OK, Based on feedback here sounds like this is working properly. I have uploaded a new version 2.1 this is mostly just code clean up on my end as well as a better icon etc.
Installation Instructions:
Sideload HomeCatcher, also make sure you have an Alternative Launcher installed ie. ADW, Launcher Pro, VTL.Launcher.
Here is the key as HomeCatcher is a Background Process it works in the background no need to even open the app itself, that part of the app is there for information purposes only.
After install the first time you press the you are presented with a menu asking you to select which app to complete the action with one of the options will be HomeCatcher if you select HomeCatcher while also selecting "use as default" on that popup menu the next press of the button will present you with a menu asking which Alternative Launcher you wish to use and also allows you to set that option as default.... the content of this popup depends on the alternative Launchers you have already installed, ex. ADW, VTL.Launcher, GoLauncher.
following setting both HomeCatcher as default and then your Alternative Launcher as default.
When you hit the button depending on your setup first push brings up little bottom screen nook menu second push it should make it act like a normal home button taking you to your alternative launcher. Some setups may operate differently. Just uninstall the app to return n button to normal nook operation.
If you have any issues during install (ie. selecting the wrong option as default etc.) you can kind of reset those defaults with two actions. Number one. Uninstall HomeCatcher. Navigate to the Settings/Applications section and find all the alternative launcher apps you have installed and open each ones details page and if the Clear Defaults Button is clickable Click it... also do this for the Main Nook Home app. Once you have done this reboot your Nook Tablet and reinstall HomeCatcher... making sure to read and select appropriately each popup box when pressing the button for the first few times.
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{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://vegantab.gojimi.com/download/HomeCatcher2_1.apk
Perfect! just what I was looking for! We already removed home and it doesn't do anything too bad, says it cant start intent: com.bn.blah.blah
well... I may need the home apk from the tablet if this doesn't work so that I can get the proper intent.... so if you have it available post it up for me. Thanks!
intent is:
<action android:name="com.bn.intent.action.home" />
been working on this all night so had it ready.
well that's the one I am attempting to override.... so hopefully it works!
This seems to work. The only thing I notice is that you press it once and it brings up the bottom toolbar, press again and it gives you the "complete using" dialog. I like it. Do you know if there is a way to make long press on the n act like the menu button. Dont know if that is possible but if it is, it would be amazing! Thank you for releasing this.
Long press is usually not overrideable..... but I will look into that.
Works perfectly for me, thanks!
Works good, not sure what i think about it bringing up the menu first tho. Would be nice to have the option to disable that if possible.
But yea i prefer it even as-is more than button savor. Good job!
Works great for me.
Thanks works great...
Thanks works great...
Easy to use and now it feels like a real tablet without requiring root thanks!
Sent from my Nook Tablet using Tapatalk.
What about home switcher? I guess it works on KF.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
samitro said:
What about home switcher? I guess it works on KF.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
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As far as I know home switcher only allows you to set what the default home application is.... the n button will still bring you to the nook home app.... hence this app was born.
Very nice. By the time i get my NT, this is gonna be soo beast!!
I <3 Devs
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have sd card boot. But, short of that, root and this app make the NT a pretty kick-ass device.
I can get to Zeam very, very quickly and my family members can continue to have the stock Nook experience. Thank you and everyone else who's been working on opening up the NT!
Let me just add - I bought the Nook Tablet for the Nook Reader experience. I would not want to lose that through installing CM7 or similar as a native boot.
Where we stand now meets my needs perfectly - preserve the Nook environment, and have the ability to side-load and run as an Android tablet.
Booting from SD would be great if we get to that point, but for me that is less of a priority.
Good work on the Home button over-ride.
...........
Works great for me
Beautiful! Thank you.
Related
As a former moderator of now lost C2Doomers forum, I have decided to share all those great DOOM total conversions that can be played on our devices using GFDoom (instructions are here. All of these games are merged, so just put them in Gfdoom directory and rename the one you want to play to DOOM2.wad.
Screenshots and more info are coming soon!
All credits for porting (or creating) these wonderful games go to Sinek
Golden Eye 64
Download
Doom 64 (my favorite)
I sometimes call it Doom 2.5, as new monster sprites look much more serious
Download
Twilight Warrior
Spec ops missions, my favorite is level 2, the only really good jungle map I have ever seen on Doom
Download
Lucifer Gate
Blood styled mod, not as polished as mine, but otherwise fun
Download
Wolf3d
Recreation of Wolfenstein 3d on Doom, really worth checking out!
Download
There is no installation, just copy the contents of this zip to your phone, put WAD files in the same directory and use gfDoomLauncher to play
How to change a skin:
GfDoomLauncher->Skin
GFDoom supports nice feature to change skins this way completely redesigning the onscreen buttons layout. In package I have added some original skins and some custom ones designed for Raphael and Diamond (BADoomed and EnergyROM, with these two skins you can go into great fullscreen mode!!! )
For persons with WVGA screens- please, use WVGAFIX4
On screen keys:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Self-expanatory, but load on my NoNaviB version works as enter
Landscape
1.Map
2. Attack
3. Change weapon
4. Open
5. Main Menu
6. Gamma correction
Oh, and back key enables the landscape
Golden Eye screens
come on, guys, these mods are not poisonous, infected or zombified, it's worth checking them out!
Waw, thanks!
I will try after work.
ON TG01.. finally found a shareware iwad file, then the launcher tells me it can't use it lol. nice.
So.. I just ran the exe rather than the launcher and it allows me to scroll on the menu, but I cannot quit the application I have to reset my phone. I can I can't select anything on the menu? (Am I missing anything here?)
Managed to get it working just by running the exe (as mentioned before), and somehow selecting the keyboard. Bizarrely the exit option is now working as well. Not sure if that's because I changed the skin inside gflauncher first? (I'm not using gflauncher though).
can run on HD2. but couldn't quit.
the menu doesn't work, such as "new game", "options", "quit game". counldn't save or read game.
btw, now i found out how to quit. need a bit time to be used to navi pad.
still coundn't use wvga mode even i installed wvgafix4.
i used to play this game on my lunix phone (moto e680i)
microhardest said:
can run on HD2. but couldn't quit.
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Have you tried pressing home key then shutting it down with task mgr
?. How does it run on the hd2?. I'm going try it tomorrow.
What is going on ?. It uninstallled all my memory card and after 3 resets my hd2 is at a crawl. I deleted this doom program.
Ok. Nothing has been uninstallled. I apologize for the comment below.It is all the short cut links that have been deleted after exiting game. Has this happened to anybody else. I'm not a programmer so is this just coincidence ?. Sorry to OP if it is. Thanks
fallenmonk said:
Have you tried pressing home key then shutting it down with task mgr
?. How does it run on the hd2?. I'm going try it tomorrow.
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i even cant go back to home.
tried different skins but menu still not working.
try landscape mode. can't go back.
any instructions?
fallenmonk said:
What is going on ?. It uninstallled all my memory card and after 3 resets my hd2 is at a crawl. I deleted this doom program.
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have you got iwad files?
microhardest said:
have you got iwad files?
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Downloaded goldeneye, changed name to doom2.wad. It was like a demo. Looked good though. No buttons worked. Then my hd2 went crazy,so I soft reset it. Then suddenly all my programs and games short cuts were gone. Had to re install all my cabs. Phone working fine again after hard reset. No idea what happened.
Hello, sorry for not replying earlier, but I was quite busy preparing for the exams. I am not sure how does GFDoom look on HD2, I would be more than grateful if someone could make a screenshot for me And I completely haven't thought about the persons that do not have center button, sorry For now, you can use BaDoomedorigNoNaviB keyboard and press LOAD as an enter key. Also, if you would like to have working hardware keys, use the program attached to this post and write me the values of each button so I could map them ASAP In the second post I have also included some pics that should explain the onscreen cotrols, including the exit button.
fallenmonk-> That is quite strange, I am not a developer of GfDoom (source is available, so any good dev could improve it ), but I doubt if this menace was caused by GfDoom
thanks for updating.
badoomedorignonavi skin working well. but still can't quit from landscape mode.
for wvga HD2. a blank bar on bottom or on left in lanscape mode
microhardest said:
thanks for updating.
badoomedorignonavi skin working well. but still can't quit from landscape mode.
for wvga HD2. a blank bar on bottom or on left in lanscape mode
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Good to hear that! You can go back to portrait by pressing back key. If that doesn't work, please, post me HD2 keycode for that button I you will get a new skin in no time For a black bar problem, I can get it fixed if you could provide me a picture similar to the one I have attached to this post, just extended to exactly 240x400 and then I could edit doomskin settings to use it fullscreen (hopefully ) You could even improve the standard set of keys to fill the gap in the new part of the screen and I could make them work!
Wolfas
Thanks for the reply. I will give it another go. Goldeneye looked very good on the hd2. Demo even had a bazooka lol. Only the up and down buttons worked on menu but not enter so could not start actual game. Will try post some pics. Thanks.
these are my screen shots.
i tried some apps to find out keycode but they are not working.
I just got my CM7 up and running on my NC.
As someone who spend most of his life using PC applications, I think running an Android take some getting used-to.
My question, when you move from one menu (inside an app) to another, how do you navigate back, like the <- button on a browser.
For example, I was running the the File Manager, and with one false touch, it went into the Advanced Feature (Exclude from media scan). Now I am struck in this page, hitting the n button just terminated the app, but if I am to restart it, it went right back to the same page.
Now I am frustrated as hell
Dont you have the Back button at the notification area together with the rest of touch buttons like Home, Options etc?
Once inside the page (also happened in other app too), there is only two ways out: hitting n or press the power button until the menu showed up. And I don't see the kind of options you mentioned.
Go to Settings > Cyanogenmod Settings > Tablet Tweaks >
then uncheck "Disable Fullscreen".
But, when I entered the screen you mentioned, my status bar never goes away...
You should have some icons on your status bar, there..
Also under Tablet Tweaks setting, under Choose soft-buttons, make sure Menu and Back are at least checked.
Which version of CM are you running anywho? These soft buttons were added quite a while ago.
I was using the Encore 164.
When I run the Cyanogenmod Settings, it crashed with the message The application has stopped unexpectedly, please try again.
The problem just repeated.
I don't know if it will help you but this is what you're looking for.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
It's in the status bar. The instructions above are to make sure the status bar is showing and that you haven't somehow removed the back button. If you still can't get CyanogenMod Settings to open you might try restarting your Nook. That's one PC trick that still applies to Android.
I rebooted the NC many times, and without CyanogenMod Settings to run, look like I am out of luck .
andtron said:
I rebooted the NC many times, and without CyanogenMod Settings to run, look like I am out of luck .
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Use the rom manager to flash the latest nightly, the installation should take care of your issue for you.
Something else that might help:
/settings/cyanogenmod settings/tablet tweaks/choose unhide button
I have mine set for volume down.
If I ever lose the status bar, I can just hit volume down to make it show again, and get that back button available again.
Now you can make it go away when watching movies or playing games, and if you need to use it you can summon it at your whim.
Thanks to all those responded.
I have since redid my CM7 (format/clear cache, data and what not) and after that, I could see the soft <- button at the bottom of the screen and cyanogenmod settings is no longer crashed.
Again, a big THANK YOU to all of you!
Blue6IX said:
If I ever lose the status bar, I can just hit volume down to make it show again, and get that back button available again.
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Cool, thanks for this tip, I really like using this now.
I wanted to post this up here as some of you may not follow over in the DEV section.
OK, Based on feedback here sounds like this is working properly. I have uploaded a new version 2.1 this is mostly just code clean up on my end as well as a better icon etc. Sideload it, also make sure you have an Alternative Launcher installed ie. ADW, Launcher Pro, VTL.Launcher. When you hit the n button depending on your setup first push brings up little nook menu second push it should make it act like a normal home button. Some setups may operate differently. Just uninstall the app to return n button to normal nook operation.
Please Provide Feedback..... Constructive Feedback Please (ie. Logs, errors, etc.) in the DEV POST http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356206 all other feedback ie "thanks! or awesome!" post in this thread.
********** ROM Devs can feel free to INCLUDE it in any work no prior permission required. *********************
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
http://vegantab.gojimi.com/download/HomeCatcher2_1.apk
W00t
Sent from my Samsung Legendary 4G, a Universe UTES phone, running "two.three.five"
Works Great...Icon Size Change
This works great...the Go Launcher icons are a bit small. Any ideas if they can be changed? Also I want to create a folder but the application won't let me on the Tablet like it does my Android phone...
THANK YOU!
Wow, I was about to return my NT. I thought it had somehow managed to download the 1.4.1 update again even though I had OTA updates blocked. This got me back to my home screen but I am still unable to add folder widgets & I lose the other widgets as soon as I reboot my NT.
Will keep looking for a solution.
can someone provide clearer instructions? I want to have the first push bring me back to the home screen, push twice to bring up that B&N menu
how to install
So I guess I am an idiot.
I have the nt hidden settings app installed on my rooted 8g nt. When I click the "unknown sources hack" not much seems to happen short of it saying I have root permissions.
But, how do I actually install this apk? I have it downloaded, and could install it from the sdcard if there was a way to do that, but I can't figure that out.
When I view this thread on the device, the links are not actual links, just text. So, I really am unsure what to do.
Go Launcher is working great, I just want to be able to go to it when pressing the N button.
Thanks.
Redirect other buttons
Would it be possible to have an option to redirect other buttons, such as the browser and shop buttons? I use Firefox as my browser and Play for apps, so it would be nice to make use of the nook button menu.
Same old story..can't use Homecatcher to catch the N button clicks....
hexaguin said:
Would it be possible to have an option to redirect other buttons, such as the browser and shop buttons? I use Firefox as my browser and Play for apps, so it would be nice to make use of the nook button menu.
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My kid must have done something...last month I was able to get it back right (Homecatcher successfully catching the clicks and redirecting to Go Launcher)...
This time, I can't make it work anyway....I have downloaded the Homecatcher apk and have installed it several times. Clicking the button brings me back to the default Nook Tablet Home screen....urggg!!
have also uninstalled Go Launcher and re-installed and have set it as the default launcher....whenever I reboot the Nook, Go Launcher starts up as expected...but as soon as I press the N button twice....I'm back into the Nook Home screen and then there's no way to go back to my default Go Launcher desktop...unless I reboot...
Is there anything that I can do to make it work again? Many thanks...
Gizmo
PS: I have a rooted 1.4.1 Nook Tablet and it has been fine like this ever since I bought it Nov 2012...after 1,5 years of usage..it happened...oh dear....
the download link leads to
The download link leads to gobbledygook please fix I like this apk
Hi Y'all.
I kinda like the stock browser.
The function of the "Browser home page" setting however
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Has me well & truly confused.
What is the function of this setting & how's it used?
1: It has been my understanding that this setting controls which page will be shown when the app is started.
That however appears not to be absolutely correct.
If I open a page - say Engadet for example.
Then press home button & revert directly to home screen.
Subsequently long-pressing home button & shut down all running apps & processes.
If I start the browser now, it'll open Engadet as first page. At least mine does.
I haven't found any settings to change this behavior.
2: How do I revert to the home page when the browser is running?
Do I really have to navigate backwards one page at a time?
Any & all inputs sincerely appreciated.
Regards
Elo
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Polar67 said:
1: It has been my understanding that this setting controls which page will be shown when the app is started.
That however appears not to be absolutely correct.
If I open a page - say Engadet for example.
Then press home button & revert directly to home screen.
Subsequently long-pressing home button & shut down all running apps & processes.
If I start the browser now, it'll open Engadet as first page. At least mine does.
I haven't found any settings to change this behavior.
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What you are experiencing now is totally normal and by default. However, to go back to home screen, you just have to press the home button once. Pressing it twice will open up the task manager
Polar67 said:
2: How do I revert to the home page when the browser is running?
Do I really have to navigate backwards one page at a time?
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to go back to homepage, you just have to hit on the soft back button.. it is also by default
--to be honest, i find the stock browser a pain in the butt. that's why i use dolphin browser. i downloaded it from the playstore i don't mean to advertise or anything
Pressing back button doesn't take you back to home, it takes you back.
I understand the OPs issue, as I empathise with him. There is no way to exit the stock browser, so to end the program, you need to either long press the home button, and kill it, or do it through task manager. And even after doing this, the browser by default doesn't open the home page, but the last page left open - I guess it's like killing a browser with alt-ctrl-del on a PC, and the browser recovering the open tabs.
So yeah, a bit frustrating in my eyes, and it seems the only way around it would be for Samsung to add an exit button in the browser. Alternatively, I think closing your last open tab/window should close the browser app. That would make much more sense in my eyes.
Edit: I have found the fastest way to go directly to the home screen is by opening a new tab. Just click on view the tabs/windows button, then click plus. But you still have the other page in the background.
Hello,
I wonder if it's possible to open keyboard automatically after I swipe up on home button to launch Google Now. Now I need to click on input field on the top of screen to show keyboard and start typing.
Android 4.4, Nexus 4.
was googling for the same request. if someone bring up any solution would be awesome!
Keyboard popping up automatically in Google now
I like Google now. But I like just plain Google search better. I want to swipe up on my phone and automatically have the keyboard pop up and search the web or search my phone for a contact. With Google now on, it requires the second step of clicking on the search bar to open the keyboard. Because of that, I have always kept Google now off, because it would then allow the keyboard to open automatically. The ability to search this quickly with the swipe up feature was my single favorite feature of my moto phone.
But now, with the recent update to the Google search app on android, the keyboard no longer pops up automatically, even if I have now cards off. It just has a thing that says get now cards. This makes me angry. I want the Google search app to primarily be a search app, and open the keyboard when I swipe up. And I can close the keyboard if I want to use Google now.
I really want there to be am option to have it either way.
dpschofield said:
I want the Google search app to primarily be a search app, and open the keyboard when I swipe up. And I can close the keyboard if I want to use Google now. I really want there to be am option to have it either way.
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Did you ever figure out a solution to this? Because a few weeks ago, mine stopped pulling the keyboard up automatically, too. It's so annoying, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to go back to doing it.
kaylamcfly said:
Did you ever figure out a solution to this? Because a few weeks ago, mine stopped pulling the keyboard up automatically, too. It's so annoying, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it to go back to doing it.
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you can go to setting, application manager, swipe right to ALL, find "Google/google apps", tap on it, and choose uninstall update. It basically reverts the google app to the oldest version.
I also hate the update disabling the keyboard popup even if I don't have google now card enabled
I'm worried if later I update my phone to marshmallow, I have to tolerate having an extra tap on the google search text bar to activate the keyboard. I like the way it is now, just swipe up from the home button and have the keyboard ready.
Like you guys, I am super annoyed with the latest Google app updates which no longer pop up the keyboard automatically when looking to quickly enter in a search query. Kinda defeats the whole point of a search app, but anyway, I've refrained from updating for this very reason. I'm surprised more folks haven't complained about this and that an xposed module hasn't been created to reinstate this feature.
Has anyone found a solution to this annoying problem?
Before Marshmallow you can takeover the Home Button using "JB EXENOW" and link to the activity (e.g. via "Quckshortcutmaker"): googleapp.(...) queryentry.
This starts the google app with keyboard.
Sadly it doesn't work in marshmallow. I can set the shortcut, which is still working, but JBEXE isnt taking over the home button anymore.
I'm experimenting with "[GB][MM] Physical Button Music Control 4.0 beta6"-Xposed-Module, but until now i can't hook properly on the home button.
Cavernerg said:
Before Marshmallow you can takeover the Home Button using "JB EXENOW" and link to the activity (e.g. via "Quckshortcutmaker"): googleapp.(...) queryentry.
This starts the google app with keyboard.
Sadly it doesn't work in marshmallow. I can set the shortcut, which is still working, but JBEXE isnt taking over the home button anymore.
I'm experimenting with "[GB][MM] Physical Button Music Control 4.0 beta6"-Xposed-Module, but until now i can't hook properly on the home button.
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Let us know if you find a working solution. For now I'm just sticking with this really old version of Google:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
tasker solution
i made a profile for tasker that clicks on the search bar whenever the app opens up first.
the only downside is that you will need to pay for the "AutoInput" plugin (and Tasker) for it to work.
its well worth the few quid for AutoInput though. you can use it to toggle stuff like flight mode or NFC without needing to root your phone, switch between the current app and last app. . . or my favourite which is saving a song to a playlist in spotify, which can take ages since i have so many folders and sub-folders to click through each time
i cant post links yet so just do a google search for "autoapps projects" and look for "Google Search - show keyboard" by pymai
kij01 said:
Hello,
I wonder if it's possible to open keyboard automatically after I swipe up on home button to launch Google Now. Now I need to click on input field on the top of screen to show keyboard and start typing.
Android 4.4, Nexus 4.
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There is an easy way to do that using GravityBox and Nova Launcher. You have to go GravityBox -> Navigation bar tweaks (this section needs to be turned on with the master switch) -> Navigation ring targets -> Change Ring target 1 from Applications to Shortcuts -> Choose Nova Action -> Search (the one with the big magnifier icon). Voilà! Now when you swipe up from your home button it will go directly to search bar and open keyboard.
GravityBox 5.4.5 [LP], Android 5.1.1 Rooted+Xposed, Nexus 5
If you're not rooted just install swipeup utility to replace Google and choose quick search..