{"id":23038,"date":"2017-05-22T19:09:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=23038"},"modified":"2017-05-22T19:09:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T13:39:15","slug":"how-to-control-an-android-device-without-any-hardware-buttons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-control-an-android-device-without-any-hardware-buttons\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Control an Android Device Without Any Hardware Buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Android cell phones have graduated to give you an experience where you use the screen to control for all intents and purposes everything, some value remains limited to gear keys. All the cell phones highlight a power\/bolt key, volume rockers and some cell phones even accompanied equipment home, back and multitask buttons.\u00a0 All in all, consider the possibility that one of these keys quits working. All things considered, it can be troublesome without a doubt. To be sure, if you have an Android PDA whose keys aren’t working, we have a response for you. With no further ado, here’s the way by which you can control your Android device with no gear gets:<\/p>\n

Get your hardware keys on your screen:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Button Savior is a cool Android application (works for non-established gadgets as well) that brings on-screen catches for equipment keys like volume rockers, bolt catch, home, back, multitasking and you can even set custom substitute ways. It works an impressive measure like iPhone’s assistive touch, which infers it floats at the edge of the screen and can be gotten to from any application or screen. Along these lines, here’s the manner by which to set up Button Savior:<\/p>\n

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  1. First install<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>the Button Savior (Non-Root) app from the Play Store. After you have installed the Button Savior app on your Android device, you will have to enable the app in Settings->Accessibility<\/strong> by tapping on \u201cSetup\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Once done, you will see a little icon with an arrow like design at the right edge of the\u00a0display<\/strong>. You can just tap on it to get the buttons for different actions\u00a0and tap\u00a0on the three dot icon for more buttons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. To add custom actions<\/strong>, just tap on the three-dot button twice and then, tap on the double square icon<\/strong>.\u00a0Then, you will get various plus buttons to add custom icons, just tap on one. You can then choose from the various different actions like apps, open webpage, show notifications or quick settings and more<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Lock your phone from the screen:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

        If your lock button isn\u2019t working, you can use the Button Savior application to bolt your telephone too however you should empower it. In the application, head over to \u201cAdvanced\u201d tab. Here, you will discover the alternative to \u201cEnable Screen Lock\u201c. Tap on it and then, hit \u201cActivate\u201d to give the app administrator status, which implies it can’t be uninstalled. Once done, you will have the capacity to lock your phone via the lock icon in the Button Savior sidebar. To uninstall the application, you should first incapacitate the bolt choice.<\/p>\n

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        The Button Savior application joins an a lot of various choices that you can look at. You can change the theme of the on-screen buttons, customize the buttons, icons and sidebar\u2019s position, orientation and more. You can similarly control their direct, for instance, you can shroud them, empower a trigger mode, drift control andthat is quite recently the start. Some of the other features like the ability to reorder buttons, set the number of buttons in sidebar etc. are limited to the Pro version ($2.074) of the\u00a0 application. The application is furthermore open in an alternate root adjustment for set up Android gadgets, which brings you significantly more control and choices.<\/p>\n

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        Unlock your phone\u00a0through the proximity sensor<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

        While Button Savior gives, you lock your Android smartphone from the screen, there’s no real way to open your phone. For that, you can utilize the application called DTSO, which gives you a chance to open or bolt your gadget by tapping on the closeness sensor or shaking your gadget. For people unaware, proximity sensor is located on the top bezel of devices, beside the front facing camera. Thus, here’s the means by which to set up the DTSO application:<\/p>\n

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        • When you first open up DTSO, you will see the \u201cUnlock<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cLock<\/strong>\u201d options. Select one of the options, after which you\u00a0will have to grant the app administrator rights by tapping \u201cActivate<\/strong> \u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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          • Then, the app will present you info on how you can uninstall the app. Once you\u2019ve read it, press \u201cOk<\/strong>\u201c. Then, go to the \u201cUnlock<\/strong>\u201d option again where you will find three options to unlock: proximity unlock, shake to unlock and volume button unlock<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            • Just enable \u201cProximity unlock\u201d<\/strong>and tap on \u201cOptions<\/strong>\u201d to set up the number of taps\u00a0to unlock.\u00a0Well, it\u2019s all simple, isn\u2019t it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

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              If you are just observing to lock & unlock your device\u00a0without the hardware power\/lock button and you don\u2019t need the further\u00a0virtual buttons that Button Savior offers, you can just use the DTSO app.<\/p>\n

              Hardware\u00a0buttons not working? These apps come to your rescue<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

              To sum things up, Button Savior carries you\u00a0on-screen buttons for home, back, recents, volume and more, while the DTSO app lets you lock & unlock your device via the proximity sensor or by simply shaking your device. So, why use the buttons anymore? You can use these apps even if your device\u2019s hardware buttons are not broken, considering finding\u00a0these keys can be tough when you are using a massive smartphone like the\u00a0Galaxy Note or other so-called phablets.<\/p>\n

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