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1.Disable Capacitive Buttons ( Back and Menu )
Warning!!!
This Post is only for Cyanogenmod 11,12,13,14 not for Touchwiz if you try to enable it in touchwiz it will keep crashing Systemui and Kindly make a backup of your data. I'll be not responsible for any mess.
Apps we Required
1. Es File Explorer
2. Softkeyz
Links for downloading above apps
1. Es File Explorer --> Download
2. Softkeyz --> Download OR Alternate Link
Let's Start and follow steps
Step 1 :- Open Es file Explorer and swipe from extream left towards right.
Step 2 :- Swipe up and locate "Root Explorer" and tap on it.
Step 3 :- Touch on " Mount R/W" and enable those circular box which are uncheck ( means Change the permission from Read Only (RO) to Read Write (RW) ) and press OK then grant the Super user permission.
Step 4 :- Now goto device/system/ and open file named "Build.prop" with "Es note Editor".
Step 5 :- Navigate to end of the file and tap on Three Dots at Right top of display and touch on "Edit".
Step 6 :- At end of file Add text ( written Below ) as it is
HTML:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
Step 7 :- Now press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 8 :- Now Reboot your Device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
If you got bored with stock icons on navigation bar then follow these steps
Step 1 :- Open app named Softkeyz ( downloaded above) and grant Superuser permission.
Step 2 :- Swipe from Right to Left.
Step 3 :- Now swipe up and choose icons which you like.
Step 3:- Now tap on download icon ( icon with a Line and an Arrow ) . Now wait for few moments.
Step 4 :- Now touch on Check mark ( Tick mark) and select "1 X 1" ( means changing the Scaling Factor ) and wait till device restarts.
If you want to disable capacitive ( Back and Menu ) softkeys then follow these steps
Step 1 :- Open Es file Explorer and goto device/system/usr/Keylayout and open file named "Generic.kl" as "Text" with "Es note editor".
Step 2 :- Now locate "Key 158" ( for back key ) and "Key 139" ( for menu ) and tap on three dots at right top of display and then "Edit".
Step 3 :- Now place a "#" before each line ( shown below )
HTML:
"Key 158 BACK" TO "#Key 158 BACK"
"Key 139 MENU" TO "#Key 139 MENU"
Step 4 :- Press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 5 :- Now reboot Your device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
Disable Capacitive buttons Light
Step 1 :- Goto "Settings.
Step 2 :- Locate "Buttons"
Step 3 :- Tap on "Backlight"
Step 4 :- Remove that Tick mark before "illuminate buttons" and hit "OK".
Warning!!!
Do not Disable Capacitive button until you enable navigation bar.
If you face any problem just ask me
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Good information... Very useful...
Can you guide us to change the navigation bar height.. without using xposed...
Especially on nougat cm14.1 rom
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Hi78sk said:
Good information... Very useful...
Can you guide us to change the navigation bar height.. without using xposed...
Especially on nougat cm14.1 rom
Sent from my SM-N900 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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I think it can be done by tweaking framework-res or systemui. I can't tell the exact code because I'm not a developer yet.
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Warning!!!
Please make a nandroid backup before you make any changes in system because I know there will be a person in hundred who will mess with his/her device.
This Tutorial is only for rearranging back and menu softkeys . If you want some other arrangement comment below and I will tell you what to do in that.
Apps we required
1. Es File Explorer
Links for downloading above apps
1. Es File Explorer --> Download
Let's Start and follow steps
Note: If you have already have Read Write premissions then skip to Step 4 else start from Step 1.
Step 1 :- Open "Es file Explorer" and swipe from extream left towards right.
Step 2 :- Swipe up and locate "Root Explorer" and tap on it.
Step 3 :- Touch on " Mount R/W" and enable those circular box which are uncheck ( means Change the permission from Read Only (RO) to Read Write (RW) ) and press OK then grant the Super user permission.
Step 4 :- Now goto device/system/usr/Keylayout and open file named "Generic.kl" as "Text" with "Es note editor".
Step 5 :- Now locate "Key 158" ( for back key ) and "Key 139" ( for menu ) and tap on three dots at right top of display and then "Edit"
Step 6 :- Now change these lines as written below
HTML:
"Key 158 BACK" TO " Key 158 MENU"
"Key 139 MENU" TO " Key 139 BACK"
Step 7 :- Press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 8 :- Now reboot Your device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
Yeah you have successfully remapped your hardware keys.
If you face any problem just ask me
If This post helped you hit THANKS
Updated
1.Disable Capacitive Buttons ( Back and Menu )
Warning!!!
This Post is only for Cyanogenmod 11 not for Touchwiz if you try to enable it in touchwiz it will keep crashing Systemui and Kindly make a backup of your data
Apps we Required
1. Es File Explorer
2. Softkeyz
Links for downloading above apps
1. Es File Explorer --> Download
2. Softkeyz --> Download OR Alternate Link
Let's Start and follow steps
Step 1 :- Open Es file Explorer and swipe from extream left towards right.
Step 2 :- Swipe up and locate "Root Explorer" and tap on it.
Step 3 :- Touch on " Mount R/W" and enable those circular box which are uncheck ( means Change the permission from Read Only (RO) to Read Write (RW) ) and press OK then grant the Super user permission.
Step 4 :- Now goto device/system/ and open file named "Build.prop" with "Es note Editor".
Step 5 :- Navigate to end of the file and tap on Three Dots at Right top of display and touch on "Edit".
Step 6 :- At end of file Add text ( written Below ) as it is
HTML:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
Step 7 :- Now press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 8 :- Now Reboot your Device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
If you got bored with stock icons on navigation bar then follow these steps
Step 1 :- Open app named Softkeyz ( downloaded above) and grant Superuser permission.
Step 2 :- Swipe from Right to Left.
Step 3 :- Now swipe up and choose icons which you like.
Step 3:- Now tap on download icon ( icon with a Line and an Arrow ) . Now wait for few moments.
Step 4 :- Now touch on Check mark ( Tick mark) and select "1 X 1" ( means changing the Scaling Factor ) and wait till device restarts.
If you want to disable capacitive ( Back and Menu ) softkeys then follow these steps
Step 1 :- Open Es file Explorer and goto device/system/usr/Keylayout and open file named "Generic.kl" as "Text" with "Es note editor".
Step 2 :- Now locate "Key 158" ( for back key ) and "Key 139" ( for menu ) and tap on three dots at right top of display and then "Edit".
Step 3 :- Now place a "#" before each line ( shown below )
HTML:
"Key 158 BACK" TO "#Key 158 BACK"
"Key 139 MENU" TO "#Key 139 MENU"
Step 4 :- Press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 5 :- Now reboot Your device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
Disable Capacitive buttons Light
Step 1 :- Goto "Settings.
Step 2 :- Locate "Buttons"
Step 3 :- Tap on "Backlight"
Step 4 :- Remove that Tick mark before "illuminate buttons" and hit "OK".
Warning!!!
Do not Disable Capacitive button until you enable navigation bar.
If you face any problem just ask me
If This post helped you hit THANKS
Warning!!!
Please make a nandroid backup before you make any changes in system because I know there will be a person in hundred who will mess with his/her device.
This Tutorial is only for rearranging back and menu softkeys . If you want some other arrangement comment below and I will tell you what to do in that.
Apps we required
1. Es File Explorer
Links for downloading above apps
1. Es File Explorer --> Download
Let's Start and follow steps
Note: If you have already have Read Write premissions then skip to Step 4 else start from Step 1.
Step 1 :- Open "Es file Explorer" and swipe from extream left towards right.
Step 2 :- Swipe up and locate "Root Explorer" and tap on it.
Step 3 :- Touch on " Mount R/W" and enable those circular box which are uncheck ( means Change the permission from Read Only (RO) to Read Write (RW) ) and press OK then grant the Super user permission.
Step 4 :- Now goto device/system/usr/Keylayout and open file named "Generic.kl" as "Text" with "Es note editor".
Step 5 :- Now locate "Key 158" ( for back key ) and "Key 139" ( for menu ) and tap on three dots at right top of display and then "Edit"
Step 6 :- Now change these lines as written below
HTML:
"Key 158 BACK" TO " Key 158 MENU"
"Key 139 MENU" TO " Key 139 BACK"
Step 7 :- Press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 8 :- Now reboot Your device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
Yeah you have successfully remapped your hardware keys.
If you face any problem just ask me
If This post helped you hit THANKS
How bout
MENU key to RECENT APPS
Long press MENU key to MENU / setting
heybelly said:
How bout
MENU key to RECENT APPS
Long press MENU key to MENU / setting
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You can do that directly in cm's button settings.
Warning!!!
This Post is only tested on Cyanogenmod 12,13,14 . I have not tested it on any other rom. And you can also use note buddy.
Apps we Required
1. CM Spen Add-on
2. Tasker 4.9u2
3. INkredible
Links for downloading above apps
1. CM Spen Add-on --> Download
2. Tasker 4.9u2 --> Download OR Alternate Link
3. INKredible --> Download
Let's Start and follow steps
Step 1 :- First of all open app named " CM Spen Addon" and tap on "Detection Disabled" to enable detection.
Step 2 :- Now pull your Spen out to make sure it gives vibration feedback.
Step 3 :- Now open "Tasker" and set it up.
Step 4 :- Tap on " + " to make a new profile , select "State" , and category as "Hardware" and hardware state as " Pen Out". Now press back key.
Step 5 :- Tap on "New Task" . ( Give any name you want ) .Now again tap on " + ". Goto "Media" and then "Music Play".
Step 6 :- Now tap on Search symbol and select downloaded sound which you want. Select "Stream" as "System".
Step 7 :- Now press back, again tap on " + " , then "App" and "Launch app" and select any desire app to be launched. In my case it is INKredible.
Step 8 :- Press back and press and hold " Music Play Tasker" then tap on "Add Exit Task" and repeat step 5 & 6.
Step 9 :- Again tap on " + " then "App" then " Go Home". Now get back to tasker's main screen and close tasker.
Now you are ready pull your Spen out and get Sound alert as in Touchwiz rom.
If you face any problem just ask me
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Anyone tried it?
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Theoretically it should work in Lineage too?
will it work with acip , linage os , or any other mm or nougat rom ?
Warning!!!
This Post is only for Custom roms like Lineage OS, Cyanogenmod, Resurrection Remix etc only. This guide only works if you are on Android 7.0+
Apps we Required
1. Es File Explorer
Links for downloading above apps
1. Es File Explorer --> Download
Let's Start and follow steps
Step 1 :- Open Es file Explorer and swipe from extream left towards right.
Step 2 :- Swipe up and locate "Root Explorer" and tap on it.
Step 3 :- Touch on " Mount R/W" and enable those circular box which are uncheck ( means Change the permission from Read Only (RO) to Read Write (RW) ) and press OK then grant the Super user permission.
Step 4 :- Now goto device/system/ and open file named "Build.prop" with "Es note Editor".
Step 5 :- Navigate to end of the file and tap on Three Dots at Right top of display and touch on "Edit".
Step 6 :- At end of file Add text ( written Below ) as it is
HTML:
ro.opa.eligible_device=true
Step 7 :- Now press back key and hit "Yes".
Step 8 :- Now Reboot your Device.
Thats it wait till device reboots
Enable voice assistant
Step 1 :- Open "Settings" of your device.
Step 2 :- Locate "Buttons".
Step 3 :- Now under "Home button" section tap on "Long press action" and set it to "Search Assistant".
Thats it press and hold home button and Google Voice Assistant in here.
If you face any problem just ask me
If This post helped you hit THANKS