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[SOLVED] Toggle Wi-fi with Long Press of Search Soft Key?

Hi all,
I would absolutely love to be able to toggle my Android wi-fi connection with a long press of the search soft key. This would be ideal when launching some app that would benefit from a faster connection and would save me returning to the home screen, activating the wi-fi and then returning back to the app.
I've searched everywhere to find an app, or combination of apps (Button Shortcut + something else) that could achieve this but have hit a dead end.
Anyone know of an app that could achieve this?
Alternativily I do have the Android IDE set-up at home, does anyone know how I can hook the long button press (from within all app's) and toggle the wi-fi connection?
Thanks in advance,
Nexus One user (I'm not rooted)

Ok, so I've come to the conclusion there's no apps out there at the moment that will do this so I have started writing my own.
I have successfully hooked the search button and can get a basic activity launched with a long press of the search key from the home screen and within other apps.
All I need now to is to find the code that allows me to enabled/disable wi-fi. Can anyone point me in the direction of a good example?
Thanks, will share my app once its finished!

I now have this working on my Nexus One, needs a couple of tweaks but it's nearly ready to release to the Android Market.
Would anyone care to do a bit of beta testing for me? If so I can PM the apk once it's ready.
Also, if appropriate can a mod please move this into the "Android Apps and Games" forum.

I have now released this to the Market as "In-App Wifi Toggle".

awesome app, thanks for sharing!

raviff said:
awesome app, thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, glad someone likes it!
Can you tell me what phone and version you're using and what button you're using to activate the app?

I like it. I'm using an N1. I put it on the search soft key.

Works great on my HTC Legend with 2.1 Sense!
Thx!
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Very nice... Has anyone tested this on a G1?
I have been using the Toggle WiFi app set to the keyboard shortcut (search-w) but this seems a little more "fluid"...

love it great idea fast easy way to turn wifi on and off

Vermithrax said:
Very nice... Has anyone tested this on a G1?
I have been using the Toggle WiFi app set to the keyboard shortcut (search-w) but this seems a little more "fluid"...
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I have a friend with a G1 who's been doing some testing for me. The version on the market at present will only work on a short press of the green/call button. The search button on the pull out keyboard doesn't work. Now obviously a short press of the green/call button is normally assigned to shortcut to the phone app and most people won't want to re-assign this and so I have made some adjustments so it will now work on a long press of the green/call button. I will be releasing this update to the market in the next couple of days when I get a moment.

FYI I've just uploaded the new version with the added long press of Call/Green button.

Vary nice app, works as described on HTC Droid Incredible. Like how the systems gives me the choice of Wifi toggle or google search on the long press now. Very nice. Would have paid for it....

Any chance of releasing the source code for us wannabe devs to learn from? I'd love to modify the app to call a specific person on a long search press, as I find the dialer to be the most annoying part of Android.

Hi just downloaded it and works fantastic on my Legend!!
Thank you very much!

lowkee said:
Any chance of releasing the source code for us wannabe devs to learn from? I'd love to modify the app to call a specific person on a long search press, as I find the dialer to be the most annoying part of Android.
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I will eventually release the source code yes once I've put my website together but not right this minute I'm afraid.
On a seperate note I've been beavering away coding "In-App Bluetooth Toggle". Frankly, its been an absolute slut because I would like the app to work with all versions of Android from 1.5 upwards but the bluetooth API only became available from 2.0. I've been using a complex combination of hacking and reflection to get the pre 2.0 versions working and now have a single app that works on both a v1.6 G1 and v2.1 Nexus One.
Are there any v1.5 (Hero/Moment/Magic/Pulse/CLIQ) users out there willing to do some debug testing for me? I can email you a APK file.
Any help appreciated!

You know what I'd love, it if there was a way to emulate all of the hardware keys, like Menu, Home, Back, etc on the screen rather than by using the hardware keys. Any possibility for something like that using your idea here for Wifi toggle?

thesecondsfade said:
You know what I'd love, it if there was a way to emulate all of the hardware keys, like Menu, Home, Back, etc on the screen rather than by using the hardware keys. Any possibility for something like that using your idea here for Wifi toggle?
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Would you expect such an emulator to be visible always, in every application? That would seem rather intrusive in my opinion.

Great App. It works good on the HTC Wildfire. The only problem is I(we) don't have a call hardkey, therefore I can either use the wifi or the bluetooth toggle or use the popup menu(which is not very "clean")

Hi!
Can you share how you manage to capture long press on search button by code? It will be greatly appreciate
Thanks in advance!

[REQUEST] hardware keys remaper

i search forthis long time so let me know if there are some application that allows what i want. I know it can be only for root users.
I have an idea to application that allow user change function hardware keys.My idea is change search button to bring up app switcher.Be couse i really never used that button. I know many situation when we hold "HOME" to bring it up but it take me back to home+show preview screens +bring up app switcher (i know previews can be turned off by launcher but i want previews, they are cool).You dont need hold anything.It will be much faster switching betwean applications.
So you push HOME to back to home or bring up previews
and push SEARCH button to bring application switcher.
it is good idea?
sorry for bad english.

+1
a key-switcher app would be great

It's a pain in the ass, but there is a way to do this yourself.

Zoltair Wright said:
It's a pain in the ass, but there is a way to do this yourself.
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thx dude i try it but it does not work i remap
key 127 SEARCH
to
key 127 EXPLORER
but it does not work.Guy Decad3nce developing it to HERO he answer me:
The problem is that the intent activity with the APP SWITCHER(Explorer, I think) can't be changed without adding a reference binary, which is what I'm working on^ .
If anyone wants to help me. Looking at AdamWill's work.
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forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936

Would there be any way to replicate the MyTouch Slide's "genius button"?

I was just wondering if there would be a way to replicate the "genius button" and have it work with the capacitive search button on the evo, thanks

There's an app named vlingo that works better than the genious button and can be set up to come up by holding the search button
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Yeah vlingo is much better they did a comparison of the two on androidcentral about 1 week ago and vlingo beats the genius button by a mile it even understands people with an accent
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Lol really?
Just long press the search button and Google voice search will pop up.
The "genius" button is a joke.

Genius button is not all that different than google search when hitting the magnifying glass button. They just relabelled it for the most part and stuck their own wrapper around it all.
Want something really good, then try VLingo. I am beta testing a newer version now that has an excellent search feature for places with nice icons for dialing, map, nav and web. Quite nice.
Ceger

_Burst_ said:
Lol really?
Just long press the search button and Google voice search will pop up.
The "genius" button is a joke.
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LOL, this.

Ceger said:
Genius button is not all that different than google search when hitting the magnifying glass button. They just relabelled it for the most part and stuck their own wrapper around it all.
Want something really good, then try VLingo. I am beta testing a newer version now that has an excellent search feature for places with nice icons for dialing, map, nav and web. Quite nice.
Ceger
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Can you share the beta .apk?

jonesdana said:
Can you share the beta .apk?
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You need an unique key per beta tester that they send with it for it to work. Mine is already in use.
Ceger

_Burst_ said:
Lol really?
Just long press the search button and Google voice search will pop up.
The "genius" button is a joke.
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I know holding down the capacitive search button brings up voice search but what I was asking about the slide's "genius" button for was the complete voice command option rather than just having to google search with my voice
So thanks for the help

063_XOBX said:
I know holding down the capacitive search button brings up voice search but what I was asking about the slide's "genius" button for was the complete voice command option rather than just having to google search with my voice
So thanks for the help
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Google voice search is not just internet. Under settings you can specify what it searches against, including contacts, certain apps installed, etc.. It does a good job of pulling information together from across the phone.
Also, you can try VLingo as stated. It provides many different command types for your voice input including "find", "open", "email", "call", etc..
Ceger

Fast Home Long Press App?

Is there any app that allows you to open the Home Long Press via a single tap on the home button? (i.e. not a long press)

Why would you want that?? then you'd have to long press home to goto your homescreen and that would be annoying this kind of app would also require root to
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Edit: Congrats for being 3 posts away from 2000

MacaronyMax said:
Why would you want that?? then you'd have to long press home to goto your homescreen and that would be annoying this kind of app would also require root to
(i think)
Edit: Congrats for being 3 posts away from 2000
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Because I want it.
And who said a long press was the only method of getting back home?
And yes, I'm rooted and running CM6.

I guess nothing like this exists?

I use a program called MoreRecent, which shows the last 15 opened apps, it's accessed with a long press on search, or you can place a shortcut to it on the home screen.
Not exactly what you want, but maybe helpful for you.
I can't post links, so search here on XDA for MoreRecent

jason600 said:
I use a program called MoreRecent, which shows the last 15 opened apps, it's accessed with a long press on search, or you can place a shortcut to it on the home screen.
Not exactly what you want, but maybe helpful for you.
I can't post links, so search here on XDA for MoreRecent
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Yep, I've seen that. If you check out the MoreRecent thread, you'll notice I've posted many times in that thread. It was actually my idea
But anyway, looking for a way to specifically do this with tapping the home button a single time.

Paul22000 said:
Yep, I've seen that. If you check out the MoreRecent thread, you'll notice I've posted many times in that thread. It was actually my idea
But anyway, looking for a way to specifically do this with tapping the home button a single time.
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If you have programming experience (or know someone who has) you could write a very simple home replacement app that would for a single tap launch whatever program you want, then on a double tap, launch your home screen, a bit like the app Quickdesk. That way you'll be able to intercept a single tap on the home button and still use the launcher of your choice with double tap.

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multitasking and multitasking pro can do this

Multitasking Tweak?

Anyone know if its possible to reduce the time for a long press to get multitasking and voice search. I've noticed switching between apps takes a long long press.
Maybe this tweak already exists on some roms?

svntsvn said:
Anyone know if its possible to reduce the time for a long press to get multitasking and voice search. I've noticed switching between apps takes a long long press.
Maybe this tweak already exists on some roms?
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Try an downloading taskswitcher from the market. Makes it so a single press of the home screen brings up a task switcher. Its very minimal and very fast. Also allows you to end apps by long pressing them. Heres a screenshot.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Photos/2011-05-05 14.12.05.png

regP said:
Try an downloading taskswitcher from the market. Makes it so a single press of the home screen brings up a task switcher. Its very minimal and very fast. Also allows you to end apps by long pressing them. Heres a screenshot.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Photos/2011-05-05 14.12.05.png
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+1 for task switcher, fast way to alt-tab and also great for RAM management
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