Remapping Android buttons with third-party apps Button Mapper. Screenshot: Gizmodo You’ve got a few options for third-party apps.

For example, if you don’t like hardware button shortcuts on your phone (if it has any), you can change that. The Key Mapper app allows you to remap hardware buttons on your phone.

This button mapper app lets you make the most of the hardcoded buttons on your Android TV's remote control.

The good news is it's easy to change what Google TV remote buttons do with an app called " Button Mapper." I've remapped all the streaming services on my remote to the ones I actually use.

Button Mapper changes the squeeze function to do many things such as launching the flashlight, going back to the home screen, turning on Do Not Disturb or opening your favorite app.

If you don't subscribe to all of the streaming services on your remote, you can remap those buttons to launch something else. Here's how.

The new Chromecast with Google TV is the first Chromecast to have a dedicated remote, and it comes with some useful extra buttons for the Assistant, YouTube, and Netflix. Voice control will ...