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Hide navbar from only homescreen?

its driving me nuts! i have already turned the navbar off and started using pie but it gets to be a real pain sometimes. I dont mind the navbar but when on my homescreen i hate how much room it takes up...so, does anyone know of a way to hide the navbar from only the homescreen? I use nova launcher prime if that makes a difference at all

Nobody?

Pleeeeeeease I know there's a way...I just cannot for the life of me find it

brd912 said:
Pleeeeeeease I know there's a way...I just cannot for the life of me find it
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You could use xposed with the gravity box module and swap between immersive mode and normal whenever you want.

Lokke9191 said:
You could use xposed with the gravity box module and swap between immersive mode and normal whenever you want.
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Yeah but you have to use a toggle and it also hides the status bar, rite?

How can i disable nav bar completely?

Im rooted on 8.1 and im woundering how can i completely disable nav bar not just put it into immersive mode any ideas? Thx

Add to build.prop "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" and reboot. No more navbar.
You should have another means of navigation setup prior to doing this such as lmt launcher or swipe navigation.

Thx thats the plan

"qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" and adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navagation=* both arnt working for me the only thing it did was set the nav to immersive

So the only thing that worked for me was substratum theme navbar height and set it to 0

By giving me your framework-.apk and SystemUIGoogle.apk I can get rid of your NavBar completely.

Ok cool i can pull them for you tonight i just need a root browser to get them?

Yes, or use adb to pull them

Hey. Which app did you use to do that? I couldn't find any that had it to work. Thanks!

Essential Phone Immersive mode

Updated 3/14 - Custom Nav bar works on 8.1 Final!
Use this - adb shell wm overscan 0,-143,0,0
For navigation - use J-touch and/or Navigation Swipes app
Hide Navigation Bar using Custom Nav Bar
Update 3/8/2018 - Custom Nav bar doent work on 8.1
Use this - adb shell wm overscan 0,-143,0,-150
For navigation - use J-touch and/or Navigation Swipes app
Update 01/30/2018
Use command - wm overscan 0,-143,0,0
and hide nav bar using custom nav bar app. Notification dropdown works !
Update -
Follow below post for good adb solution (Thanks qmc)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74981323&postcount=24
Hide Status Bar
adb shell wm overscan 0,-160,0,0
Hide Nav Bar
adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,-150
Hide Nav and Status bar
adb shell wm overscan 0,-160,0,-150
Go back to default setting
adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,0
Example Video (Thanks Toyeboy )
Example Video (Thanks qnc)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Plkkq3BfTHA1bCofUr5I_3e76IHHozAl/view
Warning - It does not allow swipe down of the notification or use navigation bar. You have to use workaround to get navigation bar and notification bar. For example search for Pie control /Side bar apps on google play. You could also use gesture control apps.
Try below apps for navigation as nav bar and notifications are gone for good-
https://apkpure.com/side-apps-bar-edge-sidebar/infamous.apps.appsbarfree
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suphi.swipenavigation
I use fingerprint sensor swipe for notification bar pull down.
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Found an app which actually hiding nav bar and notification bar and making full use of screen. It works with most apps including chrome.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.immersive&rdid=com.gmd.immersive
Keyboard is not working in immersive mode though.
This one works too
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.omerjerk.fullscreenimmersive

It does work but is very buggy with keyboard and other issues ,I'm no Dev so it's easy for me to say but I just wish essential did fully immersive.Ive got rid of nav bar via Adb and it work flawless with the layout app.But getting apps to use notification area seems to be very problematic,and if essential sort this it will make the screen estate so much better ,the few apps like Google maps photos etc that do use full screen look outstanding
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· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

tech_head said:
· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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Thanks for the suggestion. I replaced the asterisk with a few select apps that would benefit and the status bar indeed autohides. Unfortunately, it doesn't draw over where the status bar would be. Any suggestions?

That's the issue faced with a lot of this immersive app,it hides stays bar but doesn't use it for apps,attached are maps and photos apps taking full use of screen ,will using the adb command above do this
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tech_head said:
· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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I tried this, this is hiding status bar but status bar becomes black strip and apps are not using that space. If I use GMD, apps using full screen. Thoughts ?

Agree tried gmd just too many bugs with keyboard etc for every day use.Some Devs have fully immersive in their ROMs but not sure if it uses full screen on apps or just puts a black bar there
This should be a priority for essential,and when apps.use the full screen including the notch they really stand out
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how about editing the Navbar height without gravitybox?

Immersive mode doesn't work in landscape mode, right?

Guys, all of you without root?
For root use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.paphonb.systemuituner

vergilbt said:
Guys, all of you without root?
For root use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.paphonb.systemuituner
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Works great for the nav buttons but not the status bar.
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avd said:
Works great for the nav buttons but not the status bar.
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I never understood hiding the status bar...
Now especially with the way the camera notch is... Let there be the unused space... Whatever else you put there is gonna be impeded...

Hi guys! I'm new with the PH1 but I've always hated the navbar. I just found a module on magisk called hide navigation bar, you need busybox too. It works, I got force close of system ui on boot but after that works! I'm on magisk 15, it worked on 14.3 also.
The navbar is gone for good, it uses the old method changing qemu.hw.mainkeys

Azdian said:
how about editing the Navbar height without gravitybox?
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Like setting "wm overscan 0,-?,0,0" forcing the navigation bar above the visiable screen space?

Try this one, again keyboard need to be enabled via floating button
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.omerjerk.fullscreenimmersive

Rep7ile said:
Like setting "wm overscan 0,-?,0,0" forcing the navigation bar above the visiable screen space?
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All I want is a smaller navbar, is it possible without gravitybox?

Azdian said:
All I want is a smaller navbar, is it possible without gravitybox?
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Yes it is but you will Need access to ADB.
Basically you would. Open a Adb shell and type "wm overscan 0,0,0,-23" you can Make. It. As Thick Or Thin as you want. I hope I understand your question and could Help.

Rep7ile said:
Yes it is but you will Need access to ADB.
Basically you would. Open a Adb shell and type "wm overscan 0,0,0,-23" you can Make. It. As Thick Or Thin as you want. I hope I understand your question and could Help.
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didn't work, I tried "adb shell wm overscan 0,0,0,-15" and the navbar height still the same.

worked for me! You have to do adb shell, then the other command.
I set it to - 140 to completly remove it. Then I use swype navigation.
Thanks!

Yeah worked great, I was doing it wrong.
But what are the other values for " 0,0,0,-23"?

Dark Navigation Bar

Is there any way to make the Navigation bar Black. I have tried substratum themes like swiftblack, pitchblack.. etc but couldnt get it themed. I have also tried xposed module (BlackNavigationBarfor 5t) which does work but it makes the recents kill button vanish.
Thanks.

msohail_7 said:
Is there any way to make the Navigation bar Black. I have tried substratum themes like swiftblack, pitchblack.. etc but couldnt get it themed. I have also tried xposed module (BlackNavigationBarfor 5t) which does work but it makes the recents kill button vanish.
Thanks.
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I'm using "Navbar Apps", works quiet well, but doesn't do the job flawlessly. From time to time you'll get the white navbar.

ohhsaft said:
I'm using "Navbar Apps", works quiet well, but doesn't do the job flawlessly. From time to time you'll get the white navbar.
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Do u get black when typing on keayboard?
Im using flat style colored bars[ROOT] it does a good job but it sometime messes the status bar.

msohail_7 said:
Do u get black when typing on keayboard?
Im using flat style colored bars[ROOT] it does a good job but it sometime messes the status bar.
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Yes, most of the time. When typing in fb messenger, it struggles often.

BlackNavigationBar 1.0.7 Xposed module supports OP6 and works.....

msohail_7 said:
Is there any way to make the Navigation bar Black. I have tried substratum themes like swiftblack, pitchblack.. etc but couldnt get it themed. I have also tried xposed module (BlackNavigationBarfor 5t) which does work but it makes the recents kill button vanish.
Thanks.
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In you go to setting / Display / Theme
Select dark theme and color of icons

wuilly said:
In you go to setting / Display / Theme
Select dark theme and color of icons
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Ur too noob maybe. When the keyboard pops up it goes white and at many instances.

"BlackNavigationBar 1.0.7" Xposed module is only thing that helped me to make this damn navbar to be always black and "gravitybox" helped to make those damn buttons black as well. Only unfortunately gravitybox does not have an option to make buttons to be transparent.
I do not understand why is it so difficult for google to make proper black theme with white text and icons. As well Oneplus is struggling to make the same damn thing.
In order to just get a simple the same interface from device to device I am always have to use multiple third party software.

I have not tried on OP6 but the following commands worked on my Samsung S8+. It should also work on OP6.
Command: adb shell
Command :settings put global navigationbar_color -16449536 (2 spaces after the word color)
Command: settings put global navigationbar_current_color -16449536 (2 spaces after color)

Gr8man001 said:
I have not tried on OP6 but the following commands worked on my Samsung S8+. It should also work on OP6.
Command: adb shell
Command :settings put global navigationbar_color -16449536 (2 spaces after the word color)
Command: settings put global navigationbar_current_color -16449536 (2 spaces after color)
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Did you try the settings on the OP6 yet, and if so did you try them on PIE?
they did not work for me.

LBJM said:
Did you try the settings on the OP6 yet, and if so did you try them on PIE?
they did not work for me.
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Sorry, I did not as I use Gestures along with Nova launcher. Have not felt the necessity to go back to a true navigation bar. Also the commands I mentioned were for Oreo.

Try nacho notch on play store. It works really well. If you don't want it to affect your status bar just set its height at 0. (To change settings long press on the quick settings icon)

Gr8man001 said:
Sorry, I did not as I use Gestures along with Nova launcher. Have not felt the necessity to go back to a true navigation bar. Also the commands I mentioned were for Oreo.
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Thanks for getting back to me.
Tomatot- said:
Try nacho notch on play store. It works really well. If you don't want it to affect your status bar just set its height at 0. (To change settings long press on the quick settings icon)
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How does that make the nav bar black?

LBJM said:
Thanks for getting back to me.
How does that make the nav bar black?
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Check app's settings. You have an option to make the navigation bar black.

Tomatot- said:
Check app's settings. You have an option to make the navigation bar black.
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That's very generic. Please be specific as to what you mean by "app's settings." I want to make the nav bar black under one global setting not fish around on a per application basis. For example the play store, gmail, chome and firefox the nav bar changes color I want it to remain black at all times.

LBJM said:
That's very generic. Please be specific as to what you mean by "app's settings." I want to make the nav bar black under one global setting not fish around on a per application basis. For example the play store, gmail, chome and firefox the nav bar changes color I want it to remain black at all times.
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I mean nacho notch from play store ... Check the app's settings

Tomatot- said:
I mean nacho notch from play store ... Check the app's settings
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It has an option called "Black-Out Navigation Bar" which does nothing when enabled... I even rebooted the phone... The irony here is while running nacho notch the nav bar remains white.
Edit: pic added.
This is on Oxygen 9.0.2

LBJM said:
It has an option called "Black-Out Navigation Bar" which does nothing when enabled... I even rebooted the phone... The irony here is while running nacho notch the nav bar remains white.
Edit: pic added.
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Very weird. You toggled the quick setting in the notification bar right?

Tomatot- said:
Very weird. You toggled the quick setting in the notification bar right?
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Yup. I edited the last post and posted a pic.

LBJM said:
Yup. I edited the last post and posted a pic.
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I saw but your also need to activate the quick settings, like this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lo2x7k5tk8dxkt7/Screenshot_20181115-143815_Nacho_Notch.png?dl=0

Fully immersive mode

Hi I normally use bxactions to hide both the status bar and nav keys but it doesn't seem to be compatible yet and looks like Samsung have even stopped use been able to hide the softkeys
Does anyone know another way of having immersive mode I know it can be done with adb but doesn't that just leave us with a constant black bar at the top?
Thanks

brockyneo said:
Hi I normally use bxactions to hide both the status bar and nav keys but it doesn't seem to be compatible yet and looks like Samsung have even stopped use been able to hide the softkeys
Does anyone know another way of having immersive mode I know it can be done with adb but doesn't that just leave us with a constant black bar at the top?
Thanks
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Yeah, I tried hiding the status bar with ADB but it doesn't look right in most apps. You can still hide the navigation bar and use gestures, I'm just baffled that you can't hide the status bar in the default Samsung browser anymore. The option is still present on my Note 9 running an older version but on the Note10+ it's gone.

GallardosEggrollShop said:
Yeah, I tried hiding the status bar with ADB but it doesn't look right in most apps. You can still hide the navigation bar and use gestures, I'm just baffled that you can't hide the status bar in the default Samsung browser anymore. The option is still present on my Note 9 running an older version but on the Note10+ it's gone.
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Ya I have the note 9 too and I've just got it set to immersive on the bxactions app but cannot seem to get it sorted on the note 10 I'm too paranoid about screen burn so its normally the first thing I do lol

On the Note 9, you can enable gesture navigation and then turn off the "hints" buttons, giving you a full screen experience. It should work the same way on the Note 10+.

Guyinlaca said:
On the Note 9, you can enable gesture navigation and then turn off the "hints" buttons, giving you a full screen experience. It should work the same way on the Note 10+.
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Thanks I've tried that but don't like full gestures I like been able to swipe from the bottom and it brings up the softkeys also I'm after hiding the status bar the same way

You can use this to have an immersive mode toggle. You can choose what it hides. Status bar and nav bar or 1 or the other
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.simonesestito.ntiles
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