Essentials

Essential tools, mods and workarounds for Pixels and other Androids.

Features:

Sound and Haptics

• Sound mode switcher
• Ambient music glance - Media playback on AOD and screensaver
• Call vibrations - For call accept, decline and ending

Security and Privacy

• Screen locked security - Prevent network tile access when locked
• App lock

Notifications and Alerts

• Notification lighting - Edge lighting and more alerts for notifications
• Flashlight pulse - Pulse flashlight for notifications
• Snooze system notifications
• Battery notification for all your connected devices

Input and Actions

• Link actions - Intercept and share links from default apps
• Button remap
• Keyboard

Widgets

• Screen off empty widget
• Batteries

Display

• Customize statusbar icons
• Dynamic Always on Display
• Caffeinate to keep screen awake
• Dynamic night light - App based night light
• Scale and animation adjustments

Watch

• Sync all calendars to your WearOS watch periodically

Other

• Maps power saving mode - For not just Pixel 10, Any Android device
• Are we there yet? - Get reminded when your stop is closeby
• Watermark - Add EXIF data and logos to captured photos
• Flashlight enhancements - With brightness controls and global fade-in-out effect
• Private DNS - Pick your custom DNS or cycle through them easily
• Eye dropper - Android 17 color picker

DIY

• Automate things yourself and make custom triggers

App Freezing

• Save power and less distractions by freezing away rarely used apps

App Updater

• Check for sideloaded app updates directly from GitHub

Quick Settings Tiles

• Toggle UI blur
• Toggle chat bubbles
• Toggle sensitive content on lock screen
• Toggle tap to wake
• Toggle AOD
• Caffeinate controls
• Charging optimization (Pixel)
• Sound mode switcher
• Mono audio toggle
• Flashlight controls and brightness adjustment
• Stay awake
• NFC toggle
• Adaptive brightness toggle
• Private DNS toggle
• USB debugging toggle
• Developer options toggle
• Toggle other in-app features