[App] bxActions - Remap your Bixby button! single, double and long press!

Jawomo · Apr 6, 2017

<< This is the original Bixby button remapper >>

With bxActions you can remap your Bixby button to any action or app you like!
Use the Bixby button launch you camera, open google, toggle recent apps or launch any app you like!

You can even remap the Bixby button to launch google assistant

Theres also an option to disable the Bixby button completely if you like.

More Infos & Latest Downloads:
S8 forum: bxActions thread

NOTE 8 forum: bxActions thread

samcex · Apr 7, 2017

Long Press Launch camera, Single press Take Photo, That would be perfect.

kingjuice · Apr 7, 2017

Triple Tap to call Emergency contact!

Zanna · Apr 8, 2017

kingjuice said:
Triple Tap to call Emergency contact!

Power key should be already dedicated on this with triple clic

Tsukihi · Apr 8, 2017

Cool, looking forward to testing it out when I get my S8.

icemanbv · Apr 8, 2017

Thanks for sharing this - I was looking for a small and fast app to remap the Bixby button on my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. I made a tutorial and video on how to use it, you can read it here.

Pedroc1999 · Apr 9, 2017

Could you have some Tasker integration? Thus making the uses limitless!

Jawomo · Apr 9, 2017

Thanks for all the feedback!

I already have some cool features on the list. I will add more as soon as S8 gets released.

Tatsch · Apr 9, 2017

Pedroc1999 said:
Could you have some Tasker integration?

If app shortcuts were selectable, then Tasker integration is not necessary. You could use a Tasker shortcut.

Chronocento · Apr 9, 2017

Tatsch said:
You could use a Tasker shortcut.

I'm not aware of this functionality: can you point me to some documentation? Thx

Tatsch · Apr 9, 2017

Chronocento said:
I'm not aware of this functionality:

1. Create a task in Tasker
2. Create a shortcut in your launcher (or anywhere else where you can create shortcuts) Select Tasker's "Task Shortcut" and select the task.

So I hope some day bxActions will allow shortcuts.

Pedroc1999 · Apr 10, 2017

http://tasker.dinglisch.net/developers.html

You could have Tasker REMAP the button for you dependent on what app you're in, where you are, whether the phone is`locked or unlocked etc

xile6 · Apr 12, 2017

thanx, i will try this out when i get my phone.
I will probably map it to the camera since double tapping the home button always seem off on the s7e and idk how it will feel on the s8

contentryder · Apr 12, 2017

How about assigning the button to a shutter button instead of launching the camera?

ElBeaner · Apr 17, 2017

Anyone know if this app is affected by the OTA?

https://www.xda-developers.com/sams...to-remap-the-bixby-button-on-the-galaxy-s8s8/

Tatsch · Apr 17, 2017

@nest75068
Yes, I guess unfortunately it will be affected :

This news comes from XDA dev Flar2, who was updating his Button Mapper app for the GS8. He notes that his new Telus Galaxy S8 allowed remapping of the Bixby button with Button Mapper when he received it, but an OTA update changed the button's functionality. Now, the Bixby button's action is no longer routed through accessibility. Thus, it can't be changed without root access. I'd expect a similar OTA to hit all the other carrier variants as well.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/04/17/samsung-blocked-remapping-bixby-button-galaxy-s8/

kevs888 · Apr 20, 2017

Is this still working for everyone?

I was playing with it and one S8 had an option for flashlight toggle and the other S8 didn't.

Any idea why or how to get the flashlight toggle to show up as an option?

Unheard · Apr 20, 2017

Still working on my TMO S8 I got today.

Edit: Button Mapper from the store has the option for flashlight toggle and it's pretty quick to turn on and off.

labyrinthian · Apr 21, 2017

Is there a version available that does not have these permission items within Accessibility?

bxActions wants permission to:
- Monitor your actions - Receive notifications when you're interacting with an app
- Observe text you type - This includes personal data such as credit card numbers and passwords

This is a no-way warning for me...

venumx · Apr 21, 2017

contentryder said:
How about assigning the button to a shutter button instead of launching the camera?

but the volume buttons already are shutter buttons?

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labyrinthian said:
Is there a version available that does not have these permission items within Accessibility?

bxActions wants permission to:
- Monitor your actions - Receive notifications when you're interacting with an app
- Observe text you type - This includes personal data such as credit card numbers and passwords

This is a no-way warning for me...

Any app that is used as an accessibility service on a phone auto requires these permissions. The bixby button action is only available through the accessibility service at this point, so there will be no solution that does not require this. Maybe if this or some other app was open sourced people would be more likely to approve of this

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