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Reference

Every shortcut in ARAs.

Window and Android controls, clipboard sync, Gaming Mode, and the default keyboard-as-gamepad map.

Global

These four work anywhere on your Mac, even when ARAs isn't the active app.

Show AndroidWorks even when ARAs isn't the active app
++A
Toggle Keyboard → Gamepad
++S
Toggle Gaming Mode
++G
Lock Mouse to Window
++U

While ARAs is active

Menu shortcuts that apply while ARAs is the frontmost app.

Android controls

Back
+
Home
+H
Recent apps
+R
Rotate screen
+O
Volume up
+
Volume down
+

Clipboard

Copy from Android
+C
Paste into Android
+V
Select all in Android
+A

Window & app

Idle ARAs
+I
Toggle full screen
++F
Quit ARAs
+Q
Help
+?

Mouse

Mouse actions that live alongside the keyboard shortcuts above.

Toggle Mouse Lock (Aim)While Keyboard → Gamepad is on, and Mouse Buttons isn't set to Shoot & Aim
Right-click
Release aimAlso cancels an in-progress rebind in the Controller Map editor
Esc

Keyboard as gamepad

The default map once Keyboard → Gamepad is on (⌃⌥S). Fully rebindable, with importable and exportable presets, from Controller → Edit Controller Map in the app menu.

Action buttons

A / Cross
Space
B / Circle
C
X / Square
R
Y / Triangle
F

Sticks

Left stick (move)
WASD
Right stick (camera)
Two-finger trackpad swipe
L3 (left stick click)
Left ⇧
R3 (right stick click)
V

Bumpers & triggers

LB / L1
Q
RB / R1
E
LT / L2
Z
RT / R2
X

D-pad & menu

D-pad
Start / Menu
Esc
Select / View
Tab

Hold Option while using the right stick to send a raw touch gesture to Android instead of camera input.