Button Mapper: Remap your keys
Personalization In-app purchases
Remap hardware buttons to launch any app, shortcut or action
- Rating
- 3.4
- 20.8K ratings
- Downloads
- 5M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- Updated
- Sep 15
- 2026
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About Button Mapper: Remap your keys
Button Mapper can remap most physical or capacitive keys and buttons, such as volume buttons, the Bixby button on Samsung devices, LG Assistant button, and the capacitive home, back and recent apps keys found on devices by Samsung, ASUS, HTC, OnePlus, Xiaomi and others. Button Mapper can also remap buttons on many gamepads and other peripheral devices.
Button Mapper does not work when the screen is off unless your device is rooted or you run a special adb command.
A few examples of remapping you can do with Button Mapper:
-long press to toggle your flashlight
-show ring volume by default on Android Pie and later
-press to broadcast custom Android intents, scripts or commands
-long press to open camera and take a photo
-double tap to launch your favorite app or shortcut
-long press your home button to turn off the screen
-double tap button to open your notifications
-swap your back and recent apps keys (capacitive buttons only!)
-use your volume buttons to adjust screen brightness
-long pressto toggle "do not disturb" mode
-and much more, the possibilities are endless
Additional features unlocked in the pro version:
-Simulate keycodes (requires adb command or root)
-Swap volume keys on orientation change
-Default to media volume (or ring volume on Android Pie or later)
-Pocket detection
-Themes
-Customization of haptic feedback (vibration) on button press and long press
Actions that can be mapped to buttons or keys:
-Launch any app or shortcut
-Disable the button
-Broadcast intents (PRO)
-Run scripts (PRO)
-Camera shutter
-Turn screen off
-Toggle flashlight
-Quick settings
-Show notifications
-Power dialog
-Take screenshot
-Music: previous/next track and play/pause
-Adjust volume
-Mute
-Last app switch
-Toggle do not disturb
-Adjust brightness
-Now on tap (root)
-Menu button (root)
-Choose custom keycode (root and PRO)
-Root command (root and PRO)
-Toggle WiFi
-Toggle Bluetooth
-Toggle rotation
-Clear notifications
-Split screen
-Scroll up/down (root)
-And many more...
Buttons supported:
-Home
-Back
-Recent apps or Menu
-Volume up
-Volume down
-Active edge on Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL
-Bixby button on Samsung S8/S8+/S9/S9+/Note 8/Note 9
-Camera button
-Headsethook button
-Custom buttons: add other buttons (active, mute, etc) on your phone, headphones, gamepads, Android TV and other peripheral devices
Additional options:
-change the long press or double tap duration
-delay initial button press for better double tap operation
-disable Button Mapper while using specific apps
Troubleshooting:
-For Bixby on unrooted devices, make sure you don't disable Bixby Voice
-Make sure Button Mapper is exempt from any kind of battery optimization, task killers or other things that may interfere
-Button Mapper does not work with onscreen buttons (such as soft keys or the navigation bar) or the power button.
-The options shown in the app depend on the buttons available on your phone. Not all phones have home, back and recents buttons!
This app uses Accessibility services. Accessibility is used to detect when the physical or capacitive buttons are pressed on your device so they can be remapped to custom actions to accommodate your needs. It is not used to see what you type. Button Mapper does not collect or share any of your personal information with third parties
This app uses the Device Administrator permission. (BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN)
This permission is used to lock the screen if the "Turn screen off" action is chosen. If you want to remove this permission, open Button Mapper, click on the menu (three dots in the upper right corner) and select "Uninstall"
What’s new
Updated September 15, 2026
4.09: -bug fixes and optimizations 4.08: -fix flashlight toggle -other minor bug fixes 4.07: -fix skip tracks on Xiaomi/Poco -fix screenshot and flashlight notifications -many other minor bug fixes -update translations 4.05/4.06: -modernize and update code -improve backup/restore -improve shell command, intent, and http actions -remap moto AI key -UI updates and improvements -optimize and fix bugs -update translations
User reviews
I've been using the app for a couple of days now and the shortcuts are actually working I can safely say that this is worthy of five stars I was unaware of Samsung's battery optimization. This app works great on my Samsung phone and tablet just remember Samsung users put the app on the battery exempt list so that it...
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l.k.pandit
Does what it says smooth as butter.
How about a triple click? Pretty useful and handy in a world where phones come loaded with thousands of unwanted functions, leavin the really basics apart.
Worked perfectly on my S9+
Frequently asked questions
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Does Button Mapper require root access?
What are some examples of remapping actions that can be done with Button Mapper?
What additional features are unlocked in the pro version of Button Mapper?
What actions can be mapped to buttons or keys?
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Are there any troubleshooting tips for Button Mapper?
How does Button Mapper use Accessibility services?
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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