Hi,
I am just setting up an Xperia Arc S for someone and have a few questions...
Coming from an Xperia Play, I have a dedicated search button. The long press on the Xperia Arc S appears to behave differently to this button.
For example, when using Launcher 7 as my Launcher, the keyboard pops up, but the Google Search does not pop up with it. Typing on the keyboard does nothing.
When in a certain app, PlayerPro for example...the long press menu brings up some unusual search instead of the standard search in the app.
Is there anyway to fix the above to suit my needs?
Thank you.
Red_Kop said:
Hi,
I am just setting up an Xperia Arc S for someone and have a few questions...
Coming from an Xperia Play, I have a dedicated search button. The long press on the Xperia Arc S appears to behave differently to this button.
For example, when using Launcher 7 as my Launcher, the keyboard pops up, but the Google Search does not pop up with it. Typing on the keyboard does nothing.
When in a certain app, PlayerPro for example...the long press menu brings up some unusual search instead of the standard search in the app.
Is there anyway to fix the above to suit my needs?
Thank you.
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This is because Arc/Neo have only Back,Home and Menu key,doesn't have Search button...from what i know,on stock rom,it can't be assigned.
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i search forthis long time so let me know if there are some application that allows what i want. I know it can be only for root users.
I have an idea to application that allow user change function hardware keys.My idea is change search button to bring up app switcher.Be couse i really never used that button. I know many situation when we hold "HOME" to bring it up but it take me back to home+show preview screens +bring up app switcher (i know previews can be turned off by launcher but i want previews, they are cool).You dont need hold anything.It will be much faster switching betwean applications.
So you push menu to back to menu or bring up previews
and push search button to bring application switcher.
it is good idea?
sorry for bad english.
I was ready to start a thread with a similar recquest, so I do it here.
I've using a lot an application on my previous wm devices, called AE Button plus (http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php).
With this you could map any of hardware buttons of the device. And you could assign 4 actions to any button(click, doulbe click, triple click and click&hold) and it had many of system functions(reboot, bluetooth, wifi, gps on/off....).
On android I haven't seen any similar app(except button shortcut, which is very limited)
Is possible to have such an app on android? I hope that a developer start a project for a similar program. I found this app very useful.
After talking with some other folks and experimenting, I've come to the conclusion that the problem is adw related. If I use launcherpro or stock tw, I can long press the search key and voice search automatically starts (or whatever app I set it to). When using adw launcher however, long pressing the search button only gets me an "application is not installed on your phone" message.
Anyone else have this issue or found a solution (other than the obvious one of changing launchers)? I've tried stock and nonstock ROMS to no avail, but never flashed off of dj05...
Yep, same here. It started after the last adw update. Workaround is to doubletap the search key or singletap to open search, then longpress to open voice search.
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Well, if you press search, then long press search, the voice search pops up...
I'm not sure if it's a bug or not. Not sure what is causing it, but that's the current workaround.
Yeah, I learned of the voice search workaround, but I use launchkey to remap my long press to more useful functions (for me) and it no longer functions with ADW.
Thanks for the quick response. I hope ADW is planning on integrating a long press function in the launcher itself, saving me one more application, rather than it being a bug.
Does people miss the search button in GSII? I'm currently considering buying either a HTC Sensation or the Samsung Galaxy SII. I have a HTC desire now, and I use the search button a lot in different applications and think I maybe will miss a dedicated search button. Does the long press menu button bring up a special search application (regardless of foreground application), or behave like a press on a regular search button?
Regards,
PK
It's like the regular search button.
You will get used to it...
Hold down the menu button
d3sm0nd said:
It's like the regular search button.
You will get used to it...
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Thanks, that sounds good enough for me. I think I'll be ok as long as the long press menu action is linked to the regular Android search behaviour.
Regards,
PK
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On my Evo LTE running CM10 the recent apps button on short press opens settings and long press opens recent apps. I like this function vs having to have a shortcut on the desktop or getting to it from notifications. On most newer phones/tablets running ICS/JB there are mods that remap this function but I've not seen this anywhere for the Nexus. I"m running stock but rooted and would prefer to stay that way if i can. Does anyone either know how to do it or if there's a mod floating around that i was unable to find using "search"?
I would also love to customize what app is opened when sliding up from the soft keys, if that's related.
Pezo said:
I would also love to customize what app is opened when sliding up from the soft keys, if that's related.
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No that's not exactly what i'm talking about but i would like to do that as well. If i understand correctly if you hold any of the software key/button (IE back, home, or recent apps) and slide your finger up there is a dotted circle with google search button at the top. If i could place the settings app there that would get me by. As for now when i hit the recent apps button i would prefer that to be the settings button or being able to long press the button to open settings. I think what i want is a limitation of the launcher but who knows. Anyone who does have any idea how to do this please let me know. I did attempt to edit the keys file in system/usr/keylayout by trying to add an extra key for settings but it didn't work.
Moving my sister from her failing Nexus 4 to my barely used Samsung Galaxy S4 Play Edition (stock, not rooted).
They both run Android 5.1, so the transition is not a huge problem. She'll eventually get over the switched position of the softkeys, we all do.
BUT I am feeling like a real idiot because I simply cannot invoke the Recent Apps feature. If you press the bottom left key you get a menu. Bottom right is “Back” and if you press the home key you get Home. If you long-press Home, you get the setup page for what I think of as "Google Now" or the Google App.
She does not use Google Now ("why should I") so we've done a barebones config of that, but the behaviour persists when long pressing home.
So how do you invoke the recent apps? She uses it as a fast switcher between currently open apps. I cannot help but feel that I am missing something really obvious here....
This is almost a dealbreaker.
Here are the specifics of the unit:
Model: GT-I9505G
Android Version:5.1
Baseband version: I9505GUEUDPF1
Keenel Vesion: 3.4.0-2921977
Build Number: LMY47O.S008.160601
Remember, this is the Play edition and so it never had TouchWiz on it.
Suggestions?
TIA
OP here: Answer is double-press home button
Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition double-press home button to get the "Recent Apps"
Leaving this here for the next idiot who, like me, couldn't figure this out.
Also, recent apps persist across reboots.
There's a conflict here. The recents button is the home button (long pressing). Unfortunately, Google now also uses the same activation method.
Since she doesn't use Google now, maybe you can remove the launcher or Google now altogether?
Or have you tried double press?
Pwnycorn said:
There's a conflict here. The recents button is the home button (long pressing). Unfortunately, Google now also uses the same activation method.
Since she doesn't use Google now, maybe you can remove the launcher or Google now altogether?
Or have you tried double press?
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Thanks. We were writing at the same time. Double-press works.