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{REQ} Hold Search Opens Camera {REQ}

With all the made skillz here at XDA.
Do you think someone can whip up an app that when you hold the Search button, instead of picking voice search, it can open up the Camera app?
gracias

Krad said:
With all the made skillz here at XDA.
Do you think someone can whip up an app that when you hold the Search button, instead of picking voice search, it can open up the Camera app?
gracias
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I believe long presses are handled by the kernal so it should be possible but I am not sure how.

Currently, long press on the search opens google talk...maybe long press on the menu or something?
Good idea though
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You get the option for powerstrip or chompsms to take over that button.
I would love an app to launch whatever you want, like the camera or the phone app.
Surely this should be super easy to make
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I would like it to be used for voice input in emails/texts. The tiny mic button is hard to hit on the Android keyboard.

I use LaunchPro and setup the app drawer swipe up gesture to open camera, works well for me.

great suggestion.. using that now

Use the android market app called 'Button Shortcut' i made the long-press search open camera instead of google search.

saint168 said:
I use LaunchPro and setup the app drawer swipe up gesture to open camera, works well for me.
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Not seeing how to get to the swipe features. How can I do that?
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I don't know about launcher pro but I do exactly the same in ADW. I took LP off after I discovered this in ADW, I never saw this in LP, did I miss it?
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Press and hold one of the apps in the app drawer until the menu pops up. Select 'Swipe Gesture Action'

justflorin said:
Use the android market app called 'Button Shortcut' i made the long-press search open camera instead of google search.
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I took the advice. Since I already had handcent SMS assigned to the button and voice search had been assigned before that I got a nice little menu out of it. I think its more useful w/o selecting a default
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justflorin said:
Use the android market app called 'Button Shortcut' i made the long-press search open camera instead of google search.
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Thanks! That application did the trick 8)

xfosx said:
Thanks! That application did the trick 8)
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button shortcut worked once for me and then did nothing. uninstalled. Anyone got anything better?

[Q] REMAPPING buttons

wondering,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836702
reading that, i remapped my G button to ENDCALL. i was wondering, the faves soft button on the bottom of the screen, what number button is that and can that be edited to map to something else? like say browser or gmail or sms, etc.

I would like to know too if there's a way to change that soft button without having to root the phone. I absolutely hate that damn soft button, it's wasting one off my app spots
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maniacallyhappy said:
I would like to know too if there's a way to change that soft button without having to root the phone. I absolutely hate that damn soft button, it's wasting one off my app spots
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you mean on the dock? LP lets you change your dock around and you dont need to be rooted for that.

splackavellie said:
you mean on the dock? LP lets you change your dock around and you dont need to be rooted for that.
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what is LP?
and no we are talking about the faves button on the bottom of the screen on the right next to the applications menu soft key.
[PHONE][APPLICATIONS][FAV]
^^^If that helps
i know some buttons have numbers assigned to them (like button 183, 204, etc) but no idea what button or where the file to edit for above mentioned key would be located. im thinking it may be in the sense theme itself since other themes have different buttons?

Sorry. LP = Launcher Pro, which you can get from the market. And yes it lets you change that.

tackleberry said:
wondering,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836702
reading that, i remapped my G button to ENDCALL. i was wondering, the faves soft button on the bottom of the screen, what number button is that and can that be edited to map to something else? like say browser or gmail or sms, etc.
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It is not edited the same way. It is much more complicated. But you can go over to my thread and download the mod to change your "Faves" button on the MySense launcher. You must be rooted though.

TrueBlue_Drew said:
It is not edited the same way. It is much more complicated. But you can go over to my thread and download the mod to change your "Faves" button on the MySense launcher. You must be rooted though.
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oh my thats perfection! ill install later!

Hijacked
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It is not edited the same way. It is much more complicated. But you can go over to my thread and download the mod to change your "Faves" button on the MySense launcher. You must be rooted though.
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Can't download they all have been hijacked.

[Q] How to I map the genius button to *Google Voice Search* or

Let me start by stating the I have perm root with -s off.
I am using the custom rom Virtuous Affinity.
With that said, I know that this rom has Google Search mapped to the genius button. I have looked at the threads about mapping the genius button to google search. When you press the button, I can then go to the voice search but I want to by pass this extra step.
I would like to map the button to Google Voice Search.
I have not been able to find any threads that discuss and detail what to enter for key 183.
And while we are at it, what would one enter for any of the other voice command apps like Vlingo or DragonGo!
BIG thanks in advance.

I'm running Virtuous Affinity, and this button is mapped to nothing.
When you long-press the button, if you have more than one responder, you get a dialog with choice between the responders. And in this dialog there is a checkbox "Use by default for this action". Press it before you select Voice Search, and next time there will be no more dialog. Until you install another responder, that is.
When you're looking for something, it's useful to start with basics before you dig astray.
[edit] You might be talking about short-pressing the button? In that case, it's indeed Google Search, as it's the default for any Android ROM besides T-Mobile specific one. I'd suggest leaving it as is, and using long-press mapping functionality, since it's present in all the apps you're talking about anyway, and it's native in Android, requiring no hard work. But in case you want to remap the button - it's possible, just a lot of unnecessary pain - to the point of editing framework and such, since you want the long-press functionality initiated by short-press. I saw it done on AOSP/CM ROMs, but it's not that easy in Sense. Most likely that's the reason you don't find anything related to it.

Good Answer!
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I'm running Virtuous Affinity, and this button is mapped to nothing.
When you long-press the button, if you have more than one responder, you get a dialog with choice between the responders. And in this dialog there is a checkbox "Use by default for this action". Press it before you select Voice Search, and next time there will be no more dialog. Until you install another responder, that is.
When you're looking for something, it's useful to start with basics before you dig astray.
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Thanks so much for the reply - but I would like to know what to put in the key mapping file, cause that is just the kinda girl I am ,
so if anyone else has done a mod to the key/button mapping file, I am still open for suggestions...

You can't. No matter what you put in the mapping file, you won't get the result you're looking for - because, as I already said, the system has button functionality selection built into framework, and the keymap file only selects from that functionality - nothing else. To change it, AOSP/CM ROMs change the framework (which is easy for them - since the framework is recompiled for the build). Sense ROMs will need a framework change too, but since Sense framework is precompiled, you'll need to baksmali the framework, find the right place to alter it (based on the AOSP/CM code location), insert smali code for what you want done (create another function that is capable of launching a user-selected intent, loaded from somewhere), and smali the framework back.
So if you're that kind of girl, start looking into apktool, dex2jar, JD-GUI and CM git

You could download button shortcut from the market and use it to change the button. Easier than messing with the system anyway.
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nuclearbroccoli said:
You could download button shortcut from the market and use it to change the button. Easier than messing with the system anyway.
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AFAIK it also reacts on long-pressing the button, which isn't what the OP wants.

Jack_R1 said:
AFAIK it also reacts on long-pressing the button, which isn't what the OP wants.
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Sorry. Misunderstood.
I shouldn't post until I've been awake longer I guess...
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It's ok, as you can see by my first post in this thread, it took me some time to understand too.

Appreciate the help!
Again, thanks for the help. I don't think I will be going that deep into the code to alter it so you can map voice search to the genius buttons - well not any time soon as I have too much on my plate already

biomade55 said:
Let me start by stating the I have perm root with -s off.
I am using the custom rom Virtuous Affinity.
With that said, I know that this rom has Google Search mapped to the genius button. I have looked at the threads about mapping the genius button to google search. When you press the button, I can then go to the voice search but I want to by pass this extra step.
I would like to map the button to Google Voice Search.
I have not been able to find any threads that discuss and detail what to enter for key 183.
And while we are at it, what would one enter for any of the other voice command apps like Vlingo or DragonGo!
BIG thanks in advance.
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CM has this function under SITTINGS> INPUT > SEARCH KEY BEHAVIOR

Really?
crazykas said:
CM has this function under SITTINGS> INPUT > SEARCH KEY BEHAVIOR
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I don't have access to my phone right now (I can't have it at work)...so I will look at this later today.

biomade55 said:
I don't have access to my phone right now (I can't have it at work)...so I will look at this later today.
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My current rom is CF(CM 7.2 Kang).Sorry about SETTINGS word.Lol.Yes it has that function.You can set an app to open while pressing Genius/Search Key with normal pressing & long pressing too! I have set screenshot app to Genius button.

I believe the OP says in her first row she's using Virtuous Affinity, which is Sense 3.5 ROM.
And I believe I've mentioned CM ROMs having this function.
It won't help her, since she's not on CM. She won't even have "Input" sub-menu in Settings. And you should have read a bit before posting.

Got it
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I believe the OP says in her first row she's using Virtuous Affinity, which is Sense 3.5 ROM.
And I believe I've mentioned CM ROMs having this function.
It won't help her, since she's not on CM. She won't even have "Input" sub-menu in Settings. And you should have read a bit before posting.
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Sorry about that.I might wrong.I just said where she can find it if it is not on her current rom.Just that.Thank you for your advice.

Jack_R1 said:
I believe the OP says in her first row she's using Virtuous Affinity, which is Sense 3.5 ROM.
And I believe I've mentioned CM ROMs having this function.
It won't help her, since she's not on CM. She won't even have "Input" sub-menu in Settings. And you should have read a bit before posting.
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Yup, I missed the reference to CM and thus could not find the Input Sub-menu under settings.

biomade55 said:
Yup, I missed the reference to CM and thus could not find the Input Sub-menu under settings.
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Try Button Remapper app.Not sure,but give it a try

[Q] Double-tap Home to open Google Now voice input?

I just learned that double-tapping the Home button will open S-Voice. That's great, but I'd honestly prefer Google Now. My old droid incredible (Yeah, I made quite the leap with this upgrade) had a physical search button, and being able to hold that for Now voice input was one of my must-haves. Any way to replace that command to open Now instead? (unrooted. Waiting for recovery before I bother.)

Im using nova launcher and I set up my gestures so that when I double tap home screen it shows my recent apps. But you could set it to open google now as well.

TwistedMexi said:
I just learned that double-tapping the Home button will open S-Voice. That's great, but I'd honestly prefer Google Now. My old droid incredible (Yeah, I made quite the leap with this upgrade) had a physical search button, and being able to hold that for Now voice input was one of my must-haves. Any way to replace that command to open Now instead? (unrooted. Waiting for recovery before I bother.)
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try holding down the soft menu button to the left of the home button :good:
then all you have to say is 'Google' and your voice input begins!

mcmb03 said:
try holding down the soft menu button to the left of the home button :good:
then all you have to say is 'Google' and your voice input begins!
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Ahah! Close enough for now. Thanks.

TwistedMexi said:
Ahah! Close enough for now. Thanks.
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Another way is to use an app called Home2Shortcut.
You can follow step 3 in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194&highlight=home2shortcut (You don't need to be rooted for Step 3.)

GeorgeP said:
Another way is to use an app called Home2Shortcut.
You can follow step 3 in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194&highlight=home2shortcut (You don't need to be rooted for Step 3.)
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Thanks, but I just tried it and it seems the stock double home setting overrides it - so it still goes to S Voice unfortunately.

You have to disable the option to launch S voice by double tapping home from within the S voice settings.
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tysj said:
You have to disable the option to launch S voice by double tapping home from within the S voice settings.
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That did it. I don't know why I didn't think to check that. Thanks
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[Q] Menu Button

Good morning all,
I feel so stupid for asking this, but the menu button does not seem to work the way my other androids did in the past. Is there a function that I need to turn on or something? Thanks

install GravityBox and reassign buttons)) or just try to long press Recent button

Ok will do. thanks for your help sir.

nickhowell25 said:
Good morning all,
I feel so stupid for asking this, but the menu button does not seem to work the way my other androids did in the past. Is there a function that I need to turn on or something? Thanks
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Not sure if this is launcher specific but I'm using Nova Prime and if you long press the menu button, then the original menu items pop up instead of recent apps. I never test with TW launcher. Discovered this later. But this way you don't have to remap with gravity box.

Docmjldds said:
Not sure if this is launcher specific but I'm using Nova Prime and if you long press the menu button, then the original menu items pop up instead of recent apps. I never test with TW launcher. Discovered this later. But this way you don't have to remap with gravity box.
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I'm not even sure what gravitybox even is. I tried to see if it was in the app storre. someone else in the thread recommended to do so....

FYI - the layout used in the S5 is the standard Android button layout and you will see fewer and fewer devices using a dedicated menu button, as there's no need for it in Android 4.x+

tdrussell said:
FYI - the layout used in the S5 is the standard Android button layout and you will see fewer and fewer devices using a dedicated menu button, as there's no need for it in Android 4.x+
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okay. thanks for the info!

nickhowell25 said:
I'm not even sure what gravitybox even is. I tried to see if it was in the app storre. someone else in the thread recommended to do so....
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Gravity BOX is a module that is installed after you first use Xposed Installer. Google this or look it up in a search here on XDA.