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MonoPhone: Minimalist Launcher Live

Harsh Dixit1 app · 193 installsProductivityFreecom.monophone

Minimalist launcher, day planner & focus timer to block apps and cut screen time

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Total installs
193
exact · Play shows 100+
Installs / day
~3
est. · lifetime avg over 58 days
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
14 Aug 2026
2mo ago
Last update
6 Oct 2026
v2.11.0 · 5d ago
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Permissions

11 in 2 groups
3 Sensitive4 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are using
  • See which apps you use and how often, if you allow usage access
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
OtherSensitive10

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
  • See which apps you use and how often, if you allow usage accessupdate component usage statistics · PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
  • Change volume and choose which speaker or headset plays soundchange your audio settings · MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Decide which apps are allowed to use which home-screen widgetschoose widgets · BIND_APPWIDGET
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Change your phone's home screen or lock screen wallpaperset wallpaper · SET_WALLPAPER
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
MonoPhone is a minimalist launcher, day planner, and focus tool for Android. It replaces your default home screen with a clean, text-based interface designed to reduce distractions, stop mindless scrolling, and help you manage screen time deliberately. Whether you need a digital detox, a Pomodoro timer, or an aesthetic minimalist home screen, MonoPhone provides the tools to boost productivity and reduce digital friction. Core Features Minimalist Launcher: A calm, text-based home screen that keeps essential apps and widgets organized while reducing visual clutter. Day Planner: Plan your day on a 24-hour timeline with color-coded tasks (FOCUS, WORK, GENERAL, NON-FOCUS), task durations, weekly recurrence, and reminder notifications. Focus Timer: Run Pomodoro-style sessions from 5 to 120 minutes with full-screen mode and automatic focus protections. Distraction Control & App Blocker: Block short-form content (YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels), trigger blocking overlays, and silence notifications. Usage Insights & Screen Time Analytics: Track app usage and distraction time with daily, weekly, and monthly analytics—processed 100% on-device. Minimalist Widget Panel: Add minimalist clock widgets, focus previews, a scratchpad for notes, and native Android widgets. Optional Social Focus: Join focus groups, share progress with accountability partners, and compare focus time. All social features are opt-in. Mandatory Permissions & Data Disclosures 1. AccessibilityService API This app uses the Android AccessibilityService API strictly to detect active foreground apps and short-form video interfaces (such as YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels). This detection allows MonoPhone to enforce user-configured app usage time limits, block selected applications, and restrict short-form media during focus sessions. All detection runs entirely on-device. The service never reads text, collects keystrokes, records audio, or transmits personal data. Enabling this service is completely optional, requires explicit user consent via an in-app prompt, and can be revoked at any time in system settings. 2. Microphone Permission (RECORD_AUDIO) Access to the microphone is requested only when you initiate a supported voice action (for example, voice scheduling). Audio is captured only while you actively record, is transmitted solely to Google's Gemini API to transcribe the spoken command, and is not recorded in the background or stored after processing. A visual indicator is shown while audio is being processed. Voice input is optional and never requested without a user-initiated action. 3. Package Visibility (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES) This app requests visibility of installed packages strictly to function as a home launcher and present installed applications for selection in app-management tools. 4. System Overlays & Foreground Services System alert windows and foreground services are used to maintain active timers, display session overlays and blocking screens, and prevent background termination while a focus session is active. 5. Usage Access & Notification Listener Usage access is used to calculate app-usage and focus statistics. The notification listener is used only to pause notifications during focus sessions. All processing is local and no notification content is harvested or stored. Privacy Policy: https://monophone-landing-page.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://monophone-landing-page.vercel.app/terms Support: https://monophone-landing-page.vercel.app/support

What's new

What's new in 2.11 • Day Planner: Week, Month and Year views, a simpler one-lane timeline, unfinished tasks carried forward automatically, and plan sharing • App Blocker: pause blocking anytime, stricter Strict Mode, clearer permission status • Home screen: wallpaper-aware look with live preview and brightness control, plus orientation lock • Smoother, faster home screen and a reliable home button

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