Hi,
Is it possible to wake up my phone by pressing (or should I say touching) home button instead of power button?
BTW, I've found a app for turning the screen down called "Screen Off and Lock" in the market.
update: I found the TapTap App from the market is very good to wake up your streak without pressing the power button. It uses proximity sensor to wake up your phone and you can change the sensitivity. I have been using it for a couple of days, it doesn't degrade the battery life. At least I didn't feel that.
I use that app (screen off and lock) with transparent launcher 100% transparent to hide the icon. and NO LOCK app to use the power button to wake it up. But have not found a menu unlock that will work.
u can use widgetlocker it has this option
Or use the menu unlock off the market. Not home button.....but the menu button....
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on most devices you change key 102 HOME in /system/usr/keylayout/sruf_keypad.kl to key 102 HOME WAKE_DROPPED but im not sure that will work anyways because these are capacitive buttons, not physical ones so its like trying to use the touch screen while its off.
Fazziebear said:
Or use the menu unlock off the market. Not home button.....but the menu button....
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I didn't try this one. If it does work, that's great.
Does this app consume more power than usual?
Fazziebear said:
Or use the menu unlock off the market. Not home button.....but the menu button....
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Oh, I found this one. It's just for unlocking the phone after you wake up it, but not for waking it up. Right?
rainsia said:
Hi,
Is it possible to wake up my phone by pressing (or should I say touching) home button instead of power button?
BTW, I've found a app for turning the screen down called "Screen Off and Lock" in the market.
update: I found the TapTap App from the market is very good to wake up your streak without pressing the power button. It uses proximity sensor to wake up your phone and you can change the sensitivity. I have been using it for a couple of days, it doesn't degrade the battery life. At least I didn't feel that.
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Rainsia, Thank you.
rainsia said:
Oh, I found this one. It's just for unlocking the phone after you wake up it, but not for waking it up. Right?
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Doh yes it is......I should've read the q properly.
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Try button remapping here on xda i used it to get my foucs button to take a pic instead of the touch screen ll.
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rainsia said:
update: I found the TapTap App from the market is very good to wake up your streak without pressing the power button. It uses proximity sensor to wake up your phone and you can change the sensitivity. I have been using it for a couple of days, it doesn't degrade the battery life. At least I didn't feel that.
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Doesn't work for me, or perhaps I'm just dumb
I've used the app Button Remapper to remap all of the hardware buttons, including the camera button as two (focus, camera).
These can be used to power on the device with wake_dropped.
However, the Home, Menu etc buttons are not identified and remappeable in the normal way. Has anyone found if they're remapped from/to other buttons, perhaps the function keys etc?
I've found that remapping the keys:
volume up = home
volume down = menu
focus = back
camera = search,
it's substantially better to use in landscape mode. However, I'd like to disable the capacitive buttons, but haven't found a way yet.
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I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a app to change the button that powers up the phone out of sleep.
Normally you press the power button and then unlock drag with your finger.
I would love to see it changed to the optical button press, as it's the only feature of the iphone i like
maybe you can use Screen Mode Widget ,change it's state to 'Awake Stay',then the device will not screen lock but will dim(press any button will awake the screen).Try it
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I would love to see it changed to the optical button press, as it's the only feature of the iphone i like
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Im using LockBot Free, I have found it on market.
with this app im able to use the optical trackpoint to "wake" the screen and then unlock the phone.
hope this is what your looking for
jjlp said:
Im using LockBot Free, I have found it on market.
with this app im able to use the optical trackpoint to "wake" the screen and then unlock the phone.
hope this is what your looking for
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you press the button or slide?
your setting please?
im not able
I have just enablet it.
no further settings.
Im running the app on a HTC Legend 2.1 non root
Do you get the unlockscreen??
yes my unlock screen is ok but...
if my device is in stand by i press any button for wake up.
if slide (not press) on surface to the optical button the device not wake up
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Im running the app on a HTC Legend 2.1 non root
Do you get the unlockscreen??
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me too
Slide function doesnt seem to work.
I usually press the optical button or home button the im able to slide the screen to unlock, do not think this is implemented coz then the display will turn on and off if you fx has it a pocket.
If you press any button does the screen come to life? I mean are you able to unlock device? if so then it works
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Im using LockBot Free, I have found it on market.
with this app im able to use the optical trackpoint to "wake" the screen and then unlock the phone.
hope this is what your looking for
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I've also used LockBot Free cuz I don't really like the HTC lock screen. How ever I stop using it because it wakes my phone with any button I press and I tense to hit the volume rocker all the time. but it is a good alternative.
Anybody tried this method from desire topic? (root needed)
h_ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683902
When I first got it, the volume button would wake up the phone. A few days later it stopped doing it. Maybe I changed some settings but I've been looking thru them all and can't find it.
Was this a bug? I know most people need apps to be able to do that from what I read.
It was so much nicer than pressing the power button. *sigh*
I like waking up the phone with the volume buttons as well. I use a program known as widgetsoid 2.x, you can download it from the market, that lets you unlock the screen - meaning that you can wake the phone with the power button or volume rockers and won't need to slide to unlock it either.
WidgetLocker allows you to wake up the screen, and thus unlock the phone, from the volume keys as well.
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So you can't do it without an app?
Must have been just a tease. lol
I was hoping there was something simple in the settings somewhere.
Download No Lock, it allows you to use the volume rocker + power button to wake up the phone and gets rid of the lock screen for those of us that don't like it.
I use NoLock as well. Occasional Opera Mobile errors when waking the phone up, but overall NoLock works well...
Thanks, tried no lock. Works pretty well. Few times it still locked but I can live with that.
Thanks, No Lock was much better than widget locker that i've been using. The slider in widget locker is so slow/laggy.
You can also download "lock screen" to be able to lock screen by touching an icon instead of the horrible power button.
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Thanks, No Lock was much better than widget locker that i've been using. The slider in widget locker is so slow/laggy.
You can also download "lock screen" to be able to lock screen by touching an icon instead of the horrible power button.
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Same here. just moved from WL to NL
now, when im getting a call, i need to "slide to answer" and dont have the green\red icons.
someone know how to change it?
Atrix Wake Up On Volume Down Button
If you are using a custom ROM with cyanogen mod go on settings-cyanogen settings- input- and tick volume rocker wave.
this will allow you to wake your Atrix without using the annoying power button.
If this helps please press thanks.
bluesteve3 said:
If you are using a custom ROM with cyanogen mod go on settings-cyanogen settings- input- and tick volume rocker wave.
this will allow you to wake your Atrix without using the annoying power button.
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Why did you bump a thread this old?...
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Why did you bump a thread this old?...
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Just in case anyone needs help.
Are there any camera apps for CM7 that use the power button as the shutter control? After having that mod on so many Froyo ROMs, I forgot how crap-tacular it is to use the touch screen shutter button.
Thanks.
I havent used CM7 in a while, but iI remember being able to set the volume buttons as the shutter. (Could set one, the other, or both. I usually did both) Don't know how or if you can use the power button, which is what I assume you are asking for. Sorry.
open the camera in Cm7, menu >advanced options> choose power button to take pictures.
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Thanks to both for the advice. Using the power button still causes the screen to shut off (or bring up the menu if I long press), but that same "Advanced Settings" menu can be used to select Volume Up or Down, and that works just as well for me; as long as there is a hardware button to press instead of messing with the touch screen.
mrpeepers86 said:
Thanks to both for the advice. Using the power button still causes the screen to shut off (or bring up the menu if I long press), but that same "Advanced Settings" menu can be used to select Volume Up or Down, and that works just as well for me; as long as there is a hardware button to press instead of messing with the touch screen.
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I ticked both power shutter and long focus options..now my power button works as the shutter instead of turning the screen off.
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Hi,
How to activate the "Home button" to turn on the phone?
With my Xperia Arc, I can turn on the phone with the "Home button".
With my Xperia S, it's impossible to turn on the phone with the "Home button"
I must use the power button on top, this is much less practical...
One idea ?
Very Thanks alot
hadramos said:
Hi,
How to activate the "Home button" to turn on the phone?
With my Xperia Arc, I can turn on the phone with the "Home button".
With my Xperia S, it's impossible to turn on the phone with the "Home button"
I must use the power button on top, this is much less practical...
One idea ?
Very Thanks alot
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There is NO way to activate it because it is not a physical home button. The home button will be functional when the O.S is loaded. On the other hand The Xperia Arc has a physical button to trigger the power on/off switch on the circuit board.
It's much better this way. Before I had problems with my X10 turning on in my pocket because of the home button being accidentally pushed.
hadramos said:
Hi,
How to activate the "Home button" to turn on the phone?
With my Xperia Arc, I can turn on the phone with the "Home button".
With my Xperia S, it's impossible to turn on the phone with the "Home button"
I must use the power button on top, this is much less practical...
One idea ?
Very Thanks alot
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Is most agree. I miss my home button wake up too.
Can it realy be true that it can't be software programmed to wake up on home button. Someone create a app that can do it. Or swipe all 3 buttons from left to right could be cool feature to wake it up. Why didn't do that.
Booomber said:
Is most agree. I miss my home button wake up too.
Can it realy be true that it can't be software programmed to wake up on home button. Someone create a app that can do it. Or swipe all 3 buttons from left to right could be cool feature to wake it up. Why didn't do that.
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very very good idea.. swipe left to right with all boutons!
I can't recommend wiget locker high enough for using the volume buttons or camera button for waking the phone - works perfectly.
thanhdang said:
There is NO way to activate it because it is not a physical home button. The home button will be functional when the O.S is loaded
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Not necessarily true. The Nexus S home buttons were capacitive just like the Xperia but CM9 had an option to wake the device on with them.
It may well be just as possible on the Xperia, just needs someone to make it work like the CyanogenMod team did with the Nexus S
Wouldn't that be an additional drain on the battery to keep those buttons active during standby? Wake by volume keys would be far more useful, and do-able.
Spewy1 said:
I can't recommend wiget locker high enough for using the volume buttons or camera button for waking the phone - works perfectly.
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Power button - camera button - volume buttons... meh... it's still not the same as home button
It's more natural to press home button and then unlock the phone...
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Power button - camera button - volume buttons... meh... it's still not the same as home button
It's more natural to press home button and then unlock the phone...
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I agree and that was the bottom of my subject
If is done with the Nexus S, we must be able to do for our Xperia S...
Spewy1 said:
I can't recommend wiget locker high enough for using the volume buttons or camera button for waking the phone - works perfectly.
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I like using volume button because I can wake the phone up by one hand. With my small hand now press the power button by one hand is not comfortable.
Double click on volume button would be good too.
Can you try using another launcher ro check if volume buttons are responding when screen is locked...
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Ok, so I've read about how you don't get the ICS quick change/recently used apps button on the new SIii.
Questions 1 is there a way to remap the Menu button so that is does the quick change feature?
2 is there a way to then, the double tap home button feature to get GOOGLE Voice Search/Actions?
3 is there a way that I can add on screen ICS buttons like on the Galaxy Nexus? And then make the hardware home button do something else?
Do I need apps? Rooting?
Thanks!
You need to root. You can turn on software keys with the AOKP rom but you cannot disable the hard keys.
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You can disable the capacitive buttons, but you cannot re map them from what I have found
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Do you know how to disable the hardware keys?
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i would rather have the task manager open when you hold and press on the back button. the menu button when u hold give u the google search, but on the back button when u hold nothing happens. it would be only logical to apply the task manager to this button when pressed down and held for a a few seconds
Hey I have heard that NOVA launcher pro allows you to customize some of the these short cuts on the phone.
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Aw yeah.
I do not have the phone yet, but I believe holding the home button will bring up the recent apps. This is how it's been for previous android versions before they made a dedicated button for the galnex
that's how it works for my Dinc, on gingerbread and ics
funkpod said:
2 is there a way to then, the double tap home button feature to get GOOGLE Voice Search/Actions?
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Long pressing Menu button actually go to google search
ronak47 said:
Do you know how to disable the hardware keys?
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1. open /system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl
2. add # to the beginning of the line of the key you want to disable
3. reboot
in the same file you can remap power key to home key for example
remember to make backup before editinf the file
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bordikun said:
Long pressing Menu button actually go to google search
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thanks!
google search, or the voice to text?
funkpod said:
thanks!
google search, or the voice to text?
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both the voice and text search. push the microphone on the searchbarto activate voice search
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Thanks, nice !
Maybe this phone won't be so bad after all ...
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Aw yeah.
labbe- said:
1. open /system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl
2. add # to the beginning of the line of the key you want to disable
3. reboot
in the same file you can remap power key to home key for example
remember to make backup before editinf the file
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Hi mate,
I've now managed to disable to capacitive buttons.... anyway to disable the light for them as the light still comes on even though they are not enabled and not working
Thanks in advance.
OK so I've managed to get my set up... if anyone wants my set up as per my screenshot then drop me a pm and I shall help you out.
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ronak47 said:
Hi mate,
I've now managed to disable to capacitive buttons.... anyway to disable the light for them as the light still comes on even though they are not enabled and not working
Thanks in advance.
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Go to Settings/Display under general you will see Touch Key light duration. Options include 1.5 Seconds, 6 seconds, Always off, and always on!
labbe- said:
1. open /system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl
2. add # to the beginning of the line of the key you want to disable
3. reboot
in the same file you can remap power key to home key for example
remember to make backup before editinf the file
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is there a way to stop the home button from waking the device also? (so only the power button wake the device up)
I wonder if you guys can enlighten me. My goal is to have the Home key under the screen function as the power button, and have the normal power button (on the right side of the phone) function as Home (without waking the device). I want this because I'm always unintentionally hitting the power button when I pick up the phone.
I was able to get the Home button to function as power by changing key 116 to 172 in sec_powerkey.kl. However, now the normal power button doesn't do anything. I tried swapping POWER with HOME in sec_keys.kl, but that doesn't seem to do anything.
Any tips on how to give my power button a function now?
timp123 said:
I wonder if you guys can enlighten me. My goal is to have the Home key under the screen function as the power button, and have the normal power button (on the right side of the phone) function as Home (without waking the device). I want this because I'm always unintentionally hitting the power button when I pick up the phone.
I was able to get the Home button to function as power by changing key 116 to 172 in sec_powerkey.kl. However, now the normal power button doesn't do anything. I tried swapping POWER with HOME in sec_keys.kl, but that doesn't seem to do anything.
Any tips on how to give my power button a function now?
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Check this out bro:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2022024
Let us know if it helped...