Root Enable SoftKeys (MOD)

[aciulladev]

Hey everyone. I really wanted softkeys. So I got them by going into system/build.prop then go down to the bottom of the document and paste

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

and reboot your phone. When it starts back up Baaam! You have soft keys enabled. Only problem is that it does not change the screen, it just overlaps the name of some apps.

 

[mrpnut]

Hey everyone. I really wanted softkeys. So I got them by going into system/build.prop then go down to the bottom of the document and paste

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

and reboot your phone. When it starts back up Baaam! You have soft keys enabled. Only problem is that it does not change the screen, it just overlaps the name of some apps.

Nice find bro check you pm box.

Edit: k it looks good but know when taking a screenshot the keys are in the middle of the picture, but actually there not.

 

[aciulladev]

LOL havent taken a screenshot, but my only problem is that the keys overlap the screen :'(

 

[mrpnut]

LOL havent taken a screenshot, but my only problem is that the keys overlap the screen :'(

I use apex launch with the tablet ui and put my icons on top.

 

[ninjasinabag]

I dont know if it was user error on my part, but my music player just died out after editing the build prop. After taking the addition off my props my music player worked perfectly.

 

[darryim]

Nice Thank!

 

[aciulladev]

IDK, I just know how to get them to pop up

 

[darryim]

You know or you don't?

 

[aciulladev]

You know or you don't?

I know how to get them to work, they just like to overlap the screen a little bit. So i am trying to trouble shoot and see if I can resize the screen so that they do not overlap.

 

[ninjasinabag]

I dont know if it was user error on my part, but my music player just died out after editing the build prop. After taking the addition off my props my music player worked perfectly.

Well since no one got back to me on this, i tried the mod again and my music player is still fcing.

 

[aciulladev]

umm, let me test it out real quick and see.

 

[aciulladev]

Im getting a force close on the default music player. But go to the android market and download this app. And you can use it to download music or listen to music. That is what I just tested out and it worked perfectly fine.

Well since no one got back to me on this, i tried the mod again and my music player is still fcing.

 

[darryim]

I know how to get them to work, they just like to overlap the screen a little bit. So i am trying to trouble shoot and see if I can resize the screen so that they do not overlap.

It seems to work fine on my motion

 

[genovdot]

Think this would work on gb

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[HereticSins]

Think this would work on gb

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Nope.

 

[Da Boss]

Can someone explain what softkeys are to me. How does it benefit me?

 

[HereticSins]

Can someone explain what softkeys are to me. How does it benefit me?

Phones like the galaxy nexus don't have the home/back/menu/recent apps buttons on the phone, so it has on screen keys so you can navigate the phone. It allows the phone to be shorter and just a screen. People like the soft keys for cosmetic reasons so they enabled them. They could help improve battery life if you use them instead of having the light on the hard keys.