Hello,
There's a simple way for those who want to change default homescreen.
You have to be rooted.
So, you first have to download a file explorer that supports root, for example Root Explorer(paid, I use this one).
Then, go to /system and open default.prop with text editor.
Now, add this line:
Code:
ro.csc.homescreen.defaultscreen=3
Where 3 is the number of the default screen you want - 1. So default screen 4 => 3.
Now, just reboot and it should work. If you have any problem/question, feel free to ask.
At first: Sounds great! Thanks!
But:
Afaik (only from some (elder?) videos) it's possible to add and delete home screens. Could you tell me or try what happens if you set this var to e.g. 5 (=> default home screen is 4) but you only have 3 home screens at all? The same has to be considered if you accidentally delete the last home screen and this one is/has been set to default.
Worked perfectly! Thanks for the tweak was missing this feature from my past android phones.
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Could it be made into a simple apk file?
Even easier - no root required
Sorry to steal your thunder -
Pinch zoom (helicopter mode) longpress & drag will do it.
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Ian
BatterBits said:
Sorry to steal your thunder -
Pinch zoom (helicopter mode) longpress & drag will do it.
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Regards,
Ian
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Ian, the point of this mod is so that when you hit your home button, while in your homescreens, it will revert to the 4th screen. Normally when you are in your homescreens and then hit the home button again, it'll revert you to the first screen as default. This is the case even if you change the order of your homescreens using pinch to zoom.
Cool I hoped this was coming. Cant stand being on 1 as the home screen.
Thanks EleCtrOx666!
Works great.
If it is this easy to make the change I don't understand why Samsung didn't include it as an option in one of the configuration menus.
EinPaul said:
At first: Sounds great! Thanks!
But:
Afaik (only from some (elder?) videos) it's possible to add and delete home screens. Could you tell me or try what happens if you set this var to e.g. 5 (=> default home screen is 4) but you only have 3 home screens at all? The same has to be considered if you accidentally delete the last home screen and this one is/has been set to default.
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Just tried it: it will simply go to the last homescreen you have.
robot1000 said:
Could it be made into a simple apk file?
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I'll see what I can do.
It worked great with root explorer, but not so much with ES File Explorer -- it does have a "root" mode, but it asks you whether you are using the CyanogenMod or the HiAPK rom.
For n00bs, like myself, it's also worth pointing out that you won't be able to edit the build.prop unless you click on the "mount rw" (read/write) button up at the top first. Afterwards, you'll probably want to click the "mount ro" (read only) at the top again.
Thanks a lot.
poofish said:
Ian, the point of this mod is so that when you hit your home button, while in your homescreens, it will revert to the 4th screen. Normally when you are in your homescreens and then hit the home button again, it'll revert you to the first screen as default. This is the case even if you change the order of your homescreens using pinch to zoom.
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Well - how stupid do I look now!
Thanks for the explanation - sorry to have intefered, no offence was intended!
Going back to hiding in dark corners....
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Ian
This works beautifully and something I've been pining for after moving from sense. Thanks a lot
I'm not an active Android dev. But isn't there a var you can call and just divide by 2?
Like:
ro.csc.homescreen.defaultscreen = ro.csc.homescreen.screencount/2;
Something like that? Excuse me if this obviously doesn't work, it was just a thought, as it would make it easier and won't require users to change that value whenever they change the amount of homescreens.
How did you find this setting? I'm interested if there are more useful settings like that.
hy EleCtrOx666
i'm a beginner in this so pls have a little patience with me.
I got a SGS2 and i'm interested to know if there's anyway to root the phone without flashing a custom kernel taking in account that u have this "nice" counter on the phone.
Very nice explained how to modif home-screen number.
is it here any way to get temp root?
hi sorry to be a pain, but i would love to be change my default home screen button, I followed the guide, and rooted my phone successfully (i think) and once superuser was installed I went and found the defualtprop file and edited it as guided by adding that line, i clicked save & exit (at which point it tells me it made a backup of the original file) then after I restart the phone it just goes back to normal, like I never touched the file...
anyone know where i'm going wrong?
Thanks, reminds me of my HTC Desire now with homescreen centred
dandumitru said:
hy EleCtrOx666
i'm a beginner in this so pls have a little patience with me.
I got a SGS2 and i'm interested to know if there's anyway to root the phone without flashing a custom kernel taking in account that u have this "nice" counter on the phone.
Very nice explained how to modif home-screen number.
is it here any way to get temp root?
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This Guide explains how to do it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056334
This doesn't work for me. I can't add that line. I've tried two different text editors and two root explorers (one with an editor built in) and they both say the file can't be saved. No other programs open. I restarted the phone and tried again.
Anybody else have this problem?
Thanks for the help via PM.
In case anyone else had my problem, it was solved by using Root Explorer. Click "Mount R/W", do the edit, save, reboot.
Works perfectly.
Is their a easy way without root to get the homescreen to rotate with the stock launcher? I was thinking that there must be a config file or something similar that could be edited.
+1
Would LOVE if this was possible (but somehow I doubt it's not).
Hi guys.
So i manged to remove the camera shortcut from the lockscreen using sqlite.
1. settings storage
1.1 settings.db
1.2 system
1.3 (search for) short and you will find "set_shortcuts_mode"
1.4 change the value to 0 and camera goes away.
Any idea on how to remove the phone?
FdeKlerk said:
Hi guys.
So i manged to remove the camera shortcut from the lockscreen using sqlite.
1. settings storage
1.1 settings.db
1.2 system
1.3 (search for) short and you will find "set_shortcuts_mode"
1.4 change the value to 0 and camera goes away.
Any idea on how to remove the phone?
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Can you possibly get different apps?? Also what if you change the value to 2 or 3 lol..?
JoeFCaputo113 said:
Can you possibly get different apps?? Also what if you change the value to 2 or 3 lol..?
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Different apps, no and no 2 or 3 does nothing tried.
Can you explain more how you did this?
Can you edit the build.prop file to do the same thing?
In the lockscreen setting with MM you can take camera off and put any app in that spot. maybe the call too.
I don't think you can remove call button due to emergencies. Which is actually a good idea. Granted anything can be done using root and modifying framework files.
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I frequently use the Galaxy S6's Pop-up View feature to use multiple apps at once. However, although I know how to resize the windows, they don't seem to be able to get small enough for my liking.
I'd like to be able to resize the Pop-up View apps to about a quarter of the screen or a bit smaller, effectively giving me the ability to float as many as four apps on the screen without overlap. However, the current settings will stop resizing the window at a minimum size of about 55-60% of the screen, effectively meaning it is impossible to even have two floating apps without any overlap.
Is there any way to force the Pop-up View feature to allow floating apps to resize smaller than the current minimum? Also, is it possible to force "unsupported" apps into a floating window like you could with the Note 3's Pen Window feature?
I am currently using the stock odexed 5.0.2 rom with root.
On a related note, does the S6 handle DPI changes ok in system apps, or will they crash or display incorrectly as they did on the Note 3? (Maybe a DPI change can allow Pop-up View to display smaller?)
No quick way that I've found to make popup window smaller than stock. I've tried putting in quad view XML files from A Galaxy S4 mod with no luck. If I remember, I did not replace the multiwindow.jar along with it. I think it needed A way to actually launch them in A quad view. I could probably be done though with knowledge on jar files.
For allowing all apps in miltiwindow/popup view, there is
1. (my preferred method) Multiwindow Commander [Root] on the play store (paid). Shows notification for enabling newly installed apps in multiwindow.
2. MW-Pen app Enabler (play store, free/paid)
3. Xposed and wanam xposed Lollipop.
Changing the DPI effects the Camera app pretty badly I remember, but looks very nice on this screen.
I don't know if A workaround like Xposed App Settings works for the camera dpi.
I'd like to disable the touch keys that are taking up display real estate and have my Nexus 7 2013 be in permanent immersive mode or full screen mode. I'd like to use Pie Control instead to navigate my screen. Is it possible to disable them? I tried apps like Hide Soft Touch controls and they can be flaky switching back & forth between full screen and non-immersive mode. Is there a hack that can do this that doesn't affect system stability?
JackOfOwls said:
I'd like to disable the touch keys that are taking up display real estate and have my Nexus 7 2013 be in permanent immersive mode or full screen mode. I'd like to use Pie Control instead to navigate my screen. Is it possible to disable them? I tried apps like Hide Soft Touch controls and they can be flaky switching back & forth between full screen and non-immersive mode. Is there a hack that can do this that doesn't affect system stability?
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there is an xposed module that performs said function but I don't remember the name of it
Snowby123 said:
there is an xposed module that performs said function but I don't remember the name of it
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Unfortunately, it looks ridiculously complicated to install xposed. Wish there was a simple text file edit of build.prop as described in the last section of this site, but I can't find the system folder of my Nexus 7 and don't even know if it can be done this way.
Update: posting this in case others wanted to do this. Yes, the build.prop edit does work with a Nexus 7 2013. Just had a little trouble finding the System folder but with the help of ES Explorer, I persevered. Cheers.