Windows 10 mobile Virtual navigation bar - Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, i have a lumia 535, this phone doesn´t have fisical navigation bar (back, windows, search) it does have a virtual/sofware one, it also auto hides sometimes in some apps, my problem is in some apps/games when it autohides it leaves a black space where it should be the nav bar and in some game/app it doesn´t let you see what is behind it, and you have to play with some elements of the game under this "black space" and in other it also moves the touch areas of some elements of the game/app (li.e.: you have to touch 2 cm down and 2 cm right to click certain button) its like the app is trying to be full screen but this balck space or the navbar doesnt let you see beneath it, any reg tweak or solution to this matter?
Thanks

No
Just wait for the windows 10 mobile final version.

I found that disabling autohide in the Settings, then swiping up from the bottom of the screen to bring up the nav bar and swiping up again to hide it takes care of the screen problem. I wouldn't touch WM10 with someone else's phone for now. The supposed 'final' release will be too buggy.

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Scroll bar in landscape effecting portrait

Is there anyway to help prevent this? When I open up the keyboard the scroll bar disappears in portrait mode, but there is a blank space in the HTC home stuff where it once was..
I removed some stuff from the home screen to eliminate the scroll bar but I don't like not having some of those things on the front...

Softkeys always visible when playing games, help :(

When I turn the screen on landscape mode while watching movies or youtube, the softkeys menu will disappeared but that doesnt happen when playing games on landscape mode. The softkeys remains on screen even on fullscreen landscape. It is very annoying.
Is there a way I can make it go away?
Note: I dont have this problem with my old Galaxy Nexus. When the game start, softkeys disappear automatically
No you can't - how else are you gonna access the menu and or go back to the home screen?
Take it as that they are the software equivalent of hardware buttons - there to stay.
scoopdreams said:
No you can't - how else are you gonna access the menu and or go back to the home screen?
Take it as that they are the software equivalent of hardware buttons - there to stay.
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But when watching movies they are invisible until the screen is touched so why can't it be the same for games?
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It depends on whether the app is coded to show hardware keys or not - and video players usually are less graphic intensive than games to allow the fancy pop-up ui.
Right now, most games/apps are coded in such a way that:
If detect hardware buttons > disable menu bar
If no hardware buttons detected > menu bar will stay no matter what.
For video player, because of the specialized nature of these type of apps, has the menu bar appears in pop-up form when a finger touch is registered. Games can't use this because a finger touch on a game is usually an action in the game itself.
Unfortunately, in a world where hardware buttons for Android are becoming rarer), this is probably the best way around the UI.
scoopdreams said:
It depends on whether the app is coded to show hardware keys or not - and video players usually are less graphic intensive than games to allow the fancy pop-up ui.
Right now, most games/apps are coded in such a way that:
If detect hardware buttons > disable menu bar
If no hardware buttons detected > menu bar will stay no matter what.
For video player, because of the specialized nature of these type of apps, has the menu bar appears in pop-up form when a finger touch is registered. Games can't use this because a finger touch on a game is usually an action in the game itself.
Unfortunately, in a world where hardware buttons for Android are becoming rarer), this is probably the best way around the UI.
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Thankyou for the explanation

How to Hide / Toggle the Navigation Bar

I'm new to Windows Phones , and I was looking at the Lumia 630 Dual sim version but discovered that it has an on screen navigation bar that takes away some of the screen real estate, instead of physical capacitive buttons. I can't seem to find out a way to hide/toggle the on screen navigation bar , does any one know if this is some how possible ?
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eye2eye said:
I'm new to Windows Phones , and I was looking at the Lumia 630 Dual sim version but discovered that it has an on screen navigation bar that takes away some of the screen real estate, instead of physical capacitive buttons. I can't seem to find out a way to hide/toggle the on screen navigation bar , does any one know if this is some how possible ?
Thanks :good:
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See if you have that (option in the settings*, or small white arrow down or swipe up) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEGa9dUx4zw
* Currently, this is an option of the emulator.

[REQUEST] IPhone X navigation bar gestures

Can someone make a module that replace the navigation and with gestures like on iPhone X? I really like the idea and I want to see it on Android .
Thanks!
+1
What would be the gesture for the back button? Swiping to the sides switches apps in the iPhone. The android ui relies on the back button.
Check all xposed modules
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I don't know what exactly you are looking for, but have you tried Xposed Edge Pro? It is fantastic... and powerful. Probably will fit your needs.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/xposed-edgepro-v2-0-release-t3525566
Besides it Xposed Gesture Navigation also deserves a try.
rappa619 said:
What would be the gesture for the back button? Swiping to the sides switches apps in the iPhone. The android ui relies on the back button.
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Click on the edge of the screen? Or maybe hold?
rappa619 said:
What would be the gesture for the back button? Swiping to the sides switches apps in the iPhone. The android ui relies on the back button.
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I use swipe down on right edge center.
Up is menu.
Press and hold top is fast upwards.
Press and hold bottom is fast downwards.
Press and hold center is a pie app switching related.
Press and hold left edge center is general pie.
Press and hold bottom edge center is a pie clipboard related.
And lots of other stuff..... All with Xposed Edge Pro.
Needs Refinement
I love UI changes, so over the years I've tried things like Android Pie, Gesture control, exposed modules, and even multi window stuff all the way back in the tablet days of Android Honeycomb.
The problem is the lack of response breaks them.
When I swipe from the bottom I need instant feedback (visual/audio/haptic or all three) as to whether or not the phone thinks I'm scrolling down or going home.
When I realize I am scrolling down/going home and I want to be doing the opposite action, I need to be able to stop the gesture mid-way and reverse my action.
I need to easily be able to distinguish between the two gestures so that if I do mess up, I know what to do to get the desired result.
I need all other apps to accommodate/not request this gesture.
The iPhone does this well by having a bottom bar, you pull the bar up to go home, you swipe somewhere else to scroll. There is instant visual feedback, and the action can be stopped midway.
For Android here is a non-clone example.
1. Have a bubble/circle (looks like a chat-head) right where the home button is.
2. Swiping up behaves similar to pulling down (refreshing) on chrome/many apps. You start pulling and there is an animation but the action does execute till a certain threshold.
3. Swiping right-to-left has similar animation but for back button
4. Swiping left-to-right does the same but for multitasking
5. Long press for something else
This is not radically different from other gestures or Android Pie, but I believe the small changes and refinements would take it from being impractical to smooth and enjoyable.
I like the new iPhone X's "swipe bar" and I would love to find it on my android phone.
In my opinion a dedicated visible bar is better than "swipe on the edges".
Why? Because even "swipe on the edges" works obviously with a small area of the screen (otherwise is impossible to detect swipe gestures), but this area is transparent, which is cool but also bad: sometimes when you just tap on that area (when you're typing on the keyboard for example) an involuntary swipe is detected.
So in my opinion a visible bar like the current navigation bar is necessary.
But is definitely unneccessary such a big area!
So I imagine the perfect "swipe bar" a small, minimal and animated (when touched) area.
User should be able to map up to 4 different swipe gestures (up, right, down and left) and tap gestures (one tap, double tap, long press, ...)
I drew some concepts of the "swipe bar", what you guys think?
photos.app.goo.gl/opZhtO8aYvTB3ow92
vraciu' said:
Can someone make a module that replace the navigation and with gestures like on iPhone X? I really like the idea and I want to see it on Android .
Thanks!
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You mean something like this

Any way to reduce the size of the navigation bar?

I keep returning to home screen whenever I type too quick while pressing the space bar
This gets very annoying. I've searched for a nav bar to replace the stock one but then my dock apps get hidden behind my nav bars and the keyboard also messes up too.
Is there anything to reduce the size of the nav bar?
Why not remove the bar entirely? Just use the button. One tap for back, hold for home and swipe for multitasking.
dreamville said:
I keep returning to home screen whenever I type too quick while pressing the space bar
This gets very annoying. I've searched for a nav bar to replace the stock one but then my dock apps get hidden behind my nav bars and the keyboard also messes up too.
Is there anything to reduce the size of the nav bar?
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Not as far as I know. There are other options that can help. You can hide it altogether, which is how I have it. Loving it since day one. Or you could get it to hide in a floating dock. Or bring it up only on swipe up, I think.
I had a similar problem with a different phone. I ended up simply moving the keyboard up using the keyboards settings. Unfortunately I don't remember which keyboard app it was. I use SwiftKey now, and it lets me float the keyboard.
xsacha said:
Why not remove the bar entirely? Just use the button. One tap for back, hold for home and swipe for multitasking.
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Too confusing. They should let you customise the gestures
Honestly I've removed the nav bar I just use the single button, finger print reader.
Tap for back
Hold for home
Swipe for recents.
Don't think I could go back to a nav bar now.

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