
"Instead of hitting a category i just clicked on the themes pane to the right. I was able to scroll down and select one, and install it, everything is perfect"
So.
You try to click on categories and it gives you the popup. Hit OK or whatever to get rid of that screen, and click on the right hand side of the screen (you might be able to swipe).and you can access the list of themes and select one.
I found you CAN click on Exported, just not categories.
Here's another of my favorite themes on Themer.
RED ZMAN said:
Time for a big update here.
Time for a big update here. I got home last night and played around with my new phone for a couple of hours.
Once it was done restoring apps I hit the home button and guess what, it had restored Themer from the market.
It works 100 perfectly fine. The only issue I had was trying to go in to choose a theme.
It kept giving me a pop up that my device wasn't supported. To get past that I hit OK and instead of hitting a category just clicked on the themes pane to the right. I was able to scroll down and select one, and install it, everything is perfect.
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ive never used the theme app. i dont supposed you have a link? i cant seem to find it?
thanks in advance
They have a sub forum here on xda-developers, but the app is available in the markets. It is not compatible with the g3 according to them, so u can't download it. I was only able to download it because I had it backed up from my previous phone.
RED ZMAN said:
They have a sub forum here on xda-developers, but the app is available in the markets. It is not compatible with the g3 according to them, so u can't download it. I was only able to download it because I had it backed up from my previous phone.
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thanks, i found it. sweet stuff in their. i was able to download it to my note2, use TBU and then restore it to my G3
neckbonest said:
thanks, i found it. sweet stuff in their. i was able to download it to my note2, use TBU and then restore it to my G3
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Awesome idea dude. Themer. Outs a game changer, haven't taken it off of my phone or stored using it since it came out. What do you think about it?
The themes are great, but the customization is fantastic.
RED ZMAN said:
Awesome idea dude. Themer. Outs a game changer, haven't taken it off of my phone or stored using it since it came out. What do you think about it?
The themes are great, but the customization is fantastic.
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what little time ive had to play with it, i think its awesome. so many features.
have you found a way to make the knock off work? the knock on still works and i did set up double tap status bar to sleep through xposed but would like the normal knock off to work
neckbonest said:
what little time ive had to play with it, i think its awesome. so many features.
have you found a way to make the knock off work? the knock on still works and i did set up double tap status bar to sleep through xposed but would like the normal knock off to work
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I don't know that I know what that is. I use the status bar double tap to turn off the screen.
the knock feature is the double to wake and double tap to sleep
little update
i managed to get double tap to sleep working with themer.
i installed this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
then went into themer settings, gestures and set a double tap to that app. works great
Good tip neckbonest. Got it working in my next launcher now. Thanks
How did you guys get themer to work on your G3 on lollipop. I can't get any themes to show in themes menu and when I download a theme from chrome and push it to the themes folder it wont show up! I'd love to be able to use themer.
For some unknows reason my status bar stopped working.
All updates or mail notifications shows up - but it's inactivated
so when I touch it nothing happens. :S
me try to flash new room > Android_Revolution_HD-One_X+_8.0 > not fix :/
and me try factory reset and not fix
pls any help guys ?
htc one x plus said:
For some unknows reason my status bar stopped working.
All updates or mail notifications shows up - but it's inactivated
so when I touch it nothing happens. :S
me try to flash new room > Android_Revolution_HD-One_X+_8.0 > not fix :/
and me try factory reset and not fix
pls any help guys ?
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and If I start an app and rotate the device through 90 degress the pull down works whilst in "landscape" mode.
If I used the *#*#3424#*#* code and draw lines verticall from bottom to top they stop where the notificaton area would start but Idon't know if that is normal ??
any help pls ?????
There is something called "digitizer" in our phone. Your digiter has been damaged and therefore the upper part of the screen doesn't work. Happened to me to and as I see on this forums, this is something common for the HOX+.
I live with it for over a year now. It is really easy to get used to live without touching the upper screen part, but it is not always comfortable to work that way.
The only solution is to let your phone repair.
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There is something called "digitizer" in our phone. Your digiter has been damaged and therefore the upper part of the screen doesn't work. Happened to me to and as I see on this forums, this is something common for the HOX+.
I live with it for over a year now. It is really easy to get used to live without touching the upper screen part, but it is not always comfortable to work that way.
The only solution is to let your phone repair.
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There is no solution to fix this problem by Software ?
Only solve the problem by changing the screen??:crying:
No. This is a hardware thing, not software.
But as I said, you can live with that. You can for example download apps that expand the status bar at one click or a luncher which expands it whenever you swipe down anywhere on the screen.
It might be difficult for the first days, but you get used to it, believe me.
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No. This is a hardware thing, not software.
But as I said, you can live with that. You can for example download apps that expand the status bar at one click or a luncher which expands it whenever you swipe down anywhere on the screen.
It might be difficult for the first days, but you get used to it, believe me.
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> sure i use luncher > but i can use status bar just in home . if i join in setting i can't use status bar :/
thanks for your help
htc one x plus said:
> sure i use luncher > but i can use status bar just in home . if i join in setting i can't use status bar :/
thanks for your help
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Some apps can be bind to a "long home button key press". Maybe this? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.friedflow.statusbarexpander
Then hold the home key and choose it.
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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this message dont show to me > to change to Status Bar Expander ?
Hi,
just installed the new PIE update on my Galaxy S9+
Tested the new gesture navbar and would really like to give it a try in daily usage
But what I don't understand why is there such a great gap between keyboard and bottom of the screen
If I use the Gboard Keyboard there is no gap
Is there a setting a did not find or do I need to reset my phone?
The gap is still there even after deleting all data of Samsung Keyboard
PS.
I think there a still many bugs tied to this new form of navbar....
as some apps loose there ratio-.-
they've left the gap because people are used to the keyboard being higher because of the nav bar
complaining here won't do anything, you should send the feedback to samsung via the members app
i was wondering this too, too silly.
also where is setting of frame of the app icons? i was using frameless, but couldnt find option in pie.
I think they prepare for s10, same as the way apple make on ip x and xs max
I thought it's there for the keyboard case, so the key would punch the right place. But there're no keyboard case for the S9+.
I believe they bumped it up so people would stop hitting it using gesture navigation. We are still in beta so who knows, they might move it back down.
mjones73 said:
I believe they bumped it up so people would stop hitting it using gesture navigation. We are still in beta so who knows, they might move it back down.
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I'm on the stable version and it's still there, so that's nice.
I think there is nothing we can do. So i started using SwiftKey after the pie update
They are already testing a version of Samsung keyboard that can adjust the bottom gap in Korea with Note 8 Pie beta and they said that they are working one for note 9 and s9.
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I finally found the damn solution for the keyboard empty space ???
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78736872&postcount=18
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Samsung Keyboard Empty Space FIX!
osuki9x said:
I finally found the damn solution for the keyboard empty space ???
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78736872&postcount=18
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I was about to download that, but playing with stock after messing it up, I figured out a no-software fix.
Simply resize the keyboard, and you can drag it down:
1) Click the 3 dots in upper right corner of keyboard.
2) Click on Modes.
3) Click on Keyboard Size
4) Drag lower bar down.
Enjoy!
I also made a hair wider, but that may have been from my earlier screw-up.
Edit: I have an S8. Some people have replied that this doesn't work on all phones.
Sleepsy said:
I was about to download that, but playing with stock after messing it up, I figured out a no-software fix.
Simply resize the keyboard, and you can drag it down:
1) Click the 3 dots in upper right corner of keyboard.
2) Click on Modes.
3) Click on Keyboard Size
4) Drag lower bar down.
Enjoy!
I also made a hair wider, but that may have been from my earlier screw-up.
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Cannot drag down on my exynos S9 plus G965F, only drag up.
Sleepsy said:
I was about to download that, but playing with stock after messing it up, I figured out a no-software fix.
Simply resize the keyboard, and you can drag it down:
1) Click the 3 dots in upper right corner of keyboard.
2) Click on Modes.
3) Click on Keyboard Size
4) Drag lower bar down.
Enjoy!
I also made a hair wider, but that may have been from my earlier screw-up.
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Cool, that made it come down almost all the way. I used to have the apk for this on my S9+ but it doesn't work on the S10+