Smart Key

Smart Key Free App

Rated 4.01/5 (46,970) —  Free Android application by Sony Mobile Communications

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About Smart Key

Simplify your life. Personalize your headset with this easy-to-use application. Configure the call key button when taking a call, listening to music or on the go launching the FM Radio. You can easily switch between the Android default setting and your own personal setting for single, double or triple press. This simple and nifty application is the perfect companion for your Sony headset.

You can personalize the following behavior for music, call and idle mode:

Music control
Play/Pause
Next/Previous Track
Volume up/down

Voice command
Call handling
Answer/end/reject call
Volume up/down

Speaker On/Off
Idle mode (When between calls and playing music)
Launch Music player or Radio (Select a specific player, including radio, to launch and control or just keep the last one used)
Volume up/down

Redial last number
Voice command
Voice search

Please note!
This application has been designed for use with the standard Android music player, but also tested for Walkman Player and a variety of other music players. If your application doesn’t work as expected, please try to activate/deactivate the headset control in the music player itself since it may be in conflict with this application.

The Smart Key application supports Android 4.0 and above and is designed for Sony Xperia™. It will also support other Android devices although its functionality may be limited.
This application is developed for wired headsets only.

Disclaimer: For coming Android releases, headset control behavior may change. This may or may not interfere with this application. The application may be upgraded accordingly, provided it can be handled from the application and not the Android system only.
For Android Lollipop it is no longer possible to customize call actions.
Please enjoy your Sony headset with this headset control application, making life a little easier.

This application uses analytics software to collect and aggregate statistics. This data helps us improve this app and our services. None of this data can be used to identify you.

Enjoy!

How to Download / Install

Download and install Smart Key version 1.01.28 on your Android device!
Downloaded 1,000,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.sonymobile.extras.liveware.extension.smartkey, download Smart Key.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
- Bugfixing for dial option.
Version update Smart Key was updated to version 1.01.28
Version update Smart Key was updated to version 1.01.26
More downloads  Smart Key reached 1 000 000 - 5 000 000 downloads
Version update Smart Key was updated to version 1.01.17

What are users saying about Smart Key

U70%
by U####:

Works perfectly, the only improvement I would suggest is to allow changing the time delay waiting for button clicks. A double click goes to the next track within 0.5 seconds but a single click takes 3 seconds before pausing. I have a Z3 and MDR-1A headphones so there shouldn't be any issues.

M70%
by M####:

After purchasing the mdr 750 headphones I was astounded by the sound quality best in the market! Then the remote! No support information on compatability with said device and now a pair of underutilised and returned headphones a big shame as I'm a big fan of Sony and would have stayed with you for a smartphone (previous z2 user) if you hadn't have refrained from Releasing your true flagship into the UK!

R70%
by R####:

Functionality is so limited, it might as well be useless. For example, I customized the single click on idle to listen for a voice command, the option for this command doesn't exist when music is playing. Waste of a download, this app

R70%
by R####:

Very disappointed. Xperia Compact Z3, Android 6.0.1 (unrooted) and Sony MDR-EX650AP phones, but the button won't control any music player. That said, the mic doesn't seem to work at all either... Checked app settings etc. Works great on iPhones. FAIL!

D70%
by D####:

The mext and previous track options don't work with third party apps. I am using Savan. The play and pause works though. Strange but would have been great to see track change option work with any music player that is currently playing.

R70%
by R####:

It works almost fine but it doesnt detect the Music Player as a Music player it tells me that the phone has only the Radio And Google Play Music Player and I Dont Want To Use that because its confusing

R70%
by R####:

Bought to work with my Sony headphones. With Samsung you only get music pause/forward; with calls only answer/end call. You get the same functionality without the app. Not worth the access to your data. Will be uninstalling.

R70%
by R####:

Edit2: updated firmware and works again

R70%
by R####:

Have 3 different music players on my phone. App says I have no compatible players installed. Does not answer a call. Can only launch voice search. How terribly exciting....NOT!

T70%
by T####:

SoundCloud isn't compatible with it? That's retarded. Yes. Retarded. Make it compatible with anything that plays music hmm? And how am I supposed to be able to turn up music and be able to change tracks and be able to pause and play music with this app? Oh wait. You can't.

R70%
by R####:

You need an APPLICATION for BASIC functionality for a simple button on your headset!? Really though!?! Smh... Android... Sometimes you really have one chromosome too many... ALSO! When I double press HOLD the button on my headset it should FAST FORWARD (and triple should rewind), IT SHOULD NOT OPEN GOOGLE'S POS VOICE SEARCH FFS!!! Stupid fng Android I swear to God... #triggered

R70%
by R####:

Only Compatible With Google Play Music. I have 3 music player app, but it supports only google play music app. I have other music app and a inbuilt music player but it is not working with it. Please solve the problem.

R70%
by R####:

Doesn't seem to work with my Nexus 6P and my MDR-100.

F70%
by F####:

I cant answer or end calls... Using my house of marley earphone...

R70%
by R####:

Works wonderfully with my nexus and xb450ap headphones. Can be customised based on preferences. Only suggestion is if it actually detects the time till which the key is pressed, more functionalities could have been added!

O70%
by O####:

When I pressed remote button on headphone to stop music, the sound leaked through phone speakers. I was embarassed in a library.

F70%
by F####:

Button features don't work with my s5. Now they are good for noise cancellation, but that's about it. Was expecting something better with a name like Sony...

E70%
by E####:

When plugging in the headphones, can somebody help? It is a most annoying feature of Sony...

J70%
by J####:

The headphones I purchased to accompanie the app are absolutely amazing. However, I wish the sound was louder, but the bass is on point! I'll mostly use these for exercising so they're perfect. Also, I wish more colors we're available. I purchased these in "white " from Walmart but I wish they we're pink instead. Good products!

U70%
by U####:

Just pauses, doesn't start the song again. Other functions don't work at least not consistently. Hasn't been updated for years. Come ON Sony... it's not that hard!

M70%
by M####:

Sometimes I would have an music app open, pause a song using the headphone remote; but when I try to resume the song, it just opens up my Google Play Music

P70%
by P####:

Install it even if u dont have any sony earphone. It will remove the album art of song from unlock screen when playing in kitkat and above. It was the most embarrassing moment when i took out my phone to change a song and other people would see the photo of song artist (sometimes adult, sometimes girly) on lock screen, it solves that plus adds handful of features to the media button in earphone/headphone :)

N70%
by N####:

Glad I found this. Gives my Z3 Compact full support for the buttons of my Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 (Android version). Sometimes laggy. Z5 has full support out of the box without lag, so maybe there's room for improvement...

N70%
by N####:

Wish it worked. Tried several things to get it to work, but it doesn't work reliably enough to keep it installed. This is one of my gripes about Android... Wish I could control the phone/music and volume better via headphones.

N70%
by N####:

The "Start last used Music App" command on idle mode, just takes too long to be executed, wastes too much time and is quite annoying. Otherwise, the application works fine.

Z70%
by Z####:

This makes mdr-100aap remote work in my nexus 6p. Nobody from Google or Sony support had any answers for my issue, randomly stumbled on this solution. I don't understand why it works but it does.

N70%
by N####:

Unfortunately, presses that involve 2 or 3 presses do not work. Only the single button press works for me (configurable). But that's the issue of not having a Sony phone.

N70%
by N####:

Would it be possible to let us decide which music player the app starts by default when clicking the cablebutton? Such as Spotify. Or even better, know which was most recently used.

N70%
by N####:

Not working. Xperia Z5 Compact. Does not seem to work for in call button presses, at all. Button to enable does not work. Configuration screen looks different from screenshots in gallery here on google play store. Tried again May 2016, still does not work.

N70%
by N####:

Got a klipsch headphones, downloaded this extension so that the quick button on my headphones will be able to toggle next music track or pick up calls. Doesn't work. Please fix this.

N70%
by N####:

I would say this option should be extended, to be used for other earphones also, I'm using Samsung EO EG920B, I'm not able to use this option

D70%
by D####:

I pressed button for preset volume up. It started calling my friend, at 245am. Not impressed, deleting because I never put redial last number as an option. Disappointed

N70%
by N####:

It does say that functionality will be limited on non-sony phones, but I thought it odd that the music player button allocations work but the answer-the-phone function doesn't

N70%
by N####:

This is very useful app because somany android mobile music playrlers doesn't support the next song. This will do. Thank u so much

E70%
by E####:

When plugging in the headphones, can somebody help? It is a most annoying feature of Sony...

N70%
by N####:

This app cannot be used with apps like sound cloud.

E70%
by E####:

You only have 3 options for functions with a 1 button headset. Either single click, double click or triple click. I use 1 click for play/pause. 2 clicks to skip forward. 3 clicks to skip back. Then there are no functions left to control volume. Long press would be ideal for volume up. 1 click + long press would be ideal for volume down. 5 star if you could add this function.

N70%
by N####:

This app is very useful to maximize the use of single key. Try it, you will love it for sure.

N70%
by N####:

After updating my Xperia Z3c to Android 6 several bugs appeared. The app is not working with Deezer anymore, when hitting the button, instead of stopping the song, it opens default music app.

N70%
by N####:

Too slow when interpreting taps. Not enough configurability. Does the job otherwise.


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