1. A method for implementing a reverse protocol launch, comprising: responsive to identifying a launch request by a first app to launch a second app, launching the second app into an operational state; receiving, by the second app, a first context from the first app, the first context specifying a first contextual state of the first app before the second app is launched; and implementing, by the second app, a reverse protocol launch utilizing the first context to transition from the second app to the first app in the first contextual state.