diff -Naur ./rockbox/firmware/target/hosted/android/app/button-application.c ./rockbox.mod/firmware/target/hosted/android/app/button-application.c
--- ./rockbox/firmware/target/hosted/android/app/button-application.c	2011-01-24 02:41:27.000000000 -0600
+++ ./rockbox.mod/firmware/target/hosted/android/app/button-application.c	2011-01-24 10:25:12.000000000 -0600
@@ -69,18 +69,14 @@
 {
     switch (keyboard_key)
     {
-        /* These buttons only post a single release event.
-         * doing otherwise will cause action.c to lock up waiting for
-         * a release (because android sends press/unpress to us too quickly
-         */
         case KEYCODE_DPAD_UP:
-            return BUTTON_DPAD_UP|BUTTON_REL;
+            return BUTTON_DPAD_UP;
         case KEYCODE_DPAD_DOWN:
-            return BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN|BUTTON_REL;
+            return BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN;
         case KEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT:
-            return BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT|BUTTON_REL;
+            return BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT;
         case KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT:
-            return BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT|BUTTON_REL;
+            return BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT;
         default:
             return BUTTON_NONE;
     }