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Double press home for any app.

I am sure there are many people who do not use the samsung voice ( vilingo) and the double press home is not used. This is like not using a hardware key
i use this homeMYhome from c3k user from the galaxy sII forum to remap the home button double pressand works well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299923
The download links are there in that thread
Before installing delete /system/app/VoiceToGo.apk

Works well when it works but after a while when I double click it makes me choose what app I want it to open, its as if the program loses its settings
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PolishDude said:
Works well when it works but after a while when I double click it makes me choose what app I want it to open, its as if the program loses its settings
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If u have titanium back up app, try to make it a system app. Might work better

The App works great... Got away the useless samsung app..

drgopoos said:
If u have titanium back up app, try to make it a system app. Might work better
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Yup that made it work perfectly, thanks
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Works but very ugly... it opens the homemyhome app for a fraction of a second before actually opening the app you chose. :\
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kebong said:
Works but very ugly... it opens the homemyhome app for a fraction of a second before actually opening the app you chose. :\
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Did not notice that when i use.

[Q/REQUEST] Camera Shortcut App

Is there a camera shortcut or an app that when I click it, it will prompt me to take a photo with the app of my choice (default camera, camera zoom, instagram, etc.)?

Just make a folder on your home screen with camera, instagram etc? Apex also allows you to make a shortcut to a specific screen within the app, it's called activities.
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zxzyzd said:
Just make a folder on your home screen with camera, instagram etc? Apex also allows you to make a shortcut to a specific screen within the app, it's called activities.
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Thanks, but I don't want to do a folder though, hence why I asked about a shortcut. And that Apex thing is nothing at all like what I want.

scottharris4 said:
Thanks, but I don't want to do a folder though, hence why I asked about a shortcut. And that Apex thing is nothing at all like what I want.
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Go into settings>apps>gallery and clear defaults.
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zxzyzd said:
Just make a folder on your home screen with camera, instagram etc? Apex also allows you to make a shortcut to a specific screen within the app, it's called activities.
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Go into settings>apps>gallery and clear defaults.
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I don't see how that will address what I want...

Do you have a Nexus 7? Search the Play Store for "camera launcher for Nexus 7" (without quotes). Get the one from Modaco. The other one has spam ads.
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MikeRL100 said:
Do you have a Nexus 7? Search the Play Store for "camera launcher for Nexus 7" (without quotes). Get the one from Modaco. The other one has spam ads.
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Perfect! Didn't need it for my Nexus 7, but I found a similar one that worked with my phone

scottharris4 said:
Perfect! Didn't need it for my Nexus 7, but I found a similar one that worked with my phone
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What was it? I'm looking for one too
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PenguinxEnjoi said:
What was it? I'm looking for one too
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Camera Nexus 7 (official) by Netco Apps

Remove navigation bar

Hi, what apps work to remove the navigation bar at the bottom, i don't want to hide but remove it permanently by editing build.prop?
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vijay.alapati said:
Hi, what apps work to remove the navigation bar at the bottom, i don't want to hide but remove it permanently by editing build.prop?
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How the hell are you going to navigate through the phone?

vijay.alapati said:
Hi, what apps work to remove the navigation bar at the bottom, i don't want to hide but remove it permanently by editing build.prop?
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Youtube does. Anything that has full screen viewing really.
Exel said:
How the hell are you going to navigate through the phone?
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This! :laugh:

I think with LMT launcher or something similiar

vijay.alapati said:
Hi, what apps work to remove the navigation bar at the bottom, i don't want to hide but remove it permanently by editing build.prop?
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edit build.prop and add the line qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
save and reboot. Make sure you have an alternate means of navigation before you do this though

use LMT

Full screen from Play store to navigate, build prop command from above to remove nav bar.
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Thx guys, :thumbup:
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works with Pie control (* root first*)
pretty awesome

LMT doesn't work properly for me. Does anyone know a good alternative? Thanks.
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LMT and Full Screen don't work ( es. back button).
Also fullScreen toggle doesn't work.
Do you have an idea? I hate black bar on my screen!
Thanks.
Stefano.

I would like to decrease the size of mine is that possible ?
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I actually just made a video tutorial on YouTube and posted a guide in the general section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513910
What I did is edit the build.prop file and use an app called Button Savior to navigate. Works pretty good to be honest!

AppReviewBros said:
I actually just made a video tutorial on YouTube and posted a guide in the general section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513910
What I did is edit the build.prop file and use an app called Button Savior to navigate. Works pretty good to be honest!
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Dude! You do realise that back button still doesn't work. For temporary use its fine but not for long term.
Does anyone else know an alternative?
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avocco said:
Dude! You do realise that back button still doesn't work. For temporary use its fine but not for long term.
Does anyone else know an alternative?
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Yeah, I do know that and I mentioned that in my video. As you said, for temporary use it does the job!
Other than that, many apps that work on my Nexus 4 does not work on Nexus 5 as they probably aren't updated to work on the new device yet.
If I find something, I will definitely update my thread with new solutions!

use pie control..works everything even back and menu

hello00 said:
use pie control..works everything even back and menu
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Are you referring to this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45826839?

esskayy said:
Are you referring to this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45826839?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol&hl=en

I've used this on both my Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus. It works well, but I haven't tried it on my Nexus 5 yet.
Requires root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys&hl=en

Yadao said:
I've used this on both my Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus. It works well, but I haven't tried it on my Nexus 5 yet.
Requires root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.hidesoftkeys&hl=en
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Says device not supported when I try to turn it on. Hasn't been updated since september so perhaps it's a 4.4 thing.

App Ops on Kit Kat?

So, I tried to install the permission manager app from the play store for 4.3 and it didn't work, how can we manage app permissions on 4.4?
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phishfi said:
So, I tried to install the permission manager app from the play store for 4.3 and it didn't work, how can we manage app permissions on 4.4?
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Google have blocked access to it in 4.4 so the built-in app is no longer available.
Coming from CM10.2 I was hoping to at least be able to use this with my N5, but alas it's not so .

Taomyn said:
Google have blocked access to it in 4.4 so the built-in app is no longer available.
Coming from CM10.2 I was hoping to at least be able to use this with my N5, but alas it's not so .
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Wait... They removed the feature that they just added to the last version? Or they removed the old method of enabling it?
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phishfi said:
Wait... They removed the feature that they just added to the last version? Or they removed the old method of enabling it?
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I believe they blocked the APIs used by the permissions editor which is why it crashes - but I'm struggling to find the reference I read that had this info.......

afaik they removed it completely. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47098228&postcount=2
One of the best features ever introduced to android and they remove it. Might even downgrade my N7 because of this.

mertzi said:
afaik they removed it completely. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47098228&postcount=2
One of the best features ever introduced to android and they remove it. Might even downgrade my N7 because of this.
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+1
I downgraded my N4 back to 4.3. Disabling app ops is terrible. Even apple has this feature: iOS alerts you if any app wants to access your contacts, or your photos, or your camera, and you have a choice to allow or not. Android 4.3 does not alert you, but at least you have the option to dig into the App Ops and revoke access to certain things. 4.4 is the first time an android upgrade dissapointed me (they destroyed the alarm app, the keyboard, the wifi indicator's activity/internet access, and App Ops).

App ops was never an official feature, so they technically didn't remove anything.
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joshnichols189 said:
App ops was never an official feature, so they technically didn't remove anything.
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good god, why do the Googlers always have to find every disappointment thread to defend their master. Let me guess, you think the Google+ enforcement on youtube is awesome too?

joshnichols189 said:
App ops was never an official feature, so they technically didn't remove anything.
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So? It's still a feature they included, with easy access, and then took away even though it was nothing but effective for the users...
mertzi said:
good god, why do the Googlers always have to find every disappointment thread to defend their master. Let me guess, you think the Google+ enforcement on youtube is awesome too?
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I'm with you on the users defending Google like the can do no wrong, but definitely disagree about the YouTube g+ integration... They needed to clean YouTube up, and now I can see friend's comments on videos more easily and only view the comments and responses of certain people... That was a good idea..
I think Google is completely wrong by blocking this app ops function, if that's what happened here...
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Search for this app on PlayStore: com.findsdk.apppermission
I'm not sure its working everywhere. I have test it, on my phone its working (I9300 OMNI ROM).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539989
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Somebody managed to find it, it doesn't even require root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
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mertzi said:
Somebody managed to find it, it doesn't even require root
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
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I love you
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Does anyone know where these preferences are stored? I'm mainly concerned with whether or not changing the options will affect an OTA update. If nothing is altered in the system files I'm sure we're good to go.
Sure do love having it again!
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Lol all the nublets eating their words now.. clock app isn't borked, the WiFi up and down indicators were a performance hindrance (search drawables) and honestly can we just stop whining
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ChongoDroid said:
Lol all the nublets eating their words now.. clock app isn't borked, the WiFi up and down indicators were a performance hindrance (search drawables) and honestly can we just stop whining
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Flash player support is the last thing to be resolved. And those exchange / VPN bugs.

Thanks. Helpful information
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Umm I thought this thread was about App Ops...
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Nice thanks for finding it
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CatThief said:
Umm I thought this thread was about App Ops...
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Ok, any idea how to sort the list of apps in app ops?

Try ART

First thing I did after signing in was switch to ART. If your going to do the same, I'd recommend you do it before downloading your apps. It has to optimize all apps on the device and I did it without downloading a single app. 324 apps. Took a while.
cRookeD Nexus 5

Crooke356 said:
First thing I did after signing in was switch to ART. If your going to do the same, I'd recommend you do it before downloading your apps. It has to optimize all apps on the device and I did it without downloading a single app. 324 apps. Took a while.
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Stupid question but how do you activate art ?
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greatnesstx said:
Stupid question but how do you activate art ?
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Not stupid at all bud. Unlock developer settings by going to "about phone" in settings, double tap "build number" 7 times until you see the toast msg that says "you are now a developer". Back out, go to the newly available " developer settings " and 3rd (4th if you count the first non selectable line) option which says "select runtime system" and change it to "ART". It will say Dalvik until you've changed it to ART. Choosing it will reboot your device and take a few minutes while sets up your apps for ART. It is possible that if could be incompatible with some apps but since it first released with 4.4, I haven't heard of this.
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I think this sped up the start up time of the camera, which is still kinda slow. I just hope I don't have issues with some apps as I've heard of others that had to completely reset their phone to stop some apps from crashing even after returning to Dalvik and reinstalling the app...

What is Art?

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What is Art?
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Basically, it is supposed to allow apps to start faster, run smoother and improve battery. Here's an in depth explanation
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-art-of-android/
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Crooke356 said:
Basically, it is supposed to allow apps to start faster, run smoother and improve battery. Here's an in depth explanation
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-art-of-android/
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i think it may be kitkal art who released as soon as possible..:good:

After going to art the phone showed the unlocked icon on boot and custom rom....
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Yea maybe kitkat he means.

No literally it looked like a flash counter notification stating modified... not sure of it unlocked the bootloader or not as I'll let someone else make that brick in error... it had a lock which showed unlocked though.
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ballisticevo said:
No literally it looked like a flash counter notification stating modified... not sure of it unlocked the bootloader or not as I'll let someone else make that brick in error... it had a lock which showed unlocked though.
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Mine does the same.
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You can try what others did.

mine too?

Its gone when switch back

Mine does this as well. I can't believe Samsung marks the device if you run ART. A stock feature of Android.
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Mine does this as well. I can't believe Samsung marks the device if you run ART. A stock feature of Android.
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Yeah, that's kinda crappy. Good thing TW was toned down so much I don't see any reasons for flashing yet.
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brazcub said:
Yeah, that's kinda crappy. Good thing TW was toned down so much I don't see any reasons for flashing yet.
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Yeah, not too bad. It looks as if they started to redesign it but only got as far as settings and quick settings lol. With Nova and Flatro icons, it looks as though it's how it was supposed to be done. One of things that was always first on my list after rooting or flashing was changing the appearance of the status bar/quick settings. I like them now so with Nova, I really like the appearance. IMO.
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Yeah, not too bad. It looks as if they started to redesign it but only got as far as settings and quick settings lol. With Nova and Flatro icons, it looks as though it's how it was supposed to be done. One of things that was always first on my list after rooting or flashing was changing the appearance of the status bar/quick settings. I like them now so with Nova, I really like the appearance. IMO.
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I like TW now. Using Google Launcher and it's very close to stock.
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I don't wanna open a thread for this so I'll try it here, I can't remember the "official" name, but "quick glance"? Something like that. When device is asleep, you wave over it and it displays the time and notifications. The one " motion gesture " I use and I can't find it. Hope they didn't ax it.
Anyone know how to enable it? Can't find it in the gestures section... Nor can I find lock screen widgets.
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I know people are all excited to try anything different, but ART on this device just isn't a good experience (at least on a stock device). I really wouldn't recommend switching, as you are unlikely to be pleased.