In the settings there is a display, gestures and buttons menu now. In it there is a Recent apps button setting. You can pick the recent app button to be the menu button when tapped or to be the menu button when held. AWESOME!!
No more menu bar!!!
please use the OTA thread for all discussion related to it... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859501
the button remap was a pretty much guarenteed thing given the OneX OTA earlier...
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[Q] Is there a way to make capacitive menu button work as "recent apps" button?
Is there a way to make capacitive menu button work as "recent apps" button? or swap function with holding down home. In ICS, I use 'recent apps' a lot more than menu (and with menu becoming a 3 dot icon in app anyway). Holding down home button for 1 second is i think too slow, and when you use it a lot, those seconds adds up.
Hello,
I know this question was asked elsewhere, but I did not find any solution to this.
Is it possible to make the capacitive Menu button function like a multitasking button in Galaxy S2?
If there is one thing I hate, it is having to long press Home to get to the multitasking menu.
I would really love to replace the menu key to do multitasking.
This is not unlike what HTC did with One X where did the opposite and gave an option to make the multitasking key a menu key.
I think by now, most of the applications in play store do have menu option within the app interface following android guidelines.
So, lack of a dedicated menu button should not be an issue.
If anyone knows any custom ROM or any other hack to achieve this, please do let me know.
Cheers.
CM10 -> Settings -> System -> Hardware keys -> Menu key or Menu key (long press) -> Recent apps switcher.
If you select Menu key (short press), I guess you'll ahve to enable the Show action overflow below to have the 3 dots as menu key in apps.
Maybe CM9 does have this too, and maybe AOKP (although I never saw this on ICS AOKP or JB AOKP).
what i'm looking for is a mod (flashable or DIY instructions, i don't care) that'll
-remap the buttons to multitask, home, back
-remap longpress home to google now
-activate onscreen menu overflow buttons in apps (as seen on phones without dedicated menu keys)
-put a Sense 4 style menu bar on the bottom of the screen on apps that need it - but slim! not massive like the onscreen keys that i get if i turn em on via buildprop editing
i've tried doing this myself and i can get as far as remapping the individual keys (and i managed once - i forget how - to remap the longpress home) but i can't get the menu overflow buttons in apps to appear for anything, and i don't even know how to start getting the Sense-style menu bar. In fact, when i remapped the menu button to multitasking, i couldn't access the menu in any app at all.
oh, and i want to do this on a touchwiz based rom, because of the s-pen and camera goodies.
if this isn't possible, is there at least some way to make menu the multitasking button, and longpress it for menu, while activating the onscreen menu buttons?
(hell, if that can't be done, can i just leave it as is and get the menu overflow buttons? because they'd make using the phone via external monitor or s-pen - both of which i do a lot - much, much easier)
thanks in advance!
Have you tried apex launcher. I use most of the things you are wanting via Apex
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For the people who is a control freak, or with broken power or home buttons, I am happy to share these two absolutely beautiful apps I have discovered.
1. Multi-action home button
http://www.google.co.in/url?q=https...7n4pkQ&usg=AFQjCNFsr2yX486-UxxUG3mGaS0z1TT6fQ
This app makes a virtual home button on the screen just above the home button. Various configurations to try. Double tap or long hold options available to set according to the user.
2. My Home button
http://www.google.co.in/url?q=https...YAjxHg&usg=AFQjCNHBABZ8kToSryvhOweLEj1UNpyu9w
This app enables a widget on the notification panel with option for home, recents and power buttons (and another one for app shortcuts ) Very handy if u r concerned about breaking ur power and home button.
And if u are handy with apktool and modding systemui, here is another option for the systemui mod. Try this link, and yes, this option requires root and works only on Samsung devices.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674707
Cheers. And plz help me get some recognition in this community by hitting thanks button below.
Thanks for the recommendations. Didn't know Multi Action Home Button. Nice app, but like so often: pulling down the notification bar doesn't work on Lolliflop anymore!
macmobile said:
Thanks for the recommendations. Didn't know Multi Action Home Button. Nice app, but like so often: pulling down the notification bar doesn't work on Lolliflop anymore!
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Multi action home button is bada**. Lol. I use it all the time, and my home button, I use it just to lock the phone. Using Nova launcher prime, and fortunately the swipe down gesture works for notification panel in the latest update.
I hate that Android has removed the menu button. Is there a way to put it back? What I would really like to do is change the recent screens button to function as the menu button.