My dad's Droid X2 was having issues so he got a new phone (Note II, the lucky bastard >_>) and gave me his old phone. Messing with it a little before I activate it on Verizon, I realized that the only thing wrong with it was the back button - its worn out and keeps clicking itself over and over again. To do anything with the phone I need to mash the back button for 15+ seconds while the screen is off/on the home screen.
I haven't done anything with the phone yet, its still bone stock, fully updated, not even rooted yet. In its current state its nearly unusable as a daily driver, but I figure if I can flash ICS/JB, activate the onscreen keys, an fully disable the hard keys, it'll be good to go - a decent replacement to my Droid charge (which I love to pieces but is so lageriffic its getting hard to use)
My problem is, none of the roms say anything about this. My experience with cyanogenmod/AOKP is limited to a few unofficial alpha roms for my tablet, so I really don't know. I found this, which I think might work for what I want , but I don't know if its compatible with the Droid X2, especially with the rom I was really looking into, paranoidandroid. Though I will honestly accept any 4.0+ rom. This will be my daily driver, if I can get it to work, so I do care about stability. Just not sure where to start or how to go about this. I'd like to consider myself a fairly advanced ROMer, so if it gets technical, I don't mind in the slightest.
Thank you guys for any help you can provide me.
mtmerrick said:
My dad's Droid X2 was having issues so he got a new phone (Note II, the lucky bastard >_>) and gave me his old phone. Messing with it a little before I activate it on Verizon, I realized that the only thing wrong with it was the back button - its worn out and keeps clicking itself over and over again. To do anything with the phone I need to mash the back button for 15+ seconds while the screen is off/on the home screen.
I haven't done anything with the phone yet, its still bone stock, fully updated, not even rooted yet. In its current state its nearly unusable as a daily driver, but I figure if I can flash ICS/JB, activate the onscreen keys, an fully disable the hard keys, it'll be good to go - a decent replacement to my Droid charge (which I love to pieces but is so lageriffic its getting hard to use)
My problem is, none of the roms say anything about this. My experience with cyanogenmod/AOKP is limited to a few unofficial alpha roms for my tablet, so I really don't know. I found this, which I think might work for what I want , but I don't know if its compatible with the Droid X2, especially with the rom I was really looking into, paranoidandroid. Though I will honestly accept any 4.0+ rom. This will be my daily driver, if I can get it to work, so I do care about stability. Just not sure where to start or how to go about this. I'd like to consider myself a fairly advanced ROMer, so if it gets technical, I don't mind in the slightest.
Thank you guys for any help you can provide me.
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there are apps on the market that allow button remaping but if you wanna try something like cyanogen or miui on the dx2 try this Soft key mod for CM/Miui it has a flash able zip for disabling and reenabling the hardware buttons and the same for the software buttons works like a charm for me but im never on one rom long enough to really enjoy it.
Check out an app in the Play Store called "Button Savior".
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OK, so the hardkey issue seems to have mysteriously alleviated itself..
guess i'm just looking for the most stable 4.0+ ROM now.
I had an X2 with a failed back key also. In order to make the phone bearable while waiting for the replacement to arrive, I edited the keyboard file and changed the "search" button to the "back" button. You'll need to be rooted to do this. From a file explorer app (I use Astro or AntTek Explorer), browse to \system\usr\keylayout and open the tegra-kbc.kl file with a text editor from within the phone. I used File Editor, which I think is stock within the phone. When open, you'll see a whole list of keys, but you'll only need to concern yourself with 158 and 217.
Here's a section of the file so you know what I'm talking about.
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 212 FOCUS
key 211 CAMERA
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER
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You'll want to make changes to the lines I've bolded so they look like this:
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 217 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 212 FOCUS
key 211 CAMERA
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
# key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER
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So now, both the "back" button and the "search" button will do the same thing.
You can always disable the original "back" button altogether by putting a # in front of the 158 line like this:
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
# key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 217 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 212 FOCUS
key 211 CAMERA
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
# key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER
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After making the changes, save and close the file, then reboot your phone.
Let me know if you have any questions.
This is perfect, thank you so much.
I found the soft keys and installed that, so I'd be plenty happy disabling all 4 hard keys at the bottom. What would be the proper way to go about doing that, using this method?
If you wanted to disable the buttons, you'd simply place a # in front if the line you don't want read by the software. You better make sure the soft key app is rock solid though.
Change it from this:
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 212 FOCUS
key 211 CAMERA
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER
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to this:
# key 102 HOME WAKE
# key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
# key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 212 FOCUS
key 211 CAMERA
key 115 VOLUME_UP
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN
# key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER
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You can also use Bootstrap Recovery to check what each key is. Select Advanced --> Key Test. To get out of the key test, press Power, Volume UP, and Volume DN at the same time, and the phone will reboot.
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I told you the wrong file name. You'll want to edit the tegra-kbc.kl file located in the same directory. I'm sorry about that.
OK, thank you! I'll let you know how it goes.
And they're the OS soft keys from jellybean, so nothing to worry about.
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OK, disabled them! Thanks!
I'm considering assigning the search key to the camera shutter. However, if I do this, I don't want it to launch the camera app, just to take a picture if the camera is open. Is there a way to do this?
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I have a question for you all .
Is possible to use the back button to end a call?
I know that's possible to map the standby/reboot key to end call but i have a silicon cover who is covering that key and i don't use it very much because i have to press hard on it.
Will be very usefull to have the back button who ends my calls!!!
Excuse for my poor english.
Regards ,Rollbar.
i need that too!
back button to end a call pls !
thanks in advance
dachepo said:
i need that too!
back button to end a call pls !
thanks in advance
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No. Only the upper (power) button.
I think that can be a possible thing, since there's some of keyboard mapping around, but its not a simple thing to do...
I can't end calls with the top power button. how can I do this? thanks
Lol guys there is a simple way too set the back key to end call
1.Open root manager and open the file /system/usr/keylayout/mimmi_keypad.kl in text editor
2. Change key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED TO key 158 BACK ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
3. Save the changes and thats all.....report if u get any error ;-)
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Wait!! Dont try the above method, it works but after reboot gives problems....dont know why?
Will find a workaround soon.
Edit: After system restore from xrecovery all issues are fixed......and back key does ends calls!...was it error on my device?..Can someone please try the same on their devices and post the result. 0
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So finally I have figured a simple process to map the back key to end call. You will need xrecovery to be installed(that means u need root as well)
Follow the procedure in post 6 and call urself from any other number....use the back key to end call.
Now restart you phone and let it boot normally......at this boot all keys will stop working......now boot into xrecovery and flash the keyboard u need from the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982341
....reboot
There would be no need to restore as keys would respond normally with back key set up to end calls....but I would however have a backup handy.
Worked fine on my x10 mini pro running cmv3.6. -
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it doesn't work! None of the keys on my phone work now.
the link you provided does not have USA keyboard layout.
can someone please help me out. thanks!
what is cmv3.6? I can't seem to find anything on that in google.
Ray_jai said:
it doesn't work! None of the keys on my phone work now.
the link you provided does not have USA keyboard layout.
can someone please help me out. thanks!
what is cmv3.6? I can't seem to find anything on that in google.
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Is that supposed to be an april fool joke......I suppose americans have a qwerty keybord..and there are qwerty keyboards......under the link.....otherwise just restore a previous backup.
Did u see development section there u will find owains floyo cmv3.6
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No not a joke.
this is what I did.
There is a tab between endcall and power.
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 107 ENDCALL POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 85 FOCUS
key 212 CAMERA WAKE
I put it on my phone reboot. and the power button does nothing.
and restore to the xrecovery before the mod and the button works again. but it does not endcall.
the link doesn't show Qwerty US, which one is US?
I see, •QWERTY-EN | PT (ENGLISH) (Brazilian/Portuguese, is that the same?
I am also using stock rom btw.
any help would be great.
Ray_jai said:
No not a joke.
this is what I did.
There is a tab between endcall and power.
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 107 ENDCALL POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 85 FOCUS
key 212 CAMERA WAKE
I put it on my phone reboot. and the power button does nothing.
and restore to the xrecovery before the mod and the button works again. but it does not endcall.
the link doesn't show Qwerty US, which one is US?
I see, •QWERTY-EN | PT (ENGLISH) (Brazilian/Portuguese, is that the same?
I am also using stock rom btw.
any help would be great.
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See I had this workaround working for me on cm6 and it worked really fine now I have ditched my mini pro so I really can't help you much and I am not sure if it will work on stock rom so I am sorry if this caused you any problem.
Btw all the stuff I posted was to set back key to endcall..I dunno have any idea what it does with power key....seriously whatever was written it worked genuinely for me and I can't really help why it doesn't work for you....just asssume that method to be a sham and ignore it.
So, there's the problem with the X2 having the volume buttons not work when it's locked. I just got one a couple days ago, and decided to poke around to see if I could get it going. I messed with my old Nexus One and reassigned the Search button to the camera, so I started with the keylayout directory. Well, after some experimenting, I got it going. While you have to press the button for each incremental change in volume, it beats having to turn the device on.
Note: I can't post links due to a low post count. So my lack of helpful links is the forums' fault, not mine. My apologies.
What you'll need before you begin;
1) Root access. The X2 can be rooted with Gingerbreak.
2) A file manager. I use Root Explorer.
2b) If you're manually applying the changes, and you're using a file manager without one built-in, you'll need a text editor. Root Explorer has one, so...figure it out.
The Long Method
=Step One=
Navigate to "/system/usr/keylayout". The file we're working with is "tegra-kbc.kl"
=Step Two=
Mount the file system as read/write, make a backup of tegra-kbc.kl(I'm partial to adding a .ori to the end, but that's me), and open tegra-kbc.kl in a text editor.
=Step Three=
Lines six and seven, right below Camera, are the volume buttons we're looking for. We're going to append "WAKE" at the end of the line, to tell the phone to listen when they're pressed. Mine looks like this;
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
Obviously, it's not too picky about spacing. So the sky and your anal-retentiveness is the limit.
=Step Four=
Save the file, set correct permissions if they got mangled somehow(rw-r--r--, for reference), and restart.
The Short Method
=Step One=
Download the needed file. Take any public dropbox file link, and replace the end with "/u/3487229/Android/tegra-kbc.kl"
Look, I'd just give the link, but low post count and all. My apologies.
=Step Two=
Make a backup of, then copy the file over /system/usr/keylayout/tegra-kbc.kl
=Step Three=
Reset any mangled permissions(rw-r--r--, for reference), and restart.
Awesome.
10char
Worked a champ. Was trying to figure out how to do this last night.
Could someone paste the tegra file. I think I may have deleted it while attempting to make a backup. Many Thanks!
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Just tried this and did not work. Looking at file now, says WAKE after each, restarted and still doesn't work.
This may sound dumb, but I don't think this method "fixed" anything. I accidentally deleted the tegra-kbl.kl file but my volume can be adjusted while locked. The trick is to press volume multiple times rather than holding to adjust. FYI I never got a chance to adjust the file per the OP. Lemme know if this works for anyone else.
ALSO I STILL WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOMEONE POSTING THE TEGRA-KBL.KL FILE. THANK!
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Elite49 said:
Just tried this and did not work. Looking at file now, says WAKE after each, restarted and still doesn't work.
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Does it match the above, where there's at least one space between WAKE and the word preceding it? Also, are the permissions correct?
cmanatam said:
This may sound dumb, but I don't think this method "fixed" anything. I accidentally deleted the tegra-kbl.kl file but my volume can be adjusted while locked. The trick is to press volume multiple times rather than holding to adjust. FYI I never got a chance to adjust the file per the OP. Lemme know if this works for anyone else.
ALSO I STILL WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOMEONE POSTING THE TEGRA-KBL.KL FILE. THANK!
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That's how this works when implemented; you can't just hold down volume, but each click changes the volume by one increment.
I'm not sure how you got to where you are; when I accidently deleted the keylayout file on my Nexus One, none of the physical buttons worked, except the power button to power it on.
That was a fun one to recover from.
While I see someone else posted the entire original file in another thread, let me post what mine looks like, for comparison.
Modified tegra-kbc.kl, with volume fix and Search reassigned to Camera;
Code:
key 102 HOME WAKE
key 139 MENU WAKE_DROPPED
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED
key 212 FOCUS
key 211 CAMERA
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 217 SEARCH WAKE_DROPPED
key 28 ENTER
key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE_DROPPED
key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE_DROPPED
key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE_DROPPED
key 232 DPAD_CENTER WAKE_DROPPED
#
# IKXETNA-128 Verizon UTS tool support
#
key 2 1 WAKE_DROPPED
key 3 2 WAKE_DROPPED
key 4 3 WAKE_DROPPED
key 5 4 WAKE_DROPPED
key 6 5 WAKE_DROPPED
key 7 6 WAKE_DROPPED
key 8 7 WAKE_DROPPED
key 9 8 WAKE_DROPPED
key 10 9 WAKE_DROPPED
key 11 0 WAKE_DROPPED
key 56 ALT_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
key 42 SHIFT_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
key 62 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 61 CALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 228 POUND WAKE_DROPPED
key 227 STAR WAKE_DROPPED
key 231 CALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 162 POWER WAKE
key 14 DEL
key 57 SPACE
key 52 PERIOD
key 51 COMMA
key 16 Q
key 17 W
key 18 E
key 19 R
key 20 T
key 21 Y
key 22 U
key 23 I
key 24 O
key 25 P
key 30 A
key 31 S
key 32 D
key 33 F
key 34 G
key 35 H
key 36 J
key 37 K
key 38 L
key 44 Z
key 45 X
key 46 C
key 47 V
key 48 B
key 49 N
key 50 M
Mine looks just like that, still doesn't work.
@Elite49;
Here's what I'd do, on your device. I know we might be treading old ground, but just to rule anything out, try this;
1) Download the attached file. Lop off the file extension so it's just "tegra-kbc.kl"
2) Copy it, and head over to /system/usr/keylayout. Take the existing "tegra-kbc.kl" and put on a file extension that renders it inoperable(I like .ori, but that's just me).
3) Paste the downloaded "tegra-kbc.kl" into the keylayout folder.
4) Check permissions and ownership. Ownership needs to be root on both group and user, and permissions should be rw-r--r--.
5) Power-cycle.
6) Try it out. The quickest way, with that file, is to hold down the search key. If it's using that key layout file, after a few moments your camera app should come up. If it does, then your volume buttons should also be usable when your device is locked.
If you don't want camera on your search key, here's how you change it back. I only suggest doing this after you've verified your device is using this key layout file. If you do it before, then we're back to square one because we're only testing the volume buttons. This's changing two functions, making it easier to see whether it's a hardware or software issue.
1) Open /system/usr/keylayout/tegra-kbc.kl
2) Find CAMERA. Change the key from 211 to 217.
3) Find SEARCH. Change the key from 217 to 211.
4) Save file, check ownership and permissions, reboot. Ta-da.
Thanks!
This marks a huge negative off of my list! I think I will keep it now.
-JJ
Hello!
My problem is, that i have bought a new car holder for my x10.
Now i have the problem, when i slip in my phone, the hardwarebutton for the camera is permanently pushed.
Does anyone have an applikation, which switches of the hardwarebutton?
Many thanks,
Greetings
- Install ButtonRemapper (root needed)
- open it, click on "focus" in the list and then pick "dpad center" / "none"
if it presses enough to trigger the camera and not just the focus, do the same for camera in the list.
- in ButtonRemapper settings, uncheck "boot monitor" and check "hot reboot".
- click Apply, your phone will reboot after a few seconds.
zorglub08 said:
- Install ButtonRemapper (root needed)
- open it, click on "focus" in the list and then pick "dpad center" / "none"
if it presses enough to trigger the camera and not just the focus, do the same for camera in the list.
- in ButtonRemapper settings, uncheck "boot monitor" and check "hot reboot".
- click Apply, your phone will reboot after a few seconds.
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Thank you a lot, zorglub08!!
It works perfectly.
By the way, what activates the dpad center?
The d pad center doesn't activate anything in the home, that's why I picked it, in practice in just just disables the button. If you launched an emulator or some app that supports a hardware directional pad, it may do "Enter"/"OK". I didn't try though, on my phone, I didn't find and app that used it.
I was going to PM this to you, but since you made another thread i'll post it here.
To properly disable the camera button, you must edit the es209ra_keypad.kl file. This file controls how the Android OS responds to the hardware buttons.
Use Root Explorer (or any other root file manager app) and navagate to /system/usr/keylayout/ and open the es209ra_keypad.kl file for editing. I am doing this on 2.3.3, so the file may be different depending on your ROM. Either way, it is easy to tell which lines need editing.
Once you have the file open, place a hash (#) in front of the "CAMERA" and "FOCUS" lines as follows:
Code:
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 229 MENU
key 59 MENU
key 213 MENU
key 102 HOME WAKE_DROPPED
key 158 BACK
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 62 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 231 CALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 61 CALL WAKE_DROPPED
key 116 POWER WAKE
#key 212 CAMERA
#key 215 FOCUS
key 226 HEADSETHOOK
Once you have edited the file, reboot your phone.
This effectivly stops Android from even seeing that the camera button exists, hence, the camera button will do absolutly nothing to the phone. If you change ROMs, you will have to do this again.
Cheers to Pierre Duc who created the thread about stopping the home button from waking the phone, otherwise I wouldn't even know that this file exists.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117810
Disclaimer: Do at your own risk, I am not responsible if anything goes wrong (which it shouldn't).
- Frosty
I'm not sure if someone has posted this already or what not, but basically I wanted to know if it would be possible to remap the dedicated camera button for another function. I ask because, i prefer using the onscreen camera shutter to take pictures and i'm sure other people do as well. Just a though for anyone with the ability to make it happen. I posted it here because i figured that, even though its a question, it's application related.
well personally, i would like to see an option to keep the camera button for the camera function but just make the button wake the phone as well.
polo79 said:
well personally, i would like to see an option to keep the camera button for the camera function but just make the button wake the phone as well.
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Or that. An app like launch key that let's you select it would be cool.
You can remap the camera button to do other things, but your choices are limited afaik. I have my camera button remapped so that the half press takes a picture, and a full press acts as a power button. The power function allows it to turn the screen on or off, and I still have camera functionality from it.
I am unable to keep the original camera functions and have it wake the phone, it just wont allow it. It's been that way as long as I can remember trying, starting with the Hero on 1.5
To remap the camera hard key, or any other hard key for that matter, you have to edit the shooter-keypad.kl file located in /system/usr/keylayout
You can go in and edit it with Root Explorer pretty easy, reboot when finished for changes to take effect. I will look real quick and see what all function are available for us to use with this, but I know that I cannot make it launch an app. There was some extensive work done on this in the Hero dev forum a while back, but I think it died off when it was still a WIP for exp devs only. Maybe someone with some real knowledge of this can chime in here.
This is what my shooter-keypad.kl looks like:
Code:
key 116 POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 217 SEARCH
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
# LCM 2D/3D switch
key 193 FUNC_2
key 194 FUNC_1
# CAMERA
key 211 CAMERA
key 212 POWER WAKE_DROPPED
And this is stock:
Code:
key 116 POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 217 SEARCH
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
# LCM 2D/3D switch
key 193 FUNC_2
key 194 FUNC_1
# CAMERA
key 211 FOCUS
key 212 CAMERA
So, I played around a bit more, here are the functions that I know of that can be set to the camera hard key, either half press or full press. I noted on some that I tested what they are capable of.
Just so it's clear assigning WAKE_DROPPED to a function asks it to wake the phone if possible. WAKE asks it to complete it's task w/o waking the phone, and if there's nothing there, the function will not be enabled unless the phone is awake and unlocked. Also, key 211 is half press and key 212 is full press of the camera hard key.
Best thing I found that some people may want to use, FOCUS can wake the phone. So you can give FOCUS the WAKE_DROPPED ability, and it will turn the screen on. Down side is that it is so easy to press, if you carry ur phone in ur pocket like I do, this could be a battery killer. But, this does retain all normal button functionality and allows it to wake the phone.
Something else interesting, you can set half press to DPAD_RIGHT and full press to DPAD_LEFT. This lets you use the camera button to scroll left and right while typing or while in the browser, which can be very handy on some web pages with small text links. Or for people with fat fingers.
If anyone wants to do this, but has some trouble with it, post up and I can attach a modified keypad file for you to use.
Code:
POWER (Can wake phone, does not function as POWER once phone if off)
VOLUME_DOWN (Cannot wake phone)
VOLUMN_UP (Cannot wake phone)
HOME (Can wake phone)
MENU
BACK
SEARCH
ENDCALL
FUNC_2 (2D ON)
FUNC_1 (3D ON)
FOCUS (Can wake phone)
CAMERA (Cannot wake phone)
GRAVE (Can wake phone, and launches Search)
DPAD_CENTER
DPAD_UP
DPAD_DOWN
DPAD_LEFT
DPAD_RIGHT
ENDCALL (Can wake phone)
MUTE
CALL (Can wake phone)
MEDIA_NEXT (Cannot wake phone)
MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE (Cannot wake phone)
MEDIA_PREVIOUS (Cannot wake phone)
MEDIA_REWIND (Cannot wake phone)
MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD (Cannot wake phone)
VOLUME_UP (Cannot wake phone)
VOLUME_DOWN (Cannot wake phone)
this app does it as well as other options .. i use it !
iTouch24 said:
this app does it as well as other options .. i use it !
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U sure it works with the EVO 3D coz the developer in his description says the app doesn't work with HTC sense UI.
iTouch24 said:
this app does it as well as other options .. i use it !
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Mini rant on...
Like Pr20 suggested, this app does not work on the camera button with HTC Sense. Why would you suggest an app without having used it yourself, or why are you in a forum for a phone you don't have. I figure it's gotta be one of those, otherwise you would know that that app doesn't work with HTC. Never has since it came out, it's in the market description even.
... rant off
Anyway, I've spent some time with the focus function having waking abilities, and it's pretty nice. The camera functions like normal, and a half press will wake the phone. But, there are some oddities that actually make it a little nicer for practical use. If your screen is turned off, and then the camera button is pressed within 20 seconds, the screen will come back on. If the screen is off for more then 20 seconds, the camera button has to be pressed twice in quick succession in order to wake the phone, sometimes 3 times. I'm not sure what causes this, but it's very nice, as it prevents a lot of accidental pockets wakes/dials.
UMMM ... i have the application and it does work with launching applications with camera button ...
regardless what it says ...
it probably has issues with some htc sense ui phones but i got the evo 3d and i have the market launch with camera button and quickdial launch with selecting and holding down search button
buy it and see for yourself ... u can return in 15 minutes ... that is more then enough time to see if it works ... and i am using it and it works fine ...
HTC SENSE UI:
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Launching from the Camera button may not work for users with the HTC Sense UI. Unfortunately HTC is unwilling to work with me to resolve the issue.
maybe because my phone is rooted ???
next time u want to rant be certain and dont assume ... i said in my post that i USE IT ... and i know i posted in the HTC EVO 3d, the current phone that i have
dam u try and help people .. and look ....
iTouch24 said:
UMMM ... i have the application and it does work with launching applications with camera button ...
regardless what it says ...
it probably has issues with some htc sense ui phones but i got the evo 3d and i have the market launch with camera button and quickdial launch with selecting and holding down search button
buy it and see for yourself ... u can return in 15 minutes ... that is more then enough time to see if it works ... and i am using it and it works fine ...
HTC SENSE UI:
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Launching from the Camera button may not work for users with the HTC Sense UI. Unfortunately HTC is unwilling to work with me to resolve the issue.
maybe because my phone is rooted ???
next time u want to rant be certain and dont assume ... i said in my post that i USE IT ... and i know i posted in the HTC EVO 3d, the current phone that i have
dam u try and help people .. and look ....
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I have bought it, and I have used it before, and it doesn't work with the camera button on any ROM I have used. I'm hesitant to believe you that it works. That App has been around a while and I have used it before with other phones. I wish it did work, and but it certainly doesn't on my phone.
So, I don't know if ur just full of bs, or somehow ur phone runs different then the two I have access to, and but either way, I'm not going to worry about it.
Sent from my 3D EVOlution
I don't even have my Amaze yet, but one of the things I know I'm interested in is remapping the dedicated video button. I know I'll probably love the dedicated camera button, but I doubt I'll use the video button- mapping the button to either an app to it or a more useful function would be nice.
That said, has anyone decided to change the button functions and if so what did you use? What function did you give it?
I found a thread here that sounds like it could work except it makes a big deal out of needing "for full rooted devices. (NAND unlocked. Full, permanent write access to the system dir is needed)" and the functions it can provide don't seem all that helpful..
I did a fair amount of searching and couldn't find a better app, I'm not sure if the root the amaze has would be considered "full root", or if anyone here has really played with this.
check out Tasker from the market. It's basically a simple programming environment.
Think of it as writing a IF-THEN statements..
IF this THEN that....
IF i press the X button THEN open program y
If I press the Z button THEN send my girlfriend a text message with body of 'i just clicked my record button and it sent you a text message'
IF its 4o'clock on tuesday and i clicked the camera button then open angry birds
etc
etc
etc
jo093142 said:
check out Tasker from the market. It's basically a simple programming environment.
Think of it as writing a IF-THEN statements..
IF this THEN that....
IF i press the X button THEN open program y
If I press the Z button THEN send my girlfriend a text message with body of 'i just clicked my record button and it sent you a text message'
IF its 4o'clock on tuesday and i clicked the camera button then open angry birds
etc
etc
etc
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Haha, you know, that really does seem like the simplest answer. I tried tasker but was a little frustrated that you had to manually follow steps to re-create the same function someone else has gotten, and there was nothing I wanted my phone to do I felt like was worth that kind of time investment.. but simple tasks like this it totally makes sense!(And just curious, did I miss something, and there was a way to copy someone's script/code into tasker rather than input it manually?)
Thanks for the idea, I'm definitely going to give it a try!
Edit: And I just noticed that you only have two posts, welcome to XDA! If by your second post you've already helped a semi-veteran, you're definitely going to be a great addition to the community
Silentbtdeadly said:
Haha, you know, that really does seem like the simplest answer. I tried tasker but was a little frustrated that you had to manually follow steps to re-create the same function someone else has gotten, and there was nothing I wanted my phone to do I felt like was worth that kind of time investment.. but simple tasks like this it totally makes sense!(And just curious, did I miss something, and there was a way to copy someone's script/code into tasker rather than input it manually?)
Thanks for the idea, I'm definitely going to give it a try!
Edit: And I just noticed that you only have two posts, welcome to XDA! If by your second post you've already helped a semi-veteran, you're definitely going to be a great addition to the community
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been looking for the same thing, however I could find a camcorder button in Tasker, only the camera button.
bummer
mikeschevelle said:
been looking for the same thing, however I could find a camcorder button in Tasker, only the camera button.
bummer
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I don't have the phone yet or I would already be playing with this, but I imagine you could remap the button to a key that tasker does support.
Of course back up the original file, then use adb(or even root explorer for such a small text edit) to pull/push adb pull /system/usr/keylayout/ruby-keypad.kl
You should see:
Code:
key 116 POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 217 SEARCH
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
# CAMCORDER
key 248 [B]CAMCORDER[/B] WAKE
# CAMERA
key 211 FOCUS
key 212 CAMERA WAKE
Change just the bolded part above that says CAMCORDER to something our phone doesn't have that tasker recognizes(I don't know what options it has, something like "DPAD_CENTER" might work)
At least that is the first thing I was going to try.
Silentbtdeadly said:
I don't have the phone yet or I would already be playing with this, but I imagine you could remap the button to a key that tasker does support.
Of course back up the original file, then use adb(or even root explorer for such a small text edit) to pull/push adb pull /system/usr/keylayout/ruby-keypad.kl
You should see:
Code:
key 116 POWER WAKE_DROPPED
key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE
key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE
key 102 HOME
key 139 MENU
key 158 BACK
key 217 SEARCH
key 107 ENDCALL WAKE_DROPPED
# CAMCORDER
key 248 [B]CAMCORDER[/B] WAKE
# CAMERA
key 211 FOCUS
key 212 CAMERA WAKE
Change just the bolded part above that says CAMCORDER to something our phone doesn't have that tasker recognizes(I don't know what options it has, something like "DPAD_CENTER" might work)
At least that is the first thing I was going to try.
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.......appreciate it......over my head though