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Hallo everyone and happy new year.
I'm searching for a software that totally disables the phisical keys in front of the hd2 such as in toshiba tg01.(tg01 never had phisical keys, I know)
Is this possible? Or I am crazy?
Italian newsgroups think that it's very hard.
gillettone said:
Hallo everyone and happy new year.
I'm searching for a software that totally disables the phisical keys in front of the hd2 such as in toshiba tg01.(tg01 never had phisical keys, I know)
Is this possible? Or I am crazy?
Italian newsgroups think that it's very hard.
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Well you could use AE Button Plus to make the volume buttons not work, but it doesn't work for the 5 buttons below your screen.
But lol why would you want that anyway xD
roosen5 said:
Well you could use AE Button Plus to make the volume buttons not work, but it doesn't work for the 5 buttons below your screen.
But lol why would you want that anyway xD
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So, Thanks for your answer.
I need this because I frequently put my phone in my jeans and frequently
on-off key turn on the light of the phone even though it is locked, and I see that battery reduces
bye bye
gillettone said:
So, Thanks for your answer.
I need this because I frequently put my phone in my jeans and frequently
on-off key turn on the light of the phone even though it is locked, and I see that battery reduces
bye bye
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So if you disable all the buttons, how do you expect to turn the screen on?
Buy yourself a case or pouch so that you stop pressing buttons in your pocket. Either that, or stop fiddling about in your pockets - it'll turn you blind
johncmolyneux said:
So if you disable all the buttons, how do you expect to turn the screen on?
Buy yourself a case or pouch so that you stop pressing buttons in your pocket. Either that, or stop fiddling about in your pockets - it'll turn you blind
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well, it's possible rotating or with accelerometer or with a little touch back, but I think it's not impossible because i have had toshiba tg01 and it has no hd keys but it's full touch.
Yes the pouch is a good idea and hd2 has its own pouch in bundle with the phone but the pouch is too large for my jeans.
gillettone said:
well, it's possible rotating or with accelerometer or with a little touch back, but I think it's not impossible because i have had toshiba tg01 and it has no hd keys but it's full touch.
Yes the pouch is a good idea and hd2 has its own pouch in bundle with the phone but the pouch is too large for my jeans.
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So as well as wanting software that locks the hardware buttons, you want software that unlocks the phone with a given gesture of your choice?
I hope you find what you're looking for mate. Personally, I'd just use the pouch and buy some bigger jeans
gillettone said:
well, it's possible rotating or with accelerometer or with a little touch back, but I think it's not impossible because i have had toshiba tg01 and it has no hd keys but it's full touch.
Yes the pouch is a good idea and hd2 has its own pouch in bundle with the phone but the pouch is too large for my jeans.
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but wouldnt it drain the battery as well if you had a program that runs in RAM and would look for the gestures you make (maybe accidental by moving yourself) and compare them with that one that unlocks the screen all the time?
mideel said:
but wouldnt it drain the battery as well if you had a program that runs in RAM and would look for the gestures you make (maybe accidental by moving yourself) and compare them with that one that unlocks the screen all the time?
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Seriously. After that, we'll have some people *****ing and crying because their battery drains too fast and memory gets full so easily.
johncmolyneux said:
So as well as wanting software that locks the hardware buttons, you want software that unlocks the phone with a given gesture of your choice?
I hope you find what you're looking for mate. Personally, I'd just use the pouch and buy some bigger jeans
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Yes, of course
Naturally I should repurchase all my clothes
Someone's just posted a "shake to wake" style app in the themes and apps forum. You now just need a way to lock the buttons when the screen's off and you're done!
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Here you go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612267
mideel said:
but wouldnt it drain the battery as well if you had a program that runs in RAM and would look for the gestures you make (maybe accidental by moving yourself) and compare them with that one that unlocks the screen all the time?
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Yes, it's possible, but in Toshiba tg01 it was automatic with no program in ram so I think it will be possible for hd2 with a new cooked rom that excludes
hd keys.
If my memory isn't bad something like this was made for htc diamond.
johncmolyneux said:
Someone's just posted a "shake to wake" style app in the themes and apps forum. You now just need a way to lock the buttons when the screen's off and you're done!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612267
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was just about to post this link in this thread...but john is quicker!
johncmolyneux said:
Someone's just posted a "shake to wake" style app in the themes and apps forum. You now just need a way to lock the buttons when the screen's off and you're done!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612267
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Yeah great great great thanks for the link.
Excellent program
I tried it and it was great but it's in a starting point.
I want more more more.
try this
if you dont mind paying try pocketshield
http://pocketshield.netserver01.com/
Jummy said:
if you dont mind paying try pocketshield
http://pocketshield.netserver01.com/
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Yes I tried it too.
Not as shake'n but very interesting thank you.
Hd keys continue working but the screen is totally black except for the digital clock.
I think that battery consumption is very low when the screen is black, isn'it?
Anyone notice that when you touch a capacitive button that the actual light turns off behind that single one? I'm running CM7 B25 Nightly- haven't tested it from stock. I just thought that this was awesome and also hard to notice. Or, eve, maybe my phone is junk and broken.
wesbalmer said:
Anyone notice that when you touch a capacitive button that the actual light turns off behind that single one? I'm running CM7 B25 Nightly- haven't tested it from stock. I just thought that this was awesome and also hard to notice. Or, eve, maybe my phone is junk and broken.
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Does not happen on Stock, Bionix(curent ROM), CM7alpha2, or Modaco r3 as far as I remember. I can restore backups of each of those ROMs to confirm. Lights stay solid as can be.
However, if you like the "feature," I wouldn't consider the phone defective.
EDIT: I am wrong. They do, but it's exceptionally subtle and I had to jab the phone next to my eye to see it. Very cool, in retrospect.
they all do that... Nice touch to the phone I think. Little barely noticable things like that are neat....
I'm running the same build and mine do this as well; I think they probably did on stock firmware too. Kind of cool, but mostly goes unnoticed for obvious reasons.
If they can be controlled independently, than I think we have a prospect of notification LED's. These would work great.
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Does not happen on Stock, Bionix(curent ROM), CM7alpha2, or Modaco r3 as far as I remember. I can restore backups of each of those ROMs to confirm. Lights stay solid as can be.
However, if you like the "feature," I wouldn't consider the phone defective.
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I've run stock since the day I bought it, and on my phone the capacitative buttons have always responded to a press by shutting off the light behind the button activated.
zorak950 said:
I've run stock since the day I bought it, and on my phone the capacitative buttons have always responded to a press by shutting off the light behind the button activated.
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OH SHI--it's very subtle. I just grabbed my phone and stuck it next to my eyeball to see the lights. You're right, they do go off for the splittest of second and you'd really have to be looking in order to see it.
Sorry @OP for misinforming.
Yes, they do this. This is also why they go black for upwards 10 seconds at a time on their own with the common phantom home/back button issue many are experiencing.
Mine are doing that. I'm stock.
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Wow cool, just noticed it. Stock and root online.
Capacity buttons turning off per press is cool.
I also think one of the coolest things about the Nex S (and of Gingerbread) is the two finger slide show you can perform in the Gallery albums. Just place two fingers on any album and slide them apart. Neat effect.
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I also think one of the coolest things about the Nex S (and of Gingerbread) is the two finger slide show you can perform in the Gallery albums. Just place two fingers on any album and slide them apart. Neat effect.
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That's a feature of stock Android 2.2 Gallery app. That was there on the Nexus One.
This is a cool feature. Like wesbalmer says, it could lead to replacing the NOLED app for notifications! If I hold any of these buttons the light also stays off until I let go.
Not many people will notice this feature coz when you press a capacitive button your finger covers it
MistaJae said:
Not many people will notice this feature coz when you press a capacitive button your finger covers it
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Human 2.0; now with transparent fingers!
This feature was already available on sgs froyo 2.2... Just noticed it now though!
yup, i can confirm that
but usually our fingers are way to big and wide to really notice the special effects
i had to use my tippy tip of my finger to be able to appreciate the effect, else i'd have missed it as every single hour i spend with the phone
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OH SHI--it's very subtle. I just grabbed my phone and stuck it next to my eyeball to see the lights. You're right, they do go off for the splittest of second and you'd really have to be looking in order to see it.
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now, lets wait for the BLN..
maybe home for missed call, back for email, etc etc flashing.
this will be way more cooler than the track ball (if only if it has colors as well).
then we might be able to even do like knight rider style.
nxt said:
That's a feature of stock Android 2.2 Gallery app. That was there on the Nexus One.
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2.1 actually.
For me the power button is especially hard to press with this case... It feels different from the volume buttons and to really get a clicking feel, I need to use my fingertips to press it otherwise there's pretty much no response... Is the covering too thick to get appropriate feedback? Anyone else with the S Line case care to comment?
Thanks.
Koraboros said:
For me the power button is especially hard to press with this case... It feels different from the volume buttons and to really get a clicking feel, I need to use my fingertips to press it otherwise there's pretty much no response... Is the covering too thick to get appropriate feedback? Anyone else with the S Line case care to comment?
Thanks.
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Yeah, power button is a pain to press with the case on. I've taken to using the volume buttons to wake the device and a sleep button in the notification drawer to sleep it. Saying that.. even the volume buttons feel unnecessarily difficult to press..
Koraboros said:
For me the power button is especially hard to press with this case... It feels different from the volume buttons and to really get a clicking feel, I need to use my fingertips to press it otherwise there's pretty much no response... Is the covering too thick to get appropriate feedback? Anyone else with the S Line case care to comment?
Thanks.
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I agree, that's why i got the Diztronic. Which definitely fixed that problem.
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Putzy said:
Yeah, power button is a pain to press with the case on. I've taken to using the volume buttons to wake the device and a sleep button in the notification drawer to sleep it. Saying that.. even the volume buttons feel unnecessarily difficult to press..
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Yeah I use volume wake and long press home button to sleep... heh.
It's definitely a bit firm, but I'm able to press it with my thumb, just as I would normally, without any trouble.
Thinking about picking up a few colored ones, haven't found a us seller with tpu cases though for a cheap price
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still cant understand why prefer the S-case on a $300+ phone...at the very least, get a diztronic...feels premium..or Poetic bumper...or the Official LG bumper...
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still cant understand why prefer the S-case on a $300+ phone...at the very least, get a diztronic...feels premium..or Poetic bumper...or the Official LG bumper...
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Personally, I've ordered one, but knew it wouldn't come before Christmas. Because of that, I bought a cheap s-line one quickly to have a bit of protection for the phone.
Putzy said:
Personally, I've ordered one, but knew it wouldn't come before Christmas. Because of that, I bought a cheap s-line one quickly to have a bit of protection for the phone.
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that was back then...in fact I did purchased a clear S-case when there were no other options available
I am talking about now...esp when we have the options for better cases out there...why still the S-case?
EDITED : nvm...I just saw your location's in London...might take a while for the case to ship to your location
From most angles it seems really stiff, but if you push it slightly from backwards to forwards, it feels really clicky and not at all hard to press down even for long periods of time.
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It's definitely a bit firm, but I'm able to press it with my thumb, just as I would normally, without any trouble.
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Agreed, this is only a temp case tho so no worries.
I loved my Cimo S-Line TPU case for my Captivate and Galaxy S 2. It took a couple weeks but eventually the rubber became nice and soft and pliable. I actually preferred the little bit of protection that it gave me from accidentally hitting the power button repeatedly in my pocket.
Koraboros said:
For me the power button is especially hard to press with this case... It feels different from the volume buttons and to really get a clicking feel, I need to use my fingertips to press it otherwise there's pretty much no response... Is the covering too thick to get appropriate feedback? Anyone else with the S Line case care to comment?
Thanks.
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+1 I couldn't agree more, the case looks nice but my main complains are that the clear version of the case sticks to the back of the phone and makes it look like there is moisture or bubbles. And you have to press the power button firmly.
I just ordered the Poetic Borderline Bumper yesterday, heard some good reviews, can't wait to get it.
You have to get used to it
Koraboros said:
For me the power button is especially hard to press with this case... It feels different from the volume buttons and to really get a clicking feel, I need to use my fingertips to press it otherwise there's pretty much no response... Is the covering too thick to get appropriate feedback? Anyone else with the S Line case care to comment?
Thanks.
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After two weeks of use, I got used to it... it was just a temporary for me until I got the OEM bumper... I felt your pain lol
Koraboros said:
For me the power button is especially hard to press with this case... It feels different from the volume buttons and to really get a clicking feel, I need to use my fingertips to press it otherwise there's pretty much no response... Is the covering too thick to get appropriate feedback? Anyone else with the S Line case care to comment?
Thanks.
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I got it a week before its fantastically working ya harder then that of the open but gives better protection i personally feel that its in the best interest to have that hard pressing also avoids unnecessary pressing.
I'd love to upgrade from the 'S' TPU case, but I'm finding it difficult to find any good Nexus 4 cases in the UK at the moment.
Evil_munki said:
I'd love to upgrade from the 'S' TPU case, but I'm finding it difficult to find any good Nexus 4 cases in the UK at the moment.
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Try ordering the Diztronic TPU Case or the Poetic Borderline Bumper off of eBay.
I always do a tiny mod with all my TPU cases just for this reason. I want my tactility when I press my buttons. I usually have a knife or a razor and make two vertical parallel slits near the left and right border of the power buttons.
It makes the buttons feel much better and has never failed me.
You can also cut a rectangle over the button out entirely - I always do, works like a charm
mine is soft and easy to press. I don't use it anymore because it was just a temp case for me but I didn't have any issues with the buttons. I ordered the one sold by txgadgets who's a US seller.
Almost feels recessed?
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Almost feels recessed?
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I had this issue with the S3. They're not all the same. My S4 button is fine. Only problem is the damn animation lag.
MattMJB0188 said:
I had this issue with the S3. They're not all the same. My S4 button is fine. Only problem is the damn animation lag.
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Turn the animations off in the developer menu.
anybody else on the home button? Is it suppose to be pretty flush to the screen, I even feel the bottom part goes in more.
SysAdmNj said:
anybody else on the home button? Is it suppose to be pretty flush to the screen, I even feel the bottom part goes in more.
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mine is about as flush as it can be, with just enough of a bump so i don't miss it if I'm quickly just feeling for it and not looking
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mine is about as flush as it can be, with just enough of a bump so i don't miss it if I'm quickly just feeling for it and not looking
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I guess its not a defect or a reason to return. I'd feel a whole lot better if I knew a touch2wake type of mod could work on the sgs4 in the near future.
I returned my previous nexus 7 with many problems there were touch issues, freezes, and udid not matching issues and I had to literally reset my tablet 10 times...even on the stock ROM there were issues..but this time I decided not to root it after getting an exchanged device ...everything seems to be good except the power button is lopsided....like one side sticks out while the other is almost level with the tablet and I also noted that the front facing camera isn't center...but with both problems the camera and button still works...do you guys think that the power button may stop working eventually? Everything else is fine with the device so I'm hesitant to exchange it again
slamdunksaliby said:
I returned my previous nexus 7 with many problems there were touch issues, freezes, and udid not matching issues and I had to literally reset my tablet 10 times...even on the stock ROM there were issues..but this time I decided not to root it after getting an exchanged device ...everything seems to be good except the power button is lopsided....like one side sticks out while the other is almost level with the tablet and I also noted that the front facing camera isn't center...but with both problems the camera and button still works...do you guys think that the power button may stop working eventually? Everything else is fine with the device so I'm hesitant to exchange it again
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You might have ocd..
Might want to have that checked and leave the tab button alone. :laugh:
Just a thought.
Lol actually I do
slamdunksaliby said:
Lol actually I do
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Hahaha, It hardly shows.
tweaked said:
You might have ocd..
Might want to have that checked and leave the tab button alone. :laugh:
Just a thought.
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I don't agree.
The buttons on all of my N7s have been different, the current one I have is solid and clicky and definitely not lopsided. If it's not aligned properly inside the case there's definitely a chance the ribbon cable will be sitting and bent in a position it wasn't meant to be in, causing it to fail prematurely. That's not OCD, that's simply poor manufacturing.
To the OP, I don't recommend exchanging it if everything else about your unit is good considering getting a good one right now is a crapshoot. I haven't looked closely at how accessible the buttons are when the back cover is removed, but one option would be to open it and see if you can fit the alignment or see if the buttons themselves are physically warped.
Regardless of what you do, I would suggest RMAing it at some point before your warranty is up.
OJ in Compton said:
I don't agree.
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Dear sir, you may be lacking a sense of humor. DON'T PANIC!
Most people lack one and live normal lives. Altho lacking in fun.
tweaked said:
Dear sir, you may be lacking a sense of humor. DON'T PANIC!
Most people lack one and live normal lives. Altho lacking in fun.
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That's nice, I just wanted to give him an actual, helpful response considering I had this happen to me with a phone before.
OJ in Compton said:
That's nice, I just wanted to give him an actual, helpful response considering I had this happen to me with a phone before.
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Sure. No one was doubting you. Well at least no one so far. But you definitely missed the humor. Acting like you didn't is funny also.
Way to Help a fellow forum goer.:good: :good::highfive:
If my button was weird I'd return it also. But I figured that would be a "no brainer".
I didn't mean to start a fight haha thanks for the input guys....the button does work fine but I just hope the other side doesn't get flushed to the point where I can't press it either lol that's what I was mainly worried about
I've tried a few units where the buttons were perfect, just sticking out and with the solid click. It feels very nice, but it totally isn't worth trying to playing return roulette for the buttons given the even worse things that could be wrong with the replacement. They are remarkably rare. Most of the ones I've seen have the mushy buttons, often with one side more flush than the other (they aren't supposed to be flush)
You'll eventually get a case with a magnetic on/off and won't even notice the power button anymore.