diff --git a/apps/dtlaunch/ChangeLog b/apps/dtlaunch/ChangeLog
index 16c550334..1054aa387 100644
--- a/apps/dtlaunch/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/dtlaunch/ChangeLog
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
 0.14: Don't move pages when doing exit swipe - Bangle 2.
 0.15: 'Swipe to exit'-code is slightly altered to be more reliable - Bangle 2.
 0.16: Use default Bangle formatter for booleans
+0.17: Bangle 2: Fast loading on exit to clock face. Added option for exit to
+clock face by timeout.
diff --git a/apps/dtlaunch/app-b2.js b/apps/dtlaunch/app-b2.js
index 8cd5790bb..48d9b2f38 100644
--- a/apps/dtlaunch/app-b2.js
+++ b/apps/dtlaunch/app-b2.js
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
+{ // must be inside our own scope here so that when we are unloaded everything disappears
+
 /* Desktop launcher
 *
 */
 
-var settings = Object.assign({
+let settings = Object.assign({
   showClocks: true,
   showLaunchers: true,
   direct: false,
-  oneClickExit:false,
-  swipeExit: false
+  oneClickExit: false,
+  swipeExit: false,
+  timeOut: "Off"
 }, require('Storage').readJSON("dtlaunch.json", true) || {});
 
-if( settings.oneClickExit)
-  setWatch(_=> load(), BTN1);
-  
-var s = require("Storage");
-var apps = s.list(/\.info$/).map(app=>{
-  var a=s.readJSON(app,1);
+if (settings.oneClickExit) {
+  var buttonWatch = setWatch(_=> returnToClock(), BTN1, {edge: 'falling'});
+}
+
+let s = require("Storage");
+  var apps = s.list(/\.info$/).map(app=>{
+  let a=s.readJSON(app,1);
   return a && {
     name:a.name, type:a.type, icon:a.icon, sortorder:a.sortorder, src:a.src
   };}).filter(
     app=>app && (app.type=="app" || (app.type=="clock" && settings.showClocks) || (app.type=="launch" && settings.showLaunchers) || !app.type));
 
 apps.sort((a,b)=>{
-  var n=(0|a.sortorder)-(0|b.sortorder);
+  let n=(0|a.sortorder)-(0|b.sortorder);
   if (n) return n; // do sortorder first
   if (a.name<b.name) return -1;
   if (a.name>b.name) return 1;
@@ -33,29 +37,28 @@ apps.forEach(app=>{
       app.icon = s.read(app.icon); // should just be a link to a memory area
   });
 
-var Napps = apps.length;
-var Npages = Math.ceil(Napps/4);
-var maxPage = Npages-1;
-var selected = -1;
-var oldselected = -1;
-var page = 0;
+let Napps = apps.length;
+let Npages = Math.ceil(Napps/4);
+let maxPage = Npages-1;
+let selected = -1;
+let oldselected = -1;
+let page = 0;
 const XOFF = 24;
 const YOFF = 30;
 
-function draw_icon(p,n,selected) {
-    var x = (n%2)*72+XOFF; 
-    var y = n>1?72+YOFF:YOFF;
+let drawIcon= function(p,n,selected) {
+    let x = (n%2)*72+XOFF; 
+    let y = n>1?72+YOFF:YOFF;
     (selected?g.setColor(g.theme.fgH):g.setColor(g.theme.bg)).fillRect(x+11,y+3,x+60,y+52);
     g.clearRect(x+12,y+4,x+59,y+51);
     g.setColor(g.theme.fg);
     try{g.drawImage(apps[p*4+n].icon,x+12,y+4);} catch(e){}
     g.setFontAlign(0,-1,0).setFont("6x8",1);
-    var txt =  apps[p*4+n].name.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, "$1 $2").split(" ");
-    var lineY = 0;
-    var line = "";
-    while (txt.length > 0){      
-      var c = txt.shift();
-      
+    let txt =  apps[p*4+n].name.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, "$1 $2").split(" ");
+    let lineY = 0;
+    let line = "";
+    while (txt.length > 0){
+      let c = txt.shift();
       if (c.length + 1 + line.length > 13){
         if (line.length > 0){
           g.drawString(line.trim(),x+36,y+54+lineY*8);
@@ -67,29 +70,34 @@ function draw_icon(p,n,selected) {
       }
     }
     g.drawString(line.trim(),x+36,y+54+lineY*8);
-}
+};
 
-function drawPage(p){
+let drawPage = function(p){
     g.reset();
     g.clearRect(0,24,175,175);
-    var O = 88+YOFF/2-12*(Npages/2);
-    for (var j=0;j<Npages;j++){
-        var y = O+j*12;
+    let O = 88+YOFF/2-12*(Npages/2);
+    for (let j=0;j<Npages;j++){
+        let y = O+j*12;
         g.setColor(g.theme.fg);
         if (j==page) g.fillCircle(XOFF/2,y,4);
         else g.drawCircle(XOFF/2,y,4);
     }
-    for (var i=0;i<4;i++) {
+    for (let i=0;i<4;i++) {
         if (!apps[p*4+i]) return i;
-        draw_icon(p,i,selected==i && !settings.direct);
+        drawIcon(p,i,selected==i && !settings.direct);
     }
     g.flip();
-}
+};
 
-Bangle.on("swipe",(dirLeftRight, dirUpDown)=>{
+Bangle.loadWidgets();
+//g.clear();
+Bangle.drawWidgets();
+drawPage(0);
+
+let swipeListenerDt = function(dirLeftRight, dirUpDown){
     selected = 0;
     oldselected=-1;
-    if(settings.swipeExit && dirLeftRight==1) load();
+    if(settings.swipeExit && dirLeftRight==1) returnToClock();
     if (dirUpDown==-1||dirLeftRight==-1){
         ++page; if (page>maxPage) page=0;
         drawPage(page);
@@ -97,24 +105,25 @@ Bangle.on("swipe",(dirLeftRight, dirUpDown)=>{
         --page; if (page<0) page=maxPage;
         drawPage(page);
     }
-});
+};
+Bangle.on("swipe",swipeListenerDt);
 
-function isTouched(p,n){
+let isTouched = function(p,n){
     if (n<0 || n>3) return false;
-    var x1 = (n%2)*72+XOFF;  var y1 =  n>1?72+YOFF:YOFF;
-    var x2 = x1+71; var y2 = y1+81;
+    let x1 = (n%2)*72+XOFF;  let y1 =  n>1?72+YOFF:YOFF;
+    let x2 = x1+71; let y2 = y1+81;
     return (p.x>x1 && p.y>y1 && p.x<x2 && p.y<y2);
-}
+};
 
-Bangle.on("touch",(_,p)=>{
-    var i;
+let touchListenerDt = function(_,p){
+    let i;
     for (i=0;i<4;i++){
         if((page*4+i)<Napps){
             if (isTouched(p,i)) {
-                draw_icon(page,i,true && !settings.direct);
+                drawIcon(page,i,true && !settings.direct);
                 if (selected>=0 || settings.direct) {
                     if (selected!=i && !settings.direct){
-                        draw_icon(page,selected,false);
+                        drawIcon(page,selected,false);
                     } else {
                         load(apps[page*4+i].src);
                     }
@@ -125,12 +134,39 @@ Bangle.on("touch",(_,p)=>{
         }
     }
     if ((i==4 || (page*4+i)>Napps) && selected>=0) {
-        draw_icon(page,selected,false);
+        drawIcon(page,selected,false);
         selected=-1;
     }
-});
+};
+Bangle.on("touch",touchListenerDt);
 
-Bangle.loadWidgets();
-g.clear();
-Bangle.drawWidgets();
-drawPage(0);
+const returnToClock = function() {
+  Bangle.setUI();
+  if (buttonWatch) {
+    clearWatch(buttonWatch);
+    delete buttonWatch;
+  }
+  if (timeoutToClock) {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutToClock);
+    delete timeoutToClock;
+  }
+  Bangle.removeListener("swipe", swipeListenerDt);
+  Bangle.removeListener("touch", touchListenerDt);
+  var apps = [];
+  delete apps;
+  delete returnToClock;
+  setTimeout(eval, 0, s.read(".bootcde"));
+};
+
+// taken from Icon Launcher with minor alterations
+var timeoutToClock;
+const updateTimeoutToClock = function(){
+  if (settings.timeOut!="Off"){
+    let time=parseInt(settings.timeOut);  //the "s" will be trimmed by the parseInt
+    if (timeoutToClock) clearTimeout(timeoutToClock);
+    timeoutToClock = setTimeout(returnToClock,time*1000);  
+  }
+};
+updateTimeoutToClock();
+
+} // end of app scope
diff --git a/apps/dtlaunch/metadata.json b/apps/dtlaunch/metadata.json
index 36728f342..b71f4ca9b 100644
--- a/apps/dtlaunch/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/dtlaunch/metadata.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "dtlaunch",
   "name": "Desktop Launcher",
-  "version": "0.16",
+  "version": "0.17",
   "description": "Desktop style App Launcher with six (four for Bangle 2) apps per page - fast access if you have lots of apps installed.",
   "screenshots": [{"url":"shot1.png"},{"url":"shot2.png"},{"url":"shot3.png"}],
   "icon": "icon.png",
diff --git a/apps/dtlaunch/settings-b2.js b/apps/dtlaunch/settings-b2.js
index fac9c0fff..80ad0414a 100644
--- a/apps/dtlaunch/settings-b2.js
+++ b/apps/dtlaunch/settings-b2.js
@@ -6,50 +6,63 @@
     showLaunchers: true,
     direct: false,
     oneClickExit:false,
-    swipeExit: false
+    swipeExit: false,
+    timeOut: "Off"
   }, require('Storage').readJSON(FILE, true) || {});
 
   function writeSettings() {
     require('Storage').writeJSON(FILE, settings);
   }
 
+  const timeOutChoices = [/*LANG*/"Off", "10s", "15s", "20s", "30s"];
+
   E.showMenu({
     "" : { "title" : "Desktop launcher" },
-    "< Back" : () => back(),
-    'Show clocks': {
+    /*LANG*/"< Back" : () => back(),
+    /*LANG*/'Show clocks': {
       value: settings.showClocks,
       onchange: v => {
         settings.showClocks = v;
         writeSettings();
       }
     },
-    'Show launchers': {
+    /*LANG*/'Show launchers': {
       value: settings.showLaunchers,
       onchange: v => {
         settings.showLaunchers = v;
         writeSettings();
       }
     },
-    'Direct launch': {
+    /*LANG*/'Direct launch': {
       value: settings.direct,
       onchange: v => {
         settings.direct = v;
         writeSettings();
       }
     },
-    'Swipe Exit': {
+    /*LANG*/'Swipe Exit': {
       value: settings.swipeExit,
       onchange: v => {
         settings.swipeExit = v;
         writeSettings();
       }
     },
-    'One click exit': {
+    /*LANG*/'One click exit': {
       value: settings.oneClickExit,
       onchange: v => {
         settings.oneClickExit = v;
         writeSettings();
       }
-    }
+    },
+    /*LANG*/'Time Out': { // Adapted from Icon Launcher
+      value: timeOutChoices.indexOf(settings.timeOut),
+      min: 0,
+      max: timeOutChoices.length-1,
+      format: v => timeOutChoices[v],
+      onchange: v => {
+        settings.timeOut = timeOutChoices[v];
+        writeSettings();
+      }
+    },
   });
-})
+});