I'm new to Nova Launcher, and to be honest 3rd party launchers in general. And the only question I have so far while using Nova is that once I'm in my app drawer hitting my home button closes the app drawer and zooms me out to see all screens I have with the option of wallpaper, widget or app to add to a screen. Rather than just taking me to my homepage like the home button does from any other screen.
Is this normal? is there a way to have hitting home from the app drawer just take me to my homepage?
You can turn that off in Nova settings. Its in gesture and inputs
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justin94 said:
Here.
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James_Ward01 said:
You can turn that off in Nova settings. Its in gesture and inputs
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Thanks all, that did it. :good:
Actually, in doing that I lose the option to double tap the home button to bring up those options such as apps, widgets and wallpaper. Looking under gestures though the toggle is on that says "return to default page on first tap, action on second" but there is no thing from the second.
The only time it seems to work as the settings suggest is if you have more than 1 screen. Once I created a blank screen to the right of my default page then it worked as it should. With just one it doesn't.
JynxRD said:
Actually, in doing that I lose the option to double tap the home button to bring up those options such as apps, widgets and wallpaper. Looking under gestures though the toggle is on that says "return to default page on first tap, action on second" but there is no thing from the second.
The only time it seems to work as the settings suggest is if you have more than 1 screen. Once I created a blank screen to the right of my default page then it worked as it should. With just one it doesn't.
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This is how I have it set. Edit: it works better if you set home button to go to default page
Well my initial problem was fixed by setting the home button to the default screen. However if you have only 1 screen you then lose the ability to add screens and widgets, even if the toggle is 'on' that says double tapping the home button will still give you that option. But once you add a second blank screen that toggle switch enabling the action of double tapping the home button then works. So it has to be a bug, I just don't know if their aware of it or not because I suspect most people use more than 1 screen and have never noticed it doesn't work with 1.
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In the past few days I'm using Executive Assistant as my lockscreen replacement, and it's very complete: it is very customizable, and shows all your unread emails, sms, unanswered calls, upcoming events etc.
The only thing I don't like is that if I press the home button, the stock lockscreen kicks in, and I cannot find a way to get rid of it for good.
Has anyone found a solution for this? I would like Executive Asssitant to be the only lockscreen on my phone.
Thanks!
This is the URL to the app developer: http://www.appventive.com/executive-assistant
Try downloading Home Switcher from the Market, then launch the app.
If Executive Assistant is in the list, then tap Clear default at the bottom, scroll down, tap Clear defaults, press the Back softkey, press the Home button, then check the Set as default box before tapping Executive Assistant.
use the app called "no lock".
yamanote said:
Try downloading Home Switcher from the Market, then launch the app.
If Executive Assistant is in the list, then tap Clear default at the bottom, scroll down, tap Clear defaults, press the Back softkey, press the Home button, then check the Set as default box before tapping Executive Assistant.
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I don't see the "Clear Defaults" option anywhere?!?
jodeltje said:
use the app called "no lock".
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Thank you, but apparently doens't work with the Galaxy S2!!
So far the only lockscreen replacement that works flawlessly is GoTO, but I don't like it so much.
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At the bottom... make sure you're using the froyo version (blue icon, not teal).
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I was using the wrong version! Now I see the buttons below. Will give it a try!
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At the bottom... make sure you're using the froyo version (blue icon, not teal).
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Executive Assistant doesn't show in the list so, if I got it right, the problem is with ADW Launcher: basically whatever lock screen replacement I choose, when I hit the home button ADW recalls the stock lockscreen.
Any replacement I choose is simply laid on top of the stock one, instead of substituting it.
So Executive Assistant is just an app and not a home/lockscreen replacement.
Dunno where to go from here, sorry.
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So that's it, then? Is there NOTHING that gives basic missed notifications about calls/texts/emails etc with names on the lockscreen for android that works efficiently or smoothly?? I've searched and searched this forum and the market and even bought and tried widgetlocker with the Missed It! app which seemed to be the closest thing to what I've been searching and it didn't work. I mean, close, but no cigar. It was very inaccurate (said there were missed things when there weren't). Does it have to do with another of apple's f'ing "patents"? I just want to know, if anyone can help out, if this exists or not so I can stop my mindless searching that has been eating up my time for the past 3 days.Thanks all.
Oh, on samsung galaxy s3. at&t but i'm searching all over the forums.
I was messing around with some widgets, and I found a way to turn the flash on using the volume up when the screen is off.
1 have Nova Launcher installed.
2 long press home screen,select shortcuts.
3 you will see the Nova icon, press that.
4 a menu will pop up, scroll down to settings, and open that.
5 scroll down to torchlight, and a widget will apear on homescreen.
6 tap widget, and enable the light.
After it is enabled, just remove that widget.
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This is enabled on my workphone (Samsung Rugby Smart) and it comes in handy.
Just thought I would share.:beer:
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I was messing around with some widgets, and I found a way to turn the flash on using the volume up when the screen is off.
1 have Nova Launcher installed.
2 long press home screen,select shortcuts.
3 you will see the Nova icon, press that.
4 a menu will pop up, scroll down to settings, and open that.
5 scroll down to torchlight, and a widget will apear on homescreen.
6 tap widget, and enable the light.
After it is enabled, just remove that widget.
This is enabled on my workphone (Samsung Rugby Smart) and it comes in handy.
Just thought I would share.:beer:
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Very nice! I believe what you are tapping into is the same thing the xposed-wanam method uses. Awesome on finding a way to get at it via a launcher though - nice share
og.blaah said:
I was messing around with some widgets, and I found a way to turn the flash on using the volume up when the screen is off.
1 have Nova Launcher installed.
2 long press home screen,select shortcuts.
3 you will see the Nova icon, press that.
4 a menu will pop up, scroll down to settings, and open that.
5 scroll down to torchlight, and a widget will apear on homescreen.
6 tap widget, and enable the light.
After it is enabled, just remove that widget.
This is enabled on my workphone (Samsung Rugby Smart) and it comes in handy.
Just thought I would share.:beer:
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Our current firmware already has it built-in. If you know how to mod the settings to enable or create a key in the settings database with name "torchlight_enable" and value 1, you will have it too natively..
Use the flash as a flashlight all the time... I set it up with wanam when I first rooted.
Is there a way to shut screen off with out the power button.
double tap on the statusbar to put it to sleep in Nova launcher. Its an extra step to unhide the statusbar if u have it set to auto hide in nova..but its easier than finding the power button.
pvaldeben said:
Is there a way to shut screen off with out the power button.
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Install Screen Off and Lock from the Play Store, assign double tap in Nova (Prime) to use that app et presto :good:
I can't get the recent apps to come up with a gesture on nova. I really want to make it so I can swipe up for recent apps
Royyx said:
I can't get the recent apps to come up with a gesture on nova. I really want to make it so I can swipe up for recent apps
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Set the gesture to a shortcut, choose Nova activities, scroll down System UI, then choose one of the two actives for recent apps. One is the old KK recents, and one is for Lollipop recents. Not sure which is which. I think the top option might be Lollipop.
partylikeaninjastar said:
Set the gesture to a shortcut, choose Nova activities, scroll down System UI, then choose one of the two actives for recent apps. One is the old KK recents, and one is for Lollipop recents. Not sure which is which. I think the top option might be Lollipop.
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There's only one thing under system ui that would have anything to do with recent and it's recent screens but it doesn't pull up recents
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There's only one thing under system ui that would have anything to do with recent and it's recent screens but it doesn't pull up recents
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There's two.
Edit: didn't realize I was replying to a G4 thread... Uh, this is how it looks on my G3. Maybe LG broke something if it's no longer working on the G4.
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There's two.
Edit: didn't realize I was replying to a G4 thread... Uh, this is how it looks on my G3. Maybe LG broke something if it's no longer working on the G4.
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G4 Looks like this.
That SHOULD be it. If it's not working, then it's not working, though.
I'd trouble shoot by trying that gesture on Action Launcher. It had a native "open recents" gesture that worked with the G3 without having to do this workaround that we used in Nova. If it still works in AL3, I'd message the Nova dev and point out that accessing recents on Nova with the G4 is broken. I should hopefully have a G4 this afternoon (going on my lunch). If you don't have a paid copy of AL3 to test yourself, I will if I can.
News:
Now Nova (prime of course) offers the knock off feature without any other app needed.
Look on gestures!
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[GUIDE] Make a stock "screen off" shortcut that works with Fingerprint/SmartLock
Hi!
One thing I've always thought that was missing in this phone was a "screen off" shortcut that so many brands currently have.
Third party options have caveats. Using device administrator locks the phone but disables fingerprint or smar lock, using timeout often didn't work well as the black screen sometimes continued to show the status bar or was responsive to touches during the timeout.
This method shuts the screen off as if you pressed the power button using bixby.
To do this:
- Open Bixby - Click the 3 dotted menu - Quick commands - My commands - Click on the plus icon to add a command.
-Name it as you wish in any language, the name you give it here is the name of the shortcut on the home screen.
-Then in what bixby does choose "type a command" and write "Screen off".
- Save it
- Then click the 3 dotted menu in front of the command you've just made and choose Add to Home Screen.
That's it, enjoy!
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There's an even easier way to do this and it works anywhere on the phone, not just the launcher shortcut. I've been using this utility called doubleHome from Jawomo since my S8+ days, and it lets me double tap the home button from anywhere to turn off and lock the screen. Just installed it on my new A50, still works great!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-doublehome-double-tap-home-to-off-t3611220
It's no longer on the Play Store or even supported anymore, but the above thread has one of the last versions (v1.30). There was one last update to v1.31, which is the one I've always used since I originally updated it through the Play Store before it was pulled. This last version can easily be found with a Google search.
There are a few miscellaneous options to customize its behavior and some Pro features that were unlockable at one point but no longer. One little "glitch" if you can even call it that, the status bar will stay on for a second or two before turning off like the rest of the screen. This didn't used to happen until Oreo and later, but it's not a big deal at all - actually looks kinda neat.
Give it a try!
This is great!
orbitalcomp said:
There's an even easier way to do this and it works anywhere on the phone, not just the launcher shortcut. I've been using this utility called doubleHome from Jawomo since my S8+ days, and it lets me double tap the home button from anywhere to turn off and lock the screen. Just installed it on my new A50, still works great!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-doublehome-double-tap-home-to-off-t3611220
It's no longer on the Play Store or even supported anymore, but the above thread has one of the last versions (v1.30). There was one last update to v1.31, which is the one I've always used since I originally updated it through the Play Store before it was pulled. This last version can easily be found with a Google search.
There are a few miscellaneous options to customize its behavior and some Pro features that were unlockable at one point but no longer. One little "glitch" if you can even call it that, the status bar will stay on for a second or two before turning off like the rest of the screen. This didn't used to happen until Oreo and later, but it's not a big deal at all - actually looks kinda neat.
Give it a try!
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Nice ??
Hello
I just bought my op9p, and so far we get along.
On my home page, there's a page with Goggle news and things to the left that I do not want.
Does anyone know how to get rid of it? I've looked at many settings.
It is symbolized by 3 little lines, like a menu bar, on the home screen.
Thank you
nabril15 said:
Hello
I just bought my op9p, and so far we get along.
On my home page, there's a page with Goggle news and things to the left that I do not want.
Does anyone know how to get rid of it? I've looked at many settings.
It is symbolized by 3 little lines, like a menu bar, on the home screen.
Thank you
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Tap and hold on home screen and when it changes tap on settings, you can disable it in the settings.
TheGhost1951 said:
Google news can be installed just by in apps drawer tap and hold and in the popup, tap on uninstall
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Thank you. I did remove the app, but I still get that page.
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It looks like that
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Thank you. I did remove the app, but I still get that page.
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Read the above post about home screen settings
Thank you.
There's no way to get rid of that page. And I don't see settings. I see a more button on the op launcher
nabril15 said:
Thank you.
There's no way to get rid of that page. And I don't see settings. I see a more button on the op launcher
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Hang on for a min...
Tap and hold on a blank area on home screen and then tap on settings
I switched to Niagara launcher that I was using before on my op7p.
That screen is now gone..
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Tap and hold on a blank area on home screen and then tap on settings
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thanks again Ghost
i tried that option, and I only get the options to add widgests, wallpapers, and I see a MORE button, but no settings.
I'm using another launcher for now, but there must be a way to get rid of it.