Still waiting on an answer for Bixby button

If it's not possible to trigger a macro with the Bixby button, someone who knows - a dev or anyone with thorough knowledge - at least let me know it's not possible. Right now I'm triggering it with Automagic, which has a "Launcher trigger" that can be selected in the Bixby options. Is there nothing like that for MacroDroid? I'd like to keep things inside the box if I can.
 

dhj49er

Well-known member
It's not possible.
A good solution is bxactions, but you prefer to keep everything inside a single box.
I'm not familiar with automagic (abandonware?) but if you believe it's better than Macrodroid, perhaps that's the single box solution for you.
 
It's not possible.
A good solution is bxactions, but you prefer to keep everything inside a single box.
I'm not familiar with automagic (abandonware?) but if you believe it's better than Macrodroid, perhaps that's the single box solution for you.
It's better than a dedicated button-mapping app, and yes it will do a few things (like this) that MD won't do. I'm sure MD will keep expanding its capabilities and eventually I won't need Automagic either, but it fills in the gaps well. Also yeah, it's abandonware as of around October or November of last year.

Thanks for the answer!
 

DinhNguyen

New member
If it's not possible to trigger a macro with the Bixby button, someone who knows - a dev or anyone with thorough knowledge - at least let me know it's not possible. Right now I'm triggering it with Automagic, which has a "Launcher trigger" that can be selected in the Bixby options. Is there nothing like that for MacroDroid? I'd like to keep things inside the box if I can.
Just in case you still need a possible solution, I hope this way will work for you.
Go to Bixby key setting - choose double press to open Bixby - then set use single press to open an app (should be a small app and you never use it) - next go to Macrodroid and create a new macro.
Trigger
- Application launched -> the app you set before with Bixby key.
Action
- Kill Application ( if your phone is rooted) or Launch Home screen ( no root).
- Macrodroid specific -> run macro.
Done.
It just takes about 0,5s to open and close the app before running your macro. Cheer.
 

DinhNguyen

New member
OK I found a new way to directly run the macro using bixby key but it's a little bit tricky. Go to Bixby key setting - choose double press to open Bixby - disable "use single press" option.
Next the tricky part is to identify the logcat message when you single press the bixby key. I use the app "logcat reader" to get the message ( need to do ADB hack to make the app work). In the logcat reader app, press start button then single press the bixby button then press stop button in the app. Then search for "bixby", now your job is identify the right logcat message for the single press of bixby key. For my phone, it is something like this (WinkService) [bixby_latency]::key = [wink_service], not sure it will work with other samsung phones but you can try my logcat message.
In MacroDroid
Trigger
- Device actions -> logcat message -> copy and paste the message that you found in logcat reader app -> ok.
Action
- whatever you want
So now everytime you press the bixby key, It will trigger your macro straightway. Cheer!
 
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