This article reviews a free Android application to control your mobile with facial movements . EVA Facial Mouse is a free Android application that adds a mouse cursor to your HP / device that you can control with your facial movements. This uses the front camera to capture facial movements and use them to control the cursor on the screen.
This Android application works with all Android devices whether it’s a cellphone or tablet. It also has the option to rotate camera photos vertically so you can easily use the device in landscape orientation.
Cursor movements, clicks, and other settings can be fully adjusted according to user convenience and you can also connect an external camera for facial motion detection.
Control your cellphone with facial movements
The initial setup of this application is quite long but simple. When you open the first time, it will open the camera and detect your face. Then, you will be taken through the setup wizard to activate the options and personalize the application. The app’s main screen gives the main toggle to activate / deactivate the application. If you somehow miss the initial settings, you can start over from here.
The setup guide shows how to use each feature one by one. First, it tells you about the feature and then gives you the option to personalize it. With this setup wizard, you can fully adjust the mouse position, movement, click, move, tap, long press, scroll, etc. according to your comfort.
After the settings are complete, you can control your mouse with your face movements and use your Android device without touching it. There are a number of practical options not included in the setup wizard; You can activate it from the application settings.
Here is a list of all the personalization that can be made for this application:
Movement Settings
• Horizontal Sensitivity
• Vertical Sensitivity
• Movement Alignment • Movement Threshold
• Acceleration
• Reduce sensitivity when using the keyboard
Click Settings
• Dwell Area (time to wait before clicking)
• Dwell Time (movement tolerance to restart click Dwell)
• Play sound when clicking
• Perform sequential clicks on
Interface Settings
• Menu type
• Position
• Interface element size
• Activate the scroll key
• Simplify the Pointer Settings scroll button
• Cursor cursor
• Cursor size
Apart from all that, there are detection and camera settings where you get the option to deactivate EVA automatically when no faces are detected and activate the Camera 2 API along with support for external cameras. [ Download EVA Facial Mouse ]
In short: EVA is a great application that allows you to control your Android device with facial movements. This is useful for people with cerebral palsy, amputation, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis or other defects.
