Hi, is there an app, mod or anything that anyone knows about to hide (or dip/dim further) the top bar?
I know certain apps like games & media players can hide it so I just wondered if anyone knew of a way to do it?
The reason is for the attached screenshot. It's a tiny inconvenience but if I could hide the top bar when using Doubletwist (or any other app) it would allow the full artwork to be shown.
Conversely, if any knew alternatively of a way to perhaps make certain apps respect the top bar and only start the app under the navbar, that would be perfect also.
I'm on Android 10 if that's anything and while I know Good Look isn't working yet on 10, I don't believe there was an option to hide it however anyway?
Thanks in advance!
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Two questions that I have yet to find an answer to:
1) Has anyone tried or found a way to integrate a third-party media player (i.e. PowerAmp, Winamp, Music Mod, etc.) with the HTC Sense lockscreen controls?
2) Has anyone tried or found a way to put application shortcuts into the notification bar, similar to the Recent Apps function in some ROMs? To explain further, this would be custom app shortcuts, user-defined, in an interface like the shortcuts found in Skyraider 3.5.
Thanks for the help!
mikeyasuragi said:
Two questions that I have yet to find an answer to:
1) Has anyone tried or found a way to integrate a third-party media player (i.e. PowerAmp, Winamp, Music Mod, etc.) with the HTC Sense lockscreen controls?
2) Has anyone tried or found a way to put application shortcuts into the notification bar, similar to the Recent Apps function in some ROMs? To explain further, this would be custom app shortcuts, user-defined, in an interface like the shortcuts found in Skyraider 3.5.
Thanks for the help!
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I must say, I'm very surprised that no one has anything to say on these subjects...
I sure would like the leaked Honeycomb player with lock screen controls, OR even the Z player with lock screen controls would be great. I even downloaded the motorola (yeah I know sorry) music player and tried it but no lock screen controls. You'd figure with all the mods available some dev could do this, I WOULD PAY YOU FOR IT! Honeycomb with lock screen $____.__ you name the price.
As for the recent apps in notifi bar, I think, but not 100% sure, the Z roms have that.
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As for the recent apps in notifi bar, I think, but not 100% sure, the Z roms have that.
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mikeyasuragi said:
2) Has anyone tried or found a way to put application shortcuts into the notification bar, similar to the Recent Apps function in some ROMs? To explain further, this would be custom app shortcuts, user-defined, in an interface like the shortcuts found in Skyraider 3.5.
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Not looking for Recent apps, but user-defined apps.
For example, I find myself wanting to be able to access the following apps the quickest: Twidroyd, Google Reader, Miren Browser, and Google Voice. They may or may not be in my recent apps, but with a permanent shortcut in the notification bar I can access them from (almost) any screen. I've used Bar Control and Bartender Lite, and they get the job done for the most part. But they also take up quite a bit of room in the notification panel.
The way that Skyraider implements the recent apps into the header of the notification panel would be great for custom shortcuts, if only someone knows how to do it.
Edit: Forget it, s2d2 just made me realize that the newer versions of LMT have integrated exactly the stuff I'm talking about here
First of all, I’m no developer and I don’t even know if this stuff is possible, I just wanted to share my thoughts about an alternative way to navigate through the OS without wasting too much space with the navigation bar.
I use roman’s awesome AOKP ROM at the moment, which has an option included to hide navigation bar. To access home/back/menu/recent, you have to use an app like LMT for example.
Although LMT works quite ok, I think it is not the ideal solution to replace navigation bar. Drawing symbols is not as intuitive as I imagined it to be and it looks kind of weird how the homescreen and many apps react while drawing the symbols.
So I thought about alternatives and I had the following idea:
Would it be possible to create something like the quick controls from the browser for system-wide use? Let's say you swipe up from the bottom of the screen and a set of buttons appears in a half circle like it does in the browser. Of course it should work system-wide and across all apps, just like LMT.
To make it available across all apps, it would be necessary to still reserve a "swipe space" on the bottom to differ between app input and navigation bar access. It could be smaller though since you don't need to show any information on it. Theoretically, a line with a width of one pixel should be enough since the swipe gesture would start outside the screen (which makes me think, maybe this line can be a battery bar at the same time )
I see some advantages in this kind of navigation:
- maximum screen real estate
- a swipe from the bottom would be quicker and more intuitive than drawing symbols (where you have to remember the shape and the starting point for every action)
- smaller chance to trigger navigation buttons accidentally (for example while writing with onscreen keyboard) since the navigation bar is hidden.
- doesn’t get in the way of other swipe actions like scrolling/turning pages/homescreen transition. I can’t think of any situation where you swipe from the bottom of the screen that would interfere with the Quick Navigation.
So developers, do you think something like this is possible? It would be an awesome solution to get the most out of the screen size and still have quick access to the navigation buttons and maybe even custom apps/actions.
If it's not possible or just plain stupid, what are the problems realizing something like this?
Lmt has pie wheel=half circle stuff in your terminology, already implemented...
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s2d4 said:
Lmt has pie wheel=half circle stuff, no need to draw stuff
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Cool, didn't know that So probably my idea is unnecessary after all
qwer23 said:
Cool, didn't know that So probably my idea is unnecessary after all
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be happy
He's adding even more features to it too
s2d4 said:
be happy
He's adding even more features to it too
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I am! Just installed new version and it's awesome! It's pretty much what i wished for ^^
I have the non-developer edition RAZR M, but I have root. I am looking to remove the navigation bar from the bottom of the screen, to ultimately increase screen size. I have done some searching around other forums and other devices where this has been done, and it seems the files to change might be located in the SystemUI.apk. Can anyone confirm this? Also, without having a custom recovery, will it be able to make these changes by simply replacing the files through either root explorer, or adb, rather than needing to create a flashable zip? Any guidance on this mod would be appreciated, and I would love to share something like this with the wonderful XDA community.
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I have the non-developer edition RAZR M, but I have root. I am looking to remove the navigation bar from the bottom of the screen, to ultimately increase screen size. I have done some searching around other forums and other devices where this has been done, and it seems the files to change might be located in the SystemUI.apk. Can anyone confirm this? Also, without having a custom recovery, will it be able to make these changes by simply replacing the files through either root explorer, or adb, rather than needing to create a flashable zip? Any guidance on this mod would be appreciated, and I would love to share something like this with the wonderful XDA community.
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Since the Razr M doesn't have hardware buttons for home, multitask, etc how would you navigate? I've seen some apps that temporarily hide the navigation bar when playing fullscreen movies, etc.
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Since the Razr M doesn't have hardware buttons for home, multitask, etc how would you navigate? I've seen some apps that temporarily hide the navigation bar when playing fullscreen movies, etc.
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There is a navigation bar launcher called LMT. It's extremely customizable and even allows for changing long press options. Check it out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
I use GMD Gesture Control:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontrol&hl=en
Not only can you have gestures to go back / home etc, but you can have a gesture to hide & show the navigation bar and have access to the full screen. The only downside I've seen is when the navigation bar is hidden, incoming calls don't display properly, and you need to show the navigation bar before accepting the call. Make sure you have the navigation bar enable itself when turning off the screen so call notifications will work properly.
Uh;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098723
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This is a root app that is super stable and though it says "for tablets" it works fine on our phone.
It allows you to hide the status and nav bars through a super customizable corner pie.
The paid versions adds the ability to enable/disable the bars automatically on a per app basis.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDMsImRlLnRzb3JuLkZ1bGxTY3JlZW4iXQ.
is there a app that will alow you to add your own navigation icon like in energy rom and add icons like menu to navigation bar
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is there a app that will alow you to add your own navigation icon like in energy rom and add icons like menu to navigation bar
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Ninjamorph for the first one... Second is done in the systemui.apk.
I'm looking for a way to make the navigation bar transparent so when in an app like Chrome or YouTube you can see what's on the tab itself rather than the black bar with the navigation keys. I tried using apps that hide the navigation bar but I felt that it added an unnecessary stuff. So what I'm looking for is a way to make the bar transparent but still have the navigation buttons (home, multi function and back buttons) still be accessible. Anyone in know how this can be done? Also, not looking for ways that require root.
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I'm looking for a way to make the navigation bar transparent so when in an app like Chrome or YouTube you can see what's on the tab itself rather than the black bar with the navigation keys. I tried using apps that hide the navigation bar but I felt that it added an unnecessary stuff. So what I'm looking for is a way to make the bar transparent but still have the navigation buttons (home, multi function and back buttons) still be accessible. Anyone in know how this can be done? Also, not looking for ways that require root.
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I'd like to know this as well. I know you can use Nav Bar Apps (Play Store link) to change the color of the Nav bar based on the app you are using. However, I haven't been able to use it to make the nav bar transparent.
For now, I've enabled full immersive mode and use Pie Control (Play Store link). So I almost never see the nav bar on the bottom of the screen. The only time the bottom nav bar shows up is with the Google Keyboard and I haven't figured out a way to disable that yet.
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I'd like to know this as well. I know you can use Nav Bar Apps (Play Store link) to change the color of the Nav bar based on the app you are using. However, I haven't been able to use it to make the nav bar transparent.
For now, I've enabled full immersive mode and use Pie Control (Play Store link). So I almost never see the nav bar on the bottom of the screen. The only time the bottom nav bar shows up is with the Google Keyboard and I haven't figured out a way to disable that yet.
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I basically spent the whole day looking for an answer but the closest I came was a video on how to do it on a LG g3. It requires root though. Can't believe that with all the thin bezels this year, a way hasn't been found. It defeats the purpose to having thin bezels when the navigation bar makes it look like the bezels are huge. Smh
I'd like the same!! I've enabled immersive mode, but when it's enabled, it causes weird locking/unlocking screen issues.
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I'd like the same!! I've enabled immersive mode, but when it's enabled, it causes weird locking/unlocking screen issues.
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Check the thread where you got the adb command. There is an shell command you can execute and it's fixed the freezes for me.
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This works for me. On my Pixel 2 XL. I'm rooted on Android 10.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.tsdo.elw
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This works for me. On my Pixel 2 XL. I'm rooted on Android 10.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.tsdo.elw
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I use this app and it works great. But, you might want to check the date of the post you're replying to next time. Last response before yours was from two years ago.
Hi, is there a way to keep the nav bar visible at all times in full screen apps. I hate swiping to get it to appear ... There is no such option in the nav bar options in settings... Also I have NiceLock addon for the bar but there is no such option either.
If there is no way with app or something can this be done with root?
Try asking this question on Android Central. It's a lot more active and you will probably get a response there.