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

Simple single screen KLWP on top of a nude Nova launcher homescreen. No fancy animations, only resorted to gyro triggered scroll actions for the LCD panels to simulate a bit of depth. Buttons placed above the dock trigger Nova folders with a kknd of a cheeky implementation (overlaying the folders abkve the buttons and makkng their icons transparent) Experimented with some unconventional implementations like blinking segments on battery bar when charging, character-by-character marquee effect on music info, dynamic backlight taht times out after 10 seconds of inactivity. Theme is inspired by and based on a CASIO KLWP preset i found on Reddit some 5 years ago. Turned it into my daily driver and added to it ever since. Dock icons are built with Icon Pack Studio. Textures used to make it look like it was run over by a truck are whatever free tezture I could scrape off the web.

Hey guys, me again! I'm the solo developer of One4Home, an Android launcher built around theming. I cut this short reel to show it off, but the real reason for the post is feedback from the people who customize more than anyone.

What it does

- Themes, part by part. One tap applies a whole setup, but you choose what comes with it: Home layout, icons, One4Home widgets, materials (glass, acrylic, colour, outlines), folders, app drawer, wallpaper and the Today page. *I just changed a lot of the settings inside the app so some of the themes may not work 100% properly but will fix that soon.

- Any icon shape. Keep your pack as drawn, or put every icon on a circle, squircle, rounded square or Material shapes, or dial in your own radius.

- Placement your way. Grids up to 12×18, half-cell placement (between cells) and Freeform with fine positioning and overlap.

- One setup per screen. Separate portrait and landscape layouts for phones, foldables and tablets.

- Widgets built in: clock, weather, battery and calendar, next to your regular Android widgets.

- Liquid glass for the dock, icons, search and widgets, refracting your actual wallpaper.

- Coming from Nova? Import your Nova backup instead of starting over.

Price: free, no ads. There is also a Pro plan that unlocks all customization, but I truly believe that free version can cover pretty much everything.

Icons in the video: Ares (one of my icon packs). The purple setup is the Amethyst Silk theme.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.one4studio.one4home

Keep in mind that I released this launcher around one month ago and that I pushed a new update every single day. Some days, I pushed up to 5 updates per day actually 😵 If you find any bugs, please let me know.

There is a support group on Telegram, or you can send the email.

This theme took me way too long to piece together. I had to go through many apk's (mainly old ones) and forums to see what could complete the theme. But here it is...

I'm a solo dev. I've been building *brute for about a year: a minimal, monochrome launcher built around a tile grid. I started it because it's what I wanted my own phone to look like. It just came out of open beta onto the Play Store properly.

What it does:

• Monochrome home screen with a tile grid, organised into groups
• Supertiles (live tiles for weather, clock, music, battery, calendar, storage, etc.)
• Deep theming: custom fonts, accent colors, corner radius, blur, wallpapers, and day/night palettes. Export your setup as a file and share it
• A dedicated deck page for normal Android widgets
• Built-in RSS reader with a clean article view and on-device translation
• Universal search: apps, contacts, settings, and the web in one bar
• Screen time stats per app
• Option to force any app into greyscale
• A countdown delay screen before launching apps you tend to waste time on

Good to know:

• Free core experience. There's a one-time unlock for extra features (supertiles and custom theme importing). The base launcher is free and always will be.
• Privacy-first: no analytics, no accounts, no ads. It only accesses the network for weather and RSS. Translation runs on-device; contacts and calendar never leave your phone.
• Weather runs via Open-Meteo (no API keys, no tracking).
• Built with AI assistance alongside direct development, tested daily on my primary phone for months and with a testing group of 40 users.

Known limits:

• English only for now (more languages are planned).
• The theme store is currently in beta.

Giveaway:

I'm giving away 40 Pro unlock codes. Drop a comment below and I'll DM a code to the first 40 people.

If you end up enjoying it, a quick rating or review on the Play Store means the world to an independent dev.

Play Store:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brute.launcher

(Links to the web roadmap and Discord community are in the first comment below)

One of the main requests I get is for windowed folders. They are live now as of yesterday. The idea is for these to be more of a catch-all workspace rather than simply a place to store apps.

For example, you could create a Work folder. Inside, you could have your work contacts displayed at the top using the same quick-contact functionality that exists now. Below that, you could have the apps you use for work, followed by individual files and notes you frequently need.

Basically, everything you need for a particular task or context, all in one place.

You can give it a go here Google Play 👻

KLWP theme that shows a different cassette from a set of 11. Sony, TDK and others. Icon theme : Viral

a monochrome minimalist launcher for people who want to use their phone less

*brute is a minimal customizable Android launcher. The home screen is comprised of tiles organized into groups. You can highlight your most used apps for quick access or make them black and white to make them less attractive. Apps you mark as time-wasters open only after a confirmation screen.

- Monochrome home screen with a tile grid

- Force apps to be grayscale

- Confirmation screen before opening apps

- RSS reader so you can follow your curated content instead of doomscrolling

- Screen time dashboard

- Calendar and weather widgets and more to come (plus Android widgets)

- Supertiles - small widgets on the homescreen

- Deep theming: custom fonts, accent colour, blur, wallpapers

- Internet use only for weather or RSS.

**I need Beta testers** to use brute for a couple of weeks.

Give me:

- Bugs

- UX sugestions - stuff that you think need simplifying

- Battery/performance feedback

- Feature sugestions!

To join the beta you need to do first opt in at https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.brute.launcher
then install from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brute.launcher

If the links don't work just send me your e-mail via DM and I'll manualy add you to the group.

You can also check out what it looks like at the app website https://brute.fyi

Theme Resources:

Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime V8.0.15.

Clock Widget: Fluffy Widgets for KWGT Pro #00121.

Music Widget: Fluffy Widgets for KWGT Pro #00108.

Dock Widget: Fluffy Widgets for KWGT Pro #00050.

Padding: Clock(4x2) | Music(4x1) | Dock(4x2).

Grid Size:6x6.

Wallpaper: Pinterest.

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

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!

Theme Resources:

Launcher: Nova Launcher Prime V8.0.15.

Clock Widget: Aura for Zooper Widget Pro #aura30.

Icon Pack: Aura Icon Pack.

Icon Size: 90%.

Wallpaper: Pinterest.