How to touch-launch Kinoma Play from your Today screen
You probably use Kinoma Play several times a week, if not several times a day — that means you want to make it as convenient as possible to get to.
Previously I’ve shown how to assign Kinoma Play to a Speed Dial entry on Windows Mobile Standard (non-touch devices), and assign it to a physical button on Windows Mobile Professional (touch devices). You might be wondering, “What else can I do?”
Touch to launch
If you want to get your geek on a little, you can actually assign Kinoma Play to a Today screen softkey…
…and then simply touch to launch!
Cool, how do I do it?
Windows Mobile registry entries are used to specify softkey names, and what happens when they’re pressed. We’re going to change those two registry entries for the right softkey using — surprise — a registry editor.
The registry entries for the right softkey can be found in HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Today > Keys > 113.
- Change the Default entry to “Kinoma Play”
- Change the Open entry to “Program FilesKinomakp5.exe”
Depending on the registry editory you’re using, the updated entries will look something like this:
Voila! Now you can launch Kinoma Play from your Today screen with just a touch.
Where do I get a registry editor?
You can use Kinoma Play’s built-in App Store by MobiHand to download a registry editor directly to your phone.
Go to Apps > App Store, Search for “registry editor”, and you can instantly buy and download trials of apps like SmartReg, Best RegEdit, iSS Essentials, Resco Explorer, and more.
Is this dangerous?
Not particularly. But if you’re at all uncomfortable with what you read, stick with the shortcuts I’ve previously described for Windows Mobile Standard and Windows Mobile Professional. Plus, you can note the original values of the Default and Open entries if you think you might want to ever change them back.
Enjoy! And whether you’re a complete beginner, a super-advanced user or anything in between, you’re always welcome in our forum to discuss all things Kinoma.
If you have SPB Mobile Shell installed, you can do this very easily without having to manually change the registry (for those of us not brave enough to tinker!)
Great tip, thanks John!
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You can similarly assign a dedicated Windows Media Player key on a “Standard” device. For my Motorola Q9H the Key is App2_Path in HKey_Current_User>ControlPanel>Keybd.