Search Settings
The Search Settings screen tunes how the home screen T9 keyboard finds and launches results. (This is separate from the full-screen Universal Search overlay.) Open it from Settings > Search Settings.
Contacts & Result Sources
- Search Contacts: Toggle whether typing on the home keyboard also matches people in your address book. Enabling it requests
READ_CONTACTSaccess in-context.- Search by Phone Number: When contact search is on, also match against contacts' phone-number digits (not just their names).
- Search by Package Name: Also match the technical package/app-id of installed apps, returning more results for power users.
Deep-Search Inside Messaging Apps
When supported messaging apps are installed, Key Launcher can surface in-app contact shortcuts directly from the T9 keyboard so you can jump straight into a chat:
- Zalo
- Viber
Each app has its own toggle and only appears when that app is installed on your device.
Auto Launch & Quick Open
Control how aggressively the launcher opens the first result so you can open apps without lifting your thumb:
- Auto Launch Mode:
- Quick Open only (default): Never auto-opens. Instead it shows a "Open [App]" chip on the keyboard when the result count is small.
- By Result Count: Automatically opens the first item once only a few results remain. Configure the results threshold.
- By Digits Pressed: Automatically opens the first item after you press a set number of keys. Configure the digits threshold.
- Quick-Open Chip Threshold: Sets how few results must remain (N or fewer) before the "Open [App]" chip appears.
tips_and_updates If you want the launcher to feel like a classic feature-phone speed dialer, set Auto Launch Mode to By Digits Pressed with a low threshold — apps fly open after just a few key taps.