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I realize that the Android OS has not had a Screen Capture ability built in, however some mods and ROMs have installed/created a way to get Screen Caps by pressing the Power/Lock and Home button to get them.
I am rooted and on the latest release of the OTA 2.3.4, but I wanted to know if there was a way to install/enable the screen shot abilitly like in previous ROMs I used.
Kind of like how I installed/updated the QuickSettings control in the notifications pull down - I was hoping there was an install package to enable this screen shot ability.
Thanks!
DustinF00 said:
I realize that the Android OS has not had a Screen Capture ability built in, however some mods and ROMs have installed/created a way to get Screen Caps by pressing the Power/Lock and Home button to get them.
I am rooted and on the latest release of the OTA 2.3.4, but I wanted to know if there was a way to install/enable the screen shot abilitly like in previous ROMs I used.
Kind of like how I installed/updated the QuickSettings control in the notifications pull down - I was hoping there was an install package to enable this screen shot ability.
Thanks!
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Well there is always market apps that are capable of this. Otherwise there isn't any flashable mods that will give you this function. This mod is a mod that must be baked into a rom before it is installed. Requires a certain apk, build.prop edit, a certain lib and the android.policy.jar must be capable of this function.
I use and recommend Shooter.
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DustinF00 said:
I realize that the Android OS has not had a Screen Capture ability built in, however some mods and ROMs have installed/created a way to get Screen Caps by pressing the Power/Lock and Home button to get them.
I am rooted and on the latest release of the OTA 2.3.4, but I wanted to know if there was a way to install/enable the screen shot abilitly like in previous ROMs I used.
Kind of like how I installed/updated the QuickSettings control in the notifications pull down - I was hoping there was an install package to enable this screen shot ability.
Thanks!
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I recommend Drocap2
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gmail.nagamatu.drocap2
I used it in the past with rom that didn't had the screenshot mod and it work perfect
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Get a CM7 nightly, it has the screen cap feature built into the power screen. Or get ShootMe. Both work
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Thanks Everyone, appreciate the feedback.
I didnt want to use one of the other ROMs right now, I just went back to the OTA Rooted ROM that was posted a few days ago and figured I would wait it out until some of the ROMs were rebuilt with the new OTA release and became stable.
Thanks again for the responses!
First off I was looking at rooms and noticed there are no Android 4.0 roms??? That are stable?
Aosp roms? Or tw 4.0?
We have both roms. And both do have bugs
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Like he said we do have 4.0.3. Check the development thread to see what's out there. The closest to stable is raverx black edition which is touch wiz based but you can always use apex launcher if you want an asop experience. Raver also has asop almost completed but alas the ics roms we do have out are a bit buggy but some can be daily drivers. Either way, nandroid backup and try em out till you find what's good for you cheers!
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i'm running ics megamix with apex launcher and it's been pretty stable.
raver's black edition had a lot fcs for me and really wasn't good enough for dd.
and racing's was good, but i only ran the original (with the reboot/shutdown bug).
but as far as i can tell, they really are all about the same, just with different levels of debloating (which raver's has the least bloat, but i think that led to some of the instability i encountered) and some different bootanimations/theme tweaks.
the main bugs are autorotate is broken and some people have call echo, but i haven't experienced call echo on any that i've ran.
There is a stock rom ported from at & ts sgs2 ics update. That's as close as you get to official for us. There's only one bug the rotation is whack and it's full of atts bloat other then that it's good.
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My last question is I know it doesn't have a notification light and I read somewhere that there is a way to make the capactive buttons (the ones on the bottom menu home etc) light up instead
rawr4dj said:
My last question is I know it doesn't have a notification light and I read somewhere that there is a way to make the capactive buttons (the ones on the bottom menu home etc) light up instead
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the most common i've seen is called bln, stands for backlight notification (i'm pretty sure there are others, too, but i'm not familiar with them). you need a compatible kernel, though, and so i don't think any of the ics can support it yet.
rawr4dj said:
My last question is I know it doesn't have a notification light and I read somewhere that there is a way to make the capactive buttons (the ones on the bottom menu home etc) light up instead
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There's an app called BLN Control in the Market too.
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Not really a actually ics ROM for the 989 I dont think. But official one will drop soon so id just flash darksides ROM or Mr x if your Telus. I use golauncher with a ics theme and it looks alot like it.
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rawr4dj said:
My last question is I know it doesn't have a notification light and I read somewhere that there is a way to make the capactive buttons (the ones on the bottom menu home etc) light up instead
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The kernel in the ROM must support BLN for it to work. There is another app on the market that will work on any ROM. It is called NoLED. It does not use the capacitive buttons but will show a light or if configured an icon on your screen even when screen is off for any apps you choose for it to manage. it will use separate icons for phone, sms, etc... so you know what you missed instead of just the lights like with BLN.
So here's the deal, I'm looking to upgrade from my HTC Sensation 4G in about 6-months, and I'm debating the Galaxy S4 vs the Nexus 5. As in 6-months both will be roughly $300-$400 used. The only major advantage to me that the Nexus 5 will have is the S800, while the S4 has a removable Battery (VERY useful to me) and a MicroSD slot. And I'm torn regarding the physical button = more screen space VS beautiful onscreen buttons = less screen space.
This brings me to my 1 question regarding the S4, is there a cross-ROM mod that changes the default function of the menu button to recent apps switcher, with long-pressing bringing up the menu?
Reason I'm asking is the Sensation's default menu button action is just that, the menu button, the same as on the S4. And I hate it.
I LOVE the recent apps switcher, but the only Rom that allows me to change the button action is CM, every other ROM only allows the Menu action. Is this also the case with the S4? I'd rather not be stuck with CM forever.
Thank's for the help.
P.S. If any of you had a Sensation before the S4 and found a mod for the Sensation to change the default action of the Menu button for every ROM, can you share it? Thanks!
Electriccars said:
So here's the deal, I'm looking to upgrade from my HTC Sensation 4G in about 6-months, and I'm debating the Galaxy S4 vs the Nexus 5. As in 6-months both will be roughly $300-$400 used. The only major advantage to me that the Nexus 5 will have is the S800, while the S4 has a removable Battery (VERY useful to me) and a MicroSD slot. And I'm torn regarding the physical button = more screen space VS beautiful onscreen buttons = less screen space.
This brings me to my 1 question regarding the S4, is there a cross-ROM mod that changes the default function of the menu button to recent apps switcher, with long-pressing bringing up the menu?
Reason I'm asking is the Sensation's default menu button action is just that, the menu button, the same as on the S4. And I hate it.
I LOVE the recent apps switcher, but the only Rom that allows me to change the button action is CM, every other ROM only allows the Menu action. Is this also the case with the S4? I'd rather not be stuck with CM forever.
Thank's for the help.
P.S. If any of you had a Sensation before the S4 and found a mod for the Sensation to change the default action of the Menu button for every ROM, can you share it? Thanks!
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I had the Sensation. I know just what you mean.
I don't think there is a cross ROM mod that does this. But most custom ROMs have this as a built in feature, to be able to remap the function of the physical home button and the virtual menu and back buttons. You can remap the function of either quick press or long press.
I know that all AOSP ROM's have this feature and most TW roms do too.
So just flash any custom ROM and you will likely get what you are looking for.
Look into Xposed modules. I think this kind of thing is exactly what the dev had in mind. There's an Xposed module for just about any kind of mod or customization you can think of.
Skipjacks said:
I had the Sensation. I know just what you mean.
I don't think there is a cross ROM mod that does this. But most custom ROMs have this as a built in feature, to be able to remap the function of the physical home button and the virtual menu and back buttons. You can remap the function of either quick press or long press.
I know that all AOSP ROM's have this feature and most TW roms do too.
So just flash any custom ROM and you will likely get what you are looking for.
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So every custom ROM has the option to change it? Even AOKP, PA, and others? Because AOKP and PA don't give any custom button mapping option on the sensation.
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HampTheToker said:
Look into Xposed modules. I think this kind of thing is exactly what the dev had in mind. There's an Xposed module for just about any kind of mod or customization you can think of.
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How would I look into them? An app? A flashable zip? Don't have much direct programming knowhow. :-\
Edit: Installed Xposed framework. Where would I find the mod to change the button mapping? Thanks.
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The next step is getting Xposed modules. These are basically mods that change functionality, and they use the Xposed framework to work.
I think this module does what you want:
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.spazedog.xposed.additionsgb
If not, check the module repository here:
http://repo.xposed.info/module-overview
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Electriccars said:
So every custom ROM has the option to change it? Even AOKP, PA, and others? Because AOKP and PA don't give any custom button mapping option on the sensation.
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Really?
It's a native feature of CM for all devices, including the Sensation, which AOKP and PA both heavily utilize.
So let me rephrase to be more accurate to what I actually know....all CM based ROMs for the S4 hav this feature. The vanilla AOSP roms might not.
pakraider said:
The next step is getting Xposed modules. These are basically mods that change functionality, and they use the Xposed framework to work.
I think this module does what you want:
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.spazedog.xposed.additionsgb
If not, check the module repository here:
http://repo.xposed.info/module-overview
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Thanks. it's really good but unfortunately no haptic feedback on button presses. :-\ Otherwise it would be perfect. I tried gravitybox as it also has the button remap option, but my "systemUI is not responding" when it's active. :'( Any fix for that? Or does it just have issues with CM?
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Skipjacks said:
Really?
It's a native feature of CM for all devices, including the Sensation, which AOKP and PA both heavily utilize.
So let me rephrase to be more accurate to what I actually know....all CM based ROMs for the S4 hav this feature. The vanilla AOSP roms might not.
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Darn, that's the same on the sensation, whenever I install a 4.2/4.3 AOKO or PA or AOSP ROM it doesn't have the feature. I read that they moved away from CM as a source after 4.1 and that's why it's different. Well could you do me a favor? Can you try the gravitybox module in xposed framework and see if it works on the S4? I tried it on my sensation running CM 10.1 and it breaks my SystemUI. I also tried Xposed additions and it works but doesn't give haptic feedback, which is a downer for me.
Thanks!
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Gravitybox isn't compatible with CM iirc.
please take all further discussion to the sticky thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2433835
Hello There
I just wanted to know, how can i add softkeys to my at&t s3 i747 like nexus devices. my bottom keys stopped working after a fall & all that works is HOME button neither MENU or BACK button lightup or work.
Searched this forum a lot found this line "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" to add to build.prop but whenever i did that the phone just keeps restarting with every rom that included stock, aosp, cm11 & other derivatives.
Good old captivate used to have this option with CM9 but i cant find an option to enable it anywhere. So im here to ask if there's any module to get those softkeys.
Tried all apps from playstore nothing seems to work.
Nothing can be done???
Self BUMP!
vivek90 said:
Hello There
I just wanted to know, how can i add softkeys to my at&t s3 i747 like nexus devices. my bottom keys stopped working after a fall & all that works is HOME button neither MENU or BACK button lightup or work.
Searched this forum a lot found this line "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" to add to build.prop but whenever i did that the phone just keeps restarting with every rom that included stock, aosp, cm11 & other derivatives.
Good old captivate used to have this option with CM9 but i cant find an option to enable it anywhere. So im here to ask if there's any module to get those softkeys.
Tried all apps from playstore nothing seems to work.
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The "qemu.hw.etc..." should work fine as long as you save correctly and reboot after. If you're willing to use 4.3, use an AOKP ROM like Task650's, PAC, or Paranoid Android which comes with a persistent navigation bar option if I'm not mistaken.
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I never thought such a simple thing would bug me so much but not having a dedicated menu button on my HTC One is driving me up the wall. I'm running CM10.2, and I know I can convert the home key single or double tab function into a menu button but I would prefer the logo to be my menu key as I haven't been able to train myself to accept the home key mods.
That being said all of the kernels I look at say they will work on sense roms or google play edition roms. I can't seem to find anything that specifically says it will work with Cyanogenmod. If someone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.
I believe the AOSP edition of Lunar kernel will work, at least there was a comment of someone using it. Make a nandroid and give it a shot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594677
Crawshayi said:
I believe the AOSP edition of Lunar kernel will work, at least there was a comment of someone using it. Make a nandroid and give it a shot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594677
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Thanks, I gave that a shot and it froze my phone within 10 minutes of use. I'll have to keep an eye on it.
Elite Lunar AOSP is for kitkat not jellybean. We do not have a kernel for that version of AOSP...but there might be one floating around the international forum.
Are you talking about the 3 dots menu icon? If so I had this issue for a while too. If I remember correctly you can change it in settings. I think it's in Settings >Hardware. I'm no longer using CM so i'm not 100% sure.
If you're talking about something else, I apologize.
Think he is talking about the menu button that's just above the HTC logo.
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There's no menu button
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Some kernels map the htc logo to act as a menu button.
cmlusco said:
Some kernels map the htc logo to act as a menu button.
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Yeah the have the option. Any of the AOSP kernels should work on CM.
Just so you know the HTC logo as menu is very close to the edge of the screen. When I tried to hit the space bar many times I would get a menu button press.