Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons is an app by Andy Wong in the Personalization category, listed since at least May 2014. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.
It asks for 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage.
What's new in v6.3 (build 03202346)
Fix the issue that customized navbar is not activated after a reboot for Nougat and higher devices
Description
From the listing uploaded by “apps”.
This Xposed module allows you to change the NavBar buttons on your Xperia/AOSP devices. On stock ROM, there're only three buttons on the NavBar (Back, Home and Recent Apps). Now you can have complete control of the buttons and how they look like.
Features
Show or hide Recent Apps, Menu and Search buttons
Re-order buttons
18 themes with different colors
Restart SystemUI to see changes immediately without rebooting (Busybox required)
Define left and right margin
Define navbar height
Define search button actions
Requirements
1. Your phone must be rooted
2. Xposed framework must be installed first http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
3. Xposed library 2.2 is required
Instructions
Install the module
Run Xposed Installer and enable the module Xperia Stamina LED
Reboot the phone
Limitations & supported devices
I developed this module based on AOSP source code and tested only on my Xperia devices. I expect it to work also on AOSP devices such as Google Nexus. You can try it on other devices but I don't expect it to work universally, especially HTC and Samsung devices because their framework is heavily modified.
If you enable this module and Tinted Status Bar together, the color for the Home/Menu/Recent/Back buttons will be controlled by Tinted Status Bar while the Search button color will be controlled by this module.
If you're also using GravityBox, you must disable Navigation Bar Tweaks. Otherwise, this module won't work.
Currently the following devices are supported: (to be updated)
Sony Xperia ZR stock 4.3 ROM
Sony Xperia V stock 4.3 ROM
Sony Xperia ZL stock based custom ROM/eXistenZ
Sony Xperia SP ExistenZ 3.3.0
Sony Xperia T
Sony Xperia M dual stock 4.2.2 ROM
Sony Xperia Z1 4.4 ihackers 4.1
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact stock KK ROM
Sony Xperia Z stock 4.3 ROM
Nexus 5 stock 4.4.2
Nexus 7 (2013) stock 4.4.2
MUCH i5s
Moto G stock 4.4.2 ROM
Moto X stock 4.4.2 ROM
Samsung Galaxy devices (you need to set qemu.hw.mainkeys=0 in build.prop to enable Navbar)
Credits
Huge thanks to atticus182 for his great work of Softkey collection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/themes-apps/softkeys-softkey-collection-t1413582
Thanks to C3C076 for his wonderful GravityBox! This module uses some of his codes for search button actions.
** I can only work on Xperia/AOSP devices at the moment, please don't send requests on other devices **
** CM ROM is not supported because it has its own implementation of NavBar **
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Trusted
Signing certificate
Signature matches the Google Play versionChecked by the source store on Mar 23, 2018.
Certificate issued to “Andy Wong”This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Store checks and file details
Developer signature verifiedMar 23, 2018
Validated against Google PlayMar 23, 2018
Antivirus scan passedNov 10, 2020
Signed byCN=Andy Wong, OU=Ground Zero, L=Hong Kong
Uploaded by “apps”Platinum tier · 3,423,810 followers · uploading since 2010
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Permissions (6)
Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons requests 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.
Run at startupandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Required hardware & features
Portrait screenandroid.hardware.screen.portrait
Touchscreenandroid.hardware.touchscreen
Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.
Is the Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 9658b900e31416e189138e6d6f675bb4.