Always hitting the back button, what to do?

[felloffthetruck]

I like the new Note 8.0 but I'm always hitting the back button. Am I the only one with this problem?
This sucks pretty bad.

 

[jdub1981]

I do the same all the time. It really depends on screen orientation. I use mine mostly in landscape and try to make active habit of having the home button on the right when I start using it. This make the back button higher up on the screen than the keyboRd would be and right above thumb level. Ive found this works best for me.

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[bariebe]

Me too and very annoyed about it. I usd papyrus to write because it has an option to disable back button, so I am thinking there is an app to disable it
rooting might allow disable buttons
turning it upside down also helps but is lame.

 

[cybercrs]

Similarly, when I use the S-Pen in portrait mode I just turn the tablet upside down so the buttons are out of the way.

 

[Scott Kenyon]

I'm going to see if I can disable the hardware buttons and add on screen buttons soon. If so I'll make a how to thread.

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[Scott Kenyon]

Sadly, I couldn't manage to figure out how to disable the keys. I did get onscreen home/back etc buttons working, however that's of no use unless we can disable the capacitive hardware keys.

 

[justdriftin]

I copied this from XDA Developers web site but you must be rooted:

What you will need:
Root
Root explorer or similar program
and Be Careful

First:
Open your root explorer or similar app
navigate to system>usr>keylayout

Second:
Make backup of sec_touchscreen.kl

Third
This step has been, found to be not needed. Skip to step 4!

Fourth:
Open sec_touchscreen.kl

find line:
key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED

and place a # in front of it like:
# key 158 BACK WAKE_DROPPED

then find line:
key 139 BACK WAKE_DROPPED

and place a # in front of it like:
# key 139 BACK WAKE_DROPPED

Save your changes and close the file


reboot your tablet, and you are finished.

Your capacitive buttons will not respond to your fingers, but retain functionality with the s-pen.

ENJOY!

 

[Scott Kenyon]

If you want to do this, you can navigate to /system/ and edit build.prop to put on screen keys.

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0

Put that line exactly at the end of the build.prop and save/reboot.

Make sure you are either using Root Explorer, which saves a .bak automaticly, or you first copy and backup the original build.prop.

 

[Roshdyy]

it is very annoying problem. I just bought the tablet and I am thinking of returning it because of this

 

[bclinger#IM]

Turn it upside down.

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[mnyonk]

hy i know that this is a pretty old thread. but i just want to.share that eversince i.installed argustouchblocker ivent had any.problem with hitting the back button accidentally. the app will help u to lock all the buttons just by shaking your phone a lil and to unlock u can either shake the device again or use the volume button to unlock. i hope it helps.