Disable home button from waking Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2.

josiniscal00

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Jan 6, 2013

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• Jun 16, 2013

• #1

Thanks to konnector ||||Update: This works on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also. I just confirmed it.

Here's a quick tutorial I have to keep your Home button from turning on in your pocket. I was having this problem it was killing my battery. I found the solution I figured I'd share it with you. Follow the steps.
Here is a link to my video tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azic-gSICjE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Also check out my new FB page. I will be posting videos and pictures there. Also discussing hot topics that are buzzing around. Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion.https://www.facebook.com/AndroidTipsnTrix


1. Open root explorer
2. Select mount RW on this top of the screen.
3. Go to the folder system.
4. Go to the folder user .
5. Go to folder key layouts.
6. Go to folder gpio-keys.kl
7. Hold down on GPIO file and select view text
8. Delete home and change wake to wake_dropped
9. Restart phone!
Sent from my SGH-I317 using xda premium

Shout out to ptmr3 for jedi XP 14 best rom ever!

 

Last edited: Jul 6, 2013

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gregsarg

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• Jun 16, 2013

• #2

Excellent. ...
Thank you for the tutorial !!!
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josiniscal00

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gregsarg said:

Excellent. ...
Thank you for the tutorial !!!
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Ty very much hope it helps

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gzoztra

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• Jun 17, 2013

• #4

thank you for the info !

thank you for the info !
:good::good:

 

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SC23

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• Jun 17, 2013

• #5

Thank you! You are a battery saver!

 

josiniscal00

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• Jun 17, 2013

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SC23 said:

Thank you! You are a battery saver!

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Ty

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konnector

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• Jun 29, 2013

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This works on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also. I just confirmed it.

 

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Ps2004

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• Jul 2, 2013

• #8

Great thanks

 

josiniscal00

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• Jul 6, 2013

• #9

konnector said:

This works on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also. I just confirmed it.

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Thanks

Sent from my SGH-I317 using xda premium

 

josiniscal00

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• Jul 6, 2013

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Ty for the info I updated the past and put you in for credit.

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koragg97

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• Jun 9, 2014

• #11

Also works on my S3 Mini GT-I8190 I have PowerApm's lockscreen widget enabled and whenever i started walking with my phone in my pocket, the song I'm listening to would just skip or even go to another album, turn on shuffle and such crap Thank you for the useful find, you're awesome!

 

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timothybaran

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Jul 15, 2014

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• Jul 15, 2014

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AT&T S3 4.4.2 tried to disable the wake home button, but editing the gpio.keys file does nothing. Editing sec_keys file totally disables the home button. Help please?

 

Last edited: Jul 15, 2014

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mrbi11

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Dumb question, is "Root explorer" an app that lets one do rooted things on a non root

Does this require the phone to be rooted, or is "root explorer" an app that lets one do root things on a non rooted phone?

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Here's a quick tutorial I have to keep your Home button from turning on in your pocket. I was having this problem it was killing my battery. I found the solution I figured I'd share it with you. Follow the steps.
Here is a link to my video tutorial.

Also check out my new FB page. I will be posting videos and pictures there. Also discussing hot topics that are buzzing around. Feel free to leave a comment or suggestion.


1. Open root explorer
2. Select mount RW on this top of the screen.
3. Go to the folder system.
4. Go to the folder user .
5. Go to folder key layouts.
6. Go to folder gpio-keys.kl
7. Hold down on GPIO file and select view text
8. Delete home and change wake to wake_dropped
9. Restart phone!
Sent from my SGH-I317 using xda premium

Shout out to ptmr3 for jedi XP 14 best rom ever![/QUOTE]