"Unfortunately, Direct Pen Input has stopped" error - Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I had this error for a few days. I searched most of threads here to find a fix. Most, if not all, did not work for me. I have Samsung Galaxy Note 5 running Marshmallow 6.0.1 stock. What I did to fix this error was to go to settings/applications/application manager. Then go to "more" menu and click "show system apps". Scroll and click on Direct pen input. In the top right corner there will be a "more" button. (If there is none, this solution might not help you.) Click on it and you will have option to uninstall update. It has been about a week after I did this and no problems. It still says I have the Direct pen Input version of 6.0.1, so it might of been from the small update I received recently, PD1.
Well I hope this helps someone with same problem I had.

I have the same problem but none more option!
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I have the same problem but no more option!

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Is there a reason I can't get some on screen navigation buttons?

I'm rooted, i've tried editing the config file myself and I keep getting the error System UI has crashed until I remove the line and save and reboot. I've also tried the ones from the market place to add the on screen navigation buttons but none of them work either.
Something I'm doing wrong here or is it an issue with touchwiz?
Did you try Gravity Box? It's an Xposed module. Idk if it will allow you to use them on the stock ROM, but I had success on the AOSP port using SafeStrap.
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Also, I noticed your username. Scisne Latine?
Xposed
my-blue-snog-box said:
Did you try Gravity Box? It's an Xposed module. Idk if it will allow you to use them on the stock ROM, but I had success on the AOSP port using SafeStrap.
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Also, I noticed your username. Scisne Latine?
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I've downloaded xposed but I don't see options for onscreen navigation or Gravity Box.
[APP][XPOSED] GravityBox v2.6.4 - tweak box for Android 4.1/4.2/4.3 [22/10/2013]
This takes up valuable
real estate when I'm trying to view my Flickr account and photos. There's no obvious way to remove it. Is it possible? I've searched the FAQ with no results, and some previous forum topics have me possibly in a "bucket test" - but all of the subsequent links to forum topics are closed or private.
Zarycki345 said:
real estate when I'm trying to view my Flickr account and photos. There's no obvious way to remove it. Is it possible? I've searched the FAQ with no results, and some previous forum topics have me possibly in a "bucket test" - but all of the subsequent links to forum topics are closed or private.
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I have the same problem :/
In another thread, somebody mentioned using Apex launcher. Apparently, thew is a feature to add nav buttons.
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What about pie controls?

[APP] Galaxy Gear SMS - v1.5 - UPDATED 29.05.2014

I've wanted to start creating some galaxy gear apps that will ease some tasks and somehow make it worth the $200 price.
I'm new to android development so I can say that this is my first android app of this complexity.
This app comes in two pieces. The server, which must be installed on the phone, and the client which should be installed on gear. What the client does, is retrieving a list of text messages from the device and displays on the gear. You can also send text messages from gear.
Basically it's like tablet sms, but without all the background services and auto sync that will drain the battery faster on gear.
I've tested it only on a galaxy note 3 with 4.4.2 stock rom + galaxy gear with null rom v.23
Let me know if there are any bugs
Here are some pics:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Changelog:
v1.5:
Autostart service on boot.
Some bug fixes
v1.4:
Swipe between all unread messages in the notification popup.
Added option to resend a previously sent message.
Some bug fixes.
v1.3.1
Added option to preview message body in notification (check settings, by default will be disabled).
Now the client will display only the last 50 messages from the conversation to improve speed.
Changed icon.
Bug fix.
v1.3
Now you can send message to any contact from your phone
Receive notifications on gear - with option to disable this if you have gear manager
New icon that matches the gear theme more than the last one
Small UI changes on client
Small optimization for battery drain on phone
v1.2.4
Bug fixes
v1.2.2
Trying to fix some bugs
Added button for easily sending log files
*Updated only the server apk
v1.2:
Select server device when opening client for the first time.
Added button to start/stop the server.
International characters in contact names are displayed correctly.
Some other fixes in code.
v1.1:
Changed theme to dark one
Fixed problem with special characters
Fixed some crashes
v1.0:
Initial release
Beautiful. Hopefully something like this will be available on my gear 2
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the client which should be installed on gear.
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When I try to install the client on the gear, I get "Application not installed".
lazer9 said:
When I try to install the client on the gear, I get "Application not installed".
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Same client will not install
Sorry, I think i've done something wrong when i exported the apk for the client.
I have updated the link in the first post. You can try it now.
Nice. Excellent work. Just testing all seems good.fantastic with fleksy keyboard
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Would be nice with black background and white text. Would also save a little battery
xerxes2k said:
Nice. Excellent work. Just testing all seems good.fantastic with fleksy keyboard
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Would be nice with black background and white text. Would also save a little battery
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Thanks! I will consider this on the next update.
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Thanks! I will consider this on the next update.
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Excellent app, great job! Better that tablet talk.
i use a galaxy s4 with rom stock 4.4.2 and galaxy gear with null v23.
Also, i am a french user, and the accents appear as squares.
If you could correct it please, i will be happy. Thanks.
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Thanks! I will consider this on the next update.
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Thanks for this man, one of the better apps I have seen in a while
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For next version could you add an option to turn off the sms service on the phone side, to save battery of phone, when not needing to use the service.
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John_wba said:
Thanks for this man, one of the better apps I have seen in a while
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For next version could you add an option to turn off the sms service on the phone side, to save battery of phone, when not needing to use the service.
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Sure, I will add that too on the next update.
Great app. Thanks for it.
Is there a way to add a shortcut to it on the gear main page? When I go to the favorites tab in gear manager it doesn't show up in the list when I try to add.
hows the battery life on this app compared to tablet talk?
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installs but when i open the client app in the watch, it says '..client has stopped' white screen crashes
do i need to enable notifications ON in gear manager or any other special settings on?
it also force closes on my phone(popup error on my phone saying sms client has stopped...) when i try to run the client app on the gear , maybe its my phone nexus 5 with ART mode incompatible and franco kernel?
cobyman7035 said:
hows the battery life on this app compared to tablet talk?
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installs but when i open the client app in the watch, it says '..client has stopped' white screen crashes
do i need to enable notifications ON in gear manager or any other special settings on?
it also force closes on my phone(popup error on my phone saying sms client has stopped...) when i try to run the client app on the gear , maybe its my phone nexus 5 with ART mode incompatible and franco kernel?
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You won't see any battery drain on the watch, as all the work is done phone side. This app works flawlessly for me on my s4, so I guess it's down to your phone/set up mate.
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xerxes2k said:
Nice. Excellent work. Just testing all seems good.fantastic with fleksy keyboard
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Would be nice with black background and white text. Would also save a little battery
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Great app! I can reply to texts on my Nexus 5 I agree, the black background would be very slick.
I'm having a bit of an issue. I think it's sending my texts from the gear, however when I check in my texting history on phone side, the ones I sent from the gear aren't showing up there. And when I go back and open the gear (client) to check there again, they are not there also. But when I send one from the gear, it says it sent.
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lazer9 said:
I'm having a bit of an issue. I think it's sending my texts from the gear, however when I check in my texting history on phone side, the ones I sent from the gear aren't showing up there. And when I go back and open the gear (client) to check there again, they are not there also. But when I send one from the gear, it says it sent.
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Specs: Phone - Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 Hyperdrive Rom
- latest Gear Manager
Gear: Null V23 Rom
Error on both devices.
I am having the same problem as well. I have an unrooted Tmobile Note 3 and running Null23.
"installs but when i open the client app in the watch, it says '..client has stopped' white screen crashes"
"it also force closes on my phone(popup error on my phone saying sms client has stopped...) when i try to run the client app on the gear "
GaresTaylan said:
Great app. Thanks for it.
Is there a way to add a shortcut to it on the gear main page? When I go to the favorites tab in gear manager it doesn't show up in the list when I try to add.
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Actually, there was a method to do this, but it's not working anymore on the latest version of gear manager, or I'm missing something. Here is the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606999
cobyman7035 said:
hows the battery life on this app compared to tablet talk?
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installs but when i open the client app in the watch, it says '..client has stopped' white screen crashes
do i need to enable notifications ON in gear manager or any other special settings on?
it also force closes on my phone(popup error on my phone saying sms client has stopped...) when i try to run the client app on the gear , maybe its my phone nexus 5 with ART mode incompatible and franco kernel?
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Hm, I'm aware of some force closes of the app, but only on some circumstances. I think at the possibility of crashing when the gear tries to find the phone with the server running. For this, you must have the bluetooth enabled and the server running on the phone, and on the gear you must have your phone saved in the bluetooth device list. Other than this, I'm not sure, a logcat would be helpfull. Meanwhile I will try to fix some bugs.
lazer9 said:
I'm having a bit of an issue. I think it's sending my texts from the gear, however when I check in my texting history on phone side, the ones I sent from the gear aren't showing up there. And when I go back and open the gear (client) to check there again, they are not there also. But when I send one from the gear, it says it sent.
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Specs: Phone - Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 Hyperdrive Rom
- latest Gear Manager
Gear: Null V23 Rom
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Can you try sending a message to your own number?
papatoon said:
I am having the same problem as well. I have an unrooted Tmobile Note 3 and running Null23.
"installs but when i open the client app in the watch, it says '..client has stopped' white screen crashes"
"it also force closes on my phone(popup error on my phone saying sms client has stopped...) when i try to run the client app on the gear "
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I will try to debug some errors that could appear. Until that, if you can provide a logcat for the app from both gear and phone, would be awesome.
SimMasterIbra said:
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Can you try sending a message to your own number?
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Lol! :laugh: It works when sending a message to my own number but other numbers, even though it says it sends message, it doesn't. :cyclops:
excellent app - works well on my stock S4 with Gear on Null 23 using nova launcher
lazer9 said:
Lol! :laugh: It works when sending a message to my own number but other numbers, even though it says it sends message, it doesn't. :cyclops:
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Google now, how can i make it listen immediately upon launch?

I'm sure this is a setting, but i can't figure it out. When i long press on the home key and launch google now, I have to say "ok Google" to make it listen.
Is there a way to have it start up and immediately start listening for a command? (with out me saying ok Google)
there are some apps that will make that happen, but your battery will die really fast, since its always "active"..
I don't want it to always listen, i just want to long press the home button, have Google now launch and be waiting for my voice command without me saying ok googke first.
Theres no way other than what is suggested. As stated, your battery will suffer cause of it..drastically.
Even if I enable google now to always listen, when I long press home, I still have to say ok google, so that's still not doing what I want.
you cant do it that way...
That is the way how Google designed it. You can live with it or switch to S-Voice.
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Guys if you don't know there is nothing wrong with saying I don't know. However I'm sure there is a way to do almost anything within limits of the phones hardware and software.
I may have a solution for you....if you use a 3rd party launcher like Nova.
In Nova settings, locate buttons and gestures, then configure home press to be an activity under shortcuts. From there navigate under Google search and choose voice search activity and it will function as described.
Well if you are at any other screen aside from home it will take you to home, pressing it again will initiate Google voice search.
There are other ways which involve making shortcuts, possible with various programs or by using tasker, but I believe this to be the simplest.
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Let me know if that helped.
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Wanam also can do it by mapping long press to voice search. . Requires root.
mrsamtee said:
Guys if you don't know there is nothing wrong with saying I don't know. However I'm sure there is a way to do almost anything within limits of the phones hardware and software.
I may have a solution for you....if you use a 3rd party launcher like Nova.
In Nova settings, locate buttons and gestures, then configure home press to be an activity under shortcuts. From there navigate under Google search and choose voice search activity and it will function as described.
Well if you are at any other screen aside from home it will take you to home, pressing it again will initiate Google voice search.
There are other ways which involve making shortcuts, possible with various programs or by using tasker, but I believe this to be the simplest.
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Let me know if that helped.
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Wanam also can do it by mapping long press to voice search. . Requires root.
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It doesn't sound like what the op wants.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
BACARDILIMON said:
It doesn't sound like what the op wants.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
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Your sure? Sounds like what he wants exactly but I'll wait till op chimes in.
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Your sure? Sounds like what he wants exactly but I'll wait till op chimes in.
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Nope you are correct it is exactly what he wants .
BAD ASS NOTE 4
You can do it with LMT as well just just the activity on your pie and you are good to go.
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mrsamtee said:
Guys if you don't know there is nothing wrong with saying I don't know. However I'm sure there is a way to do almost anything within limits of the phones hardware and software.
I may have a solution for you....if you use a 3rd party launcher like Nova.
In Nova settings, locate buttons and gestures, then configure home press to be an activity under shortcuts. From there navigate under Google search and choose voice search activity and it will function as described.
Well if you are at any other screen aside from home it will take you to home, pressing it again will initiate Google voice search.
There are other ways which involve making shortcuts, possible with various programs or by using tasker, but I believe this to be the simplest.
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Let me know if that helped.
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Wanam also can do it by mapping long press to voice search. . Requires root.
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The nova method works, but I didn't see an option for LONG PRESS, just double press - map that the Voice Search and it does exactly what I want which is to launch and start listening without me saying "OK GOOGLE" first. :good:

Screen overlay fix?

Without root is it anyway to stop the annoying screen overlay detected message? I tried several fixes from google searches.
recepo1 said:
Without root is it anyway to stop the annoying screen overlay detected message? I tried several fixes from google searches.
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No, but there's a workaround. Go to app info for the app that causes it and manually set permissions.
Compusmurf said:
No, but there's a workaround. Go to app info for the app that causes it and manually set permissions.
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Thats what i been doing ...was trying to see if was another option.
recepo1 said:
Thats what i been doing ...was trying to see if was another option.
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Go to apps, then press the 3 dots in the upper rt coner and pick "apps that can be on top"
WhiteEVO said:
Go to apps, then press the 3 dots in the upper st comer and pick "apps that can be on top"
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I figured out what app was causing the screen overlay and i turn it off when i need to...was seeing if it was a fix like in xposed where it will override the messge regardless what app in installed.
There's an app called install button unlocker on playstore that solves that problem.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sfapps.installbuttonunlocker
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Fixed the issue with the overlay. Read the reviews and contents on it from playstore
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mrsamtee said:
There's an app called install button unlocker on playstore that solves that problem.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sfapps.installbuttonunlocker
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Fixed the issue with the overlay. Read the reviews and contents on it from playstore
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Thx will check it out
Works perfectly thanks
This totally worked nice find. This was such a huge issue with this phone.

Does the full screen icon exist on the Note 8 for Youtube??

As in the s8 plus, while watching youtube an icon will appear to let u fit the video to the entire screen. Now on my note 8 this icon is no longer present.
When you play a youtube video a round "crop to fit" button pops up which allows it to play fullscreen.
murmur70 said:
When you play a youtube video a round "crop to fit" button pops up which allows it to play fullscreen.
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Yes. On the S8 plus it does. My note 8 does not show it
alfamega190 said:
Yes. On the S8 plus it does. My note 8 does not show it
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It does show on my Note 8.
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It does show on my Note 8.
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Any recommendations? Cuz it is not on mine..
alfamega190 said:
Any recommendations? Cuz it is not on mine..
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Check for update for the youtube app. Or uninstall/reinstall the app.
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Check for update for the youtube app. Or uninstall/reinstall the app.
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Yup tried that already. I did a factory reset yesterday cuz of other issues
That is a bummer. I looked all through settings on mine and couldn't see anything that would affect. Good luck!
Had the same issue. Updated the Software in settings and now its working. You'll see that the Software update includes enhancements. Perhaps Samsung forgot to include that feature the first time around.
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When you play a youtube video a round "crop to fit" button pops up which allows it to play fullscreen.
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Had the same issue. Updated the Software in settings and now its working. You'll see that the Software update includes enhancements. Perhaps Samsung forgot to include that feature the first time around.
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Had the same issue. Updated the Software in settings and now its working. You'll see that the Software update includes enhancements. Perhaps Samsung forgot to include that feature the first time around.
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Had the same issue. Updated the Software in settings and now its working. You'll see that the Software update includes enhancements. Perhaps Samsung forgot to include that feature the first time around.
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Which carrier u on? Cuz I updated this morning and still same issue.. I'm on Sprint..
i am on t mobile i updated the phone and i still do not see the option on my youtube please help!!
T mobile and it shows on my s8+ and note 8 alike.
T mobile youtube app app version 12.34.55
the icon pops up for me.
Have not had the icon since Monday the 11th when I received it. Took an update yesterday and problem still persisted. I then did another reset( from recovery), set up phone and let it restore everything overnight. Woke up this morning and the icon was there in youtube. Don't know wut happened but it's there. ??
You need to tap the screen, then it should pop up
Did you enabled youtube in full screen apps in settings> display.
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alfamega190 said:
Have not had the icon since Monday the 11th when I received it. Took an update yesterday and problem still persisted. I then did another reset( from recovery), set up phone and let it restore everything overnight. Woke up this morning and the icon was there in youtube. Don't know wut happened but it's there. ??
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I will try this i guess I hope it works
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pswin09 said:
Did you enabled youtube in full screen apps in settings> display.
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Yes i wnabled it
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You need to tap the screen, then it should pop up
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I did tap it ...Where exactly did you tap the screen
farrock2unes said:
I will try this i guess I hope it works
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Yes i wnabled it
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I did tap it ...Where exactly did you tap the screen
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It doesn't seem to matter. I can tap anywhere and the icon will pop up on the right side.
For me some videos start out cropped, like some videos from Vevo. It says "Automatically adjusted to fit screen." Then you have to tap the screen to switch it back to normal. And others start out normal and you have to tap to crop.
alfamega190 said:
Have not had the icon since Monday the 11th when I received it. Took an update yesterday and problem still persisted. I then did another reset( from recovery), set up phone and let it restore everything overnight. Woke up this morning and the icon was there in youtube. Don't know wut happened but it's there. ??
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UPDATE WOOOOOOOW THIS WORKED I RESET IT THREW RECOVERY THEN LET IT RESTORE ON WIFI WAITED FOR IT TO FINISH AND YES!!!!! IT WORKS NOW :laugh: FYI TO GET TO RECOVERY HOLD POWER BIXBY BUTTON AND VOLUME UP THEN WAIT FOR THE BLUE ANDROID GUY TO FALL THEN PRESS THE POWER BUTTON

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