Software

1New UI

A minimal Android home screen replacement — alphabetical app list with an edge scrubber, favorites, an "important apps" strip, per-app hiding, plus a settings sheet for icon size, text size, accent color, and dim level. Built with Jetpack Compose.

Free, debug build — not on the Play Store. You'll need to allow installs from outside the Play Store, and Android may warn about an unrecognized app since it isn't signed for release. Built and tested on one Samsung phone; other devices may vary.

Screenshots

The alphabetical list with the edge scrubber, mid-scroll.

What's included

Layout

Alphabetical app list with a scrubber

Drag the edge index to jump to a letter, tap-to-search, and a "favorites" strip pinned above everything else.

Organize

Favorites, important apps, and hiding

Three independent ways to shape the list — pin what you use most, surface a few as "important," and hide the rest.

Focus

Work Mode blocks distracting apps

Pick a duration and which apps to block — Regular just blocks them, Ultra also hides their icons and swaps your home screen for a curated 5x5 grid. Turning it off early takes three confirmations — no easy way to cave.

Appearance

Icon size, text size, accent color, dim level

All adjustable from a built-in settings sheet — no separate settings app, it's just another entry in the list.

Wallpaper

Transparent by design

Nothing paints an opaque background — every screen composes directly over your system wallpaper.

Installing it

  1. 01

    Download and open the APK

    You may need to allow "install unknown apps" for your browser or file manager.

  2. 02

    Set it as your home app

    Press Home — Android will ask which launcher to use. Pick 1New UI (or set it in Settings → Apps → Default apps → Home app).

  3. 03

    Switching back

    Your original launcher isn't removed — switch back any time from the same settings screen.