I recently flashed a 4.4 kitkat ROM and it appears Wanam doesn't support modifying the home button on 4.4. I tried using the Home2 app but there is a noticeable delay whenever the home button is pressed. What other alternatives are there? Is there a 'hard' method of modifying system files?
legato89 said:
I recently flashed a 4.4 kitkat ROM and it appears Wanam doesn't support modifying the home button on 4.4. I tried using the Home2 app but there is a noticeable delay whenever the home button is pressed. What other alternatives are there? Is there a 'hard' method of modifying system files?
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My ROM has this feature.
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...so I guess not then..
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Coming from SGS II where one touch brings you back to the home page, now with the new SGS III a physical home button replaces the touch home button which is driving me crazy, I am sure others feel the same, anybody out there that found an app that will replace the home button please share it with us.
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After downloading a bunch of apps and trying them finally found one that works, it's called (Virtual Button Bar) available in trial or paid versions, if you have found an app that works just like the physical home button please share.
sebmw said:
Coming from SGS II where one touch brings you back to the home page, now with the new SGS III a physical home button replaces the touch home button which is driving me crazy, I am sure others feel the same, anybody out there that found an app that will replace the home button please share it with us.
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Replace it with what? All you have to do is edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec-keys.kl and map the home button to camera search or whatever else you may want
elesbb said:
Replace it with what? All you have to do is edit /system/usr/keylayout/sec-keys.kl and map the home button to camera search or whatever else you may want
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Thanks for the info, but can you explain how to map the home button to any other function step by step, basically I like the calculator app to have the same function as the home button, thanks in advance.
sebmw said:
Thanks for the info, but can you explain how to map the home button to any other function step by step, basically I like the calculator app to have the same function as the home button, thanks in advance.
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Ah that you can't do in android. (That I'm aware of) I used to do this on my windows mobile phone. You can only change it to like a different function button.
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The only way is to flash a cm10 rom that has navbar.
lazarat said:
The only way is to flash a cm10 rom that has navbar.
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You can set custom app to a button on the nav bar?
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elesbb said:
You can set custom app to a button on the nav bar?
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Yes. You can add up to 5 and assign them to whatever you like. You can also assign app or actions to the long press option so total max is 10 different apps or actions
Check out Home2 Shortcut in play store. Not sure if itll do exactly what you want but may help.
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Apologies if this has already been posted but trying to search on the Tapatalk app is next to useless!
Is there a way to get the double press of the home button to launch Google Now rather than S Voice?
I'm rooted and on Android Revolution 4.
Thanks.
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Long Press the MENU button for Google Now.
TheMathMan said:
Apologies if this has already been posted but trying to search on the Tapatalk app is next to useless!
Is there a way to get the double press of the home button to launch Google Now rather than S Voice?
I'm rooted and on Android Revolution 4.
Thanks.
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You can change a number of behaviors with Apex launcher to launch Google Now-home key action, pinch in, swipe up, swipe down, and desktop double tap. Other launchers allow you to make similar changes. I would think with all those options you could find a more convenient behavior for launching Google Now. You can also have the Google Now search bar on all the screens all the time or on any screen all the time with almost all launchers. Remapping the home button to open Google Now with a double press instead of S Voice shouldn't be too difficult of a mod since you can turn off the action in S Voice settings. With all the other options I would think you could find a solution without a mod. You can also have the Google Now cards show up in notifications.
Home2 Shortcut can do it with or without root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcu
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rumy said:
Home2 Shortcut can do it with or without root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcu
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This works. I successfully mapped double home button press to launch camera. Thanks!
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Does anybody know if its possible to program the home so a double tap brings up messaging and a long press brings up Google now? If so how could I do that?
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If you are running stock TW then the short answer would be no. If you are using a custom launcher like Apex or Nova there are settings in the launcher behavior section where you can tweak to perform actions.
yeah, it's impossible on touchwiz,
I don't know about the customizability of the button on launchers, since i don't use them
anti-up said:
Does anybody know if its possible to program the home so a double tap brings up messaging and a long press brings up Google now? If so how could I do that?
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If you hold down the menu button it'll bring up Google now. Unless you're in an app then it'll pop up the search engine. You're on your own on the messaging one tho lol. Double taping home takes you to S. Voice.
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RayTrue04 said:
If you hold down the menu button it'll bring up Google now. Unless you're in an app then it'll pop up the search engine. You're on your own on the messaging one tho lol. Double taping home takes you to S. Voice.
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and hold down the back button shows/hides the side bar for multi window view (if you have it enabled)
Is there any mod to replace menu with recent apps button as on stock Android? I find recent apps more useful than rarely used menu.
There is if you are rooted. First you'll need the Xposed installer, then the module for the G2. You can use the free module for this.
Use search, there are threads on xda where you'll find the links to these mods.
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You can view recent Apps by long pressing on the Home menu icon
Yes, but not being able to just tap it is extremely annoying.
What were they thinking?
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ASW1 said:
Yes, but not being able to just tap it is extremely annoying.
What were they thinking?
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Exactly!
First off, I am using the "nusense six" Rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2693502) and have the HTC one m7.
I have never used the stock sense six firmware but I have noticed that on this Rom, if you tap on the screen just above the HTC logo, it acts as if you pressed a hardware menu button (the menu for the app you are on pops up).
This feature is interesting, but the problem is that when I type and push the spacebar ever so slightly too low on the screen, the keyboard closes and the menu pops up. This has finally become annoying enough for me to make this post and I hope someone can help me disable this feature. Thanks!
Also if anyone knows of a relitively stock sense six Rom without this thing, please let me know.
Nikguy said:
First off, I am using the "nusense six" Rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2693502) and have the HTC one m7.
I have never used the stock sense six firmware but I have noticed that on this Rom, if you tap on the screen just above the HTC logo, it acts as if you pressed a hardware menu button (the menu for the app you are on pops up).
This feature is interesting, but the problem is that when I type and push the spacebar ever so slightly too low on the screen, the keyboard closes and the menu pops up. This has finally become annoying enough for me to make this post and I hope someone can help me disable this feature. Thanks!
Also if anyone knows of a relitively stock sense six Rom without this thing, please let me know.
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It's just a kernel setting. You should be able to disable it using Trickster Mod.
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brholt6 said:
It's just a kernel setting. You should be able to disable it using Trickster Mod.
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Thanks it worked like a charm
Nikguy said:
Thanks it worked like a charm
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I have browsed Trickster and can find no way to change this button layout. When I installed NuSense, I chose the option for logo button to be "home" plus "recent apps" out of curiosity. Now I want it back to stock. Where in Trickster mod can one change this?
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I have browsed Trickster and can find no way to change this button layout. When I installed NuSense, I chose the option for logo button to be "home" plus "recent apps" out of curiosity. Now I want it back to stock. Where in Trickster mod can one change this?
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That's not in trickster. Just reflash the Rom without wiping and select the stock option.
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brholt6 said:
That's not in trickster. Just reflash the Rom without wiping and select the stock option.
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Thanks for the reply.