Is there any mod to replace menu with recent apps button as on stock Android? I find recent apps more useful than rarely used menu.
There is if you are rooted. First you'll need the Xposed installer, then the module for the G2. You can use the free module for this.
Use search, there are threads on xda where you'll find the links to these mods.
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You can view recent Apps by long pressing on the Home menu icon
Yes, but not being able to just tap it is extremely annoying.
What were they thinking?
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ASW1 said:
Yes, but not being able to just tap it is extremely annoying.
What were they thinking?
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Exactly!
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Apologies if this has already been posted but trying to search on the Tapatalk app is next to useless!
Is there a way to get the double press of the home button to launch Google Now rather than S Voice?
I'm rooted and on Android Revolution 4.
Thanks.
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Long Press the MENU button for Google Now.
TheMathMan said:
Apologies if this has already been posted but trying to search on the Tapatalk app is next to useless!
Is there a way to get the double press of the home button to launch Google Now rather than S Voice?
I'm rooted and on Android Revolution 4.
Thanks.
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You can change a number of behaviors with Apex launcher to launch Google Now-home key action, pinch in, swipe up, swipe down, and desktop double tap. Other launchers allow you to make similar changes. I would think with all those options you could find a more convenient behavior for launching Google Now. You can also have the Google Now search bar on all the screens all the time or on any screen all the time with almost all launchers. Remapping the home button to open Google Now with a double press instead of S Voice shouldn't be too difficult of a mod since you can turn off the action in S Voice settings. With all the other options I would think you could find a solution without a mod. You can also have the Google Now cards show up in notifications.
Home2 Shortcut can do it with or without root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcu
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rumy said:
Home2 Shortcut can do it with or without root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcu
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This works. I successfully mapped double home button press to launch camera. Thanks!
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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.
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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
Twistedchild420 said:
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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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?
Anybody able to get into google now menu after the update? I can hit the menu button but the pop up menu just immediately disappears.
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Anybody able to get into google now menu after the update? I can hit the menu button but the pop up menu just immediately disappears.
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Same here. Stock Unrooted after 4.1.2 OTA. No access to Google Now Menu. Flashes briefly then disappears. Tried to clear cache but won't clear. Tried to uninstall updates in application manger but hangs on uninstalling screen.
Click on the bar at the top to bring up your keyboard and now the menu will stay open.
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No difference
donatom3 said:
Click on the bar at the top to bring up your keyboard and now the menu will stay open.
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Menu won't stay open whether keyboard present or not. Using Swiftkey.
Finally got the Google Search update to uninstall and the menu opens normally when not updated. Hmmm.
daddiov said:
Menu won't stay open whether keyboard present or not. Using Swiftkey.
Finally got the Google Search update to uninstall and the menu opens normally when not updated. Hmmm.
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I have the same issue. Re-updated and menu flashes and disappears.
Add me to this list also. It's a bug in the new search update. It really sucks. Thankfully I don't need to use the menu/setting that much.
If I do I can get into it via settings.
Do a dummy search first, then try it....
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Compusmurf said:
Do a dummy search first, then try it....
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Worked. I just typex something then hit the menu key. Odd, but thanks.
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Compusmurf said:
Do a dummy search first, then try it....
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Yep, this worked for me too. Now if I can just figure out why my battery life took a hit with the new update. Life will be good again.
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I was able to get into that menu. But I still can't get into the menu if nothing is typed in the search bar.
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Same problem here
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Quick update. Still happening.
Workaround (based on previous posts and trials)
Open Google Now.
Type a space (or any placeholder text in the search bar.
Close the keyboard and retry the menu key. The menu should now pop up and float there.
The search bar seems to have to have something in it for menu to not instantly close again. I've put as little as just that space and it works.
Wonder how Google missed that?
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Quick update. Still happening.
Workaround (based on previous posts and trials)
Open Google Now.
Type a space (or any placeholder text in the search bar.
Close the keyboard and retry the menu key. The menu should now pop up and float there.
The search bar seems to have to have something in it for menu to not instantly close again. I've put as little as just that space and it works.
Wonder how Google missed that?
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I would hypothesize that this is a Samsung Twiz ROM issue, rather than a Google oops...Trying it on my PACMan 20.1 install I fail to get the bug.
Anyone in this thread so far not using a Sammy TWiz ROM?
Uninstall and re-install Google Search. Clear Google Talk data in App management. Reboot.
It'll work after that.
I want to change the long press menu action to show my recent apps. I know i will have to change it to APP_SWITCH but i cant find the keylayout.I have gone to System/usr/Keylayout but i cant find it.
Does anyone know of an app that lets you do this? I thought i could find one in xposed but i couldnt.
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I want to change the long press menu action to show my recent apps. I know i will have to change it to APP_SWITCH but i cant find the keylayout.I have gone to System/usr/Keylayout but i cant find it.
Does anyone know of an app that lets you do this? I thought i could find one in xposed but i couldnt.
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Try xposed additions
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Try xposed additions
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Thanks
It has a button remap option but I guess it's not compatible with our phones because none of the options had any effect.
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Thanks
It has a button remap option but I guess it's not compatible with our phones because none of the options had any effect.
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It does work well for me and many others.
Did u install the app, enable in xposed, restart the device and then try.
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It does work well for me and many others.
Did u install the app, enable in xposed, restart the device and then try.
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That's weird.... Yes I did that but it still didn't work for me.
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It does work well for me and many others.
Did u install the app, enable in xposed, restart the device and then try.
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NVM It worked. I never went to xposed/framework and actually installed it. I just installed the installer
Thanks for the help.
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I am using xposed additions pro, and I remapped long press menu to "search", however the haptic feedback stops working for the menu button. Does this happen to anyone else? Anyone know another way to make long press menu = search? Thanks
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The note 4 had the ability to have movable on screen nav buttons, can't seem to find this function on the 5.
Anyone know where they are, or did they deep six them?
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If you mean the side key panel, it's gone. Lol
macmobile said:
If you mean the side key panel, it's gone. Lol
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Yeah, that's it. I liked having that available.
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is there a way to remap the back button and open apps button. the long press on the back button to bring up options is killing me
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^Don't think so.