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Escape Launcher

Minimalist home screen with features to help reduce phone distraction
Escape Launcher is a minimalist home screen launcher app with features to help with phone and social media distractions.

Features:
* Screen time tracking
* Support for work apps (Android 15+)
* Support for private space (Android 15+)
* Colour themes
* Fonts
* Weather
* Search
* Widgets
* Double tap to lock
* Hide apps
* Countdown before opening apps you choose
* You can disable the screen time dashboard
* Customisable alignments, positioning of items
* Fuzzy find in search

Versions

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  • Version 2.3.1-foss (2) suggested Added on Jan 11, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 8.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • Access hidden profiles
      Allows the app to access hidden profiles.
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET
    • disable your screen lock
      Allows the app to disable the keylock and any associated password security. For example, the phone disables the keylock when receiving an incoming phone call, then re-enables the keylock when the call is finished.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • android.permission.MANAGE_USERS
    • android.permission.MODIFY_QUIET_MODE
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • android.permission.READ_SETTINGS
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • request delete packages
      Allows an application to request deletion of packages.
    • set wallpaper
      Allows the app to set the system wallpaper.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • set an alarm
      Allows the app to set an alarm in an installed alarm clock app. Some alarm clock apps may not implement this feature.
    • com.geecee.escapelauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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