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Home Screen Key

I noticed today that when i am in a program and press the home button it takes me back to the home screen/today screen as it should. But when I am on the home screen when i press home key again it doesnt open the start menu.. I tested this on a stock phone at the retail store and that is how it works but i only get back to the home screen no extra pushes will get me to the start menu.. i have to tap the windows start icon.. any ideas???

GREGHARKINS said:
I noticed today that when i am in a program and press the home button it takes me back to the home screen/today screen as it should. But when I am on the home screen when i press home key again it doesnt open the start menu.. I tested this on a stock phone at the retail store and that is how it works but i only get back to the home screen no extra pushes will get me to the start menu.. i have to tap the windows start icon.. any ideas???
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are you running the stock rom or one based on the stock build? i remember it working this way too, but i haven't been running stock for awhile and i just checked that it doesn't work on the new PROven rom... honestly, i would never use it that way anyway, since ive had this phone, ive had to get used to touching everything (compared to my kaiser)... usually you touch a menu item to select it, so touching the start button is part of the process

STOCK ROM
Im running stock rom from alltel
its strange idk why it doesnt work now... hopefully someone will find the fix im not big on the home key but i do use it all the time to launch my start menu then touch from there

Nowadays the only way is to use AEBPlus(Alexander is very popular in these forums with Raphael/Diamond/HD). I have it mapped for long press home key.

[Q] Lock for default android buttons

Is there a method of preventing the default android buttons: home, menu, search, and back from being active? Or locking the default android buttons while still able to use the device?It seems like I am constantly bumping these keys, as I'm always back on my home screen some how. I tried google with no luck. Currently running vegan tab beta 5.1 which of course has the soft keys to use instead.I am looking for either a permanent our semi-permanent method.Thanks in advance.

wacckkoo1 said:
Is there a method of preventing the default android buttons: home, menu, search, and back from being active? Or locking the default android buttons while still able to use the device?It seems like I am constantly bumping these keys, as I'm always back on my home screen some how. I tried google with no luck. Currently running vegan tab beta 5.1 which of course has the soft keys to use instead.I am looking for either a permanent our semi-permanent method.Thanks in advance.
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As mentioned somewhere here, you can use Button Remapper to remap those four buttons to focus, effectively turning them off.
In addition, I would recommend the use of Button Savior to give you the ability to bring up soft buttons when needed (i.e. in apps where the task bar is not visible).

Use them both...problem solved

Which Button Remapper? Did a search in the market, found one for the hero and galaxy tab?

Soft Button Solution..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865525
Hope this will help..

jaybob413 said:
As mentioned somewhere here, you can use Button Remapper to remap those four buttons to focus, effectively turning them off.
In addition, I would recommend the use of Button Savior to give you the ability to bring up soft buttons when needed (i.e. in apps where the task bar is not visible).
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Thank you gonna give that a try now.

This works really well. Now I just have to train myself out of trying to use the capacitive buttons.

[Q] Home button not working

g-tablet using tnt-lite 4.4.0 - had to clear all user data and now the home button does not work. search, settings, and the back button work though. is there a fix that i can try?
thanks,
ed

tnt gtablet. home button not working
After installing NT, now the Gtablet has all features needed but. The home button will not work any longer. This is
a pain in the neck. Please help

I have the same problem, the home and the search buttons stop working after installing TNTlite4.3.
Anyone helps?

Reflash the rom. I had the same problem after flashing one of the CM7 nightlies. A wipe and reflash solved my problem.
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Home Button Not working

i recently flashed prime 1.7 and the latest pcb theme - thanks to roach and scar for these kewl rom and theme -
One thing that seemed odd though, the home button aint workin, also, i dont have the slide function to unlock anymore.pressing the power button automatically wakes the tf. Havent noticed any1 mentioning this,so was wondering,is it just me or its the feature of these? This is my very first flashing of a rom and theme

any ides anyone?

I had the same issue this morning, I backed out to my home screen, then opened up tapatalk app. Then presses the recent apps button next to the home button and there was launcher in the list. After a picked launcher it started working again.
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thanks for the response, but my issue seemed to be worst than what you had..guess i had a corrupted file or sumthin ..fixed it though by restoring to factory defs

Home screen button needs to be reprogrammed

I've been on a variety of roms and I believe I was on liquid smooth or blackbean (both 4.1 versions) and changed the home button to unlock the phone and on home page to open the camera. Now im on synergy 147 and the home key functions have carried over after a clean flash. I don't want the home key to turn the screen on, I wouldn't mind it opening the camera when unlocked but being it's trying to open the aosp camera it just says application not installed. I can't remember what rom I was on when I changed the settings so I can't just rehash it and change them back. Can anyone tell me how to remap the home key duo that it does not turn the screen on and so it will open the stock tw camera or not do anything (single press while on home page) without switching roms? Or if not what rom I can flash to change these options back at least. I don't know why it carried over from a clean flash
Edit: forget the camera part I realized that was part of nova launcher from when I restored my backup homescreen, but still can't figure out how to get the home button to not wake the phone although I'm prob still missing something stupid to fix it
Sent from my blackened liquid galaxy