Camera Button - Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]

Is it possible to change my camera button to open Camera 360 (or another app) instead of the default camera app?
Also, is it possible to change the amount of time you need to hold the camera button to initiate the app?
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Try looking at "Button Shortcut" by Notes in the Android Market. It's free and it allows you to pick any application to replace the camera button. Just make sure to check the box when you say you always want Button shortcut to be set as default so it will not bother you with a choice. Hope that helps.

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Optical joystick as an app launcher/replacing the app on phone menu

Hi forum members, I have a quick question. Is there an app/solution/setting to assign the double click of optical joystick to an app (I have a Droid Incredible)? Also, is there a way to replace the default dialer app with another app? i.e. when I click "Phone" on the home screen, is there a way to bring up a different dialer app? Thanks much for the help.

Launcher pro and quick desk

I love both of these apps but cannot seem to get them to work together. Quickdesk wont launch if I have launcher pro set as default, but if I set quickdesk to default my home key always takes me to the touchwiz home screen. Can anyone offer some advice?
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You have to go into Preferences > Behavior Settings > Favorite Launcher and set it there.
I don't have a favorite launcher option in my launcher pro settings.
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p4ranoid4ndroid said:
I don't have a favorite launcher option in my launcher pro settings.
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It isn't in the launcher pro settings, but in your quick desk settings. I had it set up when I double tapped my home button, it brought up quick desk. When i hit home, it brought up my Launcher Pro.
p4ranoid4ndroid said:
I love both of these apps but cannot seem to get them to work together. Quickdesk wont launch if I have launcher pro set as default, but if I set quickdesk to default my home key always takes me to the touchwiz home screen. Can anyone offer some advice?
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If you are facing difficulties setting up QuickDesk on your phone, here a guide for you, http://droidbar.net/2010/09/quickdesk-setup-guide/
QuickDesk works fine with both LauncherPro and ADW.Launcher.
i found that i prefer launching Quickdesk with a longpress on the search button instead.
Quickdesk slow the time its take to go back to home screen. 2 - 3 lag. I rather use with the hold search option.
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QuickDesk and Launcherpro: A solution for them to work together
I have figured out how to make these two programs work together.
To customize the home double tap (Hard Key) to function properly with:
Launcher Pro and QuickDesk...or any other app with intended in-app overlay capabilities such as Power Strip.
Make QuickDesk assigned to open using single tap home
Make Launcher Pro assigned to open using double tap home
This way, when you launch your overlay app, it will function as its suppose to without closing out of your current app.
1. To make QuickDesk work with single tap home:
* QuickDesk>Menu key>Preferences>Behavior Settings
* Check the box for "Swap Home Key Action"
* Favorite Launcher --> Launcher Pro
* Check the box for "Home Key Hack"
* Check the box for "Fast Startup Mode"
* Uncheck the box for "Persistent Mode"
o If Persistent Mode is enabled it will effectively kick Launcher Pro out of the memory so that every time you want to go back to your home screens it will take a second or two to reload all your widgets and such. Enabling "Fast Startup Mode" keeps QuickDesk in the memory so that when it launches it wont have to reload; but this setting wont affect Launcher Pro.
* Double Tap Timing --> Set the Value to 1 (ms)
o This tap timing setting fixes an issue that WiseSalesman pointed out to me in post #14 of this thread.
2. To make Launcher Pro work with double tap home:
* Change Launcher Pro to not respond to a single home key press
o Preferences > Behavior Settings; set the 'Home key action' to 'do nothing' and uncheck the 'Home key to default screen'
* Using a file manager (Root Explorer or Astro work well); navigate to settings database which contains the entry for double tap function:
o data/data/com.motorola.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
* When you try to open the file you will prompted to download SQLite Editor unless you already have it installed; apparently (according to dainty) this app cannot be purchased through the regular app store, so utilize the button on the prompt window to navigate to the download location. After you have installed SQLite Editor, navigate back to the settings.db file:
o data/data/com.motorola.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
* Find 'double_tap' and edit the entry to start launcher pro, the entry format is; "<program>/<activity>"
o So for launcher pro this would be:
o com.fede.launcher/com.fede.launcher.Launcher
* Reboot; when it starts up the first thing you see is QuickDesk because essentially your device thinks this is your home app now but its all good -- Simply double tap home and launcher pro will open.
* Now whenever your in any app and want your QuickDesk, just single tap home, it will open without closing your currently open app. Whenever your want to get back to your Launcher pro home screens simply double tap home.
* Tada!
* **Takes a little getting use to but it actually makes sense because your going to be launching your overlay app far more often then going back to your home screens; a really good idea though is simply make a shortcut on your quick desk for launcher pro, that way even if you accidentally use a single tap, you can just press the shortcut for launcher pro.**
Hope this helps out. I know that they made it very difficult to remap hard keys on the droid x. My next mission will be to figure out how to remap the long press search function (but I am not very optimistic based on what I have found on the internet so far).
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[Q] Changing the search button behavior

Does anyone know of a way to change the physical search button behavior on the SGS4G? I don't use it and would really like for it to open my dialer or something instead.
that would be awesome if that was possible
u need to be rooted.
then use buttonremapper on the market or launchkey
QuickDesk can be set to launch on a press-and-hold (in any context). Not exactly what you might be looking for, but I find it pretty slick.
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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?

Disable Google Now long-press action???

Hey folks, is there a way that I can disable the action of launching Google Now when long pressing my headphones remote button? In fact, I need to use the long-press for other action but due to the high priority of Google Now on the long-press action, I cannot change it and I cannot disable the priority. Any suggestion?
change long press
you just might have to flash a toolbox or something disabling google now, but reassigning could still pose an issue if you dont want to root and flash a new ROM..
Sewrizer said:
if you are rooted download sd maid free from playstore and remove google now from your device. or freeze it.
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This is an option, but when I remove Google Now that means that I will remove the whole Google search application as well.
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I’m also very keen on finding a solution to this, because I have a headset with just one button. I don’t want google now to be removed., just a way to stop the long press action from launching google now, and the ability to reprogram it to do something else through a headset button controller app.

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