Launch Center Pro for the iPhone and the iPad has been updated and brings support for ‘iF This Then That’ and location-based actions. Launch Center Pro is a handy dandy app that lets you create shortcuts of sorts for actions such as “sending a text message” ” shortcuts for email, safari, phone, FaceTime calls, Searches and much more. The App now supports IFTTT automation service and location-based action using geofencing and iBeacons.
so now you can have your phone fire away a message when you reach a specific location and more !
What’s New in Version 2.3
– Location Triggers (Geofences and iBeacons)
– IFTTT Integration (Launch Center Channel on IFTTT)
– Giphy Search (Share Animated GIFs)
– QR and Barcode Scanning
Description
Launch actions, not just apps!
It’s like speed dial for everyday tasks. Launch Center Pro saves you time by launching complex actions in a single tap.
Message a loved one, search Yelp for the nearest coffee shop, jump straight to the camera in Instagram, all with just a flick of your thumb. Create shortcuts for email, Safari, phone or FaceTime calls, Google searches, and more. If you do it on your phone constantly, Launch Center Pro will make it easier and faster.
“Launch Center Pro is an app of verbs. Search. Shoot. Call. Text. Add… With a simple tap-and-slide, you can launch apps, perform actions and more… It’s so simple and fast that before long your muscle memory takes over and you don’t even have to look. ” —Dave Caolo – TUAW
“Perhaps the highest praise I can give Launch Center Pro is that it finally kicked Safari out of my dock…” —Lex Friedman – Macworld
Sample shortcuts:
– Call your Mom
– Message a friend
– Email your boss
– Search Twitter using Tweetbot
– Create a new item in Omnifocus
– Search Yelp for nearby coffee shops
– Fire up Instagram’s camera, instantly
– Jump right to your favorite website
– Use the iPhone as a flashlight
– And so much more…Full list of officially supported shortcuts: http://actions.contrast.co
For help with Launch Center or to submit feedback, please visit http://help.contrast.co
