Remapping the Physical Buttons

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well, recently I've been trying to remap the softkeys on the note II, and I'm just not making progress. My goal is to create a small mod that turns the softkey lights off, and remaps the menu key for the back key, and the back key to recents, as well as somehow changing the home button longpress to a google now shortcut.

After doing some research, I figured changing the Generic.kl (/system/usr/keylayout/) lines 139 and 158 would make progress. However, all I've accomplished so far is disabling the softkeys.

Any help or information on this subject would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.


- and yes, I tried the ButtonRemapper apk

Re: Remapping the Physical Buttons

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I made this file months ago, and it's worked on every TW rom I've had, since I HATE the backwards button layout Samsung chose. Download this file, go to your /system/usr/keylayout folder, rename your existing sec_touchkey.kl to sec_touchkey.kl.bak, then move the file I gave you into that folder. Set permissions and reboot, and you'll have the setup you want.

Obviously, just turn the backlights off in the Display settings. Do note that you won't have a menu button after you do this, I just use Button Savior to put a little shortcut off to the side. But if you come up with a more elegant solution, please feel free to let me know.

That file should do what you want, all I ask is that you credit me if you share it with anyone, put it in a rom, or whatever.

http://db.tt/RzSutNxL

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Originally Posted by Cruiserdude

I made this file months ago, and it's worked on every TW rom I've had, since I HATE the backwards button layout Samsung chose. Download this file, go to your /system/usr/keylayout folder, rename your existing sec_touchkey.kl to sec_touchkey.kl.bak, then move the file I gave you into that folder. Set permissions and reboot, and you'll have the setup you want.

Obviously, just turn the backlights off in the Display settings. Do note that you won't have a menu button after you do this, I just use Button Savior to put a little shortcut off to the side. But if you come up with a more elegant solution, please feel free to let me know.

That file should do what you want, all I ask is that you credit me if you share it with anyone, put it in a rom, or whatever.

http://db.tt/RzSutNxL

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Thanks a bunch!

Originally Posted by idiotzach15

Thanks a bunch!

I'll be creating a flash zip for this "fix" soon. Does anyone know where I'd change the longpress on the homebutton action?

Originally Posted by idiotzach15

I'll be creating a flash zip for this "fix" soon. Does anyone know where I'd change the longpress on the homebutton action?

/system/framework/android.policy.jar/PhoneWindowManager.java

At leasts thats what i can remember lol. Thats what i had to edit on my Tablet to make long press on home function as long press search.

Re: Remapping the Physical Buttons

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Yeah, I'd love to find a way to enable a long press of the right hand capacitive button (back button stock, but it's the task switcher with that file I posted) to act as a menu button. That would be awesome.

Alternatively, I'd love to figure out how to change the TW soft keys to AOSP theme and layout. I love using soft keys, but I can't stand the backwards layout Samsung has chosen, and can't bring myself to using it if I can help it.

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Re: Remapping the Physical Buttons

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Originally Posted by Cruiserdude

Yeah, I'd love to find a way to enable a long press of the right hand capacitive button (back button stock, but it's the task switcher with that file I posted) to act as a menu button. That would be awesome.

Alternatively, I'd love to figure out how to change the TW soft keys to AOSP theme and layout. I love using soft keys, but I can't stand the backwards layout Samsung has chosen, and can't bring myself to using it if I can help it.

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You can add your own methods to the android.policy.jar file to handle different on hold actions.

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Originally Posted by elesbb

/system/framework/android.policy.jar/PhoneWindowManager.java

At leasts thats what i can remember lol. Thats what i had to edit on my Tablet to make long press on home function as long press search.

Every file editor I try is unable to open/edit the android.policy.jar file. How do I edit it?

Re: Remapping the Physical Buttons

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Originally Posted by tonyf7

Every file editor I try is unable to open/edit the android.policy.jar file. How do I edit it?

Have to decompile it using apktool

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Originally Posted by elesbb

You can add your own methods to the android.policy.jar file to handle different on hold actions.

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Is it possible to add a method that when back is pressed twice it launches an app? Or can I modify long press to launch an app like voice commands?