now we have root, we'll finally be able to use apps to hide status/menu bar.
I've found several ones and don't know if someone already test them on Thinkpad ?
- HoneyBar (not test yet)
- StatusbarToggle (don't succeed to use it, long press on search button don't do anything)
- Hide Bar (cannot show back the status bar by swyping the bottom of the screen, maybe I should try this)
- TabletBar Hider (hide with rotation; not tested)
- script for Tasker (I don't have tasker)
- hide the system bar via power menu (not tested)
and another one I forget te name (but that cause me to wipe the tablet because power button doens't seems to work correctly anymore...)
I'm using Honey Hide Widget ( https://market.android.com/details?...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS52bGFyYS5ob25leWhpZGUiXQ..) By far one of ugliest apps I've seen but works great.
acflorea said:
I'm using Honey Hide Widget ( https://market.android.com/details?...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS52bGFyYS5ob25leWhpZGUiXQ..) By far one of ugliest apps I've seen but works great.
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Also using this app. Yes it is a tad ugly, but works wonderfully and it is quite small.
Honey hide widget just works, thats my choice, very simple too.
Thanks for this widget, works good (but I don't understand why using 2 buttons? One would be enough...)
For the moment, I find that hide bar and honey hide are the bests.
Honeybar causes some lag and most video player have also the play button on the bottom center of the screen.
And I remember the apps that I suspect to makes my power button not working, it's "no system bar".
HoneyHide Widget has been updated to address your concerns
So far I've tried HoneyBar and HoneyHide Widget. Both work well, but I prefer a clean home screen, so I'd rather use an app than a widget.
The new HoneyHide Widget does work well with the hard Home button on the TPT.
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HoneyHide Widget has been updated to address your concerns
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How do you use it? It did not appear in the app or widget list after installing.
e: required a restart is all.
Do any of these work on ICS?
There is this good one called statusbar+ custom kr something
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Do any of these work on ICS?
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I have the same question. Any app or way to hide ics status bar?
There is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487647&page=4 this thread but as it is a custom settings panel, probably it won't contain the 'pen only' button anymore etc. Did anybody try this?
Or can anybody do a version for the thinkpad ics?
Or any other solutions?
Thanks
mnb123123 said:
I have the same question. Any app or way to hide ics status bar?
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Thanks
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Hide Bar works with ICS
http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/
limbot said:
Hide Bar works with ICS
http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/
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Thanks for the help, Hidebar works for me, although this one (not sure if the two are the same):
GDM HideBar (it is the same as the one used in the GDM gesturecontrol, only that this is free and is only for hiding the bar)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769761
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316070
i used it to resize navigation bar
and many mod statusbar
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I have been trying to find a version of adw with now app drawer icon. I like the way the screen looks nice and clean with nothing on it. anyways I have found a cpl versions but cant get them to install through package installer, adb, or droid explorer. GRRRR whatever. Can someone edit the new version of adw with no app drawer icon for me pretty please with sugar on top. I tried to edit the .png and all that stuff but no luck. ( I suck). thanks anyonw who is willing to help me out on this
You know you can swipe upward on the app drawer button to hide it right?
damn I just realized i put this in dev. and not apps. srry
Jigga0o7 said:
You know you can swipe upward on the app drawer button to hide it right?
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yeah i guess in a way it does. also leaves the bottom of the screen faded. This is actually a dockbar for you to drop apk into for quick finding. what Im looking for is a completely hidden app drawer button on the home screen. it used to be an option but not anymore.
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yeah i guess in a way it does. also leaves the bottom of the screen faded. This is actually a dockbar for you to drop apk into for quick finding. what Im looking for is a completely hidden app drawer button on the home screen. it used to be an option but not anymore.
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How about u edit the apk and make that icon transparent ?
Use apk manager from my signature if ur new to this concept.
Checkith the appith section, chrisgto4.
Hi guys, I have searched preware but is there any way to remove the home button from the quick launch bar on my pre? I use the upward swipe and find it useless and want to replace it with another icon. Any hints? thanks.
+1
I'd love to have a launcher that scrolls like Zeam, ADW, Launcher Pro. 5 icons is too few for me.
True, like android that would be great too-there are patches that change the icon size/ rows etc, and one that hides the quick launch bar but nothing to remove the home button so far.
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True, like android that would be great too-there are patches that change the icon size/ rows etc, and one that hides the quick launch bar but nothing to remove the home button so far.
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I've looked through the patches to see about changing the rows/size, can you point me to the ones you are talking about?
Hi,
I'm running CM7 and I've got widgetlocker as my lockscreen, and I'd like to add the torch widget to the lockscreen. It doesn't really fit in though so I'd like to make it invisible; i.e you can't see the widget but if you press in the right place (where it is) it will still function as normal.
Can this be done?
Thanks
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Hi,
I'm running CM7 and I've got widgetlocker as my lockscreen, and I'd like to add the torch widget to the lockscreen. It doesn't really fit in though so I'd like to make it invisible; i.e you can't see the widget but if you press in the right place (where it is) it will still function as normal.
Can this be done?
Thanks
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Invisible Widget
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I recently discovered how to make an invisible widget that has been incredibly useful in customizing my screens. For instance, my weather app is Snowstorm because I like how the widget looks. But, I like Weatherbug for functionality, weather radar, etc. So, I've got the snowstorm widget on my screen with an invisible widget overlayed and set to front so when i click on it, it sends me to Weatherbug.
This is done my creating an icon using Simple Text. The text in the icon is just a couple of spacebar taps. It saves to your gallery. Then I used Desktop VisualizeR to create a widget that is assigned to the Weatherbug app. Assign the invisible icon you created to the widget and you are ready to go. Very useful to have a visual of one app and the functionality of another. You can even create it so you just tap on a blank portion of your screen to activate whatever app or function you want. It's fun!
Good luck. :good:
Maybe use gimp and just make it transparent
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There is a lot of empty space between the task switcher icon on the left and the clock on the right. Would be a perfect location for shortcuts to running apps etc.
That's a pretty good idea but as far as I know there is no way to do it unless some clever person has worked it out.
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samsung has something like that on their SGT 10.1-roms... Maybe its possible to port that?
I don't find it THAT useful though...
there is a .app, something like quicklaunch, I use it with HC but can't remember the name... u should search in the market... but it's only quicklaunch, can't put shortcuts in bar
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There is a lot of empty space between the task switcher icon on the left and the clock on the right. Would be a perfect location for shortcuts to running apps etc.
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There was an application called Wizz Bar, you might be able to find it somewhere online. It allows you to press in the open space in the middle and it would open a little box over any application which you could launch from. That might work?
Here it is: Wizz Bar
I will look into Quick Launch, thanks.
It looks like Wizz Bar no longer works on ICS
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I will look into Quick Launch, thanks.
It looks like Wizz Bar no longer works on ICS
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Oh damn... Sorry man
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Also try Elixir. cant remember if you can customise complicated shortcuts, but i know you can add toggle switches as well as quick launch apps
TheDifference said:
Also try Elixir. cant remember if you can customise complicated shortcuts, but i know you can add toggle switches as well as quick launch apps
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To the status bar?
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To the status bar?
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an "E" icon sits on the bottom right http://i.imgur.com/LwzlA.jpg
tapping that pops up a mini toolbar which you can customise with all sorts of toggles and switches.
I hope I'm just doing something stupid ...
I can't add most widgets I've downloaded to my lock screen on my Nexus 5 ... though they all work fine adding to my home screen. Only a few (like Android Weather) are available when hit the "plus" on a blank lockscreen.
All I want is a brightness widget that can make the display bright so I can properly put in my password in bright sunlight (I never set my brightness to auto, it's too annoying for me).
ie. Power Widget lite would be perfect for my needs!
Any one having the same problem? Any ideas?
I have the same problem. Wanted to add some beautiful clock widget to homescreen (don't remember exactly which one), downloaded, installed, went to add to homescreen - no luck.
Why can't you get something like power toggles. Then you could pull down notification bar on lockscreen and toggle brightness to what you wanted. An extra step I know
kapiroski said:
I have the same problem. Wanted to add some beautiful clock widget to homescreen (don't remember exactly which one), downloaded, installed, went to add to homescreen - no luck.
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I can add everything I've downloaded add to homescreen. But almost none can be added to my lockscreens. That's my problem.
jbdan said:
Why can't you get something like power toggles. Then you could pull down notification bar on lockscreen and toggle brightness to what you wanted. An extra step I know
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Very cool app, thanks for pointing it out. But ... I can't pull down the notification bar when the phone is locked ... how are you able to?
you add widgets on your lockscreen by enabling them in security. there's a checkbox that says "enable widgets"
Zepius said:
you add widgets on your lockscreen by enabling them in security. there's a checkbox that says "enable widgets"
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Yep, did that. The thing is only SOME can be added. Very few that I've downloaded (even though they all seem to work on home screens).
jbdan said:
Why can't you get something like power toggles. Then you could pull down notification bar on lockscreen and toggle brightness to what you wanted. An extra step I know
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Wow AWESOME app! That's exactly what I need! I was looking for a bunch of widgets on one row, which the lockscreen doesn't even seem to allow, but this widget already let me configure everything I needed in one row of buttons.
It turns out that THIS widget CAN be placed on the lockscreen (I'm not talking about the one visible in the notification bar, I can only access that when the phone's already unlocked).
BUT ... I still want to know why most widgets can't get placed on the lockscreen to begin with. Are they not Android 4.4-lockscreen-compatible yet?
psommerfeld said:
Wow AWESOME app! That's exactly what I need! I was looking for a bunch of widgets on one row, which the lockscreen doesn't even seem to allow, but this widget already let me configure everything I needed in one row of buttons.
It turns out that THIS widget CAN be placed on the lockscreen (I'm not talking about the one visible in the notification bar, I can only access that when the phone's already unlocked).
BUT ... I still want to know why most widgets can't get placed on the lockscreen to begin with. Are they not Android 4.4-lockscreen-compatible yet?
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The widgets have to be enabled to work on the lock screen by the developer.
Force Close said:
The widgets have to be enabled to work on the lock screen by the developer.
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Aha! Didn't expect that widgets needed special lock screen support.
So there's home screen widgets, lock screen widgets, notification bar widgets, ... I wonder what other classes of apps I'm missing - widget widgets? It would be nice if Google Play Store could search based on widget class.