A Better Recents Menu? - G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

The G3 4.x recents menu was perfect. The Google style recents is basically pointless. It's so cluttered, hard to find, and takes longer than just going into the app drawer. Is there any way to change it? I know it was possible to switch to Android Lolipop recents on other versions of Android.

Recently perhaps? But it requires root and you can't disable logd!

Thanks. I have no clue what logd is, but recently doesn't seem to be working. It sounds like a classic style recents, which is an improvement. However, LG had it perfect with the ability to zoom in like a more classic style, or zoom out to have 12 apps fully displayed. I believe HTC had a similar recents, or at least it was baked into a rom on a friends phone.

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Did HTC do away with the grid style multitasking with Lollipop?

Is this the case? I don't have an HTC phone right now, but planned on getting the m9. One of my favorite things about it was it's recent apps style. I saw a picture awhile back that looked like the default recents apps menu, which would be really disappointing.
You can choose between the two

Navbar Gestures

I like to use the navbar area for swipe gestures.
A short, empty navbar prevents the gestures from affecting the current app.
GMD can see the gesture starting from edge of the screen. I believe I tried every single one on the market and it was the only one that would work for this. The others could only see gestures started above the navbar.
I've used this method on DirtyUnicorns, LiquidSmooth, SpiritRom, and others.
I'm using SpiritRom right now because it's navbar is highly configurable. It allows as many custom icons as you want, and you can set them to do nothing.
BTW GMD updated earlier this year, it seems to be more stable and less laggy than ever, and the new launch bars have more options, tho I have not found a way to make one launch bar open another one.
I'm going to reinstall a ROM soon, maybe SpiritRom again, maybe LiquidSmooth again, maybe try to make my own...
I want to know more about navbars, how would you replace it? Can you swap out different ones? Is there a list of them somewhere with the features and zip files, maybe I missed it somehow.

Slow animations

Hey guys,
i'm getting this weird bug, when pulling down the quick access or the notification panel by sliding down on alternate launchers (like nova launcher), it just shows really really slowly.
Like if my animations speed were set to 4X in developper options, unless it's not.
Only getting this when sliding from anywhere on the screen with gestures function of the launchers, not from the top of the screen like you would do.
Cheers
Known issue in nova on 6.0. Hopefully apps will get updated soon to support this. I live by gestures!
It's only with the gesture that the status bar does that and it's only on alternate launchers (as u said) like nova is where I've seen it as well. If I set a swipe down gesture to show notifications, and I swipe down in the middle of the screen, that will happen.
Doesn't seem like it would be a 6.0 bug
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it s not android bug
it s compatibility of launcher
launcher need to get access from accessibility section in setting + some system permissions (i think)
it s not straight forward function to open notification/status bar with codes since android 5
that might cause this issue

The (posibly) life saver for Gestures in Android P

I boot Android P semiGsi (PR1) in my Whyred Global 4/64, mostly for try the new Gestures, so i have some thoughts.
First, the objetive for introduce Gestures in UX is enjoy all screen interface, so, I think that the "common" of the people think that the nav bar it has to gone.
Second, the transition/animation for each gestures has to be in context of the finger movement, for reach a efficient interaction,
I notice that the animations from recent apps it change, and now the apps are into "cards" structure, but, the way it how the pill interact with the cards its interesant, in vertical way.
Now, for now, who want to use gestures in Aosp base roms (stock, no heavy pers), has to use apps that imitate the butons from nav bar, but if in Android P can imitate the interaction between the pill and the cards for recent apps gestures, i think it gonna work.
bro, my advice is to use a problem english. I do not understand you. most of them if not all...
screenshoot please
and whats the issue again ? and what is actually proposed ?
i kinda lost reading it.
Where can I activate the gestures ? Didnt find it in the newest rom ....

One UI 2.0 new navigation bar gesture

Previously, double tab recent tab will switch to previous app.
For Android 10, I need to press and drag from center to bring up recent apps. However, I can't find faster way to switch to previous app.
Any one know how?
If you do that motion (for recents) and flick it to the right in just one motion switches back to previous app.
FCORivers said:
If you do that motion (for recents) and flick it to the right in just one motion switches back to previous app.
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I switched back to the original one. Double tap is so much easy. I use One Hand Operation+ which can go back the same way.
And I use Nova Launcher. New gesture is not compatible
torickray said:
I switched back to the original one. Double tap is so much easy. I use One Hand Operation+ which can go back the same way.
And I use Nova Launcher. New gesture is not compatible
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I don't have the Android 10 update yet but from what I see in the new Oneui2 you can just swipe to the right at the bottom to go to your previous app. Doesn't get better than that. It's just about the same as iPhone gesture.
LuRock said:
I don't have the Android 10 update yet but from what I see in the new Oneui2 you can just swipe to the right at the bottom to go to your previous app. Doesn't get better than that. It's just about the same as iPhone gesture.
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I'm using Nova launcher. Can't use the gesture anyway.
torickray said:
I'm using Nova launcher. Can't use the gesture anyway.
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oh I see.. Have you tried to see it works with Lawnchair 2?
Also, you can swipe to the left and go real quick to original app you were on. Try it!
torickray said:
I'm using Nova launcher. Can't use the gesture anyway.
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I tried this method https://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-...ova-launcher-and-other-third-party-launchers/ but it always seems to go back to the nav bar at the bottom after a while.
I don't know if anyone else is facing the sake issue in regard to the navigation gestures. But when I type faster on the screen keyboard I sometimes end up in the home screen or launching another application as if I hit a hidden home key or recent key.
I use gestures (no navigation bar)
ghassan haddad said:
I don't know if anyone else is facing the sake issue in regard to the navigation gestures. But when I type faster on the screen keyboard I sometimes end up in the home screen or launching another application as if I hit a hidden home key or recent key.
I use gestures (no navigation bar)
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I still haven't received the Android 10 update but I will definitely look for that when I get it. Thanks q
I recently found out that good lock does not work on android 10, and I rely on it very much, I use one handed operation because I hate the nav bar, I can not tolerate having all the space it takes being wasted, so I have it hidden and I use gestures, but I am seeing that gesture nav is a nightmare on android 10, I think I will stick on blocking the update, as I did since day one, precisely because of these things
winol said:
I recently found out that good lock does not work on android 10, and I rely on it very much, I use one handed operation because I hate the nav bar, I can not tolerate having all the space it takes being wasted, so I have it hidden and I use gestures, but I am seeing that gesture nav is a nightmare on android 10, I think I will stick on blocking the update, as I did since day one, precisely because of these things
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I'm on Android 10 and have Good lock installed, One Hand Operation+ works fine. Not all apps are available in Good lock yet but should be within a couple of months, like when One UI originally came out.
One hand operations+ works also on Android 10, with that you have granular customizable gestures including switch to last app, recents and a comfy lateral quick switch for all app opened! OHO+ works also without good lock app installed, you can sideload it from apkmirror or here in the xda forums taking advantage of nicelock. Nicelock also integrates an information tab with all the modules working on Android 10
Hex installer is working
On andriod 10. Hex installer fixed the weird nav bar issue when set to swipe. I set the nav bar size to 5. Swipes work without the huge black bar under the keyboard.
One hand operation still works. I use nova but one hand operation is my preference anyway.
Also, I cannot hide the carrier logo or move the clock. I tried systemui turner. It doesnt work for clock or carrier. Some other functions work though.
For now I just set the weather consistent notification to get rid of the AT&T on statusbar.
Hopefully goodlock will fix this when updated.
winol said:
I recently found out that good lock does not work on android 10, and I rely on it very much, I use one handed operation because I hate the nav bar, I can not tolerate having all the space it takes being wasted, so I have it hidden and I use gestures, but I am seeing that gesture nav is a nightmare on android 10, I think I will stick on blocking the update, as I did since day one, precisely because of these things
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Good Lock is updating to be more compatible with Android 10. It is not finished yet. When all capability issues are resolved and updated, that's when we will get our update.

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