Is it possible to get bottom soft keys instead of having the soft keys on the status bar? It kinda make my status bar full. Or maybe can I have a guide on how to change the softkey icon to a smaller icon so that it doesn't take much space?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey
this would be much better
dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey
this would be much better
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Besides that?
beside that there are more apps but nothing like the bottom soft buttons of ics
go for cyanmobile n feel the richness of mini!
it also has navi bar..
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hi:
i did search first.
i dunno how, but i have a up / down scroll bar on right side of phone home display..
how do i get rid of it?
i tried to change text size.
i dunno how to change icon size.
thanx
amkaos said:
hi:
i did search first.
i dunno how, but i have a up / down scroll bar on right side of phone home display..
how do i get rid of it?
i tried to change text size.
i dunno how to change icon size.
thanx
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because you prob have to many apps on your today screen and that scroll bar is there you you can jog trough them, go into settings and remove some of your today screen apps
KD8DNS said:
because you prob have to many apps on your today screen and that scroll bar is there you you can jog trough them, go into settings and remove some of your today screen apps
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that did it...
is there i way i can keep what i had , make them smaller so i can avoid the scroll bar?
thanx for your reply
amkaos said:
that did it...
is there i way i can keep what i had , make them smaller so i can avoid the scroll bar?
thanx for your reply
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Not that ive seen, it does that so you can see all your today stuff.
you can use some application for today screen with tabs. i use Ultimate Launch, but there are some other apps that do something like this. try searching for "tabbed today screen".
i use spb pocket plus... i think its a little more user friendly... UL is a little settings crazy
Hey XDA,
My space bar doesnt function unless i press it so hard my fingers hurt. Is there any way i can remap the space bar to a different key with a app or something?
chim4ira312 said:
Hey XDA,
My space bar doesnt function unless i press it so hard my fingers hurt. Is there any way i can remap the space bar to a different key with a app or something?
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Could always use the Screen Keyboard...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468703
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5139690#post5139690
hope that helps..
Our phone has back button on the bottom right side of the phone, thus making the phone use with right hand only very unpleasant, mostly in news reading apps where back button is used often when going back to the front page.
Is there any software button simulation app where I could position the back button somewhere in the bottom middle?
jazzh said:
Our phone has back button on…………
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by adding some line (i forgot what it was ) to build.prop, u can enable on screen keys.
something like-
<something >. hardwarekeys=0
then, in settings (settings/system i think)
u can rearrange them...
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It sounds good, I'll take a look into it. But I don't want to disable hardwarekeys, I want all hw keys and just 1 sw key (back)...
To enable and use Onscreen buttons...
@jazzh,
Yep, you can you can use on-screen buttons BUT it will take/reserve some part of your screen's display.. that's why I don't use it BUT you can give it a try..
Just download the app build.prop editor and add this line at the end of your build.prop:
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
(make sure to keep an empty line at the end of your build.prop, otherwise you will get a bootloop)
To disable it, simply remove the line above or set the value to "1"
3 MORE THINGS:
- This is what it will look like...
- You can resize the on-screen buttons BUT that will require you to modify your framework-res.apk
- I just found out about this app.. this will allow you to enable or disable on-screen buttons easily but its made for Xperia devices, so I am not sure whether it will work or not...
jazzh said:
It sounds good, I'll take a look into it. But I don't want to disable hardwarekeys, I want all hw keys and just 1 sw key (back)...
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i don't think it disables the hw keys. it just enables the onscreen keys.
Even better: u can use pie controls if u add that line to build.prop
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Thank you all guys!
I added the line at the bottom and rebooted and... voila, soft keys are up and running.
Now, I didin't see anywhere not in the settings>system where these buttons can be adjusted. It would be nice if there is autohide option or something. Remember, I need only back soft key to be in the bottom middle or bottom left?
Then I installed pie control app, this works too but it doesn't have the option of autohiding softkeys at the bottom.
Is there something else I could try, I just need back software button elsewhere then bottom right corner and not all the time. Can it be achieved?
Thx again for helping...
jazzh said:
Thank you all guys!
I added the line at the bottom and rebooted and... voila, soft keys are up and running.
Now, I didin't see anywhere not in the settings>system where these buttons can be adjusted. It would be nice if there is autohide option or something. Remember, I need only back soft key to be in the bottom middle or bottom left?
Then I installed pie control app, this works too but it doesn't have the option of autohiding softkeys at the bottom.
Is there something else I could try, I just need back software button elsewhere then bottom right corner and not all the time. Can it be achieved?
Thx again for helping...
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No mate you cannot directly edit the on-screen button's configurations and functions from Settings.. you need to decompile and modify certain files in your framework-res.apk.. I guess it will be too complicated for you to do all that - so it would be better for you to not try it now and end up getting a bootloop (no offence)
The only reason why I don't use on-screen buttons is because of this only.. It takes up screen's space and there is no auto-hide option...
And which Pie Control app did you install? Give this is a try if you still haven't tried it... As far as I know, Pie controls only appear when you tap and hold on a certain part of your screen...
If you don't want to use your on-screen buttons then just remove the line from your build.prop or set its value to 1... And if you don't want your phone's capacitive buttons to light up then you can turn that off from Settings > Display > Touch key light duration and set it to "always off".. It won't disable them BUT it will not light them up..
I tried exactly the same pie control app you've posted, found it by searching.
But I also uninstalled it afterwards, pie is working fine but I can't auto hide soft keys at the bottom, so when pie is active and visible, soft keys at the bottom are also visible. Which is not what I wanted at the 1st place.
So at the end I commented the line in build.prop and reverted to the way it was before, cause A) space is more important to me, and B) soft back key is again on bottom right.
In the meantime, if someone runs into solution for simulating only back key with adjustable position... kindly let me know...
Hi all! I would like to know how to enable the capacitive keys on the s3 mini with cyanogenmod 11 (KitKat). it's a bit annoying using the navigation bar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=0).
they worked with the samsung firmware e they blink for 5-6 secs after boot.
(otherwise I would like to reduce the navigation bar)
I've also notice that I don't have this file: sec_touchkey.kl under /system/usr/keylayout
Thanks for the help.
edoz90 said:
Hi all! I would like to know how to enable the capacitive keys on the s3 mini with cyanogenmod 11 (KitKat). it's a bit annoying using the navigation bar (qemu.hw.mainkeys=0).
they worked with the samsung firmware e they blink for 5-6 secs after boot.
(otherwise I would like to reduce the navigation bar)
I've also notice that I don't have this file: sec_touchkey.kl under /system/usr/keylayout
Thanks for the help.
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You can also enable them with Gravity box xposed module & change the size too Or use carbon rom, it has a switch for navigation bar & size.
mauam said:
You can also enable them with Gravity box xposed module & change the size too Or use carbon rom, it has a switch for navigation bar & size.
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thanks for the reply!! i'm pretty noob sorry....
does the Gravity Box make me enable the capacitive keys or make me resize the navbar?
Anyway I've to install the xposed framework.
edoz90 said:
thanks for the reply!! i'm pretty noob sorry....
does the Gravity Box make me enable the capacitive keys or make me resize the navbar?
Anyway I've to install the xposed framework.
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Yeah! you need xposed framework to use modules. With GB you can enable nav bar & his size, amoung other things
Thanks!!! to restore the capacitive buttons??
I mean the buttons on the sides of the home button (physical): the back and the menu button.
edoz90 said:
Thanks!!! to restore the capacitive buttons??
I mean the buttons on the sides of the home button (physical): the back and the menu button.
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Don't understand you very well (nav bar buttons or physical buttons!?), anyway to change their behaviour go to, system settings-buttons & choose what function you want for them.
mauam said:
Don't understand you very well (nav bar buttons or physical buttons!?), anyway to change their behaviour go to, system settings-buttons & choose what function you want for them.
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I've send you a pm with the photo...I mean the two buttons lighted up at the bottom of the screen near the home button
edoz90 said:
I've send you a pm with the photo...I mean the two buttons lighted up at the bottom of the screen near the home button
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System settings-buttons-backlight
mauam said:
System settings-buttons-backlight
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no....the don't work at all!!! i want their functions.
The only way to emulate them is the navigation bar but it was too big (with the GB I've resized it).
I wish someone tell me how to enable this buttons that worked with the original firmware.
I already told you in the previous posts how to change their functions & how to disable or change the backlight.
I am also having this problem and there is no option in settings to enable/disable this buttons. Like edoz90 said, the buttons worked perfectly on the stock rom.
Is it possible to rearrange the Nav bar? This phone is so large that it's a struggle to use with my right hand. So is there an easy way to have the back button on the right and multitasking on the left? Thanks in advance
tblcoach said:
Is it possible to rearrange the Nav bar? This phone is so large that it's a struggle to use with my right hand. So is there an easy way to have the back button on the right and multitasking on the left? Thanks in advance
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You're going to have to wait for a custom ROM for this functionality because here is no way to do that on stock. Custom ROMs however have been doing this for years.