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Can you set the home button page?

Running the standard Touchwiz interface when you press the home button it takes you to pane number 1.
Is it possible to change it so it takes you to pane number 4 so you can scroll both ways from the home page as on the HTC Desire?

Ollie2 said:
Running the standard Touchwiz interface when you press the home button it takes you to pane number 1.
Is it possible to change it so it takes you to pane number 4 so you can scroll both ways from the home page as on the HTC Desire?
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Don't know on TouchWiz, but Launcher Pro can definitely do this.

Thanks for that, if I get no where with Touchwiz I'll give Launcher Pro a go.

I'm too interested for TouchWiz middle panel being the home.

The home button takes me to home screen #3 out of the five home screens I have. I'm not quite sure how I set it that way. I was using ADW launcher a few days before but now I've changed back to TouchWiz.
If its any help, home screen #3 for me has the most icons and a digital clock app.
EDIT: OK I think I got it. Scroll to the home page u want as default. Tap the options button and press edit. Tap in the middle of the home screen you want (I'm not sure if this does anything) and then press the home button. It should now default to that screen. If it doesn't work, try it a few more times. Careful though, if you press the home button again while on the your custom default screen, it will automatically default to the first screen again.

I've just given this a go and I can't get it to work, it just carries on going to page 1.

Why not just move your favorite page to page one using the edit function?

eaglesteve said:
Why not just move your favorite page to page one using the edit function?
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Because if you have the middle page as the default you can get to any page in a maximum of 3 swipes whereas it could take up to 6 with page 1 as default.
It's only a little thing but one that would speed up use of the phone when moving between tabs.

Ollie2 said:
Because if you have the middle page as the default you can get to any page in a maximum of 3 swipes whereas it could take up to 6 with page 1 as default.
It's only a little thing but one that would speed up use of the phone when moving between tabs.
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But you can always press the bubbles - circles at the top to go directly to the screen you want!

ivas75 said:
But you can always press the bubbles - circles at the top to go directly to the screen you want!
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Yes you can but as they're at the top of the screen I find I have problems stretching to them when using the phone one handed.

Ollie2 said:
I've just given this a go and I can't get it to work, it just carries on going to page 1.
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That's strange, it works fine for me.

navmanyeah said:
That's strange, it works fine for me.
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Nope, I tried it a few times, and it doesn't work. It'll take me to page 4 for example when I press the home button, but press it again, and it'll take me to page 1.

This doesn't work for me either!

Rawat said:
Nope, I tried it a few times, and it doesn't work. It'll take me to page 4 for example when I press the home button, but press it again, and it'll take me to page 1.
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Its supposed to do that. Why would you press the home button again, when you're already at your main home screen?

navmanyeah said:
Its supposed to do that. Why would you press the home button again, when you're already at your main home screen?
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If it's the same for the other guys as me then it goes to the correctly selected page only for the first time.
If you navigate to another page first then press the home button it still goes to page 1.

Ahh, I see now, and yeah it does the same for me. Doesn't seem like there's anyway to truly set the default homescreen.
Oh btw, the method I outlined previously is actually all BS . I just figured out that the home button takes you back to the homescreen you were last on.

home button

When I'm on web and what to retun to home page...i hit home button but it does not take me to home page it takes me to page to left of home page. Does anyone else have this problem..i am rooted but no rom or kernel update all stock. Thanks for any help

If using touch wiz, hit menu-->edit and make sure you have your desired page set ad your home screen.
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mlin said:
If using touch wiz, hit menu-->edit and make sure you have your desired page set ad your home screen.
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Thank you...it is set to correct one...I just noticed that what ever screen I'm on when I launch something that's where it goes back to. For example if I'm on the screen to the left of home screen and I hit a bookmark...it takes me to that book mark...but from there if I hit home it takes me back to the screen where the bookmark was not the home screen...but if I hit home button again then it goes to home screen. Is that by design...or is there a need for a fix. Thanks

[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.

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

[Q] Can I get the home icon to return to the bottom of my screen

I have a galaxy tab 2 and just bought a galaxy tab 4 (mainly for mirroring). I hate using the push button on the 4 to get to my home screen. Is there a launcher or some work around where I can find a way not to have to push a button to get to my home screen? An improvement, but not an ideal one, would be to be able to put the home icon permanently in what I will call the "double box" screen to the left of the start button.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JD

You could use nova launcher to help remap the three buttons at the bottom and it also has a setting to use custom gestures along with twin finger swiping. Somehow mine is set that if I swipe downward it goes directly to home screen. It is a really adaptive launcher with a lot if customizing I haven't unlocked yet..lol
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decijp said:
I have a galaxy tab 2 and just bought a galaxy tab 4 (mainly for mirroring). I hate using the push button on the 4 to get to my home screen. Is there a launcher or some work around where I can find a way not to have to push a button to get to my home screen? An improvement, but not an ideal one, would be to be able to put the home icon permanently in what I will call the "double box" screen to the left of the start button.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JD
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Root your tablet and install SOFTKEY ENABLER from Play Store!

krakenthor said:
You could use nova launcher to help remap the three buttons at the bottom and it also has a setting to use custom gestures along with twin finger swiping. Somehow mine is set that if I swipe downward it goes directly to home screen. It is a really adaptive launcher with a lot if customizing I haven't unlocked yet..lol
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Thanks to K and M for the suggestions. It turns out that I found a great product called button savior that does everything I want with the home button. Now I need to find a way to move Google Search from the bottom to the top of my screen, and I will be completely happy.
JD

Anyone know how to remap home key long press?

I am not a big fan of giving Google its own button when I have a google search bar on my home screen and can just say "ok Google"
On my Note 4, I was able to program long press "home" to link to a shortcut - all I had to do was disable s-voice and i was prompted to select an action. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to do this on the S7 Edge.
For what its worth, the app shortcut I run is called "last app switcher" that allows you to toggle back and forth between two apps (very useful for apps that do not support split display). It even ignores the home screen, so you can go App1, home screen, app2 and then use long press home to get back to app1.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhi.lastappswitcher

Get an app called All in one gestures. It can remap the home button
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darock159 said:
Get an app called All in one gestures. It can remap the home button
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Yup, and Home 2 Shortcut for the double tap.
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Only problem is the phone might slow down and get chuggy if you enable any accessibility options.