Hello to eveybody,
I have installed the Gingerbread on my TP2, it’s working well. I am very satisfied with it.
I only have one annoying problem; when I installen the Froyo bundle, I could close the app en go back to the home screen, with the END CALL button. Now on the Gingerbread, the same button, closes the screen. It have now the same function as the power off button, at the top of my phone.
Can I change the function of this button? I want the function back, that closes the app and go back to the home screen. No I need to use the BACK button, to close the program en go to the home screen. But this is’nt usefull, sometimes I need to use this button 4 times, until I get back to the home screen.
I hope there is somebody who can help me.
Kernel version 2.6.27.46-01276-g6a6a1c1
Build full_msm-userdebug 2.3.3 GINGERBREAD engbryan.20110311.162413 test-keys
Addition on my post above..
With the end call button, i mean the button at the bottom of the phone, not a button on the screen but below, next to the GO BACK hard-button.
I didn't use Gingerbread but did you try the newest kernel and rootfs. Does it work on Gingerbread? If it works, you may get your home button back then.
Go to your AndroidApps folder on the SD card. then go to Others. copy the SPareParts.apk and paste it in the ANdroid Apps folder. that will allow you to change the mapping of the end button
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Hello folks,
I would like to see how I can get the Back hardware button (the button between the END key and HOME key on the front of the phone) to work in all programs.
I find the back button works properly in some applications by going back in the application one step (such as MS Word Mobile), while it does not work properly in other programs like File Explorer (included with the operating system).
Can anyone think of a fix?
Hi, I didn't try it on the back button but surely this app will work :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=554240&highlight=remap
mail_e36 said:
Hello folks,
I would like to see how I can get the Back hardware button (the button between the END key and HOME key on the front of the phone) to work in all programs.
I find the back button works properly in some applications by going back in the application one step (such as MS Word Mobile), while it does not work properly in other programs like File Explorer (included with the operating system).
Can anyone think of a fix?
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The reason why some apps have it working properly (such as IE) is because of entries in this key:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd\ChangeBackVKeyCode\
For example, HKCU\ControlPanel\Keybd\ChangeBackVKeyCode\IExplore=8 means setting the "back" key to "backspace" (8 is the keycode for BS), thus allowing you to go back 1 page instead of the default "back" behaviour (which goes to the previous application opened).
help please..is there anyway to go back to home screen in android from any aplication like dialer or text mesages without pressing hard buttons..because my kaiser hard buttons not working fine and i have to press 100 times hardware button to go back to home screen :-(...please help...thanks alot..sorry for my english
fast666 said:
help please..is there anyway to go back to home screen in android from any aplication like dialer or text mesages without pressing hard buttons..because my kaiser hard buttons not working fine and i have to press 100 times hardware button to go back to home screen :-(...please help...thanks alot..sorry for my english
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After posting tons of comments over facebook:Back back back..... LOL its the only way.... I think u can change under spare parts/ end button (or is it home button?) behavr but none of them worked for me so far...
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fast666 said:
help please..is there anyway to go back to home screen in android from any aplication like dialer or text mesages without pressing hard buttons..because my kaiser hard buttons not working fine and i have to press 100 times hardware button to go back to home screen :-(...please help...thanks alot..sorry for my english
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Don't thinks so... unless the app provides this (exit or something) but this is application specific.
Android depends on the back button, and the menu button.
I'll give you a example, i installed android on a Diamond. Now The diamond has 5 buttons in the front, 2 on the side, and one on the top.
The Dial and the other one are pretty obvious. The back key is just that, the BACK key. Now, the HOME key, is the menu key. I was missing the Home key, and really missing, like, how the hell do i get out of here?
Until i noticed, the Power button only powers the phone, it does not powers off.
When the phone is on, it acts as the HOME button.
Hardware keys, are a must on the droid...
You could use atools and reassign the back hardware button to one that works.
When I press the back button in the Contacts app another screen opens (this one identical to the first, except missing the "Contacts", "Groups", and "Activities" tabs), rather than exiting to the home screen as should be expected. Pressing the back button on this screen does nothing - the only way to exit the app is with the home button.
I have noticed that this does not happen with some ROMs - pressing the back button on the first screen simply exits the app without opening the second screen. Why does this happen, and is there a way to make the app always exit when pressing 'back'? I tried using the Contacts.apk from a ROM in which it works correctly in a ROM in which it does not, but nothing changes.
l1g3rz said:
When I press the back button in the Contacts app another screen opens (this one identical to the first, except missing the "Contacts", "Groups", and "Activities" tabs), rather than exiting to the home screen as should be expected. Pressing the back button on this screen does nothing - the only way to exit the app is with the home button.
I have noticed that this does not happen with some ROMs - pressing the back button on the first screen simply exits the app without opening the second screen. Why does this happen, and is there a way to make the app always exit when pressing 'back'? I tried using the Contacts.apk from a ROM in which it works correctly in a ROM in which it does not, but nothing changes.
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Press and hold the Contacts icon until the Edit Dock Shortcut window appears. Select Change Shortcut and find Contacts under Applications. Select the icon you want. You must reboot the phone for this fix to work. After the reboot, Contacts will work normally with the ability to "Back Out" to the desktop.
Thanks, that worked perfectly.
One issue I have always had with Android is knowing whether or not pressing the back key will take you to a previous menu or close the program. Now that the back button is dynamic, would it be possible to create a mod where the back button turns into an "x" when it will close the program? I think this is something that should be part of ICS, but I also know that modders can do some incredible things.
I wouldn't get your hopes up. Every application is coded differently and it depends on the developer to what function the back button does. I think for this to work, hypothetically, you would need specially designed applications to include this feature.
You could have the button linked to environmental variable that always takes you back home, bypassing any specific app uses, however that would be redundant since you already have a home button. Other than that, I don't think there's another way to do it, definitely not dynamic since its up to the specific App. However, I remember on CM7, there was an option for SMS so that the back button always took you to the inbox, and not just quit, which I miss.
The application controls whether the back button moves you to a previous screen, home screen, or even exits the program.
Edit: Just noticed I repeated what everyone else said
If it were possible to mod Android so that the back button was unable to close apps, I would be very happy. Could this be done?
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If it were possible to mod Android so that the back button was unable to close apps, I would be very happy. Could this be done?
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Don't think of the back button as closing the applications. Think of it more like the button triggering the app to close itself. It's an app specific issue, but not really an issue... Just use the home key!
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Don't think of the back button as closing the applications. Think of it more like the button triggering the app to close itself. It's an app specific issue, but not really an issue... Just use the home key!
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Just an example using Google Music:
Listening to music, I want to go into the app using the widget or icon on a home screen. Sometimes it goes to the Now Playing screen, other times it will go to the Recent/Artist/Albums view. (Which is a whole 'nother issue I have with Android)
I don't wan't the back button to go back to the home screen, I want the back button to back within the app. If the system can be modded so that the back button never navigates to home, I think that would work for me.
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Just an example using Google Music:
Listening to music, I want to go into the app using the widget or icon on a home screen. Sometimes it goes to the Now Playing screen, other times it will go to the Recent/Artist/Albums view. (Which is a whole 'nother issue I have with Android)
I don't wan't the back button to go back to the home screen, I want the back button to back within the app. If the system can be modded so that the back button never navigates to home, I think that would work for me.
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Yeah I have noticed this with Google music. Hopefully Google will update this with a fix but understand it's not an 'android' issue its a apk issue.
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Hi, first thing, this is my first Android phone and I understand I should press the back button to close out of apps rather than press the home button. So this means if I have been surfing for a while, I have to press back, say 20 times, going backward through all the pages I've visited, until I reach the first page opened and the browser will close.
I know I can press home to close, then press the right menu button to bring up the recent apps and swipe the browser away, but isn't there a better way to close out of programs? I thought maybe holding the 'back' button would force close it but it just brings up the browsing history.
2nd: I'm finding that some programs do not go into certain 'folders' while it goes into other folders, what is causing this?
Thanks.
On cm10 or any custom rom actually has the option in developers options to "long press back to kill app" if you don't have that option the only way is it press the home button hit the recent apps button not the menu button and swipe it away. How is that hard? Its much harder to do the same task on iOS.
Also I'm not too sure what you mean by the folder deal can you take a screenshot and upload it here. ( hold power + volume down.)
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The browser is a unique case where you don't have to back out. The best way is just close the current tab, or all tabs you have open, to close the browser. You don't go 20 pages back for browser closing. But for all apps yes back button is the best way to close apps when you're done.
Lol wow... I do that all the time and completely forgot thanks.
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