Nexus player remote shorcuts? - Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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.

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[REQUEST] hardware keys remaper

i search forthis long time so let me know if there are some application that allows what i want. I know it can be only for root users.
I have an idea to application that allow user change function hardware keys.My idea is change search button to bring up app switcher.Be couse i really never used that button. I know many situation when we hold "HOME" to bring it up but it take me back to home+show preview screens +bring up app switcher (i know previews can be turned off by launcher but i want previews, they are cool).You dont need hold anything.It will be much faster switching betwean applications.
So you push menu to back to menu or bring up previews
and push search button to bring application switcher.
it is good idea?
sorry for bad english.
I was ready to start a thread with a similar recquest, so I do it here.
I've using a lot an application on my previous wm devices, called AE Button plus (http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php).
With this you could map any of hardware buttons of the device. And you could assign 4 actions to any button(click, doulbe click, triple click and click&hold) and it had many of system functions(reboot, bluetooth, wifi, gps on/off....).
On android I haven't seen any similar app(except button shortcut, which is very limited)
Is possible to have such an app on android? I hope that a developer start a project for a similar program. I found this app very useful.

Task switcher compatible with SGS button layout?

I'm looking for a task switcher that shows all running apps (and not like the default android one which only shows the 6 most recent). The ones I've come across seem to require a long press of the search button to activate, but the SGS lacks a dedicated search button.
Does anyone know of one that uses another shortcut, long press home / double tap home for example?
This is exactly what I'm looking for, but I've been searching through in market place for something that let's me assign program to hardware key action. No luck so far. Any experienced folks know if it's possible to customize the phone this way?
I have used taskswitcher and prehome..both function pretty much the same way...tap home button once shows all running apps and hitting it once more from the app switch screen takes you to the home screen. I kinda prefer prehome as it seems to use less memory but then again theres really not much of a difference imo..hope this helped..
audit8321 said:
I have used taskswitcher and prehome..both function pretty much the same way...tap home button once shows all running apps and hitting it once more from the app switch screen takes you to the home screen. I kinda prefer prehome as it seems to use less memory but then again theres really not much of a difference imo..hope this helped..
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Great recommendation. Will try it out. Thank you very much for sharing is.
Lovely. Pressing home will show the truly still running task instead of recently used ones. It's lets you kill or switch to any active program.
So, long press home to show last 6 most recently used programs
single press home will invoke the task manager, allowing killing and switching.
Double press home to really go to home.
Sounds like what I want. Seems a little buggy, but I'm happy with it at least for now.

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?

[Q] Task switcher on double tap?

Hi, is there any way to change behavior of home button? right now you have to hold it for 2 seconds to get to task switcher. I would like to open task switcher using double tap on home button.
I have tried Home2 Shortcut, but it can only bind apps on double tap and unfortunately task switcher isn't there...
You can root and use Xposed G2 module (see G2 android development). This will allow to change buttons even to nexus style ! (Back home recent)
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Is there a shortcut for switching to the previous app?

I want to be able to switch to the previous app without going through the recent apps panel.
I use a gesture app that can bind gestures to shortcuts or activities that the system recognizes, so I need a tweak that the system will "see" so I can map the gesture to it. Any recommendations?
Thanks.
barnabydog said:
I want to be able to switch to the previous app without going through the recent apps panel.
I use a gesture app that can bind gestures to shortcuts or activities that the system recognizes, so I need a tweak that the system will "see" so I can map the gesture to it. Any recommendations?
Thanks.
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you need switchr from google play
jaythenut said:
you need switchr from google play
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Thanks, but it doesn't look like switchr creates a recognizable shortcut or activity.
barnabydog said:
Thanks, but it doesn't look like switchr creates a recognizable shortcut or activity.
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Just hold HOME button and go to the previous app you want ?
Or use the multi-task, hold BACK button to display the multi-task bar and use the application you want to use.
SWIPE HOME BUTTON ..PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR HOME BUTTON. .
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FabienRG said:
Just hold HOME button and go to the previous app you want ?
Or use the multi-task, hold BACK button to display the multi-task bar and use the application you want to use.
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Please read my original post again. This is exactly what I said I don't want to do.
razor848 said:
SWIPE HOME BUTTON ..PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR HOME BUTTON.
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Swipe Home Button is the gesture app I'm using. It does not have a native "previous app" function.
GMD gesture control ftw
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Thanks, lesalloum.
GMD has mappable actions, but they don't play nice with the Swipe Home Button app or the s-pen.
would be interested in this as well.
On my old note 7000 i had set the home button to switch to the last app, to have multitasking for 2 apps and sidebar launcher.
Switchr is cool but beeing able to set the home button to switch to the last app would be perfect. All we need is some "shortcut" for that which we then can set with wanam xposed or so.
Any idea? It needs to be a shortcut, app, or activty which can be launched from outside. (or with gestures etc, whatever u like)
zroice said:
It needs to be a shortcut, app, or activty which can be launched from outside. (or with gestures etc, whatever u like)
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Exactly. There are apps that have a "last app" function, but it needs to be mappable to the user's gesture app of choice. Tasker actually has a function for loading the last app, but it's been disabled forever, and it doesn't look like the function will get dev support anytime soon.

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