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[Q] Change recent app to original button

I installed the Volume key long press media control from einstein.frat and noticed that i cannot view my recent app. Someone mentioned a solution which is, Go to /system/usr/keylayouts and find this file synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl .Open it in text editor and file this line key 249 MENU . Change MENU to APP_SWITCH .Then save and reboot.
However when i tried to save the changes to the text file it says:
'Can't write file:/system/usr/keylayout/synaptics-rmi-touchscreen.kl open failed:EACCES (Permission denied)'.
The permission for the text file is rw-r--r--. Im running the Nameless ROM v7.2 Build 5.

On xplore or es file go to settings then mount as root, then you could modify files.
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Recent apps is long press home key on nameless, if you want to change it, use nikhil's AROMA Customiser. hope I helped!
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I like the change in Nameless because I used to accidentally touch the recent app from time to time. Now I only load it when I really need it.

einstein.frat said:
On xplore or es file go to settings then mount as root, then you could modify files.
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Thanks it worked. It was so obvious should have though of that

uchihasparky said:
Recent apps is long press home key on nameless, if you want to change it, use nikhil's AROMA Customiser. hope I helped!
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by default its long press home key, figured that out when i was messing around with the buttons. But in my case when i installed the mod the recent apps button doesn't come back

[Q] Software buttons?

Is there any way how I can disable my 3 physical buttons, and trade them for 3 software buttons?

Please be more specific, at least tell us what ROM you're using...

luuk.vandeven said:
Is there any way how I can disable my 3 physical buttons, and trade them for 3 software buttons?
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i think someone was able to do this by adding a code to the build.prop.

BlackDuty said:
Please be more specific, at least tell us what ROM you're using...
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I'm running on cyanogenmod 10.1 nighty so android 4.2.2

a month ago I search for the screen buttons and there are the steps.
open a file manager with root ( Solid Explorer or Root Explorer), go to /system and open build.prop (backup it!!):thumbup:
add this line at the end of the file build.prop:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
restart your phone.
nicely done!
but i don't know how to disable physic buttons, someone know how?
sorry for my bad english
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UncleRipper said:
a month ago I search for the screen buttons and there are the steps.
open a file manager with root ( Solid Explorer or Root Explorer), go to /system and open build.prop (backup it!!):thumbup:
add this line at the end of the file build.prop:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
restart your phone.
nicely done!
but i don't know how to disable physic buttons, someone know how?
sorry for my bad english
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Thank you very much!
I will try this out tomorrow, but I found out how to disable the physical buttons in cyanogenmod 10.1, it's really east, you can just disable them in the phone settings. the only problem is that they will still light up when you're touching the screen, does somebody know how to disable that?
I'm running my o4x with cyanogenmod 10.1 so android 4.2.2

hit the thanks button please!!
I need that
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Prerequisites:
Root
SManager (play store)
SManager widget (play store)
Your phone
this script: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iz6t5eql0w2kzxd/softkeyscript.zip
First install the app SManager and accept the SU request.
Use a root file browser and move the script from the SD Card your system/etc/init.d folder
Go into SManager and locate the 2 scripts. Click on them and tap the little star button in the top left to make them a favorite. And click the little SU icon while your at it! (optional: click also on run on boot the gear near "su" command)
Add the widget to your home screen, run the script and turn off the display and then turn it back on.
Enjoy a light free phone
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to disable the button remap they!
Use "button remapper" (search it on google cause isn't on play store) and assign "focus" to home, back and menu buttons.
The app is simple to use and the values to change are last in the list.
focus work only when you are on camera app.
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UncleRipper said:
a month ago I search for the screen buttons and there are the steps.
open a file manager with root ( Solid Explorer or Root Explorer), go to /system and open build.prop (backup it!!):thumbup:
add this line at the end of the file build.prop:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
restart your phone.
nicely done!
but i don't know how to disable physic buttons, someone know how?
sorry for my bad english
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Got it! Only having some trouble stopping the physical buttons from lighting up..

but what phone you have?
my buttons are different.:sly:
EDIT: you use a theme, don't you??
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Haha, no I've got a 4x HD running cyanogenmod 10.1 with the alloy red theme (which looks very dope)
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UncleRipper said:
hit the thanks button please!!
I need that
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---------- Post added at 10:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:19 AM ----------
Prerequisites:
Root
SManager (play store)
SManager widget (play store)
Your phone
this script: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iz6t5eql0w2kzxd/softkeyscript.zip
First install the app SManager and accept the SU request.
Use a root file browser and move the script from the SD Card your system/etc/init.d folder
Go into SManager and locate the 2 scripts. Click on them and tap the little star button in the top left to make them a favorite. And click the little SU icon while your at it! (optional: click also on run on boot the gear near "su" command)
Add the widget to your home screen, run the script and turn off the display and then turn it back on.
Enjoy a light free phone
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I managed to get it right, and it works fine. The lights will still show about 5 seconds after boot, but when the script starts running they dissapear, so that's good to me. So thank you very much!

Menu button/ lack of

Question about the lack of menu button.
So before buying the phone I I check into it and found out it used the 3dots and not a menu button like other androids.
Also found the back button long press as menu hack.
I have that install but I am still having problems and got questions.
First what do you do when the app your on doesn't have the 3dots?
Xda app doesn't have it to make a new thread. Also found a few of my older apps don't have it either.
Next the problem.
80% of the time when I press and hold the back button it just goes back. Or it will go back and then open the 3dot menu.
Is there any way to fix this or map the menu to long press home?
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You can use Elemental X kernal and have the HTC logo as a menu button that's what I use and it works a treat. Are you on a custom OS as if you are you may have flashed something with the 3dot away mod explaining why you never see it?
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snowwhite007 said:
You can use Elemental X kernal and have the HTC logo as a menu button that's what I use and it works a treat. Are you on a custom OS as if you are you may have flashed something with the 3dot away mod explaining why you never see it?
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Stock rooted tmobile Rom.
Xposed mod for back button.
And I don't truly like custom kernels. Had problems in the pass and had to update them weekly
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xile6 said:
Stock rooted tmobile Rom.
Xposed mod for back button.
And I don't truly like custom kernels. Had problems in the pass and had to update them weekly
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That kernal is stable and doesn't require updating every week so it's a good option for you

+1 for elemental X. It's great. What about if you download pie control from the play store and set a menu control that way? I used to use the back button method but find it doesn't work half of the time. HTC logo2menu from custom kernels work 100%
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If you prefer to avoid custom kernel, then use a Rom based on 4.2.2 as these allow long press home to be enabled for menu
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Thanx for the information.
I'll try the pie control for now. And look into the 4.2 Roma and kernel.

I'm so dumb. If you use the hack it hides the menu. Never knew that since I rooted and install the Xposed hack hrs after having the phone.
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APM of Sense Toolbox doesn't work

Please help. I have ARHD 20.2 rom but my APM doesn't work. When I press restart button, instead of going to APM it will restart immediately. Xposed module is already installed and APM already checked.

Open xposed installer app then select "framework" then install/update then reboot.
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Thanks for the reply. But i've already do that. But will not go to apm when pressing restart.
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Xposed framework(Kit Kat)

Xposed framework along with the GravityBox [KK] module is working on the M8. Every option does not work, but I have configured my 'back' button to work as 'Menu' when double tapped, I decreased the font size of the battery percent, and added Advanced Reboot Menu.
**You must have write protection disabled for this to work.
This is not my work...
Xposed framework- http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer
GravityBox [KK] - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.ceco.kitkat.gravitybox
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bsims85 said:
Xposed framework along with the GravityBox [KK] module is working on the M8. Every option does not work, but I have configured my 'back' button to work as 'Menu' when double tapped, I decreased the font size of the battery percent, and added Advanced Reboot Menu.
**You must have write protection disabled for this to work.
This is not my work...
Xposed framework- http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer
GravityBox [KK] - http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.ceco.kitkat.gravitybox
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awesome! This allows me to get long press back to kill and also long press recents for menu. I'm using this with Sense Toolbox 6.0 alpha.

Ph33zy said:
awesome! This allows me to get long press back to kill and also long press recents for menu. I'm using this with Sense Toolbox 6.0 alpha.
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Where did u find Sense Toolbox 6.0? Did you pull it from another ROM or is there a link? I was unable to find a link for just the toolbox.
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bsims85 said:
Where did u find Sense Toolbox 6.0? Did you pull it from another ROM or is there a link? I was unable to find a link for just the toolbox.
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Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51591638&postcount=74657
Not all the mods work, but a lot of them do. Check out the google doc link in the post to see what works and what doesn't. The APM in Sense Toolbox 6 matches Sense more than the one in Gravity.

Thanks! There are some really nice customizations in the sense toolbox. I'm using some from the sense toolbox in conjuction with gravity and I'm really liking my setup.
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