Keyboard shortcuts are "hotkeys" defined for the physical or virtual keyboard to quickly access functionalities which otherwise would require multiple strokes/taps to be accessed.
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Remapping hardware key on keyboard to trigger voice input
On my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro running CyanogenMod 10, what I am trying to do is remap a key I never really use, like the capslock key, to trigger voice input. I know keys can be remapped ...
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In my keyboard, is there a way to advance or backup the insertion point?
Using the keyboard in Cyanogenmod, sometimes while typing in a sentence, I see a point where I would like to make an edit. Presently, I do this by touching with my finger where I want the insertion ...
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Keyboard shortcut to enter commonly-used email address
Is there any keyboard shortcuts on Android? I want to enter my commonly-used email address easily, because most apps require an account.
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How can I use the camera button to pause/resume mp3?
How can I change camera button functionally and use it (or any other physical button) to pause/resume mp3 in a media player app? It is very important for my, because I want be able to pause/resume mp3 ...
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Is there a way to lock an Android device using a keyboard?
Somewhat imperfect comparison: in Windows, you can simply press Win+L to lock Windows.
Is there a similar keyboard shortcut in Android?
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Keyboard shortcut for Android Emulator running on Mac OS X
I've searched around, and I just can't find certain keyboard shortcuts for the Android Emulator. Specifically,the equivalent of enter/click. I've found that arrow keys will highlight icons.
Just ...
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Application keyboard shortcuts
In CM7 (now running CM9 on my EVO 4G) there was an option somewhere in the settings to set keyboard shortcuts (I think it was limited to Search+[key] combinations). I loved using this with my ...
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Browser keyboard refresh shortcut for Android 2.3.7?
I would like to know if there is any way to associate a keyboard shortcut for refreshing a webpage in Android with physical keyboard version 2.3.7.
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Notification bar key-binding?
I have a bluetooth keyboard that I've set up in such a way that I can essentially use every function on my phone using just they keyboard, with home and menu and arrow keys and such. The only major ...
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Alternate (keyboard) task switching method for CM9
I frequently switch between a terminal and a web browser/kindle while working on the device with a bluetooth keyboard. The method I used on the stock 3.2 (with TouchWiz) ROM:
press the home key on ...
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How to stop Vlingo Voice Talk coming up on double-tapping?
Maybe my home button is getting a bit bouncy but I'm getting this annoying app constantly coming up, blasting out "What would you like do". O/S 2.3.5.
Is there a way of reconfiguring double-tap or ...
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Android custom keyboard shortcuts
I have a galaxy tab 10.1 connected (by Bluetooth) to a hardware keyboard. What I couldn't figure out was how to use custom shortcuts to do specific task the same way I do it on my pc.
For instance, ...
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Android external keyboard layout switch
I have and Android tablet and using external keyboard with it.
Is there any shortcut or another quick way to change keyboard layout on the fly (like on desktop, e.g. Alt+Shift)?
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Text App that supports Keyboard shortcuts
I'm a writer and i've just gotten a keyboard for my asus transformer (3.2 Honeycomb). However the included polaris office doesn't do keyboard shortcuts like CRTL i (for italics). Anyone know of any ...
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Show/Hide Keyboard on the Samsung Galaxy S2
I used to have a HTC Magic, and I recently switched to a Samsung Galaxy S2.
One thing I miss is the ability to Show/hide the keyboard, on the HTC Magic, a long press of the menu key toggled the ...
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Complete list of hardware keyboard shortcuts for Desire Z?
I like to use the hardware keyboard of the Desire Z including shortcuts, however I haven't found a complete list. For example, the HTC help pages don't mention Function + Backspace = Deletion of text ...
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Easily tabbing to previous or next field
I'm new to the Android UI and I'm looking to see if there's something similar to iPhone's 'next' and 'previous' buttons you see when filling out a form. Currently I have to hit close keyboard then tap ...
