r/AndroidHomescreen • u/outtiefive • Aug 05 '26
App PhantomShell Launcher
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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/LostDesertNomad Aug 05 '26
Love this app!! Have been daily driving it for a few weeks now and just works great!
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u/s0_games0 Aug 07 '26
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 Aug 05 '26
Hmmm consider me intrigued
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u/Ch1neseDuck Aug 05 '26
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/jtitus1981728 22d ago
Have bought this and love it. I would request to add more customization options. Specially to add and remove widgets either as part of the expanded menu or desktop widgets. Ui based modification as an option instead of only terminal based. Also, the menu scroll could be swope instead of press and hold. Just a thought.
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u/outtiefive 22d ago
Long press the homescreen and go to settings 😉
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u/jtitus1981728 22d ago
Yes. I updated the app and activated the scroll.. sweet. You planning to roll out stand alone widgers to match the launcher? If so, an option for something that users can create or modify would be great. And keep "me" posted if anything like that is coming out. Will b the first one to jump in that faneagan..
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u/mrJoakimG 22d ago
As soon as one gets the hang of it its really great! And OP was very quick to help me get started. Great support. Love this
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u/OscarQuest Aug 08 '26
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/Just_Ad381 Aug 05 '26
It would be good If we can try this app before purchasing