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10.12.2017
- Android App Key Remapper, Version: 1.12.0, Price: Free
It so happened historically that on smartphones it is more convenient for me to have the navigation button "Back" on the right. And on my BQ Aquaris U Plus, she is just the same on the left and reach for her "oh, how uncomfortable." It's not a problem to get used to it, but it's too late for my fingers to grow in length, and the inconvenience of getting used to it has not gone away. The smartphone manufacturer BQ Aquaris, unfortunately, did not provide a tool for changing the functionality of the navigation buttons, even on the screen, so I had to turn to third-party applications.
The most preferred application - GravityBox - did not cope with the task assigned to it. On pressing the "Back" and "Home" buttons, it allowed to hang any action, but it could not somehow affect the "Recent" button. There was a wild idea to block both the "Back" and "Recent" buttons altogether, assigning all responsibilities to the remaining "Home" button, but GravityBox could not simply disable the "Recent" button. The Spaniards in general somehow protected their smartphones "from the fool", and, as far as I know, so far no one has been able to get system root rights on the stock firmware of these smartphones.
Leaving GravityBox alone, I turned to other softs, the specialization of which was precisely the reassignment of the functionality of navigation buttons. In the battle with the software of the Spanish-Chinese gadget, only one softphone with the original name "Key Remapping" was able to win. I am using it.
It has become popular among mobile software developers to divide their functionality into two unequal parts. The first part - free - allows you to use the softinka quite normally for its intended purpose. The second - paid - brings some additional functions and convenience. And this, I think, is correct. Also, the "Key Remapper" application has both basic functions (remapping single short and long presses on navigation buttons in the amount of no more than two), and premium features (assigning actions to button combinations, removing the limit on the number of remappings). By the way, latest version The application got rid of ads even in the free version.
What should be mentioned without fail is that root-rights are not needed for the functioning of softkeys. AT recent times I began to notice that branded firmware became more functional and customizable (we are not talking about AOSP), so root rights began to be required less and less ... And various payment services do not really like ROOT, although it can be hidden. But that's another story...
The application interface is minimalistic.
AT free version there are only four controls. These are the three dots under which the settings are usually hidden. This is a switch to activate and deactivate the service. This is a checkbox Quick shutdown" to display the status of the application on the notification panel (with the ability to pause / resume the service with a tap). And this is a round button with a plus sign to add a new remap. There are actually no settings in this application, and when you click on the button with three dots, only one appears item - "About the program".
To activate the service, in the gadget settings in the "Accessibility" section, enable these very special abilities.
To disable the service, you need to do exactly the same steps, only special features for the "Key Remapping" application should be turned off. Logical, isn't it? It's very good that you don't have to manually look for the aforementioned "special" features in the wilds of system settings: the software itself will bring you to the necessary points.
The ability to quickly deactivate the application action (without going to the system settings) appeared only in the latest version. Is she really needed? I don't, but maybe someone will find it useful (needed). When the "Quick shutdown" checkbox is activated, a tile (bar?) dedicated to the "Key Remapping" softink appears in the notification panel. By tapping on it, you can quickly turn off and turn on the active reassignment of the softkey.
The information part of the main and only window of the application is represented by two sections: "Premium features" and "Active reassignments". So far, we do not touch the first and pay attention to the second. Active reassignments - this is a list of reassignments performed at our request. In the free version, as already mentioned, only two reassignments are possible, but that was enough for me. On the button "Recent applications" (in the application it is called " Latest Apps", but the meaning is the same) assigned the action "Back", that is, the functionality of the "Back" button. And for the "Back" button, assigned the action "Recent_Apps" ("Recent applications", presumably). Thus, the "Back" and "Recent apps" on my smartphone have been swapped.
By the way, I learned about the softinka almost a year ago, but I started using it only about two months ago. Why is that? Because on the sixth Android, not all the functionality of the buttons was transferred. That is, all, but only stock. Let me explain. A feature such as jumping to the previous application by double tapping the "Recent Apps" button was implemented by the Google team only in Android Nougat. And the Spanish developers from the BQ team have implemented this in their smartphones and in Android Marshmallow. But when transferring the functionality of the "Recent Applications" button on the sixth Android using the described soft, the processing of the doubletap was lost (it was not transferred to the new button, but disappeared on the old one), as it was, as it were, introduced from the outside. I didn’t want to lose such a convenient “chip”, so the “Key Reassignment” softkey did not take root for me then. But I didn’t get used to the “Back” button on the left either, so after switching to Nugu I tried to use the soft again. And not in vain did I try. Now the transition to the previous application by doubletap is also transferred to the new button along with the main action ("Recent applications").
The procedure for adding a new reassignment is simple and straightforward; I think a couple of screenshots will suffice. I remove one of my overrides (for the Recent Apps button) and add it again. After clicking on the add reassignment button, you must select a free or premium action. In the second case, you will be asked to pay the money if it has not already been done.
I choose "Short and long press". In the form that appears, I select the "Recent_Apps" button from the drop-down list, and the action for it is "Back". I put the checkbox "Replaces the standard action", and the checkbox "Long press", on the contrary, I do not put (because I need a reaction to the usual quick tap on the button). Everything, you can press "OK".
When you tap on an active reassignment, a completely similar form opens for changing the action (reassignment), supplemented with only one button - "Delete" - to delete the selected reassignment. With a long tap on the active reassignment, the context menu "Edit" and "Delete" is called.
The lists of buttons and actions are truly huge. First, when you select, for example, a button, you see a list of seven buttons and the "Other" item. So, under this item there is a huge additional list, in which the buttons are represented by both official names (used in the code by developers) and numeric and alphabetic representations.
Can connect an adult external keyboard(if your gadget can do it) and remap all its keys to your taste. The same applies to possible actions, although here everything is a little opposite: the initial list consists of a little more than 20 actions, and the additional one (hiding under the item "Other ...") consists of only two lines ("Open application" and "Shortcut" ). As they say, the spool is small, but expensive: almost all the functionality of your gadget can be stuffed into these two points.
There is also a limitation: when the screen is locked, soft button presses are not tracked. There are pluses and minuses here. The disadvantages include the impossibility of unlocking the screen with the selected button while launching any application (Phone, for example). And the plus is that the softinka will not constantly eat battery power in the process of monitoring the state of the buttons.
The cost of the softphone (the cost of unlocking premium features) is $0.99, which is a little less than sixty of our rubles.
After the purchase, the "Show application icon" checkbox becomes available, which allows you to hide the application icon from the list of all applications installed in the system (and even from the list of recent applications). To return the icon, you need to press the "Back" button ten times in a row (the system button, not the one assigned by the application).
Well, and most importantly, but not everyone needs it - the ability to use button combinations. Three concepts are hidden under this term: "Double click", "Triple click" and "Two buttons".
We are not interested in double and triple clicks, because they differ slightly from fast and long clicks. But the use of two buttons increases the number of possible reassignments. I consider this already pampering, but to someone the idea of \u200b\u200bchanging "Back" and "Recent" may also seem wild.
In addition, premium reassignments have one significant drawback - they do not replace systemic actions. That is, if I assign any action I need to the double tap on the volume up button, then the volume of the sound will first increase, and only then the action I set will be performed. No, it is clear that a double tap should not completely cancel the system action (otherwise, how can you adjust the volume then?), but the developer needs to do something in this direction.
And one more thing: I have never had an action assigned to the simultaneous pressing of any two of the three touch buttons("Home", "Back", "Recent Applications"). Mechanical - no problem, touch - no. Either in the application something, or in my phone.
As a result, I can and recommend using the soft on your smartphones, especially if you need to change the functionality of short presses to the buttons available on the gadget. Here softinka works incomparably. If you, like me, wanted to swap "Back" and "Recent", then you don't even have to buy a softinka: the free version is enough for your eyes. If you want to make more than two reassignments, then you can already sponsor the developer. But the rest of the premium functionality is not even worth the money that they ask for it, IMHO.
That's all, good luck and health to you. Read Helpix.
Brief summary: Accessible keyboard navigation solutions need to be created for non-mouse visitors.
Many people use the Internet with a keyboard rather than a mouse, for various reasons. "Techies" and advanced users prefer keyboard commands, as it increases the speed and efficiency of work. But there are people with disabilities for whom the keyboard is the only available input device.
For example, people with motor disabilities have difficulty with the fine motor skills required to use a mouse, and visually impaired people find it difficult to use a mouse due to small elements on the page and the use of assistive programs.
The biggest difference between keyboard navigation and mouse navigation is that accessing links through the keyboard consistent- that is, to go to the desired link, you need to scroll through all the elements before it, and mouse users can move the cursor directly to the desired link. Thus, the mouse provides direct access to interactive elements landing page or site.
Even the most beautiful and modern design is completely useless if it is impossible to interact with it. Therefore, optimization of navigation for the keyboard will allow those who, for a number of reasons, cannot use the mouse to work with the resource.
And it is quite possible that this particular target group is the solvent target audience of your business.
How to check if a site is accessible for keyboard navigation?
If you are reading this article on a PC or laptop in Firefox browser, IE, Chrome or Safari, then run the following algorithm:
- click on the address bar of the browser;
- remove your hand from the mouse;
- use the Tab key to move forward through links (or Shift+Tab to move backward).
You may have noticed 3 things:
- when navigating with the keyboard, the focus moves to the active object on the page;
- using the keyboard, you can select any link on the page;
- links are scrolled according to the page layout: from left to right and from top to bottom in columns.
Keyboard navigation may be slow and a little annoying, but at least it exists.
Focus indicator for keyboard navigation
Imagine that you are using a mouse to surf the web, but you cannot see the cursor on the screen. Is it convenient? Rather terrible. Keyboard users experience the same feeling when the selected element is not highlighted in any way.
Sites should give an equivalent feedback for both mouse and keyboard. Keyboard focus is built into all major browsers by default. Some of them highlight the selected elements with a gray dotted line, others with a blue line, it does not matter - in any case, the user sees which element of the page is currently active.
Sometimes this built-in functionality is deliberately removed during the development of the site - such an initiative leads to sad consequences. As a rule, the reason for this is following the principles of usability and inconsistency with the design of the page. In this case, do not remove the selection from the keyboard, but simply change it to fit the overall design of the site.
MailChimp.com uses highlighting by default. The screenshot clearly shows that the user has selected the "Email Designer" link, which can be followed by pressing Enter.
All interactive elements are available
Keyboard users should be able to access all interactive elements on the page, not just the main navigation and internal links. This means that dropdown menus, buttons, dialog boxes and other web elements should be tab active.
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The ticket booking form on the San Francisco Zoo website is keyboard accessible. In the screenshot, the user has selected the "First Name" field. Pressing Tab will move the focus to the "Last Name" field, allowing users to quickly and easily complete the lead form.
The big problem is that many navigation elements are not accessible from the keyboard. However, they can be customized, as the Bath, and Beyond example shows. Using the keyboard, the visitor selects an interactive menu slide and navigates to it by pressing Enter.
Using a drop-down menu from the keyboard can be difficult, especially if users cannot scroll through a list and select a list item at the same time. That is, if the functionality of the keyboard allows you to select only the first element of the list, instead of scrolling through it, this reduces the user's experience on the site.
Ted.com shows a good example of keyboard navigation through dropdown lists. You can use the Tab key to select a list, the arrow keys to select a subitem, and the Enter key to follow a link.
Consider navigation paths on pages
Behind this is one significant drawback of keyboard navigation: in order to reach the desired link, the user is forced to scroll through dozens of links, tabs and forms. Mouse users don't have this problem and can interact with any element on the page directly. But you can make things easier for keyboard users by offering a "skip navigation" link.
On some Huawei smartphones, in particular the Ascend D2, Mate, P6, and the Huawei Mediapad 10 FHD tablet, the familiar touch keys have been replaced with virtual ones. This technical solution is definitely very interesting, but a significant drawback is the use of part of the screen for this very virtual navigation bar. Huawei engineers found a solution to this problem and implemented the ability to minimize virtual keys (Back, Home and Menu) in firmware on Android based 4.1.2.
For your information, Google implemented this feature only in Android 4.4 KitKat, and Huawei banned its use in their firmware six months ago.
But thanks to the fact that this opportunity has already been implemented in the firmware, it can be activated quite easily.
Method one:
For this activation of minimizing the panel in this way, it is necessary that your smartphone has received root rights and installed file manager, capable of working with system folders, for example, Root Explorer.
- Go to /system/ folder Help Root explorer.
- Find and open a file build.prop using the editor.
- Find line ro.config.hw_shownavisettings=false and change the value false on the true .
- Save changes to file.
- Restart smartphone.
- Go to Settings->Navigation Bar->Hide Navigation Bar and enable the ability to control the panel.
Method two:
This method is suitable for those who do not have the ability or desire to get root rights on their device. From necessary software you only need SQLite Database Editor.
- With help standard application Allbackup do 2 backups System settings systems with disabled encryption.
- Open using ES Explorer / Root Explorer / Huawei File Manager, or any other file manager, a folder
/HuaweiBackup/backupFiles/YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS/ on the memory card, where YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS corresponds to the date and time the backup was created. - Open file system setting.db with help SQLite Database Editor.
- Table system find the hide_virtual_key variable and change its value from 0 on the 1 .
- Go to the AllBackup utility and restore data from the SD card from the edited backup.
- Restart smartphone.
When resetting to factory settings, as well as after updating the firmware, these manipulations will have to be performed again.
A large number of Huawei smartphone owners experience some inconvenience with the navigation buttons on the smartphone screen. In today's article, I will tell you about two ways, using which you can easily remove annoying system navigation buttons on the screen of your smartphoneHuawei Honor any model.
The navigation button on Huawei can be turned on and off in two ways, the first through the panel quick access, the second through the settings. In our example, we will look at the navigation button on Honor and what it is. This feature will also be useful for those who have stopped working control buttons under the screen.
How to remove the navigation button from the Huawei Honor screen in system settings
To remove the navigation button from the screen Huawei Honor you will need to do the following:
- Open the Quick Access Toolbar Android features dragging your finger down from the top edge of the screen.
- In the panel that opens, click on the “Navigation Button” icon. If your panel does not have such an icon, then you can look in the settings, below we will write the way how to enable this button.
- After you activate the “Navigation Button”, a translucent round button will appear on the screen as shown in the attached screenshot below.
- Previously, when the smartphone was operating system Android 7, then this button was semi-circular and was attached to the side of the screen, but after the OS was updated to Android 8, the button became round and now it can be moved around the screen to where you want.
In some models of Huawei smartphones, it is not possible to remove the navigation bar from the screen. For this, the second method is suitable - with the help of special utilities that you can easily find in Play market.
Video: How to remove the navigation bar from the screen onHuawei
How to remove the navigation button from the Huawei Honor screen using utilities
In order to remove the navigation bar from the screens of a Huawei smartphone, we need:
- Download from Play Market special utility – Activity Launcher
- We launch the utility and select at the top - all actions.
- You should see an app download bar. After that, go down to the settings point.
- After that, a list of settings will open in which you must select the Navigation panel item.
- We go into it and set it to activate with the switch in the upper corner.
- You will have a button with which you can hide and show the navigation bar.
Well, that's basically it! Now I think you yourself can easily manage the navigation bar on your Huawei smartphone Honor
Video: How to remove the navigation bar from the screen on Huawei using utilities
Are you the owner of an Honor smartphone and want to know what the navigation button is for? In this article, you will find information about the navigation button on Honor 9 and similar Android smartphones and tablets. The navigation button on Android can be enabled in two ways, the first through the quick access bar, the second through the settings. In our example, we will look at the navigation button on Honor and what it is. This feature will also be useful for those who have stopped working control buttons under the screen.
To enable the navigation button on Honor, open the quick access panel to useful features Android dragging your finger from the top edge of the screen down. In the panel that opens, click on the "Navigation button" icon. If your panel does not have such an icon, then you can look in the settings, below we will write the way how to enable this button. After you activate the "Navigation Button" a translucent round button will appear on the screen as shown in the attached screenshot below. Previously, when a smartphone had an operating system android system 7, then this button was semi-circular and was attached to the side of the screen, but after the OS was updated to Android 8, the button became round and now it can be moved around the screen to where you want.
The navigation button on Android 7 performed a slightly different function than on Android 8. About the navigation button: single press - means back, hold and release - home screen, hold and swipe - browse, drag - move. See the attached picture below for more details on the features. If there is no "Navigation Button" icon in the Quick Access Toolbar, then it is possible given function yet provided on your smartphone. You can view and enable the navigation button on Android through the settings. Open the quick access panel by dragging your finger down from the top screen and click on the gear icon. In the settings that open, select the item "System", you may have to scroll down the list of settings, then select "System navigation", then "Navigation button" and turn it on. The navigation button is disabled, as well as enabled.
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15-09-2019
11 o'clock 00 min.
Message:
Good afternoon. I have an honor 8 lite. When working with a mobile navigation key, there is vibration. How to get rid of it? please, help. I do not have TalkBack and SwitchAccess services either in the settings or in the applications. No where.
09-07-2019
21 o'clock 09 min.
Message:
Hello! I have such a problem, why does not the curtain go down on nonor10 and the navigation buttons disappear, then after a while they appear, what is the reason?
07-07-2019
11 o'clock 26 min.
Message:
Hello. I found a solution to the problem below. Notification sound and vibration feedback when pressing the navigation key. I also had such a problem. It is connected with the service of the SIM card operator "live balance". It is in the setting of this notification that you need to turn off sounds and vibration feedback.
10-04-2019
20 o'clock 18 min.
Message:
On Honor 9, the vibration of the navigation button is turned off so settings - sound - other sound settings - vibration of the navigation button. There are no problems with sound and vibration on my phone.
10-04-2019
17 o'clock 04 min.
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Yes, one more thing - the sound will still be present, you will definitely need to restart the phone (!) Please write to whom this information has become useful.
10-04-2019
17 o'clock 00 min.
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Hello! For a long time I was tormented by attempts to turn off the sound and vibration of the navigation buttons on honor 8x, and I succeeded. Settings - system - accessibility (at the very bottom of the screen, small print) - there will be in the TalkBack and SwitchAccess menus, I went into each of them, there is a settings icon in the upper right corner, it has speech, sound effects- turn off the sound and vibration feedback ...
04-04-2019
06 o'clock 55 min.
Message:
Vladimir, Natalia, did you manage to solve the problem? After the update, the sound also appeared, terribly annoying, the sound was turned off throughout the phone, the vibration is still there
20-02-2019
09 o'clock 01 min.
Message:
I have the same problem with sound after honor10 update. Vladimir, please tell me, did you get rid of this scourge?
14-01-2019
20 o'clock 25 min.
Message:
After the update, when you press the navigation button, back or when you exit the application, a notification sound appears, but there is no notification itself. Unable to disable honor10