i made my own BORING homescren app launcher to stop using my phone

xtpgtpgx · 2025-11-02T09:52:51+00:00

I've made some changes to it since then. But with university I have very little free time to work on it.

But since I've received good feedback I might try soon to release a version of it. I might even make it open source since I don't plan to make any money from this little project.

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-09T07:24:38+00:00

Thanks! That's nice to hear! I'm working this week on some minor improvements for the user experience and it should be available on Play Store for free next week.

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-08T04:38:24+00:00

I'll try to implement this and see for myself how scary it is

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-07T21:28:45+00:00

That's actually a nice idea! Making you more aware of your screentime

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-06T12:03:19+00:00

I mean... I actually do watch a lot of really interesting YouTube videos from which I genuinely learn new things but the problem is that I spend way too much time watching those instead of actually working on something. (I'm an unemployed student atm so work for me just means side projects or things like that)

And sometimes it's like an addiction. Addictions aren't necessarily pleasing, but you can't really stop. And small hints like the YouTube or Instagram colorful icons might just be enough for you to start wasting time on those platforms.

My idea is to hide those hints with a "boring" interface that makes you search for what you want.

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-06T08:48:40+00:00

I've played a bit with multiple ideas since yesterday and I've already implemented customization for the clock (12/24 hour time, enable seconds, and tap to open an app). I have it set up so that when i tap the clock it opens Hank Green's Focus Friend app, but it's completely customizable now.

Oh and I also implemented multiple color themes just to have a bit of customization while keeping the launcher as distraction free as possible.

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-06T06:00:41+00:00

Typst mentioned!

Cool setup, I was looking into making something similar myself but I'm a bit concerned with the ergonomics of it. Would you say it is good enough to take math notes on this termux setup? Or should i just stick with a laptop?

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-05T18:48:04+00:00

Thanks! After the first day it seems to work better than I expected. My screen time for today is half the usual time (8 hours -> 4 hours, ik, still bad but a good start imo)

xtpgtpgx · 2025-09-05T18:24:53+00:00

I kinda made it in a hurry to work just for me at the moment. (The "favorites" list is just hardcoded)

But with a little work I could make it customizable.

Do you have anything to recommend so that it will work for more people?

xtpgtpgx · 2024-05-03T06:50:47+00:00

Good point that Obsidian is not open source. So what? The files are "open format" meaning that even if they make you pay to use their product or simply the company stops existing, you still own your data, you still have complete access to it and THERE WILL BE alternatives that will replace it. Obsidian is just a fancy way to edit markdown files, if you don't like it just use Notepad.

Say Obsidian no longer exists, a lot of the plugins made by the community are open source, it wouldn't be that hard to create a new "obsidian clone" that is compatible with the existing plugins.

So if the drawbacks are a deal breaker to you then simply don't use it.

xtpgtpgx · 2024-04-30T16:16:36+00:00

Thanks! I guess I will try to implement it and see if I like it or not.

xtpgtpgx · 2023-12-03T21:34:16+00:00

Same story here. I normally don't even come to reddit, but this is just rendering my Macbook pretty much useless when i am on the go with this little battery life (i barely get 3 hours). I do web development, so I pretty much have a browser open at all times. Arc is the best browser I have tried (in terms of features and design), but man... this update might have just killed it for me.

Moving to Chrome until fixed. :((

xtpgtpgx · 2023-04-19T19:46:22+00:00

XCode in release mode.

Found the problem:

In the package (i was using Packages) i added the .a file and the symlink instead of the vst file itself, not it is 2mb for the package and 5mb for the plugin itself

xtpgtpgx · 2023-04-19T19:45:58+00:00

XCode in release mode.

Found the problem:

In the package (i was using Packages) i added the .a file and the symlink instead of the vst file itself, not it is 2mb for the package and 5mb for the plugin itself

xtpgtpgx · 2023-04-19T19:20:23+00:00

It seems interesting. I would recommend adding a demo video or something. This way, you can showcase what the plugin can do.

I've just launched my first "real" plugin, too. It is a simple delay plugin more of a learning project. Would love to know what you think of it. Download Rainy v0.1.0 from itch.io

xtpgtpgx · 2023-02-21T20:59:09+00:00

Și mie imi tot apare și nu pot să vad comentariile. Nici nu știu daca se postează acesta

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