Quick Cursor: The Virtual Mouse Pointer for Your Android
Quick Cursor brings a virtual mouse pointer to your Android phone. You control it from a designated area of your screen, such as the bottom left corner. This allows you to reach and interact with any part of your display. Drag your finger higher to extend the reach, lower to shorten it—making it easier to tap hard-to-reach spots at the bottom or top of your screen.
If that sounds complicated, it’s not. Once you try Quick Cursor, the concept clicks quickly. Whatever your reason for needing more control, Quick Cursor could be the most effective option currently available for Android.
Free to Try, with Optional Pro Features
The free version of Quick Cursor includes all the essentials for getting started. For more advanced features, you can upgrade to the Pro version. The upgrade is available as a one-time in-app purchase (about €17.99, roughly $20.00) or as an annual subscription (about €2.39, roughly $2.50/year). The Pro upgrade enables features like custom trigger actions, follow actions, edge actions, a floating tracker, and more customization of triggers and tracker behavior.
Getting Started: First Impressions and Setup
After installing Quick Cursor from the Google Play Store, my first impression was that the app seemed a bit complex. This was mainly due to the initial setup wizard, which doesn’t fully explain how everything works. In essence, you set a trigger zone anywhere along the edge of your device. You can fine-tune its length and placement to suit your preference, with an on-screen preview that helps you visualize changes as you make them. The app works in both portrait and landscape modes.
Other customization options include pointer speed, the size and location of the cursor area, alignment relative to the trigger, and the distance between these zones. I left most settings at their defaults, and it worked well—but you might want to adjust them to fit your needs. Experimenting is the best way to find your ideal setup.
Using Quick Cursor: Fast to Learn
To use Quick Cursor, swipe your finger inward from the trigger zone you set: the cursor appears. Move your finger to steer the pointer to the desired spot—an app launcher, button, address bar—then tap to interact. You can even pull down and use the notification panel like this.
The learning curve is short. It took me about a minute to get comfortable, then I was able to navigate anywhere on my Android phone using just a corner of the screen. Suddenly, using the device one-handed felt much easier.
I hadn’t seen an accessibility app that truly delivered like this in a long time. Seeing Quick Cursor in action for the first time impressed me. It could be a real aid for people with mobility or dexterity challenges, as well as anyone who finds their phone tough to use one-handed, especially on larger devices.
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