Alt Tab - Quick task switcher

Alt Tab - Quick task switcher Free App

Rated 3.97/5 (141) —  Free Android application by mick88

About Alt Tab - Quick task switcher

This app is a very efficient task switcher. It shows your recent apps in a notification, so whenever you need them, just pull down your notification shade. It's easy as that!

* Up to 10 apps visible at once - depending on your screen size and orientation
* Readily available - just pull down the notification shade!
* Notification stays always on top of other notifications
* Starts automatically
* Widget allows adding recently used apps to homescreen and lockscreen

Source code available in GitHub:
https://github.com/mick88/Alt-Tab

How to Download / Install

Download and install Alt Tab - Quick task switcher version 1.2 on your Android device!
Downloaded 5,000+ times, content rating: Not rated
Android package: com.mick88.alt.tab, download Alt Tab - Quick task switcher.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
1.2:
* Fixed bug causing application to launch a new task instead of bring task to front
* New, nicer icon (notification icon is yet to be improved)
1.1
* Added home- and lock-screen widget
1.0
* First release
More downloads  Alt Tab - Quick task switcher reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads

What are users saying about Alt Tab - Quick task switcher

Y70%
by Y####:

Good app. Tried 6 similar apps and removed due to memory hog etc. This one does the job nicely. However some questions. 1.Why are apps restarted instead of bringing process to front? 2. Apps clutter the list. What determines what is shown? 3. Different list to androids recent apps. Please fix then would be a great app. Thanks

H70%
by H####:

Tried a lot of other apps, which have an icon on my screen and mess up my operation. Finally, this is the terminator.

B70%
by B####:

bravo

C70%
by C####:

I really like your app, it's the best running tasks switcher I've tried (among +20). It would be perfect if you could make so that the icon doesn't flash in the notification bar every time an app is opened or switched to. Another swell feature to consider would be the ability to add some apps to an ignore list. But the flashing for me is key because it's so distracting.

Z70%
by Z####:

Didn't work. No apps apart from alt tab showed up in the notification area

U70%
by U####:

Somehow this did not work for me. The notification bar does not show more than 1 app in it. Let me know if I did something wrong.

U70%
by U####:

I am using this app by last year it was my favroute widget in notifivation panel but now it does not work my new device note 3 version lollipop

U70%
by U####:

[Edit: if you select a recent app that's still running, it gets killed and restarted instead of just switching to it -- very annoying. FastX/Fast5 task switcher does this too.] Very nice app. Shows as many recent-app icons in the notification list as you have the width for. But it sometimes appears too low in the notifications. Also lacks settings of competing similar app Fast5 Task Switcher, eg excluding specific apps. On the other hand Fast5 is limited to showing 5 apps and seems to ignore a few apps for no reason. Another alternative is Recent Bar by klma Tools which also doesn't have an ignore-list but which lets you tap an arrow to see a second or third group of recent-app icons and lets you control how high it appears in the notifications.

A70%
by A####:

Does not show recent apps.

U70%
by U####:

Does not work with lollipop :(

O70%
by O####:

Doesn't work on mine

C70%
by C####:

It saves me press and hold home btn

A70%
by A####:

Je suis content après l'avoir essayé pour une demi heure. Its main problem is that it does the job in two painstaking movements, not one.

U70%
by U####:

Much better than the other task switchers I tried

A70%
by A####:

bravo

U70%
by U####:

very coll

X70%
by X####:

Didn't work. No apps apart from alt tab showed up in the notification area

S70%
by S####:

I really like your app, it's the best running tasks switcher I've tried (among +20). It would be perfect if you could make so that the icon doesn't flash in the notification bar every time an app is opened or switched to. Another swell feature to consider would be the ability to add some apps to an ignore list. But the flashing for me is key because it's so distracting.

S70%
by S####:

Very good

U70%
by U####:

Could not get it to work

C70%
by C####:

Sometimes it actually does start a new instance of recent apps.

C70%
by C####:

Wouldn't work

D70%
by D####:

Very nice app but it sometimes appears too low in the notifications. Also lacks settings of competing similar app Fast5 Task Switcher, eg excluding specific apps. On the other hand Fast5 is limited to showing 5 apps and seems to ignore a few apps for no reason.

R70%
by R####:

Good app. Tried 6 similar apps and removed due to memory hog etc. This one does the job nicely. However some questions. 1.Why are apps restarted instead of bringing process to front? 2. Apps clutter the list. What determines what is shown? 3. Different list to androids recent apps. Please fix then would be a great app. Thanks

S70%
by S####:

Does what it says, and does it good. There are only a few things missing for it to get a 5/5. First, the app line-up should be scrollable, and definitely not cut the last icon. Second, having the app symbol constantly showing up in the top bar is quite annoying. And third, there's a minor bug when relaunching the app where it doesn't recognize the current recent app list. Other then that, great work. I'd really love to see the first two issues fixed.

S70%
by S####:

Beyond functioning smoothly and having a clean interface, this app is truly useful and simply does what it says it does. My brother-in-law recommended Alt Tab and in turn I highly recommend it to anyone looking for the perfect replacement to holding down the start button to switch from app to app.

J70%
by J####:

Would like to hide the status bar icon

S70%
by S####:

Much better than the other task switchers I tried

I70%
by I####:

This task switcher app is faster and less clunky that Android's built-in task switcher.

O70%
by O####:

alt tab refuses to work on my HTC evo. 4g lte too bad cause its awesome on my other devices

B70%
by B####:

Very best of task switching...

J70%
by J####:

I really like your app, it's the best running tasks switcher I've tried (among +20). It would be perfect if you could make so that the icon doesn't flash in the notification bar every time an app is opened or switched to. Another swell feature to consider would be the ability to add some apps to an ignore list. But the flashing for me is key because it's so distracting.

X70%
by X####:

This is way better than most other task switchers, I've tried many and this is by far the best. Well done!

X70%
by X####:

I just wish there was a way to blacklist apps (like launchers or whatever) from showing up there and wasting space.

B70%
by B####:

This app helps a lot if you have Kindle tablet. Have been waiting for app like this so long

X70%
by X####:

Good app. Tried 6 similar apps and removed due to memory hog etc. This one does the job nicely. However some questions. 1.Why are apps restarted instead of bringing process to front? 2. Apps clutter the list. What determines what is shown? 3. Different list to androids recent apps. Please fix then would be a great app. Thanks

V70%
by V####:

It is good in what it is and deserves 5 star and can be better if you can have more no. Of recently used app.. Maybe in two lines or slideable in the same line as the switch buttobs of Samsung

X70%
by X####:

Small, simple, and easy to use. Exactly what it needs to be. Just one suggestion make it a little more task management. With the ability to kill tasks.

X70%
by X####:

I would like to see a garbage can on the end of the bar so we could put apps in it to end them.

X70%
by X####:

Simple and very useful app on my tablet! Great job!


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