Hi!
I should probably start by pointing out that you need the Xpose Framework installed to use this! Click here for the Xpose APK and more information about it
I've been looking over the Xpose Framework recently and I've become really impressed with it. So in learning it, I went ahead and corrected a few of the things I didn't like about the stock TouchWiz ROM on our Note 2's. I thought I'd go ahead and share this mod because I think I'm not the only one who prefers google voice search over S-Voice. The best bit, though, is that long-press search is just a regular Intent that any app can answer, so you're not locked down to Google voice search either!
I've attached the HoldHome APK in the post below.
One of the other things I managed to 'correct' via Xpose was that snoopy SysScope app, incidentally. I'm a bit concerned about releasing that one though, for obvious reasons.
Hope you guys find this useful :fingers-crossed:
File attached in this post.
Will test this out after work. I have been using Home2Launcher, but would like not to... expect an edit around 2AM EST.
EDIT - unfortunately it does nothing for me, double press had no response. Disabled the home2launcher, rebooted after activating module, no luck...
daveid said:
Will test this out after work. I have been using Home2Launcher, but would like not to... expect an edit around 2AM EST.
EDIT - unfortunately it does nothing for me, double press had no response. Disabled the home2launcher, rebooted after activating module, no luck...
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Hmm. Did you disable the the S-Voice activation on home press setting in the SVoice app itself? (Menu button in the SVoice app -> Settings) You need to have that setting enabled so the mod can hijack the intent it generates.
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Hmm. Did you disable the the S-Voice activation on home press setting in the SVoice app itself? (Menu button in the SVoice app -> Settings) You need to have that setting enabled so the mod can hijack the intent it generates.
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I do not have S-Voice installed, guess this won't work for me...
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I do not have S-Voice installed, guess this won't work for me...
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Ah, there we go then. This is designed for the stock roms where S-Voice pops up if you double press the homebutton. Custom Roms would be too varied for me to target
Thank
It also gives option to other voice dialer like cyber on voice command,
Or can configure to voice calendar too.
Thank you.
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Im running stock touchwiz on my Note 2, with the Xposed framework and I can't get this to work. The module is there and enabled. I have nova launcher installed but removed all gestures. I have disabled s voice option as you stated above.
Holding the home button simply brings up the multitasking menu. Double press does nothing now that I have disabled it in the s-voice settings.
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Im running stock touchwiz on my Note 2, with the Xposed framework and I can't get this to work. The module is there and enabled. I have nova launcher installed but removed all gestures. I have disabled s voice option as you stated above.
Holding the home button simply brings up the multitasking menu. Double press does nothing now that I have disabled it in the s-voice settings.
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Have you remapped the long press search? Long press home and you should see a magnifying glass. Hit that button and select Google Now.
Where do I remap the long press search? Like I said holding the home button simply brings up the multitasking menu. Double press the home button does nothing now that I have disabled it in the s-voice settings.
When you long press the home button and the multitasking menu comes up there should be 3 buttons at the bottom. One is a trashcan, one is to check the RAM and the middle button should be a magnifying glass. Hit that and set Google Search as your default. Here's two screenshots to show you before and after. It goes from magnifying glass to the Google logo.
Thanks works great for me ..t mobile note 2
Working as the dev says. Thanks
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Works great here! Thank you!
Suggestion : upload your module onto the repo website so that it appears in the "downloads" section of Xposed 2.2...
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Im running stock touchwiz on my Note 2, with the Xposed framework and I can't get this to work. The module is there and enabled. I have nova launcher installed but removed all gestures. I have disabled s voice option as you stated above.
Holding the home button simply brings up the multitasking menu. Double press does nothing now that I have disabled it in the s-voice settings.
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You got it wrong... "s voice option" needs to be enabled.
Then next time you double click the home button, instead of having SVoice, you get a choice of apps which can react to a "search longpress" event (in TouchWiz ROMs, "double click the home button" = "search longpress").
For me, I could select among phone, widget locker, go sms, google now, secure settings,...
Select the app you want and click "this time" or "always" depending on what you want.
Done!
Very nice module!
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Then next time you double click the home button, instead of having SVoice, you get a choice of apps which can react to a "search longpress" event (in TouchWiz ROMs, "double click the home button" = "search longpress").
For me, I could select among phone, widget locker, go sms, google now, secure settings,...
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Maybe I will try this out - could you set it to perform a 'secure settings' function, instead?
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Maybe I will try this out - could you set it to perform a 'secure settings' function, instead?
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It seems so. But you need the PRO version of Secure Settings (which I don't have, so I cannot fully test).
Doesn't work work me. I still get the G icon instead of the magnifying glass. Svoice is enabled too.
Nyckrs said:
Doesn't work work me. I still get the G icon instead of the magnifying glass. Svoice is enabled too.
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What magnifying glass were you expecting? And where? "Long press search" is totally different than "search"...
RabidMonkeyOnCrack said:
When you long press the home button and the multitasking menu comes up there should be 3 buttons at the bottom. One is a trashcan, one is to check the RAM and the middle button should be a magnifying glass. Hit that and set Google Search as your default. Here's two screenshots to show you before and after. It goes from magnifying glass to the Google logo.
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What magnifying glass were you expecting? And where? "Long press search" is totally different than "search"...
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This is the direction i'm following and i do not see the magnifying glass to set google search.
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If you already have the G icon then you already have Google search... You don't need the magnifying glass. The magnifying glass comes up when you have S Voice disabled and nothing mapped to the search function. Disable S Voice and then use this module. Do you understand what this module is for?
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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knew a secret as to changing the double tap function of the home button? It starts the voice activation program but I want it to open the inbuilt task switcher (yes I know you press and hold the home button to do this, but it takes slightly too long).
Noone?
Anyone?
No takers?
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I'd also like to know.
I want to solve it too
From what I could remember, there is an app called QuickDesk which creates another layer for your widgets and shortcuts. Believe it also has an option to display the running apps.
Since Samsung has registered the double click home button shortcut, not sure if you could overwrite it with this app.
Quick Desk Pro
https://market.android.com/details?id=sg.ruqqq.quickdeskpro&feature=search_result
Quick Desk Beta - not sure what's the difference
https://market.android.com/details?id=sg.ruqqq.quickdesk&feature=search_result
Come one guys. A lot of us need to change that function. The voice program is no use to me.
It won't be possible to change it , unless you guys ask Cyanmod to implement it at root level.
I am sure they might be able to change the way how the hardware buttons react to certain softwares
CyanogenMod nightlies don't have voice control set on double press, so you can use the above mentioned third party apps.
Bump! I'd also like to know this tip if possible
Uncheck Setting > Motion > Double Tap.
dr0idman said:
Uncheck Setting > Motion > Double Tap.
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It doesn't work for me. Does anyone have another trick?
Uninstalling voice command could be a solution?
Or this will cause some troubles with google voice to?
Thx!
I need it too,
I want home button double tap function to launch camera...
since i9100 dont have any Camera hardbutton.
tnx.
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Uncheck Setting > Motion > Double Tap.
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That's the solution! Thank you sir.
disabling the double tap doesnt work. 2.3.6 stock firmware.
If you are rooted and have jkay Deluxe Settings app it can be disabled there.
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Search google for homemyhome
ice galaxy sandwich
Colliebudz said:
Search google for homemyhome
ice galaxy sandwich
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i needed this today so i found this,
http://www.appbrain.com/app/advanced-home-button/com.crazyricky.advhomebutton
it is working perfectly for my galaxy s3, i can double tap the home button and open any app I want.
I know for the Note 2 if you double click the home button you open s-voice, is it possible to make it so it opens google now instead?
If you install Nova launcher you can open Google Now (or anything really)by double tapping your home screen. If you prefer you can launch it with a "pinch" a "swipe up" a "swipe down" or any other of the gestures that are available. It's really quite brilliant.
FWIW, holding menu while on the homescreen opens Google now.
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I wonder if there is a widget to activate Google Now, or if not could someone develop one?
Holding the menu button technically doesn't open Google Now. It opens Google Search. Which, yes does show the "cards" like Google Now, but really isn't Google Now.
As far as accessing Google Now, the blue "G" icon is Google Now. So if you put that Blue "G" app icon on the lock screen, you can get to it from there. Put the Google app icon on your home screen to get to it from there, and the long press of the Home Button should allow you to get to it from there.
That really covers all your bases.
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bmkindoll said:
Holding the menu button technically doesn't open Google Now. It opens Google Search. Which, yes does show the "cards" like Google Now, but really isn't Google Now.
As far as accessing Google Now, the blue "G" icon is Google Now. So if you put that Blue "G" app icon on the lock screen, you can get to it from there. Put the Google app icon on your home screen to get to it from there, and the long press of the Home Button should allow you to get to it from there.
That really covers all your bases.
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Actually, on the Note 2, holding the home button does bring up Google Now. On the Galaxy S3, holding the menu button down brings up Google Search like you said (at least on an S3 running ICS), but it definitely opens Google Now on the the Note 2.
Yes you can set Google now to launch on a double tap.
1. Go into S-Voice settings and disable launch on double tap.
2. Download this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5laWthdG91MC5hcHBzcG90LmhvbWUyc2hvcnRjdXQiXQ..
3. set the app to launch google now and then set your preferred launcher.
4. Profit!
Hope I helped!
Tried it
jellydroid13 said:
Yes you can set Google now to launch on a double tap.
1. Go into S-Voice settings and disable launch on double tap.
2. Download this app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5laWthdG91MC5hcHBzcG90LmhvbWUyc2hvcnRjdXQiXQ..
3. set the app to launch google now and then set your preferred launcher.
4. Profit!
Hope I helped!
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I tried exactly this and I like it. It adds a small amount of lag to the one-press home button return to the home screen, but works perfectly for the double-tap straight to Google Now. I don't mind the miniscule lag, and I love the new functionality. Thanks for the tip!
Nate
N8shon said:
I tried exactly this and I like it. It adds a small amount of lag to the one-press home button return to the home screen, but works perfectly for the double-tap straight to Google Now. I don't mind the miniscule lag, and I love the new functionality. Thanks for the tip!
Nate
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Long pressing the menu button has no lag and requires no additional apps.
I really like the look and feel of nova launcher with the added customization but I found it to lag my Home Screens pretty majorly.
I'm wondering if he's yet to optimize it for note 2/bigger screens?
I use apex and it's fast with no lag...
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I really like the look and feel of nova launcher with the added customization but I found it to lag my Home Screens pretty majorly.
I'm wondering if he's yet to optimize it for note 2/bigger screens?
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I'm using Nova and there's zero lag. Very fast and fluid.
Hitman3984 said:
I really like the look and feel of nova launcher with the added customization but I found it to lag my Home Screens pretty majorly.
I'm wondering if he's yet to optimize it for note 2/bigger screens?
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I use it on my Note 2, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7/10 and it's as fast as AOSP on every one of them. Might be something else that is causing your lag.
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I'm using Nova and there's zero lag. Very fast and fluid.
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Same here.
I use Nova in my Galaxy 3's & my VZ Note 2, zero lag in either one.
Dmwitz said:
If you install Nova launcher you can open Google Now (or anything really)by double tapping your home screen. If you prefer you can launch it with a "pinch" a "swipe up" a "swipe down" or any other of the gestures that are available. It's really quite brilliant.
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Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for reminding me about that. Makes so much more sense than trying to add a new app.
Home 2 Shortcut app.
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Most convenient app I have ever used (really dislike the default double-tap for S Voice). :good:
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You can do this with Nova Launcher already. Under the settings in Gestures and Buttons, set home button to camera, I checked the next box so that it only works on default home screen. So now I just hit the home button to go to the default home screen then tap it again to open the camera(holding the home button still opens the recent apps, etc even on the default home screen). I also set long press menu to open voice search which is Google now.
In that same section, I also use the two finger swipe down gesture to open the Droidlight (flashlight) app I have installed on my phone for quick access to the flashlight.
Nova launcher is awesome!
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open1your1eyes0 said:
Most convenient app I have ever used (really dislike the default double-tap for S Voice). :good:
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Did this app add Easy Launcher also? I just noticed it along with Touchwiz...
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Tada10 said:
Did this app add Easy Launcher also? I just noticed it along with Touchwiz...
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Easy Launcher is actually just the launcher for "Easy Mode" on the Galaxy S4. It confused me as well but you can just ignore it.
REally thanks
Replaces the menu button with the multitasking switcher
Forces the apps to show the on screen menu button
This is my first xposed module (was intended as a hello world).
Xposed repo: repo.xposed.info/module/ro.epb.menubegone
Play store: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.epb.menubegone
For screenshots please check the play store page.
Known issue: bad layout in dialer on some touchwiz devices caused by onscreen menu button
bug screenshot: i.imgur.com/H5mZzva.png
Can you guys get around the above problem by removing the dialer/contacts app from the action overflow whitelist ? if yes please tell me and I will push an update to make it easy to blacklist by default.
Sorry for the badly formatted links but XDA dosen't allow new accounts to post formatted links ?!
I love this mod.
Yes, adding the following to the overflow menu white list fixes the bug on 4.3 TouchWiz:
Phone
Contacts
I had a hard time to do this though since the applications were not in any particular order. Hope this helps.
Works perfectly in my note 2 dn3 RC2 ROM
Thanks for dev
what about apps that dont have 3dot menu button? how to access menu if the menu button became recent app button?
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what about apps that dont have 3dot menu button? how to access menu if the menu button became recent app button?
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By default, you can press and hold the menu button to access the menu with this Xposed module active.
On galaxy note, it work perfect when perform one click to open task, manager.
But problem in opening menu when long press the button. It will keep show and hide the menu when keep press the button.
And, if only press for 3 seconds. The menu appear and once release button it disappear.
I believe this thread is rarely visited and checked by the author of the module. I think it's better if we post our concerns in the official support discussion thread according to the description here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/23dcml/xposed_menubegone_updated_with_community_feedback/
distorts the contacts page .... mysteriously on KK note 3.
fivezan said:
distorts the contacts page .... mysteriously on KK note 3.
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Yes, it does. You need to whitelist "Phone" and "Contacts" from MenuBeGone's UI. That did the trick on my device.
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I believe this thread is rarely visited and checked by the author of the module. I think it's better if we post our concerns in the official support discussion thread according to the description here:
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I lurk all threads Will provide an update that detects if device is running touchwiz and blacklist based on feedback.
For now I will blacklist Phone and Contacts packages.
adi1133 said:
I lurk all threads Will provide an update that detects if device is running touchwiz and blacklist based on feedback.
For now I will blacklist Phone and Contacts packages.
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Lol. :good: Sounds good. Honestly, that's the only thing I can think of for you to change. Or maybe give an option on how long we should press and hold the menu button for the menu to show up instead.
Thanks for the mod. :laugh:
Not working perfectly
See the attachments. Im on jellybean 4.2.1 I am using 1.2b version of your module.
When i press menukey it shows recent apps like in Gingerbread. Please fix it !
Issue with Samsung S3 stock ROM 4.3
Thanks for the module, Helped a lot. :good:
I have another problem, can anyone please fix this.
After applying the module there is space for NavBar, but there are no icons( I can get them though).
Dock icon labels are also gone. Can anyone help me get the original look back with icon label and less space.
Please look at attachment.
Black bar in the dialer
Thank you very much for this awesome module
Here is the only problem I have on Galaxy S4 mini. As you mentioned it this module doesn't work well with the dialer.
I'm getting a black bar at the bottom of the Keypad and only Keypad !,, All the other tabs in a dialer, like Logs, Favorites and Contacts look good.
Work on my note 8 !
very very Thanks a lot.... :good: :good: :good:
Showing "Recents", not "Task Switcher".
Hello sir. Thanks for your helpful module. But I am having problem on my device. I am using Vega IM-A760s. When I press menu key, it shows the "Recents" screen, not the "Multitasking" screen (as in the attachments). Can you help me to solve this. Thanks.
Great module. Two issues:
1) On the GS4 running Lollipop, the dialer has a problem:
If I try to uncheck Phone and Contacts from the whitelist, there is no effect.
2) Would it be possible to search through the whitelist or sort the whitelist alphabetically? Useful when I have 300+ apps on the list.
Thanks!
Not sure if this mod is still being developed or not but I have installed it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 and works great apart from when I watch videos on MX Player.
In MX Player you can lock the screen while watching a video and disables the hardware buttons. I have found that the menu key still works despite the screen being locked.
Is there any chance this can be fixed?
Hi, can't help but noticed that there's a slight delay when I pushed the recent button. Looks a lot like home button delay with S-Voice. Might be related with Talkback app. Settings> Accessibility> Dexterity & Interaction > Tap & hold delay. Lowest setting is 0.5.. any way to change the value?
In the past on kitkat I used a build.prop edit to enable the nav keys on my note 3. It worked fine and I used rom toolbox's build.prop editor to do so. Now however I'm on lollipop and I'm rooted but I'm not sure if that will work.
The reason I'm asking here instead of just tying it out is because I don't have a backup to revert to and I've seen some conflicting answers while googling this. So an anyone confirm that adding "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" will still work?
-thank you
Make a back up of your build.prop.
Like this
Copy the build.prop and paste it in the same system folder and replace the name.
/system/build.proporiginal
Add what you need to and reboot... if it dont work you can use twrp file manager to delete the build.prop and rename the original.
Thank you. I'll uh try later. I found an alternative in the meanwhile that works great. But first I need to get a custom recovery.
I have Lightning Launcher settings programed to
Menu key long press-open Phone
Back key long press-open Camera
ttkyles said:
I have Lightning Launcher settings programed to
Menu key long press-open Phone
Back key long press-open Camera
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Would that work in any app?
yup sure does ...
on home screen
menu and back long press goes to specific app. ..
lightning launcher doesn't get much press..But if you take the time to learn its configuration endless possibilities. ...you'll find its the most customizable launcher out.
I show my iPhone phanboy co workers...That i can launch 24 different apps...with a single swipe gesture from my single home screen set up LL.
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ttkyles said:
yup sure does ...
at anytime or any app
menu and back long press goes to specific app. ..
lightning launcher doesn't get much press..But if you take the time to learn its configuration endless possibilities. ...you'll find its the most customizable launcher out.
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Well i checked it out. i didnt see a app switcher setting for the menu key.
Also what custom recovery are some of you guys using?
im using twrp 2.8.6.1
Build.prop edit worked for me
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Build.prop edit worked for me
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Cool. Great to know. Do you have an screenshots?
With that string added to build.prop, it breaks screenshot (even palm motion). If they are important, I would find another way to take screenshots or wait for xposed.
I can tell you what the buttons look like and what they do, but that's it.
The first button is a backwards "Play" button and it is the same as "Back" but long pressing it does nothing.
The second looks like an "o" centered vertically and horizontally and is the "home" button. Long pressing brought up options for me of Google search, Tasker, or Pressy.
The third button looks like "Stop" from a music player and is the app switcher (recent apps). No long press.
The icons are white and the bar is black
I searched for a way to edit their function but couldn't find anything that didn't require xposed or Softkeyz app.
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With that string added to build.prop, it breaks screenshot (even palm motion). If they are important, I would find another way to take screenshots or wait for xposed.
I can tell you what the buttons look like and what they do, but that's it.
The first button is a backwards "Play" button and it is the same as "Back" but long pressing it does nothing.
The second looks like an "o" centered vertically and horizontally and is the "home" button. Long pressing brought up options for me of Google search, Tasker, or Pressy.
The third button looks like "Stop" from a music player and is the app switcher (recent apps). No long press.
The icons are white and the bar is black
I searched for a way to edit their function but couldn't find anything that didn't require xposed or Softkeyz app.
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Yeah i tried it just know and its a bit more messed up than it was in kitkat. Stock apps look strange etc. Well thank you for being the first to test for me.