Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar
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About Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar
This app provides handy soft keys that simulate the three navigation buttons: Back, Home and Recent. It is easy to use and requires very low permission. It automatically starts when the device boots up and runs in the background.
The app consists of Trigger Spot and Pie Controls that shows up when Trigger Spot is pressed. Both of them are able to fade off automatically when you do not need it. It can be easily placed anywhere along the edges of the screen by drag and drop. The location of Trigger Spot can be set for landscape and portrait orientations respectively.
Configuration is available since version 2.0 where you are able to customize size, color and some behaviour to suit your needs.
This app uses Accessibility services.
Requirements:
- Android 4.1.2 or above.
How to use it:
1) Download and install the app.
2) Navigate to phone Settings, select Accessibility under SYSTEM section;
3) On the Accessibility setting page, select Handy Soft Keys under SERVICES section;
4) Switch the toggle to ON to enable the service for the app;
5) Start the app by App drawer icon or restart the device. The trigger spot will show up in the middle of the right edge on the screen; it will fade off in seconds. Tap on the screen or rotate the device and it will appear again;
6) Touch the Trigger Spot, and the Pie Controls will show up just around your finger. Slide your finger to one of the three navigation icons and release.
7) To change the location of the app, press and hold the Trigger Spot until the device vibrates and then move it wherever you want by drag and drop;
8) Double click the centre of Pie Controls to bring up the Settings interface that includes two groups of parameters for Trigger Spot and Pie Controls respectively. Some parameters are intuitive. Below list are some useful scenarios that can be achieved via Settings. Please remember to press the “Save” button if you want to keep the changes.
8.1) Change colors: click the sample color to bring up the Color Picker dialog where you can select your favorite color and then click OK button to confirm the selection. Then the sample color is changed to the color you selected. After selecting a color for Trigger Spot, it is easy to set the same color for Pie Controls by clicking link “Sync from Trigger Spot”, or vise versa.
8.2) Set transparency to 0% [invisible] to hide the Trigger Spot and it won’t show up unless its set location is touched, albeit it will show up when rotating your device.
8.3) Pie Controls disappears right after one of the three navigation buttons is released. But for the Back key, you may want to use it several times to go back a couple of pages when you surf a website. If so, check “Keep up as normal”.
8.4) Pie Controls can stay on the screen permanently when the screen is big enough so you don’t have to tough Trigger Spot first.
8.5) After finding a suitable location for the app on your screen, you can disable re-location function temporarily. Enable it when you want to move it again.
Limitations:
- The app does not include Menu/Option key.
How to uninstall the app:
This app can be easily removed from your device completely by following steps:
1) Go to Settings;
2) Click Apps;
3) Locate Handy Soft Keys in the DOWNLOADED list and click it;
4) On the App info page, click "Uninstall" button and then select "OK"
The app consists of Trigger Spot and Pie Controls that shows up when Trigger Spot is pressed. Both of them are able to fade off automatically when you do not need it. It can be easily placed anywhere along the edges of the screen by drag and drop. The location of Trigger Spot can be set for landscape and portrait orientations respectively.
Configuration is available since version 2.0 where you are able to customize size, color and some behaviour to suit your needs.
This app uses Accessibility services.
Requirements:
- Android 4.1.2 or above.
How to use it:
1) Download and install the app.
2) Navigate to phone Settings, select Accessibility under SYSTEM section;
3) On the Accessibility setting page, select Handy Soft Keys under SERVICES section;
4) Switch the toggle to ON to enable the service for the app;
5) Start the app by App drawer icon or restart the device. The trigger spot will show up in the middle of the right edge on the screen; it will fade off in seconds. Tap on the screen or rotate the device and it will appear again;
6) Touch the Trigger Spot, and the Pie Controls will show up just around your finger. Slide your finger to one of the three navigation icons and release.
7) To change the location of the app, press and hold the Trigger Spot until the device vibrates and then move it wherever you want by drag and drop;
8) Double click the centre of Pie Controls to bring up the Settings interface that includes two groups of parameters for Trigger Spot and Pie Controls respectively. Some parameters are intuitive. Below list are some useful scenarios that can be achieved via Settings. Please remember to press the “Save” button if you want to keep the changes.
8.1) Change colors: click the sample color to bring up the Color Picker dialog where you can select your favorite color and then click OK button to confirm the selection. Then the sample color is changed to the color you selected. After selecting a color for Trigger Spot, it is easy to set the same color for Pie Controls by clicking link “Sync from Trigger Spot”, or vise versa.
8.2) Set transparency to 0% [invisible] to hide the Trigger Spot and it won’t show up unless its set location is touched, albeit it will show up when rotating your device.
8.3) Pie Controls disappears right after one of the three navigation buttons is released. But for the Back key, you may want to use it several times to go back a couple of pages when you surf a website. If so, check “Keep up as normal”.
8.4) Pie Controls can stay on the screen permanently when the screen is big enough so you don’t have to tough Trigger Spot first.
8.5) After finding a suitable location for the app on your screen, you can disable re-location function temporarily. Enable it when you want to move it again.
Limitations:
- The app does not include Menu/Option key.
How to uninstall the app:
This app can be easily removed from your device completely by following steps:
1) Go to Settings;
2) Click Apps;
3) Locate Handy Soft Keys in the DOWNLOADED list and click it;
4) On the App info page, click "Uninstall" button and then select "OK"
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- provide option to change order of keys
- provide a link for syncing trigger width to trigger length so as to get circle or square easily
- provide option to change order of keys
- provide a link for syncing trigger width to trigger length so as to get circle or square easily
Version update Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar was updated to version 3.1.1
Name changed Name changed! Handy Soft Keys now is known as Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar.
More downloads Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar reached 500 000 - 1 000 000 downloads
Version update Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar was updated to version 2.5
What are users saying about Handy Soft Keys - Navigation Bar
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Amazing,excellent,wonderful in working. And if you are able to do it please make the following too. Long click, If long click home button - "screen capture" If long click recent button - "power menu". So thankful for your reply. Many many thanks for applying suggestions and making the app super super great. Corner docking awesome.
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Please add option to change order of buttons.
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Amazing
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Following are my request to this app: 1) Add root option if somebody doesn't want to give accessibility permission. 2) Remove smaller inner half circle in the middle and make it transparent like lmt launcher,it will look even better. 3) Reduce time touch response while performing back,home or recent function.Since many times while touching fast for very small time it doesn't response which make this app lagging sometimes. Please use lmt launcher and observe important difference and design. But don't add extra features other than navigation keys. If you want to add more function to this app.Then, please make similar advance app.
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Works as described. Would be 5 stars if buttons could be swapped. They are backwards to my phone
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Very useful app
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Awesome work
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Good
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Great
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it's very useful app and easy to use it
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Once we exit the app after closing the settings, it doesn't work. Facing this problem for almost 6-7 months. Kindly help. Handset- LeTv Le1s eco
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Great for one handed navigating my Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 pro
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I love it because the last app I was using only had a back button but it's nice to have the recent and home function as well!
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Very nice app
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This is a amazing app
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It app is great
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Lovely app????
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Very useful
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Good
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Tried a few other Nav bars this works best for me. A few minor issues, even at 0 setting the pie is rather large. A good feature to add, allow trigger in corner of screen.
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The best of all. I have a back button problem in my xiaomi pro phone and this app really save me. I be able to save my money no need to repair my phone button. Love it
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This app is a life saver. I thought my phone was completely packing in. This app works straightaway and allows one to navigate the phone in exactly the same way before soft keys became unresponsive.
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This apps really help me.. my phone home&back button is dead. I think I cant do anything rather than throw away my phone but this apps give new breath to my phone. I love this apps really much than similar apps in play store.
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Real life saver app at the moment since my home soft key stopped working. Bit annoying that it keeps stopping and have to keep restarting it which also means having to keep going to settings to turn handy soft keys on
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Working great. Saved my phone of which the back and recent buttons stopped working. The developer is very responsive and fix bugs in a light speed.
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If you have to use whilst in a secure folder app, it won't work.
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I turned on accessibility service but It doesn't work in my mi note 3.'when I try to open it, showing an error that 'handy soft keys is up."
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Giving a five star this app is so helpful the only concern is I've read some reviews that this app errors after few weeks I hope this will work for so long
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Working great but stops working suddenly and I have to again restart it
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It's working very best nd excellent..the best thing in this app I like the most is no ads at all when compared to other apps..luvd it...
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Stopped working any time.trigger us still fading away
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The following link
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This is the best navigation app I have ever used. It would be better if I could change button colors. All the best. Keep it up.
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Usefull app and it works better than other apps( home button virtual apps). Thanks a ton Developers!!!!
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Just what I was looking for. Just wish I could swap the button order and then it would be perfect!
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Super work my phone best key app and no root your mobile
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I can't found setting.
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Must try app
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This was a very handy and useful app. I used to have an issue with my touchscreen and this was my lifeline. But then they made it super annoying with the pro version pop up coming up with almost every time I use it. Given that I was completely reliant on this for all my navigation, the pop ups were coming up pretty much every time I touch my phone. Ultimately gave up on this and started using another app.
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Useful