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HomeBot, Customize home button 1.1

1.4 MB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 4.5 - 247 reviews


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HomeBot, Customize home button, developed and published by Abast Multimèdia, has released its latest version, 1.1, on 2016-08-13. This app falls under the Productivity category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.5, based on 247 reviews.

HomeBot, Customize home button APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 6.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.abast.homebot

Updated: 8 years ago

Developer Name: Abast Multimèdia

Category: Productivity

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing HomeBot, Customize home button on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.5
Total 247 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2020-08-27
The 'Open recent apps screen' option when enabled in the Homebot app always seems to launch the Homebot app screen instead of Recent Apps view. Tried sending a mail regarding this on the Developer E-mail but it's throwing a delivery failure.

5 ★, on 2018-11-17
This is great! Google really dropped the ball when it began forcing users to use Assistant, at the expense of regular Google search. But unfortunately Assistant continually tries to set itself as the default assistant despite my manually setting it to this app, multiple times. I wonder if there's any fix for this, to somehow make this app more aggressive in keeping its default assistant status. Perhaps giving it system permissions with root access?

4 ★, on 2020-07-24
Generally works but the open recents do not. I hope an update will get it to work

3 ★, on 2018-10-11
It works well when it's set up, but on Xiaomi MIUI 9/10 there is a bug where, every day I have to manually switch the Assistant setting from HomeBot to Google to make the Google Assistant work. Because the setting gets reset to HomeBot every time.

5 ★, on 2019-05-10
Works perfectly with stock Android 8+. Could use a built in lock screen function, but that can be launched as a standalone locking app, so no problem. I only wish there was an F-Droid version so I wouldn't have to pollute my devices with Google Store.

5 ★, on 2019-12-16
Straight forward, small on memory. Doesn't need Accessibility, which is great for reliability. Better than similar applications.

Previous Versions

HomeBot, Customize home button 1.1
2016-08-13 / 1.4 MB / Android 6.0+

About this app

HomeBot enables you to change the behaviour of the home button on you smartphone.

You can set different actions to happen when you long press the home button:

- Open an app
- Open a web page
- Toggle the flashlight
- Open the recent apps screen
- Toggle 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

Currently only tested on Android 6.0

New features

- Added option to launch shortcut
- Added option to launch any activity within an app (voice search, google search)
- Fixed crashes

IMPORTANT: Please reset HomeBot as your assistant in the settings after this update or it may not work properly

App Permissions

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to manage access to documents, usually as part of a document picker.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.