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[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)
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Apps without visible menu button

Today I bought the HTC One with the surprise that it doesn't have a dedicated menu button. I am guessing that sometime in the future this will get remedied somehow, but in the meantime is there a workaround for this?
For example, on my previous HTC Desire phone, I was using Launcher8 as my main launcher however to edit its settings I'd need to press the menu button and then press settings.
Without a dedicated menu button, I can't find anyway to change its settings. So is there any way to get around this? or will I need to root my phone and install a new ROM for this? (which I don't want to do at the moment in case I void my warranty).

look for three dots in a line going downward on the screen, press that for the menu, there is no dedicated hard menu button
John.

Tinderbox (UK) said:
look for three dots in a line going downward on the screen, press that for the menu, there is no dedicated hard menu button
John.
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Yeah I saw the menu icon in some apps, but I tried it on Launcher8 and the only way to access the settings was from the homescreen itself. There are no menu icons to press to get the settings as far as I am seeing.
EDIT: Actually, nevermind. I found that I can make an icon for it.

This will be fixed when HTC finally delivers 4.2.2. The leaked versions let you assign holding down the home button for settings. They should have done it like this in the first place. The 3 dots thing looks hideous.

Found the Menu Button

Several release ago Samsung did away with a dedicated menu button. Many of the application developers enhanced their apps to have the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner to allow touch access to the menu button.. In the S6 those apps with out a menu button had a floating circle with the 3 dots. Now with the note 5 I could not find a button combination or the floating circle for apps like moon reader. Previously you would press and hold the multitasking button. NOW you need to press and hold the back button. Why do they need to change this so often and not communicate it? Oh well but there is your answer

Thank you so much... I've been searching for the answer to this question since I got mine on the 18th!!!
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Thanks
Oh man ... thank God you found it ... was missing it in my s6 edge ... got my note5 today and its back bcz of you ...

I have held the back button on my note 5 and nothing comes up.

Ya, I suffered with this one for a while, coming from the Note 3. Then I saw someone on a video use the back button hold.

Take this site for example, subscribing used to be a breeze on my other device but long press back, the page will be back instead. Same goes to other app, the back and menu combination really a bad choice by samsung.
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Thank you. Wish I would have known this a while ago.

Menu button on note 5
I have long pressed the back button on my note 5 but it doesn't come up. I need it for game apps I play. Please help. Thanks.

@Alliswhat44 Its not a big deal with 'All in One Gestures' app in the store. You can combine the features of buttons(Home, Back, Recents, Volume up and down) as you wish. Even the Back button can be Recents..

Hi, I downloaded all in one gestures. I enabled it. Do all boxes have to be checked?
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I enabled it all but it does not show what I want. I play shoot bubble deluxe and I need the menu button in the game to use skips and play levels already played

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Hi, I downloaded all in one gestures. I enabled it. Do all boxes have to be checked?
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I enabled it all but it does not show what I want. I play shoot bubble deluxe and I need the menu button in the game to use skips and play levels already played
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I think your device is not rooted, is it? You can manage Recents button as Menu(If rooted I think) with selecting 'Single Tap or Long press'. The app is perfectly usefull and working.
BTW there is an app name is 'GMD Gesture Control' Thats spectacular as pro.

some apps don't support it...would just quit the app

Correct. If the app uses an on screen menu button anyway (disregarding the android prop setting), then the long key press menu button doesn't work. Is really an app issue at that point.
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many thanks!

I thought the long press of the back button brought up the menu?

Has no one made a tweak to change recent back to the menu button like they did with the note 4?

Konsstantine34 said:
@Alliswhat44 Its not a big deal with 'All in One Gestures' app in the store. You can combine the features of buttons(Home, Back, Recents, Volume up and down) as you wish. Even the Back button can be Recents..
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This post saved all the ****ty feelings I had for my new note 5 without the menu button. Thank god for this software and others like these.

newuxtreme said:
This post saved all the ****ty feelings I had for my new note 5 without the menu button. Thank god for this software and others like these.
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Lol glad to know you like it too.

How do i set the button on asus watch 3

How can I set the top button on the watch. I read the manual and it mentioned ....go to the button app? Me be I'm blond but I can't find if? Is there somebody who can help me ?

On the watch, scroll through the app list and search for "Button setting" app. You can only set the top button, bottom one is always eco mode.

Thanks I found it
Thanks for the help. I was in the app list before , couple of times bud never the button settings showd up. Now it did. Thanks

Button Settings app
I must have unpaired and re-paired my zenwatch 3 a dozen times already
and downloaded the latest zenwatch manager and the android wear app
from the play store several times but I never did see the "button settings"
app in my app drawer's list of apps in the watch.
Other than this button settings app issue my zenwatch 3 works perfectly.
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks,

Misterjunky said:
I must have unpaired and re-paired my zenwatch 3 a dozen times already
and downloaded the latest zenwatch manager and the android wear app
from the play store several times but I never did see the "button settings"
app in my app drawer's list of apps in the watch.
Other than this button settings app issue my zenwatch 3 works perfectly.
Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
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same

I seen no Button Settings app in my App Drawer until I actually pressed a button.
Got a dialog saying change the Top Button with the Button Settings app.
Now I see the Button Settings App in the app drawer.

re: button settings app - zenwatch 3
AstroDigital said:
I seen no Button Settings app in my App Drawer until I actually pressed a button.
Got a dialog saying change the Top Button with the Button Settings app.
Now I see the Button Settings App in the app drawer.
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The PDF user guide for zenwatch 3 is almost useless but
I found the button settings app the same way as you did.

Misterjunky said:
The PDF user guide for zenwatch 3 is almost useless but
I found the button settings app the same way as you did.
And whoever said that only the top button is programmable
did not know what he was talking about and most likely does
not even own a zenwatch 3.
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I wouldn't be too harsh on the person saying that bottom button wasn't programmable. Initially the bottom button was not programmable. But a subsequent update to the phone Zenwatch app permitted programming to the bottom button.

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TabGuy said:
I wouldn't be too harsh on the person saying that bottom button wasn't programmable. Initially the bottom button was not programmable. But a subsequent update to the phone Zenwatch app permitted programming to the bottom button.
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You are right, I just edited my post.......
Have a great day!

jea.most said:
How can I set the top button on the watch. I read the manual and it mentioned ....go to the button app? Me be I'm blond but I can't find if? Is there somebody who can help me ?
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the button settings are in the app menu swipe to the left when on time
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jea.most said:
How can I set the top button on the watch. I read the manual and it mentioned ....go to the button app? Me be I'm blond but I can't find if? Is there somebody who can help me ?
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the button settings are in the app menu swipe to the left when on time
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Zen watch 3
Buttons is not in my apps ,that echo setting is!! Also I noticed that Android wear is not working great on zen 3 ?,I noticed that when you go to silence phone through that app it doesn't work ,only way I can silence phone is put it on mute!! But then il probably won't get sound from watch ,iv noticed battery only lasting 4 to 5 hrs then when I go to charge it ? Its saying battery 100% fo why draining so fast also gets very hot hope someone can help Thanks

Looks like with AW 2 you set function of top and bottom buttons Under Personalisation - Customise hardware buttons

I came to the ZenWatch 3 after using the Pebble Time Round. That watch has 4 programmable buttons than each can be programmed to starts apps with press and long press.
Is there any way (perhaps an app or mod) of letting us set additional apps to be started when long pressing the top or bottom buttons.
If not, anyone up for creating such an app?

re: long press buttons
Peter Walker said:
I came to the ZenWatch 3 after using the Pebble Time Round. That watch has 4 programmable buttons than each can be programmed to starts apps with press and long press.
Is there any way (perhaps an app or mod) of letting us set additional apps to be started when long pressing the top or bottom buttons.
If not, anyone up for creating such an app?
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There is no such feature of long pressing top or bottom buttons
to open apps and there are no mods or addons which can do it.
Sorry about that.
Good luck,
Have a great day!

Thanks for the info. It would be a great idea if this could be implemented. Would this have to be done by ASUS or Google Wear team? Could a mod be written to do this? It would be a great feature and make those buttons twice as useful. Surely a no-brainer - why has nobody asked for this before?
There are apps that can remap the main central button, after all.

how do you access "menu" in apps now?

on my note 7 you'd long press recent apps, and it would bring up menu, how do you access the menu button now? I came across an app today that didn't have an onscreen software menu button and couldn't figure out where Samsung buried the menu button this time.
thanks!

I only have one app that I use that is like that, on my Note 5 long pressing the back button brought up the menu. I use the same version app on my Note 8 but on the Note 8 to the right of the back button 3 dots appear to bring up the menu. I tried the long pressing the back button anyway but it doesn't do anything. That's the only app that I use where I have ever seen the 3 dots appear to the right of the back button, so far anyway.

really so it just appeared for you in that app on its own?
interesting, it isn't in my app. surely there's a way to toggle menu tho right? Samsung didn't completely remove it did they?

Yeah, I didn't do anything, it just appears on it own. Screenshot attached showing the 3 dots & the menu that it brings up.
There is another way but it's kind of annoying. Go to settings>accessibility>dexterity & interaction, then enable assistant menu. It'll put a round button on the screen, opening that & holding down the back button will bring up the hidden menu. That's the annoying part but at least you can move the button around to anywhere on the screen.
That's the weird part, long pressing the back button in that assistant menu will bring up the hidden menu just like it did for my Note 5 but long pressing the actual back button on my Note 8 doesn't do anything.

WOW, that assistant menu trick actually worked... dude that's genius, thanks! I only needed the menu for a second to adjust an important setting, can't thank you enough!

soraxd said:
WOW, that assistant menu trick actually worked... dude that's genius, thanks! I only needed the menu for a second to adjust an important setting, can't thank you enough!
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No problem. Glad it worked out for you! That's actually how I had to do it on my Note 5. There was some kind of glitch, even though the back button brought up the menu, as soon as I released the back button the menu would disappear sometimes. Using the assistant menu was the only other way I could do it.

soraxd said:
WOW, that assistant menu trick actually worked... dude that's genius, thanks! I only needed the menu for a second to adjust an important setting, can't thank you enough!
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That shouren04 is a diamond with his help. Cheers.
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