when are we going to see more things like this? HTC already did this with the diamond2 and pro2 that when you press the start menu a full screen action screen menu pops up instead of the menu. i can just imagine what you developers can do with that button if you can intercept it in the same way and put what you want there.
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when are we going to see more things like this? HTC already did this with the diamond2 and pro2 that when you press the start menu a full screen action screen menu pops up instead of the menu. i can just imagine what you developers can do with that button if you can intercept it in the same way and put what you want there.
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Do you mean something like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486712
allelimo said:
Do you mean something like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486712
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this is exactly what i needed!! thanx man
allelimo said:
Do you mean something like this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486712
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This is HARDWARE button hack. I think, mike21pr asking about replacement of Start menu execution. I need it too.
greatsokol said:
This is HARDWARE button hack. I think, mike21pr asking about replacement of Start menu execution. I need it too.
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No it's not. It intercepts the click (or "tap") on the Start Menu icon.
Why not use the old little program GSPocketMagic. http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=1276
With this you can use a custom icon. You can choose what will start when you click on it, what will start when you hold on it, and what will start when you slide from it.
This is my setup: When i click on the icon, it switches through active applications, when i hold on it popup a taskmanager/launcher, when i slide from it the screen rotates.
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Im playing around with my newly rooted hero all day long but i feel im missing a bit of the techie geeky part of the equation..
I learned that by holding down home and power button during start takes the phone to the recovery screen (if you have a rooted phone) and the back + powerbutton returns fastboot screen.
I dont want to f##k anything up by messing about with it without any prior knowledge, so i ask you guys.. are there any cool functions, easter eggs or similar that arent well known (like in the first 10 pages on this forum)?
for instance, a verbose boot would be awesome, especially if it was a button combo to activate..
are there any more boot combos other than the above mentioned ones?
Holding down home will show a pop up of running programs; useful to switch between programs.
When the screen is off, double press the menu button and this will bypass the lock screen.
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Holding down home will show a pop up of running programs; useful to switch between programs.
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that's not quite right. the programs shown are the most recent started programs, not necessary running programs (and of course mor programs are running in the background...). but it's really a handy feature.
i once managed to get to the android home screen that you get on phones like the Magic but i cant remember how i did it
kccl said:
i once managed to get to the android home screen that you get on phones like the Magic but i cant remember how i did it
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You get that by manually deleting Rosie.apk from the system/app folder.
Or by deleting its cache.
Then when you hit Home it will ask for you to choose the HTC or Android Home. As long as you don't select the use as default option, it will continue to do this.
TheBrit said:
When the screen is off, double press the menu button and this will bypass the lock screen.
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You're awesome.
G8D said:
You're awesome.
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Thanks.
G8D said:
You're awesome.
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You can just press menu from the lockscreen, no matter what button you pressed to wake the phone.
In the new ROM there's no camera zoom function on the screen by default. It can be accessed by the menu...
But who wants to do that?
Just swipe your finger up the screen the zoom slider appears, then swipe where you like to adjust the zoom level.
(from the Modaco forums)
Eh ? What zoom function ?
Explain please
joemax said:
Eh ? What zoom function ?
Explain please
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I believe he's talking about the camera's zoom...
Ah, now the word 'camera' has been added to the post it all makes sense
Switchbitch said:
Thanks.
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Wasn't intending to steal your thunder
One additional thing I found: Holding down the power button for 1-2 seconds will get you a menu where you can choose between powering off the phone, silent mode, vibration mode, airplane mode and internet connection.
Holding down the 'back' button in the browser will get you to your recently visited pages aka history.
Fleahole said:
One additional thing I found: Holding down the power button for 1-2 seconds will get you a menu where you can choose between powering off the phone, silent mode, vibration mode, airplane mode and internet connection.
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How else do you turn off the phone? I assumed everybody has to do this anyway.
With the new rom, you can touch the screen to focus that specific area. Okay everyone knows this. But do you know you don't have to click the trackball to take picture? Just tap and hold at the screen, it will focus on that area and then take picture.
busterz said:
How else do you turn off the phone? I assumed everybody has to do this anyway.
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LOL like that one, useless point he made there!
Anybody like this tool?
Because some suspend tools is not so good on my HD2
So,I had maked a tool run on HD2.
If some guys like it,I will share this tool.
Rename ShutDownPack.zip to ShutDownPack.rar.
Password:forum.xda-developers.com
By the way,Not associated with longpress key.
Just run it.You can put a shortcut on today's screen or start menu.
This is already on my HD2 (and every other one) lol, you just hold down the power button.
xavierdemon said:
This is already on my HD2 (and every other one) lol, you just hold down the power button.
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It's different from the menu you get when hold the call end button.
Not much, but it's different. He's put "suspend" where vibrate was, but not changed the icon.
Ah ok lol.
johncmolyneux said:
It's different from the menu you get when hold the call end button.
Not much, but it's different. He's put "suspend" where vibrate was, but not changed the icon.
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Right.
I put shortcut on my today screen and start menu.
Upload attachment!
I'll be useful if it had Reset aswell.
Psygnosis84 said:
I'll be useful if it had Reset aswell.
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I use power off instead of SW reset.
And there have so many SW reset tools, work fine on HD2.
Maybe,I need add a reset intem in this tool.
If this could replace the orignal and add Restart it would be a must have
Well done! 非常感谢！
I like it very much. I won't worry about the life of the hard power key now.
Looks sleek, I will try this in my TP2 and see if it works...
Thanks bro!
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/MOTOR...available-STILL-1-5-though/td-p/304863/page/2
There was an OTA update to the CLIQ today, which was taken down after 15 minutes. Reports say this added functionality to their home button as such:
There is also a new option to double-click home button to launch, contact, voice search, etc... it's under Application Settings
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As for the double tap on the home screen, you can now set that as a shortcut. So if you press the home key twice, it will open up a certain function of the phone. Like take you to your contacts or open something else. By default it opens up google voice search.
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No you can't customize the Double Tap. It is located under Settings - Application Settings and gives you the choices of Voice Search, Messaging, Dialer, Map, Contact and Camera
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Is there any chance that something like this can be either a) ported over, or if it's not possible, b) developed for the Nexus One? (Basically if it is possible to add button functionality using the standard SDK tools?)
And even better, edited/hacked so as to allow home button double-tap to launch ANY app? (And even add double tap functionality for the other buttons?)
I don't see this working too well with capacitive buttons, tbh.
double tap on track ball
I wish there is a way to have double tab on he track ball to launch the dialer or to my favorite contacts. It would make it easy for making phone calls.
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I wish there is a way to have double tab on he track ball to launch the dialer or to my favorite contacts. It would make it easy for making phone calls.
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i can dig that!
but with the option to change it like camera, txt, etc...
nuc70st said:
I wish there is a way to have double tab on he track ball to launch the dialer or to my favorite contacts. It would make it easy for making phone calls.
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That too!
The reason I ask if this is even possible to develop using the standard SDK tools is because I've been searching and searching and searching and searching over the past year with my G1 for some app on the Market that adds or alters button functionality. To date, there is not a *SINGLE* app that does this for *ANY* Android phone.
Until yesterday's update of course. Finally!!!
Is this something that ONLY Motorola (and other carriers) can do?
Personally, I would love to see a mod in spare parts or something that would make it so that all of the capacitive buttons at the bottom of the screen on the Nexus would require a double-tap to be activated. This would help us avoid brushing up against them accidentally when not meaning to. Granted, it would take a little bit of getting used to double-tapping them to make them work, but I'm sure some people would appreciate and use such a mod. I'm talking about a purely optional mod that you would not have to have turned on (but could via Spare Parts) and would be off to keep the button behavior stock by default.
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i can dig that!
but with the option to change it like camera, txt, etc...
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i guess the longevity of the trackball is low, at least it is on my blackberry. if you are onto this, mate, then, maybe, it could be either dblpress or longpress - to chose from?
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Personally, I would love to see a mod in spare parts or something that would make it so that all of the capacitive buttons at the bottom of the screen on the Nexus would require a double-tap to be activated. This would help us avoid brushing up against them accidentally when not meaning to. Granted, it would take a little bit of getting used to double-tapping them to make them work, but I'm sure some people would appreciate and use such a mod. I'm talking about a purely optional mod that you would not have to have turned on (but could via Spare Parts) and would be off to keep the button behavior stock by default.
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Hah, different strokes for different folks. I wouldn't use that, but that's exactly why it should be customizable.
Can any Android developers comment on this?
I found one! It's called Button Shortcut in the market. Great App!
Paul22000 said:
I found one! It's called Button Shortcut in the market. Great App!
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Using it now. Works great. Replaced search-button long press with Dialer.
Perfect!
karthikjr said:
Using it now. Works great. Replaced search-button long press with Dialer.
Perfect!
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Hell yeah! Now I wonder what it would take to get a back button long press?
I emailed the developer to see if a Back button long press was possible. His answer:
It is not possible to override function of back button.
-social mobile <[email protected]>
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Well that's a bummer! I do like this lite app Button Shortcut at least for a Dialer launch button!
Today I was holding my phone when i was at work and i dont know what i preseed and a menu apeared. I couldnt even look at it real good couse my boss was comming towards me. it was like a service menu.
i klicked on accelerometed button (there was more buttons, accelerometer is the 2nd button i think) and then there was choosen 270 degrese option witch means left sided landscape and there was XYZ coordinates wich changed when i was moveing the phone and some other options.
i couldnt looked up the whole menu couse my boss was there and was asking me something just a second afther that. It must be a testing menue or something.
I remember i was pressing the front buttons but cant recall the combination and i think it was the end call and the OK buttons that i was pressing.
But there is a menu and i want to get to it again. does anyone know this combination od buttons. the menue is only in black and white, no icons no colors...
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I don't know the combinaison but the soft is ServiceMenu, you can found it on the windows directory
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This doesn´t work? Where can I type this combination? In dialer??
Is this true???
abouth the ><>><>< ofcorse it isnt true that was the combination on the t610 and k 700 k750 phones. on the windows mobiole this isnt the combination.
abouth the service menue yes it is true i just need to figure out the combination.
maybe its supposed to be hidden and with help from some bug it popped up I dont know. But it is there.
I saw some forums when i was searcinh the web to fond this menu that some folks have reporting thair phones have secret menues just for fun (scams, hoaxes) but i have seen it. Im so interested in looking on it and go trough the whole menu.
Ill search further.
Sorry abouth bad english.
Hey, guys, has anyone read what wrote toffeur? You don't need the combination, just look into the /Windows directory and find... who would guess that, ServiceMenu.exe.
Waco2 said:
Hey, guys, has anyone read what wrote toffeur? You don't need the combination, just look into the /Windows directory and find... who would guess that, ServiceMenu.exe.
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Nice, it works. And you can disable accelerometer, which I find is useless and drains battery thanks heaaps =)
UPDATE: Can also edit ILLUMINATION Settings!
UPDATE 2: NVM, it doesnt save the settings.. =(
yes, the combination works, right is end key, left is call key
Works haha!
It does work! who could figure out that start call and end call buttons to be left and right. Nice work it only took us 2 days to figure out what I pressed. Ty. Could anyone with X1 try if this works on his phone to?
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It does work! who could figure out that start call and end call buttons to be left and right. Nice work it only took us 2 days to figure out what I pressed. Ty. Could anyone with X1 try if this works on his phone to?
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nothing happens, keep in mind we don't even have the exe there
This is handy to check if your screen is actually calibrated properly.
Doesnt work on my X1 either.
Could ANYONE TELL ME HOW EXACTLY CAN I GET THE SECRET MENU
oubsty said:
Could ANYONE TELL ME HOW EXACTLY CAN I GET THE SECRET MENU
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> = Top Right key (hang up/key lock)
< = Top Left Key(Answer)
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i'm running Software Version- R1BA023 and the above works
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Holy Crap, that really did work
bazsikar said:
yes, the combination works, right is end key, left is call key
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Correct.... it works
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Manual
Somebody can xplain all the manus in this secret menu, by example which is the pest configuraion for GPS what does it means all the gps options?
regards,
yes it work !
I want my elocity menu keys to light up like they do on the new 10" version. Do you ever think it will happen?
I use (button savior) to bring button up on screen.
ninetoes49 said:
I use (button savior) to bring button up on screen.
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Me too! It works very well.
PhillyGirl2011 said:
I want my elocity menu keys to light up like they do on the new 10" version. Do you ever think it will happen?
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To answer you question... No.
Unless you plan to modify it yourself to make the buttons light up, it isn't going to happen.
Bummer!
I installed button savior which helps somewhat.