When you press and hold on the power button, it gives you the option to boot into safe mode, which disables all 3rd party apps.
Well, does it?
I'm writing this post in safe mode, using the XDA app, which is installed as a normal user app.
How?
Simple. In lollipop, recent apps don't get cleared with a reboot. So I accessed the app that way.
So is it really disabled?
Well, maybe to some extent; but, not really.
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To my knowledge, an experienced Android user would properly exit an application by backing out of it, but I've seen many people use the home button for this.
I've had my AT&T Galaxy S II for about a month now and I've used the home button less than ten times (keeping an app open or exiting if back didn't work).
how often do you use it?
I usually use the home button to exit an app, so I do it all the time. I only use the back button if I need to go backwards in an application. It's faster for me that way.
I have to agree with mrhaxx. I use the home button all the time to exit an application. I have never had a problem with an app staying running in the background by doing that. Android is usually pretty good about exiting the app like that.
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I'll usually back out of it, unless I want to keep it running.
I've used the home button more often to enter recovery then to exit an app.
Gutana said:
I'll usually back out of it, unless I want to keep it running.
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Same here. I try to press Back button, but many times I have to use Home button:
·I know I will have to press Back a lot of times (many websites in browser for example)
·More times than I wish, an app just won't exit pressing Back, so I have to press Home.
I'm in rehab of using task killers though.. haha
really depends on the app.
For example, the default SMS app on my phone will keep the last thread i opened on to. If I don't back out of it on exit, I'll have to do it anyway later, so I usually use the back button for that. for other stuff, I usually use the home button.
antonio1475 said:
Same here. I try to press Back button, but many times I have to use Home button:
·I know I will have to press Back a lot of times (many websites in browser for example)
·More times than I wish, an app just won't exit pressing Back, so I have to press Home.
I'm in rehab of using task killers though.. haha
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I like when I have to press it a lot, then i can spam it like a mad man haha
When you press the home button it sometimes doesn't close the app so it will waste a lot of ram.
I always use the back button to exit an app. The home button just takes you to the home page and if your app is still doing something it will continue to remain active and when its done doing whatever it's doing it will be cached. But I think it all depends on how well the app was written.
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When you press the home button it sometimes doesn't close the app so it will waste a lot of ram.
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No, the only way RAM is 'wasted' is when it's not being used.
even if you press home button for exiting apps, it really doesnt exit the app at that moment in time ... it exits the app only when free space is required .. and yeah i use the home button for exiting the apps
Sometime I press the homebutton to exit a application and then click on the shotcut ''end all apps'' from my taskmanager on the homescreen. This method is the fast because some apps you must click to much ''back'' to exit it.
I wouldn't use the end all apps in the task manager...i've read bad things about them.
I use the back button mostly, unless its the browser. I've also heard a lot of bad about task killers lately, so I use it only to check what's running. Ics seems to be much better at ending apps than previous versions of android.
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Task killers explained http://droid-den.com/android-guides/android-guide-should-i-use-a-task-killer/
I use the home button all the time, it was designed to be used all the time, and I like to use android in the way it was made to be used
I typically reserve back button usage for when I want to stay within an app, or go back to an old app, e.g. clicking a twitter link opens the page in the browser, pressing back takes me back to the tweet.
i use to back out a lot in gingerbread, to clear the app from the background. Upon updating to ICS i use the home button so much more, probably because of how well the new multitasking closes it's processes.
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I just the back button partly to minimize the wear and tear of the home button.. Haha..
But honestly, most of the time I don't really notice a difference. Not that huge, anyway. I usually only use the home button when I'm in the middle of something in that app and I need to get to another app..
But after discovering Swipepad, I seldom use the home button these days.
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i use to back out a lot in gingerbread, to clear the app from the background. Upon updating to ICS i use the home button so much more, probably because of how well the new multitasking closes it's processes.
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good observation. I think I'll be using the home button a lot more when ICS is released for my phone.
I like the recent activities button on the GNex. Try to use that to switch apps when I remember its there!
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It depends on what I want the app to do, and if i am multitasking.
Since we don't have root, as far as I know there is no way to customize one of the physical buttons to kill the foreground/currently used app. Does anyone know any alternative task app or method on the phone to conveniently force kill an app?
Because sometimes an app may hang/freeze, or you just want to kill it and reload the app in memory to fix an odd issue, and going all the way through settings and managing apps, or having some bulky task manager with tons of unnecessary background tasks going on are both less than ideal options.
Any app suggestions or tips appreciated, as this is my first samsung device so there may be some fairly easy way to do this I haven't discovered yet.
Just hit the recent button and close the app from there. If the problem is just the app itself, it can easily be forced into the background by hitting the home or recents key. (Speaking of which, the recents key socks balls, I want my menu key back!)
But if it's the phone that hangs, you can reboot by pressing and holding the volume down and home key I believe.
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Menu key is the same as long press on back button.
Hello,
I'm having an issue where I'm stuck in 'Ultra Power Saving Mode'.
I was using the google launcher, not touch wiz. I entered UPSM and pressed the home buttom, at which point it asked me what default launcher to use. I selected google and now I only have access to limited apps. It's not the usual UPSM launcher.
When i go into settings only a few options are available (WiFi, Bluetooth etc) but nothing to allow me to exit Ultra Power Saving Mode.
I've tried flashing firmware via Odin (latest 6.01) but I'm still stuck in UPSM.
Does anyone know of a way out without without having to factory erase?
Thanks
Resolved?
Hello - Have you sorted this problem out yet or has anyone responded to you on any other forum maybe?
Thanks,
Abatache
trice1921 said:
Hello,
I'm having an issue where I'm stuck in 'Ultra Power Saving Mode'.
I was using the google launcher, not touch wiz. I entered UPSM and pressed the home buttom, at which point it asked me what default launcher to use. I selected google and now I only have access to limited apps. It's not the usual UPSM launcher.
When i go into settings only a few options are available (WiFi, Bluetooth etc) but nothing to allow me to exit Ultra Power Saving Mode.
I've tried flashing firmware via Odin (latest 6.01) but I'm still stuck in UPSM.
Does anyone know of a way out without without having to factory erase?
Thanks
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Only solution I found was to wipe my phone
This worked for me: using package disabler pro, I uninstalled Google Now Launcher. After closing the app, I got back to the usual UPSM screen and was able to disable it.
Another way to get around this is to side load any other launcher and to choose samsung launcher when you open the new launcher.
Go into settings switch default launcher.
Go to the menu and find google app hold that app and move to the top of the screen and put that in the app info and tap Force stop now press the home button now it will again ask for the default launcher and now select touch wiz. That's it now you phone back to normal.
Has anybody experienced this even while having the "Keep screen turned off" option toggled on?
The power button does like it should when it's pressed in my pocket (meaning it has a pop-up notification saying the screen will turn off in x seconds) but the Bixby button just turns the screen on and activates like the phone is unlocked.
I've restarted phone and cleared cache (from the hard button press with phone off) and it still persists. I'm hoping there's a toggle somewhere I haven't found to keep the screen locked as I don't really want to download an app to remap or disable the button, but if there's no way around it I suppose I'll just go ahead and do it.
From- A very annoyed customer who texted 5 people and opened the weather app about 30 times today while he was at work
I've had this same issue. I thought it was me. I take my device out of my pocket and Bixby is on. If you find the toggle, please post it.
I had this problem and inadvertent presses just holding the phone then got an update now the button does nothing !!!
Actually that's probably an improvement
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i bought Package Disabler Pro on Playstore and turned off that useless button. Works and no Root needed.
Sindroid said:
i bought Package Disabler Pro on Playstore and turned off that useless button. Works and no Root needed.
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Which app do you disable to turn off the button?
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Which app do you disable to turn off the button?
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I did what he did as well just to solve my issue for the time being. The App is called Package Disabler Pro. It's $1.49 on the app store. I installed, scrolled down and selected 'Bixby' (com.samsung.android.bixby.agent) and selected 'disable' at the top.
It keeps the button from working when pressed. I'm still hopeful they find a solution to fix this, because I have absolutely no use for the button thanks to the Edge Panel and Nova Launcher being able to launch everything I want...
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Which app do you disable to turn off the button?
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Everything that has the word Bixby..
You can use this app it's working great and can disable brix or remap key to open another app..
It's called bxActions and is free in play store without need of root!
With bxActions you can remap your Bixby button to any action or app you like!
Use the Bixby button launch you camera, open google, toggle recent apps or launch any app you like!
You can even remap the Bixby button to launch google assistant
Theres also an option to disable the Bixby button completely.
I downloaded that app and couldn't find any option to disable the button itself. Disabling Bixby or remapping the button didn't help...it seems to me to be the button, not the Bixby app that is causing the problem.
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Stuarttt said:
I did what he did as well just to solve my issue for the time being. The App is called Package Disabler Pro. It's $1.49 on the app store. I installed, scrolled down and selected 'Bixby' (com.samsung.android.bixby.agent) and selected 'disable' at the top.
It keeps the button from working when pressed. I'm still hopeful they find a solution to fix this, because I have absolutely no use for the button thanks to the Edge Panel and Nova Launcher being able to launch everything I want...
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I used a different app to disable Bixby and although that worked, the button itself still turned the phone on and causes me to text or call people. It even bought something on Google Play one time.
I am going to try Package Disabler Pro on your recommendation and give it a try though.
Samsung better get a handle on this. The Bixby thing might turn out to be a great feature eventually, but they are causing people to hate it in the meantime.
Hello All, I am using BK Disabler to kill the useless Bixby app all together, therefore killing the hard buttons use as well (press it and nothing happens, which is great!)
I am currently looking for a solution to use the now useless (and disabled) bixby button, to kill all of my open apps, with one (hard) button push... instead of two on screen button pushes...
The on screen keystrokes I normally use are:
press > recents button
press > close all
Anybody out there using BK disabler (or PD PRO) to kill the bixby app from launching, yet at the same time using an app killer APK like "Advanced Task Killer" from Rechild?
Thanks is advance for any pointers or successful "single bixby button" solutions, to killing all open apps at once.
anyone have any advice on this???
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vpad10_hacker said:
Hello All, I am using BK Disabler to kill the useless Bixby app all together, therefore killing the hard buttons use as well (press it and nothing happens, which is great!)
I am currently looking for a solution to use the now useless (and disabled) bixby button, to kill all of my open apps, with one (hard) button push... instead of two on screen button pushes...
The on screen keystrokes I normally use are:
press > recents button
press > close all
Anybody out there using BK disabler (or PD PRO) to kill the bixby app from launching, yet at the same time using an app killer APK like "Advanced Task Killer" from Rechild?
Thanks is advance for any pointers or successful "single bixby button" solutions, to killing all open apps at once.
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There are several apps in the play store that let you use the button for different functions.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=you.in.spark.bixbye&hl=en
I've used both in the past but not recently, as in my opinion they make the OS lag. They may provide the function you want, I use Package Disabler Pro to disable the Bixby button..
thanks
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There are several apps in the play store that let you use the button for different functions.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=you.in.spark.bixbye&hl=en
I've used both in the past but not recently, as in my opinion they make the OS lag. They may provide the function you want, I use Package Disabler Pro to disable the Bixby button..
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I was hoping to find a single app solution, rather than one app to remap button, to a second app to close all open apps.
Sort of like using the "direct access" function in the s8/s8+... but to execute a "close all apps" command
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I was hoping to find a single app solution, rather than one app to remap button, to a second app to close all open apps.
Sort of like using the "direct access" function in the s8/s8+... but to execute a "close all apps" command
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I don't see any point in excessively closing your recently used apps, why would you want to have apps reload content every time you open them again, instead of the content being there right away? Closing apps from RAM repeatedly is not the way the phone is made to be used either, RAM management exists for a reason, and a LOT of people have worked for a LONG time to make the phone provide the best experience for an user who never even reboots their phone