Tips and Tricks - Huawei P20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion

Hi
There are lots of goodies, tips and tricks which we may have come to notice while using the device. I came across such things as well.
It is better to share the tricks in one place for the benefit of all members. Please post here of any new things / tricks that you learnt on our beloved Huawei P20 Pro.
Thanks.

I always hate on-screen navigation (soft keys). I use app like GMS (gesture app) and find a way to remove on-screen navigation by amending build.prop or key layout files.
But in Huawei P20 Pro, I found it very easy and also single button (finger scan button) can be used for back, home and recents.
Here is what I did.
Go to settings / System / System navigation and select "Off-screen navigation button". All done.
Now you thumb scanner button can work for back, home and recents.
Here is the action using scanner button,
Back > Single touch
Home > Long touch and hold
Recents > Swipe left or right
Hope it helps.

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[Q] Edit buildprop file to add softkeys

I am wondering if anyone can help with this: with my other Samsung Galaxy Note products I have been able to edit the buildprop file to add this line:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
That gives me soft keys in both landscape and portrait mode.
However, with the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 when I try to add that line, I get the softkeys in landscape mode (where I really don't even need them because the hard buttons are located in landscape mode), but I can't get them to appear in portrait mode. Can anyone help me? Perhaps there is some other line in buildprops that is overriding the above softkey request.
I know that I can use pie controls (with Wanam), but I'm used to the softkeys and would prefer to use them, if at all possible.
Thanks in advance,
Barbara
Having the same issue, was just searching to see if there is any information on it. Have you found a solution ?
Anton2007 said:
Having the same issue, was just searching to see if there is any information on it. Have you found a solution ?
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I wish! No, I tried a couple of other things -- for instance, I edited the DPI resolution, thinking that maybe an opaque background was blocking the portrait softkeys. I got a line to appear, but no softkeys.
I've come to the limits of my knowledge, and I'm afraid if I keep messing around I will brick something - so I jst keep hoping that someone else will chime in. I know it's got to be an easy fix.
Although.... I got a Logitech bluetooth keyboard, and the only way to hook it up is to place it in landscape mode, so because of that I rarely even hold the tablet in portrait. So I don't miss the softkeys as much.
Changing the DPI in Nova etc was the first thing I tried I don't use a keyboard case and I've never held my tablets landscape, just makes it so awkward to navigate because I always lose track of where the damn home button is. I've enabled the backlight on the hardware buttons to stay on, that helps a bit, but there's gotta be a solution
I know its not what you want but another alternative is to use something like GMD Gesture Control and forego the softkeys altogether.
I'm not sure how much it costs for the pro version but there is a light one with limited functionality. I'm using the paid version. Some gestures that I'm using include:
4 finger pinch to go Home
3 finger swipe down for Back
3 finger pinch to bring up the Menu in any app (this is a custom user gesture)
4 finger hold to Alt-Tab (switch between last 2 active apps, this is a custom user gesture)
4 finger swipe left/right to switch between applications that are running
5 finger counterclockwise rotation to turn off the screen (rarely use this, my case turns off the screen when closed)
5 finger pinch to kill an app (custom user gesture)
I also have a couple of other custom gestures to bring up certain applications like my password manager so I have quick access to my login info from anywhere.
muzzy996 said:
I know its not what you want but another alternative is to use something like GMD Gesture Control and forego the softkeys altogether.
I'm not sure how much it costs for the pro version but there is a light one with limited functionality. I'm using the paid version. Some gestures that I'm using include:
4 finger pinch to go Home
3 finger swipe down for Back
3 finger pinch to bring up the Menu in any app (this is a custom user gesture)
4 finger hold to Alt-Tab (switch between last 2 active apps, this is a custom user gesture)
4 finger swipe left/right to switch between applications that are running
5 finger counterclockwise rotation to turn off the screen (rarely use this, my case turns off the screen when closed)
5 finger pinch to kill an app (custom user gesture)
I also have a couple of other custom gestures to bring up certain applications like my password manager so I have quick access to my login info from anywhere.
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I just came to this thread to make a post about this module, it's fantastic! I also noticed that modifying build.prop to add softkeys added another battery sucking process, this solution is much more elegant. I am going to steal some of your shortcuts
Thanks again
edit: Switchr also works great - the pro version has home and back button options
muzzy996 said:
I know its not what you want but another alternative is to use something like GMD Gesture Control and forego the softkeys altogether.
I'm not sure how much it costs for the pro version but there is a light one with limited functionality. I'm using the paid version. Some gestures that I'm using include:
4 finger pinch to go Home
3 finger swipe down for Back
3 finger pinch to bring up the Menu in any app (this is a custom user gesture)
4 finger hold to Alt-Tab (switch between last 2 active apps, this is a custom user gesture)
4 finger swipe left/right to switch between applications that are running
5 finger counterclockwise rotation to turn off the screen (rarely use this, my case turns off the screen when closed)
5 finger pinch to kill an app (custom user gesture)
I also have a couple of other custom gestures to bring up certain applications like my password manager so I have quick access to my login info from anywhere.
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Thanks for the information. I don't think I will find solution to getting softkeys to work, but this option looks promising. Just wondering if you have any information that might help -- I tried GMD and while the "home" button on navigation bar works, and the "recents" works, both the "menu" and "return" don't respond. Any ideas? I am a total newbie at this app and hope you can at least point me in right direction.
Thanks,
Barbara
nabour said:
Thanks for the information. I don't think I will find solution to getting softkeys to work, but this option looks promising. Just wondering if you have any information that might help -- I tried GMD and while the "home" button on navigation bar works, and the "recents" works, both the "menu" and "return" don't respond. Any ideas? I am a total newbie at this app and hope you can at least point me in right direction.
Thanks,
Barbara
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Not sure why it wouldn't work but verify that the options you want to use are turned on in the Gestures page. Just in case it helps here's my settings in GMD Gesture Control, keeping in mind that there are limitations to using custom user gestures unless one has the paid version:
Gestures page (these gestures you cant edit, you can only enable/disable them):
LaunchPad - OFF
Bottom Launch Bar - OFF
Home - On
Alt-Tab - OFF
Previous Application - ON
Next Application - ON
Back - ON
Status Bar On/Off - OFF
User Gestures page:
Created an entry called Menu using 3 finger pinch, Gesture Path = P, Action = Menu (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 3, Starting Zone = Anywhere, other options unchecked.
Created an entry called Alt+Tab using 4 finger tap and hold - Gesture Path = H, Action = Alt+Tab (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 4, Starting Zone = Anywhere, other options unchecked.
Created an entry called Kill App using 5 finger pinch - Gesture Path = P, Action = Kill App (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 5, Starting Zone = Anywhere, other options unchecked.
Created an entry called Recent Applications List using 3 finger swipe up from bottom - Gesture Path = U, Action = Recent Applications List (ICS) (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 3, Starting Zone = Bottom Border, other options unchecked.
I have a couple others but that's the basics. Hope this helps!
muzzy996 said:
Not sure why it wouldn't work but verify that the options you want to use are turned on in the Gestures page. Just in case it helps here's my settings in GMD Gesture Control, keeping in mind that there are limitations to using custom user gestures unless one has the paid version:
Gestures page (these gestures you cant edit, you can only enable/disable them):
LaunchPad - OFF
Bottom Launch Bar - OFF
Home - On
Alt-Tab - OFF
Previous Application - ON
Next Application - ON
Back - ON
Status Bar On/Off - OFF
User Gestures page:
Created an entry called Menu using 3 finger pinch, Gesture Path = P, Action = Menu (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 3, Starting Zone = Anywhere, other options unchecked.
Created an entry called Alt+Tab using 4 finger tap and hold - Gesture Path = H, Action = Alt+Tab (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 4, Starting Zone = Anywhere, other options unchecked.
Created an entry called Kill App using 5 finger pinch - Gesture Path = P, Action = Kill App (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 5, Starting Zone = Anywhere, other options unchecked.
Created an entry called Recent Applications List using 3 finger swipe up from bottom - Gesture Path = U, Action = Recent Applications List (ICS) (found under Action - Application Manager), Touch Points = 3, Starting Zone = Bottom Border, other options unchecked.
I have a couple others but that's the basics. Hope this helps!
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Thank you so much. Got it working.... love it.
I have this same problem. Soft keys only work in landscape. I had flashed the cm11 rom at one point and the soft keys actually worked at that pont but i was unable to use the s pen features such as action memo and air command with the cyanogenmod rom soi flashed the touchwiz back. And once again nosot keys on my note pro in portrait. They are actually there but it seemps as though there is like a black strip blocking them . sometimes when the screen is loading or kinda flixkers i will actually catch a glimpose ofnthe sofy keys but then they disapear . i have tried everythiñg but come upwih no solition. I found this thread and thought i had finally found the answer but instead just fpoind others habing same problem as i. But i will saythis,it being a new tablet 8t takes time for problems to be reçognized and solved. A few months back i couldnt even find a thrread like this one and yet not there is spme hope.. We gotta just keep poating and eventually someone will solve the issue

[Completed] Any way to enable menu button inside of apps without enabling navbar? [Oneplus 2]

So my problem is that:
Because the Oneplus 2 has hardware buttons apps don't show menu buttons in them
If you have hardware buttons Titanium Backup doesn't have any other way of entering the menu in it except to bind the menu function to some HW button
I'm on Nougat so my recents long press is occupied by enabling split screen
And because I'm on LineageOS I cannot bind anything to long pressing the back button, which would be optimal for enabling the menu. I could make the home long press be the menu button, but that would feel quite unnatural and also there's some slight problems with the FP reader so I don't want to bind anything to the long press.
Also because I'm on Nougat, Xposed isn't an option as there's no Nougat version available
So to be able to access the menu in Titanium Backup I would either need to be able to enable the menu buttons in apps without having the navbar, or I would need to be able to bind something to long pressing the back button. Any suggestions?
Tundral said:
So my problem is that:
Because the Oneplus 2 has hardware buttons apps don't show menu buttons in them
If you have hardware buttons Titanium Backup doesn't have any other way of entering the menu in it except to bind the menu function to some HW button
I'm on Nougat so my recents long press is occupied by enabling split screen
And because I'm on LineageOS I cannot bind anything to long pressing the back button, which would be optimal for enabling the menu. I could make the home long press be the menu button, but that would feel quite unnatural and also there's some slight problems with the FP reader so I don't want to bind anything to the long press.
Also because I'm on Nougat, Xposed isn't an option as there's no Nougat version available
So to be able to access the menu in Titanium Backup I would either need to be able to enable the menu buttons in apps without having the navbar, or I would need to be able to bind something to long pressing the back button. Any suggestions?
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Hello and welcome to xda-assist,
I'm a op2 user too :good: but I actually prefer the Navbar by far for all the possibilities of customization, so I can't tell you more than what you already described as the one working way which feels to "unnatural" for you..
As our part here on xda is to redirect you to the most suitable thread for your question I would recommend you to visit the op2 help thread here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-2/help/qa-noob-friendly-qa-help-thread-t3146584/page79
and maybe the lineageOS thread of seraph08 as the basic functions of
official
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-2/general/rom-official-cyanogenmod-14-1-t3500985/page90
&
unofficial
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...-x-cyanogenmod-13-oneplus-2-t3292436/page1379
are the same, and other users of lineageOS may have some ideas..
Good luck

Navigation Bar Customization..

Hi.
I am using Huawei Mate 9 (rooted).
I would like to add some space in between the navigation button ie Recent, Home & Back. Because the default one is too close to each other made me feel really uncomfortable and would easily press the wrong button with my big fingers.
So I would like to know is it possible to achieve this?
I have tried installing this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.paphonb.systemuituner&hl=en
But it's not compatible.
I thought it could be possible with editing some of the system values. Because my intention only to get some space between the buttons, that's all.
Thank you.
I'm searching the same as you. Hope someone find a way
I want two arrows (left and right) which allow me to choose between last opened apps
I want to have lock screen button on right, quick shortcut on left. Kangvip ROM able to achieve it but not stock ROM....
This is the only thing with this phone. The navigation buttons are to close together!

Flyme-like navigation features on Samsung

I love the style of Flyme on Meizu phones. They use one home button for back, home actions and swipe up for recent apps.
I am trying to make the controls on my Samsung S7 like its designed in Flyme.
I want to use only my HOME button, single tap for back action, single press for go home action, and still be able to use the fingerprint feature.
The issue here is, the RessurectionRemix ROM I tried only supports actions for pressing the button.
I have found, that app "easyHOME" enables the touching feature for home button, but I would like to have a more reliable solution like xPosed module.
Another feature I looking for is to show recent apps by simply swiping from the very bottom of the screen up. Do you know any way of enabling it?

Getting rid of Galaxy S8 Navigation Bar - Full screen navigation

Hello! I thought I should share a fairly simple solution to what I think is the Galaxy S8's worst feature: the navigation bar. I'm all for the bigger screen ratio but with such a large portion of the bottom end constantly covered by the navigation keys, I found myself nostalgic for my old S6's soft keys. Samsung's update to allow hiding of the navigation keys worked to an extent, but I found swiping up just to press the back key quite frustrating. This paired with the fact that there was no way to get the nav bar off the home screen and the S8's inability to use swipe gestures through apps like Pie Control or All in one Gestures was infuriating. Here is my solution to the problem.
Disclaimer: Please follow the steps in order as the apk listed will completely disable the navigation bar. There will be no way to navigate your device if you do not follow the prior steps. All credit for the apk listed goes to Tigerhoods. Thank you so much for your work.
1. Download the apps All in one Gestures, Pie Control, and App Cloner. Each app is essential to properly setting up this workaround.
2. Enable each app to use accessibility services.
3. Go into Pie Control and set up the bottom edge with a pie that has the back key, home, and recents. This will act temporarily as your navigation bar once the apk is installed. To set up Pie Control: turn on the bottom edge, go to level1 of edge, set up button 1, 2, and 3 with recents, home, and back nav keys (these nav settings are found under the Tools menu), and click the plus in the bottom right corner to save. Make sure everything is fully set up before proceeding.
4. Download this apk:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4188536&d=1497996764
Again, all credit for this download goes to Tigerhood. Amazing work.
Restart your device after installing to have the APK take effect.
This apk will completely disable the nav bar. To complete the following steps you will use Pie Control to use the back, home, and recents keys. If you wish to get the navbar back, simply go into settings, go into apps, scroll down to com.whalesplaho.frameworkresov..., click on it, and uninstall. I highly recommend completing all the steps before going back to the crappy built-in navigation bar.
5. Now that there is no longer a navigation bar and your phone is more beautiful than ever, it's time to set up a more permanent navigation bar. Go into All in one Gesture and enable swiping (make sure to allow it to use accessibility features: go into settings, accessibility, turn on for All in one Gesture). Turn on bottom area and set it to back (or recents if you prefer Samsung's style of navigating). Swipe from the left side of the screen to open the hamburger menu (or press the three lines to the left of the apps name at the top o the screen). Go into Personization then Edge Preference. I suggest you use my settings, but feel free to adjust to your own tastes once you get a feel for the app.
Opacity: 0%
Corner Size: 75px
Edge Sensitivity: 40px
Edge Width: 20%
Horizontal Offset: -20% (Make this a negative value so that it goes to the left!)
Vertical Offset: 20%
Swipe Distance: 0px
This will allow the bottom left of your screen to become the back (or recents) key. You can either swipe up from the bottom left or tap right where the bezel meets the screen. If it's too sensitive, turn the Edge Sensitivity setting down. If you wish to only use swipe and not be able to tap the key, turn up the Swipe Distance setting. If you accidentally hit the keys while typing (I rarely do), simply turn on Behind Keyboard under Personalization.
You may which to turn the opacity up at first so that you know where to press/swipe.
6. Since All in one Gesture only allows the bottom to be used for one setting, we must clone the app to make a virtual key for the other side of the bottom. Go into App Cloner, find All in one Gesture, press flip icon (to make it recognizable as the cloned app), and name it All in one Gesture2 (or something of the sort). Once the app is cloned, find it on your home screen and follow the same instructions laid out in step 5. One key difference: make sure to put the Horizontal Offset as 20% (this will move the virtual key to the right instead of the left). Also in Personalization, under General, I suggest turning on the light theme so you can tell the difference between the cloned and original app.
7. Now that the back and recents keys are set up, customize Pie Control to your liking. I like having the entirety of level 1 be a home key so that it is super easy to access.
8. Enjoy using your s8 the way it should be used.
Issues:
-The hard press home key does not work when the screen is on.
-Pie Control and All in one Gesture only work when the device is unlocked. If you go into Bixby, Camera, or one of the App Shortcuts on the left and right of your lockscreen it may seem impossible to get out of without a navigation bar/home button. To get out of the app you are in simply pull down the notifications shade and click on the settings icon. You will then be prompted to enter your password. Once the device is unlocked you can use Pie Control/All in one Gesture to navigate normally. UPDATE: If you have a Bixby remapper app you can enable the Bixby button to be used as a back button. I use BxActions and it works perfectly.
If for some reason the apk doesnt download, here is the thread I found it on:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...y-overlays-t3604341/post72746018#post72746018
The apk is found on page 84.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any feedback or get stuck on any of the steps.
Thanks for sharing. However, I use a much simpler solution: I've installed BxActions and am always one click away from full immersive mode. I got rid of the "point" soft button too - don't need it anymore.
yes as last post said since June or July firmware just click on point on the navbar on left and it will be full screen and hidden everywhere except on launcher, just swipe up from the very bottom of the screen to make appear navbar for a few seconds
(this option can be activated or deactivated on settings/display/navigation bar)
robhug said:
yes as last post said since June or July firmware just click on point on the navbar on left and it will be full screen and hidden everywhere except on launcher, just swipe up from the very bottom of the screen to make appear navbar for a few seconds
(this option can be activated or deactivated on settings/display/navigation bar)
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That is a possibility, however, I found it quite annoying having to swipe up and click to use the navigation keys. Also, swipe gestures (Pie Control) don't work and there was no way to get rid of the navigation bar from the home screen. Ultimately, I find this workaround to be much more convenient than Samsung's built-in fullscreen feature.
Thanks for sharing loving it so far ended up paying for app cloner so I could clone it a third time and get rid of pie control all together so much better this way and so far no issues I'll be testing it more and let you know.
This is absolutely brilliant, all without root as well.
Just curious, will it slow down the phone if i have 3 all in one gestures running?
Guitarfreak26 said:
This is absolutely brilliant, all without root as well.
Just curious, will it slow down the phone if i have 3 all in one gestures running?
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It all depends on how much RAM you are using. If you are running a lot of memory intensive applications, you may notice a slight slowdown. I am running a lot of stuff on my phone and have no problems with 2 gestures running. So 3 could work, you just have to test it out.
I suggest testing out Pie Control before setting up a third gesture. Pie Control is the best form of multitasking out there. I have customized mine to get to all my frequently used apps. You can even have shortcuts and system activities (like flashlight). Really useful.
I used to use LMT but that needs root. It's working nicely with a 3rd clone atm.
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Guitarfreak26 said:
This is absolutely brilliant, all without root as well.
Just curious, will it slow down the phone if i have 3 all in one gestures running?
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Haven't noticed any slow down and the phone looks so much better. I prefer the 3rd gesture over pie control simply because of looks. Pie control could be better but I couldn't stand the look of the wheel especially as I just need it as a home button right now. Only problems I've run into is using ultra power saving mode and switching back somehow disables the function of the apk and disables all accessibility services I had previously enabled? Had to restart the phone to get rid of nav bar and turn all accessibility services back on. I'll keep testing it and report back. Somewhat complicated solution but quite elegant in the end result.
Can you provide a screenshot on how this looks like?
rainierzam said:
Can you provide a screenshot on how this looks like?
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The screen looks normal, just without the Navigation Bar and with invisible virtual keys at the bottom bezel.
juliang22 said:
Hello! I thought I should share a fairly simple solution to what I think is the Galaxy S8's worst feature: the navigation bar. I'm all for the bigger screen ratio but with such a large portion of the bottom end constantly covered by the navigation keys, I found myself nostalgic for my old S6's soft keys. Samsung's update to allow hiding of the navigation keys worked to an extent, but I found swiping up just to press the back key quite frustrating. This paired with the fact that there was no way to get the nav bar off the home screen and the S8's inability to use swipe gestures through apps like Pie Control or All in one Gestures was infuriating. Here is my solution to the problem.
Disclaimer: Please follow the steps in order as the apk listed will completely disable the navigation bar. There will be no way to navigate your device if you do not follow the prior steps. All credit for the apk listed goes to Tigerhoods. Thank you so much for your work.
1. Download the apps All in one Gestures, Pie Control, and App Cloner. Each app is essential to properly setting up this workaround.
2. Enable each app to use accessibility services.
3. Go into Pie Control and set up the bottom edge with a pie that has the back key, home, and recents. This will act temporarily as your navigation bar once the apk is installed. To set up Pie Control: turn on the bottom edge, go to level1 of edge, set up button 1, 2, and 3 with recents, home, and back nav keys (these nav settings are found under the Tools menu), and click the plus in the bottom right corner to save. Make sure everything is fully set up before proceeding.
4. Download this apk:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4188536&d=1497996764
Again, all credit for this download goes to Tigerhood. Amazing work.
Restart your device after installing to have the APK take effect.
This apk will completely disable the nav bar. To complete the following steps you will use Pie Control to use the back, home, and recents keys. If you wish to get the navbar back, simply go into settings, go into apps, scroll down to com.whalesplaho.frameworkresov..., click on it, and uninstall. I highly recommend completing all the steps before going back to the crappy built-in navigation bar.
5. Now that there is no longer a navigation bar and your phone is more beautiful than ever, it's time to set up a more permanent navigation bar. Go into All in one Gesture and enable swiping (make sure to allow it to use accessibility features: go into settings, accessibility, turn on for All in one Gesture). Turn on bottom area and set it to back (or recents if you prefer Samsung's style of navigating). Swipe from the left side of the screen to open the hamburger menu (or press the three lines to the left of the apps name at the top o the screen). Go into Personization then Edge Preference. I suggest you use my settings, but feel free to adjust to your own tastes once you get a feel for the app.
Opacity: 0%
Corner Size: 75px
Edge Sensitivity: 40px
Edge Width: 20%
Horizontal Offset: -20% (Make this a negative value so that it goes to the left!)
Vertical Offset: 20%
Swipe Distance: 0px
This will allow the bottom left of your screen to become the back (or recents) key. You can either swipe up from the bottom left or tap right where the bezel meets the screen. If it's too sensitive, turn the Edge Sensitivity setting down. If you wish to only use swipe and not be able to tap the key, turn up the Swipe Distance setting. If you accidentally hit the keys while typing (I rarely do), simply turn on Behind Keyboard under Personalization.
You may which to turn the opacity up at first so that you know where to press/swipe.
6. Since All in one Gesture only allows the bottom to be used for one setting, we must clone the app to make a virtual key for the other side of the bottom. Go into App Cloner, find All in one Gesture, press flip icon (to make it recognizable as the cloned app), and name it All in one Gesture2 (or something of the sort). Once the app is cloned, find it on your home screen and follow the same instructions laid out in step 5. One key difference: make sure to put the Horizontal Offset as 20% (this will move the virtual key to the right instead of the left). Also in Personalization, under General, I suggest turning on the light theme so you can tell the difference between the cloned and original app.
7. Now that the back and recents keys are set up, customize Pie Control to your liking. I like having the entirety of level 1 be a home key so that it is super easy to access.
8. Enjoy using your s8 the way it should be used.
Issues:
-The hard press home key does not work when the screen is on.
-Pie Control and All in one Gesture only work when the device is unlocked. If you go into Bixby, Camera, or one of the App Shortcuts on the left and right of your lockscreen it may seem impossible to get out of without a navigation bar/home button. To get out of the app you are in simply pull down the notifications shade and click on the settings icon. You will then be prompted to enter your password. Once the device is unlocked you can use Pie Control/All in one Gesture to navigate normally.
If for some reason the apk doesnt download, here is the thread I found it on:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...y-overlays-t3604341/post72746018#post72746018
The apk is found on page 84.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any feedback or get stuck on any of the steps.
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I use Button Mapper to have Bixby button set up for long press = back button
So I can easily get out of apps like camera launched from lockscreen ?
CrazyCypher said:
I use Button Mapper to have Bixby button set up for long press = back button
So I can easily get out of apps like camera launched from lockscreen ?
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Smart, just tried it and it works perfectly.
and muviz how work ?
Or you guys can just use Swipe Navigation app to use the bottom edge like an invisible nav bar with all three buttons on the bottom edge without having to do all the app cloning stuff.
artikle said:
Or you guys can just use Swipe Navigation app to use the bottom edge like an invisible nav bar with all three buttons on the bottom edge without having to do all the app cloning stuff.
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Yeah, I actually used Swipe Navigation for a bit but I found that it wasn't super reliable for some reason. Kept crashing and then I couldn't navigate my device at all. I find All in one Gesture to be the most reliable gesture app.
i'm using Swipe Navigation without any issues
juliang22 said:
Hello! I thought I should share a fairly simple solution to what I think is the Galaxy S8's worst feature: the navigation bar. I'm all for the bigger screen ratio but with such a large portion of the bottom end constantly covered by the navigation keys, I found myself nostalgic for my old S6's soft keys. Samsung's update to allow hiding of the navigation keys worked to an extent, but I found swiping up just to press the back key quite frustrating. This paired with the fact that there was no way to get the nav bar off the home screen and the S8's inability to use swipe gestures through apps like Pie Control or All in one Gestures was infuriating. Here is my solution to the problem.
Disclaimer: Please follow the steps in order as the apk listed will completely disable the navigation bar. There will be no way to navigate your device if you do not follow the prior steps. All credit for the apk listed goes to Tigerhoods. Thank you so much for your work.
1. Download the apps All in one Gestures, Pie Control, and App Cloner. Each app is essential to properly setting up this workaround.
2. Enable each app to use accessibility services.
3. Go into Pie Control and set up the bottom edge with a pie that has the back key, home, and recents. This will act temporarily as your navigation bar once the apk is installed. To set up Pie Control: turn on the bottom edge, go to level1 of edge, set up button 1, 2, and 3 with recents, home, and back nav keys (these nav settings are found under the Tools menu), and click the plus in the bottom right corner to save. Make sure everything is fully set up before proceeding.
4. Download this apk:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4188536&d=1497996764
Again, all credit for this download goes to Tigerhood. Amazing work.
Restart your device after installing to have the APK take effect.
This apk will completely disable the nav bar. To complete the following steps you will use Pie Control to use the back, home, and recents keys. If you wish to get the navbar back, simply go into settings, go into apps, scroll down to com.whalesplaho.frameworkresov..., click on it, and uninstall. I highly recommend completing all the steps before going back to the crappy built-in navigation bar.
5. Now that there is no longer a navigation bar and your phone is more beautiful than ever, it's time to set up a more permanent navigation bar. Go into All in one Gesture and enable swiping (make sure to allow it to use accessibility features: go into settings, accessibility, turn on for All in one Gesture). Turn on bottom area and set it to back (or recents if you prefer Samsung's style of navigating). Swipe from the left side of the screen to open the hamburger menu (or press the three lines to the left of the apps name at the top o the screen). Go into Personization then Edge Preference. I suggest you use my settings, but feel free to adjust to your own tastes once you get a feel for the app.
Opacity: 0%
Corner Size: 75px
Edge Sensitivity: 40px
Edge Width: 20%
Horizontal Offset: -20% (Make this a negative value so that it goes to the left!)
Vertical Offset: 20%
Swipe Distance: 0px
This will allow the bottom left of your screen to become the back (or recents) key. You can either swipe up from the bottom left or tap right where the bezel meets the screen. If it's too sensitive, turn the Edge Sensitivity setting down. If you wish to only use swipe and not be able to tap the key, turn up the Swipe Distance setting. If you accidentally hit the keys while typing (I rarely do), simply turn on Behind Keyboard under Personalization.
You may which to turn the opacity up at first so that you know where to press/swipe.
6. Since All in one Gesture only allows the bottom to be used for one setting, we must clone the app to make a virtual key for the other side of the bottom. Go into App Cloner, find All in one Gesture, press flip icon (to make it recognizable as the cloned app), and name it All in one Gesture2 (or something of the sort). Once the app is cloned, find it on your home screen and follow the same instructions laid out in step 5. One key difference: make sure to put the Horizontal Offset as 20% (this will move the virtual key to the right instead of the left). Also in Personalization, under General, I suggest turning on the light theme so you can tell the difference between the cloned and original app.
7. Now that the back and recents keys are set up, customize Pie Control to your liking. I like having the entirety of level 1 be a home key so that it is super easy to access.
8. Enjoy using your s8 the way it should be used.
Issues:
-The hard press home key does not work when the screen is on.
-Pie Control and All in one Gesture only work when the device is unlocked. If you go into Bixby, Camera, or one of the App Shortcuts on the left and right of your lockscreen it may seem impossible to get out of without a navigation bar/home button. To get out of the app you are in simply pull down the notifications shade and click on the settings icon. You will then be prompted to enter your password. Once the device is unlocked you can use Pie Control/All in one Gesture to navigate normally. UPDATE: If you have a Bixby remapper app you can enable the Bixby button to be used as a back button. I use BxActions and it works perfectly.
If for some reason the apk doesnt download, here is the thread I found it on:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...y-overlays-t3604341/post72746018#post72746018
The apk is found on page 84.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any feedback or get stuck on any of the steps.
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I just use force press for home with all in one gesture swipe from left for recent and swipe from fright from back. Feels more of a natural extension to the OS ( used BBOS10 device as my messenger before upgrading to a PRIV)
anybody still use this?
the Samsung launcher and some Samsung apps like Gallery doesn't like with the removal of nav bar, for example the dock is still on the same spot even though there is no nav bar(used to be on the very bottom).
any workaround?
Devoct said:
anybody still use this?
the Samsung launcher and some Samsung apps like Gallery doesn't like with the removal of nav bar, for example the dock is still on the same spot even though there is no nav bar(used to be on the very bottom).
any workaround?
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Install this and restart....and no more navbar...thank me later

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