How can I make a shortcut to the "Recent Apps" dialog?

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Do you know if there is any way to create a shortcut or widget on the homescreen to access to the "Recent Apps" list? Basically, is there any way to access to this list without having to hold the Home button?

GoLauncher has a 'recent' tab in the apps pane, if that's any help. Not really desktop though — David Yell, Feb 11 '11 at 11:19
I use ADW Launcher EX and I actually don't want to change it :/ — Leimi, Feb 11 '11 at 12:57
Launcher Pro has a swipe gesture that shows recently used apps. — Sparx, Feb 11 '11 at 14:21

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '11 at 23:46

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Here you go. Just move the icon to your homepage as a shortcut and you're good to go :)

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 23:46

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Thanks! Well it's not a shortcut to the real Recent Apps dialog but it seems this is the closest thing I will get. – Leimi Feb 23 '11 at 20:18
@Leimi It's not your inbuilt OS Recent Apps dialog but I believe apps can retrieve the list of the latest apps used so therefore the list should be the same but a little longer. – mlevit Feb 23 '11 at 21:12
Yeah the apps are the same but the application style/theme isn't :p – Leimi Mar 05 '11 at 02:50
The link is dead. An update is required to the answer. – Firelord Oct 09 '15 at 22:54

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 13 '12 at 21:43

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I made a free widget to do this, you can get it from the Play Store here.

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answered Mar 13 '12 at 20:02

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 20 '12 at 12:00

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There is a Recent Apps Widget available on Google Play.

answered Mar 20 '12 at 12:00

phoku

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 06 '11 at 16:26

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App Bar Widgets just what you're looking for.

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answered Jul 06 '11 at 15:52

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The link is dead. An update is required here. – Firelord Oct 03 '15 at 15:53

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Oct 09 '15 at 22:55

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Check out Recent Task 2 on Play Store.

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answered Oct 09 '15 at 22:37

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How can I make a shortcut to the "Recent Apps" dialog?

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