How To Quickly Switch Between Apps

Usually when you are using an app in Android, to switch to another app, you need to first go to the home screen. This can be quite a time-consuming and inefficient process. There is a much faster and cooler way. SwipePad is a free app that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Once installed on your Android device, it allows you to switch between apps on your phone very quickly and easily with a simple swipe of your finger.

Once installed on your phone, SwipePad allows you to choose the regions on your screen you want to convert into hotspot regions which once swiped, will activate a custom-designed quick launch shortcut menu. Simply start SwipePad and go to the Hotspots tab and then configure all the hotspots regions you want to activate on your phone screen. SwipePad supports a total of nine different predefined regions on the screen, each of which can be activated to open a different launch pad containing different shortcuts of your choice.

Once you have configured a hotspot region on your phone, tap on that region and without releasing your finger, move it towards the center of the screen. You will notice that a launch pad automatically appears on the screen. The first time you create a hotspot region, the launch pad will be completely empty.

To add or edit a shortcut on the launch pad, hold your finger on the shortcut region for more than two seconds and release when it turns orange. You will now be given the option to add or edit the shortcut to any app of your choice. Once you have added all the shortcuts of your choice to the launch pad, the next time you swipe your finger in the hotspot region, you will be able to easily switch to any app of your choice. Just release your finger once it is on the shortcut you wish to launch and that app will get launched. With SwipePad on your phone, you no longer need to go to the home screen to switch to some other app. Irrespective of what you are doing on your mobile device, just swipe your finger in the hotspot region instead!

With SwipePad on your mobile device, switching between apps will become a breeze. If you are using an iOS device, to smartly switch between apps, you don't need any third-party app. Instead, simply double press the Home button to reveal all the recently used apps in the bottom bar of the screen.

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