[Q] Immersive mode making me go nuts ! - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I'm using AOKP in my Nexus 5 since last year, very happy with the phone / rom, without no issues at all.
I don't know what happened today, but after Google Play made some updates, now my navbar and statusbar does not stay fixed in the screen anymore, i have to swipe the bottom of screen to make the bars go back, but the bars stay in the screen for some seconds and hide again.
After some research i found out it's the Kitkat 'immersive mode'. It's strange because i've updated to KikKat months ago, and only now the immersive mode shows up.
I tried to get used with it, but the problem is in some apps, when i'm using the keyboard the immersive mode take over and the keyboard disappears ! It's happening on Google Play for instance : when i try to search, the keyboard stays on the screen for about 2 seconds and then the immersive mode takes over and hides the keyboard.
Is there a way to DISABLE this f*** immersive mode and go back just as it always be : navbar and statusbar FIXED in the screen ?
Thanks in advance !

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[Q] how to enable full screen immersive mode?

full screen (no status or nav bar) hasn't been happening for me. is there a way to enable it?
I believe it requires an app to request it so you'll have to wait until apps get updated with the functionality.
Ah ok. strange there's so much talk about this feature on sites and from Google yet it's not actually really in use. most of these tech sites write about phones they haven't even used.
Techradar guys have been able to use it in Google Reader app according to their early hands on review. Give it a go and see how it works there before support from other apps arrives.
I think this is a feature that most probably can be applied to all apps in a simple way by a Xposed module (similar like App settings module). Be patient, something like that will come.
Google reader app? Google reader app hasn't existed for months!
prawnguevara said:
Google reader app? Google reader app hasn't existed for months!
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Google play books
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prawnguevara said:
Google reader app? Google reader app hasn't existed for months!
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That's what they wrote. I just quoted.
I don't get why other Google apps like chrome aren't using full screen yet?
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any updates on this feature?
Xposed+gravity box allows you to enable and disable immersive mode anytime you wish
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Not right. With Gravitybox, you can enable Expanded Desktop which is of course nice (and used by me), but Immersive Mode is different: In ED you just can toggle it on/off (hide/unhide navbar/statusbar permanently), while in Kitkat's IM I you can, while the bars are hidden, swipe from the screen edge to show them.
prawnguevara said:
full screen (no status or nav bar) hasn't been happening for me. is there a way to enable it?
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Some apps have immersive mode built in, otherwise I believe you can't get it WITHOUT flashing a custom ROM.
Cataclysm ROM works, and has a quick toggle for it if you're wondering. And plenty others.
hasenbein1966 said:
Not right. With Gravitybox, you can enable Expanded Desktop which is of course nice (and used by me), but Immersive Mode is different: In ED you just can toggle it on/off (hide/unhide navbar/statusbar permanently), while in Kitkat's IM I you can, while the bars are hidden, swipe from the screen edge to show them.
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So IM is impossible at present?
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Use Immerse Me
Try this -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557697
Xposed is required
Anyway full Immersive Mode is suboptimal. One wants to see the statusbar for quick informations. So Gravitybox's solution where you can only hide the navbar is best.
hasenbein1966 said:
Not right. With Gravitybox, you can enable Expanded Desktop which is of course nice (and used by me), but Immersive Mode is different: In ED you just can toggle it on/off (hide/unhide navbar/statusbar permanently), while in Kitkat's IM I you can, while the bars are hidden, swipe from the screen edge to show them.
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I am new to Xposed so I can not give any indication on the history, but I can confirm that I can get the following options for Expanded desktop mode in the latest version of GravityBox for KitKat:
Disabled
Hide navigation bar
Immersive status bar
Immersive navigation bar
Semi-immersive
Immersive
The settings are in the "Display tweaks" menu. Once activated, you can turn the effect on and off via the power menu (found by holding down the power button on your phone for a second or two). GravityBox's Immersive Mode works the same as KitKat's IM and from what I can tell it works very well indeed. It will hide the nav bar and status bar and give applications that extra screen real estate to use. A swipe from the top of the screen will temporarily show the navbar and status bar.
I am running GravityBox [KK] [2.9.6] on my Nexus 5.
You can enable immersive mode without root using GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798554

[Q] Team Venom Rom 1.4.1 Nav Bar Problem and sms

My first problem is with new OTA update 1.4.1 the nav bar will disappear (just shows three dots) when I watch netflix or youtube in landscape mode. Upon returning into portrait mode it shows just the three dots again. It also causes the phone to go into sleep mode, while viewing in landscape. Keep in mind that is on the stock nav bar.
My second problem is with sending an SMS while on an LTE connection, it doesn't switch to 3g automatically to send out the SMS. But if I make a phone call it switches automatically to hsdpa+ . Your assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!
The Netflix issue is known and being worked on. Can't help on the second one.

[APP][KitKat/Android L] GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode - NO root

Immersive full screen mode for KitKat and Android L. Root NOT required.
Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.immersive
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Features:
- Hide or show navigation bar with simple swipe
- Hide or keep status bar
- Stock navigation bar
- Notification widget allows to easily change mode anywhere
- Per application settings
- Autohide navigation bar
Known issues:
- Keyboard does not work while in full screen - please restore navigation bar to use keyboard. [Probably won't be fixed]
- 3rd party apps cannot trigger Back while navigation bar is hidden. [Probably won't be fixed]
Please let me know if you like the app and if you have any suggestions :highfive:
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Some quick feedback:
1) I swipe the trigger to exit full screen, no problem. But the trigger doesn't let me enter full screen mode. It would be useful to have the trigger toggle between the last full screen mode and normal mode. I did program a Gesture Control gesture to toggle Immersive, so maybe that's a good enough workaround.
2) I'm able to use the keyboard if it was already open before I entered full screen mode. I can't dismiss the keyboard due to the back button limitation, but the keyboard does work. Also, DocsToGo's context menu has a "Toggle Keyboard" item, so I'm able to open and close and use the keyboard in that app. But I'm unable to change the cursor position in a document while in full screen mode.
3) Not being able to use the back button or execute a "back" gesture in Gesture Control when in immersive mode is really annoying. You also can't use the menu button. But I think enabling the "back" function is the #1 feature I'd like to have.
4) I can't open the notifications when in immersive mode. If I execute my Gesture Control gesture to open notifications, nothing happens, and when I exit immersive mode, the notifications are already opened. Force Immersive Mode has the same limitation, and the dev hasn't been able to solve it.
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Some quick feedback:
1) I swipe the trigger to exit full screen, no problem. But the trigger doesn't let me enter full screen mode. It would be useful to have the trigger toggle between the last full screen mode and normal mode. I did program a Gesture Control gesture to toggle Immersive, so maybe that's a good enough workaround.
2) I'm able to use the keyboard if it was already open before I entered full screen mode. I can't dismiss the keyboard due to the back button limitation, but the keyboard does work. Also, DocsToGo's context menu has a "Toggle Keyboard" item, so I'm able to open and close and use the keyboard in that app. But I'm unable to change the cursor position in a document while in full screen mode.
3) Not being able to use the back button or execute a "back" gesture in Gesture Control when in immersive mode is really annoying. You also can't use the menu button. But I think enabling the "back" function is the #1 feature I'd like to have.
4) I can't open the notifications when in immersive mode. If I execute my Gesture Control gesture to open notifications, nothing happens, and when I exit immersive mode, the notifications are already opened. Force Immersive Mode has the same limitation, and the dev hasn't been able to solve it.
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You have to swipe trigger downwards. You cannot touch above trigger. You have to touch exactly on trigger (or some 1 mm above) red line. Just do light touch an swipe. You can increase trigger sensitivity in settings to you comfort level. It actually works quite well when you get used to where to touch. There is also TOUCH mode (instead of SWIPE) available in settings.
Trigger allows you to toggle last fullscreen mode on/off. Thats the idea.
2,3,4 - cant fix in app but I will look if I can find some workaround with root in Gesture Control.
StupidIdea said:
You have to swipe trigger downwards. You cannot touch above trigger. You have to touch exactly on trigger (or some 1 mm above) red line. Just do light touch an swipe. You can increase trigger sensitivity in settings to you comfort level. It actually works quite well when you get used to where to touch. There is also TOUCH mode (instead of SWIPE) available in settings.
Trigger allows you to toggle last fullscreen mode on/off. Thats the idea.
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TOUCH mode works great toggling in either direction, even with sensitivity reduced to 3. It has nice feel, and you've done a great job providing just the right customizations for the trigger location and appearance.
For SWIPE mode, I swipe up to exit immersive, no problem. But when I swipe down to enter immersive, it never works no matter what setting I try. I think I do like TOUCH better, and now that TOUCH works, I don't need the GC gesture. But I'm just letting you know that SWIPE isn't working properly on my S4.
By the way, the home button also doesn't work in immersive mode. But I have "home" programmed to a GC gesture, and it works. So I'm hoping the "back" function can be made to work with a GC gesture.
Published to Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.immersive
Features:
- Hide or show navigation bar with simple swipe
- Hide or keep status bar
- Stock navigation bar
- Notification widget allows to easily change mode anywhere
- Per application settings
- Autohide navigation bar
I've installed Pro, rebooted, and am testing with XPrivacy turned off.
1) As with the experimental version, you can't use the BACK button or a GC BACK gesture while immersed. We really need a workaround for the BACK function to make this app useful.
2) It FC's every time I tried to change Auto Hide Delay, Trigger Width, Trigger Position, or Trigger Sensitivity. These didn't have a problem in the first experimental version. Then, when I unchecked "Show in Fullscreen (PRO)," it allowed me to change those settings. I'm actually not sure what "Show in Fullscreen" does, so I rechecked it after adjusting the other settings.
3) If I switch to an un-immersed app, then when I leave that app I'm still not immersed and the trigger bar does not appear and I have to re-immerse via the notifications. Sometimes, though, this problem doesn't happen and it un-immerses/re-immerses correctly.
4) I'm able to use the keyboard while immersed by opening the keyboard before immersing. But then you have to un-immerse to dismiss the keyboard due to not having a BACK function.
Thank you so much for trying it.
Jimmy34742 said:
I've installed Pro, rebooted, and am testing with XPrivacy turned off.
1) As with the experimental version, you can't use the BACK button or a GC BACK gesture while immersed. We really need a workaround for the BACK function to make this app useful.
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I'm looking how to work around it next. I understand you are just testing it as you have exposed and you can use Force IM module . I also plan to add xp module into GC and AHSK to toggle full screen properly with root.
Jimmy34742 said:
I've installed Pro, rebooted, and am testing with XPrivacy turned off.
2) It FC's every time I tried to change Auto Hide Delay, Trigger Width, Trigger Position, or Trigger Sensitivity. These didn't have a problem in the first experimental version. Then, when I unchecked "Show in Fullscreen (PRO)," it allowed me to change those settings. I'm actually not sure what "Show in Fullscreen" does, so I rechecked it after adjusting the other settings.
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That happens when you code at 4a.m :silly:. Fixed and uploaded new version. Should appear in a couple of hours.
Jimmy34742 said:
I've installed Pro, rebooted, and am testing with XPrivacy turned off.
3) If I switch to an un-immersed app, then when I leave that app I'm still not immersed and the trigger bar does not appear and I have to re-immerse via the notifications. Sometimes, though, this problem doesn't happen and it un-immerses/re-immerses correctly.
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The idea was that apps that do not have saved setting do not change it automatically so if you left unimmersed app then this is not changed unless you have saved setting for the next app.
Unimermsed mode basically turns everything off and removes trigger so yes you have to use notification again. If you want to have trigger then you should show navigation bar with trigger instead. You can turn off Autohide but it is global. Do you think it is needed to have per app option to turn on/off autohide for app?
Jimmy34742 said:
I've installed Pro, rebooted, and am testing with XPrivacy turned off.
4) I'm able to use the keyboard while immersed by opening the keyboard before immersing. But then you have to un-immerse to dismiss the keyboard due to not having a BACK function.
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You can call keyboard when navigation bar is visible (even if you triggered it with trigger). Once visible it will work even if navbar hides. Just swipe the trigger then click input box.
StupidIdea said:
The idea was that apps that do not have saved setting do not change it automatically so if you left unimmersed app then this is not changed unless you have saved setting for the next app.
Unimermsed mode basically turns everything off and removes trigger so yes you have to use notification again. If you want to have trigger then you should show navigation bar with trigger instead. You can turn off Autohide but it is global. Do you think it is needed to have per app option to turn on/off autohide for app?
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I'm actually not sure what you mean by, " If you want to have trigger then you should show navigation bar with trigger instead." I made a setting for each app individually instead of just leaving them blank, and that gives the behavior I expect. But per app is a pro feature, so not everyone will be able to do this.
Not working for my Samsung Galaxy s5 G900F running Android 4.4.2 Kitkat(Samsung stock)?
Jimmy34742 said:
I'm actually not sure what you mean by, " If you want to have trigger then you should show navigation bar with trigger instead." I made a setting for each app individually instead of just leaving them blank, and that gives the behavior I expect. But per app is a pro feature, so not everyone will be able to do this.
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Would it make sense if I restore previous mode when leaving application that had saved setting?
So it would work like this:
1. App A does not have saved setting but you switch to immersive manually
2. Open app B. I has save regular mode, so immersive is turned off.
3. Leave app B, last immersive mode is restored.
However if you change mode manually while in B then this mode will stick and won't change when leaving B?
erniechan said:
Not working for my Samsung Galaxy s5 G900F running Android 4.4.2 Kitkat(Samsung stock)?
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Thanks, I can reproduce it on Note 3 too. I will see what I can do. So far it works on devices that have navigation bar and status bar. I event tested it on Note 10.1 (2012) and it works.
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Would it make sense if I restore previous mode when leaving application that had saved setting?
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Actually, I don't think it matters to me. By making a setting for every single app, I take full and unambiguous control. Then the per app page shows me at a glance how I've set everything. I actually prefer that to leaving apps unset and relying on some default behavior. The non-pro users will certainly care about how you set the default behavior, but the pro users don't have to care if they don't want to.
Renamed to GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode
Published version 1.1:
- Automatically closes notification panel after selecting mode from notification widget.
- Restoring last used default immersive mode after leaving application with saved immersive mode.
Published minor fix 1.1.1:
- Fixed reported Fc.
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Published minor fix 1.1.1:
- Fixed reported Fc.
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Any idea to make it work on galaxy s5 ?
erniechan said:
Any idea to make it work on galaxy s5 ?
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I can reproduce it on Note 3. I'll see what I can do.
Congrats on getting featured on XDA.
You're one great guy. I remember writing to you a few months back with regards to some slowdown when I was using GMD Gesture Control and you replied fast and with many details
There's a issue I'd like to report. When you're in immersive mode, you can't really tap on any system lines.
For example, if you go into immersive mode while being in the GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode app, you can't go into general, trigger etc - why is that?
Does this basically make my mod useless hahaha

Android Pie update night mode notification on lock screen

Hi XDA,
I updated to Pie this morning and noticed that now when my phone turns to night mode this pesky little bar appears on my lock screen to tell me that night mode is on. As if I didn't already know. I've tried searching for other posts of this problem but couldn't find any.
When I go into app notifications, under 'Settings' the option to turn off 'night mode' notifications is grayed out. Previously in Oreo the notification was never an issue, I think because there wasn't a big bar across the screen.
It'd be great to disable just the night mode notification and not any other notification like WhatsApp or Facebook for example.
Thanks in advance
PS tried uploading images using the app, didn't work. Tried uploading the photos to my Dropbox then linking it here but XDA won't let me because I haven't reached 10 posts yet
Well from my understanding... We are unable to remove this notification permanently... Jusy a few hours at a time. It bugs me so much

Question How to set on screen notifications + wake up display

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I did follow bunch of instructions how to enable it back... paired and unpaired phone, got a new phone, try enable/disable all... Yet still same result: all I can get is only red dot (screen indicator) and then I need to wake up the display and swipe to read notifications.
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show notificitations even when using phone
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Is there any way to enable again something like "wake up display upon receiving new notification and show it on screen"? Or any idea why is it not working anymore? Could it be watch face problem?
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