Hi,
do someone know if it's possible to remap the menu button on our galaxy s 2 to be the multitask button ( I mean the app switcher ) ? I searched hours on Google to see if it was possible and I found a couple way to get it to work. But I'm not sure it works for our phone because we miss some files in the key layout directory.
If you know how we could remap it and get the 3 dots on the screen, let me know !
I'd be so happy !
Have a nice day Belig :laugh:
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Hey Belig
I want to have that too, it's so anoying to long press the home button everytime.
But I think getting the 3 Dots on the screen is pretty ****ty, so if we could do it that when we press the menu button the "recent apps" pops up. And when we long-press the menu button we can get the normal menu. That would be the easiest and best fix for that i think.
But I'm sorry to tell you that I don't know how to do that.
And I think the problem is that nobody is interested in doing that... , as I saw this question more than once on XDA-developers.
But if someone reads it and is interested, please do that! I would be able to do a little donation to that aswell if needed!
Wave.
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Hey Belig
I want to have that too, it's so anoying to long press the home button everytime.
But I think getting the 3 Dots on the screen is pretty ****ty, so if we could do it that when we press the menu button the "recent apps" pops up. And when we long-press the menu button we can get the normal menu. That would be the easiest and best fix for that i think.
But I'm sorry to tell you that I don't know how to do that.
And I think the problem is that nobody is interested in doing that... , as I saw this question more than once on XDA-developers.
But if someone reads it and is interested, please do that! I would be able to do a little donation to that aswell if needed!
Wave.
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I am also really interested in this. Would be awesome if someone could do this.
Update, this was what I found, if you check the last page, first post, it seems that this method works fine with Samsung Galaxy S2 [running cm9, at least ] .
[HOWTO] Remap hardware button to ICS recent apps
Unfortunately, it involves decompiling and other nasty things, which would require quite a bit of effort. Would've been nice, if some ROM, had this option prebuilt. [ changing via settings].
Just a quick update/info. This has been merged in latest CM10 and is also a feature of cm9.
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Just a quick update/info. This has been merged in latest CM10 and is also a feature of cm9.
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Strange. I was running cm9 till cm10 came out and right now running the latest build of cm10 and haven't seen this. Can you please clarify?
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Strange. I was running cm9 till cm10 came out and right now running the latest build of cm10 and haven't seen this. Can you please clarify?
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Latest build of CM10 of 6th August. Go to system settings, system, hardwarekeys.
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Hrithan2020 said:
Strange. I was running cm9 till cm10 came out and right now running the latest build of cm10 and haven't seen this. Can you please clarify?
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So, I went through the changelog of cm10 and found this :
Settings: Hardware key custom rebinding (2/2)
Description (sounds cool, can't wait for the next build ) :
Code:
Settings for rebinding the actions performed on the following key press events:
Home long-press, menu press, menu long-press, search press, search long-press,
app-switch press and app-switch long-press.
The available actions are: Nothing, open/close menu, recent apps switcher,
search assistant, voice search and in-app search.
EDIT : Sorry, hadn't seen Spiralzz's post. I was actually having this in my build cm10 itself. [ the one I flashed today ] Awesome!!! Now, I have set long-press home button to voice search, press menu button for app-switcher, and long-press menu button for search . Thinking of using, three button in-app for menu options for a while. Thanks a ton
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Just a quick update/info. This has been merged in latest CM10 and is also a feature of cm9.
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Where can I access this in CM9? I´m on the 7 aug nightly.
I didn´t find it in settings/system.
i resume this old thread. I'm using cyanogenmod 10, so i can remap button as i want. But i would try the stock jelly bean from samsung (obviously rooted) and i I would remap the menu button for multitasking. There is now the possibility? Thanks
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It adds a very simple feature I was missing: waking the phone by pressing the volume keys, just like the power button sometimes hard to catch.
It's a feature available on MIUI but not in stock Froyo roms. As far as I know, there is no simple way to enable this.
It's very light: no widget, no screen, no configuration, no service, no process running. So it won't appear in drawer or widget menu.
Just install it and it's active. No root required. Can be slow to react right after a reboot, but ok after.
It's my first application and it has been tested only on my 2.2.2 defy, so do not hesitate to write about any problem: not working, conflict with another application, etc... You can also tell if it's working of course .
It should work on other devices, but never tried.
Thanks for your feedback.
Nice! Worked for me
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thanks, i was looking for this
Thanks I was looking desperately for this app but unfortunately doesn't work for me.
I'm using defy+ with ms2ginger 2.1
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stockhomer said:
Thanks I was looking desperately for this app but unfortunately doesn't work for me.
I'm using defy+ with ms2ginger 2.1
Envoyé depuis mon MB526 utilisant Tapatalk
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I'm planning to switch to MSGinger soon, I will be able to debug it and take a look at this. Maybe it's because of Gingerbread base version. I hope I will find because I will need it!
doesn't worked for me cyanogen 7.1
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I'm planning to switch to MSGinger soon, I will be able to debug it and take a look at this. Maybe it's because of Gingerbread base version. I hope I will find because I will need it!
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Please, make this to work on MSGinger 2.1 (i try it on defy, green lens but don't work)...
There is a change between froyo and gingerbread concerning broadcastreceiver that i'm using. I'm searching for a solution.
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I am using "No lock" (BOD) from the market for this with MSG 2.1.
It is disabled the lock screen and in the same time you can wake up by pressing volume button.
I need this when I am mountainbiking (volume button are easy to catch), so I did not need the lock screen.
It a desktop widget, easy to enable/disable.
If you use your mod, is it possible to activate/desactivate the feature or it is always on ?
Tkx
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Great Job! so can we make it with wake up on menu or home button infact i had a thread for it.with attach file for jordan key-layout..hope u can do something about it.
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I am using "No lock" (BOD) from the market for this with MSG 2.1.
It is disabled the lock screen and in the same time you can wake up by pressing volume button.
I need this when I am mountainbiking (volume button are easy to catch), so I did not need the lock screen.
It a desktop widget, easy to enable/disable.
If you use your mod, is it possible to activate/desactivate the feature or it is always on ?
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As it is today it's permanent.
sundawg said:
Great Job! so can we make it with wake up on menu or home button infact i had a thread for it.with attach file for jordan key-layout..hope u can do something about it.
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I dont think it will work because these keys are disabled when the screen is off.
This feature is already included in the latest stock MIUI.us release...it's under settings, system, buttons.
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i juz install latest Wiui and by default i already can wake by vol. button! :-D
i also uses tap tap app to unlock the phone
thank you very much! it works well on my stock froyo
Not working on my MBM525 with GB 2.3.6 from the MBM526...
Any hope to see an update giving a more opened compatibility?
M. Knight said:
Not working on my MBM525 with GB 2.3.6 from the MBM526...
Any hope to see an update giving a more opened compatibility?
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I will be able to work on this but only after two weeks of holidays...
great
thanks
Unfortunately, it does not work on Samsung captivate I897.
My home button had been acting up as of late, to remedy this I use an app called swipe pad to get me to home screen and other frequently used apps when I need. I am looking for a way to call up ICS recent tasks overlay with a shortcut so I can access it via swipe pad, anyone with a solutionor an idea to point me in the right direction?
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interesting, searched for this a lot and ended empty hand, lets see if any other can come up with a solution
should be possible
Interested too
I was redirected by Notification Toggle releaser to this thread:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/2534489-post5.html
Where it gives code to do it via an app
And, he released a process apk that will use screen swipe to launch the recent apps from ICS here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/tools/190260-recentlauncher-unsichtbarer-recent-apps-softkey.html
Now if someone can code an apk to be launched instead of a process...
I used "Button Savior" on my old phone when the menu button was playing up.
It does have a home button, but i dont know if it supports long press.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey
markp1989 said:
I used "Button Savior" on my old phone when the menu button was playing up.
It does have a home button, but i dont know if it supports long press.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey
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Thank you for pointing me to that app
It filled all my needs
Hm, that's good to know!
Apex and Nova launchers now support this as a gesture toggle from home too
No more need to a third party app
yeah apex launcher is the best solution, it's wonderful!
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yeah apex launcher is the best solution, it's wonderful!
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Nova is also by far most stable for many
Test them both and decide, each and his needs
i use apex pro and it is stable for me..i have tested nova too but i prefer apex..
Great!
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Apex and Nova launchers now support this as a gesture toggle from home too
No more need to a third party app
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Thanks for the heads up dude, just updated and set the gesture
I wonder if there is an app that can allow a rooted user to hold on the back key for the recent task instead of the home button..
nanoronline said:
I wonder if there is an app that can allow a rooted user to hold on the back key for the recent task instead of the home button..
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In cm9 they are discussing if its good to implement holding the menu button to recent apps
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Try this
itchetrigr said:
My home button had been acting up as of late, to remedy this I use an app called swipe pad to get me to home screen and other frequently used apps when I need. I am looking for a way to call up ICS recent tasks overlay with a shortcut so I can access it via swipe pad, anyone with a solutionor an idea to point me in the right direction?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721864
There is one released in the market by FactoryWidgets called
Recent Apps Quick Button
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=factory.widgets.recentapps
I'm on hydrogen aokp and was wondering if there is an app I can use to set the long press of the menu button to represent the search key, as is in Samsung based roms. Anyone know of anything?
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Nova launcher can do this but it will be only for your home screen im afraid.
Ah I'm looking for something that can do it across the board. Only thing I'm really missing in AOKP.
Yes, that's the only thing I miss too.
I wonder if it's hard to implement...
I think the feature is already part of CM: http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/c/16252/
However, I cannot find anything related to this from AOKP gerrit: http://gerrit.sudoservers.com/
hi,
i've been using the s3 for six month now and finally got all things the way i want (omega v34 rom with perseus kernel and jkay deluxe framework). except for two things i can't seem to find anywhere:
1. lock back and menu buttons option in the quick panel settings. every time i play something or giving the phone to someone else the back\menu button is accidentally triggered causing a "kill app" operation (long press back button to kill app mod is enabled). annoying!
2. in the contacts screen there is an option to scroll a-->z, i have contacts written in other languages and want to rearrange the scroll order and include letters that are in my language (hebrew).
are the two things i wrote already exist, and if not, from whom should i request it?
p.s i know the #2 issue is possible to solve in galaxy s2 with decompiling some apk's- if anybody knows a good guide for s3 it would be great too..
tnx in advance to the repliers!
you can request the first one in the JKay thread in original development. It's a nice idea
Or if you watching a video on YouTube and you can lock the keys with the lock button so that if i give it to my friend and back button is pressed accidentally so it won't kill our take you out of the video.
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Or if you watching a video on YouTube and you can lock the keys with the lock button so that if i give it to my friend and back button is pressed accidentally so it won't kill our take you out of the video.
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that's only relevant to youtube, i'm mainly talking about games\nav apps\browsers etc
So ive been search around for a while now on how to fix this. And to anyone that chimes in and says why do you need the menu button obviously you don't use older apps, the new touch button on the screen is a huge annoyance especially since i've used my phones this way since my first S1. Regardless this is how i want it and so do many other people.
Currently this is only for a rooted phone
I have figured out how to remap the left soft key from the App Switcher/Multi window over to the old style menu key. Instructions for that can be found here
But now i don't have any way of switching to my currently open apps, after remapping the left key, the longpress now takes you to search. and long pressing on the home button also takes you to another variation of the search (both i dont use nor want). I want to be able to remap my left softkey on longpress to open up currently open apps (APP_SWITCH) and it would be nice if long pressing on Home could open the Task Manager as it did on my S3.
As far as i can tell editing of the longpress function is done via a Policy edit. Read about that HERE
Keep in mind that post is from 2014 so i have no idea if the internal code is still being handled the same way, i couldn't even find that file on my S6, but i did find a file called SEPOLICY in my root folder using ROOT EXPLORER. Do any of you know more about this and how I can go about changing this? im sure its a code level adjustment. Thanks
Long-press home button can be controlled without root easily.
Check out this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spada.nowgesturetweaksfree
I use the long-press home to get to my last used app.
I wonder if I can remap my buttons to launch any other apps.. Will have to tinker around a bit.
Ewww.
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Ewww.
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if you have nothing useful to bring to this discussion then please get out
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if you have nothing useful to bring to this discussion then please get out
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very useful. menu for navigation is long long outdate. software nave or 3 dots is the customary way to go. adding a secondary menu button is redudant and unnecessary. my little ewww comment brought a lot to the table. you tryingt to call me out on it is less useful.
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very useful. menu for navigation is long long outdate. software nave or 3 dots is the customary way to go. adding a secondary menu button is redudant and unnecessary. my little ewww comment brought a lot to the table. you tryingt to call me out on it is less useful.
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lol f off
If you guys use Dropbox, how do you get to the menu with SORT, etc.. without a menu key. This is making me crazy. I'm using nova launcher and there is no floating menu key. ????
The problem is if not every developer uses it, it's inconsistent.
It often helps if the options etc. In apps are on the top, so you don't have to fidget with your phone to reach the top or use two hands.
The menu button on every app is positioned somewhere else, so I find the op wanting it justified.
All in one gestures let's you remap every key, for some odd reason on my s4 I can remap the menu key, but on the S6 for some odd reason the option of the menu key has vanished in the same app:what:
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Hi pal. Hope it helps. Make 254 button remap, then install nova launcher, in tab gestures select long press menu and then recent app. Profit! Now once tapped you have menu button, long pressed - recent apps.
So, i made it, i use it. It works.
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So ive been search around for a while now on how to fix this. And to anyone that chimes in and says why do you need the menu button obviously you don't use older apps, the new touch button on the screen is a huge annoyance especially since i've used my phones this way since my first S1. Regardless this is how i want it and so do many other people.
Currently this is only for a rooted phone
I have figured out how to remap the left soft key from the App Switcher/Multi window over to the old style menu key. Instructions for that can be found here
But now i don't have any way of switching to my currently open apps, after remapping the left key, the longpress now takes you to search. and long pressing on the home button also takes you to another variation of the search (both i dont use nor want). I want to be able to remap my left softkey on longpress to open up currently open apps (APP_SWITCH) and it would be nice if long pressing on Home could open the Task Manager as it did on my S3.
As far as i can tell editing of the longpress function is done via a Policy edit. Read about that HERE
Keep in mind that post is from 2014 so i have no idea if the internal code is still being handled the same way, i couldn't even find that file on my S6, but i did find a file called SEPOLICY in my root folder using ROOT EXPLORER. Do any of you know more about this and how I can go about changing this? im sure its a code level adjustment. Thanks
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but if i want to change the long press from split screen to menu? how do i find that? will it work the same?
Delphinus3 said:
but if i want to change the long press from split screen to menu? how do i find that? will it work the same?
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look at my Rom.. it needs changes in framework to get that working..and it is working
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look at my Rom.. it needs changes in framework to get that working..and it is working
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i saw your page.. there are 2 roms i seem to like, yours and EMPORIA but idk who is best. lol i haven't even bought the phone yet but yea the menu button will be missed for me. what i want in a rom? if its based on stock i like it as close to stock as possible (no bloatware), call recording, if there's an option for increasing camera performance thats awesome, better battery life than stock original. that's it basically. and if i only want to root, how can i change menu longpress? i hered theres like a toolbox root app for galaxy devices...
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i saw your page.. there are 2 roms i seem to like, yours and EMPORIA but idk who is best. lol i haven't even bought the phone yet but yea the menu button will be missed for me. what i want in a rom? if its based on stock i like it as close to stock as possible (no bloatware), call recording, if there's an option for increasing camera performance thats awesome, better battery life than stock original. that's it basically. and if i only want to root, how can i change menu longpress? i hered theres like a toolbox root app for galaxy devices...
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it's only my personal rom..means it's not made for making any profit or let's say thousands of users..
i think you must try it yourself for one or two days and compare..my is very clean