Launch Now
$0.80About Launch Now
Launch Now 1.0 released! Update now and get the new features!
Launch Now is a Google Now shortcut replacement app. Where you would normally launch Google now by swiping up from the lockscreen or up from one of the softkeys you can now launch Launch Now. The main idea behind Launch Now is that you favourite apps should never be more then a swipe away. With Launch Now you can easily to right to the browser when playing a game and then go check your twitter without any effort. If you want to you can still access Google Now by adding a shortcut to it in one of the six slots.
Launch Now is built with design and performence in mind at all times. Alot of work has been put into optimizing the app to start fast without you having to wait. Launch now follows the Android Design Guidelines and therefore looks great.
Launch Now is never running in the background and therefore doesn't slow down your phone or tablet.
Launch Now is a Google Now shortcut replacement app. Where you would normally launch Google now by swiping up from the lockscreen or up from one of the softkeys you can now launch Launch Now. The main idea behind Launch Now is that you favourite apps should never be more then a swipe away. With Launch Now you can easily to right to the browser when playing a game and then go check your twitter without any effort. If you want to you can still access Google Now by adding a shortcut to it in one of the six slots.
Launch Now is built with design and performence in mind at all times. Alot of work has been put into optimizing the app to start fast without you having to wait. Launch now follows the Android Design Guidelines and therefore looks great.
Launch Now is never running in the background and therefore doesn't slow down your phone or tablet.
All Application Badges
Paid
app
app
Android
4.1+
4.1+
Bug
buster
buster
Theme /
Wallpap.
Wallpap.
Theme History & Updates
What's Changed
1.0 Changelog (HUGE update):
- Added icons for apps.
- Rewrote the system for filling up the list with apps to start which improves performence.
- Added Launch Now's app icon as the icon for the home button circle.
- Improved the filtering system for selecting apps for slots, no more question marks from now on.
- Font bugfix.
- Some minor performence improvements.
- Some tweaks.
1.0 Changelog (HUGE update):
- Added icons for apps.
- Rewrote the system for filling up the list with apps to start which improves performence.
- Added Launch Now's app icon as the icon for the home button circle.
- Improved the filtering system for selecting apps for slots, no more question marks from now on.
- Font bugfix.
- Some minor performence improvements.
- Some tweaks.
Price update Price changed from $1.00 to $0.80.
What are users saying about Launch Now
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This app doesn't work. In fact, the app provides you no help at all and doesn't describe how to use it. I would urge play store to remove this app so that customers are not duped into buying this.
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I don't want to root my nexus 4 yet and put a custom ROM on it and thanks to this dev it get me closer to what I like. Hope there is a lot more to come.
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Some horrible bugs like fonts appearing in white instead of black (making it ridiculously hard to read) There is a bad lag when saving configuration which shouldn't be there An update is well overdue (just noticed this AFTER buying)
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It would be nice to have shortcuts via "More Shortcuts" app (and similar applications).
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There's no support for shortcuts, only apps. I thought I finally found what I was after.
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Its a nice app but it would be awesome if I could use widgets thru it :D
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Loving having more options at the touch of a button. Thanks Dev for sharing your work. Please add option for Google now icon instead of yours when sliding up. I just think it looks cleaner *EDIT* Please add option to hide launcher icon also for those of us on stock launcher so it cleans up the drawer. Thanks Dev
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Its a nice app but it would be awesome if I could use widgets thru it :D
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Cool app, however it can still use some work. Some apps can't have a direct shortcut since they share an apk. In order to access the camera, you have to go through the gallery first and accessing the people app is impossible since you only have the option for the dialer. +1 star if you can select all apps that you'd find in your app drawer. Another thing would be cool if you could assign activities to the shortcuts in the way launchers like Nova do. Basically, select a function of the app.
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I don't want to root my nexus 4 yet and put a custom ROM on it and thanks to this dev it get me closer to what I like. Hope there is a lot more to come.
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The interface to configure the app has a few bugs but the actual launching of app on swipe works perfectly. I don't have much problem with the bugs as I rarely use the config interface. Although I wish there was an option to open the actual Android app drawer on swipe. Please add this option. Will add +1 star if you can add this option.
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Great app! Wish you could add shortcuts though.
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A simple way to declutter the home screen. And if you have Nova Launcher, this is an essential companion ... just program one of the gestures to open this and your favorite apps are just a swipe away!
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Some horrible bugs like fonts appearing in white instead of black (making it ridiculously hard to read) There is a bad lag when saving configuration which shouldn't be there An update is well overdue (just noticed this AFTER buying)
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Would love for there to be an option to make more compressed and fit more apps instead of scrolling down to see more. Also maybe for an idea have option to make it look like quick toggles (just boxes with the icons)
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C: åwsom, share pls
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Would be great to be able to launch this as a shortcut itself.
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Good work this, and gets better. Edit - and better
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Fantastically useful.
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Great app but I'm having issues with the binding staying after reboot.
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Big thanks for the continued Updates & support. Handy tool, only thing I can't add is the camera launch. Otherwise Great.
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Out of the (3) available for changing the Google Now shortcut to a custom one, this is the fastest. I like it! Please keep it fast and clean.
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Doesn't even work. It keeps on force closing when I change the one slot setting and I can't even add apps to a slot.
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Great start.
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Please create a timer for multiple slots so it'll launch the favorite app while still offering other options
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Loving having more options at the touch of a button. Thanks Dev for sharing your work. Please add option for Google now icon instead of yours when sliding up. I just think it looks cleaner *EDIT* Please add option to hide launcher icon also for those of us on stock launcher so it cleans up the drawer. Thanks Dev
by S####:
Some horrible bugs like fonts appearing in white instead of black (making it ridiculously hard to read) There is a bad lag when saving configuration which shouldn't be there An update is well overdue (just noticed this AFTER buying)