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[Android Apps and Games] mcbyte_it:
As many others, i agree that this is a great app, THANKS....

but i have a suggestion:

Is there a way to have a per app config of visible buttons?

For example: i use the search button only when i am at Home screen, when i am running apps, i rarely use it, and when in navigation software (Waze), it just disturn to be there, so if there is a possible way to say when in this app, don't show this or that button.

I also agree with previous post about smaller buttons, and less space from screen edge...

Again GREAT APP, and Merry Christmas....
[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
Just a suggestion...

Add a sleep button on the to put the phone to sleep...save the end key a battering!
[Android Apps and Games] chtan23:
Yes, replace the search button with a screen off button ;)

Thanks for the good app!
[Android Apps and Games] tknz:
Awesome job. Works great on Nexus One!
[Android Apps and Games] Zeftron:
Nice work. Just installed it onto my HD2 with JDMS 1.6. Working fine cheers.
[Android Apps and Games] imekara:
my phone is htc hd2 after installing this aplication my phone screen freezes after pressing hardware buttons. ı wonder if this sutiation is due to this aplication
[Android Apps and Games] oversun:
Works fine with my HTC HD2, Android build HD2ONE 0.3.6
[Android Apps and Games] tanukichan:
Thank you very much for such a useful app ! Works perfectly on my Hd2. You are great !
[Android Apps and Games] tinuz97:
Wow,works nice on MCCM 3.02 build,thx!

Saves my buttons ghehe :D
[Android Apps and Games] backlashsid:
can someone please post a screenshot of how exactly this looks on the screen ?:)

thanks !

EDIT: lol !! ok i saw it in some other forums....is it possible that we can get this like the original soft buttons at the buttom in all android devices ?
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
I made a theme. Its a few posts back. Based on nexus s soft keys icons. Will make a black one after vacations.
[Android Apps and Games] loaferkan:
great job, being testing it, and it worked all the time...I have a few suggestions if you don't mind.

First, make the button small, as small as the one that lunch it, or maybe a bit bigger...as well bring it close to the edge of the screen.

Also, remove the search button, not use of it, to the sleep button, and if you long press it, it would turn off the screen, not sleep. so in case I am listing to a song via youtube, but I don't want to see the song, or drain my battery, I can turn off the screen...

Thanks, I am not a developer, and I don't know how hard it's to make these changes, this is your project, I am just a tester....happy holidays...cheers.
[Android Apps and Games] backlashsid:
which post ?:D
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Here you go. Let me know if you like it and if it works for you.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
updated to V1.0.4 today with following changes. Sorry for keeping you guys waiting for new update and fixes. I were too busy this week. Hopefully I can have some spare time next week so that I can add more button actions in this app.

V1.0.4 2010-12-25 SWKey5.apk

(1) Fixed wrong recent task dialog placement when trigger side is set to left

(2) Fixed crashed on switching between apps such as tweetdeck

(3) Fixed button pressed highlight inconsistent
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Thank you for this app. merry Christmas.
[Android Apps and Games] Seven Goals:
I like this
[Android Apps and Games] kantian:
very thx for u share.I'd expected soft like this one extraordinary

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[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
Come on dude, add a sleep button it will make this app virtually perfect!

Sent from my HD2 using MDJ Gingerbread :)
[Android Apps and Games] loaferkan:
suggestion:

1st move the icon closer to the left or right...

2nd make it smaller

3rd autohide maybe after 4 or 5 seconds...you don't have to have it stick up there since we only use it for a few seconds, and sometime you don't hit the x to turn it off...

4th Remove the Search Button, exchange it with the End Button, and hard-press screen off...

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] jase33:
I have been using for a few days now. I have found it to be very useful. Some changes I would suggest would be;

* place closer to the side

* add autohide

* make smaller

all said, this is done well I appreciate your work in this.
[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
Am I the onlyone that can actually see the auto hide?

Click on the app icon and its on the options list if you are using the later versions

If you can't see it you need to upgrade

Sent from my HD2 using MDJ Gingerbread :)

if I have helped you, please use the thanks button :)
[Android Apps and Games] pakure:
what are you saying?..... auto hide is present..check again
[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
Yes it is present, follow my advice, update if required!

Click on the app icon itself on the app list on your phone.

If you're on an earlier version it ain't going to be there!

And if you still don't agree....check the frickin change log on page 1!!!

Sent from my HD2 using MDJ Gingerbread :)

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[Android Apps and Games] windroidHD:
+1 for sleep button and removing the search button.
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Against removing search button. I use it plenty. Why shuold he remove a feature? Add off button yes, but dont remove any.
[Android Apps and Games] loaferkan:
agree...the new build the gingerbird or whatever has features that require the search button often...as well, I think if you hold-press the search button if the option of getting the screen off was added, that would be nice...sometime I listen to Youtube but don't want to watch the video...
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Hi guys,

I am implementing more button actions now with new addition of: power off, call. end call, and Camera in an expandable panel beside the original one. I read many feature request for the addition of end button but I don't know whats the use of this. I tried to press it on my development work and don't see any effect. Can someone explains how to use end key and where to use it?

Is mute key important to you??

Is DPAD important to you?
[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
The end key ends phone calls, as well as putting the phone to sleep on many phones. I don't see the need for an actual key to end the call as the majority of phones have a soft key to end the calls.

The sleep key has obvious helpful implications as most handsets use a hardware key to put the phone to sleep.

Hope this helps :)

Sent from my HD2 using MDJ Gingerbread :)

if I have helped you, please use the thanks button :)
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
+1

I think screenoff/lockscreen is the only button needed. End call is already on screen when calling and mute button is on power control. All needed is screenoff and a few themes to go along with the app.
[Android Apps and Games] windroidHD:
Can you please release the source code?, the original code by bpk is GPL.
[Android Apps and Games] MarvinTheAndroid:
+1 here too.

Great app, many thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] mac231us:
Is there any way to customize this by removing (not asking to add) buttons? For example if I just want the home and back buttons AND change the font and icon size/colors? Also if I could place it like horizontal at the top that would be helpful as this gets in the way of the keyboard no matter if on left or right. However, there is unused space e.g. on home page above the weather and date app in my HD2 that could use something like this. Thanks !
[Android Apps and Games] ngagephone:
Camera and power off would be very nice. also dont know if its a bug but on the latest version when you long press home and get the task selection the softkey bar auto hides.
[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
Would be good if there was more options on where to put it, top right/left middle right/left etc

Sent from my HD2 using MDJ Gingerbread :)

if I have helped you or even if you agree with what I have said, please use the thanks button :)
[Android Apps and Games] remlap:
Running this on my Advent Vega what would be awesome is if you could not have the arrow at all, and just press in the centre left say for few seconds and buttons appear.

Might not be as distracting on a phone but tablet it kind is.

Wonderful application all the same!
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Hi,

I didn't use any of his code. I learned from his code that I can use "keyevent input" command to simulate key event and thats all. I do have plan to open the source later but I'd perfer to do that in a more controlled and community based manner so that a lot of people can join to make it better and I can moderate code check in by other people to make sure the app is in good quality ....etc.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
V1.0.5 2010-12-28 SWKey6.apk

(1) Added ability to change trigger icon position.

(2) Added more button actions (Camera, Call). Power off will be next.

(3) Added ability to kill/restart Button Savior service
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Great job. This apps gets better and better!!
[Android Apps and Games] zarathustrax:
A separate on-screen dpad would be great as a seperate app or an optional add-on that can be turned off. Are there any other on-screen dpad apps out there that anyone knows about?
[Android Apps and Games] remlap:
Hi thanks for the update, on my Vega obviously no need for the phone button and the camera button does not bring up the camera application.

Hope this is help to you.
[Android Apps and Games] zarathustrax:
Camera button does nothing for me, either. I'm using a hd2 with miui star build.
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Thank Jerry for all the work you have put into this.

Somehow I can not get camera and phone button to work.
[Android Apps and Games] loaferkan:
Nice Additions: However my Camera Button never seem to trigger to start Camera...Hope the next one will fix it...As well, I am excited about the power off...Instead, of can we have long-press screen off? because mostly I want to have the screen off, not the power off, and there is no way to have screen off...but you can always use the power off hard-key.

Thank you so much...
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Can someone help me to test this temp build on your device to see if Camera and Call work??

To install, please remove your market version first.
[Android Apps and Games] flagfox:
great job,Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Camera and phone buttons work now.
[Android Apps and Games] clio94:
Yes it works.camera button opens camera and phone button opens dialer. :) also i like the ability to move the trigger icon from top to bottom

thank you for your great work :)
[Android Apps and Games] zarathustrax:
Yes, camera button now works on this build. Looking forward to power button being added and any new developments to this device saving app.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
V1.0.6 2010-12-28 SWKey7.apk

(1) Fixed Camera, Call buttons don't work on some devices

(2) Fixed broken auto hide timer occasionally

This will be my last update of the day. Now working on screen off for 1.5 - 2.2 up.
[Android Apps and Games] remlap:
Working now thanks, would be great if you could customise buttons say not have phone button.

This is great app because there's no way to access home quickly on Advent Vega since there's physical home button only way to do it is to back up one at a time when the status bar is not seen in say the Gallery.
[Android Apps and Games] pack21:
This is a example for xda development, when I saw a update from you, i know i will be very surprised happy.

You always give us simple and very useful updates.

Great job, thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] ngagephone:
Also it would be nice if you add power off single press and long press to show the power off options.
[Android Apps and Games] davidgk:
thanks for this!
[Android Apps and Games] ljjehl:
Camera

Camera seems to work, but have not been able to find out what folder/directory the pics get stored in....

It seems that a different camera app opens up, different than my normal camera app (default camera currently saves to DCIM directory). I'm currently running the GingerBread RC5 Rom by MDJ

Anybody have any answers here?
[Android Apps and Games] northern247:
Still no sleep key?

That's probably the most important one!

Sent from my HD2 using MDJ Gingerbread :)

if I have helped you or even if you agree with what I have said, please use the thanks button :)
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
+1

Screenoff/lock press. Shutdown options longpress would be great.
[Android Apps and Games] Sigvard:
Thanks for this great app, I was just wondering if you could add a way to disable the Camera/Phone buttons. I'm running it on nookColor (no physical keys, no camera, no phone) and they're just taking up space.

And I'm really anal about the aesthetics of my devices. Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
Then why not use the previous version,which does not have the camera and phone function. I just use the previous version on my nookcolor, and use the new version on my HD2.
[Android Apps and Games] Sigvard:
I did revert to the older one, but I also want to change the position of the trigger on the screen.
[Android Apps and Games] lemac03:
skins

Hi there,

I love the sense skin. Can you please do update for latest SWKey versions. Thanks...
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
I received report saying camera picture not saved when it is launched from my camera button. But it works on my I9000. Can someone confirm this on his device??
[Android Apps and Games] ljjehl:
Maybe it's because the HTC HD2 does not currently run Android in NAND. It looks for a certain directory that is not there, because that directory is currently being saved on the SDcard. Can you tell me what directory your camera saves to? ( /DCIM?) Maybe I can search for that file in a different location.
[Android Apps and Games] ljjehl:
camera issue update

I do know if I try to take a pic, it seems to go thru with it, then when I say ok, it exits the program. Maybe this is a "force close", so not exactly working......
[Android Apps and Games] internauta2000:
Update Sense Skin...!!!

I Update the app with Sense Skin...!!!

Enjoy... :)

To jerryfan2000: Is possible to reduce the level to 5 pixels in the bottom to change "trigger icon" position... and include my icons set?
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
V1.0.7 2010-12-29 SWKey8.apk

(1) Fixed incorrect initial trigger icon position

(2) Added Screen Lock function (Requires 2.2 and up to work)

Please remember to enable screen lock before you can use it !!

If you are running older firmware, screen off won't work. I know there is a hack to set screen timeout to 3 second to simulate screen off effect. However, it is too complicate too implement. Lots of scenario to consider such as with key guard or without....etc. So I decided to drop older firmware support for Screen Lock. It is still safe to run Button Savior on older firmware because I have spent a lot of effort on backward compatibility.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
I'll try if increment of 5 is easy to drag first. For sense theme, please send your graphics to kiumiu.ca@gmail.com in pdf format with pressed and unpressed states. I will add it next time. By the way, you want to call it Sense theme or something else?
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
I don't know where it is saved too neither. haha. I think I didn't handle this feature very well. I'll try it on my milestone first. Thanks.

By the way, can you guys take picture with built in Camera app on HD2 Android ROM???

[Update]

Camera works on my milestone and it saves to sdcard properly. Sounds like SDcard path problem in HD2.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
By the way, can someone tell me how to find XDA for Android on Market? I tried to search XDA and got flooding number of unrelated returns.
[Android Apps and Games] mattfmartin:
Camera saves to the sdcard on hd2. That other guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Just type in XDA in the market. Should be the first to pop up. Unless its location dependent.
[Android Apps and Games] rhacy:
Yes, most HD2 Android Builds over the last few months have a working built in camera app.. And so far, I haven't been able to find where the camera is saving pictures with Button savior, using gallery, root explorer, or astro. In turn, it very well could be a file path issue due to Android being loaded from the memory card instead of nand.

I just typed in Xda and the xda-developers app was the second one listed on the Market. Maybe your location drops it down on the list or something. If you want, I can post the apk or at least try and find a link to it for you (if it's alright with the Mods and Admins here)?

BTW, the lock screen and phone soft buttons work great with the latest HD2 Desire Z Build by dandiest.

Thanks so much again for Button savior.

Cheers,

R
[Android Apps and Games] cezzarmicu:
thanks

Many thanks for this app... works wonderfully :D
[Android Apps and Games] jcsy:
the MORE is just extra add on which I would seldom use anyways.

still i hate the search button, LOL
[Android Apps and Games] pack21:
Fantastic.....great app.

Now just fault one thing, the possibility to set the gradient or contrast of icons.

Thanks you .

:D
[Android Apps and Games] tomj777:
Continued thanks for this brilliant application.

Add one more vote for "sleep" replacing "search". Combine sleep with another devs plan to expand his application (proximity off) to trigger sleep when proximity sensor is covered for x seconds and, wow, wouldn't that be cool.

Slightly smaller and tighter to the edge would also be good.
[Android Apps and Games] ngagephone:
NO why power only works on 2.2 damn but thanks anyway :(
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Shutdown options by long pressing the screenoff icon and this app will be perfect.
[Android Apps and Games] alantak:
Loving this.

Suggestions:

- make each button optional (I don't use half of them)

- put the power button on first menu, not sub menu

Thanks again!
[Android Apps and Games] anderin:
+1

I love this app!

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] Pens and DreamS:
Im returning to my computer today and plan on making some skins. Jerryfan I need a tutorial or guide so that I can make buttons that are not separated by spaces. Anyone know how to do this?
[Android Apps and Games] talt:
suggestions

This is great app, I'm using it since first version and I'm very happy with it.

My suggestions would be:

1. Power button should go to first menu.

2. If I use Button Saviour to turn off screen when I turn on phone again Button Saviour should be minimized (currently it's in second menu).

3. If I change default location to bottom right instead of middle. When I expand Button Saviour it's in the middle and not on the bottom (that is not logical in my opinion).

Thanks again for your work.

P.S. Search button should stay IMHO
[Android Apps and Games] securecrt:
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[Android Apps and Games] windroidHD:
since everybody seem to need different set of keys, maybe buttons should be configurable, like power control widget.
[Android Apps and Games] lemac03:
small request

Thank you for the update. One small request, can you do the menu and more icons with symbols instead of words. Thank you friend.
[Android Apps and Games] chaos_slo:
I installed this modified app from securecrt but i cant uninstall this any more. I try it with titanium backup and in applications ....nothing works..after reestart this app is steel there. I would try the original button Savior yo see haw the original icons looks on my phone but now I'm stuck with this and can't uninstall it.. any help../??
[Android Apps and Games] ljjehl:
Would be nice to be able to change the path, if I knew where to go to do this. I do not see anything to configure in the XML files (using Root Explorer) regarding camera path....
[Android Apps and Games] d0nald01:
how do you uninstall this app?
[Android Apps and Games] mattfmartin:
Goto settings/applications/manage applications... Then click on the ALL tab at the top. Scroll down till you find the app, click it and hit uninstall
[Android Apps and Games] gnash.s:
This app is awesome. Thank you so much for saving our butt's :)

One more to the long list of requests from our ever hungry members.

Is there any possibility to add some kind of ALT_TAB feature button with one click? Coming from windows mobile, one thing I miss so much is switching between apps, especially after started using the great app LMT for windows.

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] d0nald01:
still says uninstall not successful :(
[Android Apps and Games] lemac03:
I think you might have to go into setting-security-select device administrators and untick screen lock before uninstall it from phone. This is for the latest SWKey.
[Android Apps and Games] d0nald01:
thank you that worked!
[Android Apps and Games] FordRacer888:
Does anyone else have a problem where they can bypass the pattern recognition on the lock screen? I'm using Lockbot Pro for my lockscreen and have an issue where I can bypass the pattern recognition, (the 9 dot grid), and go straight past the lockscreen, just by pressing the home key on this sidebar.

Is that supposed to happen? Honestly I'd prefer that it didn't, as I put the pattern on there to prevent my phone from unlocking itself in my pocket, (which it has done several times under android).

I've got a HD2, running the chuckydroidrom, 2.15 radio and Darkstone's SuperRAM froyo.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Just unzip the SWKey apk and you can see some icons located in /res/drawables

Button size is 48x48 in my design. You just need to replace all Button icons with urs. If you want something without space, you can either try to make icon filling entire 48x48 or change layout property in swkeypanel.xml located at /res/layout. Editing the layout xml is the best way but it requires special tool to decode it which I am not sure what it is.
[Android Apps and Games] apple123boy:
Thank for wonderful app,

However, if we can have the option that which icon we need will be better.

In the newest one, that's too many icon to me already...
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
I ran into this problem too. Dont understand why google doesn't automatically remove admin when app is uninstalled.
[Android Apps and Games] loaferkan:
Hey Guy just give this guy a bit time...lol he is kicking a new addition everyday...

I love this app, Yes I agree that the PowerOff button should be put in front, the search button is very useful as well, but not being used enough by the normal users I guess? I get to use it all the time, sometime I have to look up contact, email, or search things...anyway....I like everything, just wished that the PowerOff button was on the first set of commands, and as well if you could hard-press the poweroff, it would just turn off the screen...

Thank you so much...finally I can save the HD2 buttons being fired up...
[Android Apps and Games] Strenger:
Please make a choice from the menu buttons are displayed

(say search button is rarely used, a button off - only works on 2.2 on my 2.1 I would like to remove it, well, or do to work ...)

because with the addition of new buttons in a horizontal position the screen (lantshaftnom) half of the search button goes down over the screen ... and indeed, this button is rarely used, you can remove it ... So please add a button to rotate the screen forced, if possible ...
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
[ChangeLog]

V1.0.8 2010-12-29 SWKey9.apk

(1) Added froyo, sense themse

(2) Rearranged how theme are drawn

(3) Added option for choosing theme

(4) Rearranged preference

(5) Added preference for showing sidebar relative to the position to trigger icon

(6) Modified screen off sidebar display behavior a bit

If you have problem uninstalling the app, please go to /settings/location and security/device admin and remove button savior from the list.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryfan2000:
Hi,

I have addressed 2 and 3 today in 1.0.8. :D