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[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

Home button shortcuts?

Hi guys, i recently bought note 3. I have already disabled home button - s voice short cut. I am wondering is there any way i can set some shortcuts like, double click of home screen will take me back to previously used app or to any specific app.
Thanks
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I remeber on my old S2 that there was an application probably called home button or something like that. It allowed to change this shortcut. Now i sold it. Go check it in there. Search for it.

I'm not sure you can do it with the stock launcher. But I know with nova launcher you can assign the home and menu button to certain actions.
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If its possible with any launcher app, then there would be some way to customise the home button.
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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.
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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.

Settings button missing

So I got an app and there is no dedicated settings button in it and I was thinking if there is on the phone a way like long press or double tap a specific key to open the settings menu like the note 3 had a settings button instead of the recent app.
I really need to go in the settings otherwise I can't use the app if someone knows a way how to it!
Thanks

Long press back key to get to the settings menu.
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thahim said:
Long press back key to get to the settings menu.
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Thanks but unfortunately it doesn't work, it closes the app and opens the settings menu of Nova launcher..
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Have you tried it on some other launcher?
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Home Button Double tap?

Is there a way to change the double tap of the home button to something other then the camera. I'd like to put a different app on this if possible?

ski21 said:
Is there a way to change the double tap of the home button to something other then the camera. I'd like to put a different app on this if possible?
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No
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Thanks

I've been using a combination of Home2 Shortcut and Recent Task 2 to have my home button launch recent apps when I double tap it. You must disable the double tap camera function on your S7 to get it to work.
Home2 Shortcut is a really old app but it still works. It acts as a home launcher replacement that listen to how many times the home button is tapped. The app's settings lets you choose what app to open when it's double tapped and what home launcher to open when it's single tapped.

Thanks, shoremunkey, I'll try them out.

Yes, download "Home2 Shortcut" app.
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Thanks, that's what I was looking for.

Also "all in one gestures". It doesn't have the double tap feature, but it allows you to reassign the home back and recent buttons to whatever you like. It provides different functions for holding, and also gives the option to use edge swiping.
For example I changed the "back" function to the recent button because I'm left handed, when I that button it kills the foreground app. The back button has the recents function and when it's held it takes a screen shot. Then I used a swiping gesture from the bottom of the screen to drop the notification drawer. It works great especially using finger print unlock because as soon as it unlocks I swipe my thumb up the screen and it shows my notifications.

Hey do you mind telling me how you got home2 shortcut to work. I disabled the camera double tap shortcut and assigned an application in step one however for the last step "close" closing the dialog, I am not presented with an option to choose a launcher like the app says. Thanks