Hi!
I'm running CM9 on my Nexus S and I'm using the On-Screen-Button-MOD.
It's no problem to disable the functions of the softkeys, but the problem is the backlight.
A workaround is to use a kernel with BLD, but there has to be another way I think.
The general problem is that the Nexus S's touchkey-firmware doesn't support to switch off the backlight and can't be modified, since there is no source available.
Anyway, it should be possible to completely disable the touchkeys I think! BLD is meant to dim them, but still let them work. But here they could be switched off completely.
Is there any way to completely delete the firmware or s.th. to switch off the softkeys completely (including the backlight)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21229764&postcount=201
sean1984 said:
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That's the trick I know, but it only disables the actions by remapping the keys to nothing, the keys themselfes stay active and the backlight does. I want to entirely switch them off.
I'm looking for the same thing, let me know if you find something
Open up the phone and unplug the capactive buttons cable from the motherboard.
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How can I do this with out rooting or modification
Is there a App
Can't do this without rooting, you'll need a kernel with backlight dimmer.
Is there any way to actually *disable* the buttons themselves, and not just the backlight?
I really want to convert my Nexus S to a "pure" ICS device with the onscreen buttons only. The problem with simply disabling the backlight is that you still get accidental touches yanking you back to the homescreen at the worst times!
damn I just want galaxy nexus look there has to be a way
People say screen filter works but doesn't shut of the
Back light I heard people say a app called tasker works
But I haven't try it
So is this possible!!!!
pkilla said:
So is this possible!!!!
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Don't see why remapping the keys incorrectly, essentially making them not function, isn't possible. The file(s) to edit should be in /system/usr. Try a Google search on "Nexus S remap."
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You can do as ragnarok said and remap the keys incorrectly (or not at all). Then if you have a kernel which enables backlgiht dimmer (BLD) you can set the delay to 0 and effectively have the always off.
I've noticed that it does flash SOMETIMES even with this setting, but thats because i'd be using them to navigate since i'm not using the onscreen buttons.
Right now I am on aokp and it seems like its impossible to turn off the soft key (menu home back search) lights. I've tried apps like screen filter and it does turn the lights off but they turn back on as soon as I press one of the buttons or if I lock and unlock the phone.
They are very annoying when watching a video or reading. Is there any way I can turn them off?
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As a workaround, if you're watching video that's stored on the phone you might wanna try MX Player. It's got an option to disable the softkey backlights while you're watching video and it's worked well for me. I forget the name of the option but it's in the settings for the app.
This is a known problem with all of our ICS roms. :/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad
Thank you for responding. Another work around i found is to use the navigation bar in aokp instead of the physical keys, but this cuts off the keyboard. Doesn't this have to do with the bln support in the kernel? If you guys were to make a version of the roms you guys have without the bln support, would the soft key lights function normally?
I thought it was BLN causing the issue too. I tried reverting the patch and trying out the new kernel bug the bug was still there so it looks like it's something else causing this.
Just wondering if there is a mod similar to the Softkey Enabler for the International One X? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797850
I tried that mod on CM10 on my One XL (AT&T) but hit hangs on boot.
Thanks
Ask your fav dev to enable it, I'm not sure why you would want this?
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superchilpil said:
Ask your fav dev to enable it, I'm not sure why you would want this?
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for one. I replaced my screen so I have screen separation issues.
would be nice to enable softkeys (disable soft keys) so that the LEDs from the capacitive buttons don't shine through.
rubensun said:
for one. I replaced my screen so I have screen separation issues.
would be nice to enable softkeys (disable soft keys) so that the LEDs from the capacitive buttons don't shine through.
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To each their own, I would just disable the backlight on the buttons
Like I said just ask a dev to make a patch, most will be happy to when they have time
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Thanks for the info. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus, and I like the soft bar. The rotation of the softkeys is nice, and I tend to hit the silkscreen by accident either when holding the phone.
Being a bit new on this forum, any suggestions a dev that may be amenable to requests
Thanks
The hugest reason for enabling soft keys are for iphone people. We are extremely used to having "safe" areas to grab a phone, esp in landscape. I have used an android phone for six months and I don't know where to grab the thing in landscape. I'm always accidentally touching the home or back button and going between apps, it's annoying. And it really hampers usability. This is something that I can't get used to. I definitely think Apple is right to have a hardware old-fashioned home button, or at least some bezel space. This is why I want the soft keys patch for the One XL.
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The hugest reason for enabling soft keys are for iphone people. We are extremely used to having "safe" areas to grab a phone, esp in landscape. I have used an android phone for six months and I don't know where to grab the thing in landscape. I'm always accidentally touching the home or back button and going between apps, it's annoying. And it really hampers usability. This is something that I can't get used to. I definitely think Apple is right to have a hardware old-fashioned home button, or at least some bezel space. This is why I want the soft keys patch for the One XL.
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decompile framework-res.apk for the ROM you are using.
I think softkey enabling is in bools.xml.. if not search through strings, arrays, or public.xml
When you find it and change it, recompile and push it to /system/framework
lamenramen said:
The hugest reason for enabling soft keys are for iphone people. We are extremely used to having "safe" areas to grab a phone, esp in landscape. I have used an android phone for six months and I don't know where to grab the thing in landscape. I'm always accidentally touching the home or back button and going between apps, it's annoying. And it really hampers usability. This is something that I can't get used to. I definitely think Apple is right to have a hardware old-fashioned home button, or at least some bezel space. This is why I want the soft keys patch for the One XL.
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TUTORIAL: How to Turn Off the Hardware Keys - Function, Lights and Vibration
This will work for any AOSP ROM.
1) I used AOKP 4.2.1, you can disable your hardware keys(sort of) editing 2 files in you system/usr/keylayout folder: keypad_8960.kl & synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl
Edit these entries in both files, you must open then as a text file and be using a root explorer.
Set key 102, 139, 158, 217 to FOCUS, this will make them do nothing when you are in every app except in camera, when they make it focus.
Save each file after editing and reboot.
2) To turn off vibration go to settings/sound and turn off vibrate on touch.
3) To turn off other hardware key backlights use: AdjBrightness
In AdjBrightness turn off the buttons by pressing the button marked "buttons" under the light toggles. To lock then off so they dont come back on after locking and unlocking, press settings key in that app to bring up a menu, then press Option. Then, under buttons check the first one, "Lock off button lights".
That is it you are done. The only thing is you have it open AdjBrightness after a reboot so it can apply the settings.
superchilpil said:
To each their own, I would just disable the backlight on the buttons
Like I said just ask a dev to make a patch, most will be happy to when they have time
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Try this, worked for me!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sleepydragon.capbutnbrightness
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The soft key lights on this device seem to work differently then most other android devices with back light soft keys. I've been trying to figure this out for a while. When exactly does the phone decide to turn them off, and and why can't I turn them off using apps like screen filter, and even on the stock t mobile rom?
Is this a hardware or software issue?
What I know is that the soft key lights in kj6 (gingerbread) roms turn on every time you turn the screen on or touch the screen, and turn off after 3 seconds of inactivity (not touching the screen or pressing any buttons).
But it seems that in some situations the soft keys turn off and stay off, even when touching the screen, which is seemingly random. Why does it do this?
Does anybody know when exactly the soft key lights decide to turn off?
From what I can tell, the Team Acid ICS driver does what it is supposed to do -- turn on and off the lights when the magic number is written to the right sysfs location.
The control of the lights is supposed to happen in the Android world with PowerManager and LightsService. The "problem" is that it seems as though the chip that controls the touchkeys and their backlight have a mind of their own and turn on the lights when you touch them. This gets the Android world's idea of if they are on or not confused, resulting in LightsService not "turning off" the light as it thinks they are already off.
I'm working through a good way to resolve this. Messing with the framework code is not the best as it means that TeamAcid would have their own version, and keeping up with upstream changes would be more difficult. Unfortunately, how it was done in GB is something of a mystery as it isn't clear to me from the Samsung code drop.
https://github.com/teamacid/android_device_samsung_galaxys4gmtd/issues/32
Are the soft key lights on the sgs4g the same as the original us versions of the Samsung galaxy (the vibrant/captivate)? If they have a fix for this (I assume they might because they have a larger development community) , would it work for our device?
I'm looking into if I can find some dev information for the Cypress/Melfas key controller, and possibly the Atmel mXT224 and looking for other devices that use it (Motorola Atrix, for example). If I can disable the "LED on when touched" behavior, things are a lot easier.
i was wondering about this as well... my back button, is messed up and has no sensitivity at all so im trying to disable the whole bar and just use an onscreen nav bar. i know that paranoid as it in their settings but that rom eats up the battery like a mad man ill be down to zero by noon i dont get that problem with CM9 BUT CM9 doesnt have the onscreen Nav Bar
does any one know where i can find more info on adding this nav bar to CM9?
Aokp has it too
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my back button, is messed up and has no sensitivity at all
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You might try Hefe Kernel Of Darkness (second post in that thread) to mainly turn off the touchkey backlight.
I'm curious as to what poor back-button sensitivity problems you are seeing. You can PM to keep the thread clean.
Saw some requests for the possibility to disable the capacitive buttons. So I made 2 zips, one to disable the buttons and another to enable them again.
It's of course best used in conjunction with on screen buttons
The buttons still lights up when touched, but no vibration response and the buttons are deactivated. I'll look into disabling the lights also if theres a demand for it
Just flash either one of the zips from recovery, and reboot.
Both are tested with Foxhounds rom (ME2), but should work on any Touchwiz roms (And possibly AOSP roms (let me know if you test it)).
Enjoy!
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Saw some requests for the possibility to disable the capacitive buttons. So I made 2 zips, one to disable the buttons and another to enable them again.
It's of course best used in conjunction with on screen buttons
The buttons still lights up when touched, but no vibration response and the buttons are deactivated. I'll look into disabling the lights also if theres a demand for it
Just flash either one of the zips from recovery, and reboot.
Both are tested with Foxhounds rom (ME2), but should work on any Touchwiz roms (And possibly AOSP roms (let me know if you test it)).
Enjoy!
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sorry if i ask,
what's the purpose of this?
especially for the light issue..... it is a setting option. i have no vibration nor light.
sorry again if i have not catch your meaning.
cheers
giangishanghai said:
sorry if i ask,
what's the purpose of this?
especially for the light issue..... it is a setting option. i have no vibration nor light.
sorry again if i have not catch your meaning.
cheers
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Completely okay
People activate on screen buttons with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285624
And like the guy in the 2nd post is saying, he always touches the capacitive buttons accidentaly.
This mod disable the buttons functionality, so this doesn't happen
In regard to the light issue.. I've forgot there was a setting for it!
Hope I made myself clear!
whooper90 said:
Completely okay
People activate on screen buttons with this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285624
And like the guy in the 2nd post is saying, he always touches the capacitive buttons accidentaly.
This mod disable the buttons functionality, so this doesn't happen
In regard to the light issue.. I've forgot there was a setting for it!
Hope I made myself clear!
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i see my friend.
thanks for your effort.
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