Develop Bugs

[TIP] How to Re-Assign Home Button Double Tap

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.
Sent from my SGH-T999

rakeshchn said:
Can we configure it to launch the multitasking menu? I don't like holding down the home button.
Sent from my SGH-T999
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would like to know this as well

Does the home button still lag when you assigned the double tap
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda app-developers app

Any idea how to assign double tap to Google voice search, like it was available on other phones on holding search key?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

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.

T3hBraveBoss said:
Does the home button still lag when you assigned the double tap
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't observed any difference in the home key from applying this.

rakeshchn said:
Can we configure it to launch the multitasking menu? I don't like holding down the home button.
Sent from my SGH-T999
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
T3hBraveBoss said:
Does the home button still lag when you assigned the double tap
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, home button lag is present sadly.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747

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
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium

I can get it to work..any suggestions?

eyecon82 said:
I can get it to work..any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
cnstarz said:
could you be any more vague?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how are you setting it up?

re
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda premium

[Q] How to make home button long press shorter? (touchwiz)

Is it possible to change the delay on the home button long press to bring up the task manager more quickly in touchwiz? By default it feels frustratingly slow!
I want to keep the S-apps so I am not interested in a different home manager.
Thanks

Here the little known solution.
freebeerz said:
Is it possible to change the delay on the home button long press to bring up the task manager more quickly in touchwiz? By default it feels frustratingly slow!
I want to keep the S-apps so I am not interested in a different home manager.
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please here me out as this involves installing Nove launcher. Something you stated you do not wish to do.
Install Nova launcher but after pressing the home button choose TouchWiz "always".
If you now long press the screen and choose "apps & widgets". In there somewhere is a widget called Nova launcher. Long pressing this to place it on the screen invokes a menu that actually belongs to the Nova launcher where you can choose "Recent apps". This places a recent apps shortcut on your screen which open instantly.
This obviously does not help if you are not on the home screen and will jump back to a previous app. In such situations you should use the best app on the market for multitasking which is called SwipePad. You need to purchase the "recent apps" add on ftbut it's worth it.
Hope this helps.
I wish S-apps (especially the S-Planner widget) worked with third party launchers. Touchwiz is smooth and fast but the grid is simply to limited and no full screen annoys me.

download taskmanager app from samsung appstore...put it on homescreen

Disable double press of the home button in S voice.
Whenever you press the home button it waits to see if you double press it before deciding that you only intended to press it once.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

richlum said:
Disable double press of the home button in S voice.
Whenever you press the home button it waits to see if you double press it before deciding that you only intended to press it once.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the tip, it really work !!!

Dmwitz said:
Please here me out as this involves installing Nove launcher. Something you stated you do not wish to do.
Install Nova launcher but after pressing the home button choose TouchWiz "always".
If you now long press the screen and choose "apps & widgets". In there somewhere is a widget called Nova launcher. Long pressing this to place it on the screen invokes a menu that actually belongs to the Nova launcher where you can choose "Recent apps". This places a recent apps shortcut on your screen which open instantly.
This obviously does not help if you are not on the home screen and will jump back to a previous app. In such situations you should use the best app on the market for multitasking which is called SwipePad. You need to purchase the "recent apps" add on ftbut it's worth it.
Hope this helps.
I wish S-apps (especially the S-Planner widget) worked with third party launchers. Touchwiz is smooth and fast but the grid is simply to limited and no full screen annoys me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for these tips, swipepad looks very interesting!
Also I didn't realize that the pop-up S-Note still worked with Nova Launcher, so I may keep Nova anyway (I think I can live without S-Planner...)

A couple simple things I can't figure out how to do.

My phone is rooted,
How do you multitask? For example if I am using Chrome or the stock browser, how do I switch to a app without exiting the browser? I thought it was long press the back button but it does not work. And how do I change the icons on my lock screen? Ive looked through all the setting and cant find it.

1. Press and Hold the HOME button (the physical button in the middle)
2. Settings --> Lock Screen --> Lock Screen Options --> (press) Shortcuts (not the on / off button .. the word)

If you dont have the multiwindow , you need to update firmware to get it.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

Ghetto Geeksta said:
My phone is rooted,
How do you multitask? For example if I am using Chrome or the stock browser, how do I switch to a app without exiting the browser? I thought it was long press the back button but it does not work. And how do I change the icons on my lock screen? Ive looked through all the setting and cant find it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
multitask maybe not supported in Your phone.
and to change lock screen icons go to Settings > lock screen > lock screen options Shortcuts Drag any icon to delet it/Arrange it.
i hop i helped you.
*sorry for my English*

ameralkial said:
multitask maybe not supported in Your phone.
and to change lock screen icons go to Settings > lock screen > lock screen options Shortcuts Drag any icon to delet it/Arrange it.
i hop i helped you.
*sorry for my English*
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks you did help me with lock screen icons.
Why would multi-task not be supported by my phone? This should be a basic capability with smart phones these days.

MohJee said:
If you dont have the multiwindow , you need to update firmware to get it.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think I have multi-task, when I press the Home button I just get recently opened apps. I am rooted, what firmware would I upgrade to?

Ghetto Geeksta said:
I don't think I have multi-task, when I press the Home button I just get recently opened apps. I am rooted, what firmware would I upgrade to?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That IS multitasking. You're in the browser, then you want to switch to for example the S Note app without exiting (as in closing down/quitting) the browser. You press and hold the home button and select S Note in the app list that pops up. Then when you're done you do the same thing to get back to the browser.
If you're talking about dividing the screen in two and having two apps visible at the same time, that's a different thing, it's called multi-window and is done by pressing and holding the back key, then in the list that pops up, drag for example YouTube and drop it on the top of your screen, then do the same thing again to drag some other app to the bottom of the screen.
If you don't have the multi-window feature, you need to update your firmware.

Kiahnlliya said:
That IS multitasking. You're in the browser, then you want to switch to for example the S Note app without exiting (as in closing down/quitting) the browser. You press and hold the home button and select S Note in the app list that pops up. Then when you're done you do the same thing to get back to the browser.
If you're talking about dividing the screen in two and having two apps visible at the same time, that's a different thing, it's called multi-window and is done by pressing and holding the back key, then in the list that pops up, drag for example YouTube and drop it on the top of your screen, then do the same thing again to drag some other app to the bottom of the screen.
If you don't have the multi-window feature, you need to update your firmware.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When I press the Home button in my browser I don't get a list of apps on my phone I only get recently opened apps. When you say update my firmware do you mean OTA updates? Will this affect my root?

Ghetto Geeksta said:
When I press the Home button in my browser I don't get a list of apps on my phone I only get recently opened apps. When you say update my firmware do you mean OTA updates? Will this affect my root?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OK. Forget about the whole update thing. I don't think we're talking about the same thing here.
Long pressing home = list of recent apps
Long pressing back = multi-window app selection bar
If you want a list of apps on your phone, you press the home button once to get back to your home screen, and from there open the app drawer.
Is that what you meant?

Sorry for my original post above, I misread what you said. I thought you were talking about the multi Window feature in note 2 which can be activated by long pressing the back button.
The multi tasking is when you long press the home button, correct. You get the list of recently opened apps. That's how it works and how it always worked.
If you want a customizable pad that's let's you switch to other apps on the fly, then I highly recommend SwipePad. You can find it in the market and it's free.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

Kiahnlliya said:
OK. Forget about the whole update thing. I don't think we're talking about the same thing here.
Long pressing home = list of recent apps
Long pressing back = multi-window app selection bar
If you want a list of apps on your phone, you press the home button once to get back to your home screen, and from there open the app drawer.
Is that what you meant?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For me
Long pressing Home= list of only recently opened apps (not all the apps on my phone).
Long pressing back= does nothing on my phone when I long press it.

Long press home button gives you a list if recently opened apps, yes. That's how it works. It doesn't, in any version of android, give you a list of all installed apps in your phone. I don't know where you got that idea.
Second, if you want the multi Window feature (which opens when you long press the back button) then check OTA update. If there are no updates for you, then wait for it in the future.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium

Ghetto Geeksta said:
For me
Long pressing Home= list of only recently opened apps (not all the apps on my phone).
Long pressing back= does nothing on my phone when I long press it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
To open any other app on your phone, just press Home button and then run any app you wanted, and if you want switch back to your last app long press Home.
If you still dont get it, than search in youtube for Android multitasking.

Any way to change Home button?

Any way to change Home button double tap to recent app instead of S voice?

vwgti18 said:
Any way to change Home button double tap to recent app instead of S voice?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try a different launcher such as Nova. You can assign the button to perform the action you want. Plus, at least for me, a scrolling dock is great. If you get Nova Prime you can also add gestures to perform your preferred action. There are others that do some of that too, but I have ended up sticking with Nova...
Good luck!

vwgti18 said:
Any way to change Home button double tap to recent app instead of S voice?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Check this thread out to see if it helps you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34526056
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda premium

From what I can tell it is the always running s-voice app that intercepts the home press and so it waits for a split second for the 2nd home button double tap. It is not some function built into the system that can be hacked to something else. If s voice is disabled, the home button speeds up but there shouldn't be anyway to use double tap unless another app such as one of the 3rd part launchers is used. Maybe some one could make a mod of some sort to watch home button press and activate on a double tap for those who don't want to use a custom launcher.
personally i wish a double tap went directly to a google voice search

This is an option in S-voice settings . It's enabk d by default, but can be disabled. I've disabled S-voice on my phone altogether, so I can't remember exactly where it was. However, if you hit the menu button while in S-voice, you should see a lot option that says something along the lines of "open/launch S-voice by double tapping home key".
It will make the home button respond faster, however it won't launch the running app selector.
But, you can still launch the selector by doing a long press of the home key.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda premium

Next1776 said:
Try a different launcher such as Nova. You can assign the button to perform the action you want. Plus, at least for me, a scrolling dock is great. If you get Nova Prime you can also add gestures to perform your preferred action. There are others that do some of that too, but I have ended up sticking with Nova...
Good luck!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea i run nova prime too. But setting the button only works when on the launcher i want it to work while in apps.

omnidroid said:
This is an option in S-voice settings . It's enabk d by default, but can be disabled. I've disabled S-voice on my phone altogether, so I can't remember exactly where it was. However, if you hit the menu button while in S-voice, you should see a lot option that says something along the lines of "open/launch S-voice by double tapping home key".
It will make the home button respond faster, however it won't launch the running app selector.
But, you can still launch the selector by doing a long press of the home key.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nice thanks for the tip svoice is disabled :good:

Replacing S Voice?

Is there anyway to replace the S Voice app with Google voice with the use of the home button? As in could I make the shortcut of double clicking the home button go to Google app instead of S voice?

You 'could,' in that you re-map the code on the button on the 'ondbclick' execution, though it'd take a tiny bit of work.

teh roxxorz said:
You 'could,' in that you re-map the code on the button on the 'ondbclick' execution, though it'd take a tiny bit of work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is actually a way to do this with a think Nova launcher? I'ts one of those launchers..I don't even use them. But I've seen it some where.

What he said... I have it and it's AWESOME... Home button twice brings up quick desk home and menu brings up Google now and home and back brings up the camera. How wickedly cool is that!
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app