Running Rainbow custom rom.
Had a prog on my Omnia 7 that when you pressed the magnifying glass button, it launched a settings screen and you had to press the glass again to get Bing Search.
The app started not launching correctly and I uninstalled it but.....it also stopped me from accessing Bing search with the button. All I can think of is it removed the link between the two.
Now cant remember if it was built into the rom or I had downloaded it.
I have searched XDA and cannot find the app too see if I re-install, it will bring back my search abilities.
Anyone know any other way I can bring the search back without reflashing the rom and losing everything
Ta!
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HTC Home Problem
In my start menu, my Programs button opens up the program list just fine... But in my program launcher, I have one button dedicated to open up the programs list... but just recently that button just became dead. How can I fix it?
Sorry, edit is acting weird.
By dead button, I mean dead link, nothing opens up.
That's actually happened to me a few times. Only thing I found to fix it was uninstall and then reinstall HTC Home.
Thanks, I'll try that out.
With sooo many visitors here, i thought i would get a reply sooner.
The Hero has this function where you hold down the search button and it launches google voice search, or the other option messaging.
I noticed when you press this while in the "all programs" screen, it activates it immediately even if you just press it.
This bug won't let me search all programs. Anybody have a workaround for this?
Maybe disabling the long press?
Even uninstalling Google Search voice, it just exits all programs when you do a search button.
I'm using the Modaco 1.1 core, I'm not sure if this is the same with the stock hero.
Thanks!
I still have the stock Hero ROM.
When I press the magnifying glass hw button while in all programs, it briefly flashes the 'Search programs'. But then closes all progs and takes me back to Home with the Google voice search in the foreground
I definitely still haven't found a workaround for this, and this is definitely a bug.
Hopefully sprint fixes this on the upcoming update.
After a little more research, apparently this has alot to do with handcent's quick text message function problem goes away when you uninstall handcent. which is kinda retarded.
runsoverfrogs said:
After a little more research, apparently this has alot to do with handcent's quick text message function problem goes away when you uninstall handcent. which is kinda retarded.
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Hmm...I never installed handcent. Don't do a lot of text messaging so I left that alone. Maybe uninstalling handcent fixes something? Who knows..
I just tried this, and don't seem to have a problem... I press the button for all programs, then press the magnifying glass and I can "search programs"... I have a European Hero, maybe that makes the difference ? Don't know...
This is odd, but I noticed this thread, had the same issue with google search (voice search) crashing when the program tray was open. But I also had (still have) the issue of updated programs not updating title/icon correctly after a reboot.
After reading up I saw that clearing out the boot-cache fixed the program title/icon issue. I did this and noticed that the I no longer got a crash when I hit the search icon (the magnifying glass hardware button) while the program tray was open.
See if it works for you, but basically (you must be rooted) run the command:
'rm -rf /data/boot-cache/*'
and my search/voice search from the program tray started working
OK so I just got my D2 last week, and I have to admit its kind of a grows on ya thing. I also have an hd2 as my personal phone so im spoiled with the giant screen. D2 is much more responsive then my hd2 and dont get me started windows lame OS.
BUT....
Why is there no built in "home" key? when Im browsing there doesn't seem to be any way to get back to the desktop of my phone with out hitting the return button and exiting all applications.
Very annoying. And the whole bajillion apps running that can't be shut off. I bought an app that "freezes" them, so far so good. Why do I have to buy an app to open the cmd prompt?
and the searchsoft key. wtf nothing happens.
IS there any way I can hack and re-assign my keys to different functions?
I would like the search key (magnifying glass) to bring up google search any time i hit it, and my home key to always go back to the homescreen.
is this just me being a noob and cant git' r' done or is this a D2/android thing? THis is only my first week with the android operating system, I realy love it, really makes WM look like a pos. yeah and windows 7? it just ads more ghey to the old wm. stil sucks.
Any help would be nice thanks!
Are you using the stock ROM and launcher? or do you use launcher pro or ADW?
the home key should already be assigned to go back to the desktop as far as I know.
Hi yes I still have stock rom. Also my lockscreen doesn't work and when I push the keylock\power button it doesn't fully lock the screen as if I push the volume button the screen turns on. So im not sure what's up. Homekey as I said doesn't work anymore as well.isn't there someway to hack the phone to re assign keypad softkey function? Also none of these keys work on th KB as well. I still havnt upgraded to 2.3 yet. Seems like a hassle to unroot delete every thing and start over. Yes I have clockwork also TI backup pro
Any suggestions would be great
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Hi yes I still have stock rom. Also my lockscreen doesn't work and when I push the keylock\power button it doesn't fully lock the screen as if I push the volume button the screen turns on. So im not sure what's up. Homekey as I said doesn't work anymore as well.isn't there someway to hack the phone to re assign keypad softkey function? Also none of these keys work on th KB as well. I still havnt upgraded to 2.3 yet. Seems like a hassle to unroot delete every thing and start over. Yes I have clockwork also TI backup pro
Any suggestions would be great
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I don't use the stock launcher anymore. ADW and from what I hear LauncherPro both have preferences that change the home key assignment. I would upgrade to 2.3.20 though it's not a big of a hassle as you would think. I've sbf'd my phone twice and factory reseted everytime I upgrade a ROM. It doesn't take that long as long as you know what you are doing and you have backed up what you need. Google will remember your contacts and apps and settings if you tell it to. The only thing I have to setup are my non gmail email and a few apps that I have login info for. You don't have to unroot. You can just flash the new sbf and then re-root and you'll be updated (always flash with a full or near full battery) and I wouldn't be surprised if it fixed the problem. I've never heard of the soft key's not working on the stock ROM. They worked when I used it before we even had root.
The only way I can get my phone to wake with the volume button is to use "no lock" to turn of the lock screen. But if the lock screen is in place the only way to wake the phone is to press power and then use the sliders.
I find the search button that takes you directly to Bing obtrusive, is there any way of de-activating it or using it for another function?
Than you
do you can give us the registry key
i could like use it at people key
thank u
I hope in future it will be possible to deactivate button, if application doesn't support search.
Most of the times, I click it accidentally.
same problem here...
hate the search key ;-)
I find it super obtrusive to be honest - especially in landscape mode - 8 out of 10 IE viewing in landscape finishes by accidently pressin search and not being able to go back!
Anyone with an idea how to switch it off?
I hate it, I hate it, I hate it!
I so wish these buttons were real hardware buttons, so that going near them wouldn't take me away from a game which takes a minute to then re-load. Grr
Agreed - the search key sucks. You don't search much, and you always seem to hit it by accident.
Personally would love to turn it off, or turn it to a long key-press, then at least you won't hit it accidently.
Probably some registry-settings can do this.
I like it... I like how it's used by different applications to search just those applications (email, IMDB, etc). Yes, I sometimes press it by accident, but I can just press Back and I'm back where I was...
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I like it... I like how it's used by different applications to search just those applications (email, IMDB, etc). Yes, I sometimes press it by accident, but I can just press Back and I'm back where I was...
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not true...
I just made my test again.
Open IE - go to a website, then press Search that redirects you to bing and when you press back - you re not on your original website but back to the menu...
search buttons sucks...
lzyla said:
not true...
I just made my test again.
Open IE - go to a website, then press Search that redirects you to bing and when you press back - you re not on your original website but back to the menu...
search buttons sucks...
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For me it goes back to IE
Edit: unless you mean after you've actually done a search?
that is really strange but no - I did not perform any search.
I feel it has to do smth with my location settings or some other settings that are mysterious to me.
I noticed that since playing with location settings to access the marketplace which is still not available in my country - I changed the location to UK, but IE search setting to my locale - When I press the search button I am not redirected to a nice bing search page with the fullscreen background picture but rather to bing's web address (and the displayed picture only takes 40-50% of the screen and is too small to enter anything without zooming in).
This could be the case with my problem.
Anyway - still hate the search button and would love someone to find a cure for it ;-)
Lately I've been having a weird issue with my camera, stock or modded on any rom.
When I open the camera and press on the little smiling emoji, it opens the screen like it should but there is nothing on it, no icons etc.
If when the screen is opened and i press the + button i get a message "unaable to find application to perform this action"
When I install a new rom I always do a full wipe
Any help appreciated
Help please
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Lately I've been having a weird issue with my camera, stock or modded on any rom.
When I open the camera and press on the little smiling emoji, it opens the screen like it should but there is nothing on it, no icons etc.
If when the screen is opened and i press the + button i get a message "unaable to find application to perform this action"
When I install a new rom I always do a full wipe
Any help appreciated
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I'm pretty sure that the ROMS you installed are debloated. So they took off and unistalled certain apps, in your case: stickers for the camera app :/
You can ask the developer if he can give you the zip, but it's unlikely!
Hope I was clear!