If you couldn't have root what is the one feature you would miss? For my it would be viper and titanium backup.
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jay8302 said:
If you couldn't have root what is the one feature you would miss? For my it would be viper and titanium backup.
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This. The ability to make a nandroid backup. Ad removal is a close second.
I wasn't in a big hurry to root the S4. I'm in less of a hurry to root this one.
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jay8302 said:
If you couldn't have root what is the one feature you would miss? For my it would be viper and titanium backup.
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TiBU, Greenify, SD Maid Pro,
I'd really like to use GMD SPen Controls. And have Xposed Modules. AdAway is next best choice.
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Adaway and tibu for removing bloatware.
I just wish I had xposed in order to make the volume rocker control the cursor when I have the keyboard activated.
Xposed modules, TB "ability to freeze app", Adaway, Viper4Android "a must" etc etc etc. As you can see, right now the Note 4 is less appealing to me than my Note 3. Until root at least.
Tasker. Some of the features work without root, but the difference is a pain.
Xposed. I have having to choose 24h clock in order not to have the AM/PM on the clock. Hide some icons I don't need to see on my notifications bar, like bluetooth, the choose input method and disable wake on home button press.
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Yes I miss Tasker and greenify also
le0.br4zuc4 said:
Xposed. I have having to choose 24h clock in order not to have the AM/PM on the clock. Hide some icons I don't need to see on my notifications bar, like bluetooth, the choose input method and disable wake on home button press.
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Definitely xposed to clean up that status bar. It's way over cluttered
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I definitely miss the ability to change music track with long press on volume rocker and manipulating the notification bar. I like changing colors and center clock as well as applying themes.
What I don't miss is fc's and no wake issues lol.
Titanium backup. And the ultimate annihilation of the touchwiz launchers and SDM.
Youtube adaway, root call blocker, notify clean, titanium backup
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just thought id throw every one a heads up... iv seen people asking about getting toggles in pull down tray well here is a widget that allows you to do just that. plus it has a ton of customization's.
check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jim2&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qaW0yIl0.
Thanks. Kinda late though as there are numerous ways of already doing this.
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spencer88 said:
Thanks. Kinda late though as there are numerous ways of already doing this.
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How, without root / flash?
I use Notification Toggle: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I think it's the best one because of its customization options and the fact that I can download stock ICS icons for it. Plus, you can add apps (free, included in app) and shortcuts ($0.99 add-on). Like I have the shortcut for my AudioManager Pro Profile list in there and an icon that runs the Lockscreen app (saves pressing the power button to shut the screen off).
I'm not rooted. The only useful thing root would give me is the ability to directly toggle GPS rather than having to go to the settings page, but considering I almost always leave GPS on, I don't really care about that.
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I use Notification Toggle: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I think it's the best one because of its customization options and the fact that I can download stock ICS icons for it. Plus, you can add apps (free, included in app) and shortcuts ($0.99 add-on). Like I have the shortcut for my AudioManager Pro Profile list in there and an icon that runs the Lockscreen app (saves pressing the power button to shut the screen off).
I'm not rooted. The only useful thing root would give me is the ability to directly toggle GPS rather than having to go to the settings page, but considering I almost always leave GPS on, I don't really care about that.
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+ 1 for that......im using too and it is awesome.....
elixir2 does this also...
I also prefer Notification Toggle over Widgetsoid. Stock icons and the ability to always have it at the top of the notification screen. My only complaint is that it's a little laggy when tapping thru the brightness settings.
I use AoKp to do this without using a app....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
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Epix4G said:
I use AoKp to do this without using a app....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
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If only I liked AOKP. *sigh*
Thanks for the recommendations, shall have to try these, because besides themes, the notification pulldown with a plethora of settings to play with are what I miss most from MIUI builds on the HD2.
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I use AoKp to do this without using a app....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
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Much easier to install a custom rom than an app right? lol
Anyway, +1 for Notification Toggle. I was using Extended Controls for it but Notification Toggle is much better since it stays on top of other notifications and it also replaces the Battery Widget that I was using to display the battery % in the bar.
so have any of these been updated so that i don't have a constant icon running in my notification bar? i don't know why but that's a dealbreaker for me.
btw, i'm not rooting yet until CM9. temporary solutions without the annoying notification icon?
Thanks OP
Forgot about widgetsoid and how awesome it is. Between this and Nova launcher gestures I now have the perfect setup for my home screen because of this.
Swipe up - brings up the app drawer
Swipe down - brings down the notifications
Home button press while on the homescreen - brings up voice search
Any idea how to change the colour of the battery icon in the status bar using the Notification Toggle app? I want to change it to ics blue.
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so have any of these been updated so that i don't have a constant icon running in my notification bar? i don't know why but that's a dealbreaker for me.
btw, i'm not rooting yet until CM9. temporary solutions without the annoying notification icon?
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+1 on this. What's worse is they'll give the option for no icon, but then it just leave a blank spot in the notification bar.............
That's a limitation of Android, so until Google offers a better way, that's how it has to be.
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I really like the idea of some of the features from paranoid android. halo, pie, and extended desktop are the 3 features I wanted to use most on a daily bases. The problem for myself was that on the ports gps didn't work neither did wifi AP or samsungs smart dock which i use daily, not only that but Samsungs rom and kernel are more programmed for the phone itself as apposed to an aosp rom(which means better performance or so i'm told). So what i have done is used a few apps to replicate the features I want from paranoid android on my Touchwiz rom(cleanrom 4.7).
1. halo: To get this feature I used an app called floating notifications. It's not as feature rich as halo but it can display the text of my notifications like sms and gmail and I can click on them to open the app.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263987&nocache=1&z=4138043767306953
2. Pie: I used lmt launcher, I assume most people are familiure with it by now. If not check out the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
3. extended desktop: This one is a little tricky, i used hide bar by good mood droid (GMD). This doesn't just hide the bar it shutdowns that process making it unusable. Plus resents must be tied into that process because I can't use that either. To help not being able to access the toggles and other info in my notification shade I used an app called glovebox, which is a side bar app. I put some widgets in it for weather and toggles for easy access. Losing the ability to use resents isn't that bad I can deal with it but I use next and previous app in lmt launcher to help
get around.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nbWQuaGlkZWJhciJd
So what does everyone think?
*I would like to thank all of the developers of these various apps. The flexibility of android is what makes it great.
I dunno about #2 but the first couple would be best solved with a new rom. Flash clean rom 4.9
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Floating notifications is nothing like halo unless they have a hidden option to open the entire app in a pop up then floating notifications shouldnt be there
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fabster530 said:
Floating notifications is nothing like halo unless they have a hidden option to open the entire app in a pop up then floating notifications shouldnt be there
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Right I know that, It won't display the app but my notifications that normally show up in my notification shade show up in the app floating notifications.
I'm new to xposed. What all have you guys done to your phone with it that is compatible with our phones?
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I'm new to xposed. What all have you guys done to your phone with it that is compatible with our phones?
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Personally, I'm running at 320dpi, lots of Wanam tweaks, Apex launcher with hidden status and doc bars, extra toggles, replaced the crappy boot animation, added apps to menus, new keyboard, Volume boost, DPI tweaks, and that was within sight hours of purchasing the phone. Who knows what I'll get into today.
Honestly I will miss nandroids but with so many tweaks it feels like a custom rom. I basically made this phone into a 6" tablet. I think I can be happy with this phone for a while (kept the N2 for 9 months - that's a record for me)
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Personally, I'm running at 320dpi, lots of Wanam tweaks, Apex launcher with hidden status and doc bars, extra toggles, replaced the crappy boot animation, added apps to menus, new keyboard, Volume boost, DPI tweaks, and that was within sight hours of purchasing the phone. Who knows what I'll get into today.
Honestly I will miss nandroids but with so many tweaks it feels like a custom rom. I basically made this phone into a 6" tablet. I think I can be happy with this phone for a while (kept the N2 for 9 months - that's a record for me)
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How did u replace the boot animation I can't get that to work
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Lots of Wanam Tweaks, the only xposed module I really need. Samsung Keyboard Short Delay - it shortens the long press delay in the samsung keyboard.and 5x4 stock launcher when I use touchwiz, but that's rarely.
App Settings - changes DPI on per app basis
Boot Manager- android's version of Windows msconfig to disable apps from starting at boot
Disable Clear Defaults Dialog(annoying pop up box when you set an app as a default)
Disable Location Consent(annoying pop up box for agree/disagree when you enable Google location services)
Enable Call Recording
Greenify
Maximize Widgets - by default on lock screen
Notify Clean - can restrict apps from notifications on a per app basis
Tinted Status Bar
Wanam Xposed
XPrivacy - can restrict apps permissions on a per app basis
Xposed Tablet UI - CANT GET IT TO WORK!
How did you get the 5x4 stock launcher. I've been trying and searching
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How did u replace the boot animation I can't get that to work
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Open file manager with root settings and mount system folder for write. Renamed current boot files with a bak. Label. Pasted the ones from another post in and it works. The files were posted somewhere around here as being from a N2. It's much better than the white crap but not just any old anni
I am using xThemeEngine.
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How do you boost the volume?
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Lots of Wanam Tweaks, the only xposed module I really need. Samsung Keyboard Short Delay - it shortens the long press delay in the samsung keyboard.and 5x4 stock launcher when I use touchwiz, but that's rarely.
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please post how you got the 5x4 stock launcher going
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please post how you got the 5x4 stock launcher going
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It didn't work when I tried with wanam. Gave up and using nova.
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It didn't work when I tried with wanam. Gave up and using nova.
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yeah i went to Nova and went back and i dont know why i just want to use stock but may go back myself cause really with a screen this big the rows and columns and silly with stock.
thanks
Please continue any future discussion in this earlier created thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482230
We all have em. Apps that we wouldn't want to part with ever. I love finding new apps that do crazier stuff. So what are some apps you can't live without?
I NEED pie controls. This dev made it work without it being be baked into the rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150 after having it on beans roms I couldn't live without it. You must be rooted though to use it.
If you aren't rooted, try Wave Launcher. It is the same thing as ISA (invisible swipe area) in pie controls. But I've never gotten ISA to work in pie. You just swipe from a set location to layout a list of your apps that you want. Works over any other app without needing root. Loved this until I got pie controls. Now I don't need it as much.
Package Tracker I use Pro edition. But i buy so much stuff & hate monitoring shipments. This does it all, it and can auto check at set frequencies for you. Hourly or every two. And you can sync it online. So if you use multiple devices all can share the same list just by one uploading it.
MSecure or Keepass - who wants to remember hundred of passwords. At work mine change every thirty days. With these, remember your One master password to get in, and the rest is stored in a secure database on the phone. Put in web logins. Insurance info. Whatever. I like MSecure better cause it can sync with Dropbox to save your encrypted file. But Keepass is free. I think both have pc apps the let you enter all info on that then import the datafile to the phone.
My fitness pal - great app for tracking calories and food intake
ES file Explorer everyone loves it.
Alarm clock Plus great alarm app. Hate losing my phone alarms everytime I reset. This has a backup function. Win!
Wifi Analyzer great app for finding wifi. Troubleshooting wifi problems. See what channels are being used the most. How good signals are, etc.
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Press, the only newsreader that isn't buggy garbage.
BaconReader Premium, because bacon, and reddit, and bacon.
Sleepbot - alarm clock/ sleep tracking
Pocket - simple password keeper
Just started using waze - realtime traffic/police tracking navigation app, loving it so far.
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XDA Premium
ROM Toolbox Pro - "all-in-one" app for backups/restores/boot animations/fonts/app2sd/root browser/overclock/undervolt 40% off in the Play Store right now
Adaway - blocks ads with custom list for your hosts file
Xposed Framework+modules
Wakelock Detector+Greenify+Advanced Freeze in Rom toolbox for battery saving
Airdroid
Sidebar Plus+Switchr for multitasking/app switching
Tasker+Secure Settings for automation like at home=wifi on/pin off but away from home = automatic revert, wifi off, pin on
Navfree USA as an emergency offline/no data GPS(download maps by state ahead of time to internal SD card)
Lightflow - set custom colors to different types of notifications (sms, Gmail, mms, hangouts, ext) and also different colors for certain contacts.
SwiftKey - replacement keyboard
Lux - alternate for screen brightness auto adjustment (i like to set the lowest setting far lower than android default)
Nova Launcher - launcher
Any alternate messaging app. Right now I'm using sliding messaging and liking it.
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Google
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BeyondPod - Best podcast indexer and player. Tons of features and an expansive index of podcasts. Use it in my car daily so I don't have to listen to the same crap on the radio. Plus you can download and save podcasts to your device.
Root Explorer - Has always been awesome and got even better with recent updates: Multiple tabs and file copy progress indicators.
Open GPS Tracker - Awesome for bike rides, walks, hikes, or disproving a speeding ticket from a rookie cop. Shows your track on a Google map with distance, speed, elevation, etc.
Tapatalk - loving to read some topics on XDA and etc ;D
Power toggles - you can access your toggles easily
Poweramp - the best music player on Android for me
Solid explorer - the best files explorer for me
Nova launcher - great and fast launcher
Appdialer pro - I can find my files much easier and quicker
Power amp- I love the options
Nova- isn't that obvious
Quick pic- better image quality
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AdAway
AppSales
Better Battery Stats
DigiCal
Google All Access Music
gReader Pro
mSecure
LagFix Premium
Quick Boot
Root Explorer
Screebl
Tapatalk Pro
TinyURL Link Shortener
Titanium Backup
ViPER4Android FX
Wakelock Detector
Xposed framework
YouTube Downloader (by xda_dentex)
Xposed modules:
Greenify
Multiwindow Manager
S-View Music Controls
Samsung Keyboard Short Delay
Swap Volume Keys
Wanam Xposed
XQuickSettingsToggles
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Velis Auto Brightness - Total control over automatic brightness. Set your own curve, speed of adjustment. Lots of presets that work very well.
Audiomanager Pro - Set audio volume presets and assign them to a schedule (ie: automatic mute at 9:30pm, preset for work, preset for after work, preset for weekend, etc)
Root Explorer - Still the best root access file manager around. Doesn't look like a 12 yr old designed it (cough, ES File Explorer, cough)
Airdroidhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid - I transfer so much stuff back and forth between my phone and PC. This makes life much easier. No need to plug in. I can also do my messaging from my computer if my phone isn't nearby.
Grompy said:
Sleepbot - alarm clock/ sleep tracking
Pocket - simple password keeper
Just started using waze - realtime traffic/police tracking navigation app, loving it so far.
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My biggest gripe about Waze it does not tell you what side of the road your destination is at.
Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
Dropbox
Nova Launcher
Lux (auto brightness control)
Lightflow (led notification control)
Boring I know but these are the apps that are always there for me.
dgjenkins said:
Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
Dropbox
Nova Launcher
Lux (auto brightness control)
Lightflow (led notification control)
Boring I know but these are the apps that are always there for me.
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Does Lightflow work unrooted?
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Does Lightflow work unrooted?
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Depends on the device. Download the free version and try it. I paid for the full version just out of respect for the developer who bought a Verizon Galaxy S3 (he's in the UK I think), just so he could get it to work with Verizon and Samsung's crazy settings. He figured everything out and it was a must have app on my S3. On my HTC One, not so much because the LED can only be red or green which really limits the options. Different devices work differently so it's just one of those things you have to try out. A rooted device is obviously going to have more freedom though.
I'll check it out on the note 3
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My biggest gripe about Waze it does not tell you what side of the road your destination is at.
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I'm sure they will add that feature in the near future but definitely an awesome navigation app. I think Google acquired them so that might help them enhance their product.
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instagram
zedge
picsay pro
facebook page manager
clean master
android studio
firefox
quickpic
Avast Mobile Security - antivirus, SMS/call filter, app locking, firewall, network meter, most importantly...device anti-theft (send SMS commands or via web to locate device using GPS, wipe device, sound an alarm, etc).
system ui
Hi.
Got my OP5T 4 days back..
Does anyone in the forum know if we can use only gestures instead of virtual navigation buttons like iPhone x..coz I hate how it consumes space at the bottom..
Previously I was using all in one gestures to control my volume in OP3.
Thanks,
Shyam
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I would love if it had the same gestures as the iPhone X.
All in one gesture, and if u go down to the themes and apps portion of this forum there is a post that shows u how to hide the navigation bar
Dunno if this is what you're looking for, but on my previous device I used the app "J Touch" from the Play Store as my navbar replacement+. Haven't got my 5T yet, but i intend to load it up immediately as I, too, dislike losing that precious real estate.
Using All In One Gesture and disabled the nav bar using Substratum's Navbar Height Changer theme (requires root).
Works like a charm. No more hitting the home button when missing the keyboard space bar!
S1mon12 said:
Using All In One Gesture and disabled the nav bar using Substratum's Navbar Height Changer theme (requires root).
Works like a charm. No more hitting the home button when missing the keyboard space bar!
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I'm doing the same but it breaks the power menu I've found. It does a soft reset instead of bringing up my reboot options. At least I think that's what's happened.
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I'm doing the same but it breaks the power menu I've found. It does a soft reset instead of bringing up my reboot options. At least I think that's what's happened.
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Same here, but I installed the Reboot app to fix this.
Thanks guys! I hid my navbar, and installed All in one gestures. This is nice
I use swipe navigation for gestures. But I cannot for now hide the navigation bar permanently. For infos, I'm not rooted.
lyall29 said:
Thanks guys! I hid my navbar, and installed All in one gestures. This is nice
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How is it?
It won't launch without the location permission for advertising purposes.
I'm now running xposed to disable the navbar, but of course that triggers safetynet...
I'd really appreciate if someone could help finding a way to disable the navbar without xposed and the reboot breaking subtratum theme I would be extremely grateful!
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I'm now running xposed to disable the navbar, but of course that triggers safetynet...
I'd really appreciate if someone could help finding a way to disable the navbar without xposed and the reboot breaking subtratum theme I would be extremely grateful!
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what module are you using for xposed?
Bradl79 said:
what module are you using for xposed?
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Gravitybox!
In 'navigation bar tweaks' turn on the master switch and then turn 'enable navigation bar' off.
It should work fine after a reboot!
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Gravitybox!
In 'navigation bar tweaks' turn on the master switch and then turn 'enable navigation bar' off.
It should work fine after a reboot!
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lmao thank u, i tried finding something in Gravity Box, i guess i over looked it, thank u
Bradl79 said:
lmao thank u, i tried finding something in Gravity Box, i guess i over looked it, thank u
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No problem, you can follow my tutorial if you want to do this without xposed / tripping safety net:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/how-to/guide-rid-navbar-drawbacks-xposed-t3712135
S1mon12 said:
Using All In One Gesture and disabled the nav bar using Substratum's Navbar Height Changer theme (requires root).
Works like a charm. No more hitting the home button when missing the keyboard space bar!
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I combined 0 nav bar height with LMT https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
and swipe navigation https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.suphi.swipenavigation&hl=en
You can also bind navigation actions like back, home, recent to an edge menu like Swiftly Switch. (no root or xposed required) Though you do have to enable permissions like drawing over other applications.
All of these solutions seem kinda messy and require rooting. Is there no clean way to do this without modding my phone?
Midnight Marauder said:
All of these solutions seem kinda messy and require rooting. Is there no clean way to do this without modding my phone?
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Just Use The Default Auto Hide Nav Bar Option. It Doesn't Work only on the homescreen, and elsewhere it works like a charm
G1nk1 said:
Just Use The Default Auto Hide Nav Bar Option. It Doesn't Work only on the homescreen, and elsewhere it works like a charm
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ah cool, thanks!