[MOD][XPOSED] overflow:hidden;

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

overflow:hidden;
AKA Remove Action Overflow Button

"Because naming your module after a CSS rule is fashionable and socially acceptable!"

A simple module that completely removes the action overflow button from various apps. Useful for people that have a hardware menu button on their device and don't want to see the superfluous button on action bars.

This is similar to another module: "Noverflow" by el1t. However, my implementation should be more thorough in removing the overflow button from sometimes-stingy apps, such as Google Chrome.

Only tested on 4.4 CM-based ROMs, but it should work on previous versions of Android (anything 4.0 ICS or newer should be okay), as well as ROMs that aren't CM-based. If not, let me know and I'll try to resolve the problem.

Thank you to GravityBox for originally implementing the important lines of code!

Instructions:

Download, install, enable and reboot. No configuration interface included, nor is one necessary.

Changelog:

Code:

v1.0:
Initial release

v1.1:
- Removed overflow button in AOSP calculator app (thanks, Micks29!)
- Added try/catch blocks for safety
- Bumped up minSdkVersion to 14 (will change if I can make older Android versions compatible)
- Minor addition to app description string

v1.2:
- New name and icon!
- Only attempt to hook methods if user's version of Android has original methods properly implemented

v1.3:
- Removed overflow button in AOSP browser app (thanks, a4apple!)
- General project clean-up (APK file size has been significantly reduced and leftovers from previous project name have been purged)
- Compile project based on Java 1.7 to make use of some handy new development techniques
- Added TODO notes within project's source to inform anyone interested in my pending tasks

v1.4:
- Ensure the overflow button in AOSP browser app is correctly being removed
- Change a few fields to help prevent the overflow button from being shown in some apps, in some cases
- Use the latest Xposed API (d'oh!)

v1.41:
- Found and removed yet another instance of the overflow button in the AOSP browser app

Download:

http://repo.xposed.info/module/me.jjohnson1988.android.xposed.removeactionoverflowbutton

Source:

https://github.com/JJohnson1988/overflow-hidden

killoid · Sep 10, 2014

@JJohnson1988 can u implement gingerbread support plz?

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

killoid said:
@JJohnson1988 can u implement gingerbread support plz?

I thought Google forced the overflow button in Android versions that came /after/ Gingerbread. And I also forgot that a back-port of Xposed for Gingerbread even exists.

I can lower the minimum required version of the module, but if that doesn't work for you, I'll try to implement a workaround.

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JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

On second thought, I don't think lowering the minimum SDK version would help. Here's what I found out:

Google didn't implement the necessary classes that the module hooks into until 4.0 ICS (for one of the hooks) and 4.1 JB (for the other hook). So whatever apps you're using on 2.3 GB must have their own non-standardized implementations to display the overflow button.

Which apps in particular are you having trouble with?

killoid · Sep 10, 2014

JJohnson1988 said:
On second thought, I don't think lowering the minimum SDK version would help. Here's what I found out:

Google didn't implement the necessary classes that the module hooks into until 4.0 ICS (for one of the hooks) and 4.1 JB (for the other hook). So whatever apps you're using on 2.3 GB must have their own non-standardized implementations to display the overflow button.

Which apps in particular are you having trouble with?

in telegram messenger. i contacted them to include an option to remove that menu button if one's device has a hardware menu button. still didn't get that,so i thought this module might help.

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

Thanks for the info. I'll look into it for you.

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

You may be in luck.

Certain action bar features are able to work in older Android versions due to a support library, and I'm pretty positive Telegram Messenger uses ActionBarSherlock to obtain this compatibility.

http://actionbarsherlock.com/

It's pretty common, so I wouldn't be surprised. I'll find out for sure tomorrow.

I'm also going to experiment with Daniele Segato's v7 support library tomorrow as well.

https://github.com/danielesegato/android-support-library-archive/tree/master/v7/appcompat

GuestK0036 · Sep 10, 2014

It's possible to remove 3-dots button in calculator app please? :fingers-crossed:
Using Noverflow for now but 3-dots button in calculator app still here!

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

Micks29 said:
It's possible to remove 3-dots button in calculator app please? :fingers-crossed:
Using Noverflow for now but 3-dots button in calculator app still here!

Thanks. I'll look into that as well.

Let me know if there are any other base apps with the overflow button still visible.

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

Well, I couldn't sleep and decided to get my coding on.

v1.1 changelog:
- Removed overflow button in AOSP calculator app (thanks, Micks29!)
- Added try/catch blocks for safety
- Bumped up minSdkVersion to 14 (will change if I can make older Android versions compatible)
- Minor addition to app description string

Looks like you got your wish, Micks29!

Actually, do me a favor and test out the calculator app with v1.1. I'm pretty certain the button is removed now, but when I uninstalled the module to verify certain apps were again displaying the overflow button, the button that normally shows up in the calculator is still missing. Not that I'm complaining, but it's not the behavior I was expecting.

GuestK0036 · Sep 10, 2014

JJohnson1988 said:
Well, I couldn't sleep and decided to get my coding on.

v1.1 changelog:
- Removed overflow button in AOSP calculator app (thanks, Micks29!)
- Added try/catch blocks for safety
- Bumped up minSdkVersion to 14 (will change if I can make older Android versions compatible)
- Minor addition to app description string

Looks like you got your wish, Micks29!

Great thank a lot man ! Overflow button in Calculator app is gone !
I keep definitly your module, thanks again. :good:

JJohnson1988 said:
Actually, do me a favor and test out the calculator app with v1.1. I'm pretty certain the button is removed now, but when I uninstalled the module to verify certain apps were again displaying the overflow button, the button that normally shows up in the calculator is still missing. Not that I'm
complaining, but it's not the behavior I was expecting.

I just tried to disable mod, reboot and the overflow button is back so the behavior is ok for me.

What about a module name more short? R.A.O.B for example...anyway it's not a big deal

JJohnson1988 · Sep 10, 2014

I think I just need sleep. That might explain everything.

As for a shorter name, I originally had "overflow:hidden;” in mind, based on the very useful CSS rule. But Android Studio gave me crap because of the colon and semicolon. Maybe I'll try again later?

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GuestK0036 · Sep 10, 2014

Overflow Hidden sounds very good!

Good night

JJohnson1988 · Sep 11, 2014

v1.2 changelog:
- New name and icon!
- Only attempt to hook methods if user's version of Android has original methods properly implemented

JJohnson1988 · Sep 11, 2014

What do you guys think about the AOSP Clock and Phone apps? There are overflow buttons in those apps and the hardware menu button doesn't seem to do anything.

Do you think it would be tasteful and worthwhile to bind the menus to the hardware key instead and remove the overflow buttons? Or keep it the way it is?

GuestK0036 · Sep 11, 2014

JJohnson1988 said:
What do you guys think about the AOSP Clock and Phone apps? There are overflow buttons in those apps and the hardware menu button doesn't seem to do anything.

Do you think it would be tasteful and worthwhile to bind the menus to the hardware key instead and remove the overflow buttons? Or keep it the way it is?

Good idea for Clock app! But for Phone app I think that will be not esthetic to have a blank space on the right side relative to other buttons (call log & dialer buttons).

JJohnson1988 · Sep 11, 2014

What if the keypad/phone icon took the position of where the overflow button was?

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GuestK0036 · Sep 11, 2014

Hmm why not

a4apple · Sep 11, 2014

JJohnson1988 said:
What do you guys think about the AOSP Clock and Phone apps? There are overflow buttons in those apps and the hardware menu button doesn't seem to do anything.

Do you think it would be tasteful and worthwhile to bind the menus to the hardware key instead and remove the overflow buttons? Or keep it the way it is?

hmm.... if we can have the option for that, it would be great. For me, I did use the overflow button on those apps. Can you please remove the overflow button on the aosp browser as well?

JJohnson1988 said:
What if the keypad/phone icon took the position of where the overflow button was?

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Not a bad idea!

JJohnson1988 · Sep 11, 2014

I'll check out the browser. Thanks.

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