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[MOD] Enable capacitive buttons for Nexus - Desire Roms

Just like many others, my Nexus buttons won't lit up after I flashed to custom desire roms. To enable it, we need to have a script running in the background. That's where GScript application comes to rescue. You can download the lite version from Market Place. After you have it installed, please follow the following instructions
1. Download and extract the attached file to your [SDCARD]://gscript/
2. Start GScript lite application
3. Menu > Add script > Load file >LED_ON.sh
4. Make sure you check "Needs SU?"
5. Press "Save"
After completed the given steps, you will see the "LED_ON" from the list. You would need to execute (run) it by a single tap on "LED_ON".
It will prompt for root permission, please make sure you allow the script to run as root
** You should ONLY run this ONCE each time you reboot ( restart ) your phone
This is only a temporary workaround until someone make changes to the kernel driver.
Features:
1. Lit up the capacitive buttons when your screen is on
2. Turn off capacitive buttons when your screen is off
Regards,
Kenny N

so do i have to manually run the script every time i turn the screen off.

No - when you turn off the screen, the script will automatically turn off the capacitive buttons. when you turn on the screen, the script will automatically turns on the capacitive buttons and it will make sure the LED remains lit up

how can i install the script ? and seems like a good idea

rather than using gscript and having to manually run the script couldn't you put it someplace on the phones memory like /system/etc/init.d and have it loaded during boot
id test the theory but im not running the desire rom

So I'm curious, what exactly is this doing?
Does this keep the trackball, and the buttons (back/menu/home/search) buttons "lit" when the screen is on?
I didn't know the buttons were backlit. Wonder if this could be ported to Cyanogen?

stshannon said:
So I'm curious, what exactly is this doing?
Does this keep the trackball, and the buttons (back/menu/home/search) buttons "lit" when the screen is on?
I didn't know the buttons were backlit. Wonder if this could be ported to Cyanogen?
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have u used your phone in the dark? lol

b1337 said:
have u used your phone in the dark? lol
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that's what I'm sayin haha
I'll give this a go when I go back to a desire rom.
I am one of those unlucky people with no capacitive lights for desire roms.

b1337 said:
have u used your phone in the dark? lol
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Ohh i get it, yeah, my buttons do light up (never really noticed before, never had a problem with them to really have to look at them heh)....
So i take it the backlight doesn't work on desire roms then? and this is a fix for that? okay sorry for the dumb question earlier heh.
Yeah, my nexus one buttons do backlight now that I'm looking at it. =)

I would need to rewrite the codes in order for it to run along with /system/etc/init.d - or else it will end up with an endless startup
Regards,
Kenny N

stshannon said:
So I'm curious, what exactly is this doing?
Does this keep the trackball, and the buttons (back/menu/home/search) buttons "lit" when the screen is on?
I didn't know the buttons were backlit. Wonder if this could be ported to Cyanogen?
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The script checks for the current state of your screen. It will maximise the capacitive brightness when your screen is on and turn it off when your screen is off.
Regards,
Kenny N

stshannon said:
Ohh i get it, yeah, my buttons do light up (never really noticed before, never had a problem with them to really have to look at them heh)....
So i take it the backlight doesn't work on desire roms then? and this is a fix for that? okay sorry for the dumb question earlier heh.
Yeah, my nexus one buttons do backlight now that I'm looking at it. =)
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Yeah, this only happens to desire rom
Regards,
Kenny N

vnbuddy2002 said:
Yeah, this only happens to desire rom
Regards,
Kenny N
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Only on some

Status / Notification Light Possibilities

Would it be possible, or is there any way, to make the backlights on the Menu, Home, Back and Search buttons act as notification / status lights?
A similar modification was made to the Palm Pre Plus to make up for the lack of a dedicated notification led. It seems reasonable that some talented dev out there could make this work.

Grizzld said:
Would it be possible, or is there any way, to make the backlights on the Menu, Home, Back and Search buttons act as notification / status lights?
A similar modification was made to the Palm Pre Plus to make up for the lack of a dedicated notification led. It seems reasonable that some talented dev out there could make this work.
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Possible, yes, we did the same thing for the SGS phones with BLN. However, I don't know how useful it would be as I can't see the lights on the buttons unless it's dark out. It is something I'd like to look into, but it's on a long list of things to do.

imnuts said:
I don't know how useful it would be as I can't see the lights on the buttons unless it's dark out.
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Good point, and you're probably right. I didn't even realize those keys had a backlight until I had had the phone for a few days. Thanks for the reply!

Not sure if this is just me but my backlights for the bottom keys dont turn.on unless its dark and i dont have auto brightness onthat might be why you dont notice them unless its dark.

how to Disable capacitive buttons backlight

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."
Sent from my Nexus S

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.

[Script] turn OFF touch-key backlight!!!

Under construction...please delete

how much battery can we save anyway? those are very tiny light..

personally I wouldn`t use such a script...just because the batt save might not be that good and beside that when your phone hangs or somethin` like that whne you are touching screen those nice lights are telling you that ur touchscreen is working and you are not tryin` to wake a turned off phone

pyronia said:
This for kernel/rom that support init.d only...
Its just a simple script to turn off touch key light (the 2 touch key on left and right of your home button)
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Not working. 9001 haven't button-backlight directory

chasemyass said:
personally I wouldn`t use such a script...just because the batt save might not be that good and beside that when your phone hangs or somethin` like that whne you are touching screen those nice lights are telling you that ur touchscreen is working and you are not tryin` to wake a turned off phone
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Its for those who like it...
regards,
•ƒγяύs ργяσ™•

"/sys/class/leds/button-backlight/brightness: directory non existent"
I'm using feacore 1.4 too, have u tested it? :|

How is this working when there is no such file/directory on the i9001?
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Sorry guys, i will edit the script then post it again later
regards,
•ƒγяύs ργяσ™•

can we use the keys backlight for notifications... u knw if u get a message the menu button blinks and if u get a missed call the back button blinks... would be nice as an option

This would help for the bln on the i9001??

shahbaz5588 said:
can we use the keys backlight for notifications... u knw if u get a message the menu button blinks and if u get a missed call the back button blinks... would be nice as an option
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i think this is only possible with a kernel which supports BLN
and at the moment we dont have such a kernel for our device

Is this script still in the work? Any update? I need it for my Samsung Vibrant

anything yet? beta or test is welcomed..volunteering as tester

Isn't there no news about this?
I use screendim to dim a lot the screen light to read on darkness, but when i touch the screen the buttons flash my eyes .

knank said:
Isn't there no news about this?
I use screendim to dim a lot the screen light to read on darkness, but when i touch the screen the buttons flash my eyes .
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Same here it drives me crazy have tried a few apps but none of them work and I posted in the Q&A forum twice and never found a way to KILL those pesky lights I would really like to seen this working.

I'll try a hard thing yo solve this , i'll paint my screen protector with a permanent marker (maybe blue one) to dim permanently those buttons .

kingsonwongs has integrated this feature in his shadow0-rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618437
that's why I prefer his ROM cause afaik it's the only one with this feature

I'll ask to other developers to add this, i didn't know that this was possible .
Thanks

dewtoujii said:
kingsonwongs has integrated this feature in his shadow0-rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618437
that's why I prefer his ROM cause afaik it's the only one with this feature
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what feature? the BLN?!

turn off the backlight of the buttons (or modify the time that they remain on). I'm not sure because i didn't try that rom yet.

[Request] [Xposed] Module to Swap Power Button With Vol+

The new m8 just got root, and I'd like to see if anyone could fix the issue i have with the hardware key placement. Specifically, the position of the power button annoys me quite a bit. On the old One it was at least accessible through your index finger, but the m8 must have been designed by lefties!
I'm looking for a module that would swap the function of the power key with the vol+ key to see if that will fix my little hangup with this phone. No pun intended.
Thanks!

fronc said:
The new m8 just got root, and I'd like to see if anyone could fix the issue i have with the hardware key placement. Specifically, the position of the power button annoys me quite a bit. On the old One it was at least accessible through your index finger, but the m8 must have been designed by lefties!
I'm looking for a module that would swap the function of the power key with the vol+ key to see if that will fix my little hangup with this phone. No pun intended.
Thanks!
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I'm surprised this isn't a bigger complaint amongst m8 users. Well, if anyone finds anything, please let me know! Thanks!

fronc said:
I'm surprised this isn't a bigger complaint amongst m8 users. Well, if anyone finds anything, please let me know! Thanks!
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I'm also not a fan of the power button being switched. At least we can double tap the screen to unlock. Cuts down the usage a bit.

Frankie1588 said:
I'm also not a fan of the power button being switched. At least we can double tap the screen to unlock. Cuts down the usage a bit.
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Agreed, but it doesn't help when wanting to lock it quickly with one hand after the phone has already been unlocked. I'm more interested in that function than waking it. But glad to see I'm not alone in this.

fronc said:
Agreed, but it doesn't help when wanting to lock it quickly with one hand after the phone has already been unlocked. I'm more interested in that function than waking it. But glad to see I'm not alone in this.
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I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock in tandem with Nova Launcher and just assign a gesture to it which in turn will turn the screen off and lock. Works great.

I just use gmd gesture control to do a three finger downward swipe to shut the device off.
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Izeltokatl said:
I just use gmd gesture control to do a three finger downward swipe to shut the device off.
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For my purposes, I'm trying to find a one-handed solution. So 3 fingers is no help when the phone is in-hand. But thanks for sharing your idea!
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What I did was use gravitybox > navigation key actions and then set back key long press to go to sleep. Works perfect but I am left handed so you might want a different key.

krazya said:
What I did was use gravitybox > navigation key actions and then set back key long press to go to sleep. Works perfect but I am left handed so you might want a different key.
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I think you're on to something.... I'm going to experiment with this. Thanks!

steelersmb said:
I use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock in tandem with Nova Launcher and just assign a gesture to it which in turn will turn the screen off and lock. Works great.
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This is how I do it. Just a single finger swipe upwards shuts my screen off, then a double tap turns it back on. Works great for me!
Now if only someone could figure out how to get double tap (to wake) working in landscape mode.

Hey guys -- I just posted a fresh thread for this, but since I assume you all have weaksauce+xposed working...
After my soft-reboot to install xposed, wifi would not turn on. Did anyone else have anything similar happen?
I did weaksauce, phone off/on, install xposed, full reboot (accidentally), enable xposed, soft reboot, then no wifi when the phone came back up.
Any ideas?