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ICS 4.0 & All the Little Things! [undocumented features]

Just wondering for those of you who have the device already, have you guys found some neat features/tricks using 4.0 that haven't been documented or heavily advertised?
I would love to make a list of these features for other users to explore...
Lets get this started
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Reserved........

I know it's documented,but it was still a surprise to me - you can now finally delete apps straight from the app drawer, by dragging them just as if you were going to place them on the desktop,but then putting them in the recycle bin on the top.

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Nobody's talking about the search app. It's way better than the one in Gingerbread. Much easier to find stuff in your phone : music, app, sms, docs, etc. The old one was returning web search suggestion in 90% of the result... useless.
Search in browser let's you edit suggestion if you want to add something to it. But we lost popular web site suggestion

Just read it on Pocketnow but you can make folders in the favourites bar. Apologies if obvious.

When in the stock browser and you change orientation, tap the screen to make it rotate.

gambiting said:
I know it's documented,but it was still a surprise to me - you can now finally delete apps straight from the app drawer, by dragging them just as if you were going to place them on the desktop,but then putting them in the recycle bin on the top.
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You can do that on stock fascinate.
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mkropf said:
You can do that on stock fascinate.
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which runs TouchWiz, so it's not stock Android

Rotate the phone to the right whilst in any stock app (so the speaker grill and front camera are on the right). Notice that the back, home and task switch buttons have moved to the top of the screen so that they stay on the right.

When using an ics app hold down on an icon in the action bar to get a description of what it does
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Not heavily advertised, but it should be:
The quick control in the browser. Almost the same as on honeycomb. Activate it in the labs settings of the browser. Love it!

appelflap said:
Not heavily advertised, but it should be:
The quick control in the browser. Almost the same as on honeycomb. Activate it in the labs settings of the browser. Love it!
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NICE find! Thanks!

This is known about, however you said undocumented and I haven't a single document for the Nexus/ICS apart from on one which came with the phone,telling me how to fix the battery.
Hold the volume down and power key, and you take a screen capture. Which is very handy on occasions
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If you tap the volume button which makes the volume bar appear, you can then press the icon to the left of the volume bar and it toggles between ring and vibrate.
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In settings/about phone. Tap repeatedly on the android version number (4.0...) then a little android appears. Keep ur finger on it and it grows into a screen animation.
If u didn't know about this,I guess u r now thinking this is a joke. Or is it?

Need someone to test; try swiping the web pages up/down using 2 fingers
, is it a feature or a glitch?

Stea1thmode said:
Need someone to test; try swiping the web pages up/down using 2 fingers
, is it a feature or a glitch?
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what's supposed to happen?

You can use the front facing camera to record in 720p hd

NexusDro said:
what's supposed to happen?
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I thought it scrolled page by page. try by flicking with 2 fingers.

[Request] Time in Navbar

wile playing with my Gnex phone the following idea poped into my head;
would it not be handy to have the time displayed in the ICS navigation bar, replacing the homekey grafics but not the function...
then you can keep track of time while playing games of running any other fullscreen application where the notificationbar is hidden.
what do you guys think?

I like it
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Funny, I just had the same thought and saw this thread.
I would love to see the clock be displayed in the nav bar and persistently. I think it would look sick.
Is this even possible? I wonder ...

chewy74 said:
Funny, I just had the same thought and saw this thread.
I would love to see the clock be displayed in the nav bar and persistently. I think it would look sick.
Is this even possible? I wonder ...
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It might be. I forgot which rom had this but you were able to put music controls (previous, forward, play/pause) in the navi bar so it might be possible
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You're right, I totally forgot about the music control on the nav bar! Good catch
xXJay_RXx said:
It might be. I forgot which rom had this but you were able to put music controls (previous, forward, play/pause) in the navi bar so it might be possible
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then the question remains, is there any developer that can make this or is already working on it?

http://forum.aokp.co/tracker/
Go request it for AOKP.

good ideas but i need power menu soft key can use soft key from power menu

>.> Ummm bump? I like this idea too. perhaps not limit it to time but serve as a ticker?
I.e, normally it shows time, but it will show notification icons somewhere and a swipe will reveal the notification centre?
EDIT: On the top of my mind... we probably could get a couple of apps/mods to get something similar:
* There are full screen mods
* GMD gesturecontrol works on Gnex last time I tried.I suppose you can assign swipes and gestures to mimic the navbar buttons
* Only thing I don't really get is how we'd get a clock or notification area to show permanently at the bottom. Perhaps there are some apps that do this, Notifierpro plus does notification.. not time though.
* Paranoid android tablet UI, hide/remove the nav bar buttons, and try to move the notification area to the centre. Something like that...

There is a ROM that has all the features you are looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729942
However the base is CM9. I hope it will be upgraded to JB soon. I use it since a month and I prefer it over any other ROM.

xt720 said:
There is a ROM that has all the features you are looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1729942
However the base is CM9. I hope it will be upgraded to JB soon. I use it since a month and I prefer it over any other ROM.
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This is pretty much exactly what I wanted! Thanks!! Waiting for jelly bean! I'll run PA until then.
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Fastest way to open quick settings?

I'm not a fan at first, but I'm getting around it. Now that devs have been making stuff for it, I've been using it more more.
However, I hate the clumsy way to open it. So far, I've only known ADW Launcher and Nova having Expand Quick Settings as one of their launcher actions (No Apex, seriously. They're getting really late this time).
How do you guys expand it? Is there a widget, an app, or any gesture system I could use to play around with that?

If you are talking about the new quick settings in the notification pulldown bar you can bring them up by using a two finger swipe to pull the bar down instead of a one finger swipe. Two fingers brings up the quick settings options.

i just pull the status bar down and press the button

geckocavemen said:
If you are talking about the new quick settings in the notification pulldown bar you can bring them up by using a two finger swipe to pull the bar down instead of a one finger swipe. Two fingers brings up the quick settings options.
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The two finger setup is poor IMO. Its impossible to do one handed. They should have just put toggles on the top like cm and touchwiz do.
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Use Paranoid and phablet mode: pull down on the left and it's notifications, pull down on the right and it's toggles.

blackhand1001 said:
The two finger setup is poor IMO. Its impossible to do one handed. They should have just put toggles on the top like cm and touchwiz do.
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Agree. This is a design for tablets being squeezed inappropriately into phones. Pulling it down using thumb and index finger, while the other are stabilizing the phone is just ridiculous.
Marisa said:
Use Paranoid and phablet mode: pull down on the left and it's notifications, pull down on the right and it's toggles.
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I didn't know that PA had such thing. Still, it's a little bloated for me and I'd prefer something close to stock. Thanks for this anyway.

SwordLaker said:
Agree. This is a design for tablets being squeezed inappropriately into phones. Pulling it down using thumb and index finger, while the other are stabilizing the phone is just ridiculous.
I didn't know that PA had such thing. Still, it's a little bloated for me and I'd prefer something close to stock. Thanks for this anyway.
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While I agree that the solution isn't perfect as is, you couldn't be more wrong. This is not a design for tablets being squeezed down to phones, as tablets get the PA approach mentioned earlier, where you swipe down on either side.
That also makes you wrong about PA, as that is stock, just the stock tablet experience.

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mortenmhp said:
While I agree that the solution isn't perfect as is, you couldn't be more wrong. This is not a design for tablets being squeezed down to phones, as tablets get the PA approach mentioned earlier, where you swipe down on either side.
That also makes you wrong about PA, as that is stock, just the stock tablet experience.
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Problem is then the soft keys end up on the bottom in landscape mode.
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Pie seems great, but...

A few of the roms have the ability for PIE which i assume is a PA thing. I am a currently using PAC and it has the ability for pie, And i see the amazingness of it but i just cant see how i can use it.... I swipe in from edges all the time on my phone for different things and pie will always get in the way of that... It has a "Trigger area" but i dont know what thats doing because its not changing anything... You should be able to move the trigger area to any section of the top, bottom, left, or right sides, like not the whole left, burt only a small section of it....
Also, shouldn't you be able to add additional apps to it? wouldn't that make it even more functional.
Who came up with this? is this a google thing? an OEM thing or did a Dev do this himself? It seems incredibly polished!

Pie can do all that, go into its settings and explore. Ull see it does only swipe in from a certain side and u can assign apps or whatever u want for it.
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moabizzi said:
Pie can do all that, go into its settings and explore. Ull see it does only swipe in from a certain side and u can assign apps or whatever u want for it.
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I guess i wasn't clear, I know that you can pick only one side, but i use swiping in from the side in other apps. On the launcher, i swipe to go from screen to screen, and anywhere I pull down notifications. In chrome, the verge, dolphin, astro I swipe in from the sides. And alot of times I swipe in from top or bottom where I'm scrolling, it just gets in the way alot...
Why I meant was, you should be able to use only a portion of the side or top, like just a little bit of the top or middle of the left side would activate it.

Oh okay got ya. Seems like that would be useful. Contact the dev and see if u can get him to implement it.
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What is pie? Browser?
Edit: Ok, got it, Pie Control. Looks nice. I'll try, thanks.

The default trigger is usually the middle side and can be set for left and right not just one side. The trick is not to swipe right away. Just tap the middle of the edge of the screen and it will trigger pie. Then u can swipe to your desired pie action. This way should not interfere with other swipe function. After a while you'll know how to trigger it quickly. I love this app on the note 2 as I do not need to deal with the capacitive buttons anymore or to reach all the way on top to drop the notification bar.
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you can change the length and thickness of the activation area under pie settings. make it as small and thin as you like. for me it only activates from the very center of the very edge of my screen which leaves the majority of the rest of the side for swiping gestures

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you can change the length and thickness of the activation area under pie settings. make it as small and thin as you like. for me it only activates from the very center of the very edge of my screen which leaves the majority of the rest of the side for swiping gestures
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How do you change the length? I dont see any option to change the length. I can only change the thickness and location of the activation area whether its left, right or both. Mine is showing the whole length of the side of the screen as the activation area.

jinda628 said:
How do you change the length? I dont see any option to change the length. I can only change the thickness and location of the activation area whether its left, right or both. Mine is showing the whole length of the side of the screen as the activation area.
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that may depend on what rom you are using. i am using jedi master and in the pie settings is as shown on this screenshot

sladesy said:
that may depend on what rom you are using. i am using jedi master and in the pie settings is as shown on this screenshot
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I'm on stock
Thanks for the info.

jinda628 said:
I'm on stock
Thanks for the info.
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are you using the lmt apk because that is what is used in jedi master. or are you saying that you are using an aosp or vanilla android based rom

jinda628 said:
I'm on stock
Thanks for the info.
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If you're rooted on any rom Google lmt launcher. Its on xda in the general apps section. This app had pie working way before PA did and has a ton of customization. Even gestures. One thing PA does better is notifications. Remember LMT

cphancock1 said:
If you're rooted on any rom Google lmt launcher. Its on xda in the general apps section. This app had pie working way before PA did and has a ton of customization. Even gestures. One thing PA does better is notifications. Remember LMT
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Hey I installed it and replaced the Pie Control I have. Works great! Thanks!

[Q] navigation bar

Can somebody please tell me how I can get a navigation bar these buttons are set up horribly? seriously I'm 6 foot 5 my hands are huge I just can't deal with where the home button is it always having to reach up in portrait mode?

deagleonvalium said:
Can somebody please tell me how I can get a navigation bar these buttons are set up horribly? seriously I'm 6 foot 5 my hands are huge I just can't deal with where the home button is it always having to reach up in portrait mode?
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This may be possible if you are rooted with xposed installed, otherwise wait till roms come out or use a overlay launcher

deagleonvalium said:
Can somebody please tell me how I can get a navigation bar these buttons are set up horribly? seriously I'm 6 foot 5 my hands are huge I just can't deal with where the home button is it always having to reach up in portrait mode?
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I'm only 5'10 and my hands can easily reach the home button... I'm not sure I understand the issue.
But as far as I know, you'd need to be rooted in order to add in things like a navigation bar, at least a fully working one. Check the app store and see if theres any options maybe?

QUOTE=nirurin;48393239]I'm only 5'10 and my hands can easily reach the home button... I'm not sure I understand the issue.
But as far as I know, you'd need to be rooted in order to add in things like a navigation bar, at least a fully working one. Check the app store and see if theres any options maybe?[/QUOTE]
well the thing is I'm coming for my original 10.1Wifi and have had custom ROM since day one and being able to do the navigation bar for orientation it's always there, not sure I can get used to the situation of having it strictly on one side. Of course it is rooted all 5 of our Samsung phones are rooted and running custom Roms. Before my note3 usually hadn't bought then till the roms where already established. Haven't used Xposed but guess time to learn.

Root and download gmd gesture control,. It gives you simple gestures To back or home
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deagleonvalium said:
Can somebody please tell me how I can get a navigation bar these buttons are set up horribly? seriously I'm 6 foot 5 my hands are huge I just can't deal with where the home button is it always having to reach up in portrait mode?
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try gravit box app

deagleonvalium said:
Can somebody please tell me how I can get a navigation bar these buttons are set up horribly? seriously I'm 6 foot 5 my hands are huge I just can't deal with where the home button is it always having to reach up in portrait mode?
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Handy Soft Keys from the play store gives you pop up home/back/recent apps buttons on one edge of the screen. Moveable so you can put it where your thumb naturally sits. No need for root. Not perfect but works well for me given the silly place Samsung put the home button

I use Button Savior Non Root (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot)
You can set location, theme and which buttons to show - you can even set custom actions.
The only issue is - if you are not rooted, you can't get menu button.

deagleonvalium said:
Can somebody please tell me how I can get a navigation bar these buttons are set up horribly? seriously I'm 6 foot 5 my hands are huge I just can't deal with where the home button is it always having to reach up in portrait mode?
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Did tried this it works good on my p600
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982000

funfun99999 said:
Did tried this it works good on my p600
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982000
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Thanks for all the replies I will do this when I get back from my trip.

deagleonvalium said:
Thanks for all the replies I will do this when I get back from my trip.
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I second Button Savior with Root. After I switched to that, I went from wanting to break this tablet in half because of the button placement to now I love using it.

Stocklone said:
I second Button Savior with Root. After I switched to that, I went from wanting to break this tablet in half because of the button placement to now I love using it.
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tried it gotta say it makes it so much better, the biggest issue is most of my local news apps are only a available in portrait its not that I couldn't do the stock button locations just is freaking totally annoying.

deagleonvalium said:
tried it gotta say it makes it so much better, the biggest issue is most of my local news apps are only a available in portrait its not that I couldn't do the stock button locations just is freaking totally annoying.
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I killed the long press on the menu because I kept hitting it and switching over to S Finder with portrait apps. That is seriously confusing the first time it happens. My wife couldn't figure out at all what was going on the one time I handed my tablet to her in portrait and it happened to her. Then I made the long press home Google Now using Xposed so I could use the search app I really wanted in the first place.

reubenskelly1992 said:
Root and download gmd gesture control,. It gives you simple gestures To back or home
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Precisely I cannot live without this app