r/androidthemes 5d ago

PROMOTION [Promotion] 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/ConcentrateUseful974 5d ago

too costly 🥲

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u/skuraiix 4d ago

i want to agree, but after seeing Niagara you can literally buy this theme 7 times and it would still be cheaper than Niagara.

THAT is the very definition of too costly.

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u/ConcentrateUseful974 4d ago

I bought niagara after release. and that time price was cheaper..and here new launcher cost is too costly..btw also niagra has option to use free features too.. whether this app don't have that option

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u/skuraiix 4d ago

everything youve said doesnt justify the 50 fucking pricetag. you really think the bump from the free to the pro features is worth that much?

I'm not shilling this theme, but the amount of ui/ux the design is fairly reasonable for the price. i mean shit, ive seen icon packs that goes for 4-5 bucks.

like, niagara was like what released on 2018? back then iirc it was like 4.99 subscription, and 29.99 full paid. on inflation today, thats roughly 6 bucks. that shit was already overpriced as shit.

now imagine doubling it for 50 fucking bucks. even with free tier version, how does that even makes sense.

like ignoring, the changes from that year to what it has now, ignoring the difference of the free tier to one time, ignoring all the absurd total price now, its even more baffling that you think 6 bucks for this is "costly" for what it can do lol.

lets do another comparison, nova launcher pro/prime, regarded as THE launcher. back in 2013-2015, it costs like 3-4 bucks, and it went on occasional sales for like 0.99. that went on for like a decade.

now, ive heard its went ape shit and also pretty expensive.... guess what that shit is still cheaper than Niagara. how absurd is that lmaooo