[Q] Changing the function of the search button? - Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was wondering whether I can turn off the screen by long pressing the search button, without affecting the function of short pressing the search button. I saw that there is a similar setting, but there is no option for turning off the screen.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31567826
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Tried to search this but is there a. Way to turn the search home menu key off and on i use button savior and would like to turn off the hardware keys (i tend to hit them accidentally) is this possible?
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[Q] Bind backbutton

Hi! Is it possible to bind the back button to end calls?
maybe in CyanogenMod ROMs, but I'm not sure...
lationLars said:
Hi! Is it possible to bind the back button to end calls?
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Back button broken? Get Button Savior from the market.
I believe you can edit each buttons function, but the back button is pretty much essential, so you would be better using search instead.
Just edit the file at
/system/usr/keylayout/bravo-keypad.kl
I havent tried it but i imagine you just look for the word search and replace with endcall.
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Just so you know, the blade doesn't have a search hardware button
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NTpspE said:
Just so you know, the blade doesn't have a search hardware button
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Why the hell am i posting in the blade forum? I thought this was desire...i'm confused.
Anyway, no search button, bind it to the trackball button or camera button...o wait...never mind.
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If u r on cm7 then u can make use of power button to end calls.
Go to settings/accessibility and check the option there.
And as said above I believe u can edit the keyboard layout at /system/use/keylayout/
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NTpspE said:
Just so you know, the blade doesn't have a search hardware button
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I find it not so bad thing to not have one button more. As you can still call Search function just simply holding Menu button down.
It works that way in every app and homescreen as you would have fourth button for Search function.
Press Home to get home, Long Press to have list of last used apps (for multitask)
Press Menu to get menu, Long Press to make a Search for app or homescreen
Press Back to get back, Long Press to kill front application (great on CM7)
Only thing what I wish I could do, is to bind menu button in home screen (now ADW Ex) to open Applist and not the menu of ADW.

[Q] Dedicated Search Button

I'm trying to figure out how to search on this phone. With my Epic Touch, I had a hardware button in the lower right side that was dedicated for searching for items on my phone. Is there an easy way to do this on the S4? Thanks.
Well the im not sure but I think you can set up one of the buttons to do that, maybe with a launcher, I'm not sure. But by default you can just hold the home button, bringing up the multitasker and at the bottom there should be the choices of task manager, google and remove all. You can hit google to pull up search bar.
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Long press the menu button to invoke search
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[Q] Rebind home button to open Google now

Is it possible to rebind Home button to open Google now with a single press ?
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you can disable s-voice when u double tap the home buttont hen use nova launcher and set it to open google search. i tried it with a display model but it didnt open up google now with the image header, just the search part of it. trying to figure out a way to do the normal way
Its possible to assign the home button to google now by double press instead of s-voice. You just have to enable this feature in sVoice settings. After that you have to disable the sVoice app in the application manager.
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You do realise you can press and hold the menu button on the home screen to start Google now...?
If it didn't open up straight away and you just get the search bar, then press the menu button in the search screen and go to settings to turn on Google now. It'll open Google now the next time you press and hold the menu button from home.
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nniicckkss said:
You do realise you can press and hold the menu button on the home screen to start Google now...?
If it didn't open up straight away and you just get the search bar, then press the menu button in the search screen and go to settings to turn on Google now. It'll open Google now the next time you press and hold the menu button from home.
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It doesnt start straight away, I still need to press google now button. Also it may sound strange but I hate a delay when holding a hime button...
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jodvova said:
It doesnt start straight away, I still need to press google now button. Also it may sound strange but I hate a delay when holding a hime button...
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Once I've set up Google Now on my phone, (as in turning it on in the search settings menu, opting in to the service, then selecting and setting up the 'cards'), when I long press the menu button, it does start up Google Now, in search mode with the cards all listed below.
OK, another option is to long press the Home button (with Google Now already set up, otherwise set it up as mentioned above) then press the square 'g' icon just above the Home button. This starts Google now in normal mode. If its not set up, then it starts in search mode only.
I get the OP's point.
Double pressing is faster long pressing.
It really is.
By the way, turning off the shortcut to Svoice (double pressing) makes the home button actions faster.
nniicckkss said:
Once I've set up Google Now on my phone, (as in turning it on in the search settings menu, opting in to the service, then selecting and setting up the 'cards'), when I long press the menu button, it does start up Google Now, in search mode with the cards all listed below.
OK, another option is to long press the Home button (with Google Now already set up, otherwise set it up as mentioned above) then press the square 'g' icon just above the Home button. This starts Google now in normal mode. If its not set up, then it starts in search mode only.
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Ok, maybe im missing something here.
Ive setup Google now and disabled (and also uninstalled sVoice). Now when I long press home button, I get into recent apps and there if I touch G button on the screen I go to Google now.
Is it possible at all to start Google now just with a long press ? (Without a need to touch G button)
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CorruptedSanity said:
I get the OP's point.
Double pressing is faster long pressing.
It really is.
By the way, turning off the shortcut to Svoice (double pressing) makes the home button actions faster.
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I didnt notice any difference. The phone still needs to distinguish a difference between a single press and a long press, right ? A single press gets you to a home screen.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
The link above is for home2. You can use the app to assign google search (google now) to a double tap of the home button
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jodvova said:
I didnt notice any difference. The phone still needs to distinguish a difference between a single press and a long press, right ? A single press gets you to a home screen.
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Correct. Device still needs to distinguish between single/double tap & long press.
But omitting sVoice from the double tap resulted in single tap being faster. Long press action is more or less the same.
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I simulated it again just now.
I mapped s vice to double tap. Entered 4 apps and single pressed. Took about 2.5 seconds each time to go home.
Unmapped s voice. Took a second or a bit less.
I'll try to upload a video.
To reiterate, going to recent apa by long press takes the same time though.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
The link above is for home2. You can use the app to assign google search (google now) to a double tap of the home button
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Awesome ! Thats what Ive been looking for !
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There you go.
Video,demonstration.
http://youtu.be/U5edzLNVDjg

Change menu button to recents on touchwiz roms?

Any idea whether this is possible? I know you can do it on cm roms, but can't seem to find a way to do it on tw
Thanks
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Any ideas?
Correct me if im wrong but button saviour pro allows remapping of hardware buttons? What's wrong with thr home button?
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Just tried it, it doesn't seem to allow hardware remapping
I want to change the menu button to recents, and holding down home to menu
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there must be a way to do this...
Funny, what you want to do is exactly how mine works, and I can't avoid it!
Home button pulse from suspend, inevitably launches recents apps.
I want to use home button for wake up, letting me on home screen, and I can't. I must everytime close recents apps. Annoying!!

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