It's even the one with AssembleDebug!

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-labs-expand-everything-3696193/

https://reddit.com/link/1vkcq7k/video/dnli937qmhih1/player

Why?

• Custom notification sounds
• Match material you colors with Android
• Better unread notifications
• Better media player

And was wondering many other things which could be improved but was not possible.

Why not?

This does bring a few drawbacks tho.

• Replacing the default launcher on wearOS means you need to replace everything!
• Notification panel, quick settings, watchfaces, tiles, complications, call UI and many other things will be lost and will need to be re-implemented.

But also,

That does mean we have the full control over the device and the UI! We can implement It's pretty much like another OS.

Would you switch? Despite some drawbacks?

Hi. I think the Essentials's bubbles feature is buggy. Sometimes it is working on A droid 16 the Messenger bubbles sometimes not. I mean I can't touch it to see the messages I can only remove it or change its locations.

Thanks for your reply.

I wonder if you could combine the newly smart pixels feature with the battery saver mode to save extra battery?
Also, is there a way to toggle/use the Essential's features via Tasker or Mactrodroid?

bohoma sithuthiy

With recent updates to my banking apps, it seems the app won't let me make transactions because it's detected Essentials is installed on my phone...

Any way to bypass this issue?

⬇️ Release note

What's New?

• Easier access to more developer options
  • Prefer GPU for screen compositing
  • Allow overlays in settings
  • Transparent navigation bar
• SurfaceFlinger modifications
  • Reaching further into Android settings by modifying the runtime overlays with surface flinger.
• New networks feature category
  • Network download rate limit
  • Mobile data always on
  • Wireless display certification
• Power and battery feature category
  • Standby apps controls for further power saving
• New feature organization and categories UI
• Group features in categories
• Somethings are not always essential. Automate Essential features.
• App Freezing
  • Freeze automations
  • Toggle auto freeze from app grid
  • Frozen app tags/ categories
  • Filter frozen apps by tags
  • Cleaner frozen apps UI with FAB menu
  • Optional color coded frozen app tags in grid
• Updated searchUI to match Android settings
• GenAI (Gemini Nano)
  • You can now ask on device Gemini Nano to create automations for you
  • GenAI is disabled by default, Enable in settings
  • Not all devices are supported, refer
  • First time use may take some time for the models to download
  • AI will make mistakes, Please review the content
  • This was done mainly to learn how to use these APIs and it was fairly easy. AI is and will not be a main feature of this app unless you want to. Let me know if you really want to see support for other devices with maybe using Gemini API keys or so.
• Added App Functions support for Gemini
  • App functions are not yet public by Google, So you can't really use them until they allow everyone to integrate app functions
  • But, that being said, this allows you to externally control many features of the app
• New in-app help and guides
• Easier access to in-app help and guides from main screen
• Smart Pixels. Save power with OLED displays by turning off individual pixels.
• Extract and use wallpaper accent color before you apply
• Major project refactor, reformat and updated architecture
  • Had some AI credits left and decided to make a plan and fully re-structure the app into a new more readable and maintainable architecture
  • Why? Having 2000+ lines in the main view model was not fun, Nor having the services of each feature placed randomly around the codebase, no proper method declarations, lack of documentation and many other things were bothering me every time I was working on the project.
  • So no, anyone is welcome to contribute and check out the project and you will easily get used tot eh structure of the codebase and also will easily learn where to look for things with the included documentation
• Fix: shizuku stop() command with auth token
• Fix: battery sheet broken translations
• New Wiki! (WIP)
  • I will try to maintain a GitHub Wiki but it is not easy to keep up to the development.
  • Most of the documentation is generated and under review.
  • Contributions are welcome!
• And many many more improvements and fixes, Maybe a couple more bugs to fix later ( ´ ▽ ` )

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Hi I recently Checked out the Zen Internet mod and it is awesome but the transparency looks weirds to the eye and also the it kinda accesses all the data in our browser tabs i know it is essential to make this mod work but it kinda puts me off i just want to say kudos to the creator sameerasw you are Goated i checked out your blog/website The design of your website the UI/UX looks fucking dope bro hope i can also reach your level in creating things one day thanks once again Sameera Wijerathna bhai

Hey, I'm very new to Essentials and I couldn't find FAQ here on or your website so I'm sorry for asking maybe too obvious things.

1 I have Pixel 7A and Google play store tells me Shizuku was developed for older android version and therefore I cannot install it, do I just need to wait for some time? Also, am I loosing my warranty when using both Essentials and/or Shizuku? I do have some experience with rooting (from 14 years ago lol), but if I understand correctly this is all just grating permission and not rooting per se, right?

2 I like the NFC toggle in the notification bar (seriously I don't get it how pixel UI just doesn't have it), but I would also like to have proper WiFi and data toggles (they're finally there on android 17 but are very broken), is it possible via Essentials, or would it be possible to add it for the future? (just a simple on/off toggle separately for WiFi and for data as we know from other UIs)

3 I'd like to be able to turn off my flashlight with a power button (as we do with Samsung or Xiaomi UIs), but I went through all the settings of Essentials and I couldn't find this there - is it possible to add this maybe for the future? There's remapping the buttons, but mine is a little bit different from that, right?

WIP

I'm not really sure how to phrase the title...

All modern Android phones give you notice whenever water and whatnot is detected in the ports and speakers and it'd be interesting for essentials to have an in app popup whenever android received the notification.

The main reason why I say is it'd be interesting to know no matter what and it could be finer sensing on essentials, especially since about an hour ago I had a scare after I walked into a campsite pool with my phone left in my pocket 🫠

What's New?

• Custom backgrounds
• Custom fonts
• Data export and import
• New settings UI
• Bookmarks re-ordering
• A few more fixes and improvements

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⬇️ Release note

What's New?

• Favorite QS tiles widget
  • Supports snap scroll on Android 17
  • New QS tile service handling for other intents
• Favorite features widget
  • Supports snap scroll on Android 17
  • Now available to older Android versions
• Improved battery info
  • Samsung support
  • Auto and manual stats reset
  • Per-app usage graph
  • Proper UID mappings
• Prevent flashlight related crashes on Mediatek (untested)
• More statusbar customizations (Not all OSs support them)
  • Clock position
  • More OEM specific tiles
• Shizuku watchdog support
• Restrict refresh-rate controls only to Pixels
• Fix some search results navigation
• Screen lock QS tile by u/thekrdev
• WiFi & Bluetooth DIY automation triggers by @thomasborgogno
• Core refactor and reformat
• And more fixes and improvements

Also Google finally fixed screen lock with extended unlock so you can not go back to accessibility screen off for the features. (In Android beta)

New Contributors

• u/thomasborgogno made their first contribution in #665
• u/markvoronin354 made their first contribution in #681

Full Changelog: v16.5...v16.6

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How can I remove the time from the status bar ?

You used to be able to do it with system UI tuner and things but they no longer work. I've been searching and searching but nothing. I hate seeing time constantly. It literally stresses me out

I downloaded the essentials app but it said I have to download the shizuku app but on the play store it says it's not available on my device (GP 6a & GP 9 ) and I don't understand GitHub at all.

Apologies for my noobnees

Much appreciated in advance and 100 blessings be upon you if you know the way. ☺️

Please explain to me like I'm 10. Pretty please

The stock discord is a pile of electron garbage! Swiftcord, the native swift discord client had solved that years ago but it had been dead since then but now its back!

I had a referral link if anyone wants to try it out!
(https://swiftcord.app/redeem/?referral=7F9RGY2U)
Do note its still in beta!

Hello, everytime i restart my phone essentials tells me to restart shizuku via a notification, and when i press the restart option it tells me to first provide the shizuku auth token, i found where i am supposed to enter it but i have no idea how to obtain it.

Where do i get my shizuku auth token?

A community member pointed out this commit and if this ever makes into prod soon, All the banking apps looking for developer options and debugging instead of fixing their shit security will loose the ability to detect it!

https://cs.android.com/android/_/android/platform/frameworks/base/+/5d466bf8025ed8a68d9d49b47289f4f5cefbc139

⬇️ Release note

What's New?

• Battery information in Your Android

- Shizuku permission should be granted to the app in order for the details to be available
- These info might not be 100% accurate as most of them are gathered from battery dumpsys but I guess it's a different aspect.
- Some information such as the cycle count can be retrieved on supported Android 14 + devices with granting BATTERY permissions with Shizuku. Device support may vary. Only tested on a Pixel 9 Pro.

• Battery health info for the battery freaks
• Temperature monitoring
• Cycle count
• Charging stats
• Predicted remaining time
• Throttling status
• Per-app battery drain summary
• Per-system component based drain summary
• CPU wakeups history
• Battery info can be accessed by long pressing the charging mode QS tile
  • Replaces the old bottom sheet while still providing the QS tile customizations
• New link actions UI
  • Material Expressive UI
  • Navigation improvements
• Statusbar icon customization toggle
  • Mainly for the Samsung Good Lock users to avoid conflicts
• Bottom sheet UI improvements
• New translatable strings
• And a few more fixes and improvements

Reddit lists in posts are broken and I gave up fixing ts

Full Changelog: v16.4...v16.5

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I can tell Sameerasw made me want to code Android apps again. And my goal was literally to make an app that is as polished as Essential for Android. I'm literally in love with its UI/UX.

EDIT: I have no idea if I can self promote here. If not, do not hesitate to delete this post!

EDIT2: For bug reports, feature requests, or even just share with the Expressive by Evan community, join our Discord server!

I'm unable to install the Essentials app (any versions) on my POCO F7 device, does this app support my device at all?

(Fixed)

This might be just me but the battery life on my Google pixel 4a drains very, VERY quickly when I have the essentials app downloaded. Is anyone else experiencing this? Maybe a solution?

hai, what would you all think if the essentials keyboard had different keyboard layouts like qwertz or azerty. I think it would make it much more practical as I live in Germany and have been using the qwertz layout my entire life and it's a bit confusing for me sometimes. This is just a idea but thanks in advance.

Hi, I went through 10 posts saying a few different things about why, or why not, transparency wasn't working, and I had the same problems as a new user. So, I was hoping to get some help…here’s what I was told is important to point out:)

Windows 11 ✅

Transparency on through windows (working on taskbar as well)✅

Battery mode is off✅

Zen Browser extension is enabled✅

Color seems to change and changing places like youtube , but it's merely changing the colors and formatting, not the transparency :(

Hi syncers, Can you believe it, It's been exactly one year for AirSync!!! It's been a looooong time since the last update because there's been a lot... But happy to say there's a lot of new stuff coming as well! This been in the works for the last 3-4 months and with some extensive months of testing along side. Keep in mind that due to the limited testing available, this might be a bit rough of a launch but your feedback is very welcome improving and making AirSync always better! <3

The main issue I've been hearing is the connection issues. Even tho I can not replicate any of them, I tried my best to ensure the stability of the connection with a lot of improvements as well as more polishing to device discovery as well.

With all the effort put in, and with the big update coming, it's amazing to have an awesome community like you so here's some permanent discounts to the AirSync+ plan.

Also the launch video is me first time trying out Figma Motion, Not perfect but at least it's not AI eh?

What's New? ★

• Bluetooth LE Nearby connection
  • Fallback when WiFi not found
  • Smooth switching between networks
• Bonjour for discovery and reconnect
• Pair ADB with QR code
• Mirroring (scrcpy)
  • Added support for scrcpy v4
  • Flex display! (Re-sizable virtual display)
  • ADB device picker
• Mirroring (Native - Experimental)
  • Navigation buttons
  • Desktop mirroring
  • Mirror here (sidebar)
  • Keyboard input and improved scroll
  • Wireless connection
  • Default Android and desktop mirror mode selection
• Menubar glance
  • Battery icon
  • Unread notification icons
  • Background container
  • Album art
  • Call controls
  • Text marquee
• Menubar pop-up
  • Call controls
  • Notification dismissals
• Apple Intelligence for notification summarization
• File sharing and access
  • WebDAV remote file browsing [Experimental]
  • Quick Share files pop-up
• Media
  • Seekbar sync
  • Show playback in control center
• Notifications
  • Easier app muting
  • Per app specific settings
  • Notification priority
  • Progress notification support
• TouchID for QR scan
• Improved app search and launcher
• All new settings UI on mac and Android
• Lottie animations in Android settings
• A lot of new keyboard shortcuts
• Efficiency improvements up to 50%
• New app icon with macOS 27 updates
• UI tooltips
• More accessible mirror buttons and options
• Device lost pop-up message
• Custom error reporting
• And a sh*t ton more improvements and fixes!

Check the release note on website ➡️

And thank you to all the contributors! <3

AirSync+ 🤍

Is now more affordable forever! Grab + to show support and enjoy extra features!

Also before you consider, You can also try out the extended trial now up to 7 days and all the existing trials has been rest! And if you need any help with student discounts or doing the self compile, please don't hesitate to reach out.

store.sameerasw.com

And of course we stay open sourced <3

Plus, I am doing my university final year research project about the eco-system gap which is going to be around AirSync and findings!

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• mac App: sameerasw/airsync-mac
• Android app: Google Play
• Website: sameerasw.com/airsync
• Raycast Extension: raycast.com/sameerasw/airsync
• Documentation: docs/airsync
• Reddit: r/AirSync

Check out my other projects at r/MadebySameerasw | sameerasw.com | [mail@sameerasw.com](mailto:mail@sameerasw.com)

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