I have no idea how this would be done but I figure the physical keys can be assigned any command, so could the genius button be used to take a screenshot? I'm on Royal Ginger 3.0 which does not have a native screenshot and has the genius button deactivated, so is there a way to make the genius button take a screenshot?
You can download one of the screenshot apps from the market and assign it to the genius button. Go to Settings->RoyalGinger Settings->Input->Search Key Behavior.
There you can assign any app you want to the Search(Genius) button.
Also, the Screenshot It app on the market apparently auto assigns screenshots to the Genius button as well. It's a paid app though so you're probably just better off getting one of the free ones and assigning it through settings.
Ohhh it never registered to me that the genius button was search! Ill give it a try, thanks!
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Anyone know how to set long press home key to suspend phone?
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I would love to see this too.
In fact, I'm using ADW Launcher and it can bind the home key to do a few different things but unfortunately not suspending the phone. I'm trying to contact the app author now to see if he will add in that feature.
Samsung made a great phone but the casing and button placement is so stupidly designed I don't know what to say. I feel like I'm holding a bar of soap and I can't reach the power button 90% of the time.
What is wrong with pushing the power button?
I would be very happy with a suspend widget or app. Searched the market but only found a reboot/power off widget.
App would be best. I could place that on the bottom menu.
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What is wrong with pushing the power button?
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The power button work fine. But the home key is more convenience.
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.
For those who have the phone already. Is the genius button remappable to something else like search?
If not, is the genius button only activated when in the home screen. If you press the genius button in the browser or another application, does it bring up search?
I hope it is remapable. I use the search function a lot more than voice actions
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Your local T-Mobile store should have a live demo for you to test it.
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Pressing the genius button in an app only activates the genius software unfortunately. I haven't found a way to remap its function.
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As of now, I am hopeful that someone makes a hack to remap the genius button to search.
What does a long press of the genius button do in home screen / other apps?
I hope someone finds a way to remap this as well, I will NEVER use voice commands, but I do often use the search key in Market and Maps.
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What does a long press of the genius button do in home screen / other apps?
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It opens the genius software.
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I really hope it can be remapped.. the genius button is useless for me, standard search is perfect :-(
I would like to think once custom roms start rolling out that will be addressed..
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So there's no way to get to Google search other than through the widget? And to use Google voice actions you have to use the voice search app? That's too bad. I like the idea of having a choice.
I know multitasking is long pressing home button but i think it woulb be much nicer not to have to hold a button , just pressing one like in GN. And the serchkey is useful but not needed so maybe someone could map it as multitasing key.... is that possible?
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That's funny, I had the same idea as soon as I saw the new multitasking feature. I don't use search key, I would rather have it pull up multitasking window.
Hello everyone.
Last time my touchscreen stopped working. I figured out that every time i use 'end call key' my touch screen is not responding.
Question : Is it possible to switch key fundions? I mean... for example i want to make 'home' key my 'end call key' and vice versa. And if it is possible then how i can do it?
Check out Button Savior. I don't know about remapping hardware keys but this can give you software controls to get around it. There are also a tonne of screen lock widgets that could work, and some ROMs even have it built into quick settings on the notification drawer or the softkeys on ICS+ ROMs.
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Check out Button Savior. I don't know about remapping hardware keys but this can give you software controls to get around it. There are also a tonne of screen lock widgets that could work, and some ROMs even have it built into quick settings on the notification drawer or the softkeys on ICS+ ROMs.
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Wow o.o Amazing. Thanks!
rayto54 said:
Hello everyone.
Last time my touchscreen stopped working. I figured out that every time i use 'end call key' my touch screen is not responding.
Question : Is it possible to switch key fundions? I mean... for example i want to make 'home' key my 'end call key' and vice versa. And if it is possible then how i can do it?
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There used to be an app called button remapper on the play store but I can't find it now!!
Well anyway you can change the button mappings by editing the kepad layout file in /system/usr/keylayout/ folder.
Their will be a few their so you will have to figure out which one to edit for your rom.
Mine is htcleo_keypad.kl.
You will need a root explorer to do this, just open with a text editor!
Make sure to write down the mappings before starting then you can swap them about.
I am not sure but I think the power button isn't changeble but you can assign power to another key.
Ah, I was wondering if I had just gone crazy because I thought I remembered an app by that name but I couldn't find it.
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button remapper taddddaaaaa lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=button+remapper
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button remapper taddddaaaaa lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=button+remapper
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Now that's what I would call co-operation...
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button remapper taddddaaaaa lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=button+remapper
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Ironically I didn't actually bother searching on XDA So much for telling people to search