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Another way to "Knock Off"

Hey guys. I wanted to share this. I use Nova launcher so I don't have the ability to Knock Off from my home screen. I have been trying to use the knock off on the status bar and it's just never right. I always ended up clicking and opening settings, or it just didn't work. When your phone is laying on its back with the rear buttons we have sometimes you may want to turn it off without using the hardware buttons.
Enter Power Toggles by painless death. Play Store Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc
I have disabled the quick settings with Xposed and use power toggles instead. It's great for adding a screen lock to the status bar and also torch. I just wanted to share that set up. Screen lock works EVERY time.
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If you're using nova wouldn't it be easier to install a screen off app and set double tap gesture to that app, that's what I do and it works perfectly.

James Mikush said:
If you're using nova wouldn't it be easier to install a screen off app and set double tap gesture to that app, that's what I do and it works perfectly.
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Well, I already use Power Toggles. I hate the stock Quick Settings. I tried that idea but then Nova Launcher just opens another app and I still have to click something in that app. So, having a quick setting in Power Toggles is easier for me.
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jcnbama said:
Well, I already use Power Toggles. I hate the stock Quick Settings. I tried that idea but then Nova Launcher just opens another app and I still have to click something in that app. So, having a quick setting in Power Toggles is easier for me.
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Set gesture, shortcut, activities, find screen off activity. It works just like stock.

Try gravity box xposed module....it has an option for screen off by double tapping the status bar
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vivebatu said:
Try gravity box xposed module....it has an option for screen off by double tapping the status bar
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LG stock had that option built in but it just never really worked that well for me... Maybe just fat fingers.. Lol.
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If u use go launcher ex, it has a build in "knock off" plugin xD
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Lock screen app by a Kenneth Chang works well for the double tap for lock
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James Mikush said:
Set gesture, shortcut, activities, find screen off activity. It works just like stock.
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Just like James as stated. I use Nova Launcher Prime and didn't want to lose the Knock On/Off feature.
So I installed Screen Off And Lock:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
Under Gestures, assign the Double Tap to this Application. You can still hide the App within the App Drawer so no one would be the wiser.

you can also set a long press action to a nav-bar icon to lock screen with G2 exposed. thats what i use rather than knockoff.

Using this one with Nova Prime gesture. I see absolutely no need to have an app bigger than 50KB for such a simple task and this one is like 20KB and does the job perfectly. Keep it tiny and simple is my moto :laugh:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cillinsoft.scrnoff

Thanks
ChrisHoppyBot said:
Just like James as stated. I use Nova Launcher Prime and didn't want to lose the Knock On/Off feature.
So I installed Screen Off And Lock:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
Under Gestures, assign the Double Tap to this Application. You can still hide the App within the App Drawer so no one would be the wiser.
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Kudos to you, works perfectly and no additional battery drain

I second the "Screen Off and Lock" app from the Play Store. Assign that to the Double Tap gesture in Nova Prime. Boom. Just like stock. Quick and painless. I hide the App from the Drawer and forget all about it.
This allows you to double tap anywhere in the launcher or Status Bar to turn off the screen. Best way to do it.

player911 said:
I second the "Screen Off and Lock" app from the Play Store. Assign that to the Double Tap gesture in Nova Prime. Boom. Just like stock. Quick and painless. I hide the App from the Drawer and forget all about it.
This allows you to double tap anywhere in the launcher or Status Bar to turn off the screen. Best way to do it.
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You guys are right. Downloaded it and worked great. This is what I love about XDA. I thought I was helping by offering a suggestion but instead was helped.... Lol. Love it. Thanks guys! :thumbup:
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jcnbama said:
You guys are right. Downloaded it and worked great. This is what I love about XDA. I thought I was helping by offering a suggestion but instead was helped.... Lol. Love it. Thanks guys! :thumbup:
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hi!
is there any battery drain with screen off and lock?

Alicon88 said:
hi!
is there any battery drain with screen off and lock?
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Not in the slightest that I've noticed. Doesn't even show up on the battery usage stats.

jcnbama said:
Not in the slightest that I've noticed. Doesn't even show up on the battery usage stats.
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thanks for the answer!
last question: do you think is possible to use it with the google now launcher? it have the same problem of nova,the knock off works only on the status bar.

Alicon88 said:
thanks for the answer!
last question: do you think is possible to use it with the google now launcher? it have the same problem of nova,the knock off works only on the status bar.
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I would think it would work with any launcher that supports gestures. You just set the gesture to trigger knock off.

jcnbama said:
I would think it would work with any launcher that supports gestures. You just set the gesture to trigger knock off.
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Alright.Unfortunately i think GNow Launcher doesn't support gestures

Yea it will work with any launcher that supports double tap. I've always used Nova Prime so it was a no brainer. I used to use Double Tap for the app drawer and delete the drawer icon from the dock. I like screen off better though.

Tips and tricks

long press recent apps button and menu posted up with in apps. And if on home screen long press recent brings up home screen options
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ill try this..

Kchitown1977 said:
long press recent apps button and menu posted up with in apps. And if on home screen long press recent brings up home screen options
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What do mean by recent apps button ? can you please share with me this deeply ?

Look about 1.10 into video
15 Samsung Galaxy S5 Tips and Tricks: http://youtu.be/XD-58tnDl6k
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I removed one app 5 times because I could only get to settings during initial setup. I was so angry there was no menu button. Then I heard about the long press

Step by step like a tutorial if you want to.

Guadalupeohara said:
What do mean by recent apps button ? can you please share with me this deeply ?
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Bottom left next to home
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New Message preview
After receiving a new text message, there's an alert on the lockscreen that reads, "Messages New Message". Anyone else find this practically useless? Is there a way to get that notification to give a preview of the message?
What I've been doing is either tapping on the New Message banner then swiping in the highlighted box below to unlock and go straight to that message. Or I pull down the top panel and tap on the message preview found there. Either works, but seems like extra steps.

Kchitown1977 said:
Bottom left next to home
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okay. I will try it. thanks.

You can create an auto-reject list.
From the Phone App - going into settings (3 dots on the top right) and Settings-> Call -> Call rejection. From there you can set to reject form list and start creating a list of numbers you don't want to hear from.

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After receiving a new text message, there's an alert on the lockscreen that reads, "Messages New Message". Anyone else find this practically useless? Is there a way to get that notification to give a preview of the message?
What I've been doing is either tapping on the New Message banner then swiping in the highlighted box below to unlock and go straight to that message. Or I pull down the top panel and tap on the message preview found there. Either works, but seems like extra steps.
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If you open the messaging app, go to settings, notifications, and at the bottom if you check lockscreen it will show the sender and part of the text instead of just new message. You can also turn on pop up where it shows a pop up message where you can reply to a message without going into the messaging app. Pretty convenient. Hope this helps.
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Card scanner built into contacts app
Open contacts >menu>business cards> hit + and you have a scanner !!

What about scheduled messages? It was a feature on my S4 just wondering am I missing it.
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Anyone know of a way to make long pressing the home button on the lock screen turn on flashlight like in the miui rom?

1. long press on the recent apps button while looking at one of your home screens, or long press on the home screen to get your scrren menu then hit "home screen settings" uncheck "my magizine" to get rid of the magazine tab
2. go into camera and hit settings turn off picture stabilization to make the camera much more responsive and get rid of that "please hold still" delay when trying to take pics of moving targets (dogs, kids, etc)
3. until we get root third part apps will NOT save to the external SD card (your camera and some stock apps will, but playlists from 3rd party mp3, back ups from any back up app, 3rd party notepad, 3rd party alarms like smart alarm, etc will not) so be careful that if you need to back something up use dropbox or something like that these third party apps may back up to an emulated storage (still internal storage) so if you factory reset when we actually get root you will still lose everything you thought you saved
4. if someone helped you hit the thanks button, lol

Disable/hide apps you don't use from your app drawer: go to app drawer - long press recents/hit menu button (three vertical dots) - select "Uninstall/Disable Apps"
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So I was playing around with the fingerprint scanner and wanted to add more then 3 fingerprints. When I was setting up my thumb, I also swiped my pointer finger. After the set up was complete. I found it let me unlock the phone with both fingers from the one setup. I haven't seen this mentioned yet, so I figured someone out there might find it useful.
Semper Primus

Already posted in the fingerprint thread but thought it could be useful here..
What I did was use the 3 allotted different fingerprints and scan my thumb at slightly different angles so I could swipe my thumb horizontally rather than vertically and it works a lot better now.
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armyranger172 said:
So I was playing around with the fingerprint scanner and wanted to add more then 3 fingerprints. When I was setting up my thumb, I also swiped my pointer finger. After the set up was complete. I found it let me unlock the phone with both fingers from the one setup. I haven't seen this mentioned yet, so I figured someone out there might find it useful.
Semper Primus
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Thanks!! Just confirmed this worked for me. I was able to use right thumb, left thumb, and index finger on just 1 fingerprint setting.
I am going to copy and paste this info into the thread I made on the Fingerprint Scanner Tips.

Google Now Question

I've searched, and I can't find out how to turn off the google now option when holding the home button. It's annoying as hell, and I never use it. Is there something I'm missing?

Go to your apps and look for Google Settings. Tap on Search and Now. Drag the button to the off position and you're done.

If you're talking about the ring navigation thing, Gravity Box has mods for it that work on this device. You can change/add targets or disable the ring altogether
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sparky_005 said:
If you're talking about the ring navigation thing, Gravity Box has mods for it that work on this device. You can change/add targets or disable the ring altogether
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Thank you sparky!

No problem! It was bugging me real bad when I got the phone lol
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[Q] Is there a way to "TRULY" disable the "Navigation Bar"?

Greetings!
I know there's a way to put the device always in "Immersive Mode", that way you can hide the Navigation Bar:
Code:
settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
But every time I swipe from the bottom to any place in the screen, the NavBar appears again (thats really frustrating >_<).
I use LMT Launched (pie), so... I don't need the NavBar to be there.
Is there a real way to truly disable the Navigation Bar???
On some roms, there's a way to do it from inside options (like in Pure Nexus rom for example), I'm currently using RenovateICE, but that option is not implemented yet.
Also, the old trick to disable the NavBar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) does not work on Android 7+.
Thank you for your time!!! =D

This is something I'd love to see a workaround for. I love the immersive mode feeling but I can't stand that you can't disable the nav bar completely. It hinders your ability to use swipe gestures whenever it comes back on screen and really it just defeats the purpose so I stopped using it for now.
I'll wait for a way to disable the nav bar completely on the stock ROM before I go back to "immersive mode" (if anything of the like ever comes along that is).

xeathpk said:
This is something I'd love to see a workaround for. I love the immersive mode feeling but I can't stand that you can't disable the nav bar completely. It hinders your ability to use swipe gestures whenever it comes back on screen and really it just defeats the purpose so I stopped using it for now.
I'll wait for a way to disable the nav bar completely on the stock ROM before I go back to "immersive mode" (if anything of the like ever comes along that is).
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Yeah, or for example, when the keyboard pops out, the NavBar appears. D=
I'm pretty sure that there should be a way to do it!!!

Hi,
I was facing the same thing, and decided to take the plunge and root my phone, just for this since I have an exynos version.
From then you can edit the prop build file and remove the navbar permanently.
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)

lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
I was facing the same thing, and decided to take the plunge and root my phone, just for this since I have an exynos version.
From then you can edit the prop build file and remove the navbar permanently.
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
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What line did you added to build.prop???
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 ????

Lilolilo27, if you could elaborate on which parameter(s) you had to change in the build prop I would be forever thankful! I didn't think there would be an easy fix for this so soon!

Hi,
Yes just add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 line to the end of the build prop file with a root explorer and reboot.
Just for precaution, make a backup of the prop file before hand AND set up Swipe Gesture or any other navigation app BEFORE making the change (or your keys will be gone and you wont be able to navigate around your phone)

Thanks lilolilo27. I'll have to give this a go when I have a few minutes and see how I come up. Thanks for the heads up btw.

lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
Yes just add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 line to the end of the build prop file with a root explorer and reboot.
Just for precaution, make a backup of the prop file before hand AND set up Swipe Gesture or any other navigation app BEFORE making the change (or your keys will be gone and you wont be able to navigate around your phone)
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WOW, that worked now!!!
I tried this on the S7 Edge and Google Pixel (with android 7+) and I had a bunch of FC's.
I just applied this tweak to my S8+, and it worked smootly!!!
Thank you for the heads up!!! =D

enjoy!
I personally love it, don't see myself using a navigation bar ever again

shame we dont have the same option as windows phone , the swipe up to hide the nav bar , simple but perfect

lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
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Don t know if have tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemoGmd gesture app. It is one if the seminal apps that changed how u interact with android. There are many apps for gestures but it is still one of the best. Try it.
Couldnt find the swipe gesture app
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Techvir said:
Don t know if have tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemoGmd gesture app. It is one if the seminal apps that changed how u interact with android. There are many apps for gestures but it is still one of the best. Try it.
Couldnt find the swipe gesture app
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It is actually called Swipe Navigation (by a dev called Suphi)

lilolilo27 said:
It is actually called Swipe Navigation (by a dev called Suphi)
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Thanks. That is the one that I am using in my non-rooted devices

Thanks lilolilo! I've been searching this feature for hours!

Any idea of how to do it on Snapdragon version? Its killing me

Kimbaroth said:
Greetings!
I know there's a way to put the device always in "Immersive Mode", that way you can hide the Navigation Bar:
Code:
settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
But every time I swipe from the bottom to any place in the screen, the NavBar appears again (thats really frustrating >_<).
I use LMT Launched (pie), so... I don't need the NavBar to be there.
Is there a real way to truly disable the Navigation Bar???
On some roms, there's a way to do it from inside options (like in Pure Nexus rom for example), I'm currently using RenovateICE, but that option is not implemented yet.
Also, the old trick to disable the NavBar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) does not work on Android 7+.
Thank you for your time!!! =D
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Check out this thread, disable nav bar with a layer.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/mods-small-collection-tweaks-t3657119

Thanks a lot!!! I'm currently using that mod. '3

anybody try this with the current oreo beta 2? I've had to pull and push the build.prop twice because it seems to break the touchwiz home and won't finish booting

MoBluey said:
anybody try this with the current oreo beta 2? I've had to pull and push the build.prop twice because it seems to break the touchwiz home and won't finish booting
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Added it to my build.prop on Oreo b2, and had the same issue. Have you tried the layers solution? I would, but I haven't purchased the Samsung extension and don't really want to until I know it works (my hunch is that it only works on Nougat)

Questions with Pie gesture navbar with no hints

So when you slide right on home line with hints showing, it let's you slide through your recent apps.
How do you do this when you hide the lines aka hints?

Anybody have a clue? I've been trying to Google this and cannot! Find it. All I find is how the dot is gone and blah blah blah.... I want to hide the clues cuz these lines are annoying and I love gesture navigation! Now that I'm used to it... but I cannot swipe the home button to panel through recent apps if I hide them..
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Weird, mine works fine without hints, I can swipe at the bottom left or right on task manager. Btw I'm on stock official pie update

mine works without hints too. same way as it would if you had hints.

graffix31 said:
mine works without hints too. same way as it would if you had hints.
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kumayam said:
Weird, mine works fine without hints, I can swipe at the bottom left or right on task manager. Btw I'm on stock official pie update
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Anybody have a clue? I've been trying to Google this and cannot! Find it. All I find is how the dot is gone and blah blah blah.... I want to hide the clues cuz these lines are annoying and I love gesture navigation! Now that I'm used to it... but I cannot swipe the home button to panel through recent apps if I hide them..
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You just swipe up left "button" and you go to recent apps. Only there you can swipe left/right thorough recent apps

I have had issues with getting this to work too. I am using the Bixby button - short press for back and long press for recent apps. Also double tap for flashlight. Good option since it doesn't seem to work without the lines on the bottom of the screen.
It sounds like it might only be not working for some phones. I have a Snapdragon S8+ on Verizon. The screen gestures do not work for me.

fazi78 said:
You just swipe up left "button" and you go to recent apps. Only there you can swipe left/right thorough recent apps
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But with the hints showing you can swipe right on home line and it brings up a quick recent. Which is unavailable if you hide gesture hints

I posted just above saying that the gestures were not working for my phone a month ago. Well they started working. I can't tell you why. Verizon S8+. My phone isn't rooted. Need to fix my info.