Android Launcher · v7.0.3

Built by an addict,
for addicts.

Minimal · Calm · Intentional · Open Source

Your phone is the product. Every app, every notification, every red badge is engineered to steal your attention. Dotz fights back — with a launcher built around human intention, not engagement metrics. Up to 18 tiles. Timeline on by default. Zero data collected.

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"A minimalist, high-intentionality Android launcher. Designed to reduce digital clutter and foster calm, mindful smartphone usage."
— Dotz Launcher · v7.0.3 · com.dotz.launcherpro

01 — Detox Control Panel

Three modes.
One glance.

A minimalist awareness hub at the top of your home — large digital clock, live weather, and a triple-mode widget that surfaces exactly the right information at the right moment.

  • Focus Header (Default): Displays daily unlocks, notification volume, and your live Focus Score. Automatically the active mode.
  • Music Header: Appears automatically when music starts — play/pause, skip, and live track metadata. Auto-reverts to Focus mode 30 seconds after playback stops.
  • Weather Header: Detailed insights including Feels Like temperature, Daily High/Low, and live Air Quality Index (AQI).
  • System Toggles (Detox Panel): One-tap WiFi, Bluetooth, Mobile Data, Torch, and Dark Mode. Long-press any toggle for direct system settings.
  • 3-State Sound Toggle: Cycle through Normal, Vibrate, and Silent with dedicated icons and visual feedback for each state.
  • Smart Weather: Live temperature and conditions via Open-Meteo — privacy-first, zero tracking, no account needed.
Focus · Music · WeatherAQI30s Auto-Revert3-State Sound

02 — Ultra-Focus Mode PRO

Deep work.
No compromise.

Triple-tap the home screen background to instantly enter Ultra-Focus — a distraction-free environment that locks your phone to 7 essentials for a set duration.

  • The "Unplug" Gesture: Triple-tap the home screen background to instantly enter Ultra-Focus mode — no menus, no friction.
  • Timed Sessions: 15m, 30m, 1h, or 2h — commit to the window that fits your work.
  • Essentials Only: Phone, Camera, Maps, WhatsApp, Messaging, Music, and Notes — nothing else visible.
  • Zero-Trigger UI: All icons and tiles removed. Only lowercase, extra-light typography remains to eliminate every visual trigger.
  • Alphabetical: Essentials sorted A–Z for instant, predictable, muscle-memory access.
  • Mandatory Exit Reflection: To leave Focus Mode early, you must type a reason — preventing impulsive exits.
  • Live Countdown: A real-time per-second countdown keeps you aware of remaining deep-work time.
  • Auto Revert: Your normal layout is restored automatically when the timer expires.
  • Select Apps Prompt: An intuitive "Select Apps" prompt appears directly in Focus Mode if no apps have been configured yet.
  • Real-Time Search: Find your essential tools instantly with live search in the app selection screen.
Triple-Tap Trigger15m–2h Sessions7 Core AppsTyped Exit

03 — Aesthetic & Visual Engine

Every theme.
Your identity.

From Liquid Glass animations to Material You dynamic colour — Dotz's visual engine makes your launcher feel genuinely personal without ever feeling busy.

  • Liquid Glass Effect: GPU-accelerated animated gradients with frosted glassmorphism on all tiles, panels, and dialogs. Adaptive Contrast auto-switches to Subtle Dark Glass in Light Mode.
  • Circadian Theming PRO: UI tones shift automatically with the sun — crisp cool tones in the morning, warm amber at night.
  • Transparent Mode PRO: Wallpaper shows through with precision tile transparency slider to perfectly blend with any background.
  • Material You: Adapts accent colours and tiles to your current Android 12+ wallpaper palette.
  • Monochrome Engine: Instantly turn the entire UI grayscale — globally or on an auto 10 PM schedule — to reduce the visual pull of colourful icons.
  • 5 Presets: Dotz Dark, Nordic Blue, Deep Forest Green, Sunset Amber, Dotz Light.
  • Icon Pack Support: Full compatibility with any third-party Android icon pack for a monochrome or custom aesthetic.
Liquid GlassCircadian PROMaterial You5 PresetsGrayscale Schedule

04 — Dynamic Tile System

Up to 18 tiles.
Zero clutter.

An expandable, rearrangeable grid that keeps your most-used apps front and centre — with custom labels, smart badges, and layout flexibility designed to build muscle memory.

  • Tile-Based Architecture: Up to 18 customisable tiles across 3 pages (6 per page) — use as many or as few as you need.
  • Grid & List Layouts: Switch between a high-impact 2×3 Classic Grid or a focused, high-contrast List view.
  • Custom Labels: Rename any tile to simplify your interface — "WhatsApp" becomes "Chat", "Google Maps" becomes "Maps".
  • Tile Rearrangement: Long-press and drag to swap tile positions and build predictable muscle memory.
  • Dynamic Tile Mapping: Remap any tile to any installed app, with fallback support for system apps (Dialer, Camera).
  • Smart Badges: Notification dots or precise numerical counts for calls and messages — hidden for social media apps.
  • App Drawer Limit: Capped at 5 Emergency Opens per day with a Break Glass penalty to discourage aimless browsing.
  • Component-Based Launching: Precise targeting of specific app activities — e.g. opening the Dialer directly instead of the generic Contacts app.
  • Precise Activity Selection: App selection lists show specific activity labels and sub-labels (class names) so you can pin the exact screen you want.
Up to 18 TilesCustom LabelsGrid · List5 Drawer OpensComponent-Based Launching

05 — Digital Balance & Mindfulness

Your phone works
for you.

The "Intentional Friction" engine — proactive dialogs, live usage timers, and daily limits designed to make you pause, reflect, and choose before you scroll.

  • Intention Pauses: A mandatory 3-second delay with a "Do you really need this?" prompt before opening any distracting app (social media etc.).
  • Focus Score: A real-time 0–100 daily health metric calculated from unlocks, app launches, and screen time. Live in the Focus header. Resets at midnight.
  • 7-Day Focus History: A bar graph on the Timeline dashboard showing your digital intentionality trends over the past week.
  • Real-Time Usage Tracking: Per-app foreground time displayed directly on home tiles and in the app drawer at all times.
  • Icon Dimming: App icons fade to 20% opacity after 30 minutes of use today — a visual nudge to put it down.
  • Break Glass Drawer: Emergency access to all apps via a −10 Focus Score penalty instead of a hard lockout.
  • Midnight Reset: All daily budgets, usage counters, and the Focus Score reset automatically at 12:00 AM.
  • Weekly Reflection: A Monday morning proactive summary showing usage trends, focus deltas, and wellness ratings (e.g. "EXCELLENT").
  • Notification Filter & Batching: Automatically filters distracting notifications and lets you batch delivery to set intervals (e.g. every 4 hours).
  • App Drawer with Friction: Tracks "Emergency Opens" and requires confirmation before entering the full app list to discourage mindless scrolling.
  • A-Z Drawer: An alphabetically grouped app list for fast, muscle-memory access when you truly need an app.
3s Intention PauseFocus Score 0–1007-Day Chart20% Icon FadeWeekly ReflectionNotification Batching

06 — Timeline PRO

Your day,
in sequence.

Swipe right for Timeline — enabled by default for all users — a PRO chronological dashboard combining notifications, calendar events, live music, and usage stats in one distraction-free feed.

  • Enabled by Default: Timeline mode is now on for all new users — no setup required.
  • Vertical Chronological Flow: A sleek vertical line with connecting dots maps out your day's activity in a text-based, distraction-free list.
  • Live Notification Feed: Active notifications shown as readable text — no app icons, no colour noise.
  • Quick Reply: Reply to WhatsApp, Telegram, and SMS directly from the Timeline — zero app switching.
  • Usage Integration: Your top 3 most-used apps appear with live "Time Used" metrics to keep you aware of habits.
  • Upcoming Section: Real-time peek at your next 24 hours of calendar events and your next scheduled alarm.
  • Screen Time Header: Today's total device screen time displayed at the top of the feed at a glance.
  • Multiple Profiles: Distinct Work, Home, and Focus setups with independent tile layouts — switchable in one tap.
PRO · On by DefaultQuick ReplyCalendar & AlarmsScreen Time7-Day Chart

07 — Performance & Privacy

Nothing leaves
your device.

100% local. 100% Kotlin. Android 15 optimised. Dotz runs silently and efficiently — no trackers, no cloud sync, no lag, no compromise.

  • 120Hz Mastery: Hardware-level refresh rate detection auto-requests 90 / 120 / 144Hz for buttery-smooth Compose animations.
  • UI-Aware Engine: Pauses music tracking and focus score calculations when the launcher is not visible — significantly extending battery life.
  • Throttled Maintenance: Heavy system checks run once per minute instead of once per second.
  • Background Icon Loading: Icon packs indexed on a background thread — settings screen opens instantly.
  • Privacy First: No activity data stored permanently or sent to any server. Ad delivery uses non-personalised ads (NPA) only.
  • Android 15 Ready: enableEdgeToEdge, predictive back gesture, OEM-hardened toggles for Samsung and Xiaomi.
  • JSON Portability: One-click backup and restore of your entire launcher configuration.
  • Open Source: Every line public on GitHub — read it, fork it, audit it.
90–144HzUI-Aware EngineZero TrackingAndroid 15JSON Backup

The Story

I built the launcher
I couldn't find.

In 2022, I was averaging 7+ hours of screen time a day. Not because I wanted to — but because every app on my phone was engineered to keep me there. I tried screen time limits. I tried grayscale. I tried deleting Instagram fourteen times.

Nothing worked because the problem wasn't the apps. It was the launcher — that first screen you see every time you unlock your phone. Every icon a temptation. Every notification badge a hook.

So I built Dotz. A launcher that treats your attention as the most valuable thing you own — not something to be monetised. It's minimal because distraction is loud. It's intentional because your phone should work for you, not against you.

Dotz is free to use. The source is public. And every feature exists because I needed it myself.

Dotz Launcher icon

Amal S. Nair

Developer · amalsnair535@gmail.com

7.0.3

Current version

100%

Kotlin codebase

0

Data collected

∞

Focus reclaimed

Roadmap

What's next for Dotz.

Features are shipped when they're right, not when they're rushed. Here's what's been done and what's coming.

Shipped

v6.0.0

Timeline

Chronological notification and activity feed with Quick Reply, media controls, and usage context. PRO exclusive via rewarded ad unlock.

Shipped

v6.0.0

Circadian & Transparent Themes

UI tones that shift with time of day. Transparent mode blends the launcher into any wallpaper with precision tile opacity control.

Shipped

v5.5.x

Focus Score & Mindful Check-in

Real-time 0–100 focus health metric. Proactive intervention dialogs for distraction apps. Icon dimming after 30 minutes of use.

Shipped

v5.5.x

Launcher Profiles

Create distinct Work, Home, and Focus profiles each with independent tile assignments, themes, and settings — switchable in one tap.

Shipped

v6.0.0

Ultra-Focus Mode

Timed deep work sessions that strip the UI to 7 essential apps with lowercase text-only layout and live countdown. Automatic revert on expiry.

Shipped

v6.0.0

Liquid Glass Visual Engine

GPU-accelerated animated background gradients with frosted glassmorphism on all UI surfaces. Five theme presets plus Material You support.

Shipped

v6.1.0

Timeline Rebrand & Calendar Integration

Timeline (formerly Fastlane) rebranded and enabled by default. Upcoming calendar/alarm section, 7-day Focus Chart, and Screen Time Header added to the feed.

Shipped

v7.0.0

Android 16 & Architectural Refactor

Full Android 16 (API 36) support with Predictive Back Navigation, Play Billing 8.0.0, a decoupled manager-based architecture, and Ultra Focus app-selection UX improvements.

Shipped

v7.0.3 — Current

Component-Based Launching

Precise targeting of specific app activities, enhanced app discovery for multi-tool packages, and clearer activity labels when pinning tiles.

Planned

v7.1

Scheduled Profiles

Auto-switch between Work, Home, and Focus profiles based on time of day or location — so your phone reconfigures itself before you even think about it.

Planned

v7.2

Dotz Companion App

A standalone companion for deeper usage analytics, weekly focus reports, and profile management from a second device — all processed locally.

Changelog

Release history.

7.0.3

Jul 2026

LATEST

Component-Based Launching & Enhanced App Discovery

  • Component-Based Launching — precise targeting of specific app activities (e.g. opening the Dialer directly instead of the generic Contacts app)
  • Enhanced App Discovery — the launcher now scans for all available launcher activities, allowing distinct entries for different tools bundled in the same package
  • Precise Activity Selection — app selection lists now display specific activity labels and sub-labels (class names) to help you choose the exact screen to pin to a tile

7.0.2

Jul 2026

STABLE

Weekly Reflection, Notification Filter & Batching

  • Weekly Reflection — a Monday morning proactive summary showing usage trends, focus deltas, and wellness ratings (e.g. "EXCELLENT")
  • Notification Filter & Batching — automatically filters distracting notifications and lets you batch delivery to set intervals (e.g. every 4 hours)
  • App Drawer with Friction — tracks "Emergency Opens" and requires confirmation before entering the full app list to discourage mindless scrolling
  • A-Z Drawer — an alphabetically grouped app list for fast, muscle-memory access when you truly need an app

7.0.0

Jul 2026

STABLE

Android 16 Support, Play Billing 8.0.0, Architectural Refactor, Ultra Focus UX

  • Android 16 Support — fully optimized for the latest API 36, ensuring seamless performance and full support for modern platform features like Predictive Back Navigation
  • Google Play Billing 8.0.0 — upgraded to the newest Billing Library for more reliable transactions, featuring Automatic Service Reconnection and streamlined purchase flows
  • Architectural Refactor — decoupled the monolithic LauncherViewModel into specialized, testable managers (SystemStateManager, WeatherManager, MediaManager, AdsManager, and LocationManager)
  • Ultra Focus — intuitive "Select Apps" prompt appears directly in Focus Mode if no apps have been configured
  • Ultra Focus — Real-Time Search added to the app selection screen to find your essential tools instantly

6.1.0

Jul 2026

STABLE

Timeline Rebrand, Intention Pauses, 3-State Sound, AQI Weather

  • Timeline (formerly Fastlane) — officially rebranded and enabled by default for all new users
  • Upcoming Section in Timeline — next 24h calendar events and next alarm at a glance
  • Screen Time Header — today's total device screen time shown at the top of the Timeline feed
  • 7-Day Focus History Chart — bar graph of digital intentionality trends on the Timeline dashboard
  • Intention Pauses — mandatory 3-second delay before opening distracting apps
  • Mandatory Exit Reflection — type a reason to leave Ultra-Focus early, preventing impulsive exits
  • Triple-Tap "Unplug" Gesture — instant Ultra-Focus activation from the home screen
  • 3-State Sound Toggle — Normal, Vibrate, Silent with dedicated icons and visual feedback
  • Mobile Data Off icon — new minimalist icon correctly reflecting system data state
  • AQI Weather Header — Air Quality Index added to detailed weather view
  • Custom Labels — rename any tile (e.g. "WhatsApp" → "Chat")
  • 30s Music Auto-Revert — header switches back to Focus mode 30s after playback stops
  • Fixed Mobile Data icon state not reflecting system updates correctly

6.1.0

Jul 2026

STABLE

Break Glass Drawer, Battery Engine, Android 15 Edge-to-Edge

  • Break Glass Emergency Drawer — replaced rigid 5-open limit with a −10 Focus Score penalty for emergency access
  • Selective Mindful Prompts — high-contrast, theme-aware Mindful Check dialog with improved reflection copy
  • Profile Deletion — delete custom profiles directly from settings
  • UI-Aware Reactive Engine — pauses music tracking and focus score calculations when launcher is not visible
  • Throttled Maintenance — default launcher check optimised from once/second to once/minute
  • Background Icon Loading — icon packs indexed on background thread, settings screen opens instantly
  • TalkBack Intelligence — tiles now announce "WhatsApp, 3 notifications" for screen readers
  • Dialog Overhaul — all popups use solid or 95% opacity glass for perfect readability on any wallpaper
  • Semantic Icons — descriptive labels on every interactive button for low-vision users
  • Android 15 Edge-to-Edge — fully migrated to enableEdgeToEdge modern window display APIs
  • Hardened Manifest — explicit AD_ID permissions and full Google Play Store privacy compliance
  • Decoupled Architecture — Usage Stats, Permissions, and Ad Filtering extracted into dedicated Manager classes
  • SharedFlow Migration — internal refresh triggers migrated from StateFlow to prevent dropped UI updates
  • Localization Ready — 50+ hardcoded strings moved to strings.xml for upcoming multi-language support
  • OEM Resilience — manufacturer-specific fallbacks for Samsung and Xiaomi system toggles

6.1.0

Jul 2026

STABLE

Liquid Glass Evolution, Ultra-Focus Mode, 120Hz Engine

  • Liquid Glass Effect — frosted glassmorphism with GPU-accelerated animated gradients on all UI components
  • Adaptive Contrast — glass effect auto-switches to Subtle Dark Glass in Light Mode for perfect readability
  • Ultra-Focus Mode — timed sessions (15m–2h) with essentials-only, zero-icon, alphabetical text UI
  • Real-time per-second countdown timer during focus sessions
  • 120Hz Mastery — hardware-level refresh rate detection, auto-requests 90/120/144Hz
  • Zero-Lag Engine — background thread state calculations and IPC Cache for system queries
  • Settings Overhaul — expandable category cards, unified Appearance hub
  • Enriched About screen with Rate App, Changelog, and simplified donation interface
  • Stability fixes and improved Mindful Usage tracking accuracy

6.1.0

Jul 2026

STABLE

Timeline, Profiles, Circadian Theme

  • Timeline — swipe-right chronological notification and activity feed (PRO)
  • Quick Reply from Timeline for WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS
  • Integrated media controller in Timeline
  • Launcher Profiles — Work, Home, Focus with independent tile layouts
  • Circadian and Transparent theme modes (PRO)
  • Rewarded ad unlock — all PRO features for 24 hours
  • Focus Score v2 — improved calculation algorithm

FAQ

Common questions.

Yes, completely free. You can watch a single rewarded ad to unlock all PRO features for 24 hours — or just use the free tier indefinitely. There are no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no hidden costs. The app is also fully open source on GitHub.
The free tier includes the full home screen — all tile layouts, Focus Score, Intention Pauses, header modes, and settings. PRO unlocks Timeline (enabled by default for new users), Ultra-Focus Mode, Circadian and Transparent themes, Multiple Profiles, and future PRO-exclusive features. PRO access is granted by watching a single rewarded ad, valid for 24 hours.
Zero. All usage statistics, notification content, app lists, and settings are stored locally on your device. Nothing is ever transmitted to any server. Ad delivery (for the rewarded PRO unlock) uses non-personalised ads (NPA) only — no tracking, no profiling. You can verify this by reading the source code on GitHub.
Notification Access is required for two things: displaying notification dots and counts on home screen tiles, and populating the Timeline feed with live notifications and Quick Reply. All notification content is processed locally and never leaves your device. You can grant or revoke this permission at any time from Android Settings → Apps → Notification Access.
Yes. Go to Settings → Export Settings to save your entire configuration — tile assignments, custom labels, profiles, appearance settings — to a JSON file. You can import this on any Android device running Dotz. This makes switching phones or restoring after a reset effortless.
Dotz supports Android 7.0 (API 24) and above, targeting Android 15 (API 35). It's optimised for predictive back gesture, edge-to-edge navigation, and high refresh rate displays (90Hz, 120Hz, 144Hz) on supported devices. Pure Jetpack Compose means no legacy view rendering.
Yes — the full source is available at github.com/amalsnair535/DotzLauncherPRO. The project is 100% Kotlin with Jetpack Compose. Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are welcome. Please open an issue before submitting a large PR so we can discuss the approach. The project is built entirely in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose.
Your Focus Score starts at 100 each day and decreases based on unlocks, app launches, and total screen time. Opening the Emergency App Drawer applies a −10 penalty. You can track your 7-day trend on the Timeline dashboard. The exact formula is designed to reflect intentional vs. reflexive phone use. You can see your current score in the header by switching to Focus mode. Everything resets at midnight.

Privacy
guaranteed.

Dotz Launcher collects zero personal data. Every usage statistic, notification, and setting lives exclusively on your device.

  • Zero transmission: No data ever leaves your device.
  • No accounts: No sign-up, no login, no profile.
  • No analytics SDK: No Firebase Analytics, no Crashlytics tracking.
  • NPA ads only: Rewarded ads use non-personalised delivery — no profiling.
  • Local storage only: All preferences stored in Android DataStore on-device.
  • Auditable: Every privacy claim is verifiable in the public source code.

Open source.
Always.

Every line of Dotz is public on GitHub. Read it, fork it, audit it, or contribute. The launcher you use is exactly the code you can inspect.

  • 100% Kotlin: Modern, readable, idiomatic Android code.
  • Pure Compose: No XML layouts, no legacy Views.
  • No obfuscation: Source maps and readable names throughout.
  • GitHub Issues: Bug reports and feature requests tracked publicly.
  • PRs welcome: Contributions reviewed and merged.
  • MIT spirit: Fork it, learn from it, build on it.
amalsnair535/DotzLauncherPRO

Package

com.dotz.launcherpro

Version

7.0.3

Language

100% Kotlin

Architecture

Pure Jetpack Compose

Min Android

API 24 · Android 7.0

Target Android

API 35 · Android 15

Free to download

Reclaim your focus.
Today.

Available on Google Play and Indus Appstore · v7.0.3 · Zero data collected

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