I have to resort to creating a shortcut to settings for that app if one exists! Some apps have no settings access & need the dots.
Strange too is how, on these apps, that on the previous build the dots would take up a lot of space in landscape screen.
Not rooted or unlocked.
aviwdoowks said:
I have to resort to creating a shortcut to settings for that app if one exists! Some apps have no settings access & need the dots.
Strange too is how, on these apps, that on the previous build the dots would take up a lot of space in landscape screen.
Not rooted or unlocked.
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Did you turn on settings / display / use long-press for menu? If so, then long-press the task key for the menu. If you want the three dots menus back, turn that option off.
doogald said:
Did you turn on settings / display / use long-press for menu? If so, then long-press the task key for the menu. If you want the three dots menus back, turn that option off.
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That was it. I must have swiped it on inadvertently!
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Adding apps to the home screen should be simple:
"To add app shortcuts to the Gear's home screen, go to Apps on the Gear, tap and hold an app icon, then drag and drop it on the home icon at the top of the screen."
This doesn't work for me. I tap and hold and nothing happens. I've had no problem removing apps from the home screen through settings > edit home screen. But I cannot add.
Any suggestions?
Anyone else have this issue?
CarlaK said:
Adding apps to the home screen should be simple:
"To add app shortcuts to the Gear's home screen, go to Apps on the Gear, tap and hold an app icon, then drag and drop it on the home icon at the top of the screen."
This doesn't work for me. I tap and hold and nothing happens. I've had no problem removing apps from the home screen through settings > edit home screen. But I cannot add.
Any suggestions?
Anyone else have this issue?
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When you do a long press, nothing happens? The app should "pop up" and move with your finger just like when you drag and drop on your phone. Then drop it onto the home button at the top that appears, and you can then rearrange all the apps on the home screens.
tennismonkey13 said:
When you do a long press, nothing happens? The app should "pop up" and move with your finger just like when you drag and drop on your phone. Then drop it onto the home button at the top that appears, and you can then rearrange all the apps on the home screens.
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I long press and absolutely nothing happens!
CarlaK said:
I long press and absolutely nothing happens!
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If its the same for home pages where you can't rearrange stuff, try wiping the device? If that doesn't work, you might have a defective digitizer touchscreen.
tennismonkey13 said:
If its the same for home pages where you can't rearrange stuff, try wiping the device? If that doesn't work, you might have a defective digitizer touchscreen.
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Yes its the same. I can go into settings > display > edit home page and I can long press to move and remove icons there. So I would assume that means the touchscreen itself is fine. But I cannot add through those settings.
Wiping the device is my next move after asking on here (but I'm holding off on that for now). And after that I'll be calling the Samsung shop where I bought it.
CarlaK said:
Yes its the same. I can go into settings > display > edit home page and I can long press to move and remove icons there. So I would assume that means the touchscreen itself is fine. But I cannot add through those settings.
Wiping the device is my next move after asking on here (but I'm holding off on that for now). And after that I'll be calling the Samsung shop where I bought it.
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OK so I wiped it, without restoring. Noticed straight away that below the "edit home page" option in settings, I now have a "manage apps" option which lets me do what I need. Where was it before? Who knows!
According to the help FAQs I should still be able to move icons/apps without going into settings. I still can't do that. Is it correct that I should be able to?
CarlaK said:
OK so I wiped it, without restoring. Noticed straight away that below the "edit home page" option in settings, I now have a "manage apps" option which lets me do what I need. Where was it before? Who knows!
According to the help FAQs I should still be able to move icons/apps without going into settings. I still can't do that. Is it correct that I should be able to?
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I don't have the same issue you do. But I also don't have "manage apps" under the "edit home page". Are you seeing this under "display" in your settings on the watch itself? Someone else has the option in GM to send an emergency message like the pebble. They are running the same sowtware number of GM that I am yet that option is not on mine. I don't understand how so many of the same watches with the same software can be so different.
audri5 said:
Someone else has the option in GM to send an emergency message like the pebble. They are running the same sowtware number of GM that I am yet that option is not on mine. I don't understand how so many of the same watches with the same software can be so different.
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It seems the emergency assistance option has to do with what phone/rom you are running. The option is not there on stock T-mobile Note 3, but if you put the international rom on it, it does.
Long pressing the home button, brings up a shortcut to two apps, one is 'What's new' the other is search.
Is it possible to customise this? I've tried googling but my 'Settings' menu's seem different to a standard 4.4.4 build.
Thanks.
facespace said:
Long pressing the home button, brings up a shortcut to two apps, one is 'What's new' the other is search.
Is it possible to customise this? I've tried googling but my 'Settings' menu's seem different to a standard 4.4.4 build.
Thanks.
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It will be possible when developers achive root and other stuff. Right now for root you need to unlock bootloader which i dont advise because of this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/warning-sony-confirm-unlocking-t2894050
electrash said:
It will be possible when developers achive root and other stuff. Right now for root you need to unlock bootloader which i dont advise because of this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/warning-sony-confirm-unlocking-t2894050
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I don't understand why the menu option for 'Buttons' is missing from 'Settings'? Why would they do this?
Anyway, thanks for the heads up,
Cheers
You can 'sort of' customise it without root. Some apps like Tasker and Secure Settings can take over from Google Now. After installing one of those swiping to that will let you select which app to use.
Not as good as being able to set up multiple options but it's something.
Incidentally, it's also possible to disable What's New without root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53916026&postcount=20
Long press home button
facespace said:
Long pressing the home button, brings up a shortcut to two apps, one is 'What's new' the other is search.
Is it possible to customise this? I've tried googling but my 'Settings' menu's seem different to a standard 4.4.4 build.
Thanks.
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Very easy, go to settings, choose Apps, and go to the app that is set to be launched by long pressing on the home button. Click on the appropriate app and scroll down to Launch by Default and Clear Defaults.
You can now set a new app to be launched from the home screen.
The above applies on Android 5.0 and up.
Is there a way to change the soft buttons left/right? (I want to have the back-button on the right side). On the HUAWEI P8 or Mate there is a option in the Settings to choose which functions the soft buttons sould have. Anay way to do this on the Idol 3?
It's a developer option "RTL". Go to settings, then go to the bottom of settings list, tap about phone, look through lost for build number, tap the build number multiple times till it says you are now a developer, then tap back arrow till you get back to your Main settings, then scroll back down to the bottom of the settings list, you will notice a new setting option that says Developer Options, tap that setting button, then scroll through the list and look for RTL, tap it once. Problem fixed.
If you are on a custom Rom then let me know which Rom and I will help you.
Thanks, but this turns the whole phone to "Right To Left" not only change the two Softkeys
MyPass said:
Thanks, but this turns the whole phone to "Right To Left" not only change the two Softkeys
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There is a way, though it requires root, xposed and the app Gravitybox (Which has loads of diffrent useful mods, including back and recent buttons reverse option. though you can download a app for just this purpose)
So I just got this phone and it's stock ROM and when I use some apps I usually have the menu to access settings. It's 3 little dots normally in certain apps. How do I get these back? Some apps are useless without being able to get into settings.
GrandMstrBud said:
So I just got this phone and it's stock ROM and when I use some apps I usually have the menu to access settings. It's 3 little dots normally in certain apps. How do I get these back? Some apps are useless without being able to get into settings.
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Try this:
Settings → Accessibility → Dexterity and Interaction → and turn on Assistant Menu. This will add a floating button to the screen that you can press to reveal a menu containing the old Menu button.
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Use the app Buttons remapper and reconfigure the buttons: Press 'recent' -> Menu. Long press 'recent' -> Recent, etc.
Root is not even needed.
As title says. I have been looking all over to do this somehow on my note20 ultra, and None of what I have come across works.
There is a preselected list of widgets to add to lock screen, cannot add anything new.
And same with the gestures.
Is there just No way of doing this either of those ways, or am I missing something?
1. As of saying about gestures for flashlight in samsung,
There is a way to turn on flashlight by press and hold power bottom and then click on side key settings<open app< torch, that will enable you to turn on flashlight by clicking two times 'power bottom'.
But you have to be quick in clicking and just two times click.
If you click three times that will call emergency number of your reign.
2. In the case of lock screen:-
-> Swipe down with fingers then click on settings icon,
-> Swipe down and look for lock screen, click on it,
-> Swipe all the way down and click on shortcuts,
-> Turn it on if its off,
-> Then choose which side you want, to open flashlight,
-> Choose torch.
This will enable you to turn on flahlight by swiping in any direction from torch icon.
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1. As of saying about gestures for flashlight in samsung,
There is a way to turn on flashlight by press and hold power bottom and then click on side key settings<open app< torch, that will enable you to turn on flashlight by clicking two times 'power bottom'.
But you have to be quick in clicking and just two times click.
If you click three times that will call emergency number of your reign.
2. In the case of lock screen:-
-> Swipe down with fingers then click on settings icon,
-> Swipe down and look for lock screen, click on it,
-> Swipe all the way down and click on shortcuts,
-> Turn it on if its off,
-> Then choose which side you want, to open flashlight,
-> Choose torch.
This will enable you to turn on flahlight by swiping in any direction from torch icon.
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Neither of those methods are working for me. Double clicking the power button ooens the camera.
Power + middle is screenshot.
Power + top does nothing.
For the lock screen. I dint have any optio. For shortcuts. The screenshot shiws all thats available to try and change anyrhing available there.
After messing around with it. I remembered womthing about changing the side key functions. I was able to change the double click for camera to make it open flashlight instead.
Thank you for the help
1. Again hold power botton and than click on side key settings< click on open apps and then click on settings icon on the right side of open apps choose torch (first app).
Katerpi said:
After messing around with it. I remembered womthing about changing the side key functions. I was able to change the double click for camera to make it open flashlight instead.
Thank you for the help
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You are most welcome