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Help "Recent Apps" popup - how to disable it

I find the "Recent Apps" popup annoying, especially as it keeps coming up and I dont know what I am doing or pressing to make it appear (and I really dont want to know). I just want to disable it so it never appears. how can I disable it?

Patrick
It's been a while since I was stock, and I know you said you don't want to know why it pops up but, you may be inadvertently long pressing the "home" button.
There, I said it,:p :D There may me a setting that configures the home button behavior. I just cant remember if there is.
I assume you are on the stock launcher?
 
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The only way I know of that the recent apps are coming up, is you are somehow long pressing the home key.
If you are not, then I would think there is a home key button issue.

well that may/may not be true (probably is) but like I said I dont care how it happens, obviously i am doing it by accident by just picking up the phone or holding the phone. I just want to know if there is a way to de-activate it
 
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well that may/may not be true (probably is) but like I said I dont care how it happens, obviously i am doing it by accident by just picking up the phone or holding the phone. I just want to know if there is a way to de-activate it
Without being rooted, I don't believe so, no. Now I am 95% sure about that.
Someone may know something I dont, like I said, it's been so long since I was stock:p
 
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if so... then without rooting how do I change launchers? and what launcher to use to prevent this action?

You can change launchers without rooting. I used Go Launcher even before I rooted. It's very customizable and you can download it free from the Play Store. ADW and Launcher Pro have free versions as well. There are several launchers to choose from and most are free.
 
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so I can use GoLauncher and it will allow me to get rid of the action that brings up the Recent Apps? as well as whatever actions bring up the complete App List and the one that brings up the "circle of home screens" as I call it... (yes I know I am accidently pressinng or long pressing on some key but I DONT CARE what causes it I just want it to STOP - my hands and fingers are just too big for this annoying actions. these DIDNT occur on my samsung S2)
 
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so I can use GoLauncher and it will allow me to get rid of the action that brings up the Recent Apps? as well as whatever actions bring up the complete App List and the one that brings up the "circle of home screens" as I call it... (yes I know I am accidently pressinng or long pressing on some key but I DONT CARE what causes it I just want it to STOP - my hands and fingers are just too big for this annoying actions. these DIDNT occur on my samsung S2)
I don't remember if Go Launcher had the option of re-assigning tasks to the bottom row buttons or not. I know I said I used it, but never looked into it.
Try it, you can always go back to your stock launcher.:)
 
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I find the "Recent Apps" popup annoying, especially as it keeps coming up and I dont know what I am doing or pressing to make it appear (and I really dont want to know). I just want to disable it so it never appears. how can I disable it?

Patrick
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