Android is all about personalizing the heck out of your gadget as well as making it truly yours. With the advancement of the OS, the capability to personalize it has likewise evolved however still there are specific parts on an Android which might not be personalized i.e. the capacitive/hardware buttons. However, this altered as well with the introduce of OnePlus two (the gadget which I can’t get – damn you invites). In OnePlus two you can designate several functions to the back, recent apps, as well as house buttons (home button is not really a button i.e. it cannot be pressed, it works as a touch pad).
Although you can not totally get that function on your Android device, you can make your phone’s house button open any type of app or any type of shortcut by tapping twice on it utilizing the app Home2 Shortcut.
Home2 Shortcut lets you designate whatever shortcut you like to any type of of your device’s capacitive buttons, then specify a gesture (double tap or something different), set a duration, as well as have your way! This doesn’t need you to root your gadget i.e. you don’t requirement to root your gadget to utilize this app.
First of all, download the app from the Google play store (app download link is provided at the end of the article). Upon opening it, you will get a few settings which will let you designate the shortcut or app, select the capacitive button, as well as duration between double taps.
The process itself is split into four steps. In the very first step tap, “Choose application,” then “Installed applications” to select which application gets introduced with a double-tap. You can likewise choose shortcuts instead of apps.
In the second step, you get the option to modification the double-tap interval. For example, selecting a slower setting will timely your phone to react to a double-tap with a longer interval. At first, keep it normal. You can modification it later if you don’t like it.
In the third step, select a launcher that you always use.
In the step four, tap the house button when or close the app as well as you’ll be asked to select a launcher. select Home2 Shortcut then hit “Always.”
If you like the concept of house button-based shortcuts, inspect out the other combinations Home2 Shortcut has to offer. For example, you can likewise set shortcuts for Home-Search as well as Home-back.
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