Menu button on custom roms not working - Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

When using custom roms that allow me to always have a menu button on the navbar, whenever i hit menu on a launcher screen, the menu does not appear. The effect of the button press appears, but no menu appears. I tried this on the stock launcher, trebuchet, apex, nova, and holo, but the menu fails to appear. I tested on CM, AOKP, and AOSPA. Is anyone else having this problem?

MrJazzbo said:
When using custom roms that allow me to always have a menu button on the navbar, whenever i hit menu on a launcher screen, the menu does not appear. The effect of the button press appears, but no menu appears. I tried this on the stock launcher, trebuchet, apex, nova, and holo, but the menu fails to appear. I tested on CM, AOKP, and AOSPA. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Maybe the launchers you tried it on dont have any options available through the "menu" button. I know CM has it's options in Settings.

Herman76 said:
Maybe the launchers you tried it on dont have any options available through the "menu" button. I know CM has it's options in Settings.
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The menu button works on all of the above launchers on my Nexus 4, it brings up the menu at the bottom.

Anyone?

Frustrating
MrJazzbo said:
When using custom roms that allow me to always have a menu button on the navbar, whenever i hit menu on a launcher screen, the menu does not appear. The effect of the button press appears, but no menu appears. I tried this on the stock launcher, trebuchet, apex, nova, and holo, but the menu fails to appear. I tested on CM, AOKP, and AOSPA. Is anyone else having this problem?
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I have exactly the same problem. I can confirm that the menu buttons work on my Nexus 4 using CM, but on the nexus 10 I can create the button but no menu will show. It's a pity really as this is one of the best features of the ROM.
On another note pie controls don't work either as I can't enable expanded desktop for some reason...

You can fix this by removing the following in PhoneWindow (this is the reason the menu shows up on smaller devices for apps using newer sdks but not on xlarge):
// Don't open an options panel for honeycomb apps on xlarge devices.
// (The app should be using an action bar for menu items.)
if (st.featureId == FEATURE_OPTIONS_PANEL) {
Context context = getContext();
Configuration config = context.getResources().getConfiguration();
boolean isXLarge = (config.screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) ==
Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE;
boolean isHoneycombApp = context.getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion >=
android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB;
if (isXLarge && isHoneycombApp) {
return;
}
}
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindow.java
line 587
You might want to suggest this to the developer of the ROM you use.

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Change Recent Apps to Menu

I was wondering if there is anything out there that can modify the recent apps button. I have noticed that I never use it and was thinking of changing it.
Paranoid Android ROM gives you the option of long-pressing the recents button to activate the menu in the apps that have a menu option. In those apps, the 3 dots of the menu button are inside the recents button. See the attached screenshot.
Sent from my Paranoid Nexus 7

Remap menu button to recent apps

Hello everyone!
Saw the S5 announcement few days ago and noticed the changes made to the button layout. I'd like to know if there's a way to remap the menu button to work as a recent apps button. And better yet if it's possible to assign the "menu" function to a long press. I've searched Google but all the alternatives I see are for HTC phones or for onscreen buttons.
Thanks in advance!
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XanoZuke said:
Hello everyone!
Saw the S5 announcement few days ago and noticed the changes made to the button layout. I'd like to know if there's a way to remap the menu button to work as a recent apps button. And better yet if it's possible to assign the "menu" function to a long press. I've searched Google but all the alternatives I see are for HTC phones or for onscreen buttons.
Thanks in advance!
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Look for an app called 'Xposed Additions'. It will do both the things you want.
Installed it. Tried to configure the remapping but it's not doing anything. I hit the "remap" and a window pops up that says key code and it appears that it's waiting for some input, I hit a button but nothing happens.
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Forget it, just nailed it. Reinstalled, rebooted and all is working as I want to. Thank you!
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Xposed Addition doesnt support KK.
Is there another way for this other than Gravity Box for TW Kitkat?
BluBBa said:
Xposed Addition doesnt support KK.
Is there another way for this other than Gravity Box for TW Kitkat?
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How about MenuBeGone, I'm running this on my 4.4.2 SM-N9005
And it got option to select apps that you don't want to have overflow button on them (like on Action Memo that 3-dot menu replaces delete -button, so you can't delete any memos.. but where do you need menu at all on Action Memo, so just uncheck it on MBC and you're good)
Edit: And it also can remap long press on menu button to show menu (while menu button is remapped to open recent apps)
Spere said:
How about MenuBeGone, I'm running this on my 4.4.2 SM-N9005
And it got option to select apps that you don't want to have overflow button on them (like on Action Memo that 3-dot menu replaces delete -button, so you can't delete any memos.. but where do you need menu at all on Action Memo, so just uncheck it on MBC and you're good)
Edit: And it also can remap long press on menu button to show menu (while menu button is remapped to open recent apps)
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Which build are you on? (also towelrooted?)
So you remapped menu button=recent and long press=menu. (like on the S5?)
I dont get what you mean with the Action memo though. But from the Description of the App I can tell that youre talking about the Whitelisting?
Thanks.
BluBBa said:
Which build are you on? (also towelrooted?)
So you remapped menu button=recent and long press=menu. (like on the S5?)
I dont get what you mean with the Action memo though. But from the Description of the App I can tell that youre talking about the Whitelisting?
Thanks.
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Yes, some apps get "broken" look when 3-dot menu is enabled on them (like contacts) and yes, long press on "settings" button opens menu, while short opens recent tasks.
About Action Memo see screenshot: menu button "hides" detelete if not whitelisted from MBC
Edit: to make it clear, that module enables "3-dot menu button" on all applications by default. From module settings you can disable that button on selected apps. That module also sets devices settings button to open recent tasks and long press to open settings (so by long pressing you can reach menu also on apps you have disabled to use 3-dot menu)
Spere said:
Yes, some apps get "broken" look when 3-dot menu is enabled on them (like contacts) and yes, long press on "settings" button opens menu, while short opens recent tasks.
About Action Memo see screenshot: menu button "hides" detelete if not whitelisted from MBC
Edit: to make it clear, that module enables "3-dot menu button" on all applications by default. From module settings you can disable that button on selected apps. That module also sets devices settings button to open recent tasks and long press to open settings (so by long pressing you can reach menu also on apps you have disabled to use 3-dot menu)
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I got it, thanks. Tried out and its working fine. In Nova launcher the Menu button blinks a lot though - on long press.
There is a certain delay. But I think i will try xposed additions some time later but for now its fine i guess
Thank you!

Weird contacts app scale after adding on screen 3dot menu button

I remapped the menu button to access recents and then I enabled the onscreen menu button to still have access to it, but it messed up some the apps dpi. For example the phone call app looks like in the image attached. How can I fix this?
[img=http://s23.postimg.org/5yd9xovdj/2014_09_08_22_35_47.jpg]
Come on guys I need help this.
You could've seen that one coming...
The menu button is separate task bar. Disable it and it should go back to normal.
I dknt know if the re-map does this too or if there's an option, but in the new Samsung devices, long pressing 'recent apps' opens the menu. (just like long-pressing Home opens Recent apps by default on stock...)
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How to reassign menu button to recents?

I'm using Nova Launcher and when I hit the menu button(left to home key) it opens
a little nova launcher menu. How do I reassign that button back to recents?
anyone?
even i am using nova, when i click the left button, recent apps opens..
And when I click the same left button, a small nova menu opens. That's exactly what
I'm trying to change.
dilgit said:
And when I click the same left button, a small nova menu opens. That's exactly what
I'm trying to change.
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Are you using a custom ROM or anything? Normal behaviour on the recents button is recent. Long press brings menu.
Jonathan-H said:
Are you using a custom ROM or anything? Normal behaviour on the recents button is recent. Long press brings menu.
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Yes. I'm Using Omega v1.2
I'm guessing it's been reversed in the ROM
I'd check in the omega ROM thread

Menu button option need HELP?

What does "Menu button" option do if check or uncheck the box?
Settled in Settings-->Phone-->Display, gestures & buttons-->Buttons-->"Menu button (check box)"
TNX
When checked it adds an on screen floating menu button in legacy apps that don't already provide an on screen menu button.
It is essentially an option for backwards compatibility with apps designed for the era of Android devices they had physical menu buttons.
Tnx a lot!
Just one more question:
- How to lock one (or many) apps in Recent Apps? When i click Clear All that app not to clear and stay always active?
I need that but i dont know a sollution

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