About my phone : I use a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (Zeroltexx) with the system version 0.7-2020021541379
The trouble : The “recent apps” button is activated randomly without me touching it, leading to two possible situations :
displaying recent apps
opening two apps in split screen
This already used to happen when the phone wasn’t running /e/. (Android stock firmware is what I think it is called ?) This is apparently a known issue of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.
Also, a clean /e/ install does not fix it, nor running the phone in safe mode.
What I tried to do : Disabling the “recent apps” button by first
rooting my phone (SuperSU)
installing Total Commander file manager, granting it root access
Going into File system root / system / usr / keylayout / Generic.kl
Opening Generic.kl as a text file and editing it in the following way : adding a # before key 580 APP_SWITCH, and finally saving the file, which I was told would disable it. This did not work, the button keeps self-activating.
I also tried using button remapping apps, but none of them fixed the problem.
What I need your help for : Could someone suggest a way to disable this “recent apps” button for good or even better, fix it so it does not self-activate ?
Hello, thank you for your contribution. I tried to find the navigation bar option using the search function in settings, and it yields results such as navigation bar, Enable on screen nav bar, but when I click on them, it brings me to the Buttons menu, where no navigation bar option is to be found.
What you recommend is actually the very first thing I tried, but it sadly did not stop the recent apps button from self activating, and surprisingly, it still works and shows me recent apps when I tap on it even though I set no action for both short and long presses.
Hello @Bryophytae,
I’ve already tried various firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge “zeroltexx” (from custom roms 7-nougart, 8-Oreo, 9-pie and LOS 17.1, but I haven’t noticed this problem yet.
Do you have any screenshots to help me with this?
PS: Have you ever tried the unofficial e-0.7-oero build from /e/ user Unknown akanonymous to see if this phenomenon occurs here?
I think a video rather than screenshots would show the problem better. The first 15 seconds of this video is what happened to my phone.
I found a solution : setting the recent button to no action in both my personal and work profiles. (Which I didn’t know was a possibility). @Anonyme was right, and couldn’t know I had a work profile, and I apologize for not mentioning it, I didn’t think it would be relevant.
My phone is now acting normal, and somehow the recent button still works even though I set it to no action. This is fine, all I wanted was my phone to stop having seizures.
I will definitely try the unofficial build you mentioned, sounds great
I would like to apologize : the solution was indeed quite simple, but I seeked your help because I had tried many things before and was getting desperate.
Many thanks to all of you who so kindly helped me, I’m very grateful !
And yes, my S6 Edge does not run smoothly with /e/ OS n(ougat) either. At least a migration to /e/ OS Oreo 8.1.0 would be desirable. Even better would be a /e/ OS 9-Pie Build.
I console myself with very well working LOS 17.1 builds as a compromise solution.
I tried to find the navigation bar option using the search function in settings, and it yields results such as navigation bar, Enable on screen nav bar, but when I click on them, it brings me to the Buttons menu, where no navigation bar option is to be found.
