How to create a limited ROM - Android

Hi Everyone,
I'm working on a project on android tablet, and I need to limit some android and device feature.
We wrote apps and specific launcher which can intercept a lot of intent to limit access, but with newer version of android (since kitkat)
our solution doesn't work anymore, and the user is able to quit the specific launcher or the launched app.
I need some advice, before developping a limited ROM.
Specs :
1 - Disable device action (LongPress on switchOff)
2 - Disable message notification (Low Bat, SignalLost, ...)
3 - Hide the navigation bar
4 - Preload apps / Remove some apps
The limitation, is justified by the fact that human mistake shouldn't fail the device and the running apps
For the points 1 and 4. I read some tutorial that mention how to reaffect actions for a keycode, and which apps can be deleted in system/apps.
I need your help for point 2 and 3.
Thanks
XDArnaud

For #3, one easy way is to disable SystemUI. This will get rid of the status bar and navigation bar, and disable recents. It may also solve #2, though I'm not 100% sure.
Just make sure to DISABLE SystemUI (i.e. from Settings->Applications), don't delete it. Disabling will stop the app itself from starting but allow it to be available for other apps which need it to exist. Deleting may cause your device to fail to boot.

Thank you so much kived, thats a good hint you gave me
I will test this in the few days, and try to disable this automatically after boot.
After that I'll just have to limit access to settings app to avoid user to enable it.
Will I have to deodex the ROM and replace the default settings.apk by mine ? or just adding settings.apk in app and android will launch mine.
Thx
XDArnaud

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[MOD][XPOSED][4.0+]App Settings v1.10 (2014-08-13)

Xposed module: App Settings v1.10
What it is
This is an Xposed module that allows changing generic settings on a per-app basis.
"Generic settings" means settings that are global to all applications, such as: perceived DPI, rotation behavior, fullscreen, etc.; full list is below.
These are settings that can in principle be applied to all packages, even if for some it might not produce any effects.
Not to be confused with app-specific settings. If it's something that only app Y or Z needs changing, chances are it won't belong in this module.
What the mod CAN do
Here's the list of settings that can be defined for each target package:
- DPI: Changes the DPI used by this app both when loading resources (some might be DPI-specific) and also when rendering them.
- Font Scale: Scales the font up or down, similarly to the system-wide "Font Size" setting.
- Screen dimensions: Affects the resources loaded by the app in case it bundles different ones for different screen sizes; use the "List Res." button to get some hints on the kind of alternatives the app might have for different resolutions.
- xlarge qualifier for resources: also affects alternate resources used by the apps (tipically for tablets / devices with big screens); see previous item.
-Apply res to widgets: normally, resources are only manipulated when being loaded by the application itself. If this is activated, they will also be manipulated when loaded by other apps, which is the typical situation when a Launcher presents widgets from other apps.
- Locale: the language used by the app for loading resources, formatting numbers and dates, etc.; you can use this for apps that do include translations but don't give you an option of using a different language than your global one.
- Fullscreen: you can force an app to always use fullscreen (hiding the statusbar only, not the navigation bar for devices that have it) or never use it; on KitKat Immersive mode can also be activated.
- No title: hides the title bar, gaining more space for the actual contents. Note that many apps might crash if they're relying on some elements of the titlebar to be there.
- Keep screen on: If set, the screen won't dim or turn off after the inactivity period whenever this app is on the foreground. Remember not to put the device on your pocket with the app active.
- Show when locked: Display this app's screen on top of the lockscreen, without requiring e.g. the PIN to be entered (dangerous). Note that you'll have to find a way (somewhere else) to open the app from the lockscreen, depending on the kind of app.
- Resident in memory: If set, the system will try much harder to keep the app in memory even when you leave it. It might make the app more responsive when reopening but will also consume more RAM, possibly slowing down the overall system.
- No fullscreen IME: prevents the keyboard from taking up the entire fullscreen when in landscape mode.
- Orientation: Override the orientation settings build into the app. You can force "normal behavior" (rotate according to the device settings, even if the developer hardcoded a specific orientation), "always portrait", "always landscape" or "force auto" (use the sensors even if the auto-rotate system setting is off). Additional options exist for forced reversing the portrait or landscape orientations, use the sensor so they can be inverted by tilting the device, 4-way rotation, and forced rotation but respecting the user setting (locked / auto-rotate).
- Insistent notifications: If active, the sounds used by any of the app's raised notifications will loop endlessly. Danger of depleting the battery (and annoying crowds) if you're not around when it starts playing the sound.
- No big notifications: Prevent notifications to have an alternate layout for the "expanded" mode; it will always be collapsed and can't even be expanded manually
- Ongoing notifications: Force or prevent notifications from the app to be marked as Ongoing (non dismissable)
- Notifications priority: This is the relative importance of the notifications and, depending on the ROM, influence the visibility of their icons on the statusbar, their order on the list, etc.
- Show in recents: You can prevent the app from showing on the Recents list, or force it to appear.
- Mute audio: Prevents all sound from being played from the app. If videos are played, they will be muted. (this doesn't work for all apps, due to technical limitations on the system)
- Force legacy menu button: For devices that don't have a physical menu button, menu entries will usually appear on the far right of the Action Bar. With this option, the 3-dot button will be displayed on the navbar and the menu options will appear there.
- Revoke permissions: selectively block permissions requested by the app. Needless to say, depending on the permission and the app, it's very likely that it will start failing; don't expect revoking INTERNET or READ_CONTACTS and having the apps continuing to work every time - most of them will fail unless the developer anticipated this kind of permission denials
Some of the features that help you manage the settings for each app:
Search / filter apps
- by name or package
- by type (user/system)
- by state (enabled/disabled)
- by applied settings: global state, overridden or unchanged state for each setting
Shortcuts for app actions on the main list or on the individual settings screen
- launch app (main launcher activity)
- go to system settings screen (uninstall, clear data, ...)
- Play Store link (if applicable)
Display list of recent apps and jump directly to their configuration
The app can be killed when saving settings, so they can take effect immediately after relaunch instead of requiring a reboot.
What the mod CAN'T / WON'T do
The settings you can define for each app won't add functionality that simply isn't there, such as:
- adding tablet / large screen layouts
- using languages for which no resources are included in the app
- display "properly" in portrait or landscape mode
- operate flawlessly on top of the lockscreen
- keep working as expected (whatever that means to you) even after you revoke permissions
Not only these would be not possible to implement in an app-independent way, it's also beyond the scope of this particular module.
If you're familiar with the Xposed Framework, you're probably aware that lots of things can be tweaked or added to specific apps.
However, unless it's:
- generic behavior that can be applied to most apps
- relatively easy to implement
then don't bother requesting App Settings to provide it.
If it does obey these 2 conditions, then by all means suggest it (preferably with code contributions / pull requests).
Installation
Requirements:
- Xposed Framework 2.2 or newer; 2.6 or newer starting with AppSettings 1.9
- ICS (4.0.3) or newer (up to 4.4); this is not only a requirement for the framework, but also for this module due to the hooked APIs
Download:
The installation can be performed from within Xposed Framework by browsing the repository and finding the "App Settings" entry. Any updates will also appear there.
Alternatively, the repository entry can be browsed directly at http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.mods.appsettings
Usage of this thread
This thread serves primarily to publish updates to the module, report bugs and suggest or discuss new features (user or developer-wise).
You can also use it to share and discuss your experiences with tweaking specific apps (e.g. resources settings, revoked permissions, etc.) - but I must warn that you should not expect feedback from me on that matter.
Quite frankly, I'm not that much of a smartphone heavy user, and I'm not willing to install loads of apps on my device in order to experiment and achieve ideal configurations for *you* to use. That's what the community is here for, though so feel free to discuss this on the thread.
Screenshots
Some images showing: main apps list; settings panel for an individual app; list of resources bundled in an app; editing permissions to revoke; menu with actions for an app; filtering by settings; filtering by permissions used.
{
"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"
}
Development
Authors: @rovo89 and @Tungstwenty
Sources: https://github.com/rovo89/XposedAppSettings
History: The foundations of this module were created by @rovo89 as a hidden feature within his Tweakbox module, which was the first daily-use mod taking advantage of the (then new) Xposed framework and somewhat of a showcase for it. By directly editing the xml settings file, it was possible to change the dpi, screen dimensions and language for an app's loaded resources.
Eventually it got promoted to its own standalone mod once a minimal UI was built to edit the configuration and more and more settings were added. It was promoted and discussed on @pulser_g2's Making Stock Custom ROMs Defunct thread and the repository he was kind enough to setup and administer some time ago.
Since it's been pretty stable for a while - both in robustness and in expected update frequency - and Xposed Framework now has repository functionality, it has come the time to create a dedicated thread for this and also bump the version to 1.x with the latest added features.
Releases
Version 1.10 (2014-08-13)
New features:
- Force or prevent ongoing notifications (thanks to @GermainZ)
- Add orientation options that respect user setting (locked / auto-rotate)
- Menu option to show recent apps and jump to their configuration
- Menu option to refresh list of apps
- Filter packages by state (enabled / disabled) (thanks to @liudongmiao)
Changes:
- Also mute notifications if Mute Audio is active
- Reuse previous settings for main options when reopening the filter dialog
- Hide Big Notifications setting on ICS since it doesn't apply (thanks to @liudongmiao)
- Do not require reboot to apply No Fullscreen IME setting
Bugfixes:
- Fix DPI not loading on some devices if SystemUI setting is active (thanks to zst123)
New or updated translations:
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Russian
- Slovak
- Spanish
Version 1.9 (2014-05-14)
New features:
- Adjust statusbar and navbar dimensions when SystemUI's DPI is changed
- Allow using resource options also on widgets, where the app's (changed) resources are loaded by another app
- Override notifications priority
Changes:
- Altered the way resources are manipulated so it works with version 2.6 of the framework
- Requires XposedBridge version 52 or above
Bugfixes:
- Fix immersive mode error on some ROMs
New or updated translations:
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- German
- Hungarian
- Japanese
- Slovak
Version 1.8 (2014-04-13)
New features:
- Mute audio (will not work on some apps)
- Allow forcing or excluding app from recents screen (thanks to @GermainZ)
- Force use of legacy (navbar) menu button
- Disable fullscreen keyboard in landscape mode
- Additional options for Orientation
Changes:
- Improved detection of changed items when closing the settings to avoid prompting if nothing is different
- Adjusted toolbar icons on main screen
- Removed unneeded implementation of the CmdInit hook
Bugfixes:
- Enforce hiding the navigation bar in immersive mode, working around Android bug (thanks to @rovo89)
- Fix incorrect orientation code used in certain situations
New or updated translations:
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Czech
- French
- German
- Greek
- Japanese
- Korean
- Slovak
Version 1.7.1 (2013-12-15)
New or updated translations:
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Japanese
- Slovakian
Version 1.7 (2013-12-15)
New features:
- Added immersive mode to the fullscreen setting on KitKat (thanks to @MohammadAG)
Changes:
- Workaround to enable DPI changes for SystemUI on KitKat (thanks to @rovo89)
- Smooth scrolling for the app list (thanks to @Dzakus)
- Enforce keeping the screen on even if the app tries to change it (e.g. Maps)
Bugfixes:
- Fix settings not readable after initial import with no active configurations
Version 1.6 (2013-11-26)
New features:
- Support for Android 4.4
- Import / Export settings (backup file is AppSettings-Backup.xml on the sdcard root)
Changes:
- Enforce the selected orientation even if the app tries to change it
New or updated translations:
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Japanese
- Slovakian
Version 1.5 (2013-09-08)
New features:
- Fullscreen can now be forced or prevented
- Prevent apps from displaying big / expanded notifications
- Allow revoking permissions to shared package (experimental)
- Display menu when long-pressing items on the app list
Changes:
- Reorder filter dialog entries to match settings screen
- Use resources for all displayed text in order to support translations
- Only display warning if the module is not active
- Restore permissions of settings file when "fix permissions" scripts mess them up
- React to SEARCH key
Bugfixes:
- Fix issue with Maps not zooming under Xposed 2.2 when some screen dimensions are selected
- Insistent notifications weren't producing effects in some situations
FAQ / How To
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Awesome I believe is great to keep this module alive!! I use it all the time.
Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 4
Thank you!
Great module! The most useful!
Tungstwenty said:
Version 1.5 (2013-09-08)
New features:
- Fullscreen can now be forced or prevented
- Prevent apps from displaying big / expanded notifications
- Allow revoking permissions to shared package (experimental)
- Display menu when long-pressing items on the app list
Changes:
- Reorder filter dialog entries to match settings screen
- Use resources for all displayed text in order to support translations
- Only display warning if the module is not active
- Restore permissions of settings file when "fix permissions" scripts mess them up
- React to SEARCH key
Bugfixes:
- Fix issue with Maps not zooming under Xposed 2.2 when some screen dimensions are selected
- Insistent notifications weren't producing effects in some situations
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Ooo... Prevent full screen. :good:
I also noticed a significant improvement in load time as it's not scanning the entire list of apps every time. Also :good:
Edit: And my smaller screen size apps (Screen (dp)) don't look funny anymore. :good:
Edit: Also I thought this already had its own thread.
Individual brightness
Thanks for this fantastic module!
This Must Have and great module has now finally its own thread, it's perfect! :good:
Not much to say ... Smart, easy, effective, nice update ...
I have only one wish:
Is it possible to add individual brightness?
3 choices:
- System default setting (checked by default)
- Auto brightness
- Individual level
I think that would be great!!!
Tungstwenty said:
What the mod CAN'T / WON'T do
The settings you can define for each app won't add functionality that simply isn't there, such as:
- adding tablet / large screen layouts
- using languages for which no resources are included in the app
- display "properly" in portrait or landscape mode
- operate flawlessly on top of the lockscreen
- keep working as expected (whatever that means to you) even after you revoke permissions
Not only these would be not possible to implement in an app-independent way, it's also beyond the scope of this particular module.
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I guess it is a good thing I didn't ask you about tabletui...
Thanks for the update!
Good Module and yes nice update.
Keep work alive.
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Im on a 4.3 rom if that has anything to do with it, but the setting dot take effect at all ?
It requires restart application to take effect. Close application from task manager and restart again.
sent from my GT-N7100. Press thanks if I helped..
Tried that no luck cuz I even restart the phone which would close the app all together. I will try again
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diamantericos said:
Im on a 4.3 rom if that has anything to do with it, but the setting dot take effect at all ?
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Check the "About" panel. Do you see red text with "Note: ..."? If yes, then the module isn't running; activate it on XposedInstaller and reboot.
Otherwise, when saving the settings for an app (you're pressing the save button, right?) answer YES to the prompt on whether to kill the app or not, so that the settings take effect the next time it's started.
There's only a couple of exceptions for special packages which do require a reboot, such as "android" (obviously) and perhaps SystemUI (which might cause system hangs or not close at all)
Tungstwenty said:
Check the "About" panel. Do you see red text with "Note: ..."? If yes, then the module isn't running; activate it on XposedInstaller and reboot.
Otherwise, when saving the settings for an app (you're pressing the save button, right?) answer YES to the prompt on whether to kill the app or not, so that the settings take effect the next time it's started.
There's only a couple of exceptions for special packages which do require a reboot, such as "android" (obviously) and perhaps SystemUI (which might cause system hangs or not close at all)
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Yeah I'm doing everything right I've used this many a time before and had this issue with older versions. I know there was something I had to do with permissions which solved problem but I forgot.
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diamantericos said:
Yeah I'm doing everything right I've used this many a time before and had this issue with older versions. I know there was something I had to do with permissions which solved problem but I forgot.
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I even had to push to system apps using root explorer set permissions rebooted and all was fine. But can't remember exactly
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Have u installed xposed framework 2.2?
2.2 supports 4.3.
sent from my GT-N7100. Press thanks if I helped..
Yes I have all installed properly.
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Good one
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Great Module.
I use it to change the locale of google now to my native language without having to change the system language too. Without this app google now would never talk with me in my native language.
A feature request:
Some apps (at least "Unicon" or "Lux") have the ability to show Notifications without showing a icon in the statusbar. Would it be possible to force this for other apps too with app settings? The notification should be in the list but without a icon in the statusbar.
brotbuexe said:
I use it to change the locale of google now to my native language without having to change the system language too. Without this app google now would never talk with me in my native language.
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Same here
I like all my systems (PC, phone, etc.) in English language, but there are some apps like Maps or Local News that need to be changed in order to provide local contents or audio
brotbuexe said:
A feature request:
Some apps (at least "Unicon" or "Lux") have the ability to show Notifications without showing a icon in the statusbar. Would it be possible to force this for other apps too with app settings? The notification should be in the list but without a icon in the statusbar.
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Apparently this seems to be possible on JB 4.1 and above: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2855110/android-no-icon-for-notification
I'll add this to the wishlist.

SlimBean aroma gapps and other questions

I'm new to phone modding, so please be forgiving.
I just flashed Slim-i9100-4.3.build.2-OFFICIAL-1334 and I want to be able to use Google Play etc., so I downloaded Slim_aroma_selectable_gapps.4.3.build.2 and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly.
So, should I just go to recovery and flash the zip? That's it? Should I wipe both caches beforehand?
More questions:
- can I somehow change the view in Gallery to list (with small thumbs maybe)? The only two options are grid and filmstrip and they both suck for browsing movie clips.
- how can I add mobile data on/off shortcut to the notification drawer? I know I can modify the quick settings section, but that just adds an unneccesary step. Vanilla Android has that!
- can I make the font in the status bar slightly bigger? It's too tiny.
wrt34u7 said:
I'm new to phone modding, so please be forgiving.
I just flashed Slim-i9100-4.3.build.2-OFFICIAL-1334 and I want to be able to use Google Play etc., so I downloaded Slim_aroma_selectable_gapps.4.3.build.2 and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly.
So, should I just go to recovery and flash the zip? That's it? Should I wipe both caches beforehand?
More questions:
- can I somehow change the view in Gallery to list (with small thumbs maybe)? The only two options are grid and filmstrip and they both suck for browsing movie clips.
- how can I add mobile data on/off shortcut to the notification drawer? I know I can modify the quick settings section, but that just adds an unneccesary step. Vanilla Android has that!
- can I make the font in the status bar slightly bigger? It's too tiny.
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You should of flashed gapps straight after flashing the rom. It should be ok to just flash gapps tho.
There might be a gallery on the play store for that but not sure.
Im dont use Slim but its base is cyanogenmod. You should have a toggle there with your network name? If so that is your data toggle.
wrt34u7 said:
I'm new to phone modding, so please be forgiving.
I just flashed Slim-i9100-4.3.build.2-OFFICIAL-1334 and I want to be able to use Google Play etc., so I downloaded Slim_aroma_selectable_gapps.4.3.build.2 and I want to make sure everything goes smoothly.
So, should I just go to recovery and flash the zip? That's it? Should I wipe both caches beforehand?
More questions:
- can I somehow change the view in Gallery to list (with small thumbs maybe)? The only two options are grid and filmstrip and they both suck for browsing movie clips.
- how can I add mobile data on/off shortcut to the notification drawer? I know I can modify the quick settings section, but that just adds an unneccesary step. Vanilla Android has that!
- can I make the font in the status bar slightly bigger? It's too tiny.
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yes flash gapps from recovery, always wipe cache and dalvik before is best practice. Data on/off on notification, that should be there in slim (if I remember rightly) You could check out widgetsoid to put toggle on home screen, I find this quite useful for seeing at a glance what is going on and abilty to change immediately as needed. You may also want to check out Tasker (paid app) I wouldn't be without it, then you can easily automate data on/off for what ever you like - example: screen off/data off - screen on/data on, browser on/off/data on/off etc.
Yes, you can make status bar bigger from within slim settings - change dpi to 240 (which will restore your phone to original screen size), if you wanted to get more technical you could use xposed settings with per app settings module, this works a dream for me, then you can set ui to 240 for example and other apps as you like them.
Also - quick pic may be a suitable solution for your gallery issue, I find this a good app.
Hope this helps
Happy modding!
Thanks for the replies. I have another problem and I don't want to make another thread, so here goes (it's a bit complicated, so bear with me):
I flashed the aroma gapps ROM and the installation process went fine, BUT it somehow corrupted my presonal/contact data. I would get "Unfortunately, the process android.process.acore has stopped." and "Unfortunately, dialer has stopped." errors. Maybe because I didn't wipe cache/dalvik?
Anyway, I read somewhere that to fix that you should disable and clear cache/date of:
- DRM Protected Content Storage
- Media Storage
- Dialer
- Contacts
- Contacts Storage
Which is what I did, but I think I did one too many things. The errors are gone, the contacts list is fine, I can send SMS and call no problem.
But now when I connect the phone to my PC, I can't see any folders in Windows Explorer! I can see the GT-I9100 icon in My Computer, I can see "Internal Storage" and "SD Card" on it, just not any contents. 0 folders, no hidden ones either.
Also I can't see any ringtones in the Settings->Sound->Phone ringtone menu, same goes for Notification sound. It only lists "none" as an available tone. Yeah.
HI, Today i have successfully installed slim-4.3 build 2.1 unofficial on my HTC HD2, after successfully installing SlimBean aroma gapps build 2 through recovery, there was no gapps package application in my launcher , what will be the problem ?
Slimbean 4.2.2, contacts and dialer apk of stock 4.1.2
Is there any way to have the contacts and dialer apks of Stock 4.1.2 can be installed/flashed in slimbean 4.2.2.
would be nice if there's a prompt reply.

Hide apps without root

Hi everyone,
As the topic suggests, I'm looking for a way to hide apps without root.
The only solutions I could find so far:
#1: install another launcher that let's you hide apps from the drawer.
Cons: apps still active and reachable from application settings.
#2: installing Knox and adding those applications will put the data in a separate account.
Cons: apps still visible, but with different data base
#3: install finger security and lock them down with a fingerprint.
Cons: apps still visible
#4: guest mode
Cons : not yet added to available firmwares
Does anyone knows an other way to hide/deactivate/freeze apps without rooting the phone?
apsis said:
Hi everyone,
As the topic suggests, I'm looking for a way to hide apps without root.
The only solutions I could find so far:
#1: install another launcher that let's you hide apps from the drawer.
Cons: apps still active and reachable from application settings.
#2: installing Knox and adding those applications will put the data in a separate account.
Cons: apps still visible, but with different data base
#3: install finger security and lock them down with a fingerprint.
Cons: apps still visible
#4: guest mode
Cons : not yet added to available firmwares
Does anyone knows an other way to hide/deactivate/freeze apps without rooting the phone?
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Go to app draw and press edit then hide simple as that
jaythenut said:
Go to app draw and press edit then hide simple as that
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And how do you do that exactly? Pressing Edit in the app drawer simply adds the - sign to any apps which can be uninstalled. There is are no hide or rearrange options as far as I can see? You can go into Settings>Applications>Application Manager and then in each app you want to hide press Disable (this does the same as the Titanium freeze feature and locks it down and removes it from app drawer).
I wrote a post over at reddit about hiding and disabling apps. I can't post an external link but here is the URL below.
w w w .reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/345tt9/galaxy_s6_and_s6_edge_lag_and_battery_improvement/
You will need to install Nova or another launcher to hide apps from the app drawer.
ElvisExMachina said:
I wrote a post over at reddit about hiding and disabling apps. I can't post an external link but here is the URL below.
w w w .reddit.com/r/GalaxyS6/comments/345tt9/galaxy_s6_and_s6_edge_lag_and_battery_improvement/
You will need to install Nova or another launcher to hide apps from the app drawer.
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Any Launcher will Hide Apps or only Nova ?
Thanks
I found an app in the play store called "package disabler pro" it doesn't need root and has disabled everything I've asked it to so far...including the stuff that I've needed root for in the past.
An alternative would be http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294 I tried it yesterday and it works quite nice, got confused in making it work at first but just download the app from http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Android Programs&folder=DeBloater and then watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7OFGIu1f0I

Theming Omniroms system apk gone wrong?

So I decided to port Material 4.3 by FateNozomi to Omni 4.4..4 framework,UI and Settings,and everything went smooth (at least I thought).After porting,I recompiled all apps without any error.First time I signed them with testkeys provided with singapk.jar and system wouldn't install them,so later I found platform keys with which system would allow installation.
Short after I activated AD in Settings options to realize that I can't read notification nor unlock phone through AD (when ever I click on unlock button nothing happens).Also tried to change Lockscreen shortcuts but when I have to drag unlock ring to assign shortcut nothing happens (ring doesn't expand),and lastly when I activate contextual notif header it just get stuck on one image (if I activate it in morning ,morning.jpg will remain untill the next reboot,wont change throughout the day).
to decompile I used apktool 2.0.3 and as I told,I recompiled with 0 errors (except usual translation missing).
I didn't mod any of these options that are malfunctioning,I even stayed away from every xml that could potentially lead to breakage of any options (hah and in the end got breaks on options I regularly use).
If someone could help I'd be more than happy to listen as I've searched xda through and through and haven't found any bugs or problems that could cause this.
Could it be the platform keys?Apktool mistranslated some strings or resources I honestly have no ****ing clue and its driving me crazy.
Id really need some help being that this is my first "project".
Fixed Lockscreen but not AD
I cross referenced my modded Settings with original and found a miss match in dimensions that fixed LS shortcuts.
I had no luck with AD,so if someone is familiar with omnis active display Ill be more than happy to try any suggestions !!!!!
I also cross referenced modded SystemUI xml related to AD and all matched with originals.
Fixed AD
I found out that I did change some sensitive values for AD,which led to it breaking so I fixed it all.All things that were broken,broke because of my limited to non knowledge of android so I apologize to moderators for clogging this section.
Feel free to delete this thread!!

Is there *ANY* A11/A12 way to hide/free the status bar space?

Hi,
I got a used OnePlus 7T Pro, because it was a better choice for me in many ways than new phones. I just absolutely love the screen.
But I was trying to find out, how to make actually everything fully use it. Afaik there used to be a way on A10, that is no longer working.
So I searched the whole week how to hide the status bar, and in the end decided to even root and try various Magisk modules, or EdXposed/GravityBox stuff, pretty much anything I could find because many people reported "status bar height = 0" to do the job. But it really doesn't.
It allows to hide the *contents* of the status bar, BUT the space there is still covered by an ugly bar that apps (browser, whatsapp, anything) aren't drawing over. And that looks even worse than having clock+battery present honestly :'(
So I am desperately trying to search for ANY way to accomplish a fullscreen experience. Does anyone know of one?
I actually like the stock OxygenOS personally. But at this point, I'm willing to hop on any good quality custom rom that would allow it.
(I am even considering somehow downgrading to A10, but would absolutely prefer not to).
I can't believe people here aren't all over this / that everyone with 7/7T pro didn't already do everything in their power to accomplish a full system-wide fullscreen experience. So, desperately pleading anyone, is there some Rom/Mod/Module allowing this?
Thanks
Oh, one additional thing: I noticed, that when changing the option under
Settings -> Developer -> Display Cutout
The status bar (and the reserved space around it) actually does change and move up/down for various options. The "Waterfall Cutout" makes the bar significantly narrower, and apps are properly respecting it (= being drawn a bit higher) too. Which gives me some hope.
There is an installable Magisk module called "None Display Cutout" from here:
[Remove display cutout][ROOT] Full screen 21:9 for apps in landscape, incl Netflix.
Requirements: Magisk root. Download and install the "None Display Cutout" in the Magisk managers module repo. It will add an option in developer settings display cutout options, "No Display Cutout". Choose it, and apps, including netflix, will...
forum.xda-developers.com
And "No Nonsense Notch Overlay" from here
[MODULE] N3O No Nonsense Notch Overlay
N3O (or Nitrous Oxide i guess :p) Who is it for: devices with punchole or cutout displays the black bar REALLY annoys you in landscape clock behind camera annoys you just as much! What it does: Uses full screen in landscape mode respects the...
forum.xda-developers.com
These just don't try to accomplish complete status bar disappearance, but they touch on the "Display Cutout" settings in some way. So they *could... maybe* be modified to make the status bar completely disappear? Since they alter the overall display bounds even on Android 11 successfully.
Honestly, those 2 are the most promising directions I stumbled upon, but I personally don't know how to modify them to do what I want (= shrink the whole status bar area to 0 pretty much)
LadTy said:
Hi,
I got a used OnePlus 7T Pro, because it was a better choice for me in many ways than new phones. I just absolutely love the screen.
But I was trying to find out, how to make actually everything fully use it. Afaik there used to be a way on A10, that is no longer working.
So I searched the whole week how to hide the status bar, and in the end decided to even root and try various Magisk modules, or EdXposed/GravityBox stuff, pretty much anything I could find because many people reported "status bar height = 0" to do the job. But it really doesn't.
It allows to hide the *contents* of the status bar, BUT the space there is still covered by an ugly bar that apps (browser, whatsapp, anything) aren't drawing over. And that looks even worse than having clock+battery present honestly :'(
So I am desperately trying to search for ANY way to accomplish a fullscreen experience. Does anyone know of one?
I actually like the stock OxygenOS personally. But at this point, I'm willing to hop on any good quality custom rom that would allow it.
(I am even considering somehow downgrading to A10, but would absolutely prefer not to).
I can't believe people here aren't all over this / that everyone with 7/7T pro didn't already do everything in their power to accomplish a full system-wide fullscreen experience. So, desperately pleading anyone, is there some Rom/Mod/Module allowing this?
Thanks
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I too am desperately looking everywhere having hidden the status bar for years and can't find any way to hide it anymore did you find anything that works? i'm rooted with magisk
I am sorry to say that I gave up. If you have energy to be dealing with this still and manage to find a good solution, pls ping me, but otherwise I'm now in peace with not being able to get rid of it Wish I could help but I tried for some time and just didn't find anything fully working.
Fullscreen immersive app can do this and I think Apex launcher can hide this too
I was aiming for getting rid of the status bar everywhere, in photos, twitter, maps, browser etc, not just homescreen (Apex).
And any "immersive apps" that sort-of work only manage to hide the time+notifs+battery from the status bar, but actually retaining the status bar itself :'(( Aka, any app starts drawing only under the area where the status bar always is. So I don't see the battery+time there, but I see an empty space - at that point it's just better to have the time there as normal, it just looks bad when simply empty :-|
Afaik the "immersive app" only work "properly" on the older android versions that support immersive mode, which newer androids don't (((
LadTy said:
I was aiming for getting rid of the status bar everywhere, in photos, twitter, maps, browser etc, not just homescreen (Apex).
And any "immersive apps" that sort-of work only manage to hide the time+notifs+battery from the status bar, but actually retaining the status bar itself :'(( Aka, any app starts drawing only under the area where the status bar always is. So I don't see the battery+time there, but I see an empty space - at that point it's just better to have the time there as normal, it just looks bad when simply empty :-|
Afaik the "immersive app" only work "properly" on the older android versions that support immersive mode, which newer androids don't (((
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androplus wrote a magisk module that hides the status bar in MIUI. I'm not sure if it will work on other devices or not but it works on my Mix Fold 2. definitely worth trying. search the mix fold 2 forum for the link
I own OnePlus 7 Pro and I spent 2 months trying to find the solution. Status bar... I hate it too. So... it will be hit or miss for every app, but (for example Google photos is crashing with it) ... If your phone is rooted and you have installed Magisk:
Download and install LSPosed Framework modul (Zygisk version should be better)
In LSPosed Framework->Repository->Search->App Settings Reborn and enable it.
In App Settings Reborn choose any app you wanna tweak to eliminate Status Bar and then click on the wheel at bottom right corner. Now, you will have to go app after app to tweak it. Choose one and enable tweaking at left top corner. These three options are your new friends: auto hide fullscreen, no title and fullscreen.
Just don't be me... don't forget to stop app you are tweaking or it will not work immediately and don't forget to save the settings you chose by clicking on that floppy disk. And as I wrote earlier, some apps will behave weird and some will crash. Have fun.

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