As you are probably aware, double tapping the home button will launch S Voice on the Galaxy S3. Unfortunately, Samsung did not include a way to re-assign this button for a different function if you don't fancy the S Voice app. Instead, all they did was give you a way to disable the hone button double tap. Well here is a way for you to re-assign the home button double tap without the need for any rooting or modding at all.
Step 1) Go into the S Voice settings and uncheck the Launch SVoice box. This will keep S Voice from launching when you double tap the home button.
Step 2) Install Home2 Shortcut from the Play Store
Step 3) Open Home2 Shortcut and configure it to launch the app of your choosing with a double tap of the home button. The app is pretty self explanatory and setting it up will be pretty straight forward. NOTE: When you get to the end, after you tap "close" it will ask you to set as default. Select Home2Launcher as the default.
Hope this helps anyone who didn't know how to do this. I am currently running CM10, and am using this to launch Google Now with a double tap of the home button.
Nice find! Is there a tho when single pressing?
Can we configure it to launch the multitasking menu? I don't like holding down the home button.
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rakeshchn said:
Can we configure it to launch the multitasking menu? I don't like holding down the home button.
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I would like to know this as well
Does the home button still lag when you assigned the double tap
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Any idea how to assign double tap to Google voice search, like it was available on other phones on holding search key?
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Seems to be Voice Search is not showing as application by default on GS3. You have to uninstall it using Titanium Backup and then install it from Market. This will put shortcut where it belongs and you would be able to assign it to double tap Home key.
If you have Apex Launcher, you can go to Apex Settings>"Behavior settings" and scroll down to gesture settings and you can configure one of the gestures to open up recent apps. I chose swipe down. It's not a fix for when you're in an app, but its better than pressing the home button twice or holding it down when you're on a homescreen. You can also configure the home button to open the Recent Apps dialog if you're already on your default homescreen.
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Does the home button still lag when you assigned the double tap
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I haven't observed any difference in the home key from applying this.
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Can we configure it to launch the multitasking menu? I don't like holding down the home button.
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There is a paid app called Multitask Shortcut which is an app that open the multitasking menu. So, if you combine that with this app like I have, then yes you can assign the double tap to multitask.
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Does the home button still lag when you assigned the double tap
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Yes, home button lag is present sadly.
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Button Savior is pretty cool. You can just swipe from left to right or vice versa and a string of soft keys appear (Home, recent apps, back, etc). Very nice app and I hardly press my home button anymore
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I can get it to work..any suggestions?
eyecon82 said:
I can get it to work..any suggestions?
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could you be any more vague?
Ever since installing the Google Now mod OR removing some APKs as per the S3 apk guide, double tapping does not launch S-Voice...
Which is frustrating when trying to make a call from my car....Voice cmd for apps is enabled in settings, as well as the double tap setting within S-voice.
eyecon82 said:
I can get it to work..any suggestions?
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cnstarz said:
could you be any more vague?
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i meant i couldn't get it to work
i assign handcent as my double tap, but it never opens
Thank you sir. Handy way to launch the camera.
duxup said:
Thank you sir. Handy way to launch the camera.
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how are you setting it up?
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artisticcheese said:
Seems to be Voice Search is not showing as application by default on GS3. You have to uninstall it using Titanium Backup and then install it from Market. This will put shortcut where it belongs and you would be able to assign it to double tap Home key.
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Is this the only way to get Voice Search working? I'm trying very hard to not root this thing, but I need a quick way to launch Voice Search.
Sad that threads like these will no longer be easily visible to users on multiple carriers due to the splitting of forums... Thanks OP!
This is awesome, thank you. The one feature I missed most from my custom GS2 ROM.
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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.
I read somewhere to press power and Home for the screenshot. But for the life of me i can't get it to work. What am I missing?
Don't have this rom.. But i could of sworn it's like Aosp.. Power and volume down.
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I"m on one of the GPe based ROMs (VirginRom 1.4) and that button combo doesn't work.
I am on 4.2.2 He and you hold volume down and power until you see an animation. It takes about2-3 seconds
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Every time I volume down /+ Power, I get a screen shot of the volume sliders :crying:
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Every time I volume down /+ Power, I get a screen shot of the volume sliders :crying:
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hit the power button slightly before the vol down.
I had issues getting the timing right on my S4 (running VirginROM 2.0, now 2.1). What ended up working for me in the end was pressing both buttons (VolumeDown & Power) simultaneously.
Do a quick Google search for your phones shortcut though - I used to have an HTC One S and for some reason the screenshot shortcut on it was different from virtually every other Android phone...
Is there a way to change the menu button (next to the home button) to recent app button like in other Androids???
I am used to Nexus devices, and I am having hard time adjusting to holding home button to see all open apps...
alphakp295 said:
Is there a way to change the menu button (next to the home button) to recent app button like in other Androids???
I am used to Nexus devices, and I am having hard time adjusting to holding home button to see all open apps...
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Should definitly use the Q&A forum for this question or change the title to "please move" so an admin will correct it for you.
Forum is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/help
Quick answer is gravitybox. Root >> xposed>> gravitybox.
Good luck. Welcome to XDA
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Should definitly use the Q&A forum for this question or change the title to "please move" so an admin will correct it for you.
Forum is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/help
Quick answer is gravitybox. Root >> xposed>> gravitybox.
Good luck. Welcome to XDA
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Incorrect. What ALL users need to do, is use the "report post" functionality, so we are notified of an issue. We cannot possibly hope to read every thread, every day, and changing the title like that is no guarantee at all that we will handle it in any timely manner.
As it is, moving to the correct board...
This is the place for Q&A, general discussions, and pre-/post-installation chat about EmotionOS. Please keep the development thread clean and post here all your personal issues that are not related to the development such as Xposed, themes, extra mods, other stuff, ... etc. Thanks in advance!
I seem unable to rebind hardware home button to other functions.
For example, long press or double tap home button -> open app switcher, doesn't stick.
Not sure if this changed after I added back button to kill in dev options.
anessie said:
I seem unable to rebind hardware home button to other functions.
For example, long press or double tap home button -> open app switcher, doesn't stick.
Not sure if this changed after I added back button to kill in dev options.
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Working on it to fix it.
"If it compiles, it is good, if it boots up it is perfect".