how to use Home Key to launch apps - General Topics

Hi all,
i want to know if there any android application that allow as to use the "home" button to launche other applications (with long click or doube tap) which works with android 2+ ?
if no, is there any solution/idea to do this (i m a developer)
thanks in advance

hamzawi said:
Hi all,
i want to know if there any android application that allow as to use the "home" button to launche other applications (with long click or doube tap) which works with android 2+ ?
if no, is there any solution/idea to do this (i m a developer)
thanks in advance
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Home 2 Shortcut is what I use. It allows you to pick any app you have installed to launch when you double tap the home button.
Apparently I can't post links until i have 10 posts, which is ridiculous, but if you search it you should find a Play Store link.

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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
(i think)
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

Search button function remapping?

Hi guys, I wanna remap the capacitive search button on my Milestone so that it opens up the Message app instead of opening the search. I txt a lot so would rather map that button to a function that I use more frequently, rather than something that I barely use at all.
I know that if you have ADWSettings installed, you can go to "General Behaviour" and there is a setting to remap "Home button binding".
However, there isn't one for Search button. Does anyone know how to change it?
chaoscreater said:
Hi guys, I wanna remap the capacitive search button on my Milestone so that it opens up the Message app instead of opening the search. I txt a lot so would rather map that button to a function that I use more frequently, rather than something that I barely use at all.
I know that if you have ADWSettings installed, you can go to "General Behaviour" and there is a setting to remap "Home button binding".
However, there isn't one for Search button. Does anyone know how to change it?
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lol did you try holding down the search button?
The so-called "long-press-search-button-remapping-and-activate-sms"
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ
After having been naughty yesterday I feel like being constructive today.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/1...ttons-without-touching-a-single-line-of-code/
An app which should be available on XDA as well.
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ
I already know the ButtonRemapper app on the Android Market, however it's not freeware and is still in beta. I dunno whether the Milestone is supported by it or not so I don't want to risk paying for an app that might not even work on my phone. I would pay if it does support it, but seeing it's beta right now i'd rather find some freeware alternatives....
And yes, I DID try pressing down the search button. It doesn't support opening the Message app. I don't even think it does considering different custom roms already have pre-defined functions mapped to those keys.......i'm using TelusLite v5.2 btw.
Oh and the main point you guys are missing is that I don't want to HOLD down the button to activate the 'alternative' function. I just want the search button to open the Message app on a single press.
It should be for free on XDA. I mentioned it cause androidpolice stated it in their article.
Try before you buy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ

[APP][ICS][Samsung Galaxy SIII] VirutalKeys - HOME, RECENT APPS, SEARCH

Samsung Galaxy SIII's home button is very rough to press, long press of home button is really annoying, which makes multi tasking very tough, so I have developed this application for my personal use, hope its useful to others too.
Features:
Adds three shortcuts under 'VirtualKeys', HOME, RECENT APPS LIST, SEARCH [rooted device is required for SEARCH key functionality]
How to use:
STOCK touchwiz launcher -> Launcher -> widgets -> virtual key -> drop in desktop and select required shortcut
Why do I need HOME shortcut?
I use these shortcuts along with 'SwipePad: Hyperspace Jump' app, which lets you add shortcuts to its grid, So I can go to home/recent apps/search with just a swipe from any applications.
NOTE:
I AM NOT SURE HOW TO SIMULATE SEARCH KEY PRESS WITHOUT ROOT, PLEASE POINT OUT IF YOU KNOW ANY API.
I have designed this and tested inSGIII but should work in other devices too.
Feedback and thanks are welcome
Thanku...............was searching for this :good:
pics pl
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oyam said:
Samsung Galaxy SIII's home button is very rough to press, long press of home button is really annoying, which makes multi tasking very tough, so I have developed this application for my personal use, hope its useful to others too.
Features:
Adds three shortcuts under 'VirtualKeys', HOME, RECENT APPS LIST, SEARCH [rooted device is required for SEARCH key functionality]
How to use:
STOCK touchwiz launcher -> Launcher -> widgets -> virtual key -> drop in desktop and select required shortcut
Why do I need HOME shortcut?
I use these shortcuts along with 'SwipePad: Hyperspace Jump' app, which lets you add shortcuts to its grid, So I can go to home/recent apps/search with just a swipe from any applications.
NOTE:
I AM NOT SURE HOW TO SIMULATE SEARCH KEY PRESS WITHOUT ROOT, PLEASE POINT OUT IF YOU KNOW ANY API.
I have designed this and tested inSGIII but should work in other devices too.
Feedback and thanks are welcome
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how to add in go laucher
hisee said:
pics pl
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how to add in go laucher
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Its not a widget as he stated it a shortcut just add which ones u want like adding a widget but select short cuts instead and its there
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Great.... It works flawlessly!!! Thank you man....
Perfect just what i needed. Will save wear on the home button
Great job!
Was thinking exactly the same thing about the Home Button!
And nice tip about the SwipePad app too!
Loving the app!
it does not work in the s2
zerorendan said:
it does not work in the s2
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Umm it does on the att s2 running any pics from how does it not work for u ?
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I have designed this and tested inSGIII but should work in other devices too.
Feedback and thanks are welcome [/QUOTE]
Thanks recent apps works as mentioned on my galaxy S3... but when using home shortcut nothing happens.. it registers touch and nothing moves .. i mean doesnt go to home screen from other screens.. is there any more i need to know?
this is expected behaviour, main intention of home shortcut is to use along with other app like Swipepad so that we can jump to home from any application
which shortcut is not working, though i never tested in s2 it should work
on my sg3 (stock, non rooted) only multitask button works, home and search don't... but multitask is all I really wanted so :good:
Thanks man! Very useful indeed.
does not work all the time..
maybe because I do not have root access? I'm using swipepad and have added the shortcuts but the home shortcut just takes you out of the application you were in and back to touchwiz, and the recent apps shortcut works only some of the time, you have to keep on retrying before it will open the recent apps.. so a FANTASTIC idea, but frustrating if it does not work all the time
..actually just noticed that if I add the shortcut to the screen for the recent apps it works every time, just not from SwypePad... curious..
..and thank you for the app!
Goran
Great!
Thanks for this mate!
VirtualKeys + SwypePad = awesomeness!
YOU DID IT.
:good:
Thanks for your job!!!!
VirtualKeys + SwypePad now:good:
But recent apps is not working for me :crying:
And need "Back","Menu":laugh:
Nova Launcher has this built in
I love capacitive buttons, but this one capacitive button and two soft buttons is unsettling since they require different pressures to be applied. I would have loved all capacitive buttons. But at this point, I'd rather have had all soft buttons than this mess.
Anyway, I use Nova launcher and I added both the "Recent Apps" and the "Text Search" from the "Nova Actions" to the dock. It's not as convenient as having a button on the phone since if I have an app, I first have to go to the desktop and then click on the dock button. So I also added it to the Notification Drop Down in the Notifications Toggle app.
You guys may also be aware of this, but another annoying thing was that it seemed to take longer than expected after hitting the Home Button to get to the home screen. Turns out that this was because hitting the home button twice starts the "S Voice" app and it was waiting for the second tap before showing the task list. Since I don't use S Voice, I turned it off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGY3Kp9xga4

convert menu button into multitasking button

Hi Guys,
since xposed doesn't support lollipop i wasn't able to change the menu button into a multitasking button any more but following this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646304&nocache=1
I found a method that is applyable
In short:
you need a root file manager​system​usr​keylayout​Generic.kl​key 139​change "MENU" to "APP_SWTICH"​save the file and reboot​
Worked for me, by long pressing the menu button you can also use it in its original function
Hope I could help
Thanx
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Great, how about long press home button?
Missing 3dot menu
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Missing 3dot menu
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It's only in original Samsung apps and as I wrote above you can still longpress the menu button to access menu
Niklas23Weisz said:
Hi Guys,
since xposed doesn't support lollipop i wasn't able to change the menu button into a multitasking button any more but following this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646304&nocache=1
I found a method that is applyable
In short:
you need a root file manager​system​usr​keylayout​Generic.kl​key 139​change "MENU" to "APP_SWTICH"​save the file and reboot​
Worked for me, by long pressing the menu button you can also use it in its original function
Hope I could help
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hey guys.. finally after a lot of digging i found this useful app on playstore which lets us remap any hardware key besides the gesture features.. just give it a try... i remaped menu key with just tap for recents and long press for the original menu function... also i remaped long press home button with google now...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
meetg22 said:
hey guys.. finally after a lot of digging i found this useful app on playstore which lets us remap any hardware key besides the gesture features.. just give it a try... i remaped menu key with just tap for recents and long press for the original menu function... also i remaped long press home button with google now...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
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Nice, it's working great. It can really remap all hard keys. :good:
meetg22 said:
hey guys.. finally after a lot of digging i found this useful app on playstore which lets us remap any hardware key besides the gesture features.. just give it a try... i remaped menu key with just tap for recents and long press for the original menu function... also i remaped long press home button with google now...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
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I curious to as how you got the long press to work with the original menu, i can't seen to find that option
martinkem said:
I curious to as how you got the long press to work with the original menu, i can't seen to find that option
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actually by default the menu key is not present but you will have to add it.. press the 3 dot menu in the upper right corner -> press custom keys -> tap menu key once and press add.. the menu button will be added to the main screen where u can customize it the way u like... :good:
meetg22 said:
actually by default the menu key is not present but you will have to add it.. press the 3 dot menu in the upper right corner -> press custom keys -> tap menu key once and press add.. the menu button will be added to the main screen where u can customize it the way u like... :good:
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you mentioned that you were able to remap the long press to the original menu function
hey guys.. finally after a lot of digging i found this useful app on playstore which lets us remap any hardware key besides the gesture features.. just give it a try... i remaped menu key with just tap for recents and long press for the original menu function... also i remaped long press home button with google now...
What i want to know is the action you chose
martinkem said:
you mentioned that you were able to remap the long press to the original menu function
hey guys.. finally after a lot of digging i found this useful app on playstore which lets us remap any hardware key besides the gesture features.. just give it a try... i remaped menu key with just tap for recents and long press for the original menu function... also i remaped long press home button with google now...
What i want to know is the action you chose
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i dnt exactly get wht u r asking but heres what i did with the menu... as i mentioned i added the menu key to the main screen with custom keys option.. then in single tap feature i selected recent apps and in long press feature i selected menu..
meetg22 said:
i dnt exactly get wht u r asking but heres what i did with the menu... as i mentioned i added the menu key to the main screen with custom keys option.. then in single tap feature i selected recent apps and in long press feature i selected menu..
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ok thanKs
I haven't got an option for menu in the action page
which version of the app do you have ,which rom are you running ?
martinkem said:
ok thanKs
I haven't got an option for menu in the action page
which version of the app do you have ,which rom are you running ?
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i m using version 4.8 of the app from the play store.. and im on Dr. Ketan's L17 rom on my exynos note 3.. i dnt understand y the menu option is not available on ur app.. maybe update to the latest version of app, if not yet..
I have the latest app from the Play store, thanks all the same
Ohhhh!! Nice app, wonderful.... working perfect. Someone knows if this app requires a lot of RAM?
If you want 3 dot menu try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/themes-apps/mod-tredots-overlay-menu-note-3-t3006924
PsychicJian said:
If you want 3 dot menu try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/themes-apps/mod-tredots-overlay-menu-note-3-t3006924
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I want it but not enough to root my phone and follow that long instructions
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kiritiki said:
Ohhhh!! Nice app, wonderful.... working perfect. Someone knows if this app requires a lot of RAM?
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it doesn't use that much RAM, about 2.5MB to 5MB
Tha ks for sharing awesome app!!!
I tested on my SM-N900P, Lollipop, work like a charm!! I didn't lost my menu key, long press menu is now my menu.
meetg22 said:
hey guys.. finally after a lot of digging i found this useful app on playstore which lets us remap any hardware key besides the gesture features.. just give it a try... i remaped menu key with just tap for recents and long press for the original menu function... also i remaped long press home button with google now...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
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Its working but have slow down effect / when open folder with 10 or more apps - not smooth open but with big lag , its very anoying
N9005 Lollipop

[App] bxActions - Remap your Bixby button! single, double and long press!

<< This is the original Bixby button remapper >>
With bxActions you can remap your Bixby button to any action or app you like!
Use the Bixby button launch you camera, open google, toggle recent apps or launch any app you like!
You can even remap the Bixby button to launch google assistant
Theres also an option to disable the Bixby button completely if you like.
More Infos & Latest Downloads:
S8 forum: bxActions thread
NOTE 8 forum: bxActions thread
Long Press Launch camera, Single press Take Photo, That would be perfect.
Triple Tap to call Emergency contact!
kingjuice said:
Triple Tap to call Emergency contact!
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Power key should be already dedicated on this with triple clic
Cool, looking forward to testing it out when I get my S8.
Thanks for sharing this - I was looking for a small and fast app to remap the Bixby button on my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. I made a tutorial and video on how to use it, you can read it here.
Could you have some Tasker integration? Thus making the uses limitless!
Thanks for all the feedback!
I already have some cool features on the list. I will add more as soon as S8 gets released.
Pedroc1999 said:
Could you have some Tasker integration?
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If app shortcuts were selectable, then Tasker integration is not necessary. You could use a Tasker shortcut.
Tatsch said:
You could use a Tasker shortcut.
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I'm not aware of this functionality: can you point me to some documentation? Thx
Chronocento said:
I'm not aware of this functionality:
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1. Create a task in Tasker
2. Create a shortcut in your launcher (or anywhere else where you can create shortcuts) Select Tasker's "Task Shortcut" and select the task.
So I hope some day bxActions will allow shortcuts.
http://tasker.dinglisch.net/developers.html
You could have Tasker REMAP the button for you dependent on what app you're in, where you are, whether the phone is`locked or unlocked etc
thanx, i will try this out when i get my phone.
I will probably map it to the camera since double tapping the home button always seem off on the s7e and idk how it will feel on the s8
How about assigning the button to a shutter button instead of launching the camera?
Anyone know if this app is affected by the OTA?
https://www.xda-developers.com/sams...to-remap-the-bixby-button-on-the-galaxy-s8s8/
@nest75068
Yes, I guess unfortunately it will be affected :
This news comes from XDA dev Flar2, who was updating his Button Mapper app for the GS8. He notes that his new Telus Galaxy S8 allowed remapping of the Bixby button with Button Mapper when he received it, but an OTA update changed the button's functionality. Now, the Bixby button's action is no longer routed through accessibility. Thus, it can't be changed without root access. I'd expect a similar OTA to hit all the other carrier variants as well.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/04/17/samsung-blocked-remapping-bixby-button-galaxy-s8/
Is this still working for everyone?
I was playing with it and one S8 had an option for flashlight toggle and the other S8 didn't.
Any idea why or how to get the flashlight toggle to show up as an option?
Still working on my TMO S8 I got today.
Edit: Button Mapper from the store has the option for flashlight toggle and it's pretty quick to turn on and off.
Is there a version available that does not have these permission items within Accessibility?
bxActions wants permission to:
- Monitor your actions - Receive notifications when you're interacting with an app
- Observe text you type - This includes personal data such as credit card numbers and passwords
This is a no-way warning for me...
contentryder said:
How about assigning the button to a shutter button instead of launching the camera?
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but the volume buttons already are shutter buttons?
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labyrinthian said:
Is there a version available that does not have these permission items within Accessibility?
bxActions wants permission to:
- Monitor your actions - Receive notifications when you're interacting with an app
- Observe text you type - This includes personal data such as credit card numbers and passwords
This is a no-way warning for me...
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Any app that is used as an accessibility service on a phone auto requires these permissions. The bixby button action is only available through the accessibility service at this point, so there will be no solution that does not require this. Maybe if this or some other app was open sourced people would be more likely to approve of this

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