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I was thinking, for AOSP ICS roms, either an apk could be created, or flashed into roms, that repurposes the menu button as the task switcher button, like on the Galaxy Nexus (Prime). Since the menu "button" is essentially in the app itself, the menu capacitive button becomes superfluous. Also, I've never had a phone or rom where holding down the home button acts as quick as just pressing the TS button on the Nexus Prime.
So, instead of the following buttons:
Home/Menu/Back/Search
We would have:
Home/Task Switcher/Back/Search
I like the idea of making it an app, as some would want to leave the buttons the way they are, whereas others might think this is a good idea. I hope the Cyanogen considers this, and puts this in their "Cyanogen Settings" section.
Here are a couple of threads that talk about the same thing, albiet in different phone forums.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347998
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315075
Maybe you could use the bottons as quick launch icons. Allow the user to pick apps that the buttons would launch.
i think thats a great idea. i felt the same way when i read the features of ics
it doesnt seem impossible. cm7 already has the option to set program shortcuts for long pressing the the menu or home buttons, etc
Why the menu Button why not the usual home button. Instead of replacing the menu function why not replace the small icons with the ICS running apps manager.
Home & Task Manager/Menu/Back/Search
scientist343 said:
Maybe you could use the bottons as quick launch icons. Allow the user to pick apps that the buttons would launch.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Instead of having my 4 most used apps on the bottom of my home screen (Handcent, Facebook, gmail, market) that would be pretty sick to have the captivate button as quick launch buttons for those apps.
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I like the favorite apps at the bottom, id keep that, and even the home and menu and search the way they are, but id want my back button to bring up the multitasker menu when longpressing
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I would say the search button. I never use it and ICS has a dedicated search bar. But yes I agree, now with ICS my next phone will have on screen controls. It looks so nice!
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Personally, I think I'd rather have the screen real estate without the buttons moved to the screen, especially since we have the buttons anyway. That said, I'd be interested to see what could be done with a gesture area down there. Just so long as the on screen buttons are an option that can be turned off returning the capacitive button function.
Guys - We will have no "on-screen" buttons like the Galaxy Nexus does, ICS will use hardware buttons if they are present. So no, you will not have your 4 most used apps, you will have Home|Menu|Back|Search.
Have a good day.
moosh3 said:
Guys - We will have no "on-screen" buttons like the Galaxy Nexus does, ICS will use hardware buttons if they are present. So no, you will not have your 4 most used apps, you will have Home|Menu|Back|Search.
Have a good day.
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^his larger, bold text, has hurt my feelings and trampled on my dreams. I kid, I kid. I like the hardware buttons anyway, the onscreen buttons for nexus ics would take up more room anyway. I got a taste of that using the ics launcher on the market.
moosh3 said:
Guys - We will have no "on-screen" buttons like the Galaxy Nexus does, ICS will use hardware buttons if they are present. So no, you will not have your 4 most used apps, you will have Home|Menu|Back|Search.
Have a good day.
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Did you read the thread? This isn't about "on-screen" buttons. It is about changing the purpose of the existing capacitive buttons to somewhat mirror the functionality of the on-screen buttons on the Galaxy Nexus.
moosh3 said:
Guys - We will have no "on-screen" buttons like the Galaxy Nexus does, ICS will use hardware buttons if they are present. So no, you will not have your 4 most used apps, you will have Home|Menu|Back|Search.
Have a good day.
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Stick with singing Mr. Bieber, trying to sound smart isn't your thing
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Hey all!
The below information is for STOCK devices (or ROM's that are Stock and not using a custom launcher)
This is a Work In Progress, so if you have any tips that you found should have been in a manual, please feel free to post these and I will add them to the OP.
I just got my note yesterday and had to Google to find things that SHOULD have been covered in a manual or quick reference that wasn't.
Please keep in mind that this is my FIRST Samnsung phone (always been an HTC guy) so I am new to Samsung+Android+Touch Wiz and am guessing that I am not the only one.
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Change Dock Icons:
1. From the home screen, open the App Drawer
2. Click Menu
3. Click View Type
4. Click Customizable Grid
5. Click Menu
6. Click Edit
Now you can drag and drop icons to the Dock Bar.
Follow steps 1-3 but in step 4 select Alphabetical Grid to return back to default.
Change Lock Screen Wallpaper:
1. Press the menu button then go to settings
2. Click Display
3. Click Screen Display
4. Under Lock Screen you will find an option for Wallpaper
Screen Capture Without the S Pen (Thanks kimtyson)
You can screen capture without the S Pen by placing your right hand perpendicular to the right side of the screen (in a karate chop position) and sweeping left. If you are left-handed, you can use your left hand in the same manner, sweeping left to right.
Change Brightness (Thanks Boris Sidis)
Long press the notification bar and drag left or right to change brightness.
Reserved...
One more for giggles.
Those are pretty standard among android phones...My addition for the note would be using your palm or side of hand to take a picture.
Eric-1987 said:
Those are pretty standard among android phones...My addition for the note would be using your palm or side of hand to take a picture.
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True to a point. Those that have had Samsung phones and know how to use and navigate Touch Wiz, probably. But I know several folks that jumped ship from HTC to Samsung and we're all new and learning.
Thanks for the input though!
Could you go into more detail as to what you mean by using my Palm or side of my hand to take a pic so I can add it?
Thanks!
I thought this was going to be like the tips and tricks from the International forum but oh man was I wrong...
Atleast someone is getting a start on it right..
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Talderon said:
Could you go into more detail as to what you mean by using my Palm or side of my hand to take a pic so I can add it?
Thanks!
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Lmfao. I don't know if you realize he was just making a crack at the size and not making a sincere suggestion.
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RadDudeTommy said:
Lmfao. I don't know if you realize he was just making a crack at the size and not making a sincere suggestion.
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I don't know if you realize he was just making a sincere suggestion. If you "karate chop" it you get a screen cap.
From Samsung Site,http://www.samsung.com/us/article/tips--tricks-galaxy-note.
Screen Capture Without the S Pen
You can screen capture without the S Pen by placing your right hand perpendicular to the right side of the screen (in a karate chop position) and sweeping left. If you are left-handed, you can use your left hand in the same manner, sweeping left to right.
Long press the notification bar and drag left or right to change brightness.
Holding down on the notification bar and swiping for brightness will only work if you don't have auto brightness enabled. You can also take a screenshot by pressing Home and Power at the same time. I find that easier than karate chopping my phone.
This is normally presented to people when they set up their phones, but just in case someone skipped it, if you hold down the side button on the S-pen and double tap the screen, it opens up an s-memo over whatever app you're in so you can jot a quick note. There is also an option for this during phone calls.
EDIT: Here's a few other tricks that I haven't tested personally, but have heard from various sources:
1. If you are playing music and place your palm over the display, it quickly mutes the music.
2. While playing a video, tapping the power button will lock the display so it won't respond to touches. Pressing again will disable.
3. If you have motion activation enabled in your settings, when the phone rings you can flip it over to silence the ringtone.
4. Swiping a contact's name to the left in your contact list will quick-create a new message to them. Swiping to the right will call them.
Heres another, if you swype your fist accrpss the screen it takes a screenshot
Edit:nvm
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Talderon said:
Change Brightness (Thanks Boris Sidis)
Long press the notification bar and drag left or right to change brightness.
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Wish this worked without CheeseWhiz, odd it matters as the notification bar is framework, not launcher, but I couldn't make it work. Then again, I rarely managed to make the same function work in Cyanogen 7 either..
EDIT: Oops, yeah I'm an idiot, I had Automatic on, it works fine regardless of launcher.
johnus said:
Holding down on the notification bar and swiping for brightness will only work if you don't have auto brightness enabled. You can also take a screenshot by pressing Home and Power at the same time. I find that easier than karate chopping my phone.
This is normally presented to people when they set up their phones, but just in case someone skipped it, if you hold down the side button on the S-pen and double tap the screen, it opens up an s-memo over whatever app you're in so you can jot a quick note. There is also an option for this during phone calls.
EDIT: Here's a few other tricks that I haven't tested personally, but have heard from various sources:
1. If you are playing music and place your palm over the display, it quickly mutes the music.
2. While playing a video, tapping the power button will lock the display so it won't respond to touches. Pressing again will disable.
3. If you have motion activation enabled in your settings, when the phone rings you can flip it over to silence the ringtone.
4. Swiping a contact's name to the left in your contact list will quick-create a new message to them. Swiping to the right will call them.
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#2 is a no go.
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You can also just press the power button along with the home button for screenshot if you don't feel like karate chopping your screen.
dakleenupman said:
#2 is a no go.
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Has to be the stock video player ("videos").
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I came from an HTC Inspire..so these were very helpful. Thanks!
Touch Key Lights
Any Dev's out there that can help
Is it possible to add an additional option?
I would like to have the option so that they only light up when touched. Not when the screen is touched or any other key is pressed as is stock.
I'm aware that the lights can be turned off completely, but would still like the above option added.
Can you help.
It'd be nice if they only come on when pressed in the dark.
If they already don't come on when there is adequate light, ignore me
I would really like this option, so that I know when I have hit the button, I currently have got them off permanently.
Request from me to improve our SGS3:
- nice Arabic font
- truely nature based theme: all box shape convert to oval shape like pebble.
- extend quick panel when long tap on the icon.
- big [Clear] button on notification drawer.
Hmm i think for a better success in getting an answer this should go to
Galaxy S III Themes and Apps
Moved to a and a
Good idea. But who can help on this mod ?
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I know for the Note 2 if you double click the home button you open s-voice, is it possible to make it so it opens google now instead?
If you install Nova launcher you can open Google Now (or anything really)by double tapping your home screen. If you prefer you can launch it with a "pinch" a "swipe up" a "swipe down" or any other of the gestures that are available. It's really quite brilliant.
FWIW, holding menu while on the homescreen opens Google now.
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I wonder if there is a widget to activate Google Now, or if not could someone develop one?
Holding the menu button technically doesn't open Google Now. It opens Google Search. Which, yes does show the "cards" like Google Now, but really isn't Google Now.
As far as accessing Google Now, the blue "G" icon is Google Now. So if you put that Blue "G" app icon on the lock screen, you can get to it from there. Put the Google app icon on your home screen to get to it from there, and the long press of the Home Button should allow you to get to it from there.
That really covers all your bases.
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Holding the menu button technically doesn't open Google Now. It opens Google Search. Which, yes does show the "cards" like Google Now, but really isn't Google Now.
As far as accessing Google Now, the blue "G" icon is Google Now. So if you put that Blue "G" app icon on the lock screen, you can get to it from there. Put the Google app icon on your home screen to get to it from there, and the long press of the Home Button should allow you to get to it from there.
That really covers all your bases.
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Actually, on the Note 2, holding the home button does bring up Google Now. On the Galaxy S3, holding the menu button down brings up Google Search like you said (at least on an S3 running ICS), but it definitely opens Google Now on the the Note 2.
Yes you can set Google now to launch on a double tap.
1. Go into S-Voice settings and disable launch on double tap.
2. Download this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5laWthdG91MC5hcHBzcG90LmhvbWUyc2hvcnRjdXQiXQ..
3. set the app to launch google now and then set your preferred launcher.
4. Profit!
Hope I helped!
Tried it
jellydroid13 said:
Yes you can set Google now to launch on a double tap.
1. Go into S-Voice settings and disable launch on double tap.
2. Download this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5laWthdG91MC5hcHBzcG90LmhvbWUyc2hvcnRjdXQiXQ..
3. set the app to launch google now and then set your preferred launcher.
4. Profit!
Hope I helped!
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I tried exactly this and I like it. It adds a small amount of lag to the one-press home button return to the home screen, but works perfectly for the double-tap straight to Google Now. I don't mind the miniscule lag, and I love the new functionality. Thanks for the tip!
Nate
N8shon said:
I tried exactly this and I like it. It adds a small amount of lag to the one-press home button return to the home screen, but works perfectly for the double-tap straight to Google Now. I don't mind the miniscule lag, and I love the new functionality. Thanks for the tip!
Nate
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Long pressing the menu button has no lag and requires no additional apps.
I really like the look and feel of nova launcher with the added customization but I found it to lag my Home Screens pretty majorly.
I'm wondering if he's yet to optimize it for note 2/bigger screens?
I use apex and it's fast with no lag...
Hitman3984 said:
I really like the look and feel of nova launcher with the added customization but I found it to lag my Home Screens pretty majorly.
I'm wondering if he's yet to optimize it for note 2/bigger screens?
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I'm using Nova and there's zero lag. Very fast and fluid.
Hitman3984 said:
I really like the look and feel of nova launcher with the added customization but I found it to lag my Home Screens pretty majorly.
I'm wondering if he's yet to optimize it for note 2/bigger screens?
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I use it on my Note 2, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7/10 and it's as fast as AOSP on every one of them. Might be something else that is causing your lag.
bsweetness said:
I'm using Nova and there's zero lag. Very fast and fluid.
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Same here.
I use Nova in my Galaxy 3's & my VZ Note 2, zero lag in either one.
Dmwitz said:
If you install Nova launcher you can open Google Now (or anything really)by double tapping your home screen. If you prefer you can launch it with a "pinch" a "swipe up" a "swipe down" or any other of the gestures that are available. It's really quite brilliant.
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Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for reminding me about that. Makes so much more sense than trying to add a new app.
Home 2 Shortcut app.
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My device is S6 edge tmobile. There is a circle setting button always showed up when some app's open. It''s totally useless and sometime makes the screen not working. I know some Tom disable this feature but I just want to know how to do that. Screen shot is here. Anyone knows how ?
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My device is S6 edge tmobile. There is a circle setting button always showed up when some app's open. It''s totally useless and sometime makes the screen not working. I know some Tom disable this feature but I just want to know how to do that. Screen shot is here. Anyone knows how ?
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Tools toggle -swipe down, uncheck tools toggle.
S6 only has 3 buttons. Multi tasking, home and back.. Android has a 4th button for settings and the floating 3 dots is the 4th buttons and only appears when an app has it in its code for the 4 settings button.
Other android phones that have on screen buttons also has this as part of the navigation
freaksamael said:
Tools toggle -swipe down, uncheck tools toggle.
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Thank you for the reply man. But I really dont get you. Can you explain it more specifically? I cant find the seeting of the tools toggle...
Ronaldo_9 said:
S6 only has 3 buttons. Multi tasking, home and back.. Android has a 4th button for settings and the floating 3 dots is the 4th buttons and only appears when an app has it in its code for the 4 settings button.
Other android phones that have on screen buttons also has this as part of the navigation
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Thank you for.the reply man. But you get me wrong. What I am trying to disable is the button that flaoting when some apps open. You see that small wite button at left corner of the snapshort?
Michael_Meng said:
Thank you for.the reply man. But you get me wrong. What I am trying to disable is the button that flaoting when some apps open. You see that small wite button at left corner of the snapshort?
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Are you sure you don't mean the white circle with 3 dots on the right of the screen
Yeah I mean it.. Sorry. But I know some rom can disable it. like VN 3.0. This button really buzzy me.
It's part of Lollipop for apps that haven't updated to the fact phones don't have hard menu button. App needs to be updated by Dev.
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Not possible
This button acts as a replacement for the hardware menu button on older devices.
thats the menu button