[Q] Lollipop AppSwitcher -> App Info - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
In Lollipop I would like to get the feature back where in ICS I would go into recent Apps and long press on an app and a dialog opened offering App Info and stuff.
Is it possible to get it back?
ps. I prefer running stock rooted android, but have no problems with patches

I miss that feature too. I was always used that for uninstalling recent installed apps.
More quicker IMO.

Long press the apps icon in your recents
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okmijnlp said:
Long press the apps icon in your recents
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What? It doesn't work in Android 5.0.

ApTeM said:
What? It doesn't work in Android 5.0.
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I'm running stock 5.0. Go to recents, long press the app ICON for about 3 seconds.
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Thanks!
That's TERRIBLY inconvenient and TERRIBLY non-obvious.
I see exactly zero reasons why App's info cannot be shown just by long pressing the entire preview.

okmijnlp said:
I'm running stock 5.0. Go to recents, long press the app ICON for about 3 seconds.
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Wait, it didn't work for me. Using N5X 5.3. What I do is click recent apps and click on most below app icon for 3 seconds.

You have to hold the app icon and then it opens

ashrack0 said:
You have to hold the app icon and then it opens
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That's what I've done. Well I guess I'm unlucky.
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Now it works. I'm just enabled Developer Options under Settings. I'm not sure why...

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[ROM][7/16] - CleanROM X - Test Build 1 with CoreDroid Suite Tools - Testers Only!

This is an Alpha test build of CleanROM with CoreDroid Suite Tools by Sergio76; to be known as CleanTOOLS.
Test is closed! I appreciate all the help given from everyone willing to take there time to test this out on a busy Monday morning!​
Reported issues
HW Buttons will not remap to "Menu"
When selecting any of the settings under the capacitive button mods for lighting duration / brightness nothing changes.
Wow, so many updates today. AOKP, Xi40, and now this. Thanks for the hardwork man and inducing my flashaholic self.
download started!
screenie coming...this looks like my desire HD but on crack. Gonna a be a great week for the One X.
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Thanks guys.
Its not fully done and I just need to see where the bugs are. Hopefully we can get some good testing and then on to the next build.
Expect issues.
Downloading now. Will report back sir.
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Should fastboot be disabled and is this de-odex?
Will give this a flash soon as I get home Scott been using your rom as a daily driver since I got my hox
Will post any bugs, fcs or reboots if I find any
And happy you stayed on xda your one of the best devs in my opinion
Downloading now, looks great.
Will report any issues.
Rom is very smooth. Currently i am testing the clean tools and few things dont work .
Mapping the recent apps button to menu doesnt work
And disabling the 3dot menu doesnt work . It just keeps coming ...
I will keep testing
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Still trying to get a menu button, the hardware key settings in clean tools seems to be fouled. Set menu to long press home it works, three dot menu still present in apps however, custom text on lock screen doesn't work, loop scroll home pages doesn't work, custom background image quick settings doesn't work.
Will test more tom.
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I can also confirm the remapping issue with the "recent apps" hw button.
Any chance to add in the app drawer dimensions as a choice?
This is looking really good, I've been waiting for a new cleanrom to come out, thanks for all the work!
Flashed and testing.
1) Battery percent icon, numbers could be thicker like the 4.1 SE battery. Hard to read.
2) Hide operator name in status bar all the time as an option would be nice, not just lockscreen.
3) Set Recent apps button to Menu. Doesn't do anything. Set long press to Menu also does nothing.
4) Would like to change the app drawer. I like more items, but some might like 4x5 or whatever instead, like stock.
Did some other settings, like no animation on unlock, quick settings as recent with no current alerts and other options, seems to be working.
That is just what I found off the bat.
Will report back with more.
Otherwise, I really like where this is heading!!!
scrosler said:
Known issues:
Flashing this ROM could perma-brick your device!
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..and destroy your entire life! hahah nice
pantmunu said:
Rom is very smooth. Currently i am testing the clean tools and few things dont work .
Mapping the recent apps button to menu doesnt work
And disabling the 3dot menu doesnt work . It just keeps coming ...
I will keep testing
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eraste said:
Still trying to get a menu button, the hardware key settings in clean tools seems to be fouled. Set menu to long press home it works, three dot menu still present in apps however, custom text on lock screen doesn't work, loop scroll home pages doesn't work, custom background image quick settings doesn't work.
Will test more tom.
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uiskibum said:
I can also confirm the remapping issue with the "recent apps" hw button.
Any chance to add in the app drawer dimensions as a choice?
This is looking really good, I've been waiting for a new cleanrom to come out, thanks for all the work!
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Its just finicky to say the least. But it does appear the Menu option will not work at this time but the other options do seem to be working.
Keep the bugs coming.
It would appear from the screen caps that this is using the stock ICS multitasking. Does that mean it's fixed???!!!???
captiva button mods dont seem to be working ( unless a reboot is required after selecting something ) although no pop up shows stating this.
pearlbrian said:
It would appear from the screen caps that this is using the stock ICS multitasking. Does that mean it's fixed???!!!???
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It was never broke.
eraste said:
captiva button mods dont seem to be working ( unless a reboot is required after selecting something ) although no pop up shows stating this.
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Could you be more specific please?
scrosler said:
Could you be more specific please?
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when selecting any of the settings under the captiva button mods nothing changes, If you select off they remain lit, etc. Tried without and with a reboot after selecting each setting.

[Q] How can I turn off Google Now being always on when swiping to the right?

After unlocking my phone, I get to my home screen with all my folders etc. As soon as I swipe to the right, I get Google Now!
It's as if it's an always on widget. On my N4, I would invoke Google Now by holding the Home key and swiping upwards (which I can also do with my N5).
Is this something that can be switched off or is this an integrated function of the system?
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
Wutang200 said:
After unlocking my phone, I get to my home screen with all my folders etc. As soon as I swipe to the right, I get Google Now!
It's as if it's an always on widget. On my N4, I would invoke Google Now by holding the Home key and swiping upwards (which I can also do with my N5).
Is this something that can be switched off or is this an integrated function of the system?
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
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As far as I can see the only option would be to either A) Uninstall Google Now, or B) Install a different Home Launcher ... Neither are suitable resolutions to your question. I personally like having it as a home screen since I turned off my softkeys in Lieu of LMS
The only thing I can think of is switch launchers to nova or something similar. You would lose the "OK Google" function from the launcher though., so not a good solution if you use that function. As far as I know there is now way to remove it from the stock launcher.
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Long press the homescreen, click settings, then uncheck the Google now option.
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Thanks guys.
I don't mind having it but just wasn't sure if it was a feature that can be turned off without completely disabling Google Now.
Battery life is quite impressive on this thing even with it always on!
Wutang200 said:
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
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N-Forced said:
Long press the homescreen, click settings, then uncheck the Google now option.
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Can you not read???
bilago said:
Can you not read???
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It does not disable Google now entirely just the extra screen, maybe you should try it before you respond with useless replies.
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N-Forced said:
It does not disable Google now entirely just the extra screen, maybe you should try it before you respond with useless replies.
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Screen of my phone said:
Turn off Google Now?
This resets all card settings to their default value
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This page is the same page as if you went into settings from Google Now Directly. This will turn it off.
EDIT:
For Sh*ts n Giggles I went ahead and tested your method. Guess what? It turned off Google Now Entirely.

[APP] [4.3+] Hold Back To Kill [ROOT]

Here is an app that allows you to hold your back button to kill the currently open application.
If popularity is high enough, I will update it with things like whitelist etc.
If you use a Samsung device, the only problem is that you can't show the MultiWindow bar anymore. I will work on a fix for it. I only made this because xposed doesn't work on Samsung Lollipop yet so this is what I wanted until it is. Once it works, I prolly won't ever touch this app again.
Thanks everyone!
UPDATE:
- Performance improvement
useful, thanks for this!!!!
Great job! I've been missing this feature since I switched to Lollipop. Thanks!
hi,
It seems to be working on CM12 but a little too good
Apps get killed right away when i press "back"whatever time-out i set in the settings.
Droidphilev said:
hi,
It seems to be working on CM12 but a little too good
Apps get killed right away when i press "back"whatever time-out i set in the settings.
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I dont know i dont have cm12. i know cm12 has a default native option to hold back to kill maybe that is enabled?
elesbb said:
I dont know i dont have cm12. i know cm12 has a default native option to hold back to kill maybe that is enabled?
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Hello, CM12 with standard navbar (3 buttons) doesn't have that setting. It s only implmented in roms with navbars with extra settings like opening an app etc etc
Having Trouble
I'm having a similar problem where even a single tap on the back button is closing the app. I have a rooted Galaxy S4 running Android 4.4
Droidphilev said:
Hello, CM12 with standard navbar (3 buttons) doesn't have that setting. It s only implmented in roms with navbars with extra settings like opening an app etc etc
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ndg1988 said:
I'm having a similar problem where even a single tap on the back button is closing the app. I have a rooted Galaxy S4 running Android 4.4
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So this is happening when using the navbar and not the physical buttons?
It seems like the up action isn't being triggered. I could try to implement maybe a double click back to kill option. Ill try to debug on my 5.0 emulator that uses the navbar and see if i can figure anything out. Weird how that's happening.
elesbb said:
So this is happening when using the navbar and not the physical buttons?
It seems like the up action isn't being triggered. I could try to implement maybe a double click back to kill option. Ill try to debug on my 5.0 emulator that uses the navbar and see if i can figure anything out. Weird how that's happening.
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hello again,
No, i dont use the navbar In cm12 (disabled) I use hardware buttons. If ndg1988 uses stock then he doesn't have a navbar so i guess he uses the hardware buttons too
Droidphilev said:
hello again,
No, i dont use the navbar In cm12 (disabled) I use hardware buttons. If ndg1988 uses stock then he doesn't have a navbar so i guess he uses the hardware buttons too
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Hm, I truly don't know then. I really would need the device in hand to test with. I could try to do testing by sending you a file with loads of debug information in it. Would you mind that?
Good News
elesbb said:
So this is happening when using the navbar and not the physical buttons?
It seems like the up action isn't being triggered. I could try to implement maybe a double click back to kill option. Ill try to debug on my 5.0 emulator that uses the navbar and see if i can figure anything out. Weird how that's happening.
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I was just an idiot that assumed the activation time was in units of seconds, not milliseconds. This may be what most people are having trouble with. It works well now, so thank you and keep up the good work.
ndg1988 said:
I was just an idiot that assumed the activation time was in units of seconds, not milliseconds. This may be what most people are having trouble with. It works well now, so thank you and keep up the good work.
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Haha okay good. Nice one It does say "milliseconds"
elesbb said:
Hm, I truly don't know then. I really would need the device in hand to test with. I could try to do testing by sending you a file with loads of debug information in it. Would you mind that?
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no, but it will take a while. i need to test multirom on my device and i have have to finish the translation of an app first.
Thanks mate
Awesome - best thing that can happen to a rooted stock rom.
btw its labled "Main Activity" in App Drawer, not "Hold Back To Kill"
Droidphilev said:
no, but it will take a while. i need to test multirom on my device and i have have to finish the translation of an app first.
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What delay are you setting for it in the settings?
leechseed said:
Awesome - best thing that can happen to a rooted stock rom.
btw its labled "Main Activity" in App Drawer, not "Hold Back To Kill"
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Yup. Realized that after releasing and didn't care too much about it. In the next update (if ever one would exist) i'll fix it.
elesbb said:
What delay are you setting for it in the settings?
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I have tried 2, 3, 4 and 5 seconds
Did you put in 2 or 2000? (check post #11)
leechseed said:
Did you put in 2 or 2000? (check post #11)
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DAMNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, leechseed! Was making the same mistake.
OP please forget all my postings. Working very well!!!
leechseed said:
Did you put in 2 or 2000? (check post #11)
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Droidphilev said:
I have tried 2, 3, 4 and 5 seconds
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DAMNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, leechseed! Was making the same mistake.
OP please forget all my postings. Working very well!!!
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That is why I asked. I have it set to milliseconds because I have mine set to a value of 200 milliseconds
Love seeing everyone helping everyone. Thanks guys!!!

[Q] Arranging apps in alphabetical order

So the menu button used to be on S3 / Note 3 / etc other Samsung phones has been replaced with the recent apps button. Is there any way I can sort the apps in alphabetical order instead of the manual way now? I liked that feature in my Note 3, how do I go to settings page in an app without the button?
keemenglim said:
So the menu button used to be on S3 / Note 3 / etc other Samsung phones has been replaced with the recent apps button. Is there any way I can sort the apps in alphabetical order instead of the manual way now? I liked that feature in my Note 3, how do I go to settings page in an app without the button?
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from what i saw on the reviews, some S6 had that option and some didnt, i think if you dont have it then an update will get it...
keemenglim said:
So the menu button used to be on S3 / Note 3 / etc other Samsung phones has been replaced with the recent apps button.
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Pressing and holding the Recents button for 1 second mimics the Menu button.
Sevael said:
Pressing and holding the Recents button for 1 second mimics the Menu button.
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I tried doing that, but it came out the split screen function? :/
keemenglim said:
I tried doing that, but it came out the split screen function? :/
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That's odd. Double check your Accessibility settings to see if there's something in there causing that behavior.
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That's odd. Double check your Accessibility settings to see if there's something in there causing that behavior.
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i think it's default, i'm on t-mobile and any app i have open, long pressing recent apps button goes to split screen mode. I do however have a moveable floating menu widget that i can move around and also tap to show a menu screen for a few of my apps.
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i think it's default, i'm on t-mobile and any app i have open, long pressing recent apps button goes to split screen mode. I do however have a moveable floating menu widget that i can move around and also tap to show a menu screen for a few of my apps.
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If that's the default, that's brutal. I really hope my Canadian S6 isn't going to be like that.
Worst case, I guess there are always ROMs or root-based mods.
In the upper right corner of the app drawer is the sort alphabetically button.
dakalter said:
In the upper right corner of the app drawer is the sort alphabetically button.
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How on earth did people not notice that?
Stevles said:
How on earth did people not notice that?
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Because for a lot of people the option simply isn't there. I believe it was added in a software revision that went out some time after the review units were sent out, but that's just speculation.
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Because for a lot of people the option simply isn't there. I believe it was added in a software revision that went out some time after the review units were sent out, but that's just speculation.
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Ah okay well then that makes perfect sense
The Canadian S6's are like that too, you can rearrange the apps how you want them but no alphabetical. Also, you need lightflow to control the LED, I'm coming from the oneplus one and I miss the control of the LED!
Uk S6 doesnt have option either, really irritating not being able to auto arrange. why on earth did they remove that?!
On my sprint s6 I can sorry by ABC from an icon in top right of the app drawer... I click it... And it sorts them...
OMG did they really get rid of this? It is not there on the Canadian model.
Also removed on german Vodafone model. :/
Also not on the Australian model on Telstra.
SonOfStoryR said:
Also not on the Australian model on Telstra.
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+1
Beat me to it you sly dog!
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Beat me to it you sly dog!
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HA! So I move to the country yesterday and the first thing I do after getting over my jet lag is go pick one up. This phone is awesome! Truly the only thing bothering me not being able to sort my app drawer.
Funnily enough if you can be bothered you can still move all the app icons into alphabetical order.....

Split screen view option missing from menu

Updated to Pie. The split screen option is not in the menu no matter what app I try it with. I've checked every place I could think of in Good Lock, Nova Launcher & Samsung settings & can't find anything that would be preventing it. I even tried under Samsung Launcher & had the same result. If anyone has any ideas, please share.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sa...-apps-in-multi-window-one-ui-android-pie/amp/
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If you have a specific app that you need to use in Multu-window with YouTube, you can also use the apps edge panel to open the pair simultaneously.
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Thanks, but as you can see from the picture I posted, I know how to do it. The problem is the split screen option is not available.
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If you have a specific app that you need to use in Multu-window with YouTube, you can also use the apps edge panel to open the pair simultaneously.
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I tried that too. I could not get that feature to work either.
This is a screenshot from my recent apps page not sure why yours is differentView attachment 4734993
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Did you press the button with the 3 lines it looks like you pressed something else I dont have that button only recents (3 lines ) home (square) and back (arrow)
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bluehaze911 said:
I tried that too. I could not get that feature to work either.
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I tried a few things but couldn't replicate what you are experiencing. Are you running Good Lock? I know it has a feature that modifies multi window, but I don't know if it would cause the issue you have.
Did you take the ota directly from the carrier? Or did you flash the new pie update? Mine came from the carrier last Thursday. Today, I backed up everything and did a factory reset and it feels like it's running smoother. Maybe that could fix your issue.
Turns out it was a bug in Good Lock's Multistar. They pushed an update last night that fixed the problem for me. Thanks to all for trying to help.

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