Button Savior

Button Savior is an application designed to assist you with virtual navigation by providing a floating software key panel that can be accessed anywhere on your device, anytime. Ideal for devices with broken hardware keys or devices that come without physical buttons, this app offers a versatile solution to enhance your user experience.

The game offers a variety of features that enable you to simulate actions such as 'Home,' 'Back,' 'Search,' 'Recent Tasks,' 'Screen Off,' 'Volume,' and 'Directional Key' presses. For those running version 4.4 (Kitkat) and above, it introduces a feature to hide the status or navigation bar, increasing your screen's real estate. There's also a customization option to adjust the trigger icon's position and a timer to set the panel's visibility.

The latest version incorporates an Immersive Mode to eliminate the Android navigation bar completely, alongside PopControl that lets you add and instantly access your favorite actions. With support for hover control, gesture, and click triggers, and the ability to modify them to one-click mode for speedy action, it tailors to a variety of user preferences.

Users without root access can still benefit from basic key simulations like power, home, camera, call, and volume controls.

To ensure a seamless experience, themes are included that not only cater to aesthetic preferences but also support e-ink displays, providing visibility improvements for those with specific display technologies.

To utilize the full range of functionalities, permissions such as GET TASK, VIBRATE, INTERNET, ACCESS NETWORK, and MAKE CALL may be requested, which are necessary to display recent apps, provide haptic feedback, connect to the internet for ads and shortcuts, and enable direct dial shortcuts, respectively.

For those encountering issues with root permissions or uninstallation, updating the SuperSU configuration and ensuring that the screen off feature is disabled before removal is advised. Button Savior is the go-to utility to safeguard your device's physical keys or replace them altogether, making navigation smoother and more customizable.