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Could someone develop a app that acts like the back button?

I wish so bad I could have one of these quick keys as the back button but you can't, if there was a app that did that we could just assign that app....
Anyone else wish one could be set as the back button?

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i agree. it'd be useful

collins521 said:
I wish so bad I could have one of these quick keys as the back button but you can't, if there was a app that did that we could just assign that app....
Anyone else wish one could be set as the back button?
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If you are rooted, you might be interested in this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
No problems with remapping with my G2 so far.
User1 , user2, user3 are the three quick keys, starting from the left of the keyborad.

I'm temp rooted and doesn't seem to work cause I have to reboot and even after I have it root on reboot it doesn't stay

Is there a way to view all screens?

I remember on all my old phones you could pinch the screen and get little cards of all the other screens and then you could touch one to go directly to that screen. Is there a way to do it on the nexus? I can't get it to work.

Just long-press the home button and there it is!!
Edit: It works (also by pinching ), but I realize now that I use ADW EX (custom launcher). In the stock launcher it does not work. Sorry.

Sweerts said:
Just long-press the home button and there it is!!
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Agreed. You said it man.

Tried that and it does nothing. It will take me to the home screen if im not on it but long pressing does nothing else.

Shoops said:
Tried that and it does nothing. It will take me to the home screen if im not on it but long pressing does nothing else.
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Maybe you missed my edit. A custom launcher should do the trick.

[Q] Power button menu home button?

Just got the SGIII and my GNex is now my 16 month old daughters learning device. We installed a whole bunch of baby stuff but the problem is she keeps hitting the home button and exiting the app.
The phone is rooted and I am running the Nova launcher so I could remove all the navbar buttons... But then I won't be able to exit some apps if there isn't a built in exit option...
My idea was to add a HOME button to the power button menu. That way I would have a way to exit but my daughter shouldn't be able to figure it out so easily. Does anyone know if this is possible?
I'm running Codename Android ROM but I'd change if there was one that would work better.
Also, does anyone know how to disable the google search option when you drag your finger up from the bottom... I can't stand it, I always seem to do it by mistake myself.
Thanks,
Jim

i dont think this is possible..

Ok I figured as much. Any other ideas how I could hide home button but still have access to it via some other means?

calaski8123 said:
Ok I figured as much. Any other ideas how I could hide home button but still have access to it via some other means?
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Expanded desktop feature in cyanogenmod maybe?
sent from my i9250

OK thanks I'll try it
Jim

bk201doesntexist said:
Expanded desktop feature in cyanogenmod maybe?
sent from my i9250
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This sounds exactly what you're after. It lets you remove/restore the navbar from the power menu, preventing unwanted exits.

How to remap menu key to multitasking

So I am to impatient to wait for the 4.4 update where hopefully we will get the recent apps button to replace the menu key so I did what I could for now.
You have to be rooted and have a root file manager.
open the file manger and go to system
then to usr
then to keylayout
now open the Generic.kl
scroll down to key 139
open as a text file
change from "MENU" to "APP_SWTICH"
no "" needed
save the file and reboot
Honestly i did it in the sec_e-pen.kl and sec_keyboard.kl and sec_touchscreen.kl just to be sure. I dont know if it is needed but i did anyway and have had no side affects.
Again if this has been posted before feel free to delete or move just i havent seen it so i thought others would want to know:good:

Sounds like a nice little tweak! But doesn't that cause problems with apps that don't have a menu button in the interface?

clouds5 said:
Sounds like a nice little tweak! But doesn't that cause problems with apps that don't have a menu button in the interface?
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I suppose it would but so far most apps and games have the pull out menu or some kind of options thats easily accessible through the app itself. i guess since almost all of android expect samsung did away with the menu button most apps dont need you to have one

I love this option, but i wonder if its also possible to map the long press of the menu key to "menu", any ideas?

MarrowK said:
I love this option, but i wonder if its also possible to map the long press of the menu key to "menu", any ideas?
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from what I read it is a lot more difficult to map a long press. but I will look into

MarrowK said:
I love this option, but i wonder if its also possible to map the long press of the menu key to "menu", any ideas?
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Xposed Framework and GravityBox should be able to do that
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I tried it on both my GS3 and P600, and here's the result
On GS3, modifying Generic.kl alone is enough to do the trick
Yet on P600 I have to modify all 3 files to make it
With GravityBox I managed to remap the long press as menu
Sent from my SM-P600 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

lokercy said:
I tried it on both my GS3 and P600, and here's the result
On GS3, modifying Generic.kl alone is enough to do the trick
Yet on P600 I have to modify all 3 files to make it
With GravityBox I managed to remap the long press as menu
Sent from my SM-P600 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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interesting. yea i guess something more needs to be done for the note.

thanks alot man, u solved my problem
i am using a local brand qmobile quadro z4,having jb 4.2.1 stock rom and by just modifying the one file, it worked, thanks alot

now i want to remap menu to long press menu key, or long press home, or long press back, can any one help,let it be difficult, doesnt matter

engrshabir said:
now i want to remap menu to long press menu key, or long press home, or long press back, can any one help,let it be difficult, doesnt matter
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Bump....I too want to change longpress actions... Gravitybox module won't seem to load, so i'm hoping theres another approach....

Jaydawgx7 said:
Bump....I too want to change longpress actions... Gravitybox module won't seem to load, so i'm hoping theres another approach....
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gravitybox works, i hope u r not mistaking, install xposed installer, open it, go to framework, click install/update, app_process and xposedbridge.jar will install n will reboot, now go to modules and install gravitybox, and then activate it, in the modules, tick it in the checkbox, so its activated, now it will work, try this, hope it will work for u as well,

When I do that, will apps that doesn't show on screen menu button start to show? (For example, Chrome)

Bumping cause awesome

waywardfrantz said:
Bumping cause awesome
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+1

waywardfrantz said:
Bumping cause awesome
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+1

The xposed module "menu be gone" remaps the menu key to be a recents key, and if you long press it, it is a menu key.

It work but it is "APP_SWITCH", you wrote wrong, beware!!!

Problem with pawitp AOSP 6.0.1 buttons issue

Let me start off by saying that this rom is so amazing. Brought back my galaxy grand duos to life. Huge difference from stock 4.2.2!!
One issue I noticed though: Press & hold home button activates recent apps AND now on tap at the same time!

erryday said:
Let me start off by saying that this rom is so amazing. Brought back my galaxy grand duos to life. Huge difference from stock 4.2.2!!
One issue I noticed though: Press & hold home button activates recent apps AND now on tap at the same time!
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and the question/problem is?

Like I said, press and hold home button is assigned for both recent app switcher AND now on tap. Which makes using now on tap impossible.

erryday said:
Like I said, press and hold home button is assigned for both recent app switcher AND now on tap. Which makes using now on tap impossible.
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Make another 2 post and you'll be able to post/ask in the rom thread. You may have a better answer there than here, as Im not using the rom, so Im not able to provide better solution than this.
In cm12.1 under setting,there's button tab which have an option to set the button assign. See if your rom have the same option.
Edited: I just found this post, will gibe you the answer for your question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63914260

Thanks, that was helpful.
AOSP does not have an option to change buttons. I love AOSP simplicity but the menu button is pretty useless on marshmallow. I'm trying to figure out a way to make it function as a recent app switcher instead.

erryday said:
Thanks, that was helpful.
AOSP does not have an option to change buttons. I love AOSP simplicity but the menu button is pretty useless on marshmallow. I'm trying to figure out a way to make it function as a recent app switcher instead.
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I believe I read it in the aosp 6.0 thread about disabling the now on tap function, in Google setting I think. Check the link I gave, probably couple post before or after it.