HomeBot

Remap the home button long press

HomeBot enables you to remap the home button long press on you smartphone.
You can set the following:

* Opening an app
* Opening a web page
* Toggling the flashlight
* Opening the recent apps screen
* Toggling brightness

The app doesn't need root but has to be set as your Assistant app in
Settings > Apps > Advanced > Default apps > Assist & voice input

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 1.2 (12) suggested Added on Nov 14, 2019

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS
- android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
- modify system settings
  
  Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
- install shortcuts
  
  Allows an application to add Homescreen shortcuts without user intervention.
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