Back Button Gesture Launcher (Paid Edition)

Android App Analysis and Review: Back Button Gesture Launcher (Paid Edition), Developed by ACTIVE SOFT. Listed in Tools Category. Current Version Is 3.3, Updated On 28/10/2018 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Back Button Gesture Launcher (Paid Edition). Achieved Over 853 Installs. Back Button Gesture Launcher (Paid Edition) Currently Has 94 Reviews, Average Rating 4.6 Stars

Unlimited no. of custom multi-swipes gestures (single tap supported). Use gesture to open apps, app shortcuts (e.g. Contacts + someone), perform System functions (Back, Home, Lock screen, ...) and Special functions (open built-in App Launcher, App Switcher, Capture screen,...). This app uses Accessibility services to provide functions such as Back, and uses Device Administrator permission to lock the device.

Built-in popup multi-pages App Launcher, can launch apps, app shortcuts, and some of System and Special functions.

Built-in popup App Switcher, likes Taskbar on Windows, shows currently running apps, it's movable and pinnable, supports up to Android 9.

Switch to last active app, likes Alt+Tab on Windows, switches between two most recent running apps (exclude those closed), supports up to Android 9.

Capture screen, supports JPEG output file format which speeds up the process and makes the file size much smaller.

Safe to use. This app requires minimal set of permissions, and does not require Internet access permission, which ensures no information on your device is sent out by the app.

Android 9 ready. The app has been tested with the developer release of Android 9.


TIPS for users using on-screen navigation buttons. You don't need it when using this app. Follow the steps below to auto-hide it, and free its space. Swipe up from the bottom to show it again. Some devices such as S8, S8+, Note 8, V20 and V30 can be done via Settings app.

1. Enable "Developer options" of your device: Settings > About phone > Tap "Build number" 7 times.
2. Settings > Developer options > select "USB debugging".
3. On a computer, open a web browser and download Platform Tools (~7.2 MB) from Google:
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
4. Open download folder, right-click on the downloaded file and select "Extract all" and press the "Extract" button.
5. Open a Command Prompt, and type the line below and press Enter
cd Downloadsplatform-tools-latest-windowsplatform-tools

6. Type the approximate command below and press Enter.

To hide bottom navigation bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*

To show bottom navigation bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=null

To hide top status bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*

To show top status bar:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=null

For the App Launcher to use the extra space, please clear this app's data or uninstall and install it again.

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