Been searching a little, but couldn't really find what I was looking for.
I'm looking for an app that would let me rebind the hardware buttons on my x8. A bit more specifically, something that would only remap buttons while screen is off, so I don't lose any functionality while screen is on.
The purpose of this would be to allow me to use hardware buttons to control music. Thinking menu/back keys for skipping tracks and camera key for pause. Not like the menu/back buttons do anything when screen is off anyways.
Optionally, long-press of volume keys for skipping tracks if menu/back is a no-go.
Not asking for anyone to write this app, just wondering if anyones been down the same street and found something usable
Other than creating your own app/hack, 'Tasker' may be able to help you out. I'm not sure if want you want to do is achievable with 'Tasker', but it's worth a shot.
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I am really missing the abilty to quickly change the volume of the phone using the up down wheel like you could on the wizard.
The fact the wheel allows easy access to the screen is great though.
The ideal solution seems to be to map the left hand side ok button to the volume control instead of the start menu when on the today screen.
unfortunatly the buttons options in the settings do not include the ok button.
Is anyone aware of how to do this?
Maybe one of Vijay's apps could achieve this...
Hi All
I've been looking in to locking down an Athena and taking control / disabling all the hardware buttons. I can disable most of them in Start->Settings->Buttons. The ones I am having particular trouble with are the OK and Windows buttons to the left of the screen. I have trawled the registry and am yet to come up any answers on how to do this. Does anyone know where the registry keys may exist to do this?
Cheers
Gsoty
Gsoty said:
Hi All
I've been looking in to locking down an Athena and taking control / disabling all the hardware buttons. I can disable most of them in Start->Settings->Buttons. The ones I am having particular trouble with are the OK and Windows buttons to the left of the screen. I have trawled the registry and am yet to come up any answers on how to do this. Does anyone know where the registry keys may exist to do this?
Cheers
Gsoty
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I'm curious why you would want to take away such a useful things away. Currently I use all the hardware button and wish there are more available. I use it for things such as changing SIP, rotate screen, start IGO, and control myp3 (such as volume up, volume down, next song,previous song,blank out screen, bring up the playlist,pause, unpause. This is while the device remains inside my belt pouch). The ok button is extremely useful in doing things such as hiding the phone application after use. Similarly if you're using program such as VITO fun contact, you could hide it after use without having to exit this extremely memory tiny application and able to instantly access your contact again anytime. Why would you want to disable all these useful features?
AEBPlus free version will disable all buttons
http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php
But I agree, unless you're developing an app that comandeers the buttons, why reduce functionality? You can lock the buttons while the unit is off. ???
I find that I really don't use the volume buttons much because I don't listen to much music. I'd love to re-map one of them to provide an alt-tab type of application-switching function. Does anyone know if this is possible? Yes, I know about long-pressing the home button to bring up the last 6 programs for quick switching, but I'd really like a hardware button so I don't have the delay of the long-press and extra tap for selecting. I want quick back and fourth between programs...
Does anyone know of a way to map orientation lock to a hardware key? My idea is to have the volume down key mapped to orientation and the volume up key to volume, making all the volume changes I need on the screen with the sliders. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Well, it is certainly possible to write a program to do such a thing, but it might be easier for you to try Tasker instead. Where it locks orientation on a per app basis.
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Yes there are ways to do it. There have been apps made in the past to make it easy, but they may rely on manufacturer/models.
Adding this in the power prompt seems like the best way to go about it. Root required.
Hi,
I've been using CyanogenMod 10.2 on my Nexus 4, but I changed back to Stock Android. But now I'm missing a very useful option: the option to use the volume keys for skipping the Musik when the screen is on and I would like to use it now on Stock Android. The Apps in the Play Store don't work like I want, on one hand they don't work that good and on the other hand they only change the volume control to musik control, but I want to use both (short press for volme up/down, long press for next/previous title) so I thought I could use the ButtonRemapper or Tasker to make this real. But I can't find a function for "long press" in the ButtonRemapper or the possibility to have two things on one button or, in ideally a way to only activate it when the screen is turned off. And in Tasker (I only have the free version now for testing) I can't find a way too, so there would only be the possibility of a script for all I know.
Is there any way to solve my problem?
BTW: I have Android 4.3, rooted. And I need an "step-by-step-walkthrough", especially when I need a script because I don't know anything about scripting, so please have understanding when I need an easy way for that.
Works now with Xposed Framework...