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Floating touch assistant offering gesture shortcuts, quick tools, and easier control for damaged hardware buttons

Floating touch assistant offering gesture shortcuts, quick tools, and easier control for damaged hardware buttons

Vote (16 votes)

Program license Free

Developer beyondsw.assistive

Version 5.0.13

Works under Android

Vote

(16 votes)

Developer

beyondsw.assistive

Works under

Android

Program license

Free

Version

5.0.13

Pros

  • Floating control can replace common hardware key actions (power, back, home, recent apps)
  • Custom global gestures can trigger actions like back, screenshots, recording, and flashlight
  • Includes screenshots with editing tools and configurable capture settings
  • Built-in screen recording described as no-root, with pause and on-screen drawing options
  • Extra utilities like music control, quick settings toggles, phone boost, and automatic clicker

Cons

  • Key features rely on Accessibility Services and Device Administrator access
  • Some screenshot-related functionality is described as an advanced feature that may require payment

TouchMaster is an assistive touch utility that adds a floating on-screen control to help you run common phone actions and quick tools without relying on physical keys.

It is for people who want easier device control when hardware buttons are inconvenient or worn, and for anyone who prefers a compact shortcut hub for everyday actions like capture, recording, and media control.

A floating button that substitutes for key presses

TouchMaster’s core idea is simple: it can act like physical buttons such as power, back, home, and recent apps, helping reduce dependence on the device’s real keys. It also includes a lock screen option as part of that “hardware button replacement” approach.

Gestures, long-press actions, and app access

Beyond taps, TouchMaster supports global gesture operation and lets you assign custom gestures to actions like back, screenshots, screen recording, or toggling the flashlight. It also offers a favorites area for launching chosen apps quickly, plus a customizable long-press home behavior for selected actions (with a note that some devices may not support it).

Built-in quick tools that go beyond navigation

TouchMaster bundles several utilities into the same floating assistant. For capture, it offers multiple ways to take screenshots and includes editing options (such as brushes, mosaics, and cropping), along with settings for screenshot quality, format, and save location. Screen recording is also included, described as not requiring root and offering options like pausing, drawing on-screen during recording, and enabling the camera while recording.

It also includes music controls (play, pause, next, previous, and progress control), a phone boost feature for memory cleaning and process cleanup, volume controls (including mute options), quick toggles for settings like WiFi, Bluetooth, auto-rotation, flight mode, data, and brightness, plus an automatic clicker.

Access and permission clarity

TouchMaster states that it uses Device Administrator access for its lock screen feature (described as relevant on older Android versions). It also uses Accessibility Services for features like the auto clicker and global key operations, and these permissions are required for those functions to work.

Verdict

TouchMaster stands out most when you treat it as a shortcut hub for navigation plus capture tools. The mix of gesture support, screen capture and recording, media controls, and system toggles can reduce routine friction, especially if you are trying to avoid frequent button presses. The main tradeoff is that some of its headline features depend on elevated access (Accessibility and device admin), so it fits best for users who are comfortable granting that level of control in exchange for convenience.

Pros

  • Floating control can replace common hardware key actions (power, back, home, recent apps)
  • Custom global gestures can trigger actions like back, screenshots, recording, and flashlight
  • Includes screenshots with editing tools and configurable capture settings
  • Built-in screen recording described as no-root, with pause and on-screen drawing options
  • Extra utilities like music control, quick settings toggles, phone boost, and automatic clicker

Cons

  • Key features rely on Accessibility Services and Device Administrator access
  • Some screenshot-related functionality is described as an advanced feature that may require payment

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