[Q] How to get to Google Now? - Verizon HTC One (M8)

The phone lacks the button that is usually used to launch google now (menu button).
What's the best way folks have found to integrate google now into the new sense UI?

hold home and swipe up?

Lol this ^^^
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Abe21599 said:
hold home and swipe up?
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Damn it! Should have known that. Need more coffee...

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Map new buttons?

Dear all,
Some device in the past can map other button for using like quick button, but Leo has only one button by holding send key.
Can we map other buttons, e.g. holding home, holding start, holding back for others 3 buttons for using like quick link?
i want to know the answer too!! someone know the answer pls help!
try AEButtonPlus, it should works
tarkim does a truly incredible button mapper for the Topz, Raphael and Rhodium devices.
One can only hope he will grace us with a similar app in the future.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555821
Peteret said:
tarkim does a truly incredible button mapper for the Topz, Raphael and Rhodium devices.
One can only hope he will grace us with a similar app in the future.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555821
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Read !!!
We're in the Leo forum
Caramel said:
Read !!!
We're in the Leo forum
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And that why I said...
One can only hope he will grace us with a similar app in the future.
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Cheers !!!
No. You can not map other buttons for now unless you use a 3rd party program for that purpose. I have contacted HTC about this issue and they will fix this issue in the future.
poo1009 said:
Dear all,
Some device in the past can map other button for using like quick button, but Leo has only one button by holding send key.
Can we map other buttons, e.g. holding home, holding start, holding back for others 3 buttons for using like quick link?
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Hi!
There's a nice thread "AE Button Plus to reassign EVERY physical button" here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=603186

Slide Screen 2.0 Beta

Thought this was not in dev any more but it looks like they are still working on it and have released a new beta with Google Voice support. Looks pretty sweet!
http://larvalabs.com/blog/android/slidescreen-2-0-beta/
so, is this some kind of home replacement??
InitialG said:
so, is this some kind of home replacement??
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Yep. Its a home screen replacement that gives youa quick glance of most important stuff on one screen. Pretty cool idea.
Used it for a good hour...it's ok...
InitialG said:
Used it for a good hour...it's ok...
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Yea the beat has no way to launch apps so I uninstalled it. You have to hit the hm key to leave SlideMe and go back ou tto the reg home scree. The non beta app you dont have to do that.
mikef1182 said:
Yea the beat has no way to launch apps so I uninstalled it. You have to hit the hm key to leave SlideMe and go back ou tto the reg home scree. The non beta app you dont have to do that.
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you can set it as a home replacement, so a launcher....or you can just use it as a normal app
if you set as a launcher then it will have it's own app drawer
I think its brill, could do with a K9 plug in though
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h_zee13 said:
you can set it as a home replacement, so a launcher....or you can just use it as a normal app
if you set as a launcher then it will have it's own app drawer
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They took out the built in app drawer in the 2.0 beta.
mikef1182 said:
They took out the built in app drawer in the 2.0 beta.
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I noticed that when trying it out. It was quite disheartening since I REALLY love the app and enjoy being able to modify which items are where on the screen layout, but without an app drawer, it's kinda.... useless.
Update: Looks like Beta 2 has been released, and app drawer functionality has made it's way back in.
Horray for the updated features as well as being able to use it as my launcher replacement!
I'm not sure if this is a bug, so I might file it as a feature request on the bug reporting page - Pressing the "Home" button on an HTC EVO doesn't bring you back to the main launcher page, instead leaves you either in an app drawer view, or in a settings menu. To get back to the launcher, you need to press the "Back" button several times.
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Update: Looks like Beta 2 has been released, and app drawer functionality has made it's way back in.
Horray for the updated features as well as being able to use it as my launcher replacement!
I'm not sure if this is a bug, so I might file it as a feature request on the bug reporting page - Pressing the "Home" button on an HTC EVO doesn't bring you back to the main launcher page, instead leaves you either in an app drawer view, or in a settings menu. To get back to the launcher, you need to press the "Back" button several times.
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Awesome new about the app drawer, going to get the new version now!
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I'm not sure if this is a bug, so I might file it as a feature request on the bug reporting page - Pressing the "Home" button on an HTC EVO doesn't bring you back to the main launcher page, instead leaves you either in an app drawer view, or in a settings menu. To get back to the launcher, you need to press the "Back" button several times.
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I also find this frustrating, but overall the launcher is excellent.
I do suffer with FC's at times which just seem to not stop, but I'm overlooking these while in beta stage.
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DaveHTC200 said:
I also find this frustrating, but overall the launcher is excellent.
I do suffer with FC's at times which just seem to not stop, but I'm overlooking these while in beta stage.
Sent from my X10i
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I've posted a bug report about the home button and got a response. Hopefully they end up getting a fix out for it relatively soon.
I think some of the FC's you might be getting are from the Android version you're running. You have a Sony X10? Aren't you running 1.6? I'll have to look further, but I think that the app is compatible with Eclair or above currently.
Great home replacement app! I do have some pet peeves though:
- As others have said, you cannot return to your old homescreen even when pressing the Home key several times. It would be nice for it to revert to a previous home launcher (e.g. ADW, Launcherpro) unless prompted again.
- Is it possible to make use of K9 Mail instead of GMail for the email client? A plugin of some sort would be mighty fine.
Other than that, this might be my next favorite app for Android.
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I've posted a bug report about the home button and got a response. Hopefully they end up getting a fix out for it relatively soon.
I think some of the FC's you might be getting are from the Android version you're running. You have a Sony X10? Aren't you running 1.6? I'll have to look further, but I think that the app is compatible with Eclair or above currently.
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The X10 has been given the 2.1 update, so thats cool.
It turns out the FC's i was getting was due to a google voice beta i had installed, so removed that and its been fine since!
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Is it possible to make use of K9 Mail instead of GMail for the email client? A plugin of some sort would be mighty fine.
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This is being looked at so i'm informed
jjsoviet said:
- As others have said, you cannot return to your old homescreen even when pressing the Home key several times. It would be nice for it to revert to a previous home launcher (e.g. ADW, Launcherpro) unless prompted again.
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If you enter the App Drawer and press Menu -> Home Settings -> Home Switching -> Toggle "Switch Homes"
I think this is what you are referring to? This should allow you to use the Home button to toggle between SS and your main launcher.
EDIT: Beta 3 was released. http://gsfn.us/t/1yjjb
Fixes "Home" button while using SS as primary launcher. I <3 the devs of this app, they REALLY listen!
Has anyone received the version expired warning? the error asks the user to look on the forums for a new beta but I can't find any.
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Has anyone received the version expired warning? the error asks the user to look on the forums for a new beta but I can't find any.
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I've not experienced that error, but the link in the post above yours takes you to the info/download page.
Sent from my X10I
I absolutely love this home replacement app!
neotericpiguy said:
Has anyone received the version expired warning? the error asks the user to look on the forums for a new beta but I can't find any.
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Same here. I'll try reinstalling.
UPDATE: Just uninstall and reinstall beta 3. Works fine.

[q] launchers

Can anyone recommend a good Android Kit Kat Launcher for the HTC Desire S. Have tried a few but I don't think they are very good. I am looking for one that will allow me to have more than three home screens.
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Can anyone recommend a good Android Kit Kat Launcher for the HTC Desire S. Have tried a few but I don't think they are very good. I am looking for one that will allow me to have more than three home screens.
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you can with the default launcher. just long press on home screen then press widgets (or apps) then press and hold a widget and u see the 3 dots there should be a + on the right of the 3 dots, just drag the widget over to the right and it will add new screen.
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you can with the default launcher. just long press on home screen then press widgets (or apps) then press and hold a widget and u see the 3 dots there should be a + on the right of the 3 dots, just drag the widget over to the right and it will add new screen.
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Thanks for your reply. I currently have Android 4.0 so was thinking about putting a launcher on to my phone. Please can you tlel me which launcher is the best to download. I assume that when you mean the default launcher, you mean a phone that has Kit Kat already on it by default?
Gill said:
Thanks for your reply. I currently have Android 4.0 so was thinking about putting a launcher on to my phone. Please can you tlel me which launcher is the best to download. I assume that when you mean the default launcher, you mean a phone that has Kit Kat already on it by default?
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Oh rite, my bad. Anyway, search play store for "KitKat Launcher by KK app team". Its Very good and exactly like the real thing and u add home screens the same way as i said above.
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you can with the default launcher. just long press on home screen then press widgets (or apps) then press and hold a widget and u see the 3 dots there should be a + on the right of the 3 dots, just drag the widget over to the right and it will add new screen.
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Hello. Have now got KK Launcher. Please canyou tell me how I can make the default messaging app on my HTC Desire S look like a KitKat Messaging app.

Swipe Up Google Now Cards ala Nexus

I was wondering if there is a way to Swipe Up from bottom bezel to bring up Google Now cards ala Nexus. I was using Nova launcher on my Nexus 5 and this was working fine, but can't seem to find a way to get this on my S6. Any ideas how I can do this?
Thanks
Install Nova launcher and assign Google to swipe up on app drawer icon on home screen
mehdi_s82 said:
Install Nova launcher and assign Google to swipe up on app drawer icon on home screen
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I like my set up with no dock therefore no app drawer. I guess I can have any other gestures but I guess it would be pretty cool if I could get this similarly to how Nexus does it.
Nova Pro has a "two finger swipe" gesture that work great for this, two fingers swipe up and boom! Google Now, two fingers swipe down boom! Yahoo News Digest
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Nova Pro has a "two finger swipe" gesture that work great for this, two fingers swipe up and boom! Google Now, two fingers swipe down boom! Yahoo News Digest
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Thats the direction I had to take. Need to get used to it now
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Thats the direction I had to take. Need to get used to it now
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What's wrong with just long pressing the home button? Can't get a lot easier than that.
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What's wrong with just long pressing the home button? Can't get a lot easier than that.
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Holy ****.. even better! Didnt know I could do that!

Home key programmable?

I got google app (whatever that is) disabled so that fixes the problem of google starting when I hold down the home key. Is there any way to program it to something else? Now it does nothing for a long press. That's still better than bringing up google-anything but I would like to be able to assign some function to the key.
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I got google app (whatever that is) disabled so that fixes the problem of google starting when I hold down the home key. Is there any way to program it to something else? Now it does nothing for a long press. That's still better than bringing up google-anything but I would like to be able to assign some function to the key.
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All in one gestures from Google play can change key mappings
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All in one gestures from Google play can change key mappings
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Thanks. I didn't find that in the settings but then I realized maybe you meant there is an app for it?
Anyway I fixed it in Nova Launcher.
midnightrider said:
Thanks. I didn't find that in the settings but then I realized maybe you meant there is an app for it?
Anyway I fixed it in Nova Launcher.
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Yes it is app from Google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
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Yes it is app from Google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
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Ok, thanks. Nova is able to set it up like I want so I'm ok.

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