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[Android Apps and Games] fanfan-liu:
both are greate~~~

i have already used smart taskbar for severail monthes, which is also developed by jerryfan also. Both taskbar and button savor are making a nice life style for me. taskbar is very smart to launch and manage you apps and widgets, even close the running tasks. so much features makes taskbar a litter difficult to handle it when you are not familar with it. then the button savor has a slim look that the feature is also very easy to understand. now i am using both the tools that i can have my hw keys to take a long long break. haha~

life is beautiful and jerryfan makes it better, and better.
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
I found an app that complements this one. A widget that locks and turns off phone. Its free on the market. Is it ok to post?
[Android Apps and Games] lesjaw:
guys don't forget to rate 5 stars for this great app..
[Android Apps and Games] nvenon:
Great!!!!!!!

Excellent app, definitely reduced the wear and tear of the hardkeys.

Keep going.

Looking forward for more customisation.

An option to keep these buttons permanently at the bottom of the screen will be really really excellent
[Android Apps and Games] channelm:
it's great! thx jerry
[Android Apps and Games] arungk2:
dear jerryfan i have been eagerly waiting for this update

thankyou so much for the same

i will run to the market and get the update.

once you include the lock switch i will not have to use any other app

just to lock my device.

going ahead with true spirit of button saviour the next problem is how to

wake the phone without the button.

could you please add a double shake to wake the phone

or a downward press of the volume button to wake the phone

and once awake the voume button may work normally.

thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Just install No Lock from marketplace and you will be able to wake phone by volume key.
[Android Apps and Games] bakasamaz:
Could you please skin the latest button savior 1.0.2 I really love the skin you ve done.. :-)

Sent from my HTC HD2
[Android Apps and Games] jcsy:
If it is FREE, why not?

You can give us the name on Marketplace and we can download it too
[Android Apps and Games] lemac03:
I've been looking for it. Please tell me the app name.thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
The app is called Lockscreen. The icon of the image is a grey square with a black lock in the middle. Sorry dont know how to put the direct link. The apps works really well but you need root. Please when download comment about changing the widget icon. Couse it is really ugly. Thats the only bad thing. But the app is great. Follow instruccions.
[Android Apps and Games] nmambre:
I am using Screen Off and Lock

http://www.appbrain.com/app/screen-off-and-lock/com.katecca.screenofflock

I followed the suggestion of the developer, and use Bar Control too

http://www.appbrain.com/app/bar-control/com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol

So now I only use the power button to wake up phone
[Android Apps and Games] Strenger:
V1.0.2 2010-12-15 SWKey3.apk - super! what they wanted!
[Android Apps and Games] rhacy:
Wow... Many many thanks for your Button Savior V1.0.2 (SWKey3) app, jerryfan2000! It's working great on multiple HD2 Android builds here. Moreover, I really appreciate that you included the transparent icons by raysearcher, as well as the autohide feature, and the press highlight color.

If it would be possible to add a screen off software key, it would be fantastic... to say the least. Nonetheless, your app is an incredible hard button savior as is. Cheers & Happy Holidays!

Best to all,

R
[Android Apps and Games] windg3:
Fantastic app mate!

thanks a lot!
[Android Apps and Games] mhc19881010:
i hope it wouldn't activate the keyboard light
[Android Apps and Games] xftox:
delete this made a mistake sorry
[Android Apps and Games] xftox:
please update i love the icons also someone please try to add a menu like clutch app
[Android Apps and Games] jae-v:
awesome!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] iarapilot:
I dont mean to sound like a jerk, and rock4, you arent the only one...

You guys who ask if you can turn vibration off, and many other things, should read the thread first. This and many of the other Q's that are asked every fourth post are wasting readers time. A little research and a little less laziness will help one to find answers.
[Android Apps and Games] jitin_s:
Can you please create an always on version like this one? Will be useful to many :)
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Updated Button Savior to V1.0.3 today

V1.0.3 2010-12-16 SWKey4.apk

(1) Added long press home key to bring up recent task dialog

(2) Modified autoHide behavior a bit
[Android Apps and Games] pack21:
This is freaking very good news.....

thanks Sir!

:)

edit:

Jesus crist long home press works..... HD2 is bloody VooDoo usage.

Edit 2:

I start to have force closes from this app, when I do long home press..... and don't know why.
[Android Apps and Games] ngagephone:
Amazing App thanks please keep working on this app dont abandon it thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] itsme_4ucz:
I tried on HD2, doesnt work :(

This might help:

http://rootfs.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/android-make-your-application-a-device-administrator/
[Android Apps and Games] brooon:
It works on HD2 here! :o
[Android Apps and Games] =gEEk=:
Humble Suggestions

Jerry,

I've been using this since the first one and am ecstatic with the continued development. I didn't want to join in the din of the it should do this and it should do that that happened after you first released it. That has died down a bit now and would like to offer a couple of suggestions. Please take these only as suggestions and not somebody telling you how to build your app. It is awesome as it is and if nothing else were done with it, it would still be on my HD2 as long as I have it.

So if you choose to take these into consideration, thank you. If not, no sweat and thank you for the app. Here goes:

The Auto Hide could be on a per button basis. For example, the Home and Menu buttons (and Search if anyone uses it) are almost exclusively pressed once and then the user does something else on the Home screen or with the menu they have brought up. Conversely, as many others have mentioned already, the Back button is often pressed multiple times in a row so being able to set it to never auto hide or to have a longer time out could be benificial.

There could be an option to restart the Auto Hide timer (of each button if #1 is implemented) when a button is pressed. This would solve the issue of having the bar auto hide while still in the middle of pressing the back button a few times to get back to where you ultimately want to be.

The option to show/hide the buttons that a user wants may be useful. Many users have mentioned the Search button not being useful. I myself don't use it and have pressed it by accident many times. Perhaps just a show/hide Search button as all the others are used frequently. Alternately, perhaps the ability to re-map the functionality of the Search button effectively turning it into a utility button with the function defined by the user. Given the flexibility of your other app (which I also have installed :) ) I feel you would be able to do this.

As bananas as people are here about skinning things in general, it would be great to be easier to skin the buttons after installation. Being able to download a png and plop it in a folder, then go into a "Select skin" menu and choose the new skin png would be great. May make it easier for chefs to include a custom skin for it if/when they start including it in their builds (assuming they ask you and you let them, of course).

As a side note, I noticed an odd behavior with the pressed button highlighting. This only happened once. It seemed that as I did the long press to get the buttons to pop out, I also inadvertently pressed the Menu button while the bar was moving out. The Menu button highlighted yellow for the press and got stuck like that. I stayed yellow for several minutes and did not go back to normal until I pressed the button again. No big deal, just something to look at if you have time and feel like it.

Thanks for all the hard work and if you took the time to read all that, thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] luffyp:
Hi. Thanks for the update. I think I found a bug though.

It seems that if you set the trigger side to the left and long press the Home key, the recent apps popup will be on the left of the button, i.e. most part of it is not in the screen.
[Android Apps and Games] shahzads:
Make it solid not transparent most of the time it’s not visible at all make buttons bit bigger and finger friendly it’s a good app

Let me help you with graphics i will send you some suggestions if you want
[Android Apps and Games] itsme_4ucz:
Ok, I managed to crack this, let me know if you need the source,cheers!!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9884280#post9884280
[Android Apps and Games] dddrko:
Thank you for the great tool. I donk know is this been asked before, but can you make it to appear/hide by sliding up/down the screen, without any button?
[Android Apps and Games] masa1977:
hi dear friend

i love your work and i think that this software solved one of the most important problem in hd2 (after internet pass through in android build for hd2) but is it possible to make it auto boot (means after any device reboot yuor software runnig aotumaticlly)
[Android Apps and Games] edan1979:
i wonder sometimes if you guys really read the change log...

V1.0.2 2010-12-15 SWKey3.apk

(1) Added new visual (provided from XDA member stefen)

(2) Added app icon.png

(3) Added Trigger side preferences

(4) Added Long click preferences

(5) Added Vibration toggle preference

(6) Added Auto Hide preference

(7) Added What's new

(8) Added More Apps

(9) Added button clicked highlight

(10) Changed Panel style to transparent

(11) Added auto start on boot

(12) Added popup dialog advising user to enable USB Debugging when it is disabled.
[Android Apps and Games] alantak:
I think a "Both" option for Trigger Side would be awesome. I alternate hands constantly.
[Android Apps and Games] internauta2000:
SWKey4 Sense Skin...!!!!

For those who use builds with Sense... Enjoy
[Android Apps and Games] bakasamaz:
Thank you so much :)

Sent from my HTC HD2
[Android Apps and Games] pack21:
Sense and no sense.... thanks man!
[Android Apps and Games] oversun:
Excellent application. A small suggestion - as the back button is most often used I would move it's icon down a little so it will be right beside the panel opening "arrow". In this case to press back you will need a minimal finger movement and time for the action.
[Android Apps and Games] pack21:
Need Tweetdeck issue confirmation.

People using tweetdeck app, if I try to open tweetdeck with long home press feature, my softkey crash and reports force closes.

Just happen with tweetdeck app... with others apps no problem.

can you confirm that? Try to open no one but 3 or 5 times, with home key pressing feature.

I'm using go launcher, i don't know if have relationship with my issue.
[Android Apps and Games] B4PJS:
Nice, works a treat, shame no power button though :(
[Android Apps and Games] xnmb:
Thank you very much for this great app. A couple of suggestions:

1) Would be nice if long press on the home button can be simulated. The idea is to bring up the recent apps list.

2) As someone else suggested, haptic feedback would be nice.

3) Background transparency

4) Include the send and hang up phone keys

5) Volume up and down keys

6) Option to hide when a button is pressed; option to keep when the Back button is pressed

Again, thank you very much for this great app!
[Android Apps and Games] daysey:
Lovely man, this is just lovely, and to think this is just the initial release, WOW, it can only get better guys. And please ya all remember this is to ease the pressure on your buttons and not to totally eradicate them!

I've been so enjoying the Smart Taskbar and now coupled with this, I can sleep easy knowing my buttons are saved!

Thanks a million.
[Android Apps and Games] rukhi:
great app man 5star thread :) much appriciated
[Android Apps and Games] pakure:
awesome...........really a saviour.....waiting now for upgrades:p:p:D
[Android Apps and Games] Gushfevah:
Thanks, this is awesome
[Android Apps and Games] lesjaw:
the most important is .. if u add more features of this apk please don't sacrifice its performance .. currently its performance is very very AWESOME!! no LAG!! original app is lag..
[Android Apps and Games] dfranic:
Try to reebot your phone

I had same problem, but after reeboot everything works perfectly
[Android Apps and Games] dipaolnv:
Excellent App!

Jerryfan2000... amazing work! This is a must have app for android on an HD2. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] weexy:
This is a kick ass app. Stays ontop of everything, stays open as long as you want it to.

BKhome was a very useful app, but no need for it after this simple but kick ass app.
[Android Apps and Games] reocej:
Real gem of a tool! Thanks! One more suggestion, a sleep button would be a cool addition.
[Android Apps and Games] 2000impreza:
Nice app. Works very well. My only suggestion is to have a option to start the app on boot.
[Android Apps and Games] hotter:
Cool app. But I would modify it a bit.

Where could I find the source code of pbk? :)
[Android Apps and Games] dungphp:
Yes! start the app on boot and more buttons: Power off, Restart !

Thank alots !
[Android Apps and Games] lucian777:
Try search on Market for "droid sleep" you can put the shortcut for power off and sleep on your desktop.
[Android Apps and Games] zarathustrax:
Awesome app! Thank you. Exactly what I was hoping for. Definitely can use some polishing... but it is great for a first version. If you could make it transparent and make it able to be moved anywhere on the screen, that would be great. Also maybe make it more customizable where the size can be changed and option to add custom buttons. I can't wait to see what later versions bring. But even if there isn't anymore development for it, it is great as it is and a much needed tool, especially since my hd2 buttons are wearing out. There will be a donation coming your way very soon.
[Android Apps and Games] erchoquero:
Fantastic apk, really i need...thank you, thank you ;)
[Android Apps and Games] goldeneagle1509:
hix i got a problem with my HD2 button "home" working good but button "back" didnt work please help me
[Android Apps and Games] reocej:
Thanks lucian, I'll check it out.
[Android Apps and Games] krunalkp:
thank you very much sir ........... u gave new life to my android hd2 (broken back button) .........
[Android Apps and Games] Mafioso:
Nice app...but what about the red key button?
[Android Apps and Games] annabelle168:
Awesome! Would it be possible to kill the front app by long pressing the back key? :p
[Android Apps and Games] pack21:
One more bug confirmation

A friend confirms too the bug.

For now just tweetdeck crask the softkey app.

We need more confirmations to report to OP dev.

Try to open tweetdeck two or three times with long press home.
[Android Apps and Games] lemac03:
Thanks for the app.

There is 1 issue for me. I'm lefty, so when trigger side to left and long press home key my recent list is way off to the left side. Can someone confirming this.
[Android Apps and Games] FADYWAGIH:
The best

it is the best software i used.

i was waiting long time for it

thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] windg3:
little suggestion

the best one app. but there is a little problem about the icon color. when i minimize the icon ,sometime is almost invisible because the color is very similar to the background. Could you change the little icon color to red, green or other color?tks
[Android Apps and Games] labuzza:
Love it....
[Android Apps and Games] rwalton159:
It was working fine and although it's still running, only the home button is working. Its rooted.

Any ideas please?
[Android Apps and Games] arungk2:
please give us some way to wake the phone

an option to DOUBLE SHAKE THE PHONE

or VOLUME DOWN KEY PRESS

to WAKE THE PHONE

would be really great idea.

people who do not want may have choice to disable it.

THANKING YOU in advance hope you will consider the request.:):):)
[Android Apps and Games] willy_bra:
Perfect with the long press home button... The only thing left would be to wake the phone by whistles... Lol

Just happy,

Thanks +
[Android Apps and Games] htcvidi:
for the volume KeyDown, get a look to 'No Lock' app
[Android Apps and Games] milton007:
Option to re-order the icons!

I think its odd that the app was made with HD2 in mind yet,the layout of the icons doesnt reflect HD2's Hard Button layout...From top to bottom it should be ..... 1)Home 2)Menu 3)Back 4)Search/Option to implement the or any 'Screen-OFF' app....or just simply make it so you can arrange ANY which way you want! Do this and id more than happy to pay.99-1.99 in the market! --PS---another idea would be for it's physical location/placement...why not make it launchable from LauncherPRO or WHATEVER launcher you use....EXAMPLE--on my screenshot...It would be great to launch from where the MESSAGING icon is. Currently,at the moment if you add it to LAuncher PRO dock a s a custom app,the Control Panel from BAttery saviour pops up...NOT the actual floating app itself!
[Android Apps and Games] k8108:
This is one of my most useful, most used apps ever. Many Thanks for the update.
[Android Apps and Games] archiesnet:
Thank's for this app..It's very very usefull..Thank's a million..
[Android Apps and Games] PlayStation:
Thank you for this very useful app. However I note that the power button suffers greatly when we long press to restart the phone or bring up other power options. Is it possible to implement the power options to this app? I have seen a screen off app in another thread maybe you can see how to merge it with your app but perhaps with capability of bringing the power options...... Thx bro.
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Just use reboot widget. It will gives you option to reboot your phone and also brings up power options screen as well.

Will SWKey, screen off, and extended widget(with reboot function), I no longer have to use my hardkeys. :)
[Android Apps and Games] tarunkrsna:
Thanx I m Looking for this kind of app

thanx
[Android Apps and Games] vinamilk:
More options for Position (Left/Right/Top/Bottom) ?

Bugs when set auto hide 1s (Back icon light yellow up and button's responsive becomes less sensitive)
[Android Apps and Games] vikas.grover@yahoo.com:
Life Saver..My fingers like this :)....Many thanks!!
[Android Apps and Games] jitin_s:
already created always-on-top-of-all-windows view, how to add touch functionality?

@jerryfan2000

Hello Sir, I'm trying to achieve something that you've already achieved, I'm already displaying images always-on-top of screen, but I'm not sure how I can achieve touch functionality, can you be kind enough to help me out here?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9925880
[Android Apps and Games] windg3:
little problem

nice man.the app has little problem that the app reacts very slow. For example, when i push the menu button, the menu frame shows up several seconds later. i hope the upgrade will solve it.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
try not to set FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE. if u set this, u won't be able to handle onTouchEvent
[Android Apps and Games] Unequal77:
Great app. Everything working perfect and smooth. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] jitin_s:
key reaction time

Thanks, its all set. I have the button in place. And thanks a lot for an awesome app! One thought, I checked bpk's source. He is creating a new command process on every keypress, I guess if we create command process only once and simply pass it the commands on every key press, maybe key reaction time can be further improved?
[Android Apps and Games] rainbow15:
very useful app thx you :D
[Android Apps and Games] saigon66:
Thanks for this but can u add a power button on it?
[Android Apps and Games] hellraiser-rh:
Market link

@jerryfan2000

HERE IS THE QR-CODE MARKET LINK FOR THE APP:

View attachment 468794

PS: nice Work!
[Android Apps and Games] Strenger:
Please add the button rotate the screen. It will be very useful. Another request to add the settings selection of buttons to display. Assume for me, no search button is important, and screen rotation - useful ...
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Button Saviour Skin (Stock Ginger)

Hello everyone I made a skin for SWKey4. This is just a cosmetic change and I take no credit for the amazing original app. Al credit goes to the developer who made it.

Stock Ginger is a skin based on the icons on the Nexus S. I made custom icons for when pressed as well.

Hope you guys like it.

Screens included.

EDIT: Oh and if anyone knows how to make the buttons without any space between them please let me know how.
[Android Apps and Games] Sian:
Hi

Great app! Really button saviour! Thanks for the effort!
[Android Apps and Games] leewenxu:
Thanks for such a great app. It maybe small but hell its a life saver. Running on Darkstone's SuperRAM and have no issues whatsoever. Simply awesome!!!
[Android Apps and Games] genesis123:
Could you add an option to tone down the vibration level of the feedback? I like having it vibrate but would prefer it to be weaker.

Could you also have the possibility of theming in the future where we could select ouw own icons and button arrangements? Like how they are arranged on the hd2 hardware layout.

Other than that it works quite well thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mac231us:
Problem with getting 4 button options..do not see any

I have a rooted HD2 with a custom WM ROM and running an MIUI Android build off the SD card. However, I do not get the options seen in the various screens after installing ButtonSavior. When I tap on the icon all I get are some basic general settings options. I have USB debugging enabled. Further the SU (Superuser) program I have 2.3.6 version does not list any apps when I open it up. (rebooted after installing Button Savior too) I do not know of a way to get SU to give permissions to the ButtonSavior app so..any help/advice is appreciated ! ANYONE ! Thanks !

Thanks again in advance !

e.g. "When you click any of the 4 buttons first time(except close), you need to grant Button Savior root access. It happens only to your first ever button click.".. I do not see any such 4 buttons. All I see is the black background screen shot for General Settings.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Try reboot your device. If you installed su or enable usb debug after first time use of Button Savior, some setting change won't be recognized until you reboot.
[Android Apps and Games] uratangulo:
very nice.....
[Android Apps and Games] mac231us:
Thanks but rebooting did not help (actually had already tried that earlier before orig. post). Anyway, tried again twice..no change. Anyway giving up on trying to get a soft button for home (all am looking for in this app/any other app) Superuser came packaged with the MIUI build (latest version) but again useless as I do not see any way of getting apps to ask to root permission..some seem to have it already but then if so, how come the button savior just goes to general settings beats me in a rooted device (that too several roms later). Whenever app is installed get warning msgs that app will have access to etc etc..and I just go ahead and install.
[Android Apps and Games] Conet:
Your Button savior's very good, thank you for writing such a good program. But I have two suggestions:

1. icons too, sometimes blocked off by some of the things you want to, can be smaller, I personally think it should be smaller.

2. icons should be as close to the screen, so you can take up less space, can? Thank you！

:p
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Try updating your SU.
[Android Apps and Games] loaferkan:
I agree...+1