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Glovebox

Meteor Swipe is the most powerful sidebar app on the Google Play.

4.0

91 Votes

  • Category Personalization
  • Program license Free
  • Version 1.9
  • Size 4 MB
  • Works under: Android
  • Program available in English
  • Content rating Everyone
  • Package name com.fb.glovebox
  • Program by paprikanotfound
    Rotunda Dr Laura Aires, loja nº3A, Lisboa, 2745-746, Portugal

Glovebox is a straightforward yet effective Android app designed to facilitate multitasking by creating a side bar.

Application Overview

Glovebox presents a simple solution for efficient multitasking on Android devices. This application allows users to create a side bar on either side of the device screen, much like the notification bar at the top. The side bar gives a quick overview of all active applications, enabling users to switch between different apps without needing to return to the home screen.

Interface and Design

The interface of Glovebox is user-friendly and intuitive. It allows users to organize the position of icons on the side bar, offering a level of customization that enhances the user experience. This feature allows users to place their most frequently used apps at the top of the side bar, while less frequently used apps can be tucked away at the bottom.

Functionality and Performance

One of the key features of Glovebox is its quick and smooth app-switching capability. Transitioning from one application to another takes a mere second, bringing a more streamlined multitasking experience to Android devices. This feature can significantly boost productivity by reducing the time spent navigating between different applications.

Conclusion

Glovebox is an ingenious application that enhances the multitasking abilities of Android devices. Its simplicity should not be mistaken for lack of functionality. With its neat design, customizable side bar, and quick app-switching feature, Glovebox brings a new level of efficiency to managing applications on Android devices.

Pros

  • Intuitive interface and design
  • Customizable side bar for application icons
  • Fast and efficient app-switching feature

Cons

  • No significant cons observed

Meteor Swipe 1.9:

New: Option to open a specific panel by trigger,

New: Trigger settings page;

New: Improved panel animations & usage;

New: Backup & import option;

New: Option to use Meteor Swipe only on home launcher;

Fix: Floating widget icons not themed;

Fix: New apps showing up automatically;

Fix: Bug fixes and improvements;

More coming soon...

Potentially dangerous permissions

  • CALL_PHONE: Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to read from external storage.
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to write to external storage.

Other permissions

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows applications to access information about networks.
  • INTERNET: Allows applications to open network sockets.
  • RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.
  • SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT, shown on top of all other apps. Very few apps should use this permission; these windows are intended for system-level interaction with the user.
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
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