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Handy Soft Keys Pro on Windows Pc

Developed By: Yesoft.ca

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 89 votes

Last Updated: December 28, 2023

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.3
Size 377.5 KB
Release Date January 29, 23
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. [see more (5)]

What's New:
adding an easy way to access Settings of the app: clicking the icon in the app drawer when the app is enabled. [see more]

Description from Developer:
What is it?
- Ability to customize six quick launch buttons of any app (default and manually installed) and navigation button (Back, Home, and Recent)
- Requires little permission... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Handy Soft Keys Pro and install on Windows PC. Handy Soft Keys Pro is free Productivity app, developed by Yesoft.ca. Latest version of Handy Soft Keys Pro is 2.3, was released on 2023-01-29 (updated on 2023-12-28). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Handy Soft Keys Pro is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 89 users, 59 users had rated it 5*, 3 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Handy Soft Keys Pro on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Handy Soft Keys Pro on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Handy Soft Keys Pro on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Handy Soft Keys Pro using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Handy Soft Keys Pro" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Handy Soft Keys Pro on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Handy Soft Keys Pro" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.3.

Download Handy Soft Keys Pro 2.3 on Windows PC – 377.5 KB

What is it?
- Ability to customize six quick launch buttons of any app (default and manually installed) and navigation button (Back, Home, and Recent)
- Requires little permission and does not need a rooted device
- Easily relocated to any place of the four edges of your device
- No advertisements

This app uses Accessibility services.

Requirement:
- Android 4.1.2 or above.

How To Install & Use:
1) Download and install the app.
2) Navigate to Settings, select Accessibility under SYSTEM section;
3) On the Accessibility setting page, select Handy Soft Keys Pro under SERVICES section;
4) Switch the toggle to ON to enable the service for the app;
5) Restart the device and the trigger spot will show up in the middle of the right edge on the screen (it may take up to 30 seconds in recent Android versions). The trigger spot will fade off in seconds. Tap on the screen or rotate the device and it will appear again;
6) The trigger spot can be placed anywhere along the edges of the screen by first pressing and holding until the device vibrates, then drag it to wherever you want and release.
7) The pie controls has three keys and each key can execute two functions based on your gesture. To access the first three soft keys, touch the trigger spot (don't release) and slide your finger to one of the three keys and release; to access the other three soft keys, touch the trigger spot and release, another set of keys will show up on the pie controls. Tap one of the three keys to execute its function.

Customization:
1) Double touch the trigger spot to bring up the Settings interface
2) After selecting a colour for Trigger Spot, it is easy to set the same colour for Pie Controls by selecting “Sync from Trigger Spot”, or vice versa
3) Set transparency to 0% [invisible] to hide the Trigger Spot and it won’t show up unless its set location is touched or when the device is rotated.
4) Pie Controls disappears right after one of the three navigation buttons is released. But for the Back key, you may want to press it several times when using a web browser. If so, check “Keep up as normal”.
5) You can also choose to have the Pie Controls stay on the screen permanently if your screen is big enough
6) After finding a suitable location for the trigger spot, you can disable re-location function temporarily.
7) Under Key settings, you can choose your soft keys by pressing on one of the six icons, and a dropdown list of navigation buttons and all the apps (default and manually) installed on your phone will appear
8) Press the “Save” button to keep the changes.

How to uninstall:
1) Go to Settings;
2) Click Apps;
3) Locate Handy Soft Keys Pro in the DOWNLOADED list and click it;
4) On the App info page, click "Uninstall" button and then select "OK"
adding an easy way to access Settings of the app: clicking the icon in the app drawer when the app is enabled.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows access to the vibrator.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to change the Z-order of tasks.