launch is a fast, productive and easy-to-use launcher for android

features

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- launch apps instantly with patterns: as fast as your typing allows you to

be

- assign long-press shortcuts to quickly access apps.

- easy on eyes

- no icons, distractions, clutter/bloat, etc

- lightweight and efficient

- not just visual minimalism like most other minimalist launchers,

but technical minimalism too.

- open-source

- uses at least ~10x less space than even the *minimalist* launchers

functions

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- use search keys to create a filter word which shows only the filtered apps

- click on an app to launch it

- long-press on an app to launch it's system settings

- press back button to clear the last character of the search word

- long-press on the back button to refresh the app list (to reflect

deletion/addition of apps)

- long-press on a search key to launch/assign a shortcut app.

how does it work

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- keys on the left and right side are for searching, and the middle section

shows the apps installed

- start searching by using the search keys

- if the search word only has one final matching app in the list, it will

be opened automatically

- to quickly launch an app, find a unique combination of alphabets

which can launch it. for example, if "K-9 Mail" is the only app which has

a "9" in it in my app list, then it can be launched just by pressing

the "9" search key

- assign an app to a search key by long-pressing on the search key. this

assignment can be removed and/or modified.

goals

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- launch aims for the following:

- maximum compatibility (supports android >=5.0)

- do more with less

- ethical correctness (no ads/trackers)

- stick to the UNIX philosophy (do one thing and do it well)

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