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[Q] Swipe to launch?

On iOS, I can swipe the clock on the statusbar which I set to automatically open the App Switcher.
I've been trying AutomateIT, Tasker, and a few other Status bar tweaks but I haven't been able to find an app that will do one simple thing - when I swipe/tap/double-tap the clock or somewhere on the status bar, it should open the "Recent Apps" dialog (so I don't have to press that flimsy button)
Can anyone recommend an app, or how to do it in Tasker?
PS: I've been trying Tasker all day, and this is the last thing I need it to do, but no joy!

What phone do you have ?
By "App Switcher" do you mean the Recent Apps function that brings up apps still in memory ?

Pennycake said:
What phone do you have ?
By "App Switcher" do you mean the Recent Apps function that brings up apps still in memory ?
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Ah yes, sorry. That is what I meant.
I have a Galaxy S3, rooted with Resurrection Remix 3.1.4 .
Actually I was able to achieve what I wanted with GMD Gesture Control (best 6$ ever spent!). So a different question now, is there a way to get it to monitor for gestures on the lockscreen? Prior to me swiping or doing my pattern..
Thanks for your help!

You can also access recent apps with a long press to he home button by default. With a launcher, you can come figure it to vice-versa.
I think several launchers also give you various new icons and swipe features.
Lock screen? I don't know. I might look into something like Widget Locker, maybe.
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apoorvchandra said:
Ah yes, sorry. That is what I meant.
I have a Galaxy S3, rooted with Resurrection Remix 3.1.4 .
Actually I was able to achieve what I wanted with GMD Gesture Control (best 6$ ever spent!). So a different question now, is there a way to get it to monitor for gestures on the lockscreen? Prior to me swiping or doing my pattern..
Thanks for your help!
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great find thanks getting it now

Pennycake said:
You can also access recent apps with a long press to he home button by default. With a launcher, you can come figure it to vice-versa.
I think several launchers also give you various new icons and swipe features.
Lock screen? I don't know. I might look into something like Widget Locker, maybe.
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I'll look into Widget Locker. I know you can do it with the home button, but mine is almost on it's deathbed and I want to minimise pressing it until I can find a way to fix it or the Nexus 4 becomes more freely available lol

Smart key programming

Can I program the home key for my smart key single press?

Yes, just select your launcher for the shortcut.

I'm using emui, do you know if I have a launcher?

pointt said:
I'm using emui, do you know if I have a launcher?
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You always have a launcher, the one that comes with the phone is called Huawei Home, but had a look now and couldn't find it among the apps you can choose from.
So you'll need a custom launcher for that. I'd recommend Action Launcher. Nova and Sapphire is quite nice as well.

Thanks, not quite my home screen, but a very good solution that will probably turn out better than using my home screen.

this smart key button feature is not working on nougat beta. does anyone have a patch or something to get this to work again?

agala978 said:
this smart key button feature is not working on nougat beta. does anyone have a patch or something to get this to work again?
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wait official OTA , Will be Fixed .

It's so annoying that there is a system process which is the H home app yet we can't find it in the list. I really like the stock launcher and I don't want to have to change to another one.

Double tap !

Hello !
Do anyone know how to wake up the lock screen with double tap, please ? Like under emui 4.0 !
Thx !

iderf said:
Hello !
Do anyone know how to wake up the lock screen with double tap, please ? Like under emui 4.0 !
Thx !
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Hi, i don't know about EMUI 4.0 but i'm using Nova Launcher Beta under EMUI 5.0, i did'nt find any other solution.

It might be hidden and accessible with root access, but it's not a stock feature on the Mate 9.

lionpeloche said:
Hi, i don't know about EMUI 4.0 but i'm using Nova Launcher Beta under EMUI 5.0, i did'nt find any other solution.
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Nova launcher BETA 5 crash when I want to add clock widget on springboard ! :crying:

MishaalRahman said:
It might be hidden and accessible with root access, but it's not a stock feature on the Mate 9.
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Pfff !

lionpeloche said:
Hi, i don't know about EMUI 4.0 but i'm using Nova Launcher Beta under EMUI 5.0, i did'nt find any other solution.
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With Nova normal or beta? how do you put double tap on the lock screen (like the v20)? I know how to double tap to shut the screen off .. but not screen on when phone is locked,

SAO said:
With Nova normal or beta? how do you put double tap on the lock screen (like the v20)? I know how to double tap to shut the screen off .. but not screen on when phone is locked,
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Crash is with NOVA beta !
I've got an Huawei GX8 MM_6.0.1
In Settings/Intelligent assistance/Movement control/Double Tap can be enable.

SAO said:
With Nova normal or beta? how do you put double tap on the lock screen (like the v20)?
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Nova Launcher Beta 5.0-beta10
Nova Settings
Gestures and actions
Gestures -> Double Tap = Lock Screen
and unlock screen with fingerprint not before 10/15 sec, i don't know why there is a latence of 10/15 secondes.
When double tapping it asked me if i wanted to give Nova Launcher admin rights, i said no, since if you authorize admin rights you won't be able to use fingerprint for unlocking.
Nova developer Kevin answered to me about this and said that this is a known issue and for the time being there is a work around only for those who are rooted.
So imo it's only a matter of time to get it fixed.
But Kevin is proposing that if we go to Google Play Store and purchase "Screen Lock Pro" we can use it as a work around, i did it and within Nova settings Gestures instead to make "lock screen" action as a result of double tap you ask to launch "Screen Lock Pro", but i wasn't satisfied with the result so i went back to the latence of 10/15 secondes that doesn't annoy me.
But i found that during this 10/15 seconds navigation icons at the bottom of the screen are still visible and if you tap the square one when it is visible you can come back to the unlocked screen, if you wait for the delay of 10/15 secondes you'll have to unlock with the fingerprint which is good.
I don't know if my explanations are clears but using it is very easy, very fast and very safe, good luck.
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iderf said:
Crash is with NOVA beta !
I've got an Huawei GX8 MM_6.0.1
In Settings/Intelligent assistance/Movement control/Double Tap can be enable.
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What's Huawei GX8 MM_6.0.1 ? is it a Mate 9 ?

Huawei G8 or GX8 is an another model phone with Marsmallow 6.0.1 EMUI 4.0
http://s3.amazonaws.com/digitaltrends-uploads-prod/2016/01/huawei-gx8.jpg
On this model phone, when Double Tap is enable, I can see clock without using Power button.
I just want to do that with Double Tap on Mate 9.
It's unfortunate that EMUI 5 doesn't offer this possibility

Tried to find a way... Doesn't work. At least I can't find a way to turn the screen ON when the screen is turned off and the phone locked.

SAO said:
Tried to find a way... Doesn't work. At least I can't find a way to turn the screen ON when the screen is turned off and the phone locked.
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I'm using "Nova Launcher Licence" which is called "Nova Launcher Prime" (5,25 €) on Google Play store, does it make the difference, i believe that it should offer more possibilities.
Yeap it does, here under are the description on Google Play for Nova Launcher Prime :
Nova Launcher Prime
Unlock the following extras by purchasing Nova Launcher Prime
• Gestures - Swipe, pinch, double tap and more on the home screen to open your favorite apps
• Unread Counts - Never miss a message. Unread count badges for Hangouts, SMS, Gmail and more using the TeslaUnread plugin
• Custom Drawer Groups - Create new tabs or folders in the app drawer
• Hide Apps - Keep a clean app drawer by hiding never used apps
• Icon Swipes - Set custom actions for swiping on app shortcuts or folders
• More scroll effects - Such as Wipe, Accordion, and Throw
Nova Launcher Prime acts as a license to unlock these features in the free Nova Launcher App. You will need to install Nova Launcher first.

lionpeloche said:
I'm using "Nova Launcher Licence" which is called "Nova Launcher Prime" (5,25 €) on Google Play store, does it make the difference, i believe that it should offer more possibilities.
• Gestures - Swipe, pinch, double tap and more on the home screen to open your favorite apps
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Agreed... but the double tap isn't working on my side to turn the screen on when the phone is off or locked it. Is it working for you? If yes, please provide me how you did that... as it only works to shut the screen off for me.
Thnx!
PS: i have the license (been using Nova for over 2 years now) and also in the Beta.

The launcher can't wake your device from sleep. The double tap actions in Nova are for when you're interacting with the launcher eg. on your home screen.

SAO said:
Agreed... but the double tap isn't working on my side to turn the screen on when the phone is off or locked it. Is it working for you? If yes, please provide me how you did that... as it only works to shut the screen off for me.
Thnx!
PS: i have the license (been using Nova for over 2 years now) and also in the Beta.
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No it doesn't work this way and for me it's better like this, allowing turning the screen on with double tap is allowing anybody to access to your mobile, i personaly doesn't find too hard to unlock with fingerprint, even when the mobile is sitting on the desk.

lionpeloche said:
No it doesn't work this way and for me it's better like this, allowing turning the screen on with double tap is allowing anybody to access to your mobile, i personaly doesn't find too hard to unlock with fingerprint, even when the mobile is sitting on the desk.
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Ok thats what i thought. turning on the screen with double tap on your desk doesn't let people access your phone when locked just let's you input your pin or pattern faster, instead of picking it up. It's really a little detail for comfort on my side as my phone is most of the time in front of me on my desk.
Thanks anyhow.

SAO said:
Ok thats what i thought. turning on the screen with double tap on your desk doesn't let people access your phone when locked just let's you input your pin or pattern faster, instead of picking it up. It's really a little detail for comfort on my side as my phone is most of the time in front of me on my desk.
Thanks anyhow.
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You're welcome but what i'm telling you is only my using, Nova Launcher could do may be what you are looking for but i don't know how to do it, you should ask Kevin by email, he is answering questions without any problem.

iderf said:
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Thanks iderf,
I've got almost the same on EMUI 5.0 Android 7.0
MOUVEMENTS
Retourner
Soulever
Mettre à l'oreille
GESTES AVEC L'ARTICULATION DU DOIGT
Capture d'écran intelligente
Ouverture d'application
Partition d'écran
and that's it !
I can't post a screenshot, i don't know how many posts i should have before to be allowed ?

iderf said:
Nova launcher BETA 5 crash when I want to add clock widget on springboard ! :crying:
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yeah I get the same when adding a clock widget in nova it crashes and have to uninstall and re-install.

No issue after re-install ?
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how to add settings widget?

I cannot seem to find settings widget where i could add shortcuts to battery settings etc when i try to add a widget to do that. i have tried samsung's launcher and also nova launcher. is there any way to add shortcuts to settings?
thank you.

Looking for the same here. I also can't find it.

chirantan.f said:
I cannot seem to find settings widget where i could add shortcuts to battery settings etc when i try to add a widget to do that. i have tried samsung's launcher and also nova launcher. is there any way to add shortcuts to settings?
thank you.
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ellite said:
Looking for the same here. I also can't find it.
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i found the best shortcuts to any app
is QuickShortcutMaker app ( free version Play store)
see screenshots
I have Nova Launcher Prime but found QuickshortcutMaker easier /more options etc

chirantan.f said:
i have tried samsung's launcher and also nova launcher. is there any way to add shortcuts to settings?
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Using Nova:
Get into the home widgets selection, add a Nova widget of type Activity, then scroll the list until you find Settings, expand it and scroll up to the Battery item. Select it.
There you can also find all the possible shortcuts.
(I've translated the menu items from my Italian version)

Trying to add App Mgr using Nova Activities. Doesn't work. When I click or hold the setting it opens App Mgr but doesn't add it to home screen

JeffATL said:
Trying to add App Mgr using Nova Activities. Doesn't work. When I click or hold the setting it opens App Mgr but doesn't add it to home screen
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If you use QuickShortcutMaker
it works fine
See screenshots.

Thanks. But got it to work finally. No need for another app.

JeffATL said:
Thanks. But got it to work finally. No need for another app.
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any chance you could share how this is done?

To be honest , not sure. I just kept trying normal processes for adding widgets, then choosing nova activities, and under settings there are a ton of options for apps/app mgr, I kept trying different ones and one stuck.

Can not use for nova launcher.

willcor said:
i found the best shortcuts to any app
is QuickShortcutMaker app ( free version Play store)
see screenshots
I have Nova Launcher Prime but found QuickshortcutMaker easier /more options etc
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I could be the dumb but which in the list of Settings shortcuts did you choose in QuickShortcutMaker to make the shortcut to the resolution changer?

themissionimpossible said:
Using Nova:
Get into the home widgets selection, add a Nova widget of type Activity, then scroll the list until you find Settings, expand it and scroll up to the Battery item. Select it.
There you can also find all the possible shortcuts.
(I've translated the menu items from my Italian version)
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Thanks for this.
The only thing that worked for me (Samsung S9+, Android 8.0.0) was the Nova launcher. QuickShortcutMaker went through the motions, but didn't actually put a shortcut on the home screen.
The Nova launcher works a treat, but why do Samsung oblige me to replace their launcher within the first half hour of owning their otherwise very nice phone?
I always switch on "Do not disturb" before going to sleep, as I use my phone as an alarm clock, so need to leave it switched on, but of course don't want alerts all night. As you can imagine, the last thing I want to be doing when I'm tired is effing around with settings, so having a shortcut to DND is essential.
The other shortcut I created was to the "Change Home" setting so I can easily switch back and forth between Nova and the "Samsung Experience" whenever I want. And you know something's going to be dodgy when they call it the "Something-or-other Experience"
Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!

themissionimpossible said:
Using Nova:
Get into the home widgets selection, add a Nova widget of type Activity, then scroll the list until you find Settings, expand it and scroll up to the Battery item. Select it.
There you can also find all the possible shortcuts.
(I've translated the menu items from my Italian version)
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thank you, you just turned my 30 minutes web research into success.
gosh that was rather hard to find. hate that they removed the settings widget. had to gain access to notification log. your way worked out for me (android pie latest)

dekatch said:
thank you, you just turned my 30 minutes web research into success.
gosh that was rather hard to find. hate that they removed the settings widget. had to gain access to notification log. your way worked out for me (android pie latest)
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it may be necroposting..but I'm having this exact same issue on android 10..I'd be infinitely happy with some sort of widget for this task...

theres a way to do it via the widgets screen when using nova launcher..I cant remember the exact steps for it.

How to remove recent apps from app drawer?

I've got a pixel 4a running Android 12, and I use the pixel launcher, however I am frustrated by the five recent apps at the top of the app drawer, and I can't find any way to remove it. Does anyone here know how?
(Also sorry if this isn't the right place to post this kind of question, but it's my first time posting on here)

How to close all recent apps in new pixel launcher?
Is there no longer a close all option for recents? Am i missing? thanks,
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xXx yYy said:
How to close all recent apps in new pixel launcher?
Is there no longer a close all option for recents? Am i missing? thanks,
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That's not what I meant.
I meant how can I remove the recent apps section in the app drawer.

teknixstuff said:
That's not what I meant.
I meant how can I remove the recent apps section in the app drawer.
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Press and hold the home screen, choose home settings, then suggestions

Fytdyh said:
Press and hold the home screen, choose home settings, then suggestions
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That's not an option in Android 12 as far as I can see.

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