Back Button Gesture Launcher

4.6
91 reviews
500+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

NOTE: License checking of the app may not work on rooted device.

Unlimited no. of custom multi-swipes gestures (single tap supported). Use gesture to open apps, app shortcuts (e.g. Contacts + someone), perform System functions (Back, Home, Lock screen, ...) and Special functions (open built-in App Launcher, App Switcher, Capture screen,...). Each gesture can contain up to 10 different swipe directions and each swipe can even optionally short or long (shown in green color) distinguishable. This app uses Accessibility services to provide functions such as Back, and uses the Device Administrator permission to lock the device.

Built-in popup multi-pages App Launcher, can launch apps, app shortcuts, and some of System and Special functions.

Built-in popup App Switcher, likes Taskbar on Windows, shows currently running apps, it is movable and pinnable.

Switch to last active app, likes Alt+Tab on Windows, switches between two most recent running apps (exclude those closed).

Capture screen, supports JPEG output file format which speeds up the process and makes the file size much smaller. (Android 10 not supported)


TIPS for devices with on-screen navigation buttons. You don't need it when using this app. Follow the steps below to auto-hide it, free the space, swipe up from the bottom to show it again. Some newer devices can be simply done via Settings app.

1. Enable "Developer options" of your device: Settings > About phone > Tap "Build number" 7 times.
2. Settings > Developer options > select "USB debugging".
3. On a computer, open a web browser and download Platform Tools (~7.2 MB) from Google:
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
4. Open download folder, right-click on the downloaded file and select "Extract all" and press the "Extract" button.
5. Open a Command Prompt, and type the line below and press Enter
cd Downloads\platform-tools-latest-windows\platform-tools

6. Type the approximate command below and press Enter.

To hide bottom navigation bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*

To show bottom navigation bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=null

To hide top status bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*

To show top status bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=null

For the App Launcher to use the extra space, please clear this app's data or uninstall and install it again.
Updated on
Oct 28, 2018

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
88 reviews
A Google user
March 22, 2020
It dissapears in the System settings Samsung note 10 plus android 10. Also when using keyboard it moves to the top of the screen, doesn't stay in place
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ACTIVE SOFT
March 23, 2020
It is known issue it disappears in Samsung System settings, it may be Samsung policy to temporarily disable this type app in Settings. For the keyboard issue, you may try to not select the option "Shift up when using keyboard".
A Google user
June 24, 2019
rewiring my gestures is tricky and complicated very difficult I got something battling me on memory of TheNew that is trying to bring good news for me to me to make single into taken but yeh it has that power wanna give it an assimulation try under my tutor guidance?
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dan Bdan
August 12, 2021
works very well thanks
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What's new

- New System functions "Search" and "Voice command", can be used by gesture or inside App Launcher
- New App Launcher option "Add new items"