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Is there a way to get Immersive Mode on Jelly Bean?
With semi transparent status bar which appers when one swipes down on the top? like in kitkat
Hi, unfortunately, currently there isn't anything exactly like Kitkat's Immersive mode, and transparent status bars, while possible, the process of enabling them on your device is very technical and potentially dangerous for your device.
HOWEVER. I can tell you that there is a way to get something similar to Immersive Mode. I'll guide you through it.
First off, you need root. I can't explain this because the rooting process is different for each device, but I'm sure you can figure it out.
Now, you'll need to download Xposed Installer. Just search for that on Google and you should find it no problem. Download and install the apk. Open the app, and allow superuser access. Now, tap Framework, and tap on Install/Update. This will install the Xposed Framework, which is needed for this process. Reboot your device by tapping Soft Reboot, Reboot, or just turn your device off and then turn it back on.
Next, open Xposed and tap on Download. This will list all kinds of things called Modules, which do fancy things to your device. Look through and find Gravitybox [JB] and tap on it. Download it by scrolling down, and when asked to install, do so. Now, back out to the welcome screen, and tap on modules. Gravity box should be listed, but if it isn't just wait for a minute or two, and it should appear. Tap on the check box to the left of the icon, and reboot your device like you did before.
Provided everything has gone OK, you're in the home stretch. Open Gravitybox from the app drawer, and if asked for superuser permission, say yes. You'll see a list of a lot of things, but you want to tap on Display Tweaks. At the top of the list is a setting for Expanded Desktop Mode. Tap on it and select hide both, and you're done!
Now, whenever you want to hide the status bar and navigation bar (That's the top bar and bottom bar), just hold the power button to open your power options, and select the option to enable Expanded Desktop Mode! When you want to switch back, just repeat those steps!
Let me know if you need any more help!
All the best,
- Zero
Sent from my ME172V using Tapatalk
Zero_Starlight said:
Hi, unfortunately, currently there isn't anything exactly like Kitkat's Immersive mode, and transparent status bars, while possible, the process of enabling them on your device is very technical and potentially dangerous for your device.
HOWEVER. I can tell you that there is a way to get something similar to Immersive Mode. I'll guide you through it.
First off, you need root. I can't explain this because the rooting process is different for each device, but I'm sure you can figure it out.
Now, you'll need to download Xposed Installer. Just search for that on Google and you should find it no problem. Download and install the apk. Open the app, and allow superuser access. Now, tap Framework, and tap on Install/Update. This will install the Xposed Framework, which is needed for this process. Reboot your device by tapping Soft Reboot, Reboot, or just turn your device off and then turn it back on.
Next, open Xposed and tap on Download. This will list all kinds of things called Modules, which do fancy things to your device. Look through and find Gravitybox [JB] and tap on it. Download it by scrolling down, and when asked to install, do so. Now, back out to the welcome screen, and tap on modules. Gravity box should be listed, but if it isn't just wait for a minute or two, and it should appear. Tap on the check box to the left of the icon, and reboot your device like you did before.
Provided everything has gone OK, you're in the home stretch. Open Gravitybox from the app drawer, and if asked for superuser permission, say yes. You'll see a list of a lot of things, but you want to tap on Display Tweaks. At the top of the list is a setting for Expanded Desktop Mode. Tap on it and select hide both, and you're done!
Now, whenever you want to hide the status bar and navigation bar (That's the top bar and bottom bar), just hold the power button to open your power options, and select the option to enable Expanded Desktop Mode! When you want to switch back, just repeat those steps!
Let me know if you need any more help!
All the best,
- Zero
Sent from my ME172V using Tapatalk
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I already hacve that but is there a way to get that semi transparent notif. bar on swiping down on top of the screen when on expanded desktop mode?
abhimanyu bajaj said:
I already hacve that but is there a way to get that semi transparent notif. bar on swiping down on top of the screen when on expanded desktop mode?
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Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, the answer to that is no. Sorry.
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Zero_Starlight said:
Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, the answer to that is no. Sorry.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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No prob... Thanks Anyways
ye lo
abhimanyu bajaj said:
Is there a way to get Immersive Mode on Jelly Bean?
With semi transparent status bar which appers when one swipes down on the top? like in kitkat
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Their is also a app named "fullscreen. apk"you can search it from Google I used it some times before so I cannot give an apk file ,you can Google it.it has a best option in place of gravity box to me because when I install gravity box my battery show wrong percentage and drain and charged very quickly.full screen app has good facility,you can enjoy it ,for your identification of app I only say that its icon is sky blue in colour and apps require root access
vikaseth said:
Their is also a app named "fullscreen. apk"you can search it from Google I used it some times before so I cannot give an apk file ,you can Google it.it has a best option in place of gravity box to me because when I install gravity box my battery show wrong percentage and drain and charged very quickly.full screen app has good facility,you can enjoy it ,for your identification of app I only say that its icon is sky blue in colour and apps require root access
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you're talking about https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen&hl=en
but i want the one like in kitkat... in which the semi transparent status bar shows up on swipe...
no till today I don't know any of these type app for jellybeans ,I also searched this type of app but it is only for kit kat ROM and also in closed repository their is various but all for kitkat not for jellybeans
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Take a look here :- http://www.nairaland.com/2035038/how-enable-immersive-mode-android
I think you'll need to upgrade to Kitkat
3 FINGERS FULLSCREEN
ABOUT
I wrote this application because I thought there was no good way to turn on/off "AUTO ROTATE" function.
If I always turn on "AUTO ROTATE", it usually rotate the device incidentally.
I don't like to turn on/off from notification list because of too many steps.
Here, I utilize 3 finger click feature (HTC only) to turn on/off "AUTO ROTATE".
Also, I add some convenient functions to hide navigation bar.
Hiding navigation bar in landscape mode is usually the best result because users wants to see real fullscreen.
INSTALL
1. adb install three_fingers_fullscreen.apk
2. adb shell pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
USAGE
using 3 fingers click to trigger "AUTO ROTATE" and "HIDE NAVIGATION BAR" features
OPTIONS
1. Portrait Hide StatusBar
Hide StatusBar and Navigation Bar at the same time in portrait mode
2. Landscape HIde StatusBar
Hide StatusBar and Navigation Bar at the same time in landscape mode
3. Auto Hide Navigation Bar
For HTC Sense7, swiping hided navigation will dismiss the status.
With this options, it will hide again automatically in 2 seconds.
4. Show Notification Icon
Show or Hide the notification icon for this application
5. White List
Only the package name in the whitelist can hide statusbar or navigation bar
You can get package name of the application by "package name viewer" on Play Store.
Please use comma "," if you want to add more than one package name like "com.facebook.katana,com.evernote"
kenzyun said:
3 FINGERS FULLSCREEN
ABOUT
I wrote this application because I thought there was no good way to turn on/off "AUTO ROTATE" function.
If I always turn on "AUTO ROTATE", it usually rotate the device incidentally.
I don't like to turn on/off from notification list because of too many steps.
Here, I utilize 3 finger click feature (HTC only) to turn on/off "AUTO ROTATE".
Also, I add some convenient functions to hide navigation bar.
Hiding navigation bar in landscape mode is usually the best result because users wants to see real fullscreen.
INSTALL
1. adb install three_fingers_fullscreen.apk
2. adb shell pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
USAGE
using 3 fingers click to trigger "AUTO ROTATE" and "HIDE NAVIGATION BAR" features
OPTIONS
1. Portrait Hide StatusBar
Hide StatusBar and Navigation Bar at the same time in portrait mode
2. Landscape HIde StatusBar
Hide StatusBar and Navigation Bar at the same time in landscape mode
3. Auto Hide Navigation Bar
For HTC Sense7, swiping hided navigation will dismiss the status.
With this options, it will hide again automatically in 2 seconds.
4. Show Notification Icon
Show or Hide the notification icon for this application
5. White List
Only the package name in the whitelist can hide statusbar or navigation bar
You can get package name of the application by "package name viewer" on Play Store.
Please use comma "," if you want to add more than one package name like "com.facebook.katana,com.evernote"
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nice app. it works great on phone. using a custom rom.
I've updated the apk file today.
If the feature is enabled, it vibrates twice.
If the feature is disabled, it vibrates once.
version 1.3
SetTimer for Auto Hide Navigation bar
Nice app, thanks.
My suggestion for improvement would be to reset the timer everytime you press a nav bar button. So if I press back, for example, I get another few seconds before the nav bar disappears.
f_padia said:
Nice app, thanks.
My suggestion for improvement would be to reset the timer everytime you press a nav bar button. So if I press back, for example, I get another few seconds before the nav bar disappears.
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update v1.4 to reset timer after window changed.
Open this feature at Settings > Accessibility > 3 fingers fullscreen [ON]
Its a really great idea for an app. But I unfortunately can't get it to install: if I tap on the apk from within android, I get a "parse error" like when you try to install a lollipop+ apk. The adb method fails with an error message "install failed: older sdk".
My device: HTC M8_UL running stock Android 4.4.2 with Sense 6. S-Off + root.
f_padia said:
Nice app, thanks.
My suggestion for improvement would be to reset the timer everytime you press a nav bar button. So if I press back, for example, I get another few seconds before the nav bar disappears.
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shirreer said:
Its a really great idea for an app. But I unfortunately can't get it to install: if I tap on the apk from within android, I get a "parse error" like when you try to install a lollipop+ apk. The adb method fails with an error message "install failed: older sdk".
My device: HTC M8_UL running stock Android 4.4.2 with Sense 6. S-Off + root.
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You must run it on Android 5.0 or later.
Please update your ROM version if you want to try this app.
Its a really great idea for an app. But I unfortunately it can't worked . If I tap enable button app will flash back.
My device: HTC M8D running stock Android 6.0 with Sense 7. S-On.
ps: It can worked on Android 5.02 with Sense 6. S-Off
只喝果汁的猫 said:
Its a really great idea for an app. But I unfortunately it can't worked . If I tap enable button app will flash back.
My device: HTC M8D running stock Android 6.0 with Sense 7. S-On.
ps: It can worked on Android 5.02 with Sense 6. S-Off
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Do you forget to type "adb shell pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS" ?
New version is here.
I change the application name because the purpose is different.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-navigator-hiding-navigation-bar-t3344883
4/30
update to version 3.2
[Feature]
1. EnableBackKey >>Always show
even disable hiding navigation bar, Navigator icon still show
2. EnableBackKey >>Lock position
Lock Navigator icon position to prevent unexpected movement
3. New Action : Immersive
Show/Hide navigation bar or statusbar
Now I have an idea what adb is because I managed to install this app. Thanks, I am getting used to it!
Navigator
ABOUT
This is my best way to handle hiding navigation bar.
I put a button called "Navigator" to trigger Back, Home, Recent behaviors, so that you don't need to use navigation bar anymore.
The previous version of this application
INSTALL
1. adb install three_fingers_fullscreen_3.2.apk
2. adb shell pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
3. grant permissions
a. Draw over other apps
b. Modify system settings
c. Accessibility
4. See how to install and demo
USAGE
1. Long Press Navigator to disable it
It will show again by dragging notification list or switch app
2. Navigator will auto-disable when InputMethod is on screen
3. Click to trigger Back behavior
4. Swipe up to trigger Home behavior
5. Swipe down to trigger Recent behavior
6. Drag Navigator to any position you like
7. For HTC device, you can use 3 finger to enable/disable auto-rotate function.
OPTIONS
1. Enable
Enable or disable this app behavior
2. Portrait Hide StatusBar
Hide StatusBar and Navigation Bar at the same time in portrait mode
3. Landscape Hide StatusBar
Hide StatusBar and Navigation Bar at the same time in landscape mode
4. Auto Hide Navigation Bar
For HTC Sense7, swiping hided navigation will dismiss the status.
With this options, it will hide again automatically in 2 seconds.
Or adjust the timer by "====>Set Timer"
5. EnableBackKey
Enable or disable Navigator, but it still hides navigation bar
6. ====>Set Alpha
adjust alpha value for Navigator
7. Start Service
Check permissions by this item.
Remember to run Start Service once after rebooting device
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4/9
update to version 3.0
please uninstall the previous version and install 3.0 again.
[Feature]
1. customize gesture and action mapping
2. customize icon
[Fix]
1. Can't touch some window
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4/16
update to version 3.1
[Feature]
1. add double click gesture
Note: Use this gesture will make Click gesture act slowly. Suggest to set None.
2. add HTC 3 fingers click gesture
Note: This is only for HTC devices.
How to recover the original icon?
put Navigator.png to /sdcard/Navigator.png and Do "Set Icon" one time (even it fails).
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4/30
update to version 3.2
[Feature]
1. EnableBackKey >>Always show
even disable hiding navigation bar, Navigator icon still show
2. EnableBackKey >>Lock position
Lock Navigator icon position to prevent unexpected movement
3. New Action : Immersive
Show/Hide navigation bar or statusbar
4/9
update to version 3.0
please uninstall the previous version and install 3.0 again.
[Feature]
1. customize gesture and action mapping
2. customize icon
[Fix]
1. Can't touch some window
Hi, It works on my nexus 5x.
Can you add Double Click for Gesture Action?
thx.
4/16
update to version 3.1
[Feature]
1. add double click gesture
Note: Use this gesture will make Click gesture act slowly. Suggest to set None.
2. add HTC 3 fingers click gesture
Note: This is only for HTC devices.
4/30
update to version 3.2
[Feature]
1. EnableBackKey >>Always show
even disable hiding navigation bar, Navigator icon still show
2. EnableBackKey >>Lock position
Lock Navigator icon position to prevent unexpected movement
3. New Action : Immersive
Show/Hide navigation bar or statusbar
I really like this, immersive doesn't work for me though - running stock 6.0.1 on 6p
Jimsilver73 said:
I really like this, immersive doesn't work for me though - running stock 6.0.1 on 6p
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Hi Jimsilver73,
You have to run the following adb command to enable immersive mode ability.
adb shell pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
kenzyun said:
Hi Jimsilver73,
You have to run the following adb command to enable immersive mode ability.
adb shell pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
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Thanks kenzun,
I don't have PC to hand, can you let me what to input into terminal emulator please, I tried running that line after giving su permission but just gives error, sorry to be so noob, I'm sure this is a simple thing..........
Jimsilver73 said:
I really like this, immersive doesn't work for me though - running stock 6.0.1 on 6p
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Jimsilver73 said:
Thanks kenzun,
I don't have PC to hand, can you let me what to input into terminal emulator please, I tried running that line after giving su permission but just gives error, sorry to be so noob, I'm sure this is a simple thing..........
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I tried to run "pm grant com.kenzyun.three_fingers_fullscreen android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS" on terminal emulator.
However, it returns that the terminal emulator doesn't have GRANT_RUNTIME_PERMISSIONS.
I have no idea how to grant the permission without adb.
Works for huawei mate 9
I was looking for immersive mode for Chrome. This application works for me!
Can we make immersive mode enabled for certain apps or only for landscape?
It's working great for me now on 7.1.1 thank you. - it would be amazing if this could enable automatically when we go into specified application as I like to use nav bar most of the time and this in some full screen applications like browser etc. I'd he happy to donate for pro upgrade for this as I'm sure others would too if you have time to do it?
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is this still being developed?
hide statusbar or navbar for specific apps
Previous version of application works for EMUI 5.0 Android 7.0.
kenzyun mentioned it in the first post.
It allows to hide statusbar or navigation bar for specific apps using whitelist by package names.
Thanks, I managed to try it, still in my opinion the best way to handle the nav keys is the following -
Hide navigation bar ON
Hide navigation bar OFF
Screenshot 2
Screenshot 3
if only anybody could just repeat this simple scheme?
@kenzyun Great app, working perfect on Mate9.
Is it possible to add an option in "Set GestureAction" > to choose also a "shortcut action" by app, like in Nova Launcher for example?
After I turn off screen, I can not unlock with fingerprint.
Please fix it!
Greetings!
I know there's a way to put the device always in "Immersive Mode", that way you can hide the Navigation Bar:
Code:
settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
But every time I swipe from the bottom to any place in the screen, the NavBar appears again (thats really frustrating >_<).
I use LMT Launched (pie), so... I don't need the NavBar to be there.
Is there a real way to truly disable the Navigation Bar???
On some roms, there's a way to do it from inside options (like in Pure Nexus rom for example), I'm currently using RenovateICE, but that option is not implemented yet.
Also, the old trick to disable the NavBar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) does not work on Android 7+.
Thank you for your time!!! =D
This is something I'd love to see a workaround for. I love the immersive mode feeling but I can't stand that you can't disable the nav bar completely. It hinders your ability to use swipe gestures whenever it comes back on screen and really it just defeats the purpose so I stopped using it for now.
I'll wait for a way to disable the nav bar completely on the stock ROM before I go back to "immersive mode" (if anything of the like ever comes along that is).
xeathpk said:
This is something I'd love to see a workaround for. I love the immersive mode feeling but I can't stand that you can't disable the nav bar completely. It hinders your ability to use swipe gestures whenever it comes back on screen and really it just defeats the purpose so I stopped using it for now.
I'll wait for a way to disable the nav bar completely on the stock ROM before I go back to "immersive mode" (if anything of the like ever comes along that is).
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Yeah, or for example, when the keyboard pops out, the NavBar appears. D=
I'm pretty sure that there should be a way to do it!!!
Hi,
I was facing the same thing, and decided to take the plunge and root my phone, just for this since I have an exynos version.
From then you can edit the prop build file and remove the navbar permanently.
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
I was facing the same thing, and decided to take the plunge and root my phone, just for this since I have an exynos version.
From then you can edit the prop build file and remove the navbar permanently.
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
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What line did you added to build.prop???
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 ????
Lilolilo27, if you could elaborate on which parameter(s) you had to change in the build prop I would be forever thankful! I didn't think there would be an easy fix for this so soon!
Hi,
Yes just add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 line to the end of the build prop file with a root explorer and reboot.
Just for precaution, make a backup of the prop file before hand AND set up Swipe Gesture or any other navigation app BEFORE making the change (or your keys will be gone and you wont be able to navigate around your phone)
Thanks lilolilo27. I'll have to give this a go when I have a few minutes and see how I come up. Thanks for the heads up btw.
lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
Yes just add the qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 line to the end of the build prop file with a root explorer and reboot.
Just for precaution, make a backup of the prop file before hand AND set up Swipe Gesture or any other navigation app BEFORE making the change (or your keys will be gone and you wont be able to navigate around your phone)
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WOW, that worked now!!!
I tried this on the S7 Edge and Google Pixel (with android 7+) and I had a bunch of FC's.
I just applied this tweak to my S8+, and it worked smootly!!!
Thank you for the heads up!!! =D
enjoy!
I personally love it, don't see myself using a navigation bar ever again
shame we dont have the same option as windows phone , the swipe up to hide the nav bar , simple but perfect
lilolilo27 said:
Hi,
I use Swipe Gesture (app) to navigate around the phone with every apps full screen, it is a game changer. You can even customise actions (long press launching split screen, ect...)
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Don t know if have tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemoGmd gesture app. It is one if the seminal apps that changed how u interact with android. There are many apps for gestures but it is still one of the best. Try it.
Couldnt find the swipe gesture app
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Techvir said:
Don t know if have tried https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemoGmd gesture app. It is one if the seminal apps that changed how u interact with android. There are many apps for gestures but it is still one of the best. Try it.
Couldnt find the swipe gesture app
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It is actually called Swipe Navigation (by a dev called Suphi)
lilolilo27 said:
It is actually called Swipe Navigation (by a dev called Suphi)
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Thanks. That is the one that I am using in my non-rooted devices
Thanks lilolilo! I've been searching this feature for hours!
Any idea of how to do it on Snapdragon version? Its killing me
Kimbaroth said:
Greetings!
I know there's a way to put the device always in "Immersive Mode", that way you can hide the Navigation Bar:
Code:
settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
But every time I swipe from the bottom to any place in the screen, the NavBar appears again (thats really frustrating >_<).
I use LMT Launched (pie), so... I don't need the NavBar to be there.
Is there a real way to truly disable the Navigation Bar???
On some roms, there's a way to do it from inside options (like in Pure Nexus rom for example), I'm currently using RenovateICE, but that option is not implemented yet.
Also, the old trick to disable the NavBar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=1) does not work on Android 7+.
Thank you for your time!!! =D
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Check out this thread, disable nav bar with a layer.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/mods-small-collection-tweaks-t3657119
Thanks a lot!!! I'm currently using that mod. '3
anybody try this with the current oreo beta 2? I've had to pull and push the build.prop twice because it seems to break the touchwiz home and won't finish booting
MoBluey said:
anybody try this with the current oreo beta 2? I've had to pull and push the build.prop twice because it seems to break the touchwiz home and won't finish booting
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Added it to my build.prop on Oreo b2, and had the same issue. Have you tried the layers solution? I would, but I haven't purchased the Samsung extension and don't really want to until I know it works (my hunch is that it only works on Nougat)
Jealous of the cool new gesture navigation feature on the Apple iPhone X, Android P, or OnePlus 5T/OnePlus 6? With Navigation Gestures, you don't have to go out and buy a new phone if you want to change the way you use your phone. This app brings gesture navigation to any Android device!
Best of all, with Navigation Gestures you can completely hide the stock navigation bar without root! This is the only gesture control app with this feature.
Swipe left, right, up, or down. Swipe up and hold. Tap. Double tap. Long press. There's a lot of ways you can interact with the gesture bar to control your phone. Don’t like how the gesture bar looks? You can customize its appearance! Here’s what you can do:
Gestures
Taps
Single tap
Double tap
Tap and hold (long press)
Swipes
Swipe up and hold
Swipe left
Swipe left and hold
Swipe right
Swipe right and hold
Swipe up
Swipe down
Split Pill
Swipe up from left
Swipe up and hold from left
Swipe up from center
Swipe up and hold from center
Swipe up from right
Swipe up and hold from right
Actions
Free
Home
Back
Recent apps
Toggle split-screen (requires Android Nougat+)
Open previous app (requires Android Nougat+)
Open Assistant
Hide pill
Premium
Pull down the notification shade
Pull down quick setting tiles
Open power menu
Skip to previous media track*
Skip to next media track*
Play/pause current media track*
Switch keyboard dialog
Launch app**
Lock screen***
Screenshot****
* Media actions are not guaranteed to work with every app. Media actions use standard Android APIs to work with most apps.
** If you notice that an app is "slow" to launch after using the pill to trigger the home button, that's because of an obscure change made all the way back in Android 4.4 KitKat. Unless you have this Xposed Module or a custom ROM installed with the patch, there's no way around it.
***Lock Screen is compatible with the vast majority of devices. How it works is like this: Makes screen brightness and display timeout minimum and then displays a fullscreen black activity until the phone actually enters sleep mode from the timeout (~5 seconds.) There are other ways to lock the screen but we decided against them, at least for this release.
****Screenshot action uses the MediaProjection API, which is normally used to record the screen. Here, we just record the screen for a single frame. This is the only way pre-Android P for it to work. Screenshots are saved to /Pictures/NavigationGestures
Appearance (all free)
Toggle pill shadow
Customize pill color
Customize pill transparency
Customize pill border color
Customize pill corner radius
Customize pill width/height
Customize pill vertical/horizontal position
Behavior (all free)
Show NavBar in Selected Apps
Hide Pill in Selected Apps
Customize vibration duration
Customize animation duration
Hide Pill After Specified Delay
Hide in Fullscreen apps
Don’t Move pill when Keyboard Shown
Show Pill in Car Mode
Larger Hitbox
Horizontal (X) Swipe Distance
Vertical (Y) Swipe Distance
Swipe and Hold Time
Compatibility (all free)
Hide Navigation Bar in Landscape
Hide Navigation Bar on Tablets
Show Navigation Bar in Fullscreen
Enable Immersive Navigation Mode with Immersive Blacklist
Experimental (all free)
Hide Pill when Keyboard Shown
Keep Pill Shown in other Overlay Apps
Use Full Overscan
Download
Download Navigation Gestures from the Google Play Store.
Download Navigation Gestures Premium Addon from the Google Play Store.
Join our beta testing group on Telegram
XDA:DevDB Information
Navigation Gestures by XDA, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
MishaalRahman, Zacharee1
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.3.0
Stable Release Date: 2018-07-09
Created 2018-05-19
Last Updated 2018-07-09
Frequently Asked Questions
Help, I uninstalled the app and I can't access my navigation bar anymore!
Please connect to your computer and run the following command:
Code:
adb shell wm overscan reset
Help, I uninstalled the app and the original navigation bar keeps hiding itself!
Please connect to your computer and run the following command:
Code:
adb shell settings delete global policy_control
Can we add a feature where the pill is in its own separate area so it doesn't overlap with certain UI elements?
No, sorry. We are already pushing the screen content down to hide the nav bar. Adding this feature would require us to push the screen content up as well. We can’t have it both ways.
There's a "white line" at the bottom of the screen!
This is NOT a bug. This is a side-effect of a change we intentionally made after version 1.0.0 because without it, many Samsung, Motorola, and Xiaomi devices were reporting major bugs (eg. black screen after unlocking which made the phone unusable.) The “white line” is caused by the navigation bar being hidden 99.99% but not 100% (ie. we hiding the navigation bar entirely except for 1 pixel.) So the “white line” is actually just your navigation bar that’s colored white. We added an Experimental Setting called "Use Full Overscan" which gets rid of the white line. Use it at your own risk.
Pill doesn't work with Samsung DeX/Samsung Good Lock!
Android prevents third-party apps from showing overlays on top of SystemUI apps like the status bar and lock screen. You can use the blacklist function in Behavior settings to make the original nav bar show in these apps.
Pill doesn't show when you open the camera from the lock screen, answer a call from the lock screen, or open a notification for quick reply from the lock screen!
Android prevents third-party apps from showing overlays on top of SystemUI apps like the status bar and lock screen. This also includes calls, apps, or notifications answered from the lock screen. The pill cannot be shown until you unlock the device.
Pill doesn't show in Facebook Messenger, Drupe, or other floating apps!
Go to Experimental Settings and select the "Keep Pill Shown in other Overlay Apps." Pick Messenger, Drupe, etc. in this list.
Pill doesn’t work with screen pinning.
We have no way of simulating a long press on the back button without root. A tentative solution we are looking into is detecting when the phone enters a pinned screen state and disabling the pill to bring back the stock nav bar.
Home action doesn't work on the OnePlus 5!
OxygenOS prevents the app from performing the home action if you both enable the software navigation bar and disable the "always enable home button" option in Button settings. To fix this, please enable the "always enable home button" option.
Pill keeps "jumping" up and down with the navigation bar!
This means you either enabled Immersive Mode manually (ie. not from the app) or another app triggered Immersive Mode which is interfering with our app. Here are some possible causes and solutions:
Nova Launcher: In the "Notification Bar" section under "Look & Feel," there may be a "Hide Navigation Bar" option. If there is, check to make sure that it is disabled.
LG G6/LG V20/LG V30/LG G7 ThinQ: Go to*Settings > Display > Home touch buttons > Hide Home touch buttons and disable the "lock/hide icon" option up top and uncheck every app in the list.
Samsung Galaxy S8/Samsung Galaxy Note 8/Samsung Galaxy S9: Go to*Settings > Display > Nav Bar > Show and Hide Button and turn off the toggle up top and uncheck every app in the list.
Feature requests
Is it possible to keep the pill in the same spot when rotating the screen?
We will be adding this as a feature in a future release.
Can we add an action to launch a shortcut/activity?
Yes, that is planned for a future release (premium.)
Can we add Tasker integration?
Yes, that is planned for a future release (premium.)
Can we add a swipe down and hold gesture?
Yes, that is on our todo list.
Problem
Hello,i cant download from playstore Premium Addon,i already pay the price,cant download the apps from playstore, plz fix it
Says item not found.
Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Sorry it looks like the regular app is on a timed release on the Play Store. We'll get it up ASAP once the developer is online
Is there improvements in performance or anything while rooted?
xx1182 said:
Is there improvements in performance or anything while rooted?
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There's no difference with running this on a rooted device right now except it'll make setup easier (you don't need to use your PC for set up if you're rooted.)
In a future release we may allow for shortcuts/intents to be sent so you can customize the action to your heart's content (and potentially use root to do more actions.)
Also, if there's enough demand we may use input KeyEvent commands to inject button presses rather than the Accessibility API. This should give better performance but it requires root. It's not something we've implemented yet though.
Paperpaperpaper said:
Hello,i cant download from playstore Premium Addon,i already pay the price,cant download the apps from playstore, plz fix it
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room511 said:
Says item not found.
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The app is now up on the Play Store. Blog post is going live in 2.5 hours from the time of this comment.
Hi !
First of all thanks for your job !
I want to report a bug on Note 8 Oreo. There's a problem with Samsung Internet and Touchwiz launcher.
I've attached a picture of the issue
Sincerly
Alex
MishaalRahman said:
There's no difference with running this on a rooted device right now except it'll make setup easier (you don't need to use your PC for set up if you're rooted.)
In a future release we may allow for shortcuts/intents to be sent so you can customize the action to your heart's content (and potentially use root to do more actions.)
Also, if there's enough demand we may use input KeyEvent commands to inject button presses rather than the Accessibility API. This should give better performance but it requires root. It's not something we've implemented yet though.
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Well, for me is no big deal. But for others, running ADB could be. I don't think it's right to not be able to skip that permission, since, you can(almost) disable completely the taskbar..
when the typing, pill is up-on the keyboard. it must always be in the bottom.
Wow.. cool :good:
@MishaalRahman: APK ?
asking for root permission on Samsung S9 plus SM-965F. without root permission app is not functioning
Great app but after I enabled Navigation Gestures. My icons/screen move to the right side. I'm using S9+ . Please advise.
mkoyak said:
when the typing, pill is up-on the keyboard. it must always be in the bottom.
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That's by design so it doesn't interfere with the keyboard.
Licaon_Kter said:
@MishaalRahman: APK ?
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Sure, we'll post the APK soon.
aryan1312 said:
asking for root permission on Samsung S9 plus SM-965F. without root permission app is not functioning
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You can ignore the root prompt and follow the instructions to grant the permission manually by ADB.
dexz said:
Great app but after I enabled Navigation Gestures. My icons/screen move to the right side. I'm using S9+ . Please advise.
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That is very strange. This seems to only be happening on Samsung phones. We asked Max Weinbach who has an S9 to test it and he never had this issue. We'll have to figure out why that happens.
Thanks for this app, I'm having fun playing with it.
Using it on Oneplus 5t oreo stable 5.1.1 magisk root, all permissions granted, premium addon installed, nova launcher beta.
When I set the vibration to 0ms when I exit that page of settings the vibration gets automatically reset to the default 50ms.
This does not seem to occur on any setting from 1ms upwards. I am interested to see if anyone else can reproduce this behaviour.
The way the pill works with SwiftKey keyboard is interesting, perfectly functional but not an ergonomic location on a longer screen for me.
Edit: ninja'd by the OP, see why you've done it that way with the keyboard now.
MishaalRahman said:
That is very strange. This seems to only be happening on Samsung phones. We asked Max Weinbach who has an S9 to test it and he never had this issue. We'll have to figure out why that happens.
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I see now. It only happened when doing gesture up on the screen for "All Apps" the only way for me to make it normal again by turn the the screen off and turn it on again.
anyone know how to turn off that system prompt displaying over other applications on notification? kinda annoying...btw using emui 8 oreo 8.1
Working fine on my Xperia Z5 running stock nougat...
Pill on top of the Keyboard is the safest position in my opinion to avoid accidentally pressing it when tapping the space key..
I hope you can introduce more swiping features in your future updates.
Great work.
Edit:
In some games the pill disappears completely leaving no option to exit the game. What I did was to go to settings via control pannel.