Just wanted to let everyone know just in case they havent found it yet..
There is this awesome app called "Button Savior" and it adds on screen "back" button along with settings and lockscreen.
Its realy nice for the Adam because for one at night I can never see the buttons and 2 when im holding it as a book I have a hard time acessing the hardware buttons on the bottom.
So anyways try it out and I hope it helps.. I will be buying the pro version in the next week if it continues to work as great as it has been today.
Button Savior (This app requires root)
You can get it on the Marketplace
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smart.swkey&feature=search_result
on heres my quick demo..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiy5SdGY_0Q
I use Button Savior on my Adam for the exact same thing -- night time use.
I can't easily see where the dedicated capacitive buttons are at night and Button Savior really helps.
I feel that it is so necessary on the adam, its crazy how much time was wasted trying to reflect the light off my palm to show me the keys..lmao.
Aghhhh i cant uninstall
Atimo said:
Aghhhh i cant uninstall
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Relaunch the app, then there is something like "kill buton savior" somewhere. Press it and uninstall it as you usually do.
As another option instead of Button Savior, Vegan Tab has Home, Menu, and Back buttons right on the status bar.
@Atimo Use Titanium backup for uninstalling. Works like a charm.
Maybe a dumb question, but I can't seem to find a way to get an address bar with a bookmark shortcut/button to stick at the top of the browser window. It's kind of annoying to have to go through that side shortcut thing to find the.bookmarks. I have toggled the full screen on and off a bunch of times but nothing changes.
Any ideas ?
Long press the back button
Hope this helps
majik8ball said:
Long press the back button
Hope this helps
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Damn ! Thanks ! Faster than a Google search !
Hi,
I use the menu key a whole lot more than multi task. How hard would it be to remap the multi task key to act like a menu key? Is it even possible?
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If the apps is according to the new ICS look, Holo I think the theme is called, then the menu button is on the top right of the screen.
Seems to me it would be a hassle to press a button on the bottom right and then move youre finger to the top right to actually use the menu.
On apps not yet fitted for ICS I can understand what u mean, however this problem should hopefully be almost gone within not too long.
Would love to remap the useless.most recent programs button to act as a google search button, much like a long press on menu on my s2 does...
There are several threads about this. Here is one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1480130
I just got my One X, so haven't tried anything myself.
But being able switch songs with the volume buttons while locked is what I'm looking for.
A must when you're outside in heavy rain or snow.
impossible to put my hand in bottom of the phone while writing in s-note, stupid thing when you know that you can disable hand-writing and use only the s-pen, is there any way to lock the 2 tactile buttons while writing???? thanks
ketchupyx said:
impossible to put my hand in bottom of the phone while writing in s-note, stupid thing when you know that you can disable hand-writing and use only the s-pen, is there any way to lock the 2 tactile buttons while writing???? thanks
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I was actually annoyed that I couldnt tap on the menu button and back button with the s-pen and found that there is a command for back and menu.
Open the help from your apps and choose s-pen and then commands to see it. You basically have to click on the button on the s-pen and while holding it down draw a command which is from right to left diagonally down and then to the right again for back. For menu if I recall its the top of a triangle from bottom left diagonally up then down right...I should have used my note to respond and paste an image in here
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I was actually annoyed that I couldnt tap on the menu button and back button with the s-pen and found that there is a command for back and menu.
Open the help from your apps and choose s-pen and then commands to see it. You basically have to click on the button on the s-pen and while holding it down draw a command which is from right to left diagonally down and then to the right again for back. For menu if I recall its the top of a triangle from bottom left diagonally up then down right...I should have used my note to respond and paste an image in here
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I dont think you understood me, but thanks anyway.
My question was, when i'm writing with my s-pen, i always accidentaly touch the back button, or the home or the menu button (physical and sensitive) . IS there any way to lock these buttons???????? like when watching a video and locking with power button, you canot anymore touch the home/back button, is there any way to do that in s-note? or any other apps
When I use the S Pen, the menu and back buttons are automatically disabled.
As a test, just on your home screen, hover the pen so the blue circle appears, then try and press the back and home buttons, they should not work.
Move the pen away, and they work again.
I too would prefer a way to lock the hard menu any back buttons. It is true that they don't work when the pen is in hover range but the moment it is out of hover range there is a high possibility that you hit them and they respond. It is impossible to always stay in that small range.
This feature would be really of great help when using the camera also. I keep accidentally touch the back button when trying to use the camera.
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richlum said:
When I use the S Pen, the menu and back buttons are automatically disabled.
As a test, just on your home screen, hover the pen so the blue circle appears, then try and press the back and home buttons, they should not work.
Move the pen away, and they work again.
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Confirmed, thanks.
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I understood the opposite of what you wanted
Mainly because as other member posted these buttons are locked while using the s pen. . However, if the s pen is not in range then they can still be pressed so you do have a point. . Maybe a customization feature in a rom. . ?? Feature request from the dev of the rom you are using?!
Well if you didn't know the s-pen shortcuts. . Now you do. .
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harpocrates said:
I understood the opposite of what you wanted
Mainly because as other member posted these buttons are locked while using the s pen. . However, if the s pen is not in range then they can still be pressed so you do have a point. . Maybe a customization feature in a rom. . ?? Feature request from the dev of the rom you are using?!
Well if you didn't know the s-pen shortcuts. . Now you do. .
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Yea thanks
I'm not sure if that's possible but i know there's a post in the" how satisfied are you with your note 2" (or something like that) thread which has instructions on how to enable the on screen keys and disable the capacitative ones.
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the problem is for me that my hand touches the back button before the pen is close enough to the screen...
stupid that there is no real setting in S-Note to disable the back + menu completly...
yeah I want that option too
Bulut.O said:
the problem is for me that my hand touches the back button before the pen is close enough to the screen...
stupid that there is no real setting in S-Note to disable the back + menu completly...
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yeah stupid, I'm just looking all over to solve this, but nothing yet. I also post two threads on other forums, maybe someone from SAMSUNG realize this is pretty stupid issue here,
that in writing phone, you have problems with writing. :laugh:
Hi everyone,
I am not sure which apps created this list so I can't really remove it from my screen.
It will disappear if I reboot my note 2 but It will come back again once a while.
Thanks for your comment in advance.
Honestly if you reaf the q&a thread a little or searched you would have found your answer because this gets asked basically everyday.
To remove: hold back button
Its the multitasking bar. Lets you view two apps at once
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It is the multi window feature. Long press you back button if you don't want it!
I bet you feel pretty silly right now huh? Sorry, couldn't help myself. As others have stated its your split screen menu. Open it by long pressing the back button and close it in the same way. While it is open you can drag any of the available apps to your screen and they will open in the upper or lower half. Your choice.
Thanks for putting a smile on my face.