📞 SMARTER CALLING, DESIGNED FOR CLARITY
NovaDial is a privacy-focused phone application built for users who want a clean, reliable, and efficient calling experience. Based on Fossify Phone and developed as an independent fork, NovaDial introduces significant improvements to call management, usability, and performance while remaining completely free and open source.
🔒 PRIVACY FIRST
Your phone app should work for you, not track you. NovaDial contains no ads, no trackers, no purchases, and no unnecessary data collection. Your call history, contacts, and communication remain under your control.
📋 REIMAGINED CALL HISTORY
NovaDial introduces a redesigned call history system focused on speed and usability.
Traditional call logs can become cluttered over time, displaying thousands of duplicate entries from the same contacts. NovaDial takes a different approach by organizing recent calls around unique callers instead of loading every historical call record at once.
Benefits include:
• Faster startup and smoother navigation
• Cleaner recent calls interface
• Reduced clutter from repeated call entries
• Dedicated call details page for each contact
• Complete call history available when needed
Instead of displaying hundreds of repeated entries from the same caller in the main recent calls view, NovaDial shows a concise overview of your communication history. Detailed call records remain accessible through the dedicated call details screen.
🎨 MODERN AND USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN
NovaDial introduces UI refinements focused on usability and clarity. The interface is designed to feel familiar while providing a more streamlined experience for daily phone usage.
⚡ FAST AND LIGHTWEIGHT
Built to be efficient and responsive, NovaDial minimizes unnecessary data processing in the dialer and recent calls screens, helping maintain a smooth experience even for users with large call histories.
🌍 FULLY OPEN SOURCE
NovaDial is open source software. Anyone can inspect the source code, contribute improvements, or help shape the future of the project.
❤️ COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
NovaDial is an independent fork of Fossify Phone, created to improve the calling experience through focused development and user-driven enhancements.
Download NovaDial and enjoy a cleaner, faster, and more privacy-respecting phone experience.
Open-Source Code: https://www.github.com/dhilipmpms/NovaDial
Versions
Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
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answer phone calls
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
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directly call phone numbers
Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Note that this doesn't allow the app to call emergency numbers. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation.
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android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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run foreground service with the type "phoneCall"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "phoneCall"
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route calls through the system
Allows the app to route its calls through the system in order to improve the calling experience.
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change your audio settings
Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
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show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
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read call log
This app can read your call history.
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read your contacts
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
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read phone status and identity
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
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read sync settings
Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account.
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record audio
This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
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This app can appear on top of other apps
This app can appear on top of other apps or other parts of the screen. This may interfere with normal app usage and change the way that other apps appear.
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display notifications as full screen activities on a locked device
Allows the app to display notifications as full screen activities on a locked device
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control vibration
Allows the app to control the vibrator.
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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write call log
Allows the app to modify your phone's call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your call log.
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modify your contacts
Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
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android.telecom.action.CONFIGURE_PHONE_ACCOUNT
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org.fossify.android.permission.WRITE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS
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arm64-v8a
armeabi-v7a
x86
x86_64
This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.
It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
-
answer phone calls
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
-
directly call phone numbers
Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Note that this doesn't allow the app to call emergency numbers. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation.
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android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED
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run foreground service
Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
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run foreground service with the type "phoneCall"
Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "phoneCall"
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route calls through the system
Allows the app to route its calls through the system in order to improve the calling experience.
-
change your audio settings
Allows the app to modify global audio settings such as volume and which speaker is used for output.
-
show notifications
Allows the app to show notifications
-
read call log
This app can read your call history.
-
read your contacts
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone. Apps will also have access to the accounts on your phone that have created contacts. This may include accounts created by apps you have installed. This permission allows apps to save your contact data, and malicious apps may share contact data without your knowledge.
-
read phone status and identity
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
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read sync settings
Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account.
-
record audio
This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
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This app can appear on top of other apps
This app can appear on top of other apps or other parts of the screen. This may interfere with normal app usage and change the way that other apps appear.
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display notifications as full screen activities on a locked device
Allows the app to display notifications as full screen activities on a locked device
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control vibration
Allows the app to control the vibrator.
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prevent phone from sleeping
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
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write call log
Allows the app to modify your phone's call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. Malicious apps may use this to erase or modify your call log.
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modify your contacts
Allows the app to modify the data about your contacts stored on your phone. This permission allows apps to delete contact data.
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android.telecom.action.CONFIGURE_PHONE_ACCOUNT
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org.fossify.android.permission.WRITE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS
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