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[THINK TANK] Remap Power/Lock to Camera Functions & Remove Low Battery Limitations

[THINK TANK] Remap Power/Lock to Camera Functions & Remove Low Battery Limitations
Hi all, i've had a thread about this in general for a while, but i think I would get more attention to this matter here.
I may not be a dev, but I do believe this is very doable, especially because Ive read this in a thread posted by rhcp0112345 titled Debug Codes which proves that the power button can be remapped to do certain functions just like my old G1 could do:
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This one is my favorite one. This code can be used to change the "End Call / Power" button action in your phone. Be default, if you long press the button, it shows a screen asking you to select any option from Silent mode, Airplane mode and Power off.
You can change this action using this code. You can enable direct power off on this button so you don't need to waste your time in selecting the option.
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I also remember devs adding support for a Reboot Option to the Power Off Menu, so I think if that is possible, then it should be possible to add a Camera option to that list, and when the Camera is open, rather than use the power button to lock the screen and capacitive buttons, we can allow it to take pictures, and if you long press it, it will show the usual Power Off Menu plus the Lock option.
Also I was wondering if it was possible to remove what I call the Low Battery Limiter which denies the user access to the Camera, Avatar, Video Player and Music apps.
Opinions? Ideas?
Thanks for your time everyone! Our community is awesome!

speedysilwady said:
Hi all, i've had a thread about this in general for a while, but i think I would get more attention to this matter here.
I may not be a dev, but I do believe this is very doable, especially because Ive read this in a thread posted by rhcp0112345 titled Debug Codes which proves that the power button can be remapped to do certain functions just like my old G1 could do:
I also remember devs adding support for a Reboot Option to the Power Off Menu, so I think if that is possible, then it should be possible to add a Camera option to that list, and when the Camera is open, rather than use the power button to lock the screen and capacitive buttons, we can allow it to take pictures, and if you long press it, it will show the usual Power Off Menu plus the Lock option.
Also I was wondering if it was possible to remove what I call the Low Battery Limiter which denies the user access to the Camera, Avatar, Video Player and Music apps.
Opinions? Ideas?
Thanks for your time everyone! Our community is awesome!
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If I remember correctly, the key mapping is actually in the kernal, which means that someone who was cooking up a full blown ROM would directly have to go in and map the driver function to the kernal. I don't think this is impossible, but it may not happen for a while. I do agree though, this is a very good idea except for moving Screen Lock to the menu for holding the power button. I think something simple like double press or Power+Volume Up. If I ever find time to muck around in the kernal source, I'll give this a look

speedysilwady said:
Also I was wondering if it was possible to remove what I call the Low Battery Limiter which denies the user access to the Camera, Avatar, Video Player and Music apps.
Opinions? Ideas?
Thanks for your time everyone! Our community is awesome!
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This would be great!

Tydiz said:
If I remember correctly, the key mapping is actually in the kernal, which means that someone who was cooking up a full blown ROM would directly have to go in and map the driver function to the kernal. I don't think this is impossible, but it may not happen for a while. I do agree though, this is a very good idea except for moving Screen Lock to the menu for holding the power button. I think something simple like double press or Power+Volume Up. If I ever find time to muck around in the kernal source, I'll give this a look
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ah so its all in the kernel i see. Yeah your idea the double tap sounds good too! I appreciate your interest in the idea! Do you know how to disable the Low Battery Limiter? would that be in the kernel too?

While they might not be in the right place, I think remapping the volume keys for the camera just makes more sense.

thegreatcity said:
While they might not be in the right place, I think remapping the volume keys for the camera just makes more sense.
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maybe someone could make an apk along with the kernel to remap it to any button you want. i remember the g1 had a hack that allowed that possibility so im sure the vibrant can do it if someone had the will and know-how

The battery thing is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748400

rhcp0112345 said:
The battery thing is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748400
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Thats not quite what I think they are talking about. That will simply make the popup that says "battery full, please unplug" go away. The issue is when your battery is low, the phone will deny you going into certain applications, such as the video player or other things.

Any progress on the low battery limiter?

thegreatcity said:
While they might not be in the right place, I think remapping the volume keys for the camera just makes more sense.
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Then what would you do with the zoom in/out function that's currently mapped to the volume rocker?
I think the current "Lock Screen" function of the power button is useless, and would make way more sense as a physical button for the shutter.

While they might not be in the right place, I think remapping the volume keys for the camera just makes more sense.
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Then what would you do with the zoom in/out function that's currently mapped to the volume rocker?
I think the current "Lock Screen" function of the power button is useless, and would make way more sense as a physical button for the shutter.
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I second this statement.
No offense to anyone, but using the volume buttons is a stupid idea!
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk

so i tried contacting JAC about this through a Private Message a few days ago, he hasnt responded yet but he's been active on twitter lately, so maybe he doesnt check his PMs, i dont have a twitter so i was wondering if anyone that does could tweet this thread to him and ask if he would be interested in implementing it in his kernel?

remapping the volume keys isn't necessarily in the kernel. just install adw launcher or launcher pro and add the camera app to your dock. it's easier.

xREVOx, I think you misunderstood the OP. I believe he is suggesting the power button be remapped to the camera shutter, which I believe is an excellent idea. I would love to help, if I could. I know c++, but have never messed with the linux kernel or android rom dev so I doubt I would be of much use. Either way, I would lover to see it a part of CM 6.1 when that comes out
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xREVOx said:
remapping the volume keys isn't necessarily in the kernel. just install adw launcher or launcher pro and add the camera app to your dock. it's easier.
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Like MinosDis said I was thinking of having an option to add Launch Camera to the power button menu, and once the camera app is launched the power button could be used as a physical shutter button.
Also I really wanna get rid of that low battery popup that prevents access to the music player video player and camera.
If anyone with a twitter echoes my sentiments perhaps they can retweet this thread to @wesgarner or @justanotherdev because I can't get ahold of them on here and I have no twitter.

I use mixzing, and it will play up until you phone powers off. Not quite a hack, but a viable workaround for now
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adamcooks said:
I use mixzing, and it will play up until you phone powers off. Not quite a hack, but a viable workaround for now
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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Thanks for the tip, I use rock player for videos, and I tried some free camera apps but they all aren't as good as the stock one so I'm hoping jac or kingklick will implement this into one of their kernels

Did you guys Manage to Remove Low Battery Limitations? If not I have, mine is now set to warn / warning level at 5%

eugene373 said:
Did you guys Manage to Remove Low Battery Limitations? If not I have, mine is now set to warn / warning level at 5%
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Hey eugene thanks for your input and contribution I don't think anyone made any progress on this front. JAC told me it is rom AND kernel related if I wanted the battery limits removed and the camera button remapped so it's not that easy. I'm very glad and thankful that you handled the low battery limitations thank you so much!

Just in case anyone subscribed to this thread.
There's an app in the market called "SGS Tools". You can now use the power button as a shutter button, take pictures when battery is low, and pinch to zoom on the camera (it's a little sluggish). Thanks to Fr4gg0r for developing this.
Article here
http://androidspin.com/2010/12/12/update-your-galaxy-s-camera-to-support-push-to-zoom/
Edit:Do Not Download. There has been reports of it messing up the camcorder and force closes.

[Q] Camera manual mode by default.

Hi.
Does anyone know is to possible to set camera in manual mode by default when launching via camera button or lock screen shortcut ?
It's launching as I want only when I tap the camera app from the drawer. When launching from lock screen or dedicated button it always start in this crappy auto mode.

dziku1 said:
Hi.
Does anyone know is to possible to set camera in manual mode by default when launching via camera button or lock screen shortcut ?
It's launching as I want only when I tap the camera app from the drawer. When launching from lock screen or dedicated button it always start in this crappy auto mode.
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I think such a thing (if possible) can only be done with root.
It's also annoying me, but it's been like that on all previous phones.

dziku1 said:
Hi.
Does anyone know is to possible to set camera in manual mode by default when launching via camera button or lock screen shortcut ?
It's launching as I want only when I tap the camera app from the drawer. When launching from lock screen or dedicated button it always start in this crappy auto mode.
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well, I just got mine and on one of the home screens I have a whole row just for the camera. There I can pus a little "settings" button in the far right corner and I can select which camera shortcuts to have there, one of them is "manual". Have you seen that?

charliebigpot said:
well, I just got mine and on one of the home screens I have a whole row just for the camera. There I can pus a little "settings" button in the far right corner and I can select which camera shortcuts to have there, one of them is "manual". Have you seen that?
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He means when using the camera button.
It always starts with superior auto. When starting the camera through the app, it does remember your settings.

So I have to wait for some nice custom rom fixing this issue

Dsteppa said:
I think such a thing (if possible) can only be done with root.
It's also annoying me, but it's been like that on all previous phones.
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On the Z1C, this couldn't be changed with root as well, so I guess we'll have to live with that. Maybe Android L fixes this.

Any news on this having root already on our devices?

vetko said:
Any news on this having root already on our devices?
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An update recently came out, called Lollipop, and I guess it fixed that issue as seen on the preview.
www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=ul-e29UwwHY

This issue has not been fixed. I'm also still looking for a way to disable superior auto mode and always start the camera in manual mode when pressing the hardware camera button.

Hello there, I tried it with the xposed module xposed additions pro, but even after several tries I had no luck. I'm rooted on stock 5.1 and I'm sure there is a way to change the behavoir of the long press action of the camera key but I didn't find it yet as I'm very new to this phone. Let's share experiences!
cheers!

Back, Home and Recents buttons?

Hello,
after the sources for the Z2 Pro have been released and good Custom ROMs are possible, I would love to buy this beautiful device. I've read alot about this U-Touch thing, where you navigate only by using the Home Button... and I don't like it. So my question is: Does this phone also have the normal Back, Home and Recents hardware buttons?
Thanks!

Hi,
Yes, you can add on screen buttons in "Developer Options" menu. At least you can do it with z2 (non pro). I guess you will have this option too.

So there are no "real" hardware buttons to the left and the right of the home button?

On screen buttons are in developer options in both models, make sure you reboot to effect the changes.

Thanks for your answers. I know about the possiblity to show the On Screen Buttons, but that's not what I wanted to know.
I'm curious if the device also has dedicated hardware buttons (not on screen) for Back and Recents, or just the U-Touch button?

It only has 1 physical button on the front..

I'd love to see an app or even integration in a custom rom to be able to configure the behaviour of the front button. What are the chances this will become reality?

It already lets you configure what the button does. You can also preset actions to open specific apps.

Karly Johnston said:
It already lets you configure what the button does. You can also preset actions to open specific apps.
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But that is in the ZUI ROM right? I'd like to see this in a separate app or built into custom ROM so it can also be used outside ZUI.
Now that the sources are available someone who knows what he is doing should be able to pull this off.

Is there a way to make swipe left on the u-touch button act like a back button? Maybe there would be a way to have it open an scripted action that acts as back button?
Edit: Just figured out that short tap is back, so my problem is solved!

Thanks, this helped me out!

I'm looking for a phone with this same exact button. I'm always super stunned how retarded iphones are compared to my $200 phone.

Is it possible to port the old camera to the new Pie One UI

Hi,
Does anyone know if there is compatibility for the old camera app on the new One Ui? Or is it possible to port it now or in the future?
Two things make the camera a downgrade when switching to the new One UI, for me at least:
- You had a separate button for video and picture, so you were one touch away from taking either a video or a picture. I had a really nice setup where I could take a video with the volume buttons and open camera and take picture with 1 click of the Bigsby button. This proved really useful when i went horse back riding for the first time, or with gloves on when the screen is not responsive.
- More importantly: You had a dual shot mode where you could take pictures/video with both cameras at the same time. This was really useful when trying to fit more people in a picture, or even for me to be in there, and have a nice memory stored.
They also locked the Bigsby button so you can no longer disable it... again...

Search for the app on apkmirror and try installing it.

dumitrudan608 said:
Hi,
Does anyone know if there is compatibility for the old camera app on the new One Ui? Or is it possible to port it now or in the future?
Two things make the camera a downgrade when switching to the new One UI, for me at least:
- You had a separate button for video and picture, so you were one touch away from taking either a video or a picture. I had a really nice setup where I could take a video with the volume buttons and open camera and take picture with 1 click of the Bigsby button. This proved really useful when i went horse back riding for the first time, or with gloves on when the screen is not responsive.
- More importantly: You had a dual shot mode where you could take pictures/video with both cameras at the same time. This was really useful when trying to fit more people in a picture, or even for me to be in there, and have a nice memory stored.
They also locked the Bigsby button so you can no longer disable it... again...
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I agree with you. I would also like the previous functionality of having both the camera and video buttons on the same screen again.
As far as the Bixby button goes, you can use BxActions to disable and remap the button. It works pretty well.

Max_Terrible said:
I agree with you. I would also like the previous functionality of having both the camera and video buttons on the same screen again.
As far as the Bixby button goes, you can use BxActions to disable and remap the button. It works pretty well.
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I do use BxActions,but how do you prevent Bigsby from appearing when you press it? You used to have to disable it from the Bigsby app, and yo no longer have that option.

dumitrudan608 said:
I do use BxActions,but how do you prevent Bigsby from appearing when you press it? You used to have to disable it from the Bigsby app, and yo no longer have that option.
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I disabled my single press function. I only have a long-press function for my flashlight. Bixby doesn't show up for me when I single-, double-, or long-press the button. Occasionally it'll show the icon at the top and it did open Bixby once, but I couldn't figure out under which circumstance that was and I couldn't replicate it again since. Bottom line, Bixby doesn't show up for me when I press the button.

Question Fast acces to camera with screen on?

Hi all,
What is the fastest way to start up the camera when the screen is on?
Is there a secret button combination?

You can set camera in side panel shortcuts

V1TRU said:
You can set camera in side panel shortcuts
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I have that already, but it's often a miss as I perform a back gesture instead.
Too bad it isn't possible to program the power button to start an app with a quick double press.

latino147 said:
Hi all,
What is the fastest way to start up the camera when the screen is on?
Is there a secret button combination?
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If you turn the screen off then quickly draw a 0 or a zero it will go straight to camera. Quicker than side loading. You might need to set it up in gestures.
Also if you draw a V you can access the flashlight

have you tried taptap on github, simply double tap back of your phone to launch camera while screen on/off or other apps/shortcuts/utilities

Tried it a while ago and more often than not failed. I'll try it again though, thx