diff --git a/apps/fastload/ChangeLog b/apps/fastload/ChangeLog
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+0.01: New App!
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diff --git a/apps/fastload/README.md b/apps/fastload/README.md
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+# Fastload
diff --git a/apps/fastload/boot.js b/apps/fastload/boot.js
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+{
+let loadingScreen = function(){
+  g.reset();
+
+  let x = g.getWidth()/2;
+  let y = g.getHeight()/2;
+  g.setColor(g.theme.bg);
+  g.fillRect(x-49, y-19, x+49, y+19);
+  g.setColor(g.theme.fg);
+  g.drawRect(x-50, y-20, x+50, y+20);
+  g.setFont("6x8");
+  g.setFontAlign(0,0);
+  g.drawString("Fastloading...", x, y);
+  g.flip(true);
+};
+
+// only needed to show "Fastloading..." on starting the launcher
+Bangle.load = (o => (name) => {
+  if (Bangle.uiRemove) loadingScreen();
+  setTimeout(o,0,name);
+})(Bangle.load);
+}
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diff --git a/apps/fastload/metadata.json b/apps/fastload/metadata.json
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+{ "id": "fastload",
+  "name": "Fastload Utils",
+  "shortName" : "Fastload Utils",
+  "version": "0.01",
+  "icon": "icon.png",
+  "description": "Utilities for fastloading and switching between apps",
+  "type":"bootloader",
+  "tags": "system",
+  "supports": ["BANGLEJS2"],
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "storage": [
+    {"name":"fastload.5.boot.js","url":"boot.js"}
+  ]
+}