Dear Developers,
I got a quick question:
is it possible to change the function of the menu button to the muti tasking function instead?
if so is it possible to be a APK file format and installation for it to work on a stock phone?
if no, then i guess it has to be rooted? if thats the case, does that mean most applications will lose the menu button? cant be the same as the Nexus phone where all applications has a on screen menu button?
OR just do a swap between the two functions? holding down the home key gives the menu function whereas the menu function gives the muti tasking function.
thanks in advance,
Best Regards,
E
It's possible, but I don't know how the menu button will show up then, and having that ugly HTC-esque navbar with one button is not the way it should be...
sorry, it i just me or anyone else finds the menu button pretty useless.
holding down the home button to bring the multi tasking up is too slow in my opinion.
would be great if someone can just switch the two functions of menu and multi.
:laugh:
thanks tho
LitoNi said:
sorry, it i just me or anyone else finds the menu button pretty useless.
holding down the home button to bring the multi tasking up is too slow in my opinion.
would be great if someone can just switch the two functions of menu and multi.
:laugh:
thanks tho
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I dont find is useless.
What i find useless is you can get the same menu just by pressing on your homescreens or longpress there, so 3 ways to get that menu up.
On the matter on what button brings up the task manager, i really dont care. After a few days i got used to it being behind the home button.
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Anyone manage to enable the on screen navigation button on s3 yet? tried the old method to set the enable navigation button value in the framework-res.apk like what we did on s2 but it didn't work.
trying to get the navigation button for my wife as the home button is not very comfortable to press and we are worry about the durability of the home button. besides, it would be a lot more convenient to have the recent app button for multitasking. holding the home button to bring up the recent task takes too much time.
Appreciate if anyone can help. thanks.
If you got root try this great application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys&hl=en
SkillfulMmd said:
If you got root try this great application: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hoopajoo.android.SoftKeys&hl=en
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Hi thanks for the information, it helps. we will be using the app now until someone figures out how to enable the navigation buttons. the only downside with the app now is that it doesn't have a recent task button as well, but at least the home button is there.
I'm using the latest Omega v7.0.
Is there any possibility to remapp the menu button with the multitasking function? It's always a pain holding the homebutton down for many seconds and waiting until the multitasking interface will show up.
As the HTC One series I'd like to get some sort of menu buttons displayed on the screen if necerary.
C'mon guys anyone?
I wish someone can develop on this too... This is possibly the worst experience I have with my S3, the lack of multitask button.
*push again*
May be this can help you:
http://dottech.org/android/32033/how-to-changeremap-the-search-key-android/
The latest CM10 offers a feature to change the buttons functions, exactly what I've looked for. The thread my be closed now
since ICS htc made phones with 3 keys back home and tasks while samsung and LG made back home and menu and long press on the home key take you to tasks...
so my question is that some old application that does not have the 3 dots at top that replacing the menu key let you access setting and more only by ptessing the menu key so....
my question is how does it work?
thank you for your answer
To get rid of the black settings bar, there's an option in settings. After that's changed, you have the option of short pressing the recent apps key for settings and long press for multitask/recent apps or vice versa.
Sent from my EVO
xzfzx said:
since ICS htc made phones with 3 keys back home and tasks while samsung and LG made back home and menu and long press on the home key take you to tasks...
so my question is that some old application that does not have the 3 dots at top that replacing the menu key let you access setting and more only by ptessing the menu key so....
my question is how does it work?
thank you for your answer
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HTC made option to have MENU button under multitasking button. You set it in settings shotr press MENU long press mltitasking So no problem here.
Krzysiec said:
HTC made option to have MENU button under multitasking button. You set it in settings shotr press MENU long press mltitasking So no problem here.
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=) thank you for your answer
Pretty straightforward here. In looking for some way to remap the long press back button to a long press menu button to bring up the multi-window sidebar. I think it just makes a bit more sense than back, to prevent accidental exits, because nothing bad really happens if you accidentally press menu. Maybe an Xposed framework module? There had got to be a simple way to do this. I've tried some hardware button remapping apps, but they only have general Android functions in them, no proprietary app stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
hello guys i just installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/gala...t-1-0-t3092479
albe's rom.. and i'm annoyed by google's new button remaping .. can anyone tell me how can i get back to the old button configuration for galaxy s4.. i mean long press home button will open app switch... quick press menu button will open menu.. etc..
(google remaped the buttons and now if you press quick menu button it will open app switcher..) thank you and sorry for my bad english
mihai785 said:
hello guys i just installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/gala...t-1-0-t3092479
albe's rom.. and i'm annoyed by google's new button remaping .. can anyone tell me how can i get back to the old button configuration for galaxy s4.. i mean long press home button will open app switch... quick press menu button will open menu.. etc..
(google remaped the buttons and now if you press quick menu button it will open app switcher..) thank you and sorry for my bad english
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Did you explored settings?
Usually custom ROMs allows users to change behavior of every buttons.
hitman-xda said:
Did you explored settings?
Usually custom ROMs allows users to change behavior of every buttons.
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yes... they are sensor buttons.. not on-screen buttons its just a matter of .. text file somewhere i found some tutorials on internet how to change what a specific button does.. but .. i still don't know the keys.. so sometimes when i try i just screw it up and i have to restore my phone.. xD