The MIUI 9 is also
bringing app shortcuts to Xiaomi phones through a Google Now - like pane that occupies the leftmost home screen.
Action Launcher was the first launcher to support Android 7.1's App Shortcuts, and also the first to
bring app shortcuts to earlier versions of Android (5.1 or later).
Android 7.1.1
brings you app shortcuts directly from your home screen.
Nova Launcher
brought App Shortcuts to all users on Android 5.1 and above with the Nova Launcher 5.0 release in December.
The preview will also
bring app shortcuts, similar to how iOS» 3D touch toggles quick access to an app's features without launching it and trying to navigate the feature to perform a task.
Not exact matches
Android Marshmallow
brings features like advanced
app permissions, Doze, Google Now on Tap, 200 new emojis, support for stock Android's Nexus Imprint APIs for faster fingerprint unlocking, customizable lock screen
shortcuts, an improved UI for quick setting toggles and more to the carrier unlocked variant of the Galaxy Tab S2.
Android 6.0.1
brings granular
app permissions, Google Now on Tap, 200 new emojis, a slightly updated user interface, customizable lock screen
shortcuts, multi-user mode, and support for stock Android's Nexus Imprint APIs for faster fingerprint unlocking to the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.
Android 7.1.1 update
brings some new things like the following ones:
app shortcuts, circular icons, support for image keyboard, storage manager intent, improved live wallpaper metadata, and tons of other extra small tweaks.
It still runs Android 3.2 as stock, but now
brings in an interface layer known as the Acer Ring: the control
brings a readily available set of
app shortcuts, volume, and web bookmarks.
Pressing the N button below the screen
brings up a
shortcut menu you can use to navigate to your library of content, go to the B&N online store, search your device, browse and shop for
apps, surf the web, or view settings.
Swiping right to left
brings you to all your
shortcuts and
apps: your day at a glance from an activity perspective; the exercise
app, which
brings you to a sub-menu of more exercise options; the weather; the «relax»
app; music; and more.
And there is more: Action Launcher v26
brings several Android O inspired features including notification tweaks as well as Notification Dots, Notification Previews, and a brand - new
App Shortcuts panel.
One terrific usability enhancement the new icon indicators
bring is the ability to use
App Shortcuts and Action Launcher's Shutters (which reveal an app's widget) on the same shortc
App Shortcuts and Action Launcher's Shutters (which reveal an
app's widget) on the same shortc
app's widget) on the same
shortcut:
That said, Android Oreo
brings a clean interface that puts the Google search and Assistant ecosystems up front, with some almost hidden features like quick
shortcuts after holding down on an
app icon.
Android Oreo
brings support for long - press
shortcuts for
apps on the home screen.
So just in case you long pressed the Messenger
app, the Android system will
bring up floating
shortcuts showing your top three conversations and an option to start a new conversation.
The Galaxy S9
brings Oreo to the Samsung Experience, so you'll be able to enjoy many of the key features Google introduced with Android 8, including notification categories,
app icon
shortcuts, and better badge handling.
Typing the» /» key followed by an
app - related
shortcut allows you to share, search or
bring up data from other
apps and services, such as sharing a Spotify song, search Google, or send a GIF through Giphy.
Swiping across the screen
brings up settings, music player controls, camera
shortcut and other
apps, and the navigation is pretty smooth and fast.
Android 7.1 Developer Preview 1 is here, and one of the most interesting new features it
brings is
app shortcuts.
The Note 8
brought us
App Pair in order to have a one button
shortcut to launch two
apps on the display at once.
App shortcuts provide quick access to key actions and are
brought up by long pressing on the icon from anywhere in the launcher.
Long - pressing on an
app brings up a list of available
app shortcuts since Android 7.1 Nougat.
It also features dedicated function and iOS
shortcut keys to do things like switch between
apps,
bring up the search function, access the Home screen, and control volume without needing to touch the iPad's display.A folio - style stand locks into place at an ideal typing and viewing angle, allowing the iPad to be used equally well on a flat surface like a desk or a lap.
The new update
brings along several new features, namely
shortcuts for
apps and support for image keyboard.
While a regular tap will open an
app, a long press will
bring a drop - down menu, from which users can apply
shortcuts.
Additionally, it
brings a redesigned settings menu, quick
app switch
shortcut and the much - requested clear all button.
Serving up the best news first,
app shortcuts bring Force Touch - style menus to the greater Google family of phones, including the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Pixel, Google Pixel XL, Nexus Player, Google Pixel C, as well as Android One devices.
There's also «Adaptive icons» for developers, and the system «animates interactions with the icons, and uses them in the launcher,
shortcuts, settings, etc.» Android O will also
bring «wide - gamut colour» support for
apps, and this should help imaging
apps, especially on devices which have a new wide - gamut colour capable display.
First, the most obvious changes: Android 7.0
brings a completely redesigned notification area, together with revamped notifications, inline reply support, split - screen multi-window and a new double - tap
shortcut for switching between the last two
apps.
OnePlus is now rolling out the third OxygenOS beta for the OnePlus 5 which
brings a number of system - related improvements, including the Face Unlock feature which was originally introduced on the OnePlus 5T, allowing users to unlock the device using their face as the passcode, somewhat similar to Face ID on the iPhone X. Along with Face Unlock, the update also adds a
shortcut to the recorder
app on Launcher and introduces the December security patch.
Some of the features it will
bring are Daydream VR,
app shortcuts, image keyboard support and more.
If not, you will have to go back to the home screen and pinch to
bring out the home screen options, and add home screens if there is no space for the widgets or
app shortcuts.
For example, the VIVO 8 has a feature where you can swipe to the left or right on the fingerprint sensor to
bring up the Edge Bar, and this essentially acts as a bar full of quick
shortcuts that allow you faster access to a number of
apps of your choosing.
Beyond the aesthetic changes this latest update
brings with it, the developers behind Nova Launcher have teamed up with Sesame Crew studio to
bring complete integration with its own «Sesame
Shortcuts» app, meaning that in addition to the shortcuts already available through long - press interactions within the launcher, users will now be able to access a huge number of customizable options
Shortcuts»
app, meaning that in addition to the
shortcuts already available through long - press interactions within the launcher, users will now be able to access a huge number of customizable options
shortcuts already available through long - press interactions within the launcher, users will now be able to access a huge number of customizable options for them.
As noted earlier, Android 7.0 Nougat
brings a number of interesting features, among them multi-window support, direct reply to notifications, Google Assistant, instant
apps,
apps shortcuts, VR support, enhanced Doze mode and many others.
The Moto
app gives you the ability to use some handy gesture
shortcuts and have the display show basics like the time without you having to
bring the full screen to life.
The company will also
bring a new dot next to the
app icon in the pull - down notification share and on the
app shortcut.
Sesame
Shortcuts works in tandem with Nova Launcher to bring more app shortcuts than even stock Android 7.1 c
Shortcuts works in tandem with Nova Launcher to
bring more
app shortcuts than even stock Android 7.1 c
shortcuts than even stock Android 7.1 can offer.
But now, Nexus owners can get their hands Nougat's first official maintenance release,
bringing with it features like quick
app shortcuts, new emoji and support for image keyboards — along with the usual bug fixes.
The keyboard is coded to iOS's keyboard
shortcuts to quickly
bring up Spotlight, switch between
apps, and select or move your cursor through writing.