Is there any way to assign another function to the search button.
I haven't seen anyone change the search button...
This... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=714670&page=2 ... thread has some info on reassigning the optical button. Might be a good place to start. Guessing that edits "qwerty.kl" might allow you to reassign the search too.
Hope this helps.
Thanks but i think that only works for physical keys. Please correct me if im wrong.
I found an app in the market, name I can't quite remember, search along lines of "button assign" I think. Had it on 2.1 to try n hack up a way to lock phone. So search the market, its there.
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That's a start. I'll give ten e-points to whoever finds me this app. Lol
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It's called Button Shortcut. The icon is a grey camera. It can't replace the search button but you can assign apps to open on long press.
Here's your points as promised. Im still searching for an answer
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It's called Button Shortcut. The icon is a grey camera. It can't replace the search button but you can assign apps to open on long press.
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Yeah, that's the app I had found. Better than nothing.
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This... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695936 ...thread has even more info on edits to qwerty.kl (yeah, different name on the Hero).
Yeah so after an awesome two hours of learning adb stuff and searching for guides on the keys for the aria (that were never found) has thrown me at another brick wall. because the keys that perform the search function have been remapped to the camera function but still no change after reboot and all. Someone wanting optical sleep wake had said he or she had to change the key number also which confused me. why would you need another key number? how does that work the phone should only know one key to relate to the functions not a psuedo key or a hidden key. All i have changed in the qwerty.kl is keys 127 and 217 (which are the same digits just moved around maybe something maybe nothing...) from SEARCH to CAMERA. this is ridiculous.
I've found that "in-app wifi toggle" by oliver on the msrket allows wifi toggling by holding down the search button. I find that its useful enough to keep.
One feature i miss from win mo is the customization of hw buttons.
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Tasker has an option that can reassign the function of long pressing the search button. You can make it launch an app, direct dial a contact, change wallpaper, turn on WiFi. You can even make it do a series of events, including all of those I mentioned.
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I use the "Quick Settings" app from the market. It utilizes the long press search button. It allows you toggle wifi, data, brightness, volume, bluetooth, etc, in app. Its handy if you wanna switch something on or off without exiting what you're currently doing.
weird.. i like the search button.
finds my contacts quick, or jumps to a google web search.
or jumps right to search when in twitter. to each his own.
Hi there all,
There might be some answer to my question somewhere lying under some other issue/title. But I can't think of close possibility, so m posting a new thread here.
It's about Remapping the 4th semi-hard Search button (w/ a magnifying glass icon) or any other button to default (or any other function).
I have WildPuzzle Rom 8.0.8 which working all fine except with some messed up Google App. One of those app is Google Search (com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.apk) which initially was link to the Button I mentioned above. So whenever I used that little button (either on home screen or web browser), it crashes and FC. I try reinstalling Google Search app but failed/restricted to override.
I found out, GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk in /data/app/ folder is causing the problem, so I get rid of it with the help of Root Browser. After that Google Search app from market installed with no problem. No more FC.
That's the git of my current situation. Now here is the real problem. The magnifying glass Search Button lost default link to Google Search App. How do I remap it? I have installed Open Search & Voice Search, which I can bring up by Long Pressing that Search Button. But Single Press Search is gone.
I'm guessing I only need to either fix the link or place the right file in right folder. I can do simple coding (when necessary) if you can guide me a bit.
Thanks for anyone who can help me in advance.
Anyone can help?
Just remapping magnifying button to do default Google search thing.
Thanks.
So basically I'm fed up of Launchers. I don't think I really need one and would rather use Gesture Search instead. I can't seem to find a way to set an app as my homescreen though. Tried Button Remapper, but even that only lets me remap to certain functions.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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So basically I'm fed up of Launchers. I don't think I really need one and would rather use Gesture Search instead. I can't seem to find a way to set an app as my homescreen though. Tried Button Remapper, but even that only lets me remap to certain functions.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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Wrong section.
As for your question, id think there are apps that allow you to set an app to launch when home is pressed.
If not a simple hack could be to take your favorite app and edit's its manifest to capture the home intent. Then press home and select that app as default.
I'm confused. How do you propose you will switch apps?
Is there a way to swap the double home tap to open recent apps and long press to open Google voice actions which is just so much better than svoice. It would be far more convenient than having to long press to get into my recent apps which is such a great feature but goes unused because I really hate long pressing.
you can disable s-voice launching by going into s-voice and going to settings -> launch s voice and uncheck it.
as for search, the best i can say is use nova launcher and set the long-press menu to voice search.
that is a great idea, i also wonder if this type of mod is possible, i will look into it
Ahh I use apex. I will check for this setting. Thanks for the tip, will report back
, okay, so for anyone who cares. I change the apex launcher home button key function so that it launches my recent apps. This makes it so when I double tap the home key it will go home and then to reset apps. So that is done. I could not change the long home press button binding to anything at all so I created a short cut and put it in my dock so I just created a voice search shortcut and placed it next to the dialer in my dock. This makes it much easier to access the voice search menu. It also lets me not use svoice which sucks. And lastly, I use to place my camera app next to the dialer in my dock, I have now changed it to the pinch in gesture in apex launcher which makes the camera app load really fast and it is very very convenient. I recommend anybody using apex launcher to try this method to open up the camera, you will not regret it
I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this or not. In Home2 shortcut, If I play w/ the double click duration speed I can sometimes get the home/home and home/back but never home/menu. Even when I do get it to work it is extremely finicky and the timing has to be perfect (It works about 20% of the time). If nobody is having luck w/ home2 does anyone else have a solution or suggestion to map the home button and a sequence of home/back and home/menu to open apps? Even If I need to mess w/ programming somewhat. As I had it on 4.3 I would press home twice to open voice search, home/back to open Waze and home/menu to open Pandora. I have disabled the camera double center button press to ensure that wasn't conflicting also. I tried a few different launchers to see if it would make a difference and I've had zero lucky.
Thanks
Dave
Same here
Having exactly the same issue. I assume it's because the menu button is now the open tabs button. Surely there's a solution...?
perhaps remapping that key but i've gotten over it.