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Enable/disable navbar NO REBOOT
I am using Linage 16 and there I have got enable navbar setting. I want to enable navbar using Tasker program. I have read some info here: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/112283/enable-on-screen-navigation-in-cm12-lollipop-using-shell/113413 . But I still don't understand how to make it.
I am using Linage 16 and there I have got enable navbar setting. I want to enable navbar using Tasker program. I have read some info here: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/112283/enable-on-screen-navigation-in-cm12-lollipop-using-shell/113413 . But I still don't understand how to make it.
Айдар Хузин
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Oct 7, 2018, 06:32 PM
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Change order of 3 button navigation bar in Pixel 8 on GrapheneOS
I want to swap Recent Apps and Back button and keep Home in a middle. Is this possible? All other forums says: "buy Samsung" or "deal with it"
I want to swap Recent Apps and Back button and keep Home in a middle.
Is this possible?
All other forums says: "buy Samsung" or "deal with it"
sloppy
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Feb 1, 2025, 12:27 AM
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How to prevent navigation bar from being hidden, globally?
I know I can set some apps to not hide the navigation bar. But I would like to globally set that it should be shown **by default**. My Android is not rooted. Basically I want the old behaviour back in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) where it was not removable unless you root the device. However, I...
I know I can set some apps to not hide the navigation bar. But I would like to globally set that it should be shown **by default**. My Android is not rooted.
Basically I want the old behaviour back in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) where it was not removable unless you root the device. However, I don't mind being able to allow it to hide the navigation bar on a per application basis.
Archimedes Trajano
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Oct 15, 2019, 06:06 PM
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How to disable the bottom bar on Samsung Galaxy Tab S9?
I am fond of using gestures instead of navigation buttons, because it gives me 100% of the screen for content. I have it turned on on my phone and until now had as well on my tablet. After the latest update, my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 returned to showing regular navigation buttons. I have turned them...
I am fond of using gestures instead of navigation buttons, because it gives me 100% of the screen for content. I have it turned on on my phone and until now had as well on my tablet.
After the latest update, my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 returned to showing regular navigation buttons. I have turned them off, but there is a horizontal bar on the bottom of the screen, which I failed to turn off. Is there some hidden setting, which allows disabling it?
**Edit:** Thedrag navigation seems to be really problematic after the update - I barely can open application switcher. This is really a bad experience :(
Spook
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Apr 3, 2024, 04:39 AM
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Lock tablet to run ONLY a webpage on chrome fullscreen
I have created a software for restaurants. Some restaurants have tablets on each table so that their customer can order food/drink without a waiter. I have finished coding my software, and now I have another task: Each tablet (for example, Galaxy A7 Tab Lite), must run my local app on chrome (for ex...
I have created a software for restaurants. Some restaurants have tablets on each table so that their customer can order food/drink without a waiter. I have finished coding my software, and now I have another task:
Each tablet (for example, Galaxy A7 Tab Lite), must run my local app on chrome (for example, http://192.168.1.100:3000)
Problem is: Chrome showing the tabs, the bottom navigation bar and user can access the settings through the notifications bar, enable/disable wifi, etc, such as in these images:
As the tablet's use will be for the user to only access my webpage (so he can order food/drinks), the web page should be:
1. full screen, so that the tabs view do not appear
2. navigation bar and notifications bar should be locked/disabled
I've tried THIS tutorial for fullscreen. I tried adding my website to the Home screen, but when I clicked, it would just open as a regular tab, no fullscreen mode.
The reason for that is (as funny as it may sound) that in some restaurants, some kids were able to exit the application and were downloading games to the tablet, were watching Netflix, were adding their photo as the Android's background image, etc. The user has to interact only with my web app.
So, is there a way to achieve this? Maybe some Android settings, chrome tweaking, third party apps, custom ROM?
As the tablet's use will be for the user to only access my webpage (so he can order food/drinks), the web page should be:
1. full screen, so that the tabs view do not appear
2. navigation bar and notifications bar should be locked/disabled
I've tried THIS tutorial for fullscreen. I tried adding my website to the Home screen, but when I clicked, it would just open as a regular tab, no fullscreen mode.
The reason for that is (as funny as it may sound) that in some restaurants, some kids were able to exit the application and were downloading games to the tablet, were watching Netflix, were adding their photo as the Android's background image, etc. The user has to interact only with my web app.
So, is there a way to achieve this? Maybe some Android settings, chrome tweaking, third party apps, custom ROM?
Aleksandrus
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Aug 3, 2023, 11:59 PM
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In LineageOS, how to remove the redundant navigation bar line?
I flashed NikGApps on LineageOS 20 on my Samsung Tab S6 Lite, with Pixel Launcher replacing Trebuchet. I get double lines in the navigation bar. [![Doubled navigation lines][1]][1] The upper larger line seems to come from Google Pixel Launcher and is functional to show quick app drawer. The lower sm...
I flashed NikGApps on LineageOS 20 on my Samsung Tab S6 Lite, with Pixel Launcher replacing Trebuchet. I get double lines in the navigation bar.
The upper larger line seems to come from Google Pixel Launcher and is functional to show quick app drawer. The lower smaller one seems to be a remnant of the Trebuchet launcher and is always there.
Can I get rid of the small line?
The upper larger line seems to come from Google Pixel Launcher and is functional to show quick app drawer. The lower smaller one seems to be a remnant of the Trebuchet launcher and is always there.
Can I get rid of the small line?
user167420
(121 rep)
Nov 22, 2023, 06:37 PM
• Last activity: Nov 23, 2023, 09:33 PM
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What is "Navigation Bar" option on Unihertz Titan Pocket?
I have a Unihertz Titan Pocket, and when I hold the power button, I see an option for "Navigation bar". I've pressed it many times, but I don't see what it does. Does anyone know?
I have a Unihertz Titan Pocket, and when I hold the power button, I see an option for "Navigation bar".
I've pressed it many times, but I don't see what it does. Does anyone know?
TSG
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Jun 11, 2023, 11:55 PM
• Last activity: Oct 21, 2023, 07:17 AM
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Amazon Fire 10 navigation bar missing, replaced with red line
My neighbor has lost the navigation bar on her Amazon Kindle Fire 10 (9th generation) and has a thick red line instead. She does not have the Gmail app. She has never enabled Alexa. "Show Mode" is unchecked, which removes the red line, but it comes back when opening any site. At the moment, she has...
My neighbor has lost the navigation bar on her Amazon Kindle Fire 10 (9th generation) and has a thick red line instead.
She does not have the Gmail app. She has never enabled Alexa. "Show Mode" is unchecked, which removes the red line, but it comes back when opening any site. At the moment, she has to reboot the tablet every time she wants to change a screen.
Other than a total refresh to factory specs, are there any suggestions?
GMa Bobbie
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Apr 9, 2023, 05:09 PM
• Last activity: Apr 10, 2023, 03:48 AM
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Set navigation buttons back to old layout on Samsung tablet Android 13
I have two Samsung Galaxy A8 Tablets. One runs Android 13, the other one 12. How do I get the navigation buttons on the bottom (not sure what they are called) back to the Android 12 layout? I don't need the quick start apps options in the middle. I want the navigation button there and not on the rig...
I have two Samsung Galaxy A8 Tablets.
One runs Android 13, the other one 12.
How do I get the navigation buttons on the bottom (not sure what they are called) back to the Android 12 layout?
I don't need the quick start apps options in the middle.
I want the navigation button there and not on the right.
Android 12 (this is how it should be)
Android 13 (Quick start apps & button on the right, this should be the same layout as the image above)
Android 13 (Quick start apps & button on the right, this should be the same layout as the image above)
Marc
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Feb 5, 2023, 01:11 PM
• Last activity: Feb 5, 2023, 02:22 PM
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Samsung A50's navigation bar hidden when it is inside a case
I apologize if this is a dumb question. I don't actually own an Android phone, just asking for a family member. The navigation bar in a Samsung A50 disappears when the phone is inside a wallet-type case. The only way I found to make it reappear, is by removing the phone from the case. It seems there...
I apologize if this is a dumb question. I don't actually own an Android phone, just asking for a family member.
The navigation bar in a Samsung A50 disappears when the phone is inside a wallet-type case. The only way I found to make it reappear, is by removing the phone from the case.
It seems there is a magnet that triggers the navigation bar to be hidden. The owner of the phone told me that this started happening when she updated the OS. I don't have version information at this moment, but will add the info as soon as I get it from the phone owner.
Thank you!
Fernando
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Nov 22, 2022, 07:24 PM
• Last activity: Nov 23, 2022, 02:20 AM
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How to disable bottom app toolbar on Samsung Tab running Android 12?
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and until today the system toolbar (placed at the bottom of every app) consisted of 3 navigational soft buttons. Those buttons were centered and easy to access With the latest update it is no longer true -- the central part of this bottom pane now took app toolbar (...
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and until today the system toolbar (placed at the bottom of every app) consisted of 3 navigational soft buttons. Those buttons were centered and easy to access
With the latest update it is no longer true -- the central part of this bottom pane now took app toolbar (with important and recent apps). The navigational buttons are now pushed to the right and they are not as easy to access as before.
How do I get rid of this new app toolbar?
*Current system info states: Android 12, One UI 4.1.1.*
greenoldman
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Nov 5, 2022, 11:33 AM
• Last activity: Nov 5, 2022, 12:39 PM
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How can I enable double tap actions on navigation buttons?
Before the latest Android update, I was so happy with my double tap functionalities. I had something like - double triangle -> bring down the panel with notification, - double circle -> lock screen - double square -> I had it set to something I rarely used and so I don't remember, but it was settabl...
Before the latest Android update, I was so happy with my double tap functionalities. I had something like
- double triangle -> bring down the panel with notification,
- double circle -> lock screen
- double square -> I had it set to something I rarely used and so I don't remember, but it was settable
- hold triangle -> some thing swiping right on the first page of the home
- hold circle -> google assistant
- hold square -> split screen
All these things but the last 2 have disappeared with last update. I think before this update I was Android 11.
How can I enable those things again? I haven't found anything in the settings.
Enlico
(163 rep)
Oct 25, 2022, 04:22 PM
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Lenovo M8 Tab - how to auto hide 3 buttons navigation bar in Chrome fullscreen
I have selected 3 buttons navigation as System navigation in Settings on Lenovo M8 Tab with Android 10. Now I need it to hide automatically when not in use so that it is not visible in fulscreen Chrome. It was possible before on other tablets or lower versions. Is that somehow possible now?
I have selected 3 buttons navigation as System navigation in Settings on Lenovo M8 Tab with Android 10.
Now I need it to hide automatically when not in use so that it is not visible in fulscreen Chrome.
It was possible before on other tablets or lower versions.
Is that somehow possible now?
Vojtěch Dohnal
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Sep 7, 2022, 10:05 AM
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Change functionality of Navigation bar in Android M
I want to edit the functionality of my Navigation bar. I would like to change the "app switcher button" to "Switch to Last App" and long-press to be "app switcher button". I know this is doable with Xposed Framework and modules, but I am running stock Marshmallow on my Nexus, so that's not an option...
I want to edit the functionality of my Navigation bar. I would like to change the "app switcher button" to "Switch to Last App" and long-press to be "app switcher button".
I know this is doable with Xposed Framework and modules, but I am running stock Marshmallow on my Nexus, so that's not an option.
I believe I can edit System UI to do this, but not sure how or where to go from there.
Tedd Johnson
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Oct 20, 2015, 08:42 AM
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cmd overlay enable <package name> resets to it's previous state after reboot
I'm trying to switch between ```gestural``` and ```threebutton``` navigation using ```cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gestural``` and ```cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton``` or via ```system-->gestures-->system navigation``` and then selectin...
I'm trying to switch between
overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.gesturaloverlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton-->gestures-->system navigationnavigation-button navigationoverlay list --user current
Sourabrt
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Mar 24, 2022, 09:57 AM
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How to view a web page in full screen?
I want to use my old phone as a dashboard for Home Assistant. To do this I would like to view a web page in full screen. With full screen I mean only show the web page itself with **no address bar**, **no status / notification bar** and **no navigation / buttons bar**. So completely full screen. Jus...
I want to use my old phone as a dashboard for Home Assistant. To do this I would like to view a web page in full screen.
With full screen I mean only show the web page itself with **no address bar**, **no status / notification bar** and **no navigation / buttons bar**. So completely full screen. Just like with full screen videos or games.
Is there a way to do this?
I don't care about which browser though I prefer Chrome. As long as it's able to run JS and to stay logged in and such.
It is a Pocophone F1 running Android 10 if that helps. It's not rooted, but I'm willing to do that if necessary.
Thanks in advance!
Martijn
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Jan 25, 2022, 11:02 AM
• Last activity: Jan 25, 2022, 03:45 PM
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How can you stop apps from jacking around with the navigation buttons on Android 9?
This is a screenshot of my phone: [![][1]][1f] The app in the screenshot has changed the foreground color of the navigation bar from what I set it to (white) to black, making it nearly invisible. It also added a booby-trap button on the left. Pressing and holding it makes the navigation bar disappea...
This is a screenshot of my phone:
The app in the screenshot has changed the foreground color of the navigation bar from what I set it to (white) to black, making it nearly invisible. It also added a booby-trap button on the left. Pressing and holding it makes the navigation bar disappear, and then it's tricky to get it back.
I want to prevent apps from doing this. I don't want apps to be able to [change the navigation bar background color](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27839105/android-lollipop-change-navigation-bar-color) , [change the navigation bar foreground color](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56975703/how-to-change-navigation-bar-button-color) , remove the navigation bar, or add the booby-trap button.
Apparently, it used to be possible to get control of the navigation bar back by installing an app called "Xposed". But now the only app with that name on Google Play is a social media app, and there's an "Xposed detector" that seems to be designed to detect the original app.
I also hear that it used to be possible to deny an app permission to go to "full screen" mode, which would deny apps one way of removing the navigation bar. But there seems to be no such permission now, and there's [another way](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9773006/how-do-you-remove-the-navigation-bar-on-android) to remove it.
Is there any way left to stop app developers from making my phone unusable?
The app in the screenshot has changed the foreground color of the navigation bar from what I set it to (white) to black, making it nearly invisible. It also added a booby-trap button on the left. Pressing and holding it makes the navigation bar disappear, and then it's tricky to get it back.
I want to prevent apps from doing this. I don't want apps to be able to [change the navigation bar background color](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27839105/android-lollipop-change-navigation-bar-color) , [change the navigation bar foreground color](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56975703/how-to-change-navigation-bar-button-color) , remove the navigation bar, or add the booby-trap button.
Apparently, it used to be possible to get control of the navigation bar back by installing an app called "Xposed". But now the only app with that name on Google Play is a social media app, and there's an "Xposed detector" that seems to be designed to detect the original app.
I also hear that it used to be possible to deny an app permission to go to "full screen" mode, which would deny apps one way of removing the navigation bar. But there seems to be no such permission now, and there's [another way](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9773006/how-do-you-remove-the-navigation-bar-on-android) to remove it.
Is there any way left to stop app developers from making my phone unusable?
Throw Away Account
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Jan 21, 2022, 09:52 AM
• Last activity: Jan 21, 2022, 02:44 PM
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Get the size of the navigation bar using ADB
I want to know what is the size of the navigation bar in pixel using ADB. Using `adb shell wm size` gives the complete screen size instead of only the navigation bar. Is there any way to get it?
I want to know what is the size of the navigation bar in pixel using ADB.
Using
adb shell wm size gives the complete screen size instead of only the navigation bar.
Is there any way to get it?
Spyder
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Jul 15, 2020, 01:55 PM
• Last activity: Jan 4, 2022, 07:48 AM
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How to hide navigation bar on home screen of Samsung J6
How to hide the navigation bar on home screen of Samsung J6? [![screenshot][1]][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/bMbChm.jpg [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/bMbCh.jpg
How to hide the navigation bar on home screen of Samsung J6?
Syed imran
(1 rep)
Jun 6, 2018, 02:16 PM
• Last activity: Dec 11, 2021, 09:02 AM
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How to enable two button navigation on Android 9?
OK! This might sound silly, but it's a big problem for me. I have an IBall ITab Moviez Pro tablet running Android 9. Since it's Android 9, it should have an option to enable two button navigation. But this model doesn't. When I go to **System > Gestures**, there's no option for two button navigation...
OK! This might sound silly, but it's a big problem for me.
I have an IBall ITab Moviez Pro tablet running Android 9. Since it's Android 9, it should have an option to enable two button navigation. But this model doesn't. When I go to **System > Gestures**, there's no option for two button navigation. I did a quick search and found this adb command to enable it:
If I get inside it, it just shows the options to tweak the regular there button navigation bar:
Here a screenshot of **System > Gestures** page:
adb shell cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.twobuttonadb shell cmd overlay listC:\Users\Basudev\Desktop> adb shell cmd overlay list
android
[ ] com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.corner
[ ] com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.double
[ ] com.android.internal.display.cutout.emulation.tall
com.android.systemui
[x] com.android.systemui.theme.dark.android.internal.systemui.navbar.twobuttonbar
VD-Flash
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Nov 7, 2021, 03:53 PM
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