Simple app will switch Nook (any device actually) from/to landscape mode. Will not work with Stock B&N Apps.
Upcoming feature - if installed with my mod will use force orient feature to switch ANY app to landscape.
tried it but had no luck with it. worked on my phone though. Im using launcherpro. is there some setting i need to enable for it to work?
IT doesn't work for me too ;(
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It basically switch Nook into landscape and it should persist until another app explicitly will not request portrait orientation, I'm using LauncherPro as well and it switches fine.
But stock reader manually changes orientation to the portrait, does it changes orientation of LauncherPro?
Ok, fixed it. You need to go to
launcherPro setting ->behaviour settings -> enable auto-rotation.
Behaviour settings is the 4th option.
Great App ! worked in my Simple Touch. =)
Thanks
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Ive rotted my nook with SalsichaNooter and in Nook touch tolls app theres an option to bind orientation cahnge to that book icon button in left upper corner.
1.open Nook Touch Tools
2.select "B&N buttons"
3.select "'reading now' button action" and choose "orientation" (so You can change orientation with one click by clicking that book icon in upper left corner)
Soea said:
hi
Ive rotted my nook with SalsichaNooter and in Nook touch tolls app theres an option to bind orientation cahnge to that book icon button in left upper corner.
1.open Nook Touch Tools
2.select "B&N buttons"
3.select "'reading now' button action" and choose "orientation" (so You can change orientation with one click by clicking that book icon in upper left corner)
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great hint
works also on mine (1.1.0 rooted with touchnooter)
I have it when I hold the N button, it is simple but it works great!
I think it could be nifty to add an option to automatically disable landscape mode when going into screensaver.
imachine said:
I think it could be nifty to add an option to automatically disable landscape mode when going into screensaver.
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I totaly agree, this would be awesome
I love this app!!! Thx a lot!
But I can't find the button-changer in the nook colour tools.
1.open Nook Touch Tools
2.select "B&N buttons"
3.select "'reading now' button action" and choose "orientation" (so You can change orientation with one click by clicking that book icon in upper left corner)
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rooted with: MinimalTouch 1.1beta5
A different solution is the one that I posted that will display your screensaver in whichever orientation fits best,
unless it is square, in which case it will fit it with the current orientation and overfilling the screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611028
I will be redoing this as an easier script some time.
I should probably hack the keyguard so that it uses the current orientation.
Thanks - great app.
Is it possible to force orientation change with 1.2.1 fw?
Usually orientation choice is best handled on a per-app basis.
Applications can either accept an orientation or request portrait or landscape.
Hmmm, it might be interesting to hook a gyro sensor into a Nook.
My latest experimental reader has a setting for portrait/landscape.
Renate NST said:
Usually orientation choice is best handled on a per-app basis.
Applications can either accept an orientation or request portrait or landscape.
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But some app doesn't rotate even when i set it to autorotate/system. Also when i'm in landscape and the screensaver comes and turn the nook on again, it goes back to portrait for me.
skyli91 said:
But some apps don't rotate...
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That's because they explicitly state orientation in AndroidManifest.xml:
Code:
<activity android:screenOrientation="portrait" ...
... or in the code for the Activity:
Code:
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
Often these apps don't have multiple or versatile layouts.
They also don't have the code for adjusting to orientation changes.
In any case, forcing an activity to display in an orientation for which it's not designed doesn't usually work out well.
A good case in point is forcing the B&N stock reader to do landscape mode.
Rotate control from notifications:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.rotationlocker
I currently use version: Rotation Locker,1.4,com.devasque.rotationlocker
Widgets:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
I currently use version: Rotate,4.8.2,nl.fameit.rotate
wozhere said:
Rotate control from notifications:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.rotationlocker
I currently use version: Rotation Locker,1.4,com.devasque.rotationlocker
Widgets:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
I currently use version: Rotate,4.8.2,nl.fameit.rotate
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Thank you! Rotation control forces it! With Orientation switch app, i can't use it for example in play store. With forcing rotation with rotate control, it works! (although using it is one more long tap to work). The best app would be Orientation Switch with forcing rotation
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Thank you! Rotation control forces it! With Orientation switch app, i can't use it for example in play store. With forcing rotation with rotate control, it works! (although using it is one more long tap to work). The best app would be Orientation Switch with forcing rotation
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For me, Rotation Locker teamed with Tasker has been the winning ticket. Even the recalcitrant Opera Mobile can be tamed automatically by the combination. And Tasker can also start wireless and stop it on exit (as well as returning the screen to portrait) so I don't have to think about it.
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I have been looking through all the settings on the D2 to manually change the screen to landscape as I used to be able to do on the Touch cruise but without success the G-Sensor is a bit of a hit and miss and only works on some programmes. I would like to use landscape with Navigon 7 anyone know how to do this ?
The TF3D interface does not work in landscape on default, there is an app available for it here
you can go to settings>all settings>system tab>screen and change the orientation, somehow this only works one time for me, it just changes back automatically.
in Navigon (I don't have this) there is probably an option where you can change the orientation
edit: change the orientation to landscape in the screen settings, and then start navigon.
Tnks for the reply TK tried the tweak did not seem to do anything apart from restarting the D2 there are no settings in the screen tab for changing orientation just alighn, Cleartype and Text Size.
will have to keep looking.
somehow the tweak options end up in the all programs list, found under Manila Rotate On/Off.
maybe this option came with one of the programs installed ^^
After you do the manilla landscape you soft-reset and then it should be there for you to rotate stuff. Another app to try out is G-Config. Search for that on the forum. You can add automatic rotation to apps that don't support it after you add them to the list you soft-reset and then try it again. I've managed to put MSN, Skype etc on it.
installed Advanced_Configuration_Tool_v3.3, start and then:
screen -> show orientation settings -> yes
then i configured the one button i can configure (left-bottom: press and hold):
settings -> all settings -> personal -> buttons -> <rotate screen>
wilbertvolkers
that worked thks for your help
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that worked thks for your help
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What about the phone app? When you're in navigation Mode with MN|7 and a call comes in, the phone app is in portrait, right?
Does anyone know, how to turn the phone app to landscape?
Just FYI, I was trying to find an app that would rotate the screen back and forth for me rather than rely on the top button b/c often I don't want the keyboard to pop up at the same time. "Rotate D" in the marketplace does not work on my SuperFroyo install, however this app does and now has a place on my home page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8708548&postcount=1476
Make sure you have auto-rotate turned on in your settings. Works well with Bar Control to put it in the task manager so you can pull it down quickly and switch to landscape w/o changing apps.
Hi,
I'm looking for a application for my Nook Touch to rotate the screen manually (because Nook Touch don't have sensors).
It will be very nice for web browser.
Did you know that kind of app?
There is nothing app like that. I tried create some, but without success, even start activity from another activity in landscape mode is not possible i think (please correct me, if you know how - I would like to finish tool for starting aplications in landscape mode), but still you can modify your apk.
1) download ApkTool code.google.com/p/android-apktool
2) download your apk application file (I tried on opera mini)
3) use apktool d your.apk apksource
4) edit AndroidManifest file : only add to activity android:screenOrientation="landscape"
5) use apktool b apksource your_modified.apk
6) then the hard part sign it with these steps or some others londatiga.net/it/how-to-sign-apk-zip-files/
7) use adb install your_signed.apk and thats it
Have fun
thank you for your informations.
I will try to modify Opera mini to use landscape mode but it will be easier to have a icon on the statut bar to do the rotation "on the fly"
Hmm, I've noticed that when I tap the status bar to launch the wifi settings popup, it always switches me back to Portrait mode. So that's at least half of the desired functionality.
Also, there's a lot of games (including Angry Birds) designed for Landscape view, launching them to change orientation and launching the application you want could work.
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There is nothing app like that. I tried create some, but without success, even start activity from another activity in landscape mode is not possible i think (please correct me, if you know how - I would like to finish tool for starting aplications in landscape mode), but still you can modify your apk.
1) download ApkTool code.google.com/p/android-apktool
2) download your apk application file (I tried on opera mini)
3) use apktool d your.apk apksource
4) edit AndroidManifest file : only add to activity android:screenOrientation="landscape"
5) use apktool b apksource your_modified.apk
6) then the hard part sign it with these steps or some others londatiga.net/it/how-to-sign-apk-zip-files/
7) use adb install your_signed.apk and thats it
Have fun
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In Theory: Is it possible to modify Apps like Kindle and remove the transitions with ApkTool to make it more eink friendly?
Aldiko app does screen rotation
tebra said:
Hi,
I'm looking for a application for my Nook Touch to rotate the screen manually (because Nook Touch don't have sensors).
It will be very nice for web browser.
Did you know that kind of app?
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The Aldiko app permits screen rotation, and that rotation persists in other applications, although I don't recall if it does in a browser--the rotation persists in Kindle app.
So we know it is possible!
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It could be possible if You have source code (It's not enough have apk, because apktool don't decompile it). There is "tutorial" how to optimize it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183173
found out that the app permissions denied starts in landscape,
if you go back to your home screen while loading its stays in landscape and you can launch the most apps in landscape mode too (like aldiko workaround)
I just installed ADWLauncher EX on the touch and then went to ADWSettings. In UI Settings I selected Screen Preferences and changed my Home Orientation to landscape. Pretty much puts most apps in landscape, excepting stock nook ones. HTH.
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cymoze said:
I just installed ADWLauncher EX on the touch and then went to ADWSettings. In UI Settings I selected Screen Preferences and changed my Home Orientation to landscape. Pretty much puts most apps in landscape, excepting stock nook ones. HTH.
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That's very helpful! I'll try it. Thanks.
There's an app for that.
I'm sorry about the year-and-a-half bump, but this page is one of the top Google results. I have made an app for rotating the NOOK screen, and just about anything else's screen too. You install the app, and when it launches you are presented with two buttons: Portrait and Landscape. Click one and the app exits, sticking the screen in the new mode. Enjoy!
cymoze said:
I just installed ADWLauncher EX on the touch and then went to ADWSettings. In UI Settings I selected Screen Preferences and changed my Home Orientation to landscape. Pretty much puts most apps in landscape, excepting stock nook ones. HTH.
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App
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Amazing
Is it possible to set the home screen to rotate? I use the original rom and with "rotate screen" - ON , but the home screen did not rotate.
Currently on stock firmware there isnt a function to make the the home interface rotate. A dev could possibly make a mod, but development is slow. one other thing you can try is try another home launcher.
It does rotate when using the docking station though, so the functionality is already there. Just the lockscreen does not rotate.
Thanks for the replies. I have the phone for one day and still learning what to do and to setup.
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It does rotate when using the docking station though, so the functionality is already there. Just the lockscreen does not rotate.
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I think also the lockscreen will be easily able to rotate, with the pincode turned and screen locked try to take a picture, the press manual mode, it will ask for the pin, for ~2s the lockscreen is perfectly aligned in horizontal then it rotates.
I don't get why Sony should prevent homescreen and lockscreen to rotate when seems they are both built to do that.
try "Screen Rotation Steuerung" App -> set to auto -> voila you have rotation Homescreen! (Damn not ootb)
I switched last weekto the AOSP Oreo build for our beloved OnePlus One. So there I'm missing the possibility to customize hardware button remapping. Since I also don't like to waste place on my screen with the navigationbar, I polished up an app I developed once for my old Samsung Note 1.
VSB places a virtual button on the bottom of your screen (the grey circle in the screenshot). You can hide it and you can change the size. This button will always be there. So, now you can attach different events on different triggers of that button.
Triggers:
click
long click
double click
swipe up
swipe left
swipe right
Events:
Nothing
Home
back
Recents
open notifications
open Quick settings
open power menu
lock screen
open volume panel
To do this the app needs the following permissions enabled:
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: to show the button over other apps, otherwise you could not click it
android.permission.BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE: to trigger some events (home, back, power menu, ...)
android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY: to open volume panel during "Do not disturb" mode
Downloads:
In the third post.
The app is complete open source: [url]https://github.com/scoute-dich/VirtualSoftKeys[/URL] and a heavily modified fork of VirtualSoftKeys, which is licensed under the Apache License.
The app can be used on any device running Lollipop+. I just want to share it, because for me it's usefull and I hope for some of you also. This is my way to say thanks to all other developers and to give the great community on XDA something back. If you have suggestions or if you find some bugs, just tell me here or open an issue on Github.
Regrads
Gaukler Faun
Downlods
I don't know why, but it doesn't work to upload a file ... From the smartphone it worked (see next post). Sorry.
Here is the download.
Gaukler_Faun said:
Here is the download.
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If you could add open app drawer, this would be perfect.. I know I'm a small case scenario, but your dot will interfere with my layout (see screenshot).. If there's an app drawer ( or select app) feature, it'd be amazing.. Oh, and moveable too..
Volume option takes me to do not disturb option, not the volume panel..
Setting.Out said:
If you could add open app drawer, this would be perfect.. I know I'm a small case scenario, but your dot will interfere with my layout (see screenshot).. If there's an app drawer ( or select app) feature, it'd be amazing.. Oh, and moveable too..
Volume option takes me to do not disturb option, not the volume panel..
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1. I don't think, that opening the app drawer is possible. I can't call "a launcher method" from outside the launcher. In my setup the dot also interferes with the open drawer function. But with my launcher (Flick launcher) it's possible to swipe up on the dock to open the drawer. Perhaps you have a similar possibility?
Also with your current settings it should be possible to touch the open app drawer button without clicking the VSB.
2. Moveable would be nice. I will look out for possibilities, when I have the time. At the moment I'm very busy at work and don't have much time. Also this app has a lower priority than other apps, I already published on PlayStore and F-Droid, which also have some outstanding issues to solve.
3. The thing with the volume panel is strange. I used the app on different Nougat and Oreo roms. And it always opens the "ringtone volume slider"...
But anyway, thanks for your feedback. I promise to take a look in the second suggestion.
Regards
Gaukler Faun