Is it possible to rebind Home button to open Google now with a single press ?
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you can disable s-voice when u double tap the home buttont hen use nova launcher and set it to open google search. i tried it with a display model but it didnt open up google now with the image header, just the search part of it. trying to figure out a way to do the normal way
Its possible to assign the home button to google now by double press instead of s-voice. You just have to enable this feature in sVoice settings. After that you have to disable the sVoice app in the application manager.
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You do realise you can press and hold the menu button on the home screen to start Google now...?
If it didn't open up straight away and you just get the search bar, then press the menu button in the search screen and go to settings to turn on Google now. It'll open Google now the next time you press and hold the menu button from home.
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nniicckkss said:
You do realise you can press and hold the menu button on the home screen to start Google now...?
If it didn't open up straight away and you just get the search bar, then press the menu button in the search screen and go to settings to turn on Google now. It'll open Google now the next time you press and hold the menu button from home.
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It doesnt start straight away, I still need to press google now button. Also it may sound strange but I hate a delay when holding a hime button...
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jodvova said:
It doesnt start straight away, I still need to press google now button. Also it may sound strange but I hate a delay when holding a hime button...
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Once I've set up Google Now on my phone, (as in turning it on in the search settings menu, opting in to the service, then selecting and setting up the 'cards'), when I long press the menu button, it does start up Google Now, in search mode with the cards all listed below.
OK, another option is to long press the Home button (with Google Now already set up, otherwise set it up as mentioned above) then press the square 'g' icon just above the Home button. This starts Google now in normal mode. If its not set up, then it starts in search mode only.
I get the OP's point.
Double pressing is faster long pressing.
It really is.
By the way, turning off the shortcut to Svoice (double pressing) makes the home button actions faster.
nniicckkss said:
Once I've set up Google Now on my phone, (as in turning it on in the search settings menu, opting in to the service, then selecting and setting up the 'cards'), when I long press the menu button, it does start up Google Now, in search mode with the cards all listed below.
OK, another option is to long press the Home button (with Google Now already set up, otherwise set it up as mentioned above) then press the square 'g' icon just above the Home button. This starts Google now in normal mode. If its not set up, then it starts in search mode only.
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Ok, maybe im missing something here.
Ive setup Google now and disabled (and also uninstalled sVoice). Now when I long press home button, I get into recent apps and there if I touch G button on the screen I go to Google now.
Is it possible at all to start Google now just with a long press ? (Without a need to touch G button)
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CorruptedSanity said:
I get the OP's point.
Double pressing is faster long pressing.
It really is.
By the way, turning off the shortcut to Svoice (double pressing) makes the home button actions faster.
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I didnt notice any difference. The phone still needs to distinguish a difference between a single press and a long press, right ? A single press gets you to a home screen.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
The link above is for home2. You can use the app to assign google search (google now) to a double tap of the home button
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jodvova said:
I didnt notice any difference. The phone still needs to distinguish a difference between a single press and a long press, right ? A single press gets you to a home screen.
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Correct. Device still needs to distinguish between single/double tap & long press.
But omitting sVoice from the double tap resulted in single tap being faster. Long press action is more or less the same.
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I simulated it again just now.
I mapped s vice to double tap. Entered 4 apps and single pressed. Took about 2.5 seconds each time to go home.
Unmapped s voice. Took a second or a bit less.
I'll try to upload a video.
To reiterate, going to recent apa by long press takes the same time though.
Nasty_z said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
The link above is for home2. You can use the app to assign google search (google now) to a double tap of the home button
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Awesome ! Thats what Ive been looking for !
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There you go.
Video,demonstration.
http://youtu.be/U5edzLNVDjg
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I'm trying to figure out how to search on this phone. With my Epic Touch, I had a hardware button in the lower right side that was dedicated for searching for items on my phone. Is there an easy way to do this on the S4? Thanks.
Well the im not sure but I think you can set up one of the buttons to do that, maybe with a launcher, I'm not sure. But by default you can just hold the home button, bringing up the multitasker and at the bottom there should be the choices of task manager, google and remove all. You can hit google to pull up search bar.
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Long press the menu button to invoke search
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I know on the Galaxy SIII there is a home button mod that bypasses the Google now and s voice functions to speed up the home button speed. Is anyone working on this mod right now? Even after freezing the Google now app it still is pretty slow.
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pearsonpsh said:
I know on the Galaxy SIII there is a home button mod that bypasses the Google now and s voice functions to speed up the home button speed. Is anyone working on this mod right now? Even after freezing the Google now app it still is pretty slow.
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Go into S-Voice by double clicking the home button, once you agree to the terms & conditions and such, and it wants you to speak, hit the menu button and go to settings. In settings, uncheck the "Open via Home Key" box and that should speed up the home button use.
I already deleted the s voice application and the home button still has a lag to it. I know that the Galaxy sIII had a home button hack that improves the speed.
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How do I disable or remove the quick start tab on the left side of the screen on the att s4?
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Long press the back button
Are you not wanting to use the the app all together?
The tab is not so much for 'quick start app' as it is for 'multi-window' use. Long pressing the back key will remove it, and long pressing back again will show it again.
If you won't be using multi-window (two apps on screen at the same time) then just disable multi-window from the toggles and the tab will no longer show, and long pressing back will do nothing.
I am not a big fan of giving Google its own button when I have a google search bar on my home screen and can just say "ok Google"
On my Note 4, I was able to program long press "home" to link to a shortcut - all I had to do was disable s-voice and i was prompted to select an action. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to do this on the S7 Edge.
For what its worth, the app shortcut I run is called "last app switcher" that allows you to toggle back and forth between two apps (very useful for apps that do not support split display). It even ignores the home screen, so you can go App1, home screen, app2 and then use long press home to get back to app1.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhi.lastappswitcher
Get an app called All in one gestures. It can remap the home button
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darock159 said:
Get an app called All in one gestures. It can remap the home button
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Yup, and Home 2 Shortcut for the double tap.
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Only problem is the phone might slow down and get chuggy if you enable any accessibility options.
Afternoon all.
Can you change what app the double tap power button opens up?
I get the option on Snapchat or Camera. When I'm out on my motorcycle I cant unlock with fingerprint so have to double tap the power button but then it tries to open SC/Camera. OR can I just turn off any app & just have it unlock the screen?
Thanks
MrBret said:
Afternoon all.
Can you change what app the double tap power button opens up?
I get the option on Snapchat or Camera. When I'm out on my motorcycle I cant unlock with fingerprint so have to double tap the power button but then it tries to open SC/Camera. OR can I just turn off any app & just have it unlock the screen?
Thanks
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Try button mapper app, by xda dev on play store, I've not used it in ages but you should be able to map a button or a peripheral button to do that, though probably not power button ... I think.
https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-...an-app-to-remap-your-phones-hardware-buttons/
IronRoo said:
Try button mapper app, by xda dev on play store, I've not used it in ages but you should be able to map a button or a peripheral button to do that, though probably not power button ... I think.
https://www.xda-developers.com/xda-...an-app-to-remap-your-phones-hardware-buttons/
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That app can't program the power button. Best work around I've found is using a program called "powy", and then assigning a tasker task to a button single/double/triple/etc tap.