Hey people my S6 is rooted and I asked myself if it could be possible to disable the hardware buttons and use software buttons instead because I don't really use the bottom of screen. But the way bigger problem is I have small hands and when I'm loading the phone over the original psu I accidently hit the "recent apps / menubutton" which cause me to interrupt the game or even more worse, loading it again. I've found something already but this was used on older phones like the S3. Does somebody know how to do it on the S6?
Edit: Can't post the link to the site where I found the tut. It should be the 1st link when you google "wonderhowto disable 3 front buttons"
Thanks for your help!
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Hi, I recently replaced the screen on my Samsung Vibrant because the previous screen had broken. Unfortunately, I had mistakenly taken the sensors for the 4 main function buttons with my efforts. As such, I was wondering if anybody knew of an app that would replace these 4 function buttons through a software solution? Possibly an app that places them in the pull down menu as an ongoing program?
Interested in this as well. Although I do still have working volume keys, those could be mapped to one of the other functions. But I'll start a new thread on that elsewhere.
If there isn't an app, can anybody think of a workaround?
Its been posted in phone specific forums before, but I guess this question is more relevant to all android rather than specific phone:
I want to be able to disable the capacitive buttons on my phone temporarily, so that my 2 year old can play games without mistakenly touching the buttons, and them re enable the buttons using the volume rocker. Any leads or apps for this?
Also posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13778793
Any luck?
I'm looking for the same thing, for the same reason. My two-year-old misses my iPhone because of this.
Today I did a software reset so I could let me fiance use my phone since it was a little better than her outdated Huwei. Upon rebooting the Home button no longer funtioned. It will still wake the screen however it does not function in any other way (so obviously its not a physical issue).
I was able to pull up the files to view the mapped buttons and even tried the app on xda for button remapping. However the crossover comes with an extra function button in the top left corner which doesn't function at all any more. This tells me that the mapping file was over written with an incompatible file. Possibly an issue with a wrong file being assigned after a software reset. Not quite sure.
What I would like to happen is to see if anyone else here has a Pantech Crossover and can simply send me there button assignment files.
Another issue I ran into after the reset was the notification bar (still shows at the top) is not draggable. I am not able to pull it down or even hit the "notifications" button under the menu when you hit the menu button from the home screen.
I am no noob to technology so feel free to ask for anything. If you have a crossover and are unsure on how to get those files please let me know and I will direct you. (Please already be rooted.. there are plenty of great guides on these forums on how to do this for both firmware versions available)
I really love the Nexus 5, But I have noticed that when trying to use the bottom row of buttons on the keyboard It aperantly detects one of the 3 on screen buttons and does what ever that button does! Which is a P.I.T.A. when your trying to type!
After the first few times of it doing it I thought something was wrong with my keyboard but after being a little more carefull and watching where I was touching the screen it definately has a invisible detection line for the buttons thats a tad too tall!? [I hope this is proper name for the description IDK the tech lingo for this]
Device info:
Stock Nexus 5
swype [paid] keyboard
portrait mode
Thanks in advance.
Questions belong in the Q&A forum. That's what it's there for.
Never heard of that happening.
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On my previous phones and through reading around unpinning a screen required the user to hold both the recents button AND the back button. Does anyone know why the S6 and touchwiz only require you to hold to recents button? My toddlers use my phone for apps and kids youtube but they are constantly unpinning the screen cause of their little hands and they way they hold the phone with their thumb right on the recents button.
With the old M8 ir required both buttons to be held and they never unlocked it on their own by accident.
Anyone know why touchwiz has to be different and if there is a way to enable BOTH buttons to be used to unlock?
Not rooted and fully stock but use tasker. Perhaps there is something I could use with that if anyone has an idea.
Thanks.
flexfulton said:
On my previous phones and through reading around unpinning a screen required the user to hold both the recents button AND the back button. Does anyone know why the S6 and touchwiz only require you to hold to recents button? My toddlers use my phone for apps and kids youtube but they are constantly unpinning the screen cause of their little hands and they way they hold the phone with their thumb right on the recents button.
With the old M8 ir required both buttons to be held and they never unlocked it on their own by accident.
Anyone know why touchwiz has to be different and if there is a way to enable BOTH buttons to be used to unlock?
Not rooted and fully stock but use tasker. Perhaps there is something I could use with that if anyone has an idea.
Thanks.
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i have to push recents and back buttons to un pin an app with my galaxy s6, idk maybe you have a fake galaxy s6.
maybe you are doing that in the wrong way.
Nope it's a phone direct from my carriers store so it's not a fake.
Also as you can see in the screen shot the instructions say you just need to hold the recent button.
Did you actually check yours? Maybe you are mistaken that you have to use two buttons on your S6.
Can anyone confirm for me what the instructions are exactly on their phone why trying to pin? Lots of views on this thread but no one is chiming in on how their phone works.
Mine says to hold recent button only too. I'm on 5.1.1 and never checked on 5.0.2 so I don't know if Samsung changed it.
What I've done is turn on the 'Use screen lock type to unpin' option so it requires my fingerprint after holding recents.
WahFai said:
Mine says to hold recent button only too. I'm on 5.1.1 and never checked on 5.0.2 so I don't know if Samsung changed it.
What I've done is turn on the 'Use screen lock type to unpin' option so it requires my fingerprint after holding recents.
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Hi thanks for helping out. I'm on 5.0.2.
I like your suggestion but I only use swipe lock so unfortunately I can't do that.
Maybe I'll see if I can get tasker to do something for me.
Cheers.
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Can anyone confirm for me what the instructions are exactly on their phone why trying to pin? Lots of views on this thread but no one is chiming in on how their phone works.
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Mine says recent and back together. I tested it myself and recent alone does nothing but recent and back puts the phone back to normal. I'm on T-Mobile running the latest update 5/1.1
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