Hardware Volume key function

I m creating an app that can make/receive calls by using hardware volume button press.
I can see the camera app uses the volume hardware key to take snaps.
Can we develop the app that does overwrite volume key ?
Will it get any issue with approval process ? Is there any app that already in app store that does this kinda behaviour ?

Apparently after a soft reset the issue is no longer present.
I will keep trying it anyway since I have read that other people could not fix it with a soft reset.

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Nokia Lumia Black update broke volume key function...

Since I updated my Lumia 1020 to Nokia Lumia Black, the volume keys stop working while the phone is playing music from time to time.
It doesn't happen right after selecting the song or album, but after a while I try to + or - the volume and I see the volume indication on top of the screen going up or down, but the volume remains the same. If I stop the music and select another song it works again. So it has to do with continuous playing.
I have seen this issue reported in several other posts here and other websites, please tell me you are working on this. I can't believe my Lumia 1020, a VERY expensive phone and Nokia's flagship cannot change music volume with its dedicated keys.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Apparently after a soft reset the issue is no longer present.
I will keep trying it anyway since I have read that other people could not fix it with a soft reset.

Volumeicon volume keys stop working after adjusting volume via icon

When Volumeicon is first started, the volume keys work fine, (although it doesn't show the volume bar like it does when you scroll on the icon for some reason). When I adjust the volume by scrolling the mousewheel on the icon, the volume keys stop working and volume can only be adjusted via scrollwheel. Volumeicon must be restarted to restore volume key functionality.
Why is this happening? What's going on?

Is this something that worked previously but then stopped working correctly?
What window manager / desktop environment are you using?
If you start volumeicon from the command line then use it are there any error messages?
Alternatively, does the volumeicon-gtk2 packagen in the AUR work better?

Aluminum Keyboard, Volume in Function Keys

OK, I'm used to the plastic keyboards I have gotten so used to. Now they moved everything around (F10=Volume, etc.) But I need all of the F~ keys functionality (F1-F12) for Photoshop and Quark, but they're overridden by the new F~ keys. When I turn it off in Keyboard Prefs, everything is back to normal, but there are no volume keys. I need need need these. Any suggestions? I'd even be happy to have the new keyboard layout if I could use the F~ keys for the apps only.
Any suggestions? Thanks.

If you check the 'Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys' in the keyboard tab of the keyboard & Mouse preference pane, you can still get at all the Apple functions, including volume adjustments, by holding the 'fn' key down and pressing the appropriate F key.
Does that do what you need?

HT3399 Function keys vs volume keys

I used to be able to use the "Show all windows" + "Show desktop" shortcuts and the volume keys all with one touch. Now with Mavericks it seems you have to choose, can't have both?? So frustrating. Any suggestions/workarounds?

I guess that's my criticism – if you select "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" it essentially disables one-touch volume control. You have to choose between one-touch Mission Control and one-touch Audio, which seems insane. Especially as new MacBooks only have one Function key on the far left side, making one-handed volume control impossible.
Am I missing something – is there a way to 'program' each of the F keys individually?
My solution for now is to program Option D for "desktop view" and Option W for "application windows" – so at least I can do it one-handed.
It sounds really nitpicky but this is the kind of intuitive stuff I thought Apple was good at!

Volume keys no longer functional?

the volume keys quit working on my wired aluminum keyboard this morning.
nothing new, just stopped wrking. other function keys seem to still be working.
tested on 10.7 and 10.8.
tried installing keymap to see if the keys could be tricked into returning, but sadly, no. volume not working with the keyboard any longer.
this is a wired keyboard. F11 (volume down) now does some thing where it makes stuff on screen slightly larger to fill the screen.
I am suddenly surprised how often i use volume keys now that they do not work.

thanks, checked every possible combination to restore the volume keys using the keymap4macbook preference pane (what a dumb name, but it is free). working correctly again.

Hi I'm new to Mac. I have a macbook air and for some reason the top keys, ec, f1 etc etc are not functioning and emitt the non function noise when pressed. Also the volume keys don't adjust the volume. Have I done something to disable them?

Hi I'm new to Mac. I have a macbook air and for some reason the top keys, ec, f1 etc etc are not functioning and emitt the non function noise when pressed. Also the volume keys don't adjust the volume. Have I done something to disable them?

I don't have the same version of OS X here but try System Preferences>Keyboard. Is there an option similar to "Use the F1, etc, keys as standard function keys"?
If so, and it has a checkmark, uncheck it & see if that does the trick.
~Lyssa

My keyboard (wired) has lost functionality on the music PLAY/PAUSE, FORWARD and BACK, and VOLUME KEYS. They do NOTHING. All else is fine. How can I reassign them correctly? (Don't see those functions listed with System Settings/Keybard shortcuts).

My keyboard (wired) has lost functionality on the music PLAY/PAUSE, FORWARD and BACK, and VOLUME KEYS. They do NOTHING. All else is fine. How can I reassign them correctly? (Don't see those functions listed with System Settings/Keybard shortcuts).

Crayolla,
Try doing a SMC and PRAM resets. Sometimes it takes 2-3 attempts for them to work so be a little persistent if they fail the first time.
SMC RESET
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
Release the power button.
Attach the computers power cable.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

My volume keys aren't functioning correctly?

Well, I just got a brand new keyboard for my iMac, and it's a bit different from my previous keyboard.
My volume keys aren't working when I try pressing it, and the only way I am able to raise/lower the volume is by going to the top right hand corner and raise/lower the volume with my mouse.
It gets pretty annoying sometimes when I have to constantly use my mouse to raise/lower the volume, instead of just pressing two buttons on my keyboard.
Anyone know how to fix this problem?
Thanks!

Is it an Apple Keyboard?
If so what about pressing fn+VolumeUp/VolumeDown

Brightness, media, and volume keys broken

I am at my wit's end trying to restore functionality to my special keys on my late 2007 macbook running OS X 10.6.8.
Some time two days ago something happened and now suddenly I cannot use the mute key (F10), the volume keys (F11, F12), the brightness keys (F1, F2), or the media keys (play/pause (F8), forward (F9), rewind(F7)). Probably the media eject key is non-functional too, but I'm afraid to put in a CD and test it in case I can't get it out.
Interestingly, the exposé "all windows" button (F3) works fine, as does the dashboard button (F4).
I think I instigated the problem installing and poorly uninstalling logitech command center or maybe somehow poorly uninstalling logmein.com sound drivers, but that's just guilt by association AND I've tried everything I can think of in terms of uninstalling those apps, reinstalling them, and carefully uninstalling them correctly. Still, my half-baked best theory of what happened is that the logitech software reassigned some key functions somehow.
I am using a logitech K750 external keyboard and a M510 mouse via a unifying receiver. The keyboard is the version intended for a PC but was working pretty fine on my macbook (windows key worked as command key, Fn+volume keys worked as expected). I installed Logitech Control Center (LCC) for Macintosh because I wanted to adjust the horizontal scrolling via the mouse wheel (it was way too fast for my tastes). Installation of LCC prompted the keyboard setup assistant ("Your keyboard cannot be identified..."), even though I was only interested in adjusting the mouse and the keyboard was working fine. I ran through the setup assistant as instructed. Roughly since then, I've lost volume adjusting functionality on both the external (logitech) and built-in keyboard as well as all the other functions mentioned on the built-in keyboard.
I've been obsessed with this the last day and a half with no luck. Here is a pretty comprehensive list of what I've tried to fix the problem, though I may forget something since I've done so much:
-removed all peripheral hardware.
-use a different user account.
-SMC Reset
-PRAM reset
-Safe mode
-System preferences reset/ inspect all settings related to keyboard, universal access, text to speech according to the numerous help files I found online. (yes, I unchecked "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys"
-turned off all google chrome background apps and inspected the key bindings of all chrome extensions.
-Removed Cache folder from library folder.
-removed recently installed software that I suspected might be related, reinstalled, re-uninstalled.
-installed OnyX and run all the maintenance/restoration routines I saw in it that didn't sound too scary.
-Turned on keyboard viewer and verified that each guilty key is recognized by the system when I press it (they all are!).
No luck. I don't have a snow leopard install disk but I just bid on one on ebay because I'm starting to feel like my only option is a time-machine full system restore
Please help! I'm still holding out hope that there is some simple way to get under the hood and re-assign or reset the keys. I can't even figure out how to disconnect the logitech peripherals (keyboard and mouse), though I've removed all the logitech software I can find.

I have an early 2007 Mac Book Pro 17" and had to re-install OS X 10.6.8 because of some problems created while installing a 2nd operating system.
After installing 10.6. the screen brightness keys wouldn't work (F1 and F2), I tried updating to 10.6.8 that didn't solve the problem either.
I'm still having this problem and plan to try to fix it today. I had previously seen a link where someone was explaining which files or extensions in the Library folder/directory control those functions and to see if they were all present.
I will search for that link again as I forgot to save it. If that works i'll share the link with you later.

Any way to set F-keys as volume keys in 10.3.9?

Hi everyone!
I've set up an old iMac G3 as a learning / gaming station for my 3-year-old son, and he loves it. One hiccup: we're using the keyboard and mouse that came with the original iMacs (small keyboard, hockey-puck mouse), and there are no dedicated volume keys on this keyboard.
Is there a way to set or "bind" the volume up/down function to the standard F-keys that this keyboard has? The checkbox for "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys." in keyboard preferences doesn't exist with this keyboard - the checkbox just isn't there.
Any tips or tricks you can point me to?
PS: This is the model of keyboard we're using:

It seems that option to use either "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys." may only apply to keyboards that are marked with dual use.
Maybe that dual function, is hardware dependent inside the keyboard.
I wonder if you plugged such a keyboard into the G3 whether that expected option in System Preferences would show?

I am using Photoshop CS5 on a new iMac with a wireless keyboard. I used to be able to hit F11 to perform a custom sharpening action but now the F11 key is the volume control key and I have tried everything to disable or switch the volume key. I have also

I am using Photoshop CS5 on a new iMac with a wireless keyboard. I used to be able to hit F11 to perform a custom sharpening action but now the F11 key is the volume control key and I have tried everything to disable or switch the volume key. I have also tried assigning other function keys to initiate the action. Is there a simple solution to this? What am I missing?

Try unmounting the volume on your iMac using Disk Utility. Then mount it again. You may need to reboot the laptop or relaunch its Finder process (using the Force Quit window) after remounting the drive on your iMac. Remember that no process may be accessing any files on the drive you plan to unmount, or the unmount will fail. Unmounting and remounting an external drive on my iMac made it become visible on my MacBook Pro after it had disappeared.

The volume keys on my Logitech K760 wireless keyboard do not work with my 2.3 GHz, Intel Core i5 Mac mini which runs Mac OS X 10.7.4. Anyone know how to correct this without having to re-code firmware?

My first post to the Apple Support Community so it looks like all I wanted to know is covered in the title. The research I have done led me to solutions that I am not comfortable trying for fear of irreparably damaging my keyboard and/or Mac mini. Does anyone have a simpler solution? Please? Hellooooo?
Just in case the title is too long to show, I have re-pasted here:
The volume keys on my Logitech K760 wireless keyboard do not work with my 2.3 GHz, Intel Core i5 Mac mini which runs Mac OS X 10.7.4. Anyone know how to correct this without having to re-code firmware?

BDAqua wrote:
Hello & welcome to the Forums!
I think Spark cured this for another person and the same problem...
http://www.shadowlab.org/Software/spark.php
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=ukelele
http://doublecommand.sourceforge.net/
Thank you for the response. Unfortunately, I could not figure out how to work the above applications. I thought that i had managed to assign the appropriate function keys in Spark to their volume counterparts, but it had no effect. Below is a screen shot. Do you see anything amiss?

Volume keys

Hi
I have an imac g4 running leopard. I use an old imac g3 keyboard with it and i want to be able to adjust the volume with f3 f4 etc. i can change the brightness with the keyboard but i cant find how to enable the volume controls. Anyone know how i can do this?
Edhar

You may be able to re-assign keys, such as they are, in the Keyboard
and Mouse system preference panel. There are shortcuts and other
means of using different keys to perform other tasks.
• Mac OS X: How to change the behavior of Function keys:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3399
And if nothing else, you may be able to use another model Mac USB
keyboard. Or a third-party compatible keyboard made for use with Macs.
Some of them even have the now-uncommon Power Button. wow.
Those with a power key can even work on an iMac G4.
(I have not tried to re-assign or move function of Volume keys before.)
A white polycarbonate Apple USB keyboard (either Pro or more recent)
either the Pro white (with white keys) or the pseudo-pro as shipped with
the eMac and iMac, and G4 Mirror Drive Door tower, would be ideal.
Since I live in a low-population density area, I usually am on the lookout
for spare items such as keyboards, mice, retail OS X install discs, & etc.
And before I may actually need them, since they are cheaper then. If
you can't get the Keyboard & Mouse preference panel options to work
to make other keys work to control Volume settings, you may have to
see if one of the keyboard remapping software apps (shareware) may
work to do that. Or, if that cost is too high, get another old white keyboard.
You could read up on "DoubleCommand" software to see if that may help.
The item would be a download and probably a shareware with a fee; but
I have not read about it lately. Some of these items help remap a Mac or
Windows keyboard to some extent, and can reassign key functions.
My first guess would be the Keyboard controls in that system pref panel.
However, that doesn't amount to much without having tested it myself.
Remapping keys via several means has been discussed before.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11668747
Good luck & happy computing!

Media Keys working/Volume keys broken

I used to use MultiPlugin by localhost to make the media keys on my keyboard work when iTunes was minimized. This worked great. When I updated iTunes to 7.1, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the media keys worked fully without any plugins. However, after using my computer for a few hours I found that the volume keys performed a "double press" when I was only pressing the buttons once. What happens is that when I try to mute/unmute the system the volume will be muted and immediately unmuted or vice versa. I have narrowed this problem down to iTunes, seeing as when I stop running iTunes, the keys work fine. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.
Thanks,
Justin

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042
"Compatibility with Windows Vista
iTunes 7.1 addresses a number of known compatibility issues with Windows Vista. Apple is actively working with Microsoft to resolve a few remaining known issues, including:
Ejecting an iPod from Windows Explorer or the Windows notification area (system tray) using the "Safely Remove Hardware" feature may corrupt your iPod. To always safely eject an iPod, choose Eject iPod from the Controls menu within iTunes. If your iPod becomes corrupt, selecting your iPod in iTunes and clicking Restore in the iPod's Summary panel should return your iPod to a working condition.
iTunes may display text or graphics incorrectly on your screen. Resizing the iTunes window should correct this issue.
Contacts from Windows Address Book may not sync with iPod.
iTunes remains unsupported on 64 bit editions of Windows, including Windows Vista and Windows XP x64."

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