According to the settings to quickly access a certain app you have to press the search button and a letter. But there is no search button. I pressed the genius button and letter but nothing. so can anyone explain this?
Not sure what the manual says, but you can search for Apps (or anything else) by going to Google Search widget (make sure you have either "all" or "apps" selected in the little dropdown under "g"), and start typing the letters.
Not sure if there is any dedicated search button (unless you configure shortcut keys).
The Motorola Milestone supported this. But then it had a proper search button. Perhaps the software build accidentally left these settings in despite not having such a button on the keyboard.
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The Motorola Milestone supported this. But then it had a proper search button. Perhaps the software build accidentally left these settings in despite not having such a button on the keyboard.
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I doubt this kind of things could be accidently left out. Though I might be wrong.
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That was an oversight. Manual also says you can customize lock screen like with Sensation.. Both are oversights, as un-rooted users cannot do either. I am perm rooted with S-OFF and re-mapped my Genius keys to traditional Google Search and I am able to actually use Quick Launch now..
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Hello community, I will admit that I am a Mesmerize n00b but I've been using a N1 for a long time. One feature that I liked (maybe it's just an HTC thing) is that I could long press menu to show/hide the softkeyboard, and more importantly, I could long press the search button to get Google Voice Search.
I have searched around the forums for the last few hours for the keywords "Mesmerize" and "Long Press". I can't figure out any way to launch google voice command from a hardware key.
I don't particularly care if it is the SAME way, I'd just prefer not to have to go back to the home screen and THEN click on an app-- it's harder to do while driving.
I'm wondering if the device does not physically recognize long presses of that button.
I've got SU, EB16, , if any of that helps.
My brother, who works at USCC, says that he got one out of the box and that Long-press search works by default. Mine never did though, even before modding. Perhaps mine has a slight defect?
Ive noticed this, however it's a non issue for me. When you bring up quick search, I just press the mic if I want to voice command. Anyone know of an app that allows you to assign commands to the soft keys? I want to say the dev for 'clear default home' might have a solution. I could be wrong.
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I know that you could do it on stock mez, but the modified roms or 2.2 don't seem to support it. Also I can't mute my ringer by using the volume keys, I have to press the power button. Which doesn't matter cause if I'm silencing the ringer I'm most likely not going to answer. All pros easily out weigh all the(like 2) insignificant cons I have experienced.....
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There is a market app called Button Shortcut that has been suggested to me but it does not work. It's a non-root app. I tried a similar search and found a root app for hard buttons but it didn't support long presses.
The search continues, thanks for your input.
I thought I would conclude this thread with the following information:
I went all the way back to 2.1, Stock, and the long press indeed DOES work. It is only in the leaked EA11 and EB16 that it does not work for me. I thought I would mention this just in case somebody else notices the same problem and searches for this thread.
Thanks to those who contributed.
Hate to pull this out of the grave, but I've got the latest EC10 PnP installed now and long pressing the search button still doesn't work for me. Also voice commands don't work, but that's probably a topic for another thread.
I don't know, it's maddening that I can't voice command this thing and it makes me want to return the phone.
Any suggestions? I can't seem to find anybody here complaining of the same thing... Thanks in advance.
Have you tried downloading Froyo from uscc to see if it works on their release?
If that doesnt work, there is a thread about "suggestions for roms". You could post your request on there.
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I have rooted phone with custom rom Paranoid Android(4.1.2) and stock kernel. I was wondering, before even ICS android version, I absolutely loved the default hardware search button(beside the menu and home key) where when you press it during web browsing, it will read as the search function to enter in a url instead of manually touching the screen to do it. Now after ICS I think when they implemented the new search key on our phones, it now brings up a new page from whatever we were doing before on the phone from gaming, to browsing or whatever, to the google page which imo has never once served a purpose for me to use.
How would I change this hardware function back to what it was before? When you can use the button to search on anything rather than bringing up the google page?
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I have ran to the same problem, being used to being able to press the hardware search key, for example in the google play store app, to go to the search.
It is not that hard to press the on-screen search button in theory, but I have really got used to using the hardware key. Also it is kind of annoying, as the google now is not exactly the fastest thing loading on the NS, and it takes some time. Sometimes, when doing something else, I accidentally press the search button, and the I have to wait for it to load up before I can close it...
I don't know if ParanoidAndroid has button remapping, but if it doesn't, this will do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788719
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I found it quite annoying too so I did some digging. I found this zip which restores in app search function. Simply flash this zip in recovery and you'll be able to search in apps using tge search button in jellybean roms.
http://www.mediafire.com/?4dia2nf760nznw0
Hope I helped
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I need some assistance to get these keys back on my phone..
I don't understand why ANYONE would eliminate the menu button that is used in SEVERAL programs, and the Search function that is used on most apps as well.. I got my HD on Saturday and don't think I'll be able to adjust to not having access to program menus.
The three little squares that float all over the screen depending on which program you use, the search magnifying glass as well..
I don't really want to use any roms. They always seem to lose some sort of key functionality, like HDMI or something even more valuable.
Can ANYONE help me with this?
In my searches. The menu button on bar is placed there by the app. It's only removed when the app has the menu button in it. As for the magnifying glass. I've never seen it on the bar. I think if your running stock the best you can do is run and app called SoftKeyZ but it only changes the icons, I don't believe it add buttons.
You could use pie keys and delete the nav bar on stock. Or there was a topic somewhere about adding the keys to stock. Not sure where you'd have to search add menu button to navigation bar on here. Easiest method would be to run a custom rom or do the first option.
Your lucky day. I was bored
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264404
Post 2 has the manual method that I would assume works on the razr.
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I just flashed my One X to Carbon ROM, like it alot so far but having an issue, in some apps the action overflow button pops up on the screen (the three little stacked dots) but on others it does not and i have no way to get to the settings. i.e. i have autoguide app. you need the menu or action over flow button (which ever you chose to call it) to open a search to search specific forums and threads, ALSO i have photobucket app, you need the button so that you can select different albums. is this a rom issue or am i missing a settings button somewhere?
You need to remap the recent apps button to be the menu button, go to Settings/Carbon Fiber/Interface/Buttons. I think that's the right location anyway.
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Thanks I found this option shortly after posting, any idea why some apps pop up with the 3 buttons and some don't?
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It depends on the coding per app. Some apps have the overflow button even when there's a physical menu button, but on other apps it disappears when it detects a physical menu button.
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I am migrating from a pre-"recent apps" button phone, and I absolutely hate the recent apps button.
I constantly press it by accident, and since my finger was trying to do something close to where that dumb button is I also constantly accidentally click "close all".
I put my most used apps on my home screen, I don't need to ever see my most recent apps.
What I do like, is being able to open the menu whenever I want to, with a simple button press. I use some old apps that aren't cluttered with "more" or "..." buttons, so getting the menu to come up is a huge pain (holding the back button for eternity).
I'd rather have a much less useful function mapped to long-press than the actually useful function I tend to use frequently (quickly accessing the menu for a save-state with emulators...)
None of the solutions I've seen allow you to do anything with the menu button without root.
There is a thread in the S6 forum talking about modifying your generic file, but that appears to require root and I'm not sure if the procedure is the same for the S7.
There are threads that suggest "Buttons Remapper (no root)" allows you to do this, but having installed this I can verify that anything involving the "Menu" function *does* require root for this app.
Are there any true no-root options to substituting the recent-apps button with the menu button?
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I wish this was the case. You can not set "Menu" as the action for the keys unless your phone is rooted.