Part of phone or app that controls this?

[NoMoreSymbian]

Pressing the home button wakes up the phone to the lock screen. Is this a function of the phone or perhaps an app like Apex launcher? Many times when I pull it from my pocket the screen is lit and I am wondering how many times a day the home button presses against my leg and lights up?

Can this be turned off?

 

[ylexot]

It's not the launcher. It's deeper into the system than that. I'm not sure what controls it on the S3, but on the Droid X it was a file called "sholes-keypad.kl". Since "Sholes" was a code name for one of the Motorola devices, I'm sure it has a different file name for the S3.

 

[NoMoreSymbian]

It's not the launcher. It's deeper into the system than that. I'm not sure what controls it on the S3, but on the Droid X it was a file called "sholes-keypad.kl". Since "Sholes" was a code name for one of the Motorola devices, I'm sure it has a different file name for the S3.

I hope someone knows the file name or how to disable.

 

[ylexot]

Basically, it is going to require removing the word "WAKE" from the right home button line in the right .kl file in the system/usr/keylayout folder...and you'll need to be rooted to do it.

 

[SUroot]

Its hard to say. In (GB) AOSP, it would form part of the frameworks by putting it:

libs/ui/InputReader.cpp

policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java

But each manufacturer is different (as ylexot's post suggests)