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Work · May 4, 2026

Minimal Phone

Make your Android feel calmer, simpler, and less addictive

What it does

Minimal Phone is an Android launcher designed to reduce impulsive phone use without making your phone feel restrictive. It combines a calm home screen, fast app search, favorites, app-specific limits, quick blocks, distraction shields, and mindful delay patterns to help you stay intentional. What makes it different is that it focuses on lightweight, practical friction instead of extreme lockdown, so your phone stays usable while becoming much less distracting.

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