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[Q] [Help] Softkeys Not Working When Keyboard Open

Hi Guys, I own Lg G flex korean version F340k
everything is good, battery life is awesome. Im on kitkat now f340k20d
But the only problems that frustating me is about the softkeys, sometimes it doesnt work when the keyboard open.
everything is fine, when i open menu and do anything with my phone, the softkeys is just fine, all is worked, the back, home and recent buttons are fine,,
butttt,, for example when i open message,or whatsapp or browsing or something, when i touch the column (to put a text) then after the keyboard open, the softkeys suddenly didnt work,,, all of them., the back , home or recent button are dead,,
but,,, when i leave the screeen ( off course the keyboard also closed) everything just back to normal,, the softkeys is normal again,,,
do anyone with same isssue? how to resolve it? because it seems to be software issue,,,
I flashed kdz back to jellybean, all is fine, for one day, then i update to latest kitkat, everything is fine, softkeys works fine, but now after 4 days in kitkat, it just back to error again,,
please helpp,,, hope its not digitizer issues,,,

Have you tried a different keyboard?
How about getting rid of the soft keys all together?
I use "all in one gestures" from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
Of course you'll have to hide/disable the navbar.
I use this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2689890
Flexxin • LG D950G

Eun-Hjzjined said:
Have you tried a different keyboard?
How about getting rid of the soft keys all together?
I use "all in one gestures" from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
Of course you'll have to hide/disable the navbar.
I use this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2689890
Flexxin • LG D950G
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Thank you very much for your response, yes, I've tried 3rd party keyboard like google keyboard or SwiftKey, but it just same, I'm just wondering is it a software issues or hardware, because the softkey back to normal when the keyboard is close,
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I'd certainly give my solution a try, at least. Nothing to lose but some time.
And yes, it sounds like a software glitch to me.
Flexxin • LG D950G

Soft Keys and Keyboards
Hey, I have the LG G Flex USA T-Mobile version, and it has the same problem. I think I know what caused the issue, but I don't know how to fix it. Everything was fine with my phone until I went into the settings to hide the soft keys while certain apps are open (kind of like full screen mode). Well, I checked the boxes next to all apps including the keyboards, and this is when it started.
It's my opinion (I could be right or I could be wrong) that this has occurred because of a coding glitch when hiding the soft keys when a keyboard is present. Disabling this option for keyboards is broken in that the soft keys become visible again, but the actionable view of them is still hidden.
My phone isn't rooted (there's no root option once updating to 4.4.2 except KingRoot which I'm suspicious of it being spyware due to unwarranted activities with it installed), so I can't install a different ROM; however, I did do a manufacturer reset a few days ago and the problem still remains.

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Eun-Hjzjined said:
Have you tried a different keyboard?
How about getting rid of the soft keys all together?
I use "all in one gestures" from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phoenixstudios.aiogestures
Of course you'll have to hide/disable the navbar.
I use this xposed module:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2689890
Flexxin • LG D950G
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So I went ahead and applied King Root just to try this fix and I am very impressed with this set up! It feels so much better to be able to swipe the screen to perform these actions rather than press a button at the bottom. Opens up more screen realty and provides an overall better UI feeling since those button icons were outdated anyways! Thanks for this response!

How to disable the physical home button?

Details of the device
I'm using the latest CM11 version from Novafusion.
Problem and steps I've taken
Currently I've got a problem where the home button intermittently activates on its own (but only long-presses, so if I disable long-press in the OS, it'll be fine for normal operation), without any interference. The side effect (which is my main issue) of this is that it means my phone's screen effectively turns on by itself 24/7, which is obviously bad for many, many reasons.
I'm asking whether there's anyway I can disable the home button? I've tried Android-HomeKey-Locker (can't link it, but the Google Play version of the thing on GitHub) but it hasn't done anything.
I'm aware I can turn on the software buttons, but they don't deactivate the physical buttons: and I only want to disable home anyway.
So my question is, is there any way of doing this? I can take the back and menu keys if needed.
Side note
Is it possible in anyway to bind long-press back to home? I asked this for CM12 a while back (and I've since downgraded), but is this possible with Cyanogen, as I've been able to do it with Carbon ROM on 4.4.4.

Hi! I currently use this app on CM 12.1 to enable softkeys and disable hardware keys:
https//play.google.com/ store/apps/details?id=net.alviano.android.softbuttons&hl=en
sorry for my bad english

Hi
Try disable the home button by following this. it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032117

Hey everyone,
Thanks for the help. Someone on reddit gave me a working solution by using Xposed Additions to remap the buttons how I wanted them to.

Disable go home on fingerprint sensor touch

So i use the on screen keys on my P10 but one thing that has been bugging me since i have it is the fingerprint sensor behaving like a home key, is there anyway to disable this? it's annoying when i'm on yt and a touch it unintentional and just goes to my homescreen

D4XT3R said:
So i use the on screen keys on my P10 but one thing that has been bugging me since i have it is the fingerprint sensor behaving like a home key, is there anyway to disable this? it's annoying when i'm on yt and a touch it unintentional and just goes to my homescreen
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Are you sure it is not an app that is causing this?

Teruxity said:
Are you sure it is not an app that is causing this?
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yeah I don't have any app that uses my fingerprint scanner except to log into PayPal

Its a global bug, i have it too

I really hate this too. I use the fingerprint sensor everywhere possible and this is really, REALLY getting on my nerves. I'd go back to my own Xperia Z5 if this wouldn't be what my employer got me. The Z5 actually has a very, VERY good power/lock button with a fingerprint sensor that actually is usable for something else than screen unlocking. I've used Xperia's for years and after a few weeks I'm really starting to miss my Z5 - mostly because of this. And full waterproofing, covered by warranty.
Is it too hard to add a setting to disable the button completely to use it ONLY as a figerprint sensor? I want to use the default Android navigation bar, not some unique gesture thing. At least Sony's Android has been very conservative for years but this thing is like any Samsung with tons of bloatware and this crappy and useless fingerprint sensor acting as a home button unless you touch it just gently enough. And I'm forced to use this for work. AaaAAaarrgGgh!
Edit: And I have the P20 instead of the P10.

Same gripe here. I downgraded to Nougat and the bug is still there. Very annoying.

Bump. Anyone has a solution for this? (Other than flashing a trevle rom)

I have this problem too. So annoying?

Only solution is t use the offscreen navigation buttons. Then the fingerprint button functions well.
Press once is 1 step back, long press is home.
Swipe over the button to see active programs and change or close them.
When u are used to it, u don't wanna go back.

I found a solution. Install this specific app, enable it, then set all actions to "none".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superthomaslab.fingerprintgestures

My parents just called. I got them a Huawei Tablet. They asked me if they could still return it because of this annoying behaviour.
Will try the app that was mentioned. Thanks

Extra edge panels?

Dear All,
Immediately after updating my Note 9 to the latest firmware featuring the new One UI two panels appeared on the right and left of the lower mid of the screen, they are restricting any touch on the screen next to them and I couldn't figure there use except as a back button whenever I swipe on them.
I've tried to remove them with no luck. Anyone is facing the same problem?
Are those panels from the Samsung ONE UI or they are from the Nova launcher?
I've searched the web and couldn't figure a way to solve the problem, I've went thru the settings of both the phone and Nova launcher with no luck.
Your help would be very much appreciated!
Thank you in advance .

check One Hand Operation + app settings

One hand operations + was the problem, uninstalled it and everything is back to normal.
Thank you!

Home button single press not working sometimes

Since I recently switched to a Galaxy S10+, I donated my Mi A2 to my girlfriend. After I fully wiped my phone, she installed it like any other new phone and finished the wizard. All her apps got reinstalled nicely and everything looked nice.
But now the home button (3 button nav) sometimes just stops responding to a single press. When I hold the button I do get the Google Assistant as expected, but single press doesn't take me to the home screen. After a reboot everything is back to normal, but only for a while. The button does show the colored dots when I press it.
What could be wrong? It looks a bit like some process is blocking it to prevent exiting a wizard or something (I had it once on a Pixal tablet, which thought I had the setup wizard open), but the back button does work as expected and I can navigate using different methods.

amelsfort said:
Since I recently switched to a Galaxy S10+, I donated my Mi A2 to my girlfriend. After I fully wiped my phone, she installed it like any other new phone and finished the wizard. All her apps got reinstalled nicely and everything looked nice.
But now the home button (3 button nav) sometimes just stops responding to a single press. When I hold the button I do get the Google Assistant as expected, but single press doesn't take me to the home screen. After a reboot everything is back to normal, but only for a while. The button does show the colored dots when I press it.
What could be wrong? It looks a bit like some process is blocking it to prevent exiting a wizard or something (I had it once on a Pixal tablet, which thought I had the setup wizard open), but the back button does work as expected and I can navigate using different methods.
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you need to.provide more info to get the right answer ..just use full screen navigation ...in settings try reassigning it different actions to see what happens ...but sounds like the delay between single press / long press for assistant is what is screwing you ...i disabled long press for assistant cos it kept giving me the assistant when i was trying to get home ....
but still.hard to say since you have 0 info about your problem here

The problem is that I don't have much more information as well. It's hard to reproduce the issue. We tried pinning and unpinning an app, opening different apps, changing the gestures, but nothing seems to trigger the issue.
I also tried gesture navigation, but that doesn't have a gesture for going directly back home. Also I think it's not possible to reassign the buttons on stock rom.
When I used the phone I never had this issue.

amelsfort said:
The problem is that I don't have much more information as well. It's hard to reproduce the issue. We tried pinning and unpinning an app, opening different apps, changing the gestures, but nothing seems to trigger the issue.
I also tried gesture navigation, but that doesn't have a gesture for going directly back home. Also I think it's not possible to reassign the buttons on stock rom.
When I used the phone I never had this issue.
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on my phone if i swipe up from bottom i go straight home ... by more info i mean
1. device/rom/version/root status/ launcher/ ...stuff like that
2.relevant fixes you tried ...
3. short video of when it happens
anyway .. i don't understand because you can choose what actions you want to happen in relation to the gestures ..so if you wanna go home in one shot assign that action to a specific gesture
have you ACTUALLY tried my fix of disabling google assistant ..so you don't trigger assistant or freeze by holding home button too long ..
try assigning double tap on home to go home ..as a workaround

The phone has no customizations at all: stock rom (Android One), no root, default Xiaomi launcher.
Version: Android 10, march security update (up to date according to Xiaomi)
With the gestures I can choose between:
- navigation using gestures
- navigation using 2 buttons (this is selected)
- navigation using 3 buttons
I have tried the first option. Swiping up does indeed go to the home screen when I'm in an app. But not to my default screen. Like when I swiped right to a different home screen page, it doesn't return to the first one.
I will try disabling opening the Assistant using the home button.

amelsfort said:
The phone has no customizations at all: stock rom (Android One), no root, default Xiaomi launcher.
Version: Android 10, march security update (up to date according to Xiaomi)
With the gestures I can choose between:
- navigation using gestures
- navigation using 2 buttons (this is selected)
- navigation using 3 buttons
I have tried the first option. Swiping up does indeed go to the home screen when I'm in an app. But not to my default screen. Like when I swiped right to a different home screen page, it doesn't return to the first one.
I will try disabling opening the Assistant using the home button.
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you should downgrade to pie because in 10 many people have lag , ui feezing and later on random reboots.. i think you will find in a month or two the UI will freeze up ..like what is happening now may be a "mini" freeze
pie is stable.. im on miui 12 official pie for wayne and wow am glad i dithed android1 and gave up my obsession of having 10 ..

I just upgraded because Xiaomi pushed the upgrade. And my girlfriend doesn't know how to downgrade.
Besides, I have been using the same phone with the same Android version for a few months without any issues. It's only since she started using it. That's why I was thinking about some wizard/setup preventing the use of the home button, which we had a few years ago on a tablet. But that was blocking more buttons then, so not exactly the same.

amelsfort said:
I just upgraded because Xiaomi pushed the upgrade. And my girlfriend doesn't know how to downgrade.
Besides, I have been using the same phone with the same Android version for a few months without any issues. It's only since she started using it. That's why I was thinking about some wizard/setup preventing the use of the home button, which we had a few years ago on a tablet. But that was blocking more buttons then, so not exactly the same.
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ok no worries... maybe the work around will work ..have tried to plau around with lawnchair as launcher and using its own built in gestures to trigger home