Switching among homes, apps, and shortcuts cannot be easier with Instance Launcher. Instant Launcher allows you to switch or search homes, apps and shortcuts anytime and anywhere, and helps you monitor running apps and network usage. By pressing a floating button that is available to you anywhere, you can launch an app from recently-used or most-used apps or just speak the name of the app (English only) without leaving where you are.
Below are notable features:
1. Launches an home, app, or shortcut just by pressing the semi-transparent floating button
2. You can move the location of the floating button by press and move
3. Launches apps by tapping from recently-used or most-used app list
4. Launches an app just by speaking its name (English only) and Supports non-exact matching with 5 top matching app names that you can select from
5. Monitor network usage for apps
6. Show running apps and soft-stop apps
7. You can open Application Manager or open Play Store for an app by long-pressing the icon of the app in the app grid.
8. Learns your launch behavior for to be smarter
9. Optimized for minimal battery usage
Change history
Version 2.4:
1. Now you can monitor network usage of apps. The network usage is shown at the top-right corner of each app icon in the icon grid.
2. Long-click an app icon, and then click the 'Network' menu item, you can see the list of network usages of this app in the recent 12 hours.
Version 2.3:
1. Show running apps. The red dot at the left-top corner of the app icon indicates that the app is running.
2. Soft stop. You can soft-stop an app by long-pressing an app icon and click the 'Soft stop' menu item.
3. Force stop. You can force-stop an app by long-pressing an app icon, click the 'Open in Application Manager', then click 'Force stop'.
Note: Some apps may restart by themselves after been soft-stopped. In this case, you can use 'Force stop' approach to stop an app.
Version 2.2:
1. Now you can open Application Manager or open Play Store for an app by long-pressing the icon of the app in the app grid.
2. Fixes an issue that user may fail to start some apps from this app.
Version 2.1.3:
1. Fixed crashes on some devices.
2. Support home apps. You can search for or switch among homes.
3. Support shortcuts. You can search for or switch among shortcuts.
4. List recently used apps and most used apps in one app grid.
5. The first 5 apps in the grid are the most recently used apps, and the rest are most used apps.
6. Work perfectly with facebook Home.
Explanation of permissions used in this app.
1. Directly call phone numbers
This permission is only used when you make a call by clicking a phone call shortcut from this app. Other than that, this app will NOT make any calls.
2. Read phone status and identity
This permission is used to dismiss this app when you are in a call.
3. Draw over other apps
This permission is required to show the floating button.
4. Network communication This permission is needed to use google voice recognition service.
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