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[Q] Re-rooting my nook?

Hi and good morning.
So i had successfully rooted my nook at the start of this year, had it all setup with my apps, etc.. and well i also had a ton of apps for my 4 yr old on there. She was using the hell out of it and last night i looked over at her and i noticed that the Nook was rebooting. I didnt think much of it but then i saw it booting back up to the original OS, not the screens I have gotten familiar with seeing. Im not 100% sure, but im 99% sure that somehow she navigated to the settings of the NOOk and selected "Erase & Deregister Device". Ugh, im crushed.
But just wanted to check a few things before i root again:
1. I have to imagine it is okay to root again, correct?
2. What software could i have been using to have a nice little backup of the items that i had been using? Is there any you are using?
3. My next step will also be find an app that only allows certain programs to be open by my daughter.
I guess I should maybe take advantage of it being set back to the original today and go over to B&N and read for free for the hour..
Thanks --- Aaron

Hi there
1. Yes
2. I use either appmonster or titanium backup. Which if you like it is worth paying for paid version. That way if you have to do a restore you don't have to constantly click install.
3. Anyone have an idea about this one?
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3. Try using a separate launcher for your daughter. i.e. Use Zeam/ADW/LP for your home screen, then use one of the others for your daughter. You can setup her screens the way you want and "hide" the settings icon as well. You wouldn't be able to have a default launcher but it would give you the ability to limit what your daughter can and can't use.

Thanks for the quick replies on this, much appreciated!
- Aaron

fprice02 said:
3. Try using a separate launcher for your daughter. i.e. Use Zeam/ADW/LP for your home screen, then use one of the others for your daughter. You can setup her screens the way you want and "hide" the settings icon as well. You wouldn't be able to have a default launcher but it would give you the ability to limit what your daughter can and can't use.
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Can't hide the stupid B&N shortcut button in the status bar though..

khaytsus said:
Can't hide the stupid B&N shortcut button in the status bar though..
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You can hide the entire status bar with zeam, there is a widget for full screen mode.

acomiskey said:
You can hide the entire status bar with zeam, there is a widget for full screen mode.
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Can hide the status bar with ADW, as well.

Buy her one of her own!
We do have nandroid backups working now, that may be the way to go.
Thank you,
Joe

acomiskey said:
You can hide the entire status bar with zeam, there is a widget for full screen mode.
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Good for the launcher but it returns in the apps. My biggest issue with it is when I'm typing I accidentally hit it constantly when I'm trying to REALLY type in landscape mode. Very annoying and frustrating.

They way they handle the softkeys and toolbar in Customized Nookie Froyo rocks

[Q] How to Remove the Softkeys of nook hd to use the whole Screen?

How to Remove the Softkeys of nook hd to use the whole Screen? I've rooted my Nook HD,But the softkeys (white side at the bottom of the screen)taking up the screen, Most apps from google play are not able to se the whole screen.How to remove the SoftKeys from the bottom of the screen, therefore I'll be able to use the whole screen for veiwing!
thanks
Update:I found the solution: GMD Gesture Control From google play(paid version)

longlivezq said:
How to Remove the Softkeys of nook hd to use the whole Screen? I've rooted my Nook HD,But the softkeys (white side at the bottom of the screen)taking up the screen, Most apps from google play are not able to se the whole screen.How to remove the SoftKeys from the bottom of the screen, therefore I'll be able to use the whole screen for veiwing!
thanks
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You can't. They are permanently there by design by B&N.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

leapinlar said:
You can't. They are permanently there by design by B&N.
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They are not. The native B&N ebook reader can hide it and go completely fullscreen.We just need to find out how it is done.
EDIT: I have searched B&N developer documentation for some API how to enable/disable bottom system bar and found only following message
Note NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ do not support true full screen mode. The bottom system bar always displays. Therefore, the NOOK "n" key is the home button and not the back key since the system bar contains a back key that always displays.
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from https://nookdeveloper.zendesk.com/entries/22006856-nook-developer-reference-manual#_SysStatBar
This means it will be either unsupported hack or the documentation is wrong. At least the "back key that always displays" part is not true. I've seen the bar without back button
Additionally it appears that both home launcher and ebook reader can also add search box to the bottom system bar so it is not ordinary android system bar (or is it?). OTOH when media player is playing the design of system bar is same as stock ICS (black bar with dots in usual places).

fanoush said:
They are not. The native B&N ebook reader can hide it and go completely fullscreen.We just need to find out how it is done.
EDIT: I have searched B&N developer documentation for some API how to enable/disable bottom system bar and found only following message
from https://nookdeveloper.zendesk.com/entries/22006856-nook-developer-reference-manual#_SysStatBar
This means it will be either unsupported hack or the documentation is wrong. At least the "back key that always displays" part is not true. I've seen the bar without back button
Additionally it appears that both home launcher and ebook reader can also add search box to the bottom system bar so it is not ordinary android system bar (or is it?). OTOH when media player is playing the design of system bar is same as stock ICS (black bar with dots in usual places).
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I'm sure it can be modified, but are you sure you want to? It can be painful to have to "home" for every "back". Anyway, it will have to be a hack in /system, which means recompiling, putting in the /data/su directory and symlinking, and hoping it doesn't bork the system!

Part of the reason I got the nook hd is that you get the whole screen while reading. It is quite annoying to have the bar but in every android device I've used, you don't get the full screen. But the Nook HD screen is 16:10 so in landscape movies are ok as 16:9 is the typical encoding.

fanoush said:
They are not. The native B&N ebook reader can hide it and go completely fullscreen.We just need to find out how it is done.
EDIT: I have searched B&N developer documentation for some API how to enable/disable bottom system bar and found only following message
from https://nookdeveloper.zendesk.com/entries/22006856-nook-developer-reference-manual#_SysStatBar
This means it will be either unsupported hack or the documentation is wrong. At least the "back key that always displays" part is not true. I've seen the bar without back button
Additionally it appears that both home launcher and ebook reader can also add search box to the bottom system bar so it is not ordinary android system bar (or is it?). OTOH when media player is playing the design of system bar is same as stock ICS (black bar with dots in usual places).
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I found that GMD GestureControl ★ root can slove the problem . You can hide status bar and enjoy full screen in your favorite games or while browsing.

longlivezq said:
I found that GMD GestureControl ★ root can slove the problem . You can hide status bar and enjoy full screen in your favorite games or while browsing.
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Status bar or navigation bar or both?
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

leapinlar said:
You can't. They are permanently there by design by B&N.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
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I found that GMD GestureControl ★ root from Google Play can slove the problem . You can hide status bar and enjoy full screen in your favorite games or while browsing.

leapinlar said:
Status bar or navigation bar or both?
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
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Both

this app needs root authorization. Did you confirm that it didn't install anything in /system and don't goes to 8 reboot faild?

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Both
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I can confirm this app does work. But you need the paid version. Status bar hiding only works in the paid version. And I had trouble with the multitouch gestures, so I switched it to phone mode instead of tablet and single finger geatures were enabled. And that made it work well. And nothing apparently was written to /system to cause a reset.
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full!screen freeware to hide both status and softkey bars
leapinlar said:
I can confirm this app does work. But you need the paid version. Status bar hiding only works in the paid version. And I had trouble with the multitouch gestures, so I switched it to phone mode instead of tablet and single finger geatures were enabled. And that made it work well. And nothing apparently was written to /system to cause a reset.
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I have just found from google play a freeware full!screen to hide and show both the status and softkey bars, and downloaded and installed on my rooted Nook HDPlus. Worked flawlessly. It didn't reset my system even its use requires root.
My rooting has been done with the set of files and steps you provided, for which I am very appreciative. Thank you.

cool2know said:
I have just found from google play a freeware full!screen to hide and show both the status and softkey bars, and downloaded and installed on my rooted Nook HDPlus. Worked flawlessly. It didn't reset my system even its use requires root.
My rooting has been done with the set of files and steps you provided, for which I am very appreciative. Thank you.
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Yes, I have used it. It is an awesome app.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on SD

The GMD gesture control works fine. Only drawback is that every time I use it to hide the bar it also removes the wallpaper from both stock and apex launchers.
Also, just found that Asphalt 7 from play store, that normally crashed before loading, plays fine with the bar hidden.

You loose the wallpaper because the way that GMD uses to hide the bar is kill the SystemUI service.
I used that method before on my Touchpad and it did work, but it is a little nasty.
Since CM10 you can hide the bar (Expanded Desktop) so it is a better alternative than GMD.

I use an app called Hide Bottom Bar. Much easier to activate than GMD. You can activate it from the notification panel or via widget. Also it doesn't kill your wallpaper. And you can access a soft key pop up with a one finger swipe from the bottom similar to Button Savior but without a persistent visible toggle. Very convenient. Only drawback is that it is not free.

I tested all previously recommended possibilities. No one suits for my needs. But ... i used TSF Shell launcher and TSF MIUI theme for starting theming phone my way. TSF Shell have possibilities to hide all stuff, that you get blank screen. I dont tested it yet on Nook but i will do this on next week.
Actually i have not ended my Nook HD+ theming (based on original Nook HD+ theme), running on CM10 and CM10.1. I hope i have time to end it this week and post it here too.

geomez said:
I use an app called Hide Bottom Bar. Much easier to activate than GMD. You can activate it from the notification panel or via widget. Also it doesn't kill your wallpaper. And you can access a soft key pop up with a one finger swipe from the bottom similar to Button Savior but without a persistent visible toggle. Very convenient. Only drawback is that it is not free.
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I just gave this a try. Found that unfortunately it does kill the wallpaper when I tried it.

Is there a way to add a "Home" soft key to the navigation bar (as in CM or standard Android navigation bars)?

Use Handy Soft Keys instead
Handy Soft Keys: It is a free app using which you will get navigation bar at any convenient position along the edges of the screen by drag and drop.

[Q] Hidden Settings on Rooted Nook HD?

Trying to access some of the hidden settings on rooted Nook HD (2.06)? Does Nook Color Tools work or anything like that app? I want to, for example, make the lock screen go away and other stuff like that.

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Trying to access some of the hidden settings on rooted Nook HD (2.06)? Does Nook Color Tools work or anything like that app? I want to, for example, make the lock screen go away and other stuff like that.
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There is no app like Nook Color Tools for the HD/HD+. But you can manually explore some of them with zeam and anycut. Long press the home screen of zeam and select install shortcut, followed by anycut. Hit activity in anycut and a long list of options will show. Some of these are hidden settings. Just experiment. As far as making the lock screen go away, you can use third party apps like 'no lock' from Play Store. It prevents the lock when waking from sleep, but not the first time after booting.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
There is no app like Nook Color Tools for the HD/HD+. But you can manually explore some of them with zeam and anycut. Long press the home screen of zeam and select install shortcut, followed by anycut. Hit activity in anycut and a long list of options will show. Some of these are hidden settings. Just experiment. As far as making the lock screen go away, you can use third party apps like 'no lock' from Play Store. It prevents the lock when waking from sleep, but not the first time after booting.
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Thanks very much - I completely forgot about "No Lock" since I've been using CM10.1 on so many other devices!

Halo

I'm really liking the new ROM, but I am curious what Halo does? Is it just a faster way to launch certain apps? The app says is optimized for Paranoid Android, but I assume you tweaked it to work well with AOIP. Help? Thanks.
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Proud2banoob said:
I'm really liking the new ROM, but I am curious what Halo does? Is it just a faster way to launch certain apps? The app says is optimized for Paranoid Android, but I assume you tweaked it to work well with AOIP. Help? Thanks.
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d5WljHcOyXs&desktop_uri=/watch?v=d5WljHcOyXs

Proud2banoob said:
I'm really liking the new build, but I am curious what Halo does? Is it just a faster way to launch certain apps? The app says is optimized for Paranoid Android, but I assume you tweaked it to work well with AOIP. Help? Thanks.
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Its reads notifications with you whitelist them and can open them in a floating window also you can add up to 6 apps and use them as a shortcut and they will open in a floating window. For example if you was on tube and you got a text you can text that person back without it interfering with your youtube activity.

schuylkillparanormal said:
Its reads notifications with you whitelist them and can open them in a floating window also you can add up to 6 apps and use them as a shortcut and they will open in a floating window. For example if you was on tube and you got a text you can text that person back without it interfering with your youtube activity.
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Nice. I see how to add the apps running in the background, which can send notifications, but how do i get the icon on the homescreen?

Proud2banoob said:
Nice. I see how to add the apps running in the background, which can send notifications, but how do i get the icon on the homescreen?
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Go to aoip settings and go to halo setting turn it on ypu can also customize it and when your done slide down in the notificarion tray you shoyld see a circle press it and it should be on your home screen. Now you need to double tap to drag it where you please.

schuylkillparanormal said:
Go to aoip settings and go to halo setting turn it on ypu can also customize it and when your done slide down in the notificarion tray you shoyld see a circle press it and it should be on your home screen. Now you need to double tap to drag it where you please.
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I am figuring it out. Thank you. Seems useful. It will take some learning, though.

Proud2banoob said:
I am figuring it out. Thank you. Seems useful. It will take some learning, though.
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Yeah it takes getting use to but its good for multi tasking if you have the need to and it doesnt kill you last activity which is nice about floating windows because it just overlays over your current activity

Question Task Changer/Manager Alternatives?

Coming from Oxygen, there's still a lot of visual stuff I dislike about One UI, though I will say, it's FAR better than the last Samsung I used which ran TouchWiz.
Running Nova and Theme Park to get things looking/running the way I generally prefer.
The one last piece that I really dislike but can't find a complete solution for is the Task Manager. I have Home Up running, but the part that annoys me is the Recent App shortcuts. They appear to be randomly generated, and the icons are horrific and cartoony. I just don't like it.
Is there an alternative or way to just turn the recent app shortcuts off? Screenshot attached for clarity.

Home up, task changer, disable "hide search bar"
Enter recents, three dots menu in search bar, settings, disable "show recommended apps"
Now you can hide search bar again

tobias14 said:
Home up, task changer, disable "hide search bar"
Enter recents, three dots menu in search bar, settings, disable "show recommended apps"
Now you can hide search bar again
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I actually discovered that RIGHT as I got a notification of your reply.
Big thanks for chiming in.
While I still generally think One UI < Oxygen, with enough tweaks, I can deal.

Question for you OP. How'd you get home up working while using Nova. None of the settings seem to stick when changing task manager using goodlock homeup when move is set to default.

SlakWReX said:
Question for you OP. How'd you get home up working while using Nova. None of the settings seem to stick when changing task manager using goodlock homeup when move is set to default.
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there is a recent update to One UI Home that fixed that issue for me with lawnchair.
if youre not getting it through samsung, you can sideload it from here: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...rience-home-touchwiz-home-12-1-05-11-release/
you also may or may not have to update home up.

uicnren said:
there is a recent update to One UI Home that fixed that issue for me with lawnchair.
if youre not getting it through samsung, you can sideload it from here: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...rience-home-touchwiz-home-12-1-05-11-release/
you also may or may not have to update home up.
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Thanks that worked! Looking clean now. I also hated the suggested apps at the bottom. I use a higher dpi and that was not affected by the dpi change. So it looked even worse on my phone. They looked huge compared to everything else.

SlakWReX said:
Question for you OP. How'd you get home up working while using Nova. None of the settings seem to stick when changing task manager using goodlock homeup when move is set to default.
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Hi there
I was wondering if there is any way to apply the new homeup with the task changer on one ui 2.5 or any other good lock plugins for that matter
Samsung is only updating them for android 11 and was really hoping to get them on my phone
BTW I have a note 9 so no updates for me