Quick Cursor: One-Hand Aid

Sergiu Șandor

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About this app

Quick Cursor is an accessibility tool for people who need help operating their smartphone with one hand. It is built for users with motor impairments, limb differences, hand tremors, or limited hand mobility.

Who is this app for?
Modern smartphones are large and usually require two hands or significant reach. Quick Cursor is made for people who face challenges using their device, including:
○ People with motor impairments (partial paralysis, post-stroke recovery, spinal cord injuries)
○ People with hand tremors (Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, multiple sclerosis)
○ People with chronic hand conditions (arthritis, RSI, carpal tunnel)
○ People with temporary impairments (broken arm, post-surgery, hand in a cast)
○ Anyone who can only use their device comfortably with a single hand

How it helps
Quick Cursor adds a virtual cursor controlled by the thumb in the bottom half of the screen. Users can reach the entire screen without stretching, shifting grip, or risking dropping the device. Touches, swipes and gestures can be performed precisely from one comfortable position.

Easy to use
1. Swipe from the left or right edge in the bottom half of the screen to grab a cursor.
2. Reach the top half of the screen by moving the tracker with your thumb.
3. Tap the tracker to click at the cursor position. The tracker disappears after a short inactivity period.

The app is free and without ads!

The PRO version unlocks additional accessibility features for users with more complex needs:
○ Trigger actions - perform shortcuts directly from the screen edge, reducing hard-to-perform gestures
○ Tracker actions - a quick action menu for users with limited finger dexterity
○ Edge actions - trigger actions from the screen edges, replacing difficult system gestures
○ Floating tracker mode - the tracker stays on screen like a floating bubble for constant access
○ Customize trigger, tracker and cursor visuals and sizes for low vision or motor preferences
○ Customize tracker behaviour (inactivity hide timer, hide on outside action)
○ Unlock the full set of assistive actions:
- expand notifications or quick settings without reaching the top of the screen
- simulate home, back or recents button presses
- screenshot, flashlight, lock screen, copy, cut, paste, split screen, open app drawer
- launch apps or app shortcuts; media shortcuts: play, pause, next, previous
- change brightness, volume, auto rotate and more
- simulate complex gestures (swipes, pinches, long taps, drag-and-drop)
○ Customize vibrations and visual feedback
○ Backup and restore all accessibility settings
● Support the developer of this free, ad-free accessibility tool

Privacy
The app does not collect or store any data from your smartphone.
The app does not use any internet connection - no data is sent over the network.

Accessibility service
Quick Cursor requires you to enable its accessibility service before use. This is required because the app's core assistive function - simulating a touch at the cursor position on your behalf, so users with limited reach can operate the whole screen one-handed - can only be done through the Android Accessibility API.

The service needs these capabilities:
○ View and control screen - to draw the assistive cursor over other apps and define the trigger zones
○ View and perform actions - to perform the touch on your behalf at the cursor position (the core assistive function)
○ Observe your actions - for the "temporarily disable" feature, which pauses Quick Cursor when you switch apps

These capabilities are used solely for the assistive cursor and related accessibility features.

Feedback
Many users with disabilities have shared how Quick Cursor helped them use their phones independently again. Your feedback is welcome:
Telegram: https://t.me/quickcursor
Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/quickcursor/
Email: [e-mail]

Ratings and reviews

Incredible app, a must have for phones with big screens. Bought the pro version after 10 minutes using it, I think I wont be able to use a phone without it after I get used to it. Even the free version has more than enough customizatios (with 0 ads), but the pro version is both cheap and like adding another app of features in it. Clicking the "Post" with my Quick Cursor right now 😄 PS after using the app for a while , since I cant give it another 5 stars : It's even better than expected.

Very nice app. More features and nicer look than Samsung's offering through One Hand Operation+. Quick Cursor just needs an update to work better with the Samsung Fold 8 Ultra inner screen. The cursor appears at the top of the inner screen but performs as intended on the outer screen. UPDATE: Thanks for the tips! that worked! Making the Cursor Area larger did the trick!

It works pretty well, but I'm having an accessibility interaction issue with Chrome. When I'm doing a web search from a new tab and the search bar moves to the top, the keyboard would appear for a split second then minimizes.

What’s new

3.1.0:
- add real-time pinch gesture action
- add increase and decrease brightness actions
- add 'Magnifier' action
- add "repeat while holding" option to actions
- add Android Accessibility button shortcuts
- add 'Top' trigger position in simple mode
- add custom colors per each tracker action
- update to Android 17 SDK
- update Google Play Billing to v9
- fix tracker actions settings bug
- fix gesture recorder action dispatch bug
- refactor how 'actions' work internally