Key Remap Question?????????? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone out there know of a way to remap or assign a key OTHER THAN the power button to wake the screen?
The reason I ask is I am an avid fisherman and I use the evo / navionics app for water nav. I recently purchased a waterproof/resistant otterbox for my EVO and realized you can't wake the screen with any button other than the power button. The only buttons available for me to push without putting the phone at risk are the home, menu, back, and search buttons at the bottom. Otherwise I have to open the box to wake the phone. This defeats the purpose of keeping my salty / rainy hands off the evo (Florida weather and fishing).
Any help would be greatly appreciated !!!!
-JZ
"Fake blood.......or is it?"

Nope. Remapping the keys is easy, but capacitive buttons don't work unless the screen is on.

Thanks
Thanks for the speedy reply. I think I figured out how to wake the phone. Ill just use my bluetooth to wake it by doing a redial with the headset. This wakes the phone and I can use it through the case. Thanks again.
-JZ

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[Q] Atom Life wake up with other buttons

I used to have an XDAII (the very first) where the unit could be woken up by pressing any button. There was a setting in the control panel that allowed you to set it to only recongnize the power button or have the other buttons wake it up. Naturally I set it to the power button, but after a while, that button got worn down and stopped "working" so I naturally set it to recognize any other button.
This experience has taught me the hard way, that its a good choice to have (or maybe even a necessity in some cases) that other buttons to wake the unit up in case of situations like this.
I've just bought an Atom life and unfortunately it ONLY recognizes the power button to wake the unit up. Is there any hack or software out there that could enable the other buttons (or better yet, allow selection of which buttons can turn the unit on)?
I'd like to use the large middle button on the front if possible, since that button seems more "sturdy" than the power button. I may be able to save that poor power button from years of wear and tear.
just realized i posted in the wrong section. Moderators, feel free to move it to the parent Atom section, and my sincerest apologies
Hi, nargalzius
I have been search for decade, but i still cannot find the way to assign other button for waking up da device......
same problem here...
anybody out there figured this one out already?
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did anybody find a hack for this?
I have just the opposite problem. I use the headphones that come
with the Atom Life - the button on it not only turns on the device.. if
you bang the mouth piece on something (without hitting
the button), it turns it on too!! I'd love a solution to that
I use O2 Flame and got the same setting, no other hard key than the power button can wake up the device from sleep. Anyone knows the tricks or registry hacks, please share. Thank you very much.
Atom Life Wakeup Button
Hi guys, there doesn't seem to be an answer on here and I assume the reason is as follows - Atom Life also wakes up by pressing the "end" key... (I think this is a general hardware setup)
I was also a bit weary of the power button being worn out, so I did some experimentation and found that the end button works a treat if you have the same concern "end - s2u"... swweeet!
Hope this helps.
vishaal said:
Hi guys, there doesn't seem to be an answer on here and I assume the reason is as follows - Atom Life also wakes up by pressing the "end" key... (I think this is a general hardware setup)
I was also a bit weary of the power button being worn out, so I did some experimentation and found that the end button works a treat if you have the same concern "end - s2u"... swweeet!
Hope this helps.
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You mean when the phone is in standby mode and you press the END key, the phone will come out of standby? Beats the whole purpose of standby then
I do echo the same "problem" of not being able to change the mapping of the power button to the front button.. ( as I was able to do with my XDA II)
I 'm confused about the "end" key solution..
Anyone finding a solution ?
Thank you all
Nearest program might be MORT saver? it allows you to specify the button that put the device in to MORT stand by and therefore the same button that will awake the device. Not exactly the power button option that you talk of wanting but at least MORT also stops the device from waking up when any of the buttons around the action button are pressed.

Questions about powering off EVO

I have a couple questions about the EVO regarding the power button.
1. After hitting the power button on the top to turn the phone on and you want to wake it up from sleep, can you hit one of the buttons on the front to access the lock screen or can you only get to the lock screen with the power button?
2a. How does the EVO turn off? I'm assuming hold down the power button until you get the power off option, but can you achieve the same with one of the buttons on the front?
2b. If answer to 2a is No..... Has anyone seen an app that powers off your phone? Quickboot has reboot/recovery but no power off.
I ask because I have limited mobility with my fingers and using my current Hero has been simple with all operations using the front buttons. My last phone was an Instinct and the top power button was difficult.
Thanks for the help, would really like the EVO but the power button is my only concern.
I would imagine you just hold the power on the front and the power off/sound off/vibrate on/, all those options should pop up and you just touch power off. Again Im just thinking thats how it should be I do not have my Evo yet( DAMMIT!!!) Lol
You have to push the button on the top. The front buttons are touch sensitive buttons that aren't active unless the phone is awake.
willardt1 said:
You have to push the button on the top. The front buttons are touch sensitive buttons that aren't active unless the phone is awake.
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Really? The menu button on the front doesn't wake it up like on the Hero? That sucks.
rank78 said:
1. After hitting the power button on the top to turn the phone on and you want to wake it up from sleep, can you hit one of the buttons on the front to access the lock screen?
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No.
2a. I'm assuming hold down the power button until you get the power off option, but can you achieve the same with one of the buttons on the front?
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Not out of the box.
You can also check out the manual:
http://www.talkandroid.com/2385-planning-to-grab-the-evo-4g-start-reading-the-manual/
sergey.povzner said:
You can also check out the manual:
http://www.talkandroid.com/2385-planning-to-grab-the-evo-4g-start-reading-the-manual/
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Thanks, didn't know this came out today. Manual confirms the responses, unfortunately.
Maybe the menu button on my Hero waking it up is a Fresh ROM feature?
rank78 said:
Maybe the menu button on my Hero waking it up is a Fresh ROM feature?
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Nope, check the Hero documentation. That is a feature of that phone.
The Hero has buttons, the Evo does not (other than volume and power)
yeh...remember the "buttons" on the EVO are essentially a branch of the capacitive screen. those being active even when powered off would prevent the phone from sleep, and you would by extension be able to wake the device up by merely tapping the screen. definite no bueno
I actually like the idea of this. It makes the phone nigh-on impossible to turn on mistakenly when it's in your pants. My brother has a Hero, and he always finds that it's been on for an hour or so after he takes it out of his pockets.
Mecha2142 said:
I actually like the idea of this. It makes the phone nigh-on impossible to turn on mistakenly when it's in your pants. My brother has a Hero, and he always finds that it's been on for an hour or so after he takes it out of his pockets.
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If it's in your pants shouldn't it already be turned on

wake screen using any of four touch buttons?

for a big phone isnt it a pain to have to press the top button to wake the damn screen? same thing happened to the nexus one ( has hack that wakes with trackball ) , incredible as well.
I would love this as well...hate hiting the power button...
Yea if someone makes an app that does this they should make the home button unlock it too
Yes, please that would be great. I hate having to use the power button to unlock.
Yea it would be nice if you could hit the home and search button at the same time to turn the screen on
Get the "No lock" app from market. Put the widget on your screen, choose unlocked. Now your phone will wake with the volume rocker. I keep the widget so I can lock it again when working (walking around all day).
yeah but I want to either tap the screen or a capacitive button to wake the phone. The mechanical buttons just feel like junk to me. I would like ot never even have to touch one of the mechanical buttons...
I'm with most of you, coming from my iPhone and having my Evo sit on my desk, I like pressed down on the face, so my phone doesnt move. Power buttons too hard to just tap.
Unfortunately, in order to wake the phone with a soft-key, the capacitive screen would have to be active, which means your phone would already be awake, thereby defeating the purpose of programming such a thing. Paradoxical.
Think along the same lines as a TV that you change the channel in order to turn it on... it'd have to already be on to change the channel in the first place.
Makes sense, I was just hopping for button on the front. I'll just need to adjust.
i wudnt mind having one of my vol buttons as a "wake" button... n then wen the screen comes back on it goes back to its default use as a volume key. this power button kills my shiznet >=|
I think I could get used to having to use the power button, altho I'm gonna side with most of you, being able to wake it from the volume rocker just seems more natural. Maybe once I switch cases the power button will be easier to press...
The power button hump on this silicon skin from Sprint isn't prominent enough, it actually makes it slightly harder to press imo. The hump doesn't protrude out very much and it's right on a mold or manufacturing edge on the skin which doesn't make it any easier to find.
Hoping the Amzer Luxe skin I ordered is better in this regard...
There is a app called menu unlock from team douche. It's available on the market [donate] or on xda for free. You'll need root for it but what it does is get rid of the swipe to unlock the screen. You'll still need to wake with the power button though. I'm trying to see if we can learn from the trackball wake on the nexus to port it to use the volume down button. With this the combo is press volume down then press the menu key and your going vs. swiping or the power button.
"No Lock" app in the market removes the lockscreen and wakes the phone with the volume keys. It was already mentioned in this thread but everyone seems to have ignored it.
dazabale said:
"No Lock" app in the market removes the lockscreen and wakes the phone with the volume keys. It was already mentioned in this thread but everyone seems to have ignored it.
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lol, seriously.

[Request] buttons lock

if your ever playing any games and you accidently hit home or any other button then you know what im talking about. since the buttons are touch sensitive you may get some accidental clicks. i wish there was a way you could lock the bottom row of buttons, not sure if its possible though. maybe by combining two of the physical buttons (such as volume up and down) we could lock the bottom row until we need to use those keys again and then we could unlock in a similar fashion. is there anyway possible someone could develop this?
+1 for this. I like the idea of it being toggled with volume buttons, or maybe long pressing the power button and adding it to that menu. It would have to be included in a rom though, you cant give that power to just any app. or you'll never be able to close it without rebooting.
every time i watch a video a hit the search button by mistake. i really wish someone would do this. also it would be better if you hold volume up and power buttons.
Ya I actually just had it happen again with gvba. Note: it really sucks if you accidently hit the back button. Lock please!
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Disable Power button lockscreen

Hi Guys,
I grabbed a S4 Mini recently and need to find a way to stop it powering off when it is in a protective shell.
I have a Pelican i1015 for the phone that it fits into, however the power button on the side gets depressed when the case is closed.
God knows why they put it there.
Is there any way to stop it from powering off on long press if the screen is turned off?
Cheers
You should be able to remap the button default action with the Xposed Additions module installed.
Thanks! will that stop it for powering off when long pressed though?
No, it won't (if you want). You can set or disable actions for click, double click and long press of hardware buttons, separately for screen on/off states.

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