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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dclarolh:
so if you change key 158 to be menu and 159 to be back will the keys change to it as specified?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] 2k10MBC300SPT:
Great Mods Rein..Worked perfect.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
Man, that's killer. Thanks so much. I was actually scared doing that. Never messed around in there before. So, the soft keys are there & I just went into settings & just turned the light off to the hardware keys, but let me get this straight please, all I have to do to take the sofykeys away is turn =0 into =1, that's it (& reboot) TIA & thanks again for this.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] az18zz:
Question when your watching a video like YouTube does the software keys disappear? I wouldn't like having software keys when I'm watching a video I need full landscape lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Koxu:
I'm not sure if its a fluke, but I can't take screenshots anymore?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wooki:
Hello if i enable the softkeys everything works after the first reboot but after the second reboot the softkeys and the line inside build.prop is gone!

Is there a way i could set it permanently?

I thought i could use a .SH script wich adds "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" to the build.prop every boot? But i don't know what to write?

Would something like this work?

Placed in init.d as 999softkey.sh

#!/system/bin/sh

chown 0.0 /system/build.prop
echo "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0" > /system/build.prop
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] reinaldistic:
the hardware ones will, the software ones won't care
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] reinaldistic:
you need to be rooted to do this and you have to do it with a root explorer, my favorite is total commander in the play store, it automatically detects you are trying to save onto a routed folder and asks for permissions
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kendotelie:
is it true that this will disable screenshots?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wooki:
I am rooted otherwise it wouldn't function at all or?

I works at the first reboot but at second reboot the softkeys are missing again! Maybe its caused by my custom rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] snovvman:
For more info, there is a detailed discussion on this, over at the themes and mods forum that started a couple of weeks ago:

[How to] Enable on screen buttons

I found that, with the on-screen mod, the camera shutter is cut off.

Here is an ongoing thread in the same forum on modifying the hard keys, including the Home button...

[Mod] Change Home button wake mode
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skyjedi:
thnaks for posting this, will be linked to a lot
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
So if I want to go back to normal, do I have to write something there or can I just delete the line I put there & reboot. And will that bring screenshots back?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] reinaldistic:
maybe, I'm stock..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] reinaldistic:
no, there are three methods the pen and Palm methods remain unaffected, the home+ volume down+ power button works, it's just the phone takes the home action before it takes the shot and then realizes it shouldn't so it goes back to the app, well the screen shot gets taken in the transition, so all you get is black... just do it with the pen or Palm...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] reinaldistic:
the original thread says to make it= 1 instead of 0 but you could try it,

I don't see why it wouldn't bring screenshot back
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrnamster:
Is there a way to move the status bar to the bottom of the screen next to the soft-nav buttons like in tablet mode (like ParanoidAndroid)? It would be much easier to reach at the bottom of the 5.5" screen. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
I just rebooted & line is still at the bottom of the page in the build prop & the sofykeys are there where they're supposed to be & working fine.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slickt10:
Screenshot works using the traditional volume down + power combo :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] reinaldistic:
nice works for me too... I hadn't tried without home
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] rayhodge02:
how do I add the line in root explorer??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] radrian92:
Mount it as R/O and selext edit then just add it all the way in the bottom.

If you've been helped hit the "Thanks" button.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] egodriver07:
Tried this and it worked but also appeared to break recent apps on long press of home. :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jdenman03:
Okay I did this and didn't like it, so I reverted back. Now the soft keys Don't have haptic feedback when I press them. Any suggestions? I'm on stock rooted.

Edit: retarded me accidentally had it on power saving mode. Disregard.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkMES:
is there a way to make a permanent menu and make home long press go to google now
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] chuko303:
Screenshot?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] 2k10MBC300SPT:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] teddat:
This mod works great! But can anyone put the back button like how Nexus devices are: Back button on Left side, Recent apps on Right side.

thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] neemot:
I love this mod on every phone I use. Thanks for the hard work, I do have a question is anyone else having an issue with turning off the hardware buttons I attempted it using your steps and it did not work for my phone and then wiped and reloded the rom and still nothing. Any Ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sextape:
Thanks!! For this
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] daraghmeh:
amaaaaaaazing thx verry much.

but i would like to ask if there is a resolution for the call-app and the camera ???? dpi ??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] raw2000j:
I use swipe dialer pro for phone app

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
FIrst of all thanks for the mod, it's a great addition to Note II.

I've few problems with this can anyone help? I'm trying everything I could ;)

1) after enabling the on-screen soft keys, I tried disable only physical BACK key (from Generic.kl file), but retain the physical MENU key, however I face a problem where MENU button now does not open up any window on homescreen, it's only usable within apps (able to opens app menu). And, no more haptic feedback on the MENU button. Any idea why?

2) Now the virtual BACK (on-screen) button works great, however how do I activate Multiwindow by long pressing BACK button? Because when I did, nothing happens. Do I need to remap the long press BACK button behavior as well? But how? It's working :)

Appreciate any help to resolve the issues above. Many thanks!! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] daraghmeh:
mee too but when u making a call and u get to use the keybord (of digits/numbers) u cant use the symbol # oder *

:confused::confused:

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Let me answer my own question above:

Found this great tutorial to make my MENU key vibrate after enabled virtual on-screen keys. It's great!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26589454&postcount=445

Some unsolved "mysteries" :D

A) how to remap physical MENU button to launch "Settings" instead of nothing in homescreen?

B) how to remap physical HOME button to recent apps instead of Google Now?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] urboy4mbx:
You guys can probably help me. The Menu and Back button keys (next to physical home button) does not work. I have wiped the phone many times and used different ROMs with no success. Maybe is disabled or something but I can't get it to work, the light for the buttons won't even light up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] fryingpan0613:
Is funny how half this thread was posted like a week and a half after mine http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34618215
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
Ever after installing this MOD (which is great mod!), my SecPhone.apk (dialer) has an additional bar on top which is irritating and block my view of miss call logs. Furthermore, the camera shutter key also being blocked in the same manner.

Anyone mind how to fix SecPhone.apk and Camera.apk so they work flawlessly with this MOD? Thanks A ZILLION :D

Screenshot of my miss call tab from dialer:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
bump....Anyone on this still? I find on-screen navigation bar extreme nice to use
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ianmb:
Bumpity bump bump!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DBGT_87:
the hardware keys still disable with me, and there is no #s in Menu and Back lines
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] manish.t92:
Is there a way to reduce the thickness of the navigation bar at the bottom?*
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] swjpilot:
I have done it with a framework-res mod... which is also how i enabled the bottom bar on my phone. I made several other mods to the framework res to enable some latent features:

enabled lid controlled sleep

Allow all rotations

show Navigation Bar

and made nav bar smaller.

Updated URL

http://d-h.st/etj

I too am having this issue and am working on a fix for those APK's as well...but if you use my framework mod posted above the bar is small enough that you can still manage to get to the controls.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Stocklone:
Black Screen After 2nd Reboot with JellyBombed 13

After the boot animation on the second reset, the screen goes black and the physical buttons do not respond. I only enabled the software keys and did not disable the hardware keys. Wow. My phone really hated this change.

Reinstalled Jellybombed. Got the original build.prop back but it still boots into a black screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] swjpilot:
Please tell me you Nandroided before you tried this.... if not I recommend flashing the Stock VRALL ROM from here

http://goo.gl/7PYZ9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] harajyuks:
I always like to jump to the last page of a thread and work my way backwards... I noticed how scary the last page of this thread looked (and I wanted to give it a bump). This is working great on JB 12. I am still trying to scale down the height of the bar however. I tried to flash your file but no go.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BobbysWorld83:
How do you go back to the hardware keys? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xdapao3:
Thanks a bunch!!

I tried the virtual buttons just for kicks, very cool! But since we have physical buttons I don't want to waste screen real estate. What I do want is to reassign the physical menu button to the Recent Apps task switcher and I did that by changing the 139 key from MENU to APP_SWITCH (I left the other 2 physical buttons unchanged). The problem with this is that the 3 dots (menu) are not triggered in the apps nor anywhere else.

I use PIE Control (great app!) and I could assign the menu button to a "slice" of the "pie" for when I am in the launcher or in the settings etc but what I really need is the 3 dots in apps because it's much quicker!

When I was trying the SW virtual buttons the system "saw" that there wasn't a menu button and triggered the 3 dots in the apps but when I only reassign the physical menu button the system doesn't seem to "realize" that there isn't a menu button...

Anyone has any idea on how to fix this..?

I would love to be able to use this mod!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ryfly65:
I have the Nexus 4. Is there a way to remove the soft keys? I don't see that command line in build.prop.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] 2k10MBC300SPT:
No disrespect but wrong forum to ask that question:confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] uToTMeH8:
Flash a rom that allows you to set navbar to 0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slavehunter105:
does any one know how to change the key layout of the android soft keys, i mean in a normal android or a nexus product, the soft keys goes in the order as ( First is the back button, then middle is home and last in the right is recent tasks button).

but in samsung s3 and note 2, when soft keys are enabled. The soft key layout is reversed. I mean the back button soft key which is supposed to be in the left is in the right , and the recent tasks button which is supposed to be in the right is in the left. Any one knows how to change the key layout?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] qman66:
anyone know the steps to get this done on the note 3. i know it's different than this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] andrep182:
Have you tried it yet? I've used the same line for razr maxx and note 2 and they both work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chiddy_:
Download and install Xposed Framework (if u don't already have it). Then download a module called '3 dot menu' from its download segment. This will enable the 3 dot menu in all applications.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] qman66:
Yes I have. It crashes the system ui. i know that doesn't work on the s4 either
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sankha1:
Well Finally i Root my phone using Framaroot-1.9.1 .apk. & Does As Describe Below :

1) open Es file explorer.

2) go to system & open "build.prob" with text editer.

3) & in the buttom of the file i put this value qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 & save & exit.

4) shut down my phone & on again.

But the ****ing Navigation bar did not appear.

I repeat this above step 10 time & shut down my phone & on again but still this ****ing Navigation bar did not appear.

can anybody tell me why?

i am using a karbonn titenium s2 white model.

& My ****ing hard keys are not working.

Please somebody help me out how to enable soft keys in my Karbonn Titenium S2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Diego1751:
If you still need it menu be gone in the xposed framework does this exact thing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xdapao3:
Thanks for the reply but I already tried that module and unfortunately it exposes "glitches" in some stock Samsung apps (not the fault of the module) when they are "forced" to show the 3-dot menu.

I have long (and very happily) solved this problem with another Xposed module though, Additions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Diego1751:
Oh I talked with the Dev. He's added white/black listing for apps. Also hid the app from the drawer

By the way does any body know how to enable the nav bar ring? Because that still doesn't work for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xdapao3:
Very good to know! Could come in handy in other situations..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Diego1751:
Oh I did it through additions for a while too but I never made it work quite right. Because apps wouldn't show the menu honestly I hated the stock apps that broke. But after adding black listing. And long pressing the (menu) recent key. Makes it act like a menu anyways. (Bad English but I hope you get it).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] SamsungIsBetterThanApple:
On the LG Optimus L90 for some reason when you input it it works but all the stock apps crash and the icons are Androids. Anyone know how to fix? I really like those nav bars.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jlmancuso:
Well you know this is the sprint note 2 forum? So that could make a big difference. Also you can use xposed and ultimate nav bar which auto hides when not being used. I use it when I run touchwiz ROMs. Ultimate nav bar is not in xposed downloads so you must google it to get a link.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tickerz:
can i test with MTK6732 phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] metpel:
Hello All,

Thanks alot for your hints/methods.

I did all steps and I got the soft keys in my phone Galaxy N900.

However I have another problem, the softkeys closes the other buttons on the screen. How can I manage the whole display. How can I resize it?

Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Pynshngainlangthangkhiew0:
softkeys

Hi...Guys i'm a newbie here

Can anyone help me to enable soft keys

I have edited the build.proc adding qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

But it didn't work

I'm using Samsung Galaxy Core 2 with FIUI mod....I will wait for reply And advance tnx
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ewingr:
My wife wants to stay as stock as possible, even staying on TouchWiz. But I haven't been able to find a contacts app that has a widget that will scroll on TW. Anyone know of one we can try?

I'm thinking the issue is that TW just won't support it, but thought I'd see if anyone knows of one.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] norbarb:
Try THIS you can always return with in 15 min if is not what you looking for. BTW JB have wiget so you can get favorite contacts on screen.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mkcoastie:
APW is another good one with a lot of themes.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] drumhaven86:
Contacts Widget by Victor Milani works with TW and is scrollable :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swisstourist:
I need to clip the screen and melt the glue.

How can I make run the tablet all night and make it warm, is there a software?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
Set screen to turn off never. If you're rooted, download a custom kernel and set it to performance. Open up a thd optimized game like dead trigger or something and leave it on.

Sent from my Nexus 7

Stop... MUFFIN TIME!!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandnap:
I tried just about all of the fixes with little success. I finally tried heating the outside of the glass around the edges with a hair dryer until it felt warm but not uncomfortable to the touch and immediately put a book that was slightly smaller than the glass on it and on top of that about six pounds of hardback books and let it cool for an hour. The result is perfect and still is after two weeks. No need to remove the cover. Of course not all screen lift is caused by poor glass adhesion so if you haven't already I would check the screw lengths first.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swisstourist:
I removed 4 screwed and the foam....

It s now same level on both side...but when it get warm, glass go up again just a little when hot, I have no hair dryer...

Will play dead trigger a put a clip right after....et let cool down...will see.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PoorCollegeGuy:
While the AOSP 4.2 keyboard and the Samsung keyboard are okay, I've found that Swype is still better at gesture typing all the way around.

Of course, it didn't come bundled with our phone :sadface

So here's a quick little tutorial on how to get it. Root is NOT required, anyone with an Android phone can do this, I'm just posting it here because our phone specifically doesn't come with it which means our ROMs can't even have it (refer to warez rules). It's probably written somewhere else on the site, but this will be easier to find for T-Mo Note II owners :)

Real quick and easy, should take 5 minutes. This will get you the latest Swype beta.

Step 1

Go to this website http://beta.swype.com/android/create/

Step 2

Register with your email and password

Step 3

Open the email they send you on your phone. In the email, there is a download link for swype beta installer. Download and install that. Remember the One Time Activation code they send you too. Also, don't forget to allow non-play store apps to be installed (should be under developer settings). You can do this step on your computer, but then you have to transfer the apk to your phone when you download it...it's just easier this way.

Step 4

Open Swype Beta installer that you just installed (it's not the actual keyboard...yet). Sign in using your email and password. Then enter your One Time Activation code.

Step 5

Once that's done, it'll prompt you to download Swype Beta. Do so, then install. If you forgot to allow play store apps it'll toss a thing that says you need to. If this happens, use a file manager to navigate back to the Downloads folder of your internal SD card to try to install it again (since you can't get back to that install screen once you leave it)

Step 6

...?

Step 7

Profit

Afterward, feel free to configure it however you want to. The first thing I did was go to "Personalize" in the Settings and change the theme.

This really isn't a mod or anything special, just a little way to get everyone Swype since our Note II doesn't come with it :) feel free to share with everyone (especially the other US Note II forums) and don't bother giving credit to me lol. It's signing up for a website, I literally did nothing here except write it out for you guys!

If you're having trouble (which you really shouldn't), here's the popular trouble shooting stuff: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1640608

For Swift Key Beta Flow:

Step 1

Go to their official Swift Key Flow website: http://www.swiftkey.net/flow/

Step 2

Download the APK for phones

Step 3

Install like any normal APK file (use your favorite file manager, navigate to wherever you downloaded it to....likely the Downloads folder on your SD card...and install it).

Step 4

...?

Step 5

Profit!

I've personally tested both of these and they both work.

and a screen shot for posterity.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] db4d1988:
Thanks for taking the time to write this. It'll help a lot of ppl trying to install.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Savedmoss:
Swype didnt come preinstalled on your note 2? Mine has it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] db4d1988:
Now that you say that, I think your right. Still a good post for custom roms that may not be included.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] whatsitsnamenow:
Beta has voice to text, stock swype that comes with our phone doesn't.

But Beta Swype has its own problem. The dictionary keeps disappearing. It seems to be a major bug in Beta Swype according to many.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinterchaos:
Can't you not install beta over the pre-installed?

I haven't rooted and custom rom'd the note 2 yet... being lazy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mdt73:
Swype came pre installed. And... What is this a guide for? Are there people who use these phones that don't know how to install apps?

*Signature blocks shouldn't default to free advertising.*

Sent from my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 2 via Solavei.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PoorCollegeGuy:
You have to uninstall any prior versions of swype before you can install this one.

Most of the custom ROMs don't have Swype pre-installed. I had to install the beta on Jedi 6.1 last night...and then again on Jedi X5 this morning. Just because you can use it to install on any ROM, rooted or not, doesn't mean it's intended for any specific audience. It's just the way the method works. Most people who will be using this will be using custom ROMs that don't have it included. Personally, my stock didn't have it included. I don't know why (I preordered it, so maybe I just got lucky?) and many people in the IRC channel for this phone don't have it either. So it's not like everyone's running it but me.

Now, as for your condescending comment on installing applications...well I'll preserve my judgement, but I never rested my phone on a NFC tag and couldn't figure out why it was reading the tag over and over again. So don't poke fun, we've all asked stupid questions before.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bryanthomas007:
Great application. I have been using it all day. I like the new word prediction feature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Avatiach:
Couldn't agree more. While I've been using swype beta for a while now, it's always great to see people taking the time to educate and help others. Really appreciate the effort.

My two cents:

1. I found swype beta to perform much better than stock. 2. If I remember correctly, I was able to run both stock swype and beta swype together, although I installed beta from a titanium backup file I had and didn't go through the full setup process, so maybe that's why I didn't have to uninstall stock swype first