Recent App

Quickly launch your recently used apps. No more cluttered home screens.

Grant permission to see your 30-day usage history in chronological order for instant access to frequently used apps. Even without permission, alphabetical lists and pinned search still work.

Important Notice

・Due to Android system specifications, there are limitations on retrieving usage history.

・To compensate for these limitations, we've enhanced convenient features like pinning, widgets, and backup.

Key Features

Recent Apps: Sorted by usage frequency + unused apps organized by category/alphabetically

Pin Management: Pin favorites to the top, drag & drop to reorder

3 Display Modes

List: Easy to read with details

Grid: Great overview with 1–10 columns (icon size & app name display customizable)

Edit: Manage visibility and pins all at once

Fast Search: Real-time suggestions, caches up to 200 app icons

Long press to quickly view system app details

Widget: Place recent apps on your home screen, columns auto-adjust based on size

Backup/Restore: Export & import settings, pins, and hidden lists as JSON

Onboarding: Easy-to-follow guide on first launch

Multi-language Support

Supports English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Indonesian, Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Hindi. Automatically follows your device's language settings, with in-app language switching available.

Privacy

・No personal data collection

・"App usage data" is used only for displaying history

・Fully offline design with no network communication

Usage Tips

Go to Settings > App usage data and enable access permission for "Recent Apps"

Open the search bar in the top left or the hint in the center

Tap the button in the top right to switch between List ⇔ Grid ⇔ Edit

Add a widget to your home screen for quick access from anywhere

Reference Source

GitHub – googlesamples/android-AppUsageStatistics

https://github.com/googlesamples/android-AppUsageStatistics