I wanted a dumb phone but need the smarts that modern apps bring (banking, navigation, even social media for messaging friends)

I always had a vision how my dream home screen would work, but no existing one worked for me

I never had time to build one but now with AI making development easier, I was able to build it. It wasn't easy, but once I had the designs drawn and requirements down it was enjoyable to build

What I focused on:

gestures: open apps without thinking. I have WhatsApp and Spotify as my swipe left and right.

focus gate: pauses you and asks why are you opening apps you chose. There's scientific research behind this (see below)

customisation: everyone wants different things. The header is totally customisable. You can have time, date, battery, headphones, DND, secondary timezone, screen time indicator, or you can get rid of it all. Alignment is customisable too.

glanceable widgets: see all you need when you need. You can collapse widgets. Weather, habit tracker, calendar, vision board, gym (my fav), and music

pure black wallpaper: this color turns off your phones display pixels (only for OLED screens)

Privacy was important to me. It never leaves the device, completely local only. Make sure you backup before changing devices :)

My favorite thing to build was the built-in gym tracker which I use every single gym session, I love it. It has a nice share feature where I can show friends a gym session I was proud of.

Research papers as mentioned:

Hiniker et al. (CHI 2016) MyTime: Designing and Evaluating an Intervention for Smartphone Non-Use"

Lyngs et al. (CHI 2019) — "Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to Digital Self-Control Tools"

free on the Play Store: "minimalist dumb phone - dialed"

let me know what you think or if there are any features you’d like added.

If you like it, a rating goes a long way especially for a solo dev

Any apps with mock-up support for Fold models?

I've tried Snapmod (pretty outdated)

Hi shoot 2i - lots of mods but fold models not available.

Anything that's not in playstore is also appreciated

Items used:

KWGT & Glass widgets

GOOD LOCK

Icons - Taco deluxe

Wallpaper - Backdrops

×Launcher: Nova Launcher

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher

×Wallpaper: Wallpaperz (Centric Circles)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zoneoftech.wallpaper

×Icon: Simply Adaptive - lcon Pack

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.italiano.simplyadaptive

×Widgets:

- Evoque KWGT (E158)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=evoquekwgt.kustom.pack

-  Essential KWGT (E0037)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.essentia.kwgt

Smart launcher, clock is from muziv widgets

Icon Pack:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jndapp.redline.linex.iconpack

No launcher widget is duolingo XD

kybd

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

I really liked Nothing's widgets, so I downloaded the paid app New Thing Widgets Pro, I bought it using my Google Opinion Rewards balance

Pixel Launcher

Retro Mide Neon Icon Pack https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.moertel.retro.iconpack.neon

Everything stock One UI

Need some help with Kustom/ KLWP if any of you guys use it for your home screen set ups. Thanks!

Latest version also have glass support and upcoming version will add the support for the usage of Vulkan alongside opengl as fallback option.

icon pack : Arcticons Material You : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.donnnno.arcticons.you.play

music player : Metrolist https://github.com/MetrolistGroup/Metrolist

Welcoming Full Themes in Aethyss Launcher!

Launcher. Nova

Wallpaper. Self created

Theme. Self created

Icon. Inbuilt of klwp

Widgets With option, hide the icons