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I hate the magnifying glass button!

Is it just me, or is the magnifying glass button really annoying. I am always touching it by accident. Then, due to no mulit-tasking, I have to re-load whatever app I had running. This is esspecialy annoying when playing "I Dig It" The joystick is right above the magnafying glass, so very frequently touching that button. I would like to dissable it, but I don't there there is a way.

The search button? Lol there is a way to disable it I believe its an app called button remapper or something like that
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pressing the back button in most cases returns whatever you were on last to the same state as before

comeradealexi said:
pressing the back button in most cases returns whatever you were on last to the same state as before
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Ya, but without multi-tasking, the phone has to re-load the app. That can take up to a valuble 10 second...

dotson817 said:
The search button? Lol there is a way to disable it I believe its an app called button remapper or something like that
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Is that available in the marketplace. My phone is stock, so no sideloading.

Titus_Andronicus said:
Ya, but without multi-tasking, the phone has to re-load the app. That can take up to a valuble 10 second...
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uhhhh not sure what kind of phone you have but if it takes 10 seconds to reload or resume an app...you might want to have it looked at.

Titus_Andronicus said:
Ya, but without multi-tasking, the phone has to re-load the app. That can take up to a valuble 10 second...
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And some games it resets them to the beginning. Very irritating.

It's probably also worth noting that, even with Mango's fast task switching, apps may need to be updated to take full advantage of it.
If an app doesn't know about the new dormant app model, then when you switch to it, it may behave the same way it does today as far as thinking it needs to rehydrate its saved state (or restart completely). It will probably still be faster than it is today, even in a worst case scenario, but apps that are updated with the new dormant model will be instantaneous.

Titus_Andronicus said:
Is it just me, or is the magnifying glass button really annoying. I am always touching it by accident. Then, due to no mulit-tasking, I have to re-load whatever app I had running. This is esspecialy annoying when playing "I Dig It" The joystick is right above the magnafying glass, so very frequently touching that button. I would like to dissable it, but I don't there there is a way.
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and thats why I love my Samsung Focus with NoDo and the Samsung firmware update.

Camera crashes every time I launch it. (caused by LastPass)

*Edit 2* This is apparenly caused by "LastPass" which I just enabled prior to this crashing. Thank you to EddyOS for helping me out.
Good morning, *crazy realization / edit down below*
I just got my HTC One M8 yesterday and it is really nice, but one problem is that every time I click the camera app button, or launch the camera from the lock screen, I get this crash every single time.
I have reboot my phone, not installed anything weird or crazy, and this is just nonstop happening.
The only way I can actually get to my camera and use it, is if I turn t he phone off, flip the phone 90 degrees so I’m holding it like a camera, and pressing the volume down button to do the quick launch camera.
Everything else I try to get to the camera with crashes.
This is beyond frustrating.
Thank you for your time,
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*Edit 1 - I realized that whenever I am holding the camera in "landscape mode" it works fine and doesn't crash / launches fine. As soon as I 'stand the phone up tall" it will crash. I can even launch the camera anytime if I am holding it in landscape mode when I press the camera app and it opens fine. As soon as I stand the phone up the camera crashes! This is the worst bug I have ever had in a phone and is starting to make me regret going with HTC again (going on 7 years straight with HTC but I feel let down).

murf43143 said:
Good morning, *crazy realization / edit down below*
I just got my HTC One M8 yesterday and it is really nice, but one problem is that every time I click the camera app button, or launch the camera from the lock screen, I get this crash every single time.
I have reboot my phone, not installed anything weird or crazy, and this is just nonstop happening.
The only way I can actually get to my camera and use it, is if I turn t he phone off, flip the phone 90 degrees so I’m holding it like a camera, and pressing the volume down button to do the quick launch camera.
Everything else I try to get to the camera with crashes.
This is beyond frustrating.
Thank you for your time,
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*Edit 1 - I realized that whenever I am holding the camera in "landscape mode" it works fine and doesn't crash / launches fine. As soon as I 'stand the phone up tall" it will crash. I can even launch the camera anytime if I am holding it in landscape mode when I press the camera app and it opens fine. As soon as I stand the phone up the camera crashes! This is the worst bug I have ever had in a phone and is starting to make me regret going with HTC again (going on 7 years straight with HTC but I feel let down).
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Factory reset?

animaleyes76 said:
Factory reset?
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If I had to factory reset this phone less than 12 hours after I received it in order to get the most basic functionality out of it, this sucker is going back and it will be the first time in 6+ years I have not gone with an HTC Flagship.
Nice phone but very disappointed with a few things (this crash is beyond making me mad) and this is coming from an HTC fanboy. I just can’t stand to see Samsung be the only ones with no competition thus bringing down quality for everyone which was the main reason I support HTC as well as their innovation. This just sucks though.

personally i'd reset it.. if it happened again i'd agree with you.
Tech is tech.. sometimes things go wrong. I've not seen a single other user with the same problem.
good luck

It's LastPass causing the issue, there is another thread saying so elsewhere on here

EddyOS said:
It's LastPass causing the issue, there is another thread saying so elsewhere on here
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I did just enable lastpass for the system. Holy crap, thank you I will update the main post.

murf43143 said:
I did just enable lastpass for the system. Holy crap, thank you I will update the main post.
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Wow, thanks for pointing this out!

harrybozack said:
Wow, thanks for pointing this out!
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Make sure to thank Eddy!

soft buttons? reboots?

Just got this and love it but two questions
After the firmware update I noticed the tab rebooted itself twice just sitting overnight. I know this because my tabs and phones are set to ask for my code to boot the OS. It didnt happen the next two days so should I be worried about this or was it just more update reboots? I know android always asks before reboots but maybe google was being sneaky.
The soft button placement annoys the F*** OUT OF ME!
I hate having them on the bottom corners and want them back in the middle like EVERY OTHER ANDROID DEVICE!
Is there a way to position these back to center so I can feel at home again?
thanks

You like them in the center so they're harder to reach when holding it? Lol
The only way I know to change the location is to root it, install Xposed and then Gravity Box.
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I always hold it one handed so close together is actually better for me
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tevil said:
Just got this and love it but two questions
After the firmware update I noticed the tab rebooted itself twice just sitting overnight. I know this because my tabs and phones are set to ask for my code to boot the OS. It didnt happen the next two days so should I be worried about this or was it just more update reboots? I know android always asks before reboots but maybe google was being sneaky.
The soft button placement annoys the F*** OUT OF ME!
I hate having them on the bottom corners and want them back in the middle like EVERY OTHER ANDROID DEVICE!
Is there a way to position these back to center so I can feel at home again?
thanks
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There are in fact multiple "possible spontaneous reboot"-sources even in the stock kernel; I'm trying to fix them all, Pokemon-style, in my custom kernel. V3-RC5 seems to be absolutely solid so far. If that's your thing, anyway.

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There are in fact multiple "possible spontaneous reboot"-sources even in the stock kernel; I'm trying to fix them all, Pokemon-style, in my custom kernel. V3-RC5 seems to be absolutely solid so far. If that's your thing, anyway.
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Yup did it to me again today. Never while using it. Im wondering if doze is causing it to shut off fully

tevil said:
Yup did it to me again today. Never while using it. Im wondering if doze is causing it to shut off fully
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Just bugs in various drivers. Quite unspectacular, but problematic.

tevil said:
I always hold it one handed so close together is actually better for me
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This is a pretty beefy tablet to hold one handed, also having the buttons in the center would make it harder to use one-handed IMO since you would have to stretch to the center instead of the edge to press a button. To each his own I guess.

I also get random reboots. I've only had the thing for three hours, and aside from the three system updates (the latest to N2), it's rebooted seven times. Nine times, actually - two were caused by connecting an Xbox One pad, which I guess it doesn't like. The other seven were just random.
On the other hand, I really like the softkey placement. It reminds me of TabletUI, which I really loved and hated that Google took it away.

brando56894 said:
This is a pretty beefy tablet to hold one handed, also having the buttons in the center would make it harder to use one-handed IMO since you would have to stretch to the center instead of the edge to press a button. To each his own I guess.
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Piecontrol... Barely used the normal buttons ever

i had two reboots the first day after updating to the 2nd n preview, but they've since stopped. those were the only two i've ever had.
also, i think you may be the exception as far as buttons go. most tablet users hated the buttons in the middle since we naturally hold it by the sides or bottom corners. you must have huge hands to be able to hold this thing on handed.

Considering that there's a giant piece of screen real estate dedicated to three buttons which are either in the middle or grouped at both ends, I can't see a good reason not to have all three buttons at both ends.
It makes sense to me that if the placement is important enough that Google would change it then it should also be customizable. I miss the old customization on some 4.4/5.0 ROMs where you could just add anything you want. I'd settle for the long press to switch to the last app.

I'm trying to find a way to place all soft buttons in one corner of my Nexus 9. Though i'm on CM13 it doesn't seem to have such an option for back/home/recent buttons.
I like pixel c buttons position

I've also got problems with the random reboots. To track the reboots I've installed the free app Boot Logs. So far, there were 7 reboots today. This problem occured after installing the may OTA update. Flahing back to the april update helps but is no permanent solution. The june update isn't helping either (according to people in this forum/thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/i7e4gsZxzEQ). I've contacted Google and will get a replacement - hopefully without this problem

Good lock 2018

https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-good-lock-samsung-galaxy-android-oreo/
Works brilliantly, I live in UK, and have to use the quick short maker app, must have for stock roms

Installed them all, played about with them all, only one I kinda like is the recent apps one, but even that I'm beginning to get a bit sick of now, pretty much the same experience of when I tried it on either my S5 or S7, that also got uninstalled very quickly

MattJaO3D said:
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-good-lock-samsung-galaxy-android-oreo/
Works brilliantly, I live in UK, and have to use the quick short maker app, must have for stock roms
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Blurred QS Bg is also in Goodlock?

Yep, blurred options are available

The new task changer is so good. If you quickly switch between the 2 recent apps by quickly double tapping there's no lag whatsoever. Old version had a little hiccup!

stevenl23 said:
The new task changer is so good. If you quickly switch between the 2 recent apps by quickly double tapping there's no lag whatsoever. Old version had a little hiccup!
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Yea I liked it too but my muscle memory has gotten used to swiping left/right to clear recent apps and was constantly doing that instead of swipe up/down, so have reverted back
Think I'm stuck in my ways tbh, at least with Samsung, same reason I cannot think of anything I would like to use the Bixby button for, so it just sits there useless, maybe with a different manufacturer's phone I could change my habits

*Detection* said:
Yea I liked it too but my muscle memory has gotten used to swiping left/right to clear recent apps and was constantly doing that instead of swipe up/down, so have reverted back
Think I'm stuck in my ways tbh, at least with Samsung, same reason I cannot think of anything I would like to use the Bixby button for, so it just sits there useless, maybe with a different manufacturer's phone I could change my habits
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Use bxactions!! I use it and if you give it increased control just by following the instructions (involves plugging into computer). It's so good because I've programmed it to launch google assistance, pause music, flightlight etc.

This is the last versión 1.0.00.27?

stevenl23 said:
Use bxactions!! I use it and if you give it increased control just by following the instructions (involves plugging into computer). It's so good because I've programmed it to launch google assistance, pause music, flightlight etc.
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Like I said, I can't think of anything I would want to use the Bixby button for, I don't need another button for anything
I know about bxactions, I tried it (buggy) but even still there was no action I wanted to map that button for
Maybe if I lived in a cave it would be handy for the flashlight...

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Like I said, I can't think of anything I would want to use the Bixby button for, I don't need another button for anything
I know about bxactions, I tried it (buggy) but even still there was no action I wanted to map that button for
Maybe if I lived in a cave it would be handy for the flashlight...
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It's pretty buggy if you don't give it full control or whatever its called. Involves plugging in computer and executing a file on phone. Cause otherwise it launches bixby for a split second and is pretty annoying. And for the flashlight, sure you don't need it all the time but it dos have its uses once in a while. The better features for me is pause music, skip song and importantly launch google assistant instead of bixby

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It's pretty buggy if you don't give it full control or whatever its called. Involves plugging in computer and executing a file on phone. Cause otherwise it launches bixby for a split second and is pretty annoying. And for the flashlight, sure you don't need it all the time but it dos have its uses once in a while. The better features for me is pause music, skip song and importantly launch google assistant instead of bixby
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Yea I executed that file with adb and the phone connected originally, I set it up via the instructions but it wanted to do something other than I told it to
The button is just in an awkward place for me, I press it whenever I pick up the phone, or press the power button, they've placed it in such a position that they get a load of stats saying it's being used 10x more than it really is due to accidental presses, similar to when Microsoft changed the X close button to OK Accept for upgrading to 10 and claimed it was a mistake
Above the volume up or above the power key would have been a better place, somewhere you only press it when you mean to
If I map it for flashlight or anything else I'm gonna get sick of constantly accidentally launching whatever I map it to
Maybe in 12 months when the novelty of a new phone has worn off I`ll start playing about with it but quite happy to have it do nothing atm

I never had the chance to try this on my S7, so it's a breath of fresh air on my S9. Trying everything now to see what I'll keep. So far the lockscreen options are nice indeed.

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Yea I executed that file with adb and the phone connected originally, I set it up via the instructions but it wanted to do something other than I told it to
The button is just in an awkward place for me, I press it whenever I pick up the phone, or press the power button, they've placed it in such a position that they get a load of stats saying it's being used 10x more than it really is due to accidental presses, similar to when Microsoft changed the X close button to OK Accept for upgrading to 10 and claimed it was a mistake
Above the volume up or above the power key would have been a better place, somewhere you only press it when you mean to
If I map it for flashlight or anything else I'm gonna get sick of constantly accidentally launching whatever I map it to
Maybe in 12 months when the novelty of a new phone has worn off I`ll start playing about with it but quite happy to have it do nothing atm
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True, the button is very easy to press, i have a case so less of a issue for me. Yeah i would root my phone but the disadvantages that arise greatly outweigh the benefits

Good lock has been officially released for the US galaxy store

Will it be available in the EU too?

ja-ki said:
Will it be available in the EU too?
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Hopefully it will be, it's a good app, best for custom without root, the other apps are good also, the newer edge lighting has more effects, and also a routine app, one handed mode + and edge touch which I not used yet.

Thanks for the links! After installing all the apps I found that I preferred the way Samsung gave me my device!
However I've still retained one hand operation +, edge lighting plus and quickstar. The rest of the apps didn't seem to attract me much.
Thanks again!
Cheers!
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I really like it, bit more customisation is always a good thing.
I got the "Badlock" version here which doesn't need any other apps to be able to change settings etc. - https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/lock-lock-2018-8-0-devices-t3804657

http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.goodlock
It's now out officially for UK

MattJaO3D said:
http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.goodlock
It's now out officially for UK
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Don't tell me Canada got it before the UK... Eeek ??????
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Lots of different small issues

Hi all
I have been using this phone for a month, and I have experienced a lot of different small issues, I hope someone may have solution to them.
Phone:
Mi A2 Lite, rooted (Magisk) Android one pie, January update. Has a screen protector.
Apps:
Here are some apps that I think may cause the issue that I mention below, these apps are Nova and datally. Really can't think of a third one, I don't use any cleaning app or battery performance app.
Issue:
1. Typing experience is horrible. Using stock google input, the keyboard is not very sensitive and accurate. The letter just can't be recognized even though I am sure I have pressed the key and pressed the right key. So my typing is really slow, the key doesn't display immediately (it does seem to have a delay), and for some reason I always type wrong and missing some letters, so gotta use backspace a lot.
2. It always wakes up randomly in my pocket, so I may take the phone out with torch on and airplane mode on without my awareness.
3. When I am on a call, I can accidentally press some random on screen keys.
4. The background apps AWALYS get killed, even though I have turned the battery optimization off globally, and the individual apps that I never want to be killed.
5. Messaging service apps have huge delay when delivering the notification. It may only show when I open the app. Used PNF app but couldn't fix the problem.
Does anyone have the same issue and know the fix?
I hope it is only the software problem (Pie system) and maybe I can fix it by flashing a better rom, but I don't seem to find a stable official custom ROM for Mi A2 Lite (even lineage OS is unofficial)
Many thanks

luckyvictor said:
Hi all
I have been using this phone for a month, and I have experienced a lot of different small issues, I hope someone may have solution to them.
Phone:
Mi A2 Lite, rooted (Magisk) Android one pie, January update. Has a screen protector.
Apps:
Here are some apps that I think may cause the issue that I mention below, these apps are Nova and datally. Really can't think of a third one, I don't use any cleaning app or battery performance app.
Issue:
1. Typing experience is horrible. Using stock google input, the keyboard is not very sensitive and accurate. The letter just can't be recognized even though I am sure I have pressed the key and pressed the right key. So my typing is really slow, the key doesn't display immediately (it does seem to have a delay), and for some reason I always type wrong and missing some letters, so gotta use backspace a lot.
2. It always wakes up randomly in my pocket, so I may take the phone out with torch on and airplane mode on without my awareness.
3. When I am on a call, I can accidentally press some random on screen keys.
4. The background apps AWALYS get killed, even though I have turned the battery optimization off globally, and the individual apps that I never want to be killed.
5. Messaging service apps have huge delay when delivering the notification. It may only show when I open the app. Used PNF app but couldn't fix the problem.
Does anyone have the same issue and know the fix?
I hope it is only the software problem (Pie system) and maybe I can fix it by flashing a better rom, but I don't seem to find a stable official custom ROM for Mi A2 Lite (even lineage OS is unofficial)
Many thanks
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Try to update I never had any of those issues

I have also these problems. I have February update.

madmanwild said:
I have also these problems. I have February update.
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Do you have all these problems? or just one or two? After seeing my configuration/apps that I installed, do you think is it app related or system related?

rob420p said:
Try to update I never had any of those issues
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not even one of these? Your background app never get killed?
Are you using Stock Android One? did you root your phone?

luckyvictor said:
Do you have all these problems? or just one or two? After seeing my configuration/apps that I installed, do you think is it app related or system related?
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all these problems without wakes up in pocket. killing the background application is the biggest problem for me (I use a lot of smart home app- eWelink,Room Heat,Magic Home) and it's horrible. ewelink starts 5sec after kill, Room Heat - frequent crash like a white screen...
the next problem is huge delay when delivering the notification....
I am on Stock Android One-February update,I'm allowed only cam2api...

madmanwild said:
all these problems without wakes up in pocket. killing the background application is the biggest problem for me (I use a lot of smart home app- eWelink,Room Heat,Magic Home) and it's horrible. ewelink starts 5sec after kill, Room Heat - frequent crash like a white screen...
the next problem is huge delay when delivering the notification....
I am on Stock Android One-February update,I'm allowed only cam2api...
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You have battery optimization off? any battery improvement app? I think all these is because the 'intelligence' in Android is playing up, it doesn't understand exactly how we use the app. However, even have it turned off, the problem exists....

luckyvictor said:
not even one of these? Your background app never get killed?
Are you using Stock Android One? did you root your phone?
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I am on stock but I do have root.havent done much modification yet waiting for twrp

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I am on stock but I do have root.havent done much modification yet waiting for twrp
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Don't understand why there is such different, did you have battery optimisation off and all time since the first day you use the device?

luckyvictor said:
Don't understand why there is such different, did you have battery optimisation off and all time since the first day you use the device?
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Honestly I don't think so I really haven't messed with the battery besides putting a %

luckyvictor said:
You have battery optimization off? any battery improvement app? I think all these is because the 'intelligence' in Android is playing up, it doesn't understand exactly how we use the app. However, even have it turned off, the problem exists....
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Yes, all off - battery adaptation and manually set no optimization on my app...