Hey folks, I just updated to MK2 and rooted with "Saferoot".....It seems like most things are functional........but, now when I long press the Home button the Power Off/On, etc. options come up just as they do when long press the Power button.
Any one know of a fix to get the task manager back when long pressing the home button?
redwings73 said:
Hey folks, I just updated to MK2 and rooted with "Saferoot".....It seems like most things are functional........but, now when I long press the Home button the Power Off/On, etc. options come up just as they do when long press the Power button.
Any one know of a fix to get the task manager back when long pressing the home button?
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Is your phone in "easy mode"? Settings/My device/Home screen mode
Other than some application having changed that button, that's the only setting I know of.
k1mu said:
Is your phone in "easy mode"? Settings/My device/Home screen mode
Other than some application having changed that button, that's the only setting I know of.
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No, it's not in easy mode. Good thinking, though, thanks.
redwings73 said:
No, it's not in easy mode. Good thinking, though, thanks.
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OK, next guess: Wanam Exposed, System, Long HOME Key behaviour?
k1mu said:
OK, next guess: Wanam Exposed, System, Long HOME Key behaviour?
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Ahhh. Good idea. I'll give it a shot!
Right now I'm using the double tap gesture in Nova Prime.
EDIT: Wanam fixed it! Thanks for the idea!
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redwings73 said:
Ahhh. Good idea. I'll give it a shot!
Right now I'm using the double tap gesture in Nova Prime.
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Perhaps Nova Prime has overridden the default behavior.
k1mu said:
Perhaps Nova Prime has overridden the default behavior.
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Nah. I'm using the Nova gesture because I couldn't get the home button to work...
Is pretty odd to me that long pressing the home button pulls up the power options. It would make more sense to me if long pressing did nothing at all rather than performing a completely different function than what is programmed. How does that even happen?
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HI,
Is there a way to remap buttons so that another button besides power can wake or put the phone to sleep? Seem like using one button for this function will fail over time. I tried using widget locker but it didn't seem to work. I read that widgetlocker has some issues with the S2, so I chalked it up to that. By the way, I'm on my corporate Exchange server, so not sure if that plays into this some how.
Thanks
dross333 said:
HI,
Is there a way to remap buttons so that another button besides power can wake or put the phone to sleep? Seem like using one button for this function will fail over time. I tried using widget locker but it didn't seem to work. I read that widgetlocker has some issues with the S2, so I chalked it up to that. By the way, I'm on my corporate Exchange server, so not sure if that plays into this some how.
Thanks
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Here is a link where you can download a small app and install
it into your phone. It's called "ButtonRemapper" and it can remap
all 4 softkeys as well as the power and volume keys too.
For more information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
Here is the ButtonRemapper app itself: http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1295720224
Good Luck!
Misterjunky said:
Here is a link where you can download a small app and install
it into your phone. It's called "ButtonRemapper" and it can remap
all 4 softkeys as well as the power and volume keys too.
For more information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
Here is the ButtonRemapper app itself: http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1295720224
Good Luck!
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Thanks for the info. Appeciate it
Misterjunky said:
Here is a link where you can download a small app and install
it into your phone. It's called "ButtonRemapper" and it can remap
all 4 softkeys as well as the power and volume keys too.
For more information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
Here is the ButtonRemapper app itself: http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1295720224
Good Luck!
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Tried it a little while ago. Only works for the capacitive keys.
What about this app? You can decrease 50% of the power button used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312949
sweetboy02125 said:
What about this app? You can decrease 50% of the power button used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312949
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It's good. I've been using it my Inspire days .
Hi,
I love my Nook Tablet, and have rooted it using Indirect's method, and have added the SystemUI.apk published by revcompgeek.
However, I'm not quite where I want to be...I am really hoping for some tweaks or app(s) that will make my "n" button truly act like the home button in Button Savior, or the home button on my iphone - I want to double-click or long-click on it and get a list of running apps, with the option to switch to another one directly or to close one or more.
Does anyone know how I can do that?
Thanks,
ST
natively no possible, apps will do
~ Veronica
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Look for Multitasking Lite on the market. You can get a running list of appear by single press, double press, or by search button.
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arclite00 said:
Look for Multitasking Lite on the market. You can get a running list of appear by single press, double press, or by search button.
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Multitaking Lite did the trick! I also tried TaskXP and that does the trick as well. My problem with them is I didn't realize I needed them to catch the home page button press. Now that I figured that out everything's working the way I want.
Thanks for everyone's help, this noob appreciates it!
ST
Thanks for the info, just downloaded taskXP
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Does anyone know of a multitasker that actually catches a home button hold rather than a double or single press? I want a single press to go home and dislike the delay that setting the multitasker to double press introduces.
FergyA said:
Does anyone know of a multitasker that actually catches a home button hold rather than a double or single press? I want a single press to go home and dislike the delay that setting the multitasker to double press introduces.
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You can disable the double tap function in TaskXP and have the multitasker popup on one click. I tried it on mine and it works.
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kcpaynev1 said:
You can disable the double tap function in TaskXP and have the multitasker popup on one click. I tried it on mine and it works.
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Yeah, that doesn't quite solve my problem unfortunately, thanks though. I've gotten used to the single click for home, hold for MRU from other devices and was hoping to find something that would make this the same. I guess that's probably unlikely though since that's default android behavior and the whole purpose of these apps is to change it.
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.
Sent from my Incredible.
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...
Hi guys! I just want to share this app, called Button Remapper. I saw this in a thread here in XDA a year ago and I can't seem to find the right thread so if anyone claims din message me.
Anyhows! I'll share this so you wouldnt tend to mess up your power button, not to press it every now and then, every time you lock and unlock your phone.
Well, it saves your power button. I use this app for that, replacing the function of the capacitive search button and make it act as a power button. It make me not to use the power button frequently and makes a perfect tandem for "wake up volume rockers" option found in any CM and AOKP. As long as you install the app, there are other buttons you can remap.
I've learned that stressing the power button my cause digitizer failure.
Syntax:
-Download attachment file
-Install as normal APK
-Enjoy
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I don't see how to remap my volume down or up to do the back function...
scott62185 said:
I don't see how to remap my volume down or up to do the back function...
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There is a back button, just find the volume up or down then hover up when your in the assigning list.
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takeoutttt said:
There is a back button, just find the volume up or down then hover up when your in the assigning list.
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The only three options I have are headsethook, power and endcall...no volume up or down options. What am I doing wrong?
scott62185 said:
The only three options I have are headsethook, power and endcall...no volume up or down options. What am I doing wrong?
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What ROM are you on?
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takeoutttt said:
What ROM are you on?
Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G
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Carbon rom (latest) on the Nexus 4...
Umm...
This is the Atrix board, not Nexus4 board.
So the first is the usual Power/Volume Down. It doesn't work. It keeps bringing up the Shutdown Menu.
The second is the Palm Swipe. It works, but it captures the screen of the Multiwindow app tray.
Anyone else having issues? Wish there was an option to take a screen shot using the spen.
I hate that Samsung has overridden the usual way of taking screenshots using the power/vol buttons and there is no way I've found to re-enable it. That said, I don't have an issue with taking screenshots using the palm swipe. I think it's cumbersome and yes, you have to get it "just right" but it works for me on my tablet.
You can swipe from the left or the right to get a screenshot. Have you tried from the left so you avoid bringing up the multiwindow app tray?
SiNJiN76 said:
So the first is the usual Power/Volume Down. It doesn't work. It keeps bringing up the Shutdown Menu.
The second is the Palm Swipe. It works, but it captures the screen of the Multiwindow app tray.
Anyone else having issues? Wish there was an option to take a screen shot using the spen.
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I can press power and volume down to take screenshots on my S6.
SiNJiN76 said:
So the first is the usual Power/Volume Down. It doesn't work. It keeps bringing up the Shutdown Menu.
The second is the Palm Swipe. It works, but it captures the screen of the Multiwindow app tray.
Anyone else having issues? Wish there was an option to take a screen shot using the spen.
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I have no problems using Volume Down and Power to take a screenshot.
Also, you could take a screenshot with the S-Pen by setting it to open Screen Write when you long press the button. You'd simply need to tap save without editing anything.
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I hate that Samsung has overridden the usual way of taking screenshots using the power/vol buttons and there is no way I've found to re-enable it. That said, I don't have an issue with taking screenshots using the palm swipe. I think it's cumbersome and yes, you have to get it "just right" but it works for me on my tablet.
You can swipe from the left or the right to get a screenshot. Have you tried from the left so you avoid bringing up the multiwindow app tray?
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corb06 said:
I can press power and volume down to take screenshots on my S6.
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bartleby999 said:
I have no problems using Volume Down and Power to take a screenshot.
Also, you could take a screenshot with the S-Pen by setting it to open Screen Write when you long press the button. You'd simply need to tap save without editing anything.
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Thanks for your inputs. It's really odd that the power/volume doesn't work for me. The palm swipe from left works...unfortunately...i have palms with very high traction, lol...so it's very cumbersome. The screen write function is probably what's going to be the easiest for me. :good:
How odd. I've tried every thing I can think of using power and volume down (and up) and get no screenshot. All I get is the power off screen.
It's been very annoying for me because trying to swipe to get a screenshot is a test of my patience. I usually end up swiping and moving around what I wanted a shot of.
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How odd. I've tried every thing I can think of using power and volume down (and up) and get no screenshot. All I get is the power off screen.
It's been very annoying for me because trying to swipe to get a screenshot is a test of my patience. I usually end up swiping and moving around what I wanted a shot of.
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Perhaps you're pressing them too long? You just need to tap both at the same time, do not hold them. For me, if I hold them, I get the power options, but simply tapping them takes a screenshot.
Also, which build are you using?
Oh jeeze! It worked. Quickly tapping the buttons is the trick! Wow, never knew. Every other Android device I've owned required pressing and holding the buttons for a screenshot. Leave it to Samsung to be different...
Thanks for the tip.
ragtop429 said:
Oh jeeze! It worked. Quickly tapping the buttons is the trick! Wow, never knew. Every other Android device I've owned required pressing and holding the buttons for a screenshot. Leave it to Samsung to be different...
Thanks for the tip.
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Yeah, my Tab S was hold iirc. Maybe Samsung changed it this time because it's no longer the power button, it can now activate Bixby - Perhaps their testing proved it to be awkward with Bixby if you hold.
Anyway, glad I could help.
ragtop429 said:
Oh jeeze! It worked. Quickly tapping the buttons is the trick! Wow, never knew. Every other Android device I've owned required pressing and holding the buttons for a screenshot. Leave it to Samsung to be different...
Thanks for the tip.
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I believe they changed the hold time to a quick simultaneous press due to the newer Samsung phones (ie Note 10) using hold power button to bring up Bixby by default. Probably caused an issue by calling up Bixby when attempting to take a screenshot? Not sure, but it seems to make sense based on when this was changed.