[HOWTO] Remap hardware button to ICS recent apps

Iloveyouandroid · Apr 10, 2012

MrLuje said:
Thanks evilisto, love this mod

Here is the smali version for 4.0.4 :

- Open com\android\internal\policy\impl\PhoneWindowManager.smali :
- Search for .line 1730 (there should be a call to showOrHideRecentAppsDialog 3 or 4 lines below)
(If you can't find it, search for method interceptKeyBeforeDispatching and for the call to showOrHideRecentAppsDialog within it)
- Now replace this

Code:

.line 1730 const/16 v26, 0x0 move-object/from16 v0, p0 move/from16 v1, v26 invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Lcom/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager;->showOrHideRecentAppsDialog(I)V .line 1732 :cond_1b5

By this

Code:

.line 1730 if-nez v14, :cond_1b5 :try_start_3d move-object/from16 v0, p0 iget-object v1, v0, Lcom/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager;->mStatusBarService:Lcom/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService; invoke-interface {v1}, Lcom/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService;->toggleRecentApps()V :try_end_41 .catch Landroid/os/RemoteException; {:try_start_3d .. :try_end_41} :catch_42 # No error, keep going goto :cond_1b5 :catch_42 # Fetch exception move-exception v0 # Throws exception const-string v1, "WindowManager" const-string v2, "RemoteException when showing recent apps" invoke-static {v1, v2, v0}, Landroid/util/Slog;->e(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Throwable;)I .line 1732 :cond_1b5

Smart!

zakiay · Apr 12, 2012

Is there any way to have the menu button open the recent apps and not the search button? Im running CM9 on my xperia arc and want to remap the menu key to bring up recent apps. any possibility of this happening?

tylose · Apr 14, 2012

zakiay said:
Is there any way to have the menu button open the recent apps and not the search button? Im running CM9 on my xperia arc and want to remap the menu key to bring up recent apps. any possibility of this happening?

You shouldn't. You will lose the ability to open the menu which may be vital for some applications. Since your phone has a physical menu button, even ICS optimized apps will not show you a menu button on the action bar.

muell_matto · Apr 14, 2012

tylose said:
You shouldn't. You will lose the ability to open the menu which may be vital for some applications. Since your phone has a physical menu button, even ICS optimized apps will not show you a menu button on the action bar.

Hi!

If you enable the on screen buttons, ics optimized apps will show the "3 dots menu" somewhere in the app. eg the sms/mms app will show it on top, next tpo the phone symbol.

So in important apps you will see a menu....

btw the htc one x has the same keylayout and it works there

greetings matto

zakiay · Apr 15, 2012

thats correct, ics should give you the 3 dots menu button somewhere on the screen, long pressing the home button and waiting is such a drag. So is there some way to enable in on the xperia arc or is it the same as the process on the first page?

BoyBawang2 · Apr 18, 2012

If the app is not ICS optimized, the 3 dots should appear along with the recent apps when the key is tapped. That may be an extra step to access the menu but that will slowly change as developers update their apps. I wish the keys can pe MODDED that way.

Adi_Pat · Apr 18, 2012

Is there any way to get 'Recent Apps' on GB ?
Either in status bar or with the help of a softkey?

janeindiran · Apr 25, 2012

I am on DEFY CM9, i want to use menu key to launch app drawer. Is it possible??

rkaede · Apr 29, 2012

can i implement this on the Galaxy S CM9 ?

since the google search menu is done using the long pressed of the menu.

Left soft key. i know this feature is accesible by the long pressed home button.

i figure easier to do it with soft key rather than hw key.

Doopliss · May 8, 2012

Thanks for this guide, I've mapped the app switcher to the menu button on my Galaxy S2 with CM9. However, just editing the keylayout file(s) didn't actually make ICS optimised apps display the overflow menu button within their UI. To force them to do that I made a change in:
/frameworks/base/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
From:

Code:

         if (!sHasPermanentMenuKeySet) {
             IWindowManager wm = Display.getWindowManager();
             try {
                 sHasPermanentMenuKey = wm.canStatusBarHide() && !wm.hasNavigationBar();
                 sHasPermanentMenuKeySet = true;
             } catch (RemoteException ex) {
                 sHasPermanentMenuKey = false;
             }
         }

To:

Code:

         if (!sHasPermanentMenuKeySet) {
             sHasPermanentMenuKey = false;
             sHasPermanentMenuKeySet = true;
         }

I would like to also make long-pressing the home button show the menu (for compatibility with non-ICS optimised apps), but I'm not sure how to do that.

cloud596 · May 15, 2012

Doopliss said:
Thanks for this guide, I've mapped the app switcher to the menu button on my Galaxy S2 with CM9. However, just editing the keylayout file(s) didn't actually make ICS optimised apps display the overflow menu button within their UI. To force them to do that I made a change in:
/frameworks/base/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
From:

Code:

if (!sHasPermanentMenuKeySet) { IWindowManager wm = Display.getWindowManager(); try { sHasPermanentMenuKey = wm.canStatusBarHide() && !wm.hasNavigationBar(); sHasPermanentMenuKeySet = true; } catch (RemoteException ex) { sHasPermanentMenuKey = false; } }

To:

Code:

if (!sHasPermanentMenuKeySet) { sHasPermanentMenuKey = false; sHasPermanentMenuKeySet = true; }

I would like to also make long-pressing the home button show the menu (for compatibility with non-ICS optimised apps), but I'm not sure how to do that.

would you like provide a guide for smali

dinos3 · May 23, 2012

my noob question ; where is platform/frameworks/base/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java file ? Any way to rebuild on win 7 with witch software ?

Renate · Jun 20, 2012

There are basically three ways to modify a jar:

#1

Start with the modified Java source and build it.

#2a (for modifying parts of methods)

Adb pull the jar off your device, disassemble it using apktool d, modify the smali code by hand, assemble it using apktool b, adb push it on your device.

#2b (for replacing entire methods)

Write your patch in Java, add the package declaration, imports and stubs, do a normal build on it, disassemble it using apktool d, use the selected smali code from that to edit into the smali code for method #2a.

Be careful modifying smali code by hand, it's easy to screw up register allocation and brick your device.

(It would be helpful if people who post smali code here would also mention what method the smali code snippet modifies.)

gizzmoguy · Jun 29, 2012

how to remap button on ics

am not looking to remap but simply to double tap my menu button to get to recent apps that way i don't loose no functionality

TheGoD · Jul 5, 2012

True that, is there a way to either remap the long press action or implement double taping. Id like to either use Home for multitasking and Home Long for home, or Menu for multitasking and Menu Long for menu or double taping a button for multitasking on my i9000.

MuFuko · Jul 18, 2012

Is there a way for Sense based, too?

daasguy · Jul 30, 2012

Needs update for Jelly Bean cm10

APP_SWITCH DOES NOT WORK

cypress-touchkey.kl

mxt224_ts_input.kl

IT ENDS UP GIVING RECENT APPS GINGERBREAD STYLE ON CM10 CRESPO SHANKS NIGHTLY

????

Hrithan2020 · Aug 6, 2012

daasguy said:
APP_SWITCH DOES NOT WORK

cypress-touchkey.kl

mxt224_ts_input.kl

IT ENDS UP GIVING RECENT APPS GINGERBREAD STYLE ON CM10 CRESPO SHANKS NIGHTLY

????

Read the OP, you have to modify the java file as well to make it work. And , for god's sake, PLEASE DON"T use the caps for everything.

htcmagic · Sep 18, 2012

There is an application released in the market by FactoryWidgets called
Recent Apps Quick Button that does this. It also goes in the statusbar.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=factory.widgets.recentapps

crkdslider · Oct 10, 2012

zakiay said:
Is there any way to have the menu button open the recent apps and not the search button? Im running CM9 on my xperia arc and want to remap the menu key to bring up recent apps. any possibility of this happening?

tylose said:
You shouldn't. You will lose the ability to open the menu which may be vital for some applications. Since your phone has a physical menu button, even ICS optimized apps will not show you a menu button on the action bar.

I have done this on Paranoid Android for the Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch.
My interest in this mod, however, is I would like the search button to open/close the menu. I have the menu button set to open recent apps, but is there a way I can do the aforementioned? How would I go about accessing the source code to make these changes if it is possible?

Thanks,

crkdslider

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