So, I think the S3 is great - but I have little things to pick at. Most of all, I can't understand what takes so long between pressing the (hard) home button, for example, and returning to the home screen. I mean, it's silly-long.
I've rooted all my other android phones with great satisfaction. I'm wondering if I root and install a custom ROM - will I be able to fix this. I'm thinking of installing one of the stock builds, but just wondering if they are faster.
Go into s voice and uncheck double tap home to launch s voice... Home button is then MUCH faster
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Ryno77 said:
Go into s voice and uncheck double tap home to launch s voice... Home button is then MUCH faster
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Oh thank you - that's much better!
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I don't have a manual to read.
A few times i've looked at my screen and seen a little bar that said recent apps or something like that and showed like 4 apps. Not sure how it got there but there then gone again. Must be a button combo to push or something to get it to pop up. any idea?
Long pressing the home key. On cm/miui it shows recent and I believe it does on sense as well
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jsp254 said:
Long pressing the home key. On cm/miui it shows recent and I believe it does on sense as well
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+1, i honestly think thats a feature on every android device, hell my cliq with blur had that feature....the phone was trash but it was my first android ever! I was carrying an iphone yes an iphone and i dropped it for android 1.5 hahahahaha
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There is one released in the market by FactoryWidgets called
Recent Apps Quick Button
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=factory.widgets.recentapps
home button on my sgs2 not working at all times. When i reboot the phone it works for a while but then i get stuck and n order for me to get back i actually have to press the back key. Its very annoying. Pls help anyone
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melvinvs said:
home button on my sgs2 not working at all times. When i reboot the phone it works for a while but then i get stuck and n order for me to get back i actually have to press the back key. Its very annoying. Pls help anyone
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Well known "bug", you should really search your devices forums. Basically it's from Voice app that Samsung has bound to double tapping the home button. Look in your device's dev forums probably best bet.
Thx. Doing that now. But one thing though this never happened to me before. This annoying bug Started today
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Does the Galaxy SIII (stock) have screen capture ability like the fassy and charge?? If so what are the button bindings, I remember home and back button together, but can't seem to get it to work.
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Pixelation said:
Does the Galaxy SIII (stock) have screen capture ability like the fassy and charge?? If so what are the button bindings, I remember home and back button together, but can't seem to get it to work.
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I think one is volume key and home (not sure). Easiest way when on a stock based ROM is to turn on the motion where you slide your hand from left to right across the screen to take a screen shot.
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If your wanting a screen shot then it's the home + lock button. Hold them for like 3 seconds
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Haro912 said:
I think one is volume key and home (not sure). Easiest way when on a stock based ROM is to turn on the motion where you slide your hand from left to right across the screen to take a screen shot.
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Jarredw said:
If your wanting a screen shot then it's the home + lock button. Hold them for like 3 seconds
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Thank you, found it under Motion. Have to slide side of palm from right to left .
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Mount as R/W
Open /system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl. with text editor
Go to "key 172 HOME WAKE" line
Delete word WAKE
Save and exit
Reboot phone
That's all , now you stoped the home button from waking up your device.
Probably working on all roms but i tested with rooted stock rom.
Will work on rooted stock roms for sure
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Tried it on TMO US SGS4, works great! thanks for sharing!
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Thanks.
saywhatt said:
Will work on rooted stock roms for sure
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Can we make the home button wake and unlock the device?
mr.r9 said:
Can we make the home button wake and unlock the device?
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That seems like the complete opposite of its purpose when the device is in sleep.
But you can just turn off the lock screen, and you accomplish what you're asking for. No security at all though. Butt dials like a mother. No one wants that.
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thachosenone said:
That seems like the complete opposite of its purpose when the device is in sleep.
But you can just turn off the lock screen, and you accomplish what you're asking for. No security at all though. Butt dials like a mother. No one wants that.
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I know it's the complete opposite of this mod but it will be faster (IMO) to double click the home button to wake-unlock the device.
But no lock screen will definitely cause butt dials
mr.r9 said:
Can we make the home button wake and unlock the device?
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looking for the same thing.
Not working in Sprint S4 running liquid smooth (AOSP is ya didn't know). Been searching everywhere. Anyone know if there's a way to disable it on AOSP roms? Tried removing wake from every single file inside the key layout folder but met with no success...
Thanks, it was very useful to me, to re-enable the wake up screen on home button.
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The button to the left of the physical button on the phone. (I'm not 100% it is called the menu button, but that is what I am going to refer it as.)
I just upgraded from the GS3 and am a bit frustrated. The button now goes to the task manager. I have to press and hold to get the menu appear. I hate this! Does anyone know of a way to get it back to normal? :crying:
It is now the recent apps button.
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That's how Android buttons are supposed to be.... Recent apps, home, back, in that order.
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lballer69 said:
It is now the recent apps button.
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I know it has only been a day, but have you heard of a way to change the function?
dpwhitty11 said:
That's how Android buttons are supposed to be.... Recent apps, home, back, in that order.
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I swear it wasn't like this on the Galaxy S3
It wasn't like this on the gs4 either ....give it a few days for some of the apps to be updated for the s5.
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You can press and hold on the task button and it will trigger the menu.
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I know it has only been a day, but have you heard of a way to change the function?
I swear it wasn't like this on the Galaxy S3
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It wasn't like that on the s2, s3, or s4
To be honest, I prefer the new layout on the s5. It was a pain having to hold the home button to get to recent app before
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I was super happy when I saw the option to long-press recent apps for the menu key. Hopefully later on we get to remap the key to menu in ROMs like CM but if not I'm fine with it. I do wish it were still the menu key by default, though.