Handy Soft Keys
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.
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"
Category : Tools
Reviews (28)
enjoyed this app for months until recently when the arrow just started randomly vanishing constantly. i have to keep launching the app to get it to reappear which is tedious.
It's a very good app for Android Mobile. I have SamSung A5 mobile whose screen is broken and my function button did not works, Because my all work was stopped but soft key has solved all my problems. Thanks to the creator!👍👍👍👍👍
This is the best navigation software, in my opinion. I install this on all my older phones as it saves wear and tear on the hard keys. Thanks Devs!
Best Navigation app for devices with irresponsive or defective touch, I am using the same in Xperia XA1.
Works perfectly on my phone with a broken screen. It's pretty handy when using a mouse too! :D
Does what it says, but takes up a decent bit of RAM, so it may not be as the best choice for older devices.
Wow really attractive app help full,and easy to use .... We can able to shift from one place to another place love this app thank u for this app
awesome very great , i like this app , when your phone got a problem with touching navigation bottons , this app can assists you
every time I clicked on a button it pulled up a black screen that only displayed "ok".
First it will worked perfect and i loved it but after does not worked. Very bad plz improve it.
The application has captured my dad redmi note 4 mobile and he is unable to do anything. It's stopped working.. Please help
Most useful app for huge displays. Thank you for giving it free
i prefer this better than other shortcut app. small size even on screen.
This is a great replacement for my J7's broken navigation buttons! 😁
Only work for 2 days. After that it's useless & can't be fixed
it was the best but all the keys don't work anymore when you press them...
very nice navigation keys and very easy for use.....
your phone just got sick..no cash for repair..it can't go home..nor back, neither folder..just download this..i will get you out of that horrible moment.thanks HANDAY SOFT KEYS for nice job
Most amaging feature rich app for navigation,
I install my leeco but WhatsApp is not working and it's asking to all permission to open kindly suggest
Always crashed within few seconds...
first time when i install this app ........it was wonderful 👍👍👍......... but now its not working .........i do'nt know why ........😐
this app very good for,, those whose phone button are not working
not so user friendly and sometime button will irresponding
Not work even on the rooted phone.
dont know what is happening but it takes 3 days for now and still cant download this app
Simple and useful
There was a popup window that blocked my entire screen (and also part of a big round display popup that was in the way) and would not allow me to navigate or do anything on my phone so I had to restart my phone and uninstall this app.