Notchly – Live Island Alerts

Notchly turns the space around your front camera into a live, animated island. Notifications, music, calls, timers and live updates stretch smoothly out of the camera, then tuck back in when you're done. It looks like part of your phone, not an app on top of it.

FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO UPGRADE
Notchly is free, with no ads. Notifications, music, calls, timers, alarms, downloads, the fingerprint animation, payment ticks and most system events are free forever. Notchly Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, that unlocks the features marked (Pro) below.

NEW: FINGERPRINT ON THE ISLAND
• On the lock screen, in app lock and in apps, the island grows into a fingerprint
• Wrong finger? It flashes red and shakes. Right finger: a green tick, and you're in

NEW: PAYMENTS AND DOWNLOADS
• A big green tick when a payment is Paid or Received, or a download finishes

TAP, HOLD, SWIPE
• Tap to open the app, which opens right out of the island
• Hold to expand it into a card with controls and notification buttons
• Reply to messages right from the island (Pro)
• Swipe the card away to dismiss it
• Two things at once? The second one waits in a small bubble beside the island

LIVE ACTIVITIES
• Downloads with a progress ring
• Food deliveries and rides with the ETA on the island and a progress bar on the card (Pro)
• Navigation with the next turn and distance (Pro)
• Voice recordings with a red timer, a live waveform and pause and stop buttons (Pro)
• Screen recordings with a red record dot and timer (Pro)

MUSIC
• Album art, a waveform in the song's colours, play/pause, skip and a seek bar
• Works with your favourite music and podcast apps

CALLS, TIMERS AND ALARMS
• Answer or decline incoming calls from the island
• Call timer with a green waveform
• Timers, stopwatches and alarms with pause, resume, snooze and stop

SYSTEM EVENTS
• Charging and low battery, with a battery gauge
• Silent mode, Do Not Disturb, battery saver, Wi-Fi and airplane mode
• Bluetooth earbuds connecting, with their battery level (Pro)
• Hotspot and flashlight, with a Turn Off button (Pro)
• A padlock that opens as you unlock your phone (Pro)
• Lock screen: hide notification content, a closed padlock and a large card for live activities and music (Pro)

BANKING MODE
Some banking apps won't open while an accessibility service is on. Pause Notchly in one tap from Quick Settings, and a reminder helps you turn it back on.

DESIGNED TO FIT
• Adjust the island's position and size to sit perfectly around your camera
• Stays clear of your status bar icons, with a faint edge on dark screens
• Hides in landscape and over fullscreen videos and games
• Choose which apps and events use the island; light and dark theme
• Bouncy animations, at the speed you like (Pro)
• Keep the island always visible (Pro)

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Notchly has no internet access. Everything is processed only on your phone. Nothing is stored, collected or shared, and there are no ads or trackers. Notchly Pro is bought through Google Play, which handles the payment.

PERMISSIONS
• Display over other apps: to draw the island
• Notification access: to show your notifications on the island
• Accessibility service: lets the island sit above the status bar so you can tap it, makes room for status bar icons, notes which app is open so live activities can step aside, and notices the lock screen, control centre, fullscreen apps and when your fingerprint is asked for (app prompts, the lock screen, app lock) so the island can react to them. It does not read your screen content or what you type, and it never acts for you.
Notchly explains each permission before you turn it on, and works without the accessibility service, with fewer features.

Works best on Android phones with a punch-hole front camera. On some Android phones, turn on Autostart or allow background activity for Notchly so it keeps running.

Privacy policy: https://faqeedsecond.github.io/Notchly/