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[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?

Top Ten Android Tips & Tricks

I have been using the android phone since it's inception aka Tmobile - G1. Only now I have understood the real power of android. Over a period of time I discovered some simple tricks & tips some of which I got to know by other android users.
I have tested this on my Samsung Galaxy and I believe it would work on any other android phone.
Visit Top Ten android Tips and Tricks
I would love to get more tips from other readers here.

Thanks
Being new to smart phones in general and to android specifically, I appreciated you sharing your "Tricks and Tips".
Your screen shot tip didn't work for me. When I press the back button, I loose the focus of the screen I'd like to make a snapshot of and then pressing the Home button does what it normally does.
It would have been nice if the information was posted directly in your thread instead of just including an external link.

Awesome post! Thanks!
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Being new to smart phones in general and to android specifically, I appreciated you sharing your "Tricks and Tips".
Your screen shot tip didn't work for me. When I press the back button, I loose the focus of the screen I'd like to make a snapshot of and then pressing the Home button does what it normally does.
It would have been nice if the information was posted directly in your thread instead of just including an external link.
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To take the screen shot, you first press the back button, without leaving the back button, press the home button. In some phones you need to use the volumne button instead of the back button.

nice and very useful post indee

techimanu said:
I have tested this on my Samsung Galaxy and I believe it would work on any other android phone.
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Actually, most of those are TouchWiz specific and wont work on any other phone.

maxpower47 said:
Actually, most of those are TouchWiz specific and wont work on any other phone.
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Exactly.. these will not work on all android phones

Hey my brother has got new samsung galaxy S2....its like you can say that its mine new cell phone....thanks for the tips and tricks...i am very much eager to try these tricks.

jonathon6017 said:
Exactly.. these will not work on all android phones
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maxpower47 said:
Actually, most of those are TouchWiz specific and wont work on any other phone.
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Thank you both, I did not know that. Hope at least few of the other tips would work.

techimanu said:
To take the screen shot, you first press the back button, without leaving the back button, press the home button. In some phones you need to use the volumne button instead of the back button.
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Thanks for your reply. I had already tried holding the back button and pressing the home button (that is what is written in your tips) but it didn't work. As soon as I press the back button, the screen returns to the previous view, irregardless of whether I press and hold. The volume button also doesn't do it.

I tried to memorize all of thoes numbers at some point.

Cool basics tips for beginners

Great post, thanks m8!

whatever you get always install CWM it is very very helpful at times

One of the most under-used tips is not even that advanced. The "share with" feature to share data between apps is tremendously useful. It's one of Android's killer features vs iOS.
For example, to send a URL to Twitter you can hit menu > more > share page and then select the app to share from. 95% of Android users I speak with don't even know this is built into the OS and works from/to practically any app.

I have an LG O1 and screen shot doesn't work

Aww. very useful thanks

The.Sorcerer said:
I have an LG O1 and screen shot doesn't work
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Few others have commented saying it will work only on Samsung phones. Sorry

Thanks for share !

I've figured out how to make screenshots with my SGS II -> simultaneously press the home and screen lock buttons.

Remap menu key long press to take screen shot

Hello
Is that possible ? the factory combination of pressing vol plus power button is tricky or at least I like to save the power button as much as possible...
Any useful idea is appreciated..
Thanks

mahanddeem said:
Hello
Is that possible ? the factory combination of pressing vol plus power button is tricky or at least I like to save the power button as much as possible...
Any useful idea is appreciated..
Thanks
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Out of curiousity.. what rom are you running?

btm fdr said:
Out of curiousity.. what rom are you running?
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Stock UCLF6 deodexed rooted

Dont know if this may work but its definitely worth a shot at least
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5zbWFydC5zd2tleSJd
as well i do know tat Mohan_kr maker of Embryo was able to remap. maybe a quick PM to him might also help since i searched and cant find anything
after a little more research i was able to find out the that it can be change in the residing location: /system/usr/keylayout or in the framework. sorry couldnt be much help but this is what i could find

crashpsycho said:
Dont know if this may work but its definitely worth a shot at least
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5zbWFydC5zd2tleSJd
as well i do know tat Mohan_kr maker of Embryo was able to remap. maybe a quick PM to him might also help since i searched and cant find anything
after a little more research i was able to find out the that it can be change in the residing location: /system/usr/keylayout or in the framework. sorry couldnt be much help but this is what i could find
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Thanks for your input ... I am not looking for an app as most of them filled with silly ads or taking unnecessary resaurces ... I need to mod system to remap some key to take screen shots ... And I guess you're right it's somewhere around /system/usr/keylayout

Afaik not possible in stock but aokp/cm9+10 allows that remap in settings
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There is an app called "screenshot er" that lets you take screenshots by holding down the search key, and it has a delay that you can set for however long you want, and it works amazingly well. No extra crap, just a really good app. I know it's not what you want, but it's worth checking out.
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i agree with atrix ive used then Screenshot er app before the remmaping became available and works flawless

The power button and home key works for screen shots
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I know this is an old thread, but all the screenshot remapping threads seem old, so I'm hoping I can get some help here anyway. My stock ICS on my S2 has home+power for screen shots. Hardware buttons died (home, menu, back, search) so i use softkeys to navigate, (Button Savior, works amazing, saved me a major headache) never the less, the screen shot doesn't work by pressing power and the home soft key. I've used other roms, like CM, where the screenshot is power+vol down and i want to use this method on my stock ICS. I to, don't want an app to do it, i just want power+vol down

Been trying to use xposed additions to remap for screenshot. not working so far and unsure of reasoning why, even bought the pro version to allow a multi step action to occur

[Q] How to take a screen shot on CleanRom5

hey all...i just flashed clean rom 5 and it's working great, however, I cant seem to figure out how to take a screen shot. I've searched the forums and cannot seem to find an answer. Can anyone help? I've tried power and home screen and still nothing...thanks!

How about the palm-swipe?
Lay the side of your hand on the left side of the screen and swipe it all the way to the right side of the screen.
It needs the motions enabled in the Motion control panel, and it's all the way at the bottom of the screen.

Or you could just use the screenshot command that is built into Android ICS and JellyBean.
Simultaneous press the Home button and the Power button to take a screen shot.

pdykstra said:
Or you could just use the screenshot command that is built into Android ICS and JellyBean.
Simultaneous press the Home button and the Power button to take a screen shot.
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I tried that and still nothing, I will try the swipe with motions enabled as I havent given that a go yet. Will let you know, thanks for the help.

pdykstra said:
Or you could just use the screenshot command that is built into Android ICS and JellyBean.
Simultaneous press the Home button and the Power button to take a screen shot.
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Frankiej1978 said:
I tried that and still nothing, I will try the swipe with motions enabled as I havent given that a go yet. Will let you know, thanks for the help.
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Works for me on CleanROM, home & power.

Chocu1a said:
Works for me on CleanROM, home & power.
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Yea not sure why that doesn't work for me :/ However, enabling Motion and doing palm swipe works..thanks for the help!

Home and power doesn't work for me either...
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Frankiej1978 said:
Yea not sure why that doesn't work for me :/ However, enabling Motion and doing palm swipe works..thanks for the help!
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niv3d said:
Home and power doesn't work for me either...
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Press Home and Power simultaneously, and HOLD until it takes the screenshot (only takes a second or so). This feature is absolutely present in CleanROM. It has also active in every stock build of TouchWIZ that Samsung has put out for our device.

pdykstra said:
Press Home and Power simultaneously, and HOLD until it takes the screenshot (only takes a second or so). This feature is absolutely present in CleanROM. It has also active in every stock build of TouchWIZ that Samsung has put out for our device.
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I tried it again and it worked. I must have not been hitting the Home and Power button simultaneously in my previous attempts. Thanks again.:good:

Frankiej1978 said:
I tried it again and it worked. I must have not been hitting the Home and Power button simultaneously in my previous attempts. Thanks again.:good:
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Yeah, like he said you just gotta hold it a sec or two. It's not as responsive as snapping a normal picture thru the camera for instance.

pdykstra said:
Or you could just use the screenshot command that is built into Android ICS and JellyBean.
Simultaneous press the Home button and the Power button to take a screen shot.
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That's awesome!!! I had no idea about that! Thank you.

Screenshot on Nextbook Ares 11?

Can anybody help me? I just got a Nextbook Ares 11 and I cannot figure out how to take a screenshot. Power and volume down or menu doesn't work? Does it even have ability for screenshots??? If anyone could help me, I would appreciate it so much! You can contact me via email at [email protected] Thanks
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Did you get an answer to this by chance? I apparently took one the other day by accident and haven't been able to figure out how.

You connect your tablet and your keyboard. Then, you press the camera icon and the button that is between the wifi button and the calander button. It says PrtScr with a line below it. Below that line, it says SysRq. You press this button and the camera button at the same time

On k/b ctrl and print screen buttons
KayZe Kay said:
Can anybody help me? I just got a Nextbook Ares 11 and I cannot figure out how to take a screenshot. Power and volume down or menu doesn't work? Does it even have ability for screenshots??? If anyone could help me, I would appreciate it so much! You can contact me via email at [email protected] Thanks
<3 Kaila Reinhardt
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You can just hold down
Code:
VOLUME DOWN + POWER
Mainly for other people who find this forum post, not only for the OP.

MasicoreLord said:
You can just hold down
Code:
VOLUME DOWN + POWER
Mainly for other people who find this forum post, not only for the OP.
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If you read the OP, they already tried volume down+power.
Got any other suggestions?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE

Then the OP didn't hold the buttons down long enough. It's kind of slow to do it compared to some tablets.
Also, it helps to make sure you press both at as close to the same time as possible.