After using the Optimus g for a while, I got sooo used to just touching the home key as opposed to pressing it on my note 2. In other words, it actually annoys me that I have to press the home key on Samsung phones. Am I the only one?
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Nope.
Hard buttons < Touch Buttons < On-screen buttons (Nexus)
I love the touch buttons. especially since I turned the backlight off and looks like I'm touching nothing
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Hi,
My fingers mistakenly hits the power button constantly and it turns off the phone.
Is there a way to change the settings for the power button? For example change it to a long click or a double click to turn off phone?
Thanks
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lol I had the same problem for the first week, got used to it.
My power button is very sensitive also. Sometimes while walking with my phone in my jacket pocket the power button gets bumped and my phone gets turned on. I use the pattern lock feature so I don't have to worry about "pocket dialing" but I still don't like the idea.. I have my screen time set for ten minutes. I don't want my screen on for no reason at all.. I wish they made the power button less sensitive.
I got the Body Glove case from the Sprint store and this has helped hide the power button from me hitting it.
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I am not looking for a flame war or stupid "I agree" vs "I disagree" comments. I am looking for solutions. I am sorry for starting the flame war.
I recently got an S4 and am very unhappy with the physical push home button. I wish it was a capacitive button.
I HATE the physical home button!
Are there any fixes that can make the capacitive touch screen above and below the home button work to make it so that I don't have to hit my phone when I want to use the home button?
Its slower to use <endless S Voice complaints>
Its usage is inconsistent with the other capacitive buttons <requires more physical force>
Incompatible with pen use
It is more likely to break than a capacitive button
Its more likely to get dust and dirt and lint inside your device
It cost more to manufacture and assemble
Why would they make this a physical button? What's the point? So many down-sides, no up-sides that I can think of. Was Samsung only copying the iPhones physical button?
The one good reason to have another physical button on the phone is for recovery. You need a button to press since the touch screen requires drivers and more software that recovery does not have.
If only Nexus 4 had LTE and sd card. =((((((((((((
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/09/10/do-you-prefer-on-screen-capacitive-or-physical-buttons/
http://pocketnow.com/2012/08/13/home-button-isnt-necessary
I'm sure someone will figure out a way to add the Navigation bar like the Nexus devices. Warning, that navigation bar will burn it's image on the screen over time. That's one of the reasons I decided to get rid of my Galaxy Nexus.
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I agree, this is the biggest letdown for me coming from the S2 T989. It really is annoying, with no good reason to exist that I can think of. Hopefully the S5 will go back to the S2 way of doing things.
There isn't really any point to ranting about it now. Id suggest using Swipe home button app if you don't like the physical home button. I personally doesn't like it but im sure it works well for some people, I don't like capacitive home buttons either. My reason is, when I'm watching a video or playing a game, accidentally touching the home button brings you back to the homescreen which is quite annoying. I prefer physical over capacitive. That's just my opinion though
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I like it
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I like the physical home button. Capacitive home doesn't work for me. And for the s5 they probably won't change the home button.
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denverjoe72 said:
I recently got an S4 and am very unhappy with the physical push home button. I wish it was a capacitive button.
I HATE the physical home button!
Are there any fixes that can make the capacitive touch screen above and below the home button work to make it so that I don't have to hit my phone when I want to use the home button?
Its slower to use <endless S Voice complaints>
Its usage is inconsistent with the other capacitive buttons <requires more physical force>
Incompatible with pen use
It is more likely to break than a capacitive button
Its more likely to get dust and dirt and lint inside your device
It cost more to manufacture and assemble
Why would they make this a physical button? What's the point? So many down-sides, no up-sides that I can think of. Was Samsung only copying the iPhones physical button?
The one good reason to have another physical button on the phone is for recovery. You need a button to press since the touch screen requires drivers and more software that recovery does not have.
If only Nexus 4 had LTE and sd card. =((((((((((((
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/09/10/do-you-prefer-on-screen-capacitive-or-physical-buttons/
http://pocketnow.com/2012/08/13/home-button-isnt-necessary
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My Nexus 4 has LTE enabled, wanna trade?
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Xcor3 said:
There isn't really any point to ranting about it now. Id suggest using Swipe home button app if you don't like the physical home button. I personally doesn't like it but im sure it works well for some people, I don't like capacitive home buttons either. My reason is, when I'm watching a video or playing a game, accidentally touching the home button brings you back to the homescreen which is quite annoying. I prefer physical over capacitive. That's just my opinion though
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Rip English
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Xcor3 said:
Id suggest using Swipe home button app if you don't like the physical home button.
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Thanks for the suggestion! I will check out that app and maybe it will do what I want.
denverjoe72 said:
I am not looking for a flame war or stupid "I agree" vs "I disagree" comments. I am looking for solutions. I am sorry for starting the flame war.
I recently got an S4 and am very unhappy with the physical push home button. I wish it was a capacitive button.
I HATE the physical home button!
Are there any fixes that can make the capacitive touch screen above and below the home button work to make it so that I don't have to hit my phone when I want to use the home button?
Its slower to use <endless S Voice complaints>
Its usage is inconsistent with the other capacitive buttons <requires more physical force>
Incompatible with pen use
It is more likely to break than a capacitive button
Its more likely to get dust and dirt and lint inside your device
It cost more to manufacture and assemble
Why would they make this a physical button? What's the point? So many down-sides, no up-sides that I can think of. Was Samsung only copying the iPhones physical button?
The one good reason to have another physical button on the phone is for recovery. You need a button to press since the touch screen requires drivers and more software that recovery does not have.
If only Nexus 4 had LTE and sd card. =((((((((((((
http://www.phonedog.com/2012/09/10/do-you-prefer-on-screen-capacitive-or-physical-buttons/
http://pocketnow.com/2012/08/13/home-button-isnt-necessary
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Theres many ROMS available that let you replicate the nexus Navigation bar, or you can mod the stock OS to allow you to do that as well. You can also disable the function of the physical home button if you wish as well. I have nothing against the physical home button and personally prefer it, and i tried the nexus navigation bar and it worked perfect however it felt like a waste of screen space when i could just disable it and use the built in buttons.
As the question said, is there a way to disable the Hardware Keys on the HTC One when an on-screen keyboard is on? It is a tad inconvenient rapid-typing with the Swiftkey Keyboard and I hit the home button when trying to put down a punctuation.
Same thing happens to me. I either hit the back button and the keyboard goes away, or I hit the home button. Ugh so frustrating when that happens!
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+1
But then what happens when your stuck on a screen when clicking above it wont make the keyboard go away?
Hello guys, I'm reading ebooks on this tablet in portrait mode. it happens to me quite often that I touch the back or menu button while holding the tablet by accident and close the book. Is there a way how to disable these buttons? I'm rooted.
Thank you
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Did you see this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539936
I posted in that thread, but just to reiterate, you need to edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec_touchscreen.kl, not sec_touchkey.kl like on the S3 as described here: http://brandtkrueger.wordpress.com/...ation-buttons-on-the-galaxy-s3-requires-root/.
On mine, I rem'd out 4 of the 8 lines in that file - 2 lines that have MENU and 2 lines that have BACK in them, and it works. My buttons still light up, but they don't make a noise or haptic feedback, nor do they do anything. Oh also, I haven't tested this yet, but if you want to disable the physical HOME button, I think you need to edit gpio-keys.kl. There are 4 lines in that file, all referring to the physical keys on the tablet (vol down, vol up, power, and home).
Hold down the HOME button and the POWER button. The HOME button is on the front of the phone at the bottom, the POWER button is on the right side of the phone.
Alternatively, using the Stylus pen, click the button on top of the Stylus once and then long press on the screen. Using this method also allows you to crop or draw on the screen capture.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1960372
Post your GN2 Home Screen
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