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HomeBot, Customize home button on Windows Pc

Developed By: Abast Multimèdia

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 247 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1
Size 1.4 MB
Release Date August 13, 16
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (4)]

What's New:
- Added option to launch shortcut- Added option to launch any activity within an app (voice search, google search)- Fixed crashesIMPORTANT: Please reset... [see more]

Description from Developer:
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
- Op... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download HomeBot, Customize home button and install on Windows PC. HomeBot, Customize home button is free Productivity app, developed by Abast Multimèdia. Latest version of HomeBot, Customize home button is 1.1, was released on 2016-08-13 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of HomeBot, Customize home button is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 247 users, 22 users had rated it 5*, 192 users had rated it 1*.

How to install HomeBot, Customize home button on Windows?

Instruction on how to install HomeBot, Customize home button on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install HomeBot, Customize home button on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install HomeBot, Customize home button using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "HomeBot, Customize home button" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install HomeBot, Customize home button on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "HomeBot, Customize home button" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.

Download HomeBot, Customize home button 1.1 on Windows PC – 1.4 MB

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
- 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
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.