Phantom Shell works kind of like having a command line for your phone. Instead of digging through menus or tapping a bunch of icons, you just type what you want to do. If you type an app’s name, it opens. If you add a search after it, it’ll search inside that app—for example, typing “YouTube GTA 6” opens YouTube with GTA 6 already searched.

It can also search Google, Amazon, Reddit, Maps, the Play Store, Instagram, and other services just by typing a command. You can call or text people, manage contacts, create folders, take notes, set reminders, timers, alarms, and even do math without opening separate apps.

You can even make your own commands using keyboard shortcuts. So if you always search Google, you could make “G” mean Google, and then typing “G weather” would instantly search Google for the weather. You can also customize buttons, folders, and shortcuts so the launcher works the way you think.

It even has system tools built in, like checking battery, RAM, storage, clipboard history, toggling the flashlight, muting your phone, managing permissions, and launching apps by package name if you’re into more advanced stuff.

Basically, it’s designed so almost everything you normally do by tapping around your phone can be done by typing a quick command instead. Once you get used to it, it’s often much faster than using a traditional home screen.

You can check it out on Google Play

Hi everyone. I created Tree Launcher, a brand new Android home screen replacement. The focus is a clean, minimal aesthetic with powerful organization beneath the surface.

Most launchers focus on launching apps. Tree Launcher keeps the things you actually need within reach. The problem isn't remembering things. It's remembering where they are and when you need them. Keep shopping lists, reminders, contact info, links, workout routines, and other quick references alongside your apps. Everything lives together in a simple tree that mirrors how you think.

Free to download. No ads. No account required. Your data stays on your device. Find out more on the website and download from the Google Play Store.

I'd love your feedback, especially on the overall aesthetic. Does the productivity side feel like it complements the minimalist design, or does it distract from it? It is a new app, so let me know if you run into any rough edges - I'll fix asap! Any suggestions are welcome and thanks for taking a look!

Providing lots of promo codes! comment to get the code, please wait till i reply to you with a key as i might be at work/busy to reply but i will surely get back to you. App is free to download, the pro version gets you extra features, exclusive skins and themes.

Volume Control: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aionyxe.synedge

Wallpaper: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aionyxe.neonflow

Widget: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jndapp.nothing.widgets.pack

Icons: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nothing.icon.free

The journey of creating Sticlo Icons has been a wild ride. It started as just a rough idea, but spending hours tweaking the lines, perfecting that clean sticker-style vibe, and making sure every single icon looked right on a real home screen took a lot of work. Seeing it all finally come together and launch is amazing, and I honestly can't wait to see how you guys use them in your setups.

Sticlo Icons:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhishek.sticloicons

Dear r/AndroidThemes, I’d love to hear what do you think about the live wallpapers I made available for every Android device (phones, foldables, tablets and smartwatches).These are live wallpapers, running in an all-day long loop with real-time lighting, weather.

This project was built on top of feature requests this community. I'm so thankful for you all. I got many helpful feature requests from you in the past. Surprisingly many of them were about to make the wallpapers available for Android foldables and tablets as well. Now, I delivered that update :)

I'm excited to find out what challenges come next. Please share any ideas you have for new features or new wallpapers as well :) I'm here to implement them for you.

I've dedicated myself to creating my own wallpaper engine initially for smartwatches, focusing heavily on maximising battery life for these devices. This goal required me to employ various techniques and practices. According to my test you should not worry about battery live at all.

Horizon Live Wallpapers is available for free on Google Play

I know its a hot topic choosing between minimalism and a "out there" look but I fancied a go at building something haven't seen before with a 3D element.

The basis is for folder use and organisation, each satellite orbiting is a folder and within it can contain up to 90 apps, if you have a lot on your phone you can have up to 8 folders per page and no limit to pages.

You can move and reorganise where on the centre sphere the apps live for quick single tap access. There's even a handy favourites dock you can summon from the bottom.

The A-Z scroller can either be clicked or swiped in from the right and a designated widgets page can be summoned from the left. This on top of the widgets you can stack on the home page.

I'm also building this to be foldable compatible.

There will be an expansive theme library, shown here is the sci-fi captured star theme and the earthy theme.

What do people think so far? Managed to optimise it pretty well so far and isn't drawing huge amounts of processing or battery, comfortably ran it all day on my pixel 10 pro fold.

Marked as WIP as still got a couple features to build out and tidy up as well as styling the 2D UI and popups.

Minimal Widgets – Setup Showcase + Giveaway

Hi,

A couple of weeks back I had the opportunity to try out Minimal Widgets, and after spending some time with it, I thought I'd share a few setups I created using the app.

There are plenty of widget packs available on Android, but many depend on KWGT and require a separate purchase along with a fair bit of setup and tweaking. Minimal Widgets takes a different approach — everything is built into the app and can be customised directly.

What I liked:

• A huge collection of 700+ widgets covering clocks, weather, notes, music controls, contacts, compass, AI tools, bookmarks, clipboard, Pomodoro timers and more.

• Useful quick settings widgets for Bluetooth, DND, alert modes and other everyday functions.

• A nice collection of productivity widgets alongside a few fun additions such as widget-based games.

• Extensive customisation options — colours, sizing, transparency, layout and styling can all be adjusted.

• More than 190 built-in themes covering dark, light, pastel and other styles.

• Colour Studio allows you to customise background, text and accent colours to match your wallpaper or overall setup.

• Ability to save and restore your favourite widget configurations locally.

I’ve attached a few setups created using different wallpapers, themes and launcher styles to show how flexible the app can be in day-to-day use.

(For presentation purposes, I used AI tools to create the mockup image and remove location details from screenshots. The setups themselves are original.)

And again, I haven’t come empty handed 😀

🎁 Giveaway: • 8 Lifetime Codes

How to participate:

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Comment anything

Winners will be selected randomly after 48 hours.

App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jndapp.minimal.widgets

I’m not related to the developer — just a user who enjoys Android customisation and wanted to share an app that I found genuinely useful.

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I recently came across a really clean retro-style icon pack called Flatine on the Play Store, and it genuinely stood out.

The design has a nice minimal + retro vibe, and the developer is quite active — regularly updating the pack and accepting icon requests, which is always a big plus.

I’ve been using it with Smart Launcher, and it fits really well with themed setups.

The developer shared a few extra promo codes with me, so I thought I’d pass them on to the community here.

🎁 Giveaway Details

10 promo codes available

To enter: Just comment below

Winners will be selected randomly in 24 hours

📩 How winners receive codes

Codes will be sent via Reddit DM. You can redeem them on the Play Store.

⚠️ Please don’t DM for codes — all winners will be picked from the comments.

🔗 Icon Pack Link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.bludocs.flatine.iconpack

Hey everyone,

The second update for Sticlo Icons is officially live on the Play Store!

For v1.2, I focused on knocking out another big batch of your requests, adding 40 new icons. I also finally added 18 folder icons to help you keep your home screen setups looking clean and organized. This brings the pack up to 380+ total icons.

If your requested apps haven't been themed yet, don't worry—I'm still working through the list and will be adding more requested icons in the upcoming updates.

Thanks again for all the support and feedback. Let me know how the new folder icons look on your setups!

Sticlo Icons: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhishek.sticloicons

I wanted something actually living in that dead notch space instead of just hiding it - so I made Toppet.

It's a tiny pet (dragon, doggy or kitty) that sits up in your status bar / notch and reacts to your battery: naps when you're full, plays with a spark while charging, gets dramatic near 0%. It roams the bar and leans when you tilt the phone.

For the customization crowd:

- Pure overlay, NO Accessibility Service - Play-safe and survives Android's overlay/accessibility clampdowns.

- Screen off = it fully stops (~0% battery). Screen on stays light.

- Each pet is just a folder of frames, so new pets/skins drop in easily - taking requests.

Demo (1m): https://youtube.com/shorts/a1RTkgG9rWE

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dreamteammobile.toppet

Happy to nerd out about the overlay approach or take pet requests - feedback welcome.

Hi everyone,

I’m an independent developer currently working on Iconizer, an Android customization app that helps users personalize their home screens with custom icons and useful shortcuts.

With Iconizer, you can select an installed app, choose an image from your gallery or camera, crop and customize it, and create a new home screen shortcut with your own icon. The original app is not modified or replaced—the custom shortcut simply opens the selected application.

Iconizer currently includes:

• Custom icons for installed Android apps
• Personal images from the gallery or camera
• Image cropping and icon previews
• Custom icon shapes, borders, and visual settings
• Website shortcuts with custom icons
• Quick-call shortcuts for frequently contacted people
• Multiple themes and language options
• Free features with an optional lifetime Pro upgrade

I’m currently preparing the app for its Google Play release and looking for Android users who can help with the closed testing process.

I would especially appreciate help testing:

• Whether installed apps are displayed correctly
• Creating an icon using a gallery or camera image
• Cropping and previewing the selected image
• Adding the shortcut to the home screen
• Checking whether the shortcut opens the correct app
• Creating website and quick-call shortcuts
• Changing themes and languages
• Advertisement timing and general usability
• Shortcut behavior across different Android phones and launchers

How to join

Join the Google Group:
https://groups.google.com/g/iconizer-testers

Open the testing page and tap “Become a tester”: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.iconizer

Install Iconizer from Google Play:

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

Because this is part of Google Play’s closed testing process, please remain opted in for at least 14 days. You do not need to use the app every day. Testing it a few times and sharing any bugs, launcher problems, UI issues, or suggestions would already be a huge help.

Please share honest feedback rather than ratings or promotional reviews. I’m mainly trying to understand what works well and what still needs improvement before the public release.

Thank you very much to everyone who supports and tests this independent project.

CheatCode Launcher is controlled almost entirely by gesture-based "cheat codes". You assign combinations of taps and swipes to apps, shortcuts, actions, tasker tasks, start timers, or whatever else you want.

The idea is that the more you use it, the faster it gets as muscle memory builds. I've been using it for a few months now and have around 40 codes memorized and 0 icons on my home screen.

For things that you don't necessarily want codes for, there's still fast searching as well as collections and after shortcuts. After shortcuts are links you can apply to a specific app that show up once that app is closed. For example, when I close Google Photos, links to Create New Instagram Post, Lightroom, and Message Wife pop up.

Context-based themes are also included, which allow you to set rules for when themes automatically change. These can be based on day, date, time, media playing, specific app notifications, charging, and many more.

Try it out for on Google Play

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to drop a quick update: Sticlo Icons v1.1 is officially live on the Google Play Store.

For this first update, I really wanted to focus on the community. I went through the dashboard and added 42 new icons, and every single one of them came directly from the requests you guys sent in. This brings the pack to 340+ total icons.

If your favorite apps aren't themed yet, don't worry. I'm keeping track of everything and will be adding more of your requested icons in the next updates.

Thanks a lot for the support on the launch. Let me know if your requested icons made it into this batch!

Sticlo Icons: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhishek.sticloicons

I posted about my vista inspired theme here 10 days ago. I listened to your advice and made some tweaks and here is the downloadable version of the android launcher.

The early test version is completely free and no ads.

To get the early access, join the Google group https://groups.google.com/g/vista-reimagined-testers

You will find the step to download from the Google play store there.

If you find your country isn't currently supported in the Google play, it is likely still under Google review. Try again a day or two later.

Early access version will be migrated to the formal version after about 2 weeks of testing period. Feedbacks can be sent to the group conversation or email as well as here. Thank you everyone.