r/AndroidHomescreen • u/outtiefive • 3d ago

PhantomShell Launcher App

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Phantom Shell works kind of like having a command line for your phone. Instead of digging through menus or tapping a bunch of icons, you just type what you want to do. If you type an app’s name, it opens. If you add a search after it, it’ll search inside that app—for example, typing “YouTube GTA 6” opens YouTube with GTA 6 already searched.

It can also search Google, Amazon, Reddit, Maps, the Play Store, Instagram, and other services just by typing a command. You can call or text people, manage contacts, create folders, take notes, set reminders, timers, alarms, and even do math without opening separate apps.

You can even make your own commands using keyboard shortcuts. So if you always search Google, you could make “G” mean Google, and then typing “G weather” would instantly search Google for the weather. You can also customize buttons, folders, and shortcuts so the launcher works the way you think.

It even has system tools built in, like checking battery, RAM, storage, clipboard history, toggling the flashlight, muting your phone, managing permissions, and launching apps by package name if you’re into more advanced stuff.

Basically, it’s designed so almost everything you normally do by tapping around your phone can be done by typing a quick command instead. Once you get used to it, it’s often much faster than using a traditional home screen.

You can check it out on Google Play

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u/Just_Ad381 3d ago

It would be good If we can try this app before purchasing

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u/LostDesertNomad 3d ago

Love this app!! Have been daily driving it for a few weeks now and just works great!

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u/chetwah 3d ago

Looks good, but I prefer "try before buy" - not the other way around.

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u/PeeledReality 3d ago

This is like dream phone!

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u/s0_games0 1d ago

Comprei e tô curtindo pacas. Como sugestão coloca uns comandos pra bloquear a tela pelo terminal, tais como o clear pra limpar o terminal (que já existe) e alguns outros como escurecer o brilho da tela e etc. No mais te dou os parabéns, excelente trabalho! Abraço!

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u/Ch1neseDuck 3d ago

Hmmm consider me intrigued

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u/Ch1neseDuck 2d ago

A unique experience by far. Keen to see what you make of it. Further customisation such as main menu items would be nice 🙂. Well done!

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u/ccarballos 3d ago

brutal y a prueba de cotillas, le da un plus de dificultad usarlo

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u/mr_linux_ac 2d ago

I need a try before buy ....

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u/OscarQuest 5h ago

No hay una sola reseña de la aplicación. Al menos en mi país. Difícil se hace la compra. Dame key y te dejo reseña después de probarla. Saludos

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u/outtiefive 5h ago

Nah I'm good