[Mod] Enable Softkeys Mod - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Coming from the Galaxy Nexus I always loved the soft keys and the ability to change them the way I like. Well the Galaxy SIII has physical ones so I found a mod that allows them to be seen at the bottom of the screen. This is not my work, it is posted over in other SIII forums and I was just the guinea pig to try here. Follow the direction below! PLEASE make a back up prior to even though you can mod it back!
** I am on clean rom 5.5.1 so it worked fine I have no idea if it works for others, try it and let me know! **
***** Please Make a Backup Before You Try*****
How To Enable
navigate to system/build.prop
go to the bottom of the page ( document )
add this line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
save
reboot
check
How To Disable
change this line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
to
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
in the build prop and restart.
How To Disable The Physical Buttons
navigate to /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl
put a hash tag in front of the lines
key 139 menu
key 158 back
so they will look like
#key 139 menu
#key 158 back
save and reboot
How To Disable The Physical Lights at The Bottom
Go to display/touch key light duration and turn off
If you want to mod the soft keys further after enabling them decompile the systemui and go to the drawable-xhdpi and mod the TW pngs there then recompile and place into a flash able zip and flash in recovery!
The attached zip is a camera mod that allows you to use your volume up/down keys to take pics just in case the soft keys are larger than the camera switch! As usual make a back-up before flashing in recovery!
If you like or use this hit the thanks button please!

camblue said:
Coming from the Galaxy Nexus I always loved the soft keys and the ability to change them the way I like. Well the Galaxy SIII has physical ones so I found a mod that allows them to be seen at the bottom of the screen. This is not my work, it is posted over in other SIII forums and I was just the guinea pig to try here. Follow the direction below! PLEASE make a back up prior to even though you can mod it back! I am on clean rom so it worked fine I have no idea if it works for others, try it and let me know!
How To Enable
navigate to system/build.prop
go to the bottom of the page ( document )
add this line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
save
reboot
check
How To Disable
change this line
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
to
qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
in the build prop and restart.
How To Disable The Physical Buttons
navigate to /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl
put a hash tag in front of the lines
key 139 menu
key 158 back
so they will look like
#key 139 menu
#key 158 back
save and reboot
How To Disable The Physical Lights at The Bottom
Go to display/touch key light duration and turn off
If you want to mod the soft keys further after enabling them decompile the systemui and go to the drawable-xhdpi and mod the TW pngs there then recompile and place into a flash able zip and flash in recovery!
If you like or use this hit the thanks button please!
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didn't work for me. it did however put a nice black triangle in the top left of my screen. lol

LOL sorry man,,,what rom are you on?
Thebear j koss said:
didn't work for me. it did however put a nice black triangle in the top left of my screen. lol
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Hey Cam. Great work buddy. About to try. How did you change the colors?
sent telepathically

Thanks! Once I enabled the mod I decompiled the systemui and changed the tw pngs in the drawable-xhdpi folder. Just made it transparent!
jdub251 said:
Hey Cam. Great work buddy. About to try. How did you change the colors?
sent telepathically
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no problem. i'm always backed up. i'm on cleanrom 5.6, but i'm running dark horse theme. i'm guessing their theme stops this. also do the hard keys still function after doing this?i've tried to get these to work but to no avail.
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jdub251 said:
Hey Cam. Great work buddy. About to try. How did you change the colors?
sent telepathically
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did it work for you?

If you use text editor in root explorer you should be able to delete/undue the mod and reboot.
Thebear j koss said:
no problem. i'm always backed up. i'm on cleanrom 5.6, but i'm running dark horse theme. i'm guessing their theme stops this. also do the hard keys still function after doing this?i've tried to get these to work but to no avail.
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i just restored my backup. i had to anyway...

I have the soft keys but can't disable the hard keys. Any suggestions?
sent telepathically

I didnt screw around with that. I just went into settings/display and changed the touch key light duration to off,,,that way the still work just in case but dont light
jdub251 said:
I have the soft keys but can't disable the hard keys. Any suggestions?
sent telepathically
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Sorry dude, worth a try.
Thebear j koss said:
i just restored my backup. i had to anyway...
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I even changed it to look like the other keys with the hash tags with quotation and spaces. Really want to disable those because I'm always accidentally hitting them. Lol. Have the soft keys though. My other keys don't vibrate but still work even after reboot.
sent telepathically

there is a way, one time i tried doing this and i had my hard keys disabled and no softkeys. that was a pain in my a$$... lol

Thebear j koss said:
there is a way, one time i tried doing this and i had my hard keys disabled and no softkeys. that was a pain in my a$$... lol
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Lol. I made sure I had the soft keys and they worked first. Lol.
sent telepathically

Got them. Thanks Cam... Now if only someone made a flashable zip to turn them blue... Lol
[email protected]'$ [email protected]@XY

jdub251 said:
Lol. I made sure I had the soft keys and they worked first. Lol.
sent telepathically
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haha. i didn't mean to do it. whatever i did, just disabled the hardkeys and didn't give me the soft keys. luckily i was backed up and had was able to reboot into recovery...
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here you go jdub-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788780

If you pm me your systemui I can change the color to blue for you and send you back a flashable zip,,,let me know
Thebear j koss said:
Got them. Thanks Cam... Now if only someone made a flashable zip to turn them blue... Lol
[email protected]'$ [email protected]@XY
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i just noticed how easy it is to get the lights off. lmfao.
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camblue said:
If you pm me your systemui I can change the color to blue for you and send you back a flashable zip,,,let me know
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will do.

Yeah I was searching and found it,,,I would rather do that than disable them,,,just me
Thebear j koss said:
i just noticed how easy it is to get the lights off. lmfao.
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will do.
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Woo hoo. I disabled the hw keys. How can I send you my system ui? Copy and attach? The keys to disable hardware keys are in sec_touchkey.kl
Aight go on hit the thanks button. Lol
sent telepathically

Related

[MOD] [21/07] Wake up using Home, Menu, Search or Back UPDATE. [Trackball wake]

Flash any of the below links through your desired recovery console. Clockwork or R.A .
Big thanks to lambrospower and KingChris. Nice work guys...
Wake up using Menu Button
Wake up using only Menu, without use of the Power button
Wake up using the Search button, without use of the Power button
Wake up using the Back button, without the use of the Power button
Wake up using the Home button, without use of the Power button
Track-Ball Wake (With Power Enabled)
Track-Ball Wake (Only Trackball)
Restore original functionality (Just the power button)
Note:
These should work with both HTC and Stock ROMS, either on 2.1 or 2.2. Any troubles, post your comment below with a brief description of what went wrong, We'll try out best to help.
Nandroid first....as allways.
Enjoy.
CP.
For the General progress of this mod, check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683902
Is there also one for the "trackball" ? Would be perfect for me If not, I'll try one of the above anyway. Thanks!
how to deactivate if you dont like it?
No they haven't found a way yet to use the trackball as a wake up call. Seem's strange as all the other buttons work. I'll have a look in other places tho, If I find it I'll post it.
Good point Simc13, I'll quickly make an update zip that'll restore normal functionality.
CP
7pellc said:
No they haven't found a way yet to use the trackball as a wake up call. Seem's strange as all the other buttons work. I'll have a look in other places tho, If I find it I'll post it.
Good point Simc13, I'll quickly make an update zip that'll restore normal functionality.
CP
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Great & quick support!
OP updated.
Now includes back to original functionality.
CP
Re: [MOD] Wake up using Home, Menu, Search or Back
What about to use volume down key to wake up the phone? I think it would be an easy way.
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lsmgeb89 said:
What about to use volume down key to wake up the phone? I think it would be an easy way.
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I am not sure if this would make sense, as the volume rocker keeps working when you are listening music and the screen is off.
hi, im the one named Burst on www.android-hilfe.de
i want to set a link to the original post here on XDA where the mod has started
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683902
work with any button
Hi guys. This post was exactly what I was looking for.
I flashed only the search key to wakeup.
Result: now it wakes up with any button (also volume and trackpad).
Is it my mistake (which one?) or what?
Just flashed from the recovery and rebooted.
Thanks for your support
linkback: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683902
Thankyou soooo much! Just what I wanted!
janvandusschoten said:
Is there also one for the "trackball" ? Would be perfect for me If not, I'll try one of the above anyway. Thanks!
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Want wake up with trackball too
thx
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Trackball.
Is needed all wipe??
@kingChris
I'll add your link to the first post mate.
It's nice to see mods with different buttons working. I used kingchris's mod as soon as he posted, and it's been working great since then.
is it possible to have the same function as stock hero 1.5/2.1 where u press the menu button twice, it unlocks the lockscreen?
ivicask said:
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Trackball.
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i have looked in system/usr/ and there are more files showing key numbers, i couldnt find trackball tho..
Does this work with MCR 3.1?

[REQUEST] How to DISABLE capacitive buttons(Hardware) Is der any zip availbl to flash

Plz help me....
i m frustatd...
my galaxy sl i9003 capacitive buttons(back key and menu key) getting self activated..
due to dis self activation i m unable to touch on the screen...
plz can anyone help me to flash a zip for disabling those capacitive buttons??
i need it pllzzz help.....
You already got an answer before.. stop creating multiple threads.
Flash AOKP, and enable navigation bar.
^^ aokp adds navigation button but does not disable hardware keys.
I think he needs to disable hardware buttons.
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exactly... i want t disable hardware capacitive keys
Hetalk said:
^^ aokp adds navigation button but does not disable hardware keys.
I think he needs to disable hardware buttons.
Sent from my GT-I9003 using xda premium
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yes i want to disable hardware buttnons...
will u plz help me for dis????/
How abt delele the drivers.
Mebin Robin said:
How abt delele the drivers.
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but how to delete its driver???
i can try dis
Or disconnect the cable from ur motherboard ((( VERRRRY RISKKKY)))
I did some search and found few links on XDA
NOW, please note, these thread might not be for your phone/rom. Make sure you verify that they would work for your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586532
See if this helps
Hetalk said:
I did some search and found few links on XDA
NOW, please note, these thread might not be for your phone/rom. Make sure you verify that they would work for your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020834
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586532
See if this helps
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thnx for helpinb but....
i tried this but still i m unable to touch on screen and automatically search menu and back key are activating..
how can i make flashable zip for it???
I have no idea. Wait for some developer to see this thread and help you out.
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This thread has some info on how to do it. You can do it at your own risk.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364757
Also read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788780
Another trick is posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823806
How did the problem occur in the first place? did you drop the phone? is the screen cracked/clean, did you press on the buttons too hard, did you have any water damage etc, there might be some fix for this.
^^ maybe a recalibration might work, but I have no idea how to do it on 9003. VolUp+Power button takes me to calibration menu on my spice mi-280.
I've been reading about these capacitive buttons being a huge battery drain for ICS roms for some time. Lot of people have been posting (in other forums) on ways to disable these keys to improve battery life. I might do it myself later on to see if it helps my battery life.
Skander1998 said:
How did the problem occur in the first place? did you drop the phone? is the screen cracked/clean, did you press on the buttons too hard, did you have any water damage etc, there might be some fix for this.
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screen was clean, i use my phone gently...
no any water damage.
dont know how it happens..
but when it occurs first time the capacitive keys are disabled automatically..
after that i used button savior app and der is no any problm..
but after couple of weeks those capacitive buttons started working again nd problem of self activation also started...
hence i m now trying to cmpletly disable those capacitive buttuns..
i tried zip of nexus s galaxy s3 & galaxy s2 but didnt workd for my phone..
m tired now...
thanx for giving attention.
After reading a bit into this, I suggest something that might work.
Again emphasizing that try it at your own risk.
Go to /system/usr/keylayout/ and find file sec_touchscreen.kl.
Make a copy of this file as a backup.
Open this file as a text file in any text editor.
You'd see something like
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
Edit it by adding a "#" symbol in front of both lines
#key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
#key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
This is similar to what is suggested for sgsII.
See if you wanna try it out.
Also, note, this will only disable those keys, not the key lights. We can work on that once this one is done.
Hope this works *fingers crossed*
Hetalk said:
After reading a bit into this, I suggest something that might work.
Again emphasizing that try it at your own risk.
Go to /system/usr/keylayout/ and find file sec_touchscreen.kl.
Make a copy of this file as a backup.
Open this file as a text file in any text editor.
You'd see something like
key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
Edit it by adding a "#" symbol in front of both lines
#key 139 MENU VIRTUAL
#key 158 BACK VIRTUAL
This is similar to what is suggested for sgsII.
See if you wanna try it out.
Also, note, this will only disable those keys, not the key lights. We can work on that once this one is done.
Hope this works *fingers crossed*
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i did as u say and the capacitive buttons r not working now but i m still unable to touch on the screen..
it sounds funny but when i m connecting my phone to my laptot with data cable touch on screen works fair..
but when screen gets off problm occurs..
by d way thanx for ur help i can use my phone atlst
Not able to touch on the screen? I didn't understand this problem?
I had the same problem, disansamble the phone, take apaprt the touchscreen with the display from the chassis(verry gentle, you will risk to separe the glass of the lcd from it's back wich can remain stick to the chassis, a good sollution is to heat a little the touch before doing the separation) and with a cutter cut about 1mm from the signal traces for those buttons, the signal traces are imprimed on to a palstic foil wich is sticked to the touch.
That's the way i solved the problem. Good Luck.
rhutwij said:
i did as u say and the capacitive buttons r not working now but i m still unable to touch on the screen..
it sounds funny but when i m connecting my phone to my laptot with data cable touch on screen works fair..
but when screen gets off problm occurs..
by d way thanx for ur help i can use my phone atlst
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How about you flash a clean CM9? I'm guessing that you have an app that's interfering since you tried to fix your problem and plugging in the USB cable turns off that app.
i tried many Custom ROM MOD but still problematic, now i m tired.... time to get new phone..
thanx for ur help
rhutwij said:
i tried many Custom ROM MOD but still problematic, now i m tired.... time to get new phone..
thanx for ur help
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Great idea. Enjoy.

[REQ] Turn off Soft Keys Lights

I'm running CM10 with the NavBar mod and have no need for those gaudy soft keys to the left/right of the home button on the S3. How can I make them go away?
Figured it out. For others: ES File Explorer - go to /sys/class/leds/button-backlight and change brightness to 0.
in AOKP there is a setting in device options to turn the lights off, but I am wondering if there is a way to disable the keys altogether, ie. maybe a .zip or through a file explorer?
davidtb12 said:
in AOKP there is a setting in device options to turn the lights off, but I am wondering if there is a way to disable the keys altogether, ie. maybe a .zip or through a file explorer?
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System>usr>keylayout > sec_touchkey. Open as text and put # in front of the first two lines like in the screenshot. Also, check out sec_keys to modify home key function. Just change from 'home' to 'camera' or 'power'
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prenedo said:
System>usr>keylayout > sec_touchkey. Open as text and put # in front of the first two lines like in the screenshot. Also, check out sec_keys to modify home key function. Just change from 'home' to 'camera' or 'power'
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perfect, thanks so much
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Had another thought, could I edit the home button to 'wake' and long press for camera?
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davidtb12 said:
perfect, thanks so much
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Had another thought, could I edit the home button to 'wake' and long press for camera?
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The perfect combo.... it won't work though. If you change to camera it won't wake device. I've been setting it to power, as I didn't seem to use it for camera as much as I thought. And now with customizable Nav bar ring I have easy access to camera.
Also, wanted to add that a reboot is required after making the necessary changes..
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Remapping the Physical Buttons

well, recently I've been trying to remap the softkeys on the note II, and I'm just not making progress. My goal is to create a small mod that turns the softkey lights off, and remaps the menu key for the back key, and the back key to recents, as well as somehow changing the home button longpress to a google now shortcut.
After doing some research, I figured changing the Generic.kl (/system/usr/keylayout/) lines 139 and 158 would make progress. However, all I've accomplished so far is disabling the softkeys.
Any help or information on this subject would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
- and yes, I tried the ButtonRemapper apk
I made this file months ago, and it's worked on every TW rom I've had, since I HATE the backwards button layout Samsung chose. Download this file, go to your /system/usr/keylayout folder, rename your existing sec_touchkey.kl to sec_touchkey.kl.bak, then move the file I gave you into that folder. Set permissions and reboot, and you'll have the setup you want.
Obviously, just turn the backlights off in the Display settings. Do note that you won't have a menu button after you do this, I just use Button Savior to put a little shortcut off to the side. But if you come up with a more elegant solution, please feel free to let me know.
That file should do what you want, all I ask is that you credit me if you share it with anyone, put it in a rom, or whatever.
http://db.tt/RzSutNxL
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Cruiserdude said:
I made this file months ago, and it's worked on every TW rom I've had, since I HATE the backwards button layout Samsung chose. Download this file, go to your /system/usr/keylayout folder, rename your existing sec_touchkey.kl to sec_touchkey.kl.bak, then move the file I gave you into that folder. Set permissions and reboot, and you'll have the setup you want.
Obviously, just turn the backlights off in the Display settings. Do note that you won't have a menu button after you do this, I just use Button Savior to put a little shortcut off to the side. But if you come up with a more elegant solution, please feel free to let me know.
That file should do what you want, all I ask is that you credit me if you share it with anyone, put it in a rom, or whatever.
http://db.tt/RzSutNxL
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Thanks a bunch!
idiotzach15 said:
Thanks a bunch!
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I'll be creating a flash zip for this "fix" soon. Does anyone know where I'd change the longpress on the homebutton action?
idiotzach15 said:
I'll be creating a flash zip for this "fix" soon. Does anyone know where I'd change the longpress on the homebutton action?
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/system/framework/android.policy.jar/PhoneWindowManager.java
At leasts thats what i can remember lol. Thats what i had to edit on my Tablet to make long press on home function as long press search.
Yeah, I'd love to find a way to enable a long press of the right hand capacitive button (back button stock, but it's the task switcher with that file I posted) to act as a menu button. That would be awesome.
Alternatively, I'd love to figure out how to change the TW soft keys to AOSP theme and layout. I love using soft keys, but I can't stand the backwards layout Samsung has chosen, and can't bring myself to using it if I can help it.
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Cruiserdude said:
Yeah, I'd love to find a way to enable a long press of the right hand capacitive button (back button stock, but it's the task switcher with that file I posted) to act as a menu button. That would be awesome.
Alternatively, I'd love to figure out how to change the TW soft keys to AOSP theme and layout. I love using soft keys, but I can't stand the backwards layout Samsung has chosen, and can't bring myself to using it if I can help it.
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You can add your own methods to the android.policy.jar file to handle different on hold actions.
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"So I put my phone into airplane mode and threw it... worst transformer ever. -.-" -My friend
elesbb said:
/system/framework/android.policy.jar/PhoneWindowManager.java
At leasts thats what i can remember lol. Thats what i had to edit on my Tablet to make long press on home function as long press search.
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Every file editor I try is unable to open/edit the android.policy.jar file. How do I edit it?
tonyf7 said:
Every file editor I try is unable to open/edit the android.policy.jar file. How do I edit it?
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Have to decompile it using apktool
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elesbb said:
You can add your own methods to the android.policy.jar file to handle different on hold actions.
Sent from my SGH-T999
"So I put my phone into airplane mode and threw it... worst transformer ever. -.-" -My friend
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Is it possible to add a method that when back is pressed twice it launches an app? Or can I modify long press to launch an app like voice commands?
hi guyz.. one question.. i'd want to remap the buttons with this logoc
1 press menù -> multitasking tab
long press menù -> menù
long press home buttons -> gvoice
any idea how to use it?
i'm on swift rom v3 + perseus kernel and, i don't have the sec_touchkey file! o.o
how to?
i'd want to use the stock tw launcher, not another one..
thanks
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Ok i edited the file and puted it in right folder.. now i have the multitasking in normal menù press, but NOT the menù in the hold.. what could i do?
hi, is there any way to wake-up screen without home key, power key and volume key? actualy my home button is now not as hard as it was before, i am afraid it may damage some day, so does power key, i know about few apps which wakes up using sensor, but it's not for me, it drains battery too much, i want something like waking up phone with capative touch keys, or swiping them, is it possible to change key 172 which is home button to a menu key for waking up? in system/usr/keylayout/ ?
Shekar.m1986 said:
hi, is there any way to wake-up screen without home key, power key and volume key? actualy my home button is now not as hard as it was before, i am afraid it may damage some day, so does power key, i know about few apps which wakes up using sensor, but it's not for me, it drains battery too much, i want something like waking up phone with capative touch keys, or swiping them, is it possible to change key 172 which is home button to a menu key for waking up? in system/usr/keylayout/ ?
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the situation is simple.. ALL IS POSSIBLE..
i you know java code as advance user, i can send you files witch you should recompile
but.. the situation is simple.. if you always turn on the soft buttons, you'll lose a lot of energy, since ALL screen is alimented..
Soft touch buttons uses the same touch as screen, so, you always have to aliment it
ok.. 2 issues:
1) if leg touch the soft button, screen will be turned on
2) showp-1984 creates the swipe2wake, for htc phones, you need a lot of c++ knowledge to recompile it
But.. in my opinion, buttons are "immortal" than soft touch..
I have an old keyboard.. it had about 12 years.. and works good.. and.. i used it for 6 years til change, so, dont be scary, i don't think you are breaking your buttons!!
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Btw.. i find the code witch is the governor of the buttons.. it's in android.policy.jar file.. and.. i tryed to force the hold home button to hold menù button, and sure, it worked, with one issue: menù always had the search function
So.. the situation is simple... i don't know how to code with java, and sure, i need a good java programmer to do what i whould do.. at last.. only one "stupid thing".. change the hold home button app switch to menù.. so.. i could have:
Menù button as app switch with 1 press (easy to do)
standard press of home as move home function and hold it for the android MENU
And back as always
I only need one coder witch can modify me the @8 VALUE
Any good person??
iba21 said:
the situation is simple.. ALL IS POSSIBLE..
i you know java code as advance user, i can send you files witch you should recompile
but.. the situation is simple.. if you always turn on the soft buttons, you'll lose a lot of energy, since ALL screen is alimented..
Soft touch buttons uses the same touch as screen, so, you always have to aliment it
ok.. 2 issues:
1) if leg touch the soft button, screen will be turned on
2) showp-1984 creates the swipe2wake, for htc phones, you need a lot of c++ knowledge to recompile it
But.. in my opinion, buttons are "immortal" than soft touch..
I have an old keyboard.. it had about 12 years.. and works good.. and.. i used it for 6 years til change, so, dont be scary, i don't think you are breaking your buttons!!
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Btw.. i find the code witch is the governor of the buttons.. it's in android.policy.jar file.. and.. i tryed to force the hold home button to hold menù button, and sure, it worked, with one issue: menù always had the search function
So.. the situation is simple... i don't know how to code with java, and sure, i need a good java programmer to do what i whould do.. at last.. only one "stupid thing".. change the hold home button app switch to menù.. so.. i could have:
Menù button as app switch with 1 press (easy to do)
standard press of home as move home function and hold it for the android MENU
And back as always
I only need one coder witch can modify me the @8 VALUE
Any good person??
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I see, actually you're right, i forgot that we have to decompile android.policy.jar to be able to change wake up keys, i remember it when i saw someone changed wake-up key to volume buttons through android.policy.jar, it's quite strange that with samsung decvices which uses physical home button to screen wake, doesn't have any mod to alternative method, one you already mentioned sweep2wake, a pleasent feature to relief power button of htc devices, what about the relief for Samsung's physical home key? i am not so fussed about other use of physical key, i only want to change screen wake key to capacitive menu key or something like sweep2wake..i can see after sometime, lots of users complain about home key, so a handy mod should be there.
by the way can you send me an edited file with menu (capacitive button) wake up enabled?
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I see, actually you're right, i forgot that we have to decompile android.policy.jar to be able to change wake up keys, i remember it when i saw someone changed wake-up key to volume buttons through android.policy.jar, it's quite strange that with samsung decvices which uses physical home button to screen wake, doesn't have any mod to alternative method, one you already mentioned sweep2wake, a pleasent feature to relief power button of htc devices, what about the relief for Samsung's physical home key? i am not so fussed about other use of physical key, i only want to change screen wake key to capacitive menu key or something like sweep2wake..i can see after sometime, lots of users complain about home key, so a handy mod should be there.
by the way can you send me an edited file with menu (capacitive button) wake up enabled?
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I'd want but, i'm not a java programmer, i don't know how to do to remap a button, do you think i know how to force the electromagneticity on??
I think is not easy whaylt ypu would do.. and sure.. you have to modify more than 1 jar file.. because.. i ONLY have to REMAP a button, so, stock, only have to do ANOTHER THING... you want to change a power features.. i think you have to modify the kernel (sweep 2 wake is a feature of the kernel, not of the rom.. kernel is writed in c++.. android is writed in java, uses the java machine)
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Oh right.. one thing.. emh.. in my opinion.. button is a button, and samusung did some test about the resistence of the button
Sure.. time destroys all.. so.. you could have a softly botton after 12 months.. but.. i don't think you'll damage it soon..
Warranty is here.. you can send phone to the costructor if you have a problem
P.s. i have old phones, as like a siemens s10.. and.. ALL buttons are ok..
That phone was used by:
Dad > mom > me > brother > second brother
It has about, 8years of usage.. no prob..
Dont know why you are so worried!
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I'd want but, i'm not a java programmer, i don't know how to do to remap a button, do you think i know how to force the electromagneticity on??
I think is not easy whaylt ypu would do.. and sure.. you have to modify more than 1 jar file.. because.. i ONLY have to REMAP a button, so, stock, only have to do ANOTHER THING... you want to change a power features.. i think you have to modify the kernel (sweep 2 wake is a feature of the kernel, not of the rom.. kernel is writed in c++.. android is writed in java, uses the java machine)
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Oh right.. one thing.. emh.. in my opinion.. button is a button, and samusung did some test about the resistence of the button
Sure.. time destroys all.. so.. you could have a softly botton after 12 months.. but.. i don't think you'll damage it soon..
Warranty is here.. you can send phone to the costructor if you have a problem
P.s. i have old phones, as like a siemens s10.. and.. ALL buttons are ok..
That phone was used by:
Dad > mom > me > brother > second brother
It has about, 8years of usage.. no prob..
Dont know why you are so worried!
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This is an expensive phone, so we would definitely worry about it i know it does rarely broken, but it does more or less, i don't know why samsung intend to choose physical home instead of capacitive, i had HTC Sensation, and i was glad to use sweep2wake on it to save power button, samsung's power button gives loose feeling right out of the box like it'll break anytime, so samsung needs sweep2wake or something like that much more than HTC devices, hopefully some devs will look at it, THIS WAKE-UP KEY NEED TO BE HACKED AND REPLACED, simple is that, although soft keys gives it little bit relief, but we have to wake-up device atleast 30-50 times in working days, so that's why i am really looking forward to it, can we both join hands to bring developers attention toward it? if you also want to wake-up screen with anything other than physical keys i'm sure you must be missing sweep2wake in note 2
I didn't use s2w.. why? It uses too mouch energy in standby
showp is one of my great friends in xda, and i love his kernel + his MPDECISION code
Btw, for me, you are crazy
Never ever had problems with phone buttons.. i had an n95, i sent about 1 bilion of sms.. here in italy vodafone created a promo witch gives about 100free sms per day.. i used everytime all the sms.. and.. sure.. i had to press the send button 2 timed every sms + all the other
I used that phone for 3 years.. changed it with an hd2... bought the first day (n95) and hd2 used.. 365 days x 3 = 1095.. 1095 x 100 = 19500 x 2 = 219,000 + all the other used to navigate in menù
Btw.. n95 was broken in display cable.. all buttons perfect!!
has anyone tried ButtonRemapper? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464
before doing all the hard work
Yep and didnt work!

Anyway to get 2 button nav bar back on Android 10?

I saw the command that enables it, but doing that doesn't actually seem to do anything on my phone.
Is there a step I'm missing, or anything else I can do to get two button nav back?
Thanks!
Before you do the command you have to have the 3 button nav bar selected. Make sure USB debugging is on, and USB setting should be file transfer instead of charging the phone
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If that works and you now have the 2 button setup after doing those steps, just know if you change back to gestures or make changes to the nabar, it'll go back to the 3 button. So you'll have to do those steps again if you want the 2 button back
That did it! Thank you!
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That did it! Thank you!
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No prob!
Can you please share the command?
I want that too. Actually i want "Long press Home button Sreeen Off" function.

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