Question Any way to resize navigation bar? - Google Pixel 6

Does anyone know of a way to make the 3-button navigation bar taller/bigger on Android 12? I have magisk and lsposed, but none of the older solutions work (eg GravityBox). I also haven't been able to find any xposed modules that work. I tried gesture navigation but I prefer the 3 buttons. I also increased the touchscreen sensitivity.
I just upgraded to Pixel 6 from Pixel 4XL but I'm noticing that the navigation bar buttons don't always respond as it did on the Pixel 4XL. I'm frequently having to press the nav bar buttons again bc they're not registering my touch. I'm thinking that it's because the height of the nav bar is short, but I've also never had an issue on the 4XL. It might be due to the my screen protector, but I don't have any issues on the other areas of the touchscreen and my 4XL also had a screen protector without issue. Thx!

i would kill for a mod that kept the navigation bar always visible, personally i think google was STUPID to push the no physical buttons for android design plan.

neo_lithic3K said:
Does anyone know of a way to make the 3-button navigation bar taller/bigger on Android 12? I have magisk and lsposed, but none of the older solutions work (eg GravityBox). I also haven't been able to find any xposed modules that work. I tried gesture navigation but I prefer the 3 buttons. I also increased the touchscreen sensitivity.
I just upgraded to Pixel 6 from Pixel 4XL but I'm noticing that the navigation bar buttons don't always respond as it did on the Pixel 4XL. I'm frequently having to press the nav bar buttons again bc they're not registering my touch. I'm thinking that it's because the height of the nav bar is short, but I've also never had an issue on the 4XL. It might be due to the my screen protector, but I don't have any issues on the other areas of the touchscreen and my 4XL also had a screen protector without issue. Thx!
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Did you find anything in the themes and mods section that could help you?
Google Pixel 6
The Google Pixel 6 is a 6.4" phone with a 1080x2400 resolution display. The Google Tensor chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. The main camera is 50+12MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 4614mAh capacity.
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vandyman said:
Did you find anything in the themes and mods section that could help you?
Google Pixel 6
The Google Pixel 6 is a 6.4" phone with a 1080x2400 resolution display. The Google Tensor chipset is paired with 8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. The main camera is 50+12MP and the selfie camera is 8MP. The battery has a 4614mAh capacity.
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no unfortunately.
I'm actually thinking of returning my Pixel 6. It's not performing as well as I expected and not any faster than my Pixel 4XL.

neo_lithic3K said:
no unfortunately.
I'm actually thinking of returning my Pixel 6. It's not performing as well as I expected and not any faster than my Pixel 4XL.
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check out a benckmark to see if its really not faster. sad thing is oyu get more ram, more speed int he cpu , but google loads it down with 400MB of google play services and other frills that make it run like an old woman from a mugger... far to hard for no benefit.

nutzfreelance said:
check out a benckmark to see if its really not faster. sad thing is oyu get more ram, more speed int he cpu , but google loads it down with 400MB of google play services and other frills that make it run like an old woman from a mugger... far to hard for no benefit.
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I did check the benchmarks and it did show the 6 being faster/better than the 4xl, but I didn't notice any difference in most cases. (Though, I did notice my swiftbackup being much faster on the 6 when I was backing up all my user apps.)
Right, I was thinking the 16GB ram and better cpu would translate into very noticeable performance.
Main reason that I upgraded was because my pixel 4 xl has been draining battery fast lately, so I thought it was time to upgrade... But noticed the same issue on my pixel 6. Couple that with the other pixel 6 issues and I'm wondering whether it's really worth it to keep the 6.

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i would kill for a mod that kept the navigation bar always visible, personally i think google was STUPID to push the no physical buttons for android design plan.
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Not sure if I'm understanding you correctly. There is a way to switch to the 3-button navigation bar in android settings. That's what I'm using now.

neo_lithic3K said:
Not sure if I'm understanding you correctly. There is a way to switch to the 3-button navigation bar in android settings. That's what I'm using now.
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i know but it constantly disappears in most of my apps and its a pain to bring back

nutzfreelance said:
i know but it constantly disappears in most of my apps and its a pain to bring back
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oh that's very odd. I've never had that issue before in any phone, any android version, or any rom (custom or stock). The only time it disappears is when it's intended -- if I'm playing a full screen game, watching a full screen video, etc.

In case anyone's interested, I was able to sort-of resolve this issue by switching to the 2-button navigation (via magisk, since 2-button is not an option in settings). I don't seem to have the nav bar issue anymore.

I do believe it's your screen protector causing your main issue. I've noticed they can be temperamental near the edges of the screen. On my LG V40 thin Q, I used the left-hand version of the keyboard, because, the right side letters & numbers were so hard to register a tap. In your case, it's likely at the bottom. Personally, I'm not using a screen protector on my pixel 6, since I own it outright, instead of payments on the LG. But, you do need to be more on target tapping the nav buttons.

neo_lithic3K said:
Does anyone know of a way to make the 3-button navigation bar taller/bigger on Android 12? I have magisk and lsposed, but none of the older solutions work (eg GravityBox). I also haven't been able to find any xposed modules that work. I tried gesture navigation but I prefer the 3 buttons. I also increased the touchscreen sensitivity.
I just upgraded to Pixel 6 from Pixel 4XL but I'm noticing that the navigation bar buttons don't always respond as it did on the Pixel 4XL. I'm frequently having to press the nav bar buttons again bc they're not registering my touch. I'm thinking that it's because the height of the nav bar is short, but I've also never had an issue on the 4XL. It might be due to the my screen protector, but I don't have any issues on the other areas of the touchscreen and my 4XL also had a screen protector without issue. Thx!
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I know it is late but I understand what you mean .
It is not the navigation bar that looks small . When you enable Task Bar it will make Navigation Bar smaller to the side . So to disable it go to.
Settings > Display > taskbar. Uptick it.
Now you have the normal long navigation bar

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How to prevent burn in

I use my phone very often throughout the day, flash ROMs. The usual with such device as many of you know. To cut to the chase the navbar is almost always lit. So there is a likely hood of the navbar burning in, or the status bar.
More important things will be bolded, and the most important bolded and underlined
1. Go to Settings => Display => Set sleep to the lowest time that will work for you, the lowest - 15 seconds - is the best for your screen.
2. You can turn on inverted colors, this will turn the largely white UI to black. Although this will not look very aesthetically pleasing. It will reduce the burn in probability. - Not desirable I know
3. Change your wallpaper to a solid black color, I don't do this personally. But it does reduce the risk. You can also go for Black and gray wallpapers - you can find very good looking ones - but it won't be as great as just the black wallpaper.
4. Keep your brightness low, this keeps the diodes - pixels - from being at full brightness the entire time. Which lengthens their life span.
5. Change your theme to a black theme, or dark. As this will also help. You can change your keyboard to black from the Google Keyboard app. If you want a absolute black background on a keyboard, use the wallpaper from #3 after hitting "my image" under theme.
6. After extensive use, run a Burn in fixer even if you don't see the affects of burn in. As it changes the pixels that stayed the same for a long period of time. These work by flashing a variety of colors on your screen in semi-rapid succession. Which can also undo some minor burn in. The one I use is here (playstore link) . Run this for around 5-10 minutes before you go to sleep for example, or while you're doing something on your computer.
Hope this helps! This is what I use and I haven't yet gotten burn in on my Nexus 6P after extensive use day to day.
I've never had a problem with burn in on any OLED phone I've had and I've had many.
The most important thing for power savings is a dark theme.
Also, no burn in on my devices, but use a dark wallpaper, theme, etc....
This thread is pure dumbness...it's almost imposible to burn an amoled screen unless it remains lit and static one whole day...normal use will never burn the screen.
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Only poor quality OLED panels exhibit burn in. Except if you display a static image at full brightness for days non stop, something that doesn't happen in normal usage. If you are so paranoid then never buy an amoled phone. It's the same with the silly "battery friendly" battery tips for charging and quick charging. Use your phone like normal. This is why you bought it. It's a device that's built to last only few years and you will change it before major problems arise. That unless you have a very crappy made device.
My Nexus 6p has burn in, I can see the navigation and status bars burnt into the top and bottom. I attribute it to using navigation on long trips and Pokemon Go always needing the screen on. Just started noting it in the last month (got it in the initial preorders).
The app says its for LCD..?
My device has burn on the top and bottom of the screen pretty badly actually and I have the navigation bars hide them selves. I think the screen degrading.
Mines has burn on top and bottom
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This has always been a minor concern with any smart phone I've had, but can't say it's ever happened to me. I did however find a much better way to prevent this that works flawlessly on my [rooted] Nexus 6P. In one of the last few major android versions we got immersive mode (L methinks?), but it's not always accessible depending on phone/manufacturer (haven't seen an option on a stock ROM yet). I use Tasker to run root shell commands from notifications and found the following command a while back (source stack overflow or similar answer site via Google):
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
This will toggle full immersive mode. It persists across reboots and fits me perfectly as I enjoy the extra screen estate and I can just swipe from top/bottom to get those bars. Basically makes it like you are always in video mode. This only has to be run once, but I have a companion command to disable just in case:
settings put global policy_control null*
I figure if my normal apps are putting different designs and colors in those areas, I shouldn't have to ever worry about pixel burn in. Plus it's way better than crippling a devices usability with color inversion.
sevro said:
This has always been a minor concern with any smart phone I've had, but can't say it's ever happened to me. I did however find a much better way to prevent this that works flawlessly on my [rooted] Nexus 6P. In one of the last few major android versions we got immersive mode (L methinks?), but it's not always accessible depending on phone/manufacturer (haven't seen an option on a stock ROM yet). I use Tasker to run root shell commands from notifications and found the following command a while back (source stack overflow or similar answer site via Google):
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
This will toggle full immersive mode. It persists across reboots and fits me perfectly as I enjoy the extra screen estate and I can just swipe from top/bottom to get those bars. Basically makes it like you are always in video mode. This only has to be run once, but I have a companion command to disable just in case:
settings put global policy_control null*
I figure if my normal apps are putting different designs and colors in those areas, I shouldn't have to ever worry about pixel burn in. Plus it's way better than crippling a devices usability with color inversion.
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MAN, THANK YOU!!!
THANKS!! :good::highfive:
sevro said:
This has always been a minor concern with any smart phone I've had, but can't say it's ever happened to me. I did however find a much better way to prevent this that works flawlessly on my [rooted] Nexus 6P. In one of the last few major android versions we got immersive mode (L methinks?), but it's not always accessible depending on phone/manufacturer (haven't seen an option on a stock ROM yet). I use Tasker to run root shell commands from notifications and found the following command a while back (source stack overflow or similar answer site via Google):
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
This will toggle full immersive mode. It persists across reboots and fits me perfectly as I enjoy the extra screen estate and I can just swipe from top/bottom to get those bars. Basically makes it like you are always in video mode. This only has to be run once, but I have a companion command to disable just in case:
settings put global policy_control null*
I figure if my normal apps are putting different designs and colors in those areas, I shouldn't have to ever worry about pixel burn in. Plus it's way better than crippling a devices usability with color inversion.
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I had that for a while its baked into my rom but I found it annoying.
Riardon said:
Only poor quality OLED panels exhibit burn in.
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That is not true. All OLED panels exhibit "burn in", it's the nature of the technology. It's not really burning in though but rather "burning out".
That being said, burn in during normal usage is very unlikely and pretty much impossible unless you use apps that keep the screen on with static picture or UI elements. The only thing that WILL "burn in " on any device, and is just a matter of time, is the status bar and nav bar. But they are both there almost always anyway so you won't even see it unless you decide to switch to pie controls down the road and turn the nav bar off.
As for OP, using a full black wallpaper would actually INCREASE chances of burn in but you don't spend that much time on homescreen for it to matter. Running any burn in "fixers" is absolutely unnecessary and is very unlikely to help once the pixels on your display do degrade unevenly. Basically the only thing you need to do to prevent it is to use common sense. Don't use higher brightness than necessary and don't (over)use apps that leave the screen on with static picture.
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sevro said:
This has always been a minor concern with any smart phone I've had, but can't say it's ever happened to me. I did however find a much better way to prevent this that works flawlessly on my [rooted] Nexus 6P. In one of the last few major android versions we got immersive mode (L methinks?), but it's not always accessible depending on phone/manufacturer (haven't seen an option on a stock ROM yet). I use Tasker to run root shell commands from notifications and found the following command a while back (source stack overflow or similar answer site via Google):
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
This will toggle full immersive mode. It persists across reboots and fits me perfectly as I enjoy the extra screen estate and I can just swipe from top/bottom to get those bars. Basically makes it like you are always in video mode. This only has to be run once, but I have a companion command to disable just in case:
settings put global policy_control null*
I figure if my normal apps are putting different designs and colors in those areas, I shouldn't have to ever worry about pixel burn in. Plus it's way better than crippling a devices usability with color inversion.
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LMT launcher is your friend. Swiping up just to reveal the nav bar is too much of a hassle. With pie controls you can navigate with just one continuos swipe and you can configure it in any way you want. At first I did this to get back the screen space wasted by navbar but I've realized navigation is actually better than with the nav bar itself. It's also easier to do one handed because it can not only be activated from the bottom but from the sides as well. I urge anyone who dislikes the nav bar to try it. Works flawlessly and for those concerned, it prevents burn in as well.
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LMT launcher is your friend. Swiping up just to reveal the nav bar is too much of a hassle. With pie controls you can navigate with just one continuos swipe and you can configure it in any way you want. At first I did this to get back the screen space wasted by navbar but I've realized navigation is actually better than with the nav bar itself. It's also easier to do one handed because it can not only be activated from the bottom but from the sides as well. I urge anyone who dislikes the nav bar to try it. Works flawlessly and for those concerned, it prevents burn in as well.
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I actually ran across LMT and used it before I found immersive mode. Extremely robust and customizable. However I use the swipe kinda like a "confirmation" that I want to navigate away. The swipe up and tap is almost second nature now

Apps not resizing for "notch"

Hi All, I got my honor 10 yesterday and been happy with it so far and still exploring all the features.
As I start to transfer my apps from my old phone I noticed snapchat doesn't resize correctly with the notch along the top. So if you hide the notch, the snap chat menu still goes up so you can only see half the buttons (half on the screen, half off because the notch is blacked out.
With the notch on, you can see the buttons ok. I also noticed, if somebody has a long name or puts text along the top of their snapchat, the notch hides it. It appears to do this with the notch on or off and both in full screen mode and not.
Just wondering if anybody else has experienced it with any other apps and if there is a way round it. I personally prefer to have the notch disabled.
See picture, as you can see, the top buttons and hello message is cut off with the notch.
thorpe1992 said:
Hi All, I got my honor 10 yesterday and been happy with it so far and still exploring all the features.
As I start to transfer my apps from my old phone I noticed snapchat doesn't resize correctly with the notch along the top. So if you hide the notch, the snap chat menu still goes up so you can only see half the buttons (half on the screen, half off because the notch is blacked out.
With the notch on, you can see the buttons ok. I also noticed, if somebody has a long name or puts text along the top of their snapchat, the notch hides it. It appears to do this with the notch on or off and both in full screen mode and not.
Just wondering if anybody else has experienced it with any other apps and if there is a way round it. I personally prefer to have the notch disabled.
See picture, as you can see, the top buttons and hello message is cut off with the notch.
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you should try updating the emui software, it helps with the notch (on instagram, haven't tried snapchat) using the on screen navigation buttons helps resizing as well
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you should try updating the emui software, it helps with the notch (on instagram, haven't tried snapchat) using the on screen navigation buttons helps resizing as well
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I am fully up to date. Upon further usage, I noticed it happens in other apps too. Instagram is actually a lot worse. It resizes length ways ok however not the correct size width ways. Most notably on stories so you can't see the first left and end right part. Looking online there's a lot of people complaining from Huawei and Samsung users (dating almost 3/4 months ago)
It appears to be an issue with the higher resolution android phones which app developers have been slow to fix. Hopefully, phone and app developers will come up with some kind of fix soon. Quite annoying as everything works flawlessly on iphones
Try changing the dpi on dev setting or play around with display view Setting for now until it get fixed
Doesn't work regardless of what combination of settings I have. Looks like there's a serious lack of compatibility with android devices at the higher resolutions. Annoying!
I have the exact same issue and I'm happy someone is discussing it, man I felt like I'm alone
I have noticed this same issue when using my Honor 10. I have not found a solution for it yet.

A worthy upgrade?

From my OnePlus 6t? I'm really just curious about how smooth the overall experience is. I already know, that the camera, battery life, and multitasking will be an upgrade. And the size of the phone doesn't bother me. But I'm a little hesitant just because I was hoping for a faster refresh rate (not a deal breaker), and because of LG's terrible reputation for updates and software fixes. So I gues my question is this.. How is the overall software performance in terms of smoothness, fluidity, and just overall performance?
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From my OnePlus 6t? I'm really just curious about how smooth the overall experience is. I already know, that the camera, battery life, and multitasking will be an upgrade. And the size of the phone doesn't bother me. But I'm a little hesitant just because I was hoping for a faster refresh rate (not a deal breaker), and because of LG's terrible reputation for updates and software fixes. So I gues my question is this.. How is the overall software performance in terms of smoothness, fluidity, and just overall performance?
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I'll be honest there are some bugs that will be addressed with an update(when ever that is) but over all even without 90hz refresh rate this phone is a BEAST. I get 12 hours of screen on time with moderate use, quick charge 4.0 is quite good on this device even for its big battery, the screen is beautiful and the cameras are definitely awesome. The bugs aren't bad enough to take away from the overall experience but you'll notice some things such as phantom touches, wifi doesn't auto connect all the time, and the app drawer doesn't auto arrange apps but i'm happy. Also, audio quality is INSANE!
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I'll be honest there are some bugs that will be addressed with an update(when ever that is) but over all even without 90hz refresh rate this phone is a BEAST. I get 12 hours of screen on time with moderate use, quick charge 4.0 is quite good on this device even for its big battery, the screen is beautiful and the cameras are definitely awesome. The bugs aren't bad enough to take away from the overall experience but you'll notice some things such as phantom touches, wifi doesn't auto connect all the time, and the app drawer doesn't auto arrange apps but i'm happy. Also, audio quality is INSANE!
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Thank you. This might seem like a ridiculous question but does the stock launcher have the ability to swipe down the notification shade from anywhere on the screen? Not a big deal, bit I've heard that it doesn't and that seems like such a stupid oversight for such a big phone. Also can I get rid of the app drawer icon, but still use the app drawer? In other words, remove that icon, and just swipe up to enter the app drawer? Neither is a deal breaker, but just things I've been curious about since I'm unable to go to a store and get a "hands on" with the device right now
swiping down anywhere brings down the content search, also yes you can choose to have swipe up or dock icon or just have apps on the home screen
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here are some screen shots
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Thank you. No gesture to swipe down notification is only a minor annoyance that wouldn't prevent me from enjoying the device, but I was just curious. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide the information for me
Ryano89 said:
Thank you. No gesture to swipe down notification is only a minor annoyance that wouldn't prevent me from enjoying the device, but I was just curious. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide the information for me
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it works with Nova launcher and lawnchair 2, I know that... LG home is okay if you like simplicity
Some_Ghost said:
it works with Nova launcher and lawnchair 2, I know that... LG home is okay if you like simplicity
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I use Lawnchair now, but I'm on a custom ROM. I'd prefer not to use it on stock because I prefer the navigation gestures, and they are wonky on 3rd party launchers without root, or so I'm told
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they are wonky on 3rd party launchers without root, or so I'm told
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correct. I have a LG G8 and gestures are very wonky on third party launchers. If you absolutely wanna use gestures then you have to resort to using a 3rd party gesture app like Fluid Navigation Gestures.
I recently moved from the OnePlus 6t to this phone. Since both phones are 60 hz, I don't miss anything there. I love having the pen functionality and stereo speakers, and games are completely better with the dual screen even if I don't play much. I thought I always had great battery on the OnePlus, but it is even better with the V60. Last charge cycle I got about 10 hours screen on time, about 2-3 hours more than on my 6t. One of my main reasons for going back to LG (I previously owned LG V20 and V30) was the headphone jack and sound quality. I have extra dongles just to use my headphones. I constantly swipe down though when trying to open the notification shade, so I just wish that function were there. Got a security update today, actually ahead of my OnePlus phone at the moment, but I know software updates will be a major letdown. This hardware is fantastic though! You will surely enjoy this phone as an upgrade to the OnePlus 6t imo...
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I recently moved from the OnePlus 6t to this phone. Since both phones are 60 hz, I don't miss anything there. I love having the pen functionality and stereo speakers, and games are completely better with the dual screen even if I don't play much. I thought I always had great battery on the OnePlus, but it is even better with the V60. Last charge cycle I got about 10 hours screen on time, about 2-3 hours more than on my 6t. One of my main reasons for going back to LG (I previously owned LG V20 and V30) was the headphone jack and sound quality. I have extra dongles just to use my headphones. I constantly swipe down though when trying to open the notification shade, so I just wish that function were there. Got a security update today, actually ahead of my OnePlus phone at the moment, but I know software updates will be a major letdown. This hardware is fantastic though! You will surely enjoy this phone as an upgrade to the OnePlus 6t imo...
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Great to hear someone coming from the same phone as me is enjoying the upgrade. I ordered mine yesterday, it should be here in a couple of days. I want it NOW! Lol. You already got a security update? Do you mind if I ask which carrier you are on?
Ryano89 said:
Great to hear someone coming from the same phone as me is enjoying the upgrade. I ordered mine yesterday, it should be here in a couple of days. I want it NOW! Lol. You already got a security update? Do you mind if I ask which carrier you are on?
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I'm on t-mobile. Just upgraded to April security patch...
jrsndr said:
I'm on t-mobile. Just upgraded to April security patch...
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Thanks, I ordered from T-Mobile as well.
jericho246 said:
correct. I have a LG G8 and gestures are very wonky on third party launchers. If you absolutely wanna use gestures then you have to resort to using a 3rd party gesture app like Fluid Navigation Gestures.
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No problem with gestures on my LG V30 using Nova Launcher.
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No problem with gestures on my LG V30 using Nova Launcher.
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If you're not on Android 10, I believe it's not broken
I went from a rooted LG V30+ to an unrooted LG V60 (both with AT&T), and I absolutely love this phone so far.
I mean, yeah, the V30+ is pretty old, so there's no way this wasn't going to be an upgrade in just about every category, but I'm still very, very pleased with the phone.
On the V30+ (which at the time I was using it, was still stuck on Android 8), I replaced LG's crappy Home Launcher with Nova Launcher Prime and added Fluid Navigation Gestures (since there were no stock gestures on Android 8).
I'm happy to report that with a quick permission granted via ADB, Nova Launcher + FNG are working exactly as they did on the V30+, even without root. This includes hiding the Navigation Bar (which is what I accomplished via that ADB permissions thing). And of course, Nova lets you swipe down from anywhere to pull down the notifications shade, and swipe up to pull up your Apps panel. You can set up similar triggers with FNG, but I find that's unnecessary.
I'm completely ignoring Android 10's stock gestures, as I got so used to FNG and it's just so damn pretty besides. I'm also circumventing any conflicts that may exist with stock Android 10 gestures and third-party launchers. Hell, I was even able to backup my V30's Nova Launcher settings and screen/icon pack and layouts to Google Drive and restore that backup on the V60 without any issue whatsoever (once I reinstalled all the apps I wanted, of course).
I couldn't be happier. This will be the first Android phone ever I don't root, and frankly, I don't think I'll even miss it!
Oh, and for what its worth, the phone came from AT&T with the February 2020 Android security patch, and a few days ago, an April 2020 security patch came down the pipe.
Coming from the V30, I'm VERY well aware how awful LG's software update release schedule is, so consider me pleasantly surprised.
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I went from a rooted LG V30+ to an unrooted LG V60 (both with AT&T), and I absolutely love this phone so far.
I mean, yeah, the V30+ is pretty old, so there's no way this wasn't going to be an upgrade in just about every category, but I'm still very, very pleased with the phone.
On the V30+ (which at the time I was using it, was still stuck on Android 8), I replaced LG's crappy Home Launcher with Nova Launcher Prime and added Fluid Navigation Gestures (since there were no stock gestures on Android 8).
I'm happy to report that with a quick permission granted via ADB, Nova Launcher + FNG are working exactly as they did on the V30+, even without root. This includes hiding the Navigation Bar (which is what I accomplished via that ADB permissions thing). And of course, Nova lets you swipe down from anywhere to pull down the notifications shade, and swipe up to pull up your Apps panel. You can set up similar triggers with FNG, but I find that's unnecessary.
I'm completely ignoring Android 10's stock gestures, as I got so used to FNG and it's just so damn pretty besides. I'm also circumventing any conflicts that may exist with stock Android 10 gestures and third-party launchers. Hell, I was even able to backup my V30's Nova Launcher settings and screen/icon pack and layouts to Google Drive and restore that backup on the V60 without any issue whatsoever (once I reinstalled all the apps I wanted, of course).
I couldn't be happier. This will be the first Android phone ever I don't root, and frankly, I don't think I'll even miss it!
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Yeah I've used nova off and on for years, it actually works fine without adb but I've noticed if try to open a "pop up window" it works, but then it breaks the recents menu and you have to reset it. Will using these adb commands fix that? I'm out of the loop on it because my 6t was rooted and running a custom ROM so I didn't have to deal with it
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Yeah I've used nova off and on for years, it actually works fine without adb but I've noticed if try to open a "pop up window" it works, but then it breaks the recents menu and you have to reset it. Will using these adb commands fix that? I'm out of the loop on it because my 6t was rooted and running a custom ROM so I didn't have to deal with it
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I have never used a pop-up window and honestly don't know what that is. I don't think that existed on my LG V30.
And I probably should have been more specific. I used ADB to grant Fluid Navigation Gestures an extra permission that allows it to hide the Navigation Bar without root access.
I don't think I needed to grant Nova any permissions via ADB. But I should run through Nova's settings and double-check.
My V30 was also rooted, though I stuck with the stock ROM. So I'm new to the whole "permissions via ADB" thing, but find that it's a viable work-around.
The important thing is that it persists through reboots, so it's a set-it-and-forget-it kind of thing.
I'll test the pop-up window thing and report back.
Edit - I just tried using Chrome and WhatsApp simultaneous via the pop-up windows functionality, dragged them around the screen, dismissed them, etc., and had absolutely no issues whatsoever triggering the Recents panel with Fluid Navigation Gestures. I even set up new pop-up windows and used FNG to pull up Recents and close the pop-ups with the Clear All button. Again, no issues. But I'm using FNG to power all of my navigation gestures minus the swipe down from anywhere for the Notifications Shade and swipe up for All Apps, which I let Nova handle.
And thanks for inadvertently teaching me something new! I may actually use these pop-up windows going forward!
Thanks for explaining that to me. I'm not using FNG just Nova. So maybe that's why it screws up the recents for me. It's not a big deal to me just something that I noticed. But I would like to be able to use a 3rd party launchers without bugs like this.
Ryano89 said:
If you're not on Android 10, I believe it's not broken
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Wow! A10 is really as bad as all the media articles make it out to be?
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Question [Question] are navigation bar actions gone (long press, double tap...) on OnePlus Nord 2?

Hi guys,
On my old OnePlus X and OnePlus 6T thanks to Oxygen OS I could set actions depending on the presses on the navigation bar (for example: long press the home button to lock the screen) in the settings but I can't seem to find this option on the settings app of my OnePlus Nord 2.
Is it hidden somewhere?
If it's not possible anymore out of the box, are there any apps, adb commands or accessibility hacks to lock the screen when I long press the home button?
I really miss this feature, I was able to lock the screen without touching the power button from anywhere (while being in an app, while texting, etc.).
Thanks!
Do you mean this?
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Do you mean this?
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No that's not it.
There was a setting on previous OnePlus phones that simply locked the screen (as pressing the power button would do) by long pressing the home button (the round one in the middle).
I can't seem to find this setting on my Nord 2 even though it is present on my OnePlus X, 6T and even on my friends 8T...
The Oxygen OS version running on the Nord 2 is completely different from all the other OnePlus phones, which sucks...
This is probably why:
https://www.slashgear.com/oneplus-nord-2-oxygenos-is-built-on-top-of-oppo-coloros-25683993/
I use on Nord 2 , Double Tap to Sleep and Double Tap to Wake . DTS from Microsoft Launcher and DTW from own system . Both are working flawless .
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I use on Nord 2 , Double Tap to Sleep and Double Tap to Wake . DTS from Microsoft Launcher and DTW from own system . Both are working flawless .
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Yes I also do that but this isn't exactly what I want since you have to return to the homescreen and only then you can double tap to lock. I want to be able to lock my device while in an app and without touching the power button.
No those actions are sadly missing , the OS in the Nord2 is missing a lot of OxygenOS previous features because it's now merged with ColorOS and they decided to not include a lot of usefull features from both OS and that's very stupid IMO .
Pouic said:
No those actions are sadly missing , the OS in the Nord2 is missing a lot of OxygenOS previous features because it's now merged with ColorOS and they decided to not include a lot of usefull features from both OS and that's very stupid IMO .
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Yeah that's what I figured, that sucks
Just returned the phone because of that (and other reasons too for example slight black crush on low brightness and very bad battery drain especially on standby/when I sleep)...
I have a Nord CE and even though it lags sometimes in the UI it's overall way nicer (screen and battery life are fantastic). I just miss the alert slider on the CE and the vibration motor sucks but it's not a big deal to me.
I think the black crush in low brightness is a common issue with a lot of OLED panels , my previous oled phones had exactly the same behaviour .
As for the standby drain it must be an app you have, during the night I get 0.5~0.7% per hour on my nord 2 , and I easily get 2 days with a single charge and moderate usage.
But the fake OxygenOS with so many useful features missing is clearly very annoying for me, if the Android 12 update don't bring anything new I think i'll switch for a Pixel 6
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I think the black crush in low brightness is a common issue with a lot of OLED panels , my previous oled phones had exactly the same behaviour .
As for the standby drain it must be an app you have, during the night I get 0.5~0.7% per hour on my nord 2 , and I easily get 2 days with a single charge and moderate usage.
But the fake OxygenOS with so many useful features missing is clearly very annoying for me, if the Android 12 update don't bring anything new I think i'll switch for a Pixel 6
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Yeah the battery life would probably have settled after 2-3 more days of use but the fake feeling OS really put me off.
The black crush issue is indeed plaguing OLED displays it seems, I tried the 7T, 8, 8T and Nord 2 in the span of a year and sent every single one back after a few days because of it and stayed with my 6T which had a perfect screen.
I recently bought the Nord CE to give it at try and the screen is also perfect, so now that I've finally won the OLED lottery I'm keeping it despite it lagging sometimes compared to my 6T.
I feel like the black crush issues are worse on high refresh screens: the 8T screen (120Hz) had the worst black crush and all of the 90Hz had it too but less pronounced (except for my Nord CE). I rarely see black crush on older 60Hz devices (My 6T, my girlfriends Oppo Reno 2, older Samsung phones, etc.).
I miss this feature too. Could you please share it with me if you find a solution?
platway said:
I miss this feature too. Could you please share it with me if you find a solution?
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Depending on which Android version you are: when rooted (Magisk) activate LSPosed and then GravityBox (R). This has all the options you need! DO. NOT. PUT. YOUR. CLOCK. IN. THE. MIDDLE!!! This will bootloop your device! All other GravityBox features seem to work.
On A12 there is no official GravityBox but in LSPosed you'll find an unoffical version for Android S. Not a lot works but buttoncontrol does!
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Depending on which Android version you are: when rooted (Magisk) activate LSPosed and then GravityBox (R). This has all the options you need! DO. NOT. PUT. YOUR. CLOCK. IN. THE. MIDDLE!!! This will bootloop your device! All other GravityBox features seem to work.
On A12 there is no official GravityBox but in LSPosed you'll find an unoffical version for Android S. Not a lot works but buttoncontrol does!
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So I have to root my phone first.
In case you want to use GravityBox: yes.
exis_tenz said:
Depending on which Android version you are: when rooted (Magisk) activate LSPosed and then GravityBox (R). This has all the options you need! DO. NOT. PUT. YOUR. CLOCK. IN. THE. MIDDLE!!! This will bootloop your device! All other GravityBox features seem to work.
On A12 there is no official GravityBox but in LSPosed you'll find an unoffical version for Android S. Not a lot works but buttoncontrol does!
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Any solution you know for A13? I have a OP9P with A11 but decided to update OS and I miss this feature a lot, both long pressing home button to open notification bar and double press home button to lock screen. Don‘t know why they took out these features, they were really useful. (Im rooted but I didnt found GB for A13 or any other magisk module solution yet)
Unfortunately this was all I have. My OP9 is running A12 with /e/OS
Does anybody know whether LineageOS 20 has this long press mapping feature? I'm getting really annoyed with this and the fingerprint brightness bug in OOS12 on my OP7T. About ready to jump ship.
xdapepe said:
Hi guys,
On my old OnePlus X and OnePlus 6T thanks to Oxygen OS I could set actions depending on the presses on the navigation bar (for example: long press the home button to lock the screen) in the settings but I can't seem to find this option on the settings app of my OnePlus Nord 2.
Is it hidden somewhere?
If it's not possible anymore out of the box, are there any apps, adb commands or accessibility hacks to lock the screen when I long press the home button?
I really miss this feature, I was able to lock the screen without touching the power button from anywhere (while being in an app, while texting, etc.).
Thanks!
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Question Android 12 App Switching is terrible

App switching screen on Android 12 is pretty bad. So easy to make mistakes, always unintentionally swiping down or up. I haven't used Android 11, not sure if they are same . Came from iOS.
I came from an lg v20 with android 8 on it and i prefer how it was done on there but with the new app switcher screen I have to say I love the easy screenshot, url sharing, and text selection on screens that are otherwise not text selectable so I guess that makes up for it.
What i dont like is the screen isnt very responsive to touch with my tempered glass screen protector unless I force 90hz in developer options. Speakers sound like crap compared to my v20 , and of course no easily removable battery, no microsd slot, no headphone jack and no ir remote sucks too but as far as I know there isnt a single good flagship phone out there that still has all those.
I only bought a new phone because the v20 became unbearably slow and good new batteries are hard to come by anymore, I also need it for developing AR apps.
nraudigy2 said:
App switching screen on Android 12 is pretty bad. So easy to make mistakes, always unintentionally swiping down or up. I haven't used Android 11, not sure if they are same . Came from iOS.
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By default, they use a bunch of hideous gestures.
Go into System Settings --> Accessibility --> System controls, and change "System navigation" to "3-button navigation". That will give you three nice buttons on the bottom edge of the screen... back, home, and task switcher.
96carboard said:
By default, they use a bunch of hideous gestures.
Go into System Settings --> Accessibility --> System controls, and change "System navigation" to "3-button navigation". That will give you three nice buttons on the bottom edge of the screen... back, home, and task switcher.
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Checked this out too, but you get the ancient Android 7-or-8 like buttons. Much rather see the Pixel 3's buttons placed on the bottom.
Although the gestures are a bit finicky, it took me a while to get used to, but now I've got it under control.
Its not about "ancient", its about EFFECTIVE. The 3-button menu bar is the only option that has ever existed that doesn't involve indecypherable/inconvenient gestures.
Helpmepleasekidnqpped said:
My wife was kidnapped and I have no idea how to get her GPS turned on. her phone find my device is off but she tried to share location with me
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Call the police! They may require SIM card tracking from the operator! Or by IMEI of the device!
trabadura said:
Call the police! They may require SIM card tracking from the operator! Or by IMEI of the device!
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I'm 99.99% positive that you replied to some kind of scammer. They created a profile to report this on a random forum? I reported the user, if there is any legitimacy, forum admin can sort that out and deal with it.
bebop707 said:
I came from an lg v20 with android 8 on it and i prefer how it was done on there but with the new app switcher screen I have to say I love the easy screenshot, url sharing, and text selection on screens that are otherwise not text selectable so I guess that makes up for it.
What i dont like is the screen isnt very responsive to touch with my tempered glass screen protector unless I force 90hz in developer options. Speakers sound like crap compared to my v20 , and of course no easily removable battery, no microsd slot, no headphone jack and no ir remote sucks too but as far as I know there isnt a single good flagship phone out there that still has all those.
I only bought a new phone because the v20 became unbearably slow and good new batteries are hard to come by anymore, I also need it for developing AR apps.
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Welcome to 2021! Phones haven't had removable batteries for a while now...
dunno how your triggering app switching when swiping up and down considering you need to swipe from bottom of screen and hold it for a good second
basic gestures hard

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