Can anyone that has the phone already test to see if BxActions still works?
Also are you able to test Control Mode.
Thanks! :highfive:
Doesnt work on my Note 8, button launches Bixby only no matter what I do, what service I choose and what accessibility I turn on.
I did not try control mode, just blocking.
EDIT: I finally got it working, had to clear the cache on the phone and reinstalled. Now working, but its slow to close/switch from bixby.
I just used Bixby Button Remapper by Phascinate and it it works. Also BK Disabler can disable all Bixby services so the button doesn't do anything
I used bxactions and it works perfect. I did the control mode, easy to do and works like a champ. You have to use a disabling package app and PC. You will probably want it anyways. I used BK Disabler and it worked as well. Couldn't get the other apps to work very well, so I recommend those the most. No root needed and no hiccup.
Do not install bixby remap app. It will cause hesitation of scrolling in the gallery and sometimes the settings memo.
I can't get it to work for me in control or blocking mode. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Bixby and Bixby voice are both turned off from the Bixby app itself, but no matter what I set the button to do, it just remains disabled.
Maybe just update the phone to AQI5 and turn it off in the menu?
BixBye has been working brilliantly for me. Worked on my S8 Plus and it works on my Note 8 even after the recent update from T-Mobile.
pete4k said:
Maybe just update the phone to AQI5 and turn it off in the menu?
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I have turned it off in Bixby itself, but I wanted to remap the now non-functioning button to something else.
I really wish they would just not have put this stupid button on there to begin with, but now that it's there, I'd like to make it do something. Well I guess I can use it to wake the phone up.
Just tried bixbye. Nope again. I'm on Sprint, so maybe they're just breaking everything that tries to circumvent this stupid "assistant".
You do know there is scrolling issues in gallery when bixby remapper is installed?
Once I turned bixby button off, it's like it was never there, doesn't bother me at all. What bothers me is the fact that my phone is tracking my activities, stores them and probably sends them out somewhere. Got some stupid message last night, telling me what time I usually go to sleep etc
bxActions is working on my Verizon Note 8. I did not do the control part. I only have a single push app assigned, so no lag or other issues.
Works fine on mine as well... 1 press = Google Assistant, 2 press = camera launch, long press = flashlight.
BxActions working fine with Control Mode, no lag or stutter in gallery.
1 click Assistant, 2 clicks toggle auto rotate, long press flashlight.
VicHammer said:
Works fine on mine as well... 1 press = Google Assistant, 2 press = camera launch, long press = flashlight.
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Your power button is already set to open the camera if you double press it. At least mine was.
jejb said:
Your power button is already set to open the camera if you double press it. At least mine was.
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Mine too. Now I can do it on both sides!
I have it installed and followed the directions for the control mode but it isnt working for me. In fact, long pressing the button still brings up bixby.
did anyone have windows defender say that the activatecontrolmode.exe is a trojan.
crimekilla said:
did anyone have windows defender say that the activatecontrolmode.exe is a trojan.
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yes, because it auto inputs ABD commands to your terminal to enable permissions.
Just disable defender while doing the process. I'm using bxActions - Control Mode and i'm loving it.
Does anyone know how to remove the activation of bixby when you longpress? I still get it, and don't know what package to disable to get rid of it. I have tried disabling bixby voice, but that just disables the button completely.
Xshooter726 said:
Can anyone that has the phone already test to see if BxActions still works?
Also are you able to test Control Mode.
Thanks! :highfive:
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Under Android 9 Beta the Bixby Button only can be deactivated. No remapping is possible.
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The power button if pressed twice launches camera but if pressed three times sends an SOS message...
anyway to remap that?
thanks
Three times press doesn't launch SOS message for me, but I also have it turned off in options. Try that?
Nebell said:
Three times press doesn't launch SOS message for me, but I also have it turned off in options. Try that?
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had to turn it off
but would like to have that option as well as a different cam button launcher
psixichka said:
had to turn it off
but would like to have that option as well as a different cam button launcher
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Can't help you with remapping the button, but I don't use it myself. I just use Nova Launcher and set up gestures so double tap on the screen launches the camera. This only works while unlocked.
I know some people want to be able to launch the camera without unlocking the phone, I'm one of them, but oh well. It looks like the options are quite limited besides turning off the SOS, at least for now.
With bxActions you can remap the Bixby button to any action or app you like!
Use the Bixby button to mute your phone, take a screenshot, turn on flashlight or launch any app you like!
You can also disable the Bixby button if you like.
Optionally you can remap the volume buttons and Skip tracks with the volume buttons even when the screen is off!
Remap as you like!
FEATURES:
Double and Long press support!
Remap the Bixby button to any action!
Remap the Volume buttons to any action!
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Different actions when phone is locked or unlocked
High performance! No lags!
No annoying ads
ACTIONS:
Switch mute - sound profiles
Take a screenshot
Google Assistant
Fullscreen Immersive mode
Launch camera or any other app
Toggle flashlight
Switch to last app
Disable Bixby button
30+ actions in total
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Does this cause any screen flickering or glitches when pressing the Bixby button or is it seamless?
This doesn't work because when pressing the button. Bixby pops up
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Working great, both lockscreen and unlocked settings work great.
what do you mean b "PC" activation?
Won't do the PC part. I have Samsung drivers installed.
Help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Is Usb debugging enabled on your phone?
I got the mode activated, but adhell reports that it isn't supported on the note 8, so I can't disable bixby. Honestly, I wanted to keep single press bixby, and add double press facebook launch, and long press screenshot. Any way to do that without having to disable bixby?
I followed all instructions....USB debugging is enabled. I was able to do the second part of the instructions by disabling Bixby Home. But the PC command prompt says USB debugging is not enabled. But it's checked. I rebooted the phone and tried again, still no good.
Any assistance will be appreciated.
Do you have samsung usb drivers installed?
You can try to install Samsung smart switch and reboot pc.
Does it help?
What were the exact ADB commands to disable bixby?
Installed smart switch. Phone is recognized by the computer. It has to be for me to even run your PC command program.
Thanks the help.
whats the pc activation ap? I can do the adb portion but somewhat confused about the PC app part.
The application instruction ector phone and navigate through your PC into the phone and run a command application from the phone on your PC. This application is supposed to change some permissions, I guess, to allow the application to do what it advertises it can do.
Anybody get this working? I was able to get my phone recognized with the Samsung drivers, but ADB command doesn't work, thinks that the USB debugging isn't on even though it is. I also installed the Smart Switch software, but the behavior was the same.
Was anyone able to run the activation.exe and use the control mode?
Maybe samsung blocks bxActions in Note 8 firmware. Dont have an S8 to test this.
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Was anyone able to run the activation.exe and use the control mode?
Maybe samsung blocks bxActions in Note 8 firmware. Dont have an S8 to test this.
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It's like when you click the bixby button.. The small icon comes up. All adb commands are ok. But the . exe file doesn't execute.
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Please see bxActions help on how to disable bixby speech input
cant get the pc .exe command to work or even appear. adb Is fine
I've search the Note 8 forums, found similar but not specific to root. I'm wondering now that we have root can we replace the double tap home quick launch Samsung camera with a different app, specifically the ported gcam with HDR auto. Also wondering if it can be set to work with the screen locked like the built in camera. Perhaps an app exists and I'm just not finding it.
I have put the camera as my lockscreen shortcut but it still requires unlock to run. Coming from the Pixel, I find the gcam app to get me images much more similar to Pixels quality vs what comes out of Samsung's camera.
You dont even need root, you can use one of the various ways to remap bxby. Personally I have my bixby button remapped to 1 click is camera, double click is google now, and longpress is torch. works with screen off too, so its very handy. I did this with BK Disabler to disable bixby and bxActions to remap the button. Note: you can leave bixby enabled if you so choose and yuou can still have one click be bixby as normal if you like, then double tap camera. - EDIT : I just saw you wanted a different app, while I have mine set as default camera, I would assume there are already routes to use others as well.
I think the OP is asking if it's possible to remap the camera shortcut. OP stated double tap home for camera but that's how it was on my Note 5. On the Note 8 the double tap camera shortcut is the power button. I don't think there is a way to remap that with an app, not that I have seen anyway. I believe that shortcut is a part of the actual camera app.
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You dont even need root, you can use one of the various ways to remap bxby. Personally I have my bixby button remapped to 1 click is camera, double click is google now, and longpress is torch. works with screen off too, so its very handy. I did this with BK Disabler to disable bixby and bxActions to remap the button. Note: you can leave bixby enabled if you so choose and yuou can still have one click be bixby as normal if you like, then double tap camera. - EDIT : I just saw you wanted a different app, while I have mine set as default camera, I would assume there are already routes to use others as well.
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I've disabled bixby butt when I long press I still get bixby little box come up and ruins my screenshot.. I've disabled bixby butt still get bixby little box on screenshot .. any help plz
stestesteste said:
I've disabled bixby butt when I long press I still get bixby little box come up and ruins my screenshot.. I've disabled bixby butt still get bixby little box on screenshot .. any help plz
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-bxactions-remap-bixby-button-double-t3673372
As the title says, with Note9 new Bexby 2, there is no option to disable the button as in the s9 or before.
Am i missing something here, or did samsung remove this option to force us to use Bexby again?
I couldn't find the disable option as well..
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you can completely remove Bixby or remap with other app (using 3rd party)
No root is required to remove Bixby (using package disabler pro will solve your problem)
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you can completely remove Bixby or remap with other app (using 3rd party)
No root is required to remove Bixby (using package disabler pro will solve your problem)
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Can you confirm an app working with the new Bexby on note9. Not sure about it, as i remember reading that its different with note9 and 3rd party apps are not working
you can still disable it if 3rd party if not working
but it will work if you do it from ADB terminal by giving app special permission to gain access to remap the button
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you can still disable it if 3rd party if not working
but it will work if you do it from ADB terminal by giving app special permission to gain access to remap the button
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Ready to do that.. Any reference or thread or app in spacific?
does this still work
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions
Amjad.AbdulGhani said:
As the title says, with Note9 new Bexby 2, there is no option to disable the button as in the s9 or before.
Am i missing something here, or did samsung remove this option to force us to use Bexby again?
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I couldn't find the disable option as well..
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You guys r using a retail unit... ARE YOU? I've been using a review unit and there's no way to turn the Bixby Button into a totally redundant button. If you are using a retail one and there's no option to kill it, then that's a pain right ? there.... ##@@
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You guys r using a retail unit... ARE YOU? I've been using a review unit and there's no way to turn the Bixby Button into a totally redundant button. If you are using a retail one and there's no option to kill it, then that's a pain right ? there.... ##@@
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Retail unit for sure.. And as my OP is stating..
Amjad.AbdulGhani said:
Retail unit for sure.. And as my OP is stating..
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If so, then I hate to see that. I wish when I get a retail unit, I can disable it. If Not, that'll be an example of another "Forced adoption" by Samsung.
bamfsig45 said:
does this still work
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions
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let me get the device then i will disable it (you can disable it 100% i am dam sure)
but you want to remap or disable it
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let me get the device then i will disable it (you can disable it 100% i am dam sure)
but you want to remap or disable it
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Personally I will disable it.
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let me get the device then i will disable it (you can disable it 100% i am dam sure)
but you want to remap or disable it
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Either is ok with me, anything but Bixby :laugh:
bamfsig45 said:
Personally I will disable it.
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disable is possible will share how to disable it once i receive my pre-ordered note-9
Amit.A said:
you can completely remove Bixby or remap with other app (using 3rd party)
No root is required to remove Bixby (using package disabler pro will solve your problem)
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you can still disable it if 3rd party if not working
but it will work if you do it from ADB terminal by giving app special permission to gain access to remap the button
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let me get the device then i will disable it (you can disable it 100% i am dam sure)
but you want to remap or disable it
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disable is possible will share how to disable it once i receive my pre-ordered note-9
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Ofcourse, with adb commands its executions can be removed, so that they cannot run , or using a package disabler it would be squeezed at it's neck.
Here we are talking about default settings/options that apparently do not exist and are present in S9/S9+ and that's a fact... For now.
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Ofcourse, with adb commands its executions can be removed, so that they cannot run , or using a package disabler it would be squeezed at it's neck.
Here we are talking about default settings/options that apparently do not exist and are present in S9/S9+ and that's a fact... For now.
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default settings/options (what do you mean by this)
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default settings/options (what do you mean by this)
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In S9/S9+, you can toggle Bixby voice Off, set Bixby Key to "don't open anything", toggle the Bixby key
in the Bixby homescreen itself to not open the Bixby home screen, remove(toggle) the Bixby homescreen itself and you will be left with the Bixby hardware button that does nothing at all.
That's not the same case with the Note 9. Not only the layout is different, but also there's no option to prevent the Bixby button from launching. Here I'm talking about the Note 9 with August OTA update that I've been using. Retail units may have options to disable it completely but I'll not be surprised if Samsung don't include that.
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In S9/S9+, you can toggle Bixby voice Off, set Bixby Key to "don't open anything", toggle the Bixby key
in the Bixby homescreen itself to not open the Bixby home screen, remove(toggle) the Bixby homescreen itself and you will be left with the Bixby hardware button that does nothing at all.
That's not the same case with the Note 9. Not only the layout is different, but also there's no option to prevent the Bixby button from launching. Here I'm talking about the Note 9 with August OTA update that I've been using. Retail units may have options to disable it completely but I'll not be surprised if Samsung don't include that.
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Exactly what i mean with my OP..
You have to experience and see the new Bixby first hand to get it..
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Amjad.AbdulGhani said:
In S9/S9+, you can toggle Bixby voice Off, set Bixby Key to "don't open anything", toggle the Bixby key
in the Bixby homescreen itself to not open the Bixby home screen, remove(toggle) the Bixby homescreen itself and you will be left with the Bixby hardware button that does nothing at all.
That's not the same case with the Note 9. Not only the layout is different, but also there's no option to prevent the Bixby button from launching. Here I'm talking about the Note 9 with August OTA update that I've been using. Retail units may have options to disable it completely but I'll not be surprised if Samsung don't include that.
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Ok tomorrow i am getting customer unit will look into august update as you said but i dam sure i can disable bixby and remap it
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Can we disable bixy to make it something like a power button?
Samsung rolled out the update to natively remap Bixby's button. I cannot figure out how to get it open the Google Assistant as if I pressed and held the home button.
So far I've tried setting a tap of the Bixby button to :
Launch the Google app but that opens Google with the standard search bar focused for keyboard input.
Installed the Google Assistant app. The icon now shows on my launcher (Nova) but doesn't show in the app selection screen in the Bixby remap area.
Restarted my phone to try and get the Google Assistant icon to show up in the remap area.
I'm probably missing something real simple. Any ideas?
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Samsung rolled out the update to natively remap Bixby's button. I cannot figure out how to get it open the Google Assistant as if I pressed and held the home button.
So far I've tried setting a tap of the Bixby button to :
Launch the Google app but that opens Google with the standard search bar focused for keyboard input.
Installed the Google Assistant app. The icon now shows on my launcher (Nova) but doesn't show in the app selection screen in the Bixby remap area.
Restarted my phone to try and get the Google Assistant icon to show up in the remap area.
I'm probably missing something real simple. Any ideas?
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I'm trying to do the same thing. The assistant app does not show on the list of apps that can be hard with the Bixby button.
Maybe Samsung is blocking that app from being used.
This would be sweet, following.
There's an app bxactions it let me remap mine one click and Camera long press Google Ass, volume buttons to.
This is on oreo 8.1.0 se9.5 and you need to use adb for full options
Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A
https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-remap-bixby-button-google-assistant/
sullytrny said:
There's an app bxactions it let me remap mine one click and Camera long press Google Ass, volume buttons to.
This is on oreo 8.1.0 se9.5 and you need to use adb for full options
Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A
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It uses accessibility services which are known to add lag. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOyBrZqy3N21uoy9nVmbK1i_zyPnIXbs/view You can use this google asssistant shortcut apk shared on reddit to toggle via built-in bixby settings.
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https://www.xda-developers.com/samsung-remap-bixby-button-google-assistant/
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Well that was timely! I read the first article about the feature before I posted. I thought maybe it was just my phone.
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That's pretty crappy of Samsung -- They have to know Bixby sucks - they let you remap the button but cripple it so we cannot use it the way most would want to.
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It uses accessibility services which are known to add lag. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOyBrZqy3N21uoy9nVmbK1i_zyPnIXbs/view You can use this google asssistant shortcut apk shared on reddit to toggle via built-in bixby settings.
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This worked perfectly. Thank you!!
Spoke too soon. It doesn't support "What's on my screen." So it's missing some sort of functionality somehow.
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This worked perfectly. Thank you!!
Spoke too soon. It doesn't support "What's on my screen." So it's missing some sort of functionality somehow.
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Yeah bxactions developer implemented it somehow. It is different when you say ok google and when you click its shortcut or widget. You probably dont have screenshot option either. With gestures swiping and holding home is simpler to me and I remapped my bixby key to gcam. Hope you find a workaround though