Boost+ from HTC is a new cleaning and optimization app for Android devices, like other Android performance optimization apps this HTC app also promises to improve or maximize your device performance.
Although the app was intended for HTC devices such as HTC 10, but the Taiwanese company made Boost+ app available at Google play store for other Android devices (free) running on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) & above.
HTC Boost+ : What is it and what does it do?
The apps description claims ‘Boost plus’ an Android performance expert , basically its a junk remover and memory cleaner with other functions such as app lock & app manger, if you are using a HTC device you will get a extra feature called ‘Game battery booster’.
User Interface & Functions :
The app has eye candy interface, it’s simple to use, all functions of the app can be reached on the main screen. When you launch the app, you will notice a circle that shows your phone current storage space and RAM status.
Below that circle, you will see Five options that includes: Boost, Manage Apps, Clear Junk, Lock Apps and Settings, but in some android devices such as Nexus 5 the ‘Lock Apps‘ option is missing.
The Boost option lets you to clear memory, tapping this option will kill apps consuming RAM and with Mange Apps option you can un-install non-system apps & force stop certain apps.
The Clear Junk option lets you clear unnecessary data occupying space on your device, with this option you can remove temporary files, cache files, application installers and Ad files to reclaim storage space.
The ‘Lock Apps’ option will be useful to set password (pattern) to certain apps that wish you to disable free access to family members or others. To password protect individual apps, you need to provide usage rights for Boost+ app, then it will ask you to draw a pattern to unlock apps & provide birthday to reset the pattern, just in case if you forgot it.
With Settings option you can enable Smart boost, set notifications for unused apps and junk size. For enabling Smart boost feature you need to provide apps usage access to ‘Boost plus’ app. Smart Boost feature will automatically clears memory in the background.
To give it a try, you can download the app from Google Play Store