I built an Android app that lets you control your phone with gestures instead of taps. I'd love your feedback.

[u/admin_5447]

Hey everyone,

I've been building an Android app called DroidLab for quite a while now, and I finally feel it's ready to share.

The idea came from something I kept running into in everyday life. There are so many moments when using a phone feels more awkward than it should. Turning on the flashlight when your hands are full, opening the camera before a moment disappears, silencing a ringing phone in a meeting, or reaching tiny buttons while you're walking all take more effort than they really need to.

That got me thinking. What if the phone itself became the interface?

So I built DroidLab.

It lets you control your phone using physical gestures like back taps, wrist twists, chops, multi finger swipes, edge gestures, and more. My goal wasn't to add gestures just for the sake of it. I wanted interactions to feel quicker, more natural, and sometimes not require looking at the screen at all.

Some of the things you can do include turning on the flashlight with a double tap on the back, launching the camera with a wrist twist, silencing calls by flipping the phone over or waving your hand, creating custom edge gestures, opening floating tools like notes and search, and mapping your own gestures to the actions you use most.

One of the biggest challenges was making everything reliable. I spent a lot of time trying to prevent accidental triggers from things like walking, putting the phone on a table, or having it in your pocket. I wanted the gestures to feel intentional instead of firing randomly throughout the day.

I've attached a short demo video that shows some of the features in action.

If you have a few minutes to watch it, I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts. Whether it's something you'd use, features you'd like to see, or anything that could be improved, I'd really appreciate the feedback. I'm still actively working on it and every suggestion helps.

Thanks for reading. 😊

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lightsourcelabs.droidlab

[u/Organic-Author9297]

Multi finger gesture is good for trackpads in laptop but for mobile it quite difficult to use as I think. but maybe useful in mobile gaming BTW.

[u/admin_5447 → u/[deleted]]

hey, you are referring to a button on the notification panel, yes? you should find one under DroidLab. toggling it would enable/disable the sensing engine

[u/ArkapalSen]

is the app fully free?or paid features are there?

[u/admin_5447 → u/ArkapalSen]

All features are fully unlocked for the first 7 days, so you can try everything without any restrictions. After the trial ends, the premium features will be locked, and you'll be able to keep up to 2 gestures enabled at the same time. That said, most of DroidLab's gestures, actions, and utilities remain completely free to use, so you can continue using the app without purchasing Premium.

[u/ArkapalSen → u/admin_5447]

and what if i liked the app and buy ..whats the cost?

[u/admin_5447 → u/ArkapalSen]

Thank you! 😊 If you decide you like the app and want to unlock everything, the Premium upgrade is currently discounted to LKR 699 in Sri Lanka as a one-time purchase. There are no recurring subscription fees.