So one of the main things I hated when switching to the LG G3 is the fact that I'm someone who likes to use third party launchers like Nova Launcher. Because of that, I lost one of the main selling points of the LG G3, double-tap to turn off the screen from the Home Screen. Well, this morning I had some random epiphany and realized there's gotta be an app to turn off the screen without using the button on your phone, and remembered Nova has a gestures and clicks shortcut feature to perform tasks. So whether you have an LG G3 and are in my situation OR someone who has ANY other Android device and wants to do this too, be sure to check out my latest video!
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First: I know it's standard for the home screen not to rotate or go into landscape. I'm not asking how I can get it.
Second: I am NOT looking for suggestions on how to get it, so please don't say [this] launcher can do it, download it [here].
Third: There is no third.
So I've got a Thunderbolt and so does a friend. She really wanted the home screen to rotate and I told it it won't happen. Well, she just came and showed me hers rotating! She said she kicked the stand out, set it on her desk and it rotated to landscape! Mine definitely, as it's supposed to, does not rotate.
I did a quick Google search and could only find on thread on the Android Central boards with people saying it's rotating for them. Then a bunch of people starting blabbing about other launchers that will let you. That has no relevance to the situation at hand, we all know third party home launchers usually give that option. Others also mentioned bringing the keyboard out, but holding down menu on the home screen doesn't even do that, so that's a no-go either. Plenty of stupid people on the internet...
They did however mention the stock background may be a common thing, and also the mention of widgets got me intrigued. However, I don't have any non-stock widgets on mine. I have however changed the background and the skin. She hasn't. We both have auto-rotate on in the settings.
Other than that, I'm at a loss! Is anyone else able to get the home screen to rotate?
some launchers such as launcher pro and ADW launcher allow the homescreens to rotate into landscape mode. so you very likely saw someone running launcher pro.
[Mod Edit] Did you read? I hate to come across like an asshole but I made it VERY clear that it's NOT a home launcher. It's stock as I said, and I am VERY aware that 3rd party home launchers allow rotation.
Great attitude to have when asking a q on a forum.
Ot: my homescreen rotates but I'm using launcher pro.
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My stock home screen rotates when docked in the car dock. I think this is how most that say theirs rotate are referring too
fatal187 said:
My stock home screen rotates when docked in the car dock. I think this is how most that say theirs rotate are referring too
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Yeah, that could have been what they were referring to as well.
From my understanding it's just a magnet in the dog that enables the dock mode. My friend didn't say anything about the dock app launching up, or anything other than she just popped out the kick stand, set it on it's side and the homescreen rotated. It is possible it opened and she backed out of it without thinking about it.
But even after she picked it up and closed the stand it kept doing it. Maybe her phone somehow got tricked into thinking it was docked the whole time... ?
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Do you mean that when she turns the phone on its side the screen also rotates to landscape? If so, this is just an option in the settings menu. To auto-rotate the home screen.
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Do you mean that when she turns the phone on its side the screen also rotates to landscape? If so, this is just an option in the settings menu. To auto-rotate the home screen.
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that only rotates the screen in menus and not the physical homescreen as if you had a keyboard present and slide it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022906
I was browsing through all the garbage on my phone with Titanium Backup and found "Gesture 2.2.2"
Is this just for things like pinch to zoom?
This is a really cool feature actually.. However its not on the US version. This was one of the selling points for the Optimus 2X. I believe it was imbedded in the LG's andriod overlay.
It basically uses the accelerometer to FF/RW, scroll text, and move app short cuts to different home screens by simply tilting, or tapping the phone. You could even hang up by simply turning the phone over (screen facing gound).
I hear there is a CM Rom that will use this to set up gesture/shortcuts to open apps from the lock screen. This will be even more useful especially when driving.
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This is a really cool feature actually.. However its not on the US version. This was one of the selling points for the Optimus 2X. I believe it was imbedded in the LG's andriod overlay.
It basically uses the accelerometer to FF/RW, scroll text, and move app short cuts to different home screens by simply tilting, or tapping the phone. You could even hang up by simply turning the phone over (screen facing gound).
I hear there is a CM Rom that will use this to set up gesture/shortcuts to open apps from the lock screen. This will be even more useful especially when driving.
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Yes, and it is really dope but if we didn't have a way to access it I don't get why it would be on our phone.
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one of my favorite things about the optimus 2x had been the text gesture control.
does anyone know if it is possible to get this to work on our g2x with the swype keyboard? or would i need to use the LG keyboard to make it work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrUayjM1MtI&feature=player_embedded
Good thread I'd like to have these myself.
Me too!! I believe it was in the LG software overlay. However I hear its coming to CM7 and will also allow U to set up swipe gestures from the lock screen. Anyone else here this?
CM7 already has Lockscreen Gestures for custom unlock swipes and launching applications. This has been out for a while. I usually disable my Lockscreen sliders so you can't see them and ONLY use the gestures. People who try to get in my phone are totally clueless. Plus they are easy to change to whatever.
The video doesn't really use Gestures at all but rather the GSensor. Seemed gimmicky at best. It is a feature that I would probably enable, play with, and forget about the next time I flashed the next Nightly.
I can imagine the battery this thing would eat having the GSensor active all the time waiting for your input. No offense but I'll pass.
Hello, I'm new to this forum. I left the Blackberry (Bold 9900) world and jumped on board here. So far I LOVE my Mytouch 4g Slide!
I could have sworn that my "home" screen and "all apps" screen would rotate when I turned it sideways without having to slide my phone open. Now it doesn't. I first noticed it when I opened up my Netflix app. I turned the phone sideways to search for a movie and the screen would not rotate. It only rotated when the movie played.
Do your phones rotate on the home screen/all apps screen without sliding it open?
Please help, it's bugging the heck out of me.
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Whoops I thanked you lol.
Some apps allow landscape mode, and some don't.
In addition, auto rotate allows your sensor to make the screen turn when it's on its side. Check the settings. (Settings > Display, I think). Hope this helps.
mine actually rotates when the keyboard is closed and doesn't when the keyboard is open, which is quite logical and the correct behaviour i think
Does your MT4GS do this too???
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mine actually rotates when the keyboard is closed and doesn't when the keyboard is open, which is quite logical and the correct behaviour i think
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That's strange. I wonder why that is. So yours rotates the home screen and "all apps" screen when turned sideways?
I am sure that my auto-rotate feature works because when I open certain apps, say, the Gallery where I have all my pictures stored, I can turn it sideways to the left or right and it will rotate accordingly.
It is only when I try to rotate the Home screen and All Apps screen that I could have sworn would rotate too.
Any help on getting this back the way it should would be greatly appreciated.
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Doo Wop Mario
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Whoops I thanked you lol.
Some apps allow landscape mode, and some don't.
In addition, auto rotate allows your sensor to make the screen turn when it's on its side. Check the settings. (Settings > Display, I think). Hope this helps.
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I checked my Auto Rotate settings and they've always been on. I unchecked it and then rebooted and then checked it again and it still didn't work. Not sure why.
Nope, if you're on the stock ROM (As far as I remember, considering I haven't been on stock since the first ROM came out and I've refused to use the stock launcher anyways) orientation won't change on the "Home" screen unless you slide the keyboard open. Correct me if I'm wrong. Personally, I turn rotation off because it sometimes gets annoying. You could always try a different launcher though, I'm pretty sure ADW and Go Launcher rotate on any keyboard condition.
The app Orientation Control works well if you want your display to stay in a particular orientation all the time. Costs a buck or two in the market, and the main thing it messes up is the camera when you want to take a picture, but you can always switch it back to 'auto rotate' in those cases.
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Nope, if you're on the stock ROM (As far as I remember, considering I haven't been on stock since the first ROM came out and I've refused to use the stock launcher anyways) orientation won't change on the "Home" screen unless you slide the keyboard open. Correct me if I'm wrong. Personally, I turn rotation off because it sometimes gets annoying. You could always try a different launcher though, I'm pretty sure ADW and Go Launcher rotate on any keyboard condition.
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Yeah, I'm on stock ROM. I like the rotation feature for now, and was just wondering why it would work on some screens and not on others. I thought that was a default feature.
At least I know I'm not losing my mind. I really did believe it used to rotate the Home screen and All Apps screen without sliding it open.
I guess one thing I can try is going into a T-Mobile store and testing out their phone there to see if it rotates.
Thanks everyone!
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Yeah, I'm on stock ROM. I like the rotation feature for now, and was just wondering why it would work on some screens and not on others. I thought that was a default feature.
At least I know I'm not losing my mind. I really did believe it used to rotate the Home screen and All Apps screen without sliding it open.
I guess one thing I can try is going into a T-Mobile store and testing out their phone there to see if it rotates.
Thanks everyone!
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Never did for me in the stock Sense launcher on the app drawer or home screens, unless sliding out the keyboard. I made a reference to that in the tv-out thread back when I first got the phone in august.
It works everywhere else, and you could just use another launcher to have it happen on those two screens.
I'd like to enable that functionality in Rosie - i'm not sure why it's like that and it's puzzled me for months.
I dunno, personally, I turn off auto rotation all the time. If I want to view anything in landscape, I just slide the keyboard open. Just my preference, though.
I really like a free app called auto rotate switch. It gives you a button in the status bar that you can click to turn on and off auto rotation. I've used it since my first android phone, but have never used it with this one.
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I'm contemplating a Mate 9. Is it possible to use a Screen Off application, to quicly turn the screen off, without having to touch any buttons?
Many people ask about unlocking the screen in a prompt manner. When I'm short of time (e.g. changing buses) it's just as important to be able to turn the screen off. On my old Note 3 I'm using a Screen Off app (or is it a widget) on my home screen. With a good non-slippery cover, I'm almost able to turn the phone on and off with a single hand. I'd like something similar on Mate 9.
I use the gesture mode on Nova launcher to screen off
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You can use any screen off app.
There is even a widget preinstalled.
The floating dock also lets you lock the screen as well as the built-in widget
thanks, everyone.
It looks good. Now I just need to wait three weeks for the price to drop.
I heard Mate 10 is due to be announced on 16-Oct-2017.
I intend to stay with 9 because I don't like the ultra-thin bezels and I prefer the wider screen over the narrow-elongated forms.
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I use the gesture mode on Nova launcher to screen off
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Same here. I use double tap gesture in Nova launcher mapped to open app "screen off and lock". Just like old LG phones. I wish I could get double tap to wake to work I hear it gives a lot of false wakes though.
For the Screen OFF action I firstly tried Nova and Tasker actions, but in the end the best solution by far is to use the Mate 9 built-in Screen Lock feature, triggered with both Nova activity and Tasker Assist Request (home button long-press).
The built-in Screen Lock feature is both more efficient and visually pleasing than third party solutions, and respects the Smart Unlock settings.
For Screen ON the best solutions for me are Gravity Screen app (free from Play Store) and Tasker proximity action if you are bound to that addiction, like me (I can help building that specific task if anyone is interested).