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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?

Mic and Home buttons on remote -> ZoomIn and ZoomOut

Hi everbody,
I was playing with a USB keyboard that I connected to my fireTV and I have noticed something that I haven't read in the forums yet.
- The key used by the FireTV remote control for Home button is the Multimedia Key for "ZoomOut" in the browser.
- And the Key that is used to trigger the Microphone corresponds to the "ZoomIn" in the browser.
Maybe these ones are useful to @rbox (I know that he has already the Xposed module to overwrite the Home button), but maybe the mic can be associated with Google Search instead. Or with the voice search in kodi. That way we get rid of the keyboard.
Or maybe they are useful to @elmerohueso to create another addon to map them.
On my side I just connected a flirc and I am programming it with power button, volume from my AVR, subtitles search, etc.
However, I love the fireTV remote and I believe that there is no real need for a keyboard if the voice funcionality can be replaced by a voice keyboard.

Custom Leanback Keyboard for Universal Remotes

How difficult would it be to modify the Leanback keyboard so that it could be used with universal remotes? My Nexus Player is connected to a Flirc USB infrared dongle which I use with a Philips SRP5107 universal remote. I have my universal remote's main OK button mapped to emulate the ENTER key on a keyboard and this works fine in most cases but not with the Leanback keyboard. It isn't a problem with some apps like Netflix or Kodi that have their own keyboards but for the Leanback keyboard that's used in apps like Google Play and YouTube, pressing the OK button on a universal remote causes that on-screen keyboard to close off. This problem does not exist with the original Nexus Player remote's select button because it is context-sensitive. Can the Leanback keyboard somehow be modified to *not* close but rather type the selected on-screen key when it detects an external ENTER key / OK button being pressed?

Nexus player remote shorcuts?

Hi.
Is there any app that we can use to make new actions with the nexus player remote.
Like double tap the home button for a task switcher.
We really need a task switcher.
I feel like those 4 buttons are too limiting right now, but with some mapping app we can do more.
Any tips?

Anything global would likely need root access. Haven't seen one yet.

Map bixby to immersive mode.

Guys, Does anybody knows if there is a way to map the bixby to immersive mode. (with keyboard support)

I think you can use BixBye and tasker to do it.

Or just use the app "bxActions" instead, this feature is already implemented in this app.
For me the best bixby button remapper.

I know, but not all the apps are in full screen. (like whatsapp)
Also the keyboard is not working in full screen.
But i have another solution.
I use the adb commands in combination with the app terminal shortcuts.
Tatsch said:
Or just use the app "bxActions" instead, this feature is already implemented in this app.
For me the best bixby button remapper.
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maze00 said:
I use the adb commands in combination with the app terminal shortcuts.
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These are exactly the commands, which bxActions uses.
Alternatively, you can give the Commands through Tasker and Plugin "SecureTask".

The bxActions remap works but keyboard doesn't work for me if I use the function built into the app. Shortcutter Immersive tile works perfectly though.

bixbye+tasker+autotools works without disabling the keyboard.