In my other/old android devices, long-press the home key will bring up a list of recent apps. But when I do that on my N10 all I got is an upper half-cirle with "google" on top (for google now) and nothing else. Is there any setting I need to turn on/off to activate task switching feature?
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Don't you just click on the button to the right of the home button?
Thisisdom said:
Don't you just click on the button to the right of the home button?
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Daaa!
Thanks.
case-sensitive said:
In my other/old android devices, long-press the home key will bring up a list of recent apps. But when I do that on my N10 all I got is an upper half-cirle with "google" on top (for google now) and nothing else. Is there any setting I need to turn on/off to activate task switching feature?
Thanks!
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Seriously don't people use Google anymore?
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is there anyway to do this? why isnt there a menu key!
There is......It's the button on the right. They did away with search button not the menu button, is this your first Android?
Logan_M said:
There is......It's the button on the right. They did away with search button not the menu button, is this your first Android?
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no its not my first android lol , the one on the right? that brings up a long list of junk, not the regular menus (recent apps) i guess? al my other android devices, Droid, Droid2, and Bionic, all had menu buttons available any time for settings, i was wondering if there was a way to do this, as they have on the nexus phones, (yes i tried flashing it, dont do it was a bad idea.)
anyone else? the soft key on the right is the square with another behind it... brings up recent apps
It's a good idea to read up on the new version of android before posting topics to which the answer is a single google search away.
Android 3.0 did away with the menu button. now it only shows up when needed for an older app. new apps have a dedicated menu button in their UI.
you can access the settings through the notification drop down.
You must be coming off an old version of Android. The button you are looking for will be 3 little dots to the right of the square on square button. It will only appear if the app needs it. http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-goodbye-to-menu-button.html
neok44 said:
It's a good idea to read up on the new version of android before posting topics to which the answer is a single google search away.
Android 3.0 did away with the menu button. now it only shows up when needed for an older app. new apps have a dedicated menu button in their UI.
you can access the settings through the notification drop down.
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Could not have said it any better.
Instead there is a contextual menu key (either top or bottom right for some reason) of 3 dots. Does that not work for you?
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Hey,
I would like to know how the menu button works on this phone when there ..is no (only back, home and "apps" button)?
Because it is defenitely needed.
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menu button are always shown inside the apps
rest0ck said:
Hey,
I would like to know how the menu button works on this phone when there ..is no (only back, home and "apps" button)?
Because it is defenitely needed.
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Yea usually the app itself has the menu button built into it. Or sometimes it's the rom depending on which one it is.
with on-screen buttons you can customize the navigation bar to your liking rather than needing to conform to hardware buttons.
im a big fan of mechanical buttons, but if youre giving me touch buttons let me customize them.. which is what googles doing with the nexus line
Google got rid of the menu button a long time ago. There is no such thing as "menu" in Android 4.0 and later. The three dots in the action bar is called action overflow.
Don’t call it a menu
Not only should your apps stop relying on the hardware Menu button, but you should stop thinking about your activities using a “menu button” at all. Your activities should provide buttons for important user actions directly in the action bar (or elsewhere on screen). Those that can’t fit in the action bar end up in the action overflow.
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http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-goodbye-to-menu-button.html
rmkilc said:
Google got rid of the menu button a long time ago. There is no such thing as "menu" in Android 4.0 and later. The three dots in the action bar is called action overflow.
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/say-goodbye-to-menu-button.html
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i can use my menu button
Okay, I didn't knew that ..sounds good, thanks
mazdarati2 said:
i can use my menu button
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You didn't read the article.
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You didn't read the article.
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i did
Hello everyone.
Last time my touchscreen stopped working. I figured out that every time i use 'end call key' my touch screen is not responding.
Question : Is it possible to switch key fundions? I mean... for example i want to make 'home' key my 'end call key' and vice versa. And if it is possible then how i can do it?
Check out Button Savior. I don't know about remapping hardware keys but this can give you software controls to get around it. There are also a tonne of screen lock widgets that could work, and some ROMs even have it built into quick settings on the notification drawer or the softkeys on ICS+ ROMs.
Nigeldg said:
Check out Button Savior. I don't know about remapping hardware keys but this can give you software controls to get around it. There are also a tonne of screen lock widgets that could work, and some ROMs even have it built into quick settings on the notification drawer or the softkeys on ICS+ ROMs.
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Wow o.o Amazing. Thanks!
rayto54 said:
Hello everyone.
Last time my touchscreen stopped working. I figured out that every time i use 'end call key' my touch screen is not responding.
Question : Is it possible to switch key fundions? I mean... for example i want to make 'home' key my 'end call key' and vice versa. And if it is possible then how i can do it?
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There used to be an app called button remapper on the play store but I can't find it now!!
Well anyway you can change the button mappings by editing the kepad layout file in /system/usr/keylayout/ folder.
Their will be a few their so you will have to figure out which one to edit for your rom.
Mine is htcleo_keypad.kl.
You will need a root explorer to do this, just open with a text editor!
Make sure to write down the mappings before starting then you can swap them about.
I am not sure but I think the power button isn't changeble but you can assign power to another key.
Ah, I was wondering if I had just gone crazy because I thought I remembered an app by that name but I couldn't find it.
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button remapper taddddaaaaa lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=button+remapper
Kameirus said:
button remapper taddddaaaaa lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=button+remapper
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Now that's what I would call co-operation...
Kameirus said:
button remapper taddddaaaaa lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850464&highlight=button+remapper
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Ironically I didn't actually bother searching on XDA So much for telling people to search
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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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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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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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.
Nasty_z said:
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
Ever since the Oreo update, my home screen apps don't open automatically with the button press. My apps are at the top row, and I'm using the official remote. if I click the button on any app it brings up a menu showing "OPEN" "MOVE" and "REMOVE FROM FAVORITES" actions. What happened to just clicking on the app and it opens? Is this an Oreo change, or an option I can turn off? Super annoying!
ldeveraux said:
Ever since the Oreo update, my home screen apps don't open automatically with the button press. My apps are at the top row, and I'm using the official remote. if I click the button on any app it brings up a menu showing "OPEN" "MOVE" and "REMOVE FROM FAVORITES" actions. What happened to just clicking on the app and it opens? Is this an Oreo change, or an option I can turn off? Super annoying!
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This is the long press action on mine. I suspect something is goofy with yours.
mulhiny said:
This is the long press action on mine. I suspect something is goofy with yours.
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Great call, that made me think. I had Mouse Toggle installed for the old FIOS app which I no longer use. I uninstalled Mouse Toggle and it's back to the way it should be; single press opens the app. Thanks!