[BRAINSTORM] Back Button Long Press Functionality - Nexus One Android Development

I was using my phone today and was making a lot of calls to the same place and was really annoyed on how there is no fast way to redial your last dialed number.
What im thinking would be really helpful for nexus one users is to have a long press on the back button be a shortcut to call the last number dialed.
Now, i dont have much programing skills for this kind of job so i was wondering if i can get a developer willing to look into this.
Thanks!

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or maybe force close app?

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I agree. the return button should have a function to force stop from an application. or I need to do it everytime in Manage Applications settings page..

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aboda7es said:
or maybe force close app?
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that would be pretty handy also... i wouldnt mind that either.

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So who is gonna make this happen?

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nephron said:
I was using my phone today and was making a lot of calls to the same place and was really annoyed on how there is no fast way to redial your last dialed number.
What im thinking would be really helpful for nexus one users is to have a long press on the back button be a shortcut to call the last number dialed.
Now, i dont have much programing skills for this kind of job so i was wondering if i can get a developer willing to look into this.
Thanks!
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good idea hope this gets worked on..
aboda7es said:
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this would be sweet too. maybe there could be an option ib this app or w/e to do one or another?

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Actually there is a quick way to redial. If you look at the modified Phone.apk that Cyanogen uses in his ROMs, I believe its by cytown not too sure, he has an options in your settings where if you hit the call button it will retrieve the last dialed number

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aboda7es said:
or maybe force close app?
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My thoughts exactly.

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I dunno if either option would utilize the back button well. I mean there's an app on the market called force close and it puts a shortcut in your notification panel. Just pull down the panel and hit the force close button and ur done. Though this is not accessible with apps/games that take up the whole screen, it will work with majority of the apps. I agree that it should have a function but not sure what exactly. What about an undo function? Maybe if u unintentionally paste text or delete text, just press the button to undo. Keep sharing your ideas.
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To redial, just hit the green phone button again without looking up a number.
POOF the numbers there..
Same on all phones, just hit talk again and it works.. (FROYO 2.2 confirmed)

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Why not just make it remapped like we did on the G1 with the Camera button where its anything we want? It shouldn't be that different from how we did it to the G1 anyways

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bright idea!
looking forward to it

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Devastatin said:
To redial, just hit the green phone button again without looking up a number.
POOF the numbers there..
Same on all phones, just hit talk again and it works.. (FROYO 2.2 confirmed)
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b9nez said:
Why not just make it remapped like we did on the G1 with the Camera button where its anything we want? It shouldn't be that different from how we did it to the G1 anyways
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Neither of these will work on the Nexus. It has neither a call button nor a camera button. Best we can do is the search button. And there are already apps on the Market that allow you to set the search button to anything you want. So all we need is an apply that, on launch, queries the call log and sends an intent to dial that number to your default dialer app.

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carnegie0107 said:
Neither of these will work on the Nexus. It has neither a call button nor a camera button. Best we can do is the search button. And there are already apps on the Market that allow you to set the search button to anything you want. So all we need is an apply that, on launch, queries the call log and sends an intent to dial that number to your default dialer app.
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Sigh,
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The big green phone handle.

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Long press on search with a menu pop-up with commands capable to execute

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Devastatin said:
Sigh,
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The big green phone handle.
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yes, but you still have to go to launcher, press phone, then press the green on-screen button...
I think the OP's goal is to have a shorter way to access functions that are buried for lack of hardware buttons

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alapapa said:
yes, but you still have to go to launcher, press phone, then press the green on-screen button...
I think the OP's goal is to have a shorter way to access functions that are buried for lack of hardware buttons
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No worries, program an app IMO.

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Agreed 100%
I would LOVE to see the back button applied as a force close function...
Or am I still going to have to go back to the home screen and tap the "End All Tasks" widget?
OP: Great idea in a slightly skewed direction... I think more users would benefit from a force close function.

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Would it actually be a good idea? I have to say the back button is the one I probably spam, and I wouldnt want to force close my ebuddy etc just because it didnt register the gap between my multiple back pressings.

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Some programs already build "exiting" by back button in. (e.g. tvguide, astro).
Having a force close function so readily available will just introduce more headaches to applications that use states heavily.