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[APP] Instant Screen Off (for rooted phones only)

I have make small app, which switching off screen.
Instant, without any waits or faking switching off by set brightness to zero.
It's simulate pressing of power button.
Maybe this one will be interest for somebody
root needed

Nice! I'd be more interested if you could do unlock via soft keys as we had in Hero , i.e. home and menu, as I find the power button is too recessed for easy access.
Not sure if softkeys would be too easy to trigger by mistake tho ??

pinn___________ said:
Nice! I'd be more interested if you could do unlock via soft keys as we had in Hero , i.e. home and menu, as I find the power button is too recessed for easy access.
Not sure if softkeys would be too easy to trigger by mistake tho ??
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There is a hack for this but the menu key etc on the hd are not active when the screen is locked so it doesn't work. I did it today but you have to press power then the keys become active and you can use menu etc to unlock. Pointless as you still need to use power button first. The hero's keys were hard buttons as is the desire. It worked great on the desire. Unless anyone knows a way to have them active while locked? My power buttons a nightmare as it's not very clicky and really recessed. My wife's hd power button is much easier to use. Anyone know a way to have the soft keys active all the time?
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk

Thanks for this app, i was waiting for.
Power button isn't as practical as your app to power down the phone.
Thank you mate.

Very Nice.... I like it.
But can you please Chance the Icon for me?
Im not able to do this myself.
I would like something like that.
Back and white with a bit gray or shaded would be very nice

Hi,
does it possible to work on unrooted phones?
thx

gervasius said:
Hi,
does it possible to work on unrooted phones?
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No, only rooted. Su permission requried :-(

Korny89 said:
But can you please Chance the Icon for me
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I can, but i'm need final icon in resolution 72x72px, can you draw it?

Srry, but can someone explain to me in technical terms how this actually works and what are its benefits. Thank you.
r0cky.Da.3v0.SU.

r0cky0790 said:
Srry, but can someone explain to me in technical terms how this actually works and what are its benefits. Thank you.
r0cky.Da.3v0.SU.
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In technical terms,yes- it would circumvent the process of having to use one's digit to find aforementioned hard power button and then depress said button.

pinn___________ said:
In technical terms,yes- it would circumvent the process of having to use one's digit to find aforementioned hard power button and then depress said button.
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Lol, maybe I didn't want the technical version after all. Dumb it down so I can understand. I'm have it installed but I don't see it doing anything. I have an Evo. How does this work (explain normal).
r0cky.Da.3v0.SU.

Its just a app to lock the phone and turn the screen off. Not sure if it works on evo

Ok thanks buddy, Uninstalling.
r0cky.Da.3v0.SU.

Dunno if this is doable but have you seen the screen lock on the new nexus that was seen at recent web 2.0 summit. Its kinda like the effect you get when u turn off an old crt TV. Could you implement that instead of the current fade effect? Ta

here i send you the perfect icon for me.
I hope you can do this. This would be very great.
Can you make the white corners transparent?
If you cant please make it black...
Im looking forward to you work

Korny89 said:
here i send you the perfect icon for me.
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Done.
Look first post for update.

Hello, thanks a lot. its look very very sexy.
The only problem i have is with the "More Icons Widget"
That shows me the old symbol.
I think thats not you Problem. So i will check that.
thanks!

Thank you exidler for this useful app. I am just wondering if you can make use of the accelerometer sensor to turn off the screen ( for example by putting the phone upside down) . Thanks again.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

"Thank you exidler for this useful app. I am just wondering if you can make use of the accelerometer sensor to turn off the screen ( for example by putting the phone upside down) . Thanks again."
i also agree ! that would be a perfect app and since most people do not check their sms upside down it would also be extremely practical
+1

Benjyk said:
I am just wondering if you can make use of the accelerometer sensor to turn off the screen ( for example by putting the phone upside down)
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I'm busy now, but will look for your feature request in few days. Most of everything is possible

[Q] Disable capacitive button backlights

Any way to do this?

You could probably do this by editing your build.prop file, but make a backup first!

what edit in the build prop would work?

I can't say for sure, but if you feel like reading all of the lines, you probably could.

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I would like to see an answer, as well. I don't want to waste battery on illuminating these soft keys. Hopefully someone can figure out what file has the option to disable the lights

Do you have the Root Tools app? I think you can change it in there. I personally like my keyboard and buttons always on because the flickering makes my CDO go crazy and I'd rather always have a backlight when my screen is on than never have it.

redsox985 said:
Do you have the Root Tools app? I think you can change it in there. I personally like my keyboard and buttons always on because the flickering makes my CDO go crazy and I'd rather always have a backlight when my screen is on than never have it.
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I tried root tools and wasn't able to turn the lights off. I have a privacy screen protector, so when the lights are off, the button area looks completely black, flowing well with the screen. I like the look because it makes the screen look bigger
Anyone have any other solutions, preferably a solution where I can go through root explorer and edit some file?

GoodLooks550 said:
I tried root tools and wasn't able to turn the lights off. I have a privacy screen protector, so when the lights are off, the button area looks completely black, flowing well with the screen. I like the look because it makes the screen look bigger
Anyone have any other solutions, preferably a solution where I can go through root explorer and edit some file?
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Well, I sat down and read through build.prop line by line and don't think it's in there now. There's a free app in the market place that MAY work. It did for my keyboard backlight. Search something along the lines of "backlight switch", it has a green logo. I'll edit with its exact name when I get my Nand backup done with.

redsox985 said:
Well, I sat down and read through build.prop line by line and don't think it's in there now. There's a free app in the market place that MAY work. It did for my keyboard backlight. Search something along the lines of "backlight switch", it has a green logo. I'll edit with its exact name when I get my Nand backup done with.
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After testing a couple of applications, I found AdjBrightness successful in turning off the lights. The lights stay off, even when the application is killed in task manager so no wasted ram to ensure the lights stay off
In the options menu, simply check off 'Lock off button light"

GoodLooks550 said:
After testing a couple of applications, I found AdjBrightness successful in turning off the lights. The lights stay off, even when the application is killed in task manager so no wasted ram to ensure the lights stay off
In the options menu, simply check off 'Lock off button light"
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is there any way to find out what this app does to the phone so we can bypass the need to have it installed?,

Nice find on this app. Thanks!

slvrarrow said:
is there any way to find out what this app does to the phone so we can bypass the need to have it installed?,
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This was the ultimate solution I wanted, as well. The same developer has an app called SensorsInfo, which tells all the output values of all the sensors (e.g. accelerometer, proximity sensors, and most importantly, light sensor). Maybe someone can find out how to alter the light sensor's function. Just a thought.
(I wish I could figure out myself, but the D3 is my first android phone, and before that, I had a windows mobile 6 phone. Hoping to learn more and more about Android as time goes on )

After a few days, I realized when restarting the phone, the lights turn back on. They turn back off when the program is opened again. This is a pain, so I hope someone can get a better solution

echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/brightness turns it off. But when the screen turns off it reverts the value back to 255 or 0, depending on the sensor. The value can't be changed if AdjBrightness' options are set, but it is not a service. No clue how it does it.

[Q] Enable Software + Disable Hardware Buttons

So I have a general disdain for capacative buttons. I had planned to go into build.prop and add
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
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as well as go into /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl and comment out keys 158 and 172 (Back and Home respectively). This would disable the hardware buttons and enable software buttons. The problem is that every time I reboot, the system automatically restores the original versions of both files. Does anyone know how I could prevent this apparent safety function? It's proving far more of an annoyance than a benefit.

rougegoat said:
So I have a general disdain for capacative buttons. I had planned to go into build.prop and add
as well as go into /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl and comment out keys 158 and 172 (Back and Home respectively). This would disable the hardware buttons and enable software buttons. The problem is that every time I reboot, the system automatically restores the original versions of both files. Does anyone know how I could prevent this apparent safety function? It's proving far more of an annoyance than a benefit.
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not until we have s-off. The emmc checks files against its last known configuration and discards any changes. Its been that way since the evo3d. its the same reason supercid wont stick also.

Well that's extremely disappointing. The buttons on here are driving me mad. Who thought it was a good idea to have the home button do three things not one of which is go directly to the homescreen? I was really hoping to get around them.
Any word on the S-Off progress?

rougegoat said:
Well that's extremely disappointing. The buttons on here are driving me mad. Who thought it was a good idea to have the home button do three things not one of which is go directly to the homescreen? I was really hoping to get around them.
Any word on the S-Off progress?
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My home button goes to the home screen maybe you're holding your lips wrong
Sent from my rooted unlocked rommed HTC One, on the Sprint network.

benmatlock said:
My home button goes to the home screen maybe you're holding your lips wrong
Sent from my rooted unlocked rommed HTC One, on the Sprint network.
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One press goes to whatever page of the launcher was last in use(not always a Homescreen, most often app drawer)
Double press goes to multi-task
Long press goes to Google Now.
There is no "always go directly to the homescreen" action associated with the home button.

rougegoat said:
One press goes to whatever page of the launcher was last in use(not always a Homescreen, most often app drawer)
Double press goes to multi-task
Long press goes to Google Now.
There is no "always go directly to the homescreen" action associated with the home button.
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I find a 2nd press of home brings me all the way back home when app drawer, or non home blink feed was previously used...

tmuka said:
I find a 2nd press of home brings me all the way back home when app drawer, or non home blink feed was previously used...
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So now you have two very different functions tied to the same action for a total of four actions associated with the Home button, none of which is "go directly to the Homescreen". What you present here is "Go to last page used in the launcher, then go to the default homescreen."

rougegoat said:
So now you have two very different functions tied to the same action for a total of four actions associated with the Home button, none of which is "go directly to the Homescreen". What you present here is "Go to last page used in the launcher, then go to the default homescreen."
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Yeah, sorry, i realize i didn't answer your question. I hope you find the low level solution you're searching for, and that my tip helps you in the short term.

rougegoat said:
So I have a general disdain for capacative buttons. I had planned to go into build.prop and add
as well as go into /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl and comment out keys 158 and 172 (Back and Home respectively). This would disable the hardware buttons and enable software buttons. The problem is that every time I reboot, the system automatically restores the original versions of both files. Does anyone know how I could prevent this apparent safety function? It's proving far more of an annoyance than a benefit.
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try flashing viper's zip here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236849
HTC ONE

luisrod03 said:
try flashing viper's zip here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236849
HTC ONE
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No dice. The files are editable but have no impact.

Is there now any way to disable the hardware keys? I only want to have software keys (paranoid android 4.4 rc1)
Gesendet von meinem Nokia 3310 LTE

[Q] Disable Capacitive Buttons, Show Soft-Key Menu Available?

Guys,
Does anyone know of a way to show the Vanilla Android Soft-Key Menu at the bottom and disable the capacitive buttons?

CISGS said:
Guys,
Does anyone know of a way to show the Vanilla Android Soft-Key Menu at the bottom and disable the capacitive buttons?
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I actually just wrote up an article about how to disable the capacitive buttons
- http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s6-disable-capacitive-buttons/
and I'm working on one for the software navigation too. I'll edit here with a link when it's published
- http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s6-software-navigation-buttons/
I hope it helps

Enddo said:
I actually just wrote up an article about how to disable the capacitive buttons
- http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s6-disable-capacitive-buttons/
and I'm working on one for the software navigation too. I'll edit here with a link when it's published
- http://www.androidexplained.com/galaxy-s6-software-navigation-buttons/
I hope it helps
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I am a technical writer and your writing is impressive.
I really appreciate this kind of stuff man (since I do this daily).

CISGS said:
I am a technical writer and your writing is impressive.
I really appreciate this kind of stuff man (since I do this daily).
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Wow, thanks you're too kind. Hopefully the write-ups will help get you in the direction you were going for.
I'm always looking for feedback and tips/suggestions for new articles so feel free to comment or use the contact form to send an email at any time you think of something

I have done this to all my Samsung phones,,,is there a way to enable the menu softkey as well?
Enddo said:
Wow, thanks you're too kind. Hopefully the write-ups will help get you in the direction you were going for.
I'm always looking for feedback and tips/suggestions for new articles so feel free to comment or use the contact form to send an email at any time you think of something
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Archangel said:
I have done this to all my Samsung phones,,,is there a way to enable the menu softkey as well?
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In the Pie Control application, there is a option to set a button as the menu key(it requires root access). So you could create a fourth button in the pie controls app or you could even set one of your pre-set buttons to execute the menu key when a long-press is detected on it

Cool is there a way to show the stock menu softkey without using pie?
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In the Pie Control application, there is a option to set a button as the menu key(it requires root access). So you could create a fourth button in the pie controls app or you could even set one of your pre-set buttons to execute the menu key when a long-press is detected on it
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Archangel said:
Cool is there a way to show the stock menu softkey without using pie?
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Oh, I dunno about that. I'll look into it though

Thanks that would be cool!
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Oh, I dunno about that. I'll look into it though
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Archangel said:
Thanks that would be cool!
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So far I have only been able to find a solution for this that involves Xposed. Sadly, I don't think it's working on TouchWiz, right?

Yeah I dont think it work yet,,,but hopefully soon. Thanks for looking!
Enddo said:
So far I have only been able to find a solution for this that involves Xposed. Sadly, I don't think it's working on TouchWiz, right?
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Very nice but.......it makes double tab home button camera to stop working and night clock also gets messed up. Also it makes the phone detect like if there were a magnetic cover on it.

Turn of hardware buttons on Droid Turbo?

Does anyone know how I can turn off the hardware buttons on the Droid Turbo? I want to completely disable them so I can use the UI buttons on the Bliss ROM I am currently running. If anyone knows please share with me how you do it. Thank you!!

blackra1n said:
Does anyone know how I can turn off the hardware buttons on the Droid Turbo? I want to completely disable them so I can use the UI buttons on the Bliss ROM I am currently running. If anyone knows please share with me how you do it. Thank you!!
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It would be a ROM setting. In settings search for navigation buttons? That's what it's called in another ROM, Resurrection Remix. Make sure you have the software buttons turned on before you turn off your hardware (capacative) buttons, otherwise you will have nothing.
Also, you would probably get a better answer in the ROM thread itself.

ChazzMatt said:
It would be a ROM setting. In settings search for navigation buttons? That's what it's called in another ROM, Resurrection Remix. Make sure you have the software buttons turned on before you turn off your hardware (capacative) buttons, otherwise you will have nothing.
Also, you would probably get a better answer in the ROM thread itself.
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I tried that but there's no option in there. Just for the on screen buttons.

ChazzMatt said:
It would be a ROM setting. In settings search for navigation buttons? That's what it's called in another ROM, Resurrection Remix. Make sure you have the software buttons turned on before you turn off your hardware (capacative) buttons, otherwise you will have nothing.
Also, you would probably get a better answer in the ROM thread itself.
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What I'm trying to do is turn off the actual hardware buttons so that I can turn on the on screen buttons and use those instead.

blackra1n said:
What I'm trying to do is turn off the actual hardware buttons so that I can turn on the on screen buttons and use those instead.
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Try asking in the ROM thread. The dev can tell you if it's possible. Like this question and answer?
carlos67 said:
Quick question.
I'm seriously thinking of trying this rom but need to know if the 3 capacitive buttons can be disabled and an on-screen lollipop style back/home/recents software nav bar put in its place?
If not possible in the rom, what about an exposed module that does this?
Would appreciate any helpful responses
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bhb27 said:
Yes it have all that, setting/configurations/buttons. But make sure you enable Nav bar buttons before disable hardware keys.
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Even if you turn them off, you will still be able to "see" them as the white paint outlines them. You will not reclaim that screen space. They are permanently there, you will just have software keys to use instead.
Hide the hardware keys?
https://www.reddit.com/r/droidturbo/comments/3v89fu/hide_the_hardware_keys/
No. The outlines are painted behind the glass. If your unlocked and running a custom ROM, you can disable the capacitive keys, but they will still be visible because there physically outlined behind the glass.
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Aside from a front glass skin (if there are any that mask the buttons) I don't think there's any easy and appealing way to "make them disappear." It might be possible to disassemble the front glass and black them out, but I think that's too risky of a procedure just to hide them.
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ChazzMatt said:
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iiWoodstocK said:
heyoo, das me! LOL
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Yes it is! I didn't even look. Sorry, but I did post the url.

ChazzMatt said:
Yes it is! I didn't even look. Sorry, but I did post the url.
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Lololol it's fine. I just happened to see it, and then noticed it was me! It was mainly one of those "Look I'm on T.V.!" moments, lol.