MuntashirAkon / AppManager

A full-featured package manager and viewer for Android
https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/
Other
5.01k stars 281 forks source link

Freezed App Launcher #1469

Closed deadlevel13 closed 6 days ago

deadlevel13 commented 6 days ago

Please check before submitting an issue

Describe a description of the new feature

When needed to launch a freezed app, you have to go to the App Manager, find the app, unfreeze, then launch it, that is way too many steps to open an apps

Describe the solution you'd like

A seperated menu, like the Files one, that can be launched with a shortcut, have

Bonus if you can: A notification to freeze each app, if not freezed and added to the freeze list. Yeah, that is too much, but still something i want

Describe alternatives you've considered

I have used IceBox (which is really, where most of my idea is) + Island to do this thing, but:

Then i tried to use AM profiles to do this, but:

Additional context

Sorry for my English, that is not my first language at all.

MuntashirAkon commented 6 days ago

This is not possible for many reasons:

  1. There's already an alternative: profiles. If you're facing issues with freezing using profiles, you should report them instead of solving the problem in an xy manner. I personally use profiles to freeze/unfreeze a bunch of apps on a regular basis without any issues. For individual freeze/unfreeze, you can also leverage the freeze/unfreeze shortcut instead.
  2. App Manager is a general-purpose app, unlike IceBox or Greenify. We care more about ideas that can cover a lot of users' needs, not just a few.
  3. Finally, for this specific feature, the benefits outweigh the cost. There are already several ways to do the same thing you're trying to do, and many more options are coming in the future.

Files is a utility software, like Terminal or Log Viewer. I find the necessity of developing it because I wasn't satisfied with the existing solutions (e.g., among other issues, Material Files does not remember the last opened file paths and position, MiXplorer has good viewers, but it has similar issues with an old and ugly user interface), and App Manager already had a full file system implementation for backup/restore and APK editor. There are also certain security guarantees (e.g., SSL pinning, and process isolation for viewers which is still under development) with App Manager that aren't present with MiXplorer.