[Q] Disable Capacitive Buttons for Kids... - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I have a Nexus S and my 2 year old daughter really loves the games on it. The problem is that she accidentally presses the capacitive keys very often and then gets confused (and angry).
Can anyone point me in the direction to how disabling these buttons temporarily can be achieved (and then perhaps enable them via the volume rocker)?
Also requested here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13778716

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As i know that touch pro is not only can be touched on the screen but also the hard button area ( home, back, call, hang up buttons)
How can i use that feature
Which software that i need to install or how can i active it
Thank for reading my topic
What do you want exactly? Do you want to remap hardware buttons?
the hardware buttons are enabled by default. you don't have to 'activate' them.
No! My point is how can i use the sensor of hardware button ^^
Well,did you mean to use the capacitive surface of those sensors,not the buttons itself? And what exactly do you want? Please explain.
google for "G-scroll"
TomasNM said:
Well,did you mean to use the capacitive surface of those sensors,not the buttons itself? And what exactly do you want? Please explain.
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My point is
Instead of pushing down the 4 hard buttons (call, back, home, hang off) i just need to touch it on the surface?
You can buy gscroll (mobilesrc.com), but unless you can get the 1.x series, I'd pass. The 2.x series is buggy as hell, and it seems like development has stopped. There are some free apps you can find around here as well. I'm thinking Dredscroll is one, and there was another app called Butler (I think, lol) that allowed you to use it as a launcher with gestures on the area. Gscroll lets you swipe to scroll (it's good for reading ebooks, when it's working) as well as to launch things, but it has the annoying habit of going on smoking breaks.
As I know HTC testing software,I can say,it could not be a problem to create an app of this kind,but...
- Do we have SDK for it(I didin't searched for it yet)?
- Currently I don't know,how to send keyboard hooks to the system
- I cannot prevent/disable default keyboard hooks
So that means,I am not able to solve your puzzle. Sorry.
That was my honest opinion...
I don't think he's asking about the Vibrant-Scroll Wheel, I think he's talking about the Optical Track, itself.
[As the Home, Back, Answer, & End Call buttons require you to actually PUSH them down.]
You know, the "OK/Enter" button. When you place you finger on it [NOT PRESS IT], by default, it lights up the Bottom Hardware Keys, as well as brightens the screen.
If it's not working for you, I recommend Backing up your Important Information with either SPB Backup or Microsoft MyPhone, and flashing a New ROM. There are certain Drivers that control the Optical Track. What they are, however, is beyond me.

[Q] On-Screen Replacement for home/back/menu/search keys?

Hi All.
Just got my DX last week. I am liking the DX, except for the bootloader issue and the back/home/menu/search "hard" keys. I really miss the "soft" keys on the D1. These feel a little awkward and I also worry that they will wear out or break over time.
I installed an app called "softkeys" that gives me a floating bar with on-screen back/home/menu/search buttons and I am pretty happy with that. I have also seen the soft key application that places the keys on the side of the screen and lets them slide in or out.
But I would love to find one that shifts the screen up to allow soft back/home/menu/search to always remain on the bottom of the screen and out of the way?
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Rob
This may or may not work for you. Use this at you own risk.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464

[Q] Way to disable capacitive buttons

Its been posted in phone specific forums before, but I guess this question is more relevant to all android rather than specific phone:
I want to be able to disable the capacitive buttons on my phone temporarily, so that my 2 year old can play games without mistakenly touching the buttons, and them re enable the buttons using the volume rocker. Any leads or apps for this?
Also posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13778793
Any luck?
I'm looking for the same thing, for the same reason. My two-year-old misses my iPhone because of this.

(Q) touch disabling and buttons disable

Anyone know if there is a app that will disable touch response and buttons or one to disable home etc buttons and you have to touch the screen in certain spot 3 times or something to get out of app thats on screen?
i ask cuz mykids love to watch micky mouse on my phone and as kids do they touch it every where or hold incorrectly( Steve Jobs quote) thus backing out of their show and crying like kids do
I found one but it doesnt disable home button
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[Q] Screen Button "Detection Region" Problem

I really love the Nexus 5, But I have noticed that when trying to use the bottom row of buttons on the keyboard It aperantly detects one of the 3 on screen buttons and does what ever that button does! Which is a P.I.T.A. when your trying to type!
After the first few times of it doing it I thought something was wrong with my keyboard but after being a little more carefull and watching where I was touching the screen it definately has a invisible detection line for the buttons thats a tad too tall!? [I hope this is proper name for the description IDK the tech lingo for this]
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Questions belong in the Q&A forum. That's what it's there for.
Never heard of that happening.
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