I've been playing with this phone non - stop now and I've found some interesting features that I haven't seen documented in any manual or guide , so I thought I'd share my findings with you all.
Alternate Menu / Back control with S-Pen :
Instead of drawing a backwards arrow or an upwards arrow while holding the button to activate back or menu, you can hold the button and swipe down from about an inch above either capacitive key (near the edge of the screen) to get the same effect.
Expand /Collapse Categories
I've found that in the e-mail client, you can expand and collapse the subsections of the main window by using two fingers to rotate clockwise (like spinning the compass direction in google maps) on the screen.
I don't know if these are shared functions with the original Note or if these have been documented somewhere but I've just missed it
Have you found any interesting undocumented features that you would I like to share?
Related
I'm big fan of HaaliReader, but I don't like how it behaves on my Touch Pro2.
So I have created a build for touch screen control.
May be someone will appreciate...
Changes compared to the original:
Sweep finger up and down to scroll pages
Sweep finger left right to move among chapters/sections
Tap long to popup menu
Doubleclick to activate full creen
Dictionary - the search is from the popup menu
Dictionary - when active, left or right sweep will return to the previous position
FullScreen mode - tapping right bottom corner performs page down
FullScreen mode - tapping right top corner will quit full screen
I must just note, that I'm really not a C++ or WM developer. It was just my try and tested only on my phones. Any feedback is appreciated.
Seems to work fine on the Fuze - cool app.
The trigger (shoulder) buttons of the Xperia Play (R800) are placed excellently. They are not only useful when the phone is open and held as a gamepad (the trigger buttons are accessed using the index fingers), but also when the phone is held in one's left hand normally as a phone. When held this way, the trigger buttons are easily accessible using the index and little fingers of the left hand. The software should take advantage of this great design. The two side buttons could be incredibly useful in a number of situations.
Here are some possible uses:
Camera: The right trigger button shoots a photo (someone already modified the camera app for this)
Keyboard: The left and right trigger buttons move the text cursor (caret) left or right, respectively. This would be extremely useful as moving the cursor for only one position using the touchscreen is right next to impossible and very frustrating.
Music player/Lockscreen: Next/previous song. Holding the buttons could be used for seeking. Pressing both at the same time for play/pause.
Browser: Switching tabs or moving through history (many mice have buttons for going back and forward).
The triggers could be used in any instance where there are panes that can be scrolled (Home (widget panes/app drawer), Timescape (this one actually already supports it), Theme picker, Wallpaper picker, WidgetPicker of Xperia S... this sort of panes).
There's a lot of cases where the trigger buttons would be very convenient. Unfortunately, they are mostly ignored.
These are just some ideas I am posting in hopes of someone finding (some of) them useful and implementing them somehow.
Fußbodenheizung said:
The trigger (shoulder) buttons of the Xperia Play (R800) are placed excellently. They are not only useful when the phone is open and held as a gamepad (the trigger buttons are accessed using the index fingers), but also when the phone is held in one's left hand normally as a phone. When held this way, the trigger buttons are easily accessible using the index and little fingers of the left hand. The software should take advantage of this great design. The two side buttons could be incredibly useful in a number of situations.
Here are some possible uses:
Camera: The right trigger button shoots a photo (someone already modified the camera app for this)
Keyboard: The left and right trigger buttons move the text cursor (caret) left or right, respectively. This would be extremely useful as moving the cursor for only one position using the touchscreen is right next to impossible and very frustrating.
Music player/Lockscreen: Next/previous song. Holding the buttons could be used for seeking. Pressing both at the same time for play/pause.
Browser: Switching tabs or moving through history (many mice have buttons for going back and forward).
The triggers could be used in any instance where there are panes that can be scrolled (Home (widget panes/app drawer), Timescape (this one actually already supports it), Theme picker, Wallpaper picker, WidgetPicker of Xperia S... this sort of panes).
There's a lot of cases where the trigger buttons would be very convenient. Unfortunately, they are mostly ignored.
These are just some ideas I am posting in hopes of someone finding (some of) them useful and implementing them somehow.
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Good idea except for the music player one, only because they are easily pressed. I could see this thing in my pocket flicking through songs like crazy just from the movement of walking.
If you have root...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hatcyl.android.Change_Shoulder_Buttons
Those most of what OP mentioned.
Sent from my R800x using XDA
hatcyl said:
If you have root...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hatcyl.android.Change_Shoulder_Buttons
Those most of what OP mentioned.
Sent from my R800x using XDA
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This is pretty good. Thanks.
I wish someone at Sony would put these functions in their own apps, Music Unlimited for example.
Also, camera shoulder button integration has already been done.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=seb.camera.mod
Nevermind, OP already mentioned this.
Where's my delete button gone?
Another idea
Incoming Calls - use R to answer and L to not to answer
I've been playing with this phone non - stop now and I've found some interesting features that I haven't seen documented in any manual or guide , so I thought I'd share my findings with you all.
Alternate Menu / Back control with S-Pen :
Instead of drawing a backwards arrow or an upwards arrow while holding the button to activate back or menu, you can hold the button and swipe down from about an inch above either capacitive key (near the edge of the screen) to get the same effect.
Expand /Collapse Categories
I've found that in the e-mail client, you can expand and collapse the subsections of the main window by using two fingers to rotate clockwise (like spinning the compass direction in google maps) on the screen.
I don't know if these are shared functions with the original Note or if these have been documented somewhere but I've just missed it
Have you found any interesting undocumented features that you would I like to share?
When holding with one hand,press your Thumb in the middle of the screen and move it slowly all the way upwords in a loop,that will zoom out the home pages just like pinching.
When in a full screen mode (any app) swipe down quickly (from the outside of the screen) to toggle notification bar.
Only works if u swipe fast, slow won't activate it.
All credit to lucidmike for this very useful tip, check it out in his video here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2tB9FuFsM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
I hope I'm not being a noob over this.
Having used Android (phone) for ~2 years (installing custom roms, etc etc), i thought I was up to speed on the ways of Android, however I'm stumped over one aspect of my newly purchased Nexus 7 32Gb + 3G.
When I open some older apps (probably those not "optimised for Android 4.2.1 at the time of writing) like Twitter Version 3.5.0 - I do not see anywhere to click/press and access the features i normally found under the "menu button" (which typically allows access to "settings" / "accounts"). My current phone (android 4.1.2, custom ROM) has hardware keys so maybe there's a gesture/config that has passed me by. Anyway I can see in other apps like Google Currents I have three rotated ellipses (top right of screen) that gains access to "menu" (and application settings). Another app, FaceBook, adds a soft key to the bottom left of the screen (again rotated elipses), aloong side the other soft keys. So my question is - is Twitter just a badly designed app (and i should seek another), or is there some technique to gain access to the (config) functions I have normally found underneath the menu button.
Like i said, apologies for being a noob...have googled/searched forums with little/no result...any/all advice welcomed.
Thanks.
Try another Twitter app just to make sure, but what happens if you hold down Recents (button to right of Home)? I know that on my gf's HTC One V (which has hardware keys as well, Android 4.0.3), to get the Menu options to pop up with certain apps she has to hold the Recents key, and Menu items pop up. It's a stab in the dark, worth a shot...
Touch the 'Me' icon on the top edge. Touch the 'gear wheel' on the left edge in the middle. Choose 'Settings'.
thanks for the responses the Me / gear wheel solution worked...!! buried deep!
I'm only posting here because both devices involved are smartwatches.
I have 2 android 4.4 watches that have gestures built in. The lack of soft-keys on the device prompted the devs to add 2 gestures.
1. swiping right to left acts as a back key. However the gesture recognition causes my swipe keyboard to wig out as well as the homescreen to lock and drag a specific icon around the homescreen forever.
2. swiping left to right acts a menu key. Works okay but this unfortunately feels backwards to me. My last device I had custom gestures set up allowing recent apps key (replacing menu key in most devices) to be right to left.
Where in the stock rom/android aosp would you be able to edit this?
If not possible how can I block these gestures?
Pretty specific question, so any help would be appreciated.
I apologize if this is in the wrong section.
Devices:
zgpax s8
zgpax s82
lg g stylo