[Q] how do you ....? - Ubuntu Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok I am new to ubuntu touch.
I have installed the latest saucy-preinstalled-touch-armhf.zip on my nexus 4 but i am sort confused with all the gestures ...
for example if i enter the settings control panel how do you apply a settings?
am i correct in assuming i swipe UP from the bottom and choose back? but that doesnt apply my setting.
next one is how do i go back? again in the settings panel. lets say i open the wifi screen. how do i go back to previous screen?
should this not be easy to figure out?

cylent said:
for example if i enter the settings control panel how do you apply a settings?
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You choose the setting and it'll be applied.
am i correct in assuming i swipe UP from the bottom and choose back?
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100% correct.
but that doesnt apply my setting.
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Ubuntu Touch is not ready yet so you have to set most of the things with the Terminal app. The setting will be fully functional in a couple of weeks I assume.
next one is how do i go back? again in the settings panel. lets say i open the wifi screen. how do i go back to previous screen?
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Swipe up (to open the menu) and choose back.
should this not be easy to figure out?
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It's easy you've figured it out already.
I hope you'll enjoy using Ubuntu Touch anyway. You could look at the first installable applications for example and install the xda app or something else. Or you could change some things with the Terminal (look at all those tutorials at the Ubuntu Touch subforum here at xda). Or you could do even more, e.g setting up BitTorrent Sync...
Or you start writing you first app for Ubuntu Touch .

Some settings just don't work, but validation is done by back (or a button that validate, if there is)

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I keep hitting the HOLD BUTTON on free x10.

Hello,
Is there any way to get rid of that ******* hold button on freex10 . i have pressed it like numerous times and it wont take long before i really bang my head on the wall .
Can we replace the phone apk ( i dont know what it is really called , Dialer app?)
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Two things, is the proximity sensor on the phone working? IE, does the phone screen black out when u put it up to your face?? If NOT, that is the main issue.
Two, you can go into settings and change the layout of the dialer for left or right handed and move the hold button away from your face!
Hope this helps,
Chris
cjsabaki said:
Two things, is the proximity sensor on the phone working? IE, does the phone screen black out when u put it up to your face?? If NOT, that is the main issue.
Two, you can go into settings and change the layout of the dialer for left or right handed and move the hold button away from your face!
Hope this helps,
Chris
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Yes my proximity sensor does work.
And I cannot find this right handed/left handed settings anywhere.can you guide me pls?
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jags_the1 said:
Yes my proximity sensor does work.
And I cannot find this right handed/left handed settings anywhere.can you guide me pls?
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settings --> call settings --> near bottom: left-hand mode
P4rtyboy said:
settings --> call settings --> near bottom: left-hand mode
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Its not there :S i am using beta 4 freex10.. is something missing here :S
Still should be there on 2.2 roms, phone settings, scroll to bottom of the page, left handed option?? Hmmmm, not sure what dialers are in the market, my wife used an ed hardy themed dialer, but that was on 2.1fw... might be an option?
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cjsabaki said:
Still should be there on 2.2 roms, phone settings, scroll to bottom of the page, left handed option?? Hmmmm, not sure what dialers are in the market, my wife used an ed hardy themed dialer, but that was on 2.1fw... might be an option?
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I did check many a times ... i don't have this option . don't know why.. and think there is no way to over-ride the stock dialer app which shows ON-CALL . i am i wrong here ?( i wish i am )
and why is my right handed/left handed setting is missing ? "confused"
Haven't run z's rom since first beta, but on other aosp based 2.2's its there n on my 6.1.1cm rom I just looked it up..... hmmm, I am stumped... hit android market, should have a dialer option or two!!
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i can CONFIRM that the settings ARE in FreeX10 Beta 4.
Go to your homescreens -->> press menu -->> settings -->> call settings -->> check left-hand mode (2nd last before "other call settings") -->> reboot
I have the same problem with the same rom. Yesterday I lost half of my story because of this . Changing the settings is not an option because I tend to switch sides a lot during a call. Might try another dialer.
apetit said:
I have the same problem with the same rom. Yesterday I lost half of my story because of this . Changing the settings is not an option because I tend to switch sides a lot during a call. Might try another dialer.
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pls let me know if u find a way to replace the stock dialer. i have tried other dialers but they dont override the stock dialer during call
You could try freezing the stock dialed in titanium..?
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Menu -> Settings -> Call Settings -> Always use proximity!
Check that box and you are done.
No more hung up or put on hold!

Found hidden keyboard debug mode with themes and voice search

I was playing with anycut a shortcut creation app and found a shortcut for a debug keyboard. It has four diffrent color screens. It also has a debug option with voice search. I haven't got that working yet. I m currently using the stone them much darker.
Can you post a screenshot? This sounds pretty awesome
Here are the pics of stone keyboard and keboard debug. UPDATE. After entering debug mode, I went to assiablity setting menu and found I could switch keyboards. I I'm now running swift keyboard.
I found the debug keyboards, and the acessibility menu with the input options. How did you enable swift keyboard? I have installed plus a couple other keyboards and i cant enable them so they are a option in the input methods.
yaggermr said:
a shortcut for a debug keyboard.
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Can we use it to install different keyboard apk, or just to change themes?
gett said:
Can we use it to install different keyboard apk, or just to change themes?
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It does change the themes however I was able to get Swift Keyboard installed. I can switch between SK and android keyboard. The problem is I can't duplicate the results leaving it difficult to instruct others in the process. Sorry
yaggermr said:
It does change the themes however I was able to get Swift Keyboard installed. I can switch between SK and android keyboard. The problem is I can't duplicate the results leaving it difficult to instruct others in the process. Sorry
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How about giving us a general idea? We won't beat you up too bad if it's incomplete or doesn't work. Perhaps someone else will take your starting point and flesh it out.
Thanks!
yah, just instruction on how to get the menu open would help. no worries if we can't reproduce. it would just give us a starting point
JoeM01 said:
yah, just instruction on how to get the menu open would help. no worries if we can't reproduce. it would just give us a starting point
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I figured it out.
1. Install anycut: http://li362-167.members.linode.com/gapps/non_google/com.appdroid.anycut.apk
2. Open Anycut, Create a New Shortcut.
3. Pick "Activity"
4. Pick "Android Keyboard Debug"
5. Success!
robertely said:
I figured it out.
1. Install anycut: http://li362-167.members.linode.com/gapps/non_google/com.appdroid.anycut.apk
2. Open Anycut, Create a New Shortcut.
3. Pick "Activity"
4. Pick "Android Keyboard Debug"
5. Success!
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you forgot "Profit".....
thanks man.
yaggermr said:
I was playing with anycut a shortcut creation app and found a shortcut for a debug keyboard. It has four diffrent color screens. It also has a debug option with voice search. I haven't got that working yet. I m currently using the stone them much darker.
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Did you install your keyboard in any specific way? I suspect just downloading an APK is not going to work here.
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Never mind, i have a complete procedure now. I have installed hacker keyboard! I will post it in a new thread in a little while.
Nice. I was able to change the theme. But in the accessibility menu, I only had one selection: android keyboard, even though I have thumb keyboard and swift keyboard installed.
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Nice. I was able to change the theme. But in the accessibility menu, I only had one selection: android keyboard, even though I have thumb keyboard and swift keyboard installed.
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I want to do some testing and make sure it's working before i write it up. give me a few minutes.
robertely said:
Did you install your keyboard in any specific way? I suspect just downloading an APK is not going to work here.
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I installed from google market i own SK I also opened it after installation went through the settings. I think I got a force close error i rebooted looked for the keyboard in the device setting. It wasnt there, So I just left it alone. A couple days later after doing a ton of stuff to the nook I found that installing kb's creates a hidden debug menu. I messed with some themes and enabled debug menu. Then I was just looking at the device menu, accessibility menu and checked input methods and there was swift keyboard. Sorry I had given up on installing an after market kb. I did it by accident. I also should mention I am rooted. I. have tried this with other keyboards with no luck.
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I want to do some testing and make sure it's working before i write it up. give me a few minutes.
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Confirmed, Rebooted and nothing is broken. Writing it up now.
Done!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19635717#post19635717
I made the anycut shortcut but cant find any debug anything says no acessibility apps, and cant find any in the market.... can you tell me how you got the debug keybords?
mrmizzo said:
I made the anycut shortcut but cant find any debug anything says no acessibility apps, and cant find any in the market.... can you tell me how you got the debug keybords?
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Check the box that says "version 2.3.4". That puts it in debug mode.
When you go into accessibility, hit "cancel" on the prompt. Then hit "input method". If you did everything right, your keyboard will be selectable there.
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arrange icons in main menu

I uninstalled some applications and after that, main menu is empty in some points.
Is it possible to arrange icons in menu in order to fill these gaps?
If you click the button that allows you to arrange icons (the four little squares) and then exit that mode it should pull them all together closing any gaps (or you can use the mode to arrange them yourself).
SCHUMI_4EVER said:
If you click the button that allows you to arrange icons (the four little squares) and then exit that mode it should pull them all together closing any gaps (or you can use the mode to arrange them yourself).
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It doesn't let me move icons in the gaps and it neither pull them all together in that mode.
I hope there is other solution.
Restarted yet?
Also the pull together happens when you exit that mode after entering it.
go to setting/applications/all
then find xperia home
and clear data...
it might solve your problem...
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Restarted yet?
Also the pull together happens when you exit that mode after entering it.
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I restarted the phone but nothing changed.
It doesn't pull them together if i enter and exit that mode.
I don't know if it matters but i uninstalled the applications by going in settings-->Applications-->Manage applications--> choose application and then uninstall.
F.A.I.S.A.L said:
go to setting/applications/all
then find xperia home
and clear data...
it might solve your problem...
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I can't find xperia home. It may be in greek in my phone.
Does it have an android icon?
bour1992 said:
I can't find xperia home. It may be in greek in my phone.
Does it have an android icon?
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I dont remember...
I am not on stock rom, and my rom doesnt have xperia home...
you can try changing language to english and find it
I finally found it in greek and cleared it.
Thank you all for your help.
bour1992 said:
I uninstalled some applications and after that, main menu is empty in some points.
Is it possible to arrange icons in menu in order to fill these gaps?
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I dont think its possible to auto arrange,that is fill those gaps.. u need to do them manually..

Hiding apps from drawer

Loving my Mate 20 Pro, coming from HTC U11 big difference! (though to be honest am missing my phone a bit :crying: )
Anyway on the HTC I had the option to hide apps from the app list/drawer. Not uninstall them, just hide them from the list of installed apps. Is this possible with the Huwaei? Don't want nosy husband/kids to know all the apps I have installed. And yes they all have access to my phone
EMUI has a "Hidden Application Menu" which you can access by doing a two finger zoom gesture on the home screen (reverse of a pinch)
After opening this tap the + to add apps. Then just pinch to go back to normal.
Just remembered - this is disabled by default on the M20P so do the following:
- Install "Tweaker for Huawei" from the Play Store
- When you go to turn on the hidden application menu it will say you can't and to download an addon
- download the addon and tap to install it - you will be prompted to allow installs
- enable the hidden application menu then restart the phone
That should be it.
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EMUI has a "Hidden Application Menu" which you can access by doing a two finger zoom gesture on the home screen (reverse of a pinch)
After opening this tap the + to add apps. Then just pinch to go back to normal.
Just remembered - this is disabled by default on the M20P so do the following:
- Install "Tweaker for Huawei" from the Play Store
- When you go to turn on the hidden application menu it will say you can't and to download an addon
- download the addon and tap to install it - you will be prompted to allow installs
- enable the hidden application menu then restart the phone
That should be it.
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Thank you! I have installed and installed the add on and enabled hidden application menu no problem. I am zooming in on all screens, nothing. Zooming in on all pages does nothing, and cannot find a setting anywhere to hide an app.
You need to zoom out XD
Aha I actually meant out as in a reverse pinch. Nothing a happening
And your setting in Tweaker looks like this?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZSflN9lSx3biVDRbZOVC6zlY1A1hfxHX/view?usp=sharing
Yes exactly.
Then I don't know That should be it as long as you restarted the phone after enabling it.
Grondah said:
Then I don't know That should be it as long as you restarted the phone after enabling it.
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Yes strange, I did restart phone. I'll try again.
thank you very much
 I can now hide applications running on my Mate 20 pro
I have been faced with the problem of hiding applications but applied the solution suggested by you, but I must explain to you why you did not work first after you have all the steps listed + restart the device must return to the same option and activate it again and on activation you will see a message that was activated and after this step You must change Drawer and make Standard and then work with you
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thank you very much
 I can now hide applications running on my Mate 20 pro
I have been faced with the problem of hiding applications but applied the solution suggested by you, but I must explain to you why you did not work first after you have all the steps listed + restart the device must return to the same option and activate it again and on activation you will see a message that was activated and after this step You must change Drawer and make Standard and then work with you
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How do I change the drawer to standard?
dragona said:
How do I change the drawer to standard?
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Search for drawer in settings.
Ddragonov said:
thank you very much
 I can now hide applications running on my Mate 20 pro
I have been faced with the problem of hiding applications but applied the solution suggested by you, but I must explain to you why you did not work first after you have all the steps listed + restart the device must return to the same option and activate it again and on activation you will see a message that was activated and after this step You must change Drawer and make Standard and then work with you
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Hello, if you change "Drawer" to "Standard" and now hide the app and then select back "Drawer", does the app stays hidden or it shows inside the app drawer?
Thank you
Not working it says root is required to apply
musamaashraf said:
Not working it says root is required to apply
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says in google play, that the no-root addon has been removed due to google rules... so you need root for it to work
Firething said:
says in google play, that the no-root addon has been removed due to google rules... so you need root for it to work
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anyway to get the no-root addon ??
musamaashraf said:
anyway to get the no-root addon ??
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w_0sKbiMf2z1pplqMbs1drU496tPn999/view?usp=drivesdk
Sermpie said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w_0sKbiMf2z1pplqMbs1drU496tPn999/view?usp=drivesdk
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Thanks Man!

Question Side sense dispear

My phone's side sense dispear. How to fix it.
i don`t know, as for me it`s non usable feature
Sakuma_Eitarou said:
i don`t know, as for me it`s non usable feature
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Side sense looks completely different to me but it still works. I rarely use it.
neilk66 said:
Side sense looks completely different to me but it still works. I rarely use it.
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I never use this function
magicrhythm said:
My phone's side sense dispear. How to fix it.
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Maybe it's been deactivated? Check it out!
Options -> system -> gestures -> side sense
It's disappeared for me a few times, generally a reboot and then toggling it on and off fixes it. That said, I hate the bar. There is no good placement for it where it's both easy to reach and doesn't get in the way. I setup tasker to manually launch it with Shortcut > Side Sense Window Manager.
Shoot now mine disappeared and won't come back. I had it disabled but now I miss the little guy...
Edit: Trying to see if I can restart the service manually but not sure which one and I can't quite get the format right to launch any of them yet.

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