So when i use the home button it always pushes something on the screen and exits the app. I always have to use the most bottom part of the screen. Is this right? Or am i missing something?
Is there a screen protector involved?
I had a similar issue with a poor screen protector where if I didn't press down hard enough, it would alter my interactions.
All because the adhesive on the glass didn't adhere properly.
But to address the question, when the home button is pressed, it calls the home screen to reappear. Any applications you are working on would be shuffled to Background Operations known as 'Recent Apps' and accessible via the 'Recent Apps' onscreen button.
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00077694/
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New Application Idea:
Physical button replacement Widget w/ assignable hot key and reaction.
You know how some speculate... Android probably can be ported to just about any device... and I say why not. But one problem I believe always exists.
Not all devices have the same button layout as standard current android devices.
Lets make a fix for that.
Please create a Physical button replacement widget with assignable hot-key and
reaction.
Requirements:
Android OS with widget installed and 1 Physical button minimum.
[ooops just realized there is a thread for app ideas... if mod wants me to move it there i can... sorry for inconvenience.]
Key Features:
-Devices with more than 1 physical button can also be assigned to.
-Widget becomes invisible but still on-screen when not in use (1x4 size) {similar to voice text's widget}
-Customizable reaction times or presses of hot button can be made
-Widget has Toggle for {[Contacts][Menu][End call]}
-Any configuration or single button press reaction can enable the home screen return and widget visibility
Application Scenario:
Android Assimiated onto an Iphone 3GS (OSX completely ripped out and Android ported on to replace it)
App is accessed through app drawer to set "Hot key-Physical button and reaction times" in this case "the home button", changed setting of widget to invisible unless hot key engaged and reaction times set
once set... back to desktop...
Long pressed on desktop... apply widget (1x4) to bottom of screen... invisible
Reaction of hotkey engagement.
Long press (3 sec hold) = (auto-home button/widget viewer)
Reaction: returns you to desktop home screen and widget toggles are now visible to see...
{[Contacts][Menu][End call]}
Of course Contacts acts like contacts app and menu, end call react like physical button scenarios
Double tap Hot-key = "Back button reaction"
Single tap Hot key = app menu button
I really believe if someone creates a widget like this... developers can hack other smartphone devices and assimilate other devices to run android easier.
Palm pre can have the single physical button now as hotkey.. etc etc too
This can translate future android builds to be simplified with less physical buttons causing more screen real-estate
Hopefully this can be a possibility.
All hail Android! Mwahahaha
[Sorry, Just realized there is a thread for app ideas... if mod wants me to move it i can do so... sorry for inconvenience]
Before you think i'm crazy let me explain why i want it.
I want to be able to hold my nook however i want with out the fear i might turn the page by accident. Where it my be my fingers touching the screen, the sheets or cookie crumbs.
So, im looking for an app that will disable the touch screen and can be linked to a hardware button(any turn page button, probably the left ones as i use those the least) whether by script of done by the app itself.
CoolReader have a possibility to disable touchscreen while reading. It can be assigned to some of the page-turning buttons - press a button, double press or long press.
I tried some tool called Screen tools 1 and i manage to "disable" touch but it would disable the buttons as well. I'll try coolreader, thanks for the tip
This has been annoying me. In some instances, tapping the home screen does not take you to to the home screen. Many times, I have to press the back button and then press the home screen. Is there an app or hack to fix this? I'd like the home button to function like apple's home button (forcing a return to home no matter what).
Maybe an app?
xdadooder said:
This has been annoying me. In some instances, tapping the home screen does not take you to to the home screen. Many times, I have to press the back button and then press the home screen. Is there an app or hack to fix this? I'd like the home button to function like apple's home button (forcing a return to home no matter what).
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It should. If you press the home button and don't go to the home screen, you may have a hardware problem.
Is it just me or does the home button not allways take you back to the homescreen?
I have found that for some reason when coming out of an app etc and pressing home it takes me back to the app draw and not directly to my pre defined home screen. It basically does what the back screen should (if it were working half the time!)
I cant see any possible logic for it to do this...the home button should take you back to blink feed or the home screen you have set as your 'home screen'
Anyone else have this or think it strange or give me some logical reason why it does it
thanks
That's how sense 5 works.
It treats the App drawer as another home screen. Press home again, and you'll go back to the home screen.
It was a conscious decision by HTC to do it that way...
and yes, i also find it annoying.
I love the idea of softkeys. With it you can put bigger screens on smaller devices and they can disappear whenever needed to.
The main problem is that it's a 50/50% chance that they will disappear when I think that they should. With physical keys that's never an issue.
Movies, yes
Games, yes
Full screen applications, yes
etc.
What determines when the keys disappear and not? Is it up to the app creator? What can I do about it (I'm not rooted)?
They can't always disappear in full screen games. If the game needs a back button you would be stuck.
I assume there is something in there that tells it. Much like if an app does not have an on screen menu button (usually three dots), a menu button will be added to the lower right side of the portion of the screen where the soft keys are.
It's not there for all apps, only ones that don't have a menu button on screen. Not sure if this is declared by the app or if 4.4 can detect it somehow and show the button when needed.
fury683 said:
They can't always disappear in full screen games. If the game needs a back button you would be stuck.
I assume there is something in there that tells it. Much like if an app does not have an on screen menu button (usually three dots), a menu button will be added to the lower right side of the portion of the screen where the soft keys are.
It's not there for all apps, only ones that don't have a menu button on screen. Not sure if this is declared by the app or if 4.4 can detect it somehow and show the button when needed.
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On my tablet (running 4.1) I get these dots you are talking about (but not in the lower right corner, they replace the ordinary softkeys)). That's all fine because they take less space (from what I remember) then the ordinary softkeys.
If it all comes down to having a back button in the app, why not implement that in the app?
I downloaded crazy taxi yesterday and those softkeys are annoying me as hell.
I ended up getting used to using LMT and just turn on expanded desktop to make the navigation keys go away. That way if LMT gives me any trouble...I just hit the power button and turn off expanded desktop and my navigation keys are back. (Gravity box to get that option in power menu.)
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