Yesterday I installed a new font package on my Sapphire Vodafone 32B and all of a sudden the HOME/MENU and Call buttons stopped working as they should.
I found a fix for this problem on another Android forum, essentially you install "Anycut" from the market and create a shortcut to the "setup wizard", I had a three setup wizards in a scrolling list to choose from, the third one worked for me and ran all the way through the phone setup, FYI the others just exited as soon as I selected SKIP. It works, prior to that my HOME, MENU and CALL buttons were not working. I think that a faulty update.zip must have caused permission issues with the phone's software.
http://androidforums.com/updates-cupcakes/4884-can-fixed.html
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I've installed various version of the HTC Home today plugin today, but neither seems to work. When i tap any of the buttoms in the tabs, nothing happens.
Im not completely sure which version i need to install and how to configure it, and the seach function on this site is pain. Could anyone direct me to where i would find as new as possible edition of the HTC home, that they could confirm is working alright.
Okay, so after like 5 minutes everything i had clicked popped out ..
Just rooted my NookColor 1.2 with ManualNooter 4.5.6
Everything worked fine mostly. A few issues:
- Market fails to find or even list certain items (try searching for Tank Hero for example - doens't find it). Not sure if this is a ROM issue...worked fine on Eclaire. I did do the fix listed to list more things and found most apps, but some are still not findable. Not sure why that is - worked fine in Eclaire
- Softkeys works fine in launcher, etc. However in full screen double clicking doesn't seem to bring up Softkeys and simply quits to home screen (or whatever default home action defined by the app is). Worked fine in 1.1. Just to be clear that's Softkeys not coming up when I hit n twice in full screen mode (I have service disabled, launch softkeys on doubletap). Anyone else see this? (got around this so far by having the annoying softkeys button hanging and that seems to work, but double clicking still doesn' bring up softkeys)
- News & Weather doesn't seem to work (anyone else see this? maybe due to location?)
Never mind Netflix - got that to work. Need to use Root Explorer, for some reason didn't work when edited on PC.
Overall looks very good though
Hi I am on 4.4.2 stock rom rooted. All of a sudden the multitasking key on my S5 when held no longer brings up the menu in any app or home screen it just opens the multitasking as if I pressed it instead of holding. Also, I can no longer take screenshot via pressing the home button and power button at the same time as it just opens Google now. I have home2 launcher installed to open Google now instead of svoice but this does no longer works as well. I am not sure how the problem occurred out of the blue. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.
Blxckcard said:
All of a sudden the multitasking key on my S5 when held no longer brings up the menu in any app or home screen it just opens the multitasking
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First, you have to distinguish between the key failing to work per se and a key that works fine but does a different action than you expected. If you meant the latter, then simply reassign the function that you prefer to the key.
You said that you had a third party launcher change a key action which no longer works. So go back to your custom launcher settings and reinitialize that setting again. If your app doesn't let you adjust those settings, then reinstall the app to have your key preference set again. Or use an app like xposed to remap the key function.
Another example that you cited was the "multitasking key". That isn't a standard label, so it's uncertain which key you are referring to, but probably you mean the left soft key, located to the left of the home button. Test it by dialing *#0*#
Then Sub key on the hardware test menu
Inevitably the test will show that the key works fine and you just need to remap it's function.
Likewise with your screen shot issue. Go back to whatever app setup that key combination to take a screen shot with those two keys and reset it again.
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Thanks for the reply, how do you go about remapping the softkey. The screenshot issue has nothing to do with a third party app I have uninsulated all launchers and used the stock touchwiz launcher and the problem persists. All buttons work fine for around 30 seconds after I boot then they start acting as previously mentioned which leads me to believe it's an app that has somehow changed the functions of the hardware keys. I just wanted to know if anyone had a clue what's causing it as I have tried and it is driving me up the wall.
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Thanks for the reply, how do you go about remapping the softkey. The screenshot issue has nothing to do with a third party app I have uninsulated all launchers and used the stock touchwiz launcher and the problem persists. All buttons work fine for around 30 seconds after I boot then they start acting as previously mentioned which leads me to believe it's an app that has somehow changed the functions of the hardware keys. I just wanted to know if anyone had a clue what's causing it as I have tried and it is driving me up the wall.
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Please use paragraphs, those walls of text are hard to read.
Agreed that it sound like apps loading after boot are customizing the key functions in ways that you don't like. You can disable or uninstall as many apps as possible and add them back one at a time to see which ones cause problems. Or, as mentioned previously, use xposed framework to remap the key functions.
You're hoping for a short cut in having someone name what specific apps are involved. That's a long shot at best that someone would just happen to know. And you should have at least listed all of the apps on your phone to narrow it down.. or help jog someone's memory.
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Home key and app swap soft key not working
I have a galaxy s5 and just updated to lollipop 5.0 and then the home key and app swap key stopped working. Also it was running very slowly and I thought maybe it was because I had 384 apps installed (11 gig). Anyway it was driving me crazy but I didn't want to perform a factory reset. Too many programs into to lose..
I followed the instruction to take out the SD card and SIM card and restart without the SIM card and they started working again so I replaced the SIM card and it works fine now..
Thank you forum..
davemcm said:
I have a galaxy s5 and just updated to lollipop 5.0 and then the home key and app swap key stopped working. Also it was running very slowly and I thought maybe it was because I had 384 apps installed (11 gig). Anyway it was driving me crazy but I didn't want to perform a factory reset. Too many programs into to lose..
I followed the instruction to take out the SD card and SIM card and restart without the SIM card and they started working again so I replaced the SIM card and it works fine now..
Thank you forum..
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Now they have stopped working again.. FML
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Now they have stopped working again.. FML
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Every time I take out my Sim card and restart the buttons work for a little while and then stop working again..
Please help me
After the upgrade to version 5.x, the "back" button (touch) ceased to work, the press works correctly. I'm sure this is a software problem. Sometimes it starts working, after reflashing for a short period. I'm sure it's a bug with the "finger scanner" settings. Found that when the button starts to work - thumbnails are displayed and it is suggested to scan them. When the button does not work (does not return back), I'm watching artifacts and errors (see screenshots).
A video where my problem is visible: watch?v=y5MfwJpu_7w (youtube)
When the button does not work (backward function), in the "identification by release" section we see this (see screenshots) and note that:
1) When you try to add a finger to the screen, there is only a suggestion to enter the name for the "finger", it does not save, it says "save error". (the window when you need to put a finger does not appear)
2) Five empty fields appear, they can be selected and selected, but can not be deleted.
When the button starts working, in this section we see the normal name of your data (finger names) and when you try to add, the menu opens correctly and you can safely perform the necessary operations.
What does NOT help solve this problem:
1) Reset all settings
2) Re-flashing (After it, sometimes it starts to work for a short time)
What can I try? I know that not a few people have encountered this problem, wrote them in private messages, but it was all over the past year and their accounts are not active.
UPD1:
Deleting this folder /system/app/mcRegistry:
1) After the reboot, the files do not appear in it, just like the folder itself does not appear anymore.
2) After reinstalling or cleaning the system, binaries reappear there.
3) Rollback to version 5.x with 6.x nothing has changed the same files and the same "bugs".
UPD2: add logs https www dropbox com/s/hyqki38h71rhfdy/17-10-02--23-42-38.zip?dl=0
The problem is not solved, what else can I try to solve?
p.s. Sorry for my English. using translator
hi I have this problem too..
do you solve it??
Same problem
Having the same problem. Button didn't work for a half a year. And after updating to flyme 7, once again has begun working. Worked for less than a day. Now dead again.
I heard that it's not expensive to change the button, though it doesn't seem like the problem in the button itself.
upd
Used alcohol.
Just cleaned the button with it. And it works.
al_prix said:
Having the same problem. Button didn't work for a half a year. And after updating to flyme 7, once again has begun working. Worked for less than a day. Now dead again.
I heard that it's not expensive to change the button, though it doesn't seem like the problem in the button itself.
upd
Used alcohol.
Just cleaned the button with it. And it works.
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put energy plan to max and try if it work.
In the last two weeks, the shortcut keys stopped working in my phone. When the phone is locked and I press twice the Volume-down key, the camera should launch - but it doesn't. The same with Volume-up.
Turning the shortcut keys off-and-on in the settings doesn't help. The only thing that helps for a while is the phone restart. For some time after phone restart, the shortcut keys work, but when I actually need to use them, they don't.
Does anyone know how to fix the shortcut keys?
My guess is that this problem is related either with the last firmware update (Android 8.0.0, sw version V20c-EUR-XX, build OPR1.170623.032, Android security patch level 2018-08-01), or with the AppLock program that I've installed lately. Though the latest firmware was described as a fix for Google services, it noticeably changed many more things than just the Google services, process management in particular. And this shortcut-keys problem may be another consequence of the patch.