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[Q] Hidden tricks

OK so while playing with my cell I found out that if you hold down where the status bar pops up and slide your finger left or right it adjust the brightness level, just like sliding the bar in the settings menu.
So is this just in the Infinity ROM or a stock feature?
Has this been talked about before?
Is there any other little secrets like this?
Just wondering, lol. Yes its a boring Sunday.

MSHancock said:
OK so while playing with my cell I found out that if you hold down where the status bar pops up and slide your finger left or right it adjust the brightness level, just like sliding the bar in the settings menu.
So is this just in the Infinity ROM or a stock feature?
Has this been talked about before?
Is there any other little secrets like this?
Just wondering, lol. Yes its a boring Sunday.
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Stock feature. Only works if auto-brightness is turned off.

shrike1978 said:
Stock feature. Only works if auto-brightness is turned off.
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Thanks for the info. I think I found out about it once before but forgot about it.

Stock feature. A couple more things:
1. back + home = screenshot
2. On the initial setup of the phone, where it says Welcome to Android with the Droid man (ie when you first install Infinity) you can fully bypass the setup by pressing all four corners counterclockwise, starting at the top right.
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[APP][4.3+] Notification HUD

Notification HUD still in a early beta version.
You have to enable notification access for this App through the configuration button in the App.
This App bring you a Notification HUD in the lateral of your screen.
You can delete the notification by long pressing it or open the notification by single press.
Comments are welcome.
Screenshots and Download in ATTACHED FILES.

FEATURES
v1.1 beta:
Lateral bar with more sensibility
Top notification slide down when arrives another
Lateral bar revised and optimized a bit
v1.0 beta:
Lateral HUD
Top notification
HOW IT WORKS
Open lateral notification HUD: slide left to right from the left side of the screen.
Close lateral notification HUD: slide right to left over the notification HUD. If you slide it from outside it will doesn't work.
Open a notification: single press to the notify icon.
Delete a notification: long press to the notify icon.
Delete All notifications: press the X button at the top.

Interesting, will try and report later

Pretty awesome lol would like to see what else can be implemented in the future.
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In not getting the slide out from the side of the screen.
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ChrisHoppyBot said:
In not getting the slide out from the side of the screen.
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Try 1.1 version with more sensibility for the lateral bar!
Thanks for your help.

Nice app, I'll try it when it hits the play store
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'Problem parsing' error.
Edit: derp! Wrong phone. (was on my s3 work phone & forgot not Android 4. 3)
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Nice app. Still a can be difficult to slide the bar out (especially since I have a case on my phone)... Maybe include configurable bar dimensions in the future.
That aside.. It works great. Would be cool to implement expanding notifications somehow

Didn't test it, but can we also change the side of the screen where I want to slide from to open it, can't have it on the left side because it's allready used by swapps and would take some time to get used to having it on the other side?

Also, while downloading a file the notification (the one on the top of screen) for the download repeats over and over.

I can install this apk
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Swipe from the bottom notification window

Has there ever been a tweak or mod where you can have your notification window come from the bottom instead of top? Seems it would be a great feature with the additional screen size.

hinds90 said:
Has there ever been a tweak or mod where you can have your notification window come from the bottom instead of top? Seems it would be a great feature with the additional screen size.
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Nova launcher can do that with gestures. Or there's a setting in the phone to swipe down on the fingerprint sensor to pull the notification panel down or back up.

What I was meaning is kinda like the control center on the iphone when you swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Just totally move the notification screen to the bottom of the screen once you swipe up.
The furthest you're going to reach your finger is to swipe down from the top for the notification window so why not put it at the bottom being that it's something being used a lot through out the day.
I will say samsung has done a lot for reachability just that one little thing I think would make a huge deal.

hinds90 said:
What I was meaning is kinda like the control center on the iphone when you swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Just totally move the notification screen to the bottom of the screen once you swipe up.
The furthest you're going to reach your finger is to swipe down from the top for the notification window so why not put it at the bottom being that it's something being used a lot through out the day.
I will say samsung has done a lot for reachability just that one little thing I think would make a huge deal.
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Sorry, looks like that feature hasn't been around since ICS.

I'm curious if it's even possible with a custom rom. I always questioned this too. When I had the iPhone 4, I hated switching to iOS 6, but the swipe up from the bottom to access your quick settings was a stroke of genius and got me to actually enjoy it even more after jailbreaking it because you could tweak the odd cosmetics.
iPhone was able to do it through a software update. Why can't Android? What's the limitation and what makes it so limited that no one has been able to accomplish this? Genuine question and interest.
Galaxy S8+ is a phenomenal phone that I think will take quite a bit to outdo it, but the biggest problem with having massive screens is reaching those quick settings. Even with the edge bar, it's still not the same. And the swipe gesture with the fingerprint scanner is neat but that doesn't get you the quick settings a person needs with one hand as well as accessing the notifications.
It would very nice to have that reversed. I have big hands and it's still a pain to always have to use the phone with two hands for those quick things people like to do. Like adjusting brightness, muting, flashlight, Bluetooth etc.
Maybe one day they'll realize people still hold their phones with one hand every now and again and try to tailor that there notification panel accordingly :silly:

hinds90 said:
Has there ever been a tweak or mod where you can have your notification window come from the bottom instead of top? Seems it would be a great feature with the additional screen size.
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It is possible!
It can be done even with an app.
but it can be confusing because of Navigation Buttons at the bottom.
and in this way using this on custom rom can be better >> set nav bars little bit higher and then notification bar below that.......
I think after this idea you will see lots of mods and apps
If I decide to do it I will inform you

I always wanted that swipe down for quick access to controls in ios on Android. Why haven't they implemented that yet? Took them many years to have a "night mode" on Android.

hinds90 said:
Has there ever been a tweak or mod where you can have your notification window come from the bottom instead of top? Seems it would be a great feature with the additional screen size.
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Have never really understood the ergonomics of it. Bottom Status Bar should at least be an Xposed Module!

Edge Panel Irritating Keyboard Behavior

Ok so I did a quick search and didn't see anything but I'm working so I didn't try too many variations.
Anyways, when I open a folder that I have in my edge panel, it automatically opens the keyboard every single time. It is probably the most irritating issue I have and I logically see no reason for it. The problem becomes more irritating when you have more than 6 items in a folder. The keyboard covers most of the bottom row of icons so you have to close it before selecting what you want. Is this the way it's supposed to work? Is there a way to disable it?

I don't personally use the apps edge panel but I added it to test this and I do not get the keyboard popup on either the Samsung keyboard or Google keyboard.

Alright, I've figured it out. Apparently it's a bug caused by changing the dpi which makes no sense but I'll roll with it. My dpi was set to 480 and when I put it back to default of 411 it doesn't do it.

Can't u just move the bar to edge panel up to top of the phone? I made mine smaller and moved to top, no issues.
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gobraves00 said:
Can't u just move the bar to edge panel up to top of the phone? I made mine smaller and moved to top, no issues.
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The issue isnt the location of the edge panel. I can swipe the edge panel out fine and everything is just peachy. However, when i tap a folder on the edge panel, the folder opens but for some reason so does the keyboard. So, when a folder contains more than 6 items, the bottom row is covered by the keyboard. That means you cant click on that row, and the keyboard doesnt close without tapping the back button. Basically its a nuisance thats not worth the trouble. I prefer everything small but will have to live with it. Im going to try other DPI settings and see what the max is before this bug presents itself.

Question Can you move the settings gear in the notification drawer

Hello. I have come from the Samsung One UI to the new Pixel 7 Pro, on the Samsung One UI the settings gear used to be one of the first you saw when you drew down the notification bar, is it possible to have the same on the Pixel 7 pro, cause as now I have to pull down twice to see it and that is pretty annoying.

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not that my suggestion is a solution or anything, as I wish it was easier to get to the Settings as well...
but in case it wasn't known, if you pull the notification down with 2 fingers, it brings it all the way down, so you don't have to pull down twice....
clearly very difficult to do this one-handed, so obviously not really a solution...but more of a workaround until OP or someone finds a satisfactory solution...
just wanted to mention this little bit for general knowledge spreading...

Can't move it, but other than the above mentioned workaround, you can do other things like put a Settings icon on your home screen, or using a custom launcher like Nova, designate a gesture to open Settings such as two finger rotation clockwise.
Matter of fact, I might designate that right now.

roirraW edor ehT said:
Can't move it, but other than the above mentioned workaround, you can do other things like put a Settings icon on your home screen, or using a custom launcher like Nova, designate a gesture to open Settings such as two finger rotation clockwise.
Matter of fact, I might designate that right now.
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YEa I am using nova launcher, so will see, but stupid that they did it that way google.

thomashacked said:
YEa I am using nova launcher, so will see, but stupid that they did it that way google.
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At first I didn't like it either but think of it this way... you have one hand available, you swipe down twice with your thumb, and with one hand you can now reach the settings button. If it was at the top you probably would not be able to reach it with one hand unless you have Pro basketball size hands with llllooooooonnnnnnnggggggggg fingers!

I 'walk" the shade down using my index and middle fingers.
Because I use Nova, the default gesture to open app drawer is two-finger swipe down, and I use that often, so my personal workaround is to 'walk' the shade down with 2 separate fingers in 2 separate swipes, but it's quick. Otherwise, two-finger pull down from the top edge does indeed pull the shade all the way down.
I like Rode Warrior's idea of a two-finger clockwise gesture in Nova though, I'll give that a spin (pun intended?)

Psychlone said:
I like Rode Warrior's idea of a two-finger clockwise gesture in Nova though,
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It's super quick to get into Settings this way, that's for sure.
Psychlone said:
I'll give that a spin (pun intended?)
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I like it!

pull down from the top, right bottom corner is the settings icon.
or put your home screen on 5 rows and put it in there.