I asked this question about a month ago - you might want to check this: http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/cf312b4dd2fdb440/dd7c156d618e0bdb?lnk=gst&q=how+to+check+if+device+has+hardware+search+key#dd7c156d618e0bdb
TL;DR: you can't rely on pretty much anything being there and in general, you can't even check. It is workable but it still sucks because you have to rely on the user being agile enough to set their own controls to get most of your app. On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 1:03 PM, John Goche <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I was wondering whether I can rely on an android phone having > the search hardware button because I am thinking about hardcoding > some specific function to it in my application, but then if it is not > avaiable > on some smartphone models this would be a problem. > > Any feedback welcome, > > John Goche > > -- > 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
