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Howto: CM10.1 Pie Controls

CM 10.1 has a really neat feature called pie controls which puts disappearing soft keys on your screen. Unfortunately the option is only available if you already have a navbar/soft keys. Here's how to enable them even without softkeys:
1. edit your build.prop and add the line "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" to the end and reboot. This enables the navbar.
2. Go to Settings -> System and select Expanded Desktop and then Status Bar Visible.
3. Select Power and put a check in the box for Expanded Desktop.
4. Select Pie Controls and enable them.
5. Hold down the power button and then enable expanded desktop.
6. The navbar will disappear and pie controls will be enabled. Use them by swiping up from below the screen with your finger (from the middle S in the Samsung logo)
Note: if you later change your build.prop (or upgrade your cm 10.1 build) the settings to change these options will no longer be available in settings but the pie controls will still be enabled. If you want to go back and disable pie controls (or get back the expanded desktop without the status bar) you will need to re-add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 line to your build.prop to change the settings.
You can also go to advanced settings and kill the backlight on the physical keys in conjunction with this. The glow from them bothers the **** out of me but until now I had to leave it enabled for night time use.
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Awesome
Fantastic tip. Pie controls are awesome. Is there an advantage to doing this over installing Pie Control or Taskarou from app market?
I may play with it just to compare

[HOW TO]Comfortable 'helicoptering' home button issue workaround

Hey, I've found myself a comfortable workaround for the notorious 'helicoptering' home button issue.
(I hope I am the first one to post this kind of a solution)
Of course, you have to be rooted to use this way. If you are not, this is nothing for you.
One of the already known solutions is to completely disable the home button by a flashable zip or by editing one of the system files. This makes your home button completely useless, so you have to find yourself some kind of a replacement (e.g. mapping one of the buttons to Go home on double tap). This is what I don't like so I was looking for another workaround. And I came up with an idea of disabling only the tap action on home button instead of disabling the whole button functionality. Now my home button is set to do nothing on tap and Go home on long press, while the long press timing is set to 0,1 sec, so I don't really have to hold the button for very long.
Since the 'helicoptering' is a simple multiple button tap, I had to disable the double tap action for the home button (this can be done in settings of any kind of AOSP roms). That means my home button is only long press sensitive, it does nothing on tapping.
Of course the way to do it is via Xposed framework (God bless the guy who invented it!) and one of it's modules.
Here it is...
STEP-BY-STEP workaround:
First I have to tell you that I am not responsible for anything you do with your device!
Step 1: Get yourself an Xposed Installer apk file. It can be downloaded HERE. The official Xposed thread is here.
If you have it installed and set-up already, skip to Step 3.
Step 2: Install the apk file you just downloaded and open the app. Go to Framework → (Be careful!) → tap the Install/Update button.
After this process is done, you will be asked to reboot. Confirm and let the phone reboot.
Don't panic, after the phone boots and you see no changes. The Xposed framework itself does nothing. It needs to have modules running.
Step 3: Go to Play Store and install app called Xposed Additions. This is the module that will make the changes. After it's installed, Xposed Framework should warn you in the notification area that you have an Xposed module that is not active and it will ask you to Activate and reboot. Do it!
If you don't get this warning notification, do it manually: Open the Framework Installer → Modules → tick the Xposed Additions box and then reboot the device.
Step 4: Now you have to set-up the Xposed Additions module. Open the Xposed Additions app → Buttons → Add new Key → tap the Home button (it will only mark which button you chose) → hit OK → new item will appear under the Add new Key → tap the Home item → Add new Condition → Screen On → tick the Click box to activate the action → tap the Click button and scroll down until you find Disabled and tap this option → tick the Long Press box → tap the Long Press button and choose Home option.
Optional: You can also do the same to Double or even Triple actions if you get the Pro version of Xposed Additions.
Step 5 (Optional): In Xposed Additions → Buttons section you can shorten your Long press delay - to make your long press quicker.
Step 6: Get used to it...
And... ignore occasional home button vibrating of the dead 'helicoptering' which no longer sends your device back HOME.
That's it. I have been running this for at least 24 hours and it works. The only thing that bothers me is occasional 'helicopter' vibrating, but it's no longer sending my phone back to homescreen.
I hope this helps. If so, then hit the THANKS button, please!

[GUIDE][ROOT] How to get lollipop recent apps panel on ICS + without decompiling

Hey everyone. Im posting an easy guide here on how to change your boring old 2d recents panel into lollipop's brand new 3d recents panel.
Things you need:
1- A rooted phone
2- Xposed framework installed
3- Xposed Additions(module)
4- Xposed Additions Pro(paid add-on) (necessary for the guide)
Step 1
Im pretty sure you have already installed xposed additions and xposed additions pro from playstore(there are less then legal places to download it from)
Step 2
Install Fancy Switcher from Play store and open it. Set it up
In behaviour>smart slider uncheck the enable smart slider
In visual effects>style choose android lollipop
Close the app
Step 3
Open xposed additions. U should already have installed the pro add on
Now go to Buttons>Add new key and press the button that brings out the recents panel. Long press or not press the button and tap ok
Step 4
Now there will be a new option there with the name of the button u pressed. Tap it. Now there will be a new menu.
Tap Add new condition and then tap Screen on. A new option Screen on appears under add new condition, tap it.
Step 5
If the recents panel comes out by a single press of the button, check click under Single Actions and then tap on it
If the recents panel appears by long press then check it and tap on it
Step 6
Now a new menu apears
Deep down below, there's an option of load application list. Tap on it. An application list appears. Choose fancy switcher.
Close xposed additions
Voila
Try bringing out the recents panel
A Quick Review
Install xposed additions and pro add on
Install fancy switcher set it up choose android lollipop from style and uncheck enable smart slider from behaviour>smart slider
Open xposed addition go to buttons>add new key>press the button that brings out recents panel> ok (well take home for example)
Go to home>add new condition> screen on> check and tap on click/long press> poad apppication list > fancy switcher
Done
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[GUIDE] Change Mic Icon on Lockscreen with The LP-style Phone Icon [MM] [No-Root]

This is a guide about how to change mic icon on lockscreen with old phone Icon.
We have to get rid of that Icon!!! NOW!!! Just for Marshmallow!
Warning!!! Long press home button and now on tap will be DISABLED. Proceed with your own risk.
Steps :
1. Open settings, and tap Apps.
2. Click the rounded tool next to option icon. (Look screenshot)
3. Tap Default apps.
4. Tap assist and voice input.
5. Tap assist app.
6. Tap None
7. You're done!
ENJOY
Press thanks if you like this!

How to enable/disable One-nav button on Lenovo Moto Z2 play?

Hello. In the Moto Z2 play there is a preinstalled app called ''Moto''. In this app there is a toggleable setting that let you choose if you want to enable the navigation bar or if you want to disable the navigation bar (and navigate through gestures on the fingerprint sensor).
I want to toggle this setting through tasker. For example, if I open a certain app, I want the navigation bar to be enabled, while if I open another app, I want the navigation bar to be disabled and use the gestures.
I'm not even sure that this can be done with tasker. I've searched the internet and read about intents, activities, services... But to be honest I didn't understand much.
Can someone help me?

Create some Scene and add simple button. In Task tab create task and using + sign choose Scene -> Show Scene. In the Tap after clicking some button, hit + again search in the panel below for Bar and choose it. You cannot make toggable button that way, but at least you will have two buttons to test on one when bar is hidden and other with showed action.
Then find on google some "toggle tasker button" or just "toggle button code".
Create third button, paste the code with if-then-else statements code and paste both switches from panel, to make bar hide and if else, show.
Good luck!