Hi All,
I've change my phone to a HTC One and the 3-dot menu button appears at the bottom in a black strip (that seems to take about 10% of the entire screen) for many popular applications. Some of these applications include:
- Facebook
- Dolphin Browser HD
- many popular games (including some angry birds variants)
This 3-dot menu button seems to waste valuable screen estate to say the least and is very annoyance for some applications (games, video playback) where the full screen game/video does not really take the entire 1280x720 screen.
Do you know a possibility to remove it? for example on my Sony Xperia Z I don't have this problem.
Thanks for your help,
In 4.2.2 based rom you can disable the "3 dots menu" changing the behaviour of the home button,
to do this you have to go:
settings-->display->home button-> and select the second option,
now you'll go to every application settings just keeping pressed your home button
It's a choise of htc because we have only two capacitive buttons.
However, if you're on android 4.1.2 you can remove it with a mod or a custom rom.
With android 4.2.2 we can remove this with an htc implementation
Rayskull said:
In 4.2.2 based rom you can disable the "3 dots menu" changing the behaviour of the home button,
to do this you have to go:
settings-->display->home button-> and select the second option,
now you'll go to every application settings just keeping pressed your home button
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I'm still on stock rom and for the moment I'm happy. So I need to wait the 4.2.2 who are suppose to out soon.
Thanks
Or you can root and install a custom 4.2.2 rom NOW
i have my HTC button mapped to the menu button. i've noticed that all the mods that remove the black 3-dot menu button that pops up across the bottom of the screen also remove the built-in 3-dot menu button in apps (like the one in the upper right of the Google Play Store, for instance). i assume this is because they are being told there is a hardware menu button, so they shouldn't show their built-in menus.
my question: is there a way to remove the annoying black bar across the bottom menu button, but keep the built-in app menu buttons?
Install a jellybean sense rom. Hold home for menu and keep the built in menu on apps that have it.
thanks, but i was hoping for a way that would work across ROMs.
build.prop change to fix this
I've managed to fix this by changing build.prop
Edit or add the entry
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
In /system/buildprop, save and reboot
The value was 1 previously.
Edit: This is also with having the Bulletproof ROM installed.
Edit 2: On further inspection, I can't seem to get it to work while also hiding the three dot menu on the legacy apps. Gah.
CL0SeY said:
I've managed to fix this by changing build.prop
Edit or add the entry
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
In /system/buildprop, save and reboot
The value was 1 previously.
Edit: This is also with having the Bulletproof ROM installed.
Edit 2: On further inspection, I can't seem to get it to work while also hiding the three dot menu on the legacy apps. Gah.
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OK so I have it working again as expected and I am not sure how I did it ... in the Play Store app I get the three dot menu up the top right and in other apps, the menu bar is missing. My build.prop file has no entry for qemu.hw.mainkeys anymore... so maybe it's something in my ROM? Currently Bulletproof 5.3.
Hi everybody, as you can see, I'm brand new to the community. This is actually my first post after the 10-post newbie threshhold. I'm also new to Android phones, though I've tinkered extensively with my Nook Simple Touch and HD+. I'm excited to be able to contribute my first mod, which addresses one of my few complaints about the stock LG ROM. I'm not a big fan of the permanent menu key, and I much prefer to have a recent apps key at the ready. So I did some digging, some decompiling and some smali hacking, and I've come up with a mod that replaces the Menu key with the Recent Apps key and makes a long-press on the Home key pull up the Menu.
Here's a screenshot:
Launcher:
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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"
}
** Update 9/24 **
I fixed a glitch where the recent apps button was smaller than the other buttons when in portrait mode. It should look nice now. If you flashed the earlier one, please grab the v0.2 version of the zip. I've updated all the links below.
I'm including links to two TWRP-able zips, as there are two variations of the mod. The first, RecentAppsKey_v0.2.zip just replaces Menu with Recents and makes a long press on home pull up the menu. The second, RecentAppsKey_with_ellipsis_v0.2.zip also patches framework.odex so that the system reports that there is no permanent menu key, which causes apps to display the "vertical ellipsis" overflow menu in the Action Bar. The downside to using this one is that older apps (and even the Settings app in the stock ROM) will display an ugly Menu button at the bottom of the screen if there's no permanent menu key. Personally I prefer to have the vertical ellipsis menu, but I figured some people wouldn't want it.
Also one other thing to mention is that in the little preview images in the "Front Touch Button" settings you'll still see the menu key. When you select it, the recent apps key will be in whatever position the menu key was supposed to be. Also, this mod plays nice with the various themes, so if you want a "Lovely Pink" recent apps key, I guess it's your lucky day Update: if you change the position of the recent apps button by choosing a new layout in settings, you need to reboot your phone afterwards, otherwise the recent apps button won't do anything! I'm looking into a fix for this, but haven't quite got it yet.
*** Update 9/29: AT&T Version! **
Thanks to the help of users Wesley32 and jug6ernaut, there is now an AT&T version of this mod! Please see the AT&T thread for details.
*** Installation ***
Download the zip you want:
RecentAppsKey_v0.2.zip - Just do the key swap, no overflow menu
RecentAppsKey_with_ellipsis_v0.2.zip - Also add the "vertical ellipsis" overflow menu to the action bar
Update:
As requested by stetsonaw, if you just want the vertical ellipsis action bar menu button and want to leave your nav-bar alone, you can flash VerticalEllipsis.zip which will only patch framework.odex to trick the system into thinking you don't have a permanent menu key. You can still summon the menu from the nav-bar as usual, you'll just also have a button in the nav bar.
To install, just put the zip you want somewhere on your device and reboot into TWRP. Install and reboot and you should be good to go.
*** Reverting ***
If you change your mind and would like to go back to stock, flash RevertRecentKeyMod.zip and it will re-flash the files from the stock rom.
*** Source code ***
Update: 9/25
For developers that would like to include this mod in their work, I've attached the modified sources. There are three zips, one for framework.jar to enable the Action Bar Overflow menu, one for android.policy.jar to change the long-press on home behavior to inject a menu key event, and one for LGSystemUI.apk to swap the buttons. Please let me know if you want more details on what exactly was changed.
Would this affect the black nav bar mod?
Edit: Works great, thanks! Nav bar still black.
http://imgur.com/xUcYRxD
Edit 2: The icon seems small, it that intended?
So if i just want the vertical ellipisis, and not worry about changing the keys, since i am using Auto Hide Softkeys, do i just flash the framework.odex? Or are the SystemUI and android.policy.odex files required as well?
I'm also already running another systemui mod, and don't really want to lose it.
stetsonaw said:
So if i just want the vertical ellipisis, and not worry about changing the keys, since i am using Auto Hide Softkeys, do i just flash the framework.odex? Or are the SystemUI and android.policy.odex files required as well?
I'm also already running another systemui mod, and don't really want to lose it.
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Here's a zip with just the framework.odex: VerticalEllipsis.zip
The one in the OP will also replace the SystemUI and android.policy.odex, so avoid that one!
It should work fine by itself; it's just a one-byte patch to make ViewConfiguration.hasPermanentMenuKey() return false instead of true.
cheami said:
Would this affect the black nav bar mod?
Edit: Works great, thanks! Nav bar still black.
http://imgur.com/xUcYRxD
Edit 2: The icon seems small, it that intended?
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Great, I'm glad it worked! The icon does seem a bit small. It's just the icon that's included in the standard SystemUI. My guess is that they didn't bother themeing it to match the others since they knew it would be disabled. There is a copy in each theme bundle, but they all seem to be the same.
sefnap said:
Here's a zip with just the framework.odex: VerticalEllipsis.zip
The one in the OP will also replace the SystemUI and android.policy.odex, so avoid that one!
It should work fine by itself; it's just a one-byte patch to make ViewConfiguration.hasPermanentMenuKey() return false instead of true.
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Is this suppose to give me recents button but keep the same icon?
If not is there a way to keep LG's button but just turn it into a recents with button overflow.
The zip in the post you quoted won't do anything to your navbar; it just makes apps display the three-dot menu onscreen. The zips in the OP will change the menu key into a recent apps key, including changing the icon. They will also change the behavior of the Home key so that a long-press acts like the Menu key instead of pulling up the recent app switcher.
Sent from my VS980 4G using xda app-developers app
sefnap said:
The zip in the post you quoted won't do anything to your navbar; it just makes apps display the three-dot menu onscreen. The zips in the OP will change the menu key into a recent apps key, including changing the icon. They will also change the behavior of the Home key so that a long-press acts like the Menu key instead of pulling up the recent app switcher.
Sent from my VS980 4G using xda app-developers app
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First off, Thanks for creating making the mods for us...NICE!!!
Also, thanks for the clarification. Installing now.
sefnap said:
Hi everybody, as you can see, I'm brand new to the community. This is actually my first post after the 10-post newbie threshhold. I'm also new to Android phones, though I've tinkered extensively with my Nook Simple Touch and HD+. I'm excited to be able to contribute my first mod, which addresses one of my few complaints about the stock LG ROM. I'm not a big fan of the permanent menu key, and I much prefer to have a recent apps key at the ready. So I did some digging, some decompiling and some smali hacking, and I've come up with a mod that replaces the Menu key with the Recent Apps key and makes a long-press on the Home key pull up the Menu.
Here's a screenshot:
Launcher:
I'm including links to two TWRP-able zips, as there are two variations of the mod. The first, RecentAppsKey.zip just replaces Menu with Recents and makes a long press on home pull up the menu. The second, RecentAppsKey_with_ellipsis.zip also patches framework.odex so that the system reports that there is no permanent menu key, which causes apps to display the "vertical ellipsis" overflow menu in the Action Bar. The downside to using this one is that older apps (and even the Settings app in the stock ROM) will display an ugly Menu button at the bottom of the screen if there's no permanent menu key. Personally I prefer to have the vertical ellipsis menu, but I figured some people wouldn't want it.
Also one other thing to mention is that in the little preview images in the "Front Touch Button" settings you'll still see the menu key. When you select it, the recent apps key will be in whatever position the menu key was supposed to be. Also, this mod plays nice with the various themes, so if you want a "Lovely Pink" recent apps key, I guess it's your lucky day
*** Notes and words of caution ***
This is currently a Verizon-only mod, as that's the one I've got. I've pulled the relevant files from scrosler's rooted AT&T rom, but there are several differences between the two. I also have no way to test an AT&T version, so I'll be shooting in the dark, as it were. I do plan to work up an experimental AT&T version in the next couple of days, and I'll update this thread with a link when that happens. Hopefully some brave souls can test it out.
Also, I have only tested this on a post-OTA device. I don't think that the OTA changed anything relevant, but if you are on a pre-OTA device, I'd recommend pulling the following files from your phone and checking their checksums. You can use adb to pull them, for example:
Code:
adb pull /system/framework/framework.odex
. Then you can use this tool to add a "Checksums" tab to the Properties dialog you get when right-clicking on a file in Windows Explorer. The checksums for the orignal (unmodified) files are:
/system/app/LGSystemUI.apk -- md5: 9a49826cddfaeaf7cb77fc0e3fe0557e
/system/app/LGSystemUI.odex -- md5: e3da7ff9c4bf400fe15d52f21a610955
/system/framework/android.policy.odex -- md5: cc5ca0e503cc603e30f963d1c0b5cba1
And, if you're using the Vertical Ellipsis zip:
/system/framework/framework.odex -- md5: 1e679588d49f00310f07c3a41e71fc52
If you get something else, this could easily break something! Also, if you are pre-OTA and you try this, let us know how it worked out!
*** Installation ***
Assuming everything checks out, you should be good to go, but I'd recommend doing a backup first, just to be safe.
Download the zip you want:
RecentAppsKey.zip - Just do the key swap, no overflow menu
RecentAppsKey_with_ellipsis.zip - Also add the "vertical ellipsis" overflow menu to the action bar
To install, just put the zip you want somewhere on your device and reboot into TWRP. Install and reboot and you should be good to go.
P.S. if anyone is interested in the technical details, I can write up what exactly I changed. It might have to wait a little bit though; I'm posting this at my toddler's nap time, and that could end any minute
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I'm guessing this is implied, but should a restore to a backup (after flashing this mod) should revert both the icon and the behavior of the home button? I didn't see a zip that reverses out these mods (I mean to say) so should that be the correct process to reverse the changes?
Would it be possible to have a variant of this mod to change the pull down menu button to the recent apps instead of the menu button? I have added the 4th button to the layout. It is a rectangle with an arrow pointing down.
The order would be: Back, Home, Menu, Recent Apps.
giri0n said:
I'm guessing this is implied, but should a restore to a backup (after flashing this mod) should revert both the icon and the behavior of the home button? I didn't see a zip that reverses out these mods (I mean to say) so should that be the correct process to reverse the changes?
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Yeah, restoring a backup will revert the changes. An "undo" zip is a good idea though! I went ahead and made one up: RevertRecentKeyMod.zip -- I'll edit the OP to include it. This will just flash the stock files back, and should revert all changes.
Has anyone done this on a Pre-OTA device yet?
beddachedda said:
Has anyone done this on a Pre-OTA device yet?
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Looks like I will be the Guinea pig.
sefnap said:
Hi everybody, as you can see, I'm brand new to the community. This is actually my first post after the 10-post newbie threshhold. I'm also new to Android phones, though I've tinkered extensively with my Nook Simple Touch and HD+. I'm excited to be able to contribute my first mod, which addresses one of my few complaints about the stock LG ROM. I'm not a big fan of the permanent menu key, and I much prefer to have a recent apps key at the ready. So I did some digging, some decompiling and some smali hacking, and I've come up with a mod that replaces the Menu key with the Recent Apps key and makes a long-press on the Home key pull up the Menu.
Here's a screenshot:
Launcher:
I'm including links to two TWRP-able zips, as there are two variations of the mod. The first, RecentAppsKey.zip just replaces Menu with Recents and makes a long press on home pull up the menu. The second, RecentAppsKey_with_ellipsis.zip also patches framework.odex so that the system reports that there is no permanent menu key, which causes apps to display the "vertical ellipsis" overflow menu in the Action Bar. The downside to using this one is that older apps (and even the Settings app in the stock ROM) will display an ugly Menu button at the bottom of the screen if there's no permanent menu key. Personally I prefer to have the vertical ellipsis menu, but I figured some people wouldn't want it.
Also one other thing to mention is that in the little preview images in the "Front Touch Button" settings you'll still see the menu key. When you select it, the recent apps key will be in whatever position the menu key was supposed to be. Also, this mod plays nice with the various themes, so if you want a "Lovely Pink" recent apps key, I guess it's your lucky day
*** Notes and words of caution ***
This is currently a Verizon-only mod, as that's the one I've got. I've pulled the relevant files from scrosler's rooted AT&T rom, but there are several differences between the two. I also have no way to test an AT&T version, so I'll be shooting in the dark, as it were. I do plan to work up an experimental AT&T version in the next couple of days, and I'll update this thread with a link when that happens. Hopefully some brave souls can test it out.
Also, I have only tested this on a post-OTA device. I don't think that the OTA changed anything relevant, but if you are on a pre-OTA device, I'd recommend pulling the following files from your phone and checking their checksums. You can use adb to pull them, for example:
Code:
adb pull /system/framework/framework.odex
. Then you can use this tool to add a "Checksums" tab to the Properties dialog you get when right-clicking on a file in Windows Explorer. The checksums for the orignal (unmodified) files are:
/system/app/LGSystemUI.apk -- md5: 9a49826cddfaeaf7cb77fc0e3fe0557e
/system/app/LGSystemUI.odex -- md5: e3da7ff9c4bf400fe15d52f21a610955
/system/framework/android.policy.odex -- md5: cc5ca0e503cc603e30f963d1c0b5cba1
And, if you're using the Vertical Ellipsis zip:
/system/framework/framework.odex -- md5: 1e679588d49f00310f07c3a41e71fc52
If you get something else, this could easily break something! Also, if you are pre-OTA and you try this, let us know how it worked out!
*** Installation ***
Assuming everything checks out, you should be good to go, but I'd recommend doing a backup first, just to be safe.
Download the zip you want:
RecentAppsKey.zip - Just do the key swap, no overflow menu
RecentAppsKey_with_ellipsis.zip - Also add the "vertical ellipsis" overflow menu to the action bar
Update:
As requested by stetsonaw, if you just want the vertical ellipsis action bar menu button and want to leave your nav-bar alone, you can flash VerticalEllipsis.zip which will only patch framework.odex to trick the system into thinking you don't have a permanent menu key. You can still summon the menu from the nav-bar as usual, you'll just also have a button in the nav bar.
To install, just put the zip you want somewhere on your device and reboot into TWRP. Install and reboot and you should be good to go.
*** Reverting ***
If you change your mind and would like to go back to stock, flash RevertRecentKeyMod.zip and it will re-flash the files from the stock rom. Again, these files are from the post-OTA ROM, so if you're pre-OTA and my mod broke your phone, this won't fix it! In that case you'll want to restore from the backup you undoubtedly took before you started.
P.S. if anyone is interested in the technical details, I can write up what exactly I changed. It might have to wait a little bit though; I'm posting this at my toddler's nap time, and that could end any minute
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Thank you. Nice job!
sefnap said:
If you get something else, this could easily break something! Also, if you are pre-OTA and you try this, let us know how it worked out!
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Installed and working great pre-OTA.
Works great! I liked the pull down button, a great idea for such a large screen, but having the recent apps button is great too. Coming from a galaxy nexus this is the best of both worlds. Thanks!
What did you modify in the lgsystemui.apk? I would like to incorporate the changes into another modified UI apk. Thanks.
Beaumac said:
Would it be possible to have a variant of this mod to change the pull down menu button to the recent apps instead of the menu button? I have added the 4th button to the layout. It is a rectangle with an arrow pointing down.
The order would be: Back, Home, Menu, Recent Apps.
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Yeah, that shouldn't be too hard. I'll see what I can work up today if I have time.
BrianTDI said:
What did you modify in the lgsystemui.apk? I would like to incorporate the changes into another modified UI apk. Thanks.
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I've removed the attached sources zip, as it had the small icon glitch. Please see the OP for a new one!
sefnap said:
Here's a zip with just the framework.odex: VerticalEllipsis.zip
The one in the OP will also replace the SystemUI and android.policy.odex, so avoid that one!
It should work fine by itself; it's just a one-byte patch to make ViewConfiguration.hasPermanentMenuKey() return false instead of true.
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Got it working by ripping apart the other zip... I couldn't get my phone to download this one. Nonetheless, combined with Auto Hide Softkeys, i have a menu button on the nav bar only when needed, and a menu button in apps built for it! Only problem is some of the LG software, like the settings menu and Phone have a GIANT menu bar/button at the bottom. I can live with that though!
Thanks man!
Screenshots to follow.
Is there any way to add extra buttons to the nav bar in stock (.283) like you can in AOKP, Carbon, etc.? I don't even need all of them, just the last app button. There are some apps that do this by adding a floating button (LAS), but I want it on my nav bar. UDN doesn't work right, and doesn't let me customize the buttons for some reason. The only other way I've found is to decompile the SystemUI, but I'd rather not do something that risky if there's an alternative. I was on Carbon for a long time and I really loved this feature, but I need the battery life that stock gives. I've found Xposed modules for everything else I'm used to, this is the only thing missing. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
SirVer said:
Is there any way to add extra buttons to the nav bar in stock (.283) like you can in AOKP, Carbon, etc.? I don't even need all of them, just the last app button. There are some apps that do this by adding a floating button (LAS), but I want it on my nav bar. UDN doesn't work right, and doesn't let me customize the buttons for some reason. The only other way I've found is to decompile the SystemUI, but I'd rather not do something that risky if there's an alternative. I was on Carbon for a long time and I really loved this feature, but I need the battery life that stock gives. I've found Xposed modules for everything else I'm used to, this is the only thing missing. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
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use gravity box and add custom key to get it!
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I've tried that, and it's not suitable for several reasons. First off, GB causes layout problems in the recents panel, making the small apps inaccessible. No matter what I toggle, it doesn't go away unless I disable GB. Also, the button appears to the extreme side; I was hoping to get it as a main nav button, like in the custom ROMs.
Looks like I might have to decompile after all. Oh, well. Thanks for your reply, though!
I used this xposed module on sock 4.3 for modify navbar buttons:
Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons
I don't know is it working on 4.4 or not. I am using Carbon at the moment.
SirVer said:
I've tried that, and it's not suitable for several reasons. First off, GB causes layout problems in the recents panel, making the small apps inaccessible. No matter what I toggle, it doesn't go away unless I disable GB.
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This is a known bug in the latest GravityBox version. Download the ”no_translucent_recent” version from this post.
SirVer said:
Also, the button appears to the extreme side; I was hoping to get it as a main nav button, like in the custom ROMs.
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You might not even need a separate button — with GravityBox you can assign actions to the long press of the “Recent Apps” button, and to the long press and double tap of “Back” and “Home” buttons. There is also the “Navigation Bar Ring” feature (you can add more actions than just Google Now).
@kanyazsombor
That module doesn't have a last app button. Thanks anyway!
@sigprof
Long press takes too long, and double tap on anything other than the recent key for a recent app feels... Wrong. Picky, I know, but still. I hadn't thought of using the nav bar ring targets, will try that as soon as I can, and the bug fix you mentioned. Thanks for your help!