KeyMapper

Identical to 1.1.0.

Messed up the versioning on Google Play so had to increment the version,

The initial release for Key Mapper.

Changes from 1.1.0 Beta 8:

• Moved the dialog to opt in to analytics to a slide in the intro activity.

Release candidate

Added

• Show an error on the homescreen and if an action needs the Key Mapper keyboard to be enabled.
• Show an error when trying to use an action which requires the Key Mapper keyboard and it is disabled.
• Action to move the cursor to the end of a file
• Actions to toggle, show and hide the keyboard
• Button to change the keyboard in the homescreen menu
• About: link to the Telegram channel
• Show a prompt to enable the accessibility service when the app is first opened.
• Explain why the "record trigger" button is greyed out
• labels for the KEYCODE_BUTTON_START and KEYCODE_BUTTON_SELECT keycodes
• An introduction activity the first time the app is opened
• Logger: log when recording a trigger has started and stopped
• Show a dialog the first time the Key Mapper keyboard is chosen explaining why another keyboard can't be used.
• ChooseActionActivity: A tab to which lists all the actions which aren't supported and why.
• Show a "requires root" message for actions which need it

Changed

• The action to simulate the menu button no longer requires root
• Use a countdown timer when recording a trigger
• Support Android Q

Bug Fixes

• Changes to a keymap wouldn't persist after a configuration change (e.g rotation)
• The keyboard service status layout at the top of the homescreen wouldn't update.
• fix minor inconsistencies in the app icons

Release candidate

Added

• The status card at the top of the homescreen can now be expanded and collapsed
• Show a toast message when a foreseen error is encountered
• Logger: log whenever the accessibility service is started/stopped

Bug Fixes

• App would crash when trying to read a system setting which doesn't exist
• App would crash if couldn't find the Do Not Disturb settings page
• Logger: send icon was grey but should be white

Bug Fixes

• Don't show NFC actions on devices without NFC
• Couldn't change volume when short pressing a volume button remapped to a long press action

• Updated libraries

Added

• Action to enable, disable and toggle NFC.
• Action to switch between portrait and landscape mode.
• Action to cycle through and change the ringer mode.
• Action to fast forward and rewind.
• Option to log events and send them to the developer so it is easier to debug issues with the app.
• Button to Help page on homescreen.
• Translation instuctions to the About activity.

Changes

• Add the trigger after the 5 seconds rather than having to press the button so the app can work with devices which only have remotes as input.
• Cleanup Settings strings.
• Use slightly darker homescreen background.
• Don't show the "Key mapper is performing an action" toast message by default.
• Allow the volume to be changed while in Do Not Disturb mode.
• Minimum vibration duration is 1ms rather than 100ms

Bug Fixes

• The landscape mode action wouldn't work.
• Would potentially crash when trying to open the write-settings permission page.
• Don't show a toast message when enabling/disabling the device admin.
• Would crash when selecting a shortcut without the correct permissions.
• Device would go to the homescreen when using a trigger with the home button in it.

Added

• Option to choose which flash to use for flashlight actions
• Optimised the New and Edit Keymap activities for various screen sizes
• Slightly optimised the homescreen for wide screens

Bug Fixes

• Could potentially crash when trying to switch to the Key Mapper input method
• Could potentially crash when removing a trigger from the list
• Would crash if it couldn't find the input method settings page
• Would crash when trying to change a specific volume stream while the device is in a Do Not Disturb state
• Would crash when using an app shortcut without the correct permissions.

• Reduced the repeat delay to 5ms
• Force expand the menu on the homescreen
• Made the cards on the homescreen slightly more compact

Added

• Flag to vibrate and an option to force vibrate for all actions
• Action which just consumes the keyevent and does nothing
• Action to lock the device (ROOT only for now) and an option to lock the device securely (without root).

Bug fixes

• The bottom app bar on the homescreen would overlap the list items
• The app would potentially crash when trying to perform a flashlight action whilst the camera is in use in another app.
• Short press actions with the same trigger as a long press action would be performed with the long press action
• A keymap would still have the "Show volume dialog" flag if the action is changed to a non volume related action
• The app would crash if trying to show the menu on the homescreen if it is already showing.
• The accessibility service status on the homescreen wouldn't change when the service is started/stopped.

• Won't immediately crash on KitKat anymore! :)

Bug fixes

• Persistent IME notification wouldn't automatically show when it is enabled.
• App would crash if it couldn't find the device's accessibility settings page.

Added

• Setting to change the long-press delay.
• Persistent notification which can pause/resume your remaps. It can also open the accessibility settings on the device to enable/disable the service. Rooted devices can start/stop the accessibility service without going into settings and just tap the notification.
• Use Material Design 2 for homescreen.

Fixed bugs

• Persistent notifications wouldn't show on boot
• The app would crash if using the "open google assistant" action if the Google app wasn't installed.
• Prevent the accessibility service from stopping if there is a fatal exception and show a toast when it happens.

• Changed developer email.
• Added link to the XDA Thread in the About activity.

• Fixed bug: app would crash when using brightness actions because it needed write system settings permission.

• Updated build-tools to 28.0.4

• Updated Room library to 2.1.0-alpha05

• Updated Firebase core library to 16.0.8

• Added more labels for keys.
• Added a link to the app in the device's Accessibility settings.
• Updated the Gradle version to 3.3.2
• When the long-press flag is chosen, show a warning saying it will only work properly for volume and navigation buttons.
• Enable the show-volume-ui flag by default.

Bug fixes

• App would crash when choosing flags for a keymap without an action.
• Buttons being repeatedly pressed.
• Enabling the long-press flag would stop the button from working when it is pressed without a long press.

Changelog

• added option to email developer in the About activity.
• created privacy policy and ability to opt in/out of Firebase analytics

the first beta release!