[Q] On screen buttons - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

Hi,
Is there any way to enable on screen buttons on note 2 ? I just need back and home button on it.
Thanks

Not at the moment. you can edit build.prop but things get all messed up.
Just download button savior for now. I have it setup where back and home pops out of the left side and goes bck in withiin a second once used. very convenient and minimal. Doesn't take up much space like all the other wannabe button apps.
OPPAN NOTE 2 STYLE!!!

You can I do its throws a couple of things out of wack. Tw launcher. I use apex though. The camera, cuts of half of the shoot button and the diailer also call log your last call ........ im used to it the buttons are of more help to me then the problems are trouble...." qemu.hw.mainkeys=0"
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So how did you do this?
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DarthPiggie said:
So how did you do this?
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qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 use ROM toolbox paste in at the end of build prop reboot
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Not sure why anyone would want to edit the build.prop, it messes up all the dimensions. Here is a pic of what i am talking about. Button Savior simple clean and works. Everything is configurable, from button locations, size, numbers of them, how long before it goes away etc ..

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Any way to fix home button wake up bug?

Dont know what else to call it really but I know this is happening with all of our devices.. which is when the screen times out and u press home to wake it up it takes u back to default homescreen. The sgs3 doesnt react that way and ive had to get used to hitting the power button instead. Any ideas? This would be amazing and greatfully appreciated.
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I can't replicate this issue. I let my screen timeout and pressed the home button and it simply turned the screen back on to where I left it.
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I've had it happen. You press he home button immediately after the screen goes black, and it wakes the screen up, but also takes out of what ever you are in and takes you to the home page. I've retrained myself not to go for the home button, but the power button.
stevessvt said:
I've had it happen. You press he home button immediately after the screen goes black, and it wakes the screen up, but also takes out of what ever you are in and takes you to the home page. I've retrained myself not to go for the home button, but the power button.
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I've seen this behavior too. It's quite annoying.
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j_shelton1988 said:
I can't replicate this issue. I let my screen timeout and pressed the home button and it simply turned the screen back on to where I left it.
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What firmware are you on.. no matter what rom im on if the screen times out it takes me back out of wher is was.
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pezlomd said:
What firmware are you on.. no matter what rom im on if the screen times out it takes me back out of wher is was.
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Stock rooted. I tried it multiple times and the same thing happens, screen times out, I instantly press the home button and it turns the screen back on but keeps me on the web page, app, etc that I'm using.
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No matter what I do wipes roms etc I have this problem..wtf
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This is really an issue, "immediately" hitting the home button when it goes to sleep? Why not just avoid letting it go to sleep or hit the power button? This seems like a non issue to me and I've never had it happen.
but my post does not help the OP so good luck with that, sorry for the editorial.
The point is my sgs2 gti9100, and sgs3 tmobile which both had physical buttons didnt react this way.. I find it to be strange.
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pezlomd said:
The point is my sgs2 gti9100, and sgs3 tmobile which both had physical buttons didnt react this way.. I find it to be strange.
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Are you using stock LEAK ?
I think this is a Jellybean 4.1 issue. My Note 2 has the same problem, but my wife's Galaxy S3 didn't when she was on ICS. Last week the phone updated to JB and now the problem exists.
This is definitely related to Jelly bean but I'm not sure if it is strictly a Touchwiz Jelly bean issue. It happens when I removed S Voice from the home button double press. It happens on the S3 and when my Note II comes in I bet it will happen on there too.
There are a lot of people that noticed it and I even saw someone open an issue with Google, although I'm not sure it is entirely a Google issue.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39326
The last line is the issue maybe.
"I want the single tap to be more snappy - for that I must disable s voice, but when I do it this bug raises its head. "
Do you guys have s voice disabled on the home button to save that lag time?
I disabled the s voice on the home button but still have the lag.
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[MOD] Enable Navigation bar/Disable HW keys(Nexus 4 style)

I have the At&t version of Optimus G E970, I think this will work for any Optimus G.
Not responsible for bricked phones.
This is a mod how to enable navigation bar(on screen buttons) , its very simple and easy...
Add the following line at the end of buid.prop file
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
now on reboot we will have nav-bar like on nexus 4
To disable hardware keys, I used root explorer go to system/usr/keylayout click and hold on kaypad.nl and choose from menu open in text editor and 139,158,172 edit the home to hom and do the same on all 3 lines and hit save and reboot,
Plus I went and deleted all the 139, 158, 172 lines from external_kbd.kl, Generic.kl, MHLRCP.kl, osp3-input.kl and qwerty.kl. I dont know if that helps because I deleted them first then edited the lines in kaypad.nl.
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what for????
why do i need to decrease screen size?
agurzhiy said:
what for????
why do i need to decrease screen size?
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Well some people might want to play with it and get the nexus 4 feeling. Plus its feels smoother in my opinion.
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Its the beauty of Android you can make it how ever you like, some don't mind hardware keys other may want the soft keys.
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For what it is worth I find the software keys more ergonomic
The hardware keys on this phone are to low and causes strain to hit them
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trincisor said:
For what it is worth I find the software keys more ergonomic
The hardware keys on this phone are to low and causes strain to hit them
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That's how I feel its in the right spot. The hw keys are too low.
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it works thanks but is there any way you can make the navigation bar smaller. i think it takes too much screen
You have to change values in framework-res.apk
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phillip_viado said:
it works thanks but is there any way you can make the navigation bar smaller. i think it takes too much screen
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How do I do it though?
this worked out good for me because my back button stopped working but the problem i have now is my camera freezes and crashes or acts like it takes a picture but doesnt save an image does anyone else have this problem
Thanks for the tip!
Would this work on ics?
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how to turn off the lights hardware keys?
Its work to disable hw keys but the lights not turn off..
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HELP! I tried this and got the nexus 4 buttons working. However, once I got to the disabling hardware buttons part, it all went to hell.
I think I may have screwed up the key map file because now my phone's power button is not working.
I can't lock the phone, I can't wake the screen.
However, once I offed the phone using an app, I can turn it on using the power button, so it definitely isn't broken.
Is there a solution to this? I don't have any warrenty and I'm freaking out!!!
Oh and yes, I've done a factory reset and no that didn't solve the issue.
Please help! Thanks in advance! :crying:
kdz restore?
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kimitza said:
kdz restore?
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Yeah that's what I'm trying to avoid... The process seems really risky and the instructions are not very clear..
The menu key brings up task manager is there a way to change that?
jwade0825 said:
The menu key brings up task manager is there a way to change that?
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Should be possible by editing duno what files in system/usr/keylayout folder.
Quantity not too big, so try find yourself...
On RootBox I only needed to comment out 158, 172 and 139 (by putting a "#" in front) on keypad_8064.kl

[MOD] Enable Navigation bar/ disable HW keys(Nexus 4 style)

I have the At&t version of Optimus G E970, I think this will work for any Optimus G.
Not responsible for bricked phones.
This is a mod how to enable navigation bar(on screen buttons) , its very simple and easy...
To edit build.prop, on root explorer navigate to system press and hold on build.prop and open in text editor.
Add the following line at the end of build.prop file
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
now on reboot we will have nav-bar like on nexus 4
To disable hardware keys, I used root explorer go to system/usr/keylayout click and hold on kaypad.nl and choose from menu open in text editor and 139,158,172 edit the home to hom and do the same on all 3 lines and hit save and reboot,
Plus I went and deleted all the 139, 158, 172 lines from external_kbd.kl, Generic.kl, MHLRCP.kl, osp3-input.kl and qwerty.kl. I dont know if that helps because I deleted them first then edited the lines in kaypad.nl.
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Why would I want to do this??
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mrjasenr said:
Why would I want to do this??
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Why would you discourage people from being helpful? If it is not your cup of tea, read and move on.
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Why would you discourage people from being helpful? If it is not your cup of tea, read and move on.
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I'm sorry, you misunderstood. I mean why? As in how would it benefit me. I wasn't being a d*ck. Like I want to know how it is of benefit vs. Hw keys.
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mrjasenr said:
I'm sorry, you misunderstood. I mean why? As in how would it benefit me. I wasn't being a d*ck. Like I want to know how it is of benefit vs. Hw keys.
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My apologies. I think it is more for aestetics.
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Build.prop in system?
Never mind, got it
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Can someone post a picture of build.prop of where the line is supposed to be at? This may be a silly question but I'm new to root, and I really wanna get a nexus 4 feel to my LGOG.
wewooo said:
Can someone post a picture of build.prop of where the line is supposed to be at? This may be a silly question but I'm new to root, and I really wanna get a nexus 4 feel to my LGOG.
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You just add a separate line to the bottom. Just a new line below everything that reads "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0"
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easytheezy said:
You just add a separate line to the bottom. Just a new line below everything that reads "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0"
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Like right under the last line which is Davik.vm.stack?
EDIT: Nvm got it, but the only problem is that the stock launcher
and keyboard don't have the right resolution.
How does one edit the build.prop?
Never mind! Got it
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The easiest way to disable the default navigation buttons is by going to
system/usr/keylayout/keypad_8064.kl When you open the file you'll find
key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
key 172 HOME VIRTUAL
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
add a # in the begging of each one like
#key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
#key 172 HOME VIRTUAL
#key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
Reboot and they should be disabled, but the buttons still light up. To fix this go the settings/display/front key light Then uncheck
Turn on Front Key Light.
wewooo said:
The easiest way to disable the default navigation buttons is by going to
system/usr/keylayout/keypad_8064.kl When you open the file you'll find
key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
key 172 HOME VIRTUAL
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
add a # in the begging of each one like
#key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
#key 172 HOME VIRTUAL
#key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
Reboot and they should be disabled, but the buttons still light up. To fix this go the settings/display/front key light Then uncheck
Turn on Front Key Light.
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This did the trick for the hard ware keys, now all I have is the soft keys
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Odd, when I do this I cant pull the notification bar down ad the notifications show. It still shows the icons in the top bar. but not when I pull it down?
Also noticed that when I reboot my phone the first notification I get shows up normally, then they stop showing. It notifys me and everything, just cant pull down the blind to access them.
Also noticed that my menu button isnt integrated with the menu bar at the bottom. Ideas on how to do this?
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Odd, when I do this I cant pull the notification bar down ad the notifications show. It still shows the icons in the top bar. but not when I pull it down?
Also noticed that when I reboot my phone the first notification I get shows up normally, then they stop showing. It notifys me and everything, just cant pull down the blind to access them.
Also noticed that my menu button isnt integrated with the menu bar at the bottom. Ideas on how to do this?
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I can't answer the notification issue, but I believe for the menu button a lot of apps have a built in menu button (usually in an action bar on the top right) now that they display (it is more of a tablet display, but given the resolution it probably still shows up that way).
You can still get to the menu in apps right?
Would there be anyway to disable the softkeys while the lockscreen is on? Because with stock lg lockscreen, it jus shows a black bar
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Would there be anyway to disable the softkeys while the lockscreen is on? Because with stock lg lockscreen, it jus shows a black bar
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That is how it is on my JB tablet with onscreen buttons, I think that is just how it works, but I could be wrong.
How hard is it to make this into a flash able ZIP?
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How hard is it to make this into a flash able ZIP?
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They have it on the att forum, a zip to enable and one to disable, im pretty sure it'll probably work on our phones too
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kayslay21 said:
They have it on the att forum, a zip to enable and one to disable, im pretty sure it'll probably work on our phones too
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I'll be the test dummy and let y'all know.
EDIT: Don't flash the ZIP, kills the whole alignment of the icons and widgets.
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I'll be the test dummy and let y'all know.
EDIT: Don't flash the ZIP, kills the whole alignment of the icons and widgets.
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Are you using stock lg launcher? They said it messes that all up unless your using a different one like nova or apex
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[MOD] Force Navigation bar like Nexus 4

This is a mod how to enable navigation bar(on screen
buttons) , its very simple and easy...
Warring: if you mess something dont blame me.
Add the following line at the end of buid.prop file
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
now on reboot we will have nav-bar like on nexus 4
Much easier to use the recent and home.
And more comfortable for the thumb
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It works but causes icons and things to get cut off
also causes the overflow menu button to appear.
designgears said:
It works but causes icons and things to get cut off
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Well we can use lots of other launchers without problem
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samomamo said:
Well we can use lots of other launchers without problem
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Good point...
also causes the overflow menu button to appear in some apps.
We even have the menu
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samomamo said:
We even have the menu
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Open up settings, you will see it
check out the camera too
designgears said:
Open up settings, you will see it
check out the camera too
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Well those don't bother me. Still usable. But the navkeys are much smoother experience for me in general.
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samomamo said:
Well those don't bother me. Still usable. But the navkeys are much smoother experience for me in general.
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Just need to disable the hardware ones now
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Just need to disable the hardware ones now
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I know but I don't want to mess with the phone too much. We still don't have a way to restore easily.
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I know but I don't want to mess with the phone too much. We still don't have a way to restore easily.
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the tot file is pretty easy to use imo
But you lose some of your screen to do this. I guess its a "what suits your own tastes" sorta thing...
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But you lose some of your screen to do this. I guess its a "what suits your own tastes" sorta thing...
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Yes you are right. Its just this phone is so big so the navkeys don't bother me
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Is there a way to make the nav bar slimmer like the one on Vega Iron?
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This is a mod how to enable navigation bar(on screen
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Thanks so much for this! I'm going to give this a shot. Not sure if it's really that useful/suits me, but it's always nice to have options.
I have been having some fun with this. Enabled the software keys, disabled the hardware keys, disable the back and menu button lights. Now it just looks like I have a sweet notification light area because you cant see those two buttons when they aren't lit up. I adjusted the pixel density all around to make is so I don't lose any app screen space.
The only issues I have are the icons on the launcher getting cut off on the bottom rows and the camera button is a little messed up, still usable, but there is a dedicated hardware button, so it doesn't really matter.
Now I just need to change the multitask button to a menu button and it will be pretty sweet!
there has to be an app that does this as well.
designgears said:
I have been having some fun with this. Enabled the software keys, disabled the hardware keys, disable the back and menu button lights. Now it just looks like I have a sweet notification light area because you cant see those two buttons when they aren't lit up. I adjusted the pixel density all around to make is so I don't lose any app screen space.
The only issues I have are the icons on the launcher getting cut off on the bottom rows and the camera button is a little messed up, still usable, but there is a dedicated hardware button, so it doesn't really matter.
Now I just need to change the multitask button to a menu button and it will be pretty sweet!
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Can you post your settings to make this all work?
Thx.
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Master Home key function : double press, triple press, long press..etc

Hi... In Samsung smartphones, when you press home button, it turn on the screen, right? ...okay.. But now, I wanna change that function to play music when I press the home button and pause when I press it again(with screen off) . I've been searching in Google & this forum, but can't find any method or solution . Does anyone has any idea for this? Thanks in advance...
Additional info ::: I have xposed framework installed and can skip music with volume key long press ( with screen off).. I just wanna have similar function with home key to play/pause music
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Hi... In Samsung smartphones, when you press home button, it turn on the screen, right? ...okay.. But now, I wanna change that function to play music when I press the home button and pause when I press it again(with screen off) . I've been searching in Google & this forum, but can't find any method or solution . Does anyone has any idea for this? Thanks in advance...
Additional info ::: I have xposed framework installed and can skip music with volume key long press ( with screen off).. I just wanna have similar function with home key to play/pause music
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Or you can download a rom that has a various music control itmes for volume buttons.
Like play and pause. Stop. Next. Previous. Etc etc..
Check out DroidTurK ROM x)
It has that music controls
Thanks... But I don't wanna download a new rom now as I have some difficulties.. May be I'll try it later, the rom is also 250 dpi mode and will have a small icons I guess.. Anyway, thanks..
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Double tapping to play/pause music like in ipad is also OK.. Then it would be so amazing to have a "music life"
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yeminswe said:
Thanks... But I don't wanna download a new rom now as I have some difficulties.. May be I'll try it later, the rom is also 250 dpi mode and will have a small icons I guess.. Anyway, thanks..
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if uc all 250 dpi icons small .. then....
however its a personal taste
Yeah... I bought galaxy note 2 because I wanna see text and icon bigger. So 250 dpi make no sense for me.. Personal taste
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Can anyone else help me find the method??
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There are apps that use the proximity sensor to control music controls or even unlock the phone from one. Type on proximity or something and they should pop up, I know this is not what you are looking for but could be an option for now
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Thanks.. But I know that app, just afraid of battery drain and don't like that app... Thanks whatever
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Can anyone else help me please?...
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Hello...
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Okay.. It's like nobody can't help.. Our may be my post is not seen.. Whatever now, let it be it's OK without screen off.. Then, is it still possible to change home key function like this with screen on? If this is possible, it will benefit not only for me but also for the others as it will become a cool multitasking no other post on this forum exactly like this.. I mean triple press and long press home button.. Please somebody help me and the others too
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yeminswe said:
Okay.. It's like nobody can't help.. Our may be my post is not seen.. Whatever now, let it be it's OK without screen off.. Then, is it still possible to change home key function like this with screen on? If this is possible, it will benefit not only for me but also for the others as it will become a cool multitasking no other post on this forum exactly like this.. I mean triple press and long press home button.. Please somebody help me and the others too
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There are some mods which let you reprogram your home button. You should check out Xposed framework. Also, you could go for a virtual bar which emulates home, menu and back button. There is a very nice app which is called something like "dynamic app bar" in the play store. Maybe you could use that app to create a special button for music controls.
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Eeuwe said:
There are some mods which let you reprogram your home button. You should check out Xposed framework. Also, you could go for a virtual bar which emulates home, menu and back button. There is a very nice app which is called something like "dynamic app bar" in the play store. Maybe you could use that app to create a special button for music controls.
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There is a module called "hold home" but it didn't replace long press home button, instead it replace double press home button s voice to Google voice.. Btw, play store don't show dynamic app bar.. Is name exactly like that? Thanks..
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