I was sitting here with my galaxy nexus and wondered if there is a widget of some kind that clears out the recent tab?
Does anyone one know where, or could anyone make one?
Recent tab of what?
Not recent tab, but when you press the recent apps key, if there is a app to remove all the apps you just been in instead of removing one and one app..
wyzergrafe said:
Not recent tab, but when you press the recent apps key, if there is a app to remove all the apps you just been in instead of removing one and one app..
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Why would you want to do that?
You mean a task killer...?
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3ddyz said:
You mean a task killer...?
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I do not think that swiping away apps from the recent tray is the same thing as killing them.
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dschreiber69 said:
I do not think that swiping away apps from the recent tray is the same thing as killing them.
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Nope, swiping an app away from there doesn't kill anything, all it does is remove it from the list. It's a "recent apps" list, not a "running apps" list.
RoadHazard said:
Nope, swiping an app away from there doesn't kill anything, all it does is remove it from the list. It's a "recent apps" list, not a "running apps" list.
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It does kill the app tho. I have an app that has a sticky notification thats always there when the app is active and it goes away when i swipe it away. It went away when I used the HTC task killer or Advanced task killer on my Rezound and Incredible, but on the Nex, that kills it
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Nope, swiping an app away from there doesn't kill anything, all it does is remove it from the list. It's a "recent apps" list, not a "running apps" list.
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AshtonTS said:
It does kill the app tho. I have an app that has a sticky notification thats always there when the app is active and it goes away when i swipe it away. It went away when I used the HTC task killer or Advanced task killer on my Rezound and Incredible, but on the Nex, that kills it
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It doesn't really kill the task in the way that you think. It'll kill the foreground process and load things into RAM, but it won't always necessarily just stop it in it's tracks.
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Is there a way to close apps using the "other apps" area, ie when you hooks down the home button and see list of recent apps, Swype left or right to remove from list, but this doesn't close them. Is there a way so that it will close the apps?
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It does close them
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Task Manager
or
Giving phone a mini-bath
Yeah use task manager
I just want to be able to Swipe then away like it has without without having to go to another screen. For example (sorry to use this as an example) on iOS a user can double tap the home button to see all running apps and can close the apps right there. I want to be able to do the same thing with the system we have.
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adracup said:
I just want to be able to Swipe then away like it has without without having to go to another screen. For example (sorry to use this as an example) on iOS a user can double tap the home button to see all running apps and can close the apps right there. I want to be able to do the same thing with the system we have.
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Can I ask why? Android handles task/memory management without your intervention. The only time you should have to manually close an app is if it stops responding.
swiping from the recent list does close them...
Yes, this is correct, swiping from the recent list does NOT close any apps, it just clears them from the list.
If you wanted to force close an app click the task manager button, then click exit or exit all on the Active Applications tab.
Wrong..... It does close them. End of discussion. Look at your task manager then do the screen wipe and clear all tasks... Check task manager again... All gone.
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It does close them but beware, unless the application is ACTIVELY running in the background closing applications will do nothing but free a little RAM (which you have plenty of) and will decrease battery life if you restart the applications at a later time.
Right now I have 26 Apps "open" and have no slow down. All in all I suggest you leave them be.
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Is there a way to hit a home button while in the browser. Like if I'm on eBay and I want to go back to my home page.
Why dont you just open a second tab?
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.. not sure I understand the question. "Like if your on Ebay and want to go home" does touching the screen not bring up the nav bar with the home key? Why not just tap the home button??
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I don't get a home button when I pull down the URL bar. I'm running paradigm jelly bean.
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I don't get a home button when I pull down the URL bar. I'm running paradigm jelly bean.
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I meant just in general. When I'm browsing the web my nav bar stays at the bottom. I always have the option to "go back", "home", or "recent apps" ... never disappeared for me
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Coreym said:
I meant just in general. When I'm browsing the web my nav bar stays at the bottom. I always have the option to "go back", "home", or "recent apps" ... never disappeared for me
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He wants his homepage, not the home screen.
And to get there easily, just open a new tab. There is no button or menu item for it.
GldRush98 said:
He wants his homepage, not the home screen.
And to get there easily, just open a new tab. There is no button or menu item for it.
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Exactly thanks man.
I previously had a GNEX. Loved the swipe up from home shortcut for Google Now. On my Note 2 the only way I see to launch Google Now is by holding the menu button. This is ok, but it brings up the keyboard and recent search entries causing clutter (and yiu have to press the back button to make the keyboard go away). And the prior search results stay on the screen.
Is there a faster/better way to quickly access Google Now?
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I use Nova launcher and can swipe up for GOOGLE
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Use Swipepad: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1vYmkuY29uZHVjdGlvbi5zd2lwZXBhZC5hbmRyb2lkIl0.
(which is a must have app for any android device)
Then put google now in one of the slots. All you have to do then is swipe up from your chosen hotspot to it and you're set. :good:
You can do it by a long press on the menu touch button, or dragging the google shortcut from the lockscreen.
bahaa89 said:
You can do it by a long press on the menu touch button, or dragging the google shortcut from the lockscreen.
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In my OP, I mention the menu way. It's annoying because it brings up the keyboard and recent searches. You have to hit back to get rid of the KB and the recent searches stay there. It's not ideal.
I downloaded swypepad, but in order to use more zones, you have to pay. Lame.
Oh well.
Touch the word 'Google' on the left-hand side of the perma-widget.
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rhizomaticon said:
Touch the word 'Google' on the left-hand side of the perma-widget.
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Just did that. Still launches the keyboard and recent searches. Not clean and is frankly irritating.
Your phone is screwed up....lol
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Your phone is screwed up....lol
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So your's doesn't do this when either holding the menu button or touching "google" on the search bar (widget)?
What?
If you use Nova, you can bind Search Text to "long press menu". That brings me the Google+ screen...
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ericshmerick said:
Just did that. Still launches the keyboard and recent searches. Not clean and is frankly irritating.
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You're right, it does pull up the keyboard, but if u start scrolling through the cards it all disappears.
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Long press on my home button brings up my recent apps and three icons at the bottom.
Pie chart, Google and dustbin.
Press Google for Google now. No keyboard or recent searches appear.
However, if i touch the word Google on the search widget then Google now comes straight up but with the keyboard
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On my desktop, using lightning launcher. No clue about TW, can one do that?
So I was messing with my dads Nexus 4. Is there a Launcher or something I can use to have on screen keys? I'd love to have that recent apps button. Thanks, and call me a noob or whatever.
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Jakeuten said:
So I was messing with my dads Nexus 4. Is there a Launcher or something I can use to have on screen keys? I'd love to have that recent apps button. Thanks, and call me a noob or whatever.
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You can achieve this with most AOSP roms by enabling the nav bar. No launcher required If you're on touchwiz then I don't think so.
Go to the play store and search "recent apps" there will be one by "factory widgets" and then add it to the homescreen and it will perform like the button.
Is there a way to get my G3 to force close an app by long press of the Back button? That would be a very valuable feature that I really miss from CM on my previous phone.
This thread seems to explain how to do it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36102714
but I'm not a developer and don't know if that works on our G3's.
Actually, when you touch Recent Task button, you can close an app by wiping the app left or right.
mingkee said:
Actually, when you touch Recent Task button, you can close an app by wiping the app left or right.
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Does it close the app or just remove it from the list?
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EEngineer said:
Does it close the app or just remove it from the list?
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Yes, it closes the app.
also if u get the exposed and the g3 twekbox modules theres an option for what youre asking but i have the pro version so u may need to purchase ..its like 1.50