1 yr. ago • 100%

Can I use my bixby button for some other feature and how?

I don't want to use bixby or any other assistant. But I want to use the button and was wondering how one could repurpose it. Is there a ideally foss app that allows me to change its job, I couldnt find any way to change it in my settings.

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Settings > advanced features > side key (or button depending) set to open camera or open app.

No additional software needed

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- Thank you yes thats what I found too, unfortunately it requires me to setup bixby and I dont trust bixby
  
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  Thats weird. I have never set up Bixby and I changed the button.
  
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  I changed it as soon as I got my phone, and never set up Bixby. Set it back to being the power button
  
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I use bxactions (not FOSS) to use it as a play/pause button. Can easily pause and skip tracks keeping the phone in my pocket.

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- Thats a good use and thanks for the app!
  
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I use it to open lemmy.

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- Thats cool, the question is how did you assign it? Is there an available setting?
  
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  There’s a setting that lets you bind it to some simple things, but also a 3rd party app called BxActions that allows for more functionality
  
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  I have a sam 9+ so for me i go to settings, advanced features and its the first one.
  
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- I use a sam 9+ so I go into my settings, advanced settings and for me its the first one at the top of advance settings.
  
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I use Key Mapper from F-Droid. It's 100% FOSS

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- Quote from your link:
  
  What can’t be remapped?
  
  Power button
  
  Bixby button
  
  Mouse buttons
  
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  huh, that's weird. remapping the Bixby Button definitely works on my S10e. maybe because I use LineageOS instead of Samsung's ROM...
  
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- Thanks. Just downloaded it. Gonna check it out
  
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