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Remapping home button to app.

So basically I'm fed up of Launchers. I don't think I really need one and would rather use Gesture Search instead. I can't seem to find a way to set an app as my homescreen though. Tried Button Remapper, but even that only lets me remap to certain functions.
Any ideas or suggestions?

versp said:
So basically I'm fed up of Launchers. I don't think I really need one and would rather use Gesture Search instead. I can't seem to find a way to set an app as my homescreen though. Tried Button Remapper, but even that only lets me remap to certain functions.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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Wrong section.
As for your question, id think there are apps that allow you to set an app to launch when home is pressed.
If not a simple hack could be to take your favorite app and edit's its manifest to capture the home intent. Then press home and select that app as default.

I'm confused. How do you propose you will switch apps?

Menu Remap Mod?

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.

Disable Broadcast/Sharing/Recording Menu? Remap Button?

I was wondering if anyone had any idea how to disable that NVIDIA Share and Record menu that pops up when you long-press the home button.
My Shield is already rooted.
As a bonus, is there a way to remap that long-press to another function?
Disabling that menu, as well as the OTA updates are the last two major tweaks I'm struggling with in my setup process.
Thanks

colino17 said:
I was wondering if anyone had any idea how to disable that NVIDIA Share and Record menu that pops up when you long-press the home button.
My Shield is already rooted.
As a bonus, is there a way to remap that long-press to another function?
Disabling that menu, as well as the OTA updates are the last two major tweaks I'm struggling with in my setup process.
Thanks
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I am also interested in this for a slightly different reason. I would like to remap the holding of the back button to simulate a pull-down of the notifications rather than the stupid sleep menu whivh I have absolutely no use for.
I plan to root very soon so maybe there is hope for me to do this in case it's not possible to do this while unrooted...
Please use the QUOTE feature when replying to me to get my attention. Thanks!

Xposed module or custom rom that make bixby button works as camera button

Hi i want to tell a a idea to make custom rom or xposed module that make bixby button work as camera button like old sony ericcson xperia becose i thing camera button is more usefull then bixby button

There's a few apps out there, go to the Play Store and search for "Bixby". No module nor ROM needed, but root most definitely required for those apps as they disable or enable Bixby Home and Bixby Voice (I deleted both and now can't get the thing to work at all).

You can use BxActions. If you are rooted I found Button Mapper by flar2 a better solution as it does the remapping seamlessly and has single tap, double tap and long press mapping.

davebugyi said:
You can use BxActions. If you are rooted I found Button Mapper by flar2 a better solution as it does the remapping seamlessly and has single tap, double tap and long press mapping.
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Ok thanks

Bixby Remap Conflict

Hi All,
I remapped my bixby button using bxactions. All is working well. I've set it to google assist extra.
However when I go to setting phone assistance app in advanced features in phone settings there seems to be a conflict.
When I change the long press home button to firefox, it changes the the bixby buttons function to firefox also!
Ideally I want the bixby button for google and long press the home button to something else (ex. firefox). But it seems the 2 buttons cant be independent of each other.
Anyone else have this issue.
Al

pharmnatr said:
Hi All,
I remapped my bixby button using bxactions. All is working well. I've set it to google assist extra.
However when I go to setting phone assistance app in advanced features in phone settings there seems to be a conflict.
When I change the long press home button to firefox, it changes the the bixby buttons function to firefox also!
Ideally I want the bixby button for google and long press the home button to something else (ex. firefox). But it seems the 2 buttons cant be independent of each other.
Anyone else have this issue.
Al
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On updated verison do full remaping from pc