My phone finally arrived today and I think I will be really happy.
For now, we all have stock, which is actually really nice compared to several other brands (I AM LOOKING AT YOU TOUCHWIZ). After downloading a dark theme and installing Nova, things feel about as free as I ever got from a stock rom.
But one think I like from [strikethrough] CM [/strikethrough] LOS is that I can add a menu button to the navigation bar (3 dots on the right edge), which is useful in several situations. I know that stock can customise the nav bar but no options for the menu button.
Anyone know a way to add it?
Thanks :laugh:
no way to add it..
its emui, we have to use what it gives
I wonder if I can get root, would I be able to remap the keys, by editing the right files. But probably navbar is setup differently to the physical keys.
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Not possible on emui 4. Wait for nougat update it might be there
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Hi all,
I'm a new Z3 owner, coming from a HTC M7. This is my first time with on-screen buttons and unfortunately, am not liking them so far. It's fine on the home screen, because they're transparent. But when in an app, the black bar takes up valuable screen space. Hate it. Any way to make them transparent everywhere or just hide them and bring them back with a swipe?? Why isn't this programmed in there already!?!?
Thanks in advanced.
Joshnor713 said:
Hi all,
I'm a new Z3 owner, coming from a HTC M7. This is my first time with on-screen buttons and unfortunately, am not liking them so far. It's fine on the home screen, because they're transparent. But when in an app, the black bar takes up valuable screen space. Hate it. Any way to make them transparent everywhere or just hide them and bring them back with a swipe?? Why isn't this programmed in there already!?!?
Thanks in advanced.
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You can hide them on the G3, but I dont think thats possible on the Z3. Flashing a ROM with support for this should fix the issue.
Not possible without flashing a custom ROM, unfortunately there aren't many custom ROMs available yet and you will lose a lot of features (as well as permanently reducing your camera's performance) if you go this route.
Try and get used to them, they are designed so that each app can take advantage of them differently.
Browsing through your images or playing a game, watching videos using the Play Movies or VLC app all make them disappear automatically as you describe.
There are several apps on in the Play store that will force immersive mode without root, just search "immersive mode". I have used the one by "Pieter Pareit" and it works quite well on most apps. If these darn app developers would start supporting immersive mode this would not be an issue. Better yet, it would be nice if Google had an option to select apps you want to run in immersive mode (like G2/G3).
I have a few questions and gripes about Lollipop that i'm hoping some of you can help me with.
1. I feel like im one of the few people that actually hates the new navigation icons. ABSOLUTELY hate them. I used to use GravityBox and PIE so i dont even see them that often but 5.0 has no Xposed support. Can anyone suggest an app that works on 5.0 that allows me to change the look of the nav bar icons? All the ones ive tried on the play store dont work and everything I google suggests that I want get the 5.0 icons instead of get rid of them.
2. There has got to be a way to get a clear all button in the recents menu. (once again Xposed is gone now)
These are the two things I really cant live without, there are plenty more things that Xposed allowed me to do that I will miss but these are the two things that really just made Android perfect for me. I wish the Xposed dev would realize how important that Mod is too all of us because think currently he has no immediate plans to bring it to 5.0 ((((((
If you know anything I can do to solve these problems please help.
Hello everybody!
I'm interested in buying the Mate 8 but still have a few question I weren't able to find answers to.
I currently own a Nexus 5 and like the clean look of stock Android.
First questions are in regards to themes.
1. Do they still apply when you change the launcher or this somehow linked to the EMUI stock launcher?
2. Can you change the dropdown menu (notifications and quick settings) with these themes, too, in order to make it more like stock Android? Screenshots of the dropdown menu are rarely given.
3. How easy is it to create themes by oneself?
All in all I'd like to have a clean stock look as especially these bubbles around the icons are a pain to my eyes.
I would prefer to NOT have to flash a custom ROM.
The second part of my questions is in regard to Google Now.
1. Do you have the Google Now cards available?
2. Is Google Now on Tap working?
I hope you guys can enlighten me
Thanks in advance! :fingers-crossed:
SCHMANKii said:
Hello everybody!
I'm interested in buying the Mate 8 but still have a few question I weren't able to find answers to.
I currently own a Nexus 5 and like the clean look of stock Android.
First questions are in regards to themes.
1. Do they still apply when you change the launcher or this somehow linked to the EMUI stock launcher?
2. Can you change the dropdown menu (notifications and quick settings) with these themes, too, in order to make it more like stock Android? Screenshots of the dropdown menu are rarely given.
3. How easy is it to create themes by oneself?
All in all I'd like to have a clean stock look as especially these bubbles around the icons are a pain to my eyes.
I would prefer to NOT have to flash a custom ROM.
The second part of my questions is in regard to Google Now.
1. Do you have the Google Now cards available?
2. Is Google Now on Tap working?
I hope you guys can enlighten me
Thanks in advance! :fingers-crossed:
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1. Do they still apply when you change the launcher or this somehow linked to the EMUI stock launcher?
EMUI themes still apply when you change launchers. You can set your custom icons on the launcher desktop, but the themed icon will still appear in other places like the recent apps screen or in notifications. So you will still see ugly rounded square or circle boarder with your icons outside of your launcher desktop. Fortunately this can be solved by installing custom EMUI theme with stock icons, which you can find here: http://foerster.io/hack-huawei-enable-pure-icons-with-no-borders-backgrounds-etc/
2. Can you change the dropdown menu (notifications and quick settings) with these themes, too, in order to make it more like stock Android? Screenshots of the dropdown menu are rarely given.
Themes can change the dropdown menu to a certain extent, mostly changing the shortcut icons. I've yet to see any theme that can make the dropdown menu look completely stock, I don't think it's possible because they operate differently. To me the EMUI dropdown UI looked decent enough (albeit in a different style) so I don't mind it so much.
3. How easy is it to create themes by oneself?
Don't know, never tried it myself.
1. Do you have the Google Now cards available?
I have the international version of the phone (L29), most google services are pre-installed including google now cards. If you get the Chinese version you'll have to install google services yourself, which I heard is a fairly easy process.
2. Is Google Now on Tap working?
You can turn on the now on tap function in google cards settings, but it doesn't seem to work when I long press the home button.
Please note that I'm still on an early EMUI build (B103) and have not yet received any OTA, I don't know if later updates changes anything.
Overall I did get a fairly decent looking UI running on my mate 8. Some UI elements will remain in EMUI style (most notably recent apps and notification dropdown and settings screen) as you can't change those without a custom ROM or at least some root hack, but I don't mind those too much, in fact I liked some of the EMUI design. The worse part of EMUI 4.0 is the launcher and the forced icon background on 3rd party apps, but like I said earlier these can all be averted with 3rd party launcher and custom theme. If you're a diehard fans for the "stock-look" who won't accept any non-material design element then this may not be good enough for you, but it is good enough for me.
@beachletter
Thank you a million times, Sir!
So did I get this right and you also tried to achieve a more or less stock look?
If so, could you please provide screenshots of your dropdown menu and maybe of your homescreen?
Did you own a Nexus phone before the Mate 8, too?
Regarding the dropdown menu of notifications: if I understand it correctly it's more or less working like a timeline, not like on other phones. This can't be changed, can it? I guess I know the answer as themes are supposed to only change the look and not the way things work, but yeah...
This is what my ui looks like after getting custom launcher and material design icon theme.
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@beachletter
Thank you a million times, Sir!
So did I get this right and you also tried to achieve a more or less stock look?
If so, could you please provide screenshots of your dropdown menu and maybe of your homescreen?
Did you own a Nexus phone before the Mate 8, too?
Regarding the dropdown menu of notifications: if I understand it correctly it's more or less working like a timeline, not like on other phones. This can't be changed, can it? I guess I know the answer as themes are supposed to only change the look and not the way things work, but yeah...
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I like stock icons and stock recent apps screen, but for notification and quick settings drop down I actually liked EMUI's implementation. I used CM and other near-stock rom in my previous phones.
See the post above for screenshots.
Alright, thanks again!
Now I have most of the information I can possibly get to make the right decision. Hopefully I will
Okay, so I've bought a Mate 8 to test things.
While it is really well designed, is nice to hold and snappy as well, I still can't get myself to like the software that much.
I have tried to apply the theme @beachletter provided but it somehow doesn't apply correctly and therefore many icons still have that bubble around it (e.g. Chrome, Play Store). Dialer and Contacts are still the same icons.
Regarding Google Now on Tap: this functionality was added with B152 firmware update which immediately showed up while setting up the device.
Additionally I have to say that the horizontal scrolling in the recent apps menu is even more unintuitive than I've thought it would be.
SCHMANKii said:
Okay, so I've bought a Mate 8 to test things.
While it is really well designed, is nice to hold and snappy as well, I still can't get myself to like the software that much.
I have tried to apply the theme @beachletter provided but it somehow doesn't apply correctly and therefore many icons still have that bubble around it (e.g. Chrome, Play Store). Dialer and Contacts are still the same icons.
Regarding Google Now on Tap: this functionality was added with B152 firmware update which immediately showed up while setting up the device.
Additionally I have to say that the horizontal scrolling in the recent apps menu is even more unintuitive than I've thought it would be.
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That's strange, on my phone the dialer and contacts have separate icons (although I usually don't use contacts because I can quick dial any name in dialer to search my contact list) , and I don't see any icon background/border for chrome or play store.
Maybe you should check out the newest version of the theme here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/hack-enable-pure-icons-borders-t3315731
and FYI the launcher I use is NOVA Prime
Good to know google now is back in B152. Unfortunately my phone doesn't get any OTA update above B103 yet. But at least there's no camera focusing issue on my phone, even with B103.
beachletter said:
That's strange, on my phone the dialer and contacts have separate icons (although I usually don't use contacts because I can quick dial any name in dialer to search my contact list) , and I don't see any icon background/border for chrome or play store.
Maybe you should check out the newest version of the theme here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/rooting-roms/hack-enable-pure-icons-borders-t3315731
and FYI the launcher I use is NOVA Prime
Good to know google now is back in B152. Unfortunately my phone doesn't get any OTA update above B103 yet. But at least there's no camera focusing issue on my phone, even with B103.
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It's not that bad anymore. I installed Nova Prime as well and added icon packs to fit my preferences.
But with the new theme it's working, even in the status bar! Thanks for providing the link!
SCHMANKii said:
It's not that bad anymore. I installed Nova Prime as well and added icon packs to fit my preferences.
But with the new theme it's working, even in the status bar! Thanks for providing the link!
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Actually I just switched to this theme which seems to have a more comprehensive set of material design icons:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-7/themes-apps/theme-material-emui-predaturd-p-kulkes-t3265917
You may want to give it a try.
Hello,
So today my xz premium got its update to android 9.
I need to get used of some stuff but overall its ok. Except for the navigation bar. Somehow the bar doesnt close anymore after i open an app. And there should be these gesture things that u can enable in settings ? Well i cant find them anywhere. Does anyone esle have the same issue or is it just me ? Hopefully someone can figure out how to fix this. Or maybe its just a mistake by sony and we'll soon get an update.
Now... I've search also the feature immersive (Full display); but it isn't anymore included (in the Stock FW)
First of all I try - after search in the IN - an app from a developer from this forum : GMD full screen.... the app works, but is a little bit old and the pro version (for no more support) to expensive. About that, that I've a rooted mobile, I have deinstalled the app and after continuous search, I use the app systemUI tuner.
With this app, I've also a Tilt in the upper bar to dis-/enabled the feature.
Till now, it's works fine with Pie
Thanks alot! I'll try tomorrow
Hopefully we get better navbar and proper Pie navigation with the next gen Xperia Home launcher.
Not a single word from Sony about that, for months now, since they stopped the development on the current launcher. Maybe the XZ4 lineup gets it.
I've managed to get it to work thank you. I have excluded xperia home so i do get the nav bar on my home screen and it hides in apps.
Hopefully we will get a better nav bar indeed on the next version of xperia home. Or maybe they will give us stock android ? I wouldnt mind.
From what I know (Im sure it was on Android Central), SONY have no intention of including the "P" Nave bar .. theyre just keeping the 3 buttons.. (Thank You SONY)..
Even on the XZ2, XZ2 P and the XZ3... still the Back, Home and Recent Apps buttons..
IMO, Im pleased SONY have kept them... theyre quick and easy to use, plus, like the removal of the 3.5mm jack, the new Nav swipe.... just a copy from from Apple, the iPhone X range..
Plus.. its a pain to use
Its okay that sony doesnt use the new gestures bar. But then atleast make the original navigation bar work as it used to. I also have the xz3 it also stays on there but the screen is bigger so it actually never disturbed me. But on the xz premium they had to keep it like it was.
Tymo95 said:
I've managed to get it to work thank you. I have excluded xperia home so i do get the nav bar on my home screen and it hides in apps.
Hopefully we will get a better nav bar indeed on the next version of xperia home. Or maybe they will give us stock android ? I wouldnt mind.
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You deleted xperia home launcher with adb and installed another one? Thats it?
profyler said:
You deleted xperia home launcher with adb and installed another one? Thats it?
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sorry for the late reply, but i used system ui tuner and in there i excluded xperia home so the nav bar would still be shown in the home screen but not in other apps.
You could also try the app Fluid NG. By far the best gesture Navigation I know and works flawlessly System Wide (including the Xperia launcher). You need to give it additional permissions via adb through...
I really and truly need the old style vertical recent apps menu back. Please. Is there anything I can do? I have the phone rooted but can't find any custom roms.. I really need the old style vertical recents menu back.
Moto G7 Power
Thank you-
Unfortunately it seems like that is just the style for the recents menu on Android Pie. No custom roms since development for this phone is, for some reason, completely dead. I for one, hate it too, but nothing can be done at this point unless some developer takes an interest. Maybe it could be you?
cxskate said:
I really and truly need the old style vertical recent apps menu back. Please. Is there anything I can do? I have the phone rooted but can't find any custom roms.. I really need the old style vertical recents menu back.
Moto G7 Power
Thank you-
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One way to get the old recent style menu is to delete the Moto action 3 launcher in /system/priv-app.
Of course have a launcher installed like Nova first.
Providing that you have Magisk, you can use Quickswitch module in order to change the recent apps provider. By choosing System Ui as default provider you get the old vertical look back.
Head over to Quickswitch module thread on xda for more info.
WaterMan! said:
Unfortunately it seems like that is just the style for the recents menu on Android Pie. No custom roms since development for this phone is, for some reason, completely dead. I for one, hate it too, but nothing can be done at this point unless some developer takes an interest. Maybe it could be you?
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Development ain't dead. It's just that without a custom recovery we can't exactly flash custom roms so as of now its just stock roms. But the fact that we can flash stock roms of any variant is a step in a good direction. :good:
Make a third party launcher your default, and then use this guide to uninstall the stock launcher https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/