How do I take a screenshot with the stock ROM, without installing any apps?
I was using a Samsung Galaxy S3 before switching to Moto X Play.
With the default TouchWiz ROM, you could swipe your palm across the whole screen to take a screenshot.
With custom CyanogenMod based ROMs, you could extend the power button menu to take a screenshot.
Just press and hold volume down and power and wait for about a sec...
Thanks, that works.
It's a bit tricky to get the combination right. Both keys have to pressed simultaneously, otherwise the typically the volume starts getting lowered.
Yes. But you're a pro, right?
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New guy here!
I'm from holland and I have a 2009 hd2 which is currently running AOKP Milestone 5 SE
So this is my first guide and i'll start with something simple.
Eliminating those frustrating pocket unlocks and the screen turning on in your pocket which drains your battery.
The easiest option is to start using your volume rocker as a unlock button and removing all the front button mappings for waking your phone.
Your power button is still your lock button though.
1. Find out if your rom has any special rom options (e.g. rom control, some toolbox, cynogen mod options etc)
2. Go through those options and try to find something with volume wake, it's probably under lockscreen options.
3. If you have found the option enable it, if not you have to download WidgetLocker in the market it comes with the option in it.
4. Once you've tested it we can begin with disabling the front keys by downloading ButtonRemapper in the market.
5. Now when you're in the app, you are seeing a list of key numbers with their name and function behind it. key number 116 is the only one you need to keep on its original state, it is for the power button when the phone is unlocked.
6. Start by clicking a key and putting its state in NONE and press ok, now do this for the remaining keys, EXCLUDING 116.
7. Hit the apply button and see your hd2 hot rebooting
8. When the phone comes to its senses again, try it out!
Lock with your power button
Unlock with your volume rocker.
It almost feels like a modern android phone with the lock/unlock button on the top or side.
I hope you like it, because I really do!
3ll0s said:
New guy here!
I'm from holland and I have a 2009 hd2 which is currently running AOKP Milestone 5 SE
So this is my first guide and i'll start with something simple.
Eliminating those frustrating pocket unlocks and the screen turning on in your pocket which drains your battery.
The easiest option is to start using your volume rocker as a unlock button and removing all the front button mappings for waking your phone.
Your power button is still your lock button though.
1. Find out if your rom has any special rom options (e.g. rom control, some toolbox, cynogen mod options etc)
2. Go through those options and try to find something with volume wake, it's probably under lockscreen options.
3. If you have found the option enable it, if not you have to download WidgetLocker in the market it comes with the option in it.
4. Once you've tested it we can begin with disabling the front keys by downloading ButtonRemapper in the market.
5. Now when you're in the app, you are seeing a list of key numbers with their name and function behind it. key number 116 is the only one you need to keep on its original state, it is for the power button when the phone is unlocked.
6. Start by clicking a key and putting its state in NONE and press ok, now do this for the remaining keys, EXCLUDING 116.
7. Hit the apply button and see your hd2 hot rebooting
8. When the phone comes to its senses again, try it out!
Lock with your power button
Unlock with your volume rocker.
It almost feels like a modern android phone with the lock/unlock button on the top or side.
I hope you like it, because I really do!
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Nice guide! Very similiar to my original mod here but you make it a bit more simplified xD
After removing WAKE and WAKE_DROPPED from the keys, clicking buttons doesn't wake the screen (as expected), but lights the buttons, and they stay lit forever (i.e. until the next unlock/lock).
Do you also experience the same thing? Any solution?
d4v0r said:
After removing WAKE and WAKE_DROPPED from the keys, clicking buttons doesn't wake the screen (as expected), but lights the buttons, and they stay lit forever (i.e. until the next unlock/lock).
Do you also experience the same thing? Any solution?
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Yes this is normal, caused by a gpio wake lock from the kernel. No solution yet, I personally don't care as it drains a lot less battery than having your screen come on
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elesbb said:
Yes this is normal, caused by a gpio wake lock from the kernel. No solution yet, I personally don't care as it drains a lot less battery than having your screen come on
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gpio don't need wakelocks in kernel, when interrupt is raised, cpu exits suspend and services the raised gpio interrupt. This is problem with bad coding logic of the key's backlight driver, i will see what can be done in some days (really busy atm).
Rick_1995 said:
gpio don't need wakelocks in kernel, when interrupt is raised, cpu exits suspend and services the raised gpio interrupt. This is problem with bad coding logic of the key's backlight driver, i will see what can be done in some days (really busy atm).
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This is still kernel related though right? as it deals with the driver? And you really dont have to work on it its not that big of a deal, put it on lowwwww priority you do amazing work here so as it is
the most important thing is to not keep anything else metal and/or hard, in your pocket with the hd2. Items like batteries or keys
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Lock with your power button
Unlock with your volume rocker.
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This idea is awesome, thank you!
I've customized it a little bit to save my power button (and so my touchscreen connector).
I've set all my hardware buttons to power, but without wake property.
Now, I can:
Lock with any hardware button
Unlock with volume rocker.
thanks a lots aha
Are there any apps i can dl from the play store or a mod i can flash to make my life easier ? holding the power and home button maybe works 2 out of 10 tries.
Little Bigboy said:
Are there any apps i can dl from the play store or a mod i can flash to make my life easier ? holding the power and home button maybe works 2 out of 10 tries.
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If you're on stock TW, you can enable palm gestures and swipe from left to right. If you're on a custom ROM, chances are there is an option to add "take screenshot" to the extended power menu accessed by holding the power button.
Try this
In my experience you have to hold the buttons for a second or two; it's not a quick "click" -- it's a press, hold, release.
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
The wave your palm over the phone gesture is the one that sucks, in my opinion. That one works less than 50% of the time for me and I see no reason to ever enable it when you can just press Power Button + Home easily...
jeffreii said:
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
The wave your palm over the phone gesture is the one that sucks, in my opinion. That one works less than 50% of the time for me and I see no reason to ever enable it when you can just press Power Button + Home easily...
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Agreed. When I swipe to take a screenshot, many times it changes the page and then takes the pic! Maybe I just need to perfect my technique. When I do the power/home button trick, I make sure to press the power button just before I hit the home button and that seems to work well for me.
jeffreii said:
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
The wave your palm over the phone gesture is the one that sucks, in my opinion. That one works less than 50% of the time for me and I see no reason to ever enable it when you can just press Power Button + Home easily...
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I agree - anytime the palm swipe has worked for me is if my phone is laying on a flat surface, the screen is completely clean and i really focus on setting my hand on the edge and quickly swiping. Most times I just turn the page or move the screen.
Holding Home + Power Button is the way to go.
If may work better for anyone having trouble with the button method if you hold the power button with your left hand and the home with your right simultaneously. That's the only way my girlfriend can do it.
jeffreii said:
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
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+1 ... unless one or both of your buttons have issues with their contacts.
Home and power button is the easiest ever, you must have issues with your buttons...
Little Bigboy said:
Are there any apps i can dl from the play store or a mod i can flash to make my life easier ? holding the power and home button maybe works 2 out of 10 tries.
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Use AOKP ROM...its power+volume down
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Coming from nexus devices, the most annoying thing to get used to, is accessing the recent applications. On nexus I only had to press the on screen button once and I could immediately switch from one app to another. It was smooth, responsive, but most importantly, FAST. On note 3, I have to long press the home button, which already is a draw back, AND wait for the ridiculously long response time to open the recents.
It is sooo long, so freaking long! I think it takes 2 seconds. Considering how much used this function is, it's one of the most stupid decisions Samsung has made, especially since all other major manufacturers already adopted the Google style. Fortunately they woke up with the s5 and replaced the menu button with recents. But what are we supposed to do with this old method?
Is there no way to decrease the response time. The smallest long press would be perfect, at least for me. Like 0.5 seconds, or even lower.
1. Turn off S-Voice activation via Home Key + StopSwitchingDelay Xposed Module Combo
2. Xposed Module called MenuBeGone
3. Nova Gestures(Swipe Up in my case)
It s instantly for my part. ..
I was finally able to solve it myself via the xposed additions module. I used it to remap the long home key press to recents (but now I was using addition's long press, not the one from samsung) and set the button delay to 135ms. Anything lower then that will activate recents on the smallest home click, but on 135 home feature still works and when long pressing, recent apps is almost instant.
So I've experienced this just recently after having the phone for more than 2 years. I'm not sure if installing TWRP had anything to do with it but it started happening after that and reverting to stock everything won't fix it. The Menu and Back buttons (named Key 139 and 158 according to system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl) are behaving in such a way that they don't function the way they're supposed to on the ROMs, yet they function/register input correctly on recovery, whether it's TWRP or CWM.
Example of strange behaviour on Stock ROM:
The Back button would not function if pressed or hold, this is verified by the button's inability to light up alongside the menu button.
I would tap the Menu button but the phone will think the Menu button will be held for an infinitely long amount of time. This is verified by the phone having the light for both buttons always on (even though I have it set to be lit up for only 1.5 seconds) as well as the phone taking me to S Search even though I only tapped the button.
It will stay held down until I press the back button, in which the phone will now think the home button is no longer being held down.
I'm really not sure what could possibly be causing this. I tried looking at the Generic.kl file and editing it to swap the back and menu buttons, and it'll still behave the same way (but reversed due to reverse button mapping). I tried reflashing the stock ROMs using Odin and TWRP but to no avail, and I personally don't want to resort to using custom ROMs for random yet very specific reasons.
I do admit that at the time of writing, I did not use the search function to check for threads/posts explaining similar nature (and I do apologize). However, I did use google to search for possible solutions but it seems no one has gone through the same situation that I have.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Following up on this issue, I tried installing a custom ROM (Phronesis) and the keys ended up working but as great of a ROM Phronesis is, I'd much rather stick with stock.
Strangely enough, I also tried reverting back to stock 4.4.2 and the keys also worked. It's very strange that suddenly flashing back to stock lollipop TW causes the keys to just not function correctly.
ok, so as you should've known already Mia1 power button often double clicks even when we only click one time. Will this cause any unwanted things to happen while trying to root and when trying to flash custom rom?? Some procedures requires power button and I'm afraid if the messed up power button causes any unwanted things to happen.
I had the same issue with power button every time i pressed it to wake device Camera app opens