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‘Launch Center Pro’ Developer Releases Free Shortcut App ‘Contact Center’
From the makers of Launch Center Pro, available today for free is Contact Center, a free iOS app to allow users to stay in touch with frequent contacts via simple shortcuts. The app has the same layout as Launch Center Pro ($4.99) and looks to help drive users towards the more powerful paid app if they want more features and capabilities. There’s also a $2.99 in-app purchase to remove ads.
Description
Start conversations.Staying in touch with the people you care about should be quick and easy. With Contact Center, simple shortcuts let you:
• Send a group message or email
• Search and share animated GIFs
• Quickly message or email a photo
• Use FaceTime or FaceTime Audio
• Automatically paste your clipboard into an email or message
• Save time with canned messages
• Jump right to a contact in WhatsApp
• Search and call any contact
• Dial a number using the keypad
• Display contact details
Promo video:
http://vimeo.com/103750270
If you’ve always wanted to try out Launch Center Pro and what it can do, Contact Center should give you a taste of the shortcuts you can create to make life much easier for repetitive tasks in dealing with frequent contacts. It’s very simple to use and setup and it’s free.
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On iTunes: this item is unavailable. On iPhone – this item is no longer available. Hmmm….
Really? I just clicked the link from my Mac and it loaded in Safari and iTunes. Weird…
very odd — I tried again – same thing! 🙁 Are you on the Canadian store? (I’m Windows, but the phone fails too)
I clicked the link from my iPhone and it loaded. I have already downloaded it, but I’ll delete and try again.
Well? Don’t keep me in suspense! 🙂
Deleted. Was able to successfully reinstall. iPhone 5s running iOS 7.1.2.
Very strange — 5 here, but still no joy. Oh well, maybe in a few hours.
I get the same issue. Item cannot be purchased as it has need deleted.
Downloaded thru app store with no issues. Love this app. The only problem, i had error in purchasing to removed ads.