I currently use Swiftly Switch. It is an app that adds a small bar to the side of the device and by swiping that part, I am shown a list of apps of my choosing. This allows me to open apps much faster.

Sadly, it is not open source. Is there something similar but open source?

  • @[email protected]OP
    1•1 year ago

    No. I don’t think I do.

    I am using the Kiss launcher, that is probably a launcher specific bar?

    I am looking for something like swiftly Switch, but open source.

    • @guy
      4•1 year ago

      That’s just the bar for gesture navigation, instead of those three buttons at the bottom. It’s available in settings of Android 10 and above

      • @[email protected]
        1•1 year ago

        This is not related. This is the stock Android “currently open/recently opened apps” display.

        • This bar, with gesture navigation, swiping up slightly and letting go
        • or swiping up normally with 2-button navigation (which sadly got dropped)
        • or pressing the ||| (Samsung) or ◻️ (Stock Android) using the still available legacy 3-button navigation

        This does not replace a custom set list of apps you would like to quickly access. Maybe something like this could also be integrated as a notification.

        I use a patched version of Nova Launcher Prime, working without a Google Account. GrapheneOS, has no internet access. I tried all FOSS launchers and still nothing comes close.

        But the recent apps thing is not a launcher part, even though it is broken when removing Trebuchet on LinageOS (trust me, tried it)