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[Q] how to remove custom boot animation?

i downloaded a zip which enable custom boot animation and downloaded animation placed in system/media
it worked but it's not fit in screen well , i want to remove it , tryied to do it and now ended up with black screen , i have backup of the old boot animation files and when i copied them back with the right permissions nothing happened i need help how to remove the custom boot animation please , thanks in advance

NVM5282 said:
i downloaded a zip which enable custom boot animation and downloaded animation placed in system/media
it worked but it's not fit in screen well , i want to remove it , tryied to do it and now ended up with black screen , i have backup of the old boot animation files and when i copied them back with the right permissions nothing happened i need help how to remove the custom boot animation please , thanks in advance
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One important thing to notice, meant for all who flash any zips:
Always take a look into META-INF click thru subfolders and find updater-script and open with an editor.
Within you will find exactly what the zip does, what changes will be made and maybe you understand how to revert back.
In your case you got to disable bootanimation in /system/bin again.

Androidwizzard said:
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One important thing to notice, meant for all who flash any zips:
Always take a look into META-INF click thru subfolders and find updater-script and open with an editor.
Within you will find exactly what the zip does, what changes will be made and maybe you understand how to revert back.
In your case you got to disable bootanimation in /system/bin again.
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well , how exactly to do that sir? thanks for ur rapid reply

NVM5282 said:
well , how exactly to do that sir? thanks for ur rapid reply
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Go into /system/bin with any file explorer, find bootanimation and bootanimation.original,
delete first and rename second by deleting the extension .original.

Androidwizzard said:
Go into /system/bin with any file explorer, find bootanimation and bootanimation.original,
delete first and rename second by deleting the extension .original.
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i never made a back up of boot animation

NVM5282 said:
i never made a back up of boot animation
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No need for backup here. I guess that both files are there. otherwise I hit the bootanim-creator.

[GUIDE] Disable "logd" process - NO MORE BATTERY DRAIN [ALL ROMs] [ROOT req]

[GUIDE] Disable "logd" process - NO MORE BATTERY DRAIN [ALL ROMs] [ROOT req]
Hi all,
I have the G4 (H815) for over 6 months and always (both Lollipop and Marshmallow) I have been suffering from a tremendous battery drain.
After a lot of research I discovered that the reason (the main reason) of my battery drain is due to "logd" process that normally burned over 15% (or more) for each charge cycle (checked with Better Battery Stats).
Obviously I tried everything, full wipe, change ROM but that process was always there to suck battery them.
I do not know why the process is so high but I know that deactivating it the problem is automatically solved
So finally I found a way to eliminate the underlying problem permanently by disabling the logd process from TWRP.
if you also have this problem, follow this simple guide and you will solve the problem permanently.
After disabling "logd" process the only evidence it is that logcat no longer works but for many I do not think it's a problem.
Anyway you can always go back and put everything back as it was.
[Before Start]
I suggest you to make a FULL BACKUP before you follow this guide.
I am not responsible if your brick your phone.
[Prerequisites]
Root
TWRP
[Step by step Guide]
Reboot phone into Recovery (TWRP) and click "Mount"
Check System and then press "back"
Click "Advanced"
Click "File Manager"
Choose the "system" folder
Choose "bin" folder
Choose "logd" file and press "Select"
Click "Rename files"
Add ".bak" and then press "Go"
Swype right to confirm
Press Home button
Restart => System
Now, "logd" process is permanently disabled and should not appear between processes (verified with Better Battery Stats).
To put everything back as it was before, just rename back "logd.bak" file to "logd" by following the same procedure above.
See the attached screen for a visual guide.
I also attach my battery stats AFTER disabling the "logd" process.
Before deactivating I did not reach the 2 hours of SOT. Now they are 4 or more with 20hrs of standby
All without Amplify or other battery savers
Let me know if this works for you.
EDIT:
Some users reported that renaming \system\bin\logd to \system\bin\logd.bak using a root explorer and then reboot .. works too.
Ty.
If you find this guide useful ... press "Thank you". :good:

Here other screenshots:

great job
Is this problem also existing in V20D ???
Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk

Hani88 said:
great job
Is this problem also existing in V20D ???
Sent from my LG-H815 using Tapatalk
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Yes,
10X ... and 20X ...
Tried also with Genesys 3.X.

Test is running, thank you.

HorstiG said:
Test is running, thank you.
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This works the same with a file explorer. But you should reboot.

HorstiG said:
This works the same with a file explorer. But you should reboot.
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thank
where is the file ?
EDIT : i have found ...good ! thank again

HorstiG said:
This works the same with a file explorer. But you should reboot.
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In my case after restart, logd.bak was renamed back to logd.
Renamed instead from TWRP it stay.
Please check periodically that file was not renamed back.

aferende said:
In my case after restart, logd.bak was renamed back to logd.
Renamed instead from TWRP it stay.
Please check periodically that file was not renamed back.
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OK
After 5 reboots.

Loulou-13 said:
thank
where is the file ?
EDIT : i have found ...good ! thank again
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root/system/bin/logd
I was too slow

aferende said:
In my case after restart, logd.bak was renamed back to logd.
Renamed instead from TWRP it stay.
Please check periodically that file was not renamed back.
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we can move it and keep it on another place ? no ?

Loulou-13 said:
we can move it and keep it on another place ? no ?
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Yes it's the same. I keep there just to remember source folder.

aferende said:
Yes it's the same. I keep there just to remember source folder.
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.....and the system don't rewrite it on this bin file by a remove after a reboot ?

Loulou-13 said:
.....and the system don't rewrite it on this bin file by a remove after a reboot ?
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In my case and using TWRP ... No

Unfortunately, I realized that my system runs much non-circular. I test further.
The file renaming with Explorer works the same.

Nice job
Enviado desde mi LG-H815 mediante Tapatalk

HorstiG said:
Unfortunately, I realized that my system runs much non-circular. I test further.
The file renaming with Explorer works the same.
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What do you mean for "non-circular" ?

aferende said:
What do you mean for "non-circular" ?
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It runs rough.
I have the Loggong reactivated and my system is running as well as ever. Several times tested.
I suspect that the battery saving on cost of slower system goes.

yes... :good:
it seem good by removing this file . with "es explorer" , i put it on sd0 (on "es explorer backup" for example for to keep it in case of ...)
i reboot the phone and don't see it again on this system/bin file...

HorstiG said:
It runs rough
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Ok ty for reporting.
All users please report if you notice something like this

Gravity Box MM

Does GB modify system? I have systemless root and Xposed and wanted to know if it will remain OK with GB. Thx.
Device: OnePlus 3
Android 6.0.1

Familotel said:
Does GB modify system? I have systemless root and Xposed and wanted to know if it will remain OK with GB. Thx.
Device: OnePlus 3
Android 6.0.1
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looking for the answer from some experts here too...

Am using systemless xposed n root. And GB work fine

Xposed modules never modify any system files - that's the principle of Xposed! You can always uninstall modules, and then always everything is as before!

Most options in GB work fine -however the QuickSettings section and the hardware button functions have issues.

HoTsHoT89 said:
Most options in GB work fine -however the QuickSettings section and the hardware button functions have issues.
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what is issue with hardware buttons?.
May be i can help you

JumboMan said:
what is issue with hardware buttons?.
May be i can help you
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Configuring long press or double press for the hardware buttons in GB does not work for me. I can only change them in the Settings menu which has limited choices.
Are you able to change them via GB?

HoTsHoT89 said:
Configuring long press or double press for the hardware buttons in GB does not work for me. I can only change them in the Settings menu which has limited choices.
Are you able to change them via GB?
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You have to edit Generic.kl file located at system/usr/keylayout.
You have to edit key 127,139,158,580.
Add VIRTUAL to this key.
for example -
original - key 158 BACK
Modified - key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
==
edit this file with any root enabled file explorer (e.g Root explorer,solid explorer).
Apply proper permissions (0644) to file and reboot the phone.
Now you can assign any custom shortcut to any hardware key through GravityBox.

mysky911 said:
looking for the answer from some experts here too...
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I installed it, but when an OTA came, it knew i was rooted.

JumboMan said:
You have to edit Generic.kl file located at system/usr/keylayout.
You have to edit key 127,139,158,580.
Add VIRTUAL to this key.
for example -
original - key 158 BACK
Modified - key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
==
edit this file with any root enabled file explorer (e.g Root explorer,solid explorer).
Apply proper permissions (0644) to file and reboot the phone.
Now you can assign any custom shortcut any hardware key through GravityBox.
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Thank you for the explanation.
As I understand from your previous posts, modifying the file, hence modifying /system will break OTAs. On my phone, /system is still untouched - is it possible to keep a backup for the Generic.kl file and restore the original backup for the OTA installation to work again when a new OTA arrives?

HoTsHoT89 said:
Thank you for the explanation.
As I understand from your previous posts, modifying the file, hence modifying /system will break OTAs. On my phone, /system is still untouched - is it possible to keep a backup for the Generic.kl file and restore the original backup for the OTA installation to work again when a new OTA arrives?
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No.
once you mounted /system partition rw, OTA will fail even if you have not done anything thing with system partition.
There are apps (search for button remaper in play store) which don't requires root to change shortcuts of hardware buttons

Familotel said:
Does GB modify system? I have systemless root and Xposed and wanted to know if it will remain OK with GB. Thx.
Device: OnePlus 3
Android 6.0.1
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No it doesn't. It won't modify your system files.
To disable all tweaks:
Just disable (uncheck) it from xposed module list and all tweaks will be disabled.

JumboMan said:
You have to edit Generic.kl file located at system/usr/keylayout.
You have to edit key 127,139,158,580.
Add VIRTUAL to this key.
for example -
original - key 158 BACK
Modified - key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
==
edit this file with any root enabled file explorer (e.g Root explorer,solid explorer).
Apply proper permissions (0644) to file and reboot the phone.
Now you can assign any custom shortcut any hardware key through GravityBox.
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Thanks a lot for this useful informations! (I also hit Thanks btw)

minigreen said:
Most options in GB work fine -however the QuickSettings section and the hardware button functions have issues.
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GB messes badly with quick settings.
For hardware button function see my reply here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68477822&postcount=8

I just got a OP3 and have also noticed problems with the quick settings.
I dont know if I broke it by attempting to modify in GB but I can't seem to modify my quick settings properly from either GB or the OnePlus settings anymore.
Unticking "NFC" for instance in either settings isn't making it go away. No way around this, eh?

NinetoFive said:
I just got a OP3 and have also noticed problems with the quick settings.
I dont know if I broke it by attempting to modify in GB but I can't seem to modify my quick settings properly from either GB or the OnePlus settings anymore.
Unticking "NFC" for instance in either settings isn't making it go away. No way around this, eh?
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quick settings don't work properly on GB.

JumboMan said:
You have to edit Generic.kl file located at system/usr/keylayout.
You have to edit key 127,139,158,580.
Add VIRTUAL to this key.
for example -
original - key 158 BACK
Modified - key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
==
edit this file with any root enabled file explorer (e.g Root explorer,solid explorer).
Apply proper permissions (0644) to file and reboot the phone.
Now you can assign any custom shortcut to any hardware key through GravityBox.
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i tried it on my oneplus 3t and it works great. thanks a lot!

JumboMan said:
You have to edit Generic.kl file located at system/usr/keylayout.
You have to edit key 127,139,158,580.
Add VIRTUAL to this key.
for example -
original - key 158 BACK
Modified - key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
==
edit this file with any root enabled file explorer (e.g Root explorer,solid explorer).
Apply proper permissions (0644) to file and reboot the phone.
Now you can assign any custom shortcut to any hardware key through GravityBox.
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is there any way on nougat to reasign hardware keys with new functions with this trick? without gravitybox ofc since xposed isnt released yet for nougat.

MarcTremonti said:
is there any way on nougat to reasign hardware keys with new functions with this trick? without gravitybox ofc since xposed isnt released yet for nougat.
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no

[MOD] NavBar Gone. (Root)

I get a lot of requests to remove the NavBar. I'm posting this mod at each phone's forum themes section. TWRP flashable zip. Restore zip will be created in a folder named ozop on your sdcard.
8.1 March Update
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673956719939829462
8.0 November update
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617946403
8.1 preview DP1
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617947258
8.1 DP2
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291691723
8.1 Dec Final
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291694014
Installation instructions for those of you that have root, but do not have TWRP. Busybox must be installed first.
1. Download the enclosed vrthemeADBversion zip and readme.txt for copying and pasting purposes.
2. Unzip the vrthemeADBversion zip to your sdcard. Rename folder to vrtheme
3. Put the readme.txt on your PC where you use adb.
4. Download appropriate NavBar Gone zip. Unzip and copy the system folder that is inside the vrtheme folder to the root of your sdcard.
5. On the root folder of your phone, find the data folder and create a folder inside it named tmp
6. Copy the vrtheme folder you earlier extracted to your sdcard to newly created data/tmp folder (/data/tmp/vrtheme)
7. On PC, with your phone connected and in file transfer mode, open CMD prompt and type "adb devices" without quotes. If your serial number comes up you can proceed.
8. Copy and paste the command lines from the readme.txt (include quotes)
adb shell su -c "mount -o rw,remount /system"
Hit enter
First time you will be promoted by SuperSU to give adb permission.
Copy and paste the second line in readme.txt
adb shell su -c sh /data/tmp/vrtheme/installtheme.sh
(If you would rather run a bat file and are on Windows, extract the ModInstaller zip where you adb is and run it instead of typing or copying and pasting the commands from the readme.txt)
Wait until everything runs, after a pause of a few seconds your phone will reboot and your NavBar should be gone.

bumping this thread for relevancy.
Also.... what is everyone using for navigation replacements? I love LMT, but it crashes and often leaves me without a way to return home.

noidea24 said:
bumping this thread for relevancy.
Also.... what is everyone using for navigation replacements? I love LMT, but it crashes and often leaves me without a way to return home.
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I'm using LMT. Never thought I'd like it but in order to get this mod right, I had to try it. Now I like it. Took some getting used to.
I could put a invisible home button on the left side of your statusbar.

I use Swipe Navigation and love it. After a recent update caused it to stop working, I downloaded an older apk from the XDA thread and keep that on my device for emergencies.
Edit.. Should mention that the developer, @Splder released another update the same day that fixed the problem I had.

I also use swipe navigation and it works great. I got scared a bit because I updated it and it didn't work but i just needed to turn it back on and grant permissions again but other than that it's the best app to use if you want to get rid of the nav bar. Simple swipe up gestures from the bottom left, middle and right make it a breeze to use.

Holy crap, thanks OP, was looking for something like this since Oreo release.
Is there any bug like Assistant force closing upon opening it or something like that?

ithehappy said:
Holy crap, thanks OP, was looking for something like this since Oreo release.
Is there any bug like Assistant force closing upon opening it or something like that?
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Not that I am aware of. I'm not really a power user and just went navbarless a couple of days ago. This zip will make a restore zip in a folder called ozop.

Thank you for the great mod. It was a shame that the option to remove the navbar from stock rom was no longer possible. It was the only thing that drove me to custom roms. Immersive mode is not that practical. I've been using either lmt or the pie controls from gravity box since KitKat and going back to using the navbar was impossible.

Thank you for this! Out of curiosity this will break SafetyNet, correct?

AbuShabanov said:
Thank you for this! Out of curiosity this will break SafetyNet, correct?
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Probably. It is a system flash though it leaves the original meta-inf and android-manifest intact.

I'm not sure if this zip is the same one you made for me last week in the Aroma Mod thread, but that one passes.

911jason said:
I'm not sure if this zip is the same one you made for me last week in the Aroma Mod thread, but that one passes.
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I appreciate the input. It is almost the same. There were complaints that the LMT navbar didn't come up smooth enough so I added and changed a few things. Nothing that would trigger something that one didn't.

Tulsadiver said:
I'm using LMT. Never thought I'd like it but in order to get this mod right, I had to try it. Now I like it. Took some getting used to.
I could put a invisible home button on the left side of your statusbar.
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I like the idea of the invisible home button in the status bar with the navbar removal...you think it could be flashed over that previous mod you made for me? Will this introduce lag like I experienced when I tried immersive mode? Im guessing not since it just removes it...
Oh and fwiw I still pass safetynet with the previous zip you made me

AP2FTW said:
I like the idea of the invisible home button in the status bar with the navbar removal...you think it could be flashed over that previous mod you made for me? Will this introduce lag like I experienced when I tried immersive mode? Im guessing not since it just removes it...
Oh and fwiw I still pass safetynet with the previous zip you made me
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I've slept since then, what mod did I make for you?

Tulsadiver said:
I've slept since then, what mod did I make for you?
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Lol my fault...here's a link to the post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74048596&postcount=118
It also does center clock (in smallest text) and carrier text removal

AP2FTW said:
Lol my fault...here's a link to the post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74048596&postcount=118
It also does center clock (in smallest text) and carrier text removal
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You can try this. I had forgotten how convoluted my statusbar was so I'm not sure if the home button will work. Let me know.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617947200

Tulsadiver said:
You can try this. I had forgotten how convoluted my statusbar was so I'm not sure if the home button will work. Let me know.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617947200
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I will try it soon as I can thanks very much :good:

AbuShabanov said:
Thank you for this! Out of curiosity this will break SafetyNet, correct?
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I finally got around to flashing this and it does indeed pass SafetyNet. Thank you for this!

Tulsadiver said:
You can try this. I had forgotten how convoluted my statusbar was so I'm not sure if the home button will work. Let me know.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617947200
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Worked perfectly and still passing safetynet. Thanks a million

Dear Sir
I uploaded the apk, If you are so kind to make the NaviBar Gone Mod for Pixel XL 8.1
Your mod is the best solution I found so far. Many many thanks to you!

Permanently hide the navbar ?

is there any way to permanently hide the navbar ?

Use an app called tiles

Khalid_am said:
is there any way to permanently hide the navbar ?
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Do you have root?

Khalid_am said:
is there any way to permanently hide the navbar ?
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Connect your Pixel 2 XL to PC and open a Terminal/command line and enter the followings:
adb devices Enter
adb shell Enter
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=* Enter
Disconnect your device and you're set!

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Use an app called tiles
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i'm not talking about immersion i want to remove it completely

Tulsadiver said:
Do you have root?
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Yes.

samteeee said:
Connect your Pixel 2 XL to PC and open a Terminal/command line and enter the followings:
adb devices Enter
adb shell Enter
settings put global policy_control immersive.full=* Enter
Disconnect your device and you're set!
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This will hide it put when i interact with the keyboard it will be shown again. what i want is to completely remove the navbar

Khalid_am said:
This will hide it put when i interact with the keyboard it will be shown again. what i want is to completely remove the navbar
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I know how to do it but you'll need "Root"!
1. Open a file manager (I use fx), and Grant root access
2. Mount system as rw
3. Edit build.prop
4. Add "qemu.hw.mainkeys=1" to the end of the build.prop file
5. Reboot !

Khalid_am said:
This will hide it put when i interact with the keyboard it will be shown again. what i want is to completely remove the navbar
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If u have twrp u can take a look at this, says it has the option in aroma.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/themes/various-mods-8-1-december-update-t3721741

Khalid_am said:
This will hide it put when i interact with the keyboard it will be shown again. what i want is to completely remove the navbar
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If you have twrp and are stock, you can try flashing this.
There should be a restore zip on your sdcard in a folder called ozop if you don't like the results.

samteeee said:
I know how to do it but you'll need "Root"!
1. Open a file manager (I use fx), and Grant root access
2. Mount system as rw
3. Edit build.prop
4. Add "qemu.hw.mainkeys=1" to the end of the build.prop file
5. Reboot !
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This is the best method, in my opinion. I went this route and have been using Pie Control for my navigation for over 2 months and it's been flawless.
FWIW - Navbar Gone mod by Tulsadiver works well too.

sn0warmy said:
This is the best method, in my opinion. I went this route and have been using Pie Control for my navigation for over 2 months and it's been flawless.
FWIW - Navbar Gone mod by Tulsadiver works well too.
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I agree!
I'm using the mod from @Tulsadiver and it does work well.

Khalid_am said:
i'm not talking about immersion i want to remove it completely
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You can just hide them infinitely

Tulsadiver said:
If you have twrp and are stock, you can try flashing this.
There should be a restore zip on your sdcard in a folder called ozop if you don't like the results.
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This worked perfectly but there's one problem. The always on display shows the status bar also ?!

samteeee said:
I know how to do it but you'll need "Root"!
1. Open a file manager (I use fx), and Grant root access
2. Mount system as rw
3. Edit build.prop
4. Add "qemu.hw.mainkeys=1" to the end of the build.prop file
5. Reboot !
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I tried that and it didn't work.

Khalid_am said:
This worked perfectly but there's one problem. The always on display shows the status bar also ?!
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That was an old one. I'll make you a new one.

Tulsadiver said:
That was an old one. I'll make you a new one.
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Thank you.

Khalid_am said:
Thank you.
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See if this works any better.

Tulsadiver said:
See if this works any better.
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It worked like a charm thanks.

samteeee said:
I know how to do it but you'll need "Root"!
1. Open a file manager (I use fx), and Grant root access
2. Mount system as rw
3. Edit build.prop
4. Add "qemu.hw.mainkeys=1" to the end of the build.prop file
5. Reboot !
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This is the best way to disable it. Doesn't require any mods. Simple and effective.