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Spare Parts for the Nexus

I think we need a spare parts for the nexus one. Please add your wishes too.
Notification:
Notification LED flash rate
Notification LED color for Each Google Experience App
Check box for Blink or Glow
Screen Wake up:
Use default (power button) or box with provide your own keystroke. i.e. trackball, double trackball, volume down, volume down twice... ect.
Check box for using the slide unlock or not
Screen sleep:
Long press OR extended long press Trackball or some screen button (they should be active since the screen is on). Again this could be a provide your own keystroke.
This is a Android phone, it should not force us to conform to one way to use it.

Spare Parts is something out of the default Android codebase that wasn't included in the actual OS, unless we see it in AOSP for 2.1 when it hits, someone would have to spend a while porting the old one.
I'm sure it's doable, but it's a lot of work, so unless you're volunteering, it might be better to wait for AOSP to hit.

spare parts is in the SDK ROM for 2.1 so no need to port. Just extract it from there. (No idea what is in the spare parts for 2.1, just saw it when I was testing)

Holding down link - menu delay change?

When you hold down a link in the Android Browser, eventually a menu appears (like a right click menu).
I would like to _increase_ the length of time to get to this menu. Since my touchscreen isn't very accurate, I like to hold links down until there's a nice orange box around them, so I'm sure the right one has been selected. Zooming in and clicking the wrong link is frustrating and time consuming.
Thanks.
While I'm here, I might as well ask about holding the homescreen to bring up recent apps, it'd be nice if that was _faster_ (opposite of what i'm asking for above)

[Q] Alternative ways to turn screen off on L

Alright so running the leaked L build that our lord and savior @digitalhigh n ole' piratety Cap'n Throwback managed to get running on our devices but have one thing that is really bothering me. Screen. Off. My power button has for ages been messed up and weak to the click and well It's truly horrid to press and I used to always have 'hold back key to turn screen off' but well I don't anymore. Xposed is gone, my one true love...how can I replace her...how can I get over her beauty and learn to let her go and potentially even replace her?
My heart is with you Xposed!! But we must go our separate paths! - A very sad Shadow
( @Captain_Throwback lol )
Incase anyone managed to misunderstand my sad love story I'll skip to the point, is there any alternative ways to avoid pressing power button to turn screen off? For instance double tap status bar to sleep or holding back button to power off (both required Xposed 'I THINK', keyword "I THINK").

S1L3nTShaDoWz said:
Alright so running the leaked L build that our lord and savior @digitalhigh n ole' piratety Cap'n Throwback managed to get running on our devices but have one thing that is really bothering me. Screen. Off. My power button has for ages been messed up and weak to the click and well It's truly horrid to press and I used to always have 'hold back key to turn screen off' but well I don't anymore. Xposed is gone, my one true love...how can I replace her...how can I get over her beauty and learn to let her go and potentially even replace her?
My heart is with you Xposed!! But we must go our separate paths! - A very sad Shadow
( @Captain_Throwback lol )
Incase anyone managed to misunderstand my sad love story I'll skip to the point, is there any alternative ways to avoid pressing power button to turn screen off? For instance double tap status bar to sleep or holding back button to power off (both required Xposed 'I THINK', keyword "I THINK").
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I ran 5.0 for a short time but ended up switching back to Sinless before I could check. On many devices going back to and including the T-Bolt (EDIT: I was searching for the same thing back then because of the same reason), I used an app from the play store called Screen Off and Lock and I personally use the donate version and always had it tied in with the "search" feature (either a physical button or drag up from the navbar without buttons). One (big) reason for me to switch back is not having Xposed.

bb1981 said:
I ran 5.0 for a short time but ended up switching back to Sinless before I could check. On many devices going back to and including the T-Bolt (EDIT: I was searching for the same thing back then because of the same reason), I used an app from the play store called Screen Off and Lock and I personally use the donate version and always had it tied in with the "search" feature (either a physical button or drag up from the navbar without buttons). One (big) reason for me to switch back is not having Xposed.
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That app is good enough, as long as I don't have to press the power button xD. Thanks! I'll check out the donate version in a second as from the looks of it the free one only has the option of tapping the icon to turn screen off but oh well.
EDIT: NVM
For anyone else who sees this thread feel free to leave more options if you have any! More options the better.

No problem and I couldn't remember the difference between the versions. EDIT: There should be 2 different icons in the launcher, one being the app itself to turn the screen off (?) and one just for the configuration unless it's set up differently on the free one.

[Q] Remap volume-up button to power button

Hello all,
Recently the power button on my Nexus 5 has been acting really weird. Sometimes it works flawlessly, others it requires pressing it really hard to work. In order to prevent it to stop working indefinetely, I am looking for a way to remap my volume-up button so it can work as a power button. I don't need it to turn my phone on or to work in the recovery mode (from what I read, it seems to be impossible), only when Android is running.
I've already tried some workarounds:
1) Volume Unlock Power Button Fix app: I tried it, but it just allowed me to turn on my phone with volume but not turning off. Also, it drains a LOT of power.
2) Buttonremapper app: It would theoretically do exactly what I wanted, but did not work at all.
3) Editing generic.kl: I tried switching volume-up and power buttons codes in generic.kl, but also did not work. Maybe I need to modify another file?
3) Xposed Framework + Additions: The installation of Xposed went Ok, but after installing Additions module I got stucked in bootloop. I am running Android 5.1 stock, maybe this module is not yet compatible.
So, can anyone help me? Do I need to install a custom ROM?
PS: I live outside US, so no warranty for me. Otherwise I would just use it
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cheers,
Humberto

Hi folks,
Just a heads up for anyone who might be facing the same issue. I decided to change from stock to Cataclysm ROM due to some specific features (listed below). After the installation, here's what I did to work around this problem:
1) Enabled "Volume wake" and "Sleep button on status bar" in "Cataclysm Settings / Miscellaneous".
2) Enabled "Swipe to sleep" and resized NavBar to 115% in "Cataclysm Settings / Navigation bar options". -> This way I can swipe in NavBar at any time (except lockscreen) to turn off screen. I raised it a little to facilitate the swipe gesture.
3) Changed Lockscreen Dialer shortcut to ""Turn off Screen" app shortcut (just search for it in the play store) in "Cataclysm Settings / Lockscreen options" -> This allows me to just swipe right and turn off the screen when my security settings are disabled (which accounts for most of the time). I found it way faster than pressing sleep button in status bar, especially when I'm driving and I can't look at the screen. Plus, I don't really use the dialer function of my phone so often since the invention of Whatsapp ;P
I realize this is not the perfect solution, but I don't see a better way to deal with this power button malfunction problem (except from a hardware fix).
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
Humberto
PS: I am really enjoying Cataclysm. It's a very nice ROM, completely stable and with a lot of other interesting features aside from the ones mentioned above. I strongly encourage anyone to give it a try!

I'm facing the exact same problem but I really need to eliminate the power button or I will need a power button fix soon.
The solutions you found hthiengo are good if not needing to turn off (or worst: running out of battery, something that happens me sometimes). I'm in the situation that next time I hit power button I will need to replace the button, or throw the nexus away
I did installed the xposed additions for lollipop but it is not working, and the Cataclysm trick is not enough in this case

Ok, after some research I've found a temporary solution:
For the power button you can remap modifying the file gpio-keys.kl under system/usr/keylaout (i wonder why anyone could figure out thise before, no that difficult). I would like to map power button leeaving it useless but I've found it impossible to remap the power button (probably because the key number is not 116). I would have liked to see xposed additions to help me map the keys but is not functional at least for me.
If the phone runs out of battery I've found that if I plug the power cable by pressing both volume buttons at the same time, eventually it starts up with the bootloader so I can plug the pc cable and it will reboot sucessfully.
So despite the phone know is pretty disfunctional (not the best phone for a hurry without battery), I can still use it for some weeks before I plan buying a new one or something (or I find a place for reparing). Its a shame I could not find a better solution for example, ADT when powered off so I could just reboot it by using ADT reboot command while powered off.
And It would be really amazing if the volume up button could also power it on from the powered off state.
In my case the power button is broken, but sometimes it gets stuck and puts the phone in a reboot loop: To avoid pressing the power button accidentally I've made a hole in the protective case so its pretty difficult to access it.
That's all for now. If anyone can make it better I will be glad to hear him/her

[Q] Looking to use volume buttons as power button.

It's no secret that the M8 is a bit taller than the M7, and that HTC opted to keep the power button on top for whatever reason. I mean, don't fix what isn't broken and all that but I have tiny baby hands.
I'm hoping to be able to define pressing both volume buttons at the same time (perhaps with a delay on each press to cut down on false triggers) as the lock / power button.
I don't know if two buttons could be defined as one key pressed for sure. I highly doubt it.
Things to note:
- I've looked into every conceivable app that promises such functionality
- I'm on NEO's ported Lollipop ROM (excellent work, by the way, man.)
- My baby is S-OFF (not really relevant, but who knows?)
- I did a little development before we hit gingerbread way back in the day. I used to make my HTC G1 dance. I have plenty of experience tweaking bits under the hood.
I appreciate any help you guys can spare!
And of course, thanks for all that you developers do for us and our phones!

Tekgeekify said:
It's no secret that the M8 is a bit taller than the M7, and that HTC opted to keep the power button on top for whatever reason. I mean, don't fix what isn't broken and all that but I have tiny baby hands.
I'm hoping to be able to define pressing both volume buttons at the same time (perhaps with a delay on each press to cut down on false triggers) as the lock / power button.
I don't know if two buttons could be defined as one key pressed for sure. I highly doubt it.
Things to note:
- I've looked into every conceivable app that promises such functionality
- I'm on NEO's ported Lollipop ROM (excellent work, by the way, man.)
- My baby is S-OFF (not really relevant, but who knows?)
- I did a little development before we hit gingerbread way back in the day. I used to make my HTC G1 dance. I have plenty of experience tweaking bits under the hood.
I appreciate any help you guys can spare!
And of course, thanks for all that you developers do for us and our phones!
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Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2401316..Of course you can remap a volume button as power button.But you can't do both power/wake & volume up/down too.

Tekgeekify said:
It's no secret that the M8 is a bit taller than the M7, and that HTC opted to keep the power button on top for whatever reason. I mean, don't fix what isn't broken and all that but I have tiny baby hands.
I'm hoping to be able to define pressing both volume buttons at the same time (perhaps with a delay on each press to cut down on false triggers) as the lock / power button.
I don't know if two buttons could be defined as one key pressed for sure. I highly doubt it.
Things to note:
- I've looked into every conceivable app that promises such functionality
- I'm on NEO's ported Lollipop ROM (excellent work, by the way, man.)
- My baby is S-OFF (not really relevant, but who knows?)
- I did a little development before we hit gingerbread way back in the day. I used to make my HTC G1 dance. I have plenty of experience tweaking bits under the hood.
I appreciate any help you guys can spare!
And of course, thanks for all that you developers do for us and our phones!
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Xposed framework and sense six toolbox. Used it when I blew out my power button and had to replace it.