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Back Button App for physical keyboard

There's a search button and menu button but no back button on the physical keyboard. Somebody should make a mini app that acts as a back button, so we could assign 1 of our 3 keys to the app and have that functionability.
I live in very cold weather and between my fingers getting so cold the buttons wont recognize my press or wearing gloves and having to remove them to hit one of the buttons, this could be a useful app for people (me).
Also a home button app could work as well for them.
What do ya think?
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+1 for this idea. I wear gloves constantly outside...

I too would like to have a physical back button. +2 to this idea! I couldn't find any easy solution to this on my own, but it would be great to have a back button mapped to the second or third quick key.
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erm..might sound stupid but does the backspace key not do this already (when not in a text field).

The backspace/delete key does not do this.

I was referred to this post by fellow XDA user nomadism. He writes:
nomadism said:
"user1" "user2" "user3" are the three QuickKeys, starting from the left
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I set it to "user3", so there won't be any accidents pressing the key.
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Cyanogenmod 6.1.0 stable + ClockworkMod 2.5.1.3 + sonnysekhon's Gingerbread theme

Well with the stock rom and a temp root, it acts like it works but then never does..says I need to reboot to take effect but when I do it doesn't work, am I doing it wrong? I had to use the first version cause the second version of the app would crash on me

collins521 said:
Well with the stock rom and a temp root, it acts like it works but then never does..says I need to reboot to take effect but when I do it doesn't work, am I doing it wrong? I had to use the first version cause the second version of the app would crash on me
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Pretty sure you need full root / S-Off for this as the /system/usr/ files it overwrites would get reset to stock every time you reboot with temproot.

Well, yeah, it needs root. As the thread says "for full rooted devices. (NAND unlocked. Full, permanent write access to the system dir is needed)".
I'm sure you can't do this without root.

Use your nose to press the soft key, it's usually warmer than your fingers. Also convenient if your hands are full.

Guess this could help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464

They got some gloves I think from isotoner, called smart touch, made specifically for touch screen phones. You should check it out.
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g4rb4g3 said:
Guess this could help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
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Thats exactly what I use. I also used this program to set "@"to DPAD_LEFT and "www" to DPAD_RIGHT. It works as an up and down button. Like a mini replacement for the trackpad. I figured if ur fingers were too cold to reach the back button, you might could use some help witht that trackpad too ; )

[Q]quick boot with cm7

Hi every one.
Is there a way to active fast boot(quick boot like phone's default) on CM7 Roms?

no answer!
change libs?
port default libs?
other files?
there is no way?

Please clarify.
Do you mean fastboot as in booloader or the fast start up that was an option on stock ROMs?
If the latter then I don't believe there is such an option no. To be honest I never used it. Hardly ever turned my phone off and if I did my life wasn't so busy that I couldn't wait for the phone to boot up.
If you mean bootloader fastboot then press and hold power button.

Mr_JMM said:
Please clarify.
Do you mean fastboot as in booloader or the fast start up that was an option on stock ROMs?
If the latter then I don't believe there is such an option no. To be honest I never used it. Hardly ever turned my phone off and if I did my life wasn't so busy that I couldn't wait for the phone to boot up.
If you mean bootloader fastboot then press and hold power button.
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thanks.
i meant fast start up.
it's not for save time.
it' an good option can be active on phone.
good luck

i don't think so too, i even can't find it...
that's bad =/

no
I do not think it is possible

Don't know about cm7 but LeeDrOiD has hibernate in the shutdown menu. Works like a charm and consumes next to no juice. Do you have something similar that would be useful?
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UpInTheAir said:
Don't know about cm7 but LeeDrOiD has hibernate in the shutdown menu. Works like a charm and consumes next to no juice. Do you have something similar that would be useful?
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yes. something like this would be useful.

la121mo said:
yes. something like this would be useful.
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It's not possible for the 'Fasboot' in CM7 as Fastboot is a supplement of HTC Sense. However there is an advanced power menu that allows a Hot Restart, however I guess this isnt a Fastboot sorry.

jaaystott said:
It's not possible for the 'Fasboot' in CM7 as Fastboot is a supplement of HTC Sense. However there is an advanced power menu that allows a Hot Restart, however I guess this isnt a Fastboot sorry.
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+1 I also read it was interfering with booting into recovery on some phones
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nae36 said:
+1 I also read it was interfering with booting into recovery on some phones
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Yeah, many unexperienced users have reported this.
If you are running HTC Sense, and you want to get to the recovery on Fastboot, you have to do this.
Press Restart, Hold Vol - Throughout the Restart. And I mean whilst the device is on and powering down. It'll go crazy and vibrate lots, thats normal. Another fix is just remove the batter and do the Power On + Vol -...

I'm sure its possible to have hibernate (fastboot) in the shutdown menu same as LeeDrOiD? I have fastboot disabled in settings and yes have sense. Lee also has a no-sense patch, but not sure if it actually removes the hibernate option though. You have to throw that question to his thread. Maybe his particular feature is LeeDrOiD and all these custom ROMs including cm7 have their own features. ;-)
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[ROM][ALPHA III] ICS AOSP Build

QUICK UPDATE:
Installing chainfire3d and using their "nvidia shader driver" fixes alot of games e.g. Angry Birds! (thanks to scottcom who sent me the tip via pm!)
This is a very simple ICS build using the Andromadus repo + Google AOSP code (rather than CM). This is just a quick update because we got the hw accel hack working
WORKING:
HW Accel (hack version i.e. not natively)
WiFi (TAKES TIME TOTURN ON)
Data
Calls
Superuser
Full Keyboard/Orientation
Audio
Basic ICS
Bluetooth
NOT WORKING:
GPS
Full Accel
etc.
NOT TESTED:
SD Card
FM Radio
most things
DOWNLOADS:
ROMS:
ALPHA II (by crowstar)
http://www.multiupload.com/5KGQH76YZN
ALPHA III CM (by Flinny)
http://www.multiupload.com/GESOB7P3JA
KERNEL:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2xbjvc1bk71xokx (OdiemanSAM's THANKS!)
!NEW! GAPPS:
http://www.multiupload.com/RQTF41Z1I2
THANKS:
To all involved! (Flinny, Ionic, guy who's name begins with an s who I forget)
I'll update the OP in the morning, need to go to bed
HOW TO BUILD ICS FOR YOURSELF!
Code:
mkdir android
cd android
repo init -u git://github.com/Andromadus/android.git
repo sync
then you can:
Code:
. build/envsetup.sh
lunch
5
make -j[NUM OF CORES x2] otapackage

I'll probably flash this ROM as a DD when it has 3G or real HW acceleration working, whichever comes first GJ so far though, I'll probably give it a whirl to see how it is later tonight, compare it to the port maybe in terms of speed and such

First off, here's how I flashed:
1. Superwipe
2. Flashed Rom
3. Flashed Odie kernel
4. Flashed gapps
5. fixed permissions
It booted really fast and looks absolutely clean. I immediately connected to data, but not wifi - even though the connection is strong here. My data says 3G, but could be HSPA, and I jumped on the browser just to double check. It worked.
Things I noticed:
Scrolling is choppy, but I know that's easily fixed.
The market would not download (as expected), so I ran the fix via adb. When I tried Market again, it froze the phone and I had to do a battery pull.
The home button is not working so well. Takes 3-4 pushes to get it to work, it's easier to just to use the back button.
Didn't get a chance to look at much else after the phone froze.
I really appreciate you posting this up. I know you've been working hard and probably waiting for something that can be played with, and you got that here. Thanks again, I 'll post more impressions in a bit.

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First off, here's how I flashed:
1. Superwipe
2. Flashed Rom
3. Flashed Odie kernel
4. Flashed gapps
5. fixed permissions
It booted really fast and looks absolutely clean. I immediately connected to data, but not wifi - even though the connection is strong here. My data says 3G, but could be HSPA, and I jumped on the browser just to double check. It worked.
Things I noticed:
Scrolling is choppy, but I know that's easily fixed.
The market would not download (as expected), so I ran the fix via adb. When I tried Market again, it froze the phone and I had to do a battery pull.
The home button is not working so well. Takes 3-4 pushes to get it to work, it's easier to just to use the back button.
Didn't get a chance to look at much else after the phone froze.
I really appreciate you posting this up. I know you've been working hard and probably waiting for something that can be played with, and you got that here. Thanks again, I 'll post more impressions in a bit.
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I'd suggest installing setCPU or something similar to check those lockups, as there was a known(ish) issue in the port with Odie's kernel clocking too low (at 122 mhz) so if you could bump that up and also see what the upper end is? I'll probably do it myself eventually, and since I'm super lazy ill just pack the apks for titanium and setCPU into the app folder of the ROM itself and give it a whirl haha

My wifi works but the icon doesn't show up so its as if I have no connection. My home button is also bugged.
Edit: Also the gallery apo doesn't work and the messaging app seems to be missing
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Is the camera working in this build? Its the last fix I'm looking for before going back to ics xD

ohshootrawr said:
Is the camera working in this build? Its the last fix I'm looking for before going back to ics xD
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no it doesn't, that requires a new kernel which will be updated in the DHD section very soon

crowstar said:
no it doesn't, that requires a new kernel which will be updated in the DHD section very soon
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Wewt, good news at last! Thanks for the reply

Rom runs good for an alpha
- The Homebutton ( i know this is known ) but it seems like its reacting like a back buttons sometimes.
- I often get a red border when tapping next in a menu or install in the market.
- SDcard works but no mass storage on pc
Edit 2: the : and ; are not located at the fn button but at the shift button.
So far i already like this better then de Desire S port
Edit: I have no messaging app, anybody else who hasn't?
Edit 3: I tried buttonremapper to try and remap the home button but no luck

johrie said:
Rom runs good for an alpha
- The Homebutton ( i know this is known ) but it seems like its reacting like a back buttons sometimes.
- I often get a red border when tapping next in a menu or install in the market.
- SDcard works but no mass storage on pc
Edit 2: the : and ; are not located at the fn button but at the shift button.
So far i already like this better then de Desire S port
Edit: I have no messaging app, anybody else who hasn't?
Edit 3: I tried buttonremapper to try and remap the home button but no luck
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Your home button was acting like a back button? Mine was just being unresponsive until about the third press. Interesting.
aside from that, did you notice if your handset got warm while running this rom? Mine did, and I forgot to mention it in my post.

Hey the key layout and keychar file have move_home wrong
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I ran this rom for about 45 mins and had two lockups where I had to battery pull, first was upon signing into google and it goes to the wifi screen...locked up...rebooted signed in fine and played around for a bit...yea no messaging app and then I noticed it syncd emails and upon c hecking gmail from the notification bar it locked up in gmail..I then restored to cm7...data worked though tmobile usa
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enserio said:
Your home button was acting like a back button? Mine was just being unresponsive until about the third press. Interesting.
aside from that, did you notice if your handset got warm while running this rom? Mine did, and I forgot to mention it in my post.
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No not having problems with it being to warm. Running it now since my post and still no problems except the usuals.
And about the homebutton, it also looks app related. For example in whatsapp it just does nothing, but in the browser it reacts as a back button.
Seems like someone in the desire s port thread fixed the home button. But i found something new with the hw kayboard. Capital d doesn't work.
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What particular files fix the software keyboard, allow hardware keyboard to rotate it and manage the keyboard lights??? Thanks
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Headphones not working properly: (

xT4Z1N4TRx said:
What particular files fix the software keyboard, allow hardware keyboard to rotate it and manage the keyboard lights??? Thanks
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the IDCs I think. But I'm not having these issues, try out some of the kernels by odiemanSAM. See which one works best

johrie said:
Headphones not working properly: (
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That's to be expected. It's an alpha after all

bogdan5844 said:
That's to be expected. It's an alpha after all
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I know but in Odies last kernel they worked perfectly.
Let me be more precise.
When i plug the headphones in they wil connect and work. Then i tried to skip a song and they dont work anymore and the phone speaker takes over.
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crowstar said:
This is a very simple ICS build using the Andromadus repo + Google AOSP code (rather than CM)...
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Could you please write a short "how-to: compile ics for htc vision"?
I would like to build it on my machine but I don't know how...
Thank you!

g4rb4g3 said:
Could you please write a short "how-to: compile ics for htc vision"?
I would like to build it on my machine but I don't know how...
Thank you!
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done! 10charcahrcahralsdfja;lsiht

[Q] ScreenShot App For Deck's ICS Alpha?

So I just installed Deck's Alpha8 of ICS, and wow is it Phenomenal. One question though, I have downloaded like different screenshot apps and all of them have foreclosed or not even started, does anyone know of one that will work, really want to get some nice Screenshots of this awesome alpha build.

You can turn on USB debugging and use one of the tools in the android SDK. Can't remember what It's called but it starts with a d. Google "how to take a screenshot with android SDK."
Edit: once you have the SDK. It's in the tools folder. It's called DDMS.exe
my evo is aggressively runny

sweet i didnt know i could do that, will definetly help for when i get out of work and at home to a real computer
any other way to do this from just the handset?

Power and Home button at same time might work..Depends on phone and Rom if its "baked" in.

Just hold down the power button and an option for taking a screen shot will be there. I think it saves under the DCIM folder, but don't quote me on that.
Sent from my Evo 4G using Decks ICS Alpha 7.

I love you all!!!!

Robisgnarly said:
sweet i didnt know i could do that, will definetly help for when i get out of work and at home to a real computer
any other way to do this from just the handset?
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It's actually ddms.bat. I wasnt at a computer when i told you before. just needed to clarify.
Edit: When phone is plugged in and you have opened the program, hit screen capture under the Device menu.

Joshmccullough said:
Just hold down the power button and an option for taking a screen shot will be there. I think it saves under the DCIM folder, but don't quote me on that.
Sent from my Evo 4G using Decks ICS Alpha 7.
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It saves to: /sdcard/pictures/screenshot

teh roxxorz said:
It saves to: /sdcard/pictures/screenshot
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You are right
Former Army sergeant 11C

Anyone know the resolution at which the screeny is taken at?

App for restarting phone

Is there an app which can restart the phone but without rooting the phone..

Why do you need that ? Just press and hold the power button for a few second, the Phone options will pop-up, just choose restart to restart the device.

ckpv5 said:
Why do you need that ? Just press and hold the power button for a few second, the Phone options will pop-up, just choose restart to restart the device.
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Lol I know that mate but isn't there some application or widget..The button looks delicate to me so I dun want to keep pressing it and have it broken...
Also does using this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoffpro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIml0LmFuZHJvaWQuc21hcnRzY3JlZW5vZmZwcm8iXQ..
makes the proximity sensor weak..??I mean it's designed for detection this this create extra pressure??

try looking in the play store. there are several to choose from
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=reboot&c=apps

rayford85 said:
try looking in the play store. there are several to choose from
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=reboot&c=apps
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I do appreciate your help but I was trying to know if there is any application that does "Without rooting the phone"

Steve Stiffler said:
I do appreciate your help but I was trying to know if there is any application that does "Without rooting the phone"
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look at the first app in the list dude. You just might have to actually READ the Apps description. other than that you have to root.

rayford85 said:
look at the first app in the list dude. You just might have to actually READ the Apps description. other than that you have to root.
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This application does not actually reboot it just refreshes the phone..it's not even close to rebooting I am using this app from par three days it's basic function is to free up the space in RAM..try it out u'll know

Why do you even need to reboot your phone that much?
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You could Quick Boot if you wish. Can also reboot straight to recovery and bootloader. Unfortunately I can't link to it as I've only recently joined XDA.

Mixxxy said:
You could Quick Boot if you wish. Can also reboot straight to recovery and bootloader. Unfortunately I can't link to it as I've only recently joined XDA.
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Quick Boot works on rooted phone only. He is asking for reboot app with no root access required.

joshnichols189 said:
Why do you even need to reboot your phone that much?
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I dun reboot that much..Just once a day..but I dun want my power button to get depressed because I have to rely on unlocking on the same button..which gets pressed quite a lot of times...
Also if you could suggest me some widgets or apps that can help me to lock my phone..I used extended controls which was not a great experience because when I unlocked the screen remained black till I switched on to some other application ..

Steve Stiffler said:
Also if you could suggest me some widgets or apps that can help me to lock my phone..I used extended controls which was not a great experience because when I unlocked the screen remained black till I switched on to some other application ..
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This is my favorite, screen off and lock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=en

you're so lazy pal

ckpv5 said:
This is my favorite, screen off and lock
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=en
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoffpro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIml0LmFuZHJvaWQuc21hcnRzY3JlZW5vZmZwcm8iXQ..
I am using this application..
Check this app as I posted this earlier and asked if this does any harm to proximity sensor..
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you're so lazy pal
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Dude I searched the google play before posting I wanted to know if there is something I missed nothing else if you can't write anything useful,why waste time typing unnecessarily

Steve Stiffler said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoffpro&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIml0LmFuZHJvaWQuc21hcnRzY3JlZW5vZmZwcm8iXQ..
I am using this application..
Check this app as I posted this earlier and asked if this does any harm to proximity sensor..
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I don't think it will harm the proximity sensor, it just that I don't like to see a red light on the proximity sensor light up when using this app as I guess it use more battery...and that's maybe the reason why they have a time-out to kill the app after certain time. Once the app is killed, you still need to press power on. Anyhow, this is my personal opinion only, nothing against the app; I maybe wrong.

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I don't think it will harm the proximity sensor, it just that I don't like to see a red light on the proximity sensor light up when using this app as I guess it use more battery...and that's maybe the reason why they have a time-out to kill the app after certain time. Once the app is killed, you still need to press power on. Anyhow, this is my personal opinion only, nothing against the app; I maybe wrong.
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Thanks tell me since when are you using this phone??do you find your power button by any chance pressed inside even a little??Also I dun think that it uses much battery as the Statistics posted by the App developer state..it would be great if someone would throw some light on it though..

Steve Stiffler said:
Thanks tell me since when are you using this phone??do you find your power button by any chance pressed inside even a little??Also I dun think that it uses much battery as the Statistics posted by the App developer state..it would be great if someone would throw some light on it though..
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Since Apr 3rd, two days after the HOX officially launched in my country. Do not really notice that, maybe because I seldom use the power button as my device is rooted, using quick boot for reboot, reboot to bootloader & recovery, swipe to power on and so on.

Why are you even rebooting once a day? It isn't necessary and will solve all of your problems.
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