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[Q] Any way to disable "Genius" button?

Is there any way to disable the genius button and make it act like a proper search button in android?

solidunit said:
Is there any way to disable the genius button and make it act like a proper search button in android?
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This will come in time my friend.. With higher root comes higher privilege that we can take advantage of, or HTC finally realizes and updates our devices with an option to enable / disable
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Not without root access.

Why do people think the genius button is so horrible? Its helluva lot more useful than regular search, you would know if you actually tried it out.
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I wish I could customize it to launch vlingo instead. Genius doesn't even have a navigate command. I would use it, but it starts way slower than vlingo and isn't as accurate.
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I have used it. I like Google Search better. That and I get better results with Google Voice Search.
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Arcadia310 said:
Why do people think the genius button is so horrible? Its helluva lot more useful than regular search, you would know if you actually tried it out.
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It's called choice. I don't want it for search at all. There are other apps that can take advantage of the search button on every other device except the Slide and the MT4G. Options are always a good thing.

sianaka said:
I wish I could customize it to launch vlingo instead. Genius doesn't even have a navigate command. I would use it, but it starts way slower than vlingo and isn't as accurate.
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+1 to map it to Vlingo instead...I wonder if I can setup a Tasker profile to do this? The "Genius" button so far is the only thing that has ever caused my phone to crash and reboot...

i love the genius button. i use it all the time plus there are navigation options in it. i use it all the time. it asked for an address and i said mine and it did great and had no errors reading what i said. or i can say a place i wanna find and it shows me ones around me then i click on it and click nav and its good to go. i love how it reads my text messages and i can say a text message and it does really good with picking up what i said with out having errors or not putting in words i didnt say.

Have you guys tried downloading Google Search or any other app that uses the search button?
Maybe that applicatino that allows you to launch anything with the search key.

JCopernicus said:
Have you guys tried downloading Google Search or any other app that uses the search button?
Maybe that applicatino that allows you to launch anything with the search key.
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i did try the google search and it did work fine but it came with the phone i dont remember downloading it. on the google search bar just click the mic and says navigate to starbucks and it did it perfect but took a bit to pick up where i lived lol.

Hate the Genius button. I have to waste an entire row of my main home screen with the google search bar widget. Yay.....

Phateless said:
Hate the Genius button. I have to waste an entire row of my main home screen with the google search bar widget. Yay.....
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+1 in the entire row wasted...
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Desk clock by google

Is it possible to edit the buttons at the bottom of the desk clock. Right now they open: Alarm Clock, Slideshow, Music, Home
Is it possible to edit which program opens when you click that or rename the slideshow program and rename another app of my choice to open when i click it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Yes it's doable. Just not by me. Try jschisurf on the evo threads. He just did a remap of the slideshow button to point to the HTC gallery so that button functions without having a seperate gallery. The Guy is a genius.
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silverxbv2 said:
Yes it's doable. Just not by me. Try jschisurf on the evo threads. He just did a remap of the slideshow button to point to the HTC gallery so that button functions without having a seperate gallery. The Guy is a genius.
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Thank you,
anyone else knowledgeable in this matter?

patchnauty said:
Thank you,
anyone else knowledgeable in this matter?
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I would recommend Alarm Clock Plus v2. It looks 99% like the Google clock, and all the buttons (even the home button) are customizable. Also, it can speak time / weather on wake, and many other cool things. Will post later with some screens.

alanthemanofchicago said:
I would recommend Alarm Clock Plus v2. It looks 99% like the Google clock, and all the buttons (even the home button) are customizable. Also, it can speak time / weather on wake, and many other cool things. Will post later with some screens.
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Amazing thank you so much

[UPDATED 8/21] Does anyone want.....

Softkey remaps have been added to Trailblazer Mods
Also, the Clock Unlock has been added xD
Now though, new "Does anyone want...." When someone calls you, and you are in another app, so that you see the call from the ticker, does anyone want the "Ignore and Text" button to link to Google Voice?
Also, how about bold ticker date text? I don't know, the original seems to small for me haha

I don't know about it doing that but I was wanting to change the functionality

Anything that gives it functionality... I have literally only used it once to see what it did and screen on/off seems infinitely more useful... you know us continuum users will take what we can get...
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I want the home key to toggle the torch on the lockscreen like in the miui roms!
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Could you make it open app droor to switch apps w/o goin to homw screen? That and on-off are only functions I can think of rite now but im sure someone has killer idea ...whatever function you give it you gotta make a cool icon and 1 word descrip with no more than 6 letters....hahaha
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I wouldn't mind a call button that's one thing I really miss about my hero lol.
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You mean open phone icon? I like that too... then I can remove from dock or whatever on home page
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I can make it open up the Call Log, is that good enough?

trailblazer101 said:
Does anyone want a mod for the search key that turns the screen off instead of going to search...
Holding down on the search key also launches the Shutdown Options Menu....
Some people seemed to want it, so i will upload it to the Trailblazer Mods thread soon
Now though, new "Does anyone want...." When someone calls you, and you are in another app, so that you see the call from the ticker, does anyone want the "Ignore and Text" button to link to Google Voice?
Also, ever since the upgrade to 2.2, the (handy, in my opinion) feature of unlocking the phone threw clicking the clock had been removed for some retarded reason I managed to put that feature back in, for myself mainly, and for anyone else if they want it
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+1 on this, i'll give it a try, sounds pretty neat
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So yes Trailblazer101....final answer.... I would like a mod to change function of search key...really don't care what.....if we could answer/ignore/end calls or even sum kinda application launcher....
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I believe this deserves some consideration. With sum trial and error we could make a lasting improvement to google's standard interface. Im sure there is some app, utility, or shortcut that can be represented by an icon and makes navigating your phone easier....menu, home, and back are kinda dedicated to the SMART so maybe fourth key should be dedicated to the PHONE part init? To make a long story longer we took this phone from Sammy and VZW when we gave it froyo...we will take it from google when we improve native/home keys.......was that motivational hahaha
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haha, yeah that was motivational, haha Made me think
Uploaded Softkey Remaps to Trailblazer Mods

Updated OP with new question

Genius button to search button?

Is there any way to convert this freaking genius(not so genius) button to normal search button?
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jalshah05 said:
Is there any way to convert this freaking genius(not so genius) button to normal search button?
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I believe we need to wait for root.. I'll scour google to see if there are any apps out there that can remap these buttons without it though and see what I find.
I can't fathom how they thought it made more sense to launch a resource-hungry app instead of using the already brilliant built-in search interface... but whatever.
"hey, our phone has a genius button, because we're all too stupid to figure out how to search ourselves! "

What annoys me about the genious button is that it forces you to talk when you might not want to. Again it's marketing people thinking with their mouths instead of their brains.

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Remapping soft keys

I know that button remapper is good for the skyrocket softkey function editing, but I would like to change the search key to open an app, and also rebind a long press function.. any suggestions?

otacon507 said:
I know that button remapper is good for the skyrocket softkey function editing, but I would like to change the search key to open an app, and also rebind a long press function.. any suggestions?
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Look for button saviour on the play store maybe that could help but if anything majority of Rom let you pick a default app to use I'm guessing slim bean and my remapping is awesome
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crashpsycho said:
Look for button saviour on the play store maybe that could help but if anything majority of Rom let you pick a default app to use I'm guessing slim bean and my remapping is awesome
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I am quite content with my GB NexusMod, however I cannot find a place in the settings to remap default apps. Isn't that standard with all roms? I tried button saviour pro and it is a piece of trash. I merely want to press the search key when on my home page and have the DuckDuckGo app pop up, just like the Google Search app did before I uninstalled it. Any suggestions?