Long press on home button opens the recent apps instead of Google Assistant

[AC Question]

Hello, I installed the latest beta versions of google and google play service, and I also have the google assistant settings so it's correctly installed, but when I long press my home button to open google assistant, it opens my recent apps... How can I fix this?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone?

 

[GamingMonster132]

I use the Umi Z running Android 6.0

 

[B. Diddy]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with that phone. Check the system settings as well as any settings for the stock launcher to see if there's an option to assign the home button to do something else.

 

[GamingMonster132]

No, I can't change that in the settings...

 

[B. Diddy]

Ah, here we go: UMIDIGI COMMUNITY-UMi Touch-Reassign buttons-Fingerprint sensor as Home button - Powered by Discuz!. Does that work?

 

[GamingMonster132]

No, that doesn't work for me

 

[B. Diddy]

Are you able to reassign the button to anything else using those steps, or do you not even have the option?

 

[GamingMonster132]

Well, I can "add" buttons, like I can assign my back button as a home button, and it works, but my home buttons still works as a home button

 

[B. Diddy]

It says in that link, "If you want to get rid of long pressing the Home button to open the multitask overview, that might be a good idea to assign the left capacitive button to that function since that button is not really used by most users. Just repeat the process described above with 'Overview' and touching the left capacitive button." So see what happens if you assign Recent Apps to the left button long-press. Does that get rid of the long-press assignment for the Home button?

 

[GamingMonster132]

Well that's what I just told you, when I assign it to the left button, it works, but it also still works with a long-press on my home button.

 

[B. Diddy]

When you select the Long Press option in that menu, what further options do you see?

 

[GamingMonster132]

When I select the long-press option, I need to press the button I want to assign. I have these options: http://community.umidigi.com/data/attachment/forum/201703/17/003224tvoffvzuqiirsooy.png
But when I assign a key to my recent apps, it just adds the key, so my long-press on my home button still works.

 

[B. Diddy]

Does that screenshot show what happens after you select the Long Press option? Because I still see Long Press in that image.

If you can press a button to reassign, what if you press Home, and then reassign its Long Press to something else? Does it let you do that?

 

[GamingMonster132]

Well when I add a key to the long-press option, nothing happens

 

[B. Diddy]

If it gives you an option to reassign the long-press for the Home button, but it doesn't work, then I would guess there's a glitch in the firmware. Contact the manufacturer and see if they're aware of the issue.

 

[GamingMonster132]

But I doesn't have the options to reassign the long-press for the Home button...

 

[B. Diddy]

Sorry, not sure what to try next. You might want to post your question in the Umidigi community: {UMI Community} - Powered by Discuz!

 

[GamingMonster132]

OK, thank you for your help!

 

[GamingMonster132]

Well, I posted my problem on the forum, and we found a solution! It's working! UMIDIGI COMMUNITY-UMi Z-Google Assistant doesn't work - Powered by Discuz!