Activity Manager vs QuickTiles
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Activity Manager
Discover activities of installed applications, run them, and create shortcuts Features: * Launch exported activities * Launch non-exported activities with root * Create custom shortcuts for activities * Set any shortcut icon from the storage or use from built-in Material icons * Create and start any custom intents using Intent Builder * Explore an app details with Manifest Viewer * Light/Dark theme support
QuickTiles
QuickTiles lets you add custom quick settings tiles to your Android device, enabling fast access to your favorite actions and shortcuts. The app is open source and privacy-friendly. Features: - 🎵 Media control (play/pause, next, previous, media volume) - 🔊 Show volume panel - 📅 New event/alarm/timer - 📞 Make call - 📷 Take photo/record video - 🧮 Open calculator/file manager - 📱 Open custom apps - 🔍 Search settings - 🌐 Open languages - 📖 Open dictionary/privacy - 🔗 Open VPN/data usage/screen cast/connected devices/about - ⏲️ Set screen timeout - 🔔 Switch volume modes (normal, vibrate, priority only, alarms only, total silence) - 💡 Adjust brightness - 🌙 Adaptive brightness toggle - 🌑 Grayscale - 📸 Take screenshot - 🔄 Force rotation (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) - 🔒 Lock screen - 🖥️ Split screen - 📳 Set vibration on calls - ⚡ Open power menu - 🔋 Show battery level - 🔢 Counter - 🐞 Enable/disable USB debugging - 🕹️ Enable/Disable demo mode - 🛠️ Open developer options - 🌙 Enable/Disable keep screen on - 🏃 Set animator duration scale - 🚫 Disable all animations - 🏁 Always finish activities **Important:** Google Play Protect may warn that QuickTiles is a "harmful app." This is a false positive. You can check the full source code in this repository — there is no malicious activity. If you disable Play Protect, Android may still periodically show warnings. This seems to be because Android stores previously detected warnings and repeats them, even after Play Protect is turned off. Acknowledgments: Icons - Old App icon by [Freepik](https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik) from [Flaticon](https://www.flaticon.com/) - New App Icon generated with DALL-E 3 ([OpenAI](https://openai.com/dall-e-3/)) - Toggle-split-screen icon by [Smashicons](https://www.flaticon.com/authors/smashicons) from [Flaticon](https://www.flaticon.com/) Open Source Projects - [Dev-Tiles](https://github.com/mustafa01ali/Dev-Tiles) by Mustafa Ali ([Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt)) - [Dev-QuickSettings](https://github.com/adriangl/Dev-QuickSettings) by Adrián García ([Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt)) - [Adaptive Brightness Tile](https://github.com/rascarlo/AdaptiveBrightnessTile) by rascarlo ([GNU GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)) - [PowerButtonTile](https://github.com/rascarlo/PowerButtonTile) by rascarlo ([GNU GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)) - [Greyscale](https://github.com/fei-ke/Greyscale) by fei-ke ([Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt))
| Feature | Activity Manager | QuickTiles |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | ProductivityDev Tools | ProductivityMedia PlayerDev ToolsVideo |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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