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Wake up with Optical pad

I got this phone last Friday and am loving it except for one thing. I can't wake up the phone by hard pressing the optical pad. Does anyone know of a way to make this possible?

i know that on the nexus one you had to root and mod for that to be possible.

hope this gets done cause i hate pressing the top power button to wake up.

Download a program called "no lock" from the market. It is designed to make it so you don't have to swipe to unlock but it also allows you to wake the phone with the track pad!

Thanks Scrooge276. I'll try it out.

Scrooge276 said:
Download a program called "no lock" from the market. It is designed to make it so you don't have to swipe to unlock but it also allows you to wake the phone with the track pad!
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Thanks for the tip. This app works great.
-Tom

Your welcome! I was excited to find that this worked (originally suggested to me by attn1) because I missed this feature and that little button on the top is a pain!

There's a thread in the app section for our phones. Same thread title. Hope it helps =)

kura808 said:
There's a thread in the app section for our phones. Same thread title. Hope it helps =)
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Lockbot is awesome. I ended up buying the full version.

Solution for the CRT screen off animation

Hello there.
i did like very much the crt animation on the 2.3.3 firmware but now in 2.3.4 i dont have it.
so i searched alot and the only thing i was find is to change some files on system...
well iam not an expert to change the files all the time exept for the mods to reboot the phone and the widgets on my top...so accidently yesterday i did find an app tha iam happy to share with you...
i install the app Screen off and lock and i find it very usefull and i have the crt animation
here is the market link: https://market.android.com/details?...SwxLDEsImNvbS5rYXRlY2NhLnNjcmVlbm9mZmxvY2siXQ..
If someone of the admins find this post unusefull or for any other reason...plz delete this post without any warning.

Would have been great if you could use the "Search" function before posting something. This application has been specified in numerous places.

prathaban said:
Would have been great if you could use the "Search" function before posting something. This application has been specified in numerous places.
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I accually use the 'search' function but under the name of ' Crt animation' and not by the app name as i only look for my SE Arc and i dint find anything..
i thing there are other users like me ho search only under the the SE Arc section.
if iam wrongand this post is unusefull i have say that admins can delete that post without any warning

Gracias Spideras.
Thank you Spideras.

grillorojo said:
Gracias Spideras.
Thank you Spideras.
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no problem...iam also happy with this
Sent from my Rooted LT15i with BlendKernel using Tapatalk

This doesn't work, or solve the problem I think. It only works when you switch the screen off by pressing the app, not by the actual power button

adsada arc said:
This doesn't work, or solve the problem I think. It only works when you switch the screen off by pressing the app, not by the actual power button
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You are right, it only works if you switch off the screen by hitting the short cut. I am still looking for a solution with the physical off button.

Jorgensen said:
You are right, it only works if you switch off the screen by hitting the short cut. I am still looking for a solution with the physical off button.
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yes i notice that too.. the physical button is not working only by the app shortcut...anyway i use that shortcut i think its easier for me too lock the phone when iam in hurry or when i driving.

[Q] How to I map the genius button to *Google Voice Search* or

Let me start by stating the I have perm root with -s off.
I am using the custom rom Virtuous Affinity.
With that said, I know that this rom has Google Search mapped to the genius button. I have looked at the threads about mapping the genius button to google search. When you press the button, I can then go to the voice search but I want to by pass this extra step.
I would like to map the button to Google Voice Search.
I have not been able to find any threads that discuss and detail what to enter for key 183.
And while we are at it, what would one enter for any of the other voice command apps like Vlingo or DragonGo!
BIG thanks in advance.

I'm running Virtuous Affinity, and this button is mapped to nothing.
When you long-press the button, if you have more than one responder, you get a dialog with choice between the responders. And in this dialog there is a checkbox "Use by default for this action". Press it before you select Voice Search, and next time there will be no more dialog. Until you install another responder, that is.
When you're looking for something, it's useful to start with basics before you dig astray.
[edit] You might be talking about short-pressing the button? In that case, it's indeed Google Search, as it's the default for any Android ROM besides T-Mobile specific one. I'd suggest leaving it as is, and using long-press mapping functionality, since it's present in all the apps you're talking about anyway, and it's native in Android, requiring no hard work. But in case you want to remap the button - it's possible, just a lot of unnecessary pain - to the point of editing framework and such, since you want the long-press functionality initiated by short-press. I saw it done on AOSP/CM ROMs, but it's not that easy in Sense. Most likely that's the reason you don't find anything related to it.

Good Answer!
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I'm running Virtuous Affinity, and this button is mapped to nothing.
When you long-press the button, if you have more than one responder, you get a dialog with choice between the responders. And in this dialog there is a checkbox "Use by default for this action". Press it before you select Voice Search, and next time there will be no more dialog. Until you install another responder, that is.
When you're looking for something, it's useful to start with basics before you dig astray.
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Thanks so much for the reply - but I would like to know what to put in the key mapping file, cause that is just the kinda girl I am ,
so if anyone else has done a mod to the key/button mapping file, I am still open for suggestions...

You can't. No matter what you put in the mapping file, you won't get the result you're looking for - because, as I already said, the system has button functionality selection built into framework, and the keymap file only selects from that functionality - nothing else. To change it, AOSP/CM ROMs change the framework (which is easy for them - since the framework is recompiled for the build). Sense ROMs will need a framework change too, but since Sense framework is precompiled, you'll need to baksmali the framework, find the right place to alter it (based on the AOSP/CM code location), insert smali code for what you want done (create another function that is capable of launching a user-selected intent, loaded from somewhere), and smali the framework back.
So if you're that kind of girl, start looking into apktool, dex2jar, JD-GUI and CM git

You could download button shortcut from the market and use it to change the button. Easier than messing with the system anyway.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium

nuclearbroccoli said:
You could download button shortcut from the market and use it to change the button. Easier than messing with the system anyway.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
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AFAIK it also reacts on long-pressing the button, which isn't what the OP wants.

Jack_R1 said:
AFAIK it also reacts on long-pressing the button, which isn't what the OP wants.
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Sorry. Misunderstood.
I shouldn't post until I've been awake longer I guess...
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium

It's ok, as you can see by my first post in this thread, it took me some time to understand too.

Appreciate the help!
Again, thanks for the help. I don't think I will be going that deep into the code to alter it so you can map voice search to the genius buttons - well not any time soon as I have too much on my plate already

biomade55 said:
Let me start by stating the I have perm root with -s off.
I am using the custom rom Virtuous Affinity.
With that said, I know that this rom has Google Search mapped to the genius button. I have looked at the threads about mapping the genius button to google search. When you press the button, I can then go to the voice search but I want to by pass this extra step.
I would like to map the button to Google Voice Search.
I have not been able to find any threads that discuss and detail what to enter for key 183.
And while we are at it, what would one enter for any of the other voice command apps like Vlingo or DragonGo!
BIG thanks in advance.
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CM has this function under SITTINGS> INPUT > SEARCH KEY BEHAVIOR

Really?
crazykas said:
CM has this function under SITTINGS> INPUT > SEARCH KEY BEHAVIOR
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I don't have access to my phone right now (I can't have it at work)...so I will look at this later today.

biomade55 said:
I don't have access to my phone right now (I can't have it at work)...so I will look at this later today.
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My current rom is CF(CM 7.2 Kang).Sorry about SETTINGS word.Lol.Yes it has that function.You can set an app to open while pressing Genius/Search Key with normal pressing & long pressing too! I have set screenshot app to Genius button.

I believe the OP says in her first row she's using Virtuous Affinity, which is Sense 3.5 ROM.
And I believe I've mentioned CM ROMs having this function.
It won't help her, since she's not on CM. She won't even have "Input" sub-menu in Settings. And you should have read a bit before posting.

Got it
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I believe the OP says in her first row she's using Virtuous Affinity, which is Sense 3.5 ROM.
And I believe I've mentioned CM ROMs having this function.
It won't help her, since she's not on CM. She won't even have "Input" sub-menu in Settings. And you should have read a bit before posting.
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Sorry about that.I might wrong.I just said where she can find it if it is not on her current rom.Just that.Thank you for your advice.

Jack_R1 said:
I believe the OP says in her first row she's using Virtuous Affinity, which is Sense 3.5 ROM.
And I believe I've mentioned CM ROMs having this function.
It won't help her, since she's not on CM. She won't even have "Input" sub-menu in Settings. And you should have read a bit before posting.
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Yup, I missed the reference to CM and thus could not find the Input Sub-menu under settings.

biomade55 said:
Yup, I missed the reference to CM and thus could not find the Input Sub-menu under settings.
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Try Button Remapper app.Not sure,but give it a try

recent apps button to menu button?

Just was wondering if there is still a way to access the menu with the button or anyway to change that?
I use the menu feature much more frequently then recent apps on my device.
If that can't be changed that might make it harder for me to use.
Not a deal breaker from me buying it but can be annoying.

Long press the Recent apps can open Menu

Okay.
Good to know.
Thank you for sharing.
I feel less bothered by that now.

isnt there any way to change it back to normal ???? its really annoying to long press eveytime !!

Wish I could change it. Been searching with no positive results
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You'll need root, then install xposed framework followed by gravitybox... a search on xda will explain these things If you need help

leoaudio13 said:
Long press the Recent apps can open Menu
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That is not the menu button.
I am also wanting to go back to the old layout and get rid of the stupid app switcher.

JoJo2211 said:
That is not the menu button.
I am also wanting to go back to the old layout and get rid of the stupid app switcher.
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Buy a S4 and yes, long press task for menu

[Q] Menu Button

Good morning all,
I feel so stupid for asking this, but the menu button does not seem to work the way my other androids did in the past. Is there a function that I need to turn on or something? Thanks

install GravityBox and reassign buttons)) or just try to long press Recent button

Ok will do. thanks for your help sir.

nickhowell25 said:
Good morning all,
I feel so stupid for asking this, but the menu button does not seem to work the way my other androids did in the past. Is there a function that I need to turn on or something? Thanks
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Not sure if this is launcher specific but I'm using Nova Prime and if you long press the menu button, then the original menu items pop up instead of recent apps. I never test with TW launcher. Discovered this later. But this way you don't have to remap with gravity box.

Docmjldds said:
Not sure if this is launcher specific but I'm using Nova Prime and if you long press the menu button, then the original menu items pop up instead of recent apps. I never test with TW launcher. Discovered this later. But this way you don't have to remap with gravity box.
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I'm not even sure what gravitybox even is. I tried to see if it was in the app storre. someone else in the thread recommended to do so....

FYI - the layout used in the S5 is the standard Android button layout and you will see fewer and fewer devices using a dedicated menu button, as there's no need for it in Android 4.x+

tdrussell said:
FYI - the layout used in the S5 is the standard Android button layout and you will see fewer and fewer devices using a dedicated menu button, as there's no need for it in Android 4.x+
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okay. thanks for the info!

nickhowell25 said:
I'm not even sure what gravitybox even is. I tried to see if it was in the app storre. someone else in the thread recommended to do so....
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Gravity BOX is a module that is installed after you first use Xposed Installer. Google this or look it up in a search here on XDA.