Slow Launcher: 3D Homescreen

Admit it: you unlocked your phone 10 seconds ago to check something very important… and now you’re here.

Don't feel bad. Your default phone launcher was designed by dopamine engineers to make you tap bright, flashing red dots like a lab hamster. You open your phone to check the weather, and 45 minutes later you’re watching a stranger power-wash a rug in 4K.

Welcome to Slow Launcher — the sleek, anti-distraction home screen that gives you your brain back.

Slow Launcher doesn't try to turn your phone into a depressing black-and-white 1995 calculator. Instead, it combines high-design aesthetics with psychological friction to stop your mindless thumb reflexes cold.


🔥 WHY YOUR BRAIN WILL THANK YOU:

🛑 The Friction Shield (Your Conscious Speedbump)
Ever opened Instagram or TikTok without even realizing you tapped it? The Friction Shield introduces an intentional, customizable pause before distracting apps launch. Just enough time for your rational brain to say: "Wait... do I actually need to open this right now?" 9 times out of 10, you’ll close it and get back to your life.

🔒 Scheduled App Lock
Have zero willpower after 9:00 PM? Lock down your biggest time-sink apps during work hours, study sessions, or bedtime. Your future self with 8 hours of sleep will thank you.

👨‍🚀 The 3D Astronaut Companion
A tiny interactive 3D astronaut floating calmly on your home screen, reminding you of the vastness of the universe while quietly judging your screentime. Tap him, interact with him, or let him chill.

🧘 Intentional Typography & Spatial Canvas
Clean, bold neo-brutalist design with fluid 120Hz motion. No wall of screaming notification icons, no cluttered grid of 200 apps competing for your eyeballs. Just pure, organized, mindful calm.

⚡ Omni-Search & Radial Quick Dock
Find whatever you need in a fraction of a second with smart keyboard search and instant hardware toggles (Flashlight, DND, System status) right at your fingertips.

🛡️ 100% Local & Privacy First (Zero Creepiness)
Most launchers track your habits or sell your ad profile. Slow Launcher has ZERO third-party tracking, ZERO advertisements, and no external cloud servers. Your apps, your usage stats, and your notifications stay 100% on your physical phone. Period.

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♿ ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE API DISCLOSURE
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Slow Launcher uses the Android AccessibilityService API optionally for the following feature:
• Screen Lock: Allows you to turn off and lock your device screen with a single tap or gesture directly from the launcher dashboard, reducing wear and tear on your physical hardware power button while keeping biometric and fingerprint unlock working seamlessly.

Accessibility Privacy Commitment:
• Slow Launcher only uses the AccessibilityService API to perform the system-level screen lock action (GLOBAL_ACTION_LOCK_SCREEN).
• We do NOT collect, store, or transmit any personal data, passwords, financial details, or sensitive user information.
• We do NOT monitor your keystrokes, track user inputs, read screen content, or inspect interactions with other applications.
• Use of this service is completely optional and can be enabled or disabled at any time in Android System Settings.


🎯 WHO IS SLOW LAUNCHER FOR?
• Anyone who says "I'll sleep at 11:00" and suddenly it's 1:45 AM.
• Students studying for exams whose phones are sabotaging their grades.
• Professionals trying to do deep work without checking group chats every 3 minutes.
• Humans who want their smartphone to feel like a helpful tool again, not a slot machine.

Take a breath. Slow down. Put your phone back in your pocket.

Install Slow Launcher today and reclaim your focus!