Kindle Fire Customize Soft Key menu

Question

Does anyone know how to remove or hide the menu and search buttons from the soft key menu. I\'d like to accomplish what is being done in the Pulse app where the search button is

Answer 1

you can't customize what appears on the soft key toolbar, though you can add/remove items from the overflow menu as well as intercept the back and search buttons.

The overflow menu should automatically disappear in API15 and above, but it's not always reliable (on any Android device with an overflow/action menu)

In the Pulse app on my FireHD the toolbar is still visible (with a search button as normal)

More information both on their latest blog post and in the SDK docs referenced http://www.amazonappstoredev.com/2012/10/optimizing-for-soft-key-support-on-kindle-fire-hd.html