Android Question Android phone Device menu key location

[Hamied Abou Hulaikah]

We can detect if the android mobile device has soft keys or hard keys by this code:

Sub HasPermanentMenuKey As Boolean
  Dim r As Reflector
  If r.GetStaticField("android.os.Build$VERSION", "SDK_INT") >= 14 Then
  r.Target = r.RunStaticMethod("android.view.ViewConfiguration", "get", _
  Array As Object(r.GetContext), Array As String("android.content.Context"))
  Return r.RunMethod("hasPermanentMenuKey")
  End If
  Return True
End Sub

The Question is about the menu key (not home nor back keys):
How can we specify the location of the menu key? (soft or hard menu key) Is it in upper left, upper right, lower left or lower right corner ?

 

[DonManfred]

How can we specify the location of the menu key? (soft or hard menu key) Is it in upper left, upper right, lower left or lower right corner ?

1. You can´t change it´s position.
2. You SURELY cant´s change the Position of Hardwarebuttons as you can not change the Hardware by code.

 

[Hamied Abou Hulaikah]

Sorry; I mean how can i determine/know its current position? not change it.

 

[Erel]

Same code based on JavaObject:

Sub HasPermanentMenuKey As Boolean
  Dim vc As JavaObject
  Dim context As JavaObject
  context.InitializeContext
  vc = vc.InitializeStatic("android.view.ViewConfiguration").RunMethod("get", Array(context))
  Return vc.RunMethod("hasPermanentMenuKey", Null)
End Sub

About your question, assuming that targetSdkVersion in the manifest editor is set to 14+ then there will only be a 3 dots button if there is no hard menu key. If the button is visible then it will be in the top right corner.