Try this!!!

[abhinavsaprey]

Just go to your start screen and swipe about halfway to the app list, but keep your finger there... And then swipe left or right on hardware keys while still keeping your finger on screen and see the touch work like the screen even on hardware keys...

Tested on Lumia 525 WP 8.1 with Lumia Cyan ... Not sure about others... Try this out and report your find...

 

[Daniel Ratcliffe]

Tested Lumia 920 with 8.1 Update 1 and Cyan. Nothing happened when swiping across the hardware buttons.

 

[abhinavsaprey]

Tested Lumia 920 with 8.1 Update 1 and Cyan. Nothing happened when swiping across the hardware buttons.

Did you swipe halfway and keep your finger there and then tried the hardware keys???

 

[bhanu pratap singh tomar]

It's working....thanks

 

[abhinavsaprey]

It's working....thanks

Which phone and firmware are you on???

 

[ajcletus500]

Yes it works
Lol

 

[deadwrong03]

What is this supposed to do

 

[Arkadeep Haldar]

Well, u don't need to swipe the screen about half way. Just keep one finger on screen..

 

[Geddeeee]

Just go to your start screen and swipe about halfway to the app list, but keep your finger there... And then swipe left or right on hardware keys while still keeping your finger on screen and see the touch work like the screen even on hardware keys...

Tested on Lumia 525 WP 8.1 with Lumia Cyan ... Not sure about others... Try this out and report your find...

Nothing happens on my 1520...

You have way too much time on your hands!!!!!

 

[vk1971]

Doesn't work on my 822
Are you sure the finger with which you are trying to "swipe" hardware keys doesn't touch the screen?
I tried it with one finger on the screen and second swiping the display left or right and it actually swiped it like there was no second finger holding the screen... D'uh!

 

[abhinavsaprey]

Doesn't work on my 822
Are you sure the finger with which you are trying to "swipe" hardware keys doesn't touch the screen?
I tried it with one finger on the screen and second swiping the display left or right and it actually swiped it like there was no second finger holding the screen... D'uh!

Yes... It even works that way... But if you swipe your another finger on hardware keys below screen, it works the same way as above....

 

[abhinavsaprey]

Well, u don't need to swipe the screen about half way. Just keep one finger on screen..

Yup... But I just wrote it for better understanding....

 

[vk1971]

Mine does not work with hardware keys

 

[980z]

Yep! It does. Dunno what's that for? L720, Cyan Firmware.

 

[blueboysin]

Working...

 

[ShinraCorp]

I don't get it... What's it supposed to do?

 

[imkulko]

Works on L720 8.1 cyan

 

[ceeesquared]

Lol, isn't it too early for April Fools or something? The reason why it goes back to your Start screen is because you hit the Start button when swiping at the hardware buttons.

 

[Ebuka Allison]

Lol, isn't it too early for April Fools or something? The reason why it goes back to your Start screen is because you hit the Start button when swiping at the hardware buttons.

No, the buttons do not activate when you do that, they move the screen left and right like you were actually touching them.
Source; Tried it

 

[TechFreak1]

Like a month to a flame, I tried it too :winktongue:

Result?

Nothing happened. :grin: