My home button doesn't register all presses so I flashed a new ROM and enabled navigation bar. It takes some of my screen space but that's what I prefer instead of unresponsive home button. Now I want to completely disable to soft key because I already have those function at the navigation bar. Please help me.
If you are using aokp you can enable, disable and even resize the nav bar.
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If you are using aokp you can enable, disable and even resize the nav bar.
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I don't have a problem with the nav bar I prefer the nav bar instead of the soft keys so I need to disable the soft keys.
Hi All,
It took me a while to figure out, but you can add an option to hide the grey nav bar on an unrooted HAM2 and make it reappear by swiping up. It is somewhat confusing because the nav bar setting is not available if you have your Emotion UI set to the Standard home screen style. You have to apply the "Simple" home screen style first, which is the one with the giant colored buttons for grandma to use.
After you apply the Simple home screen style, go back into settings, select More Settings and then scroll down to the bottom of the list. You will see a new option called "Navigation Bar" has been added. If you press this option you will see a toggle switch for "Hide Navigation Bar" along with some instructions on how to use it. Once you have toggled the switch to hide the navigation bar, you can revert back to the Standard Emotion UI and the setting will be retained.
After I hid the navigation bar I found some apps I had difficulty installing would start to work OK. For example, if you try to install NBA Jam without hiding the navigation bar, it will get hung on the initial splash screen. After I hid the navigation bar, NBA Jam would check for updates and then proceed to the game without any problem.
Hope this helps anyone having difficulty with the nav bar!
Zag
Zagzagel said:
Hi All,
It took me a while to figure out, but you can add an option to hide the grey nav bar on an unrooted HAM2 and make it reappear by swiping up. It is somewhat confusing because the nav bar setting is not available if you have your Emotion UI set to the Standard home screen style. You have to apply the "Simple" home screen style first, which is the one with the giant colored buttons for grandma to use.
After you apply the Simple home screen style, go back into settings, select More Settings and then scroll down to the bottom of the list. You will see a new option called "Navigation Bar" has been added. If you press this option you will see a toggle switch for "Hide Navigation Bar" along with some instructions on how to use it. Once you have toggled the switch to hide the navigation bar, you can revert back to the Standard Emotion UI and the setting will be retained.
After I hid the navigation bar I found some apps I had difficulty installing would start to work OK. For example, if you try to install NBA Jam without hiding the navigation bar, it will get hung on the initial splash screen. After I hid the navigation bar, NBA Jam would check for updates and then proceed to the game without any problem.
Hope this helps anyone having difficulty with the nav bar!
Zag
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#EPICFIND
this looks great with xposed and gravity box so that my navbar is transparent and can be hidden on command!
thank you!
Zagzagel said:
Hi All,
It took me a while to figure out, but you can add an option to hide the grey nav bar on an unrooted HAM2 and make it reappear by swiping up. It is somewhat confusing because the nav bar setting is not available if you have your Emotion UI set to the Standard home screen style. You have to apply the "Simple" home screen style first, which is the one with the giant colored buttons for grandma to use.
After you apply the Simple home screen style, go back into settings, select More Settings and then scroll down to the bottom of the list. You will see a new option called "Navigation Bar" has been added. If you press this option you will see a toggle switch for "Hide Navigation Bar" along with some instructions on how to use it. Once you have toggled the switch to hide the navigation bar, you can revert back to the Standard Emotion UI and the setting will be retained.
After I hid the navigation bar I found some apps I had difficulty installing would start to work OK. For example, if you try to install NBA Jam without hiding the navigation bar, it will get hung on the initial splash screen. After I hid the navigation bar, NBA Jam would check for updates and then proceed to the game without any problem.
Hope this helps anyone having difficulty with the nav bar!
Zag
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This is the Kitkat feature I missed the most. My main motivation to buy a HAM2 was to read novels in it, instead of carrying a smaller phone and a tablet. For that purpose, the screen is stunning, but that dammed gray navbar was always in the way. Not anymore!
Thank you so much for this tip. You made my day!
Wow, nice find!
Now I have a bit more room on this already huge display. Thanks! :good:
Zagzagel said:
Hi All,
It took me a while to figure out, but you can add an option to hide the grey nav bar on an unrooted HAM2 and make it reappear by swiping up. It is somewhat confusing because the nav bar setting is not available if you have your Emotion UI set to the Standard home screen style. You have to apply the "Simple" home screen style first, which is the one with the giant colored buttons for grandma to use.
After you apply the Simple home screen style, go back into settings, select More Settings and then scroll down to the bottom of the list. You will see a new option called "Navigation Bar" has been added. If you press this option you will see a toggle switch for "Hide Navigation Bar" along with some instructions on how to use it. Once you have toggled the switch to hide the navigation bar, you can revert back to the Standard Emotion UI and the setting will be retained.
After I hid the navigation bar I found some apps I had difficulty installing would start to work OK. For example, if you try to install NBA Jam without hiding the navigation bar, it will get hung on the initial splash screen. After I hid the navigation bar, NBA Jam would check for updates and then proceed to the game without any problem.
Hope this helps anyone having difficulty with the nav bar!
Zag
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This option should be there regardless of what launcher u are using.. It's a standard feature in the settings.. No? I have a China version on 4.4.2.. No sure if there's a difference though..
scpion said:
This option should be there regardless of what launcher u are using.. It's a standard feature in the settings.. No? I have a China version on 4.4.2.. No sure if there's a difference though..
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It is not visible with standard home screen but it is in simple which not too many people switch to it.
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Thanks very much for sharing this!
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A bit laggy compared to using one of the root options.
Zagzagel said:
Hi All,
It took me a while to figure out, but you can add an option to hide the grey nav bar on an unrooted HAM2 and make it reappear by swiping up. It is somewhat confusing because the nav bar setting is not available if you have your Emotion UI set to the Standard home screen style. You have to apply the "Simple" home screen style first, which is the one with the giant colored buttons for grandma to use.
After you apply the Simple home screen style, go back into settings, select More Settings and then scroll down to the bottom of the list. You will see a new option called "Navigation Bar" has been added. If you press this option you will see a toggle switch for "Hide Navigation Bar" along with some instructions on how to use it. Once you have toggled the switch to hide the navigation bar, you can revert back to the Standard Emotion UI and the setting will be retained.
After I hid the navigation bar I found some apps I had difficulty installing would start to work OK. For example, if you try to install NBA Jam without hiding the navigation bar, it will get hung on the initial splash screen. After I hid the navigation bar, NBA Jam would check for updates and then proceed to the game without any problem.
Hope this helps anyone having difficulty with the nav bar!
Zag
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A bit laggy compared to using one of the root options. But better ten nothing if you don't want to root. Thanks.
Thank you,.!.!
Only reason I wanted to rood was immersive mode, this is close enough.
I love this phone even more now - coming from a 32gb One plus one.
Damn! You had a oneplus one? I got an invite but I'm gonna have to pass on that
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Zagzagel said:
Hi All,
It took me a while to figure out, but you can add an option to hide the grey nav bar on an unrooted HAM2 and make it reappear by swiping up. It is somewhat confusing because the nav bar setting is not available if you have your Emotion UI set to the Standard home screen style. You have to apply the "Simple" home screen style first, which is the one with the giant colored buttons for grandma to use.
After you apply the Simple home screen style, go back into settings, select More Settings and then scroll down to the bottom of the list. You will see a new option called "Navigation Bar" has been added. If you press this option you will see a toggle switch for "Hide Navigation Bar" along with some instructions on how to use it. Once you have toggled the switch to hide the navigation bar, you can revert back to the Standard Emotion UI and the setting will be retained.
After I hid the navigation bar I found some apps I had difficulty installing would start to work OK. For example, if you try to install NBA Jam without hiding the navigation bar, it will get hung on the initial splash screen. After I hid the navigation bar, NBA Jam would check for updates and then proceed to the game without any problem.
Hope this helps anyone having difficulty with the nav bar!
Zag
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WOW!!! Thanks so much for sharing this great find. It works GREAT!!!!!
Thanks given. This was the only reason I was rooted. Along with greenify. Now with the ability to hide the navbar and the ability to disable background apps included in the stock ROM, I really don't have any need for root. I still might use links2sd to install more apps if I hit that 6gb limit. This phone is solid!
Making the navigation bar hidden is called "immersive mode". There are apps on the Play Store that supposedly let you toggle immersive mode. Please post your results if you try one.
I'm guessing those apps will let you switch to immersive mode independent of standard or simple mode.
I am a newb when it comes to Android, so please forgive me if these issues seem obvious or my terminology is out of touch.
On Android 4.2 with my TrueSmart, I had installed Swipe Status Bar and it was a great way to see all the pending system notifications and give quick access to some phone functions (wifi, airplane, bluetooth, GPS, etc). I can't figure out how to activate something similar now in KitKat. I installed the same app, but I hear KitKat has it's own swipey status bar of some sort? Either way, I can't activate either of them. Sometimes I can get Swipe Status Bar to trigger if I frantically swipe up and down across the screen, but obviously something is wrong (perhaps even a ID-10T error I'll admit). What do most people here use to read Android notifications?
Also, on 4.2 the bottom hardware button would turn on the screen and go to the default launcher's home screen. In KitKat now, it doesn't power on the screen, but it will go to the launcher's home screen if the screen is already on. Is there a way to configure what that button does, like power on the screen too?
Thanks in advance!
Kcspaceman said:
I am a newb when it comes to Android, so please forgive me if these issues seem obvious or my terminology is out of touch.
On Android 4.2 with my TrueSmart, I had installed Swipe Status Bar and it was a great way to see all the pending system notifications and give quick access to some phone functions (wifi, airplane, bluetooth, GPS, etc). I can't figure out how to activate something similar now in KitKat. I installed the same app, but I hear KitKat has it's own swipey status bar of some sort? Either way, I can't activate either of them. Sometimes I can get Swipe Status Bar to trigger if I frantically swipe up and down across the screen, but obviously something is wrong (perhaps even a ID-10T error I'll admit). What do most people here use to read Android notifications?
Also, on 4.2 the bottom hardware button would turn on the screen and go to the default launcher's home screen. In KitKat now, it doesn't power on the screen, but it will go to the launcher's home screen if the screen is already on. Is there a way to configure what that button does, like power on the screen too?
Thanks in advance!
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It is work in progress, but I have a mod of an Xposed Module that fixes both problems.
There is a special hack for the status bar that makes the GravityBox expanded desktop working.
For waking up, you can map Home to Power with the same module.
https://plus.google.com/111628072657804333818/posts/fLScyq4eQFm
gerhardo said:
It is work in progress, but I have a mod of an Xposed Module that fixes both problems.
There is a special hack for the status bar that makes the GravityBox expanded desktop working.
For waking up, you can map Home to Power with the same module.
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What xpoesd module is that?
Note: GravityBox is only sufficient, my mod is not needed.
Thanks Gerhard! From what I can tell then, I'll need to install SuperSU, then Xposed, then GravityBox to get to that point (starting from the stock KK install for the TS). I'll try this tonight.
I am using the T-820 Tweaked Rom and was wondering if there is a way to enable the on screen nav bar. I have tried turning on the option in GravityBox, but it does not work.
Not quite what you are after, but I use
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.yesoft.handysoftkeys&hl=en_GB
Is there a way to make the navigation bar in V30 Oreo permanently visible?
So always visible on the home screen, in app drarer and in all the apps? It now keeps disappearing after a few seconds so going 'Home' takes 2 actions or more in stead of just pushing the Navigation Circle Icon.
I'm using Nova Launcher Prime 5.5.4 paid version but I think it's a V30/Oreo issue.
Please help!
Sven Verbruggen said:
Is there a way to make the navigation bar in V30 Oreo permanently visible?
So always visible on the home screen, in app drarer and in all the apps? It now keeps disappearing after a few seconds so going 'Home' takes 2 actions or more in stead of just pushing the Navigation Circle Icon.
I'm using Nova Launcher Prime 5.5.4 paid version but I think it's a V30/Oreo issue.
Please help!
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Yes. Turn on the Home touch buttons in Settings. (In Settings search function, look for Home Touch buttons.)
Then go into that setting and you will see "Hide Home touch buttons" category. Disable hiding them for any apps. It will give you a list of apps to selectively hide the Home touch buttons. Just disable everything with switch at the top of the page. Scroll down through the list, make sure they are all turned off.