Gestos App for Android Review
You can launch an app from the app drawer or alternatively keep a shortcut on the homescreen for quick access. Another option is to find your app using your phone’s local search feature. But if you’re too lazy to do any of these, try something like Gestos app for Android. The app let you launch your favorite applications using gesture based controls. You can get Gestos Android app for free from Google Play Store.
Gestos App Features
Gestos app for Android is a simple app that you can use and configure so that you can quickly launch your apps using gesture-based controls. Using Gestos app, you can also lock/unlock your phone screen. It is also possible to create gesture based shortcuts to switchers, websites, system controls and contacts. For starters, you got to configure new gesture controls for your apps first. Once done, you can double-tap on the home screen and new semi-transparent screen will appear, and all you have to do is to draw the correct gesture on the empty area. For example, if you’d set ‘E’ gesture for the email app, simply draw ‘E’ to launch your email every time. The UI is slick and responsive. You don’t have to repeat the gestures because the app did not recognize what you’d just drawn on screen.
You can also modify your gesture for a particular application if required. This comes handy if you’d forgotten the gesture that you made for the said app. While drawing gestures, however ensure that the lines are continuous. Of course, you can create gestures like smileys. But you got to be quick while drawing the lines on screen. It would have been great had the app came with a built-in password lock feature. Gestos app is compatible with Android OS 2.2 and up.
Conclusion
Gestos app for Android gives you a gesture-controlled approach to launch apps. Once you set it up, launching apps is quite a cake walk. The only thing is that you got to draw continuous lines. The option to modify gestures anytime comes handy, especially if you’d forgotten a previously made gesture for a certain app. The UI is responsive to say the least. Verdict: A handy app for those who hate searching through their app drawer.
Category: Free Android Apps, Free Android Tools
