Thanks for the replies! Having no way to check seems unfortunate to me. I mean, a lot of people bemoan Android "fragmentation" and the need to check before you use a feature (and to provide a fall-back if you can't). I don't mind any of that, but not even being able to check really takes the problem to the next level ...
Sure, I let the user configure their controls - but if I can't tell what buttons their device has I can't even give them a reasonable default. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Studio LFP <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure if there is a way to check if it has a hardware search key. I > would have thought it would be in the > PackageManager.getSystemAvailableFeatures(), but I checked it and it doesn't > have any listing for it. > > Since the new ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) version is based on Honeycomb and > the hardware for that has no physical or touch keys for Back, Home, Menu and > Search, you may just have to ask the user or allow the user to map whatever > function you want to a specific key code. The search key may be on the > screen or on the hardware, but it should still fire the same key code event > in an onKeyEvent. > > Steven > Studio LFP > http://www.studio-lfp.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
