Dockalizer: Shortcut Assistant is a premium utility application by Development Colors. It is a personalization app that lets you create custom shortcuts inside a dock that takes visual cues from Apple’s design language. It can also be customized to fit a particular look or color theme. 

Apple-like dock 

Using the Dockalizer: Shortcut Assistant app is pretty simple, and it lets you create a dock that can house up to five shortcuts and various sticker-like widgets. You can also change the colors akin to it’s done with Android’s Material Design, and it will retain any icon theme packs you’re using. 

To enable the dock, you just need to tap and hold the home button to bring it up and hide it, so it won’t get in the way when not needed. However, this is where some issues arise for those who use swipe-based navigation. Also, while it displays the five most recent apps, it will still interfere with Android’s native implementation. 

Comes with caveats 

To sum up, Dockalizer: Shortcuts Assistant offers a more stylish way to create quick access shortcuts for Android users, inspired by Apple’s dock implementation. However, there are some considerations you need to have, as mentioned above. If you’re okay with them, though, give this app a try and experience it for yourself.