I think the title is quite self-explanatory
I have a Stock JB 4.1.2 and i'd like to add the navigation bar!!
Are there any noob proof tools that can do it??
MarkRain said:
I think the title is quite self-explanatory
I have a Stock JB 4.1.2 and i'd like to add the navigation bar!!
Are there any noob proof tools that can do it??
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Are you rooted? You need to be rooted.
polobunny said:
Are you rooted? You need to be rooted.
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Yes i am, sorry, i forgot to mention!
How can i do it? i'm looking for an "easy" way, cause i'm not that good in mods :S
MarkRain said:
Yes i am, sorry, i forgot to mention!
How can i do it? i'm looking for an "easy" way, cause i'm not that good in mods :S
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You simply need to edit your build.prop and add the line qemu.hw.mainkeys=0. You can use any good editor in Android to do that, or Build.prop Editor.
polobunny said:
You simply need to edit your build.prop and add the line qemu.hw.mainkeys=0. You can use any good editor in Android to do that, or Build.prop Editor.
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Did it, couldn't hope that it was so simple, it just needed a reboot.
Thank you so much!!
MarkRain said:
Did it, couldn't hope that it was so simple, it just needed a reboot.
Thank you so much!!
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You can also go one step or two further by disabling the backlight on the keys at the bottom AND even disabling them completely (nothing happens when pressed).
Disabling the lights will need a custom kernel however.
How can I disable the keys completly? I'm on cm 10.1.
xbs said:
How can I disable the keys completly? I'm on cm 10.1.
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34985922
Once again, for them not to light up, it's necessary you have a kernel that supports BLD.
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You can also go one step or two further by disabling the backlight on the keys at the bottom AND even disabling them completely (nothing happens when pressed).
Disabling the lights will need a custom kernel however.
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I'm looking for an easy way to do this, maybe i'll flash the simple kernel for this purpose.
I'm doing this cause my softkeys are not properly functioning, most of the time there are only 2 of 4 visible, and my warranty is expired.
The navigation bar can be a good alternative i think!!
MarkRain said:
I'm looking for an easy way to do this, maybe i'll flash the simple kernel for this purpose.
I'm doing this cause my softkeys are not properly functioning, most of the time there are only 2 of 4 visible, and my warranty is expired.
The navigation bar can be a good alternative i think!!
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Not a big fan myself, the Nexus S is rather "small" for today's standards and the navigation bar takes quite a bit of estate. But working around your problem without wanting to physically repair it, I believe that works.
polobunny said:
Not a big fan myself, the Nexus S is rather "small" for today's standards and the navigation bar takes quite a bit of estate. But working around your problem without wanting to physically repair it, I believe that works.
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Unfortunately i have to agree, i don't like that solution too, cause the screen gets smaller than it's real size.
But to be honest i do prefer to apply a "patch" like this more than paying half the value of a 3 years old device to repair it...
I'll also try to flash a kernel with the bln mod and see if i can get used to use the device with no navbar and no softkeys light.
Thanks for your help!! :good:
Searching on the forum i found that should also be possible to decrease the navbar height!!
it would be great, but i saw the procedure, and i'll never be able to do it ... :S
MarkRain said:
Searching on the forum i found that should also be possible to decrease the navbar height!!
it would be great, but i saw the procedure, and i'll never be able to do it ... :S
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hi i understand there is still no BLN for Galaxy note yet but there is for galaxy S2. Is there any way to flash S2 kernel on note? Or is there any tutorial on add bln to any kernel? thanks!
No. And No, or it would have happened. BLN will requires a dev to get it working SPECIFICALLY for our hardware. People always suggest, 'can we just grab that kernel' and no, never.
bLED (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389394) is on the way to replace BLN...
thanks for the info. unfortunately for me, right now, BLED not only lights the touchkeys but also the entire screen up, which sort of defeats the purpose of lighting the touchkeys.
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bLED (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389394) is on the way to replace BLN...
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thanks for the info. unfortunately for me, right now, BLED not only lights the touchkeys but also the entire screen up, which sort of defeats the purpose of lighting the touchkeys.
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lit the entire screen up? where did you get that assumptions? did you even tried it?
It really did but probably some conflict with another program. Fortunately after a full wipe, and reinstall of rom and bled, it's now fine! Thank you!
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lit the entire screen up? where did you get that assumptions? did you even tried it?
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It really did but probably some conflict with another program. Fortunately after a full wipe, and reinstall of rom and bled, it's now fine! Thank you!
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No worries. Glad it worked fine now. Please post anything you find on the bLED thread. So far 0.2 had been working veeery stable on mine now
Same for me , just terrific! And contrary to some, I really like it blinking instead of permanently lit! Keep up the great work. If not for your bled, I may have gone back to s2!!
watch_mania;20[B said:
[/B]294289]No worries. Glad it worked fine now. Please post anything you find on the bLED thread. So far 0.2 had been working veeery stable on mine now
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hi! after a fall my Desire S have some problems with the power button. Now is still working but I have to push harder every day to unlock the phone!
I thought to remove the original ROM and use something like ICE DS to remap the power button to one of the volume keys. New motherboards for this phone are not cheap and I think this is the better solution. Do you have any suggestions? Is this the better way to solve the problem?
10q
S2w is something I used and it is optional on most if not all current dev ROM. U can basically switch the the phone on or off by swiping from the home softkey to the search key. Install it and experience it for yourself.
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rain987 said:
S2w is something I used and it is optional on most if not all current dev ROM. U can basically switch the the phone on or off by swiping from the home softkey to the search key. Install it and experience it for yourself.
FromA100
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thank you, S2w could be interesting. Is it too bad for battery life? I tested a week ago a few programs that unlock the phone using the proximity sensor and they didn't work very well.
neonum6 said:
thank you, S2w could be interesting. Is it too bad for battery life? I tested a week ago a few programs that unlock the phone using the proximity sensor and they didn't work very well.
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Alternatively you could try screen off and lock from the playstore
"Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."
jugg1es said:
Alternatively you could try screen off and lock from the playstore
"Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."
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Yes I was talking about screen off and lock from the playstore when I've said that I don't like it.
neonum6 said:
Yes I was talking about screen off and lock from the playstore when I've said that I don't like it.
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Ok, I'm using it instead of s2w, had no problems whatsoever
"Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."
Try s2w, It's great
jugg1es said:
Alternatively you could try screen off and lock from the playstore
"Some things Man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."
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totalnoob34 said:
Try s2w, It's great
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Yesterday I have installed ICE DS 6.5 and it's amazing. This ROM comes with s2w already installed, and you can also unlock your phone using the volume keys!
So my problem is solved and I suggest to all people that have similar troubles to think about this solution!
I thought that S2W is just kernel related and not ROM related? So it would be enough to use the kernel from amidabuddha, right?
StormShadowBK said:
I thought that S2W is just kernel related and not ROM related? So it would be enough to use the kernel from amidabuddha, right?
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If your using a sense rom, then yes
Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.
Just thought I'd share this with the AT&T G3 community.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2825893
This will change the data icons, get rid of the annoying AT&T sign on the top left of the screen and also unlock the volume and brightness slider in the notification pull down. This is not my work and I take no credit for this I just wanted to share this with everyone who has the AT&T G3. [emoji4]
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Just thought I'd share this with the AT&T G3 community.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2825893
This will change the data icons, get rid of the annoying AT&T sign on the top left of the screen and also unlock the volume and brightness slider in the notification pull down. This is not my work and I take no credit for this I just wanted to share this with everyone who has the AT&T G3. [emoji4]
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if build.prop is a scary thing for you... and it should be. These things can be done with xposed and g3 tweaksbox as well
screwyluie said:
if build.prop is a scary thing for you... and it should be. These things can be done with xposed and g3 tweaksbox as well
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I did it in less than 30 seconds. I have no issues.
abteer said:
I did it in less than 30 seconds. I have no issues.
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I just wanted to provide and alternative, since one wrong space in the build.prop will brick your phone
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I just wanted to provide and alternative, since one wrong space in the build.prop will brick your phone
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True. If you don't have a lot of experience with android a build.prop is a bad thing to mess with.
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if build.prop is a scary thing for you... and it should be. These things can be done with xposed and g3 tweaksbox as well
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I use ART so xposed and G3 tweaksbox is not an option for me . This works wonders for me so far and not a single issue.
uknowme4me said:
I use ART so xposed and G3 tweaksbox is not an option for me . This works wonders for me so far and not a single issue.
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Same here.
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if build.prop is a scary thing for you... and it should be. These things can be done with xposed and g3 tweaksbox as well
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I tried the G3 tweakbox, it only enables to brightness slider, the volume slider is still in the works.
4ndroid99 said:
I tried the G3 tweakbox, it only enables to brightness slider, the volume slider is still in the works.
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you're prolly right, I thought I saw them both in there, but there's so many I could be mistaken
also you can change the ro.build.target_operator to 'OPEN' and accomplish this, another side effect is you get new options in the network settings allowing you to disable lte (choose your prefered band)
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you're prolly right, I thought I saw them both in there, but there's so many I could be mistaken
also you can change the ro.build.target_operator to 'OPEN' and accomplish this, another side effect is you get new options in the network settings allowing you to disable lte (choose your prefered band)
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Just to be clear before I jump in, changing ro.build.target_county to CA and ro.build.target_operator to OPEN will unlock the brightness slider in the notification shade, switch to the international data icons, and unlock the preferred network type? I just want to make sure. As soon as we have a full custom recovery I'll stop being quite so paranoid, haha
I just changed the 'OPEN' and with g3 tweaksbox you can get any icons you want from any service
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Where in the G3 TweaksBox can I make that change?
Thanks!
artbybart said:
Where in the G3 TweaksBox can I make that change?
Thanks!
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Theme settings > status bar > change status bar icon set. If memory serves me
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Thanks!
Thanks for this!!
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True. If you don't have a lot of experience with android a build.prop is a bad thing to mess with.
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I just wanted to provide and alternative, since one wrong space in the build.prop will brick your phone
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Its not rocket science .... Jesus Christ on roller skates
2SHAYNEZ
shayneflashindaily said:
Its not rocket science .... Jesus Christ on roller skates
2SHAYNEZ
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Well thanks for your understanding of different skill levels, your lack of consideration for anyone but yourself is noted.
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Well thanks for your understanding of different skill levels, your lack of consideration for anyone but yourself is noted.
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I guess emotion is a hard thing to read in text format ... Maybe I should have put a JK in it ... Dually noted
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Hey guys,
Its been a while since I rooted my phone (I've been using Samsung phones with locked bootloader) and it sure feels good to be back!
Now, I've been out of the loop for so long that I don't know what I should do next with my rooted V20!
I would love to have you guys come in here and discuss how we can make our V20 even better!
Thing's I've done so far.
Install Adaway
Remove Bloatware using titanium backup (is there better way to remove bloatware beside titanium backup?)
So far I removed all the TMobile apps, is there anything else I should remove that will improve the battery life?
Thanks and lets get this thread going! :good:
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leyvatron said:
Install google assistant
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Instruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5SlVIamjE
substratum theme engine - suggested by deeznutz1977
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.substratum
Install google assistant
I hear ya, I was on a S7 Edge and a S6 before that. It has been a while. With that being said, LG stuff can mostly go....unless you use it. It doesn't seem to be too bad, so you might be able to leave them. Download Better Battery Stats and see what is causing any wakelocks that can be prevented.
Has anyone managed to get rid of Lookout? I hate that thing and want it gone.
leyvatron said:
Install google assistant
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What are the steps for this
czerdrill said:
What are the steps for this
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di5SlVIamjE
Might want to FREEZE apps instead of uninstalling until a viable stock restore is available
Adblocking for sure. Should help improve battery life a hair by not downloading data for ads and processing them to be shown.
I smell a brick about to happen. Way too fast....How would you recover ? Be careful people.....Paperweights are not fun
I just read somewhere At&t has a locked bootloader...Figures
LuckyColdJohnson said:
I smell a brick about to happen. Way too fast....How would you recover ? Be careful people.....Paperweights are not fun
I just read somewhere At&t has a locked bootloader...Figures
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From what I've read, TWRP isn't doing proper nandroids, and there isn't a stock image to flash. At the risk of sounding "elitist," I'd recommend going slow.
At&t didn't even have the HTC 10 when I went in. The good days are dying....Root, I will miss you
LuckyColdJohnson said:
At&t didn't even have the HTC 10 when I went in. The good days are dying....Root, I will miss you
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yup, they passed on the HTC 10
I haven't gotten the phone yet (though LG store has already called me that I can get it already just been busy due to all saints day festivities) so wanted to ask, how did you root your v20? and what version is your V20?
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From what I've read, TWRP isn't doing proper nandroids, and there isn't a stock image to flash. At the risk of sounding "elitist," I'd recommend going slow.
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So your saying LG doesnt have an app to reflash to stock FM? i see threads for the stock T mobile firmware. What about the nandroid issue with twrp do you know where the github repo is for our version of twrp i'll check it out.
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So your saying LG doesnt have an app to reflash to stock FM? i see threads for the stock T mobile firmware. What about the nandroid issue with twrp do you know where the github repo is for our version of twrp i'll check it out.
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I know what's in the root thread in the development section.
Is this what you're looking for?
The problems with the .tot files in a nutshell.
I'm not a dev. I can bearly muddle my way around ADB commands. I know what I know from watching the struggles in the root thread. Yeah, there's root and little else. The process doesn't seem quite ready for prime time which of course hasn't stopped the root commandos.
I CAN CONTROL THE WORLD WITH ROOT! LOL . No but really, what can't you do with root? you can do everything as long as the phone doesnt required to implement any new hardware within the phone... I like my Adaway, and greenify, and removes or freeze apps i dont like nor need, I like my pie bar for faster shortcuts (sure, the phone itself has the second screen to put up to 5 apps, but the pie bar give you a lot more options so i will have the 5 on the second screen plus the many mores in the pie bar which is a fast process too, maybe even faster than the second screen), i also like my xposed for every module i desire, AND MY BELOVED TITANIUM BACKUP! and many many more things
The one thing I hope and pray to see come from this newly acquired root is a camera mod that will allow 16MP in full 16:9. Please pull through devs! I would donate for that :highfive:
animator776 said:
The one thing I hope and pray to see come from this newly acquired root is a camera mod that will allow 16MP in full 16:9. Please pull through devs! I would donate for that :highfive:
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That's likely because the sensor isn't 16:9 shaped, it's 4:3. You have to crop the sensor to get 16:9.
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Had this in ALLO... Much nicer to be able to hit the home button though. Very nice work around...
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Vexamus said:
That's likely because the sensor isn't 16:9 shaped, it's 4:3. You have to crop the sensor to get 16:9.
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Oh yeah... That must have slipped my mind
Is there a way so these can overlap or stack a little? It is pretty stupid to have it only show one a page and have to cycle through them all to get to the other side. I've seen Samsungs that stack a lot better and it actually works. I don't really mind they are horizontal now but why don't they stack at all?
On a side note, is there any way to get my clock back on the left and maybe the data rate on the left on the status bar?
Never looked into that but it would be nice. I remember they used to be like that, or I had them like that somehow years ago at least.
Also, the clock is on the left, so I assume you meant right. I know it's possible with root and xposed. Might be possible only root. Not sure if you can do it without root.
Same with data rate, I know you can do it with root and xposed but not sure without.
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Never looked into that but it would be nice. I remember they used to be like that, or I had them like that somehow years ago at least.
Also, the clock is on the left, so I assume you meant right. I know it's possible with root and xposed. Might be possible only root. Not sure if you can do it without root.
Same with data rate, I know you can do it with root and xposed but not sure without.
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Yeah I did get Gravity box working and the status bar fixed, still looking for a way to change the recents menu but I'm losing hope heh
If you do find a way, I'd love to know. I definitely wouldn't mind a recents menu like that again.
Also, never really looked at the GB settings for data rate but I'm glad I did to see if it worked. Got it so it shows me the rate only when my download is in the status bar.
Honestly haven't used GB since lollipop and KitKat days. 7pro first phone to have it in a long time for me.
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If you do find a way, I'd love to know. I definitely wouldn't mind a recents menu like that again.
Also, never really looked at the GB settings for data rate but I'm glad I did to see if it worked. Got it so it shows me the rate only when my download is in the status bar.
Honestly haven't used GB since lollipop and KitKat days. 7pro first phone to have it in a long time for me.
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I found something called Omniswitch but it looks like they stopped after Oreo :crying:
Mibuix0r said:
I found something called Omniswitch but it looks like they stopped after Oreo :crying:
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Ever since I seen this thread I've been looking for and trying different methods of stacking them. Can't fricken get it. You've really made me want this back. Lol. Even horizontally stacked would be nice.
GeekMcLeod said:
Ever since I seen this thread I've been looking for and trying different methods of stacking them. Can't fricken get it. You've really made me want this back. Lol. Even horizontally stacked would be nice.
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I found something called Xposed Edge Pro and it has a running apps menu that you can set to replace your recents button
Also, HavocOS has its own slim recents that looks awesome just trying to figure out if I can flash the rom without losing everything
Mibuix0r said:
I found something called Xposed Edge Pro and it has a running apps menu that you can set to replace your recents button
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Was that the bottom bar with app icons in it? Literally just downloaded the app for that but I like seeing the apps too so I deleted it. Unless it was something I missed.
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Was that the bottom bar with app icons in it? Literally just downloaded the app for that but I like seeing the apps too so I deleted it. Unless it was something I missed.
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Yeah its just that thing at the bottom, it is not pretty but it works better. I think HavocOS is the best bet, there is an Android 10 version available they just never updated the thread on here.
Mibuix0r said:
Yeah its just that thing at the bottom, it is not pretty but it works better. I think HavocOS is the best bet, there is an Android 10 version available they just never updated the thread on here.
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Thanks! Looked into Havoc and it basically has everything I use GB for. Gonna try it out this weekend.
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Thanks! Looked into Havoc and it basically has everything I use GB for. Gonna try it out this weekend.
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So I tried havoc and it doesnt have the slim switcher
Omniswitch does have its own recents thing and it is pretty sweet though
Mibuix0r said:
So I tried havoc and it doesnt have the slim switcher
Omniswitch does have its own recents thing and it is pretty sweet though
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So recents are just normal? I still kinda like all the settings and customization. But knowing me, I'll probably never get around to actually checking it out.
GeekMcLeod said:
So recents are just normal? I still kinda like all the settings and customization. But knowing me, I'll probably never get around to actually checking it out.
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Omnirom has even more stuff from what I saw, if you are going to try one try that.
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Yeah its just that thing at the bottom, it is not pretty but it works better. I think HavocOS is the best bet, there is an Android 10 version available they just never updated the thread on here.
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Tried xposed edge again and actually looked at it more. I'm in love. Paired with A10 gestures I can use the sides for entire navigation. Used pie before but this is so much better. Set a power menu one too. Don't actually mind the opened apps thing either.
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Tried xposed edge again and actually looked at it more. I'm in love. Paired with A10 gestures I can use the sides for entire navigation. Used pie before but this is so much better. Set a power menu one too. Don't actually mind the opened apps thing either.
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I am now in love with Omnirom and Omniswitch, the vertical one is perfect and still slides and has screenshots, you can also add custom buttons and make it transparent or wte colors you want. There is also a horizontal version that is a lot more condensed without screenshots. See the pics attached. Fair warning though, on android 10 with these new roms you will lose your face unlock if you still have it.