How to change Recent Apps button to Menu button?

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athanaso77

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Has anyone tried to find a way to change the recent apps button to Menu button? I think that it is more convenient and the recent apps could pop up with long press of the button.
 

LordManhattan

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No, because no one would want that (well, besides LG).

I guess you can root and use a navbar editor app and change it yourself.

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Johnnynho

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Has anyone tried to find a way to change the recent apps button to Menu button? I think that it is more convenient and the recent apps could pop up with long press of the button.
You need to be rooted.

1. Install Xposed Framework from here for Android 4.2 http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk ,
Here for android 4.3/4.4 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48484642 ,

2. Inside Xposed, install and enable GravityBox,

3. Open GravityBox, under Navigation Bar Tweaks, enable Master Switch,

4. Click back and search Navigation Key Actions,

5. Under Recent Key, you can change Single Tap action to "Show Menu",
Long Press action to "Recent apps",

6. Reboot, Done!
 
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athanaso77

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Thanks for the reply.

I have already tried that but with kitkat version of gravitybox cause I am on GPe rom but it does not work. Have you tried that with jb version and it works for you?
 

mathurmatt

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Thanks for the reply.

I have already tried that but with kitkat version of gravitybox cause I am on GPe rom but it does not work. Have you tried that with jb version and it works for you?

Install softkeyZ APP go to install directory in sdcard then collection select the icon you want change and rename it to MENU or any key you want then select the key from the app ...........ALL DONE..........
 
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athanaso77

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I am not sure I understood what you proposed to do.

Although I tried it but the only thing I managed to change is the icons only, not their function.
 

Johnnynho

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Thanks for the reply.

I have already tried that but with kitkat version of gravitybox cause I am on GPe rom but it does not work. Have you tried that with jb version and it works for you?

I am on stock 4.3 and works perfectly. Not sure about GPe 4.4.

Other apps suchas softkeyz, UDN, GMD softkey, LMT launcher,... are all overlapping with keyboard when typing.

BTW, should press thanks button instead of saying it :)
 

DorianNakamo

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GravityBox definitely works for remapping keys on a 4.3 rom ~ not sure about 4.4. I know xposed doesn't play nicely with ART, are you running dalvik or ART (if art that may be causing the issues).

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athanaso77

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Yeap, my rom is ART compatible, so maybe this is the problem.

EDIT: Solution found in gravitybox forum... I had to enable master switch in Navigation bar tweaks!

Case closed! ;)
 
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Johnnynho

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Yeap, my rom is ART compatible, so maybe this is the problem.

EDIT: Solution found in gravitybox forum... I had to enable master switch in Navigation bar tweaks!

Case closed! ;)

Good. I edited my post about that.

Gravitybox can even exchange the place of Back and Menu key. I came from Samsung phone and I am used to the Back key at the right side :)
 

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    Has anyone tried to find a way to change the recent apps button to Menu button? I think that it is more convenient and the recent apps could pop up with long press of the button.
    You need to be rooted.

    1. Install Xposed Framework from here for Android 4.2 http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk ,
    Here for android 4.3/4.4 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48484642 ,

    2. Inside Xposed, install and enable GravityBox,

    3. Open GravityBox, under Navigation Bar Tweaks, enable Master Switch,

    4. Click back and search Navigation Key Actions,

    5. Under Recent Key, you can change Single Tap action to "Show Menu",
    Long Press action to "Recent apps",

    6. Reboot, Done!
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    GravityBox definitely works for remapping keys on a 4.3 rom ~ not sure about 4.4. I know xposed doesn't play nicely with ART, are you running dalvik or ART (if art that may be causing the issues).

    Sent from my C6833 using Tapatalk
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    Yeap, my rom is ART compatible, so maybe this is the problem.

    EDIT: Solution found in gravitybox forum... I had to enable master switch in Navigation bar tweaks!

    Case closed! ;)