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Binding double tap to Google Now?

Hey, so in my opinion Google Now is waaay better than S Voice... and I have actually removed S Voice all together from my device.
I am looking for a way to bind my double tap to Google Now without using a launcher.
I was using home2 for it and it worked like a charm... but, I want to use Apex Launcher and that conflicts with it.
So, is there any other work around for this?

i do it with nova.
i know that doesnt help you, but maybe nova wont conflict.

Does Nova let you bind the home key to double tap for google now?
If thats the case I might switch to Nova... I just hear it drains battery life rapidly compared to Apex.

oh you mean with the home button, sorry. I thought you meant doubletap on the screen. i dont think nova can do that. ill report back if i can fnd that setting.

In apex settings behavior bind home key to Google search. I have show primary screen and this and it works great
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I'm using Apex and I have GN set on double tap of the home screen. Works great

tylerisbudded said:
Does Nova let you bind the home key to double tap for google now?
If thats the case I might switch to Nova... I just hear it drains battery life rapidly compared to Apex.
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I just set up nova to where I double tap the screen and it opens Google now
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icedroid said:
In apex settings behavior bind home key to Google search. I have show primary screen and this and it works great
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This. Home button to get to primary screen, then home button again for Google Now.

I use "pie" so I can launch it from anywhere. In or out of apps, anywhere.
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tylerisbudded said:
Hey, so in my opinion Google Now is waaay better than S Voice... and I have actually removed S Voice all together from my device.
I am looking for a way to bind my double tap to Google Now without using a launcher.
I was using home2 for it and it worked like a charm... but, I want to use Apex Launcher and that conflicts with it.
So, is there any other work around for this?
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Nova does let you set the home button to activate google now (single click though on the home screen only). Home button still takes you to the home screen when you are not on it. So if you are off the home page two clicks starts google now.
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I use home 2 with apex and it works flawlessly. What exactly is the problem you encounter?
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[Q] How can I turn off Google Now being always on when swiping to the right?

After unlocking my phone, I get to my home screen with all my folders etc. As soon as I swipe to the right, I get Google Now!
It's as if it's an always on widget. On my N4, I would invoke Google Now by holding the Home key and swiping upwards (which I can also do with my N5).
Is this something that can be switched off or is this an integrated function of the system?
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.

Wutang200 said:
After unlocking my phone, I get to my home screen with all my folders etc. As soon as I swipe to the right, I get Google Now!
It's as if it's an always on widget. On my N4, I would invoke Google Now by holding the Home key and swiping upwards (which I can also do with my N5).
Is this something that can be switched off or is this an integrated function of the system?
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
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As far as I can see the only option would be to either A) Uninstall Google Now, or B) Install a different Home Launcher ... Neither are suitable resolutions to your question. I personally like having it as a home screen since I turned off my softkeys in Lieu of LMS

The only thing I can think of is switch launchers to nova or something similar. You would lose the "OK Google" function from the launcher though., so not a good solution if you use that function. As far as I know there is now way to remove it from the stock launcher.
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Long press the homescreen, click settings, then uncheck the Google now option.
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Thanks guys.
I don't mind having it but just wasn't sure if it was a feature that can be turned off without completely disabling Google Now.
Battery life is quite impressive on this thing even with it always on!

Wutang200 said:
I'm not looking to switch off Google Now before anybody asks.
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N-Forced said:
Long press the homescreen, click settings, then uncheck the Google now option.
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Can you not read???

bilago said:
Can you not read???
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It does not disable Google now entirely just the extra screen, maybe you should try it before you respond with useless replies.
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N-Forced said:
It does not disable Google now entirely just the extra screen, maybe you should try it before you respond with useless replies.
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Screen of my phone said:
Turn off Google Now?
This resets all card settings to their default value
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This page is the same page as if you went into settings from Google Now Directly. This will turn it off.
EDIT:
For Sh*ts n Giggles I went ahead and tested your method. Guess what? It turned off Google Now Entirely.

Nova 5.0

Hello everyone
Yesterday Nova Launcher 5.0 has arrived and comes with pixel like swipe to open drawer and dock backgrounds to draw under navbar.
When I apply to draw under navbar first it works then when I use the navbar it switches back to black background? I hope you understand what I am saying
Can Anyone who tried the new Nova Launcher help me please?

It only works on the home screen

I know that. it was black background at the home screen too. But I solved the problem you need to turn on the transparent notification bar. Now it looks as it should be
Thank you though

Anyone using Nova 5 on B320? Each time I set Nova as the default launcher and press the home button it reverts back to EMUI and I get the Smart Recovery message telling me my phone has recovered from a serious error caused by Nova. Anyone know of a fix?
Thanks

£note said:
Anyone using Nova 5 on B320? Each time I set Nova as the default launcher and press the home button it reverts back to EMUI and I get the Smart Recovery message telling me my phone has recovered from a serious error caused by Nova. Anyone know of a fix?
Thanks
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you can try disable huawei home and set nova as default and it shouldnt try to change it back

£note said:
Anyone using Nova 5 on B320? Each time I set Nova as the default launcher and press the home button it reverts back to EMUI and I get the Smart Recovery message telling me my phone has recovered from a serious error caused by Nova. Anyone know of a fix?
Thanks
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Set Nova as your default launcher.

Black background or u got the stock launcher again ? if u got back to stock then set default if u got black background might be an issue with the app update .

Reverts back to the stock launcher. As for disabling Huawei Home it isn't listed under Apps so how to disable?

£note said:
Reverts back to the stock launcher. As for disabling Huawei Home it isn't listed under Apps so how to disable?
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Is your phone rooted?

£note said:
Reverts back to the stock launcher. As for disabling Huawei Home it isn't listed under Apps so how to disable?
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re-enable it from apps manager . search it if u cant find it just hit the thre dots into the corner and choose show system apps . find it enable it will work

Doesn't work, only way to get Nova working again is to delete and reinstall
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£note said:
Doesn't work, only way to get Nova working again is to delete and reinstall
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This is weird. I never had this problem with Nova.

Maybe something to do with the fact I'm running beta firmware. I've emailed the developer to see if they can can up with anything. Thanks all for your input.
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£note said:
Maybe something to do with the fact I'm running beta firmware. I've emailed the developer to see if they can can up with anything. Thanks all for your input.
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That should be the one causing the problem. Goodluck with it bro.

£note said:
Doesn't work, only way to get Nova working again is to delete and reinstall
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not related to beta or any thing just try to reinstall i download the nova 5 and was awesome ! ...

Hi all, was there ever a solution to this? Using an honor 6x and experiencing same issue. I downloaded and set Nova launcher as default. Works for a while only to revert to home launcher after a warning message "smart recovery- device recovered from a serious failure...".
Previously i had disabled the home launcher and it rendered my device useless until I restored a backup through twrp...
Forces me to uninstall and reinstall Nova to be able to use it.
However this time around I hid Huawei home launcher in magisk and it seemed to last longer without the warning.

Cannot use fingerprint to unlock after using screen off app

Hi there,
I tried to use screen off apps on my SS S8, but when unlocking, it requested PIN numbers instead of using the fingerprint.
The fingerprint only works if we lock screen using the physical button or after timeout.
Do you happen to know any workaround for this?
I read a thread on S7, suggesting using Nova launcher with Screen Lock widget. But, is there any setting we can change to use other apps?
Many thanks,
Nghia

That's general security setting of Android. Happens to me on my OnePlus 3 when it's locked by Greenify. Simply ditch those lock screen apps.

nghiavutruong said:
Hi there,
I tried to use screen off apps on my SS S8, but when unlocking, it requested PIN numbers instead of using the fingerprint.
The fingerprint only works if we lock screen using the physical button or after timeout.
Do you happen to know any workaround for this?
I read a thread on S7, suggesting using Nova launcher with Screen Lock widget. But, is there any setting we can change to use other apps?
Many thanks,
Nghia
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hello,
it is a know issue, try Double Tap to Turn Off, will solve this problem, I am using it and I can use iris, fingerprint, face and of course PIN.
regards

I use nova launcher plus lock screen to double tap gesture. Works fine.

How do u set it up in Nova?
Figured it out, nevermind. At first I thought it was built into Nova, but found the app and set it up. Thx

I was wondering if there are other apps can fix this as well.
Many thanks!

giangishanghai said:
hello,
it is a know issue, try Double Tap to Turn Off, will solve this problem, I am using it and I can use iris, fingerprint, face and of course PIN.
regards
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which app is this? there are so many apps with similar names on the play store.

MMakoto said:
which app is this? there are so many apps with similar names on the play store.
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Double Tap To Turn Off, blue icon with a white cyrcle inside, app made by a chinese guy
regards

giangishanghai said:
Double Tap To Turn Off, blue icon with a white cyrcle inside, app made by a chinese guy
regards
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Just tried it, it'd still require me to enter my pin afterwards.
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MMakoto said:
Just tried it, it'd still require me to enter my pin afterwards.
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mine is working good, I have set to lock with icon and is perfect, more accurate than double tap.
try to check option menu and play a bit with, if is working for me there is no meaning why it is not working for you!
regards

giangishanghai said:
mine is working good, I have set to lock with icon and is perfect, more accurate than double tap.
try to check option menu and play a bit with, if is working for me there is no meaning why it is not working for you!
regards
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Played around with that app a little more, you actually need to enable that "show clear view" option, what it does is it would show the time on the screen for about one second before showing the AOD screen.
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MMakoto said:
Played around with that app a little more, you actually need to enable that "show clear view" option, what it does is it would show the time on the screen for about one second before showing the AOD screen.
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yes, that is a must to let sensors work with this app.
glad if working now!
regards

Use "softkey edge" which is a edge app works perfect. U can use iris or fingerprint after lock the phone using this edge app. Also it do not use device admin access..
You can download from galaxy apps and not avail in play store

OFF+ app work!
I have same issue with Samsung S8. Finally I found app called "OFF+". Just need to change screen off type to delay mode in app. Work perfectly. No issue with fingerprint! :good:

wplay12 said:
I have same issue with Samsung S8. Finally I found app called "OFF+". Just need to change screen off type to delay mode in app. Work perfectly. No issue with fingerprint! :good:
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I think i'm gonna try to use this... Thank you for suggestion.

wplay12 said:
I have same issue with Samsung S8. Finally I found app called "OFF+". Just need to change screen off type to delay mode in app. Work perfectly. No issue with fingerprint! :good:
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Do you have a link to this app?

This one works for me:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gr.ictpro.jsalatas.screenoff

I tried those other ones and did not have luck.. either the app did allow fingerprint but did not turn the screen off in a reliable way.. or they required pin / password to unlock..
but just found this one and it works so far!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redmanit.lockscreen

If this is still a question for anyone:
With nova launcher, you need to give it accessebility permission and choose in the nova settings to use a different lock screen method
The setting can be found in the nova settings by scrolling all the way down and choosing the last option in the advanced settings... Each option has an explanation for how it lockes the screen

Split screen view option missing from menu

Updated to Pie. The split screen option is not in the menu no matter what app I try it with. I've checked every place I could think of in Good Lock, Nova Launcher & Samsung settings & can't find anything that would be preventing it. I even tried under Samsung Launcher & had the same result. If anyone has any ideas, please share.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sa...-apps-in-multi-window-one-ui-android-pie/amp/
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If you have a specific app that you need to use in Multu-window with YouTube, you can also use the apps edge panel to open the pair simultaneously.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sa...-apps-in-multi-window-one-ui-android-pie/amp/
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Thanks, but as you can see from the picture I posted, I know how to do it. The problem is the split screen option is not available.

jack man said:
If you have a specific app that you need to use in Multu-window with YouTube, you can also use the apps edge panel to open the pair simultaneously.
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I tried that too. I could not get that feature to work either.

This is a screenshot from my recent apps page not sure why yours is differentView attachment 4734993
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Did you press the button with the 3 lines it looks like you pressed something else I dont have that button only recents (3 lines ) home (square) and back (arrow)
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bluehaze911 said:
I tried that too. I could not get that feature to work either.
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I tried a few things but couldn't replicate what you are experiencing. Are you running Good Lock? I know it has a feature that modifies multi window, but I don't know if it would cause the issue you have.
Did you take the ota directly from the carrier? Or did you flash the new pie update? Mine came from the carrier last Thursday. Today, I backed up everything and did a factory reset and it feels like it's running smoother. Maybe that could fix your issue.

Turns out it was a bug in Good Lock's Multistar. They pushed an update last night that fixed the problem for me. Thanks to all for trying to help.