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Assign long press action?

Is there a setting or an app that allows you to assign an app to a long press? What I would like to be able to do is long press the search button and launch a camera app.
Thanks!
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Doh! Just answered my own question. Just discovered Button Shortcut.
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Please report back on the pros and cons.

Seems to do exactly what I wanted. You can assign an app to either the search button or a camera button (not that the evo has one). Super basic, but is working fine so far.
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Try Itching thumb. Uses your search button to display your last few apps openned, the pages openned and the pages running in the background, like Sense, app drawer, internet, angry birds, ect.. and u can swipe accross them in a Flow-Like motion to go back to the background apps.
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Lost icons in dock

Hello. I have only applications visible. The 3 others hsve gone. Possible to put them back, how pls? Tks
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kokbosh said:
Hello. I have only applications visible. The 3 others hsve gone. Possible to put them back, how pls? Tks
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Firstly, I'd look in the manual.
However if you go to your app drawer, long press on an icon, it will take you to your homescreen, from there you can drag to your dock and drop where you want.
That's assuming you don't have a custom launcher and have changed settings to single dock.

As I am quite new maybe I do not use the right tech word. Sorry. I tried to drag and drop. From the app screen, I come ti my home screen. Ok. But when I want to put on my dock (the fix bar it just above the home button)... It becomes the litter bin and nothing. Mmhhh...
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What launcher?

No launcher installed except the original one. I have gingerbread. Phone rooted, but disppearance happened before. First time when I arrive in amman and get connected there. Contacts icon gone. Then 2 others here in yemen for no reason as I was in yemen before without prblm
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Sorry, I haven't used TouchWiz launcher since i was on eclair - however, by far the best advice I can give you, would be to install launcher pro or zeam free from the market.
There are many others, but these are probably the easiest. Zeam is very basic and light, lp has more features. Get them both, find which one suits you best. You won't be disappointed.

Tks for advice. I bought adw launcher. This does not answer my question but better now. Still have to fiddle with it... Best!
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You have to press the menu button while being in app drawer. then press config just as when you deinstall apps from your drawer. Now you can drag and drop whatever you want
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Thank you. Will keep the tip. Btw, if I want to buy another android phone, maybe gal s2... I can move the apps or I have to buy all anew?
Have a nice day
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I wonder why not all news apps or others do not allow to access to dictionaries when u need to know meaning of one word bu long tapping on it? This would be a real plus, no?
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Multitasking

Hello, I think I'm gonna buy an s4 but there's one thing that bothers me. It seems like there's no fast way to multitask. Just like the previous galaxy phones you have to hold down the home button to get to the recent app list. I find this painfully slow. Any suggestions for faster multitasking?

You find that slow??

Ever heard of Multi-View?

bgstcola said:
Hello, I think I'm gonna buy an s4 but there's one thing that bothers me. It seems like there's no fast way to multitask. Just like the previous galaxy phones you have to hold down the home button to get to the recent app list. I find this painfully slow. Any suggestions for faster multitasking?
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The S4 uses the home button to multi task so it isn't as fast as the nexus 4 ( for the menu to appear) but its still fast enough. But if it bothers you than I would suggest a phone without a home button and on screen buttons.

Use a launcher, like Nova. The default gesture to bring up recent apps is to pinch zoom.
Problem solved.

There is also an app which provides the recent button as an on screen button and remains on screen at all times. You can move it around like a chat head.
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Yes I find it slow. Usually I just want to copy paste something or remember something and it takes two seconds to switch back and two seconds to switch forward. Four seconds is a long time these days.
Regarding the Nova launcher, gestures don't work inside apps right?
Samsung should allow customized buttons. I would love to change the menu to multitask.

You should get a HTC One with no home button and a recent apps button. I'm sure you'll love that.
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AMoosa said:
There is also an app which provides the recent button as an on screen button and remains on screen at all times. You can move it around like a chat head.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39700970
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1337RYoN said:
You should get a HTC One with no home button and a recent apps button. I'm sure you'll love that.
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The One has a home button and no multitasking button.
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mattdm said:
The One has a home button and no multitasking button.
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yeah but at least it has double click to multitask which is way faster than a two-second lag.
Thanks for the link to the recent apps floating app. I'm not sure that it is worth it since it will be annoying to have in on the screen all the time...
What about the gestures in alternative launchers (nova). Does that work inside apps?

bgstcola said:
yeah but at least it has double click to multitask which is way faster than a two-second lag.
Thanks for the link to the recent apps floating app. I'm not sure that it is worth it since it will be annoying to have in on the screen all the time...
What about the gestures in alternative launchers (nova). Does that work inside apps?
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I agree with you on that point. I was just pointing out incorrect information so others reading don't think it actually has the dedicated multitasking button.

GG2012 said:
Use a launcher, like Nova. The default gesture to bring up recent apps is to pinch zoom.
Problem solved.
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Yes, but it only works at the home screen.

Galaxy s4 Swipe up action in touchwiz

Anybody know how I can get the Swipe up action? for example to bring up recent apps or currently running apps. I used nova to do this however I'm not a fan of this launcher overall, I had an iphone 5 with the zephyr tweak and I want something similar to this. Please let me know
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You will need a non stock launcher for that. TW does not support this and I have never seen one modded to do this either.
It is what it is...

You mean long-pressing the home button? Or you want a swipe up gesture to do that? Because as far as I know that's not possible. You'd need Nova or the like to do so.
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Get Nova Launcher Prime. It supports a bunch of gestures and its wicked fast.

Yup exactly I want a Swipe gesture to replace the long press home button.
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skinnyp19 said:
Yup exactly I want a Swipe gesture to replace the long press home button.
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You'll need a different launcher. Luckily, the Android eco-system contains many different options.
Personally I prefer Apex Launcher but people also seem to like Nova Launcher quite a bit too. I set the swipe down to open my app drawer and the swipe up to directly launch Google's voice search, but the combinations/options are really endless.
Try both, or others and see what you like.

Try swipepad free from the play store, it is the best swipe launcher you can use with ANY launcher. You can set up your favorite apps or recent apps. It works so smooth.
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Arghhhh!Nova launcher

8 out of 10 times when I press my home button to come out of any app I'm in, it shows me my recent apps,I clear cache, and it's fine, but after a short time it does it again, it's infuriating, it's like I'm keeping finger on the home button to get recent apps up, but I'm not anyone else had this? Unrooted,
Thanks in advance.
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fine for about half a day
androidflea said:
8 out of 10 times when I press my home button to come out of any app I'm in, it shows me my recent apps,I clear cache, and it's fine, but after a short time it does it again, it's infuriating, it's like I'm keeping finger on the home button to get recent apps up, but I'm not anyone else had this? Unrooted,
Thanks in advance.
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I have this problem from time to time also. After long pressing the home button and clearing app history it is fine for about half a day, then it happens again.
My phone is n900 int, kitkat, rooted with Nova Prime.
not a big deal, still much better than the stock launcher, but would be good to get resolved.
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I wonder if there are a lot of people having the same issue?
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androidflea said:
8 out of 10 times when I press my home button to come out of any app I'm in, it shows me my recent apps,I clear cache, and it's fine, but after a short time it does it again, it's infuriating, it's like I'm keeping finger on the home button to get recent apps up, but I'm not anyone else had this? Unrooted,
Thanks in advance.
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Uninstall and re-install Nova launcher. This app is very good that i paid $4 for Prime version. Try re-installing okay? Cheers!

Hi,I did that a few weeks ago, I'm not doing that all again.
I'm not saying, or bad mouthing nova launcher in any way, it's the best launcher ever! Just so annoying to have this at the moment.
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hi all ,
After reading above posts ,( i have nova prime running on n9005...stock rom, not rooted )
i "tested " what was echoed above ( pressing home button whilst in app brings up "recent apps " )
i found that a.."long " press ( unknownly ?? or holding it for to" long" brings up recent apps,yes )
but just a brief tap ( tap and let go ) on home button, Nova works 100%
This was my experience and opinion that it is suppose to work like this ?
( long press for too long ..unknownly ?
brings up "recent apps " if you are in another app and just a" brief tap" takes you straight out ?
to home page and another" brief tap" takes you to your main desktop home screen ..correct ? )

androidflea said:
Hi,I did that a few weeks ago, I'm not doing that all again.
I'm not saying, or bad mouthing nova launcher in any way, it's the best launcher ever! Just so annoying to have this at the moment.
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Tried Apex? Some people like it more , maybe you might. Cheers!

Yes I've used apex, but wouldn't leave nova, it's the best, that's why this is so frustrating!
It's nothing to do with the settings, because clearing the cache or restarting the phone fixed it, just hope we get 4.4 kit Kat,(any day now BTU, U.K.)
Or Nova gets a update
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I use Nova a few years now, on different devices. It is still one of the best launchers. The issue you have I never had on my Note 3.

HoloHD has the same settings as Nova and is pretty much based the same (can tweak a little more though) - give that a whirl and see - I know Nova is the best (use it myself) but least it'll short term solve your issue.

I've used Nova for a few years on a several devices and haven't seen this. I'm curious, have you tried changing your home button action in Nova to "none". Try that and see what happens. Also if you switch back to touchwiz does home button pull recent apps as well?

Oh my god!
Oh my god!
Oh my god!
I am officially an idiot
Rotaryboy thank you for correcting my stupidity.
Home button was set to preview.
What a total and utter **** I am.
I've only used android from the beginning, and consider myself an expert in the field, lol
As homer says ,dooooooh!
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Update!
It's now stated doing it again, and have checked nova settings, home button is set correctly!
So annoyed at seeing this happenn again.
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