Single gesture access to an operating system menu to initiate operations related to a currently executing application

A processing system, comprising:

• a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:
• detecting a single user gesture while a first application is currently executing in a software environment provided by an operating system and has focus in the operating system;
• responsive to detecting the single user gesture, presenting by a user interface an operating system menu comprising at least a first menu item, the first menu item configured to initiate uninstallation of the first application currently executing in the software environment provided by the operating system and having focus in the operating system;
• and
• responsive to receiving a user selection of the first menu item, uninstalling the first application currently executing in the software environment provided by the operating system and having focus in the operating system.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:

• detecting, by the processor, a single user gesture while a first application is currently executing in a software environment provided by an operating system and has focus in the operating system;
• responsive to detecting the single user gesture, presenting by a user interface an operating system menu comprising at least a first menu item, the first menu item configured to initiate uninstallation of the first application currently executing in the software environment provided by the operating system and having focus in the operating system;
• and
• responsive to receiving a user selection of the first menu item, uninstalling, by the processor, the first application currently executing in the software environment provided by the operating system and having focus in the operating system.