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Display Task List?

So, I was in the Market -> Downloads and was going through the apps and rating them. At some point, my fingers went crazy and I did something that brought up what appeared with a quick glance as a window with icons for the currently running applications. There were only 6 of them I think. My question is, how in the world do I bring that list back up again? I've tried everything to get it to display with no luck.

OutlawPro said:
So, I was in the Market -> Downloads and was going through the apps and rating them. At some point, my fingers went crazy and I did something that brought up what appeared with a quick glance as a window with icons for the currently running applications. There were only 6 of them I think. My question is, how in the world do I bring that list back up again? I've tried everything to get it to display with no luck.
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keep "Home" pressed.
its the last 6 apps that were opened, not the ones in the background.

nmesisca said:
keep "Home" pressed.
its the last 6 apps that were opened, not the ones in the background.
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Thanks! I was driving myself crazy trying to figure out what I did. Not very useful to me but nice to know. Figures, I long-pressed everything but the Home button.

Task Switcher on Camera

I got the built-in Android App Switcher working.... use the camera button.
You need the new kernel/NBH below -- this is based on dzo's 4/8 kernel
Camera button.
< 0.5 second press = BACK
0.5 - ~1.5 second press = HOME
> 1.5 second press = APP SWITCHER (pops up after you hold it long enough)
For home, you just have to do a leap-of-faith. If you hold it too short, you'll go back. If you hold it too long, the app switcher will come up. I reduced the time you need to hold it to 0.5 seconds. It was 1 second before.
Useful tip: You can use the App Switcher on the home screen.
Please don't ask to change the task switcher button! The task switcher is mapped to the HOME button by Android itself. I only fixed the kernel to enable Android to recognize the button push properly. To actually move the task switcher to a different button, you need to rebuild Android.
What I mean: http://developer.android.com/images/system-architecture.jpg
I fixed the red part. The stuff that allows you to change the App Switcher button is in the blue part (Application Framework).
Myn's build (should work on any build):
NBH files (both donut and eclair):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58383/android/ROMUpdateUtility.7z
Need 7zip to extract (makes file size smaller).

jnadke said:
I got the built-in Android App Switcher working.... use the camera button.
You need the new kernel below -- this is based on dzo's 4/8 kernel
Camera button.
< 0.5 second press = BACK
0.5 - ~1.5 second press = HOME
> 1.5 second press = APP SWITCHER (pops up after you hold it long enough)
For home, you just have to do a leap-of-faith. If you hold it too short, you'll go back. If you hold it too long, the app switcher will come up. I reduced the time you need to hold it to 0.5 seconds.
Myn's build (should work on any build):
NBH files (both donut and eclair):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/58383/android/ROMUpdateUtility.7z
Need 7zip to extract (makes file size smaller).
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very nice man. People have been wanting this to work for a long long time. We all appreciate it

Anyone know if this works on cupcake? I'm using vilord's tattoo build.

kiwilime said:
Anyone know if this works on cupcake? I'm using vilord's tattoo build.
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If you're using NoMoRootfs (i.e. androidinstall.tar) then you can use this kernel.
I thought Cupcake has an App Switcher. Not totally sure.

incubus26jc said:
very nice man. People have been wanting this to work for a long long time. We all appreciate it
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Np. Took me less than 10 minutes to fix it, and a lot longer to get the NBH build environment up (didn't realize tinboot had a norootfs branch......).

oh man this is nice!
thanks alot!!

Flashing now... Seems to work great... Doesn't allow you to switch to old apps... which I'm sure is stock functionality... for example, I have JuiceDefender launcher on startup and I couldn't access it via the task switcher, I had to go into OSMonitor, click on it, then switch to it that way...

fldash said:
Flashing now... Seems to work great... Doesn't allow you to switch to old apps... which I'm sure is stock functionality... for example, I have JuiceDefender launcher on startup and I couldn't access it via the task switcher, I had to go into OSMonitor, click on it, then switch to it that way...
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It will only let you switch between the last 6 applications you used. It won't show them until you use them (which is why I had 2).

jnadke said:
Np. Took me less than 10 minutes to fix it, and a lot longer to get the NBH build environment up (didn't realize tinboot had a norootfs branch......).
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Lol, yeah - that caught me too when I was messing around with nbhs a while back. Thanks for making the changes. This is a welcome (re)addition.

If i do a backup from the bootscreen options list, then reflash with this version, Can I to a restore so that I do not have to totally start from scratch?

Gersonian said:
If i do a backup from the bootscreen options list, then reflash with this version, Can I to a restore so that I do not have to totally start from scratch?
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just flash nbh files whenever
they dont affect your data

inertone said:
just flash nbh files whenever
they dont affect your data
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Never mind... figured it out. A little searching never hurts.

This is freakin sweet. Thanks, for making this happen!

Edit: Nevermind, apparently it just needed a reboot. Working fine now.
Although, something was preventing it from sleeping. I don't know what. I knew it wasn't sleeping because even after 30 seconds, any button would wake it up (and Spare Parts reported the last time since it slept was 8 hours).
Original:
Apparently the kernel I built isn't sleeping properly.
I don't know why, feel free to go back to dzo's older 4/8 build.
I commited the changes I made. Dzo can recompile when he gets back and see if the sleeping problem is resolved.
My battery ran down to 33% in 8 hours. Not sleeping at all.

This is just opening up the recent apps screen, isn't there an actual task switcher?

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This is just opening up the recent apps screen, isn't there an actual task switcher?
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It's the Recent Applications screen, but it actually does switch tasks. The other applications open up in the state you left them (unless they were garbage collected).
Also, for example, if you have Messaging and Opera open, then task switch from Opera to Messaging, when you use the back key it will back to Opera rather than the home screen.

works well. Testing right now

I have not had any sleeing issues. Working great.

works great for me too. love it. phone sleeps fine (orange slow LED, any button does not wake). thx jnadke

tatnai said:
works great for me too. love it. phone sleeps fine (orange slow LED, any button does not wake). thx jnadke
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yeah man thanks again!
this was greatly needed!
plus i got used to the timing of the button
i count in my head..."1 mississippi...home!" lol

Can someone help me out?

I tried doing a search but I honestly don't know what to enter--tried button layout, android controls, etc--no dice.
On the Touch, it used to be that if you held the camera button down, it took you straight to home. That does not seem to be the case anymore. Can anyone tell me if the Touch has a way to do that now--and if not, how in the world are you getting out of the browser without losing all of your progress? Task Switcher doesn't seem to allow me to choose my home screen, and if I switch to something else and then exit out of that, my browser is waiting for me, like the sneaky bastard it is.

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I tried doing a search but I honestly don't know what to enter--tried button layout, android controls, etc--no dice.
On the Touch, it used to be that if you held the camera button down, it took you straight to home. That does not seem to be the case anymore. Can anyone tell me if the Touch has a way to do that now--and if not, how in the world are you getting out of the browser without losing all of your progress? Task Switcher doesn't seem to allow me to choose my home screen, and if I switch to something else and then exit out of that, my browser is waiting for me, like the sneaky bastard it is.
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if you aare using an nbh that has the task switcher built into it, then you need to only hold the camera button for a second for home.
tap - back
hold for a sec - home
long hold - task switcher

Awesome! It's going to take some getting used to, but this is a huge help.
Now if I could only figure out how to install themes...

spectheintro said:
Awesome! It's going to take some getting used to, but this is a huge help.
Now if I could only figure out how to install themes...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628353
go to how to install an update

[SOLVED] Anyone Know How...

Okay, so I want to be able to do a couple of things. The first is nagging me, as I'm sure there's a way to do it, the second I'm not so sure about.
1) I want to be able to access the multi-tasking/Recent Apps list from anywhere. My idea is to push and hold Menu to get it to pop up, since Home uses Google Now when it's pushed and held. I know there was a way to do that with the search key back when we had 4 keys using LaunchKey, but I can't find anything to let me assign push/hold functionality to Menu. I'm rooted, so I'm sure there's a way to do this...
2) This I'm not so sure of. Because of the charging port being on the side of the phone, it works best in my car when it's held in a landscape orientation in my windshield-mounted dock. This is great for everything except one thing: the dialer. I know in most AOSP custom ROMs I've used on other phones, the dialer rotates with the phone. Since I've rarely stuck to stock on a phone before, and we're kind of forced to here, is there a way to get the dialer to rotate?

chrisliphart said:
1) I want to be able to access the multi-tasking/Recent Apps list from anywhere. My idea is to push and hold Menu to get it to pop up, since Home uses Google Now when it's pushed and held. I know there was a way to do that with the search key back when we had 4 keys using LaunchKey, but I can't find anything to let me assign push/hold functionality to Menu. I'm rooted, so I'm sure there's a way to do this...
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Double tap the home key brings up the recent apps.
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1. What jonslice says.
2. Download another dialer in the play store.

Holy crap. I feel so stupid now. How did I not know that? LOL
And yeah, downloaded another dialer. Forgot I could do that (since I've never really done it before). Thanks guys!

Tips for coping with an un-rooted device

There are a lot of threads here and in the VZW forum about how terrible this device is, etc, without root. I'm a former flash-a-holic and my last several devices have all been Samsung on stock, albeit rooted, firmware. those of us preferring touchwiz have our reasons, and those who prefer aosp have theirs, but this isn't a "why we can't have aosp" thread, this is about making lemonade with what we have.
so, my reasons for wanting root, and how I worked around them:
1. ad blocking. I LOVE adaway, its seriously the first app I'd install on a new device after rooting. without root, give adblock plus a try. you can turn off the status bar notifications in the app and by ticking the box in the app manager.
its simple enough to disable apps on WiFi, just input the proxy host name and port and you're done. I hadn't ever found a clear and concise instruction on how to do this with mobile data, so here it is- create a NEW APN and copy all of the info from the stock APN, and add the proxy host name and port. done, you now have ad blocking on WiFi and mobile data, without root, and without persistent notifications.
2. de-bloating. first, the s5 has less bloat than the s3 or s4, but its still there. it is INCREADIBLY easy to disable or uninstall on this device. go to the app drawer and press the settings icon (or long press the app switcher button) and select uninstall/disable apps. if its ATT or Samsung, and you don't want it, odds are you can either uninstall or disable it. just make sure that in Samsung Apps you disable automatic updates over WiFi. you can also hide them.
myth busting time: IF you were rooted, and IF you manually removed bloat apps, you do NOT gain ANY additional usable space in device storage.
3. tether bypass. there are multiple threads here on how to do this. I have a 10gb plan so its a non issue here.
4. Writing to extSDcard. most built in apps like the browser, email, and camera will save to the ext SD card. so will my files, which is actually a LOT better than on the s3 or s4.
5. removing bloat bookmarks from the stock browser. I prefer the stock browser over chrome, call me crazy. I also don't like the 4 pre-loaded bookmarks being in my list. I saw a tip here to just create a folder called My Bookmarks or whatever you like and put your bookmarks there. the bloat is still there but its not staring you in the face.
so what else have you guys been doing to get functionality that was easy and convenient with root, but still attainable without?

Russ77 said:
so what else have you guys been doing to get functionality that was easy and convenient with root, but still attainable without?
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Speed- I find that a lot of people nag about speed, my phone is fluid in all ways. Three factors play into this, using the TW launcher, animation speed, one last tricky one-- S-Voice has a delay on the home button waiting for the possible hook in for user prompting it. My standpoint is you can get from a TW rom the kind of speed or more that you can with a rom somebody else pre-tweaked for you.
Remedies below.
1. Get Nova Launcher (you can look into others if you like, if you want an experienced users perspective on speed, use Nova it flies)
2. Enable Developer Options(click About Device, click build number until it says Dev mode is enabled), Turn OFF animations for Transition window animation scale, transition animation scale and animator duration scale.
3. Open up S Voice (through the double-tap shortcut or in the app drawer). Tap the menu button in the top right corner (three dots) and find the "Open via home key" option under "Wake-up." Disable for slightly faster home button response.
Some people may find this abrupt transition between applications off putting at first but once you give it an hour the phone is flying so fast I could never go back. Enjoy!

As mentioned above:
Nova Launcher
Transitions at .5 or OFF
De-bloating (see this thread)
And - tasker, tasker, tasker!

My tip.. simple but I'm a customize nerd.
iFont available for free from the Play store allows you to add hundreds of fonts to your phone right from the app, and is compatible with the font selection from settings - display.You can also load fonts from the internet or your computer and use that as your default font.
The one lag, I still can't stand... despite all the animations being off is the lag between camera and gallery... like I take a photo, click the little image to view it and it sits there for at least 15 seconds before the gallery opens up. Anyone else have this issue?? I'm so used to CM based roms and still try to swipe to view the gallery LOL

rachelm920 said:
My tip.. simple but I'm a customize nerd.
The one lag, I still can't stand... despite all the animations being off is the lag between camera and gallery... like I take a photo, click the little image to view it and it sits there for at least 15 seconds before the gallery opens up. Anyone else have this issue?? I'm so used to CM based roms and still try to swipe to view the gallery LOL
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This could be due to your SD card. If you are saving pics to external SD and your card is a lower class it will read and write data in a longer time frame. If you are using internal memory and not the SD card slot then I'm not sure. Backup everything and try a factory reset. I personally don't have an SD card, I don't see the need without root. Also it takes about 3 seconds for me to do what takes you 15. That's why I think an SD might be the Culprit here

There is 1 thing you can not do without root that is needed for me. I own a Pioneer Appradio and use ARUnchained which requires root. If you don't know what it is then look it up. It basically mirrors your phone and lets you use touch on Pioneers Appradio. I used this with my GS3 and if I would have known we wouldn't have root after this long I would have kept it and not bought the GS5. There is no getting around root for this. Pioneer's stock app has restrictions and doesn't let you mirror everything where as ARUnchained solves this problem.

I would like to find a way to save stuff from Dropbox to the external memory.
Sent from my GS5

natefish said:
I would like to find a way to save stuff from Dropbox to the external memory. Sent from my GS5
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Here is all you need.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync
I use the Pro, worth every penny.

abovenbeyond said:
Here is all you need. I use the Pro, worth every penny.
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Thanks, but was there supposed to be a link?
Sent from my GS5

natefish said:
Thanks, but was there supposed to be a link?
Sent from my GS5
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Fixed

Russ77 said:
add the proxy host name and port.
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Bit of a newb here.. but what exactly do I put in these spots? Tried this and kept saying no internet and switching back over. Any help would be appreciated.
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fsupartyboy850 said:
Bit of a newb here.. but what exactly do I put in these spots? Tried this and kept saying no internet and switching back over. Any help would be appreciated.
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proxy host is "localhost" without quotes....and proxy port is 2020....that should do it :good:

Anyone got a working "volume rocker skip"? I've seen the double press ones that work as a service..seems wonky.
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Stephen

abovenbeyond said:
Here is all you need.https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync
I use the Pro, worth every penny.
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Thanks for the tip - I was using "Sweet Home!" app to sync my camera photos with my laptop but after multiple years without issue, all of the sudden I'm getting an invalid syntax error. Tried getting help from the developers but got no response. Dropbox it is!

fsupartyboy850 said:
Bit of a newb here.. but what exactly do I put in these spots? Tried this and kept saying no internet and switching back over. Any help would be appreciated.
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RoguePC said:
proxy host is "localhost" without quotes....and proxy port is 2020....that should do it :good:
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RoguePC's got it covered.
my only real gripe with adblock + is it only blocks internet traffic, not in-app ads. still better than nothing though.

Anyone know how to remap buttons ? I highly doubt there is a way without root but not having a menu button is killing me

Add45 said:
Anyone know how to remap buttons ? I highly doubt there is a way without root but not having a menu button is killing me
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The menu button function is still there ... just long-press the recent apps button. If you've got a specific app that doesn't display the 3-dots menu somewhere on the screen, you might want to reach out to the developer. That's part of modern Android UX standards. I recently reached out to Untappd and they updated their app to include it pretty quickly.

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The menu button function is still there ... just long-press the recent apps button. If you've got a specific app that doesn't display the 3-dots menu somewhere on the screen, you might want to reach out to the developer. That's part of modern Android UX standards. I recently reached out to Untappd and they updated their app to include it pretty quickly.
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Thanks, but what I meant is that I do not like having to hold down the button to pull up tthe menu. I much rather prefer having the recent apps by holding down home.
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Add45 said:
Thanks, but what I meant is that I do not like having to hold down the button to pull up tthe menu. I much rather prefer having the recent apps by holding down home.
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Ah, gotcha. Unfortunately, short of root reassigning buttons, I don't think that's a desire that will see much traction in the future now that the UX standards require on-screen menus and more devices are coming out without any soft buttons at all. When you get down to it though, you're either tapping the bottom-left of your device or you're tapping the three dots on the screen.

Awesome app called quick click,let's you map your volume buttons for flashlight and a lot of others actions,just throwing it out there missed using xposed,mods with that.
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