Launchtron is a side-oriented quick app launcher for jailbroken devices

iOS is an outstanding mobile operating system, but it ofttimes leaves a lot to hold upwards desired inwards the multitasking department, specially on the iPhone. Luckily, the jailbreak community ordinarily has to a greater extent than or less form of remedy for problems of this nature.

A novel complimentary jailbreak tweak called Launchtron past times iOS developer Nepeta is only 1 of such remedies; it’s fundamentally a quick-access app launcher that y'all tin summon from only close anywhere with a swipe. Furthermore, it tin help y'all access apps to a greater extent than chop-chop than y'all could with iOS’ native App Switcher.

As depicted past times the screenshot illustration above, Launchtron is a circular app launcher interface. You tin swipe inwards from either side of the display to invoke Launchtron in addition to and thence spin the app cycle past times swiping upwards or downwards on it. As y'all powerfulness come upwards to expect, tapping on an app icon from the app cycle launches that app.

Once installed, Launchtron adds a preference pane to the Settings app where y'all tin configure the tweak for your item purpose case:

Here, y'all can:

• Toggle Launchtron on or off on demand


• Display specific apps inwards the Launchtron app wheel


• Display recently-used apps inwards the Launchtron app wheel


• Select the position out of app icons that volition display inwards the Launchtron app wheel


• Choose the apps you’d similar presented inwards the Launchtron app wheel


• Disable Launchtron inwards specific applications


• Choose which side Launchtron appears on (left, right, or dynamic)


• Follow the vertical place of your finger equally y'all swipe in


• Disable the swipe gesture for summoning Launchtron


• Choose betwixt a half-circle or total circle app wheel


• Configure a custom animation speed

The developer also includes 2 buttons at the bottom of the preference pane; 1 for respringing in addition to saving your changes in addition to to a greater extent than or less other for restoring default settings in addition to respringing.

We also appreciate how the user tin pick out to purpose Launchtron for recently-used apps or a small-scale subset of favorite apps. Furthermore, nosotros similar that y'all tin customize how Launchtron appears in addition to how many apps it displays at a glance.

You also powerfulness convey noticed that y'all tin disable the swipe gesture that’s naturally used to invoke Launchtron. This powerfulness seem counterintuitive, but the developer provides this pick because y'all tin opt to purpose Activator for invoking Launchtron instead; doing thence requires the complimentary Launchtron Activator Action parcel from Cydia:

Overall, Launchtron seems to hold upwards an first-class move inwards progress – nosotros enjoin this because the developer says to a greater extent than features are coming soon, such equally back upwards for both the Lock screen in addition to Home screen, in addition to an improved background blur, with other things.

If you’re interested inwards trying Launchtron, in addition to thence y'all tin download it for complimentary from Cydia’s Nepeta repository. The developer has fifty-fifty made the tweak opened upwards source for anyone interested inwards learning what makes it tick. The Launchtron Activator Action parcel is also a complimentary download from Cydia’s Nepeta repository, in addition to it likewise is opened upwards source. Both packages back upwards jailbroken handsets running iOS seven through 11.

What are your thoughts close Launchtron in addition to what it tin provide? Share inwards the comments subdivision below.

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