Of 5 applications that will make the most of Android buttons
Android / / December 19, 2019
Physical keys that are still left on the device can be much more useful than it seems.
1. Button Mapper
Universal app that can assign any arbitrary action of the physical buttons on your phone, the headset button, and other connected accessories and even the corners of the screen. The program is able to distinguish between when you press on the button once when - twice, and when all are performing a long press.
Button Mapper will greatly enhance the usefulness of the buttons "Back", "Home", the volume rocker and the power button. For each of them it will be possible to hang at least three steps. Do you want to include a flashlight by double-clicking on the volume button? Or switch using them to play songs? The possibilities are endless.
Most of the functions Button Mapper is available for free. In the premium version opens the little things, the choice of the function buttons or off when your smartphone is in the pocket.
Price: Free
2. Keyboard / Button Mapper
This app is similar to the previous one, but it has another useful feature which is not present in the Button Mapper. It is capable of handling the entire key combination. Thus you can create a sequence of keystrokes: for example, you can alternately press the Volume Down and Volume, and accomplished the desired action.
Options for additional functions for Keyboard / Button Mapper is a lot of buttons: start application, the inclusion of a flashlight, a change in vibration mode, inserting a specific piece of text... Just not list. And on devices with root-access capabilities is becoming even greater.
Price: Free
3. Frinky Music Controller
Frinky Music Controller - another handy application that makes your Android smartphone buttons a little more useful. It is designed to control your music player and can set the volume key control activities such as music rewind, playback, stop or change tracks.
The application works only when the screen is turned off (this limitation is not in the Pro-version). Frinky Music Controller does not require root and supports more than 200 players, including Google Play Music, and SoundCloud.
Price: Free
4. Trainer Stopwatch
Trainer Stopwatch - This application stopwatch and timer. It is especially useful for sports fans, because they can manage, even without taking your smartphone out of your pocket - it is useful, for example, while jogging.
The program works like this: press the Volume Up key to start or stop the timer, and decrease the volume - to start the second round. If the pinch volume up, stop all timers. The button on the headset can also be used to start and stop reference.
Price: Free
5. Oops! AppLock
Oops! AppLock is useful to those who have something to hide on your phone. The application has two functions. It is able to block individual programs so that they can not be run without dialing an access password by repeatedly pressing the volume keys. A more Oops! AppLock may serve as a lock screen, replacing standard.
After installing Oops! AppLock will ask you to create a lock key. The combination may include up to five taps on the rocker volume - e.g., "up, up, down, up." A rather unusual way to unlock the smartphone, is not it? And the children of them unnecessary applications using Oops! AppLock can hide. And not to be evident to outsiders, it disguises itself as a program for taking notes.
Price: Free